高三英语月考卷

2016届高三英语综合试卷第Ⅰ卷（100分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分：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）AAbout 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled (注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “Is your son mentally retarded (弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?He was angry; “Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn't want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual (双语的)。

Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places—something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.21. The teacher asked the author to his office ________.A. to discuss Scola’s in-class performanceB. to get Scola enrolled in kindergartenC. to find a language partner for ScolaD. to work out a study plan for Scola22. The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as__________.A. criticalB. casualC. positiveD. passive23. This text is likely to be selected from a book of _________.A. medicineB. educationC. geographyD. historyBActing on a sudden impulse (凭冲动行事), an elderly woman, whose husband had been killed in the Civil War, went into a photographer’s to have her picture taken. She was seated before the camera, wearing the same hard, forbidding look that had made her fearful to the children living in the neighborhood when the photographer said suddenly, “Brighten the eyes a little.” She tried but failed.“See here,” the elderly woman said sharply, “if you think an old woman who is dull can look bright, or the one who feels cross can become pleasant every time she is told to, you don’t know anything about human nature. It takes something from the outside to brighten the eye and the face.”“Oh, no, it doesn’t! It’s something to be worked from the inside. Try it again,” said the photographer good-naturedly.She tried again and this time with better success. “That’s good! You look twenty years younger.” She went home with a strange feeling in her heart. It was the first compliment she had received since her husband passed away and it left a pleasant memory behind.When she went home, her neighbors soon remarked the change.“Why, Catherine, you are getting younger. How did you manage it?”“It is almost all done from the inside. You just brighten up inside and feel pleasant.”Every emotion tends to shape the body into beauty or into ugliness. Nothing we ever do is wiped out. The way to be beautiful without is to be beautiful within.Men complain because God puts thorns with roses; wouldn’t it be better to thank G od that he puts roses with thorns? We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it, including the thorns. This is what happens in real life.24. The old woman went to the photographer’s to ________.A. have her picture takenB. get her husband’s photoC. complain to the photographerD. make herself look younger25. What can we know about the old woman?A. She missed her children very much.B. Kids in the neighbor always looked up to her.C. She hesitate d to go to the photographer’s.D. The photographer’s manner inspired her a lot.26. What does the underlined word “compliment” mean?A. Praise.B. Comment.C. Comfort.D. Relief.27. What is the message conveyed in the story?A. Ignore ugliness when going after success.B. Friendship is built on respect for each other.C. Accept reality and take things as they are.D. Watch out for difficulty on their way to success.CMany science fiction stories tell about explorers arriving in a new world who use some kind of high-tech device to test for breathable air or signs of life. But here on Earth, science fiction is becoming reality through a new sampling technology called environmental DNA (eDNA). Scientists can use it to identify rare species, or estimate fish populations with just a little air or water. Scientists study the genetic material released by living creatures. Essentially they can take a sample of soil, air or water, and they can sequence (排序) the DNA out of it and tell you what is there.EDNA can be used to identify the creatures that live in a certain place. Besides, it can confirm the presence or lack of a specific creature. The cost of gene sequencing has reduced greatly in recent years, which makes DNA testing more widely available.Caren Goldberg, who heads the new eDNA lab at Washington State University, is one of the first biologists to take the technology from the testing period to actually using it.“It is extremely useful for species that are really hard to find. I have spent many hours looking for species that I was pretty sure were there—looking under rocks, looking in water, doing all kinds of surveys.”Caren Goldberg sees eDNA as a way to get answers more efficiently, safely and with less destruction compared to traditional survey techniques. Until recently, scientists depended on netting or using an electric current to temporarily catch fish.This newer way is becoming popular around the world. Animal experts in Vietnam are using the eDNA to find the last, wild Yangtze giant softshell turtles. On the Caribbean island of Trinidad, it is being used to find endangered golden treefrogs.Scientists working with it say they do not expect robots to replace field biologists anytime soon. But the old-fashioned field work could soon be more targeted. A related research goal is to show how long environmental DNA can last and how far it can travel in different environments.28. DNA testing is widely used mainly because ________.A. its cost has reduced greatlyB. its result is more accurateC. its procedure is easy to runD. it frees biologists of hard work29. What is Caren Goldberg’s opinion on eDNA?A. It’s hard to put it in actual use.B. It's helpful only in a limited way.C. It takes more time to get the results.D. It may cause less damage to species.30. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?A. The old-fashioned field work would be more popular.B. The old-fashioned field work would face more difficulties.C. More research will be made on the old-fashioned field work.D. It is still uncertain to confirm the effects of eDNA testing.31. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Science Fiction Makes Space Exploration Much EasierB. Science Fiction Becomes Reality for Species SurveysC. Species Surveys Are More Awesome Than You ThinkD. Environmental DNA testing Contributes To Our SocietyDStudents at Monument High School are participating in a unique activity called the . The is an “alternative” school that’s completely run by students —no teachers, parents, or adults are allowed—and they’re in charge of deciding their entire courses. What these teens study in the classroom and their homework are all entirely up to them.Stude nts aren’t taking this lightly—instead of reacting irresponsibly to the freedom to design their own studies, they’re eagerly grasping their own interests by writing poetry collections, learning instruments and taking flight lessons.“I think the more choic es we have in our schools, the more students we will help develop into the kind of citizens that we need,” Principal Marianne Young explains. “And that it’s okay for you to need a little bit of a different approach from mine.”The only structure to the program is this: On Mondays students come up with questions that interest them about one of their school subjects, then they spend the rest of the week researching and coming up with potential conclusions to these inquiries. On Fridays, they present this information to their classmates.Teens express their satisfaction with the program because it accommodates different kinds of learners, even those who don't always succeed in a traditional academic sense.“I have dyslexia (阅读障碍), so it’s very hard reading and writing and doing those sorts of things. School has always been a big problem for me,” one student named Sergio explains. “If not for this program, I don’t know if I’d be graduating--I don’t know where I’d be right now. I think this has really been my savi or and got me through the last two years of high school.”32. What can we know about the ?A. Normal school courses are a must.B. It aims to help students with math.C. There’re no teachers involved in it.D. Students must study courses at home.33. According to Principal Marianne Young, ________.A. more course choices will benefit top studentsB. different learning styles should be encouragedC. teachers play a key role in students’ educationD. knowledge can be better gained by discussions34. What’s teens’ attitude towards the ?A. Doubtful.B. Cautious.C. Approving.D. Critical.35. What is the passage mainly about?A. An unusual educational program.B. The benefits of interactive learning.C. The structure of a learning program.D. The differences in individual learning.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。