内蒙古乌兰察布届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题.docx

1、内蒙古乌兰察布届高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题2017-2018学年第一学期第二次调考高三年级英语试题（分值120分，时间 100分钟）注意事项： 1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2. 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 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。AAs we know,there are differences between western culture and Chinese

2、culture.We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Lets look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, a homeless dog, a mad dog,a running doganda dog catching a mouse, have negative meanings. But in western countries,

3、 dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, you are a lucky dogmeans you are a lucky person. And every dog has its day means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a persons serious illness, they saysi

4、ck as a dog. The worddog-tiredmeans very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, catis often used to describe a woman who is cruel. There are many other examples of howcatis used differently as well. The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western

5、 countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries. The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in c

6、ultures by comparing how some words are used.1. Every dog has its dayMeans _ A. Everybody in the world is luckyB. Each person lives his own way of lifeC. Everybody has a time in life to be luckyD. If one works hard，hes sure to succeed2. Western people usually usecatto refer to _ A. an unkind woman B

7、. a brave manC. a homeless person D. a tired person3. Which of the following is true according to the passage？ _ A. Chinese people prefer dogs to catsB. Words show differences in cultureC. Western people think cats to be good friendsD. Rose is the national flower of all western countries4. Whats the

8、 best title for the passage？ _ A. Negative and Positive WordsB. What Dog and Cat Mean in English and ChineseC. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and EnglishD. Different Countries Have Different CultureB Mrs Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small and it took her only t

9、wenty minutes to tidy it. She couldnt get up early in the morning, so Mr Smith had to cook breakfast himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no TV set. Mr Smith went to bed at nine. It was a winter morning. The sun was shini

10、ng and it was warmer outside than it was in the room. The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.“Excuse me, madam,”said the man “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?”Mrs Smith looked a

11、t him up and down. “He seems to be a farmer,”the woman said to herself. “Let me play a joke to him.”Then she turned to him and said, “Lie down in the middle of the street and youll soon be sent to a hospital.”“Please set an example to me,”said the manShe had to tell the way to him and then she said,

12、 “I think youve been in the city for the first time. Its much more beautiful than the field. Is that right?”“Yes, madam,”said the farmer with a smile. “But I think it was built on the field!”5. Mr Smith always went to bed at nine because.A. he was in a poor healthB. he had nothing to do in the eveni

13、ngC. he had to get up earlyD. he was very tired in the daytime6. Mrs Smith sat on the step to.A. look at the peopleB. buy some things in the shopC. wait for her husbandD. enjoy the sunlight7. The woman wanted to play a joke on the man because she thought.A. he was poorB. he would be her old friendC.

14、 he was a patientD. he came from a village8. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?A. Mrs Smith was friendly to the farmer.B. Mrs Smith got the farmer into trouble.C. The farmer reacted the woman cleverly.D. The farmer agreed with the woman.CDo you ever pull your phone out of your

15、 pocket, thinking it is vibrating（振动）,only to find that it isnt? This phenomenon, which scientists callphantom（幻觉的）phone vibration, is very common. Around 80% of people surveyed say they have imagined their phones vibrating when they were actually still. So, what leads to this universal behavior? According to the BBC, the explanation lies in your brains ability to discover signals from the outside world.When your phone is in your pocket, there are two possible states: it is either vibrating or not. Meanwhile, you also have two possible states of mind: the judgment that the