高三英语月考试题及答案兰州第一中学届高三月考.docx

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高三英语月考试题及答案兰州第一中学届高三月考

兰州一中2015-2016-1高三年级12月月考

英语

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题卷）和第II卷（非选择题卷）。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Mostofusareexpectinghigh-qualitycustomerserviceinourdailylife,butactuallyenjoyingahappypurchaseiseasiersaidthandone.

　　Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore,butinsteadtheywillalerttheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangers—andanyonewhowilllisten.

　　Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWhartonSchool.

　　“Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers,”saidPaulaCourtney,PresidentoftheVerdeGroup.“Thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.”

　　Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourothers,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstore.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereview.Theresulting“snowballeffect”canbedisastroustoretailers.

　　Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectroniccustomers.

　　Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered（塞满了的）shelves,overloadedracks,out-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,andrudesalespeople.

Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlighting（业余兼职的）localpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Thisguidanceeliminatedtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,andavoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.

　Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.

　　Mostimportantly,salespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.

“Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendly,”saidProfessorStephenHoch.“Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.”

Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer,insteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.

1.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?

　　A.Mostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.

　　B.Customershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.

　　C.Fewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.

　　D.Customerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.

2.WhatdoesPaulaimplybysaying“theshoppermustalsofindareplacement”（Para.4）

A.Newcustomersareboundtoreplaceoldones.

B.Moststoresprovidethesamekindofservice.

　　C.Notcomplainingtomanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.

　　D.Itisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores.

3.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers________.

　　A.canstaylongerbrowsinginthestoreB.won’thavetroubleparkingtheircars

　　C.won’thaveanyworrieraboutsecurityD.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping

4.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?

　　A.Designofstorelayout.B.Hiringofefficientemployees

　　C.Hugesupplyofgoodsforsale.D.Mannersofthesalespeople.

5.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto________.

　　A.exertpressureonstorestoimprovetheirservice

　　B.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectly

C.settletheirdisputeswithstoresinadiplomatic

D.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores

B

Theworld'sfirsthamburgerdoesn'tcomefromwhereyouthinkitcomesfrom.Itwasn'tinventedintheUnitedStates,anditdidn'toriginateinGermany.No,theworld'sfirsthamburgercomesfromChina.

Ifyou'rescratchingyourheadrightnow,you'renotalone.ButChinesehamburgersareveryrealandtheydefinitelypredatethehamburgerswecallourownintheU.S.Knownasroujiamo,whichtranslatesto"meatburger"or"meatsandwich",theyconsistofchoppedmeatinsideapita-likebun,andthey'vebeenaroundsincetheQinDynasty,fromabout221BCto207BC.DespitethedifferencesbetweenthisChinesestreetfoodandourAmerican-styleburgers,theroujiamohasbeencalledtheworld'sfirsthamburger.

TheroujiamooriginatedintheShanxiProvinceofChina,andisnoweatenalloverthecountry.It'stypicallypreparedandeatenonthestreet.Thedoughforthebun,ormo,consistsofasimplemixtureofwheatflour,waterandmaybeyeast.Ofcourserecipesmayvary,butthisbasicequationmakesforachewyandsubtlepillowforthedeliciousfilling.Whilethemoistraditionallybakedinaclayoven,todayit'softenfriedinapan.TheymaylookalittlelikeChinesesteamedbunsorbaozi,butthedoughforthoseare,ofcourse,steamed,notbakedorfried.

Themeatfillingmightconsistofchoppedpork,beef,lamborchickenthathasbeenstewedwithavarietyofspices,likeginger,cloves,corianderandstaranise.Youmightalsofindherbslikecilantroorgreenslikelettucegarnishingthesandwich.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?

A.noodleB.foodC.breadD.beverage

7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Themopeopleeattodayisbakedinaclayoven.

B.Theworld'sfirsthamburgerwhichwasoriginatedintheShanxiProvinceofChinaispopulararoundtheworld.

C.Theroujiamohasahistoryofmorethan2200years.

D.TheroujiamoandAmerican-styleburgersshareasimilarcookingprocess.

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DelicioushamburgerB.Howtocookhamburger

C.ChineseinventedhamburgerD.Historyofhamburger

C

Singles'Day----theChineseoppositeofValentine’sDayhasturnedintoamassiveonlineshoppingevent.Itisadaywhensinglepeoplearesupposedtobuythemselvespresents.ButtherearesociologicalreasonsbehindChina's“celebration”ofsinglelife.Andtheimbalancecouldhavebigconsequencesforthecountry.

Therewere34millionmorementhanwomeninChinain2011.Partofthatisnatural–usuallythereare105boysbornforevery100girls.ButtheChinesegenderratio（性别比例）atbirthismuchmoreobvious.Itwas116boysto100girlsin2012.Theonechildpolicyislargelytoblame.Broughtintolimitpopulationexpansion,thepolicyallowsonlyonechildperfamily.Butbecausemalechildrenareseenasmorevaluable,aswellasmorelikelytosupporttheirparentsinoldage,someparentschoosetohaveasonoveradaughter.Theresultisthatlargenumbersofmenwilllikelynevergetmarried.Infact,onestudyhaspredictedthatby2030,1in5Chinesemenintheir30swillneverhavemarried,whileanotherstatesthat94%ofunmarriedpeopleinChinaaremen.

Traditionally,Chinahasseenhighlevelsofmarriage,usuallyamongtheyoung.Besides,theincreasededucationandcareeropportunitiesforwomenhavemeantthatmarriagesarehappeninglater.Itisalsotraditionalthatwomenoftenmarrymenofahighersocioeconomicstatusthanthemselves.Sowomenatthetopandmenatthebottomfindthemselvesalone.Onestudyhasevensuggestedalinkbetweenanimbalancedgenderratioandgrowthinviolentcrimeinthecountry.

Singles’Daycan’tsolvealltheproblemsChina’ssinglesface.Indeed,itispossiblethatitiscausingevenmoreproblems,asmenresorttoincreasinglyriskylinesofworktoincreasetheirchancesofgainingmoneyandthusawife.Iamworriedthatasmoneystartstoovercomeromance,thereisevidencethatChina'smarriagemarketisincreasinglymaterialistic.

9.In2012,if50girlswereborn,howmanyboyswereprobablyborn?

A.50.B.52.C.58.D.60.

10.WhatmadewomeninChinagetmarriedlate?

A.Theirsupportofthegovernment’slatemarriagepolicy.

B.Theirhighereducationlevelandmoreworkchances.

C.Thattheyexpecttoenjoytheirsingletimewhenyoung.

D.Thattherearetoomanyexcellentyoungmentochoosefrom.

11.What’sthewriter’sattitudetotheimbalancegenderratioinChina?

A.OptimisticB.ConcernedC.IndifferentD.Unknown

12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.Singles'Dayiscelebratedallovertheworld.

B.by2030,1in5Chinesewomenintheir30swillbeoutofmarriage.

C.animbalancedgenderratioisrelatedtothegrowthinviolentcrime.

D.Singles'DaywillsolvealltheproblemsChina’ssinglesface.

D

Whilesomescientistsoverlooktheexistenceofasixthsensefordanger,anewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louishasdiscoveredabrainareathatclearlyactsasanearlywarningsystemandhelpsusadjustourbehaviortoavoiddangeroussituations.

"Ourbrainsarebetteratpickingupnotobviouswarningsignsthanwepreviouslythought,"saidJoshuaBrown,aPhDinpsychologyintheissueofthejournalScience.

ThefindingsofferexactscientificevidenceforanewwaytoformaconceptofthecomplexcontrolprocessestakingplaceinandaroundtheACC,abrainarealocatednearthetopofthefrontallobes（耳垂）andalongthewallsthatdividetheleftandrighthemispheres（大脑半球）.

"Inthepast,wefoundactivityintheACCwhenpeoplehadtomakeadifficultdecision,oraftertheymakeamistake,"Brownsaid."Butnowwefindthatthisbrainareacanactuallylearntorecognizewhenyoumightmakeamistake,evenbeforeadifficultdecisionhastobemade.Sot