学届高三模块诊断英语试题附答案.docx
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学届高三模块诊断英语试题附答案
山西大学附中
2015~2016学年第一学期高三模块诊断(11月19日)
英语试题
(考试时间:
100分钟;满分:
100分)
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
Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWechattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation.
ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.
Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthe
mind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelps
peopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs,afundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandleft-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,reflect,andrelateallthesefactstoeachother.
Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.“Youcansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments,youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid.“Reachforyoure-reader,ifyoulike.KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavy,notlesssubstantive,andalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace.”
1.ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows____________.
A.thedeclineofelectronicdevicesB.thenewtrendofslowreading
C.theimportanceofexchangingideasD.theincreasingnumberofclubreaders
2.AccordingtoPatrickKingsley,peoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof_____________.
A.anon-stopreadingpatternB.thestraight,left-to-rightscreen
C.thelackofreflectionD.awiderangeofinterestingnews
3.Accordingtothepassage,slowreading___________.
A.curesthememorylossofelderlypeople
B.promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvances
C.providespeoplewithaquietenvironment
D.contributestounderstandingamongpeople
4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BenefitofReadingClubs.B.ReadingoftheInternetAge.
C.ReturnofSlowReading.D.InfluenceofSpeedReading
B
LumberjackArt
Whenpeoplethinkofanartist,theyprobablydonotimaginealumberjack(伐木工人)cuttingdowntreeswithachainsaw.Yetmanylumberjacksconsiderthemselvestobeartists.Insteadofpatientlyworkingonalargeblockofhardrock,however,lumberjackartistsusechainsawstocarvetheirmasterpiecesfromwood.
Woodensculptures(雕塑)createdwithchainsawsareperfectexamplesoffolkart.Everydaytoolsareusedtocreateartthatfocusesonsubjectsfoundinnature,suchasbearsorotherforestanimals.Notalllumberjacksareartists,butsomechainsawartistshavebeenlumberjacks.
Alumberjackwhoisalsoanartistmightcutdownatreeduringaworkday.Ifthestump,thebottomofthetree,isagoodsize,theartistmightbemotivatedtosculptthestumpintotheshapeofaforestanimal.Thechainsawartistmightalsocarveotherlargeblocksofwood.Sometimesahomeownermightcutdownatreeintheyardandthenhireachainsawartisttocreateanoutdoorsculpturefromthestump.So,thisartowesitsoriginstoeverydaytasksandnature.
Theoriginsofchainsawartmaybehumble(不起眼的),butthepracticehasexpandedwellbeyondturningastumpintoasculpture.Insomewayschainsawartistsareliketraditionalwoodcarvers.Oneartistsaidthatusingchainsawswassimplymorepractical.Thispersonbeganhisworkasatraditionalwoodcarver—thatis,heusedhandtoolstocarvethewoodintotheshapeshewanted.Tosavetime,hebeganusingachainsawtoremovesomepartsofthewoodenblock.Thisartistrealizedthatthechainsawnotonlycutdownlargepiecesofwoodquickly,butitalsoproducedadistinctiveandbeautifulpatternonthewood.Thesepatternswouldnotbeseeninotherpiecesofart.Eventually,theartistbeganusingthechainsawfornearlyallofhiscarvings.
Howeverunusualitmayseem,chainsawartisheretostay.Thefinaltestofsuccessforanytypeofartistheenthusiasmandacceptanceofthepublic.Theconclusionis:
peoplelovewatchingchainsawartistswork,andpeoplelovethesculpturestheycreate.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutchainsawartists?
A.Theyareoriginallytraditionallumberjacks.
B.Theyintroduceanewconceptofartiststopeople.
C.Theycreatemasterpiecesinwoodsandforests.
D.Theyproducetheirsculptureswhilecuttingdowntrees.
6.Chainsawart_____.
A.ishardtobespread.B.isakindoffolkart.
C.focusesonmodernthemes.D.needstimetobemastered.
7.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph4?
A.Theapplicationofchainsawinthelumberjackart.
B.Theexperiencesofachainsawartist.
C.Theprocedureforcreatingachainsawsculpture.
D.Theoriginsofthelumberjackart.
C
ItwasadangerousperiodforNancywhenherownfortuneswereconcerned.Shehadtorelyonfreelance(自由撰稿)workforsixmonthsafterQualityWeeklyMagazinefolded.Theregularsalarychequehadalwaysseemedverysmall,butnowitwaslikelostriches.Shesentmanyarticlestoothermagazines.Sometimesshestruckitluckyandgotatask.Sheoncewroteashortarticleofapoliticianwhoappreciatedherfair-mindedapproachandgavehersomesecretinformation.Herarticlewasnoticedbyaneditorinsearchofsomethingsharpandfresh.AndNancywasgettinganameforsharpcomment.Inthistrade,shesaw,youdidn’tneedsomuchtobeuptodatewiththingsasaheadofthem,lyinginwaitforcircumstance,readytojump.
ThenonedayshewalkedintotheofficesofNationalDaily.Ithadtakenherarticleanditseditorhadlookedkindlyuponher.Havinghandedoverapieceonthelatesteducationaltheoriesshe’dwritten,shefellintoconversationwithawomanshehadknownbefore.Shelearnedthatoneofthepaper’sregularcolumnists(专栏作家)hadquittedthejob.SoNancymadethenecessaryphonecalltoapplyforthejob.
Andthen,thephonecallcame.She’dhaveaweeklycolumnwithherphotographnexttoit.Therewouldbeasalarycheque,andperhapsfameandsuccesstofollowthat.Sherealizedthatthejobpresentedherwithawonderfulopportunity.
Later,whenshewasalone,Nancythoughtthatherappointmenthadprobablybeenapieceofgoodfortune.However,sherefusedtoallowtheword“luck”.Shemusthavegotthejobbecauseshewasgoodandexperienced.Whatsheneverknewwasthatinfacttheeditorhadbeenatthepointofofferingthecolumntoanotherwriter,Alex.WhenhewasabouttopickupthephonetocallAlex,thecolleaguehemostdislikedwalkedintohisoffice,andspokewithsatisfactionofthepossibilityofcloserassociationwiththisoldfriendofhis.Assoonasthecolleaguewasoutoftheroom,hereachedforthephone,andrangNancy.
8.WhydidNancyspendadangerousperiod?
A.BecauseshelostthejobinQualityWeeklyMagazine.
B.Becauseshereportedsomesecretinformation.
C.Becauseherregularsalarychequewastoosmall.
D.Becausefreelanceworkwasdifficulttodo.
9.Nancythoughtthesecretofsuccessasajournalistwasto
A.makepositivecomments
B.waitandgraspthechance
C.getalongwellwitheditors
D.keepupwiththelatestinformation
10.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedpart“thisoldfriendofhis”refersto_____.
A.thecolleagueB.theeditorC.AlexD.Nancy
11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.ThenewjobpresentedNancywithpressure.
B.Workinghardisthekeytogainingpopularityforawriter.
C.Regularcolumnistsarebetterthanfreelancewriters.
D.NancygotthejobinNationalDailybychance.
D
RunningonEmpty
Foralmostacentury,scientistshaveassumed,tiredness—orexhaustion—inathletesoriginatesinthemuscles(肌肉).Preciseexplanationshavevaried,butallhavebeenbasedonthe“LimitationsTheory”.Inotherwords,musclestirebecausetheyhitaphysicallimit:
theyeitherrunoutoffueloroxygenortheydrowninharmfulby-products(副产品).
Inthepastfewyears,however,TimothyNoakesfromtheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica,hasexaminedthisstandardtheory.Tiredness,heargues,iscausednotbysignalsspringingfromovertaxedmuscles,butisanemotionalresponsewhichbeginsinthebrain.Thefundamentalnatureofhisnewtheoryisthatthebrainpacesthemusclestokeepthemwellbackfromtheedgeofexhaustion.Whenthebraindecidesit’stimetoquit,itcreatesunbearablemuscletiredness.This“CentralGovernor”theoryremainscontro
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