中小学资料内蒙古乌兰察布届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题.docx

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中小学资料内蒙古乌兰察布届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题

2017-2018学年第一学期第二次调考

高三年级英语试题

（分值120分，时间100分钟）

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。

2.将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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。

A

Asweknow,therearedifferencesbetweenwesterncultureandChineseculture.Wecanseedifferenceswhenwepayattentiontothewaywordsareused.Let'slookatthewordsaboutanimalsandplants.

MostexpressionsinChineseaboutthedog,forexample,"ahomelessdog","amaddog","arunningdog"and"adogcatchingamouse",havenegativemeanings.Butinwesterncountries,dogsarethoughttobehonestandgoodfriendsofhumans.InEnglish,peopleusethedogtodescribepositiveactions.Forexample,"youarealuckydog"meansyouarealuckyperson.And"everydoghasitsday"meanseachpersonhasgoodlucksometimes.Todescribeaperson'sseriousillness,theysay"sickasadog".Theword"dog-tired"meansverytired.However,Chineselovecatsverymuch.Butinwesternculture,"cat"isoftenusedtodescribeawomanwhoiscruel.Therearemanyotherexamplesofhow"cat"isuseddifferentlyaswell.

TheroseisregardedasasymbolofloveinbothChinaandsomewesterncountries.Peoplethinktherosestandsforlove,peace,courageandfriendship.AndtheroseisthenationalflowerofEngland,Americaandmanyothercountries.

Thewordsaboutplantsandanimalsareusedinpositiveornegativewaysindifferentcultures.Wecanlearnaboutmanydifferencesinculturesbycomparinghowsomewordsareused.

1."Everydoghasitsday．"Means"______"．

A.Everybodyintheworldislucky．

B.Eachpersonliveshisownwayoflife．

C.Everybodyhasatimeinlifetobelucky．

D.Ifoneworkshard，he'ssuretosucceed．

2.Westernpeopleusuallyuse"cat"toreferto"______"．

A.anunkindwomanB.abraveman

C.ahomelesspersonD.atiredperson

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？

______

A.Chinesepeoplepreferdogstocats．

B.Wordsshowdifferencesinculture．

C.Westernpeoplethinkcatstobegoodfriends．

D.Roseisthenationalflowerofallwesterncountries．

4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage？

______

A.NegativeandPositiveWords

B.WhatDogandCatMeaninEnglishandChinese

C.RoseMeanstheSameinChineseandEnglish

D.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentCulture

B

MrsSmithoftenfeltlonelywhenherhusbandwenttowork.Theroomwassmallandittookheronlytwentyminutestotidyit.Shecouldn’tgetupearlyinthemorning,soMrSmithhadtocookbreakfasthimself.Sheusuallyhadsomebreadandmilkforlunchandonlycookedsupperforherselfandherhusband.TheyhadnoTVset.MrSmithwenttobedatnine.

Itwasawintermorning.Thesunwasshininganditwaswarmeroutsidethanitwasintheroom.Thewomansatonthestepofashop,lookingatthebusytraffic.Atthatmomentamanwithamapinhishandwascomingtowardsher.

“Excuseme,madam,”saidtheman“Couldyoutellmehowtogettothenearesthospital,please?

”MrsSmithlookedathimupanddown.“Heseemstobeafarmer,”thewomansaidtoherself.“Letmeplayajoketohim.”Thensheturnedtohimandsaid,“Liedowninthemiddleofthestreetandyou’llsoonbesenttoahospital.”

“Pleasesetanexampletome,”saidtheman

Shehadtotellthewaytohimandthenshesaid,“Ithinkyou’vebeeninthecityforthefirsttime.It’smuchmorebeautifulthanthefield.Isthatright?

”

“Yes,madam,”saidthefarmerwithasmile.“ButIthinkitwasbuiltonthefield!

”

5.MrSmithalwayswenttobedatninebecause＿.

A.hewasinapoorhealth

B.hehadnothingtodointheevening

C.hehadtogetupearly

D.hewasverytiredinthedaytime

6.MrsSmithsatonthestepto＿.

A.lookatthepeople

B.buysomethingsintheshop

C.waitforherhusband

D.enjoythesunlight

7.Thewomanwantedtoplayajokeonthemanbecauseshethought＿.

A.hewaspoor

B.hewouldbeheroldfriend

C.hewasapatient

D.hecamefromavillage

8.WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

A.MrsSmithwasfriendlytothefarmer.

B.MrsSmithgotthefarmerintotrouble.

C.Thefarmerreactedthewomancleverly.

D.Thefarmeragreedwiththewoman.

C

Doyoueverpullyourphoneoutofyourpocket,thinkingitisvibrating（振动）,onlytofindthatitisn't?

Thisphenomenon,whichscientistscall"phantom（幻觉的）phonevibration",isverycommon.Around80%ofpeoplesurveyedsaytheyhaveimaginedtheirphonesvibratingwhentheywereactuallystill.

So,whatleadstothisuniversalbehavior?

AccordingtotheBBC,theexplanationliesinyourbrain'sabilitytodiscoversignalsfromtheoutsideworld.

Whenyourphoneisinyourpocket,therearetwopossiblestates:

itiseithervibratingornot.Meanwhile,youalsohavetwopossiblestatesofmind:

thejudgmentthatthephoneisvibrating,orthatitisn't.

Ideally,youmatchthefourstatescorrectly.However,sometimesyourbraindecidesthattheconsequencesofmissingacallaremoreseriousthana"falsealarm".Therefore,youbecomemoresensitivetovibrationssothatyoudon'tmissanything.

Thisisjustlikethefirealarminyourhome-itcanbeannoyingwhenitgoesoffinresponsetojustatinybitofsmoke.Butthat'sasmallpricetopaycomparedtoafirereallybreakingoutbecausethealarmfailstoalertyou.Now,youmightstillask:

whycan'tourbrainsjustmakeeveryjudgmentcorrectlywithoutbeingtoosensitivetofalsesignals?

Theansweristhatyourbrainbearsaheavyburdeneveryday."Yougetalargeamountofsensoryinformationthat'scomingfromyoureyes,earsandskin,andyoucan'tdealwithallthatinformationallthetime,"MichaelRothberg,aresearcheratBaystateMedicalCenterinSpringfield,US,toldLiveScience.

Forexample,therustling（沙沙声）ofclothingorthegrowling（咕咕声）ofyourstomachmaybothleadyourbraintobelievethattheycomefromthevibrationofyourphone-itisliketryingtohearyournamebeingcalledinanoisyroom.

So,perhapsyoushouldjustcheckyourphonewheneveryouthinkit'svibrating.It'snottoomuchtroubletodothat,isit?

9.Accordingtothispassage,phantomphonevibration______．

A.iscommonamongpeoplewithmentalproblems

B.canmeasurepeople'sabilitytocollectinformation

C.happenswhenourbrainsreactsensitivelytofalsesignals

D.helpsourbrainstomakeveryquickandaccuratedecisions

10.Whyisthefirealarmusedasanexampleinthispassage？

______

A.Toshowusthefirealarmisassensitiveasthephonevibration．

B.Tohelpusunderstandthecauseofphantomphonevibrationbetter．

C.Totellusthephonevibrationusuallyhappenswhenafirebreaksout．

D.Toconvinceusit'simportanttocheckourphoneslikecheckingafirealarm．

11.AccordingtoMichaelRothberg，whichismainlyresponsibleforphantomphonevibration?

______

A.Anoisybackground．

B.Alackofmuchattention．

C.Aheavyburdeneveryday．

D.Anoverflowofsensoryinformation．

12.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoaboutphantomphonevibration?

______

A.Weshouldalwaysfullybelieveourownsenseoflistening．

B.Weshouldjustcheckourphoneswheneverwethinkthey'revibrating．

C.Weshouldignorethevibrationbotheringwhenourphonesareactuallystill．

D.Weshouldthinkofthevibrationcarefullybeforewemakecorrectjudgments．

D

Feelingsad?

Thenhittheshops.Itreallyworks!

Buyingsomethingmakespeoplehappier.Thisisthenewsthatwillstrikefearintotheheartsofthosewhopayoffthefamilycreditcardseverymonth．

Newresearchhasfoundthatretailtherapy（购物疗法）cabbean"effectivewaytominimizesadness".Itcanevenhelpapersonfeelmoreincontroloftheirenvironment,researchersclaim.

Generationofconsumershavebeenurgedtosatisfytheirdesiretokeepupwiththelatestfashionbysimplybrowsing（逛）instoresanddoingwindowshopping.ButresearchersfromtheUniversityofMichigansay"retailtherapy"shouldnolongerbedismissedasitcouldhelppeopleovercomemelancholy．

Theresearcherscarriedoutthreeexperimentstoinvestigatewhethershoppingrestoredasenseofcontrolinpeopletocombatfeelingsofsadness.Theresearchfoundthatbuyingsomethingwasupto40timesmoreeffectiveatgivingpeopleasenseofcontrolandtheywerethreetimeshappierthanthosewhoonlybrowsed．

Previousstudieshaveshownthatshoppersenjoypositivefeelingswhenreflectingontheirmostrecentpurchase,whenthatshoppinghadbeenmotivatedbyadesiretorepairmood.However,theresearcherssaiduntilnowithadremainedunclearwhethershoppingconveysbenefitsbeyonddistraction（分心）,orthepassageoftime．

"Retailtherapyisoftensaidtobeineffective,wastefulandadarksideofconsumerbehavior,butweproposethatretailtherapyhasbeenviewedtoonegatively,"theresearcherssay．

13.Whathasbeennewlydiscoveredaboutretailtherapy?

______

A.Itmakespeoplefourtimeshappier．

B.Ithelpspeopleminimizesadnesseffectively．

C.Itsatisfiespeople'sdesiretofollowfashion．

D.Itgivespeopleasenseofsatisfactionintheirlife．

14.Theunderlinedword"melancholy"inParagraph3probablyreferstoafeelingof______．

A.despair

B.sadness

C.sympathy

D.delight

15.WhatmaytheresearchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganagreewith?

______

A.Retailtherapyshouldbedismissed．

B.Retailtherapyproducesnegativefeelings．

C.Retailtherapyisawasteoftimeandmoney．

D.Retailtherapyshouldbeviewedmorepositively．

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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