高三英语12月月考试题4.doc

20162017学年度上学期12月月考试题高三英语试卷 考试时间120分钟 试题分数 150 卷I第一部分：听力 （略）第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table. “Hey, arent you from Mississippi” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “Im from Mississippi too.” Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair. “They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didnt know what my New York friends were thinking.” Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Weltys new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi. “My friends said: Now we believe your stories,” Welty added. “And I said: Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.” Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation. “I dont make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I dont have to.” Weltys people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native land and from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story. 21. What happened when Welty was with her friends at the caf?A. Two strangers joined her. B. Her childhood friends came in.C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner. D. Some people held a party there.22. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Weltys_ .A. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories23. What can we learn about the characters in Weltys fiction?A. They live in big cities. B. They are mostly women.C. They come from real life. D. They are pleasure seekers. B As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how. In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet was changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it. In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location better than the facts. When people used the Internet, they did not remember the information. Rather, they remembered how to find it. This is called transactive memory (交互记忆) According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.24. The passage begins with two questions to _. A. introduce the main topic B. show the authors altitudeC. describe how to use the Interne. D. explain how to store information25. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to remember the formation. D. The second group did not understand the information.26. In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of information C. organize information like a computer D. remember how to find the information27. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A. We are using memory differently. B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to access information. C How to Train Your Dragon by British author Cressida Cowell is one of the best pieces of childrens literature. A child can make a whole alternative universe with a vivid imagination and Toothless, the heros hunting dragon, thus turning a rainy day into an adventure of lifetime. However, if you have never read the book but instead choose to see the film version, you might think you were seeing a new-age war movie meant for adults rather than children. Lets look at Where the Wild Things Are for further discussion. The story centers around a lovely eight-year-old boy named Max, who sails away to an island. Creatures living there declare Max their king. What an amazing piece of childrens literature! A treasure for every childs library. Yet, children were crying in the movie theatre. Owls were falling from the sky, chickens arms were being torn off, and a child was running around a dark abandoned world, fighting evil as the only human. It was almost as if Hollywood could not imagine children enjoying a movie for its basic literature content. Hollywood might be right. But the audiences are complaining that there is more and more violence in childrens stories today than in the past. While there appears to be a trend in our society to make more violence more accessible to younger children, books and literature are generally an exception. I truly believe that childrens literature has become more vivid and colorful. This is a great treasure for the children, and is certainly not violent. What has changed the childrens stories of today is not the writers, but the film industry. In some way, childrens literature is just being strangely twisted. I wonder how much influence the author has over this.28. What can be inferred about the film Where the Wild Things Are?A. It is moving. B. It is frightening. C. It is interesting. D. It is amazing.29. Which of the following does the writer probably agree with?A. The film industrys treatment of childrens literature is wrong.B. Writers should provide more colorful works for children.C. There is an increase in violence in childrens literature.D. Children should read books rather than see films.30. How is the text mainly developed？A. By inferring B. By giving explanations.C. By providing examples. D. By making comparisons.31. Whats the purpose of this passage?A. To make comments on two novels. B. To introduce two authors to children.C. To call for more attention to childrens literature.D. To criticize some movies adapted from childrens literature. D It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apples case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo. Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monday. “We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to private information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.” On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further. “It worries people to think that ones personal photos, address book, and who knows what else, can be obtained and even posted online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely technology exists to close it, and thats exactly what must happen.” Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further. He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. “Im optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation,” he said. “If its not changed, then well turn to the F.T.C., and if that doesnt work , well consider legislative (法律的)approach.” The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.32. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Privacy invasion from Apple has existed for a long time.B. Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple and Google seriously.C. Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.D. Apple and Google have decided to make a change.33. Mr. Schumers letter to the F.T.C. mainly shows that the technology to open the door to privacy invasion_.A. causes privacy invasion to happen frequently B. can be used if permittedC. causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information D. causes personal information to be posted online without permission34. If the privacy concerns cant be solved with the help of the F.T.C., _.A. The senators will force the companies not to invade privacyB. The companies will be closedC. The companies will be fined D. The senators will turn to legislation35. Where can we read about the passage?A. In a newspaper. B. In a travel brochure. C. In a sci-fi magazine D. In a textbook.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。有两项为多余选项。 Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. _36_ However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dogs life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence. Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. _37_ They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog. _38_ This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things. _39_ People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite. Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. _40_AStill, people say every dog has its day.BWe do not want it to rain cats and dogs.CSome people are compared to dogs in bad ways.DDogs are their best friends and they are loyal to people.EThere are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.FThat means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.GThey take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） That day, I followed my Beijing daily routine of coming home from Tsinghua University. I was 41 enough to have experienced a friendly casual meeting. When entering the 42 , I heard “Wait! Wait!”. As I held the lift doors open, a woman 43 rushed in and thanked me. When I 44 in Chinese, she was surprised. After chatting, she 45 to help me with my Chinese, and then we 46 names and numbers.As I told my flatmates about the experience, they didnt hesitate to express their 47 . From the western point of view, experiences like these are dangerous. 48 , to be “more Chinese”, I stayed in touch with my lift friend.The following week she 49 me to go for milk tea with her and her 50 . I though that the girl would 51 the opportunity to practice English. However, most of our 52 was in Chinese! They even went to great length to help me practice 53 my Chinese was only middle level. Our next 54 was when we gathered together to make dumplings. They made me 55 completely at ease in their home. Months went by and I 56 lots of time with the family. I felt that they had become my own 57 abroad. Fortunately, I didnt let our western point of view act as a _58 . This experience has made my stay in China 59 . I feel this difference _ 60 attitude is something westerners should learn from Chinese culture.41. A. lucky B. satisfied C. eager D. brave42. A. dormitory B. lift C. apartment D. office43. A. extremely B. swiftly C. blindly D. elegantly44. A. apologized B. clarified C. opposed D. replied45. A. refused B. compromised C. offered D. struggled46. A. gave B. mentioned C. exchanged D. remembered47. A. admiration B. desire C. interest D. concern48. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides49. A. invited B. forced C. expected D. allowed50. A. flatmate B. daughter C. colleague D. relative51. A. seize B. abandon C. conversation D. argument52. A. speech B. description C. conversation D. argument53. A. so B. unless C. if D. as54. A. performance B. vacation C. meeting D. trip55. A. feel B. behave C. pretend D. look56. A. cost B. spent C. taken D. paid57. A. parent B. community C. group D. family58. A. message B. barrier C. challenge D. signal59. A. forgetful B. changeable C. acceptable D. unforgettable60. A. from B. between C. in D. on第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） In recent years, a new idea called a “naked marriage” has arisen _61_ the cost of living goes up. It has become a new trend for many young people in China. With a small marriage certificate in hand, they get _62_ (marry). And for the couples in a naked marriage, this certificate also contain other_63_( mean).A resident from Chengdu said, “ There are many people like us born in _64_ 80s. Our families can not afford _65_(buy) us new apartments, cars, let alone diamonds. I think that is very normal for ordinary families. We must rely _66_our own efforts to create a better future for ourselves.”A student of Sichuan University graduate said, “The most important is love. I believe our living conditions will _67_( gradual) get better.”Some professor says “a naked marriage” is in sharp contrast with Chinas _68_ (tradition) marriage customs. However, as living costs continue to rise, this phenomenon will likely become more popular though not all the people are in favor _69_it. Th