高三英语月考试题10.docx

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高三英语月考试题10

周口中英文学校2016-2017学年上期高三十月考试

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。

A

Thelifeofanactorappearsattractiveandmanyyoungpeopledreamaboutbecomingone.Butthetruthis,itisveryhardwork.Ifyou’resuccessful,therearedeadlinestobemet,appointmentstokeepandthepresstodealwith.Ifyou’renotsuccessful,thenlifeisextremelytough.

IrememberwhenIstartedout,Ihadtosearchtheadvertisementboardatmydramaschooleverydaytolookforactingjobs.DramaschoolwasexpensiveandIneededextracashtohelppaythefees.Iwelcomedeverysmalljob.IplayedextrasinmanycrowdscenesandbecameaconfidentparticipantinalotofTVcommercialsforhairshampoo,soapandwashingpowder.

IhadbeenworkingforabouttwoyearsbeforeIgotmyluckybreak.Oneday,asIwaspassingthedramaschool,Idecidedtogointocheckthenoticeboard.TherewasnothingonitandIwasjustleavingwhenthesecretarycamealongthecorridorwithapieceofpaper.SheaskedmehowIwasandItoldherlifewashardandworkwasdifficulttofind.Thenextmoment,sheputthepaperinmyhandandwalkedaway.MyhandswereshakingasIunfoldedthepaper,fullofexpectation.Tomysurprise,itwasanaudition（试演）foraclown（小丑）fortheCanadiancircus.Icouldn’tstopmyselffromlaughing.Ihadexpectedanauditionwithafamousdirectorforanewfilm!

WhenIwasatdramaschool,therehadbeenacourseinacrobatics（杂技）andclowntricks.Ihadgainedtopmarksinthiscoursefororiginalityanddaring.LaterIwenttotheauditionfeelingverystrange.ThiswasnotwhatI’dhadinmindwhenIenrolledindramaschool.Tomysurprise,thejobasaclownturnedouttobeexactlywhatIwanted.Ilovedeverymomentofgettingdressedupandputtingonthemake-up.IhadtheopportunitytotraveltheworldandIwasmorethananactor,Iwasanentertaineraswell.Ihadvisitedover32differentcountriesandentertainedmillionsofpeople.

1.Accordingtoparagraph3,thewriterwentintothedramaschool__________.

A.tolookforajobB.toseethesecretary

C.tocollectapieceofpaperD.toputanoticeonthenoticeboard

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfeelingwhenheunfoldedthepaper?

A.Extremelyfrightened.B.Feelinganxiousandexcited.

C.Veryworried.D.Tremblingwithfear.

3.Fromthewholepassage,wecantellthatthewriteris___________.

A.sadthathewasnotafamousactorB.happytotraveltheworld

C.feelingverystrangetobeaclownD.verycontentwithhislife

B

Enoughmayneverbeenough.Ashumanbeings,itseemsthatonceweattainwhatwethinkwillmakeuswhole,wegrowboredquicklyandneedsomethingnewinordertofeelsatisfied.Weareaddictedtowhatwedon’thave.

You’dbettersitdownatthisverymomentandmakealistofallthereasonswhyyou’refortunateandwhileyou’rewritingthelist,youwouldwantnothingmore.Youcouldgettogetherwithagroupofpeoplewhomyoucareaboutanddiscussideas.Youwouldfeelcomfortablewithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouareatthatmomentorsomehourslater.Thetalkingheadsalwaystellyouthatyouneedtoberichandfamousonyourtelevision,soyourdesireformorebecomesunquenchable（难抑制的）.Youforgetthatyouareenough.Youfindyourselfmakingcomparisonsbetweenyourlifeandthelifeofpeopleyouassumewhohavefigureditout,andallofyouraccomplishmentsareneverenoughtosatisfyyou.

Theissuewiththis“neverenough”mentalityisthatweallhaveittosomedegree.Wefailtorealizethateventhepeoplewhohavefigureditoutareonsomelevelstillaslostandbrokenaseveryoneelse.Everyoneisconstantlylookingforvalidation（确认）intheformoflikesandcommentstogivemeaningtooursenseofself.Wehonestlybelievethataslongaswebuyintotheillusion（错觉）whenwearehappy,everythingisgoingtobegreat,wewon’thavetofacereality.

Realityisthatwewantallthematerial,socialmediafame,andworthlessvalidationinordertofeelacceptedbyothers.Thereasonwhyallofthosethingsbringonlytemporarysatisfactionisthattheyaren’ttheanswer.Weallkeeplookingforotherpeopletoacceptusinordertofeelwhole.Butinfact,itiswhenweacceptourselvesthatwecanfeelreallysatisfied.Weareinauniversalcompetitionforacceptancethatnoonewantsapartof,butsofewhavethecouragetostopcompeting.Whatwilleverbeenough?

4.Afterwritingdownthereasonswhyyou’ref

ortunate,youmaythink___________.

A.youareluckyenoughB.youneedsomethingnew

C.youwillgrowboredquicklyD.youshoulddiscussideaswithothers

5.AccordingtoParagraph2,thepeoplewhohave“figureditout”refertothose_______.

A.whodon’tdaretofacethereality

B.whointendtocomparewithothers

C.whohaveachievedsomekindofsuccess

D.whoareunlikelytobeacceptedbyothers

6.Peoplecanonlygetlongtermsatisfactionif__________.

A.theycanachievegreatsuccess

B.theybelieveintheirownabilities

C.theycanacceptthemselvesjoyfully

D.theystopcommentingonothers’behavior

7.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Towarnpeoplenottosetlong-termgoals.

B.Toaskpeopletoappreciatewhattheyhave.

C.Toteachpeoplehowtoholdapositiveattitude.

D.Toinformpeopleoftheimportanceofcomparison.

C

Manybusinessestodayuseconferencesasameansofdiscussingnewplansofthecompany.Aspeoplearepayingmoreattentiontotheenvironmentandgreenproblems,morebusinessesarelookingforwaystoreducetheirnegativeeffectontheenvironment.ManybusinessesdothisbyusingWebconferencing.

WebconferencingisatechnologythatallowspeopletocommunicatemoreeffectivelyovertheInternet.It’saneasywayofhostingandattendingconferenceswithouthavingtoleavetheoffice.EachofthepeopleinvolvedinaWebconferencewillbepostedaninvitationtotheconferencewiththetimeanddateoftheWebconferenceonit.Whentheconferenceisreadytobegin,allparticipants（参与者）mustsitattheircomputersandtheywillbeconnectedovertheInternet.

WithWebconferencingallparticipantsattendtheconferencefromthecomfortoftheirowndesk.Obviously,indoingthisnofuelisusedintravelingtoandfromaconference,andlessworktimeistakenupinattendingaconference.

AnymaterialtobeusedduringWebconferencingissimplye-mailedtoalltheparticipantsbeforetheconference.Participantscantheneitherchoosetoprintmaterialorreaditonscreen.Thisnotonlysavespaperbutalsogreatlyreducesmailingcostsforthebusiness.

Asaconferencehallorbusinesscenterisn’tbeingused,itmeansthattheonlypowerthatisusedisthepowerusedbytheparticipants’personalcomputers.Similarlyconferenceorganizersdon’thavetoarrangeforfoodorovernightaccommodation（住处）forparticipantsoftheirconferences.Allthismeansthatlessenergyisused.

Ofteninbusinesssomecompaniesactivelychoosetodobusinesswithothercompaniesthatdomanythingstoreducetheirnegativeimpactontheenvironment.AndWebconferencinghelpsyoushowotherbusinessesthatyouarewillingtoworkhardforthegreencause.

SoWebconferencingismuchcheaperandgreenerandmorepeoplearewillingtohos

tandattendaWebconference.

8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.GreenbenefitsofWebconferencing.B.Waysofprotectingtheenvironment.

C.WaysofhostingaWebconference.D.ImpactofWebconferencingoncosts.

9.AccordingtoParagraph1,manycompaniesuseWe

bconferencingbecausethey　　　.

A.areinterestedinusinganynewtechnology

B.believethatWebconferencingismoreconvenient

C.haven’tenoughmoneytoholdatraditionalconference

D.wanttodosomethingtoprotecttheenvironment

10.TheparticipantsofaWebconference　　　.

A.willbee-mailedaninvitationbeforetheconference

B.arerequiredtositinanofficetogether

C.musthaveaccesstotheInternet

D.willreceivemanypapermaterials

11.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor’sopinionaboutaWebconference?

A.Environment-friendly.B.Useless.

C.Inconvenient.D.Money-consuming.

D

Babysittersarechildcareprofessionals,whotypicallycareforonefamily’schildrenforafewhoursatatime.Whileitmaynotsoundlikeanexcitingjob,theseprofessionalsarevaluedandtrustedfamilyemployees,andassuchhaveanenjoyableandwell-paidjob.Herearesomeofthetopreasonstobecomeababysitter:

--Adriver’slicenseisnotrequired:

Whilemanybabysittersareabletoincreasethefeestheychargebydrivingschool-agechildrentoandfromschool,andtoafter-classactivities,theydonotneedtobeabletodrive.Theparentspickupthebabysitterfromherhome（oranotheragreeduponlocation）,anddropheroffafterwards.

--Flexiblehours:

Whilesomebabysittershavesetjobs,wheretheybabysitforthesamechildreneachweekatanappointedtime,mosttakejobsastheirschedulepermits.Ifthechildren’sparentscalltorequestababysitter’stimeonaneveningandthebabysitterisnotavailableuntillaterintheevening,oftentime,theparentwillchangetheirplantosuither.

--Freetime:

Whilesomebabysitterswilltellhorrorstoriesabouthowtiredthechildrenmaymakethemduringthetimeofbabysitting,thetruthisthatmostchildrenwhorequirebabysittersareyoungandgotobedearly.Theyalsotakeafternoonnaps.Thismeansthatwhilebabysitting,babysittershavesignificantfreetimetowatchtelevisionorread.Babysitterswhoareinhighschool,collegeorgraduateschool,enjoythisopportunitytostudy.

--Itisfun:

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