高三英语上学期第一次月考试题92.docx

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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题92

普宁二中2016-2017学年度第一学期

高三英语第一次月考试题

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

IfIhadtochoosewhereI’dvacationinCalifornia,it’dbetheMontereyPeninsula.Thefollowingarethetopfourplacesforyoutovisitthere.

PebbleBeach

Thisplacehasmanyactivities,hotels,andrestaurants.Youcangofishing,swimming,diving,boating,cyclingandhikingthere.Itisaperfectpicturewithawhitesandbeachandabeautifulviewofthesea.

MontereyBayAquarium（水族馆）

Regardedasthenumberoneaquariumalloverthecountry,MontereyBayAquariumhasallkindsofinterestingfishestosee.Notonlydotheyhavedifferentkindsoffishes,buttheyhavecreativewaysofshowingthesefishes.Admission（入场费）foradultsis$34.95,students（13-17orwithacollegeID）$31.95,andchildrenunder12$21.95.

Lover’sPointPark

Withsomeofthemostwonderfulviewsofmountainsandabeach,Lover’sPointParkiswheremanypeoplegetmarried.Itisalsooneofthefewbeachesintheworldwhereyoucanwatchthesunriseoverthewaterinthemorning,whichisabeautifulsight.

AndrewMoleraStatePark

Beingthelargeststateparkinthearea,thisparkhasmanyactivitiesandnaturalviews.TheBigSur,madefamousbyJohnSteinbeck’snovel,iswithinthisparkandabeautifulplace.

1.IfJohn,18,whohasjustgraduatedfromcollege,andhisparentsvisitMontereyBayAquarium,they’llpay____.

A.$69.90B.$91.85C.$101.85D.$104.85

2.Ifyou’dliketostaynearthesea,youshouldgoto______.

A.PebbleBeachorMontereyBayAquarium

B.PebbleBeachorLover’sPointPark

C.Lover’sPointParkorMontereyBayAquarium

D.Lover’sPointParkorAndrewMoleraStatePark

3.Whichofthefollowingplacesbecamefamousbecauseofanovel?

A.TheBigSur.B.PebbleBeach.C.Lover’sPointPark.D.MontereyCounty.

B

Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whentheyareinpoorlylitplaces–andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelamps

andfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeuslesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don’tforgettheclock–ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes.Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishes.Bigserving

bowlsandplantscaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

4.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout____.

A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshape

C.housebuyingD.healthydiets

5.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople____.

A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites

6.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic

C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?

B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

C

Isatwithmyfriendinawell-knowncoffeeshopinaneighboringtownofVenice.Asweenjoyedourcoffee,amancalledthewaiterandplacedhisorder,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneonthewall.”Wegotinterestedandobservedthathewasservedwithonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.Assoonasheleft,thewaiterattachedapieceofpapertothewallsaying“ACupofCoffee.”Similaroccasionstookplacetwicewhilewewerethere.Itseemedthatthisgesturewasquitenormalatthisplace.However,itwassomethinguniqueandconfusingforus.

Afterafewdays,whenweagainenjoyedcoffeethere,amanentered.Thewaythismanwasdresseddidnotmatchthestandardortheatmosphereofthiscoffeeshop.Povertywasevidentfromhislooks.Asheseatedhimself,helookedatthewallandsaid,“Onecupofcoffeefromthewall.”Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanwithrespectanddignity.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Wewereamazedtowatchallthiswhenthewaitertookoffapieceofpaperfromthewallandthrewitinthedustbin.

Nowitwasnosurpriseforus;thematterwasveryclear.Thegreatrespectfortheneedyshownbypeopleinthistownmovedustotears.

Coffeeisnotanecessity.However,thepointisthatwhenwetakepleasureinanyblessing,maybewealsoneedtothinkaboutthosepeoplewhoalsoappreciatethatspecificblessingbutcannotafford.

Notethewaiter,whogetsthecommunicationgoingbetweentheaffordingandtheneedywithasmileonhisface.Thinkaboutthemaninneed:

heentersthecoffeeshopwithouthavingtolowerhisself-dignity;hehasafreecupofcoffeewithoutaskingorknowingaboutwhohasgiventhiscupofcoffeetohim;heonlylookedatthewall,placedanorderforhimself,enjoyedhiscoffeeandleft.Besides,weneedtoremembertheroleplayedbythewallthatreflectsthegenerosityandcareofpeopleinthistown.

8.Whatmadetheauthorinterestedaswellasconfused?

A.Thewaiter’smakingnormalgestures.

B.Customers’buyingcoffeefortheneedy.

C.Thewaiter’sattachingcoffeeordersonthewall.

D.Customers’payingforcoffeeandhavingitputonthewall.

9.Theauthorthoughtthemaninneedwas______.

A.obviouslypoorB.notproperlydressed

C.notrighttoleavewithoutpayingD.strangetoordercoffeefromthewall

10.Intheauthor’sopinion,coffeeis_____.

A.necessaryinourlifeB.ablessingsomecan’tafford

C.respectshownforthen

eedyD.ablessingeveryoneshouldhave

11.Thepassageismainlyconcernedabout______.

A.learningfromthewaiter

B.buyingcoffeeforothers

C.caringmoreaboutthepeopleinneed

D.analyzingthecharactersinthecoffeeshop

D

Cellphones：

Isthereacancerlink?

Couldyourcellphonegiveyoucancer?

Whetheritcouldornot，somepeopleareworryingaboutthepossibilitythatphones，powerlinesandWi-Ficouldberesponsibleforarangeofillnesses，fromrashestobraintumors．

Somesaythereisevidencetosupportthegrowinganxieties．DavidCarpenter，aprofessorofenvironmentalhealthsciencesattheun

iversityatAlbany，inNewYork，thinksthere’sagreaterthan95percentchancethatpowerlinescancausechildhoodleukemia（白血病）．Alsothere’sagreaterthan90percentchancethatcellphonescancausebraintumors．“It’sapparentnowthatthere’sarealrisk，”saidCarpenter．

Butothersbelievetheseconcernsarenotjustified．DrMarthaLinet，headofradiationepidemiology（流行病学）attheUSNationalCancerInstitute，haslookedatthesameresearchasCarpenterbuthasreachedadifferentconclusion．“Idon’tsupportwarninglabelsforcellphones，”saidLinet．“Wedon’thavetheevidencethatthere’smuchdanger．”

StudiessofarsuggestaweakconnectionbetweenEMFs（电磁场）andillness—soweakthatitmightnotexistatall．Amultinationalinvestigationofcellphonesandbraincancer，in13countriesoutsidetheUS，hasbeenunderwayforseveralyears．It’sfundedinpartbytheEuropeanUnion，inpartbyacellphoneindustrygroup．Thefinalreportshouldcomeoutlaterthisyear，butdatasofardon’tsuggestastronglinkbetweencellphoneuseandcancerrisk．

12.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatsomepeopleareworriedbecause________.

A．theyhaveevidencethattheuseofcellphonescanleadtocancer

B．theyfeelsurprisedandalarmedaboutcellphoneuse

C．someexpertshavegivenawarning

D．cellphonesareresponsibleforbraintumors

13.Bysaying“Idon’tsupportwarninglabelsforcellphones，”DrMarthaLinethastheideathat_______.

A．theworryingisunnecessary

B．cancer—warn

inglabelsshouldbeoncellphones

C．thereisalinkbetweencellphonesandcancer

D．cellphoneshavenothingtodowithca

ncer

14.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthedebate?

A．Optimistic．B．Objective．C．Opposite．D．Casual．

15．Theunderlinedword“justified”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____．

A．explainedB．confirmedC．classifiedD．restricted

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

FourWaystoBeaGreatRoommate

Havingaroommatecanbeoneofthebestexperiencesincollegeor,easily,oneoftheworst.16Followthesetipstoavoidthecommonmistakesthatturngoodroommaterelationshipssour.

◇Talkthingsout.

Communicationiskey.Ifsomethinghappens,sitdownwithyourroommateandhaveaface-to-faceconversation.I'veseenroommaterelationshipsfallapartbecausesomethinghappensand,insteadoftalkingtoeachother,thetwostartcomplainingabouttheirroommatesbehindtheirbacks.17

◇Don'texpecttobebestfriends.

Someroommates