届河北省定州中学高三月考英语试题.docx

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届河北省定州中学高三月考英语试题

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高三12月考英语试卷

一、选择题

1．Ifyouwanttodointernationaltradesuccessfully,______ofEnglishis_______.

A.goodcommand;amustB.agoodcommand;aneed

C.agoodcommand;amustD.goodcommand;must

2．Idon’tknowhowit,butI’vegotabigholeinmyclothes.

A.cameoverB.cameout

C.cameaboutD.cameup

3．_________theflighttoNewYorkwillbedelayedis_________I’mespeciallyworriedabout.

A.If;whatB.Whether;that

C.When;thatD.Whether;what

4．ChinesecompanyiQiyihasgrownintooneofthecountry’sbiggestvideowebsites.PopularTVserieslikeTheJourneyofFlowerandThelostTombbroadcastonthewebsitehave________hugeaudiences,adolescentsinparticular.

A.takentoB.caughtonC.appliedtoD.appealedto

5．---HowdoyouknowheisfromHunanProvince?

---Oh,hisaccent______himselfwhenhespoke.

A.displayedB.betrayedC.appearedD.showed

6．—HespeaksChineseverywell.

—It’snotsurprising.He___inBeijingfornineyearsnextweek.

A.hasbeenliving

B.haslived

C.willhavebeenlived

D.willhavebeenliving

7．You'dbetter______yourexpensesonclothes.

A．cutupB．cutdown

C．cutoffD．cutout

8．Hefeltofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.

A.shameB.ashamedC.sorryD.shameful

9．NingZetaoeasilyprovedhimselftobearisingstarwithfourgoldmedalsduringthe17thAsianGames,______washeldinIncheon,SouthKorealastyear.

A.whereB.who

C.whichD.that

10．Thechildrenranout_______aftertheyfinishedtheirhomework.

A.ofplayingB.playingC.toplayD.play

二、阅读理解

ThefilmstarsoutasanormaldayatatypicalAmericanhighschool.Friendschatinthediningroomandboysplayfootball.Butthere'sbigsurprisewhenthemovieendswithtwostudentsgoingcrazyintheschool-shootingandkillingpeople.

ThisisElephant.Itstarsrealschoolkids.AmericandirectorGusVanSanthadnoready-madelines.Thestudentactorsmadeuptheirowndialogue,withVanSantaskingthemtobasetheircharactersontheirownlives.

Althoughitmaynotsoundveryhighquality,thefilmwonthePalmed'Or（金棕奖）forBestFilmandtheawardforBestDirectorattheCannesfilmfestival.

ThefilmisbasedontheshootingsatahighschoolintheUS,wheretwoboyskilled13peopleandthenthemselvesin1999.

Thetitleofthemoviereferstotheoldexpressionaboutaproblemthat'sashardtoignoreasanelephantinthehouse.

Thefilmtakesacloselookatafewhoursinthelivesofthevictimsandthekillers.Itshowshowhighschoolisadifferentexperienceforeveryone---funandfriendly,orhardandlonely.

Inmanyways,thetwoboys,whocarryouttheshooting,actlikeordinarykids.Theyjokearoundwithoneboy'smotherassheservesthemcakesandplaythepiano.

Butthere'rehintsoftheangertheyfeelinside.Oneoftheboysisbullied（欺负）atschool.Theotherplaysviolentvideogames.ButVanSantisn'tblamingtheirkillingsoneitherbullyingorviolentgames.Infact,thefilmdoesn'tofferanyreasonforwhyschoolviolencehappens.

"Ididn'twanttoexplainanything.It'suptotheaudiencetodrawitsownconclusions,"saidthe51-year-olddirector.

11．Thelinesofthefilmwere________.

A.givenbythedirector

B.createdbystudentactors

C.thoughtoutbythedirectorduringtheacting

D.carefullydesignedbyprofessionalpeople

12．Thefilmdoesn'ttellwhyschoolshootingshappen________.

A.soastoleaveroomfortheaudiencetothinkandjudge

B.becauselifeitselfistheproblemmaker

C.becausethementalproblemsofstudentsarehardtoexplain

D.buttherearesomehintsofthereasons

13．ThefilmisnamedElephantbecause________.

A.anelephantisalwaysgentleandnevercausestrouble

B.anelephantisasymbolofbigproblemsinAmericanschools

C.elephantisusedtosuggestthattheschoolcrimeisabigproblem

D.thetwoboyslikedelephantswhenalive

14．What’sthepassagemainlyabout？

A.ItshowsAmericanschoollife.

B.ItintroducesthefilmElephant.

C.Ittellspeopletobecarefulwhileinpeace.

D.ItreportsaschoolkillinginaUSschool.

Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeeareconsumedacrosstheglobeeachday,andit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.

Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinktastesweeterbysimplychangingthecolouroftheircups.

Scientistsclaimthatblueandglassmugs,whicharepopularinsomecoffeeshops,canreducecoffee’sbitterness,withoutanyneedforsugar,andthatcoffeedrunkfromwhitecupstastesthebitterest.

Toprovetheirclaims,theresearchersinvited36volunteersandusedthreedifferentcoloredcups--blue,whiteandtransparentglass--todoanexperiment.

Intheexperiment,coffeeconsumedfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothertwocoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.

Thescientistsbelievethatthecolourbrownmaybeassociatedwithcoffee’sbitternessbecausecoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownestandtastesthebitterest.

“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolourofacoffeecupdoesinfluencetheperceived（感受到的）tasteandflavorofcoffee,”saidDrGeorgeDoornofFederationUniversityAustralia,“butthepotentialeffectsmaybedifferentbetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”

“Anyhow,theeffectofthecolourofthecupontheflavorofthecoffeesuggeststhatcaféowners,baristas（服务员）,aswellascoffeecupmanufacturersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecolouroftheircups,”headded.

However,theideathatcolourcanalterthetasteoffoodanddrinkisnotnew.

Astudypublishedlastyearrevealedthatred,strawberry-flavoredmousse（慕斯蛋糕）servedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterand15percentmoreflavorousthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.

15．Whatcolorofthecupcanbestreducecoffee’sbitternesswithoutaddingsugar?

A.Blue.B.Brown.C.White.D.Transparent.

16．Thescientistsused________todotheexperimenttoprovetheirclaims.

①differentbrandsofcoffee

②differentcoloredcoffeecups

③severalvolunteers

④severalmanufactures

A.①②B.②③C.②④D.③④

17．Whydoescoffeeinwhitecupstastetheleastsweet?

A.Becausewhitecupsarenotasbeautifulasothercups.

B.Becausewhitecupsmakecoffeeappearthebrownest.

C.Becausewhitecupsreducethesugarinthem.

D.Becausewhitecupsarebetterusedtoservecakes.

18．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Blackplatesincreasethesweetnessoffoodanddrink.

B.Strawberry-flavoredmousseis10percentsweeterthancoffee.

C.Peopleconsumemorethan2.5billioncupsofcoffeeacrosstheglobeeveryyear.

D.Peoplecanmakecoffeetastesweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircoffeecups.

Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:

pizza？

Forbreakfast?

Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight’sleftoversinthea.m.ifyouwantto.

Iknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfast（不吃早饭）,andtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon’thavetime,othersthinkthey’re“saying”calories，stillothersjustdon’tlikebreakfastfood.

Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou’retryingtoloseweight.“Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatall,”saysKatherineBrooking,R.D，whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear’s“SELFCHALLENGE”.Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit’sloadedwithvegetables,andyousticktoonesmallpiece.

BreakfastisonemealInevermiss,andthesamegoesformostweightlosssuccessstories.Researchshowsthateatingbreakfastkeepsyoufromovereatinglaterintheday.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniafoundthatbreakfastskippershaveabiggerchanceofgainingweightthanthosewhoregularlyhaveamorningmeal.

Soeatsomethinginthemorning,anything.Iknowplentyoffriendswhoenduphavingnobreakfastaltogether,andhavejustcoffeeororangejuice.Isay,tryheatinguplastnight’sleftovers–itmaysoundcrazy,butifitworksforyou,doit!

IfindifItellmyself,“Youcanalwayseatittomorrow.”Iputawaytheleftoversinsteadofeatingmorethatnight.Tryit…youmaysaveyourselfsomepre-bedtimecalories.Andwatchyourbodygainthefat-burningeffects.

19．Theword“leftovers”inparagraphIprobablymeans______.

A.foodremainingafteramealB.thingsleftundone

C.mealsmadeofvegetablesD.pizzatoppedwithfruit

20．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Workingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurry.

B.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast.

C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal.

D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy.

21．Accordingtothelastparagraph,itisimportantto_______.

A.eatsomethingforbreakfast

B.becarefulaboutwhatyoueat

C.heatupfoodbeforeeatingit

D.eatcalorie-controlledfood

22．Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose_______.

A.whogotoworkearlyB.whowanttoloseweight

C.whostayuplateD.whoeatbeforesleep

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe“cashlesssociety”isnotonthehorizon---it’salreadyhere.

Whilecomputeroffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmor