高三河南省南阳市届高三英语第五次月考试题含答案.docx

1、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“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy - they re given after all. Choices can be hard. -Jeff Bezos.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years

2、ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a y

3、ear. I told my life MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she

4、 wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Pa

5、rk, listened carefully to me, and finally said. “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job. That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that l

6、ight, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of t

7、hat choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.21. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor. B. The support of his wife.C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.22. Which of the followin

8、g is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.D. The decision not to the online bookstore would terrify him.23. We can know

9、 from the passage that .A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the idea C. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss if he failed 24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passag

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19、Learning Direct?A. By visiting the office on weekdays. B. By sending an E-mail.C. By making a call on weekdays only, D. By sending a letter not later than todayCMany kids help out around the house with chores such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking out the trash. In exchang

20、e, some kids get allowances(补贴）or other rewards such as extra computer time.But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores. Susie Walton, a parenting educator and family coach, believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isnt worth doing unles

21、s you get something in return. Running any kind of household is a team effort, Susie said. A home is a living space for everyone in the family. Its important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house, and that families decide together how they want their home to look, and how th

22、ey are going to keep it looking like everyone wants it to look.”Other people believe that getting a cash allowance or other rewards motivates kids to do chores, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money. There are also new applications that give kids points

23、and digital gifts that can be redeemed(兑取) either online or in the real world. With the ChoreMonster app, kids earn digital points by completing chores that they can turn in for real-life rewards such as extra Xbox time or a trip to the mall. “Our goal is to encourage kids to earn rewards, says Chri

24、s Bergman, founder of ChoreMonster. “Kids need positive reinforcement（强化）to help motivate them.What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return?Write a 200-word response. Send it to tfkasks4you. Your response m

25、ay be published in a future issue of Time For Kids. Please include your grade and contact information of your parent or teacher if you want your response to be published. The deadline for responding is February 18.28. How does the author start the passage?A. By presenting some facts. B. By listing s

26、ome evidence.C. By comparing different views. D. By stating his own experiences.29. According to Susie Walton, .A. kids should be rewarded for doing chores B. parents decide what kids can do for the family C. kids have the responsibility to share housework D. kids can get extra computer time for doi

27、ng chores 30. Paragraph 3 is mainly about .A. Chris Bergmans opinion on raising kidsB. main reasons why kids need encouragement C. how to motivate kids to try new applications D. the advantage of rewarding kids for doing chores31. The purpose of writing the text is to .A. invite readers to express t

28、heir opinionsB. inform readers of two different opinionsC. call on readers to reflect on their behaviorD. present the authors viewpoint about parentingDPlants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(湿度）and nutrient availabilit

29、y seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide” said researchers from the National University of Singapore.45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by

30、 climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures.“ We do not yet know the mechanisms(机制）involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected,” the researchers said. “Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we cant yet quantify.

31、The change is big in cold-blooded animals. Only two decades of warmer temperatures are enough to make retiles (爬行动物）smaller. An increase of only 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism(新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are

32、smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growing.Warm-blooded animals arent immune(免除）from the size change caused by climate change. Many birds are now smaller. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaken And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records.This is not the first time this has happened in Earths history. 55 million years ago,