广东省东莞市松山湖莞美学校届高三英语上学期月考试题.docx

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广东省东莞市松山湖莞美学校届高三英语上学期月考试题

东莞市松山湖莞美学校2016届高三12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

I’vebeeninthetaxicabbusinessforthirty-fiveyears,andIknowthereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.TaxicabdrivershavetobetoughfellowstobeabletoworkinNewYork.You’vegottofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursadaythesedays,sopeoplegetthewrongimpressionthattheyarebad.

Actually,taxidriversarejustlikeotherpeople.Mostofthemwillbehaveashonestfellows.Youreadinthepapersalmosteveryweekthatataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelsthatpeopleleaveintheircabs.Iftheyweren’thonest,youwouldn’tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.

OnetimeinBrooklyn,Ifoundadiamondringinmycab.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofpackagesthat

day,soIwentbacktowhereIhaddroppedher.Ittookmealmosttwodaystotraceherdowninordertoreturnherringtoher.Ididn’tgetasmuchas“thankyou”.StillIfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshedid.

IwasbornandraisedinIrelandandlivedthereuntilIwasnineteenyearsold.ThenIcametothiscountrywhereIhadafamilyandboughtmyowncab.Lifehasn’tbeentooeasyattimes,butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbitputawayforarainyday.

WhenIstarteddrivingacab,Park

Avenuewasmostlyabunchofcoalyards.Hoofer’sBrewerywasrightnexttowheretheWaldorf-Astoriaisnow.Ididprettywell,eveninthosedays.Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxicab,Ihaveneverhadanytroublewiththepublic,notevenwithdrunks.

Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,likeintegrity（正直）,etc.Butitdoesn’tmakeanydifferencewhattheycallit;it’sstillwhatmakesamanagoodcitizen.Thisismycode,andItrytoliveby.

1.Whydopeoplethinktaxicabdriversarebadaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Theyhavebeencheatedbytaxicabdriversbefore.

B.Taxicabdriversaredishonest.

C.Mosttaxicabdriversaretough

fellows.

D.Sometaxicabdriversdidnotreturntheirlostproperties.

2.Howdidtheauthorreturnthediamondringtothelady?

A.Bygivingheracallandvisitingher.

B.Bysendingheraletteraskinghertoclaimtheringinperson.

C.Byadvertisinginthepapers.

D.Bygoingbacktowhereshegotoffandtracedherdownforalmost2days.

3.Theunderlinedphrase“arainyday”inparagraph4refersto______.

A.adaywhenitrains

B.atimewhenafamilyhasfinancialproblems

C.adaywhentheauthorcan’tdriveataxi

D.atimewhentheauthorhastroublewithdrunks

4.Howdoestheauthorfeelasataxicabdriver?

A.Proudandsatisfied.B.Annoyedandstressful.

C.Disappointedanddiscouraged.D.Unwillingandregretful.

B

WorkingwomenmakeupnearlyhalfoftheU.S.workforce,and51percentofprofessionalworkers,likedoctors,lawyers,nursesandaccountants,arefemale.Whileclimbingthecareerladdercanberewarding,itoftencomeswithonebigdownside:

weightgain!

NewresearchpublishedthisweekintheInternationalJournalofObesityshowsthatworkingwomenaremorelikelytobeoverweight,andthemoreyouwork,themorepoundsyou’relikelytopileon.Likemanywomen,Iwork...alot!

Asaself-employednutritioncommunicationsspecialist,Isitatmydesk,infrontofacomputer,forhoursonend.Sittingaloneisoneoftheworstthingsyoucandoforyourhealth,andit’sdirectlylinkedtobeingoverweightandincreasedfatness,sothefactthatwomenintheworkforcegainweightisn’tthatsurprising.Ifyouwork,youhavelesstimetomovearound.Obesity（肥胖症）researchersarerevealingmanyotherwaysthatemploymentisharmfultoyourdietandwaistline.

IntheInternationalJournalofObesitystudy,some9,276Australianwomenaged45-50hadtheirbodyweightandemploymentstatusmonitoredfor

twoyears.Results?

Thosewhoworkedmorethan35hourswerelikelytogainweightcomparedtothosewho

wor

kedfewerhours

orwereoutoftheworkforce.What’smore,themorehoursa

womanworkedinaweek,themoreweightshegained.

TheauthorsoftheAustralianstudyattributeweightgainamongworkingwomentoinactivity,lackoftimeforfoodpreparation,moreuseofpreparedfoods,highlevelsofstress,lackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol.I’llalsoaddintravel,mealseatenoutand

workinga

tnightasotherfactorsthatIcanfindtomakebalancingworkwithahealthydietachallenge.

5.Thetextaboveisprobablytakenfrom______.

A.asportsreport     B.afashionjournal

C.ahealthandfitnessmagazine  D.anadvertisementpost

6.Awomanwhoworksasanaccountantismorelikelyto______.

A.gainmoreweight    B.havemoretimetomovearound

C.workafulltimejob    D.keepabalanceddiet

7.WhichisNOTthecauseofworkingwomenweightgainingaccordingtothepassage？

A.Lackingtimeforfoodpreparation. B.Usingmorepreparedfood.

C.Consumingtoomuchalcohol.  D.Takingpartinmoreactivities.

8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?

A.Lessactivityleadstofat.   B.Waysofgainingweight.

C.Effectsofweightgaining.   D.Workingwomenmorelikelypileonpounds.

C

There’sa“cultureofwalkingandtexting”ontheUtahValleyUniversitycampus,accordingtoconversationswithstudents,butthat’snotthemainreasonMattBambrough,thecreativedirectoratUVU,cameupwithanideatopainta“textinglane”onastaircaseleadinguptotheWellnessCenter.         

AccordingtoBambrough,it’sfirstandforemostadesignproject—thetextinglanewasatongue-in-cheek（戏谑）referencetothecollege-wideepidemic（流行）ofkidswalkingaroundwiththeirfacesburiedintheiriPhones.

“Youhave18–24-year-oldswalkingdownthehallwithsmartphones.You’realmostboundtorunintosomeonesomewhere;it’ssomethi

ngwe’redealingwithinthisdayandage,”Bambroughsaid.“Butpreventingcollisionsisn’tthereasonwedidit—wedidittoarousethestudents’attention.It’smeanttobethereforpeopletolookatandenjoy.”

Still,whentalkingtoUtahValleystudents,itsoundsliketextingandwalkingcanbequitetheannoyance.

RobbiePoffenberger,anassistantnewseditorattheUVUReview,saidthatmostcollisionshewitnessesaren’thuman-on-human;rather,it’sgenerallyhuman-on-inanimate-object.“Theywalkintobarriers—chairsonthesideofthehallway,orrailings,”Poffenbergersaid,“I’msurethey’refairlyembarrassed.”

9.Whatdowelearnaboutthe“textinglane”fromthetext?

A.ItisaspecialcampuscultureinUtahValleyUniversity.

B.Itisusedtoencouragethecampusculture.

C.Itispaintedonastaircaseleadingtoeverywhere.

D.Itispopularwithstudentsinuniversities.

10.AccordingtoBambrough,______.

A.the“textinglane”istoattractstudents’attention

B.wedon’thavetofacetheprobleminthi

sage

C.whattheydidistopreventthecollisions

D.studentsenjoylookingateachother

11.Howdostudentsfeelabouttextingandwalking?

A.Theyareworried.          B.Theyareannoyed.

C.Theyarepuzzled.  

       D.Theyaresurprised.

12.WhatwouldmoststudentsrunintofromwhatRobbiesaid?

A.Studentsinthesamedirection.     B.Teachersoppositetothem.

C.Barriersoncampus.                D.Grassoncampus.

D

AtBristolZooGardensyoucanenjoyanamazingw

orldofanimals,allwithinouraward-winning12acregardens.Withover400speciesandnineanimalshousesundercover,it’s

oneofthebestdaysoutinBristolwhatevertheweather.Wesuggestyouallow2-5hoursforyourvisittoreallytakeineverythingwehavetooff

er.

ByvisitingBristolZooyouwillbedirectlycontributingtotheconservationofendangeredspeciesandhabitats.AdmissionpricesatBristolZooincludea10%voluntarydonationtohelpsupportourconservationprojects.

WithsomanythingstodoinBristolZoo,itreallyisoneofthetopattractionsinBristolandtheSouthWest.

AdoptinganAnimal

Helpuslookafteryourfavoriteanimalbybecomingananimaladopter;itmakesafantasticgiftforanyage!

Choosefrom10ofourfavoriteanimalstoadopt,whichcostsjust￡45.Adopt

theminamatter

ofminutesonline.

Openinghours

We’reopeneverydayfrom9amto5:

30pminpeakseason,andcloseat5pmduringoffpeak.TheZooisclosedonChristmasDay.LastentrytotheZooisanhourbeforeclosingtimeandanimalhousesclosehalfanhourbeforeclosingtime.

Travelingbybus

Ourbusserviceisoperatingevery30minutesonSundaysandpublicholidaysonly.TheservicewillenablegueststotraveltotheZoooranywherealongtheroute.TheserviceisFREEtoBristo

lZoomembers—allyouneedtodoisbringyourmembershipcard.

WeencourageallofourgueststousepublictransportwhencomingtotheZoo.

13.Byvisitingthezoo,youwill______.

 A.contributetoprotectingendangeredspecies

 B.enjoya10%discountofftheadmission

 C.becomeavolunteerforspeciesatthezoo

 D.beaskedtodonateextramoneyforconservation

14.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetext?

 A.Youcantakecareof10favoriteanimals.  B.Thezooisopenedalltheyeararound.

 C.Visitorsareencouragedtocomebybus.    D.Thezooprovidesfreepublictransport.

15.Wherecanwemostlikelyreadthetext?

 A.Atthegeographytext.                  B.Inasciencemagazine.

 C.Attheentrancetozoos.                  D.OntheInternet.

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。

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isn’talwaysacceptedoutsideourborders.Don’tberegardedrudeordisrespectfulony

ourtravels.

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