【高三】2012017年上海虹口区华一高三上英语第一次月考

1、2016学年第一学期月考高三英语试卷(10月)II. GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.LearningQuicklyfromM

2、istakesMercyCheronoisoneofmanyverysuccessfulyoungathletesfromKenya.Shewasbornin1991inthevillageofKipajit.Sheristhe(21)(old)ofsixchildren,andsomeoftheotherchildreninherfamilyarealsoathletes.Herfather,JohnKoech,runsatrainingcampinthevillage.Duringtheschoolholidays,thecamp(22)attractover50trainees.Cher

3、onostartedrunninginprimaryschoolandcontinuedwhenshewenttosecondaryschoolinthenearbytownofSotik.Attheageof16,sheparticipatedinthe2007InternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederations(IAAF)WorldCrossCountryChampionships,(23)(hold)inMombasa,Kenya.Itwasherfirstinternationalevent.Despitethefact(24)shefinish

4、ed23rdinthejuniorrace,shehadlaunchedherselfintointernationalathletics.Inthesameyear,attheWorldYouthChampionshipsatOstravaintheCzechRepublic,shewonagoldmedalinthe3,000-meterrace,(25)sheraninthechampionshiprecordtimeof8:53:94.Inthecomingyears,shecontinuedtowingoldmedalsatfamousinternationalchampionshi

5、ps.Sheisatwo-timeWorldJuniorChampioninthe3,000-meterrace,(26)(win)inPolandin2008,andagaininCanadain2010.Shealsocameinfirstinthe3,000-meterraceatthe2009AfricaJuniorChampionships.However,Cheronoisnotjustamiddle-distancerunner.Atthe2009WorldCrossCountryChampionshipsinJordan,shewonasilvermedalinthejunio

6、rrace.ShelosttotheEthiopianlong-distancerunnerGenzebeDibaba(27)shetriedtojurrkptooearlytothefinishingline.Aftertherace,Cheronoclaimed,“willnotrepeatthatmistakeagain.”Thefollowingyear,atthesamecrosscountryrace,Cheronoprovedherselfwhenshewonagoldmedal.Incredibly,(28)ofthethreerunners-upwerefromKenya,t

7、oo.SheandtheKenyanteamcamehometoahero'swelcome.HercoachwasexcitedandowedthesuccessoftheKenyanteam(29)hardtraininganddetermination."Andherfathersaid,“ourchildisadisciplinedgirlwhohasalwaystakeninstruclPerhapsonedayMercyCherono(30)(instruct)futurechampions.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwi

8、thaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.flavouredB.maintainC.medicineD.millE.popularityF.processG.releaseH.solidI.unsweetenedJ.warmK.wonderfulScientistsmakesweetdiscoveryGoodnewsforchocoholics:thetreatpreferredbymillionsallovertheworldisgoodfor

9、you,accordingtoAmericanresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia.Chocolatecontainssubstancescalledflavonoidsthatcanhelp31ahealthyheartandgoodcirculation(循玲.Theresearchershavediscoveredthatcocoaactslikeaspirinandthateatingabarofchocolateonceinawhilemaycontributetoahealthydiet.Chocolatehasalsobeenshownto

10、32endorphinsinthebody:thesechemicalshelptoreducepainandstressandmakeyoufeelhappy.Butwhofirstdiscoveredthis33wayofkeepinghealthy?TheOlmecIndiansofMexicoandCentralAmericawerethefirsttogrowcocoabeans,inabout1500BC,andtheMayasweredrinking34cocoahundredsofyearsbeforeitbecamefashionableinEurope.Thewordcho

11、colatecomesfromtheNahuatiwordxocolati,whichmeans"bitterwaterIn1544,adelegationofMayannoblesvisitedPhilipofSpainandgavehimjarsofcocoaasagift.CocoasoonbecamefashionableinSpainandPortugal.TheSpanishwerethefirsttoaddsugartotheircocoadrink.Inthe17thcentury,chocolatewasbecomingfashionablewiththemiddl

12、e-classes,notonlyasadrinkbutalsoasa(n)35.Bythemiddleofthecentury,36chocolatewasbecomingfamiliar.In1753,aSwedishscientistrenamedcocoatheoremor"foodforthegods765,James1BakerandJolinHananopenedthefirstchocolate37intheUnitedStates,introducingchocolatetotheaveragecitizen.Inl876,inSwitzerland,DanielP

13、eterhadtheideaofaddingmilkinthechocolate-making38andproducedthefirstmilkchocolate.Sincethen,chocolatehasgrownenormouslyin39.Oneofthebiggestchocolate-eatingnationsisBritainwhereaverageman,woman,andchildeatsninekilosofchocolateayear!Infact,chocolateisthenumberonecomfortfoodandtherearemoreachocoholicsi

14、n"Britainthananywhereelseintheworld.Researchers40thatalthoughchocolateisgoodforyou,itshouldbeeateninsmallquantities-andwithnoaddedmilk.III. ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbes

15、tfitsthecontext.YoungPeopleLeadingtheWayonFairTrade“FairTrade"isamovetoensurethatproducersindevelopingcountriesreceiveaminimumpricefortheirgoodswhichcoversthatcostofproductionandanextraamounttoinvestintothelocalcommunity.ThismeansthatwhenacompanysellsaFairTradeproduct,itmustgivebetweenaquartera

16、ndathirdofthesellingpricebacktothe41.FairTradelabellingwascreatedintheNetherlandsinthelate1980sasawayoftryingtofight42indevelopingcountries.Mowthereare19organizationsinvolvedintherunningandcontrollingofFairTrade,andtherearemorethanfivehundredproducersfromover49countriesoperatingintheFairTradesystem.

17、SalesofFairTradeproductshavereally43inBritainwhereconsumersspendmoremoneyonthemthaninanyothercountry.Moreimportantly,itisaphilosophythatisprovingextremelypopularwiththeyoung,whichmeansthe44islookinggoodfortheFairTrademovement.Arecentstudy,whichlookedintoBritishpeopled45toward“FairTradefoundthatschoo

18、landuniversitystudentsintheUKareparticularlyenthusiasticaboutthesubject.46,nineoutoftenstudentssaidtheywantedtoseetheirschoolsanduniversitiesofferFairTradeproducts,suchaschocolate,coffee,teaandbananas,intheirshopsandcanteens.Moreover,sevenoutoftenyoungpeoplesaidtheywouldbe47tobuyaFairTradeproducteve

19、nifthepricewasslightlyhigher.Althoughthe48isthere,however,educationalestablishmentsareprovingslowtoaccommodatetheirstudents'wishes.Infact,thesurveysuggeststhatonly8percentofschoolsanduniversities49FairTradeproducts.Itseemsthatitisthedesireto50tothelivesofthepoorthatisdrivingyoungpeople'scons

20、umerchoices.About80percentsaidthemain51theybuyFairTradegoodsistohelpoutthepoor.Theythinkitis52thatthepeoplewhoproducethefoodtheyeatarepaidafairwage.Anditisnotjustthe第2页issueofFairTradethat53theyoung:morethan90percentofthemsaidthattheywantedtofindoutwhatelsetheycoulddotochangetheirlifestyleandbenefit

21、thepoor.FairTradeproductsoften54morethannon-FairTradeitems,butalotofpeoplearepreparedtoputupwithslightlyhigherpricesifit55thelivesofworkersindevelopingcountries,manyofwhomfinditdifficulttogetby.41.A.customerB.salespersonC.producerD.transporter42.A.povertyB.diseasesC.disastersD.conflict43.A.gotawayB.

22、takenoffC,brokenupD.comeout44.A.demandB.reviewC.originD.future45.A.attitudesB.tendenciesC.advancesD.policies46.A.HoweverB.IndeedC.BesidesD.Otherwise47.A.requiredB.surprisedC.willingD.careful48.A.enthusiasmB.hesitationC.feedbackD.qualification49.A.purchaseB.denyC.considerD.offer50.A.makeadifferenceB.

23、findanapproachC.makeanapplicationD.findanexcuse51.A.resultB.reasonC.factD.idea52.A.informativeB.impossibleC.importantD.inevitable53.A.disappointsB.excludesC.astonishesD.interests54.A.sellB.costC.appealD.help55-A.improvesB.revealsC.savesD.understandsSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Ea

24、chpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)TechnologyfortoddlersAnewschoolhasopenedrecentlywherethepupilsfileintoclasstostarttheirlessons,turnontheirc

25、omputersandobedientlyfollowtheirteacher'sinstructions.Foranhour,theyaretaughtmousetechniques,keyboardskillsandreadingandwriting,usingthecomputer.Nothingunusualaboutthat,youmightthink;exceptthatthesepupilsaretoddlers,agedjusttwoorthree.Nextterm,theywillmoveupaclasstobegininstructionincomputerscie

26、nce,stillonlyfouryearsold.Weaskedtwoexpertstheiropinionsonthegrowingphenomenonofatechnologyfortoddlers”:Dweshouldteachcomputerskillstoveryyoungchildren?YESJudyClarke,directoroftechnology,YorkCollegeAtmycollege,wethinkthat“itisnevertooyoungtostart”.Althoughtheusualageforthenationalschis16,weputourbes

27、tpupilsforwardforexamsagedsevenifwethinktheyareready.Havinghadgreatsuccesswiththesecourses,thenextlogicalstepforuswastothinkabouttheaTechnologyforToddlersaimedatgivingthepre-schoolpupilsaheadstartnotonlyintechnologyskillsbutalsoinwriting,readingandcommunicationusingthecomputer.Somepeoplemaybecritica

28、l,butIwouldarguethatitisacrimetoholdchildrenback.Theonlythingweareexploitingistheirabilitytolearn.Mostchildrenlovecomputersandtheylearnquickly.Startingyoungmeanstheywon'thavetowastetimeintheirsecondaryschoolyearscatchingupwithallthecomputerskillstheyneed.NOAlanJackson,educationalpsychologist,Car

29、diffImustsaythatI'nveryconcernedaboutthistrendforencouragingyoungerandyoungerchildrentousecomputers.Thenegativeaspectsofstaringatascreenforalongtimeatayoungagearewell-documented.Thelackofphysicalexercisecanleadtohealthproblemsandthelackofinteractionwithrealpeoplecanleadtoproblemswithspeechdevelo

30、pment.Thesearejusttwooftheproblems.Itisbadenoughforolderchildren,buttheideaofchildrenasyoungastwobeingactivelyencouragedtogotocomputerlessonsappalsme.Tomymind,twopartiesaretoblame:thecollegeswhorunthesecoursesandtheparentsofthesechildren.Theyshouldbeashamedoftheirinabilitytothinkabouttheshortandlong

31、-teneffectsonthechild.AsfarasIcansee,theformerisjustinterestedinpublicityandprofit,andthelatterpurelyinsatisfyingthemselves.56. WhydoesJudyClaricethinkit'snecessarytoprovideaTechnologyforToddlers"classes?A.Toddlerswastealotoftimeintheirpre-schoolyears.B.Technologyisasimportantasreading,writ

32、ingandcommunication.C.Computerskillsarewhatstudentsmustacquireinsecondaryschools.D.It'simpropernottoallowthetoddlersinterestedincomputerlearningit.57. Theword“appalsmostprobablymeanA.excitesB.exhaustsC.interestsD.scares58. AccordingtoAlanJackson,whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheparentswhohavethe

33、iryoungkidsgotocomputerlessons?A.Theyareprofit-centered.B.Theythinkmuchofthemselves.C.Theyareashamedoftheirchoices.D.Theyhaveconsideredtheeffectsofdoingso.59. Thepassageisintendedto.A. illustrateanewtrendthatkidsstarttolearncomputerskillsataveryyoungageB. explaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftoddle

34、rs1learningcomputerskillsC. presentdifferentopinionsonwhetheryoungkidsshouldlearncomputerskillsD.introduceanewschoolthathasopenedcomputercoursesfortoddlers（B）13-DayMexicanAdventureTourHaveyoueverwantedtohikethroughajungle,gocliffdivingorclimbapyramid?Haveyoualwaysdreamedofswimmingwithdolphinsandrela

35、xingonwhitesandybeaches?Ifyouhaven'tlivedyourdreamholidayyet,here'syourchancetodoallthesethingsandmore!Accommodation:Stayinluxurious5-starhotels-singleordoubleroomsandsuites（套房）available.Sportsactivity:Tryawiderangeofwatersports-water-skiing,snorkeling,windsurfing,whitewaterraftingorjetskiin

36、g.Playgolf,tennisorgohorseriding.Takeahikethroughthejungleortrysomethingmorerelaxinglikedeep-seafishing.Entertainment:Gotobeachbarbecues,andnightclubs.Takepartinculturaleventswithtraditionalcostumesanddances.Eatqualityfoodatavarietyofrestaurantsandtrydeliciouslocaldishes.Otheractivities:Visitmuseums

37、andgalleries.Buyhandsomesouvenirs.TakeatourofancientruinsandtemplesandclimbthepyramidatChichenItza.Walkalongnarrow,cobbled（铺满鹤卵石的）streets.Seethefamouscliffdiversdivingfrom45mandeventryityourself!Relaxonwhitesandybeachesandswimwiththedolphins.Totalcost:Singlerooms:2,500perpersonDoublerooms:2,000perpe

38、rsonSuite:3,500perpersonPricesinclude:Flight,hotels,mealsandtourandtransportcosts.Contact:ConsortTravel,52,HadleyStreet,Swanseaemail:consorttravel.co.uk;60. Thepassageismostlikelytobe.A.atravellogB.anadvertisementC.anoticeD.anintroductiontoacity61. Accordingtothepassage,inMexico,atravellercan.A.watc

39、hadolphinshowB.hikeinthesandsC.takeadancingclassD.experiencethelocalculture62. IfyouandyourfriendplantotakethetriptoMexico,howmuchwillyouandyourfriendpayinallatleast?A. 2,000.B.2,500.C.4000.D.5,000.（C）Volcaniceruptions（火山爆发）thatdisagreeswithnormalpatternsofpre-eventunrestcanstillhelpimproveforecasts

40、ofvolcanicactivity,U.S.researcherssay.AresearchteamledbytheCarnegieInstitutionanalyzedtheperiodimmediatelyprecedingthe2009eruptionoftheRedoubtvolcanoinAlaska,characterizedbyanabnormallylongperiodoffpre-eruptionseismic（地震的）activitythat'moreusuallyassociatedwithshort-termwarningsoferuption,aninsti

41、tutionreleasereportedMonday.Usualwarningscanincludeagradualincreaseintherateofseismicactivity,gressivealterationinthetypeofseismicactivity,or'achangeinratiosofgasreleased,theyresearcherssaid."“Buttherearenumerouscasesofvolcanicactivitythatinsomewayviolatedthesecommonpatternsofpre-event

42、unrest,CarnegiescientistDianaRomansaid.That'swhyexaminingthe-evestulaepavioroftheRedoubteruptionissoenlightening.”AboutsixtosevenmonthsbeforetheMarch2009eruption,Redoubtbegantoexperiencelong-periodseismiceventsthatintensifiedintoasustainedearthquakeoverthenextseveralmonths.Thenshort-periodearthq

43、uakeswereobservedatanincreasedratebelowthesummitleadinguptotheeventualeruption.Thiswasunexpectedbecausepre-eventobservationsusuallyinvolveatransitionfromshort-periodtolong-periodseismicactivity,nottheotherwayaround,theresearcherssaid.Theunusualseismicpatterncoulsuggestsomeuniqueaspectofthevolcano

44、9;smagma（岩浆）system,knowledgeofwhichcouldimprovepredictionsoffutureeruptions,theysaid."Ourworkshowstheimportanceofmakingclearthe,underlyingprocessesdrivingunusualvolcanicactivity,Romansaid."Thiswillallowustorespondtoweaksignalsandincreaseconfidenceinmakingourforecasts.63.Whichofthefollowing

45、isausualwarningofvolcaniceruption?A.Thefixedtimethatgasisreleased.B. Theincreasingintervalsbetweenseismicactivities.C. Regularseismicactivitythatoccursatasimilarspeed.D. Changesintheproportionofelementsthatreleasedgasconsistsof.64. Thewordenlightening（'inparagraph4）isclosestinmeaningtoA.widening

46、B.shiningC.enrichingD.inspiring65. Inwhatwayisthepre-eventbehavioroftheRedoubteruptionunusual?A. Short-periodearthquakesfollowlong-periodones.B. Long-periodearthquakesfollowshort-periodones.C. Short-periodearthquakesandlong-periodoneshappenatthesametime.D. Short-periodearthquakesandlong-periodonesha

47、ppenoccuralternatively.66. Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A. ResearchersmakeeffortstounderstandtheunusualearthquakesB. UnexpectedvolcanoactivitycanstillbeusefulpredictiontoolC. Ground-breakingfindingsinwhyvolcanoeseruptD. Knowledgeofpre-eventwarningsremaintobeexploitedSectionCDir

48、ections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A. Brownsayshecanexplaineverythinghedoes.B. AsIsay,Imyselfamdoubtful.butendlesslyfascinatedtoo.C. Weaskthequestion“Howdoeshedothat?”butwedon't

49、actuallywanttoknowtheanswer.D. Hetriedanewformofmagicshow,turningtohigh-techequipment.E. Brownthinksitisthemagicianthatdecideswhetherthetrickissuccessful.F. Hebeganworkingonanewkindofshow,makingmoreofthepsychologicalaspectandcombiningthemagic-tricksofthehands-withthepsychology-tricksofthemind.Howdoe

50、shedothat?Isheamind-reader?Orisheplayinggameswithpeople'sheads?WhenIfirstheardaboutDerrenBrown,Iadmitlwasdoubtfulabouthisabilitiesbutsomethinghasalwaysfascinatedmeaboutthisman.Browndescribeshimselfasapsychologicalmagician.Hisshowsarefullofseemingly-impossibletricks,usingdifferenttechniques.Hesay

51、sthathedoesn'thaveanyspecialmagicalormind-readingpowers.Apparently,everythinghedoescanbelogicallyanalysed.67EverytimeIseeoneofhisshowsonTV,I'mdrawnin.Intheearlydaysofhiscareer,Browntaughthimselfstandardfarmsofmagicandhypnotism(催眠),andbeganperforminginpubsandatparties.Ashedidmoreliveshows,her

52、ealizedthat,althoughheloveddoingthetricksperfectly,whatreallyinterestedhimwastherelationshipbetweenthemagicianandtheaudience.68Nowhisshowsarefullofhisparticularkindofmagic-sometimessimpleandsometimesincrediblycomplex.Thetricksaredifferent,buttheeffectisthesame:theaudienceisalwaysleftstaringinamazeme

53、nt,So,howdoeshedoit?Perhapsmoreimportantly,doesitmatter?69.Hehimselfadmits,however,thatit'ssometimesdisappointingthateverythingisexplainable.Itseemsthateveryone,includingBrown,wantstobefascinatedbyunexplainablephenomena.Andmaybethat'sthekeytohisPeoplelovetobeamazed.Evenwhenhetellstheaudience

54、howsomethingisdone,theystilllookateachotherindisbelief.Theystilldon'treallyunderstand.Or,maybeit'sthatBrownissocleverandskilfulatwhathedoes,thattheaudiencejustdon'twanttounderstand.Thecombinationof“tricksofthehands"with"triworkssomehow.70Wedon'twantanythingtodetractfromourf

55、ascinationandenjoymentofwhatis,essentially,“magic”.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainIdeaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassage.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.LifeWithoutElectricityAnelderlycouplearegoingtoexchangecandlesforlightbulbsafter37yearswithoutelectricityattheirSuffolkhome.PatPayne,74,andhiswifeMargaret,72,b