广东省廉江市第一中学届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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广东省廉江市第一中学届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案

廉江市第一中学2016届高三第二次月考

英语试题

满分：

120分（共8页）考试用时：

120分钟

第二部分阅读理解（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

“Theconceptoffate”comesupalotinconversationwithJuliaRoberts.”Idon'twanttotoywiththegods,”she'llsay.Thisisunderstandablesincebyanyaccountingshehasbeenphenomenallylucky:

acareerthathaslastedmorethan25yearsandincludesabest-actressOscarandamarriagethathassailedpastthedecademark.Butthesedays,she'stryingtolivealifemoreordinary,admittedlyadifficultpropositionforsomeonewhofoundsuper-stardomat22with1990'sPrettyWomanandtodatehasbroughtin$2.6billioninboxofficereceipts.

ShelovesthefamilyshecreatedwithcinematographerhusbandDannyModer,whomshemarriedin2002.Sheseemscontentrightwheresheisdressedinasweaterandjeans,newlyblondhairpulledback,herdelicatelylinedfacefreeofmakeup,withherchildren,9-year-oldtwinsHazelandFinnand6-year-oldHenry,climbingintoherlaptocollecthugs.Almostallofheractingworkisshotaroundtheirschedule,evenhermostrecent:

anadaptationofTheNormalHeart,aplayabouttheearlyfightagainstAIDS,airingonHBOthismonth.

“Herfamilyisamajorpartofwhatshedoes,”addsBradleyCooper,herco-starin2010'sValentine'sDay,duringwhich,herecalls,adressingroomwasturnedintoaplayroomforthe1½-year-oldtwins.“Herchildrenarealwaysaround.”

RecentlysorrowcaughtuptoRobertswhenherhalf-sisterNancyMotesdiedat37fromapossibledrugoverdoseinearlyFebruary.“Youdon'twantanythingbadtohappentoanyone,buttherearesomanytragic,painful,inexplicablethingsintheworld.Butaswithanysituationofchallengeanddespair,wemustfindaway,asafamily.”

1.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BiographyofJuliaRoberts.B.HowtoDealwithYourFamily.

C.JuliaRoberts’LovelyChildren.D.JuliaRobertsandHerFamilyLife.

2.HowmanychildrendoesJuliaRobertshave?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

3.Accordingtothepassage,TheNormalHeartisoriginallya_____________.

A.magazineB.playC.movieD.journal

4.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormentionedRoberts’sisterto

A.tellusthatRobertshateshersister.

B.stressthatRobertsvaluesherfamily.

C.encourageRobertstohidehersorrow.

D.showthatRoberts’sisteroverdosedrug.

B

Whileit'slocatedattheso-called"centeroftheuniverse,"thebillboard-coveredbuildingismostlyempty.The NewYorkTimesconstructedthebuildingasitsgeneralofficebuildingin1904,andstagedamassiveNewYear'sEvefireworkdisplaytocelebrate.

Butwhenthecityoutlawedthefireworks,The Times'chiefelectrician,WalterPalmer,cameupwiththeideatodropalightedballfromthetopofthetowerinstead.

The NewYorkTimes ownedthebuildingforlessthan10years,anditfellintodisrepairasMidtowngrewragged.Accordingtoa1961"TalkoftheTown"piece,"Therewasatimewhenalcohol-illegal-sellingwasgoingfullpopularityinoneofthebasements...whentheF.B.I. –thiswasduringtheSecondWorldWar –washoldingautomaticgunpracticeinabasementandusinga7thfloorofficetotrapGermanspies."

In1995,LehmanBrothersboughtthebuilding,butinsteadofrentingofficespace,itturnedthe25-storytowerintoabillboardandmadea300percentprofitintwoyears.

Filingsfrom2012showthatthebillboardscoveringthebuildinggenerateover$23millionannually,whichrepresents85percentofthebuilding'stotalrevenue.Thebuildingitselfhasanestimatedvaluebetween$378millionand$495million.

Walgreens rentsthefirstthreefloors,withsomestoragespaceabovethat.TheupperfloorsareusedforNewYear'sEve.Butinbetween,there'snotmuchelse.

5.WhydidtheNewYorkTimesbuildthebuilding?

A.Totakeitasitsgeneralofficebuilding

B.TopresenttheNewYear’sEvefireplay.

C.Tothrowalightedballfromabove.

D.Tomakeadvertisingbybillboard.

6.ForwhatwasthebuildingusedduringWorldWarII?

A.Forpublicuse.B.Forsecretuse.

C.Foragricultureuse.D.Forbusinessuse.

7.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetotheLehmanBrothers?

A.Theyaregreedyandselfish.B.Theyhaveabraveheart.

C.Theyareself-disciplined.D.Theyhaveabusinessbrain.

8.Whichofthefollowingdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?

A.Thebuilding'swholecosts.B.Thebuilding'scompletevalue.

C.Thebuilding'sentireincome.D.Allthebuilding'sexpenses.

C

Today’syoungstersusesmartphones,tabletsandothermobiledevices（设备）morethaneverbefore.Andtheamountoftimetheyspendonthesedevicesisonlylikelytoincreaseinthefuture.Butareallthesechangesgood?

Wesometimescallchildrenwhoareabletousemobiledevicesandtechnologyeasilydigitalnatives.Theycantext,email,getWi-Fi,anddownload.Someexpertssaythatlongperiodsoftimespent chattingtofriendsonline,playingvideogamesandlisteningto mp3s, forexample,may possiblychangehowtheirbrainswork.

Thenthereisthequestionof privacy. Allthisonlineactivitycreatesa digitalfootprint.Everytimeweshareaphotoorapostonsocialmedia,andeverytimewesearchforsomethingontheInternet,informationaboutouractivityis stored somewhere.

Ourinabilitytocontrolwhathappenstoourchildren'sdigitalfootprint-and theirpersonalprivacy- hasbig possibilities. Itmightbecomenormalforcompaniestoasktheiremployeesfortheirsocialmedia qualifications.Wearealsobecoming moreawarethatcompaniesandgovernmentsmaybeableto 'listenin'onourcommunications.Soitisimportanttomakeourchildrenawareof thepossibleresultsof oversharing.

Anotherareawherethedigitalworldmayhaveabig effect isineducation.Oneworryisthatkidswhospendalotoftimeonlineathomearesometimes unabletosocialiseproperlywithotherchildrenwhentheyareatschool.Otherexpertspointoutthat,whenitcomestochildrenandtechnology,thechildrenaretheexperts,nottheteachers.Theysaythatweshouldstopseeingonlineas'bad'andofflineas'good'-andthereisevidenceof innovative （革新的）workinsomeschools.

So,dowereallyneedtorescueourchildrenfromthedangersofthedigitalworld?

9.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatisthepossibleeffectofdigitalchildhood?

A.Childrencangrowupquickly.

B.Childrencanreadtextsfluently.

C.Children’swayofthinkingmaybechanged.

D.Childrenmaybecomementallydisabled.

10.AllthefollowingmayhappentoourdigitalfootprintsEXCEPT________

A.WhensurfingtheInternet,ourdigitalfootprintsaresaved.

B.Somebusinesssocietiesmaytakeadvantageoftheinformation.

C.GovernmentmaylookintoourcommunicationthroughtheInternet.

D.Digitalpicturesmaybeprintedbyourcomputerautomatically.

11.Whyaremanyteachersdoubtfulaboutdigitaltechnology?

A.Becausesomestudentscannotdowellinstudies.

B.Becausesometeachershaven’tchangedforyears.

C.Becausesomestudentsaddictedtodigitaltechnologycannotsocializewell.

D.Becausesometeachersaddictedtotraditiontechnologycannotteachwell.

12.Whichofthefollowingcansumarizethemainideaofthetext?

A.Doweneedtorescueourkidsfromthedigitalworld?

B.Shouldchildrenlearntousedigitaltechnology?

C.Aretherechangesinchildren’sschoollife?

D.Shouldteachersacceptchangesinourlife?

D

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13.Whichisanecessaryrequirementtocontributeabook?

A.Answeringsomequestions.B.Abookneverpublished.

C.Onephotoofyouandyourbook.D.Anexpertinyourfield.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“weendeavournottodothis”inthelastsentencemean?

A.Wetrynottobepersonal.B.Wetrynottochangeyourwriting.

C.Wetrynottoreservetheright.D.Wetrynottodelaythepublication.

15.Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom?

A.AmagazineB.AtextbookC.AwebsiteD.Anewspaper

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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