辽宁省阜新市海州高级中学届高三第一次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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辽宁省阜新市海州高级中学届高三第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案
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。
A
Learninganylanguageishard,butlearningEnglishcanbeespeciallychallenging.Why?
Becausenativespeakersusethelanguageinsomewaysthattextbookscouldneverdescribe.Inparticular,wordsthatBritishpeopleusecausemanylanguagestudentstoscratch(抓)theirheads.
Here’sanexample:
Youoverhear(无意中听到)anEnglishmancallingsomeonea“wazzock”.Butwhatexactlyisawazzock?
Thisword,infact,meansafoolishperson,althoughthere’snothingaboutitthatwouldhelpyouguessthat.TherearemanystrangetermslikethisinBritishEnglish–theOxfordEnglishDictionarywouldbemuchsmallerwithouttheseodd(古怪的)usagesfillingitspages.
Howcantheseoddwordsbeexplained?
PartoftheansweristheBritishsenseofhumor.TheBritishdon’tliketotakethingstooseriously,andthisisobviousthroughmanyBritishwordsandphrases.Forexample,to“spendapenny”meanstousethebathroom.Itreferstothedayswhenpeoplehadtopayapennytouseapublictoilet.
InaninterviewfortheBBC’swebsite,BritishlinguistDavidCrystalsuggestedtheremaybehistoricalreasonsforthenumberofoddwordsandphrasesinBritishEnglish.Hethinksthattheybeganinthelate16thandearly17thcenturies.Thiswasagreatageforthetheater,whenShakespeareandotherwritersworkedhardtokeepupwiththedemandfornewplays.Thetheater’spopularityalsocreatedanincentive(刺激)toinventnewwords.
Withthisinmind,perhapsShakespeareandhispeersaretoblameforunusualBritishwordssuchas“codswallop”and“balderdash”–whichbothmean“nonsense”.
Whilethesestrangewordsmaybeconfusingtonon-nativespeakers,theycertainlymakestudyingEnglishalotmoreinteresting.
21.Accordingtothetext,whymaynon-nativespeakersfindithardtolearnEnglish?
A.Dictionariesdon’texplainoddusagesofmanywords.
B.Agreatmanystrangewordsmakenosensetothem.
C.TheEnglishtextbookstheystudyareusuallyoutofdate.
D.Theyareunabletounderstandthehumorinconversations.
22.Withtheexampleof“spendapenny”,theauthorintendsto_________.
A.explainonereasonofhowsomestrangephraseswerecreated
B.complainaboutthemeaningandbackgroundofthephrase
C.showwhattypicalBritishsenseofhumouris
D.showBritishpeople’sattitudetowardstrangewords
23.AccordingtoDavidCrystal,_________.
A.manyofthewordsthatShakespeareinventedwerenonsense
B.Shakespeare’sworksareboringbecauseoftheoddwordsinvolved
C.thetheatre’ssuccessinthe17thcenturyinspiredthebirthofmanyoddwords
D.theoddwordsinShakespeare’splayscontributedalottothetheatre’spopularity
24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.ThedevelopmentoftheBritishEnglish.
B.Shakespeare’sinfluenceonBritishEnglish.
C.TheoriginandmeaningsofBritishhumour.
D.SomereasonsforthelargenumberofoddwordsinBritishEnglish.
B
Shortlyaftermyfourthbirthday,myparentsandIarrivedfromChinainSydney,Australia.Itwas1991andmymotherhadleftbehindeverythingsheknew-family,friendsandcareer.
Yetwithintwoyears,myparents’marriagehadbrokendown.Afteroneparticularlyunpleasantfight,mymotherleftmyfather,takingmewithher.Withnofamilyorfriends,andinacountrywhereshecouldn’tevencommunicate,shetookmetoChinatown,theonlyareaofSydneyshewasfamiliarwith.ThatnightshelaidmeonabenchinDixonStreet,packingsuitcasesaroundusforsecurity(安全).Iwillneverforgetthedespairinherfacethatnight.
Ataround4am,agroupoffouryoungChinesemennoisilyexitedaclubnearby.Irememberthemfallingsilentastheysawus.Theyapproachedandaskedmymotherwhyshewassleepingonthestreetswithsuchayoungchild.Mymumburstintotearsasshetoldthemourstory.Withouthesitating,theywarmedmeup,tookoursuitcases,anddroveustotheirstudentshousing.
Intheweeksthatfollowed,themenlookedafteruswithayouthfulenthusiasm.Beingpoorstudentslivingontheirownforthefirsttime,theysimplyknewhowtocookinastupidway.However,theyinsistedthatachildshouldhavehomemademeals.Theyquicklyadjustedtheirlivesaroundus,buyingfreshfood,cooking,teasingmetomakemelaugh,andadvisingmymumonhowtosortoutherlife.
Eventually,Mumreconciled(和解)withDadandwemovedbackinwithhim,althoughtheycontinuedtosplitandmakeupseveraltimes.
Graduallywelosttouchwiththemenasweallmovedon.Butateverymilestoneofmylife-graduations,enteringuniversity,gettingagoodjob-Ineverforgetthatallofthiswasmadepossiblebecause22yearsago,agroupofcompletestrangerstookusinandsharedeverythingtheyhadtosaveusfromlifeonthestreet.
25.WhydidMomandIstayinDixonStreetthatnight?
A.WewerewaitingfortheChinesemen.
B.MomwasunfamiliarwithAustraliaatall.
C.Itwassafetostaytherefornight.
D.Wehadnootherplacetogo.
26.Howdidthestudentsfeelthemomenttheysawusinthestreet?
A.Ashamed.B.Shocked.C.Amused.D.Nervous.
27.Whatmessageisconveyedinthepassage?
A.Thereisnoperfecthusbandorwifeinmarriage.
B.It’sthetimelyhelptosomeoneinneedthatmatters.
C.It’sagreatchallengefortheChinesetostudyabroad.
D.Childhoodmemorycontributestoguidingpresentbehavior.
C
Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?
Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.
King'sArtCentre
AdayattheCentrecouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.
Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto‘learnfromthemasters’orgetmorecreativewithpaint—freeofcharge.
TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.
TheBotanicGarden
TheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.
ThemultibranchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersabovebluegreenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.
GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.
TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlifeenthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled‘HissingSid’isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.
Byron'sPool
ManystoriessurroundLordByron'stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity.Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof“messanddrunkenness”.However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I'mnotjusttalkingaboutthepetbearhekeptinhisrooms.Hespentagreatdealoftimewalkinginthevillage.
ItisalsosaidthatonoccasionByronswamnakedbymoonlightinthelake,whichisnowknownasByron'sPool.AcoupleofmilespastGrantchesterinthesouthCambridgeshirecountryside,thepoolissurroundedbybeautifulcircularpathsaroundthefields.Thecriesofinvisiblebirdsmakethetripalovelyexperienceandonthewayhomeyoucandropintothevillageforafternoontea.Ifyoudon'ttrustme,thenperhapsyou'lltakeitfromVirginiaWoolf—overacenturyafterByron,shereportedlytookatriptoswiminthesamepool.
28.Asmentionedinthepassage,thereisasmallfeefor______.
A.attendingthemasters'classB.workingwithlocalartists
C.learninglifedrawingD.seeinganexhibition
29.“TorchAloe”and“VenusFlytrap”are______.
A.commoninsectsB.impressiveplants
C.rarelyseensnakes D.wildlifeenthusiasts
30.WecaninferfromthepassagethatByronseemed______.
A.tofearpetbears B.tolikewalking
C.tobeaheavydrinker D.tofinishuniversityin1805
31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Someplacesforweekendbreak.
B.Awaytobecomecreativeinart.
C.Thecolourfullifeinthecountryside.
D.UnknownstoriesofCambridgeUniversity.
D
BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholiday,millionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoff,andmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.AsimilardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalled“BoxingDay”.
BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensation(营销效应)inrecentyears.Since2005,ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppers,retailers(零售商)routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4a.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.
ButwhyBlackFriday?
HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.Busdriversandpoliceused“BlackFriday”todescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.
Businesses,however,didn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththe“BlackFriday”name.Intheearly1980s,amorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantospread.Accordingtothisalternativeexplanation,BlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms(会计行业),operatingatalossiscalledbeing“inthered”becauseaccountantstraditionall
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