1、内蒙古阿拉善左旗高级中学 2018 届高三第一次月考英语试卷本试卷满分 120 分，时间 100 分钟第一部分： 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AIn this digital age, we search almost everything online before we decide what to do. According to a US based business reviewing website, the top se
2、arches at different times of the night in different European countries vary a lot. Below are some of the more interesting findings. Take a look.Italy: While most Europeans are searching for restaurants or bars around 6 pm., the Italians are searching for messages, shoes and job agencies.Germany：Comi
3、ng from perhaps the most organized and efficient country, the average German is attracted to food and drink. Having looked up restaurants and bars earlier in the evening, they have already been searching for breakfast and brunch by 9 p.m.UK: Karaoke is one of the most popular pastimes in Asia, but i
4、n Europe, the UK seems to be the only nation to look first for Karaoke bars in its Internet searches, roughly around 9 p.m. Later into the night, Britons are going to 24hour pharmacies (药房)by 10 p.m., and then there is a steady interest in 24hour food stores and delivery, until 1 a.m.France：The Fren
5、ch call it a day online quite early, at about 10 p.m. But they dont do it until theyve had a chance to put their dancing shoes on, after searching for “night club” and “dance”.Spain: The Spanish seem to be quite practical. They search for elementary schools and dermatology (皮肤科) at 10 pm., followed
6、by swimming lessons at midnight.21. A man searching for education information online often probably comes from _A. Spain B. UK C. France D. Germany22. What can we learn from the text ?A. The Italians dont like restaurants or bars. B. UK is considered the most organized country.C. Asian people often
7、look for Karaoke first online. D. Usually French people end their online search early.23. In which section of a magazine does this text probably come from?A. Opinion. B. Lifestyle. C. Society. D. Technology.BOn the day of college graduation, I announced to my friends and family: I was leaving the co
8、untry I had lived in since childhood. “I just need a change,” I told them, but there was more. I was heartbroken. My relationship with the United States is the toughest one I have ever had, as a country I loved and believed in did not love me back.Back in the 1990s, my mother brought me from our hom
9、e in the Caribbean islands to America when I was four. She worked as a live-in nanny(保姆)for two years, playing mommy for white kids whose parents had better things to do. She was thirsty to embrace her American dream, hoping that her children would be educated and she might have nannies of her own o
10、ne day.That was our pathget a “good education.” When the neighborhoods with quality schools became too expensive for my mom to afford as a single parent, we went across the United States with GreatSchools Net as our compass: New Jersey, elementary school; Texas, middle school; Florida, high school;
11、New York City, private university.For a long time I survived by covering myself in all kinds of labels so that people would ignore the color of my skin, yet I existed on the edge of ugly, ignorant and uncolored. “Black people dont really know how to swim,” a white lady told me when I worked as a swi
12、m instructor at my neighborhoods pool. “The black children dont like to read very much,” I overheard one librarian discussing with another while l was reading.I was never able to make America my home. When I stripped myself of the labels painfully one by one, beneath them there is a wounded colored
13、woman who refuses to be faceless anymore. My face may be disgusting to some since it bears proof that race continues to be a problem. My hope is that it will force Americans to reexamine their “postracial” beliefs.24. What was the real reason that made the author leave the United States?A. It couldn
14、t provide her with good education. B. She just needed a challenge in her way of life.C. The way she was treated there broke her heart. D. She was tired of living in a strange country.25. The author gives two examples in Paragraph 4 to show that _ .A. she needed to cover herself in all kinds of label
15、s.B. Black people and children dont like swimming and reading at all.C. racial discrimination still exists in such a developed country.D. white people in America are ignorant and rude.26. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?A. The authors mother was well educated and h
16、oped the author could receive good education as her.B. The author and her mother referred to GreatSchools Net when the author wanted to choose schools to attend in America.C. The author once worked as a nanny as well as a swimming instructor.D. The author found it easy to adapt to the life in Americ
17、a when she first arrived there.27. The author writes the passage to hope _ .A. immigrants get ready for more hardshipB. the US people reflect on how it treated the colored peopleC. her family can understand her decisionD. the black people reexamine their ways of lifeCForests are amazing, and so are
18、the animals that live in them. We enjoy watching TV shows about bears, bats (蝙蝠) or monkeys. We know a lot about their lives: how they find food or what they do at different times of the year. But what about smaller animals that are more difficult to see or film?Many small animals that live in fores
19、ts are very important for the soil. A French scientist, Francois Xavier Joly, is studying one of them-the millipede(千足虫).The importance of leavesWhen the leaves begin to die in fall, they turn from green to yellow and fall from the trees. As they decompose on the ground, nutrients(营养物质) are returned
20、 to the soil and carbon dioxide to the air. Life in the forest needs these nutrients. Without them, plants could not grow and there would be no food for animals such as the millipede.Food on the forest floorSome living things, like mushrooms, break the leaves into small pieces and eat them. In a few
21、 months there is nothing left of them. But for mushrooms, not all trees are the same. Mushrooms prefer some types of leaves to others. This means that some leaves take much longer to be broken down than others. Sometimes it takes years. So what happens to these? This is where millipede can help.More
22、 on the menuThe millipede also likes leaves and it eats any type. But when it has finished, it produces waste. This waste then becomes the food of mushrooms. When mushrooms eat leaves they choose only certain types but when they eat waste, they will eat any kind. This is how the millipede turns dead
23、 leaves into food for others and helps life continue.So next time you are walking through a forest, remember that something may be having a meal right under your feet.28. According to the passage, what can we learn about the millipede?A. It can often be seen on TV shows. B. It mostly feeds on the nu
24、trients in the soil.C. It is too small to be noticed by people. D. It lives under mushrooms in the forest.29. Which of the following phrasal verbs is closest in meaning to the underlined word “decompose”in Paragraph3?A. break down B. dry up C. dig in D. make up30. What does the author want to tell u
25、s by mentioning mushrooms?A. The millipede eats mushrooms in the forest.B. The millipede helps to provide food for mushrooms.C. Mushrooms play an important part in helping millipedes out.D. Mushrooms decide what types of leaves the millipede will eat.31. According to the author, the millipede is _ .
26、A. poisonous B. rare C. unimportant D. amazingDThere was a time when a trip to the supermarket in the United States often ended with a seemingly simple question from the cashier: “Paper or plastic?” Well, which type of bag would you choose?While all types of bags have some influence on the environme
27、nt, it has long been supposed that paper bags are kinder. They are made from a renewable source, break down easily, burn without giving off thick smoke and can be recycled. However, the producing process behind paper bags uses more energy than that of plastic ones. How can this be true?Studies show
28、that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times higher. Besides, the influence on forests is very serious. It takes about fourteen million trees to produce ten billion paper bags, which happens to be th
29、e number of bags used in the United States yearly. In terms of recycling, the idea that paper bags are more environment-friendly than plastic ones can be quickly discarded. Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does paper.Even though paper bags might be more har
30、mful than plastic ones, plastic still seems to be considered by governments as the more harmful of the two. In Ireland, for example, a tax has been introduced to discourage the use of plastic bags. People have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag, and as a result, their use has dropped quickly.Ther
31、es no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags. However, we dont seem to be doing that at present. That may be because they fall apart quickly. If so, cloth bags are a better choice, but still, their production also has a bad influence on the environment. So what to do? How should we answe
32、r the question of “Paper or plastic?” It seems that we first need to ask ourselves one more general question: “What can I do to help the environment?”32. The questions in Paragraph 1 are used to _ .A. express the authors doubts B. tell readers how to save moneyC. introduce points for discussion D. s
33、how the kindness of the cashier33. Compared with plastic bags, paper bags _.A. need more water to produce B. require less energy to recycleC. take more time to break down D. have less influence on forests34. The underlined word “discarded” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ _ ”.A. shared B. given up C.
34、 discussed D. put forward35. Which question does the author probably hope the cashier will ask ?A. Paper or cloth? B. Paper or plastic? C. A small bag or big one? D. A new bag or your own one?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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Some people get pleasure f
35、rom picnics and tours. Others like to discuss various topics and find pleasure in it. But the reading of books provides us with such pleasure as we do not get from any other activity.Books are written by learned people. They contain the best experiences and thoughts of their writers. Writers put in
36、their books not only their own ideas and feelings, but also what they observe and find in society. 36 If we are in a cheerful mood, our joy is increased by reading. 37 They provide us with the best advice and guidance in our difficulties. Indeed, books are our best friends as they help us in our hou
37、r of need.38 They entertain us in our spare moments. Good novels, books on poetry and short stories, give us great enjoyment. At times we become so absorbed in our books that we forget even our important arrangements. Loneliness is no trouble for a reader.39 They give us sound moral advice. It is th
38、rough the reading of books that we learn what to love and what to hate. The reading of good books develops and improves our character.It was the English author Bacon who said that reading makes a full man. No one can question the truth of this saying. 40 Some books are such that instead of doing any
39、 good, they do harm to the readers. So it is the reading of good books alone that presents us the greatest benefit.A. Books keep us well-informed.B. Books contain grains of wisdom.C. When we are alone, books are our best friends.D. Books enable us to know the best of the colorful world.E. When we ar
40、e in a depressed mood, books comfort our troubled minds.F. But we cannot get full advantage from reading, if our choice is not good.G. By reading books written by great thinkers, we come in contact with their minds.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空 (共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C
41、 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In 1994 I was in the midst of a depression (抑郁症） . When I was depressed, I 41 _ . One day I was clearing up the rooms and found a CD covered with 42 _ . I wiped it off, put it in the 43 and started washing dishes. A mans voice, reading poetry, 44 my house. The sound of the
42、 speakers voice and the words of the poems reached something deep inside me. I stopped and 45_ I began to take poems into my 46 , not simply reading them, but developing rich relationships with the 47 I learned many by heart. They became my therapy (治疗）and 48 . Those poems made me wiser and healthie
43、r.49 , in the fall of 2008, poetry 50 me in a way I had never expected. I had put all my 51_ in a small, local fund (基金 ).Two months later, the leader of the fund left me a message: “The financial crisis 52 _ our fund particularly hard. Weve lost everything.”I stood there, 53 .Suddenly I heard a poe
44、m, 54 , called Kindness in my mind. It felt like the poem had been written for me 55_ , for this exact moment, like the perfect helper 56 on the scene at the instant of an accident. Kindness became my 57 I read it before going to bed, and at breakfast every morning. It reminded me that this was not
45、a 58 _ , but a path to sympathy, and I was not walking alone. Even now, I 59 _ Kindness several times a week to carry me 60 _ the heart of what really matters to me.41. A. ran B. slept C. cleaned D. sang42. A. dust B. paper C. clothes D. bedding43. A. drawer B. player C. washer D. fridge44. A. swept B. occupied C. decorated D. filled45. A. wept B. left C. laughed D. listened46. A. home B. life C. class D. mind47. A. tunes B. rhymes C. words D. CDs48. A. medicine B. food C. assistance D. attention49. A. Still B. Yet C. Then D. Soon50. A. surprised B. impressed C. warned
