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届河北省大名县第一中学高三实验班上学期第一次月考英语试题
2017-2018学年大名一中高三第一次阶段考试
一·单句填空(每小题1分,满分30分)
1.Theroomwas_______(furniture)inwarmredsandbrowns.
2.Whathewroteinhisbookisn’t________(consist)withwhathetoldusinperson.
3.Thefarmersinthisareahadagoodharvestlastyearthankstothe________(science)farming.
4.Oneofthemain______(attract)ofthejobisthehighsalary.
5.Cambridgeisalwaysfullof_______(tourism)insummer.
6.Theyhadalarge________(major)overtheotherpartyatthelastelection.
7.Harry_______(astonish)tohearthathehadgotthejobinBaidu.
8.Shelleywasso________(hunger)forsuccessthatshe’ddoanythingtoachieveit.
9.Thereisan________(argue)aboutwhetherweshouldsupportthenewplan.
10.Hiscollectionofpaintingsisthemost_________(impress).
11.Thetown’swatercomesfromthe________(surround)hills.
12.Thiskindofplantshasbeenin________(exist)formillionsofyears.
13.Youdidn’tbotherme,Helen.________thecontrary,Iliketobewithyou.
14.Chinaistrying________(balance)theneedforgrowthwithadesiretoloweremissions.
15.Harry________(sigh)deeplyafterlearningthathehadlostthecontest.
16.Youneedtogetyourheadteacher’s________(permit)togototheseaside.
17.Uponyour_______(arrive)inshenyang,pleasegivemeacall.
18.Agreatmanydisabledkidshavegrownuptobeteachers,lawyers,__________(music),andatheles.
19.LittleJacklikesmusicsomuchandcanplaymanykindsof________(instrument).
20.DrBushissointerestedinplantsthathe_________(employ)almostallhissparetimetostudyflowers.
21.Stayingathomegaveherasenseof_______(secure).
22.Youcan’timaginewhatdifficultywehad______(recover)fromthedisaster.
23.YetCopernicus’theoryisnowthe______(base)onwhichallourideasoftheuniversearebuilt.
24.Exercise______(regular).Doingso,overtime,helpsbodiesstaystrong.
25.Theseexercises_______(design)todevelopandstrengthenthebrainsofthebabies.
26.Thispositionis________(equal)suitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodaywhohasofficeexperience.
27.Tomismy_______(devote)friend.
28.Ithasrainedforamonth,completely________(ruin)ourholiday.
29.Wearelookingforsomeonewhois_______(rely)andhard-working.
30.Morethanoneperson________(involve)intheaccident,whichmadeusveryworried.
二.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
Chinahasannouncedit’sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?
400millionbirthsprevented
Theone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.
ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina’sfertilityrate(生育率)happenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970to2.7in1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallen to 1.7 by 2013.
21:
28-baby deaths rate
Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.
Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesper1,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesper1,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.The2000ssaw21boysper1,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.
1.16 boys born for every girl
SexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina'sunusualimbalance.
Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It'sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.
4:
2:
1 families
WiththeageingofChina'spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4:
2:
1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparent,caredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.
By2050,it’spredictedthataquarterofChina'spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.
31. When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal?
A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s.
C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2000s
32. What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?
A. The decline of birth rate.
B. The rise of baby deaths rate.
C. The change of family structure.
D. The decline of working age people.
33. The passage sums up the one child policy by ________________.
A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysis
B
DonaldWatsonwasamanwhothoughtverymuchaboutthefoodheate.HewasborninYorkshire,England,inSeptember1910.AndhediedinNovember2005,attheageof95.Thatisaverygreatage.Watsonexplainedthatitwasbecauseheneverateanyfoodfromanimals.
Whenhewasaboy,Watsonstayedonafarm..Helovedtoseetheanimals.Hesaidthattheygavesomuchtopeople.Andalltheanimalsweresofriendly.Then,oneday,hesawamankillingapig.Hewasverysad..Fromthenon,Watsondecidedthathewouldneveragaineatmeat.Twentyyearslaterhedecidedthathewouldn’teatanythingfromanimals,suchasmilk,cheeseoreggs.Hebecameavegan.
Watsonformedagroupcalled“TheVeganSociety”.Initsnewspaper,TheVeganSocietythoughtitwasterribleandwrongtoeatfoodfromanimals.Atfirst,therewerenotmanypeoplewhoagreedwithhim.Theythoughtitwascrazytodoit.Mostpeoplethoughtitwastoodifficultandunhealthy.However,overtime,moreandmorepeoplebegantoagreewithWatsonandTheVeganSociety.
Peoplebecomevegansformanyreasons.Watsonandhisfriendstoppedeatingbecausetheylovedanimals.Theybelievedthatitwaswrongtohurtanotherlivingthing.
Now,peoplealsobecomevegansforenvironmentalreasons.Keepinganimalstakesalotofresources,includingwaterandfood.Also,insomeplaces,peoplearecuttingdowntreestocreatemorelandforcows.Byavoidingfoodfromanimals,veganshopetoprotecttheseforestareas.
Finally,justlikeWatson,somepeoplebelievethatbeingaveganishealthier.Theybelievethatfoodfromanimalscausesheartproblems,ahighbodyweightandmanyotherhealthproblems.
34.Atfirst,Watsonrefusedtoeatmeat____________.
A.becauseofhisloveforanimals
B.becausehehasalotofhealthproblems.
C.becauseofenvironmentalreasons
D.becausekeepinganimalsneededlotsofresources
35.Theunderlinedword“vegan”inparagraph2referstoaperson_________.
A.likeskeepinganimals
B.protectanimals
C.doesn’tkillanyanimals
D.doesn’teatanyproductfromanimals
36.Atfirst,mostpeoplethinkeatingfoodfromanimalsis_______.
A.hardB.reasonableC.ridiculousD.unhealthy
37.Thebesttitleforthetextis:
___________.
A.DonaldWatson:
anewwaytoeat
B.AnimalprotectioninEngland
C.TheVeganSociety:
aspecialgroup
D.Healthyeatinghabits
C
Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculturethesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohas
otheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusionacrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiasmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces(althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities).SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculture,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.
Ourfacesshowemotions,butweshouldnotattemptto“read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonot
expresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressions
permitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshow
theiremotionssimilarly.
ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof“reading”theotherpersonincorrectly.
38.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?
A.Love.B.Politeness.
C.Joy.D.Thankfulness
39.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan___.
A.showfriendlinesstostrangers.
B.beusedtohidetruefeelings.
C.beusedinthewrongplaces.
D.showpersonalhabits.
40.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingto“read”people?
A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.
B.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.
C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience.
D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.
41.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?
A.CulturalDifferencesB.S