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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