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山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学届高三英语月考试题1
2020平遥二中高三年级10月质检
英语试题
(满分150分,请将答案写在答题卡上)
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Foraslongashumanshavelivedontheearth,theyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generally,thisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformoforalspeech.Whenthereisaspokenlanguageproblem,communicationcanbecarriedoutthroughsignlanguage,inwhichgesturesstandforletters,words,andideas.Touristsandpeopleunabletohearorspeakhaveoftenhadtoturntothisformofexpression.Whengesturesdescribewordsorideas,theycanoftenbeusedinternationally.Whenusedforspellingwordshowever,whereeachgesturestandsforasingleletter,peoplemustsharethesamewrittenlanguage.
Bodylanguagesendsideasorthoughtsbycertainactions,eithermeanin
gfullyornot.Awinkcanbeawayofshowingthatthepersonisonlyjoking.Anodmeansagreement,whileshakingtheheadindicatesdisagreement.
OtherformsoflanguagecanbefoundinBraille(areadingsystemofraiseddotsreadwiththefingertipsusedbytheblind),signalflags,Morsecode,andsmokesignals.Roadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguideandwarnpeople.Whilelanguageisthemostcommonformofcommunication,othersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.
1.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttosay?
A.Peoplecancommunicateinmanydifferentways.
B.Everybodyusesonlyoneformofcommunication.
C.Languageisinvaluabletoforeigners.
D.Non-spokencommunicationisoflittlevalue.
2.Accordingtothetext,whichpartofthebodycanbeusedtoshowyouarejoking?
A.Fingers.B.Eyes.C.Head.D.Feet.
3.Whatcan’tbeeffectivelycommunicatedbysignlanguagewhenpeoplebelongtodifferentlanguagegroups?
A
.Wholewords.B.Idea.C.Spelling.D.Expressions.
4.Howmanydifferentformsofcommunicationarementionedinthetext?
A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.D.Nine.
B
Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace.Theamountofspaceapersonneedsaroundhimisacultural(文化的)difference,notaneconomic(经济的)one.Knowingyourownpsychological(心理的)spaceneedsisimportantbecausetheystronglyaffectyourchoices,including,forexample,thenumberofbedroomsinthehome.Ifyouwerebroughtupinatwo-childfamilyandbothyouandyoursisterorbrotherhadyourownbedrooms,thechancesare,ifyouhavetwochildrenormore,thaty
oualsowillofferseparatebedroomsforthem.InAmerica,forexample,theytrainpeopletowanttohavetheirownroomsbygivingthemtheirownroomswhentheyarebabies.Thisisveryrareintheworld.Inmanyothercountries,thebabysleepsinthesamebedwithhisparentsorinabednearthem.
Thespaceinthehomealsoshowsalotaboutpsychologicalspaceneeds.Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherandthesizeoftheirhousehasnothingtodowithit.Othershaveseparatelittlecornerswherefamilymembersgotobealone.
Althoughitistruethatpsychologicalspaceneedsarenotdecidedbyeconomicreasons,theysometimeshavetobechangedalittlebecauseofeconomicpressures.Itisalmostimpossible,however,tocompletelychangeyourpsychologicalspaceneeds.
5.ThefirstsentenceinParagraph1“Noteveryoneintheworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace”means“______”
A.Notwopeopleneedexactlythesameamountoflivingspace.
B.Nobodyneedsarequiredamountoflivingspace.
C.Theworldrequiresthesameamountoflivingspace.
D.Livingspacerequirementsarenotalwaysthesame.
6.
Somefamiliesgatherclosertoeachotherathomethanothersbecause_______.
A.theyhavelimitedlivingspace
B.theyarebroughtupinalargefamily
C.itsatisfiestheirpsychologicalspaceneeds
D.thechildreninthefamilysleepinthesamebedwiththeirparents
7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Americansare
trainedtoliveinlargeroomsatbirth.
B.Economicsituationdecidedone’samountofspaceneeds.
C.Peopleinvariouscountriesdemanddifferentpsychologicalspace.
D.Knowingyourpsychologicalspaceneedsisimportant,asitaffectsyourfuture.
8.Accordingtothewriterofthepassage,psychologicalspaceneeds______.
A.arenotaffectedbyincomeatall
B.havenothingtodowithculturalbackground
C.canbechangedifyoumakeupyourmindtodoso
D.canhardlybechangedaltogether
C
TheteagardensinSriLankaareactuallylargeestates(种植园).Thebestteausuallycomesfromplantsgrownonhighgrounds,thecoolhilltopswithrowsandrowsofteaplants.Theplantsareaboutonemetreabout.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetreshigh.Pruningisimportantbecauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershoots,oryoungleaves.Itisfromtheseshootsthatthebestteaisgot.
Practicallyalltheteapickersarewomen.Theestatesprefertoemploywomenpickersbecausetheyaremorecareful.Theirthinfingerscaneasilyremovethetwinleavesandnewshootsfromtheplant,whicharethepartsusedforprocessing(加工)tea.Thepickerscarrylargebasketsintowhichtheythrowtheirpickings.Askilledworkercanharvestbetween9to14kilogrammesoftealeavesaday.Usuallynewshootscanbepickedfromtheplantsabouteveryteaorfifteendays.
Processingteashootsintothefamiliardrytealeavesrequiresgreatcareandskill.Therearevariousmethodsofprocessingdependingontheytypeoftearequired.Forblacktea,theyounggreenleavesarefirstspreadoutonshelvestodry.Thisprocessremovesmuchofitswaterandtheleavesbecomesoft.Afterthis,theleavesarepassedthroughheavyrollers.Thisoperationwillpresstheleavesforjuiceswhichgivetheteabothitscolourandtaste.Thentheleavesarespreadoutonfloorsandlefttoferment(发酵)underwetconditions.Fermentationdevelopstherichtasteofblacktea.Thefermentedleavesarethendriedwithahot-airbloweruntiltheybecomerolled-upblackleaves.Thefinalstepistosortandgradethembeforetheblackteaisreadyforsaletocountriesallovertheworld.
9.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“pruning”means.
A.regularuseofchemicalsB.frequentwatering
C.regularcuttingoftheplants
D.growingtheplantshighinthemountain
10.On
eofthereasonswhywomenareemployedtodothepickingisthat.
A.theyworkharderthanmendointhepicking
B.theycanthrowtheirpickingsmoreeasilyintothebaskets
C.theirfingersfitthembetterforthejob.
D.theycanmoreeasilyfindthetwinleaves.
11.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?
A.Three.B.Four.C.seven.D.Six.
12.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Tointroducevariousmethodsofteaprocessing.
B.TopersuadereaderstobuyteafromSriLanka.
C.Totellastorythathadhappenedintheteagardens.
D.Toinformreadersofteagrowing,pickingandprocessing.
D
Michael,atypical(典型的)American,stayshomeonworkdays.Heplugsintohispersonalcomputerterminal(接线端)inordertoconnectwiththeoffice.Afterwork,heputsonhisheadphones,watchesamovieonhishomevideorecorder,orplaysbaseballonthecomputer.Onmanydays,Michaeldoesn’ttalktoanyotherhumanbeings,andhedoesn’tseeanypeopleexcepttheonesontelevision.Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible.Theinventionsofmoderntechnologyseemtobecuttingusofffromcontactwithourfellowhumanbeings.
Theworldofbusinessisoneareainwhichtechnologyisisolating(使隔离)us.Expertssay,forexample,thatmanypeoplewillsoonbeabletoworkathome.Withaccesstoalargecentralcomputer,employeessuchasofficeclerks,insuranceagents,andaccountantscoulddotheirjobsatdisplayterminalsintheirownhomes.Theywouldneverhavetoactuallyseethepeoplethey’redealingwith.Inaddition,thewayemployeesarepaidwillchange.Workers’salarieswillbeautomaticallypaidintotheirbankaccounts(账户),makingpaperchecks(支票)unnecessary.Noworkerswillstandinlinetoreceivetheirpayorcashtheirchecks.Personalbankingwillchange,too.Customerswilldealwithmachinestoputinortakeoutmoneyfromtheiraccounts.
Anotherareathattechnologyischangingisentertainment.Music,forinstance,wasonceagroupexperience.Peoplelistenedtomusicatconcerthallsorinsmallsocialgatherings.Formanypeoplenow,however,musicisanindividualexperience.Walkingalongthestreetorsittingintheirlivingrooms,theywearheadphonestobuildawallofmusicaroundthem.Movieentertainmentischanging,too.Moviesusedtobesocialevents.Now,fewerpeoplearegoingouttoseeamovie.Manymorearechoosingtowaitforafilmtoappearontelevisionorareborrowingvideotapestowatchathome.Insteadoflaughingwithothers,viewerswatchmoviesintheirownlivingrooms.
13.Thesentence“Michaelisimaginary,buthislifestyleisverypossible”means____.
A.Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhecanmakehisdreamscometrue
B.Michaelisnotarealpersonbutprobablythelifestyledoesexist
C.Michaelhasambitionsbuthecan’tmakehisdreamscometrue
D.Michaelisapersonfullofimaginationandhislifestyleiscommonnowadays
14.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussafterthelastparagraph?
A.Internationalbusiness. B.Personalbanking.
C.Musicandfilms. D.Gamesandsports.
15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Wemaynolongerneedtocommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.
B.Moderntechnologyseemstobese
paratinghumanbeings.
C.Wemaynolongerneedtoworkintheoffice.
D.Moderntechnologymakesitp
ossibleforustoworkandentertaino