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山西省太原市2018届高三上学期阶段性（期中）考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

第二部分阅读理解（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，答案写在答题卡上。

A

Notice:

MedicalAlert（警报）

DearReaders,

Medicalrelatedemergenciesareontherisewithmoreoldpeoplelivingalone.Moreseniorsarelookingforanindependentlifestyleandbetterqualityoflife.Morethan1in3peopleovertheageof64willfallthisyear.Nearlyhalfwillnotbeabletogetupwithoutsupport.

Medicalfeescanescalatewhenapersonisnotgiventimelysupport.Youcanpreventamedicaldisasterwithour24-houremergencyresponsesystem.Oursolutionishighlysuggestedbydoctors,healthcareprofessionals,andhospitals.

WeareofferingaFREEMedicalAlertSystemtoseniorsortheirlovedoneswhocallnow.Foralimitedtime,therewillbenoset-upfeesandthemedicalmonitoringstartsatlessthan$1aday.Thesystemiseasytouse.Thenecklacependant（挂坠）cantravelwithyou.Ournewsystemcandetectfallsautomatically.

CallToll-Free1-800-360-0405andgainpeaceofmind.There’snolong-termcontract.Ourmedicalalertprofessionalscanwalkyouthrougheverythingoverthephone.

Thefirst100callerstoorderwillreceive:

FreeMedicalAlertSystem（$300value）.

24HoursaDay/7DaysaWeekLIVEMonitoringandSupport.

FreeNecklacePendant.

Nolong-termContract.

Freeshipping（MentionReader’sDigest）.

Don’twaituntilafterafalltogiveusacall.Takeadvantageofthisspecialoffernowtoprotectyourselforalovedone.

CallnowToll-Free1-800-231-0167andmentionReader’sDigest.

Sincerely,

JimNelson

1.Whyarethereanincreasingnumberofmedicalrelatedemergencies?

A.Oldpeople’squalityoflifeisdownatpresent

B.Theoldarenotpayingattentiontotheirhealth

C.Theoverallhealthoftheoldisworsethanbefore

D.Manyoldpeoplehavenoonetokeepthemcompany

2.What’sthemainadvantageofthesystemmentionedinthetext?

A.PreventingfallsB.Servingasanalarm

C.ReplacingdoctorsD.Improvinghealthandmind

3.Whatbenefitcanthefirst100callerstoorderget?

A.Buythesystemat$300B.GetacopyofReader’sDigest

C.HaveapendantatadiscountD.Getall-daymonitoringandleft

【答案】1.D2.B3.D

【解析】本文介绍MedicalAlert（警报）系统。

很多老年人没有人陪伴，文中提到的系统的优势是可以充当一个报警器。

1.D

细节理解题。

根据第一段Medicalrelatedemergenciesareontherisewithmoreoldpeoplelivingalone.可知，很多老年人没有人陪伴。

故选D。

2.B

细节理解题。

根据第三段中WeareofferingaFREEMedicalAlertSystemtoseniorsortheirlovedoneswhocallnow.文中提到的系统的优势是可以充当一个报警器。

故选B。

3.D

.................................

B

Theweddingtraditionof“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue”hasbeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Thetraditionofcarryingorwearingoneofeachitemissaidtobringluckandfortunetothenewlymarriedcouple.Haveyoueverstoppedtothinkwhatthesayingreallymeans?

Whatisitsoriginandwhatdoeseachitemrepresent?

TheoriginalsayingdatesbacktotheVictoriatimesandstates,“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblueandasilversixpenceinyourshoe.”

SomethingoldAbridemaywearorcarrysomethingoldtorepresenthercontinuedtiestoherfamilyandheroldlife.Manybrideswearapieceoffamilyjewelryastheirolditem.Somebridesweartheweddingdresswornbytheirmotherorgrandmother.Inmanycases,somethingoldmayalsobesomethingborrowed.

SomethingnewWearingsomethingnewissupposedtorepresentsuccessandhopeinthebride’snewlifeandinhermarriage.Ifthebridepurchasedherweddingdressnew,itmayrepresenthernewitem,butanyitemthatisnewmaybeused.Something“new”isusuallytheeasiestkindtofill.

SomethingborrowedTheborroweditemshouldbesomethingborrowedfromafriendthatishappilymarried.Itissaidthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage.Somebridesborrowanitemofclothing,apieceofjewelry,ahandkerchieforperhapsabeaded（带珠子的）purse.

SomethingblueWearingsomethingbluedatesbacktoancienttimeswhenablueweddingdresswasworntorepresentpurity,fidelityandlove.

SilversixpencePlacingasilversixpenceinthebride’sleftshoeissaidtobeasymbolofwealth.Thisnotonlyreferstofinancialwealth,butalsoawealthofhappinessandjoythroughouthermarriedlife.Sincemostbridesprobablydon’tevenknowwhatasixpenceis,thispartofthetraditionisnotusedveryofteninmoderntimes.However,ifabridewouldliketoincludeitinherwedding,shecanpurchaseasilversixpencefrommanycompaniesthatsellbridalsuppliessuchasgarters（袜带）andinvitations.

4.Whydoesthefirstparagraphandwithtwoquestions?

A.Toinvitereaderstoanswerthematonce

B.Toshowtheimportanceofthistradition

C.Tohavereaders’interestandattention

D.Totestreaders’knowledgeaboutwedding

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Somethingoldmightalsobesomethingborrowedactually

B.Thepartofthetradition“silversixpence”isneverusednow

C.Theborroweditemcanbesomethingborrowedfromanyfriend

D.Somethingnewisusuallythemostdifficultandexpensivekindtofill

6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Nobridesnowarenotfamiliarwiththesilversixpence

B.Everyitemrepresentssomethinggoodforthenewcouple

C.Thebridewillbemorebeautifulwithallthesefiveitems

D.Ofthefiveitems,somethingblueisthemostimportantone

7.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“fidelity”inthesixthparagraph?

A.SuccessB.Wealth

C.LoyaltyD.Opportunity

【答案】4.C5.A6.B7.C

【解析】本文介绍，“古老的、新的、借来的东西和蓝色的东西”的婚礼传统已经存在了几百年了。

携带或佩戴每一件物品的传统据说是为了给新婚夫妇带来运气和幸运。

每种东西对新婚夫妇来说都象征着好的事情。

4.C

推理判断题。

根据第一段中Thetraditionofcarryingorwearingoneofeachitemissaidtobringluckandfortunetothenewlymarriedcouple.Haveyoueverstoppedtothinkwhatthesayingreallymeans?

Whatisitsoriginandwhatdoeseachitemrepresent?

可知，在第一段有两个问题是为了引起读者的兴趣和关注。

故选C。

5.A

细节理解题。

根据第五段Theborroweditemshouldbesomethingborrowedfromafriendthatishappilymarried.Itissaidthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage可知，一些老的东西事实上也是要借的东西。

故选A。

6.B

细节理解题。

根据第五段中Itissaidthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage.Somebridesborrowanitemofclothing,apieceofjewelry,ahandkerchieforperhapsabeaded（带珠子的）purse.可知，每种东西对新婚夫妇来说都象征着好的事情。

故选B。

7.C

词义猜测题。

根据第六段中Wearingsomethingbluedatesbacktoancienttimeswhenablueweddingdresswasworntorepresentpurity,fidelityandlove.穿蓝色衣服可以追溯到古代，在那时一件蓝色的结婚礼服代表纯洁、忠诚和爱。

可知划线词的意思是“忠诚”，故选C。

C

Sometimespeoplecalleachother“scared-cat”.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?

Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsbloodstream.Althoughthecatdoesn'trealizethis,itsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,theanimalwilldooneoftwothings.Itwillprotectitself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.

Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angryorsearedbyotherfeelings,ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.

Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoourfeelingsandletthemtakeover,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginangerorhitsomebodyandregretteditlater?

Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,toldsomeoneyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?

Itisn'talwaysclevertoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.

Doesthismeanthatit'ssmarteralwaystohideourfeelings?

No!

Ifyoukeepfeelingsofanger,sadnesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physicalillnessescandevelop,andyoucanfeeldisturbedbadlyinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.Itisn’tgoodtokeeppleasantfeelingsinsideeither;allfeelingsneedtobeexpressed.

Feelingsthatyoukeepallbottledupinside,don'tjustgoaway.It'sasifyouboughtsomebananasandputtheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforeyou'dsmellthem.Andifyouopenedthecupboard,chancesarethatyou’dseelittlefruitfliesflyingalloverthem.Theyarebad.

Youcantrytotreatfeelingsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard.Youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon'texist,butthey'llstillbearound.Andatlastyou'llhavetodealwiththem,justlikethosebananas.

8.Whenpeopleandanimalsarearousedbyangerorfear,.

A.theyfeelveryregretfulimmediately

B.theirmusclesgetneithertensenorrelaxed

C.theirheartsbeateitherfasterorslower

D.theymaygetreadytoattackorrunaway

9.Whydohumanbeingsgetintotroubleaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyareusuallynotasalertasanimals

B.Theysometimescan’tcontroltheirfeelings

C.Theyalwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeople

D.Theydon’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Holdinginyourfeelingsmayleadtounpleasantresults

B.Bananasstayfreshlongerwhentheyareinacupboard

C.Feelingswillgraduallydisappearwhenyouholdthemin

D.It’sgoodforyourhealthtokeeppleasantfeelingsinside

11.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Totellusthatpeople’sfeelingsarelikebananasinacupboard

B.Togiveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings

C.Tohelpusdealwithfeelingsinawiseandproperway

D.Toprovethatitisn’talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreel