会宁届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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会宁届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

2017-2018学年度高三第二次月考试卷

英语

第一部分阅读理解（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

Whattimeisit？

Mostpeopleareprettyaccurateintheiranswer.Andifyoudon'tknowforsure，it'sverylikelythatyoucanfindout.Theremaybeawatchonyourwrist；theremaybeaclockonthewall，desk，orcomputerscreen；ormaybeyou'reridinginacarthathasaclockinthedashboard（仪表板）．

Evenifyoudon'thaveatimepieceofsomesortnearby，yourbodykeepsitsownbeat.Humanshaveaninternalclockthatregulates（调节）thebeatingofourheart，thepaceofourbreathing，thedischarge（排出）ofchemicalswithinourbloodstream，andmanyotherbodilyfunctions.

Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan'tescape.Evenifweignoreit，it'sstillgoingby，tickingaway，secondbysecond，minutebyminute，hourbyhour.Sothemainissueinusingyourtimewellis，“Who'sincharge？

”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.

Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime，you'llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantly，thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudies，themoretimeyouwillhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.

Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeallslavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.Instead，theaimistopermitustomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtime.Ratherthanlettingthedaygoby，largelywithoutourawareness，whatwearegoingtodiscussnextcanmakeusbetterabletocontroltimeforourownpurposes.

1．Youhaveabodyclock________.

A．ifyouhaveawatch

B．ifyouhaveaclockonthewall

C．thoughyoudon'thaveatimetable

D．whenyouareriding，inacar

2．Theunderlinedword“ally”inPara.3mostlikelymeanssomebodyorsomethingthatis________.

A．yourslaveandservesyou

B．yoursupporterandhelpsyou

C．underyourcontrolandobeysyou

D．underyourinfluenceandfollowsyou

3．Theauthorintendstotellusthattime________.

A．couldberegulatedbyatimepiecesuchasaclockorawatch

B．couldbemanagedbytheinternalclockofhumanbodies

C．shouldbewellmanagedforourowninterest

D．shouldbesavedforoutsideinterests

4．Inthenextpart，theauthorwouldmostprobablydiscusswithyou________.

A．howtokeepupwiththetimes

B．howtomakeupforthelosttime

C．howtohaveagoodtime

D．howtomakegooduseoftime

B

Wewereaverymotley（混杂的）crowdofpeoplewhotookthebuseverydaythatsummer33yearsago.Duringtheearlymorningridefromthesuburb，wesatdrowsilywithourcollarsuptoourears，acheerlessandtaciturn（沉默寡言的）bunch.

Oneofthepassengerswasasmallgreymanwhotookthebustothecentreeverymorning.Nooneeverpaidverymuchattentiontohim.ThenoneJulymorninghesaidgoodmorningtothedriverbeforehesatdown.Thedrivernoddedguardedly.Therestofusweresilent.

Thenextday，theoldmanboardedthebusenergetically，smiledandsaidinaloudvoice：

“Andaverygoodmorningtoyouall！

”Someofuslookedup，amazed，andmurmured“Goodmorning”inreply.

Thefollowingweeksweweremorealert.Ourfriendwasnowdressedinaniceoldsuitandawideoutofdatetie.Hesaidgoodmorningtouseverydayandwegraduallybegantonodandtalktoeachother.

Onemorninghehadabunchofwildflowersinhishand.Thedriverturnedaroundsmilinglyandasked：

“Haveyougotyourselfagirlfriend，Charlie？

”WenevergottoknowifhisnamereallywasCharlie，buthenoddedshylyandsaidyes.EverymorningafterthatCharliealwaysbroughtaflower.

ThesummerwentbywhenonemorningCharliewasn'twaitingathisusualstop.Whenhewasn'ttherethenextdayandthedayafterthat，westartedwonderingifhewassickorhopefullyonholidaysomewhere.Laterweweretoldtheelderlygentlemanwasfine，buthehadn'tbeencomingtothecentrethatweek.Oneofhisveryclosefriendshaddiedattheweekend.Howsilentweweretherestofthewaytowork!

ThenextMondayCharliewaswaitingatthestop，stooping（弓背）abitmore，alittlebitmoregrey.Insidethebuswasasilencesimilartothatinachurch.Eventhoughnoonetalkedaboutit，allthoseofussatwithoureyesfilledwithtearsandabunchofwildflowersinourhands

5．Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatthepassengers________.

A．hadacheerfultripeverymorning

B．werenotsoeasygoing

C．seldomtalkedtoeachother

D．talkedandlaughedontheway

6．HowdidthepassengersfeelwhenCharliewasnottherethenextday?

A．Concerned.B．Pleased.

C．Surprised.D．Disappointed.

7．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Say“Hello”toEveryone

B．FlowersontheBus

C．MakingFriendswithOthers

D．FeelingPityforOthers

.

C

ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlebitofwhisky（威士忌）ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastle.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedthecastlein1873shewroteinherdiary，“Ineversawalovelierspot.”Andshedidn'tevengofishing.

Scotlandisnoteasilydefined.Incertainmoments，thisquietlandoflakesandgrassesandmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangelight，therivers，teemingwithfish，canturnintostreamsofgold.AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchy，neartheInverlochyCastle，anyfrustration（烦恼）willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It'sjustyouandpurple，pink，whiteflowers，seekingaperfectharmony.Ifyouareanewcomertofishing，learningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime'sfun.Formany，fishingismorethanasport；itisanart.

Scotlandoffersinterestingplaceswhereyoucanrestafteralongday'sfishing.Setagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodland，thebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland'smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofallBritishmountains，andreachingits1343metretopisachallenge.Butit'snotjustwhatgoesupthatmatters；whatcomesdownisunique.Morethan900metreshigh，onthemountain'snorthface，liesanallimportantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesfromtheGaeliclanguage“usquebaugh”or“wateroflire”；anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient（原料）inScotland'sbestknowndrink：

whisky.

8．ThestoryofQueenVictoriaistoshowthat________.

A．theQueenisrichintourexperience

B．theCastleisagoodplacetogoinScotland

C．tastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishing

D．1873isaspecialyearfortheQueen

9．HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?

A．Bygivingdescriptions.

B．Byfollowingtimeorder.

C．Byanalyzingcauses.

D．Bymakingcomparisons.

10．WhatisBenNevisspecialfor?

A．TheInverlochyCastleHotel.

B．Thebeautyofitssurroundings.

C．Thewaterfromthemountain.

D．Thechallengeuptoitstop.

11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.

B．ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders.

C．ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotland.

D．TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotland.

D

Notallresearchbeginswithaplan.Somestudiesbeginbyaccident.MeredithSchafersaysthatiswhathappenedtoherandCynthiaSagers.

CynthiaSagersisabiologyprofessorattheUniversityofArkansas.MeredithSchaferisagraduatestudent.TheyweretravelinginthestateofNorthDakotaonaproject.Theynoticedprettyyellowflowers.Theyrecognizedthemascanola（加拿大油菜）．Farmersgrowcanolaforseedstomakecookingoil.Butthecanolaplantstheysawwerenotgrowinginfarmfields.Theyweregrowingalongtheroad.Theresearchersdecidedtotesttheplants.Theyhadbroughtalongspecialtestingpaperfortheprojecttheywereworkingon.Theresultsshowedthattheweedycanolaplantscontainedgeneticchanges.Ifaplantisgeneticallymodified（调整），thatmeansitsgeneshavebeenchangedtoproducedesiredqualities.

Thissummer，theresearchersfromArkansaswentbacktoNorthDakota.Thistimetheywentonaroadtriptofindcanola.Theytraveledmorethan5thousandkilometers.Whattheyfound，theysay，wasthefirstdiscoveryintheUnitedStatesofwildcanolaplantswithmodifiedgenes.

Thescientistsfoundcanolaplantsinalmosthalfoftheplacestheyinvestigated.Theytestedatotalof288plants.Theyfoundthat80%ofthoseplantscontainedgenesfromgeneticallyengineeredcanola.

Somecropplantsaremodifiedtoresistdamagefromthechemicalsthatfarmersusetokillweeds.Thereare2proteinsthatcangivecanolatheabilitytoresist2commonlyusedweedkillers.Oneproteingivesresistanceagainstglyphosate.Theotherproteingivesresistanceagainstglufosinate.

12．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Canola'sseedscanbemadeintocookingoil.

B．MeredithSchaferisagraduatestudent.

C．MeredithSchaferalongwithCynthiaSagersstudiedtheweedycanolaplantsaccordingtotheiroriginalplan.

D．Theyfoundtheweedycanolaplantsgeneticallymodified.

13．Howmanyplantstestedbythescientistscontainedgenesfromgeneticallyengineeredcanola?

A．About58plants.B．About230plants.

C．288plants.D．Unknown.

14．Glyphosateandglufosinatearetwokindsof________.

A．weedkillersB．proteins

C．canolaplantsD．genes

15．Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?

A．Inafashionmagazine.B．Insciencefiction.

C．Inaliteraturebook.D．Inascientificjournal.

第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余项。

Anapologyisanexpressionofregretforsomethingyou'vedonewrong.Itcansometimesbeusedasawaytoaskforforgivenessaswell.__16__Here'showtomakeanapology.

__17__Didyousaysomethingrude？

Di