1、辽宁省辽宁师大附中届高三英语上学期月考试题辽宁省辽宁师大附中2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题 考试时间：80分钟 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABy the time I reached junior high，I was sure I wanted to be a nurse. If you didnt study Latin，you couldnt be a nurse，so I enrolled. Many Latin words were familiar t
2、o me. The hard part turned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. Several weeks into the course my teacher came to me，saying，“I think you should withdraw from this course. It seems to be too hard for you. ”That was the day I learned I wasnt smart
3、enough to become a nurse. With shame, I handed in my Latin textbook. After high school，the years raced by. I married and had children. Then one day my husband John came home. “Carol, Max died this afternoon.” I looked at my husband with disbelief. John was touched by this tragedy. Finally one evenin
4、g he said，“Carol，Jackie has never worked and now shes alone with four children. Ive been thinking if anything happens to me. I want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. Why dont you think about what youd like to do and get the training youll need to do it?”I signed up for the en
5、trance exam for nursing programs. One day I received a letter from the schoo1. I wanted so badly to open it，but with my lack of confidence，I laid it on the kitchen counter saying, “Im not in the mood for a rejection letter today.”Finally I forced myself to open it. “Dear Carol，”I read. ”We are pleas
6、ed to inform you that you successfully passed the entrance exam.”An insensitive teacher once stole my dream. If you have a dream, exhaust every effort to reach it. Ive worked thirty years now as a nurse and Ive never been more certain that this is what I was meant to be.21. Why did John advise Carol
7、 to find a job?A. To support the family B. To provide more money for her kidsC. To live a more colorful life D. To be able to live independently 22. From the text, we know what the teacher said_. A. destroyed Carols dream to be a nurse. B. helped Carol find her true interestC. saved Carol from wasti
8、ng her time D. encouraged Carol to be careful in learning23. After receiving the letter from the schoo1, Caro1_. A. was uncertain about the result B. had no mood to read it thenC. didnt take it seriously at all D. couldnt wait to open it24. What may be the best title for the text？A. A dream too high
9、 to achieve. B. Too stupid to be a nurse?C. Never too late to 1earn. D. A chance too important to missBElectronic heroesAs an internet influencer, there seems to be nothing special about Miquela Sousa. The 19-year-old lives in Los Angeles, US, posts pictures of herself sporting fashionable looks, an
10、d has just made her way into the March edition of Vogue magazine. But Miquela isnt real she is a computer-generated character.Her fans dont seem to mind she has 855,000 followers on US social networking platform Instagram. And her first single Not Mine yes, she “sings” too also reached No. 8 on musi
11、c streaming (流媒体) platform Spotify last August.Its kind of curious that in a time when authenticity (真实性) and “being real” are valued more than ever, “fake” celebrities like Miquela are appreciated and seen as icons (偶像).Perhaps the reason for Miquelas popularity lies behind the fame of a similar st
12、ar, Hatsune Miku. This 16-year-old animated singer from Japan has held singing concerts not only in her home country but also in the US and China.Even though Hatsunes no more than a 3-D figure projected (投射) onto the stage, her fans are more than willing to pay to actually see her “in person”, becau
13、se to them, shes better than human singers. “Shes rather more like a goddess: She has human parts, but she transcends (超越) human limitations. Shes the great post-human pop star,” wrote reporter James Verini on Wired magazine.Critics may say that 3-D stars could never replace the authenticity of huma
14、ns, but when it comes to being authentic, are humans really the best example of how to do it? Most of us edit our photos before posting them online, and we tend to create a fantasy that were living a perfect life by letting people only see the brighter side of it.“Miquela is no less real to me than
15、any other internet stranger with whom Ive interacted (互动),” wrote reporter Leora Yashari on the website Nylon. “Her existence in itself represents a new breed (种类) of influencer someone who is breaking the boundaries (界限) of what is real and what is fake.”25. Who is Miquela Sousa?A. Shes a life-like
16、 character with musical talents.B. Shes a new sports star with fashionable looks.C. Shes an experienced singer with thousands of fans.D. Shes an animated figure created by a Japanese company.26. Why did the author mention Hatsune Miku?A. To show the similarities 3-D stars share.B. To make a comparis
17、on with Miquela Sousa.C. To explain why 3-D stars are well received.D. To stress how 3-D stars go beyond human limitations.27. What can be concluded from the last two paragraphs?A. 3-D stars could match the authenticity of humans one day.B. Animated celebrities are not as real as human celebrities.C
18、. Human celebrities have greater influence than animated ones.D. 3-D stars public personalities may be just as authentic as humans.CAn article published in the prestigious (有威望的) scientific journal Nature sheds new light on an important, but up-to-now little appreciated, aspect of human evolution. I
19、n this article Professors Dennis Bramble and Daniel Lieberman suggest that being able to run was the necessary condition for the development of our species which enabled us to come down from the trees. This challenges traditional scientific thinking, which claims that the distinctive, upright body f
20、orm of modern humans has come about as a result of the ability to walk, and that running is simply a by-product of walking. Furthermore, humans have usually been regarded as poor runners compared to such animals as dogs, horses or deer. However, this is only true if we consider running at high speed
21、, especially over short distances. But when it comes to long-distance running, humans do astonishingly well. They can keep a steady pace for many kilometres, and their overall speed is at least the same as that of horses or dogs. Bramble and Lieberman examined 26 physical features found in humans. O
22、ne of the most interesting of these is the nuchal ligament(项韧带). When we run, this ligament prevents our head from moving back and forth or from side to side. Therefore, we are able to run with steady heads held high. The nuchal ligament is not found in any other surviving primates, such as apes and
23、 monkeys. Then there are our Achilles tendons (跟腱) at the backs of our legs, which connect our calf (小腿肚) muscles to our heel bones and which have nothing to do with walking. When we run, these tendons behave like springs, helping to push us forward. Furthermore, we have low, wide shoulders virtuall
24、y disconnected from our skulls(颅骨), a physical development which allows us to run more efficiently. But what evolutionary advantage is gained from being good long-distance runners? Perhaps it permitted early humans to obtain food more effectively. What these features and facts appear to be telling u
25、s is that running evolved in order for our direct ancestors to compete with other meat-eating animals for access to the protein needed to grow the big brains that we enjoy today, says Lieberman. Some scientists put forward the theory that early humans chased animals for great distances in order to e
26、xhaust them before killing them. Research on the history of humans ability to move has traditionally been controversial, says Lieberman. At the very least, I believe this theory will motivate many researchers to reevaluate and further investigate how humans learned to run and walk and why we are bui
27、lt the way we are. 28. In paragraph 1, what do the two professors suggest about humans ability to run?A. It is an evolutionary by-product of walking.B. It helps to form peoples ability to climb trees.C. It has played an important role in human evolution.D. It has not been adequately studied by scien
28、tists before.29. What is true about the physical characteristics examined by the professors?A. Achilles tendons assist people to walk long distances.B. The human skull helps people to run more efficiently.C. peoples shoulders allow them to look from side to side.D. The nuchal ligament enables people
29、 to hold their head steady.30. According to paragraph 3, scientists believe that early humans_.A. always came across dangerous situations in lifeB. ran after animals for long distances when huntingC. often failed to find food because they couldnt run fastD. developed their hunting skills by running
30、long distances31. Professor Lieberman thinks the new theory will _.A. completely explain how running developedB. revolutionize the theory of human evolutionC. encourage more in-depth studies on the topicD. be widely supported within the scientific communityDWhether youre eating at a fancy restaurant
31、 or dining in someones home, proper table manners are likely to help you make a good impression. According to a US expert, Emily Post, “All rules of table manners are made to avoid ugliness.”While Henry Hitchings of the Los Angeles Times admits that good manners can reduce social conflict, he points
32、 out that mostly their purpose is protective they turn our natural warrior-like selves into more elegant ones.So where did table manners come from?In medieval England, a writer named Petrus Alfonsi took the lead to urge people not to speak with their mouths full. And King David I of Scotland also proposed that any of his people who learned to eat more neatly be given a tax deduction (减除).Disappointingly, that idea never caught on. It
