黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2020高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2020届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，每小题2分，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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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This book records the story of eight young guys, the Swingin' Medallions, born in a small town in America, who become a national sense in the music world. Saving Nia Author: G.B.Jones Hardback: $34.99 Paperback: $23.99

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This book is based on a girl’s true story. Separated from her happy home and placed with drug-addicted relatives, Nia sinks into a depression and attempts to set herself on fire.The love of another child lights up her darkness and brings her out! Road to Freedom- My Life and Journey from a 3rd World Country Author: Edward A.Nieto Hardback: $27.99 Paperback: $19.99

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This book details Edward A.Nieto's life and journey.It also includes his struggles with violence, corruption and the politics of living in a third world. The Mister

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Author: E.L.James Hardback: $51.99 Paperback: $41.99 E-book at www.xlibris.com

This is a new romantic story. Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. But all that changes when he meets an unexpected, young woman who's recently arrived in England. After some awkward moments and dramatic incidents, he finally wins the lady’s heart. 1.What can we know about the book\A.It tells a story of adventure.

B.It's a romantic story. D.It's about Edward A.Nieto's

C.It tells the story of some young musicians. struggling life.

2.Which book with a paperback is in the lowest price? A.Saving Nia. B.The Mister.

C.An Insider’s History of the Swingin’ Medallions.

D.Road to Freedom-My Life and Journey from a 3rd World Country. 3. Which of the following sentences is True?

A Saving Nia is a story about a girl addicted to drugs. B. Road to Freedom is a book based on a romantic story.

C The young woman in The Mister fell in love with Maxim Trevelyan at first. D Three of the E-books are from the same website.

B

When French students go to school, they have to leave one of their most prized possessions at home — their smartphones. French lawmakers passed a law on July 31, 2018, banning students 15 and under from bringing smartphones and tablets to school, or at least requiring they be turned off at school. Officials in support of the new rule described the policy as a way to protect children from addictive habits and to safeguard the sanctity of the classroom.

“We know there is a phenomenon of screen addiction,” education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said. “Our main role is to protect students. It is a fundamental

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role of education, and this law allows it.”

The law, however, makes exceptions for educational use, after-school activities and for students with disabilities. French high schools can choose to force a less-strict ban on Internet- connected devices.

Even before the new policy was voted in, French law carried out in 2010 prohibited students from using their phones while class was in session. But during the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron promised to force a school ban on phones entirely.

This isn’t the first French law designed to beat back the influences of digital technology in everyday life. In 2017 the government passed a law requiring French companies to draft rules that limited work emails and work-related technology outside the office. Referred to as the “right to disconnect,” French officials said the law aimed to reduce job-related stress and prevent employee burnout.

“Employees physically leave the office, but they do not leave their work. They remain attached by a kind of electronic tie,” said Beno?t Hamon, former French education minister. “The texts, the messages, the emails: they control the life of the individual to the point where he or she eventually breaks down.” 4. What’s the purpose of the law passed on July 31, 2018? A. To improve the eyesight of school students.

B. To reduce the heavy burden of primary school students. C. To prevent students getting addicted to electronic devices. D. To help students use the mobile phones properly at schools. 5. What can we learn from the text?

A. Disabled students have no ability to use electronic devices. B. President Macron is in favor of smartphone use in school.

C. The “right to disconnect” aims to help employees with their work. D. Primary students are facing stricter banning than high school students. 6. The French government passed a law in 2017 because ________. A. work-related technology occupied too much of individual life

B. some officials found it was a waste of time to use digital technology

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C. employees had no time to use their electronic devices after work D. employees had the ability to finish their work entirely in the office 7. Which column of a newspaper may the passage come from? A. Science B. Law C. Health D. Human and society

C

Until the 1990s coffee was rarely served in China except at luxury hotels aimed at foreigners. When Starbucks opened its first shop there in 1999, it was far from clear that the country’s tea-drinkers would take to such a different and usually more costly source of caffeine. Starbucks tried to attract customers to coffee’s bitter taste by promoting milk and sugar-heavy concoctions(调和) such as Frappuccinos.

But coffee has become fashionable among the middle class in China. Starbucks now has about 3, 800 shops in China more than in any other country outside America. Statista, a business-intelligence portal(门户网站), says the roast coffee market in China is growing by more than10 %year. Starbucks and its rivals see big opportunities for expanding there.

So too, however, do home-grown competitors. A major new presence is Luckin Coffee, Beijing- based chain. Since its founding less than two years ago, it has opened more than 2,300 shops. On May 17th Luckin’s initial public offering on the Nasdaq stockmarket raised more than $570m,giving it a value of about $4bn.

Luckin’s remarkable growth is sign of change. No longer do Chinese consumers see coffee as such a luxury. Most of Luckin’s shops are merely kiosks where busy white-collar workers pick up their drinks, having ordered them online. Super-fast delivery can also be arranged through the company’s app. Independent coffee shops are springing up. The growth is striking considering the country’s reputation for its tea-drinking culture where many residents like to relax in teahouses sipping tea served gracefully.

But the two markets are different. The teahouses tend to cater to older people who like to spend long hours playing mahjong and gossiping. At the coffee shops it is rare to see anyone over 40. Young people use them for socialising, but much of

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