2019届高三英语阅读理解复习检测9

2019届高三英语第九次模拟考试试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）。

第 I 卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分2 0分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有1 0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What did the woman do for a whole night?A. She took care of her uncle.B. She worked in a hospital.C. She attended a meeting.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. At home．B. In a restaurant．C. At a fruit shop．3. What can we learn from their conversation?A．The woman is blind． B. The woman is a stran ger here.C. It's the first time for the woman to take a taxi.4．What is Mike doing?A. Making a design.B. Doing an experiment.C. Attending a party.5. What did the woman do in her summer holiday?A. She lived in Yunnan.B. She went to Yunnan by train.C. She took a good tour in Yunnan.第二节（共1 5小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

2019届高考英语专题练习-阅读理解一、阅读理解（共10题）1. 阅读理解You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit; now meet AGNES—the old person suit.AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(换位体验)System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old. “The business of old age demands new tools,” said Joseph Coughlin, director of the AgeLab. “While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants, young marketers never get that Ah ha! moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car. That's what AGNES provides. ”Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise. Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance, while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility. Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists, and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones. A helmet with straps(带)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱), and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step.AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker. By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person. Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies, car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer.“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said. “She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well. A secondary benefit we've found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health. ”（1）AGNES has been developed to .A. make the users more comfortableB. 1et us understand old people betterC. help old people move more quicklyD. produce new tools for the old-age business（2）According to the article, young marketers never .A. feel the same way as old people doB. see the efforts old people makeC. ask what old people need and wantD. say “Ah ha!” when they meet with difficulty（3）The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about .A. how the AGNES wearer feelsB. how AGNES has been developedC. how old people actD. how AGNES works（4）“An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to.A. someone who travels a lotB. a physically limited old personC. some equipment that helps old people walkD. a company whose service involves old people（5）Which may be a fact resulting from the “secondary benefit” of AGNES?A. Young people respect old people.B. Old-age business improves their service·C. Old people eat and exercise well.D. Young people eat and exercise well.2. 阅读理解DogsAlmost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.I have a friend who has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention (注意).He kept on talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth.Here is another story about a clever dog. It was a seeing-eye dog. A seeing-eye dog is a special dog that helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs "seeing-eye" dogs because they are the "eyes" of the blind man and they help him to "see". These dogs usually go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.One day a seeing-eye dog and a blind man got on a bus together. The bus was full of people and there were no seats. One man, however, soon got up and left his seat. The dog took the blind man to the seat, but there was very little space. The dog began to push the people on each side with his nose. He pushed and pushed until the people moved down and finally there was enough space for two people. The blind man then sat down and the dog got up on the seat at his side. He lie down and put his head on the leg of the blind man. He was very comfortable and soon fell asleep. Everyone on the bus had to smile at the intelligence (聪明) of the dog in making space for the blind man and, at the same time, making a place for himself.（1）Which of the following words is not very much related to a dog?A. Intelligent.B. Loyal.C. Helpful.D. Ambitious.（2）Why did everyone on the bus smile at the seeing-eye dog?A. Because he was intelligent.B. Because he was helpful.C. Because he was friendly.D. Because he was cute.（3）Which of the following best describes a seeing-eye dog?A. A seeing-eye dog is the most intelligent of all dogs.B. A seeing-eye dog is a special dog that helps the police.C. A seeing-eye dog is a watchdog.D. A seeing-eye dog is a special dog that helps blind people.（4）What can be inferred from this passage?A. All dogs are rude to visitors.B. All dogs are impolite to passengers on buses.C. Dogs can be impolite but still loveable.D. Dogs are greedy.3. 阅读理解Sweet Dreams While You SleepDid you sleep the day away on Friday March 21? Well, you should have done that because it was World Sleeping Day.This is the day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves questions about sleep.Why do we need sleep?Nobody as yet can give a perfect answer to this question. However, lab tests on rats have shown that lack (缺少) of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature, great weight loss and finally, death.How much sleep?Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are 10 hours for primary school students, nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.Some people seem to get along just well with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison, for example thought of sleep to be a waste of time. He did, however take naps (打盹) during the day. On the other hand, Albert Einstein, another great scientist, said he needed at least ten hours sleep a night.How can we sleep well?Here are some of the most popular tips for a good night's sleep:Listen to your body clock, not your alarm clock (闹钟).Use your bed only to sleep.Get up and go to bed at the same time (also on weekends).Exercise in the morning and in the early afternoon. Don't exercise in the evening.Stop looking at that clock while you can't sleep! And don't worry.Avoid alcohol (酒精), caffeine (咖啡因) and smoking before going to bed.Keep the bedroom dark, quiet, and cool.（1）Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Thomas Edison slept very long hours every day.B. Albert Einstein needed very little sleep.C. Doctors suggested that primary school students have ten hours of sleep.D. Doctors suggested that junior highs have eight hours of sleep.（2）Which of the following is not a good sleeping habit?A. Have a cup of alcohol before going to bed.B. Keep the bedroom dark, quiet and cool.C. Get up and go to bed at the same time.D. Listen to your body clock.（3）What is implied in this passage?A. Bedrooms can be used for other purposes.B. Great scientists need less sleep than ordinary people.C. World sleeping day is the only time when people become concerned about sleep.D. Results from lab tests on rats may be applicable to humans.4. 阅读理解Baths in JapanIn many western countries people do not bathe (沐浴) every day. Sometimes they bathe only once a week. Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath.In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill.Each house has its own bathroom but there are also big bathhouses for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bathhouse there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters long and about one meter deep: halfway down there is a narrow (狭窄的) seat that goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, they wash themselves first, and then get into the big bath. The person stays there for a short time. When they get out of the bath, they wash their body with soap and water. After the soap is all washed away, the person gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath.The water in the big bath is changed quite often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a man gets into a bath, he says. "Excuse me." He does this because most of the hot water comes directly out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.（1）Which of the following is not true about baths?A. Taking baths can help people relax themselves.B. Taking baths can refresh people.C. Taking baths can keep people clean.D. Taking baths can make people nervous.（2）What do people use to boil water in many western countries?A. Electricity.B. Gas.C. Coal.D. Straw.（3）What is the size of a public bath?A. Three meters long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.B. Three meters long, one meter wide and about three meters deep.C. Three meters long, three meters wide and about one meter deep.D. One meter long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.5. 阅读理解LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (Xinhua)—Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has died at the age of 95, according to media reports on Monday.Lee, born in Stanley Lieber on Dec. 28th, 1922, began his career in 1939 and joined the Marvel Comics in 1961. He is considered as one of the most legendary names in the history of comic books and the leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics. He co-created iconic fictional characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers, and many more.Lee's characters often have super powers, but they also have weaknesses. They were humans, not gods. They not only struggled to save the world, but also to pay their bills, make friends, and hold jobs. This made Marvel comic book heroes stand apart from its competitor DC, which produced the seemingly perfect heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman. Those superheroes have been adapted into blockbuster films, most of which were made after Disney acquired Marvel in a 4-billion-dollar deal in 2009.In a statement, Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company said Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created.Marvel also praised Lee on its website by putting on one of Lee's famous quotes, which goes, “I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. Without it, they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you're able to entertain, you're doing a good thing. ”Praise from his Hollywood peers and colleagues was generous. President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige appreciated Lee's unparalleled impact on the industry. “No one has had more of an impact on my career than Stan Lee,” Feige said. “Our thoughts are with his family and the millions of fans who have been forever touched by Stan's genius, charisma and heart.”（1）How do Lee's characters differ from those of DC?A. They are perfect heroes.B. They often have super powers.C. They are not humans, but gods.D. They have human shortcomings.（2）We can learn from Lee's statement in Paragraph 6 that ________.A. it is embarrassing to be a comic-book writerB. a taste of entertainment is necessary in people's livesC. entertainment is the most important thing in the worldD. you can do everything well if you are able to entertain（3）According to the passage, we could know that ________.A. Lee influenced Kevin Feige's career a lotB. Lee joined the Marvel Comics in his fortiesC. Lee created the fictional characters all by himselfD. The superheroes were adapted into films before Disney acquired Marvel（4）What can be the best title for the passage?A. Comics Legend—the Marvels and DCB. The Superheroes in Stan Lee's ComicsC. Marvel's Comics Legend Stan Lee Dies at 95D. The Life Story of Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee6. 阅读理解I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man called the wai ter and placed his order, “Two cups of coffee, one on the wall.” We got interested and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter attached a piece of paper to the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee.” Si milar occasions took place twice while we were there. It seemed that this gesture was quite normal at this place. However, it was something unique and confusing for us.After a few days, when we again enjoyed coffee there, a man entered. The way this man was dressed did not match the standard or the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was evident from his looks. As he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man with respect and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dustbin.Now it was no surprise for us; the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by people in this town moved us to tears.Coffee is not a necessity. However, the point is that when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we also need to think about those people who also appreciate that specific blessing but cannot afford.Note the waiter, who gets the communication going between the affording and the needy with a smile on his face. Think about the man in need: he enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-dignity; he has a free cup of coffee without asking or knowing about who has given this cup of coffee to him; he only looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, enjoyed his coffee and left. Besides, we need to remember the role played by the wall that reflects the generosity and care of people in this town.（1）What made the author interested as well as confused?A. The waiter's making normal gestures.B. Customers' buying coffee for the needy.C. The waiter's attaching coffee orders on the wall.D. Customers' paying for coffee and having it put on the wall.（2）The author thought the man in need was ______.A. not properly dressedB. obviously poorC. not right to leave without payingD. strange to order coffee from the wall（3）In the author's opinion, coffee is _____.A. necessary in our lifeB. respect shown for the needyC. a blessing to someone who can't affordD. a blessing everyone should have（4）The passage is mainly concerned about ______.A. learning from the waiterB. buying coffee for othersC. caring more about the people in needD. analyzing the characters in the coffee shop7. 阅读理解While it's books that make a library, being in lovely surroundings may provide inspiration and help you work a little bit harder. Here are some of the coolest libraries of the world.Library of Birmingham – Birmingham, U.K.The new Library of Birmingham is said to be not only Britain's biggest public library, but also the largest in Europe. Designed by Dutch architects, this replacement for the Birmingham Central Library was opened in 2013 and has a wealth of resources within its walls, including adults and kids' libraries, music collections, a Shakespeare Memorial Room, and even a gym room. Gardens crown the roof, while the changing seasons bring variations in the shadows and reflections inside.National Library of France – Paris, FranceThe National Library of France, which now contains an astonishing collection of 30 million, dates back to the 14th century and this royal library was set up at the Louvre by King Charles V. The Library was moved to Rue de Richelieu site in 1868, with major design work carried out by French architects Henri Labrouste and, following his death, Jean-Louis Pascal. Here, the reading rooms are elegance itself. There are more than just books to be found.State Library of New South Wales – Sydney, AustraliaThe public State Library of New South Wales holds the honor of being the oldest institution of its kind in Australia. It was originally set up as the Australian Subscription Library in 1826, but it wasn't until 1942 that its permanent home was ready. Designed by Sydney architect Walter Liberty Vernon and completed in 1910, the magnificent sandstone Mitchell Wing is one of the architectural highlights.Seattle Central Library – Seattle, Washington, USASeattle Central Library's distinctive design ensures it stands out. Architect Rem Koolhaas is one of the names attached to its design. Architects sought to envelop the 11-story building with “a layer of transparency”, using a skin of glass and metal. The finished article houses about 1.45 million books and other things, as well as more than 400 computers available for public use. The building, which opened in 2004, was included on the American Institute of Architects' list of America's 150 favorite buildings in 2007.（1）Which of the following library has the longest history?A. Library of BirminghamB. National Library of FranceC. State Library of New South WalesD. Seattle Central Library（2）What can you do in Library of Birmingham?A. Attend a concert.B. Act a play.C. Take some exercise.D. Enjoy new technology.（3）What do National Library of France and Seattle Central Library have in common?A. They have computers available.B. They were moved to a new place.C. They won awards for architecture.D. They were designed by more than one person.8. 阅读理解Most dog owners are convinced that their four-legged friends know exactly what they mean when they use certain words like sit, stay or treat. However, researchers have always wondered whether dogs really understand human speech or if they rely on other info rmation to get the meaning. For example, does the word “fetch” form a picture of a stick or ball in the dog's mind, or does the dog bring back the object based on the owner's voice or gesture? A new study by scientists at Atlanta's Emory University seems t o indicate that “man's best friend” does indeed know what the owner is saying.The researchers began by asking the owners of twelve dogs of various kinds to train their pets to identify two toys of different materials, such as a toy animal and a ball. Once the dogs had mastered the task, they took turnsinside a special scanner. The owners then tested their dog's language skill by first calling out the names of the toys they had been trained to recognize and then saying meaningless words such as “bobbu”and “bodmick” while holding up random objects the dogs hadn't seen before.The scans suggested that the parts of the dogs' brains responsible for processing of sounds showed different brain patterns when they heard words they were familiar with, compared with the ones they had never heard before. While that was not enough to prove that the dogs were picturing their toys when they heard the word, it did indicate some sort of recognition. The researchers believe this is an important step forward in understanding how dogs process language.Even more interesting was that the dog's brains showed a higher level of neural(神经)activity at the sound of unknown words. This is the exact opposite of what happens in human brains, which get more active at the sound of familiar words. The researchers say the dogs may become cheerful at the sound of new words to try to understand them in the hope of delighting their masters. “Dogs want to please their owners, and perhaps also receive praise or food,” says Empty neuro scientist Gregory Burns, senior author of the study.However, though your pet may understand human speech, the scientists recommend using visual signals and smell for training. “When people want to teach their dog a trick, they often use spoken command because that's what humans prefer, ”Prichard says.“ From the dog's view, however, a visual command might be more effective, helping the dog learn the trick faster.”（1）What's the purpose of the new study?A. To convince dog owners to understand their dogs.B. To advise dog owners to treat their dogs kindly.C. To prove dogs follow owners' order by listening.D. To test out how dogs get information from owners.（2）What does the author intend to do in paragraph 2?A. Inform the result of the research.B. State the process of the research.C. Stress the importance of the research.D. Introduce the subjects of the research.（3）How do human brains and dog brains react to words?A. Human brains become active at unfamiliar words.B. Dog brains become delighted at unfamiliar words.C. Human brains are not sensitive to familiar words.D. Dog brains show no response to familiar words.（4）What do scientists advise the owners to do in dog training?A. Give dogs oral command.B. Teach dog new tricks.C. Involve sight and smell.D. Encourage faster learning.9. 阅读理解At the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on things like candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola was busy saving money for basic purchases. To try to get his peers（同龄人）to do the same, the boy from Peru came up with the idea of an eco-bank, the BartselanaStudent Bank, which allows kids of all ages to become financially independent while also helping the environment.Set up in 2012, the bank is the world's first bank for kids. To become a member, a kid has to bring in at least 5 kilograms of solid waste and set a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram of recyclables on a monthly basis and observe other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops.The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling companies, who, thanks to Jose's efforts, pay ahigher-than-market rate for everything brought in by the bank members. The money received is placed in the personal account where they collect until the savings goal is reached. The account holder can then withdraw the money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a b igger target. “At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recalls, “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school headmaster and an assistant in my class.”The boy's efforts paid off, and by 2013, the bank had over 200 members, who brought in one ton of recyclable waste. Today, the eco-bank, which now has the support of several local institutions, boasts ten educational centers. They are designed to teach the over 3,000 students, aged 10 to 18, to become financially independent, use their money wisely, and help the environment.Not surprisingly, Jose's efforts have earned him several national and international awards. On November 20, 2018, Jose won Children's Climate Prize, which comes with a medal and $5,500 in prize money and is given to a child or youth who has accomplished an extraordinary achievement for the climate or environment.（1）Why did Jose set up the bank?A. To raise money and set up a recycling company.B. To buy necessities and donate them to needy kids.C. To save much money and protect the environment.D. To educate the students and help them win prizes.（2）How can a kid be admitted to the eco-bank?A. By donating to the eco-bank.B. By turning in one kilogram of waste in a month.C. By sending in an application.D. By presenting a goal and a certain amount of waste.（3）How did the teachers feel about Jose's program?A. Doubtful.B. Excited.C. Moved.D. Worried.（4）What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A. How the environment is improved.B. What the project has achieved.C. How tons of waste has been recycled.D. What support the local institutions get.10. 阅读理解While visiting the North pole in winter may not be at the top of your bucket list, the ever-changing ICEHOTEL, which opened its doors to visitors on December 14 this year, may change your mind.200 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedish village of Jukkasjārvi, the hotel, which is carved entirely from ice, is rebuilt annually.The 35 rooms, built to accommodate visitors on all kinds of budgets, vary from expensive suites to basic rooms that are furnished with just an icy bed and a reindeer skin. Among the highlights this year is the “Spruce Woods” suite. Sculpted by Christopher Pascoe and Jennie O'Keefe of Canada, it describes a camping scene complete with a classic microbus, a forest, and even an artificial campfire.There is also the artfully-carved “Living Ocean” suite to remind visitors of the importance of saving our oceans. The room is full of carved sea life that includes coral and a sha rk “swimming” right over the ice bed. “The suite is inspired by global warming and the overfishing that affects our oceans.” says artist Jonathan Paul Green. “I also think the idea of using frozen water from a river in northern Sweden to create an ocean with shells, fish, and corals is exciting.”The nearby “Haven” suite is a “magical gate of ice” guarded by two large animals. “We are inspired by the meeting between people and want to create an experience that invites curiosity and creativity, "says artist Jonas Johansson." It feels like a dream to get to work with ice that allows our love for light, shine, and reflection to wander freely from thought to creation.”Regardless of whether visitors select the carved suites or the basic ice rooms, the temperature is always set to a bone-chilling －5℃! That is why guests are advised to snuggle(蜷缩)up inside sleeping bags and wear gloves and winter hats all night. Not surprisingly, most end up spending just a single night at this unique hotel before moving on to the conventional and warmer hotels nearby.（1）What does the underlined phrase “bucket list” mean in the text?A. A shopping list of buckets.B. A list of travelling destinations.C. A list of expensive hotels.D. A list of exciting ideas.（2）What can we know about the ice hotel?A. It is rebuilt every year.B. Its rooms are expensive.C. It organizes camping activities.D. It lies in a coastal city.（3）Where does the inspiration of “Living Ocean” suite come from?A. Art and literature.B. Ocean life and voyage.C. Climate changes and human influence.D. The meeting of people.（4）Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. An Adventure to the North PoleB. An Experience Close to NatureC. A Taste of Cold: A Night in a VillageD. A Winter Destination: Sweden's Ice Hotel。

2018—2019学年第一学期高三期初调研试卷英语2018. 9注意事项：1.本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择題)，满分120分。

考试时间120分钟。

2. 请将第一卷的答案填涂在答趙卡上，第二卷请直接在答題卡上规定的地方作答。

答题前，务必将自己的学校、、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。

第I卷（选择题，共80分)第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分15分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Salesman and customer.B. Boss and secretary.C. Doctor and patient.2. How many books did Mr. Robinson remend?A. 6.B. 8.C. 16.3. What do we know about Bill from the conversation?A. He is lazy.B. He is forgetful.C. He is fearless.4. What is the cause of their plaint?A. The heat.B. The lecture.C. The air quality.5. Why did the officer stop the woman?A. She was speeding.B. He thought she was in danger.C. She played the music so loud.第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)听下面4段对话或独白。

2019届高三上学期英语期末考试试卷一、阅读理解1. 阅读理解Pizza is a pretty universal treat, butwhere did it start? Here are three things you probably didn’t know about pizza.1: Pizza’s Origins Are Half-Baked.The Neapolitans（那不勒斯人）in Italy are proud of saying theyinvented pi zza, but it’s probably more accurate to say, they perfected it. Theidea of putting toppings on a flatbread and baking it started in the 6thcentury B. C. But the people of Naples were the first to put tomato on aflatbread in the 16th century. From its start, pizza was a food of the poor, asit was cheap, filling and easy to eat on the run. In Italian, the word “pizza”refers to anything that is made and then pressed flat.2: Pizza Margherita Is Not Exactly a Symbolof Italy.It was said some day in 1889, a local bakernamed Raffaele Esposito created three pizzas for Queen Margherita when she wason a tour of Italy. The queen loved the version that had tomato, basil andmozzarella cheese--- and just happened to match the colors of the Italian flag.So Esposito named the pizza after her.But Pizza historian Scott Wiener points outthat Italy was unified in name only in 1889 so it was unlikely any Neapolitanbaker would want to celebrate“the Northern conquerors.” Further, the letter ofgratitude for the pizza from the royal household that Pizzeria Brandi displaysappears to be a fake（赝品）and may just have been a marketing plan.3: Hawaliian Pizza Invented by a Canadian.Sam Panopoulos, from Greece originallymoved to Canada at the age of 20. In 1962, he decided to put some ham andpineapple on a pizza at one of his restaurants in Ontario.“We just put it on for fun to see how itwas going to taste,” he told the BBC in 2017. Panopoulos named it the Hawaiianpizza after the brand of canned pineapple he used. The mix of sweet and savorytoppings caught on with a certain part of the pizza-loving public. The inventordied in 2017.（1）Who was pizza first made for?A . The people of Naples.B . The poor Neapolitan people.C . The rich Italian people.D . Queen Margherita specially.（2）What can we learn about Pizza Margherita?A . It was intended to match the colors of the Italian flag.B . It was made to celebrate “the Northern conquerors.C . It was made to cater for Queen Margherta.D . It was displayed in the royal house.（3）How did the name of Hawaiian Pizza come?A . It was named after a brand of canned pineapple.B . It was named after a restaurant in Ontario.C . It came from a local Hawaiian cook.D . It came from the pizza-loving public.2. 阅读理解In 2012 my wife and I decided to openour bookstore in spite of unfavorable situations. The challenges facing smallbookstores were-and remain-significant. Apart from the obvious rise in onlineselling, the increase in the popularity of e-books has negatively affectedindependent providers.The question is why a new, small-scale（小规模的）provide would voluntarily enter such achallenging market? From a personal view, our reasoning was sound: wewanted to share our love of great books and reading for pleasure with as manylike-minded people as possible.Having done our homework, one thing becameclear. In order for us to succeed, we would have to offer something that noneof our larger competitors already provided. And so we started the WilloughbyBook Club. We set up our website in the summer of 2012, and we haven’t lookedback.Theidea of service is simple. We offer a range of book subscription gift packages,available in three-month, six-month and 12-month options. Our customers choosea package, tell us a little about the person they’re buying it for, and we usethis information to send the receiver a hand-picked, gift-wrapped book once amonth. We also recently decided to give one new book to Book Aid Internationalfor every gift subscription sold. These books are sent out to sub-SaharanAfrica, supporting the educational work there. Within four months of startingout, we won the Young Bookseller of the Year Award at the 2013 Booksellerawards.Our brief journey from new booksellers toaward receivers has been challenging and rewarding. The biggest thing we’velearned is that, despitethe pressures facing independent providers, there is aplace for them in the UK mark et. It’s just a question of finding it.（1）What challenges do the couple have to face when opening their bookstore?A . Their bookstore is in an unfavourable place.B . They are short of money and manpower.C . Their books tore has limited great books.D . Online selling and e-books are gaining popularity.（2）What does the underlined word “sound” in Paragraph 2 mean?A . accurateB . controversialC . reliableD . safe（3）In order to succeed, the couple have taken practical measures except ________ .A . setting up a book clubB . building their websiteC . sending the customers gifts every monthD . aiding some Africans by giving them new boos （4）What’s the author’s opinion on being an independent provider?A . It is anything but challenging.B . It is difficult but worth it.C . It is too difficult to succeed.D . It is just a question.3. 阅读理解Humans’ invention of zero was vital formodern mathematics and science, but we’re not the only species to consider“nothing” a number. Parrots and monkeys understand the concept of zero, and nowbees have joined the club, too.Honey bees are known to have some numericalskills such as the ability to count to four, which may come in handy whenkeeping track of landmarks intheir environment. To see whether these abilitiesextended to understanding zero, researchers trained 10 bees to identify thesmaller of two numbers. Across a series of trials, they showed the insects twodifferent pictures displaying a few black shapes on a white background. If thebees flew to the picture with the smaller number of shapes, they were givendelicious sugar water, but if they flew toward the larger number, they werepunished with bitter-tasting food.Once the bees had learned to consistentlymake the correct choice, the researchers gave them a new choice: a whitebackground containing no shapes at all. Even though the bees had never seen anempty picture before, 64% of the time they chose it rather than a picturecontaining two or three shapes, the authors report today in Science. Thissuggests that the insects understood that “zero” is less than two or three. Andthey weren’t just going for the empty picture because it was new andinteresting. Another group of bees trained to always choose the larger numbertended to pick the nonzero image in this test.In further experiments, the researchersshowed that bees’ understanding of zero was even more complex: for example,they were able to distinguish between one and zero-a challenge even for someother members of the zero club. Advanced numerical abilities like this couldgive animals an evolutionary advantage, helping them keep track of predators（捕食者）and food sources. And if an insect candisplay such a thorough grasp of the number zero, write the researchers, thenthis ability may be more common in the animal kingdom than we think.（1）According to the trials, the researchers have found that bees ________.A . have the same intelligence as parrots and monkeysB . can count many numbers after being trainedC . can identify the smaller number quicklyD . understand the concept of zero（2）The researchers trained another group of bees to ________.A . confirm the bees are able to identify the smaller numberB . find the big difference between the two groups of beesC . prove the bees are interested in new thingsD . show the bees can be distinguished easily（3）What do the researchers suggest in further experiments?A . Bees should be trained more.B . Numerical abilities could help predators find bees.C . Insects are better at understanding zero than animals.D . Animals may display a thorough grasp of the number zero.（4）What is the best the title for the text?A . New Findings About Bees’ Concept of ZeroB . Experients on Bees’ Numerical SkillsC . Complex Trials About the Zero ClubD . A Science Report of the Species of Bees4. 阅读理解Some people dream about becomingengineers. Luckily, the new IMAX film Dream Big shows how engineering canimprove people’s lives. It teaches viewers how engineers use high-tech to helpthe world. The film hits IMAX theaters nationwide on February 17 to celebrateEngineers Week.The film, taking place in locations likeChina, Dubai and Africa, tells the stories of engineers who try to come up withcreative ideas to save energy and help people.Dream Big was directed by Greg MacGillivraywho has 38 films under his belt, including some of the most successful filmsever shown in IMAX theaters.How did MacGillivray get into themoviemaking business? “I grew up at the beach. My first movies were aboutsurfing and the ocean. As time went on, I saw the changes in the oceanincluding polluting and overfishing. So I started making films aboutconservation of nature.” He told TFK. Now, his films cover a variety of topics,from the natural world to human creation.One of the engineers in Dream Big isAngelica Hernandez. In high school, she was on a team that best MIT, auniversity, in an underwater robotics competition. Today, the engineering workshe does focuses on helping people use less energy and save money andresources. “I work with companies to promote energy efficiency with theircommercial customers, so it’s really trying to push forward all the measuresthat customers and high-energy users can apply, she explains.Engineering is such a good job-you makegood money, travel around the world, solve amazing problems and help people.”She says.The mission of Dream Big is to show peoplethe good that engineers can do to the world. “That was the impulse of makingthis movie”, MacGillivray explains, “We want to explain engineering in a waythat will get the kids very excited about it.” “Whoever and wherever you are,you can become a n engineer,” he adds, “All you need is the creative spirit.”（1）Who are the main characters in Dream Big?A . Engineers.B . Businessmen.C . Viewers.D . Environmentalists.（2）What do MacGillivray and Angelica Hernandez have in common?A . They can make robots.B . They are good at filming.C . They have won awards in competitions.D . They care about environmental protection.（3）What is MacGillivray’s purpose of saying the words in the last paragraph?A . To advise people to have big dreams.B . To promote his film Dream Big.C . To encourage people to be engineers.D . To share his success of Dream Big.（4）What can we infer from the text?A . Angelica Hernandez will act in more films.B . Dream Big calls on people to learn from engineers.C . Dream Big encourages people to make money by being engineers.D . Engineers have done a lot to help directors to develop IMAX films.二、任务型阅读5. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019年高三英语教学质量检测试卷一、阅读理解1. 阅读理解Afamous Anglican Church stands in a quiet corner of Dunedin in New Zealand’sSouth Island. Built in 1865, it is the city’s oldest church still in use. Countlesscouples have gathered here to marry. It’s where morning tears a re shared, friendshipsformed and comfort given during times of loss.Aswith many churches, its walls are graced with a collection of beautifulstained-glass windows. Known as the “John Allen window”, one windowportrays the short life of a local man, John Allen, who died in 1915 in theGallipoli campaign in Turkey.Johnwas the son of Sir James Allen, who as Minister of Defense, helped plan andadminister New Zealand’s World War I strategy, which saw 100,000 troops sent tofight. With the war over and his son dead, Sir James chose to install a windowin the church, with which the Allen family had strong ties.Divided into two parts, one depicts St. George, the patron saint of soldiers, while the other has an angel of peace,along with the words at the bottom, “John Hugh All Gallipoli, 6th June, 1915”.Two trees with local birds on the branches can be seen and a kiwi walks at thebottom- reminders that John was a lover of birds.“There are many war memorials in thechurch,” says the church.“However the ‘John Allen window’ standsout; it touches people because of the beautiful design, the New Zealand birdsand because John’s story, of a life so full of promise ending tragically in thewar, reflects the lives and stories of so many others involved in World War I.”（1）Wh at does the word “portrays” in paragraph 2 most probably mean?A . Starts.B . Changes.C . Treasures.D . Represents.（2）Sir James Allen built the “John Allen window” to ______________.A . celebrate the end of World War IB . honor the troops in the Gallipoli campaignC . remember his son’s sacrifice to the countryD . show the family’s close ties with the church（3）What might be the main theme of the pictures on the window?A . Freedom and equality.B . Peace and war.C . Human and nature.D . Marriage and family.（4）What might be the best title for the text?A . A Brave SoldierB . Window on a LifeC . Cruelty of the WarD . A Grand Church2. 阅读理解Wespend a great amount of time listening to music. Most college students listento music at least three or four times a week, and more than 50 percent of themgo to at least one concert per year.According to new research, we may be bornliking music, because human beings are born to find certain combinations of sounds attractive. Forexample,young children can recognize a familiar Song even when its key is changed.Similarly, they respond with more emotions to their mothers’ singing than totheir mothers’ speech. Careful analysis of mothers’ child-directed songs indicates that each mother’ssongs remain stable from one “performance” to the next, and this mayencourage children’s engagement with the songs.Research with adults suggests that musiccatches our attention by activating brain pathways that are most suitedto processing music than to processing other kinds of sound. Specifically,music appreciation relies on the auditory cortex on the right side of the brain, whichis specialized to process sound that characterizes music-in contrast to theleft auditory cortex, which processes the stop-and-start bursts of sound thatcharacterize speech.Although some Psychologists remain skepticalabout whether music may have powerful effects on our thinking, a number ofstudies have shown that listening to music can increase people’s spatialreasoning abilities Furthermore, It is clear that music can greatly influenceour emotions. Personally significant music activates areas of the brainassociated with pleasure and reward, the same areas that are activated by sexand good food.Researchers do not agree about how humans’abilities to process and enjoy music have come into being.Anyway, the next time you enjoy listening to a piece of music, remember thatthe most complex pieces of audio equipment are the ones between yourheadphones.（1）Which of the following might belong to the “certain combinations ofsounds” in paragraph2?A . A song.B . A debate.C . A quarrel.D . A dialogue.（2）It can be learned from paragraph 4 that .A . no doubt music can increase people’s thinking abilityB . music simply gives people positive emotionsC . only music can give people pure pleasure and rewardD . music has a great influence on human beings（3）According to the passage, the most complex pieces of audio equipment lie .A . at a collegeB . in a concertC . in the brainD . in the headphone3. 阅读理解Agreat number of species make their home in the vast waters of the AtlanticOcean. Although the entire ocean makes up an ecosystem, many smaller habitatsare found within, including an open-water habitat off the coast of the NorthernAtlantic Ocean known as the Sargasso Sea. Sargassum is an alga that floats in masses that cancontinue for miles. The waters of the Gulf Stream push the water in a northwardmove into this area. This constant move and varying temperature support theaccumulation of the brown-colored seaweed.TheSargasso Sea is so enormousthat one method of information collection has not been enough for scientists toobtain an accurate picture of what takes place within this ecosystem.Researchers have needed to employ several methods of sampling. Methods such asdragging nets over the surface of the water and videotaping beneath areas ofsargassum have servedscientists well. Information collected has shown that theGulf Stream pushes brown algae from open water into the Sargasso Sea area,creating a diverse floating habitat in an area that would otherwise not supportthat wildlife.Inthe most recent study of the sargassum community off the shores of NorthCarolina, eighty-one fish species were documented as using the area as a microhabitat.This is an increase from previous studies. The types of fish found here areboth commercially and environmentally important. The South Atlantic FisheryManagement Council is working to regulate the harvesting of sargassum. TheCouncil hopes to have the area classified as an Essential Fish Habitat. Whichwould afford it certain protections.Furtherresearch needs to be donebefore scientists understand how to best protect the Sargasso Sea as well asunderstand how it goes about supporting so many important types of wildlife.（1）The author uses “enormous” in paragraph 2 to stress that .A . the Atlantic Ocean is really amazing in terms of its size and areaB . what the researchers do is highly respected by scientific communityC . the research work is complex because a large area must be coveredD . a large amount of money for the Sargasso Sea research is needed（2）It can be inferred from the phrase “needed to be done” in paragraph 4 that the author thinks .A . the Sargasso ecosystem is worth our attention and needs more studyB . the scientific community has ignored this complex ecosystemC . the Sargasso Sea is becoming a problem and needs removingD . new methods forresearching the ecosystem must be found instantly（3）The text is mainly about .A . diversity of wildlife in the Atlantic OceanB . different habitats of sea animalsC . methods of information collectionD . the Sargasso Sea as an entire ecosystem二、任务型阅读4. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

福建省2019年高三年毕业班质量检查考试英语本试卷共12页。

满分150分。

注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题；每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15. 答案是C1.Why does he woman fail to go to the party?A.She's been invited to a rock concert.B.She wants to nmeet ber friends.C.She has to write a report.2. What did the woman go to London for?A.A tour.B. A vacationC. A business trip3.What does the man ask the woman to have?A.Orange jice.B.Some biscuis.C.A hamburger.4.What do you know about the woman?A.She is annoyed about something.B.She is worried about the man.C.She is satisfied with everything.5.Where does he conversation take place?A.In a cafeB.On a plane.C.In a hospital第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

2019年北京市高考英语冲刺卷(九)本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

全卷满分120分, 考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必先将答题卡上的学校、年级、班级、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹签字笔填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的准考证号、姓名，在答题卡的“条形码粘贴区”贴好条形码。

2. 本次考试所有答题均在答题卡上完成。

选择题必须使用2B铅笔以正确填涂方式将各小题对应选项涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦除干净后再选涂其它选项。

非选择题必须使用标准黑色字迹签字笔书写，要求字体工整、字迹清楚。

3. 请严格按照答题卡上题号在相应答题区内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试卷、草稿纸上答题无效。

4. 请保持答题卡卡面清洁，不要装订、不要折叠、不要破损。

笔试（共三部分120分）第一部分知识运用（共两节45分）第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A“Mirror, mirror, which clothes suit me best?” Now, there is a magic mirror in the shopping center __1 can answer the question.A shopping center in England is selling a magic dressing mirror. You needn’t enter a fitting room and put the clothes 2 by yourself. All you need to do is to stand in front of the mirror. The magic mirror can tell you 63 or not the clothing you have chosen suits you.B3D technology 4(use) for the magic mirror for you to choose and try on all kinds of clothes from different stores. When you stand in front of the mirror, with the 5(assist) of the technology, you can make its own judgement of your body type. Then you can see 6 wearing the dress you have chosen in the mirror.CIt’s very convenient for you to find the most 7(suit) dress. You do not have to spend a lot of time 8(walk) around in different stores. 9 do you need to shut yourself into a small dressing room.“The mirror has worked much better with women’s clothing than 10(expect), so we are now developing the software for men’s and kid’s clothing,” said the marketing manager of the shopping center.第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2019年青岛市高三年级教学质量检测英语试题第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a bank.B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel.2. What will the man do first?A. Look after the children.B. See a doctor.C. Attend a party.3. What’s the relationship between the woman and Rick?A. Boss and clerk.B. Former classmates.C. Colleagues.4. How will the woman spend her summer vacation?A. Taking a part time job.B. Taking summer classes.C. Taking a break.5. What does the woman mean?A. She’ll make a call.B. She’ll be off work.C. She’ll finish at seven.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

2019年高考英语母题题源系列专题09阅读七选五（记叙文）【母题来源一】【2019·北京卷】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished(完成)in teams.Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals._____46_____Companies spend millions hiring top business people.Is their money well spent？___47___They focused on football，basketball and baseball.The results are mixed For football and basketball，adding talented players to a team proves a good method，but only up to the point where70%of the players are top talent；above that level,the team’s performance begins to decline.Interestingly，this trend isn’t evident in baseball. where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance.To explain this phenomenon，the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调)their actions.______48______In baseball，the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates.They conclude that when task interdependence is high，team performance will suffer when there is too much talent，while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower.If a basketball star is.for example，trying to gain a high personal point total，he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate，affecting the team's performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told，“There is no I in TEAM.”___49___ Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team，some players may make less effort.Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛)，whenever a person is added，everyone else pulls the rope with less force.___50___.An A-team may require a balance-not just A players，but a few generous B players as well.A.It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.B.Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talentC.The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers'attention.D.Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.E.Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.F.Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.G.This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。

新课标高三联考试卷英语试题考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对于题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力（略）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，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AKatharine Meyer Graham was once described as “the most powerful woman in America.” She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington.Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963.Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children.Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes.21. Katharine Graham is considered powerful because ________.A. she was born of a very rich familyB. she had the most important newspaperC. she was in charge of the The Washington PostD. she gained much money from newspapers22. We can infer from the second paragraph that Katharine Graham ________.A. was one of the top students at universityB. helped her father in purchasing the paperC. didn’t take interest in managing a bankD. lived a rich life when she was young23. After Katharine Graham got married ___________.A. her husband gave up his previous jobB. she got a job editing letters for the editorC. she made The Washington Post improvedD. her husband wanted to be a political leader24. What do you think of Benjamin C. Bradlee?A. He was an expert when it came to earning money.B. He brought The Washington Post back to life.C. He intended to buy The Washington Post.D. He should have given more help to Katharine Graham.BFat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket--- anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's schoolof adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway's cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, and then decided that this would be his future.In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.25. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?A. He became good at most sports.B. He began to build up his body.C. He joined a sports team.D. He made friends with a runner.26. T he underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______.A. journeysB. researchesC. adventuresD. operations. W27. What does the story mainly tell us abut Saunders?A. He is a success in sports.B. He is the best British skier.C. He is Ridgway's best student. `D. He is a good instructor at school.CMaybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard. From the time when he was a puppy, he was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”! He was especially afraid of thunderstorms. At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder, he would run whining into his house and hide under a table.I often went for a walk with Howard. Once, as we were walking along a road, it began to rain. I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter. The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles. Soon after I had got there, Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away. At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior. But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home.When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter, there came a flash of lightning and soon after, there was thunder which nearly deafened me. Howard stopped walking and began whining. Thinking he was afraid, I bent to pick him up. As I straightened up, I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left. I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lyingon the ground, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning!28. The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______.A. his timid characteristicB. one of the author’s friends HowardC. his loud soundD. his strange behaviors29. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that .A. Howard had a strange behaviorB. Howard should be afraid of the metal polesC. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightningD. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth30. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Dogs are cleverer and better than men.B. Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms.C. Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot.D. Dogs are naturally born heroes.31. What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage?A. It was about 200 meters from the author’s home.B. It was destroyed in a rainy day.C. Its roof was supported by wood poles.D. It could produce blinding flash of lightning.DLast July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d j ust head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going.“Four more lights,”she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.“I just can’t leave you here,”she said.“This isn’t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”“You will drive me home in the bus?”I asked, perplexed. “No, I’ll take you in my car,”she said.“It’s a long way,”I protested.“Come on,”she said.“I have nothing else to do.”As we drove from the station in her car,, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan（乐善好施者）picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car.“I’m just passing the favor along,” she said. When I offered her money as a thank you, she wouldn’t hear of it.“That wouldn’t make it a favor,”she said.“Just do something nice to somebody. Pass it along.”32. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.B. No driver would give him a ride.C. He didn’t know the routes.D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.33. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?A. No bus would come at the time.B.A taxi ride would be more comfortable.C. He became impatient and a bit worried.D. He knew the driver would never return34. The bus driver drove the writer home later because________.A. she happened to go in the same directionB. she wanted to do something good for other peopleC. her brother told her to do soD. she wanted to earn more money35. The bus driver hoped that the writer______.A. would do as she didB. would keep her in memoryC. would give the money to othersD. would do her a favor第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。