2016届高三英语第一次月考

2016届高三第一次月考英语试卷第I卷（选择题，共100分）第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)AThe associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never perfect; however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience.One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability.David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in school). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door.One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave.It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came in the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, ―Well, all right! Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck!‖David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries. The customers would praise David, saying, ―He doesn‘t talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower!‖21.The author gave David an interview to _______.A. find a person who is reliableB. find a part-time worker in needC. give him some practiceD. show sympathy for him22.The author finally hired David because________.A. there were no other workers in the shop thenB. he needed someone who was willing to work thenC. David kept showing upD. he realized David was dependable23.We can infer from the last paragraph that_______.A. some customers just play jokes on DavidB. 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A briefing paper from the Brookings Institution warns tha t ―we may have overdone the message‖ on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.―We‘ve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course there‘s a lot of truth to that,‖ Ms. Sawhill said. ―On average it does pay off… But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you don‘t graduate, that is a very bad situation.‖One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for lan ding a job and advancing in a career. April‘s national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates over 25 years old who hadn‘t attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelor‘s degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 16-24. The jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists warns that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.Ms. Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of one‘s major: students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than those who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions generally a better financial bargain than private ones.She suggested two ways of improving the situation: increasing vocational-technical(职业技能) training programs and taking a page from Europe‘s focus on early education rather than post-secondary learning. ―The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades,‖ she said. ―Then they have a higher requirement for whoever goes to college—but once you get into college, you‘re more likely to be highly subsidized(资助).‖She also is a supporter of technical training—to teach students how to be workers, such as plumbers, welders and computer programmers—because ―employers are desperate‖ for workers with these skills.32. People usually think that _____.A. the cost of technical schooling is a problemB. one will not succeed without a college degreeC. technical skills are most important for landing a jobD. there is an increased competition in getting into a college33. What does the underlined part ―taking a page from‖ mean?A. hearing from.B. changing from.C. differing from.D. learning from.34. What can we infer from the passage?A. Public institutions charge more for education.B. European universities are stricter with students.C. Students with certain skills are in great demand.D. Canadian students prefer to major in engineering.35. Which would be the best title for the text?A. Is the ‗Go to College‘ message overdone?B. The new requirement of Labor MarketC. Primary education in European countriesD. Is technical training more popular?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。