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贵阳六中2016届高三1月月考

英 语

命题人：高三英语组

审题人：高三英语组

本试题卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，满分120分，考试用时100分钟。

注意事项：

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

With my hands and knees on the floor of the airplane, I was searching for an old lady’s missing hearing aid during the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. It occurred to me that this may not be the most dignified posture for a Buddhist nun(尼姑).

I had seen the old lady from the seat in front of me as she walked up and down the passage with a flashlight. I asked a few times what was wrong, but she didn’t answer at first—she couldn’t hear me. She was wearing a woolen coat. Judging from her accent, she came from Eastern Europe.

Do you know what hearing aids cost? Thousands, especially for the new tiny hidden-in-the-ear type she described. It takes a long time for an appointment to make a new one, and many doctor visits to get the thing adjusted right. Therefore, my dignity seemed less important than finding that hearing aid. But how does one find a tiny black object in a shadowy jet cabin(机舱)?

The lady wasn’t even sure where or when she had lost it. At one point, a couple of flight attendants did a random search around the lady’s seat; I wasn’t impressed. They left suggesting that she search the seat of her previous flight! My flashlight turned up all kinds of small objects, bits of plastic, broken pieces of headphones.

The old lady said that she gave up. Yet I couldn’t. After we landed, as passengers streamed past us, I insisted that the lady move aside while awaiting her wheelchair. Then I got into a real down and dirty search among the dust under her seat and on the floor.

Look! A little peanut-sized shiny black object caught the light of my flashlight in a floor crack near her seat.

What a rush. “I found it!”

With great astonishment and gratitude, the old lady responded, “I haven’t the words to express my thanks!”

Why did the author put her hands and knees on the floor?

A.

She is a religious Buddhist nun.



B.

She fell down from her seat.



C.

She helped the old lady look for her hearing aid.



D.

She wanted to stand out among the passengers.



Where was the hearing aid found?

A.

On the previous flight.



B.

Close to the old lady’s seat



C.

On the wheelchair.



D.

In another jet cabin.



According to the last two paragraphs, what is the old lady’s attitude towards the author?

A.

Respectful

B.

Doubtful



C.

Supportive

D.

Grateful



What is the purpose of the passage?

A.

To tell us a story about kind help.



B.

To warn us to be more careful.



C.

To teach us how to find the lost thing.



D.

To present the love from all people on board.





B

A new chapter in space exploration has been opened up after NASA confirmed that their mission to bomb the Moon had found “significant quantities” of frozen water. Scientists said the “exciting” findings had gone “beyond expectations” as fully formed ice was found in a crater on the planet. The water was found in one mile high dust that was kicked up by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite(LCOSS) last month when it crashed into the Cabeus crater near the Moon’s south pole.

“Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit, we found a significant amount,” said Anthony Colaprete, project scientist and principal investigator for the $49 million space mission.

“This is a great day for science and exploration,” said Doug Cooke, associate administrator of NASA. “The remarkable results have gone beyond our expectations. It is incredibly exciting.”

The identification of water-ice is important for purely scientific reasons, but also because a supply of water on the Moon would be a vital resource for future human exploration. The findings, which completely contradict previous beliefs that the Moon was a dry place, justify the controversial(有争议的)mission. Over the last decade, scientists have found some hints of underground ice on the Moon’s poles, mainly in the form of compounds of hydrogen(氢) but this is the best evidence yet.

The discovery is expected to have major implications for the future of lunar exploration, and a ready supply of water could help set up lunar bases or launch missions to Mars. Mr Colaprete said that it should be possible to purify the water for drinking even though it appeared to be mixed with poisonous methanol(甲醛).

5．Which of the following is TRUE of the “bombing”?

A.

It damaged the Moon surface severely.



B.

It would do harm to the space environment.



C.

It confirmed the existence of water on the Moon.



D.

It would help the research on Mars.



6．Why is the finding of water on the Moon so important?

A.

Because people on the earth use more and more water.



B.

Because in the future lots of people will live on the Moon.



C.

Because the water will be a supply for future human exploration in space.



D.

Because the water is mixed with poisonous methanol.



7．How is the whole text developed?

A.

Providing some facts.



B.

Following the order of space.



C.

Making comparisons.



D.

Analyzing causes.



Which of the following is the best title of the text?

A.

Water Found on the Moon after NASA “Bombing”



B.

Unbelievable Space Research



C.

Possible Base on the Moon



D.

Mysterious Water Found on the Moon





C

Several hundred strangers received “love letters” from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang, a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.

Yang’s story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country’s wealthiest cities. They have diplomas, rather than professional skills, and come to big cities in hopes of better lives, only to find low-paying jobs and poor living conditions. They are China’s “ant tribe(蚁族)”, a term coined by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his 2009 book Ant Tribe. “They’re so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They’re intelligent and hard-working, yet nameless and underpaid.” The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungle—only the strongest survive.

A survey in Lian’s another book published this year, Ant Tribe 2, found nearly 30 percent of “ants” are graduates of famous universities—almost three times last year’s percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition, 7.2 percent of “ants” have at least a master’s degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.

An “ant’s” average monthly salary is 1,904 yuan, with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2,000 yuan a month.

Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million “ants” live in big cities.

“Most ants are from rural families or small towns, and their experiences in universities didn’t arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities’ employment markets,” Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.

The “ant tribe’s” embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem, and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduates from big cities, Zhang believed.

However, “ants” expect more study and training opportunities in big cities, which keeps them positive despite their situations.

9．Yang’s story is introduced in order to ________.

A.

analyze graduates’ difficulties in finding jobs



B.

lead to the topic of the article—”ant tribe”



C.

tell readers a story about those big cities



D.

show a clever way of dealing with pressure



10．Why do the “ants” fail to find high-paying jobs ?

A.

Because they have no diplomas from good universities



B.

Because their majors do not meet the needs of society



C.

Because those from rural areas are not treated equally



D.

Because they do not have necessary professional skills



11．Professor Zhang thought “ants” problems could be solved by ________.

A.

creating more jobs for graduates in big cities



B.

developing smaller cities to attract graduates



C.

sending graduates to rural areas and small towns



D.

training graduates to improve their ability



12. By writing this article, the author mainly intends to show ________.

A.

Despite better education, “ants” are still struggling



B.

Despite difficulties, “ants” have a promising future



C.

Better education, better job opportunities



D.

Ant Tribe is a good book to help understand today’s China





D

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