英语河南省届高三中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试.docx

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英语河南省届高三中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试

河南省2018届高三中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试（2月）

本试卷共150分，考试时间100分钟。

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HereisacollectionofsomeTVseries.Forthislist,westicktothosethathavebeenreleasedinrecentyearsandwechoosenottoincludeTVhitslike

GameofThronesorSherlock.

StrangerThings

ThisUStelevisionseriesisacombinationofthreegenres（类型）:

thetypicalcollegemovieswherethelosersriseup,thesciencefictionfilmsaboutcrazyscientistswhoreachedtheirtopinthe1980sandthehorrormovieswritteninthestyleofStephenKing.Thisshow,starringWinonaRyderandagroupofamazingkids,hasmanagedtocombinethesegenressowellthatithasalreadyacquiredavastarmyoffansworldwide.

ThePillarsoftheEarth

Itissetinthetwelfthcentury,atimewhichisconsideredoneofthedarkestandmostromanticperiodsinthehistoryofEngland.Basedonthebest-sellingnovelwrittenbyKenFollett,thisTVshowstarringthebrilliantEddieRedmayneiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthebesthistoricalTVdramasofrecentyears.

Mahabharata

ThisIndianHindi-languageseriesislikedbymanypeopleforbeingregardedasthesimplestandthemostfunwaytolearnabouttheage-oldwisdomoftheIndianpeople.Ittellsusaboutthekingsandheroeswholove,fightandmakewisedecisions.Thisdramaisabouttheendlessstrugglebetweengoodandevil.

TheCrown

ThisstoryaboutthetransformationoftheyoungPrincessElizabethintothequeenshowseverythingabouttheBritishmonarchy（君主制）.Itincludesmanystorylines,eachofwhichcouldbemadeintoaseparateTVshow.Theseriesfocusesontheage-oldthemesoffamily,marriageandpolitics,andthisisprobablywhatmakesTheCrownwinpopularity.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutStrangerThings?

A.StephenKingdetermineditsstyle.

B.Itconsistsofthreechildrenstories.

C.Mostofitscentralcharactersarekids.

D.It’smuchmorepopularthanSherlock.

2.WhichaspectofthePillarsoftheEarthisstressedinthetext?

A.Itsbackground.B.Itsstaff.C.Itsthemesong.D.Itsplot.

3.WhichTVseriesismorelikeabiography?

A.StrangerThings.B.ThePillarsoftheEarth.

C.Mahabharata.D.TheCrown.

4.WhichofthefollowingdothefourTVseries?

A.Theyarehighlythoughtofbytheaudience.

B.Theirstorylinesarerelativelycomplex.

C.Theymainlydiscussuniversalthemes.

D.TheiroriginallanguagesareEnglish.

B

WhenIwasgrowingup,thegoldstandardforcancer-themedtear-jerkers（催人泪下的故事）was“SomethingforJoey”，amade-for-TVmovie—asedonatruestory—boutthebondbetweenabig-timecollegefootballplayerandhisfiercelyloyallittlebrotherwhoisdyingofchildhoodleukemia（白血病）.

LaurenGrodsteintakesadifferentapproachwithherfourthnovel,“OurShortHistory”.WhatsetsGrodstein’snovelapartisthatthecancerdiagnosisswitchesplaces:

JacobNeulander,the6-year-oldboyatthecenterofthebook,iscancer-free,whilehismother,Karen,a43-year-oldpoliticalconsultant（顾问）whoraisedJacobonherown,hasrecentlybeenfoundtohavelate-stageovariancancer.WiththetimeKarenhasleft,shedecidestowritehersonabookandfillitwitheverythingshewantshimtoknow:

acatalogofthethingsthathavemadeherhappy;thestoryofhowhewasnamed;andanaccountofhow,kickingandscreaming,sheallowsJacobtostartspendingtimewithhisbiologicalfather,aone-termcongressman（国会议员）fromNewJerseywhobrokeKaren’sheartandliveswithhisnewwifealongthePalisades.

“Iplantobehonesthere,”Karenpromisesatthenovel’sbeginning.“Iplantobeextraordinarilyhonest.Iwillnoteditoutthetruth;IwillnottrytomakemyselflookbetterthanIreallywas.”ThistotalhonestyleadsKarentoadmituncomfortabletruthstoJacob—thenightyouwerebornwasnotthebestnightofmylife,”shewrites.“Iwasterrified;Iwastired;Iwassad’’一and,especially,torecordthedisturbanceoffeelingsthatrunhighafterJacobandhisfathermeetforthefirsttimeandgetalongfamously.TheybondoverPlaymobilandStarWars;sherealizes,watchingthetwoofthemtogether,thatJacobis“exactlylikehim”Karenletsherparanoia（偏执狂）runwild.SheimaginesJacobposingforaChristmascardwithhisnewfamilyaftershe’sgone;sheyellsathimwhenhesuggeststhathisfather’swifewouldmakehimsnacksondemand.Thiseruptionofmaternalenvyandangeristhedramatichighpointofthenovel—“Iamyouronlymother!

”Karenyells.Therestof“OurShortHistory,”unfortunately,iscontenttodeliverthequieterpleasuresforadults.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutSomethingforJoey?

A.It’sessentialfictional.

B.It’sintendedforthemovietheatre.

C.Itfocusesonacollegestudent’scancer.

D.Ithasthecommonfeaturesoftear-jerkers.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLaurenGrodstein?

A.Sheisapoliticalconsultant.

B.Shehasauniquewritingstyle.

C.Shelikeswritingtear-jerkersmost.

D.Shedoesn’tlikesomethingforJoey.

7.WhathappenstoJacob?

A.He’sdyingofcancer.

B.Hebreakshisfather’sheart.

C.Hecanvisithisfatheranytime.

D.Hegetsalongwellwithhisfather’sfamily.

8.Whatisthistext?

A.Anannouncement.B.Abookreview.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Aguide.

C

Ifyou’reacollegestudent,whocouldblameyoufornotpayingattentiontothatmountingstudentloan（贷款）balance?

Butonceyougraduate,yournewmonthlystudentloanbillwillbehardtoignore.Afterall,missingapaymentisn’tliketurninginatermpaperlate;debtcollectorsaren’tnearlyasforgivingasyourChemistry201professor.Whatcanyoudotorepayourstudentloanssooner?

Ifyoucanmanageit,repayyourloansonthestandard10-yearrepaymentplan.You’llpaylessinterestandgetridofyourloanssooner.Andit’sagoodideatothrowextramoneyatyourbillwhenyoucantospeeduptheprocess.Ifyou’rereallytroubledwithcash,switchtoanincome-drivenstudentloanrepaymentplan.Thegovernmentoffersfouroptionsthatmakeourpaymentsapercentageofyourincome,soyou’llpaylesswhenyouearnless.

Next,thinkaboutwhereyoucancutcostselsewhereinyourlifesoyoucanpayyourloanbills.Focusonsavingmoneyinwaysthatmakesenseforyourlifestyle.Thatwayyouwon’tfeeldeprivedof（被剥夺）everythingyouenjoy,andyoucancutoutexpensesthatyoutrulydon’tneed.

Carpaymentscanbeespeciallycostly.ConsidergivingupacarandsigningupforZipcar,Car2gooranothercarsharingserviceifit’savailableinyourcity.Thesecompaniesletyourentacarhourly,whichcanhelpwhenpublictransportationwon’tgetyouwhereyouneedtogo.

Nowit’sontosmallerexpenses一andsomeyoumightnotevenknowyou’repaying.It’seasytosignupforaservicethatautomaticallychargesyoueverymonth,suchasthegym,ClassPass,SpotifyorNetflix.Cancelthemifyou’renotusingthematleastafewtimesaweek.AservicesuchasTruebillwilltrackyourmonthlypaymentsandshowyouwhichonesyou’renotusingsoyoucancancel.

9.WhatdoestheauthoraimtotellusinParagraph1?

A.Missingapaymentiscommonforgraduates.

B.Therearegoodwaystopaystudentloanbills.

C.Payingstudentloanbillsontimeisnecessary.

D.Somestudentseasilyignoretheirstudentloanbills.

10.Whatisadisadvantageoffollowinganincome-drivenstudentloanrepaymentplan?

A.Youwillbeofferedonlyoneoption.

B.Youmayenduppayingmoreinterest.

C.Youhavetofinishpayingwithin10years.

D.Youstillneedtopaymoreevenwhenyouearnless.

11.Whatdothelastthreetipshaveincommon?

A.Theyallsuggestcuttingcosts.

B.Theyareallaboutsmallexpenses.

C.Theyallmeanavoidingexpensiveservices.

D.Theyallhelpshortentherepayingprocess.

D

DecadesagotravellingbyairinAmericawasagreataffair.Todayitsignalsdiscomfort,extrachargesandthethreatofviolence.

AirfaresarehigherperseatmileinAmericathaninEurope.Theglobalpriceofjetfuelhasfallenbyhalfsince2014.ThattriggeredafarewarbetweenEuropeancarriers,butinAmericaticketpriceshavehardlybudged.

Standardsofservicearealsoworse.OnlyoneoperatorbasedinAmericacanbefoundintheworld’s30bestcarriers,comparedwithninefromEurope.WhenRyanair,currentlyEurope’slargestandcheapestairline,cutservicetothebone,itbegantolosecustomersandmoney.ThatcausedittoperformaU-turnandbe“nicer”tocustomers,inordertoprotectitsmarketsharefromcompetitorslikeeasyJet,WizzAirandNorwegian.

Thishappycombinationoflowfaresandreasonableservicehasasimpleexplanation:

competition.Americanpolicymakershavepresidedoverawaveofmergers（合并）inthepastfewyears.ThebiggestfourcarriersinAmericabetweenthemnowcontrol80%ofthemarket,comparedwithjust48%adecadeago.InEurope,wherethetopfourcarriershavearound45%ofthemarket,policymakershavegotthreethingsright.

First,Europeanregulatorshavetriedhardertopreservecompetitionbetweenexistingcarriers.TheEUhasbeenwillingtoblockmergerstopreventairlinesfrombuildingmonopoly（垄断）positionsatairports.NotsoinAmerica:

at40ofits100biggestairports,asinglecarriernowaccountsformorethanhalfofcapacity.Thatpushesupprices.

Second,Europehasmadeiteasierforforeignerstoencouragecompetitionbyenteringnewmarkets.TherearenoownershiplimitsatallbetweenEuropeancountries.Americacapsforeignownershipat25%.Foreignjointcompanies,suchasVirginAmericaarestrugglingtotakeoff.

SomeofEurope’sadvantagesarehardtocopy.America’sregulatorsshouldloosenthecaponforeignownershipandpromotetheuseofsec