张掖二中2015—2016学年度高三月考试卷(10月)高三英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试用时100分钟。考生注意：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，填涂在本试卷上无效。第Ⅰ卷（共70分）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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThewritingsofShakespearearetodaylittlereadbyyoungpeopleinBritain.Hisyoungreadershipislimitedtothosewhochoosetostudyliteratureatuniversity.Shakespeare’swork,togetherwithmostotherclassics,isseenasremote,andwrittenina400-year-oldversionofEnglishthatisaboutasinvitingastoothache.Still,inBritainschools,itiscompulsorytostudythebard(诗人),andwhensomethingismadecompulsory,usuallytheresultisboredom,resentment(憎恨)orboth.Thiswasmyexperienceoftheclassicsatschool.ButwhenIreachedmylateteenageyears,Ihadachangeofheart.Likeeveryotheryoungpersonsincethedawnoftime,theworldconfusedme.Iwantedanswers,soIturnedtobookstofindthem.IwentontotakeaPhDinliteratureandhavetaughtitinBritainandChina.Ihaveneverregrettedit.Thereissomethinginliteraturethatpeoplewant,eveniftheydon’treadbooks.YouseethisinthepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworks,therecentfilmversionofJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudicebeingacaseinpoint.Thesepopularadaptationsmayhelpincreasepeople’sinterestintheclassics.ReadingasimplifiedRomeoandJulietmayperhapsleadtoareadingofShakespeare’sactualplay.Ifthatisthecase,thenIwelcomethetrend.Butdonotmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisthesamething.Shakespeareisapoet.Hisgreatnessisinhislanguage.Readingsomeoneelse’srewritingofhisworkislikepeelingabanana,throwingawaythefruit,andeatingtheskin.Takeontheoriginal.Itreallyisworththeeffort.1．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thelanguageusedinclassicsisnolongerinusetoday.B．Britishstudentsusuallyfindcompulsoryreadingdull.C．OnlythosestudyingliteraturereadShakespeare’sworks.D．ForBritishpeople,Shakespeare’sworksarenolongerclassics.2．Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.A．haslikedliteraryclassicssinceanearlyageB．wasforcedtoreadtheclassicsforaPhDC．turnedtoliteraturetoseekanswersinhisteensD．thinksonlypeoplewhoreadbookslikeliterature3．ThepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworksmayhelppeople______.A．learnmoreabouttraditionB．getaPhDinliteratureC．seektheiranswersabouttheworldD．becomemoreinterestedintheclassics4．Theunderlinedphrase“acaseinpoint”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.A．agreathitB．agoodexampleC．amovieadaptationD．apopularphenomenon5．Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?1A．Thefruitofabananaismoreusefulthanitsskin.B．Therewritingtrenddoesmoreharmthangood.C．Readersshouldtrytoreadtheoriginalversions.D．Readersneedtolearnthelanguageintheclassics.BForKimLeBlanc,knowingthathersonTyler’sorgans,eyesandothertissueshavegivenlifeorhealingtoothersishelpinghercopewiththelossofherchild,whowasstruckbyatruckinGuelphonMay31.Tylerwasbelievedtohavebeentextingafriendwhenhesteppedontoahigh-trafficroadagainstthegreenlightandwasstruckbythetruck.ThenhewassenttoaHamiltonhospital.Surgerywasperformedtoeasethepressureinhisbrain,but.thefamilywastoldhewouldnotrecover.“Withallofhisinjuries,Ijustprayedallnightforamiracle.AndIwasgrantedamiracle,butnotinthewayI’dexpected,”saysLeBlanc,hervoicechokedbyemotion.Thefamilydecidedtodonate...
