甘肃省会宁县第四中学届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

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甘肃省会宁县第四中学届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题

会宁四中2015-2016学年度第一学期高三级第一次月考

英语试卷

（时间：

100分钟;满分：

120分）

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷

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）

A

MomnoticedthatsomethingwaswrongwhenIstartedgettingsothirsty.I’dhavealottodrinkbeforebed,whichwasunusualforme.Onetime,Iopenedabigcontainerofapplejuiceandkeptrefillingmyglass.BeforeIknewit,I’ddrunktheentirecontainer!

Mymomcalledmydoctor.Ithenhadafewbloodtests,andtheresultswerecertain—Ihaddiabetes（糖尿病）,whichmeantthattheamountofsugarinmybloodwasveryhigh.Thatcanbedangerous,soIhadtolearnhowtocontrolmybloodsugarlevel.

Myeatinghabitshadtochangeinabigway.Withdiabetes,Ican’teatalotofsugarorcarbohydrates（碳水化合物）.IhavetofigureoutexactlyhowmuchsugarIplantoeat,andthenIgetaninjectionofinsulin（注射胰岛素）beforethemealtohelpmybodyprocessthefood.Also,Itestmybloodsugarleveloften.I’malwaystryingtokeepmybloodsugaratahealthylevel.ThelevelcandropwhenIexercise,butthatdoesn’tkeepmeoutofgymclassoroffthebasketballcourt—IjustkeepsomejuiceboxesaroundtoboostmybloodsugarifIneedto.

It’salotofwork—andnotalotoffun—tokeeptrackofeverything,butI’vegottenusedtomynewhabits.IwasalittlescaredatfirstbecauseIwasn’tsurehowmylifewouldchange.OnceIknewwhatIneededtodo,though,itwasn’tabigdeal.Mylifeisdifferentnowfromwhatitwasbefore,butithasbecomecompletelyregulartome.

1.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____.

A.whofoundtheauthorhaddiabetes

B.theauthor’slifebeforehavingdiabetes

C.howtheauthorwasfoundtohavediabetes

D.theauthor’seatinghabitsbeforehavingdiabetes

2.Whatdidtheauthordoafterknowingshehaddiabetes?

A.Shestoppedplayingbasketballinthegym.

B.Shecontrolledherblood-sugarlevelstrictly.

C.Shestoppedeatingfoodwithnaturalsugar.

D.Shetestedherblood-sugarlevelbeforeeverymeal.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph2mean?

A.Increase.B.Control.C.Absorb.D.Test.

4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardherhavingdiabetesnow?

A.Worried.B.Frightened.C.Pessimistic.D.Positive.

B

TheEnglishtranslationsofthenamesoftraditionalChinesedishesonmenusacrossthecountryhavecausedpublicdiscussionabouttheprecision（准确）ofthetranslations.

SincemoreandmoreforeignerscometoChinaeveryday,manyrestaurantsaroundChinaareprovidingEnglishtranslationsoftheirmenus.TheywanttomakeiteasierforforeignvisitorstoorderChinesedisheswhentheytravel.Somerestaurantsalsohopethatthetranslationswillincreaseforeigners’knowledgeofChinesecuisine（烹饪）.

ButanarticleinChinaYouthDailysaystheEnglishmenutranslationshavenotliveduptopublicexpectations.ItarguesmostoftheEnglishnamesofChinesedisheslacktheculturalmeaningandattractionofthedishestheydescribe.Instead,thetranslationsonlyprovidealistofeachdish’singredients,thearticlenotes.Forexample,oneEnglishnameofaChinesedishappearsas“Stir-friedmuttonsliceswithChineseonionorgreenscallion（葱爆羊肉）”.

BecausetheEnglishtranslationfocusesonlyontheingredients,theauthorsaysitfailstodescribethedish’srichculturalmeaningandcharm.Thedish’sbeautifulChinesename,“FoTiaoQiang,”hasastorybehindit.Buddhistmonks（和尚）arerequiredtoeatvegetablesonly,buttheycannotresist（忍住）thedeliciousdish.So,theyjumpovertheirtemplewallstogetatasteofthedish.

ThearticlesuggeststhattranslatorsprovidemorebeautifulEnglishtranslationsofthenamesofChinesedishes.Italsonotesamorevivid（生动的）EnglishtranslationisveryimportanttoprovideinternationalvisitorswithabetterunderstandingofChinesecuisine.

5.WhydomanyrestaurantsprovideEnglishtranslationsoftheirmenus?

A.Becausetheywanttoshowtheirdishes’ingredients.

B.Becausethepublicexpectthemtodoso.

C.BecauseChinesedishesarepopularacrosstheworld.

D.Becauseitisaconvenienceforforeigntravelers.

6.AccordingtoChinaYouthDaily,what’sthemainproblemoftheEnglishmenu

translations?

A.Theyaretoolongtoremember.

B.Manyofthemarenotcorrect.

C.Theylackculturalmeaning.

D.Theyaretoodifficulttounderstand.

7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.Measurestoattractcustomers

B.WaystotranslateChinesemenus

C.Bettermenutranslationsareneeded

D.AreEnglishmenutranslationsnecessary?

C

Highlightsisfilledwithcreativeandattractivefun!

*Hiddenpicturesandchallengingpuzzles

*Real-worldarticles&sillystories

*Craft（工艺）pagesthatencouragekidstomakesomethingthemselves

*Jokes&riddlestokeepkidsgiggling

*Drawingsandpoemsfromkids

*Currentscienceandnaturetopics

Highlightsmagazineisagiftyoucanfeelgoodaboutgiving.TheexpertsatHighlightsknowhowtokeepkidsmotivated（有积极性的）withfunwhiletheyarelearningandpracticingtheessentialskillstheywillneedinschool.Skill-buildingfun.

Inevery42-pageissuekidsexplorenewtopics,investigatecoolsubjectsandfindoutabouttheworld.Highlightsisfilledwithstories,games,puzzles,riddles,scienceexperiments,craftprojectsandinteractiveentertainment!

Achildhoodclassicyoucantrust

Highlightsprovidesanadvertisement-freezoneinwhichtoplay,learnandjustbeakid.Agiftchildrenopenagainandagain

ChildrenlookforwardtoreceivingHighlightsinthemail.It’ssomethingspecialjustforthem.It’slikereceivingagift12timesayear!

Withmorethanamillionreaderseachmonth,Highlightsistheworld’sbest-lovedchildren’smagazine!

8.HighlightsincludesallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.funnystories

B.scienceexperiments

C.articlesonnaturetopics

D.poemsfromfamouspoets

9.WithHighlights,childrencan_____.

A.bemotivatedtogotoschool

B.makefriendswithotherkids

C.learntheimportanceofgiving

D.developtheabilitytomakethings

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthemagazine?

A.Ithas12issueseveryyear.

B.Itmakesaprofitfromadvertisements.

C.Itismainlyforchildrenandtheirparents.

D.Ithasmorethanamillionreaderseachyear.

11.Thetextismainlyabout_____.

A.Highlight’slatestissue

B.awayforkidstohavefun

C.Highlight’sgiftsforreaders

D.anintroductiontoamagazine

D

Thinkaboutthelongestelevatorridethatyou’veevertaken.Whetheryourosefivefloorsor100,itprobablytooklessthanafewminutes.Nowimagineridinginanelevatorhigherandhigherasitclimbsfornearlyaday.Whenyoureachthetopfloor,prepareforviewsthatarereallyoutofthisworld.You’llbeinspace!

Spaceelevatorsmightsoundlikeacrazyidea,butthey’resomethingscientistshavebeenworkingonfordecades.

Whywouldanyonewantaspaceelevator?

Atthemoment,ridinginacapsuleistheonlywayordinarypeoplecangettoandfromspace.Butthoseridesareveryexpensive—about$25millionperpersonperflight.

Researchersarestillfiguringoutthedetailsabouthowaspaceelevatormightwork.Oneideaisstretching（伸展）averylongcable—morethan37,000kilometers—uptospacefromtheearth’sequator（赤道）.Thelocationisimportant:

Objectsinspaceabovetheequatororbit（绕……的轨道飞行）theearthatthesamespeedthatourplanetturns.Aweightontheendofthecable（电缆）wouldstretchittight.Anelevatortiedtothecablecoulduseittoclimbupanddown.

Theonlyproblemisthatbesidesbeinglong,thiscablemustalsobeverystrong.Storms,includinghurricanesmightbreakit.Onewaytosolvethisproblemistostretchthecablefromthemooninsteadoffromtheearth.Airplanesdesignedtoclimbhigherthanatypicaljetmighttakeofffromtheearthandlinkupwiththecable,whichwouldbeheldinplacebythepullofgravityfromtheearth.Anelevatorcarwaitingtherewouldthentakeriderstherestofthewaytothemoon.Fueledbysolarpower,theelevatorcouldtransportpeopleandmaterialswithoutmuchexpenseoreffortperride.

So,whenwillyoubetakingyourfirstspace-elevatorride?

Probablynotforawhile.

12.Thefirstparagraphispresentedby_____.

A.givinganexample

B.makingacomparison

C.askingquestions

D.analyzingcauses

13.Whyhavescientistsbeenworkingonspaceelevators?

A.Tomaketripstospacecheaper.

B.Tohelpastronautsdoresearchinspace.

C.Tofindamoreconvenientwaytothemoon.

D.Toproveanassumptionwhichseemscrazy.

14.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto_____.

A.thecable

B.theequator

C.anobjectinspace

D.aweightontheendofthecable

15.Whatmaymakethecablestayinplaceonthemoon?

A.Theelevatorcaronthemoon.

B.Theelevatorfastenedtothecable.

C.Thepullofgravityfromtheearth.

D.Thespeedofthemoonorbitingtheearth.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

____16____.Thetimeandmoneythatdoctorsspendontheirmedicaleducationareprobablyonereasonforthisproblem.Avisittoadoctor’sofficecostsfromfifteentofiftydollars.Itisimpossibletopayforthemedicalcaretheyneed._____17_____.Mostdoctors,however,disagree.Theysaythattheywererequiredtostudymedicineforalongtime.Tuition（学费）formanyyearsofmedicaleducationcostsalotofmoney.Doctorssaythatitisnecessaryformostmedicalstudentstoborrowmoneyfromabanktopaytheirtuition._____18_____,youngdoctorsneedalotofmoneyfortheirwork._____19_____.ThereforeitispossiblethatthehighcostofmedicalcareinAmericanisunne