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山西省晋中市和诚中学届高三英语月考试题122602143
和诚中学2018-2019学年度高三12月月考
英语试卷
考试时间:
100分钟满分:
150分
第二部分阅读理解(共二节,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、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
21.HowmuchtimedoyouneedtobabysitMary'stwoboyseachweek?
A.5hours.B.10hours.C.14hours.D.40hours.
22.Whichadrequiresthejob-hunterstoworkonMondaymornings?
A.AdA.B.AdB.C.AdC.D.AdD.
23.Whatisanecessityforpeopletogetthesejobs?
A.TheyshouldlookafterMary'stwoyoungboysonweekends.
B.Theyaresupposedtoworkfull-timejustonSaturdaysintheMunchiesCafé.
C.Theyshouldhaveyourownbiketotakethislong-timenewspaperdeliverywork.
D.TheyneedtocommunicateinacertainforeignlanguagewhenworkingfortheCityMuseumshop.
B
Postmenarealltoousedtokeepinganeyeoutforthethreatofdogs.ButinaseasidetowninNorthWales,theyhavebeenforcedtotakecoverfromanunexpectedthreatseagulls.Theyhavecomplainedthatthebirdshavebecomesoterrifyingthatdeliveriestosomestreetshavebeensuspended.YesterdayresidentsofAbergeleagreedtheseagullswerefearlessbutsaidtheywereangryatlosingtheirdailypost.
Roberts,whoworksasasafetyadviser,liveswheretheattackshavetakenplace.“Lastweek,wenoticedwehadn’tgotanymailforwhatwethoughtwasaweek,butit’shardtotellbecauseyoudon’talwaysknowifyou’redueanymail,”shesaid.“WeputsomethingonFacebookaskingifanyoneelsehadnothadtheirpost...OneofmyFacebookfriendssaidapostmanhadrefusedtodeliverbecauseoftheseagulls.”
RoyalMailsaidthatdeliverieshadbeeninterruptedbecauseofthepostmanexperiencingattacksbyseagullsashedeliveredmailonhisroundthereoverthepastfewweeks,addingthatthepostmangotpeople’smailthroughwheneveritwassafe.
“Weknowthatthesekindsofattacksdohappenatthistimeofyearacrossthecountryastheyarenesting,’’shesaid.RoyalMailapologizedtothecustomersaffectedandpromisedtocontinuetomonitorthesituationeveryday,butinthemeantimesomearehavingtotraveltoneighbouringRhyltocollectmailfromthedeliveryofficethere.Butherecommendspreventinggullsnestingonroofsinadvancebyputtingupnets,andifallelsefails,walkingwithanumbrellaupduringworst-affectedareas.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspended”mostprobablymean?
A.Increased.B.Paused.C.Printed.D.Decreased.
25.TheresidentsofAbergelearenothappybecause________.
A.theseagullsaresoterrifying
B.thedogsaresothreatening
C.theydon'treceivetheirpostontime
D.theseagullsarestealingtheirpost
26.WhydidDebbieRobertsputsomethingonFacebook?
A.Toknowifanyoneelsehadthesameexperience.
B.Toofferadvicetodealwiththeseagulls.
C.Toavoidbeingattackedbyseagulls.
D.Toanswerquestionsaboutsafety.
27.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Seagullsliketostealresidents’post.
B.Postmen’ssafetyisthreatenedbyseagulls.
C.ResidentsofAbergeleareafraidofseagulls.
D.Dailypostisdelayedbecauseofseagulls’attack.
C
Thesunwassettingandthefarmwouldbeclosing.Idressedourthreedaughtersquicklyasmyhusbandstartedthevan(厢式货车).CuttingdownourownChristmastreehadbeenafamilytradition.Asourfamilygrew,sodidourexcitementforgoingouttofindtheperfecttree.
Aswewalkedthroughtherowsoftrees,myyoungestdaughterKimberlyshoutedexcitedly,“Thereitis,theperfecttree!
”Theothertwoagreed.MyhusbandandIlookedateachotherpuzzled.Weweresurprisedthegirlsthoughtthatstraggly(凌乱的)littletreewasperfect.Itsbranchesweremisshappen(畸形的)andthetrunkwasvisiblethroughthespotswheretherewerenopineneedles.
Wetriedtopersuadeourdaughtersintochangingtheirminds,butinvain.Wehadtotiethesadlittletreetotheroofofourvanandheadedhome.Aswereachedourhouse,Heatherjumpedoutfirst.Suddenlysheshouted,“Thetreeisn’tthere!
”Wethoughtshewaskidding.However,itwasn’tthere.
Thegirlsweresodisappointed.“We’llgetanothertreetomorrow,”Isaid,secretlyhopingthenewtreewouldbeprettier.Butthegirlsgaveusthelookthatnoparentcanresist.Wehadnochoicebuttogobackandfindthattree.
Aboutfiveminutesintoourdrive,wesawitonthesideoftheroad.Aswegotcloser,wefoundithadbeenrunoverbyatruck.Asweliftedthetree,wesawthatabigpartwasrippedoff,butwetookithomeanyway.
Thatnight,aswedecoratedourtree,somethingmagicalhappened.Wedidn’trealizeitatthetimebutweweremakingaveryspecialfamilymemory.Bythetimeweweredone,Ihadtoadmit,itdidn’tlooksadafterall.“Thisisthebesttreeweeverhad.It’sperfect!
,”myseconddaughterSamanthasaidexcitedly.MyhusbandandIcouldn’thaveagreedmore!
Nowwealwaysrecallthatlittlebrokentree!
Yearbyyear,wetellthestory