辽宁省葫芦岛第六高级中学届高三上学期第二次阶段期中考试英语试题Word格式.docx
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辽宁省葫芦岛第六高级中学届高三上学期第二次阶段期中考试英语试题Word格式.docx
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每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Gypsies
Accordingtothelinguisticandgeneticresearches,ancestorsoftheGypsiesleftthelandofIndiaintheamountthatdidnotgobeyond1,000people.Todaythereareabout10millionGypsiesintheworld.SomescientistsbelievethatGypsieswereEgyptians.
Sumerians
Sumeriansmustbethemysteriouspeopleintheancientworld.Weknownothingabouttheiroriginandnothingabouttheoriginoftheirlanguage.TheSumerianswereratheradvanced—theybecamethefirstintheNearEasttouseawheel,tocreateanirrigationsystemandtheiruniquewriting.Andbesides,theywereimpressivelygoodatmathsandastronomy.
Maya
Somescientistsbelievethattheyareconnectedtolegendaryatlantes(男像柱),otherssupposetheirancestorswereEgyptians.It’sthoughtthattheMayacreatedanefficientagriculturalsystemandhaddeepastronomyknowledge.TheircalendarwasusedbyotherpeopleofCentralAmerica.Mayaappliedthehieroglyphicwriting(象形文字)system.NowitseemsthattheMayacamefromnowhereanddisappearednowhere.
1.WhoseancestorsdosomescientistsbelievewereEgyptians?
A.GypsiesandMaya.B.MayaandSumerians.
C.GypsiesandSumerians.D.EuropeansandSumerians.
2.TheMayaarethoughtto.
A.existontheearthnowB.have10millionpeople
C.havenowritingsystemD.becreativeinsomefields
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.TheorigionoftheMayahasbeendiscoveredbyscientists.
B.TheancestorsoftheGypsiesleftthelandofIndiainthemiddleages.
C.TheEuropeanswerethoughttobethemostmysteriouspeopleintheancientworld.
D.TheSumerianswerethefirsttouseawheelintheirrigationsystemintheNearEast.
【答案】1.A2.D3.D
【解析】本文介绍了三种古人类,苏美尔人、吉普赛人和玛雅人。
1.细节理解题。
由SomescientistsbelievethatGypsieswereEgyptians.和otherssupposetheirancestorswereEgyptians.可知一些科学家认为吉普赛人和玛雅人的祖先是埃及人,选A。
2.推理判断题。
由It’sthoughtthattheMayacreatedanefficientagriculturalsystemandhaddeepastronomyknowledge.TheircalendarwasusedbyotherpeopleofCentralAmerica.Mayaappliedthehieroglyphicwriting(象形文字)system.可推断出玛雅人在很多领域,都具有创造性,选D。
3.细节理解题。
由theybecamethefirstintheNearEasttouseawheel,tocreateanirrigationsystemandtheiruniquewriting.可知在近东,苏美尔人首次在灌溉系统中使用车轮,选D。
B
I’veworkedparttimesincetakingearlyretirementtenyearsago.Iwasinspiredbyanolderfriend.Weworkedforthesamecompany,andheretiredtwoyearsbeforeIwasalsoconsidered“spare”,assomecompaniescallit.
SoonafterIleftwork,wehadlunchtogether.First,heassuredmethattherewaslifeafterwork.Thenherelatedhisownexperience.Hedidn’twanttotakeanotherfull-timejob,soheturnedhisdaughter’soldbedroomintoahomeoffice.Hearrangedforsomeconsultingworkfromouroldcompany,andhepickedupmoreprojectsfromothercontacts.Soonhewasworking20to30hoursaweek.Hewasn’tmakingasmuchmoney.Hiskidsweregrown-up,sohedidn’tneedasmuchincome.“AssoonasIleftthatjob,”hetoldme,“mybackproblemswentaway.Istartedtoeatbetterandgetmoreexercise,Imakehalfasmuchmoney,butIfeeltwiceasgood,andI’mtwiceashappy.”
Idecidedtofollowasimilartrack.Atthetime,myyoungerchildalmostfinishedcollege,somyparentalresponsibilitieswerewindingdown.Wesoldouroldhouseandmovedintoatownhouse.Iwenttoworkformyself.Andtheresult?
TodayI,too,makelessmoney.Butwemakeendsmeet.AndIfeeltwiceasgoodandtwiceashappy.
Ourexperienceisn’tforeverybody.Butalotofpeoplehaveretiredearlyandlivedtotellthetale,whichprovesitpossible.Jack,anotherfriend,wasasalesmanforacommunicationfirm.Hehadalongdistancetoworkanddidalotoftraveling.Hedecidedtoleavethecorporateworld,inpartbecausehehadhealthproblemsandhewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.Later,hequithisjobwithflexiblehoursandwasrestoredtohishealth.Andnowhehasfoundapart-timejob,andhe,togetherwithhisfamily,isleadingamorerelaxinglife.
4.Howdidtheauthorandhisfriendsfeelabouttheirretiredlife?
A.It’sbusybutwealthy.B.It’sflexiblebuttiring.
C.It’shealthyandhappy.D.It’srelaxingandwasteful.
5.Whatdidthewriter’sfriendtrytotellhimatlunchthatday?
A.Heregrettednotleavinghisjobearlier.
B.Helivedamuchbetterlifeafterretiring.
C.Hemademoremoneyafterfindinganewjob.
D.Hislifewasnoteasyforhimafterlosinghisjob.
6.BeforeJacklefthislastjob,he.
A.livedabusylife
B.usedtofindpart-timejobs
C.oftentraveledwithhisfamily
D.workedhardasarealtravelagent
7.Whatdoestheauthormainlyconfirmbywritingthetext?
A.Healthismoreimportant
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