河南省部分重点中学届高三上学期第一次联考英语试.docx

1、河南省部分重点中学届高三上学期第一次联考英语试2017届高三英语月考测试卷（一） 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 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。ADear Coach， I have been out of work for almost six months now and things are starting to get very tough for me. I a

2、m practically living out of my savings. I have been looking for a job,but things are really bad and 1 cannot find a single person who wants to hire me. I know that the main problem is that I do not have a degree. I want to go back to school and get my degree,but I also need a job now. I owe money to

3、 some people who have been helping me. Because I am out of work，I cannot pay them back. What do you think 1 should do? I need to find a job as quickly as possible, and want to know what else to do to get people to give me a chance to work for them.The Unemployed.Dear Unemployed， Before you get yours

4、elf in a really bad situation, you need to stop borrowing money from people. If you continue doing that,you will be deep in debts and the situation will get even worse for you. The next thing you need to do is look for a job depending on your abilities, skills, and experience. By doing that, you wil

5、l be increasing your chances of finding a job that suits you best. And the last thing I will suggest is that you should stop feeling sorry for yourself and continue working hard to get a job that you need. Borrowing money, complaining, and feeling bad for your situation will do no good to you. Stay

6、strong and get out there and start showing the worldwhat you can offer. I promise if you work hard and never give up,you will soon find the job that you are looking for. And while you are doing it,thing about getting your degree as well because it will help you to become more challenging. Try those

7、tips.The Coach21.Why did the unemployed write to the coach?A. To ask for some advice.B. To tell his great difficulty.C.To ask for a job.D. To ask the coach to pay back his money.22. The unemployed couldnt find a job mainly because .A. he always borrowed moneyB. he didnt have a degreeC. he didnt work

8、 wellD. he didnt get on well with others23. The coach told the unemployed to stop borrowing money so as to .A. save more money B. be able to get back to schoolC. avoid running into deep debts D. prevent people laughing at him【答案】ABC【解析】1考查推理判断。根据第一封信最后两句“What do you think 1 should do? I need to find

9、 a job as quickly as possible, and want to know what else to do to get people to give me a chance to work for them.”可知，这个人很迷惑，不知道如何生活下去，因此推断他写信是为了寻求建议。故选A。2考查细节理解。根据第一封信第四句“I know that the main problem is that I do not have a degree.”可知，这个失业者找不到工作的主要原因是他没有学位。故选B。3考查细节理解。根据第二封信第二句“If you continue doi

10、ng that, you will be deep in debts and the situation will get even worse for you.”可知，这位辅导员告诉这个失业者停止借钱以免深陷债务。故选C。【备注】本文是两封书信。第一封是一个失业者寻求建议的信件，由于失业他现在陷入经济困难之中，又不找不到新工作，因此非常苦恼，写信寻求建议。第二封是一封回信，给这位失业者提出了一些建议，停止借钱，赶紧找一个工作，在工作期间可以进修学位，最重要的是不要放弃，要坚强。B Clare is a third grader at Hoover Elementary School in D

11、ubuque, Iowa. She often saw somebody outside during a class break, sitting alone and not having any friends to play with. When seeing this scene,she felt bothered,for in her mind everybody in the world needed friends. That was why Clare came up with an idea “a buddy bench”. Buddy benches have been t

12、ried at other schools. In 2012, a girl named Acacia came up with the idea of the friendship bench with her parents help. The students found it was something that was badly needed. Many students went there and found their friends. Other students learnt the importance of social communication with the

13、words，like“hope”，“respect”，“listen”and“dream”， painted on the benches. The friendship bench was also praised by teachers there. Clare thinks her school also needs such benches. So she has been working on raising the money to pay for the benches and talking with school officials about getting them in

14、stalled. “They are certainly something that I think will be great additions to our school, ”said Claret principal , Kathleen. Clare thinks that everybody needs friends, ” said her mom, Tricia. “Moreover , she wants everybody to be her friends. Clare had been inspired by her elder sister who is disab

15、led. ”“Having seen her sisters struggles,she understood what other kids felt when they were struggling. Clare didnt want to see her sister or anybody else struggle.” As the actor Will Rogers said,“A stranger is just a friend I havent met yet. ”Thats apparently how Clare sees people as well. “I hope

16、that I can have thousands and thousands of friends, ” Clare said. “Everybody needs friends. ”24.Buddy benches will be added to Clares school to .A. remind students of their old friendsB. help students improve their communicationC. provide students with more activities to relaxD. offer students more

17、chances to make friends25. According to Paragraph 2,the friendship bench .A. was launched with the help of ClareB. turned out to be a success at that schoolC.had no similarity with the buddy benchD.showed that primary students needed friendship26. What is Kathleens attitude towards buddy benches at

18、his school?A. Positive. B. Negative.C. Critical. D. Unconcerned.27. According to her mothers words,Clare .A. always inspired her disabled sisterB. should urge others to make more friendsC. felt sympathetic to her sister and others in troubleD. showed no interest in making friends with other people【答

19、案】DBAC【解析】1考查细节理解。根据第一段后两句“When seeing this scene, she felt bothered, for in her mind everybody in the world needed friends. That was why Clare came up with an idea a buddy bench.”可知，Clare的学校安装友谊长椅是为了给学生提供更多交朋友的机会。故选D。2考查推理判断。第二段后三句讲述了人们对友谊长椅的看法，一些学生认为友谊长椅是非常需要的，许多学生去那里找朋友，另一些学生从长椅上漆的词了解社交的重要性，老师们也认

20、为这些长椅是有用的。因此推断在那个学校里安装友谊长椅是一件成功的事情。故选B。3考查观点态度。根据第三段第三句“They are certainly something that I think will be great additions to our school, said Claret principal, Kathleen.”可知，Kathleen认为友谊长椅是学校很好的扩建部分，因此推断，她对安装这种长椅是支持的，肯定的。故选A。4考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Having seen her sisters struggles, she understood what o

21、ther kids felt when they were struggling. Clare didnt want to see her sister or anybody else struggle.”可知，目睹残疾的姐姐的生活的艰辛，她理解那些奋斗中孩子的感觉，不想让她的姐姐或者任何其他人再这么辛苦的挣扎。因此推断Clare同情她的姐姐和其他处于困难中的人。故选C。【备注】本文讲述了小学生Clare向学校提议安装友谊长凳的故事。最后证明安装友谊长凳是一件非常成功的事情，受到学生和老师的称赞。Clare积极募捐帮助学校安装友谊长凳，她的想法受到校长的赞扬和支持，妈妈也表扬了她对姐姐和其他处

22、于困难中的人的同情。C An increasing number of people are being allowed to finish the working week early during the summer months. Does your boss trust you to spend an afternoon in the sun? Each year the number of companies which offer employees the choice of an early finish to the working week grows. Or, perh

23、aps, each year,more people who work on ordinary Fridays hear about people playing on summer Fridays. When the sun is shining,it makes sense that you should be given Friday afternoons off,right? Sadly,not all managers agree with the policy.Companies that offer employees Friday afternoons off usually

24、expect the hours to be made up. UK publishers Pan Macmillan and Penguin Random House (PRH) are among those offering summer hours. At PRH, those who wish to take off Friday afternoons are expected to work an extra 45 minutes a day from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, a rota(值班表)ensures each team has

25、been covered. “Most of us dont leave at exactly lpm，”Editor Anderson says. Depending on your workload,you might just leave an hour or so early,but its still nice to do. ” Simon Hayward, CEO of Cirrus, says that the “Summer Fridays” policy requires trust, and that managers need to be seen to take adv

26、antage of the offer too. “If a manager offers summer Fridays and then obviously expects employees to work on Friday afternoons, there is a risk associated with it that reduces the sense of well-being(幸福）.I think theres a genuine fear in some organizations about flexible working hours. Do you trust y

27、our employees to do their best for the buti- ness as well as for themselves and their families,or do you fundamentally mistrust them?” Managers in the former camp tend to be comfortable with summer hours. Those in the latter worry that summer Fridays will lead to late Mondays and long-lunch Tuesdays

28、.28. Whats the good policy for some employees in summer?A. They dont work on Friday.B. They have flexible working hours on Friday.C. They can take Friday afternoons off.D. They might leave an hour early on Friday afternoon.29. Usually in companies, this policy causes the employees to .A. work extra

29、time from Monday to ThursdayB. actually work on Friday afternoonsC.have a short lunch on TuesdaysD.start work early on Friday mornings30. What is Editor Andersons attitude towards the policy at PRH?A. Opposed. B. Supportive. C. Neutral. D. Indiffer-ent.31. The underlined part in the last paragraph r

30、efers to .A. managers who trust their employees to do their bestB. companies which can manage the employees wellC. managers who mistrust employeesD. companies which offer Friday afternoons off【答案】CABC【解析】1考查细节理解。根据第二段“Each year the number of companies which offer employees the choice of an early fin

31、ish to the working week grows. Or, perhaps, each year, more people who work on ordinary Fridays hear about people playing on summer Fridays.”可知，越来越多的公司会在夏天的星期五允许员工提前下班去休假。故选C。2考查细节理解。根据第四段第一句“Companies that offer employees Friday afternoons off usually expect the hours to be made up.”和第三句“At PRH, th

32、ose who wish to take off Friday afternoons are expected to work an extra 45 minutes a day from Monday to Thursday.”可知，在提供星期五下午休息的公司里，期待这个时间弥补回来，因此员工们从星期一到星期四要加班45分钟。故选A。3考查观点态度。根据第三段最后一句“Most of us dont leave at exactly l p.m.,” Editor Anderson says. “Depending on your workload, you might just leave an hour or so early, but its still nice to do. ”可知，Anderson编辑认为尽管需要加班才能较早的下班，但是这个政策仍旧是很好的。因此推断他支持这个政策的实施。故选B。4考查词句猜测。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Do you trust your employees to do the