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高三英语月考卷
2016高三英语月考卷
2016届高三英语综合试卷
第Ⅰ卷(100分)
第一部分听力(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)
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About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.AftergettingsettledfinallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled(注册)mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.
Intheteacher’soffice,andexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions:
“Isyoursonmentallyretarded(弱智的)?
Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentaldisability?
”
WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?
NO,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!
ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.
Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,andthus,Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?
Hewasangry;“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?
Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?
”
No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn'twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!
WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglish
Actingonasuddenimpulse(凭冲动行事),anelderlywoman,whosehusbandhadbeenkilledintheCivilWar,wentintoaphotographer’stohaveherpicturetaken.Shewasseatedbeforethecamera,wearingthesamehard,forbiddinglookthathadmadeherfearfultothechildrenlivingintheneighborhoodwhenthephotographersaidsuddenly,“Brightentheeyesalittle.”Shetriedbutfailed.
“Seehere,”theelderlywomansaidsharply,“ifyouthinkanoldwomanwhoisdullcanlookbright,ortheonewhofeelscrosscanbecomepleasanteverytimesheistoldto,youdon’tknowanythingabouthumannature.Ittakessomethingfromtheoutsidetobrightentheeyeandtheface.”
“Oh,no,itdoesn’t!
It’ssomethingtobeworkedfromtheinside.Tryitagain,”saidthephotographergood-naturedly.
Shetriedagainandthistimewithbettersuccess.“That’sgood!
Youlooktwentyyearsyounger.”Shewenthomewithastrangefeelinginherheart.Itwasthefirstcomplimentshehadreceivedsinceherhusbandpassedawayanditleftapleasantmemorybehind.
Whenshewenthome,herneighborssoonremarkedthechange.
“Why,Catherine,youaregettingyounger.Howdidyoumanageit?
”
“Itisalmostalldonefromtheinside.Youjustbrightenupinsideandfeelpleasant.”
Everyemotiontendstoshapethebodyintobeautyorintougliness.Nothingweeverdoiswipedout.Thewaytobebeautifulwithoutistobebeautifulwithin.
MencomplainbecauseGodputsthornswithroses;wouldn’titbebettertothankGodthatheputsroseswiththorns?
Wewinhalfthebattlewhenwemakeupourmindstotaketheworldaswefindit,includingthethorns.Thisiswhathappensinreallife.
24.Theoldwomanwenttothephotographer’sto________.
A.haveherpicturetakenB.getherhusband’sphoto
C.complaintothephotographerD.makeherselflookyounger
25.Whatcanweknowabouttheoldwoman?
A.Shemissedherchildrenverymuch.B.Kidsintheneighboralwayslookeduptoher.
C.Shehesitatedtogotothephotographer’s.D.Thephotographer’smannerinspiredheralot.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compliment”mean?
A.Praise.B.Comment.C.Comfort.D.Relief.
27.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?
A.Ignoreuglinesswhengoingaftersuccess.
B.Friendshipisbuiltonrespectforeachother.
C.Acceptrealityandtakethingsastheyare.
D.Watchoutfordifficultyontheirwaytosuccess.
C
Manysciencefictionstoriestellaboutexplorersarrivinginanewworldwhousesomekindofhigh-techdevicetotestforbreathableairorsignsoflife.ButhereonEarth,sciencefictionisbecomingrealitythroughanewsamplingtechnologycalledenvironmentalDNA(eDNA).Scientistscanuseittoidentifyrarespecies,orestimatefishpopulationswithjustalittleairorwater.Scientistsstudythegeneticmaterialreleasedbylivingcreatures.Essentiallytheycantakeasampleofsoil,airorwater,andtheycansequence(排序)theDNAoutofitandtellyouwhatisthere.
EDNAcanbeusedtoidentifythecreaturesthatliveinacertainplace.Besides,itcanconfirmthepresenceorlackofaspecificcreature.Thecostofgenesequencinghasreducedgreatlyinrecentyears,whichmakesDNAtestingmorewidelyavailable.
CarenGoldberg,whoheadstheneweDNAlabatWashingtonStateUniversity,isoneofthefirstbiologiststotakethetechnologyfromthetestingperiodtoactuallyusingit.
“Itisextremelyusefulforspeciesthatarereallyhardtofind.IhavespentmanyhourslookingforspeciesthatIwasprettysurewerethere—lookingunderrocks,lookinginwater,doingallkindsofsurveys.”
CarenGoldbergseeseDNAasawaytogetanswersmoreefficiently,safelyandwithlessdestructioncomparedtotraditionalsurveytechniques.Untilrecently,scientistsdependedonnettingorusinganelectriccurrenttotemporarilycatchfish.
Thisnewerwayisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.AnimalexpertsinVietnamareusingtheeDNAtofindthelast,wildYangtzegiantsoftshellturtles.OntheCaribbeanislandofTrinidad,itisbeingusedtofindendangeredgoldentreefrogs.
Scientistsworkingwithitsaytheydonotexpectrobotstoreplacefieldbiologistsanytimesoon.Buttheold-fashionedfieldworkcouldsoonbemoretargeted.ArelatedresearchgoalistoshowhowlongenvironmentalDNAcanlastandhowfaritcantravelindifferentenvironments.
28.DNAtestingiswidelyusedmainlybecause________.
A.itscosthasreducedgreatlyB.itsresultismoreaccurate
C.itsprocedureiseasytorunD.itfreesbiologistsofhardwork
29.WhatisCarenGoldberg’sopiniononeDNA?
A.It’shardtoputitinactualuse.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.
C.Ittakesmoretimetogettheresults.D.Itmaycauselessdamagetospecies.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?
A.Theold-fashionedfieldworkwouldbemorepopular.
B.Theold-fashionedfieldworkwouldfacemoredifficulties.
C.Moreresearchwillbemadeontheold-fashionedfieldwork.
D.ItisstilluncertaintoconfirmtheeffectsofeDNAtesting.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ScienceFictionMakesSpaceExplorationMuchEasier
B.ScienceFictionBecomesRealityforSpeciesSurveys
C.SpeciesSurveysAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThink
D.EnvironmentalDNAtestingContributesToOurSociety
D
StudentsatMonumentHighSchoolareparticipatinginauniqueactivitycalledtheIndependentProject.Theprogramisan“alternative”schoolthat’scompletelyrunbystudents—noteachers,parents,oradultsareallowed—andthey’reinchargeofdecidingtheirentirecourses.Whattheseteensstudyintheclassroomandtheirhomeworkareallentirelyuptothem.
Studentsaren’ttakingthislightly—insteadofreactingirresponsiblytothefreedomtodesigntheirownstudies,they’reeagerlygraspingtheirowninterestsbywritingpoetrycollections,learninginstrumentsandtakingflightlessons.
“Ithinkthemorechoiceswehaveinourschools,themorestudentswewillhelpdevelopintothekindofcitizensthatweneed,”PrincipalMarianneYoungexplains.“Andthatit’sokayforyoutoneedalittlebitofadifferentapproachfrommine.”
Theonlystructuretotheprogramisthis:
OnMondaysstudentscomeupwithquestionsthatinterestthemaboutoneoftheirschoolsubjects,thentheyspendtherestoftheweekresearchingandcomingupwithpotentialconclusionstotheseinquiries.OnFridays,theypresentthisinformationtotheirclassmates.
Teensexpresstheirsatisfactionwiththeprogrambecauseitaccommodatesdifferentkindsoflearners,eventhosewhodon'talwayssucceedinatraditionalacademicsense.
“Ihavedyslexia(阅读障碍),soit’sveryhardreadingandwritinganddoingthosesortsofthings.Schoolhasalwaysbeenabigproblemforme,”onestudentnamedSergioexplains.“Ifnotforthisprogram,Idon’tknowifI’dbegraduating--Idon’tknowwhereI’dberightnow.Ithinkthishasreallybeenmysaviorandgotmethroughthelasttwoyearsofhighschool.”
32.WhatcanweknowabouttheIndependentProject?
A.Normalschoolcoursesareamust.B.Itaimstohelpstudentswithmath.
C.There’renoteachersinvolvedinit.D.Studentsmuststudycoursesathome.
33.AccordingtoPrincipalMarianneYoung,________.
A.morecoursechoiceswillbenefittopstudents
B.differentlearningstylesshouldbeencouraged
C.teachersplayakeyroleinstudents’education
D.knowledgecanbebettergainedbydiscussions
34.What’steens’attitudetowardstheIndependentProject?
A.Doubtful.B.Cautious.C.Approving.D.Critical.
35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Anunusualeducationalprogram.B.Thebenefitsofinteractivelearning.
C.Thestructureofalearningprogram.D.Thedifferencesinindividuallearning.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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EasyStepstoHappierLiving
Takecareofyourbody.
Ourbodyandmindareconnected.36Itinstantlyimprovesourmoodandcanevenliftusoutofdepression.Wedon’tallhavetorunmarathons-therearesimplethingswecandotobemoreactiveeachday.Wecanspendtimeoutdoors,eathealthilyandgetenoughsleep.
Noticetheworldaroundyou.
Haveyoueverfelttheremustbemoretolife?
Goodnews–thereis.Andit’srighthereinfrontofus.37.Learningtobemoremindfulandawaredoeswondersforourhappiness,whetherit’sonourwalktoworkorinthewayweeat.Ithelpsusgetintunewithourfeelingsandstopsusfocusingonthepastorworryingaboutthefuture.
Keeplearning.
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