内蒙古通辽市科尔沁左翼中旗实验高级中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第一次考试英语试卷

2023-2024学年度第一学期高三年组月考考试 （英语）试卷 命题人：刘美超 审题人：敖思敏 测试时间：120分 总 分：150分 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。 2. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，在试卷上答题无效。 第二部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents(专利)on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931，Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observes a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes，streets，and factories. Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his invention meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was out of the question. On the day of Edison's funeral，many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his country people's fingertips. 1．People decided to honor Edison when ________． A．he made the first electric light B．electric power was 100 years old C．the country realized electricity's importance D．he died in 1931 2．The suggested plan was to ________． A．turn off the lights in factories and schools B．observe a few minutes of total silence C．dim all electric lights D．shut off all electricity for a short time 3．Americans fully realized what Edison's inventions meant when they _______． A．heard of his death B．heard of the plan to honor him C．first used electric power D．tried to carry out the plan B Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world. Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting. But when you've joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e－mails to your friends，and they can get them in a few