2016届四川省高三12月月考英语试卷（解析版）

Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.

But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong. The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.

There are two main schools of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.

My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.

However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.

1.Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?

A. Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.

B. Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.

C. Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.

D. Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.

2.The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.

A. going to bed after midnight

B. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits

C. getting up early occasionally

D. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping

3.According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ___________.

A. People who stays up late until the next morning

B. People who feel sleepy in the morning

C. People who get up early in the morning

D. People whose productivity is the highest in the morning

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. main schools of thought on sleep patterns

B. how to have a good sleep

C. wrong strategies for getting up early

D. how to become an early riser

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Have Fun at UK’s Most Famous Theme Park

Alton Towers Theme Park re-opens with selected rides and attractions for Half-Term from 19th to 27th of February 2011, and then again for the main season, starting on 26th March, 2011.

There’s something for the whole family at Alton Towers, with lots of terrific rides, amazing live shows, and wonderful costume characters. Guests of all ages will enjoy many different fun-packed activities. Here are some of the rides.

Thirteen

Thirteen is based on the discovery of an ancient burial site in an area of unexpected woodland known as the Dark Forest, and built on the site of the old Corkscrew roller-coaster. You are invited to take the final ride on Thirteen, going deep into the seemingly living, breathing Dark Forest.

You must be at least 1.2m tall to go on the ride. If you are 1.96m or over , you can’t go on the ride.

Laughs and frights

Are you up for a bit of light-hearted fun with friends and family? The roller-coaster at the Alton Towers Resort makes for an unforgettable experience. There is a great deal of fun and lots of laughs and fun frights on its amusement rides.

Attractions

There is entertainment for the whole family. There are lots of rides and activities to keep all ages happy, all day long. You may take a ride on the Skyride or start or finish your day with a round of Extraordinary Golf.

Save 20% by booking online and benefit from Early Ride Time. There is no online booking fee—the price you see is the price you pay.

1.The feature of the theme park is that ________.

A. it only provides terrific rides

B. everyone in the family can have fun there

C. only adults can go on the ride

D. none of the activities are suitable for tall people

2.If a family of four wants to buy tickets to the theme park at the booking office, they should pay________.

A. about 72 pounds　　　　　　　　　 B. about 90 pounds

C. about 150 pounds　　　　　　　　 D. about 113 pounds

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A. A 13-year-old boy needs to pay 24.48 pounds for his ticket.

B. Guests can visit the theme park at any time of the year.

C. The theme park re-opens mainly for children.

D. You can save 20% of booking fee if you book online.

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After having more than a few acquaintances online, it might come a blow to keen social networkers like Barack Obama, or even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg himself.

According to a research, the average person has in fact twice as many online friends as physical ones. Users of social-networking sites have on average 121 online friends as compared with physical ones. The study also claims that people tend to be more open, confident and honest with their virtual friends than their “real” ones.

“For most people , the Internet is a way of keeping in touch with loved ones and friends, but for people who are isolated due to illness, it plays a more vital role, and can often act as a lifeline.” says Helen Oxley, a psychologist at Wythenshawe hospital.

“People with illnesses often rely on the Internet to facilitate（促进） friendships, since they blog and use networking sites as a way of dealing with their illness. It can foster a sense of social connection for those who frequently feel isolated, which is important to psychological well-being.”

In wider society, the ways in which friendships are formed are changing, with people recognizing that they can develop deep and meaningful connections with others that they’ve never met, and may never meet. About one in 10 people has either met their best friends online, or believes they can make lifelong friends on the Web.

The findings highlight how social introductions are also changing. Only five percent would ask for someone’s phone number, while 23 percent are now likely to ask for an email address or a full name with the intention of adding the person to their social network.

At the same time, however, a questionnaire completed by 4,427 suggests that 20 percent of parents believe their children’s education is affected by surfing the Net. They think their children are doing poorly at the school due to the amount of time they spend on non-educational websites.

1.The underlined word “it” in Para 1 most probably refers to ________.

A. people spending too much time surfing the Net

B. people relying on the Internet to connect with friends

C. people having more virtual friends than real ones

D. people making meaningful connections with strangers

2.We can infer from the text that________.

A. sick people can recover more quickly by surfing the Net

B. students get important information online

C. students who surf the net always perform not so well

D. people tend to trust their virtual friends more than their real ones

3.What percentage of parents believe that the Internet has a bad effect on their children?

A. About 5 percent.　　　　　　　　 B. About 20 percent.

C. About 10 percent.　　　　　　　 D. About 23 percent.

4.In the following paragraph, the author will probably discuss ________.

A. how much time children spend on the Internet

B. how children learn about the world through the Net

C. how parents feel about their children’s studies

D. how children make use of the Internet to study

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Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of the condition mental health experts call clinical depression(临床抑郁症). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression.

Doctors use the word clinical depression to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.

In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night. The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.

Randy Nelson, at Ohio State University, says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep interruptions at all but they did mess up biological clock (生物钟) genes and they did show depressive sign but if they were in the dim red light, they did not.” He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.

1.From the text we know that ________ made the hamster feel depressed.

A. the amount of the water　　　　　　　　 B. the color of the light

C. the loss of pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 D. the level of energy

2.What was the purpose of the experiment on hamsters?

A. To show how well they slept.

B. To see how much sugary water they drank.

C. To explain why they liked dark colors.

D. To find out what caused the depression on them.

3.The author explains the clinical depression by _________.

A. reporting an experiment process

B. presenting research data

C. setting down general rules

D. giving his own experience

4.Where can we probably find the text?

A. In a tourist guidebook.　　　　　　　　　 B. In a physics textbook

C. In a science magazine.　　　　　　　　　　 D. In an official announcement.

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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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others.　 1.　 ．It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:

1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.

Do not try to flee from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 2. Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.

2. Dress for self-confidence.

3.　　 And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.

3.　　 4.

You should break your routine that deals with the work passively. Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.

4. Be positive.

Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future.　　 5.

A. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.

B. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.

C. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.

D. Build your confident vocabulary.

E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.

F. Don’t put off what you eventually have to do.

G. Don’t judge a person by appearance.

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完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Melting pot” means a place where people from many different racial groups or cultures form a united society. The idea comes from __________ metals in a container. When they melt, the metals ___________ and become something new and stronger. The _________ has been used to describe the United States as a nation created from people who came here from many different countries.

A Frenchman living in America expressed the idea __________ two hundred years ago.　 J. Hector de Crevecoeur wrote in his book Letters from an American Farmer, published in 1782, that America had people from many different countries and that they __________ become a new people _________ work would one day change the world.

For many years, Americans ____________ accepted the idea of their country as a melting pot. They welcomed immigrants from many nations. ____________ some of these people ____________ the melting pot idea. They felt they were _____________ to lose their cultures and _____________ in order to be accepted in America. Other people also criticized the idea. They said the aim of the melting pot is to make different cultures disappear into the one____________ the largest group.

New groups of immigrants from Asia and Latin America are changing the United States_________. Some ____________ learning American culture and language. Reports say some Americans fear that the nation is _____________ many groups that have no ___________ purpose. Others say melting pot is no longer changing the nation’s immigrants, _____________ the immigrants are changing America.

Some experts who study immigration say they no longer ____ ___American society to a melting pot, describing it as a salad bowl _____________. A salad is made of many different foods. They ____________ keep their own taste while being part of a successful product.

In this way, cultural groups keep their customs and languages and are still part of American society.

1.A. heating        B. cooling            C. putting        D. warming

2.A. divide        B. gather            C. unite        D. form

3.A. sign        B. term                C. vocabulary    D. plan

4.A. other than    B. rather than        C. less than    D. more than

5.A. would        B. must                C. might        D. should

6.A. which        B. whose            C. who            D. of which

7.A. narrowly    B. usually            C. generally    D. universally

8.A. Otherwise    B. Besides            C. Therefore    D. Yet

9.A. criticized    B. praised            C. argued        D. complained

10.A. encouraged    B. forced            C. ordered        D. prepared

11.A. history    B. features            C. literature    D. languages

12.A. presenting    B. standing            C. meaning        D. representing

13.A. currently    B. curiously        C. perfectly    D. previously

14.A. insist        B. approve            C. resist        D. forbid

15.A. joining up    B. separating into    C. mixing up    D. dividing by

16.A. achieved    B. combined            C. shared        D. classified

17.A. and        B. so                C. or            D. but

18.A. compare    B. contact            C. contrast        D. declare

19.A. too        B. as well            C. instead        D. either

20.A. both        B. each                C. every        D. none

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过3个单词)。

The Dragon Boat Festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats for thousands of years. It 1.________(fall) on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu Yuan, 2. _______ is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 3.________(situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces during the Warring States Period．He was upright, loyal and4._______（high） respected. 5._________, he was fired from office due to his suggestion to fight against Qin in cooperation with other states. During his stay in other states, he wrote many poems to express his strong love for his country. When Chu6.________ (defeat) by Qin, he realized 7.________ he could do about it is nothing. Qu jumped into Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.

After the 8._________ (dead) of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn over the great 9.________ (poem) they loved so much. People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan.　　 Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become10.________ traditional festival for the Chinese people.

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短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线〔\〕划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It’s no surprise that we may have different opinions in organizing activities. When I have a different opinion, I may choose to give it up and respect an opinion of the majority.

The main reason for my choice is that I am great influenced by a special culture when grow up. In this culture which collectivism is emphasized, I tent to sacrifice my own interest to the group benefit. Once we are left to decide whether to have a picnic in a park and to go to a museum. I preferred to go to a museum when most of my classmates wanted to go for a picnic. Without hesitations, I decided to follow him and we did have lots of fun that day. Sometimes giving up a little can mean getting more.

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书面表达

近期英国伊顿公学师生一行将来我校进行交流访问。我校将组织一次参观活动从而让他们更好地了解绵阳。现有两种方案，一种是绵阳博物馆（Mianyang Museum）,一种是江油李白故里（Li Bai’s hometown）。假如你是李华，是参与接待的学生代表，请你给组织活动的老师Danny写一封100左右词的信，内容包括；

1、选择其中的一种方案;　　　　 2、陈述理由;　　　　　　 3、相关准备;

注意：信的开头已给出（不计入词数）。

Dear Danny,

I am extremely delighted to have a chance to receive our distinguished guests from UK on behalf of all the students. I’m writing to _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Yours ,

Li Hua

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