高三英语上学期第一次月考试题19.docx

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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题19

甘肃省通渭县马营中学2017届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

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。

A

“Thewholeshowisdreadful,”shecriedcomingoutofthemenagerie（动物展览馆）ofM.Martin.Shehadjustbeenlookingatthatdaringspeculator“workingwithhishyena,”—tospeakinthestyleoftheprogramme.

“Bywhatmeans,”shecontinued,“canhehavetamedtheseanimalstosuchapointastobecertainoftheiraffectionfor—”

“Whatseemstoyouaproblem,”saidI,interrupting,“isreallyquitenatural.”

“Oh!

”shecried,lettinganincreduloussmilewanderoverherlips.

“Youthinkthatbeastsarewhollywithoutpassions?

”Iaskedher.

“Quitethereverse;wecancommunicatetothemallthevicesarisinginourownstateofcivilization.”

Shelookedatmewithanairofastonishment.

“But,”Icontinued,“thefirsttimeIsawM.Martin,Iadmit,likeyou,Ididgiveventtoanexclamationofsurprise.Ifoundmyselfnexttoanoldsoldierwiththerightlegamputated,whohadcomeinwithme.Hisfacehadstruckme.Hewaswithoutdoubtoneofthosetrooperswhoaresurprisedatnothing,whofindmatterforlaughterinthecontortionsofadyingcomrade,whoburyorplunderhimquitelight-heartedly,whostandintrepidly（无畏地）inthewayofbullets;—infact,oneofthosemenwhowastenotimeindeliberation,and

wouldnothesitatetomakefriendswiththedevilhimself.Afterlookingveryattentivelyattheproprietorofthemenageriegettingoutofhisbox,mycompanionpurseduphislipswithanairofmockeryandcontempt,withthatpeculiarandexpressivetwistwhichsuperiorpeopleassumetoshowtheyarenottakenin.Then,whenIwasexpatiatingon（谈论）thecourageofM.Martin,hesmiled,shookhisheadknowingly,andsaid,‘Wellknown.’

21.Whichonehasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword“vice（s）”onthesixthparagraph?

A.Youknowmebetterthanothers，viceversa.

B.Lewdnessistheworstofallvices.

C.Hedidn’ttellthecauseandeffectrelationshiptothevicepremier.

D.Sheheldhermoneyasfirmlyasanironvicecouldhaveheldher.

22.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutM.Martin?

A.Hewasanoldmanwithoneleg.

B.Heneverliedtoothers.

C.Hewastheproprietorofthemenagerie.

D.Hewasactuallyafraidofhishyena.

23.Whydoestheauthorstartthearticlewithaunidentifiedwoman?

A.Becausesheistheleadingcharacterinthisarticle.

B.Tocatchthereaders’attention.

C.Todrawforththefollowingcontext.

D.Becausethereisnopointinintroducingher.

24.Whofinallysaid“Wellknown”?

A.“She”B.TheoldsoldierC.M.MartinD.Thedaringspeculator

B

ThemysterioushumanancestorcalledHomonaledi（纳莱迪人）wasprimedforsuccessinaprehistorictriathlon,newresearchshows—ifthechallengeswerewalkingupright,climbingtrees,andhandilywieldingtools.

BasedonfossilsretrievedfromSouthAfrica’sRisingStarcave,twoteamsreconstructedthelocomotorhabits（运动习惯）ofHomonaledi,reportedTuesdayinNatureCommunications.WithfundingfromNationalGeographic,onetookacloselookat107footbones,theotherat26bonesfromanearlycompleterighthand.

Inmostrespects,theH.naledifootlookssurprisinglylikeamodernhuman’s.Itsanklejoint,parallelbigtoeandwideheelbonebelongtoastridingbiped（两足动物）,acreaturefullyadaptedtoefficientlywalkinguprightontwolegs.Butitslowerarchandcurvedtoebonesaremoreape-lik

e.

Thehand,withitscurvedfingers,indicatesthatH.nalediwerestrongclimbers—andyetthelong,strongthumbandshock-absorbingwristcouldalsohavebeencapableofmanipulatingtools（thoughnotoolshavebeenfoundyet）.

It’samixoffeaturesscientistshadn'tseenclearlyyetinthegenusHomo,towhichmodernhumansbelong,particularlywhenitcomestoH.naledi’spronouncedarborealproclivities.

“H.naledihadauniqueformoflocomotionforamemberofthegenusHomo,”saysstudyauthorWilliamHarcourt-SmithofCUNY’sLehmanCollege.

25.HowdopeoplelearnaboutHomonaledi?

A.Bystudyonfossils

B.Bymeditation

C.Bylocomotorhabits

D.Bydatabase

26.WhichsentenceisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

A.Scientistshaveenoughevidencetomakesuret

hatHomonaledicouldmaketools.

B.Homonaledihadauniqueformoflocomotionsotheydon’tbelongtogenusHomo

C.SomefeaturesofHomonaledicanshowthattheyarethoroghlymodernhuman.

D.ThereexistsomedifferencesbetweenHomonalediandmodernhuman.

27.WhatistheroleofNationalGeographic?

A.Thesponsor

B.Thescholar

C.Thescientist

D.Thedetector

28.WhichpicturecantrulyshowthefootofHomonaledi?

A.

B.

C.

D.

C

EnghelabSquareliesattheheartofTehran’surbanandrevolutionarylandscape,justmetersawayfromthegatesofTehranUniversity.Thesiteofsomeofthemostpitchedbattles（激战）ofthe1979revolution,thesquaretodaybustlesasanopen-airmarketofgoods.There,amongthebooksellersandfruitvendors,visitorscanbuybootlegDVDs,bannedbooks,drugsandalcoholand,ifneedbe,anentiremaster’sthesis—writtenfromscratchandpreparedfororaldefense,inlessthanamonth.

Theillicit（非法的）buyingandsellingofadvanceddegreesisthelogical,ifunhappy,consequenceofthecommodificationofeducationinpost-revolutionaryIran.FueledbyaninsatiablemaniaforcredentialsbyemployersandordinaryIraniansalike,studentswhopayotherstowritetheirresearcharenotunliketheirpeerswhopurchasetheirdegreesininstallmentsfromprivateandpublicuniversities.Theydosoinordertosurviveinthecountry’scutthroatlaborandmarriagemarketswherepossessionofacredentialisthe

principlecriterionofsuccess.

Moreinterestedin“gettingthepaper”thanbearingwitnesstopoliticalIslam,ordinaryIranianshaveappropriatedtheuniversitysystemforthemselves,transforminganideologicalapparatusdesignedtoproduceIslamiccitizensintoatransactionalrelationshipbetweenthepedagogicalstateanditspopulation.

AlthoughIran’s4.5millionuniversitystudentscompriseonly5percentofthecountry’soverallpopulation,grossenrollmentrates（毛入学率）showthatmorethanhalfofpeopleages18to24areenrolledinsomeformofhighereducation,wellonpacetoreachtheofficialgoalof60percentby2025.Ofthese,around85percentwillpayout-of-pocketfortheireducation,whetherenrollinginnightschool,participatinginIran’sopenuniversitysystem

（Payam-eNoor）orattendingoneofthenearly400localcampusesofIslamicAzadUniversity,billedasoneofworld’slargestuniversitysystemswithareported$200billioninassets.Alltold,Iranianparentsannuallyspendmorethan$3billiontoputtheirchildren’sthroughcollege.

29.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“fromscratch”?

A.Fromthebeginning

B.Rightaway

C.Allyearround

D.Casually

30.Whydostudentspayotherstowritetheirresearch?

A.Theydon’twanttopaybyinstallment

B.Todestroythemarriagesystem

C.Tomakealivinginhardenvironment

D.Toshowuptheircredentials

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theofficialgoalisoutofthequestion

B.Parentspaymuchattentiontotheirchildren’seducation

C.Grossenrollmentratesshowthatgovernmentdidn’tdoanyhelp

D.Iranhasapopulationofabout4.5

5billion.

D

Whenyouareabeginninggardener,alotofwhatyoulearnisbytrialanderror.Andwhenyouhavebeengardeningformanyyears,theexactsamethingistrue.

First,let’sconsidertrials（asinevaluations,notordeals）.Atanagriculturalresearchcenterorexperimentstation,trialsarewhattheydo.Anumberofvarietiesareplantedandtheirperformanceisobservedandrecorded.Thesameplantmightbegrownunderdifferentconditionsandtheresultscompared,usingcriteriasuchasyield,heattoleranceandtaste.Withtaste,resultsaresubjective,somultipletestersareemployed.There’salsoanelementofchance.Hardsciencesoftensabitwhenyou’redealingwithfactorssuchasweather,andeveninrigorousacademictrials,youmightfindaninconvenienthailstormorlongrainyspellnotedasskewingcertainresults.

Iliketothinkofourfarmandhomegardenasourownexperimentstation.We’realwaystryingnewvarietiestoseewhetheracertainspinach（菠菜）isslowertobolt,orwhetheronepastetomatomakesarichersaucethananotherwe’vebeengrowing.Sometimeswe’lldoatrialbysowinganumberofvarietiesofonecrop.ItwasbygrowingsixkindsofSwisschardthatwefoundArgentatatobethehardiestforcoldweather.

Thesamegoesforourpractices.Ifyouplantcabbagesclosertogether,willtheheadsbeofamoreconvenientsize?

Yes.Doestillingbarkmulchintothe

soilimproveplantgrowth?

Definitelynot;nothinggrew.

Trydesigningacontrolledexperimentinwhichyoudosomethingtwoways.Wanttoknowwhetheraeratingthesoilbetweencropswithabroadfork（ordiggingfork）isworthdoing?

Loosenthesoilinhalfofthebed,thensowacropinthewholebedandcomparetheresults.

32.Whatshouldweobserveduringthetrials?

A.Multipletesters

B.Coldintolerance

C.Varieties

D.Performance

33.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablywanttotellus?

A.Theimportanceofthetrials

B.Howtodoatrial

C.Whywedotrials

D.Howtobecomeagardener

34.Whatwilltheparagraphfollowingthispassagemostprobablydiscuss?

A.Howtocomparetheresults

B.Howtohandletheerrorpart

C.Theexperiencesaboutplanting

D.Howtohandleemergenciesingarden

35.What

canwelearnabouttheauthorofthepassage？

A.Healways

dotrialshimself

B.Heisnotaqualifiedgardener

C.Hehasbeengardeningformanyyea