河北省邯郸市大名一中高三英语上学期第三周周测试题.docx

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河北省邯郸市大名一中高三英语上学期第三周周测试题

河北省邯郸市大名一中2020届高三英语上学期第三周周测试题

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheflowersarebloomingandthebirdsaresingingasMelindasitsintherosegardenofthenursinghome.Sheisrecallingoldtimesasshewaitsforherfamily'sarrival.ThenursinghomehasbeenMelinda'snewsettlementeversinceThomaspassedawayaweekago.Thomashadfoughtalongandhardbattleagainstlungcancerforthreeyears.Unfortunately,hehasbrokenthepromisethatheandMelindahadmade:

tobewitheachotherforeverybirthday.Melindaknewthiswasunrealistic（不现实的）butagreedtothepromiseforThomas'ssake.

"Thomas,youarecompletelyadreamer"MelindashoutedtoThomasashedraggedonaboutlivingonanislandwithhisbeautifulwife.That'swhatshelovedabouthimmost-hehadavividimagination.Theygotmarriedatageeighteenandbeganhavingchildrenrightaway.Marycamewithintheyear,followedbyThomasBenjaminII,Lilly-Ann,andJoseph"LittleJoey"George.Thefamilylivedanexultantlifefilledwithlaughterandlove.

"Mom!

"Lillyshouted,butitreallysoundedlikeahowl.Melindahadlostherselfinthinkingaboutthelifeshehadsharedwithherlatehusband.Lillypushedherdownthelongdarkhallsofthenursinghomeuntiltheyarrivedattherecreationalroom.

Whenthedoorsopened,Melindaputherhandoverhermouthandwascompletelyspeechless.Theroomwascrowdedwiththepeoplenearestanddearesttoherandthewarmthandlovewasfeltinstantly.Thenightwenton;storiesandcocktailsweresharedandeverythingwasperfect.However,whenMelindacaughtamomenttoherselfshelookedaroundatherfamily.Withasmileonherface,sheraisedherManhattanandcalledoutforatoast."Thisoneisforyou,Thomas,thoughyouarenothere."

1.WhydidThomasbreakhispromise?

A.Hewasbusywithhiswork.B.Hediedoflungcancer.

C.Hehadtoserveinthearmy.D.HestoppedlovingMelinda.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"exultant"underlinedinParagraph2?

A.Peaceful.B.Simple.C.Stressful.D.Happy.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Melinda'childrenforgottheirfather.B.Melindawastiredofnoise.

C.Melindamissedherhusbandbadly.D.Melindalikedtodrinkalcohol.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AParticularBirthdayB.AWomanataNursingHome

C.MemoriesofOldDaysD.ABigSurpriseforMelinda

B.

Everytimeanewyeariscoming,peoplesetouttobetterthemselves.Theypromisetheywillloseweight,findanewjob,ormaybeeventakethatvacationthey’vealwaystalkedabout.Butwhydowemakethesepromisestoourselves,andwheredidthistraditioncomefrom?

Whydoesthistraditionliveonwhensomanypeoplefailtokeeptheresolutions（决定）theymade?

Well,wecanstartbyblamingtheancientBabylonians.

Around4,000yearsagoinBabylon,theearliestrecordedcelebrationhonoringthecomingofanewyearwasheld.Calendarsweren’tastheyaretoday,sotheBabyloniansdiditinlateMarchduringthefirstnewmoonaftertheSpringEquinox（春分）.Thefestivitiesweremeantfortherebirthofthesungod,buttheBabyloniansmadepromisesinordertopleasetheirgods.Theyfeltthiswouldhelpthemstartthenewyearoffwell.

ResolutionscontinuedonwiththeRomans.WhentheearlyRomancalendarnolongersynced（同步）upwiththesun,JuliusCaesardecidedtomakeachange.HeconsultedwiththebestastronomersandmathematiciansofthetimeandintroducedtheJuliancalendar,whichmorecloselyrepresentsthemoderncalendarweusetoday.CaesardeclaredJanuary1thefirstdayoftheyeartohonorthegodofnewbeginnings,Janus.TheRomanscelebratedtheNewYearbyofferingsacrificestoJanus.

Tothisday,thetraditionsoftheancientBabyloniansandRomanscontinuearoundtheworld.SomuchthatGooglelaunchedaResolutionMapin2013wherepeoplecouldaddresolutionsandseeothersaddingtheirsinrealtime.However,nomatterhowmanypeopleparticipatedinGoogle’sproject,thenumbersarebleakwhenitcomestothenumberofpeoplewhomaintaintheirresolutions----onlyeightpercentofpeoplearesuccessfulinstickingthemout.

5.WhydidtheancientBabyloniansmakepromisestotheirgods?

A.Tohonorthegodofnewbeginnings.

B.Toobservetherebirthofthesungodandpleasehim.

C.Tohonorthecomingofanewyearandsatisfytheirgods.

D.Topleasetheirgodsandhopeforagoodstartoftheyear.

6.WhatcanweknowaboutthetraditionoftheNewYear’sresolutions?

A.ThetraditionofmakingNewYear’sresolutionswillsoondie.

B.ThehistoryofmakingNewYear’sresolutionsisnotwellknown.

C.JuliusCaesarmadeJanuary1thefirstdayofayearonhisown.

D.Alotofpeopledon’tfeellikemakingNewYear’sresolutions.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bleak”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Large.B.Unpleasant.C.Encouraging.D.Hopeful.

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowMakingNewYear’sResolutionsCameIntoBeing?

B.TheAncientBabyloniansandtheRomans

C.TheChangeofRomanCalendars

D.HowPeopleBetterThemselves

C

TheprovinceofAlbertacontainsalargepartoftheRockyMountains，makingitanattractiveprovincetovisit.However，thispartofCanadahasmorethantheRockies.Therearecitiesandtownsthatdrawahighnumberoftouristseachyear.

Calgary

CalgaryisthelargestcityinAlberta.It’sbestknownfortheCalgaryStampede，alargeshowthathappensinsummereveryyear.Thecityalsohasmanyhistoricbuildingsandanamazingzoo.It’sveryrichduetotheprovince’slargeoilindustry.

Edmonton

EdmontonisthecapitalofAlberta.It’sthesecondlargestcityintheprovince.Itishometoalotofhistory.TheWestEdmontonMallisapopularattraction，whichisthelargestinNorthAmericaandcontainsover800stores，awaterpark，andafamousthemepark.

Banff

BanffislocatedinBanffNationalPark.Itisfamousforitswonderfulscenery.Activitiesintheareaincludehiking，cycling，andskiing.Thelocalhotsprings（温泉）arealsofuntovisit.Thoughit’sasmalltown，itishometoalotofartsandcultures.Banffholdsafilmfestivaleachyearandhostsmanydance，theater，andmusicprogramsthroughoutthesummer.

Jasper

LocatedinJasperNationalPark，Jasperattractslotsofvisitorstothenaturalbeautyofthepark.Therearealotofhikingtrailsandothernature-relatedactivities.Thetownoffersanumberofdiningandhotelchoicesatavarietyofpricepoints，makingitconvenient（便利的）foryourvisittothearea.

9．WhatdoweknowaboutCalgary?

A．ItisthecapitalofAlberta.

B．ItholdstheCalgaryStampedeeverysummer.

C．Itisfamousforitshistoricbuildings.

D．ItistherichestcityinAlberta.

10．Visitorswholikeshoppingshouldgoto________.

A．EdmontonB．CalgaryC．BanffD．Jasper

11．VisitorstoBanffandJaspercandothefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．hostingmusicprograms

B．havingfunathotsprings

C．enjoyingthenaturalbeauty

D．takingpartinnaturerelatedactivities

D

Forme,mygreatmomentcamewhenIactuallydecidedtoacceptanopportunitytoteachEnglishinShanghai.ThereweretimeswhenIalmostgaveupbecauseoffear.ButintheendIcamehere.

Lastsummer,aCanadian-ChinesewomanwhoteachesinShanghaijusthappenedtocometotheplacewhereIwasworkingintheSeattlearea.WetalkedandIsaidIhadalwayswantedtoteachabroad.Shesaid."Cometoourschool.""Okay,"Ireplied,butIwasn’tsureifImeantit.

Wemetlaterforcoffee.Sheansweredallofmyquestionsabouttheschool,andgavemethewebsiteaddressandtheemailaddressofthepersontocontact.Ittooksixmonthsformetofinallydecideonthejob.

Firstofall,inShanghaitherearemanywesternplacestoeatwesternfoodandlotsofinterestingthingstodo.Also,thereisagreatsubway-systemwithdirectionsandstopspostedinEnglish.Findingyourwayaroundisachallengeinanewplace.Butthatisn'thardhere.Taxisareverycheap,youcanalwaysjumpinoneandgethome.TherearealsoalotofwesternersinShanghai,soitisfairlyeasytoaskfordirections.YoungChinesepeoplearemuchmorelikelytospeakEnglishandtheyarewonderfullyhelpful.

 Iearnalmost$1,000permonthandliveinanicerent-freeapartment.Mybiggestexpense（开销）hasbeenfoodasIamavegetarian（素食者）andalsoonadiet.IstillhavenotgotusedtothetraditionalChinesefood,butifyoulikeit,you'llbeinheaven.

HereIhaveagoodplacetolivein,newfriends,ahighsalary,andagoodjob.IntheU.S.,gettingajobatmyagehasbeennexttoimpossibleforawoman.

12.Wecaninferthatatfirstthewriter               .

A.wasn'tinterestedinteachingabroadatall

B.wasn'tsurewhethertoacceptthejobtoteachinChina

C.knewshewouldbepopularasateacherinChina

D.thoughttheCanadian-Chinesewomanwasjoking

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph4referto?

A.Livinginanewplace.

B.Dealingwithachallenge.

C.Findingyourwayaround.

D.Takingataxi.

14.Accordingtothelastbutoneparagraph,thewriter               .

A.issatisfiedwithherweight

B.doesn'thavetopayforrent

C.doesn'tlikeeatingvegetables

D.iscrazyaboutthetraditionalChinesefood

15.Wecaninferthatthewritermostprobably               .

A.spendslotsofmoneyeachmonth

B.livedalonewhenshewasintheUnitedStates

C.hadaverygoodjobbeforeshelefthercountry

D.feelshappytohavemadethedecisiontoteachinShanghai

第二节七选五（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

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