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河南省洛阳八中2016届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题i. 阅读理解（每小题3分，共45分。）i卷aeach morning grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. his grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.one day the grandson asked, “grandpa, i try to read the book just like you, but i dont understand it, and i forget what i understand as soon as i close the book. what good does reading the book do?”the grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” the boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. the grandpa laughed and said, “youll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.this time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.the grandpa said, “i dont want a bucket of water; i want a basket of water. youre just not trying hard enough.” the boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. out of breath, he said, “grandpa, its useless!”“so, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “look at the basket.” the boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. it had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.“grandson, thats what happens when you read the book. you might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, youll be changed, inside and out.”21. what puzzled the grandson most was _.a. whether it was useful to read books b. why he forgot what he read soon c. what kind of book he could understand d. how he could read books like his grandpa22. why did grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water? a. to train him to run faster. b. to clean the dirty basket in the river. c. to punish him for not reading carefully. d. to get him to realize the use of reading books.23. what lesson can we learn from the story? a. the old are always wiser than the young. b. it is foolish to carry water with a basket. c. reading books can change a person gradually.d. you cant expect to remember whatever you read.b eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. but there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe. previous studies have linked high exposure to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure. in one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物）were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. a separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the u. s. environmental protection agency (epa) considers to be of “moderate” quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure. the authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. however, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. so stricter regulation by the epa of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.24.the text mainly discusses the relationship between.aheart problems and air qualitybheart problems and exercisingcheart problems and smokingdheart problems and fatty food25.the underlined word “modest” in paragraph 3 most probably means.arelatively high bextremely lowcrelatively low dextremely high26. what can we learn from the text?aeating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.bthe epa conducted many studies on air quality.cmoderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,dstricter regulations on pollutants should be made.27.theauthorspurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.a.informb.persuadec.described.entertainctake action for a better world: volunteers neededsix months preparation in denmark: africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers.six months community work in malawi inpeople to people projects: child aid, hiv/aids fights and teacher training.qualifications (条件)：18 years, hard-working and social engagement.please contact us by email:part-time work with exchange studentsyouth international is a non-profit high school foreign exchange student organization. we welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. the community representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money.applicants (申请人) best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication, and feel comfortable networking. full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the u.s. positions available in most states.if interested, please email: or call 88-123-9872.international summer jobhi, im an esl student in china. im 20, quiet and polite, and i speak reasonable english. i am looking for a summer job in an english-speaking country. i can teach chinese or do house and garden work, and cook chinese dishes. can anybody offer me a job? i dont need to earn much , just enough in 2 months (july august) to pay for my return ticket to china. my goal is to improve my english and see a bit more of the world. my email is:call for native speakers of englishi am looking for native speakers of english to join in an experiment this experiment is carried out over the internet. you dont need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking english at a native level. the first task will take you around 15 minutes. after this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. the tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers. if you are willing to help me, then please email me:28.who is suitable to work as a community representative in youth international?a one who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.b one who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.c one who has a strong desire to improve his or her english.d one who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.29.where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in malawi?a in some local offices in the u.s.b in an esl organization in china.c in a preparation program in denmark.d in an exchange student center in africa.30.if mrs. black in the u.s. hopes to learn some chinese at home, she may contact.a bc d31.what are volunteers for an experiment over the internet supposed to do?ato interview people online. bto do some housework.cto offer advice on child aid.dto provide language exercises.dgrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. a man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. he can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. he can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. a mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins twinkle, twinkle, little star or remember the story of cinderella or goldilocks and the three bears. one explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it. in childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. we continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as cinderella and goldilocks. we not only learn but overlearn. the multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. the law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. by cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. a little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development32. whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?a.peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.b.childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.c.poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.d.storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.33. theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_.a.presentingresearchfindingsb.settingdowngeneralrulesc.makingacomparisond.usingexamples34. accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_.a.aresultofoverlearningb.aspecialcaseofcrammingc.askilltodealwithmathproblemsd.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies35.whatistheauthorsopiniononcramming?a.itleadstofailureincollegeexams.b.itshelpfulonlyinalimitedway.c.itspossibletoresultinpoormemory.d.itincreasesstudentslearninginterest.ii.七选五（每小题3分，共15分。）make the right choices what is lifes greatest gift? _36_ choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal.what is so great about choice? it transforms us from dumb animals into artists.each of us becomes another michelangelo.choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt(雕刻) our life.the tool doesnt come free，however，for the price of choice is responsibility._37_ the reward is happiness.life is not still.it is a flow. _38_ we constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey.we need to ask questions：am i moving closer to my goals? if not，what corrective measures can i take? what action will i take now to readjust myself to my goals? choice is power. choice is at the heart of life. it is the creative power of life. _39_ and your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. for example, you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. but the decisions that we make to sculpt our life are far more important than deciding where to shop. the more we appreciate the difference between minor and major decisions, the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and fulfillment. all chess lovers realize that it isnt necessary to win to enjoy the game. the pleasure is in the playing. life is like a chess game. _40_ait is free will or choice.byou have to make choices every day.cmake the best moves you can under the circumstances.dbut when we accept and carry it out, we get a great return.eevery choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals.flife is full of hard choices, and the bigger they are, the harder they get.gchoose to carry out responsibilities not because you have to, but because you want to.iii. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。in 1982, steven callahan was crossing the atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sankhe got into a life boat, but his supplies were 41 his chances of surviving were small 42 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive much 43 than he was when he started, but alivehis 44 of how he survived is fascinatinghis cleverness how he 45 to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to 46 fresh wateris very interestingbut the thing that 47 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 48 in continuing the strugglehe was starved and 49 worn-outgiving up would have seemed the only possible choicewhen people 50 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep goingmany people in 51 desperate circumstances 52 in or go madsomething the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 53 difficultiesi tell myself i can 54 it, wrote callahan in his book-compared to what others have been through, im fortunatei tell myself these things over and over, 55 up couragei wrote that down after 1 read itit 56 me as something importantand ive told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 57 off or when my problems seemed too terribleand every time ive said it, i have always come back to my 58 the truth is, our circumstances are only bad 59 to something better. but others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you are fortunate. tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 60 through the rough situations with a little more courage.41 afull brich cfew denough42 aand byet cstill dthus43 athinner bstronger cworse dhealthier44 aattitude bassumption cinstruction daccount45 aassisted btended cmanaged dintended46 amake babsorb cselect dreplace47 aattacked bcaught cfroze dcheated48 aoperation btaste cmessage dpoint49 afirmly bcompletely chardly dgenerally50 adeal bdefend csurvive dobserve51 a similarly bdifferently cgradually dcommonly52 apull btake cbreak dgive53 afor the lack of bin the face of cin exchange for das a result of54 ahandle bcarry cfollow dinspect55 arolling busing cbuilding dmaking56 adefeated brecommended cintroduced dstruck57 afarblongceverdeven58 afeelingsbsensescideasdinfluences59 arelatedbmeasuredccontributeddcompared60 aseebcutcgetdthinkii卷iv. 语法填空（15分） 61 is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to develop. however, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us 62 (think) carefully about the kind of friendships we want. to most of us, friendships are considered 63 (importance), but need to have clear in our own minds 64 kinds of friendships we want .are they to be close or 65 (keep) at arms length? do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? for some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enoughand thats all right .but at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our 66 (friend)expectations. if one wants more from the friendship than the other, 67 if this is not talked about, one is likely at last to fell that hes holding the short end of the stick. the sharing of personal experience 68 (include) our tears as well as our dark dreams 69 (be) the surest way to deepen friendships. but it must be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there signs of interest and action 70 return. v. 短文改错（10分）one year ago, i was in great trouble. i worked hard at english and devote all my spare time to practise it. but i failed to pass the mid-term examination, which made me great disappointed. so i asked my grandpa for advice when i got to home. hearing that i told him, he said, “to some extent, exam