2016届甘肃省兰州第一高三9月月考英语试题

兰州2015-2016T高三年级第一次月考英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分第卷第一部分阅读理I III解（共两节，满分分）第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）4015230阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项AThe writingsof Shakespeare are todaylittle readby youngpeople in Britain.His youngreadership islimitedto those who choose to studyliterature atuniversity.Shakespeares work,together withmost otherclassics,is seenas remote,and writtenin a400-year-old versionof Englishthat is about asinviting astoothache.（诗人）Still,inBritainschools,it ispulsory to study thebard andwhen somethingis madepulsory,（憎恨）usually theresult isboredom,resentment orboth.This wasmy experienceof the classics atschool.But whenI reachedmy lateteenage years,I hadachange ofheart.Like everyother youngperson sincethe dawnof time,the worldconfused me.Iwanted answers,so Iturned tobooks tofind them.I wenton to take aPhD inliterature andhave taughtit inBritain andChina.I havenever regrettedit.There issomething inliterature thatpeople want,even ifthey dontread books.You seethis in thepopularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works,the recentfilm versionof JaneAustens PrideandPrejudice beingcase in point.These popularadaptations may help increasepeoples interestinJthe classics.Reading asimplified Romeoand Julietmay perhapslead to a reading of Shakespearesactual play.Ifthat is the case,then Iwele thetrend.But donot makethe mistakeof thinkingthat it isthesame thing.Shakespeare isa poet.His greatnessis in his language.Reading someoneelses rewriting of hiswork islikepeeling abanana,throwing awaythe fruit,and eatingthe skin.Take on the original.It reallyisworth theeffort.

1.Which of the followingis trueaccording to the passageA.The languageused inclassics isno longerin usetoday.B.British studentsusually findpulsory readingdull.C.Only thosestudying literatureread Shakespeares works.D.For Britishpeople,Shakespearesworksare nolonger classics.

2.According to the passage,the writer.A.has likedliterary classicssince anearly ageB.was forcedto read the classicsfor aPhDC.turned toliterature toseek answersin histeensD.thinks onlypeople whoread bookslike literature

3.The popularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworksmay helppeople.A.learn moreabout traditionB.get aPhD inliteratureC.seek theiranswers aboutthe worldD.bee moreinterested in theclassics

4.The underlinedphrase“a caseinpointin paragraph5is closestin meaningto〃A.a greathit B.a goodexample C.a movieadaptation D.a popularphenomenon

5.What doesthe writerintend totell usin the last paragraphA.The fruitof abanana ismore usefulthan itsskin.B.The rewritingtrend doesmore harmthan good.C.Readers shouldtry toreadtheoriginal versions.D.Readers need to learnthe languagein theclassics.BFor KimLeBlanc,knowing thather sonTylers organs,eyes andother tissueshave givenlife orhealingto othersis helpingher copewith theloss ofher child,who was struck bya truckin GuelphonMay

31.Tyler wasbelieved tohave beentexting afriend whenhe steppedonto a high-traffic roadagainst thegreenlight andwasstruck by the truck.Then he was sentto aHamilton hospital.Surgery wasperformedto easethe pressureinhisbrain,but.the familywas toldhe wouldnot recover.“With allof hisinjuries,I justprayed allnight fora miracle.And Iwas granteda miracle,but notinthe wayId expected/says LeBlanc,her voicechoked byemotion.The familydecided todonate Tylers organs,a choiceshe believesher kindand consideratesonwould havemade onhis own.Its alsoa choicethat transplantprograms wishwould bemade moreoften,because theneed fordonor organsis farmore thanthe supplyworldwide.More than1,500people inOntario areon thewaiting listfor life-saving organs,and onedies everyday becausean organhasnot beeavailable intime.Across Canada,the gapbetween donationsand theneed fororganscontinues towiden.At theend of2010,more than4,400Canadians wereon thewaiting listfor donororgans,including3,362needing akidney.That year,229died beforethe organsthey neededbecameavailable.LeBlanc recallsthe morningwhen herson wastaken offlife supportand hisorgans wereremoved.Despite livingwhat shecalls aparents absoluteworst nightmare,LeBlanc saysshe hasgot thestrengthto bearsuch anunbearable loss.Hes stillthere.Hes stillliving.And hesstill breathing.And hesbroughtso muchjoy tofamilies/she says.Hes myhero.He reallyis myhero.”

6.Tyler wasstruckby the truckmainly because.A.he brokethe trafficrule B.hewastalking withhis friendsC.the truckignored himD.thetruckran atahighspeed

7.The figuresin paragraph4show that.A.more peoplebegin todonate theirorgansB.more peopleare dyingduring organtransplant operationsC.many peopledont knowhow todonate theirorgansD.many peopleare ingreat needof organtransplant worldwide

8.It isimplied in thelastparagraph that.A.LeBlanc wasdesperate aboutTylers deathB.LeBlanc willnever forgetTylers contributionC.LeBlanc feltrelieved withTylersorgandonatedD.LeBlanc hasnever thoughtthat Tylerwill bea heroCNowadaysmore andmore peopleare talkingabout geneticallymodified foodsGM foods.GM有机体,foods developfrom geneticallymodified organismswhich havehad specificchangesintroduced into their DNAby geneticengineering techniques.These techniquesare muchmore precisewherean organismis exposedto chemicalsto createa non-specific butstable change.For manypeople,（伦理的）,the high-tech productionraises allkinds,of environmental,ethical healthand safetyproblems.Particularly incountries withlong farmingtraditions,the ideaseems againstnature.In fact,GM foodsare alreadyvery mucha partof ourlives.They werefirst putonthemarket in

1996.A thirdof thecorn andmore thanhalf thecotton grownin theUS last year wasthe productofbiotechnology,according to the Departmentof Agriculture.More than65million acresof geneticallymodifiedcrops willbe plantedintheUS thisyear.The genetic genie is out of the bottle.However,like anynew productentering thefood chain,GM foodsmust besubjected tocarefultesting.In wealthycountries,the debateabout biotechis notso fierceby thefact that they have a largenumber of foodsto choosefrom,and asupply thatgoes beyondthe needs.In developingcountriesdesperate tofeed fast-growing andunder fedpopulations,the matteris simplerand muchmore urgent:do thebenefits ofbiotech outweighthe risksThestatistics onpopulation growthand hungerare disturbing.Last yearthe worldspopulationreached6billion.The UNstates thatnearly800million peoplearound the world areunhealthy.About400million womenof childbearingage donthave enoughiron,which meanstheir babiesare exposedtovarious birthdefeats.As manyas100million childrensuffer fromvitamin Adeficiency,a leadingcauseof blindness.How canbiotech helpGenetic engineeringis widelyused toproduce plantsand animalswith betternutritionalvalues.Biotechnologists havedeveloped geneticallymodified riceand they are workingonother kindsof nutritionallyimproved crops.Biotech canalso improvefarming productivityin placeswherefood shortageare causedby cropdamage attributable to drought,poor soiland cropviruses.

9.The passagemainly talksabout.A.theworld/s foodproblem B.the developmentin biotechC.the geneticallymodified foodsD.the wayto solvefood shortage

10.According tothe passage,GM foods.A.will replacenaturally grownfoodsB.are farbetter thannaturally grownfoodsC.mayhelpto solvethe problemof poornutritionD.can causeserious troublein developingcountries

11.The underlinedsentence Thegeneticgenieisout of thebottle inparagraph2probably meansthat.A.GM foodsare availableeverywhereB.the technologyin producingGM foodsis advancedC.genetic technologymay haveuncontrollable powersD.genetic technologyhas eoutoflaboratories intomarkets

12.Whats thewriters attitudetowards GMfoodsA.Enthusiastic.B.Cautious.C.Disapproving.D.Unbelievable.DIf youstart eachday desperatelywishing foran extrahour inbed,the followingis likelyto leaveyoufeeling evengrumpier.Scientists haveidentified asleepless elite—a smallgroup of people for whom a lie-in isa wasteoftime.Rather thanbeing tiredand bad-tempered underachievers,they arean energetic,outgoing andoptimisticgroup whocan happilyand healthilyget by on justfour offive hours of shut-eye a night.If thatis nottiring enough,they tendto beabletohold downtwo jobsat thesane time,and breezethroughtheir extra-long dayswithout needingcaffeine pick-me-ups orcatnaps.Working outhow thegenecuts sleepwithout anyobvious impacton healthcould helpinthedesign ofdrugs thatgive usall afewextra hoursin ourday.The badnews isthat whilemany ofus getbyon a fewhours sleepanight,just oneto threepeople in100qualify to be partof thesleepless elite.The researchteam isnow appealingto membersofthelucky groupto eforward toallow theirDNAto bestudied.University ofCalifornia researcherYing-Hui Fusaid,“My long-term goalis tosomedaylearn enoughso that we cancontrol thesleep pathwayswithout damagingour health.Everybodycan usemore wakinghours,even ifyou justwatch movies/Many ofthose have already volunteeredto sharefascinating characteristics.They arethinner than（）the average,relentlessly upbeatenthusiastic andseem tohaveahigh tolerancefor physicalpain andpsychologicalsetbacks.Researcher DrChristopher Jonestold theWall StreetJournal,“Typically,at theend ofalong-structured phoneinterview,they willadmit theyhave beentesting andsurfing theInternet anddoingcrossword puzzlesatthesame time,on lessthan sixhoursofsleep/

13.We caninfer fromthesecond paragraphthat asleepless eliteis.A.a groupof peoplewho alwayshaveaphenomenon ofsleeplessness everydayB.those whoare notwilling tosleep longbut alwaysenergetic,outgoing andoptimisticC.a groupof peopleforwhomalie-in isa pleasureof killingtimeD.thosewhohave notime fora goodsleep becauseof theirbusy work

14.Ying-Hui Fusresearch isintended to.A.control peoplessleep pathwaysB.make medicineto curethe sleeplessnessC.work continuouslywithout anysleep D.control asleepless elitesgenes

15.A sleeplesselite hasthe followingthings inmon except.第二节（共小题；每小题A.great energyB.tough mindC.being muchthinner D.high tolerance52分，满分分）10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（饱和脂肪）16:less redmeat andmore fibre,less saturated fat andmore fruit and vegetables,right Wrong,according toa controversialnew bookby nutritionistZoe Harbe.In thebook,Harbe（巩固）charts hercareful journeyof researchinto studiesthat underpindietary advice—and hermyth（误|xj—breaking conclusionsare surprising.Myth:_17_.“Real fatis notbad forus/says Harbe.Its man-made fatsthatweshould bedemonizing.Why dowehave thisidea thatmeat isfull ofsaturated fatIn a100g porkchop,there is

2.3gofunsaturated fatand

1.5gofsaturatedfat.Myth:We shouldeat more fibre.For threedecades,we have eaten fibreinto ourbodies tohelp usfeel fulland keepour digestivesystemsmoving.18,says Harbe.The adviceto eatmorefibreis putforward alongwith thetheory thatweneedtoclean ourdigestive systems.But essentialminerals areabsorbed fromfood whileitisinthe（肠道）,intestines sowhy dowe wantto washeverything outConcentrate onnot puttingbad foodin.Myth:You needto eatfive portionsof fruitand vegetablesa day.〃Five・a・day isthe mostwell-knownpiece ofnutritional advice/says Harbe.Youd thinkit wasbased onfirm evidenceof healthbenefit.

19.〃Five-a-day startedas amarketing campaignby25fruitandvegetable paniesand theAmericanNational CancerInstitute in

1991.There wasno evidencefor anycancer benefit.Myth:Fruit andvegetables arethe mostnutritious thingsto eat.Apparently not.Harbe allowsthat vegetablesareagreat additiontothediet—if servedin buttertodeliver thefat-solubledissolved vitaminsthey contain—but naturalsugar in fruit,goes straightto theliverand isstored asfat.20,says Harbe,who adds,“Vitamins andminerals inanimal foods—meat,fish,eggs anddairyproducts—beat thoseinfruit/A.Want to lose weightDont trusttheseB.We thinkwe knowwhat toeatC.This isnot agood ideaD.Fat isbad forusE.Think againF.We needtotakemore exercise第二部分完形填空每小题分，满分分G Fruitis bestavoided bythose tryingtoloseweight

1.530Do youknow insuranceBuying insuranceisa21by whichpeople canprotect themselves22largelosses.Protection againstfire isone kind of insurance.Large numbersof peoplepay23sums of moneyto aninsurance pany.Although thousandsofpeople have paidfor fire insurance,only24will losetheirhomes byfire.The insurance pany willpay for these homesout orthe sumsof moneyit has

25.The firstmodern fireinsurancepanywas26in London,England in

1666.A greatfire hadjust27mostof thecity,and peoplewanted protectionagainst28losses.The firstpany29rapidly.Soon otherpanieswere foundedin otherareas.Benjamin Franklinhelped formthe firstfireinsurancepany inAmerica in

1752.He also30a newkindof insurancefor

31.The new insurance wouldoffer protectionagainst theloss ofcrops32storms.In1795,Benjamin Franklinhelped start33newinsurancepany inAmerica.This pany,34offered lifeinsurance,collected somemoney35from manydifferent men.36a mandied,his familywas givenalarge sumofmoney.Today,this panyis37in business.Over theyears,peoplehave38from manynew kindsof insurancewhen theyhave sufferedfrom39accidents ascar andplane crashes.40,almost everyonehas somekindofinsurance.

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27.A.destroyed B.hurt C.harmed D.wounded

28.A.farther B.further C.wider D.longer

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38.A.paid B.offered C.bought D.benefited

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1.515Foreign studentsare valuabletotheUnited States.Many take41in importantresearch.Most haveto42the fullcosts for their education.That helpsuniversities meettheir budgets.International studentsand their43put12,000million dollarsintotheAmerican economylastyear.That numberis fromthe Instituteof InternationalEducation,based inNew York.Now,many educationofficials saytheyareconcerned that44students willetotheUnited Statesforthenext schoolyear.The officialsbase theirconcern partlyonadecrease instudents45plan toattend intensiveEnglish programsduring thesummer.The memberssaid onereason46the expecteddecrease isslower andmore restrictiveUnited States actionon traveldocuments.47secure hasincreased sincethe terroristattack ofSeptember11,

2001.The schoolsalso blamedthe travelproblems causedbytheoutbreak ofSARS.In recentyears,48increasing numberof studentshaveetotheUnitedStatestostudy.The Instituteof InternationalEducation says these studentsrepresent more than fourpercent ofallstudents inAmerican collegesand universities.49saysthenumberofinternational studentsreached a50high ofmorethan580,000lastyear.The largestnumber camefromIndia.Before lastyear largestnumber camefrom China.

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50.第四部分短文改错（每小题分，满分分）110Dear Sir,Im writingto requesta valuablechance tobe oneofthehost familyfortheBritish students.Locatingin abeautiful andquiet neighborhood,our largefully-equipped apartmentmeets alltheir needs.Apartfrom theconveniently publictransportation,our owncar canalso takethem tosome nearbyplaces ofinterests.With fluentEnglish andan outgoingpersonality,Km sureI willhave nodifficulty municatewith them.Above allwe hosttwo Britishstudents lastyear,through thatweve gainedlots ofzexperience.In addition,my mothersexpert cookingcan guaranteefor thema wonderfulchance oftastedelicious Chinesefood.I wouldgreatly appreciateif Icould havethe chanceto hostthem andmake friendswiththem.Looking forwardto yourreply.Yours truly,第五Li Hua部分书面表达（满分分）25假如你是李华，你的网友在微博上说，自进入高三以来一直觉得压力很大，请你回复其Mike微博，帮助他振作起来写作要点.分析他不开心的原因；.给他一些建议；.送上祝福123注意词数左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯11002Dear Mike,Yours,Li Hua兰州2015-2016-1高三年级第一次月考答案第一部分阅读理解第二部分完形填空1—5BCDBC6—10ADCCC11—15DBBAB16—20BDCEG第三部分语法填空21—25DAADB26—30CABCA31—35ABCBC36—40ABDCA

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50.record/new第四部分短文改错Line1:family—familiesLine2:Locating—LocatedLine3:conveniently—convenientLine4:interests—interestLine5:municate—municating;host—hostedLine6:that—which去掉；Line7:for taste—tasting后力口Line8:appreciate it第五部分书面表达Dear Mike,Pressure isa serioustopic intodays world.After steppinginto SeniorThree,you havetobefacedwith theing collegeentrance examination.You fixall yourattention onstudies,thus makingyou feelstressedand findit difficultto geton wellwith yourclassmates.Besides,your parentshope thatyoucan gotoakey university,which alsoadds yourstress.I havesome suggestionsfor youto relievestress.First,try tobuild upyour confidence,and nevergiveup orlose heartno matterwhat happens.Second,you shouldfind outyour ownlearningmethods andseek helpfrom bothteachers andclassmates inthe faceof difficultiesand stress.I thinkaconversation withyour parentsis necessary.Finally,I thinkyou shoulddo morephysical exercisesoas tokeep fit.Less pressure,better life!Best wishesto you!Yours,Li Hua。