辽宁省大连市庄河市高级中学2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题(A卷)

辽宁省庄河市高级中学2022-2023学年度第一学期12月月考高三英语A第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.MealPlansAvailable※ContinentalBreakfast※BreakfastandDinner※Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物类食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnerusuallyconsistsofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-cateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludesasharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.1．Whichofthefollowingwillbeprovidedbythehost?A．Roomcleaning. B．Medicalcare.C．Physicaltraining. D．Freeaccommodation.2．WhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A．Cheeseandcoldmeat. B．Fruitandcoffee.C．Fruitjuiceandbread. D．Dessertandtea.3．What’stheadvantageofself-cateringaccommodationforstudents?A．Tobeindependent. B．TopracticeEnglish.C．Tomakemorefriends. D．Toenjoywarmfamilyatmosphere.BComputerpeopletalkalotabouttheneedforotherpeopletobecome“computer-literate.”Butnotallexperts(专家)agreethatthisisagoodidea.Onepioneer,inparticular,whodisagreesisDavidTebbutt,thefounderofComputertownUK.Althoughmanypeopleseethisasasuccessfulattempttobringpeopleclosertothecomputer.Daviddoesnotseeitthatway.HesaysthatComputertownUKwasformedforjusttheoppositereason,tobringcomputerstopeopleandmakethem“people-literate.”DavidTebbuttthinksComputertownsaremostsuccessfulwhentiedtoacomputerclubbutheinsiststhereisanimportantdifferencebetweenthetwo.Theclubsareforpeoplewhohavesomecomputerknowledgealready.Thisfrightensawaynon-experts,whoarehappiergoingtoComputertownswheretherearecomputersforthemtoexperimenton,withexpertstoencouragethemandansweranyquestionstheyhave.Theyarenottoldwhattodo,theyfindout.Thecomputerexpertshavetolearnnottotellpeopleaboutcomputers,buthavetobeabletoanswerallquestionspeopleask.Peopledon’thavetolearncomputerterms(术语),buttheexpertshavetoexplaininplainlanguage.Thecomputersarebecoming“people-literate.”4．WhichofthefollowingisDavidTebbutt’sideasontherelationshipbetweenpeopleandcomputers?A．Computerlearningshouldbemadeeasier.B．Thereshouldbemorecomputerclubsforexperts.C．Peopleshouldworkhardertomastercomputeruse.D．Computersshouldbemadecheapersothatpeoplecanaffordthem.5．Wecaninferfromthetextthat“computer-lilerate”means_______.A．beingabletoaffordacomputerB．beingabletowritecomputerprogramsC．workingwiththecomputerandfindingoutitsvalueD．understandingthecomputerandknowinghowtouseit6．Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphreferstotheideathatComputertowns___.A．helptosetupmorecomputerclubsB．bringpeopletolearntousecomputersC．bringmoreexpertstoworktogetherD．helptosellcomputerstothepublic7．DavidTebbuttstartedComputertownUKwiththepurposeof______.A．makingbetteruseofcomputerexpertB．improvingcomputerprogramsC．increasingomputersalesD．popularisingcomputersCIknowwhatcouragelookslike.IsawitonaflightItooksixyearsago,andonlynowcanIspeakofitwithouttearsfillingmyeyesatthememory.OurflightlefttheOrlandoAirportoneFridaymorning.Butimmediatelyuponthetake-off,itwasclearthatsomethingwaswrong.Theaircraftwasbumping(颠簸)upanddown.Alltheexperiencedtravellers,includingme,lookedaroundwithknowing(会意的)smiles.Ifyouflymuch,youseethesethingsandlearntoactcalmlyaboutthem.However,wedidnotremaincalmforlong.Minutesafterwewereintheair,ourplanebeganfallingquickly.Thepilotsoonmadeaseriousannouncement.“Wearehavingsomedifficulties,”hesaid.“Ourindicatorsshowthatthecontrolsystemhasfailed.WewillbereturningtotheOrlandoAirport.Theflightattendantswillprepareyouforabumpylanding.Also,ifyoulookoutofthewindows,youwillseethatwearedumping(倾倒)fuelfromtheairplane.Wewanttohaveaslittleonboardaspossibleintheeventofaroughtouchdown.”Inotherwords,wewereabouttocrash.Manytravellerslookedvisiblyfrightenednow.Noonefacesdeathwithoutfear,Ithought.Thenacoupleofrowstomyleft,Iheardastillcalmvoice,awoman’svoice,speakinginanabsolutelynormalconversationaltone.Ihadtofindthesourceofthisvoice.Allaround,peoplecried.Manyscreamed.Finally,Isawher.Inthisstateofcompleteconfusionandlackoforder,amotherwastalkingtoherchild.Thewoman,inhermid-30s,wasstaringfullintothefaceofherdaughter,wholookedtobefouryearsold.Thechildlistenedclos