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山西省忻州市河曲巡镇中学高三英语月考试题
2016-2017年河曲巡镇中学高三普高第三次英语月考试题
命题人:
李文英时间:
2016-11-11
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
共150分,考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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。
A
GettingpaidtotalkabouttheWorldCupisagreatjob.I'mnotafootballcommentator(评论员),though—justanEnglishteacherinJapan.
IcametoJapantwoyearsago,anddidn'tthinkIwouldstay,butJapanhasthateffectonyou.Peopleoftenenduplivingherelongerthantheyplanned.Ithinkit'sbesttoteachinabiggercitywherethereareotherforeignerstomixwith,ratherthanasmalltownwhereEnglishteachersoftencomplainoffeelinglikeagoldfishinabowl.ManypeoplechoosetoliveinTokyo,ofcourse,whichisgoodforthenightlifefactor.ButI'dsaythatforgeneralqualityofliving,citiesofneithertoolargenortoosmall,likeSapporowhereIlive,arebetterchoices.
IteachEnglishprivately,whichmeansI'mmyownboss.Ifyouwanttodevoteyourselftoprivateteaching,it'swellworthdoingaTEFLcoursefirst,becauseyourlessonswillbemuchbetterforit.Theproblemwithprivateteachingisfindingstudents;ittookmeayeartobuildupafullschedule(日程表)ofprivatelessons,soIstartedoutteachinginschoolsparttime.
MostofmyforeignfriendshereworkfulltimeforbigEnglishconversationschools.Thesalaryisfinetoliveon,butwhetheryoucansavemoneydependsonhowmuchgoingoutandtravelingyoudohere.
Theschoolsarereluctanttotaketimeoff—eventeacherswithticketsfortheEnglandArgentinagamehadtroublegettingthedayoff.
1.FromthepassageweknowinJapanthewriterlikestolivein________.
A.Tokyo B.acityofmiddlesize
C.asmalltownD.abigcity
2.Accordingtothewriter,onehadbetter________firsttodoprivateteachingbetter.
A.buildupafullscheduleB.decidehisorherownlessons
C.findstudentsD.takeaTEFLcourse
3.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat________.
A.therearemanyforeignersinJapan
B.Japanhassomethingmoreattractivethanexpected
C.theycanteachEnglishprivatelyinJapan
D.Japanisgoodfornightlife
4.Theunderlinedword“reluctant”inthepassagemayprobablymean________.
A.unwillingB.kindC.freeD.careless
B
Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12,awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocardcamewithit.Callstotheflowershopwerenothelpfulatall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender'snameandjustdelightedinthebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpinkpaper.
ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhothegivermightbe.Someofmyhappiestmomentswerespentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedtheseimaginings.She'daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddoneaspecialkindness.PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailI'ddeliveredduringthewinter.Asagirl,though,IhadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboyIhadruninto.
Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.IfeltsosadthatIbecamecompletelyuninterestedinmyupcominggraduationdance,andIdidn'tcareifIhadanewdressornot.Butmymother,inherownsadness,wouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.Shewantedherchildrentofeellovedandlovable.Intruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegardenia—lovely,strongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery(神秘).
MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried.Iwas22.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastoppedcoming.
5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AChildhoodDreamB.AGraduationParty
C.ASpecialBirthdayD.AMother'sLove
6.Themotherinsistedthatherdaughtergotothegraduationdancebecause________.
A.shehopedshewouldfindaboyfriend
B.shecouldtakecareofthingsbyherself
C.shethoughteducationwasmostimportant
D.shewantedhertobehappyandstrong
7.Whowasthesenderoftheflower?
A.Oneofthewriter'sneighbors.B.Oneofthewriter'sclassmates.
C.Aboythewriterhadruninto.D.Thewriter'smother.
C
Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoap,andkeeparecordofthebill.
Thetouchscreendevices(触摸屏装置)areonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute'sexhibitionherethisweek.“Thesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequicker,”saidMichaelAlexander,managerofSpringboardRetailNetworksInc,whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConcierge.
CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.Asimilardevice,IBM's“ShoppingBuddy”,hasrecentlybeentestmarketedatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.
“Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers'needtogetinfrontofshoppers,”saidAlexander.“They'renotwatching30secondTVadsanymore.”
Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestore,ashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystemthatwillorganizethetriparoundthestore.Ifyou'relookingfortoothpicks,youtypeinthewordorpickitfromalist,andamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.
Thedevicealsokeepsarecordofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou'vefinished,thedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaselfcheckoutstandandpay.
Thenewcomputerizedshoppingassistantsdon'tcomecheap.TheBuddydeviceswillcosttheaveragestoreabout$16,000andtheConciergewillcoststoresabout$500foreachdevice.
8.Theunderlinedword“they”(Paragraph1)refersto________.
A.supermarketsB.shopassistants
C.shopmanagersD.shoppingcarts
9.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofshoppingwithcomputerizedshoppingcarts?
a.Startthesystem.b.Makeashoppinglist.
c.Findthethingsyouwant.d.Gotoaselfcheckoutstand.
A.abdcB.bacdC.acbdD.bcad
10.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A.theConciergeischeaperthantheBuddydevices
B.intelligentshoppingcartscostalargesumofmoney
C.shopassistantswithcomputerknowledgearewellpaid
D.averagestoresprefertheConciergetotheBuddydevices
11.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.NewComputersMakeShoppingCartsSmarter
B.ConciergeandShoppingBuddy
C.NewAgeforSupermarkets
D.TouchScreenDevicesMakeShoppingEnjoyable
D
Modernzoosareverydifferentfromzoosbuiltfiftyyearsago.Atthattime,zooswereplaceswherepeoplecouldgotoseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedincageswithironbars,whichwereeasytokeepclean.However,fortheanimals,thecagesweresmallandimpossibletohidein.Althoughthezookeeperstookgoodcareofthem,manyoftheanimalsdidnotfeelcomfortable,andtheyoftenbecameill.
Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedominlargerplacessothattheycanlivemoreastheywouldinnature.Eventheappearanceofzooshaschanged.Treesandgrassgrowinthecages,andwaterflowsthroughtheplacesthattheanimalslivein.Therearefewbars;instead,thereisoftenadeepditchfilledwithwater,whichsurroundsaspacewhereseveralsortsofanimalslivetogetherastheywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo,thevisitorcanwalkthroughahugespecialcagethatisfilledwithtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirds,andthecageislargeenoughforthebirdstolivenaturally.InazooinNewYork,becauseofspecialnight,peoplecanobservecertainanimalsthatareactiveonlyatnight,whenmostzoosareclosed.Somezooshavespecialplacesforvisitorstowatchanimalsthatliveinthedesert,orunderwater.SomeotherzooshavespecialplacesforanimalsthatliveincoldconditionslikethebearfromtheArctic.
Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalsforvisitors,butalsokeepandsaverareanimals.Forthisreason,fiftyyearsfromnow,thegrandchildrenoftoday'svisitorswillstillbeabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.
12.Fiftyyearsago,animalsinzoosoftenbecameillbecausethey________.
A.werefromdifferentcountriesB.livedindirtycages
C.livedinunnaturalconditionsD.werenottakengoodcareof
13.Accordingtothepassage,inmodernzoos________feelmorecomfortablethaninoldones.
A.theanimalsandthevisitorsB.thevisitors,nottheanimals
C.neithertheanimalsnorthevisitorsD.theanimals,notthevisitors
14.Insomemodernzoosvisitorscan________.
A.walkthroughahugecagetowatchcloselyallkindsofanimals
B.seeanimalswhichliveinspecialconditions
C.walkatdaytimeandobservethoseanimalsactiveonlyatnight
D.watchalltherareanimalswhichwillnotbeseenbytheirgrandchildren
15.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.
A.therearedifferentkindsofmodernzoos
B.zoosareplaceswherepeoplecanseeanimalsfromallovertheworld
C.zoosarenowplaceswhereanimalscanlivenaturally
D.rareanimalsarealsokeptinmodernzoos
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
请涂到答题卡16-20处
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