高三河南省南阳市届高三英语第五次月考试题含答案.docx

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高三河南省南阳市届高三英语第五次月考试题含答案

河南省南阳市2018届高三英语第五次月考试题

第二部分阅读理解（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

“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy-theyregivenafterall.Choicescanbehard."

-JeffBezos.

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I'dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI'dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmylifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn'tworksincemoststart-upsdon't,andIwasn'tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I'dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatIadmiredverymuch.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid.“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn'talreadyhaveagoodjob."Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,buteventually,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn'tthinkI'dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.

21.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.Thesupportofhiswife.

C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.

22.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?

A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.

B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.

C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn'ttry.

D.Thedecisionnottotheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.

23.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.

A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor

B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea

C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea

D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazon

C.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose

B

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26.WithHarcourt,peoplecangetaSpecializedAssociateDegreeby.

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C

Manykidshelpoutaroundthehousewithchoressuchasemptyingthedishwasher,puttinglaundryaway,andtakingoutthetrash.Inexchange,somekidsgetallowances（补贴）orotherrewardssuchasextracomputertime.

Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoingchores.SusieWalton,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach,believesthatbyrewardingkids,parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessyougetsomethinginreturn.’’Runninganykindofhouseholdisateameffort,Susiesaid."Ahomeisalivingspaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It’simportantforkidstoseethatweallhaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse,andthatfamiliesdecidetogetherhowtheywanttheirhometolook,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikeeveryonewantsittolook.”

Otherpeoplebelievethatgettingacashallowanceorotherrewardsmotivateskidstodochores,anditalsoteachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedtoworktoearnmoney.Therearealsonewapplicationsthatgivekidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanberedeemed（兑取）eitheronlineorintherealworld.WiththeChoreMonsterapp,kidsearndigitalpointsbycompletingchoresthattheycanturninforreal-liferewardssuchasextraXboxtimeoratriptothemall.“Ourgoalistoencouragekidstoearnrewards,’’saysChrisBergman,founderofChoreMonster.“Kidsneedpositivereinforcement（强化）tohelpmotivatethem."

Whatdoyouthink?

Shouldkidsberewardedfordoingchores?

Orshouldkidshelpoutaroundtheirhomeswithoutgettinganythinginreturn?

Writea200-wordresponse.Sendittotfkasks4you@.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.Pleaseincludeyourgradeandcontactinformationofyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublished.ThedeadlineforrespondingisFebruary18.

28.Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?

A.Bypresentingsomefacts.B.Bylistingsomeevidence.

C.Bycomparingdifferentviews.D.Bystatinghisownexperiences.

29.AccordingtoSusieWalton,.

A.kidsshouldberewardedfordoingchores

B.parentsdecidewhatkidscandoforthefamily

C.kidshavetheresponsibilitytosharehousework

D.kidscangetextracomputertimefordoingchores

30.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.

A.ChrisBergman’sopiniononraisingkids

B.mainreasonswhykidsneedencouragement

C.howtomotivatekidstotrynewapplications

D.theadvantageofrewardingkidsfordoingchores

31.Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto.

A.invitereaderstoexpresstheiropinions

B.informreadersoftwodifferentopinions

C.callonreaderstoreflectontheirbehavior

D.presenttheauthor'sviewpointaboutparenting

D

Plantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity（湿度）andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.

45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.

“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms（机制）involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’

Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles（爬行动物）smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.

Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune（免除）fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.

ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,