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内蒙古霍林郭勒市第三中学高三英语九月月考试题2
2014-2015上高三英语第一次月考试题
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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
A
LifeandtheEnglishlanguagearegettingmoreandmorecomplicated.Totakejustoneexample–manypeopletodaylivetogetherandchoosenottogetmarried.Thishasbecomeacceptedbysome.ButtheEnglishlanguage,likeafussy(大惊小怪的)oldgrandmother,hasn’tquitegotusedtotheidea.How,forexample,doyouintroducethepersonyouarelivingwith?
“Letmeintroduceyoutomyman(orwoman).”I’mafraidthatwon’tdo.Itsoundsasthoughyouareintroducingamanservantoracleaninglady.Well,whatabout“myboyfriend(orgirlfriend)”?
Thatseemsallright,butifyou’reintroducingsomeonewhoisoverfortyorfifty,itsoundsratherridiculous.“Myfriend”,then;OK,butitdoesn’tgivethefullpicture,doesit?
Youaremorethanjustfriends.Andifyousay“We’rejustgoodfriends’,peoplewillscreamwithlaughterandimmediatelyassumeyouarehavinganaffairandwanttohideit.Thenyoumightbravelythrowbackyourheadandannounceinaloudvoice;“ThisisJohn(orMary).He’s(orshe’s)mylover.”Well,youcouldifyouwantedto.Somepeoplemightevenadmireyouforyourcourage,buteveryonewouldassumethatyouweremarriedtosomeoneelse,andwereintroducingthethirdpartywhowouldsoonbecited(传唤)inthedivorcecourts.Sowhataboutsaying“Thisistheman(orwoman)Ilivewith”?
well,forastart,ittakestoolongtosay.Secondly,itistooimpersonal.Thenifyoutrytheterm“mypartner”,thatmakesothersthinkofadancingpartner.Whynotsimplyintroduceyourpartnerbyhisorherfirstname?
“Helloeverybody,letmeintroduceJohn(orMary).”Abrilliantsolution.However,whensomebodyasks,“Oh,who’sJohn(orMary)?
”youmightexplain,“Oh,John(orMary)ismy,er,man(orwoman),no,myboyfriend(orgirlfriend),Imeanmyfriend,Imean…”Yousee,thegrandmotherlyEnglishlanguagewillforbidyoutofindawordtodescribethem.
21.Thewritermainlywantstotellthereadersthat______.
A.Englishistoooldtobeused
B.Peopleshouldn’tlivetogetherwithoutgettingmarried
C.Lifechangessofastthatthelanguageseemstohavefallenbehind
D.Peopleshouldhavealargervocabulary
22.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph“butitdoesn’tgivethefullpicture”canbereplacedby______.
A.butthepaintingisnotgoodenough
B.butitdoesn’tdescribethesituationcompletely
C.butwecouldn’tfindanartisttofinishthepicture
D.butthepersonIlivewithdoesn’tlikethepicture
23.Thewriterwrotethepassageina______tone.
A.humorousB.seriousC.scientificD.descriptive
B
Sydney(AFP)-TeenheartthrobJustinBieberwasThursdaytoldtocleanuphismessafterthepopstarwasaccusedofsprayinggraffiti(涂鸦)onthewallofanAustralianhotel.
FuriousGoldCoastmayorTomTatesaidtheCanadianhadbeendisrespectfuland“really,reallysilly”,andsentagraffitiremovalkittotheexclusiveQTHotelontheSunshineCoastsohecouldrepairthedamage.
“Ifanormalpersondidthatthey'dbeserving80to100hoursofcommunityservice,”TatetoldtheNineNetwork.
“Justcomeandcleanitupandwe'llbehappywithyou.”
InaseparateinterviewintheBrisbaneCourier-Mail,Tatesaid:
“We'veallbeenyoungonce.Butbythesoundsofit,he'sgoneanddonesomethingreally,reallysilly.”
“Buthe’sgotanopportunitytomakegood...IurgehimtotreatthiscitythewayGoldCoastfanstreathim.”
BieberwasbelievedtohaveleftthehotelforSydney,whereheperformslaterFridayandSaturday,withTatedemandinghereturn.
“Iknowhe'sgotbeautifuleyes.I'vegotsomegogglesforhim,andsomeglovesbecauseIknowhedoesn”twanttogethishandsdirty,”hesaid.
“DoyourbusinessinSydneyandcomeonbackandI’llgiveyouachancetocleanitup.”
BrisbanewasthefirstofeightshowsbyBieberacrossAustraliancities.
24.Thispassagecanbemostprobablyfoundfroma______.
A.textbookB.newswebsiteC.artmagazineD.fashionmagazine
25.Accordingtothepassage,JustinBieberisa______.
A.performerfromAustraliaB.teenagerperformerfromCanada
C.CanadianhotelmanagerD.businessmanworkinginSydney
26.Theunderlinedwordfuriousmeans______.
A.tolerantB.encouragingC.funnyD.angry
27.JustinBieberwasaskedbyTateto_____.
A.gobacktoCanadaandberespectful
B.fetchthegogglesandglovesheleftinthehotel
C.gobacktoGoldCoasttocleanthewallhemadedirty
D.serve80to100hoursofcommunityservice24-27BBDC
C
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RoomInformation
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Check-inTime:
7:
00P.M.
HotelAmenities:
AirConditioned,FreeParking,24HourFrontDesk,Pool,TelevisionwithCable,CoffeeMakerinRoom,HairdryersAvailable.
BeachPlazaHotel
625N.FortLauderdaleBeachBlvd,Ft.Lauderdale,FL33304
RoomInformation
TheoceanfrontaccommodationsatBeachPlazaHotelaresomeofthemostaffordableonFortLauderdaleBeach.Eachroomfeaturesdirect-dialtelephone,cabletelevisionanddailymaidservice.Theveryaffordableefficiencystudiosevenincludefullkitchens!
Allroomssurroundtheprivatepoolsidegardencourtyard.
Check-inTime:
7:
05P.M.
HotelAmenities:
AirConditioned,CoffeeMakerinRoom,24HourFrontDesk,Parking,HairdryersAvailable,Pool,TelevisionwithCable.
FortLauderdalePlazaHotel
3711N.OceanBlvd,Ft.Lauderdale,FL33308
RoomInformation
GuestroomsfeatureTVs,in-roommovies,Internetaccess,in-roomsafes,alarmclockradios,hairdryers,refrigerators,microwaves,andbalconies.
Check-inTime:
7:
00A.M.
HotelAmenities:
Parking,HeatedPool,TelevisionwithCable,andCoffeeMakerinRoom.
28.Whichhotelgivesapromise?
A.BeachPlazaHotel.B.BaymontInnFt.Lauderdale.
C.BaymontInnHotel.D.FortLauderdalePlazaHotel.
29.Inwhichhotelparkingisthecheapest?
A.BeachPlazaHotel.B.BaymontInnFt.Lauderdale.
C.BaymontInnHotel.D.FortLauderdalePlazaHotel.
30.Ifyou______,youwillprobablygotoBeachPlazaHotel.
A.enjoyseeingfilmswithoutleavingyourhotelroom
B.wanttoeatfoodcookedbyyourselfinthehotel
C.arefondofswimminginheatedwater
D.areacigarettesmoker
31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetotheads?
A.InBeachPlazaHotela24-hourmaidisavailable.
B.Allofthethreehotelsprovidetelevisionwithcable.
C.YoucankeepyourmoneyintheroomsafeinFortLauderdalePlazaHotel.
D.WhilestayinginFortLauderdalePlazaHotel,youcansurftheInternet.
D
ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8,179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.
TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970,366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.
MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106,comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104,comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscores,betweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.
Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclass,butitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.
Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemale,tobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.However,thesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincome,whichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.
LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaid,“Thefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadults,togetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealth,mayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlife.
ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaid,“Itislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues?
”
32.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?
A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlife.
B.Intelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlife.
C.Intelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlife.
D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlife.
33.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.
A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedout
B.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians
C.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetarians
D.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians
34.CatharineGaletalkedabout“beingvegetarians”ina(n)________way.
A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective
35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.GetmoreIQpoints!
B.Beavegetarian,please!
C.AhighIQ