山西省吕梁市泰化中学学年高一英语下学期第三次月考试题.docx

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山西省吕梁市泰化中学学年高一英语下学期第三次月考试题

山西省吕梁市泰化中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期第三次月考试题

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

AsaboyIwasalwayssmallformyage.Iwasalsofiveyearsyoungerthanoneofmybrothersandsevenyearsyoungerthantheother.Asaresult,Ioftenfeltleftoutwhentheirfriendscameovertoplay.Iwaseithertoosmallortooyoungforwhatevertheyweredoingandtheydidn'twanttheiryoungerbrotherlisteningtotheirconversationseither.MoreoftenthannotIfoundmyselfoutsideplayingaloneandfeelingforgotten.

IrememberonespringafternoonfeelingespeciallylonelyasIsatintheyardbehindourhouse.WelivedmilesfromtownandIhardlysawmyownfriendsoutsideofschool.Iheardmybrotherslaughingfrominsidethehouseandfeltasingletearcomingdownmycheek.AtthatmomentIsawalargebrowndogwalkingovertome.Helookedhappyandhistailwaswaggingaswell.Eventhoughhedidn'tknowmehegreetedmelikealonglostfriend,licking（舔）mychinandsittingbesidemeonthespringgrass.ItmusthavebeenatleastanhourthatIpattedandtalkedtothisfour-leggedangel.HeletmepouroutallmytroublesandsharedmydeepestthoughtsbeforehekissedmycheekgoodbyeandambledoffeithertoHeavenorhishome.Iwentbackinsidefeelinghappy,knowingthatnomatterwhatlifemayholdIwasloved.Nowover40yearslaterIstillrememberthatangelwithasmile.

IbelievethatGodsenthimatthatmomentofsadnesstoremindmejusthowmuchhelovedme.Thereisnothingmoreimportantthanknowingweareloved.Whenweareloved,wewilllearntoloveothers.Learningtolovehelpsustounderstandourselvesandotherpeoplebetter.

21.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhisbrothers'friendscame?

A.Lonely.B.Worried.C.Proud.D.Happy.

22.Thewritersharedhistroublesandthoughtswiththedogbecause.

A.itwashisfriendB.itwasfriendlytohim

C.itlookedlikeanangelD.itcouldunderstandhim

23.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat.

A.theboymetalonglostfriend

B.theboyhadnofriendsatschool

C.thedoghelpedtheboyrealizethathewasloved

D.thedogspenttheafternoonwiththeboyandhisbrothers

24.Theauthorwrotethestoryto.

A.encouragepeopletotalkabouttheirtroubles

B.sharehisunforgettableexperiencewithus

C.tellpeopletheyshouldtreatanimalsinafriendlyway

D.showknowingyouarelovedisthemostimportant

B

Trafficjamandcities，itseems，gohandinhand.  Everyonecomplainsaboutbeingstuckintraffic,but，liketheweather，nooneseemstodoanythingaboutit.Inparticular，trafficengineers，transportationplanners，andpublicofficialsresponsiblefortransportationsystemsinlargecitiesarefrequentlycriticizedforfailingtosolvetrafficjam.  

Butistrafficjamasignoffailure?

 Longqueuesatrestaurantsortheater’sboxofficesareseenassignsofsuccess.Shouldtransportationsystemsbeviewedanydifferently?

 Ithinkweshouldrecognizethattrafficjamisanunpreventableby-productofsuccessfulcities，andviewthe“trafficproblem”inadifferentlight.  

Citiesexistbecausetheypromotesocialinteractionsandeconomictransactions.  

      Trafficjamoccurswheretherearelotsofpeoplebutlimitedspaces.Culturallyandeconomicallysuccessfulcitieshavetheworsttrafficproblems，whiledecayingcitiesdon’thavemuchtraffic.NewYorkandLosAngelesareAmerica’smostcrowdedcities.Butifyouwantaccesstomajorbrokeragehouses（经纪行），youwillfindthemeasiertoreachincrowdedNewYorkthaninanyotherlargecities.Andifyourfirmneedsaccesstopost-productionfilmeditorsorsatellite-guidanceengineers，youwillreachthemmorequicklythroughthecrowdedfreewaysofLAthanthroughlesscrowdedroadselsewhere.  

Despitetrafficjam，alargernumberandwidervarietyofsocialinteractionsandeconomictransactionscanbemadeperfectinlarge，crowdedcitiesthanelsewhere.Seeninthislight，trafficjamisanunfortunateconsequenceofprosperity，notacauseofeconomicdeclineandurbandecay.   

Sowhilewecanconsidertrafficjamasincreasingcostsontheareasofbigcities，thecostsofinaccessibility（交通不便）inuncrowdedplacesarealmostcertainlygreater.  

ThereisnodoubtthattrafficjambringstheterribleeconomicandenvironmentaldamageinplaceslikeBangkok，Jakarta，andLagos.ButmobilityisfarhigherandtrafficjamlevelsarefarlowerhereintheUS，eveninourmostcrowdedcities.  That’swhy，fornow，wedon’tseepeopleandcapitalstreamingoutofSanFranciscoandChicago，headingforcitieslikeCalifornia，andIllinois. 

25. Wecanconcludefromthefirstparagraphthat_____.  

A. trafficjamandweatherarethetwofactorspreventingthedevelopmentofthebigcity

B. trafficjamseemstobeverydifficulttodealwith

C. iftrafficengineerstrytheirbest，trafficjamcanbesolved

D. publicofficialsarealwayscriticizedformisusingtheirpower

26. Accordingtothepassage，what’stheauthor’sopiniontowardstrafficjam？

A. Incities，trafficjamisunavoidable.  

B. Trafficjamisbothasignoffailureandasignofsuccess.  

C. Trafficjamistheconsequenceofsuccessfulcities.   

D. Forasuccessfulcity，trafficjamisnotunpreventable.  

27. Accordingtothisarticle，whichstatementabout“NewYork”and“LosAngeles”isTRUE?

A. Thetrafficjaminthetwocitieshasbeenworsened.  

B. NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostsuccessfulcitiesintheUSA.  

C.Itiseasiertoreachmajorbrokeragehousesinthetwocitiesthaninothercities.  

D. DespitethetrafficjaminLA,you’llfindasatellite-guidanceengineermorequicklythere.  

28. Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A. TrafficjamhascausedterriblebadeffectsincitiessuchasBangkokandLagos.  

B. ThetrafficjaminSanFranciscohasresultedinthecapitalbecomingempty.  

C. ThetrafficjamlevelinJakartaislowerthanthatintheUS.  

D. CaliforniaisascrowdedandsuccessfulasSanFrancisco.  

C

AscomputersbecomemorepopularinChina,ChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuch,theymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes（笔画）ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.Expertssuggestpeople,especiallystudents,writebyhandmore.

Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?

InBeijing,studentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonacomputer.

Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.

It'sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat'swhycomputersarebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasingly,problemsappear.

“WhenI'mwritingwithapen,IfindIoftencan'trememberhowtowriteacharacter,thoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.”

“I'mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.”

Manystudentsdon'tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit'smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputer,whybothertohandwrite?

Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiwei,theheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaid,“Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic（审美的）value.Butthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvalue.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.Throughone'shandwriting,peoplecangettoknowone'sthinkingandpersonality.Beautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthem.”

Toencouragestudentstohandwritemore,manyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory（必修的）andinuniversities,someprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhand.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTyping

B.ToTypeorToHandWrite

C.WritingByComputerWillReplaceWritingByHand

D.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters

30.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause______.

A.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirHomeworkandEssays

B.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconveniently

C.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacter

D.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChina

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEoftheadvantagesofhandwriting?

A.Handwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.

B.Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwriting.

C.Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildone’sself-confidence.

D.Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvalue.

32.Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.

A.moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputer

B.writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeroneday

C.moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwriting

D.thetypingarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandquality

D

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt'shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtose