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广东省东莞市松山湖莞美学校届高三上学期月考英语试题及答案
松山湖莞美学校2016届高三上学期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.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofpackagesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhaddroppedher.Ittookmealmosttwodaystotraceherdowninordertoreturnherringtoher.Ididn’tgetasmuchas“thankyou”.StillIfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshedid.
IwasbornandraisedinIrelandandlivedthereuntilIwasnineteenyearsold.ThenIcametothiscountrywhereIhadafamilyandboughtmyowncab.Lifehasn’tbeentooeasyattimes,butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbitputawayforarainyday.
WhenIstarteddrivingacab,ParkAvenuewasmostlyabunchofcoalyards.Hoofer’sBrewerywasrightnexttowheretheWaldorf-Astoriaisnow.Ididprettywell,eveninthosedays.Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxicab,Ihaveneverhadanytroublewiththepublic,notevenwithdrunks.
Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,likeintegrity(正直),etc.Butitdoesn’tmakeanydifferencewhattheycallit;it’sstillwhatmakesamanagoodcitizen.Thisismycode,andItrytoliveby.
1.Whydopeoplethinktaxicabdriversarebadaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyhavebeencheatedbytaxicabdriversbefore.
B.Taxicabdriversaredishonest.
C.Mosttaxicabdriversaretoughfellows.
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,some9,276Australianwomenaged45-50hadtheirbodyweightandemploymentstatusmonitoredfortwoyears.Results?
Thosewhoworkedmorethan35hourswerelikelytogainweightcomparedtothosewhoworkedfewerhoursorwereoutoftheworkforce.What’smore,themorehoursawomanworkedinaweek,themoreweightshegained.
TheauthorsoftheAustralianstudyattributeweightgainamongworkingwomentoinactivity,lackoftimeforfoodpreparation,moreuseofpreparedfoods,highlevelsofstress,lackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol.I’llalsoaddintravel,mealseatenoutandworkingatnightasotherfactorsthatIcanfindtomakebalancingworkwithahealthydietachallenge.
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’ssomethingwe’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’thavetofacetheprobleminthisage
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
AtBristolZooGardensyoucanenjoyanamazingworldofanimals,allwithinouraward-winning12acregardens.Withover400speciesandnineanimalshousesundercover,it’soneofthebestdaysoutinBristolwhatevertheweather.Wesuggestyouallow2-5hoursforyourvisittoreallytakeineverythingwehavetooffer.
ByvisitingBristolZooyouwillbedirectlycontributingtotheconservationofendangeredspeciesandhabitats.AdmissionpricesatBristolZooincludea10%voluntarydonationtohelpsupportourconservationprojects.
WithsomanythingstodoinBristolZoo,itreallyisoneofthetopattractionsinBristolandtheSouthWest.
AdoptinganAnimal
Helpuslookafteryourfavoriteanimalbybecomingananimaladopter;itmakesafantasticgiftforanyage!
Choosefrom10ofourfavoriteanimalstoadopt,whichcostsjust£45.Adopttheminamatterofminutesonline.
Openinghours
We’reopeneverydayfrom9amto5:
30pminpeakseason,andcloseat5pmduringoffpeak.TheZooisclosedonChristmasDay.LastentrytotheZooisanhourbeforeclosingtimeandanimalhousesclosehalfanhourbeforeclosingtime.
Travelingbybus
Ourbusserviceisoperatingevery30minutesonSundaysandpublicholidaysonly.TheservicewillenablegueststotraveltotheZoooranywherealongtheroute.TheserviceisFREEtoBristolZoomembers—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。
16 Whatweconsiderpoliteathomeisn’talwaysacceptedoutsideourborders.Don’tberegardedrudeordisrespectfulonyourtravels.
Giftgivingshouldbeahappy,positive