高三第一学期9月月考英语试题

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1、山西大学附中2016～2017学年高三第一学期9月（总第一次）模块诊断英语试题考查时间：100分钟考查内容：高考内容第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIusedtothinkofmyselfasafairlyopenperson,butmybookshelvestoldadifferentstory.ApartfromafewIndiannovelsandtheAus

2、tralianandSouthAfricanbook,myliteraturecollectionconsistedofBritishandAmericantitles.Worsestill,Ihardlyeverreadanythingintranslation.MyreadingwaslimitedtostoriesbyEnglish-speakingauthors.So,atthestartof2012,Isetmyselfthechallengeoftryingtoreadabookfromevery

3、countryinayeartofindoutwhatIwasmissing.AsIwasunlikelytofindpublicationsfromnearly200nationsontheshelvesofmylocalbookshop,Idecidedtoasktheplanet’sreadersforhelp.IcreatedablogcalledAYearofReadingtheWorldandputoutanappealforsuggestionsoftitlesthatIcouldreadinE

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5、mearareopportunitytoreadworksotherwiseunavailabletothe62%oftheBritishwhoonlyspeakEnglish.Evenso,selectingbookswasnoeasytask.Withtranslationsmakinguponlyaround4.5percentofliteraryworkspublishedintheUKandIreland,gettingEnglishversionsofstorieswasdifficult.But

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7、saroundtheglobe,IrealizedIwasnotalone,butpartofanetworkthatspreadallovertheplanet.(325words)1.WhichofthefollowingmightbefoundontheblogAYearofReadingtheWorld?A.UnfinishednovelsbyBritishwriters.B.ResearchonEnglishliterature.C.ListsofEnglishversionbooks.D.Comm

8、entsonEnglishliterature.2.Whywasithardfortheauthortoselecttherightbookstoread?A.TheauthorcouldonlyreadbookswritteninEnglish.B.Theauthorwasonlyinterestedinafewtopics.C.Theauthorhadabusyschedule.D.Mostbo