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高三英语月考试题18
2016-2017学年度上学期瓦房店市高级中学十月份考试
高三英语试题
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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,从所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ineighthgrade,Idecidedtotryoutformyschoolmusical.Ionlymadeitthrough
thefirstverse(节)beforethedramateacherstoppedme.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatmyChristmassongdidn’tgetmeanyrole.
AmIembarrassed?
NO.Notjustbecauseitwastenyearsago,butalsobecauseit’ssuchagreatstorytoshare.Why?
Ithinkthemainreasonisthatadmittingmistakesmakesyoueasiertorelateto.Interestinglyenough,scienceconfirmsthistheory.
Researchershaveconductedmanystudiesandhaveconcludedthatwhensomeonemakesamistakeoractsinaclumsyway,theyarefoundtobemorelikeable.Inotherwords,ifyou’reabletodowellandthenyoumessup,itshowsyourhumanside.Thisallowsotherstoconnectandrelatetoyou,whichinturnmakesthemlikeyoumore.
Growingup,IwastypeofstudentwhohadtogetstraightA’sandthetypeofathletewhoalwayshadtoperformatthetopofthegame.TheproblemwasthatmystandardsweresoridiculouslyhighthatIwasneverhappy.ItwasonlywhenIlearnedtoletgoandforgivemyselfformymistakesthatItrulyfeltrelaxed.
Whenoneofyourclosefriendsorf
amilymembersmakesamistake,areyouquicktoforgiveandforget?
Sadly,manyofusoftenexpressmoresympathyforothersthanourselves.Witheachmistakecomingalesson,youwillbebetterequippedtohandlelife’schallengesgoingforward.
Moreimportantly,ifyouarealwaysworriedaboutlookingsilly,youwillneverbeabletogetimproved.Evenifyoumakeafoolofyourself,itisn’ttheendoftheworld.Thinkaboutit:
What’stheworstthatcanhappen?
Inmanycases,therewardoftenoutweighstherisk.
1.Bywritingthepassage,theauthorwantstotellus____.
A.itistimetoforgiveothersB.everyonemaymakemistakes
C.it’sokaytomakemistakesD.whatcanbedonetoforgiveourmistakes
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thistheory”probablyreferto?
A.Amistakemakesyoumorelikeable.
B.Anembarrassedpersontendstoactclumsily.
C.peoplemessupinlifeattimes.
D.It’sgoodtoshareagreatstorywithothers
3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowtheauthor____.
A.ispleasedwithherhardwork
B.wasonceapersonwhowantsthingstobeperfect
C.washappywithherhighstandard
D.neverforgivesherselfforthemistakesshemade
4.Whatmessageisdeliveredinthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Makingafoolofyourself.
B.Viewingmistakesaslearningopportunities.
C.Admittingmistakesisrisky.
D.Peopletendtofeelsorryforthemselves.
B
TheSpringFestivalissupposedtobeaperiodoftimeentirelyforfamilyreunion.However,aspeople’senthusiasmfordigitalhongbaoincreased,theamountofthetimetheyspendwi
thfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism(批评)overdigitalhongbaothatithasalienatedfamilyreunion.
“IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala(春晚)withmyfamilymembers,butthisyear,IhardlyhadthetimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetime,”saidKang,a30–yearoldradiostationeditor.“IwenttoKaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholiday,andIwasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetime,evenwhenIwassingingKaraoke.”
“Onthelastdayoftheholiday,Istartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.Therefore,insteadoffightingforhongbao,IwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsorry!
Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.”
“ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.
“Nextyear,Iwillstillplaythegame,butwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftime,”Kangsaid.
DongChenyu,ateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,saiditunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.
“Whentelevision
wasinvented,peopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.Thesameaccusationcameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinvented.Thesamegoeswithdigitalhongbao,”Dongsaid.
“Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoice.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling(赌博),it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnections,”Dongsaid.
5.Theunderlinedword“alienated”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans____.
A.separatedB.reservedC.encouragedD.improved
6.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Hefeltregrettedinspendingtoomuchmoney.
B.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.
C.Hewashappytospendtoomuchofhistime.
D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.
7.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalhongbao____.
A.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.
B.Itwillbeoutoffashionsooninfuture.
C.Mr.Dongisinfavorofthedigitalhongbao.
D.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.
8.What’smainlydescribedinthepassage?
A.TheSpringFestivalisthebesttimeforfamilyreunion.
B.DigitalHongbaoisadouble-edgedsword.
C.People’sholidayenthusiasmhasdecreased.
D.Digitalhongbaohasbecomeapopularwaytomakemoney.
C
Thewaywecookisimportant.Inmanycountries,thetwosourcesofheatusedforcookingarenaturalgasandelectricstoves.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)
warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.
Indoorairpollutionresultsfromtheuseofdangerousfuelsandcookstovesinthehome.WHOofficialssaynearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcooking,heatingandlighting.Andtheysaymorethansevenmillionpeoplediefromexposuretoindoororoutdoorairpollutioneachyear.Ofthatnumber,theWHOsaysabout4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoffbysimplebiomass(生物燃料)andcoalstoves.
Thesefindingsshowthatthehomeuseofpoisonousfuelsistoblameformanyofthesedeaths.Thesefuelsincludewood,coal,animalwasteandsoon.CarlosDoraisCoordinatorintheWHO’sDepartmentofPublicHealth,EnvironmentalandSocialDeterminantsofHealth.Hesayspeopleshouldnotuseunprocessedcoalandkerosene(煤油)fuelindoors.Hesaysopeningawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulairwillnot
correctthesituation.Itwillonlypollutetheoutdoors.“Newtechnologiesandcleanfuelscanridpeopleofthisproblem.”
TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentoffamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricadependonsolidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasGuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.
NigelBruceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodstovesandotherequipmenttoburnfuelsinamoreefficientway.“Therearealreadymanytechnologiesforcleanfuelsavailablenow.Aneffectiveandreasonablylow-costethanol(酒精)stovethatismadebyDometicisnowbeingtestedout.Anotherinterestingdevelopmentiselectricinductionstoves.”InIndia,youcanbuyaninductionstoveforabout$8.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan$1.
9.HowisParagraph2mainlydevelo
ped?
A.Bymakingclassifications.B.Bylistingnumbers.
C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bydescribingaprocess.
10.AccordingtoCarlosDora,whatisthebestsolutiontoindoorairpollution?
A.Peopleshoulduseaneffectiveaircleaner.
B.Peopleshouldopenawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulair.
C.Peopleshouldusenewtechnologiesandcleanfuels.
D.Peopleshouldpreventthemselvesfrombeingexposedtoharmfulair..
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Mostofthedeathsfromindoorpollutionareindevelopingcountries.
B.Burningsolidfuelscanhelplimitindoorairpollution.
C.PeoplenowcanbuyethanolstovesmadebyDometicinIndia.
D.Therearealreadytwotechnologiesforcleanfuelsavailableforuse.
12.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Thewaywecookischanging.B.Typesofindoorairpollution.
C.Thedevelopmentofelectricstoves.D.Indoorairpollutionkillsmillionseachyear.
D
Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocriticalthinking.Whenyouthinkcritically,youtakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses.Otherwise,youmightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeed,criticalthinkingistheheartofeducation.
Theword“critical”herehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneagainstanotherview,aswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen-beyondthepicturesonTV,theuntruereportsinthenewspapers,andthefaultyreasoning.
Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoit,youareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideas,characters,andfacts,youareacriticalthinker.
Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytake
time,anddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:
fastfoods,instantco
ffee,andself-developedfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence,youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.