河北省保定市徐水综合高中届高三月考二英语试题.docx

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河北省保定市徐水综合高中届高三月考二英语试题

河北省保定市徐水综合高中2019届高三月考二英语试题

一、阅读理解

（★★）WelcometotheBestMusicDramaoftheLastTenYears

Areyoufondofthemusicdrama?

AsthewinneroftheTonyAwards"TripleCrown"forthebestmusicdrama,thebestscoreandthebestbook,AvenueQispackedwithheart.

FollowingfiveyearsintheWestEnd,withsell-outrunsworldwideandahittourin2014,thishugelyentertainingshowishittingtheroadagain!

CreatedbyJeffMarxandRobertLopez（co-creatorofBookofModernandwriterofthesongsforDisney'sFrozen）AvenueQisacharmingmusicdramawhichtellsthestoryofthelovablecharactersonadowntownNewYorkstreettryingtomakesenseoflife’sburningissues.

Dates&times30thSeptember-October31st

Monday-Thursday7:

45pm

Friday5:

30pm&10:

00pm

Saturday4:

00pm&7:

45pm

TicketPieces&discounts

Ticketsbyphone:

￡10.00forthemorning/￡20.00fortheafternoonDiscountsonline:

10%off（Everytickethasanadditional￡3.00bookingfee）

Bookinginformation

Byphone:

01223503333

Online:

cambridgeartstheatre.com

Access

Doyoueverwishourshowstobelouderandeasiertosee?

Well,ifthereareanyaccessissuesthatyouwouldliketodiscusswithaviewtomakeyourvisittotheCambridgeArtsTheatermoreenjoyable,contacttheboxoffice:

Telephone:

01223503333:

Email:

access@cambridgeartstheatre.com

SODON’TLETYOURLIFESUCK!

BOOKYOURTICKETTODAY!

1.WhendoesAvenue/QstartonTuesdayinOctober?

A．At4:

00am.

B．At7:

45pm.

C．At5:

30pm.

D．At10:

00pm.

2.HowmuchshouldyoupayatleastifyoubookaticketforAvenueQbyphone?

A．￡23.00

B．￡18.00

C．￡12.00

D．￡13.00

3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Toadvertiseamusicdrama.

B．Tointroducetheboxoffice.

C．Totellabouttheplotofadrama.

D．Totalkaboutthehistoryofatheater.

（★★）FlowerPower

Whenhergrandmother’shealthbegantoworsenlastautumn,MarywouldmakethedrivefromWashington,DCtoWinchester,VAeveryfewdays.

Shehatedhighwaydriving,findingituglyandboring.Shepreferredtotakewindingcountryroadstohergrandmother’shospital.WhenshedrovethroughtherockytownofHarpersFerry,thebeautyoftheroughwaterswasalwaysappealingtoher.

Towardtheendofherjourney,Maryhadtogetonhighway81.Itwasherethatshediscoveredasurprisingbitofbeautyduringoneofhertrips.Alongtheshoulderofthehighway,therewasalongstretchofwildflowers.Theywerethinanddelicateandpurple,andmovedbackandforthinthewindasifwhisperingpoemstoeachother.

Thefirsttimeshesawtheflowers,Marywasseizedbyanuncontrollableurgetopulloveronthehighwayandpullabunchfromthesoil.Shecarriedthemintohergrandmother’sroomwhenshearrivedatthehospitalandplacedtheminavasebyherbed.

Foramomenthergrandmotherseemedmorelucid（清醒的）thanusual.ShethankedMaryfortheflowers,commentedontheirbeautyandaskedwhereshehadgottenthem.Marywasoverjoyedbytheabilityoftheflowerstowakesomethingupinsidehersickgrandmother.

Afterwards,Marybegancarryingscissorsinthecarduringhertripstovisithergrandmother.Shewouldquicklyglideontotheshoulder,jumpoutofthecar,andclipabunchofflowers.EachtimeMaryplacedtheflowersinthevase,hergrandmother’seyeswouldlightupandtheywouldhaveasplendidconversation.

OnemorninginlateOctober,Marygotacallthathergrandmotherhadtakenaturnfortheworse.Marywasinsuchahurrytogettohergrandmotherthatshespedpastherflowerspot.Shedecidedtoturnaround,headseveralmilesback,andcutabunch.

Maryarrivedatthehospitaltofindhergrandmotherveryweakandunresponsive.Sheplacedtheflowersinthevaseandsatdowntoholdhergrandmother’shand.Shefeltasqueezeonherfingers.Itwasthelastconversationtheyhad.

4.Marypreferredtotakecountryroadstothehospitalbecauseshecould________.

A．getonhighway81moreeasily

B．enjoythenaturalviewalongtheroads

C．pickwildflowersforhergrandmother

D．spendlesstimedrivingtothedestination

5.WhenMaryplacedtheflowersbyhergrandmother’sbed,hergrandmother_________.

A．camealiveatthesightoftheflowers

B．commentedonMary’sbeauty

C．wasoverjoyedbytheflowers

D．wascuriousaboutthetypeoftheflowers

6.Fromthepassage,weknowthat________.

A．Marydiscoveredthewildflowersalongthecountryroads

B．Mary’sgrandmotherhadpassedawaybeforeshearrivedatthehospital

C．Mary’slastconversationwithhergrandmotherwasasilentone

D．Maryheadedseveralmilesbackbecauseshespedpastthehospital

7.Whatdoesthepassageconveytous?

A．Beautyinnaturecanbepowerful.

B．Lovehasnobeginningorending.

C．Lifeisasbeautifulassummerflowers.

D．Flowershavethemagictocurediseases.

（★★★★）Probablynoothermusicalinstrumentisaspopularastheguitararoundtheworld.Musiciansusetheguitarforalmostallkindsofmusic.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.ThetraditionalSpanishfolkmusiccalledFlamencocouldnotexistwithoutaguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.Androckandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossiblewithoutthisinstrument.

Musicexpertsdonotagreeaboutwheretheguitarwasfirstplayed.Mostagreeitisancient.SomeexpertssayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethan1,000yearsago.MostexpertssaythattheancestorofthemodernguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiasometimeinthe12thcentury.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700sitbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.

Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousItalianviolinistNiccolePaganismplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.InmoderntimesSpanishguitaristAndresSegoviahelpedmaketheinstrumentextremelypopular.

Inthe1930s,LesPaulbeganexperimentingtomakeanelectricguitar.Heinventedthesolid-bodiedelectricguitarin1946.TheGibsonGuitarCompanybeganproducingitsfamousLesPaulGuitarin1952.Itbecameapowerfulinfluenceonpopularmusic.Theinstrumenthasthesameshapeandthesamesixstrings（弦）asthetraditionalguitar,butitsoundsverydifferent.LesPaulproducedaseriesofextremelypopularrecordingsthatintroducedthepublictothismusic.ListentothisLesPaulrecording.ItwasthefifthmostpopularsongintheUnitedStatesin1952.Itiscalled“MeetMisterCallaghan.”

8.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Theguitarwasthemostpopularmusicalinstrumentinthepast.

B．Thechoiceofmusicalinstrumentisimportantforaband.

C．Theguitarplaysaveryimportantroleinmusic.

D．Everymusicianlikesplayingmusicinstrumentwiththeguitar.

9.Accordingtomostexperts,theguitardevelopedintoamodernformliketodayin_____.

A．Egypt

B．Persia

C．Italy

D．Spain

10.InParagraph3,theauthorintroduces______.

A．themethodofplayingtheguitar

B．somemusicianswhoplayedtheguitar

C．thewaythattheguitarwasmade

D．theexacttimeoftheguitar’sorigin

11.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A．Abroadcast

B．Anewspaper

C．Amagazine

D．Ahistorybook

（★★★★）HowmanytimesdoyoucheckyourFacebookpageinadaytoseewhetheryourlatestposthasgotanother“like”or“thumbs（拇指）up”?

Althoughyoumightbeembarrassedtoadmithowmanytimesyoudothis,don’tworry—psychologicalfindingshaveshownit’scompletelynormal.Infact,thepleasurewederivefromreceivinga“like”isequaltothatofeatingchocolateorwinningmoney,andwecan’thelpwantingmore.Accordingtothefindings,whichobserved32teensagedbetween13and18,thefeedbackcircuit（反馈回路）intheteens’brainsisparticularlysensitive,andthe“social”and“visual”partsoftheirbrainswereactivewhentheyreceived“likes”onthesocialnetwork.Theresearchalsoshowedthatthoughthethumbsupmightcomefromcompletestrangers,thegoodtheyderivefromthemworkedallthesame.

So,doesitmeanweshouldtryourbesttowinasmanythumbsupaspossible?

Notnecessarilysoifweknowthereasonsbehindourdesireforattention.In“whydopeoplelongforattention”byM.FaroukRadwan,heexplainedseveralcasesinwhichpeoplenaturallylongedforattention.Radwansaidpeoplewhowereanonlychild,whowereusedtobeingthecenterofattentionintheirhouse,maytrytocopytheseconditions.Feeling“overlookedandunappreciated”mightalsoleadyoutolongforattention.Othertimes,thestateofbeingjealous,orwantingtocoveryourmistakesmayalsocontributetosuchlongings.

Infact,toomuchdesireforattentioncancreateanxiety,andinturnruinyourhappinessevenwhenyougetit.Sowhatcanwedoaboutit?

Theanswerisquitesimple.“Ifpeoplecouldadoptgoalsnotfocusedontheirownself-esteem（自尊）butonsomethinglargerthantheirself,suchaswhattheycancreateorcontributetoothers,theywouldbelesssensitivetosomeofthenegativeeffectsofpursuingself-esteem,”wrotepsychologyprofessorJenniferCrocker.

Soperhapstheanswertoouraddictionto“likes”issimplytofocusonsomethinglargerthanourselves—ahard,butaworthyone.

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Thethumbsupfromcompletestrangersdon’twork.

B．Desireforattentioncandefinitelycreateanxiety.

C．Feelingignoredmightleadyoutobeinneedofattention.

D．Thebrainofteenagersisseldomsensitive.

13.What’sthereactionofreceiving“likes”onthesocialnetworktothebrai