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1、1贵州省兴仁县民族中学贵州省兴仁县民族中学 2015 届高三第四次月考届高三第四次月考英语试题英语试题（满分（满分 120 分分 考试时间考试时间 100 分钟）分钟）第第 I 卷卷第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（共阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 40 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和和 D）中，选出最佳选项。）中，选出最佳选项。 APassage 1The information Highway is the
2、road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web ,e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not s
3、urprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of cour
4、se, theres Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But dont trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.Passage 2Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading
5、expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of th
6、e Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002,in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.1. The Information Highway . A. is free from traffic accidentsB. is crowded with car driversC. offers just a fe
7、w on-line services D. appeals to a large number of users22. How does MR .Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast ?A. By storing fewer files . B. By repair the system.C. By buying a better computer. D. By using a broad-band connection.3. What can be learned from Passenger 2?A. There wil
8、l be a book show at Crayson Hall B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.C. There will be a talk on global warming this week. D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.4. Passenger 2 is most probably A. a poster about a lecture. B. an ad for a new book.C. a note to a doctor in a
9、 university. D. an introduction to a professor .BIreland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers fried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921. The British government was force
10、d to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland. In the north, is part of the united kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country. In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes ,was affected by disease and about
11、750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.For many years, the majority of Irish people ea
12、rned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being
13、 warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”, since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different are as have 3different styles of old Irish song whi
14、ch are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.5. What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?A. How the Irish fought against the English. B. How Ireland gained independence.C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.D
15、. How two ”Irelands” came into being.6.We learn from the text that in Ireland_.A. Food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population.B. People are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside.C. It is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker.D. Different kinds
16、 of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments.7. The last paragraph is mainly about_。A. the Irish characterB. Irish cultureC. Irish musical instruments D. a famous Irish writer8. What can be the best title for the text?A. Life in IrelandB. A Very Difficult history C. Ireland, past and present D. the Independence of IrelandCAlong the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like
