甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学2019届高三上学期第二次月考（12月）英语试题

会宁四中2019学年度第一学期高三级第二次月考

英语试卷

（时间：100分钟;满分：120分）

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

第Ⅰ卷

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。

A

Mom noticed that something was wrong when I started getting so thirsty. I’d have a lot to drink before bed, which was unusual for me. One time, I opened a big container of apple juice and kept refilling my glass. Before I knew it, I’d drunk the entire container! My mom called my doctor. I then had a few blood tests, and the results were certain — I had diabetes (糖尿病), which meant that the amount of sugar in my blood was very high. That can be dangerous, so I had to learn how to control my blood sugar level.

My eating habits had to change in a big way. With diabetes, I can’t eat a lot of sugar or carbohydrates (碳水化合物). I have to figure out exactly how much sugar I plan to eat, and then I get an injection of insulin (注射胰岛素) before the meal to help my body process the food. Also, I test my blood sugar level often. I’m always trying to keep my blood sugar at a healthy level. The level can drop when I exercise, but that doesn’t keep me out of gym class or off the basketball court — I just keep some juice boxes around to boost my blood sugar if I need to.

It’s a lot of work — and not a lot of fun — to keep track of everything, but I’ve gotten used to my new habits. I was a little scared at first because I wasn’t sure how my life would change. Once I knew what I needed to do, though, it wasn’t a big deal. My life is different now from what it was before, but it has become completely regular to me.

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1．The first paragraph is mainly about _____. A．who found the author had diabetes B．the author’s life before having diabetes C．how the author was found to have diabetes D． the author’s eating habits before having diabetes 2．What did the author do after knowing she had diabetes? A．She stopped playing basketball in the gym. B．She controlled her blood-sugar level strictly. C．She stopped eating food with natural sugar. D．She tested her blood-sugar level before every meal.

3．What does the underlined word “boost” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Increase. B．Control. C．Absorb. D．Test. 4．What’s the author’s attitude toward her having diabetes now?

A．Worried. B．Frightened. C．negative. D．Positive.

B

At present we will explain a very old saying that has had a great effect on rock-and-roll music. That saying is “A rolling stone gathers no moss（苔藓）”．It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful. Another is that someone who is always moving, with no roots in one place, avoids responsibilities.

This proverb was said to be first used in the 1500s. But in the 1960s, the expression “rolling stone” became famous in the world of rock-and-roll music. It became the name of a song, a rock group and a magazine.

Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. He was one of the country's top blues musicians until his death in 1983. His music influenced singers like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. In 1950, Muddy Waters recorded a song called “Rolling Stone”．

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A British rock group is said to have taken its name from Muddy Waters' song. The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in 1962.The group's members called themselves “the world's greatest rock-and-roll band”．

In 1965, Bob Dylan released （发行）his song “Like a Rolling Stone”．It is one of his best known and most influential works.

It is an angry song about a woman who was once rich and successful. But now she is on her own, “with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone”.

In 1967, a young man named Jann Wenner started a magazine and he named it “Rolling Stone”. The magazine reported on rock music and the popular culture that the music created. By 1971, “Rolling Stone” had become the leading rock music and counterculture publication. It is still popular today.

5．All of them are musicians except ________．

A．Jann Wenner B．Muddy Waters C．Elvis Presley D．Bob Dylan 6．Which person can be described as a rolling stone according to the proverb? A．A person who has a successful career. B．A person who always changes his jobs. C．A person who is out of work. D．A person who has no family.

7．Who first used “rolling stone” as a name for music?

A．Elvis Presley. B．Jann Wenner. C．Muddy Waters. D．Bob Dylan.

C

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