山西新绛汾河学校学年高三第二次月考英语试题.docx

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山西新绛汾河学校学年高三第二次月考英语试题

汾河中学2015—2016学年高三年级第二次月考

英语试题

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2015,09,27

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A

Coldweathercanhardonpets,justlikeitcanbehardonpeople．Sometimesownersforgetthattheircatsarejustasusedtothewarmshelter（住所）astheyare．Someownerswillleavetheiranimalsoutsideforalongperiodoftime,thinkingthatallanimalsareusedtolivingoutdoors．Thiscanputtheirpetsindangerofseriousillness．Therearethingsyoucandotokeepyouranimalwarmandsafe.

　　Keepyourpetsinsideasmuchasyoucanwhentheweatherisbad．Ifyouhavetotakethemout,stayoutsidewiththem．Whenyou'recoldenoughtogoinside,theyprobablyaretoo．Ifyoumustleavethemoutsideforalongtime,makesuretheyhaveawarm,solidshelteragainstthewind,thickbedding,andplentyofnon-frozenwater.

　　Ifleftaloneoutside,dogsandcatscanbeverysmartintheirsearchforwarmshelter．Theycandigintosnowbanksorhidesomewhere．Watchthemcloselywhentheyareleftoutdoors,andprovidethemwithshelterofgoodquality．Keepaneyeonyourpet'swater．Sometimesownersdon'trealizethatawaterbowlhasfrozenandtheirpetcan'tgetanythingtodrink．Animalsthatdon'thavecleanandunfrozenwatermaydrinkdirtywateroutside,whichmaycontainsomethingunhealthyforthem.

21．WhatdowelearnaboutpetsfromParagraph1?

A．Theyareoftenforgottenbytheirowners.

B．Theyareusedtolivingoutdoors.

　　C．Theybuildtheirownshelter.

　　D．Theyliketostayinwarmplaces.

22．Whyarepetownersaskedtostaywiththeirpetswhentheyareoutincoldweather?

　　A．Toknowwhentobringtheminside.　B．Tokeepthemfromeatingbadfood.

　　C．Tohelpthemfindshelters.D．Tokeepthemcompany.

23．Ifpetsareleftontheirownoutdoorsincoldweather,theymay_____.

　　A．digdeepholesforfunB．runshortofcleanwater

　　C．dirtythesnownearbyD．getlostinthewild

B

Thewaywedothingsroundhere

Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus."That"quite"saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".

SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）．

Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface—dress,foodandhoursofwork—whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（气候），whilegettingonwithbusiness.

Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（准时）．Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyintheAmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword"late"becausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.

24.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______．

A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim

B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson

C.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture

D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans

25．Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.

A.encouragesB.helpstonarrow

C.increasesD.drawsattentionto

26.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?

A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.B.Understandandacceptthem.

C.Dothingsinourownway.D.Doin-depthresearch.

27.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.

A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish

C

Forsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic.”Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes（音调）.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.

Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetsthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.However,thiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.“Iusedtohateparties,”saysMargaret,aseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.

Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.

Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed（诊断）.Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.“Whenpeopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay,‘Nothanks,I’mamusic,’”saysMargaret.“IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.”28.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?

A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.

B.Theyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusic.

C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.

D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.

29.Accordingtoparagraph3,apersonwith“defectivehearing”isprobablyonewho__________.

A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusical

C.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem

30.Inthelastparagraph,Margaretexpressedherwishthat__________.

A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlier

B.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventy

C.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplained

D.shewereabletomeetotheramusics

31.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.Amusics’strangebehaviours.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusic.

C.Musicaltalentandbrainstructure.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.

D

ItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.Sucha

fixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentatorsfailtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.

BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat“toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.

JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong,hesays,becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena.”Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.

BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators,somehow,aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”,Inotherwords,Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.

2.TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat________.

A.mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.Johnson

B.Dr.Johnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservation

C.thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsago

D.Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?

A.Asocialtrend.B.Anemotionalstate.

C.Ahistoricalconcept.D.Anunknownphenomenon.

34.Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________.

A.BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweather

B.thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweather

C.theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIsles

D.Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncer