高一上学期英语12月联考试卷第3套真题

高一上学期英语12月联考试卷一、阅读理解1.阅读理解CraziestFoodFestivalssoundslikeajoketopic,butonceyoustartlookingintoit,you’llrealizethey’reeverywherethecrazier,thebetter.⒈BibimbapFestivalIntheSouthKoreantownofJeonjuloves,their“mixedrice”dishisaheartyserveofricetoppedwithrawbeef,arainbowofvegetables,araweggandgochujangsaucesomuch.TheytakefourdaysoutofOctobertocelebrateit.Likeanyfestivalthere’smusic,entertainmentandmagic,butmakingitthatlittlebitdifferentisthebibimbapthat’swhippedupinabigbowlbydozensofchefsandservedtoover400people.⒉WaikikiSpamJamWhoknewthiscannedmeathadsomuchlove?Well,itturnsoutthatacanofSpamisthego-toiteminHawaii,alongwithagrassskirtandgarland.ThepeopleofHawaiiloveSpamsomuchthattheyevenspendadayinMayservingoutthebestSpam,atypeofcheapcannedmeatmademainlyfrompork.⒊BessieresEasterEggFestivalAtEastertime,forthoseintheFrenchtownofBessieresit’sallaboutaneggfarlesssweet.Heretheycelebratetheholidaybygettingdozensofchefstomakeonelargeomelette-15,000eggsstrong-forthetownsfolk.⒋PotatoDaysFestivalThisfestivalactuallytakesplaceinBarnesville,Minnesota,theUS.OverthelastFridayandSaturdayinAugustthetowncelebratesitspotato-growingskillsbyhostingpotatopickingandpeelingcontests,aswellasaMissTaterTotpageantforfive-andsix-year-oldgirls.（1）Bibimbapis______.A.akindofeggcakefarlesssweetB.acanofmeatmademainlyfromporkC.afriedpotatoballcoveredwithsauceD.aricedishmixedupwithvegetables,etc（2）WaikikiSpamJamtakesplace______.A.from22to25OctoberB.inMayinHawaiiC.inBarnesville,MinnesotaD.inaFrenchtown（3）IfJimwantstolearnAsianfoodculture,he’dbettergoto_____.A.BibimbapFestivalB.WaikikiSpamJamC.BessieresEasterEggFestivalD.PotatoDaysFestival2.阅读理解Theyarecalled“seaparrots”,andsometimes“clownsofthesea”!Atlanticpuffinsaresmallseabirdswhicharearound25cminlength.Theyhaveblackandwhitefeathersandalargeparrot-likebeak.Thebeakchangescolorduringtheyear.Inwinter,thebeakhasadullgraycolor,butitturnsorangeinspring!Puffinsspendmostoftheirlivesoutatsea,restingonthewaveswhennotswimming.TheyliveontheeasterncoastofCanadaandtheUnitedStates,andthewesterncoastofEurope.Puffinsliveoffsmallfishsuchasherring,hakeandsandeels.Puffinsflaptheirwingsupto400timesaminuteandspeedingthroughtheairatupto88kmanhour.Wow!What’smore,puffinscandivedown60munderwaterinsearchoftheirfavoritefish.Inspringandsummer,thousandsofpuffinsstaytogetheronthecoastsandislandsoftheNorthAtlanticOceantostartapuffinfamily.Theyusuallypairupwiththesamepartnerasbeforesomemayhavebeentogetherfor20years!Puffinsdigoutaholeusuallyinagrassybank.Bothparentstakeitinturntoincubatetheeggforthenext36-45days!Althoughpuffinsarenotclassedasanendangeredanimal,theirpopulationinsomeplacesisbecomingsmaller.Themainreasonsareoverfishing,whichcanleadtoashortageoffoodforpuffins,andpollutionespeciallyoilspills.Notonlydoestheoilmakethesebeautifulbirdssick,itharmstheirfeathers.（1）Wheredopuffinslive?A.OnthewesterncoastofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.B.OntheeasterncoastofEurope.C.OnthecoastsoftheNorthAtlanticOcean.D.OntheislandsofthePacificOcean.（2）Accordingtothepassage,puffinsare______.A.greatflyersB.largebirdsonlandC.grass-eatinganimalsD.badswimmers（3）Howdopuffinsbreed?A.Theymainlybreedinearlyautumn.B.Theypairupwithdifferentpartnerseveryyear.C.Motherpuffinslayeggsonthegrassorsand.D.Fatherpuffinsalsotakepartinincubatingtheeggs.（4）Thepopulationofpuffinsisbecomingsmallerbecauseof_____.①thebadweatheralongthecoast②theprocessoftakingtoomanyfishfromthesea③theharmfromwaterpollution④humans’habitsofeatingtheeggsofpuffinsA.①②B.②③C.③④D.①④3.阅读理解Oncetherewasanoldman,whowascompletelybroke,livinginatinyhouse.Hehadtoliveona$105-a-monthsocialsecuritycheck.At65yearsofage,hedecidedthingshadtochange.Sohethoughtaboutwhathehadtooffer.Hisfriendsthoughthighlyofhischickenrecipe.Hedecidedthatthiswashisbestshotatmakingachange.HeleftKentuckyandtraveledtodifferentstatestotrytosellhisrecipe.Hetoldrestaurantownersthathehadamouth-wateringchickenrecipe.Heofferedtherecipetothemforfree,justaskingforasmallpercentageontheitemssold.Soundslikeagooddeal,right?Unfortunately,nottomostoftherestaurants.Heheard“NO”over1,000times,buthedidn’tgiveup.Hebelievedhischickenrecipewassomethingspecial.Hegotrejected1,009timesbeforeheheardhisfirstyes.Withthatonesuccess,theoldmanchangedthewayAmericanseatchicken.KentuckyFriedChicken,popularlyknownasKFC,wasborn.TheoldmanwasColonelHarlandSanders,whowasanAmericanbusinessman,bestknownforfoundingfastfoodchickenrestaurantchainKentuckyFriedChicken.HisnameandimagearestillsymbolsofKFCnow.（1）Whentheoldmanwasbroke,wecaninferthat______.A.hehadalotoffastfoodchickenrestaurantsB.hegaveaway105dollarstootherseverymonthC.hehadnomoneyandlivedapoorlifeD.hisimagebecameasymbolofKFC（2）Inordertochangehislife,theoldmandecided______.A.togetasocialsecuritycheckB.tosellfriedchickeninthestreetC.totellhisfriendsthesecretofhisrecipeD.tointroducehisrecipetorestaurants（3）Theoldmansucceededafterhetried______times.A.1,000B.1,001C.1,009D.1,010（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Alwaysbelieveinyourself.C.Farfromeye,farfromheart.D.It’snevertoooldtolearn.4.阅读理解Withtheirfurryroundheadsandbigblackeyes,ZhongzhongandHuahualookjustthesameasanyothermonkey.Buttheyhappentobetheworld’sfirstclonedmonkeys.Yearsago,scientistsusedcloningtechniquestoproduceDolly,theworld’sfirstclonedmammal.TheynowusedthesametechniquetoproducethemonkeysinChina.Inanimalcloning,animalsareproducedinalabbyusingDNAthatistakenfromthecellsofanaturally-bornanimal.TocloneZhongzhongandHuahua,scientistsfromtheChineseAcademyofSciencesfirstremovedthenucleusfromamonkey’seggcell.Theythenputanothernucleustakenfromthemonkey’sbodycellsintotheeggcell.Thenewly-formedeggwasputintothewombofafemalemonkey.Finally,ZhongzhongandHuahuawereborn.Thecloningprocessishard,especiallyremovingnucleus.Itneedstobedoneinafastandpreciseway.Thefasteryoudoit,thelessdamageisdonetotheegg,accordingtoCAS.ScientistLiuZhenspentthreeyearspracticingremovingthenucleus.Unlikecommonmonkeys,clonedmonkeyshavethesameDNAaseachother.Whendoingexperimentsonthem,scientistscaneasilyknowthatcertainresultsarecausedbydifferenttreatments,ratherthandifferentgenes.AccordingtoSunQiangfromCAS,mostdrugtrialsaredoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkonhumans.Thetwospeciesareverydifferent.“Monkeysandhumansaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans,”Sunadded.（1）Whatdoweknowaboutthetwomonkeys?A.Theylookdifferentfromothermonkeys.B.TheyhavethesameDNAC.Theirbodycellsdon’thaveanynucleus.D.Theycanliveforonlythreeyears.（2）WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Removingthenucleusisdifficult.B.Thecloningprocessisverysafe.C.Ittookthreeyearstoremovethenucleus.D.Itisimpossibletocloneotheranimals.（3）ZhongzhongandHuahuaare______.A.naturally-bornmonkeysB.theworld’sfirstclonedmammalsC.theworld’sfirstclonedmonkeysD.twinsheepthatwerebornbyDolly（4）Whydoscientistswanttododrugtestsonmonkeys?A.Becauseit’seasiertousethemfortests.B.Becausetherearenotenoughmice.C.Becausedrugsworkwellonmonkeys.D.Becausemonkeysaresimilartohumans.二、任务型阅读5.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Finlandisasmallcountryofjust5.3millionpeople,butoverthreemillionsaunas.________Finnshaveasaunaatleastonceaweek.SaunascanbefoundalloverFinland:inoffices,factories,sportscentresandhotel,and2/3ofthepeoplehaveoneintheirhouse.Someofthebasicrulesforusingthesaunaincludenoteatingordrinking.Also,youcan’twearanyclothesorswimsuitsinthesauna.________Menandwomenvisitthesaunaseparately,unlessthey’remembersofthesamefamily.SaunashaveexistedforhundredsofyearsinFinland.Inthepast,Finnsdugholesinthegroundandputheatedstonesinthem.Whenwaterwasthrownonthehotstones,theygaveoffavapour.________Traditionaltypeisthesmokesauna.Wefindsmokesaunasmostlyinruralareas.They’reheatedwithburningwood.Oncetheroomishotenough,thefireisallowedtodieandtheroomisventilatedbylettingthesmokeoutthroughaholeintheceiling.________Withthese,yousimplyturnonanelectricstoveanhourbeforeyouwanttogoin.Thisisseenasthesafestandeasiestwaytoheattheroom.________Manythinkthatthey’reimportantforyourwellbeing.Finnsbelievethatthesaunacantreatanumberofdiseases.Havingasaunaisalsoseenasagoodwaytorelievestressandtension.A.Nowthereareseveraltypesofsauna.B.Thatistosay,youhavetogonaked.C.WhyaresaunassopopularinFinland?D.SaunasplayanimportantroleinFinnishlife.E.Sincethen,saunashavebeenintroducedtoAsia.F.However,themostcommontypeistheelectricsauna.G.IfyouevervisitFinland,don’tforgettohaveanice,relaxingsauna.三、完形填空6.阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ChrisEmchwasaprettyunhappyguy.He1yearsworkingasapoliceofficer.Afteracareer-endinginjury,he’dopenedashopinThousandsOaks,California,butthe2wasstruggling.AndonlymonthsbeforeaScubatrip,he’dbeen3withskincancerandhadendureda4divorce.Indesperation,ChrisEmchjoinedinagroupScubatriptoIndonesia.About11meters5water,heremovedaborrowedearplug,causing6tohiseardrum.TheinjuryforcedEmchto7theScubatrip.He8havepackedupandgonehome.Instead,the41-year-oldmandecidedtohavealookaroundthe9islands.SoEmchhiredalocal10namedFritztoshowhimaround.Hewas11bythelocalattractivesightsanduniquecultures.But12affectedEmchmostwashisconversationswithFritz.Fritzearnedabout$140amonth,livedina13houseandtookonoddjobstoprovideforhiswifeandson.ButEmchrealizedthatFritzwas14.EmchtoldFritzthathewantedtoseehisfamily,soofftheywenttoFritz’shome.EmchmetFritz’sfamilymembers.Hesippedsweetteaandchattedwiththem.Theylookedcontentthoughtheywere15.“IhadeverythingIcouldeverwantandstill16allthetime,”hesaid.“Irealizedhowhappymylifewasandhow17IwastohavethelifeIhadbeengiven.“Fromthatpointon,Emchhadanew18onlife.“Thingstastebetterandthingssmellbetternow,”hesaid.Healwaystriestoseethegood19inpeopleandhehasbecomeconfidentandcheerfulagain.“Traveltruly20mylife,andchangedmyoutlook,”hesaid.“ComparedtowhoIwasayearago,someofmyclosestfriendsdon’trecognizewhoIamanymore.”（1）A.wastedB.paidC.costD.spent（2）A.serviceB.affairC.businessD.matter（3）A.diagnosedB.packedC.equippedD.decorated（4）A.painfulB.smoothC.wonderfulD.changeable（5）A.beyondB.underC.aboveD.despite（6）A.lossB.pollutionC.damageD.destruction（7）A.watchoutforB.giveintoC.putupwithD.dropoutof（8）A.couldB.shouldC.shallD.would（9）A.strikingB.surroundingC.risingD.dropping（10）A.guardB.fishermanC.sailorD.guide（11）A.attractedB.disturbedC.confusedD.annoyed（12）A.thatB.whichC.howD.what（13）A.fashionableB.bigC.shabbyD.modern（14）A.happyB.poorC.sadD.friendly（15）A.famousB.poorC.wealthyD.dirty（16）A.liedB.chattedC.struggledD.complained（17）A.luckyB.regretfulC.sorryD.ashamed（18）A.angleB.senseC.perspectiveD.expression（19）A.ideaB.reasonC.situationD.aspect（20）A.transformedB.ruinedC.enrichedD.influenced四、语法填空7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Mostyoungboysdon’tlikegrowingflowersandwateringthem.Butfor16-year-oldAngus,workinginthegardenisn’tjust________hobby-ithaschangedhislife.Angushasaspecialillness,________IQislowerthananormalboy.Sixmonthsago,hestartedlearninghowtogrowflowers.Now,hespendshoursinthegardengrowingflowers,wateringand________afterthem.“________heworkedinthegarden,itwasdifficultforAngustoconcentrateinclassandsometimeshedidn’twanttogotoschool,”saidhismotherKim.“Nowhecan’twait________toschoolandheishappyeveryday.WecanseeAngusisabletoworkinagardencenterinthefuture.”Research