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兰州一中2015-2016-1高三年级第一次月考英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分第I卷第一部分阅读理解（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?A.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.ThefamilydecidedtodonateTyler’sorgans,achoiceshebelievesherkindandconsideratesonwouldhavemadeonhisown.It’salsoachoicethattransplantprogramswishwouldbemademoreoften,becausetheneedfordonororgansisfarmorethanthesupplyworldwide.Morethan1,500peopleinOntarioareonthewaitinglistforlife-savingorgans,andonedieseverydaybecauseanorganhasnotbecomeavailableintime.AcrossCanada,thegapbetweendonationsandtheneedfororganscontinuestowiden.Attheendof2010,morethan4,400Canadianswereonthewaitinglistfordonororgans,including3,362needingakidney.Thatyear,229diedbeforetheorganstheyneededbecameavailable.LeBlancrecallsthemorningwhenhersonwastakenofflifesupportandhisorganswereremoved.Despitelivingwhatshecallsaparent’sabsoluteworstnightmare,LeBlancsaysshehasgotthestrengthtobearsuchanunbearableloss.“He’sstillthere.He’sstillliving.Andhe’sstillbreathing.Andhe’sbroughtsomuchjoytofamilies,”shesays.“He’smyhero.Hereallyismyhero.”6.Tylerwasstruckbythetruckmainlybecause________.A.hebrokethetrafficruleB.hewastalkingwithhisfriendsC.thetruckignoredhimD.thetruckranatahighspeed7.Thefiguresinparagraph4showthat________.A.morepeoplebegintodonatetheirorgansB.morepeoplearedyingduringorgantransplantoperationsC.manypeopledon’tknowhowtodonatetheirorgansD.manypeopleareingreatneedoforgantransplantworldwide8.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat________.A.LeBlancwasdesperateaboutTyler’sdeathB.LeBlancwillneverforgetTyler’scontributionC.LeBlancfeltrelievedwithTyler’sorgandonatedD.LeBlanchasneverthoughtthatTylerwillbeaheroCNowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetalkingaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods(GMfoods).GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(有机体),whichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.Thesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanon-specificbutstablechange.Formanypeople,thehigh-techproductionraisesallkinds,ofenvironmental,ethical(伦理的),healthandsafetyproblems.Particularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditions,theideaseemsagainstnature.Infact,GMfoodsarealreadyverymucha