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新疆兵团农二师华山中学届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题部分解析
2015-2016学年高三年级第二次月考
英语试卷
分值：
150分时间：
120分钟
Ⅰ卷（70分）
第一部分：
听力（省略）（共30分）
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第1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
OurhousewasdirectlyacrossthestreetfromtheclinicentranceofJohnHopkinsHospitalinBaltimore.Weliveddownstairsandrentedtheupstairsroomstothepatientsattheclinic.
OneeveningasIwasfixingsupper,therewasaknockatthedoor.Iopenedittoseeatrulyawful-lookingman.He’shardlytallerthanmyeight-year-oldson.“Goodevening.I’vecometoseeifyou’vearoom.Icameforatreatmentthismorningfromtheeasternshore,andthere’snobustillmorning.”Hetoldmehe’dbeenhuntingforaroomsincenoonbutwithnosuccess.“Iguessit’smyface…Iknowitlooksterrible,butmydoctorsayswithafewmoretreatments…”ForamomentIhesitated,buthisnextwordsconvincedme:
“Icouldsleepinthischairontheporch.Mybusleavesearlyinthemorning.”
Itoldhimwewouldfindhimabed.WhenIhadfinishedthedishes,Italkedwithhim.Hetoldmehefishedforalivingtosupporthisfivechildren,andhiswife,whowashopelesslycrippled（残疾的）fromabackinjury.Hedidn’ttellitbywayofcomplaint.Nextmorning,justbeforeheleft,asifaskingagreatfavor,hesaid,“CouldIcomebackandstaythenexttime?
”Headded,“Yourchildrenmademefeelathome.”
Onhisnexttriphearrivedalittleafterseveninthemorning.Asagift,hebroughtabigfishandthelargestoysters（牡蛎）Ihadeverseen.Iknewhisbusleftat4:
00a.m.andIwonderedwhattimehehadtogetupinordertodothisforus.
Intheyearshecametostayovernightwithusandtherewasneveratimethathedidnotbringusvegetablesfromhisgarden.Iknowourfamilyalwayswillbegratefultohaveknownhim;fromhimwelearnedhowtoacceptthebadwithoutcomplaintwhenfacingthemisfortune.
21.Whydidtheauthoragreetoletthemanspendthenightinhishouseatlast?
A.Becausethemansaidothersrefusedtoaccommodatehim.
B.Becausethemansaidhewouldnotcausemuchinconvenience.
C.Becausethemansaidhehadcomefromtheeasternshore.
D.Becausethemansaidhehadbeenhuntingforaroomsincenoon.
22.HowlongwouldittakethemantotravelfromhishometoBaltimorebybus?
A.About1hour.B.About2hours.C.About3hours.D.About4hours.
23.Fromthetextwecanknowthat__________.
A.theauthor’schildrenwerekindandfriendlytotheman
B.themanwasfedupwithhishard-workandhisfamily
C.JohnHopkinsHospitalprovidedroomsforthepatientstolivein
D.theauthorandhisfamilywerethoughthighlyofbyhisneighbors
24.Theauthor’sfamilyweregratefultoknowthemanbecause__________.
A.heoftenbroughtthemfishandvegetablesfromhisgarden
B.hepaidthemmoneyforhisstaying
C.hetaughtthemhowtoacceptthebadwithoutcomplaint
D.hestayedonlyovernightwiththewriter’sfamily
B
TaykaHotelDeSal
Where:
Tahua,Bolivia
Howmuch:
About$95anight
Whyit’scool:
You’vestayedathotelsmadeofbrickorwood,butsalt?
That’ssomethingfewcanclaim.TaykaHoteldeSalismadetotallyofsalt—includingthebeds（thoughyou’llsleeponregularmattresses（床垫）andblankets）.ThehotelsitsontheSalardeUyuni,aprehistoricdried-uplakethat’stheworld’sbiggestsaltflat.Buildersusethesaltfromthe4,633-square-mileflattomakethebricks,andgluethemtogetherwithapasteofwetsaltthathardenswhenitdries.Whenrainstartstodissolvethehotel,theownersjustmixupmoresaltpastetostrengthenthebricks.
GreenMagicNatureResort
Where:
Vythiri,India
Howmuch:
About$240anight
Whyit’scool:
Riddingapulley（滑轮）-operatedlift86feettoyourtreetoproomisjustthestartofyouradventure.Asyoulookoutofyouropenwindow—thereisnoglass!
—youwatchmonkeysandbirdsintherainforestcanopy.Lateryoumighttestyourfearofheightsbycrossingthehandmaderopebridgetothemainpartofthehotel,orjustsitonyourbamboobedandread.Youdon’tevenhavetocomedownforbreakfast—thehotelwillsendituponthepulley-drawn“elevator”.
DogBarkParkInnB&B
Where:
Cottonwood,Idaho
Howmuch:
$92anight
Whyit’scool:
Thisdoghouseisn’tjustforthefamilypet.SweetWillyisa30-foot-talldogwithguestroomsinhisbelly.Climbthewoodenstairsbesidehishindlegtoenterthedoorinhisside.Youcanrelaxinthemainbedroom,goupafewstepsoftheloftinWilly’shead,orhangoutinsidehisnose.Althoughyouhaveafullprivatebathroominyourquarters,thereisalsoatoiletinthe12-foot-tallfirehydrantoutside.
GamirasuCaveHotel
Where:
Ayvali,Turkey
Howmuch:
Between$130and$475anight.
Whyit’scool:
Thisiscavemancool!
Experiencewhatitwaslike5,000yearsago,whenpeoplelivedinthesemountaincavesformedbyvolcanicash.Butyourstaywillbemuchmoremodern.Bathroomsandelectricityprovidewhatyouexpectfromamodernhotel,andthewhitevolcanicash,calledtufa,keepstheroomscool,about65℉insummer.（Don’tworry—thereisheatinwinter.）
25.Whatisthesimilarityofthefourhotels?
A.Beingexpensive. B.Beingbeautiful. C.Beingnatural. D.Beingunique.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“SweetWilly”referto?
A.ThebuildingofDogBarkParkInnB&B.
B.Thenameofapetdogofthehotelowner.
C.Thenameofthehotel.
D.Thenameofthehotelowner.
27.Whichofthehotelmakesyouhaveafeelingoflivinginthefarpast?
A.TaykaHotelDeSal B.GreenMagicNatureResort
C.DogBarkParkInnB&B D.GamirasuCaveHotel
C
“Selfie”（自拍）joinsranksofdictionarywords.
In2002,anAustralianmanwenttohisfriend’s21stbirthdayparty.Hegotdrunk,trippedonsomestepsandcuthislip.Hetookapictureofhisinjuriesandshareditwithhisfriendsonanonlineforum.“Andsorryaboutthefocus,”hewrote,“itwasaselfie.”Thatwasthefirstrecordeduseoftheword“selfie”,accordingtolinguisticexpertsatOxfordDictionaries.
OnNov19,OxfordDictionariesdeclared“selfie”WordoftheYearfor2013,inhonorofthetermhavingtakenovertheworldthankstomillionsofsmartphoneself-portraitsandtheresultingsharesonsocialmedia.
Sowhatdoesthechoiceofthewordsayaboutourculture?
MaryElizabethWilliams,writinginSalonmagazine,saysthewordremindsusthatcontemporarycultureisdefinedbyournarcissism（自恋）.MeganJacksonfromalocalnewspaperpointsoutaselfiemayonlyfocusonappearance.
Selfiesinvitejudgmentbasedonappearancealone.Whatkindofculturalinfluencedoesthishaveonwomen?
ErinGloriaRyanonJezebelsaysselfiesteachyoungwomantoobsessovertheirappearanceandjudgethemselvesonthebasisofbeautyratherthanaccomplishments.“They’reareflectionofthewarpedwayweteachgirlstoseethemselvesasdecorative,”saidRyan.
InSlatemagazine,RachelSimmonshastheoppositeview.Shearguesthatselfiesareanexampleofyoungwomenpromotingthemselvesandtakingcontroloftheirownself-presentation.Thinkofeachone,shesays,as“atinypulseofgirlpride—ashout-outtotheself”.
28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthefirstuseof“selfie”?
A.TheAustralianmancreatedittocelebratehisfriend’s21stbirthday.
B.TheAustralianmancreatedbychancewhenhegotdrunkandsharedhisphotoonline.
C.TheOxfordDictionaryusedittothankthecreationofsmartphone.
D.Thesocialmediaweresoadvancedthattheymadethewordtransmitted.
29.Theunderlinedword“tripped”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A.traveledB.steppedlightly
C.felldownD.mademistakes
30.Whoholdsapositiveopiniontowardsselfieinthelifeofwomen?
A.MaryElizabeth.B.MeganJackson.
C.ErinGloriaRyan.D.RachelSimmons.
31.Thetextismainlyconcernedwith________.
A.theintroductionoftheword“selfie”
B.thechoiceoftheword“selfie”
C.thehistoryoftheword“selfie”
D.thecharacteristicsoftheword“selfie”
D
PeopletypicallywashtheirhandsseventimesadayintheUnitedStates,buttheydoitatafarhighertemperaturethanisnecessarytokillgerms（病菌）,anewstudysays.Theenergywasteisequivalenttothefueluseofasmallcountry.
AmandaR.Carrico,aresearchassistantprofessorattheVanderbiltInstituteforEnergyandEnvironmentinTennessee,toldNationalGeographicthathandwashingisoften“acasewherepeopleactinwaysthattheythinkareintheirbestinterest,buttheyinfacthaveinaccuratebeliefsoroutdatedperceptions.”
Carricosaid,“It’scertainlytruethatheatkillsbacteria,butifyouweregoingtousehotwatertokillthemitwouldhavetobewaytoohotforyoutotolerate.”
Carricosaidthatafterareviewofthescientificliterature,herteamfound“noevidencethatusinghotwaterthatapersoncouldstandwouldhaveanybenefitinkillingbacteria.”Evenwaterascoldas40°F（4.4°C）appearedtoreducebacteriaaswellashotterwater,ifhandswerescrubbed,rinsed（冲洗）anddriedproperly.
Usinghotwatertowashhandsisthereforeunnecessary,aswellaswasteful,Carricosaid,particularlywhenitcomestotheenvironment.Accordingtoherresearch,peopleusewarmorhotwater64percentofthetimewhentheywashtheirhands.Usingthatnumber,Carrico’steamcalculatedasignificantimpactontheplanet.
“Althoughthechoiceofwatertemperatureduringasinglehandwashmayappearunimportant,whenmultipliedbythenearly800billionhandwashesperformedbyAmericanseachyear,thispracticeresultsinmorethan6millionmetrictonsofCO2equivalentemissionsannually,”shesaid.
TheresearcherspublishedtheirresultsintheJuly2013issueof
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