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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)
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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:
thejudgmentthatthe