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贵州省遵义市湄潭县湄江中学高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

湄江高级中学高三年级第一次月考题

英语

第一部分

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。

A

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

1.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprogr

ams

B.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercials

D.showedall-nightmovies

3.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.

B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byswitchingchannels.

D.Byhavingitrepaired.

4.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious.B.Anxious.

C.Cautious.D.Humorous.

B

MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseum

Ourmonthlytalksstartat19:

30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:

00.

November7th

TheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontri

butiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilengineers”.

December5th

IcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering.Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.

February6th

AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.

March6th

EyotsandAits—ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshasmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.

Onlinebookings:

www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

Moreinfo:

www.canal

museum.org.uk/whatson

LondonCanalMuseum

12-13NewWharfRoad,LondonNI9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:

02077130836

5.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?

A.November7th.B.March6th.

C.February6th.D.December5th.

6.WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?

A.TheCanalPioneers.

B.IcefortheMetropolis.

C.EyotsandAits—ThamesIslands.

D.AnUpdateontheCotswoldCanals.

7.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames?

A.ChrisLewis.B.MalcolmTucker.

C.MirandaVickers.D.LizPayne.

C

Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily’slastvacation.Itwasmysix-year-oldson’swinterbreakfromschool,andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked,andDelta,theairline,offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork,soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn’tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn’tstay.Itookmynine-month-oldandtookoffforhome.

Thenextday,myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeanevenlaterflight.Yes,Iencouraged—okay,ordered—themtowaititoutattheairportto“earn”moreDeltaDollars.Ourtotaltake:

$1,600.Notbad,huh?

NowsomepeoplemaythinkI’mabadmotherandnotsuchagreatwifeeither.Butasabig-timebargainhunter,Iknowthevalueofadollar.Andthesedays,agooddealissomethingfewofuscanaffordtopassup.

I’vemadealivinglookingforthebestdealsandexposing（揭露）theworsttricks.IhavebeentheconsumerreporterofNBC’sTodayshowforoveradecade.IhavewrittenacoupleofbooksincludingonetitledTricksoftheTrade:

AConsumerSurvivalGuide.AndIreallydowhatIbelievein.

Itellyouthisbecausethereisnoshameingettingyourmoney’sworth.I’malsotightfistedwhenitcomestoshoes,clothesformychildren,andexpensiverestaurants.ButIwouldn’thesitatetospendonagoodhaircut.Itkeepsitsshapelonger,andit’sthefirstthingpeoplenotice.AndIwillalsospendonaclassicpieceoffurniture.Qualitylasts.

8.WhydidDeltagivetheauthor’sfamilycredits?

A.Theytookalaterflight.

B.Theyhadearlybookings.

C.Theirflighthadbee

ndelayed.

D.Theirflighthadbeencancelled.

9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.Sherarelymisses

agooddeal.

B.Sheseldommakesacompromise.

C.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren

D.Sheisinterestedincheapproducts.

10.Whatdoestheauthordo?

A.She’sateacher.

B.She’sahousewife.

C.She’samediaperson.

D.She’sabusinesswoman.

11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A.Howtoexposebadtri

cks.

B

.Howtoreserveairlineseats.

C.Howtospendmoneywisely.

D.Howtomakeabusinessdeal.

D

AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe

6,000—7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）.

Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveforman

yyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.

MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.

DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.

AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawea

lthofimportantmaterials—includingphotographs,films,taperecordings,andfieldnotes—whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.

Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundthe

world,availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.

12.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto.

A.promotegloballanguages

B.rescuedisappearinglanguages

C.searchforlanguagecommunities

D.setuplanguageresearchorganizations

13.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?

A.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.

B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.

D.Livingwiththenativespeakers.

14.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?

A.TheculturalstudiesinIndia.

B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.

C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.

D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.

15.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin’swork?

A.Write,sellanddonate.

B.Record,repairandreward.

C.Collect,protectandreconnect.

D.Design,experimentandreport.

第二节（共5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选项。

PublicSpeakingTraining

·Getacoach

16,sogethelp.Sincethereareaboutabillioncompaniesoutthereallreadytoofferyoupublicspeakingtrainingandcourses,herearesomethingstolookforwhendecidingthetrainingthat’srightforyou.

·Focusonpositives

Anytrainingyoudotobecomemoreeffectiveatpublicspeakingshouldalwaysfocusonthepositiveaspectsofwhatyoualreadydowell.Nothingcanhurtconfidencemorethanbeingtoldthatyouaren’tdoingwell.17,sogoodpublicspeakingtrainingshoulddevelopthoseinsteadoftellingyouwhatyoushouldn’tdo.

·18

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