黑龙江省哈尔滨第九中学2015届高三10月月考英 语 试 题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试时间120分钟，满分150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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Last week I talked with some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors,1 was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without“outside help What kind of help is that? I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out “Surgery（外科手术）”，one replied I was pretty alarmed by that response It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it re-grows, you can get at least 5 cm taller! At that point, I was shockedI am short, I cant deny that, but I dont think I would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters tallerI dont even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I am not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall! It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting perfection, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the model Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that perfection is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career1Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to .Amarry a better manwoman Bbecome a modelCget an advantage over others in job-hunt Dattract more admirers2According to the passage, the author believes that .Aeveryone should purchase perfection, whatever the costBits right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobsCit is ones appearance instead of skills that really matters in ones careerDmedia are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery3The best title for the passage should be“ ”。 AYoung Graduates Have Higher Expectation BYoung Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs CYoung Graduates Opinions about Cosmetic Surgery DYoung Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-huntB Searching for airfares（飞机票价） often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge Even when you do book, theres no guarantee that you are going to get the best price You just dont know when to pull the trigger Its not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdogcom Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215 A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 eachThere were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360 Theres no reason for it, Harrison said Fares can change significantly in just a few hours One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 0n Sunday The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22 The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends Its the most expensive time to buy Theres no way to guarantee the best fare But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice: Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Thats when airlines most often offer sales Buy in advance, but not too early The best time is four to six weeks before traveling In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to ten weeks and two to three weeks in advance Make use of social media Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive（ ） sales to travelers who interact with them on Twitter and Facebook Those specials are often gone within hours The so-called discount airlines - JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier-adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same But their prices arent always the lowestResearching multiple airlines f