届高三英语上学期第六次月考试题.docx
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届高三英语上学期第六次月考试题
遂川中学2018届高三年级第一学期第六次月考
英语试题
第一部分听力
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)
A
“ThedaywillbethemostmemorableinthehistoryofAmerica,”wroteJohnAdamsin1776.“Peoplewillhonoritwithparades,fireworksandcelebrations”,headded.AdamswastalkingaboutthesecondofJuly.
ThatisthedaytheContinentalCongressvotedinsupportofindependencefromtheBritish.ButthedatewrittenontheDeclarationofIndependenceisJuly4.So,since1776,AmericanshavecelebratedJuly4asthecountry'sIndependenceDay.
SeveralearlypresidentsoftheUnitedStatesdiedonJuly4.TheyincludeJohnAdams,whobecamethesecondpresident.AdamsandThomasJefferson,thecountry'sthirdpresident,bothdiedonthecountry's50thanniversaryofIndependenceDay.JamesMonroe,thefifthU.S.president,diedonJuly4,1831.Andthe30thpresident,CalvinCoolidge,wasbornonJuly4.
MostAmericanscelebrateIndependenceDaywithbarbecues,paradesand,yes,fireworks.Butafewcelebratebyeatingallthehotdogstheycan.
Sincetheearly1970s,arestaurantcalledNathan'sFamoushasorganizedacompetitiontoseewhocaneatthemosthotdogsinashorttime.TheeventisnowshownonsportsbroadcasterESPN.Itincludesawomen'scompetitionandamen'sevent.BothareheldinNewYorkCity,inanareacalledConeyIsland.In10years,JoeyChestnuthaswonthemen'scontestninetimes.In2016,hesetarecordatthecompetitionbyeating70hotdogsin10minutes.The2016women'swinner,MikiSudo,haswonineachofthepastthreeyears.In2016,sheate38(andahalf)hotdogs.
Let'sgobacktothosefireworks,probablythemostcommonimagerelatedtoIndependenceDay.Americansreally,reallylovefireworks.TheAmericanPyrotechnicAssociationreportedthatAmericansspent$825milliononfireworkslastyear.Wheredomanyofourfireworkscomefrom?
China.Bytheway,wealsoimportmostofourAmericanflagsfromChina,too.
21.WhendidtheContinentalCongressvotetobreakawayfromtheBritish?
A.July2,1776B.July4,1776
C.July4,1831D.July2,1826
22.HowmanypresidentsarerelatedtotheIndependenceDay?
A.2B.4C.3D.5
23.Inwhichyeardidn’tMikiSudowinthehotdogmatch?
A.2013B.2015C.2014D.2016
B
Ibelongtothatclassificationofpeopleknownaswives.IamAWife.And,notaltogetherincidentally,Iamamother.
Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefreshfromarecentdivorce.Hehadonechild,whois,ofcourse,withhisex-wife.Heislookingforanotherwife.AsIthoughtabouthimwhileIwasironingoneevening,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatItoo,wouldliketohaveawife.WhydoIwantawife?
I’dliketogobacktoschoolsothatIcanbecomeeconomicallyindependent.Iwantawifewhowillworkandsendmetoschool.Andmeanwhiletakecareofmychildren.Iwantawifewhoisagoodnurturingattendanttomychildren,whoarrangesfortheirschooling,makessurethattheyhaveanadequatesociallifewiththeirpeers,etc.Iwantawifewhotakescareofthechildrenwhentheyaresick,awifewhoarrangestobearoundwhenthechildrenneedspecialcare,because,ofcourse,Icannotmissclassesatschool.Mywifemustarrangetolosetimeatworkandnotlosethejob.Itmaymeanasmallcutinmywife’sincomefromtimetotime,butIguessIcantoleratethat.Needlesstosay,mywifewillarrangeandpayforthecareofthechildrenwhilemywifeisworking.
Iwantawifewhowilltakecareofmyphysicalneeds.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean.Awifewhowillpickupafterme.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyclothesclean,ironed,mended,replaced,andwhowillseetoitthatmypersonalthingsarekeptintheirproperplacesothatIcanfindwhatIneedtheminuteIneedit.Iwantawifewhowillplanthemenus,dothenecessarygroceryshopping,preparethemeals,servethempleasantly,andthendothecleaningupwhileIdomystudying.IwantawifewhowillcareformewhenIamsickandsympathizewithmypainandlossoftimefromschool.
...
If,bychance,IfindanotherpersonmoresuitableasawifethanthewifeIalreadyhave,Iwantthelibertytoreplacemypresentwifewithanotherone.Naturally,Iwillexpectafresh,newlife;mywifewilltakethechildrenandbesolely(单独地)responsibleforthemsothatIamleftfree.
WhenIamthroughwithschoolandhaveajob,Iwantmywifetoquitworkingandremainathomesothatmywifecanmorefullyandcompletelytakecareofawife’sduties.
MyGod,whowouldn’twantawife?
24.Whydoestheauthorwantawife?
A.Tofollowinthefootstepofthemalefriend.
B.Toforgetaboutthepastmarriage.
C.Toturnoveranewleaf.
D.Togetridofthefamilyduties.
25.Accordingtothepassage,awifeshould______.
A.becomeeconomicallyindependent
B.beresponsibleonlyforherchildren
C.bearalltheresponsibilitiesinafamily
D.quitworkingandremainathome
26.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Howtobeagoodwife.B.Complaintsofbeingawife.
C.Awife’sstatusinafamily.D.Awife’sresponsibilities.
27.Theauthorwrotethisarticleina/an______tone.
A.poeticB.ironicC.humorousD.pessimistic
C
Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance(pocketmoney).Thepurposeistoletthechildrenlearnfromexperiencesatanearlyagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.Somechildrengetaweeklyallowance.Othersgetamonthlyallowance.Inanycase,parentsshouldmakeclearwhat,ifanything,thechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothis,theywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.Parentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowance.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandsachoicebetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercostslikeclothingorelectronics.Manypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundthehome.Thesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylife.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehouse,however,canbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.Theycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcause.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveit.Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrifice.Youhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuture.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancescanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting.Manybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonalfinance.Asavingsaccountisanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompoundinterest.Compoundingworksbypayinginterestoninterest.So,forexample,onedollarinvestedattwopercentinterestfortwoyearswillearntwocentsinthefirstyear.Thesecondyear,themoneywillearntwopercentofonedollarandtwocents,andsoon.Thatmaynotseemlikealot.Butovertimeitaddsup.28.Givinganallowance,parentsshouldconsiderallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.
A.howmuchthechildshouldgeteachtime
B.howoftenachildcangetit
C.wherethemoneyreallygoes
D.whetherthechildhasmadeabudget
29.Theauthorofthepassageholdstheopinionthat________.
A.keepingallowancesinthebankisthebestchoiceforchildren
B.childrencanlearntosetuptheirownbusinesswiththeirallowances
C.whatchildrenlearnbyhandlingallowancesmaybebeneficialinthefuture
D.itisnotagoodideatopaychildrenforhouseworkathome
30.Theunderlinedwords“compoundinterest”inthepassageprobablymeans________.
A.moneypaidbythebankonyouroriginalmoneyandthegainfromit
B.strongerpowertoholdone’sattentiontosavingmoney
C.increasingcuriositytolearnhowtomakemoremoney
D.thesumofmoneythatyouearnfromkeepingyourmoneyinthebank
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BeGeneroustoPayYourChildren.
B.AllowancesHelpChildrenLearnaboutMoney.
C.SavingAllowancesDoesGoodtoChildren.
D.BeWisetoAvoidFinancialMistakes.
D
Untilrecently,scientistsandauthorswereatabsolutedisagreementoverthepointofcrying.InKingHenryVI,Shakespearewrote,“toweepistomakelessthedepthofgrief(悲痛)”,andtheAmericanwriterLemonySnicketsaid“unlessyouhavebeenvery,verylucky,youknowthatagood,longsessionofweepingcanoftenmakeyoufeelbetter,evenifyourcircumstanceshavenotchangedonebit”.
CharlesDarwin,ontheotherhand,thoughtthattheproductionoftearswasmerelyauselesssideeffectofthewaythatthemusclesaroundtheeyeworked.Forhim,thosemuscleshadtocontract(收缩)fromtimetotimesothattheydidn’toverflowwithblood;thesqueezeoftearswassimplyanunintended(无意识的)consequenceofthatevolvedphysiologicalprocess.Hedidacknowledgethatcryingcouldhelpyounginfants(未成年人)attracttheattentionoftheirparents,though.
Wenowknowthatcrying–atleast,thesortthatadultsdo–isacomplexphysiologicalresponsetosomekindofemotionalstimulus(刺激).Themostnoticeable(显著的)featureisofcoursethesheddingoftears,butitalsoincludeschangesinfacialexpressionsandbreathingpatterns.
Fromascientificperspective(观点),cryingisdifferentfromtheproductionoftearsinresponsetoachemicalirritant(刺激物),likewhenyouaccidentally
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