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山西省山西大学附属中学2016届高三10月月考

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MyfamilymovedfromTaiwantoasmalltownincentralGeorgia,wheremydadgotavisaforhisfamilyandajob.IhadjustlearnedEnglish,andfromwhatlittleIcouldgatherfrommyclassmates,SantaClauswouldcomedownone’schimneyandputtoysinone’sstockingonChristmasEve!

Whatagreatcountry,Ithought.AfterIlookedup“stocking”inmyChinese-Englishdictionary,IknewwhatIhadtodo.

Onthatfatefulnight,aftereveryonewenttobed,Itookmylongest,cleanestkneesockandattachedittoanailalreadyonthemantel（壁炉）.Obviously,thepreviousownersofthishousewerenostrangerstothisSantacharacter.

IwokeupbeforeeveryoneelseonChristmasDayandrantothefireplace.Tomakeasobstoryshort,Iwashitwiththerealityofanemptysockandthebiggestlieevertold.Iburstintotears,quicklytookdownthesock,andstuffeditinthebackofadrawer.Santawasdead.

EveryDecembersincethen,thetopicofChristmasmemorieswouldunavoidablycomeup,andIwouldamusemyfriendswithmypoor-little-mestory.Ihadtomakeitasfunnyaspossible,orelseIwouldcry.

HowcouldIknowthatSantawasjustlate?

Nineyearsago,onChristmasEve,anoldermanwithawhitebeardandaredcapknockedonmyfrontdoor.Hesaid,“I’vebeenlookingforyoufortwenty-fiveyears.”Hehandedmeabulgingredstocking,winked,andleft.Ontopofthestockingwasacard.Itread:

“ForBecky—Imayhavemissedyouinthesecondgrade,butyou’vealwayslivedinmyheart.Santa.”

Throughtear-blurredeyes,IrecognizedthehandwritingofJill,afriendIhadmetjusttwomonthsbefore.Ilaterdiscoveredthattheoldermanwasherfather.Jillhadseenthehurtlittlegirlunderneaththethirty-somethingwomananddecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

SonowIbelievethatSantaisreal.Idon’tmeanthetwinkle-eyedcharacterofchildren’smythologyorthecreationofAmericanholidaymarketers.ThoseSantasannoyandsaddenme.IbelieveintheSantaClausthatliveinsidegoodandthoughtfulpeople.ThisSantadoesnotreturntotheNorthPoleafteracrazydeliverybutliveseachdaypurposefully,reallylistenstofriends,andthenplansdeliberateactsofkindness.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“whatIhadtodo”inParagraph1referto?

A.WaitingforSantaClaus.

B.Puttingastockingonthemantel.

C.Askingforgiftsfromherparents.

D.Lookingup“stocking”inthedictionary

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sparents____.

A.didn’tlovetheirchildatall

B.didn’tknowthepreviousownersofthehouse

C.didn’tknowmuchaboutChristmastradition

D.didn’thaveenoughmoneytobuytheauthorChristmaspresents

3Whentheauthortoldherfriendsaboutthestory,shefelt______inherheart.

A.proudB.amusingC.hateD.regret

4.Theauthorofthepassageisprobably________.

A.ateenagerB.aprimaryschoolstudentC.amiddle-agedwomanD.anativeAmerican

B

ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershocking,itshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlors（客厅）wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthisway?

No,theEnglish,too,paymoreattentiontotheirpets.

Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalone,tosaynothingofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpoverty,soitisnotunusualformetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.

ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpets-raisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunny,butinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausedisease,too.Itisthethreatofrabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.

Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe"sweetlittlething"hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton"Rover"or"Bonzo".Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresult,theyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayear,killedbysomeone'spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.

Lastly,Iwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyview,it'stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseases,thenIsay,“keepcutting!

”

5.Thedoggyparlorsarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow___.

A.whereAmericanskeeptheirpetsB.whatcostlylivesthepetsareliving

C.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuchD.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters

6.Inthesecondparagraph"togethotunderthecollar"probablymeans___.

A.gettingquitehotB.feelingoverwhelminglyangry

C.becomingexcitedD.receivingafashionableshirt

7.Accordingtotheauthor,inwhichfieldcananimalsbemostuseful?

A.Pet.B.Food.C.Medicine.D.Sports.

8.Whatisauthor'sattitudetowardspets-raising?

A.Pitiful.B.Neutral.C.Opposed.D.Supportive.

C

Welcome to ArundelCastlewhichissituatedinWestSussex,England.Thecastlehasahistoryofnearly1000yearsandhaswelcomedvisitors traveling from all over the world.ArundelCastlealsoplaysastarringroleinmanyfilms.

TheGardens

TheWhiteGardenisplantedwithsoftwhiteIcebergRoses,andSnowWhiteLilies.

TheRoseGardenisnewlyplantedwithlovelyold-fashionedEnglishrosesthatareattheirverybestinJuneandJuly.

TheOrganicKitchenGardenproducesawiderangeofseasonalfruitandvegetables,pears,cherriesandapples.

TheCastleShop

IntheCastleShop,youwilldiscoverawideandinterestingrangeofgiftideasforeveryone.Itoffersgiftsandsouvenirsdesignedtoappealtoalltastesandpockets.Foods,china,books,andstationery（文具）areallavailable.ManyaresoldinthisCastleShoponly.

AtArundelCastleweprideourselvesonsupportinglocalsuppliersandactivelyencourageenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.

TheArundelFestival2014

Saturday16thtoMonday25thAugust

TheannualArundelFestivalgetsbiggerandbettereveryyear.Itisoneofthemostamazing,diverseandeasilyaccessibleartsfestivalsintheUK,offeringamixofvisualarts,music,theatreandstreetentertainment.

Parking

Coachesandmini-busescandropoffatthemainCastleentranceinMillRoadandparkinthemaintowncarparkthatisoppositetheCastleentrance.Pleaseinformuswhenmakingyourbookingofhowmanyparkingpermitsarerequired.

9.Whenvisitingthecastle,youcan___.

A.getold-fashionedEnglishrosesasgiftsB.buyeco-friendlyproductsintheCastleShop

C.getseasonalfruitandvegetablesforfreeD.seehowthelocalgiftsarebeingmade

10.HowlongdoestheArundelFestivallastthisyear?

A.10daysB.OneweekC.16daysD.Onemonth

11.Wherecanyouparkthecoach?

A.InMillRoadB.InsidetheCastle

C.InthemaintowncarparkD.AtthemainCastleentrance

D

Manstillhasalottolearnaboutthemostpowerfulandcomplexpartofhisbody—thebrain.

Itmaybesurprisingtolearnthatitisn'tagethatmakesyouloseyourmemory.Thereasoncouldbethatyouhavea"lazy"memory,notanoldone.Likeyourbodyyourmemoryimproveswithexercise.Oncegivenplentyofexercise,thebrainkeepsitspower.Beforediscussinghowtoimprovethememory,let'slookathowthebrainworks.Therearetwosidestothebrain,theleftandtheright.Therightsidedealswiththesenses（whatwesee,hear,feelandsmell）.It'sthecreativeandimaginativeside.Theleftsideisconcernedwithlogic.Itanalyzesinformationandputsitinorder.

Somerecentresearchsuggeststhatweremembereverythingthathappenstous.Theproblemmostofushasisrecallingevents.Mostforgettingtakesplaceimmediatelyafterlearning.Anhourafterlearningsomethingnew,morethan50%hasbeenforgotten.Afteramonth,80%hasbeenforgotten,andsoon.

Thisshowsrevisionisveryimportant.Ifyourevisenewmaterialyouhavelearnt,youremembermuchmore.Soit'sofvitalimportancetorevisenewlylearnedmaterialoften,andhavefrequentbreaks.Webestrememberwhatwelearnatthebeginningofalearningperiodandatthepointwherewestop.Afterthebreak,revisewhatwaslearnedbeforethebreakandthencontinuelearningthenewmaterial.Thesebreaksshouldhappenevery20or45minutes.

Otherexperimentshaveshownthebrainneedstimeto"digest"whathasbeenlearned.Thetimenecessaryforthisis5to10minutes.Afterthebreak,thememorywillhaveabsorbedwhatithasjustlearned,andmorewillberemembered.Duringthisperioditisimportanttoexercisetherightsideofthebrain,becausetheleftsideisusedduringthelearningperiod.Thereforeyoushouldrelax.Listeningtomusic,breathinginfreshair,andlookingatapictureareallwaysofusingtheothersideofthebrain.Sowhenyouarestudyingalone,makeaplanwhichshowswhentohavebreaksandto