甘肃省张掖二中届高三英语上学期月考试题.docx
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甘肃省张掖二中届高三英语上学期月考试题
张掖二中2016—2017学年度月考试卷(10月)
高三英语
第一部分:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Oneday,acollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysawlyinginthepathapairofoldshoes.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldcloseby,andwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’swork.
Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Letusplaythemanatrick:
wewillhidehisshoes,andhideourselvesbehindthosebushes,andwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.”
“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerich,andmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebytrickingonthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwewillhideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoveryaffectshim.”
Thestudentdidso,andtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.Whileputtingonhiscoatheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoes,butfeelingsomethinghard,hebentdowntofeelwhatitwas,andfoundthecoin.Astonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisface.
Hefixedhiseyesonthecoin,turneditround,andlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedaroundhimonallsides,butnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocket,andcontinuedtoputontheothershoe;buthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.Hefelluponhisknees,lookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgiving,inwhichhespokeofhiswife,sickandhelpless,andhischildrenwithoutbread,whomthetimelyhelp,fromsomeunknownhand,wouldsavefromdying.
Thestudentstoodthere,deeplyaffected,andhiseyesfilledwithtears.“Now,”saidtheprofessor,“areyounotmuchbetterpleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourintendedtrick?
”
Theyouthreplied,“YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.”
1.Thestudentwantedtoplaythepoormanatrickto______.
A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdomC.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson
2.Afterfindingthetwocoins,themanfelt_________.
A.helplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful
3.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?
A.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
B
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments-mostlyforentertainmentpurposes-isfairandrespectful?
Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalbones.
Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.
Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Theseresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.
Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreedingofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?
Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.
4.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?
A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy. C.Natural.D.Easy.
5.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.
A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely
C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround
6.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?
A.Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.
B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.
C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.
D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.
7.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_____.
A.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats B.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos
C.questioningthewayanimalsareprotected D.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdo
C
LanguageisaSystemofSymbols
Ofallsystemsofsymbols,languageisthemosthighlydeveloped.Ithasbeenpointedoutthathumanbeings,byagreement,canmakeanythingstandforanything.Humanbeingshaveagreed,inthecourseofcenturiesofmutual(相互的)dependency,toletthevariousnoisesthattheycanproducewiththeirlungs,throats,tongues,teeth,andlipssystematicallystandforcertainhappeningsintheirnervoussystems.Wecallthatsystemofagreementslanguage.
Thereisnonecessaryconnectionbetweenthesymbolandthatitstandsfor.Justassocialpositionscanbesymbolizedbyfeatherswornonthehead,bygoldonthewatchchain,orbyathousandotherthingsaccordingtotheculturewelivein,sothefactofbeinghungrycanbesymbolizedbyathousanddifferentnoisesaccordingtotheculturewelivein.
Howeverobviousthesefactsmayappearatfirstglance,theyareactuallynotsoobviousastheyseemexceptwhenwetakespecialpainstothinkaboutthesubject.Symbolsandthethingstheystandforareindependentofeachother,yetweallhaveawayoffeelingasif,andsometimesactingasif,therewerenecessaryconnections.Forexample,therearepeoplewhofeelthatforeignlanguagesareunreasonablebynature;foreignershavesuchfunnynamesforthings,andwhycan’ttheycallthingsbytheirrightnames?
ThisfeelingexhibitsitselfmoststronglyinthoseEnglishandAmericantouristswhoseemtobelievethattheycanmakethenativesofanycountryunderstandEnglishiftheyshoutloudenough.Likethelittleboywhoisreportedtohavesaid:
“Pigsarecalledpigsbecausetheyaresuchdirtyanimals,”theyfeelthatthesymbolisactuallyconnectedinsomewaywiththethingssymbolized.
8.Languageisahighlydevelopedsystemofsymbolsbecausehumanbeings______.
A.havemadeuseoflanguageforcenturies
B.useournervoussystemstosupportlanguage
C.havemadevariousnoisesstandforanyevents
D.canmakeanythingstandforanythingbyagreement
9.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph2?
A.Differentnoisesmaymeandifferentthings.
B.Ourculturedetermineswhatasymbolstandsfor.
C.Thelanguageweusesymbolizesoursocialpositions.
D.Oursocialpositionsdeterminethewaywearedressed.
10.InParagraph3,“takespecialpains”probablymeans“_____”.
A.tryveryhardB.takeourtime
C.areveryunhappy D.feelespeciallypainful
11.Theexampleofthelittleboyisusedtoshowthat_____.
A.adultsoftenlearnfromtheiryoung
B.“pig”isadirtywordbecausepigsaredirty
C.wordsarenotconnectedwiththethingstheystandfor
D.peoplesometimeshavewrongideasabouthowlanguageworks
D
LatriceBrownwasexcitedaboutstartingherjunioryear.ShehadvolunteeredtotakepartintheLincolnHighSchoolFriendshipProgram.Asanupperclassman,shewouldbeassigneda“freshmanfriend.”Herdutieswouldincludehelpingherfriendgetusedtohighschoollifebyofferingfriendship.Latricethoughtitwasimportanttohavesomeonewithwhomtotalkandshareconcerns.Sheknewthatthefriendshipprogramwaslikelytomakethefreshmanyearofhighschoolapositiveexperience.OnJuly24Latricereceivedanoticeinthemailaboutthescheduleofeventsforthefreshmanorientation(适应指导).
FreshmanOrientation
TO:
LatriceBrown
FROM:
Mrs.Gomez,GuidanceCounselor,555-7295
DATE:
July23
SUBJECT:
FreshmanFriendshipProgram
FRESHMANFRIEND:
SusanBrooks,555-2168
Pleasecallyourfreshmanfriendandintroduceyourselfoverthetelephone.Confirmthatheorshewillbeattendingtheorientation.
SCHEDULEOFEVENTSFORORIENTATION
Wednesday,August13—9:
30A.M.to1:
00P.M.
9:
30A.M.to10:
30A.M.
Upperclassmenandfreshmenwillgatherforagatheringinthehall.StudentCouncilpresidentSarahWilkewillgiveaspeechtitled“WhatItMeanstoBeinHighSchool”.
Mr.Reick,theprincipal,willwelcomeeveryonetoLincolnHighSchoolandformallyintroduceeachupperclassmantohisorherfreshmanfriend.Afterbeingintroduced,pleasegotothecafe.Atthistimepickupyourfriend’sclassscheduleandlockernumberattheguidancecounselors(顾问)’table.
10:
30A.M.to11:
30A.M.
Startyourschooltouratyourfriend’slockertosureitworks.Ifthereisaproblem,reportittoMr.Mulholland,theassistantprincipal.Thenwalktotheclassroomsontheclassscheduleintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.Thiswillhelpfamiliarizeyourfreshmanfriendwiththescheduleandthelayoutoftheschool.Discusshighschoollifebuttryno
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