山西省大同市第一中学届高三月考英语试题.docx

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山西省大同市第一中学届高三月考英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

Book:

NoLookingBack

Author:

ShivaniGupta

Shivanihadthrownapartyoneeveningandawokethenextmorninginhospitalbecauseofacarcrash.IttookShivaniyearsofpain,struggleanddeterminationtoregaincontrolofher lifeandherbody.Then tragedystruckagain.Asthenewly-marriedShivanidrovetoManali  withherfamily,atruckcrashedintohercar.Shivanirefusedtogivein-shewouldn'tlether injurykeepherfromachievingherambitions.

Book：

CourageBeyondCompare

Author:

SanjaySharma

The10sportspersonsinthebookarechampionsindiversefieldslikeathletics,swimming  andbadminton,whohavebroughtglorytothecountry.Theyovercametheirphysicallimitationstoreachthetopoftheirchosenfields.

Book:

FacetoFace

Author:

VedMehta   

Blindsincetheageoffour，theauthorledalonelychildhoodinIndiauntilhewasacceptedtotheArkansasSchoolfortheBlind,towhichheflewaloneat15.Americaandtheschoolchangedhislife,leadinghimtodegreesatOxfordandHarvardandafruitfulwritingcareer.

Book:

ThisStarWon’tGoOut

Author:

LoriandWayneEarl

Diagnosedwithcancerat12,EstherEarlwasabrightandtalented,butverynormalteenager.Shelivedahope-filledandgenerouslife.Acheerful,positiveandencouraging daughter,sisterandfriend,Estherdiedin2010,shortlyafterturningl6,butnotbefore inspiringthousandsthroughhergrowingonlinepresence.   

1.ThebookNoLookingBackmainlytalksabout__________.

A.asuccessfulauthorwhowasblindduringhischildhood

B.10disabledathleteswhoarechampionsinsportsfield   

C.anunluckygirlwhoexperiencedtwocaraccidents

D.aninspiringteenagerwhodiedofcancer   

2.Inwhichbookdoestheauthortellofhimself?

A.CourageBeyondCompare.                                            B.ThisStarWon'tGOOut.   

C. FacetoFace.               D.NoLookingBack.  

3.Whichwordcanbestdescribethecharactersofallthefourbooks?

A.Intelligent.    B.Passionate. C. Pessimistic  D.Inspiring

B

Ifawomanhasanextrapieceofcake,don’tblameitongreed,blameitonherbrain.

Scientistshavefoundthatwomen’sbrainsreacttofoodverydifferently—andmuchmorestrongly—thanmen’s.Academicsfoundthatdecadesofdietingpressureonwomenandadvertisinghaveprogrammedcertainpartsofthefemalebraintoreactstronglywhenfacedwithanykindoffood.Men,ontheotherhand,arenotusuallyasobsessive（着迷的）aboutwhattheyeat.

Dr.RudolfUherandhiscolleaguesattheInstituteofPsychiatryinKing’sCollegeLondonusedbrainscanningtechnology,knownasfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging（FMRI）,tolookatthebrainsofeighteenmenandwomen.

Thevolunteersweregivenimagesoffoodtolookat,aswellasfoodtotaste.Theirbrainreactionswereobservedbythescientists.

Theyfoundthatthefemalebrainsreactedmuchmorestronglythanthoseofmales.

Thesamereactiondidnothappenwhentheywereshownnon-foodimages.Theteambelievethismeanswomenthinkmoreaboutfoodthanmentendtodo.

Dr.Uhersaid,“Thiscouldberelatedtobiologicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Butthemorelikelyexplanationisthatwomenhaveamorecomplicatedreactiontofoodbecauseofsocialpressure.

ProfessorCareyCooper,psychologyandhealthprofessoratLancasterUniversity,said,“Forcenturieswomenhavehadaprovidingrole—preparingandcookingfoodfortheirfamilies.Anditispartofthatruletomakesurethefoodissafe.Theywillthereforebemuchmoresensitivetofoodthanmenare,andIwouldnotbesurprisedifthatwasnowbuiltintotheirDNA.Ifthefemalebrainreactstofoodbecauseithistoricallyhasdevelopedneural（神经的）pathwaystodothis,thenfoodwillbethewaytheyexpresstheirstress.Foodactually,isacomfortforwomen.”

Butotherexpertshavesaidthatmoreresearchmustbedonebeforetheresultscanbeproved.AmericanscientistAngelodelParigioftheJohnB.PierceLaboratoryinNewHaven,Connecticut,said,“LookingatanFMRIalonecannotmakesurewhetherthestrongerreactioninwomenisduetoinnate（天生的）differencesoralearnedprocess.

4.Dr.Uherandhiscolleaguescarriedouttheresearchbycomparing____ 

A.FMRI’seffectivenessonwomenandmen

B.volunteers’reactiontodifferentkindsoffood

C.volunteers’reactiontofoodbeforeandaftermeals

D.women’sandmen’sreactiontodifferentimages

5.InDr.Uher’sopinion,womenreactmorestronglytofoodthanmenmostprobablybecausetheyare____　. 

A.toldtodosoforalongtime

B.influencedbyadvertisements

C.forcedbypowerfulsocialinfluences

D.borntodosoduetobiologicalreasons

6.AccordingtoProfessorCareyCooper,women_______. 

A.turntofoodwhentheyfeelsad

B.arestressedbecauseoffoodsafety

C.accepttheirsocialrolefromtheheart

D.aresatisfiedwithpreparingfoodfortheirfamilies

7.WhatwasAngelodelParigi’sattitudetowardstheresearchresults?

A.Surprised.　　　　　　　B.Uninterested.C.Doubtful.D.Curious.

C

WhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclass,amonitorafewhundredmilesawaywaswatchingherevery move.

UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer’sLosAngelesapartment,themonitorinPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenandlistenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.HerInternetaccesswaslocked－remotely－topreventInternetsearches,andhertypingstylewasanalyzedtomakesureshewaswhoshesaidshewas:

Didsheenterherstudentnumberatthesamespeedasshehadinthepast?

Orwassheslowingdown?

Inthebattleagainstcheating，thisisthe cutting_edge andakeytoencouragehonestyintheboomingfieldofonlineeducation.Thetechnologygivestrusttotheentiresystem，totheinstitutionandtoonlineeducationingeneral.Onlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheating,expertssay,canInternetuniversitiesshowthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid—thatstudentshaven’tjustsearchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.

Althoughonlineclasseshaveexistedformorethanadecade,theconcernovercheatinghasbecomesharperinthelastyearwiththegrowthof“openonlinecourses.”Privatecolleges,publicuniversitiesandcorporationsarejumpingintotheonlineeducationfield.spendingmillionsofdollarstoattractpotentialstudents,whilealsotakingstepstohelpguaranteehonestyatadistance.

Asidefromthewebcameras,anumberofotherhigh-techmethodsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Amongthemareprogramsthatcheckstudents’identitiesusingpersonalinformation,suchasthetelephonenumberstheyonceused.

Otherprogramscanproduceuniqueexamsbydrawingonalargelistofquestionsandcanrecognizepossiblecheatersbyanalyzingwhetherdifficulttestquestionsareansweredatthesamespeedaseasyones.Asinmanyuniversityclasses,termpapersarescannedagainstsomelargeInternetdatabanksforcheating.

8.WhywasJenniferwatchedinanonlineexam?

A.Tocorrecthertypingmistakes.

B.Tofindhersecretsintheroom.

C.Topreventherfromslowingdown.

D.Tokeepherfromdishonestbehaviors.

9.Theunderlinedexpression cuttingedgeinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.advancedtechniqueB.sharpeningtool

C.effectiveruleD.dividingline

10.Someprogramscanfindoutpossiblecheatersby________.

A.producingalargenumberofquestions

B.scanningtheInternettestquestions

C.checkingthequestionansweringspeed

D.givingdifficulttestquestions

11.Theauthorofthispassagewantstotellus______.

A.whattheInterneteducationis

B.theimportanceofthewhocameratoday

C.whenthestudentscancheat

D.howtobeatstudentsexamcheatingonline

D

ThousandsoftaxidriversinShenyang,Liaoningprovince,reportedlyblockedstreetswiththeirvehiclesonSundayinprotestagainstunlicensedvehiclesusingtaxi-hiringappsandapps-basedcarrentalcompaniesprovidingpassengerservices,includinghigh-endcars.Althoughthedriversalsocomplainedaboutthewithdrawalofthefuelsubsidy（补贴）bythegovernment,theirmaincomplaintwasthelossofbusinessbecauseoftherisingnumberofInternet-basedcarservicescompanies.

OnWednesday,newsreportscamethatBeijingtransportauthoritieswilltakemeasurestostoptheillegal“taxibusiness”ofprivatecarsthroughthenewlyrisingInternetapps,followingthefootstepsofShenyangandNanjing.

ItisnotyetclearhowtheShenyangcitygovernmentwillhandletheissueandwhetheritwilldeclaretheservicesofferedbymarketleaderssuchasDidiDache,ataxi-hiringappproviderbackedbyTencentHoldings,andKuaidiDacheillegal.ButShanghaitransportregulators（交通管理结构）havesetarule,bybanningDidiZhuanche,orcarservicesofferedbyDidiDacheinDecember.

Suchregulationswillcauseasetbacktothecar-hiringcompaniesandinvestorsthatarewaitingtocashinonthepotentiallyboomingbusiness.Justlastmonth,DidiDachegot$700millioninfundingfromglobalinvestors,includingSingaporestateinvestmentcompanyTemasekHoldings,RussianinvestmentcompanyDSTGlobalandTencent.Besides,themarketisuncertainthatKuaidiDacheisabouttofinalizeitslatestroundoffundingaftergetting$800millionfromglobalinvestors.

Regulatoryuncertainties,however,couldcastashadowonthefutureoftheInternet-basedcar-hiringservices,whichhavebecomepopularinmostofChina’sbigcities.Tobefair,thesecompanies’businessmodelisanythingbutbad.Forexample,DidiZhuancheworkssidebysidewithestablishedcarrentalcompaniestoprovidehigh-endcarservi