河南省八市届高三上学期第二次测评英语试题解析版Word版含解斩.docx

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河南省八市2018届高三上学期第二次测评（11月）

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

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

Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.

AbrahamLincoln（1809-1865）

AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar（from1860to1865）.However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”

VincentVanGogh（1853-1890）

VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.

AlbertEinstein（1879-1955）

AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”

StephenKing（born1947）

StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!

1.WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?

A.HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependence

B.Heneversucceededinhisbusiness

C.Hewasfullofcourageandperseverance

D.HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates

2.Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?

A.AlbertEinsteinB.VincentVanGogh

C.AlbertEinsteinD.StephenKing

3.WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?

A.HewastooslowtolearnB.Hecouldn’tspeakorread

C.HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD.Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules

4.Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?

A.TheyareallAmericans

B.Theyareknownfortheirwritings

C.Theywereborninthesamecentury

D.Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded

【答案】1.C2.B3.C4.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了世界上的许多人在成功之前都遭遇了失败，并且为我们列举了几个非常有名的人物的例子。

1.推理判断题。

由However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”可推断出亚伯拉罕·林肯充满勇气和坚持不懈，选C。

2.推理判断题。

由However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.可推断出梵高是在去世之后，才闻名于全世界的，选B。

3.推理判断题。

由Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.可推断出爱因斯坦被退学，最可能的原因就是老师认为他很笨，选C。

4.推理判断题。

由Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.可推断出这些人们的共同之处在于他们在成功之前都遭遇了失败，选D。

B

Theworld’spopulationisprojectedtoreach11billionbytheendofthecentury.

Feedingthatmanypeoplewillbeachallenge,anditisfurthercomplicatedbytheimpactofclimatechangeonagriculture.Thatiswhysomepeopleadvocateanunusualwaytoboostthefoodsupplyandfeedpeoplesustainablybyeatinglessmeatandmoreinsects.

About2billionpeoplealreadyeatbugs.Mexicansenjoychilly-toastedgrasshoppers.Thaistuckintocricketstir-friesandGhanaianssnackontermites.InsectsareslowlycreepingontoWesternmenusasnoveltyitems,butmostpeopleremainsqucamish（拘谨）.

Yettherearethreereasonswhyeatinginsectsmakessense.

First,theyarehealthierthanmeat.Therearenearly2000kindsofedibleinsects,manyofthempackedwithprotein,calcium,fiber,ironandzinc.Asmallservingofgrasshopperscancontainaboutthesameamountofproteinasasimilarsizedservingofbeef,buthasfarlessfatandfarfewercalories.

Second,raisinginsectsischeap,orfree.Littletechnologyorinvestmentisneededtoproducethem.Harvestinginsectscouldprovidelivelihoodstosomeoftheworld’spoorestpeople.

Finally,insectsareafarmoresustainablesourceoffoodthanlivestock.Livestockproductionaccountsfornearlyafifthofallgreenhouse-gasemissions,that’smorethantransport.Bycontrast,insectsproducerelativelyfewgreenhousegasesandraisingthemrequiresmuchlesslandandwater.Andtheyeatalmostanything.

Despiteallthis,mostWesternersfindinsectshardtoswallow.

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