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PAGE 8PAGE 7山西省河津市2016-2017学年高一英语12月月考试题（时间：120分钟 总分：150分）第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分6０分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AMiss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?” Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said. “Yes, Kate.” “I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” 1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class_________. A. how to telephone　 B. about electricityC. about sound 　　 D. about time zone (时区)2. Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______. A. her students had grasped（领会） her lessonB. her student could hear her from 75 feet away C. sound waves were slower than electricityD. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles 3. Tom thought that electricity was _________. A. faster than sound waves B. slower than sound wavesC. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves 4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______. A. electricity was slower than sound waves B. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New YorkC. Tom was not good at physics at all D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves BLife in an American high school is an interesting and exciting learning experience. High school in America is not just a place for studying some subjects. It is also an important social centre, where students can develop other interests and talents.The high sch