贵州省贵阳市届高三英语月考一模试题.docx

1、贵州省贵阳市届高三英语月考一模试题贵州省贵阳市2018届高三英语2月月考（一模）试题第二部分 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。AStaff ResponsibilitiesYour job as restaurant greeter requires that you greet every guest mannerly and instantly. Upon greeting our early Sunset diners, be sure to prov

2、ide them with the regular dinner menu as well as the special Sunset menu. In addition, every evening the chef posts daily specials on the chalkboard at the entrance. Be sure to remind the customers of the dishes too.You will be working with a team of three additional members: the person who sets the

3、 table and provides the water and place settings, the waiter/waitress who actually takes each order to the exact specification of each diner, and the cashier who will accept the diners payments upon their way out the door after dining. Your job is to ensure that the diners feel welcomed, informed, a

4、nd are served pleasantly in every possible way.Our goal is satisfied, happy customers who will return to visit us again and will recommend our establishment to their friends. Each employee plays an important role in ensuring that our goal is met. If you smile, greet diners pleasantly, seat them as s

5、oon as possible, and provide them with our goal is met. If you smile, greet diners pleasantly, seat them as soon as possible, and provide them with the full range of diner options, you should have every reason to believe that you have done your job well.When customers have been unhappy in the past w

6、ith the quality of service by the person who filled your position, it was generally because of one of the following reasons:Customers were left standing in the foyer(门厅) as the entry greeter continued a personal phone call ignoring them.Customers were not told of their eligibility(资格) or ineligibili

7、ty for the early Sunset dinner.Customers seating preferences were not honored.1. What are greeters required to do besides welcoming customers?A. Politely take customers orders.B. Introduce the menu to customers.C. Quickly list the specials for customers.D. He kept them waiting unnecessarily at the e

8、ntrance.3. Where does this text probably come from?A. A work report.B. A job description.C. A want advertisement.D. An employee training plan.BThe other day I came across an Instagram post from my friend and colleague Danielle. It was a photo of a review of Danielles recent photography exhibit. The

9、review was positive, but also critical. Thats why Danielle posted it. She was proud of her work, no matter what her critics thought.I was shocked by the postit was one of the most honest things Ive ever seen on social media! Usually when I scroll(滚读)through Facebook or Instagram, everything I see is

10、 perfect. Perfect vacations, perfect babies, perfect birthday cakesIm guilty of it too. I only post photos of happy stuff. If someone saw my Instagram, theyd probably think, “Wow, this girl doesnt have a care in the worldand also she must really, really love ice cream.”Danielles post didnt show a pe

11、rfect world. And yet that didnt make me think less of her. Quite the oppositeI respected her even more as an artist. That got me thinking. Maybe social media could be more meaningful if we showed off our mistakes or our struggles. And not a world where everythings perfect, ice cream never melts and

12、the lightings always just right.Im going to try it out. Start with this blog post, which Ill share on social media. Ive included a photo here. Its about a story I worked on for Guideposts magazines. See all those cross-outs and rewrites? Thats just the first of five pages of edit after edit from Gui

13、deposts editor-in-chief Edward Grinnan.I remember the horrible day it happened like it was yesterday. I admit that I wept some tears over it. I considered giving up writing for a career. Eventually, though, I faced the music. I talked to Edward and asked him to explain the edits in detail so I could

14、 do better next time. The whole situation was rough. But, looking back now, it was a great learning experience.4. Why was the author surprised at Daniellies post?A. It showed a perfect exhibit.B. It showed a beautiful photo.C. It showed a strange picture.D. It included an objective review.5. What wa

15、s the influence of Danieles post on the author?A. She realized the world is not perfect.B. She was no longer afraid of mistakes.C. She stopped posting ice cream photos.D. She began changing her posting habit.6. What is the authors newly-posted photo about?A. Her artworks.B. Her happy times.C. Her fa

16、ilures as a writer.D. Her favorite magazines.7. Which can replace the underlined part “faced the music” in the last paragraph?A. Listened to music.B. Stuck to my opinions.C. Accepted the criticisms.D. Played a piece of music.CPatients in the early of Alzheimers disease often struggle to remember rec

17、ently learned information, meaning they forget things like important appointments or where they left their keys. But it seems that these memories are not lost. They are still filed away in the brain somewhere; they just cant be easily accessed.Now, researchers at MIT have developed a means of gettin

18、g back memories in mice suffering from Alzheimers.The method relies on a technique that uses light to control genetically modified neurons (转基因神经元). Currently it is too early to be used in human trials as it involves inserting light emitting (发光) equipment into the subjects brains, but the same prin

19、ciples still apply, the researchers said.“The important point is that this is evidence of concept. That is, even if a memory seems to be gone, it is still there. Its a matter of how to get it back,” said senior researcher Susumu Tonegawa.The team took two groups of mice, one genetically engineered t

20、o develop Alzheimers and one healthy. They then placed them into a room and gave them a mild electric shock. All of the mice showed fear when put back in an hour later. When placed in the room a third time several days later, the Alzheimers mice acted normally. They had forgotten the shock.The resea

21、rchers were then able to bring back the memory of the shock by activating (激活) the cells in which the memories were stored. Even when the mice were put into an unfamiliar room, they showed fear when the cells associated with the shock were activated.“Short-term memory seems to be normal, on the orde

22、r of hours. But for long-term memory, these early-Alzheimers mice seem to be damaged,” said lead researcher Dheeraj Roy. “Directly activating the cells that we believe are holding the memory helps them get it back. This suggests that it is indeed an access problem to the information, not that theyre

23、 unable to learn or store this memory.”8. What can we learn about the researchers at MIT?A. They can get back memories in mice with Alzheimers.B. They can cure Alzheimers using the new method.C. They have used the method in human trials.D. They are the pioneers of brain research.9. Why did the Alzhe

24、imers mice behave normally a third time?A. They failed to remember the electric shock.B. They were accustomed to the situation.C. They managed to overcome the fear.D. They activated the association automatically.10. For long-term memory, the early Alzheimers mice _.A. can activate their blood cellsB

25、. cant learn new tricks wellC. cant access the information storedD. can easily get back their memories11. The main purpose of the text is to _.A. introduce a method of a researchB. report the latest discovery about a diseaseC. give advice on how to improve memoriesD. explain how our brain stores inf

26、ormationDIt is always the same minority of top pupils, usually sitting at the front, who raise their hands to answer questions, while the majority switch off. This deep-seated classroom habit is widening the achievement gap in our schools, according to the education expert Dylan William.Some sort of

27、 randomization process is required, William long ago decided, and his unusual solution is to write the pupils names down on lollipop(棒棒糖）sticks, the teacher then pulling them at random from a pot. No one can hide-everyone is potentially in the firing line. Over the course of one summer term, he put

28、the idea into practice on a mixed-ability class of 12-to 13-year-olds at a school in Borehamwood. The aim was to involve every pupil in the lesson. A further innovation(创新）-small, hand-held whiteboards for each student-came as a direct result of an unforeseen problem with the lollipop sticks. Unable

29、 to show off their brilliance in front of the class, the regular hands-up group were getting frustrated, and had even started to become disruptive(捣乱的）.”The high-achieving girls were really struggling ,” William says. Theyre used to putting their hands up only when they know the answer. The random l

30、ollipop method was putting some of the high achievers into the unaccustomed position of sometimes not knowing the answer.” “Its kind of embarrassing, because Ive got this reputation for being smart,” says Emily, after she has been caught out marking her disapproval by secretly removing her lollipop

31、stick from the pot. Hence the mini-whiteboard. “The idea with mini-whiteboards is that the whole class writes their answers before displaying their boards to the teacherand each other. You can get an overall view of what the whole class thinks,” William says.“People are always pushing new technology

32、 and expensive ways of raising students achievement, but the fact is that this is something that every school could do,” he says.12. Why did William decide to change the classroom habit?A. To make the classes interesting.B. To mobilize the whole class.C. To pick out high achievers.D. To relieve teachers stress.13. What does William think of the use of lollipop sticks?A. It will be popular with high achievers.B. It is mainly intended fir 12 to