英语卷·2017届黑龙江省牡丹江一中高三12月月考（2016-12） 13页

高 三 学年12月份考试 英语 试题 第I卷 （共70分）‎ 第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，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 The new university hospital in Trenton, which the Health Minister Victoria Culley has described as a “shining example” to hospitals all over the country, has been open now for over six months. Having heard several complimentary (赞美的) comments about the organization and efficiency of the place, I decided to see for myself.‎ In spite of arriving early, I found that there were already long queues at the reception desks. While I was waiting, I looked around and had to admit that it is an impressive building: large and light with marble everywhere. Eventually my turn came and I presented my doctor’s letters to the receptionist, who informed me that I was in the X-ray queue and I’d have to go to another queue and start again! I couldn’t believe it and asked her if it might be possible to give me an appointment card anyway without making me queue up again. She informed me it was no good arguing with her and I should have read the sign, an almost invisible piece of card saying “X-rays” just in front of her where very few people can have seen it. No matter how hard I tried to persuade her, she wouldn’t give me an appointment card for a blood test, so I started queuing again and finally got the card at 8:30! I then set off for the blood test room, following the nice new signs until they suddenly stopped and I realized that I was in a part of the hospital that hasn’t been finished yet! When I got to the door I saw a notice saying “Back in 10 minutes”. I sat down and waited for 30 minutes before a doctor appeared and told me to come in without, of course, apologizing for keeping me waiting. I asked him why I’d had to wait and he explained he’d had to help out in another ward which was understaffed as a result of a flu epidemic (流感) among the doctors!‎ I got out of the hospital at 9:‎45 a.m. and breathed a sigh of relief. I’m now waiting for the results.‎ So, Mrs. Culley, a far from rosy picture. Certainly the public should be under no illusions (错觉) that things have changed for the better. Perhaps you should visit the hospital as an anonymous outpatient (门诊病人) rather than a government minister if you really want to know what it’s like unless, as I suspect, you don’t actually care about much.‎ ‎1. Why did the author go to the hospital?‎ ‎ A. Because he wanted to prove it was a good hospital. ‎ B. Because he was asked to investigate the hospital.‎ ‎ C. Because he wanted to find out the truth.‎ ‎ D. Because he had a flu and needed the doctor’s help.‎ ‎2. What did the author find when he got to the hospital?‎ A. There were no doctors at all.‎ B. A lot of people were waiting in line.‎ C. Doctors were polite and patient to patients.‎ D. There were nice new signs everywhere in the hospital.‎ ‎3. What made the author stand in the wrong queue?‎ A. The receptionist’s guidance. B. His poor eyesight.‎ C. The unclear sign. D. Other patients’ influence.‎ ‎4. The best title for the passage should be “________”.‎ A. An unforgettable experience B. White elephant or shining example C. A good lesson D. An annoying receptionist B ‎ New Zealand What can you see?‎ Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.‎ The Maoris When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and ‎ education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.‎ Who can you meet?‎ ‎ Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.‎ ‎ Fact box: New Zealand Position: South of the Equator(赤道); nearest Neighbour: Australia, 1600 km away. Size: Two main islands—North Island and South Island: together they are 268.680 sq. km. Population: 4 million Capital: Wellington Languages: English and Maori ‎5. Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?‎ A. 20% of the population being Maoris. B. Four million white people.‎ C. Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains. D. About 1600 km south of the Equator.‎ ‎6. The country’s population is mainly made up of _________.‎ A. the Maoris and the white people B. the white people and the “pakeha”‎ C. the white people and the Polynesians D. the Maoris and the Polynesians ‎7. When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?‎ A. 1000 years ago.                   B. 50 years ago.‎ C. 85 years ago.                     D. 200 years ago.‎ ‎8. What do the Maoris value most in life?‎ A. Living in small villages.     B. Keeping their own culture.‎ C. Developing farming skills. D. Taking up government jobs.‎ ‎ C Are we getting more stupid? According to Gerald Crabtree, a scientist at Stanford University in the US, we are. ‎ ‎ You may not want to hear this, but Crabtree believes that human intelligence reached its peak more than 2,000 years ago and ever since then has been going downhill. “If an average Greek from 1,000 BC were transported to modern times, he or she would be one of the brightest among us,” Crabtree told The Guardian. At the heart of Crabtree’s thinking is a simple idea. In the past, intelligence was critical for survival when our ancestors had to avoid dangerous animals and hunt for food. The difference of being smart or stupid is often life or death. However, after the spread of agriculture, when our ancestors began to live in farming communities, the need to keep their intelligence in peak condition gradually reduced. This is not hard to understand. Most of the time, pressure is what keeps us going – you need the pressure from your teachers to finish your homework; the pressure of looking pretty promotes you to lose weight when summer comes. And the same is also true of our intelligence – if we think less, we become less smart. These mutations(变异) are harmful to our intelligence and they were all developed in the past 3,000 years. The other evidence that Crabtree holds is in our genes. He found that among the 2,000 to 5,000 genes that we have to determine human intelligence, there are two or more mutations in each of us. However, Crabtree’s theory has been criticized by some who say that early humans may have better hunting and surviving abilities, but people today have developed a more diverse intelligence. For example, spearing a tiger doesn’t necessarily require more brainpower than playing chess or writing a poem. Moreover, the power of modern education means a lot more people have the opportunity to learn nowadays. “You wouldn’t get Stephen Hawking 2,000 years ago. He just wouldn’t exist,” Thomas Hills of the University of Warwick, UK, told Live Science. “But now we have people of his intellectual capacity doing things and making insights that we would never have achieved in our environment of evolutionary adaptation.”‎ ‎9. What is Crabtree’s recent finding according to the article? A. The Greeks from 1,000 BC could have been the smartest in human history. B. Our ancient ancestors had no better surviving abilities than we do ‎ nowadays. C. Humans have been getting steadily more intelligent since the invention of farming. D. Mutations in genes that decide human intelligence have affected the development of intelligence.‎ ‎10. According to Crabtree, ancient humans _______.‎ A. were forced to be smart due to natural selection pressures B. had much more genes that determine human intelligence C. relied more on group intelligence than individual intelligence D. developed a diverse intelligence to adapt to the harsh realities ‎11. Some argue that Crabtree’s theory is false because they think _______. A. people today are under much more pressure than early humans B. it’s ridiculous to compare a hunter’s and a poet’s intelligence C. human intelligence nowadays is different from that of the distant past D. modern education is far more advanced than ancient education ‎12. What is Thomas Hills’ attitude toward Crabtree’s theory? A. Unfavorable B. Supportive C. Worried D. Confused.‎ D So here’s the bad news for the 5.3 million New York City workers who depend on the subways to get from place to place: The entire system—all 1,050 km and 468 stations of it—is shut down, much of it flooded with corrosive (腐蚀性的) salt water. The Metropolitan Transit Authority(MTA) admits it has never faced anything like the severe damage from Hurricane Sandy，and has absolutely no idea when the system will be up and running. “ We’ ll know it after everything is done,” says MTA spokesman Charles Seaton. But the good news is—well, never mind. There isn’t any. Really，it’ s that bad，and if there’ s no telling when things will be repaired，there’s even less ways of knowing what the eventual price tag will be. Yes，there are lessons to be learned from the current emergency for both New York itself and urban planners everywhere; the question is whether they’ ll be heeded(注意到). ‎ New York’ s woes (难题) are partly a function. New York’ s subway system is 108 years old. Its tunnels and stations are located close to or under rivers and harbors, and water seepage (渗水) is unavoidable.“We have three pump trains, 300 pump rooms and dozens of ‎ portable pumps around the system,” says Seaton. “Even on a day when there’s no rain, we pump out 13 million gallons of water.” ‎ Hurricane Sandy, of course, put a lot more stress on the system than an ordinary rainless day. Flood water in lower Manhattan rose to 4.2 m, beating the record of 3 m set by Hurricane Donna in 1960. Much of Manhattan below 40th St. is without electricity. No subway system will ever be truly immune to weather events. This is especially so in great cities like New York, whose very greatness in part depends on their nearness to rivers，harbors and other bodies of water. ‎ But spending money on the city’s basic transport system is perfectly possible, and indeed essential. That kind of preventive investment always seems too expensive at first, but only until you’ re suddenly faced with the much higher repair bills New York is dealing with today. And as oceans continue to warm and sea levels continue to rise, the problem is only getting worse. In the past 20 years, Hurricanes Andrew, Floyd, Katrina, Rita, Dean, Irene, Isaac and others have tried to remind us of that simple truth. Now Hurricane Sandy is adding her voice. One of these days, we might actually listen. ‎ ‎13. What can we infer from Para. 1? ‎ ‎ A. The subway system may start running soon. ‎ ‎ B. The whole subway system is flooded with corrosive salt water.‎ ‎ C. It is difficult to repair the New York subway system. ‎ ‎ D. The MTA doesn’t know how to clean the subway system. ‎ ‎14. To solve the problem caused by weather events, the author suggests __________. ‎ ‎ A. changing the subway’s location B. building a new power system C. making preventive investment D. repairing the pumping system ‎ ‎15. The passage is mainly about ____________. ‎ ‎ A. the effects of Hurricane Sandy B. New York’s flooded subways C. the bad weather in New York D. unavoidable water seepage of New York’s subways ‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分1 5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。‎ With the economy still struggling and many people faced with unemployment, it's understandable that many would show an interest in building an income on their own terms. ____16____‎ 1. Use the things you have ‎ This possibility will seem like the easiest way to make money from home, depending on your particular circumstances. Do you have things lying around your house that you no longer need? ____17____‎ ‎2. Become a virtual assistant ‎____18____ Well, it can refer to any person hired part-time or full-time to provide remote assistance –usually in a role similar to a traditional administrative assistant. Often, you will work for one person who is very busy. And that's where the opportunity is for you. The tasks of a virtual assistant will often include things like screening your boss's e-mail, booking travel, making appointments and phone calls on behalf of your boss, managing his or her calendar, and taking care of other things that come up.‎ ‎3. Tap into your creative strengths Many people enjoy some type of creative ways, and with the wide availability of opportunities on the Internet, you can frequently turn your creative strengths into a source of income.___19____. One of the more surprising ways to make money would be to look for work as a voice actor–meaning that you would lend your voice to narrate videos, radio ads, or any other type of media. These freelance jobs can actually pay pretty well. ‎ ‎4. Share your skills locally Sometimes it is necessary to change your opinion in order to see all the skills that you truly have. ___20___. If so, you could no doubt teach music lessons to young people (or anyone) in your community. Along the same lines, if you have patience and basic knowledge of high school math, science or literature, you could easily work as a tutor for students in your community.‎ No matter what you decide to try, give it some time and ask for advice from people ‎ who have some experience with it. And if you want more insights, check out our Career Tips resource center. Good luck!‎ A. Do you play an instrument?‎ B. What does "virtual assistant" mean?‎ C. Some people may be amazed by “virtual assistant” ‎ D. Therefore pay attention to the opportunities on the Internet E. Here are four of the best ways to make money from home F. If so, then you can make extra money by selling them on eBay! ‎ G. There are some really unexpected ways to make money from home ‎ 第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book. I just wanted to see how it ended 21 I was still in the middle of it. This habit 22 first my mom, then my friends, and ‎23 even my own daughter. Often my 24 wouldn’t be limited just to the books I read ‎ but also to what others were 25 as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger,“ Dad, ‎ please just read a book one 26 at a time like everyone else!” ‎ At times I didn’t 27 this bad habit to just books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and 28 out what to do months and even years from now 29 enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the 30 of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many pages 31 to go, I still couldn’t control my burning desire to write the 32 of it half-way through. Time and again, I would 33 jump ahead and try to solve every potential(潜在的) problem before it happened. Life, 34 , doesn’t work like that. It loves to 35 us, and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will 36 .‎ Recently when I found myself living in the 37 again, I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time.” When I heard those words, I ‎ ‎38 , turned the book of my life back to the 39 page, and thanked God for today. Each of us has to 40 the book of life line by line, moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.‎ ‎21. A. since B. while C. for D. because ‎22. A. annoyed B. confused C. delighted D. embarrassed ‎23. A. usually B. obviously C. finally D. accidentally ‎24. A. disagreement B. misunderstanding C. disappointment D. impatience ‎25. A. saying B. doing C. reading D. watching ‎26. A. copy B. page C. chapter D. edition ‎27. A. contribute B. limit C. apply D. devote ‎28. A. figure B. try C. let D. turn ‎29. A. on the part of B. other than ‎ C. on the basis of D. instead of ‎30. A. play B. river C. picture D. book ‎31. A. forgotten B. kept C. left D. regretted ‎32. A. ending B. beginning C. feelings D. comments ‎33. A. consciously B. doubtfully C. critically D. foolishly ‎34. A. however B. moreover C. therefore D. otherwise ‎35. A. cheat B. surprise C. satisfy D. frighten ‎36. A. make B. take C. bring D. award ‎37. A. present B. memory C. future D. dream ‎38. A. cheered B. smiled C. lost D. cried ‎39. A. right B. hopeful C. favorite D. exciting ‎40. A. explain B. review C. write D. translate 第II 卷（共60分）‎ 第一节（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ Renowned Chinese writer Yang Jiang, known for her productive output and marriage to an __41__ (equal) famous author, died Wednesday at age 104. ‎ ‎ Born in 1911, Yang became a household name in China for her novels, plays, essays and translated works. She was the first to translate “Don Quixote” into Chinese, and her version is still considered the definitive one by many. The work was stopped twice due to the Cultural Revolution. The Chinese edition of the work was published in 1978. That year the Spanish King ‎ and Queen visited China, and the then-leader Deng Xiaoping gave __42___ Yang’s translation ‎ as a gift. In a 1981 collection of essays, Yang wrote with a sense ___43__poignancy(尖锐) on ‎ the daily lives of Chinese well-educated people during the chaos of the Cultural Revolution,‎ ‎___44____scholars and other intelligent people were forced to perform hard work. Her most popular novel Baptism, giving a ___45___(describe) of a group of people___46___(adjust) to a new society in the early 1950s, has been translated into French and English. Her memoir Six Chapters from My Life “Downunder”, ____47____(translate) into English, French, Russian and Japanese so far. Her 2003 essay collection We Three, about her family life with her late husband and their daughter, was ___48____ best-seller.‎ ‎ In 1935, Yang was married to Qian Zhongshu, best-known for Fortress Besieged among his works. After Qian’s death, Yang worked on the task of editing her late husband’s ____49_____‎ ‎(publish) works and remained productive ___50___ (she). ‎ 第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） ‎ 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ ‎ 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：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ Last Friday, I was standing near a subway exit, trying to call a taxi. But no luck. Then I thought of the taxi-booking app my friend has recommended and I booked a taxi through my cell-phone. Soon it came, and I stepped in, felt pretty proudly of my high-tech way and satisfied with the convenience brought by the app. So later, I was upset to find that the driver was busy looking his cell-phone to get the next order. It was just then when I began to worry about my safety. What’s bad，the driver’s informations might be unreliable. How can we passengers’ legal rights be protecting if something bad happens? So be careful when you use the taxi-booking app the next time.‎ 第三节 书面表达 （满分25分）‎ ‎ 沟通是心灵与心灵之间的桥梁，沟通是两个人倾听对方的心声。然而随着年龄的增长，高中生们与父母的沟通变少了，渐渐的隔阂和分歧产生了。为此你校将办一次主题为“How to communicate with our parents”的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。如下 ‎1. 尊重并信任父母； 2. 常与父母聊天； 3. 换位思考问题。 注意: 1. 词数150左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 How to Communicate with our Parents _____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ 高三月考英语试题参考答案 阅读理解 1-4 CBCB 5-8CADB 9-12 DACA 13-15 CCB 16-20 EFBGA 完形：21-25 BACDC 26-30 BBADD 31-35 CADAB　36-40 CCBAC 语法填空：41. equally 42. them 43. of 44. when ‎ ‎45. description 46. adjusting 47.has been translated 48. a ‎ ‎49. unpublished 50. herself 改错：‎ 1. 第3句：has改为had 6. 第6句：when 改为that ‎ ‎2. 第4句：felt 改为 feeling 7. 第7句：bad-worse ‎3. 第4句：proudly变proud 8. 第8句：informations 改为 information ‎4. 第5句：So-变But 9. 第9句：protecting变protected ‎5. 第5句：look和his 中间加at 10. 第10句: the next time 删 the ‎ 作文: ‎ How to communicate with our parents Hello, everyone, I’ d like to share with you my ideas about this topic.‎ Parents are the people who love us most, so it’s necessary to keep a good relationship with them. Here are my ideas on how to make it easier to communicate with parents. First, we should respect and trust our parents. Don’t be rude to ‎ them even if they have done something wrong. They have experienced more and always try their best to protect us from dangers. Second, if we often talk with them about our life and experience, we will know each other better. Third, if sometimes we don’ t agree with our parents’ decision, we should try to put ourselves into their shoes and we will soon understand them.  Thank you for listening.‎