甘肃省兰州第一中学2017届高三9月月考英语试题含答案

2016年甘肃省兰州一中9月月考试卷英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分，共12分第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项ADear Alfred,I want to tellyou howimportant yourhelp isto mylife.Growing up,I hadpeople tellingme I was too slow,though,with anIQ of150+at17,Im anythingbutstupid.The factwas that I wasfound tohave ADHD.Anxious allthe time,I wasunable tokeep focusedformore thanan hourat atime.However,when somethingdid interestme,I couldbecome absorbed.In highschool,I becamecuriousabout thecomputer,and builtmy firstwebsite.Moreover,I completedthe seniorcourse ofComputer Basics,plus fiverelevant pre-college courses.While Iwas exploringmy curiosity,my diseasegot worse.I wantedto go to college after highschool,but couldnt.So,Iwaskilling mytime athome untilJune2012when I discovered theonline computercoursesof yourtraining center.Since then,I havetaken courseslike DataScience andAdvanced Mathematics.Currently,I mlearningyour Probabilitycourse.I havehundreds ofprinter paper,covered inself-written notesfrom yourvideos.This hasgiven mea purpose.Last year,I spentall mytime looking for ajob where,without dealing with thepublic,I couldworkalone,but stillhave ateam to talk to.Luckily,Idiscoveredthe job一Data Analyst一this monthandhave beengoing fullsteam ahead.I want to provethatI can teachmyself arespectful profession,without going to college,and bejust asgood as,if not better than,my competitors.Thank you.You vegiven mehope thatI canfollow myheart.For thefirst time,I feelgood aboutmyselfbecause I m doingsomething,not becausesomeone toldme Iwas doinggood.I feelwhole.兰州一中2015-2016-1高三年级第一次月考答题卡第I卷12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940第n卷第三部分写作共三节，满分50分第一节语法填空共10小题；每小题

1.5分，满分15分阅读下面材料，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It issuggested thatextinct animalscan possiblycome backto lifethrough cloningsometimes,but41fortune,this iseither impossible42unsuitable.The reasonsare asfollows43is requiredis that you needperfect DNAand enough44diverse in the group to overcomeillnesses,which meanshaving animalswith theirgenes45arrange indifferent ways.The advantageis46if thereis a newillness someof theseanimals maydie,but otherswill survive.A suitablehabitat would47need for the extinct animals tolead anatural life,so it would be48fair to clone anyof themifthey wereto livein azoo.49base on the reasonsabove,we area longway frombeing abletocloneextinctanimals,sothe chanceof dinosaursever returningto theearth is50mere adream.

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50.第二节短文改错共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加把缺词处加一个漏字符号八，并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意

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2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分There is an oldwoman inour towncalls Old Alice whosaid to be108years old.This can，tbeprovedthough shedoesn，t havea birthcertificate.All herpersonal papersare destroyedduringWorld WarII.Idont knowif shereally isso old,and it doesnt matter.She certainlylooks veryold.Of course,she isoftenasked questionby people who want tobetold thesecret oflong life.OldAlicealways answeredthemthis,“If you are offeredcigarette,never acceptit;if you are annoyedby someone,never losehis temper;and if youareasked foolishquestions,never answerto them.”like第三节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，在校报英语专栏看到了学校“英语文化节”的一则招募启事请阅读启事，并根据写作要点和写作要求写一封应征邮件Volunteers WantedOurannual EnglishFestival,which will be heldon October15-17,2016,is nowlookingfor20studentvolunteers toprovide servicefor TalentShow,Speech Contest,and EnglishDebate.If youare interested,please sendan applicationemail atyour earliestconvenience toMs.Chen atchenlaoshi@aef.com.写作要点:

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3.可根据情况增加细节，使行文连贯Dear MsChen,I mLi Hua,a studentfrom Classll,Grade

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3.I,m writingto applyfor theposition asa studentvolunteer.I reallywanttoobtain thisprecious opportunitybecause,by offeringmy service,I will beable toimprove myorganizational ability,communication skillsas well as myconfidence inspeakingEnglish inpublic.As anoutgoing girl,I get along wellwith my classmates.Besides,I havesuch agood commandofEnglish thatI amelected asassistant tomy Englishteacher.Successfully,I havelent ahelpinghand to her inseveral Englishactivities ofmyclass,which havebeen appreciatedby bothteachersand classmates.I amsure thatIcanperfectly liveupto your expectations.I willbe gratefulif youcouldgive mea kindconsideration.Looking forwardto yourreply.Yours truly,Li HuaThisis whyyou resaving mylife.Yours,Tanis

1.Why didnt Tanisgo tocollegeafterhigh schoolA.She hadlearned enoughabout computerscience.B.She hadmore difficultykeeping focused.C.She preferredtaking onlinecourses.D.She was tooslowto learn.

2.As for the workingenvironment,Tanis prefers.A.working byherself B.dealingwith the publicC.competing againstothers D.staying withADHD students

3.Tanis wrotethis letterin order to.A.explain whyshe wasinterested in the computerB.share theideas shehad for her professionC.show howgrateful shewasto the centerD.describe thecourses shehad takenso farBTheProcess ofAgeingAt the age of twelve years,the humanbody is at itsmost vigorous.It hasyet toreach itsfullsize andstrength,and itsowner hisorherfull intelligence;but atthis agethe possibilityofdeath isleast.Earlier,we wereinfants andyoung children,and consequentlymore vulnerable（易受伤的）;later,we shallundergo aprogressive lossof ourvigour and resistance which,though vagueatfirst,will finallybecome sosteep thatwe canlive nolonger,however wellwe look after ourselves,and howeverwell society,and ourdoctors,lookafterus.This decline in vigourwith thepassing oftime iscalled ageing.It isone of the mostunpleasantdiscoveries whichwe allmake thatwe mustdeclineinthis way,that ifwe escapewars,accidentsand diseasewe shalleventually“die ofold age，and thatthis happensat arate whichdifferslittle fromperson toperson,so that there areheavy oddsin favorof ourdying betweenthe agesofsixty-five and eighty.Some of us willdie sooner,a fewwill livelonger一on into a ninthortenth decade.But the chances areagainst it,and thereis avirtual limiton howlong wecan hopetoremain alive,however luckyand physicallystrong we are.Normal peopletend toforget thisprocess unlessand untilthey are reminded ofit.We aresofamiliar with the factthat man ages,that peoplehave foryears assumedthattheprocess oflosingvigour withtime,of becomingmore likely to diethe olderwe get,was somethingself-evident,likethe coolingof ahot kettleor thewearing-out ofa pairof shoes.They havealso assumedthat allanimals,and probablyother organismssuch astrees,or eventhe universeitself,must in the natureofthings“wear out”.Most animalswe commonlyobserve do in factage as we do,if giventhechanceto livelong enough;and mechanicalsystems likea wound（上发条的）watch,orthesun,doinfact ranout ofenergy inaccordancewiththesecond lawof thermodynamics（热力学）.But theseare notsimilar orequivalentto whathappens whenmanages.A run-down watchis stilla watchand can be rewound.An oldwatch,by contrast,becomes soworn andunreliable that it eventuallyis notworth mending.But awatchcould neverrepair itself一itdoesnot consistof livingparts,only ofmetal,which wearsawayby friction（摩擦）.We could,at onetime,repair ourselves一well enough,at least,to overcomeallbut themost instantlyfatal illnessesand accidents.Between twelveandeightyyears wegraduallylose thispower,an illnesswhich attwelve wouldknock usover,at eightycan knockus out,andinto ourgrave.If wecould stayas vigorousasweare attwelve,itwouldtake about700years forhalfof usto die,and another700for thesurvivors tobe reducedby halfagain.

4.What canbe learnedfrom thispassage isthatA.people usually are unhappywhen theyareremindedof ageingB.children reachtheir fullintelligence atthe ageof twelve yearsC.people areusually morelikelyto die attheageoftwelveyearsD.our firsttwelveyearsrepresent thepeak ofhuman development

5.The underlinedword“it”in the last sentenceof ParagraphTwo referstoC.remaining aliveafter80D.dying between65and80A.remaining aliveuntil65B.dying before65or after

806.What does“ageing“mean accordingto thepassageA.It isa factthat peoplecannot liveany longer.B.It referstoagradual lossof vigorandresistance.C.It isusuallyaphenomenon ofdying atan oldage.D.It isa periodwhen peopleare easilyattacked byillness.

7.What do the examplesof thewatch referto in thelast paragraphA.Normally peopleare quitefamiliar withthe ageingprocess.B.The lawof thermodynamicsfunctions inthe ageingprocess.C.All animalsand otherorganisms undergothe ageingprocess.D.Humans ageingprocess isdifferent fromthat ofmechanisms.CNot allbodies ofwater areso evidentlyalive asthe AtlanticOcean,an S-shaped bodyof watercovering33million squaremiles.The Atlantichas,in asense,replaced theMediterranean astheinland seaof Westerncivilization.Unlike realinland seas,which seemstrangely still,the Atlanticisrich inoceanic liveliness.It isperhaps notsurprising thatits vitalityhas beenmuch writtenaboutby ancient poets.uStorm atSea”,a shortpoem writtenaround700,is generallyregarded asone ofmankinds earliestartistic representationsof the Atlantic.When thewind isfrom thewestAllthewavesthatcannotrestTotheeastmustthunderonWherethebrighttreeofthesunIsrooted inthe ocean7s breast.As the poem suggests,the Atlanticis neverdead anddull.It isan oceanthat moves,impressivelyand endlessly.It makesall kindsof noise-it isforever thundering,boiling,crashing,and whistling.It iseasy toimagine the Atlantic trying to drawbreath-perhaps notso noticeablyout inmid-ocean,but whereit meetsland,its watersbathing upand downa sandybeach.It mimics（模仿）nearly perfectlythe steadybreathing ofa livingcreature.It isfilled withsymbiotic existences,too;unimaginable quantitiesof creatures,little andlarge alike,mix withinits depthsin a kindof oceanicharmony,giving tothe watersa feelingof heartbeat,akindof sub-ocean vitality.Andit hasa psychology.It haspersonalities:sometimes peacefuland pleasant,on rareoccasions roughandwild;always it is strongand striking.

8.Unlike realinland seas,theAtlanticOcean is.A.always energeticB.lacking inlivelinessC.shaped likea squareD.favored byancientpoets

9.What isthe purposeof usingthepoemuStorm atSea“inthepassageA.To describethe movementof thewaves.B.To showthe strengthof thestorm.C.To representthe powerof theocean.D.To provethe vastnessof thesea.

10.What doesthe underlinedword“symbiotic meanA.Living together.B.Growing fast.C.Moving harmoniously.D.Breathing peacefully.

11.In thelastparagraph,theAtlanticis comparedto.A.a beautifuland poeticplace B.a fleshand bloodpersonC.a wonderfulworld D.a lovelyanimalDHiking canbe apleasant aswellasa notso pleasantadventure.You willhave to take anumberof measuresso that your hikeisapleasant experience.Hiking Tip1-Start Early,Most hikingexperts holdthe opinionthatitis rathersensible tostart hikingat3or4inthe morning,even ifitisa full-day hike.Since mosthikes areconducted athigh altitudes,startingoff earlywill make sure thatyouareback downduring theafternoon hours.Hiking Tip2-Be LightSinceweareanyway talkingabout theload you will carry,another importanthiking tipis tocarryfewer loads.If youare goingon ahiking trailon afamiliar path,you willneed reducedsurvivalitems,as chancethatyouwill getlost orhurt yourselfon thesehiking trailsis little.Hiking Tip3-Reduce theNumber ofBreaksOnce youstart yourhike,you shouldmake sureyou donot taketoo manybreaks.You willneedto maintaina consistent speed andminimize thenumber ofstops whichyou take.Speed andrest stopshelpdistinguish aninexperienced hikerfrom anexpert hiker.An inexperiencedhiker willhave burstsofspeed andenergy andit willbe followedby reststops.This resultsin slowingdown thegeneralspeed.Hiking Tip4-Tip forChildrenDo youplan totake yourkids alongwith youonthehiking trailWell,then youmust belookingfor hikingtips forkids!You willhave toeducate themabout natureand alsoget theminto anexerciseroutine beforetaking themon ahike.Kids havea tendencyto runinthebeginning.This exhauststhemand theyhave tobe carried,which iscertainly notthe bestof ideas.

12.You areadvised tostart hikingearly inorderto.A.finish yourhiking ina dayB.enjoy yourhiking completelyC.avoid gettingtired D.get backdown early

13.What shouldyou doifyouare goinghiking onan unfamiliartrailA.Carry enoughsurvival items.B.Keep ahigh speed.C.Start hikingintheafternoon.D.Carry fewerloads.

14.According tothe text,inexperienced hikers.A.don t keep aconsistentspeedB.will easilyget lostC.choose well-established pathsD.don tstop torest

15.If youwanttotake akid forhiking,you should.A.makesureof hissafety B.prepare himfor itC.educate himabout hikingD.give himsome tips第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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How toSay Noto YourBossSaying“no toa requestcanbea difficultthing,especially whenthe personmaking therequestis your boss.16The followingsteps arehelpful.

1.Give yourselfsome time to thinkabout therequest beforesaying“no”.If therequest arrivesvia email,don treply rightaway.17If yourboss asksyou inpersonor onthe telephone,request sometimetogive itthought andtell heryouwillget backtoherbya specifictime.Consider therequest carefullyto determinewhether you have to say“no”.

2.Prepare your answer before telling yourboss“no”.Anticipate questionsshe mightask inresponse to youranswer,and decidehow youwanttoanswerthem.Rehearse yourconversation with yourbossout loudto helpbuild yourconfidence beforethereal conversation.

3.Choose theright timeand placeto speakwithyourboss.Have theconversation inprivate if your worksituation allowsyou togetamoment alonewithyour boss.Keep inmind yourboss sworkday pressuresand workstyle.If sheisamorning personandgets grumpy（脾气暴躁的）intheafternoon,be sureto speakwith herbefore lunch.

4.18If yourboss isasking you totakeon moreresponsibility,that showsthat shehas faithin yourabilityto dothe job.Acknowledge thatit meansa lottoyoubeforetellingher thatyou feelyoucannot doit.

5.Tell yourboss whyyouhave tosay“no”totherequest.19Your bosswillbegrateful thatyou answeredhonestly,rather thantryingtotake onaproject youcannot handle.

6.Offer analternative solution.For example,ifyourboss asksyou toserve ona committee,suggest someoneelse inthe companythatyou thinkmay beinterested andcapable ofserving.20A.Pay yourboss acompliment whiledenying herrequest.B.Even ifyou tryyour bestto doeverything theboss letsyou do,there aretimes whenyoucan tdo andhavetosay“no”.C.Put yourselfin yourboss sshoes andconsider howthe companywillbeaffected ifyou refusetherequest.D.Maybe youcould offerto sharethe workloadwith someoneelse.E.Most employersrespect honestyin theiremployees.F.Try acompromise.G.Set therequest asideand thinkabout itfor awhile.第二部分英语知识运用（满分30分）完形填空（共20小题；每小题

1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项There isan oldSpanish Proverbwhich states,“Tomorrow isoften thebusiest dayof theweek〃・How manytimes havewe21dreams untiltomorrow Id saytoo many.Ourdreams shouldnot,and cannot

22.We haveto gofor themnow!Here iswhy.As youknow,tomorrow isnot promised.Nobody likestotalkabout death,but the23is:everybodyis goingtodieat onepoint.24ofusknow theday,orthehour.25,today isall wehave.Don,t gotoyourgrave with26dreams.Make the27to goafter everydream,big orsmall rightnow.Unless youtake thefirst step,your dreamswill never28,You can29about writingthe greatAmericanplay,but its nevergoingtohappen unless you actuallyput pento

30.You candreamabout findinga cure31cancer,but itwill neverhappen unlessyou actuallygotoschool tobecome32withthenecessary toolsto findthat cure.In otherwords,dreams dont workunlessyoudo.They33youtoget yourhead outoftheclouds,and actuallydothework tomake themhappen.You cant letfear win.One ofthe biggestdream34is fear.There areso manypeoplewhocould35amazing thingsif onlythey werent afraid.Just thinkabout allthe thingsyou vewanted todo,but allowedfear to36you ofthe factthatyouweren,t capable,or goodenough.In themovieAfterEarth,Will Smiths charactersays,“Fear isnot37,It isa productof thoughtsyou create.Do notmisunderstand me.Danger iswhat exists.But fearisachoice.〃Choose notto letfear38you fromachieving your dreams.Imagine howmuch39you11be ifyou reliving thelife youalways dreamedabout.The onlything thatis stoppingyou isyou.There areso manyamazing40and peoplewaitingfor you.So dontkeepyourdreamswaiting.Go afterthem today!C.set offD.see off

21.A.put offB.take offC.show D.wait

22.A.stop B.disappearC.reality D.concern

23.A.theory B.puzzleC.All D.Neither

24.A.None B.Nobody

25.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.OtherwiseB.unsatisfied C.undone

26.A.unfulfilled D.unreasonableB.decision C.mistake

27.A.choice D.differenceB.recognize C.come true

28.A.realize D.come outB.talk C.walk

29.A.think D.dreamB.paperC.book

30.A.wood D.ironB.asC.to

31.A.ofD.for

32.A.equipped B.matched C.:filled D.compared

33.A.request B.order C.require D.command

34.A.supporters B.friends C.killers D.opponents

35.A.achieve B.have achievedC.lose D.have lost

36.A.tell B.convince C.persuade D.remind

37.A.lovely B.acceptable C.false D.real

38.A.save B.shelter C.stop D.protect

39.A.excited B.happier C.upset D.more crazy

40.A.advantages B.information C.opportunities D.dangers。