届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题附答案4.docx

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届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题附答案4

会宁一中2016届高三年级第一次月考

英语试卷

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力部分（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15个小题；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、D中，选出最佳选项。

A

January1:

Ithashappened.IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.Therearealotofpaperstoprepare,andwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhome,butnowitiscertain.IthinkI’lltellsomeclosefriends.Jasonissoexcited.Ihaven’ttoldStevenyet.HowcanItellaseven-year-oldthathehasasisterwhoisalreadyfiveyearsold?

January10:

TodayIreceivedapictureofKaterina.Thepictureissmallandnotveryclear,butIlookatitoverandoveragain.Idon’tknowanythingelseabouther.Shehaslivedinahomeforchildrenwithoutparentsformostofherlife.IwonderhowIwilltalktoher.Idon’tspeakRussian,andshedoesn’tspeakEnglish.

February1:

TodayIshowedKaterina’spicturetoSteven.Heisveryhappyandwantstotellallhisfriendsabouthisnewsister.IwanttobuysomenewclothesforKaterina,butIdon’tknowhersize.Ihaven’treceivedanyinformationfromtheadoptionorganization,andI’mfeelingalittleworried.

February16:

Finally!

Todaywereceivedgoodnews!

AllthepapersarereadyandtomorrowwewillgotoRussiatobringKaterinahomewithus.

February18:

TodayImetmydaughterforthefirsttime.Sheisverysmall,verythin,andveryshy.Onthewayhomeintheairplane,shesleptmostofthetime.Whenshewokeup,shecried.IamveryworriedandhopethatIcanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.

February19:

Stevenmethissisterthismorning.AlthoughKaterinawasquietatfirst,soonsheandStevenbegantotalkinamixofRussian,English,andhandmovements.Stevenandhissistergetalongwelltogether.Infact,heisabletohelphertalkwithJasonandme.IamworriedabouthowKaterinawillbeinschool.Nextweekshewillstartschool.Howwillshespeakwiththeotherchildren?

Howwillsheunderstandherteacher?

March21:

Katerinalooksmuchbetternow.Sheisheavier,herhairlooksgood,andherskinisclear.Shelovestowatchtelevisionwithherbrother,andshehaslearnedtoroller-skate.Sheisdoingwellinschool,andherEnglishgetsbettereveryday.Althoughshesometimeslookssad,andsometimescries,mostofthetimesheishappy.Ithinksheisslowlygettingusedtohernewlifewithus.Afteronlythreemonths,Ican’tbelieveIcouldeverlivemylifewithouther.

21.WhoisKaterina?

A.Steven’seldersister.B.Anadoptedgirl.C..Jason’sclosefriend.D.Thewriter’sniece.

22.Whenbackathome,whatisthewritermostworriedabout?

A.HowStevencangetalongwellwithKaterina.

B.HowKaterinacancommunicatewithJasonandher.

C.WhetherKaterinawilladaptherselftotheschoollife.

D.WhethershecanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.

23.FromthepassageweknowthatinhernewfamilyKaterina________.

A.getsveryfatB.becomesdepressedC.remainsfrightenedD.iswelltreated

24.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Anadvertisement.C.Anessay.D.Aspeech.

B

Paparazzi,or“paps”,arephotographerswhotakepicturesoffamouspeoplewhentheyarenotatthecenterofpublicattention.Papsaredifferentfromprofessionalphotographersorjournalistsbecausetheynevertakeordinaryphotos.

Thegoalforpaparazziistogetpicturesthatnooneelsewillgetandthensellthepicturestothebuyerwhooffersthemostmoney— normallyasmallnewspaper,magazineorwebsite.

Thereisnolawagainstpaparazzitakingpicturesinpublicplaces.However,therearelawsthatprotectcertainindividuals.Forexample,childprotectionlawsstopimproperpicturesofanyoneunder16frombeingpublished.

Thereisalsonolawthatstopspaparazzifromfollowingcelebritiesandtakingtheirpictureseither.However,ifpapsaresecretlyfollowingthemandtakingpicturesoftheirfaces,theycouldgetintotrouble.

Mostpaparazzihangoutonstreetsandhotspotsforcelebrities,waitingfortheopportunitytotakeapictureofastar.Manystayonthestreetsuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorningwhencelebritiesareleavingnightclubsandlookingalittleworseforwear.However,somehaveotherwaystomakesuretheygetpictures.Manypapsareincontactwith“informers”whoknowthelocationsofcelebritiesatanygiventime.Theythenpasstheinformationontopaparazzi.Aninformercouldbeanyone— fromarestaurantwaitertoasalesman.

Mostofthetime,paparazzigetabadreputationforfollowingcelebrities.Butsometimesstarsortheirmanagerswillcontactpapsthemselvesandtellthemexactlywhereandwhentheywillgo.Whatalove-haterelationshipbetweenpaparazziandcelebrities!

25.Whichofthefollowingthingspaparazzimightdowouldbeagainstthelaw?

      A.Gettingunsuitablepicturesofa10-year-oldactresspublished.

      B.Takingpicturesoffamouspeopleinpublicplaces.

      C.Followingafamouswomansingersecretlyandtakingherpictures.

      D.Hangingoutattheplaceswherecelebritiesoftenappear.

26.Inordertoearnbigmoneyapaphasto________.

      A.gettheonlyfirst-handpictures          B.sellthepicturestoabignewspaper

      C.makefriendswithfamouspeople       D.knowthelocationsofcelebrities

27.Thefifthparagraphmainlytellsus________.

      A.howpaparazzigetthepictures             B.howdangerouspaparazzi’sjobis

C.howpaparazzicontactinformersD.howmuchpaparazzipayforthepictures

28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

      A.Paparazzialwaystakepictureswhenfamouspeoplearetired.

      B.Starshatepaparazzianddon’twanttobefollowed.

      C.Paparazziandfamouspeoplerelyoneachothersometimes.

      D.Informersmightgetpaparazziintotrouble.

C

Foundedin1764byFrenchtraders，St．LouistodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates．Therearemanyattractivedestinationsfortouists．

AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog

DogloverswhovisitSt．Louiswon’twanttomissthis14,000-square-footmuseum．Insideareover500paintings，prints，watercolors，andavarietyofotherdogartobjects．

TheMuseumisopenyearround，TuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PM，andSunday1PMto5PM．Admissionis＄5foradults，＄2．50forseniors，and＄1forchildrenupto14.

AnheuserBuschBrewery

TheAnheuserBuxchBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers．ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHouse．ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant．ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables．

Thetoursarealwaysfree．

GatewayArch

DesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandel，ittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuild．Itisthetallestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments．TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial．AboutonemilionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArch，wherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity．

St．LouisZoo

FirstversionoftheSt．LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt．LouisWorld’sFair，butinthecenturysinceithasgrownintooneoftheforemostzoosintheworld．TheZoolineRailoadpassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoo，whichcontainsover9，000animalsofover800species．

TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYear，withsummerhoursof8AMto7PM，andhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM．AdmissiontotheZooisfree．

29．IfaseniorhighschoolstudentplanstovisitAmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogwithhis

parentsandhisfive-year-oldbrother，hehastopay________．

A．＄8.5B．＄12C．＄13.5D．＄16

30．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?

A.Itwasbuiltinthreeyears.

B.PresidentJeffersonwasburiedthere.

C.YoucanseethecityclearlyonthetopoftheArch.

D.Itisthelargestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.

31.IfyouplantovisitSt.LouisZoo,youcangothere.

A.onNewYearB.onChristmasC.at5:

30pminautumnD.at8:

30aminsummer

D

Asthefirstfreshmenclassof2010starttheirstudies,thespotlightisonChina’snewgeneration—thepost-90s.Unfortunately,referencesinthepresstothepost-90sorpost-80sgenerationareoftenlinkedtonegativequalities:

laziness,irresponsibilityand,ofcourse,notlisteningtotheir“eldersandbetters”.Soarethesenewstudentsdestinedforfailurebecauseoftheirlackofmoralfiber?

Ithinknot.TherearetwomainreasonsChineseyoungpeopleareoftenmisunderstood.

First,everyoldergenerationthinkstheiryoungaretheworstever.ThereareevenhistoricalrecordsofancientRomansaccusingteenagersofbeingparticularlydisobedientandnottofollowingtraditionalvalues.AlthoughtheRomanEmpireeventuallycollapsed,there’snosignChinaisonthedeclinejustyet,despiteallthose“lazy”post-80skidswhohavejoinedtheworkforce.China’syoungpeopleonlyworkhardwhentheirtasksareinterestingandmeaningful.YourteachersmaybedisappointedthatyouhaveforgottenhowtowritemanyChinesecharactersbybrush,butarecentstudyshowedtheunder-30sareChina’smostenterprisinggeneration.

Second,the“strange”behavioroftheyoungissometimesblamedontheinfluenceofWesternvalues.AChinesefriendofminewasevenbannedfromlisteningtoWesternpopmusicsuchasBritneySpearswhenhelivedathomebecausehismotherthoughtitwasabadinfluence.He’snowhappywritingfull-timeaboutfashionandmusicforanEnglish-languagenewspaper.

Besides,ifyoulookathistoryyouwillseetraditionalvaluesneversto