高三英语月考试题18.docx

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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.