高三英语上学期第二次月考试题A卷Word格式文档下载.docx

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2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydotoday?

A.Attendthewedding.

B.Gooverherlessons.

C.Eatoutwiththeman.

3.What’stheman’smajor?

A.Journalism.B.Business.C.Internationalrelations.

4.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atabusstop.B.Attherailwaystation.C.Attheairport.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hehasbeentotherestaurantmanytimes.

B.HeheardabouttherestaurantfromTom.

C.Heintendstotryabetterrestaurant.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whosaysorganicfoodtastesbetter?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewoman’sfriend.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing?

A.Onlybuyingorganicproducts.

B.Tryingsomeorganicvegetables.

C.AskingJoeforadviceaboutfood.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofwashingclothesbyherself?

A.Troublesome.B.Fun.C.Notabigdeal.

9.Whywillshetakeherclothestothelaundrytomorrow?

A.It’stootiringtohand-washsheets.

B.Shehastoomuchworktodo.

C.Shejustheardaboutthelaundry.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhathappenedtoTonytoday?

A.Helosthisjob.

B.Hewascriticizedbyhisboss.

C.Hisvacationinsummerwascancelled.

11.Howdidhefeelaboutit?

A.Astonished.B.Extremelyangry.C.Sadbutnotsurprised.

12.Whatishegoingtodo?

A.Waittobecalledbacktothecompany.

B.Talkwithhisbossabouthisproblems.

C.Starttolookforanewjob.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredidchopsticksoriginate?

A.InJapan.B.InChina.C.InKorea.

14.WhatkindofchopsticksareoftenusedbyordinaryChinesepeople?

A.Woodorbambooones.B.Jadeones.C.Plasticones.

15.Whydidancientkingsandemperorsusesilverchopsticks?

A.Toshowtheirwealth.

B.Toseeiftheirfoodwaspoisoned.

C.Toshowtheirpower.

16.WhatdoChinesepeoplethinkknivesandforkssuggest?

A.Violence.B.Highqualitylife.C.Gentleness.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatcourseisEnglishLiterature201?

A.AcourseontheworksofWilliamShakespeare.

B.AcourseonthehistoryofEnglishliterature.

C.AcourseonclassicsofEnglishliterature.

18.Whenwillthemidtermexambeheld?

A.AfterRomeoandJuliet.

B.RightafterMacbeth.

C.DuringWeek6.

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonthelistofbooks?

A.Hamlet.B.Macbeth.C.HenryVI.

20.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Changesinhomeworkassignments.

B.ThelifeofWilliamShakespeare.

C.WilliamShakespeare’smasterpieces.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AWealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy（策略）.Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer. 

Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney. 

WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoput 

something 

init. 

Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?

Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?

IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters（制陶工）madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay（黏土）called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn. 

Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely. 

21.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?

A.Paying1%incometaxatatime. 

B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan. 

C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.D.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.22. 

Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?

A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion. 

B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving. 

D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.23.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________. 

A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip 

C.theimportanceofmanagingmoney 

D.thedifficultyofstartingabusinessBHereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother（particularlywomen）withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency（效率）isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows（肘部）anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality（守时）isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.24.Thepassageismainlyabout________. 

A.communicationtypes 

B.theworkplaceatmosphere 

C.customsandsocialmanners 

D.livingconditionsandstandards25.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?

A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace. 

B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication. 

C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible. 

D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.26.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?

A.Whengreetingseniors. 

B.Whenmeetingthehostalone. 

C.Whenattendingapresentation. 

D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.27.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?

A.InBrazil. 

B.InSingapore. 

C.IntheUnitedArabEmirate. 

D.InSwitzerland.

SheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Noway,notmeanyway.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbefore."

We'

removinghouse.'

;

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Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming."

Weneverreallywantedher,butwhatcouldwehavedone?

Shewasapresent."

Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadevers