山西省长治市沁县中学高三英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx

1、山西省长治市沁县中学高三英语上学期第三次月考试题沁县中学2015-2016学年度第一学期高三第三次考试英 语答题时间：120分钟，满分：150分第一部分 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AWhen I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted toDad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city

2、and so he did When I was 16，dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make oneHe read about violin making，and then became a violin maker at the age of 43He bought the tools and materials，opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper，while he worked at a local compa

3、nyHe retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautifulSome experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful soundDad argued that chemists could a

4、nalyze the varnishif that was the answer One of Dads friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violinsWhen dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉)，his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which dad might be interested in He worked for the next 12 months making a viol

5、in from the wood that his friend had given himIt proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dads masterpieceHe believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself Later, the instrument was stolen Dads spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept th

6、e music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins The violin has been missing for more than 25 yearsSomewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent toneThe owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius

7、1In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his fathers developing color prints to A prove that his father could do anything he wanted toBshow that his father would like to make violins C let others know that he believed his father Dgive an example showing that his father was an inventor2What did the write

8、rs father think about Stradivarius violins?A The wood of the violins was special B They were made by experts CThe way of making them was unusual DThe varnish was different from the others3From the underlined sentence，we learn that the writers father Afound another new job Bwanted to become famous C

9、liked the violin very muchDlost interest in instruments 4What could be the best title of the passage?A My Father and His Violin BMy Experienced Father CThe Secret of Making Violins DThe New Owner of the ViolinB “Your first home,” Laurence Yep wrote in his book, The Lost Garden, “will always be the o

10、ne that you remember best. I have been away from it for over twenty years, but I still go back in my dreams.” For Yep, whose father came from China, home was an apartment and the family grocery store in a neighborhood of San Francisco. It was there that he learned about patience, hard work, and gett

11、ing along with neighbors.Mr. Brown, Laurence Yeps high school English teacher, often set high goals for his students. He was the first person to encourage Yep to write. The experience of that class changed the direction of Yeps life. At the age of 18 Yep published his first short story, a sci-fi fan

12、tasy. He has since written many books and many kinds of books. He has retold Chinese folk stories and written for the theater. In nearly all these varied works, Yep, who is married to the childrens book author Joanne Ryder, has returned to questions he has been asking himself since childhood: What d

13、oes it mean to be Chinese and American? Can one who belongs to two cultures ever feel at home anywhere?When asked, “How has being of a Chinese by origin been important to you?” Laurence Yep replied, “As a child I wanted to be as American as possible. Then, in my early twenties, I became very interes

14、ted in my Chinese roots. For years after that, I thought that my function as a Chinese American writer was to act as a bridge between two cultures. Now, though, I am not so sure that it is possible to join them together. Compared with Asian culture, American culture pays more attention to individual

15、s and competition. The two cultures pull in opposite directions. So I see myself now as someone who will always be on the border between two cultures. That works to my benefit as a writer because not quite fitting in helps me be a better observer.”5. According to Paragraph 1, Laurence Yep _.A. goes

16、back to China from time to time B. misses his first home very much C. moved to San Francisco at an early age D. once worked part-time at a grocery store6. We may infer from Paragraph 2 that Mr. Brown _.A. asked Laurence Yep to be a good observer B. had high expectations of Laurence YepC. helped Laur

17、ence Yep finish his first book D. taught Laurence Yep the value of patience7. The last paragraph is mainly about Laurence Yeps _.A. view of the two cultures B. varied writing stylesC. childhood memories D. relationship with his family8. Which of the following best describes Laurence Yeps attitude to

18、 life?A. Put the needs of others ahead of your own. B. Learn to accept your own differences. C. Work hard and you will receive many benefits. D. Challenge others as you would wish to be challenged.CA man was complaining to his friend about his wifes nagging(唠叨). He said, “All my wife does is talk, t

19、alk, talk.” His friend asked, “Well, what does she think about?” He answered, “I dont know. She didnt say!” You would think that with two ears and one mouth, wed all be twice as good listeners as talkers! But not so. Research shows that we usually listen to only 20% of what others say to us. But goo

20、d listening is one of the easiest and most important ways to be successful- whether its in our job and career, our marriage, with our children, or with our friends.Its interesting that even though we cant actually shut our ears, we somehow still manage to. We only listen to what we want to. There ar

21、e three important things we need to do when we listen to others.The first is observation. Use your eyes and look at them. Its just common respect. Take your eyes off the TV, newspapers, or whatever else, and give the talkers your attention.The second part of listening is concentration (专心). When oth

22、ers are talking to us, we shouldnt break in or just be thinking about what we want to say. Hear them out. Listen to everything they have to say and then say what we want to say.The third and probably most important part of good listening is consideration. This means using your heart. Really care abo

23、ut what they are feeling or going through. Dont just hear their words, but try to understand their feelings. People usually know if were really interested in or care about what theyre saying.9. According to the author, most people _ .A. dont like those people who talk a lot B. are not good listeners

24、 C. are good at talking rather than listeningD. are not successful because they dont know how to listen10. When we listen to others, we should _ .A. pay attention only to what we want B.give our opinions after they finish talkingC. break in and give our opinionsD. look at their eyes instead of their

25、 mouths11. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To tell readers how to be good listeners. B. To tell readers an interesting story C. To advise readers to care about others. D. To show readers the importance of listening.12. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?DMan st

26、ill has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body the brain.It may be surprising to learn that it isnt age that makes you lose your memory. The reason could be that you have a lazy memory, not an old one. Like your body your memory improves with exercise. Once given plenty

27、of exercise, the brain keeps its power. Before discussing how to improve the memory, lets look at how the brain works. There are two sides to the brain, the left and the right. The right side deals with the senses (what we see, hear, feel and smell). Its the creative and imaginative side. The left s

28、ide is concerned with logic. It analyzes information and puts it in order.Some recent research suggests that we remember everything that happens to us. The problem most of us has is recalling events. Most forgetting takes place immediately after learning. An hour after learning something new, more t

29、han 50% has been forgotten. After a month, 80% has been forgotten, and so on.This shows revision is very important. If you revise new material you have learnt, you remember much more. So its of vital importance to revise newly learned material often, and have frequent breaks. We best remember what w

30、e learn at the beginning of a learning period and at the point where we stop. After the break, revise what was learned before the break and then continue learning the new material. These breaks should happen every 20 or 45 minutes.Other experiments have shown the brain needs time to digest what has

31、been learned. The time necessary for this is 5 to 10 minutes. After the break, the memory will have absorbed what it has just learned, and more will be remembered. During this period it is important to exercise the right side of the brain, because the left side is used during the learning period. Th

32、erefore you should relax. Listening to music, breathing in fresh air, and looking at a picture are all ways of using the other side of the brain. So when you are studying alone, make a plan which shows when to have breaks and to revise newly learned material immediately before you begin studying again. If you do in this way, your memory will improve.13. According to the text, you lose your memory by _.A.har