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高三英语月考试题及答案阳江市阳东广雅中学届高三下学期月考
阳东广雅中学2015-2016学年度第二学期高三年级5月月考英语
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第一部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,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
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B
YesterdayIstartedtheYearofGiving,myfirstdayofayear-longjourneyintoexploringtheactofgivingandthemeaningofcharity.IchoseDecember15asthestartingdate,whichmarkedthreeyearssincemymotherdiedfromheartdisease.ShewasoneofthemostgenerouspeoplethatIhaveeverknown.Shealwaysthoughtofothersfirstandcertainlyservesasaninspirationtome.
Ihadaratherbusydayyesterday,ironic(具有讽刺意义的)forsomeonewhoisunemployedrightnow.InthemorningIwenttothegym,andunsuccessfullygotthephonecallfromtheunemploymentofficeforsomejobsearching.BeforeIknewit,itwasnoon.Igrabbedaquicklunchandrusheddowntoameeting.OnmywaytoConnecticut,IwonderedifIwouldseesomeonethatIwouldfeelforcedtogivemyfirst$10to.Iwasrunninglateanddecidedtodoitafterwards.
AfterthemeetingIhadabouthalfanhourtofindthefirstpersonofmyYearofGiving!
IdecidedtocheckoutDuPontCircle.IhadmetaguytherenamedJerryonceandthoughthewouldwillinglyacceptmy$10.Hewasn’tthere,butIdidseeamansittingbyhimselfwholookedreallylonely,soIapproachedhim.NowIhadtofigureoutwhatIwasgoingtosay.IthinkIsaidsomethinglike,“Hi,canIsitdownhere?
”“IwouldliketoknowifIcouldgiveyou$10?
”HeaskedmetorepeatwhatIhadsaid,Idid;thenhelookedatmefunny,gotupandleft.
IthenstartedwalkingsouthwhereIspottedamanstandingbythebusstoponConnecticutAve.Heappearedtobeinhis60s.Idon’tknowwhatdrewmetohim,butIthoughtIwouldmakemysecondattempt.Iwasabitnervousandaskedhimwhichbuscamebythatstop.ThenIexplainedthatIwasstartingayear-longprojecttogive$10tosomeoneeverydayandthatIwantedtogivemy$10fortodaytohim.Thegentleman,IlaterfoundoutthathisnamewasEd,respondedwithouthesitationthathecouldnotacceptmyofferandthatthereweremanypeoplemoredeservingthemoneythanhim.ThiswasexactlyoneofthethingsthatIhopedwouldhappen.Peoplewouldthinkofothersbeforethemselves.
4.TheauthorsetthestartingdateonDecember15to____.
A.helpthecharityB.honorhismother
C.makeanexplorationD.fulfillawishforhismum
5.Intheauthor’sfirstattempttogiveawaythemoney,____.
A.hewasconsideredridiculousB.hehesitatedforalongtime
C.hewasforcedtodonatethemoneyD.hehadnotimetotakeaction
6.Intheauthor’ssecondattempt,thegentlemanrefusedhisofferbecause____.
A.hedidn’tneedother’shelpB.hethoughtmoreforothers
C.hedidn’tcareaboutmoneyD.hewantedtogetmoremoney
7.Wecanreferthattheauthorwasinspiredby____.
A.truefriendshipB.hisownkindness
C.generousdonations D.human’sgoodnature
C
OnthebanksofTanzania’sLakeEyasilivestheworld’slasthunter-gatherertribe(部落)—theHadza. Theydon’tgrowfood,raiseanimalsorbuildhouses. Insteadtheylivealifeunchangedformorethantenthousandyears.
Theirworldisoneofcompletefreedom—somethingmodernsocietycanbarelyimagineandisunlikelytoeverexperience,letalonehavetheskillstostayalive.Textmessagesandphonecallsdon’texist.Nordocarsandelectricity.Nojobs,timetables,andsocialstructures.Nolaws,taxesandunbelievably,nomoney—theclosestthingtocurrency(交易,流通)isthetradeforapairofshortswithaneighboringtribe.
WespentourtimewiththeHadzahuntingbaboons(狒狒),adailyactivityforthemen.Theirlandispackedwithsharpbushes,poisonoussnakesandman-eatinglions.Butasuccessfulhuntingtripisthedifferencebetweeneatingorgoinghungry.
TheHadzadietconsistsmainlyofhoney,fruitandmeat.Menoftenhuntinpairstoshootanimalswithbowsandarrows.TheHadzashowushowtotrackanimals,frombaboonstosnakestolions.Theyarehugelyskilledwiththeirhandmadebowsandarrows—wehaveagoandbarelygetthearrowtogothreefeetinfrontofus.
ThelanguageoftheHadzaisbelievedtobetheoldeststill-spokenlanguageknowntoman.TheHadzadon’thaveconflict,andhavenomemoryofstarvation.Theirpopulationneverreachesnumbersthatcannotbesupportedthroughhuntingorgathering. Theynevergetfromtheirlandmorethantheyneed.
Unlikemodern-dayofficeworkers,theHadzaenjoyanextraordinaryamountoffreetime.Their“work”—huntingforfood—takesuparoundfivehoursoftheirday.They’vebeeninsuchastateofpeacefulexistenceforthousandsofyears.
8.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheHadza_______.
A.leadaveryprimitive(原始)lifeB.liveontraditionalagriculture
C.havetheirownsystemofcurrency(流通)D.showalotofinterestinnewtechnology
9.WhichofthefollowingcandescribetheHadza’senvironment?
A.Stressful.B.Comfortable.C.Exciting.D.Dangerous.
10.TherelationshipbetweentheHadzaandnature_______.
A.isgoingwrongB.isfullofconflict
C.isinperfectharmonyD.ischangingallthetime
11.WhydoestheauthorcometovisittheHadza?
A.Tostudytheirnativelanguage.B.Togettoknowtheirwayoflife.
C.Tolearnsurvivalskillsfromthem.D.Topersuadethemtoprotectanimals.
D
Childrenarehookedoncomputers.Somespenduptosixhoursadayontheirgadgets.Theycanbeplayinggameslivewithotherselsewhereintheworld,updatingtheirstatusonsocialmedia,textingfriendsorlookingforthelatestapptodownloadtotheirtabletsorsmartphones.
ThisworriedMartinStrott,headmasteroftheOldHallSchoolinWellington,inthewestofEngland.Hewassoconcernedthathechallengedhisstudentstotakepartinaweekof‘digitaldetox’.Strotttoldthelocalnewspaper,theShropshireStar,thatheencouragesthepupilstohaveagoodknowledgeofthecomputerfromayoungage,butisconcernedthattoomuchscreentimewillaffectthedevelopmentoftheirsocialskills.Hesaidthatthisover-relianceondigitaldevices“erodesfamilytimeandthey’remissingoutonmessagesfrombodylanguageandfacialexpressionsfromthosearoundthem”.
Accordingtotheheadmaster,theparentsarehappywiththemovement.Butwhataboutthechildren?
Nine-year-oldFredusuallyspendsaroundtwohoursonhisgadgetsathomeafterschoolandaround12hoursonweekends.Forhim,thedigitaldetoxexperiencewas“reallyhard”.Fredspentitplayingoutside,especiallybasketball.Hesaidthathe’llprobablyengageindifferentactivitiesfromnowonbuthedidmisshisphoneandonlinegames.
Theideaofkeepingchildrenawayfromtheirtechforawhiletoprevent‘addiction’isnotparticularlynew.TherehavebeensimilarmovementsintheUS.Butaretheyeffectiveinthelongrun?
Well,evenifkidsgobacktotheirgadgets,thehopeisthatatleastthey’llthinkabouthowtheyusetheirtime.
Whataboutyou:
doyouspendtoomanyhourshookedonyourdigitaldevices?
12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhychildrenarehookedoncomputers__________.
A.developingtheirsocialskillsbyhavingsomeonlineconversations.
B.searchingforthenewestappandinstallthemtotheirtabletsorsmartphones.
C.playinggameslivewithpeoplefromotherplaces
D.releasingsomenewinformationabouttheirstatusonsocialmedia
13.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheword“erodes”inPara2?
A.enrichesB.save