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张掖二中20152016学年度高三月考试卷(10月)高 三 英 语 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试用时100分钟。考生注意： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。 2. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，填涂在本试卷上无效。 第卷（共70分）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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项。athe writings of shakespeare are today little read by young people in britain. his young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.shakespeares work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written in a 400-year-old version of english that is about as inviting as toothache.still, in britain schools, it is compulsory to study the bard (诗人), and when something is made compulsory, usually the result is boredom, resentment (憎恨)or both.this was my experience of the classics at school. but when i reached my late teenage years, i had a change of heart. like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. i wanted answers, so i turned to books to find them.i went on to take a phd in literature and have taught it in britain and china. i have never regretted it. there is something in literature that people want, even if they dont read books. you see this in the popularity of tv and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of jane austens pride and prejudice being a case in point. these popular adaptations may help increase peoples interest in the classics.reading a simplified romeo and juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of shakespeares actual play. if that is the case, then i welcome the trend. but do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. shakespeare is a poet. his greatness is in his language. reading someone elses rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. take on the original. it really is worth the effort.1which of the following is true according to the passage?athe language used in classics is no longer in use today.bbritish students usually find compulsory reading dull.conly those studying literature read shakespeares works.dfor british people, shakespeares works are no longer classics.2according to the passage, the writer _.ahas liked literary classics since an early agebwas forced to read the classics for a phdcturned to literature to seek answers in his teensdthinks only people who read books like literature3the popularity of tv and movie adaptations of great works may help people _.alearn more about tradition bget a phd in literaturecseek their answers about the world dbecome more interested in the classics4the underlined phrase “a case in point” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_”.aa great hit ba good example ca movie adaptation da popular phenomenon5what does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph?athe fruit of a banana is more useful than its skin.bthe rewriting trend does more harm than good.creaders should try to read the original versions.dreaders need to learn the language in the classics.bfor kim leblanc, knowing that her son tylers organs, eyes and other tissues have given life or healing to others is helping her cope with the loss of her child, who was struck by a truck in guelph on may 31.tyler was believed to have been texting a friend when he stepped onto a high-traffic road against the green light and was struck by the truck. then he was sent to a hamilton hospital. surgery was performed to ease the pressure in his brain, but .the family was told he would not recover. “with all of his injuries, i just prayed all night for a miracle. and i was granted a miracle, but not in the way id expected,” says leblanc, her voice choked by emotion.the family decided to donate tylers organs, a choice she believes her kind and considerate son would have made on his own. its also a choice that transplant programs wish would be made more often, because the need for donor organs is far more than the supply worldwide. more than 1,500 people in ontario are on the waiting list for life-saving organs, and one dies every day because an organ has not become available in time. across canada, the gap between donations and the need for organs continues to widen. at the end of 2010, more than 4,400 canadians were on the waiting list for donor organs, including 3,362 needing a kidney. that year, 229 died before the organs they needed became available.leblanc recalls the morning when her son was taken off life support and his organs were removed. despite living what she calls a parents absolute worst nightmare, leblanc says she has got the strength to bear such an unbearable loss. “hes still there. hes still living. and hes still breathing. and hes brought so much joy to families,” she says. “hes my hero. he really is my hero.”6tyler was struck by the truck mainly because_.ahe broke the traffic rule bhe was talking with his friendscthe truck ignored him d the truck ran at a high speed7the figures in paragraph 4 show that _.amore people begin to donate their organsbmore people are dying during organ transplant operationscmany people dont know how to donate their organsdmany people are in great need of organ transplant worldwide8it is implied in the last paragraph that _.aleblanc was desperate about tylers deathbleblanc will never forget tylers contributioncleblanc felt relieved with tylers organ donateddleblanc has never thought that tyler will be a herocnowadays more and more people are talking about genetically modified foods ( gm foods). gm foods develop from genetically modified organisms (有机体), which have had specific changes introduced into their dna by genetic engineering techniques. these techniques are much more precise where an organism is exposed to chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. for many people, the high-tech production raises all kinds, of environmental, ethical(伦理的), health and safety problems. particularly in countries with long farming traditions, the idea seems against nature.in fact, gm foods are already very much a part of our lives. they were first put on the market in 1996. a third of the corn and more than half the cotton grown in the us last year was the product of biotechnology, according to the department of agriculture. more than 65 million acres of genetically modified crops will be planted in the us this year. the genetic genie is out of the bottle.however, like any new product entering the food chain, gm foods must be subjected to careful testing. in wealthy countries, the debate about biotech is not so fierce by the fact that they have a large number of foods to choose from, and a supply that goes beyond the needs. in developing countries desperate to feed fast-growing and under fed populations, the matter is simpler and much more urgent: do the benefits of biotech outweigh the risks?the statistics on population growth and hunger are disturbing. last year the worlds population reached 6 billion. the un states that nearly 800 million people around the world are unhealthy. about 400 million women of childbearing age dont have enough iron, which means their babies are exposed to various birth defeats. as many as 100 million children suffer from vitamin a deficiency, a leading cause of blindness. how can biotech help? genetic engineering is widely used to produce plants and animals with better nutritional values. biotechnologists have developed genetically modified rice and they are working on other kinds of nutritionally improved crops. biotech can also improve farming productivity in places where food shortage are caused by crop damage attributable to drought, poor soil and crop viruses.9the passage mainly talks about _.athe worlds food problem bthe development in biotechcthe genetically modified foods dthe way to solve food shortage10according to the passage, gm foods _. awill replace naturally grown foods bare far better than naturally grown foods cmay help to solve the problem of poor nutrition dcan cause serious trouble in developing countries11the underlined sentence “the genetic genie is out of the bottle.” in paragraph 2 probably means that _.agm foods are available everywhere bthe technology in producing gm foods is advancedcgenetic technology may have uncontrollable powersdgenetic technology has come out of laboratories into markets12whats the writers attitude towards gm foods?aenthusiastic. bcautious. cdisapproving. dunbelievable.dif you start each day desperately wishing for an extra hour in bed, the following is likely to leave you feeling even grumpier.scientists have identified a sleepless elitea small group of people for whom a lie-in is a waste of time. rather than being tired and bad-tempered underachievers, they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four of five hours of shut-eye a night.if that is not tiring enough, they tend to be able to hold down two jobs at the sane time, and breeze through their extra-long days without needing caffeine pick-me-ups or catnaps. working out how the gene cuts sleep without any obvious impact on health could help in the design of drugs that give us all a few extra hours in our day. the bad news is that while many of us get by on a few hours sleep a night, just one to three people in 100 qualify to be part of the sleepless elite.the research team is now appealing to members of the lucky group to come forward to allow their dna to be studied. university of california researcher ying-hui fu said, “my long-term goal is to someday learn enough so that we can control the sleep pathways without damaging our health.”“everybody can use more waking hours, even if you just watch movies.”many of those have already volunteered to share fascinating characteristics. they are thinner than the average, relentlessly upbeat (enthusiastic) and seem to have a high tolerance for physical pain and psychological setbacks.researcher dr christopher jones told the wall street journal, “typically, at the end of a long-structured phone interview, they will admit they have been testing and surfing the internet and doing crossword puzzles at the same time, on less than six hours of sleep.”13we can infer from the second paragraph that a sleepless elite is _.aa group of people who always have a phenomenon of sleeplessness every daybthose who are not willing to sleep long but always energetic, outgoing and optimisticca group of people for whom a lie-in is a pleasure of killing timedthose who have no time for a good sleep because of their busy work14ying-hui fus research is intended to _.acontrol peoples sleep pathways bmake medicine to cure the sleeplessnesscwork continuously without any sleep dcontrol a sleepless elites genes15a sleepless elite has the following things in common except _.agreat energy btough mind cbeing much thinner dhigh tolerance第二节：七选五阅读（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。选项中有两项是多余项。 16 : less red meat and more fibre, less saturated fat (饱和脂肪) and more fruit and vegetables, right? wrong, according to a controversial new book by nutritionist zoe harcombe. in the book, harcombe charts her careful journey of research into studies that underpin (巩固) dietary adviceand her myth(误区)breaking conclusions are surprising.myth: 17 .“real fat is not bad for us,” says harcombe. its man-made fats that we should be demonizing. why do we have this idea that meat is full of saturated fat? in a 100g pork chop, there is 2.3g of unsaturated fat and 1.5g of saturated fat.myth: we should eat more fibre.for three decades, we have eaten fibre into our bodies to help us feel full and keep our digestive systems moving. 18 , says harcombe. the advice to eat more fibre is put forward along with the theory that we need to clean our digestive systems. but essential minerals are absorbed from food while it is in the intestines(肠道), so why do we want to wash everything out? concentrate on not putting bad food in.myth: you need to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. “five-a-day is the most well-known piece of nutritional advice,” says harcombe. “youd think it was based on firm evidence of health benefit. 19 .” five-a-day started as a marketing campaign by 25 fruit and vegetable companies and the american national cancer institute in 1991. there was no evidence for any cancer benefit.myth: fruit and vegetables are the most nutritious things to eat.apparently not. harcombe allows that vegetables are a great addition to the dietif served in butter to deliver the fat-soluble(dissolved) vitamins they containbut natural sugar in fruit, goes straight to the liver and is stored as fat. 20 , says harcombe, who adds, “vitamins and minerals in animal foodsmeat, fish, eggs and dairy productsbeat those in fruit.”awant to lose weight? dont trust thesebwe think we know what to eatcthis is not a good ideadfat is bad for usethink againfwe need to take more exercisegfruit is best avoided by those trying to lose weight第二部分：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。it was a bitter, cold evening in northern virginia many years ago. the old man was 21 for a ride across the river. the wait seemed 22 . his body became numb and stiff from the cold north wind.he heard the 23 of approaching hooves(马蹄) running along the frozen path. anxiously, he 24 as several horsemen rounded the bend. he let the first one pass by 25 an effort to get his attention. then another passed by, and another. 26 , the last rider drew near. the old man caught the riders eyes and said, “sir, would you 27 giving an old man a ride to the other side?”reining (勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “sure.” seeing the old man was unable to 28 his half-frozen body from the ground,” the horseman got off and helped the old man onto the horse. he took the old man not 29 across the river, but to his destination.as they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horsemans 30 caused him to inquire, “sir, i noticed that you let several other riders pass by. im curious 31 you would wait and ask the last rider. what if i had 32 and left you there?”the old man replied, “i looked into the eyes of the other 33 and immediately saw there was no concern for my situation. it would have been 34 even to ask them for a ride. but when i looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were 35 . i knew your gentle spirit would 36 the opportunity to help me.”those heartwarming comments 37 the horseman deeply. “im most 38 for what you have said,” he told the old man. “i may get so busy in my own affairs that i fail to 39 to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.” with that, thomas jefferson turned his horse around and made his 40 back to the white house.21awaiting bsearching cpreparing dleaving22awordless bpriceless ccareless dendless23anumber bdistance crhythm dlength24astopped bwatched cfollowed dwandered25abeyond bwith cthrough dwithout26afinally bluckily csadly dslowly27aenjoy bavoid cmind dadmit28afeel bpush clift dstand29astill byet ceven djust30acourage bdetermination ccuriosity dbravery31awhy bwhen chow dwhere32aagreed bchanged cescaped drefused33asoldiers briders cleaders denemies34asuccessful bnecessary cuseless dimpolite35aobvious bmissing chidden dhelpful36aorder bforce callow dwelcome37aaffected btouched cinjured dshocked38acareful bpeaceful cgrateful dpowerful39astick blead cpoint drespond40away bhorse cwords dsituation第三部分 写作（共三节，满分50分）第一节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）questioning can lead to 41 (search) for an answer. if we are in the habit of raising doubts as to 42 what we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.two years ago, our teacher 43 (offer) us an answer to a difficult math problem in class. although the answer seemed a little strange, nobody 44 i doubted it. thinking that his answer might be wrong, i 45 (careful) analyzed the problem and tries to work 46 out in a different way. half an hour 47 , i managed to find the correct answer. when i showed my answer to him, the teacher praised me for my 48 (depend) thinking.from this experience, i have learned that questioning can serve as 49 bridge that helps us to seek the 50 (true).第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。college students have few ways to pay their college fees. many students have their parents to do it. some students may apply to a bank loan and others will try to find part-time jobs in and out of the campus. apart fro