集宁一中2015-2016学年第一学期第三次月考考试高二年级英语试题本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟第I卷（选择题共70分）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。AYoumaycomplainthattherearetoomanytestsonthewaytocollegeentrance,butanincreasingnumberofstudentswanttotakeonemore.ThatistheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSAT,anAmericantestforstudentswhointendtoapplyforcollegeadmission.ChenHuanlu,aged18,fromShandongProvincetookpartintheSATsubjecttests(SAT2)inHongKongonJune2.ShehasalsobeenscheduledtotaketheSATreasoningtest(SAT1)inOctober.“IhopetostudyenvironmentalengineeringatanAmericanuniversity,whereImayhavemoreopportunitiestogetcutting-edge(前沿的)knowledgeinthisarea,”saidChen.However,notallSATtesttakerswanttoapplytoAmericanuniversities.“IwantedtoseehowIwoulddowhenfacedwithplentyofstressandalsotoevaluate(测评)myscholasticlevelbyanAmericanstandard.TheSATsmademyschoollifemorediverse,”saidSenior2studentZhouYuxiangfromSichuanProvince.Zhou,aged17,atopstudentinhisschool,wasinspiredbysomeofhisfriends.TheyhavetakenthistestandbeenadmittedtoAmericanuniversities,includingHarvardandYale.Lastwintervacationhetooka20-daySATcourseatChengduNewOrientalSchool.“AsIpreparedforthetestinthefollowingmonths,Iwasforcedtobalancemyeverydayschedulebetter.FortunatelyIwasoptimisticenoughtohaveundergonethemostdifficulttime,”hesaid.InMayandJune,ZhouflewalonetoHongKongtositfortheSAT1andSAT2.“Theyareboththestandardswhichhavebeensetforustoreach.Whatweshoulddomoresensiblyistotryhardertoprepareforthem.Survivalofthefittest(适者生存)istruebothinAmericaandinChina.ThatissomethingIhavelearntbeyondtheSATitself,”hesaid.1.TheSATisatestdesignedmainlyfor_________.A.ChinesestudentswhowanttogotocollegeinAmericaB.AmericanstudentswhointendtoapplyforcollegeadmissioninChinaC.studentswhoplantoapplyforAmericanuniversitiesD.studentswhowanttolearnaboutthesurvivalofthefittest2.WhatcanwelearnaboutChenHuanluaccordingtothispassage?A.Shedoesn’tlikethecollegeentranceexaminationinChina.B.ShehastakenpartinbothSAT1andSAT2inJune.C.Shei