黑龙江省哈尔滨第九中学2015届高三10月月考英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试时间120分钟，满分150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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Last week I talked with some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had．

Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors,1 was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without“outside help"． "What kind of help is that? I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out．

“Surgery（外科手术）”，one replied．

I was pretty alarmed by that response． It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job．

One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height． "They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it re-grows, you can get at least 5 cm taller!"

At that point, I was shocked．I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters taller．I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I am not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!

It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting "perfection", and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality．

No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the model． Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that "perfection" is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost．

In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career．

1．Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to .

A．marry a better man\woman B．become a model

C．get an advantage over others in job-hunt D．attract more admirers

2．According to the passage, the author believes that .

A．everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost

B．it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C．it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

D．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

3．The best title for the passage should be“ ”。

A．Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation

B．Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs

C．Young Graduates’ Opinions about Cosmetic Surgery

D．Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt

B

Searching for airfares（飞机票价） often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose．

Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute． Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge． Even when you do book, there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price．

"You just don’t know when to pull the trigger． It’s not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog．com．

Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida． Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215． A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each．There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360．

There’s no reason for it, Harrison said．

Fares can change significantly in just a few hours． One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 0n Sunday．

The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22． The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends． It’s the most expensive time to buy．

There’s no way to guarantee the best fare． But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice:

Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday． That’s when airlines most often offer sales．

Buy in advance, but not too early． The best time is four to six weeks before traveling． In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to ten weeks and two to three weeks in advance．

Make use of social media． Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive（ ） sales to travelers who interact with them on Twitter and Facebook． Those specials are often gone within hours．

The so-called discount airlines - JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier-adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same． But their prices aren’t always the lowest．Researching multiple airlines’ fares is the only way to get a good deal．

4．What can we infer from the first sentence of the text?

A．Passengers are unable to search for airfares．

B．Airlines often play games with passengers．

C．Airfares are set in different situations．

D．It’s difficult for passengers to get the best price．

5．The underlined phrase "pull the trigger" in Paragraph 3 probably means

A．start searching B．get the highest price

C．make a purchase D．get on board the plane

6．By using a lot of figures, the author intends to

A．show there is standard price for every single airline

B．discover the rules behind airfares

C．guarantee passengers a low price

D．prove airfares can vary widely

7．Passengers are advised to book flights

A．in the middle of the week

B．on special websites

C．several months before traveling

D．with airlines which are famous for offering discount prices

C

For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub． Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news．

As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved． Many of them have become historic sites． The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called。The Old Trip to Jerusalem:’ which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England．

However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society． On a cold night, the pubis landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire． There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price．

That is how things used to be． Things are beginning to change． It is said that the credit crunch（信贷紧缩） is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business． People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer． Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs．

This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 pm． Previously, with 11 pm as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they could if allowed to drink slowly． The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as。binge drinking”, and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities．

In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market．British pubs now offer something for everyone． A lot of pubs used to “Working Men’s Clubs”, meaning that women could not usually enter． Today, however, women can freely enter 99% 08f pubs without experiencing any problems． Perhaps things are changing for the better after all．

8．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Binge drinking means drinking less beer．

B．Closing the pu8bs early will reduce social problems

C．British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking．

D．British people used to like drinking slowly．

9．The passage mainly tells us something about _ ．

A．the past and present of British pubs B．the decline of British pubs

C．the long history of British churches D．the importance of British pubs

10．Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs?

A．having no spare money B．the credit crunch

C．the ban of smoking D．the present closing time

11．We can see from the last paragraph that the author _ '

A．is against the admission of too many women to the pubs

B．holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubs

C．thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems

D．thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need

D

What did your school smell like? Was it noisy or peaceful? It might not seem important, but a growing body of research suggests that smells and sounds can have an impact on learning, performance and creativity．

Bridget Shield has been conducting studies and advising people on the effects of all sorts of noises, such as traffic and sirens, as well as noise made by the children themselves． "Everything points to a harmful impact of the noise on children’s performance, in numeracy, in literacy, and in spelling,” says Shield．

Shield says the sound of “babble” －the chatter of other children, is particularly distracting in the classroom．。People are very distracted by speech-particularly if it is understandable, but you’re not involved in it．” This phenomenon is also known as the irrelevant speech effect, she says, adding that “it’s a very common finding in open-plan offices as well．’’

In a series of studies published last year, Ravi Mehta found that people were more creative when the background noises were played at a medium level than when volume was low． Loud background nois