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1 1 【英语卷(解析)·2015届安徽省六校教育研究会高三第一次联考试卷（201408）】A Maybe 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 lying on the ground, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning! 56. The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______. A. his timid characteristicB. one of the author’s friends Howard C. his loud soundD. his strange behaviors 57. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that . A. Howard had a strange behavior B. Howard should be afraid of the metal poles 2

C. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightning D. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth 58. 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. 59. 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. 【答案】【知识点】 C2 故事类 【文章综述】本文主要讲述了作者的狗Howard很怕打雷闪电而让作者平安无事的故事。在一次雷雨中，Howard不让作者站在公交站台下避雨，从而避免了作者遭遇雷击事故。 【答案解析】 56. A。解析：细节题，根据第二段 he was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”可知作者给他的狗起名叫做Howard是因为他的狗很胆小，Howard听起来像Coward(懦夫)，故选A。 57. A。解析：细节题，根据第三段 At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior可知作者对Howard的奇怪的举动感到很生气，故选A。 58. C。解析：细节题。根据第一段I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot可知C正确。A、B、D文中均未提及。 59. B。解析：推断题。根据最后一段I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground, broken可知那个公交车站被雷击中，已经被毁了。故B正确。A、C、D均不符合原文。

2 【英语卷（解析）·2015届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期第一次月考（201409）】B Last 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 3

me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just 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.” 25. 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. 26. 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 return 27. The bus driver drove the writer home later because________. A. she happened to go in the same direction B. she wanted to do something good for other people C. her brother told her to do so