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山东省济宁市兖州第一中学届高三月考英语试题含答案
2015届山东省济宁市兖州第一中学高三3月月考
英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分120分,考试时间为100分钟。
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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
BythetimeIreachedjuniorhigh,IwassureIwantedtobeanurse.Ifyoudidn’tstudyLatin,youcouldn’tbeanurse,soIenrolled.ManyLatinwordswerefamiliartome.Thehardpartturnedouttobetheusageandcreatingsentenceswiththewordsthatseemedsoeasytopronounce.Severalweeksintothecoursemyteachercametome,saying,“Ithinkyoushouldwithdrawfromthiscourse.Itseemstobetoohardforyou.”
ThatwasthedayIlearnedIwasn’tsmartenoughtobecomeanurse.Withshame,IhandedinmyLatintextbook.
Afterhighschool,theyearsracedby.Imarriedandhadchildren.ThenonedaymyhusbandJohncamehome.“Carol,Maxdiedthisafternoon.”Ilookedatmyhusbandwithdisbelief.
Johnwastouchedbythistragedy.Finallyoneeveninghesaid,“Carol,Jackiehasneverworkedandnowshe’salonewithfourchildren.I'vebeenthinking—ifanythinghappenstome.Iwantyoutobeabletotakecareofyourselfandthechildren.Whydon’tyouthinkaboutwhatyou’dliketodoandgetthetrainingyou’llneedtodoit?
”
Isignedupfortheentranceexamfornursingprograms.OnedayIreceivedaletterfromtheschoo1.Iwantedsobadlytoopenit,butwithmylackofconfidence,Ilaiditonthekitchencountersaying,“I'mnotinthemoodforarejectionlettertoday.”
FinallyIforcedmyselftoopenit.“DearCarol,”Iread.”Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyousuccessfullypassedtheentranceexam.”
Aninsensitiveteacheroncestolemydream.Ifyouhaveadream,exhausteveryefforttoreachit.I’veworkedthirtyyearsnowasanurseandI’veneverbeenmorecertainthatthisiswhatIwasmeanttobe.
1.WhydidJohnadviseCaroltofindajob?
A.TosupportthefamilyB.Toprovidemoremoneyforherkids
C.ToliveamorecolorfullifeD.Tobeabletoliveindependently
2.Fromthetext,weknowwhattheteachersaid____________.
A.destroyedCarol’sdreamtobeanurse.
B.helpedCarolfindhertrueinterest
C.savedCarolfromwastinghertime
D.encouragedCaroltobecarefulinlearning
3.Afterreceivingtheletterfromtheschoo1,Caro1____________.
A.wasuncertainabouttheresultB.hadnomoodtoreaditthen
C.didn’ttakeitseriouslyatallD.couldn’twaittoopenit
4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AdreamtoohightoachieveB.Toostupidtobeanurse?
C.Nevertoolateto1earnD.Achancetooimportanttomiss
B
ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed“theCoupon(优惠券)Queen”hasspentjust£350onaluxury(奢侈)Christmasforherandherfamily--butgot£2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.
MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.
“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes(香水),ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.
Shesaid“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”
Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.
“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”
5.HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?
A.Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.
B.Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.
C.Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£2,500.
D.ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.
6.Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.
C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.
7.WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?
A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.
B.Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.
C.Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.
D.Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.
8.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?
A.Ambitiousandcreative.B.Sensitiveanddetermined.
C.Braveandlucky.D.Carefulandcaring.
C
AcrosstheUnitedStates,thereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity—butkeptboththeirnames.
Winston-Salemisoneofthem.It’samid-sizedcityinwhat’scalledtheplateau(highland),betweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthCarolina.TheWinstonpartisarelativelynewplace,foundedearlythiscentury.It’shometothenation’sbiggestopen-airtobaccomarket.
ThegiantR.J.ReynoldsTobaccoCompany’sheadquartersisinWinston-Salem,andWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds’best-knowncigarettebrands.Fast-growingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalem,soin1913,peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplace.
Fromahistoricalandtouristpointofview,Salem,orOldSalem,asit’scalledtoday,istheinterestingandunusualpartoftown.
Salemwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians.TheyspokeGerman,andtheircommunitywasreligiouslybased,withsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen’sworkandbrainpower.Infact,oneofthenation’soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen—theMoravians’SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation.
Overtheyears,SalemlostitsMoraviancharacter.Thatallchanged,though,whenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricarea.ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat’scalledalivinghistorymuseum,withexhibits,music,andtoursof18th-centuryhouses,barsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraper(highbuilding)inWinston-Salem.
Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain.JustasR.J.Reynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstown,OldSalemismakingabout$15millionayearintourismrevenue(收入)anddonations.
9.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________.
A.Winston-Salemisthenameofacity
B.Salemishometothetobaccomarket
C.thecityWinston-alemhastwonames
D.OldSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand
10.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that__________.
A.thetwocitiesbenefitedeachother
B.SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinston
C.R.J.ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalem
D.thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople
11.Theunderlinedword“rehabilitate”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto“_________”.
A.reconstruct B.evaluate C.enlarge D.decorate
12.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingpart?
A.SomeotherattractionsinWinston-Salem.
B.HowWinstonmakesprofitsfromtourism.
C.Otherexamplesofcitiescombinedbytwoparts.
D.Somethingabouttheboardingschoolforwomen.
D
Energyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?
Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.
“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythrough,though.Whatisitthatwewantindependencefrom,exactly?
Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelsewhere.
Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓细流)ofbiofuel(生物燃料)available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.
Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?
Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.
ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordablee