第三次月考试题.doc

第I卷（选择题，共100分）
第一部分 阅读理解（共30小题；每小题2分，满分60分）
第一节（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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。
A
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
1. The writer tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times
2. One day the writer took_______ to get to the theatre by bus. 
A. forty-five minutes B. fifteen minutes
C. just twenty minutes D. over an hour
3. The underlined word "relieved" may best be replaced by "_________". 
A. surprised B. pleased C. puzzled D. sorry
4. The writer mainly shows us his_______. 
A. complaints(抱怨) of the public transportation  B. anger for buying the ticket
C. efforts（努力） to buy the ticket D. disappointment at the concert

B
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Duration: 1 day
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Duration: 10 hours (departure 10:30 am return 8:30 pm).
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5. The purpose of the passage is to _____________.
A. advertise some popular English attractions
B. recommend some different tours in England
C. tell readers how to save money while traveling
D. describe different routes to travel in England
6. When can you come back to London after visiting Stonehenge and the Roman Baths?
A. At 6 pm. B. At 7 pm. C. At 8 pm. D. At 8:30 pm.
7. If you plan to travel with your kid who is a fan of Shakespeare, you would choose _______.
A. Stonehenge Direct Tour
B. Stonehenge, Bath and Stratford Tour
C. Stonehenge, Windsor and Oxford Tour
D. Stonehenge, Bath and Windsor Castle Tour
C
Drama and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and adults alike. Learning through drama allows children to explore their creativity and have fun while leaving their shyness and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and other skills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with cinema, television, and computer games becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a negative effect on communication. However, drama puts the “get-up-and-go” back into entertainment. Children have the opportunity to connect with others in a more meaningful way as drama encourages speech development and awareness of body language, and allows the child to become more socially aware.
Play and drama are closely linked. When children play a game, they are pretending and using their imagination and so are moving away from reality to create their own story. Drama is a vehicle through which children can express themselves more freely through mime(哑剧表演), gesture, movement, and speech to make education fun.
Children gain confidence by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that their opinion and contribution are valued. Children are able to give a personal response to many issues and situations such as poverty, bullying(威吓), global warming and recycling. The issues that drama can deal with are endless. Drama and education have a strong link as drama can encourage children to take an active interest in other subjects such as geography, history, and English and so have a more rounded education.
As a drama teacher, I have witnessed children at their first class holding onto their parent’s arm－unwilling to let go. Then to see the same child later running into my class with smile is an excellent sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to improvise(即兴创作) and experiment. Everyone is given the opportunity to shine within drama.
8. Performing drama is likely to help children .
A．invent something useful
B．imagine anything they like
C．become more confident in themselves
D．develop an interest in doing experiments
9. We can know from the fourth paragraph that .
A．children’s opinions are very important
B．a drama usually has no ending
C．children respond positively to such issue as poverty
D．doing drama can help children learn other subjects
10. According to the author’s experience stated in the last paragraph, we know that .
A．most children don’t like to go to school
B．children are changeable in school.
C．children are gradually interested in drama
D．children can get on well with their teacher

D
Old tennis balls are being used in an unusual way to help us learn more about one of the rarest mammals (哺乳动物) in the country.
Harvest mice are only about 2 inches (5 cm) long. This spring and summer，wildlife experts are encouraging people to report sightings of harvest mice so that records can be built up about numbers and locations can be made.
Meadows and grassland are animals’ traditional homes but as farming methods change over time，the habitats are being lost and numbers are thought to be declining.
Old tennis balls，complete with penny­sized holes，make a strong and popular choice of home for the mice and around 200 are available for surveyors to distribute and monitor，after being donated by a local tennis club.
The project，supported by the Leicestershire County Council，is thought to be the biggest of its kind ever run in Leicestershire.
County Council wildlife expert，Helen O’Brien，said，“Little is known about the creatures’ present situation locally so we need people to look in tall grass and fields and send in their information. The information will help us track numbers and tell us where we need to focus our attention to safeguard (保障) their future.
Anyone interests in getting involved (参与)，can pick up tips and learn more about harvest mice on a training day. This is taking place between 7∶30 p．m. and 9∶30 p．m. on Monday,14th June at the County Council’s Environmental Resource Centre in Birsall. People living in Leicester，Leicestershire and Rutland can get involved with the survey or book a place on the training day by calling Gareth Price at 0116­267­1950.
11．The underlined word “declining” in Para.3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A．dropping B．increasing
C．keeping D．moving
12．According to the passage，old tennis balls are ________.
A．seriously polluting harvest mice’s homes
B．being used to kill harmful animals in the fields
C．being provided for harvest mice as homes
D．being collected to raise money to save animals
13．The Leicestershire Country Council needs local people to ________.
A．donate food for harvest mice
B．keep harvest mice as pets at home
C．raise more cats to kill harvest mice
D．collect information about harvest mice
14．We learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A．the training is going to be provided on July 14
B．the training about harvest mice will last two hours
C．only people living in Leicester can get involved
D．Gareth Price will be the trainer on the training day
15．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Harvest mice like old tennis balls
B．The importance of tennis balls
C．The rarest animal：harvest mice
D．Harvest mice’s homes are being lost

E
The ancient city is in Pingyao County，Shanxi Province. The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty and was rebuilt in 1370.Since 1997，it has been listed as a World Heritage Site. Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely protected as it was hundreds of years ago，no modern buildings，only narrow stone­plate streets with many Chinese­style shops on both sides.
The perimeter (周长)of this square city is 6.4 km long and the city wall is one of the oldest city walls in China. It is 12m high with an average width of 5m.The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks. Outside the city wall there is a river,4m wide and 4m deep.
There are several gates of the city，two each on the east and the west and one each on the south and the north. Each gate has two doors. This has given the city the name “Turtle City” with the two gates on the south and the north standing for the head and the tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west standing for the four legs. The doors on the south and the north stand opposite each other，like the head of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond the southern gate are like the turtle’s two eyes.
Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xi’an，Pingyao developed into a financial (金融的) center where the local people set up the nation’s earliest banks.These banks were the first in China to use checks.Several old courtyards have been turned into museums; most of them are homes and offices of Pingyao’s old banks.One of the most remarkable aspects of visiting here is realizing that this place was very important in China’s financial history.
16．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．An ancient city­Pingyao.
B．The development of Pingyao.
C．The city wall of Pingyao.
D．The museums in Pingyao.
17．We know from the passage that ________.
A．the city wall of Pingyao was first built in 1370
B．Pingyao city is the only protected city in China
C．Pingyao’s streets are wide and made of earth
D．Pingyao city is well protected
18．How many gates of the city are there in Pingyao?
A．Four. B．Five.
C．Six. D．Seven.
19．Which gate of Pingyao city stands for the head of the turtle?
A．The gate on the north.
B．The gate on the south.
C．The gate on the east.
D．The gate on the west.
20．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.
A．old banks in ancient Pingyao city used checks only
B．Pingyao city was one of the largest cities in ancient China
C．all the museums in Pingyao city are used as bank offices now
D．Pingyao city played an important role in ancient China’s finance

F
There are strong arguments on space travel，and below you will find a list of many frequently used arguments.
Pros(支持者) of space travel：
—Space travel has inspired many people to continue improving technology such as inventing Velcro and non­stick frying pans.
—If you look at the total GDP worldwide，space only accounts for a very small percentage of the total budget.
—Better to spend money on our future，than on other projects that would have a much lower potential reward.
—If we were to colonize another planet，it would reduce the population on Earth，which is already overpopulated. This will result in the survival of our species when our planet can no longer support human life.
—Multinational space stations have helped diplomacy(外交) among multiple nations.
Cons(反对者) of space travel：
—There is a very large percentage of the earth’s oceans we have not been explored. We should continue exploring the remaining unknown regions of our oceans before continuing to another planet.
—The funding for space exploration comes from the tax payers’ pockets. Many do not think that they should be forced into paying for something they oppose.
—The total contribution from space travel is minimal，when considering the total cost.
—We should not be thinking about colonizing (占领) a moon，or a planet. It’s better to save our existing planet first. If we are to destroy one planet，what is to stop us from repeating the mistakes on another planet.
—Not only is the cost of manned space missions expensive，but space travel can have a serious effect on the human body over an extended period of time. The only way to solve it is by using robots，which reduces the human risk factor，and reduces the overall cost.
　 Overall，most people approve of (赞成) our current exploration methods. In my opinion，these methods should be reviewed to help reduce the cost of launches. I believe the potential of finding resources on other planets will make the cost of several decades of space exploration worthwhile.
21．What would be the best title for this passage?
A．The future of space travel
B．The benefits of space travel
C．Why space travel is expensive
D．Whether space travel is worthwhile or not
22．Which of the following benefits of space travel is NOT mentioned?
A．Creating more job opportunities.
B．Reducing the overpopulation problem.
C．Bringing about advanced technologies.
D．Developing relationships among countries.
23．The underlined part “the mistakes” here probably refers to ________.
A．colonizing a moon
B．doing damage to Earth
C．