山西省祁县中学届高三月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省祁县中学届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案

祁县中学2015年10月月考

英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试时间为100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed“theCoupon（优惠券）Queen”hasspentjust£350onaluxury（奢侈）Christmasforherandherfamily—butgot£2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.

MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.

“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes（香水）,ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.

Shesaid“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”

Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandofferstipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.

“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”

1.HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?

A.Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.

B.Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.

C.Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£3,500.

D.ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.

2.Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.

C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.

3.WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?

A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.

B.Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.

C.Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.

D.Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?

A.Ambitiousandcreative.B.Sensitiveanddetermined.

C.Braveandlucky.D.Carefulandcaring.

B

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?

It'snotsomethingI'd1iketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!

TheUniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离检疫）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?

Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30％ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthat,dowe?

Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.

TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKew，London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaproject，ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean，healthy，interestingcocoamaterial.”

Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That’swhere75％ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:

itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.

ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.

Thescientistsays,“Thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.”

5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.Plantingcocoaworldwide.

C.Keepingcocoaingreenhouse.D.Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.

6.Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto_______.

A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeople

C.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople

7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.

B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.

C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.

D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.

8.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toeducate.B.Toadvertise.C.Towarn.D.Toinform.

C

ThreeyearsagowhenIwasjustafreshmaninhighschool,thebusyspringseasonwasapproachingquickly.Iwasalreadypreparingtoplaythesaxophone（萨克斯）inmyschool'spitorchestraforthemusicalthatyear,forstatesoloandensemble（合奏）,andsoftballtryouts（选拔赛）werejustaroundthecorner.

Itwasonlytheseconddayoftryouts—aTuesday.Adultswerehittingpop-upsintheoutfieldasadrill（训练）.Thedrillwaspoorlysetup,however,astwolineswereformedinboththerightandleftoutfieldsastheadultshitflyballsfromthelinetowardscenterfield.Whenitwasmyturn,Isteppedupandtheballwashit.Iturnedandstartedtorunback,butsoonrealizedtheballwashitwaytoohardformetocatch.Iturnedaroundtorunandgetit...ThenIrecallwakingupontheground.Asitturnsout,whenIturnedtoretrieve（取回）theball,Iranintoanotherplayer,myfrontteethpiercingherforehead.Asonecouldimagine,Iwashorrified!

Myrightfronttoothwasverylooseandabouttofallout.Withthemusicalonlyfourdaysawayandstatesoloandensembleaweekaway,Itwasvexatious!

Aftergoingtothedentistandgettingmytoothfixed,Iwenthomeandtobedaftertakingtheprescribedpainkillers.ThatFriday,Saturday,andSunday,Iperformedinthemusical.Ialsowenttostatesoloandensembletheweekafterandreceivedaone（thebestscoreonecanreceive）,regardlessofthepainanddiscomfortIendured.IwasdeterminedtodowhatIlove—playmusic...andIdid.

9.Howwasthedrillplace?

A.Itwasnotgood.B.Itwasnew.C.Itwastoohard.D.Itwastoohigh.

10.Howweretheauthor’steethhurt?

A.Theywerehitbytheball.

B.Theyknockedintotheground.

C.Theyhitalady’sforehead.

D.Theywerehitbyanadult.

11.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.therewasnothingwrongwiththeauthor’steeth

B.theaccidentaffectedtheauthor’sperformances

C.theauthorlikedanddevotedtomusicverymuch

D.theauthorfeltalittledisappointedaftertakingmedicine

D

Thepoaching,orillegalkilling,ofrhinos（犀牛）inSouthAfricaisgrowingworseeachyear.Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthatarecordnumberofrhinoswerepoachedin2014,ayearwhichhadmorerhinokillingsinSouthAfricathaneverbefore.

TheWorldWildlifeFund,orWWF,saysabout20,000rhinosliveinSouthAfrica.Thatismorethan80percentoftherhinosintheworld.EdnaMolewa,SouthAfrica’senvironmentalissuesminister,says,“During2014,wearesadtosaythis,1,215rhinoswerekilled.Thisisariseinthenumberofpoachedrhinosfrom1004in2013andindeedveryworrying.”

Theanimalsarehuntedfortheirhorns（犀牛角）.ManypeopleinAsiabelievethehornhascuringpower,whichdrivespoachers,atallcosts,madformorehorns.Butthereisnoscientificevidenceforthisbelief.Thehornismadeofkeratin.Thatisthesamethingashumanhair,fingernailsandtoenails.

MsMolewasaid386suspectedpoacherswerearrestedlastyear,anincreasefromtheyearbefore.Butrhinoprotectionworkerssaypoachersoftengounpunishedafterarrest.SouthAfrica’slegalsystemisineffective.MsMolewasaidmoreneedstobedoneandSouthAfricaistakingstrongmeasurestoprotectrhinos.Theeffortsincludemovingsomeoftheanimalstosecretplacesinneighboringcountries.“Nowapproximately100rhinoshavebeenmovedtoneighboringstatesintheSADCregionduring2014and200morerhinoswillbemovedthisyear”Molewasaid.

JoShaw,therhinoprogrammanagerattheWWF,said,“We’retalkingaboutalossofahundredrhinosamonth.Ormorethanthreeaday.Wereallyneedtoseeeffectiveactionnotjustatanationallevelbutinternationally.”Shesaysofficialsshouldfindthecriminalgroupsresponsibleforthepoachingandpunishthem.GovernmentofficialsaretomeetinBotswanainMarchattheInter-governmentalConferenceonIllegalWildlifeTrade.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutrhinos?

A.HalfoftherhinosliveinSouthAfrica.

B.Lessthan1,000rhinoswerekilledin2013.

C.Thekillingreachedthehighestpointin2014.

D.Thereareonly20,000rhinosleftintheworld.

13.Whatisthemainreasonforpeopletohuntrhinos?

A.Togetmorekeratin.B.Toprotectthefarmland.

C.Tousethemfordecoration.D.Tomakemoneyfromhorns.

14.JoShawthinksthat_________.

A.manycriminalgroupsarewellorganized

B.newlawsareneededtopunishthekill