内蒙古准格尔旗世纪中学2017届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题（无答案）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）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AHave you ever heard of an old saying? Intelligence is a born ability while goodness is a choice. Gifts are easy –they’re given after all. Choice can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was v ery exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books o n the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’mproud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choice．l. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor.B. The support of his wife.C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.D. Millions of exciting titles.2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doub t if he didn’t tr y.D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.3. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A Cleverness and KindnessB. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My PassionD. We Are What We Choose4. We can know from the passage that_______A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failedBPublic bookshelves are appearing across Germany on street corners，city squares and in suburban supermarkets. In these free­for­all libraries，people can grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others. There’s no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.“This project is aimed at everyone who likes to read .It is open for everybody，” Michael Aubermann，one of the organizers of the free book exchange said.The western city’ s latest public shelf was put up next to Bayenturm. It is the fourth free shelf that Aubermann’ s group，the Cologne Citizen’s Foundation，hasplaced outside.“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and it’s been working really well，” said Aubermann. The public bookshelves，which are usually financed by donations and cared for by local volunteer groups，have appeared independently of each other in many cities，suburbs and villages. Each shelf holds around 200 books and it takes about six weeks for a complete turnover，with all the old titles replaced by new ones.Even commercial book stores and online book sellers seem to support the idea of free book exchanges. “We see this project rather as a sales promotion than as competition，”said Elmar Muether.“If books are present everywhere，it helps our business，too.”So far，the Cologne book group has had few problems with damage or other problems. Aubermann said，“Propaganda (宣传) is the only kind of literature we do not allow here.”At another bookshelf in the Bayenthal neighborhood，the lower shelves are reserved for children’s literature only.“It is important that we make it easy for everyone to participate in this ‘reading culture on the street’—from old readers to kids to immigrants，”Aubermann said.While most of the shelves have so far been put up in upscale neighborhoods，Aubermann and the 20 volunteers who help look after the project are planning to put up future shelves in poor neighborhoods，where citizens often don’t have as much access to literature.5. Which of the following is TRUE about the public bookshelves?A. People can take the books and leave their books at will.B. People can’ t borrow books unless they donate books.C. People can borrow whatever they like after registering.D. People have to return the books according to the required time.6. According to Aubermann，the public bookshelves________.A. are financed by local volunteersB. have been going well since their birthC. were managed by the local governmentD. will hold more books and take a shorter turnover7. The underlined phrase “upscale neighborhoods” refers to________.A. communities that have many peopleB. communities that have many tall buildingsC. communities that are free to live inD. communities that are of high grade8. Which might be the best title for the passage?A. Public Reading Becomes Popular WorldwideB. New Trends of Bookshelves in GermanyC. Public Bookshelves Spread Across GermanyD. Reading Culture on the Street in EuropeCWelcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18, 2015)Nearpod❖9:00 am to 10:00 am❖Room 501 Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context (语境) for students to learn vocabulary. The presenter willshow how to use it.TEO❖ 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm❖Room 502Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teachingon-line with TEO.Kahoot❖10:30 am to 11:30 am❖ Room 601 Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant Prez i❖3:30 pm to 4:20 pm❖Room 602Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students' attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show9. Nearpod can be used to ______.A. offer grammar testsB. teach listening on-lineC. help vocabulary learningD. gain fluency in speaking10. If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to____________.A. Room 501B. Room 502C. Room 601D. Room 60211. Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?A. Nearpod.B. Kahoot.C. TEO.D. Prezi.DFinally，I entered the university. Because of my careful savings，I did not have to work during the school years. Then summer came and it was time to work harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night，instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. I even decided to take a class at a community college. This class at the community college saved me $650.It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university.During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling，I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus admissions office answering phones. This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out .The overall situation looked hopeful as I approached my senior year as long as I could make as much money as I had the previous summer. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks，but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my mom called to tell me that I had $1,600 in the bank that I had forgotten about！One of my concerns about this trip wasnot only the cost，but the loss of time to make money；however，I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.This experience has shaped me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic. Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar. It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult sit uations.12. Where did the writer probably work part­time before attending the university?A. In a restaurant.B. In the tennis camps.C. In a company.D. In the campus admissions office.13. The writer took a class at a community college mainly because________.A. she wanted to save moneyB. life there was relatively easyC. summer time was tiringD. it was required by the university14. The writer’s major concern about the trip to Israel was that________.A. her mother would not give her approvalB. she would fail to get credits in IsraelC. a well­paid su mmer job would be lostD. $1,600 couldn’t be drawn out in time15. The passage is mainly about how the writer________.A. made money on the college campusB. managed to make full use of her vacationC. was forced to support herself by her motherD. was shaped by working part­time through college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。