山西省河津二中2019届高三英语上学期10月月考试题（含答案，Word版）.doc

1、 - 1 - 山西省河津二中山西省河津二中 20192019 届高三英语上学期届高三英语上学期 1010 月月考试题月月考试题 考试时间：考试时间：120120 分钟分钟 满分满分 150150 分分 2018.102018.10 第第一一部分部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A A It is o

2、ne of the liveliest festivals that happen in Bath and it is returning this September. The Jane Austen Festival kicks off on September 8 and runs for ten days until September 17 with events running every day and evening. What are some of the festival highlights? Grand Regency Costumed Charity Walk Th

3、e highlight is usually the walk which sees 600 or more fans dressed in period dress as they walk from Royal Crescent Lawn through the city to Parade Gardens. It is a splendid sight to see in the historic, Georgian streets. When: Saturday, September 9/11: 00 am-12: 30 pm Where: Royal Crescent Lawn Ti

4、ckets: 10 per adult / FREE to watch Mr Wickham and an evening with Jane Austen Jane Austens most memorable characters come to life at the Old Theater Royal. Performances include the handsome Wickham (Adrian Lukis). Period music and a talk from historian Catherine Creon will also feature. When: Sunda

5、y, September 10/7: 30 pm-9: 00 pm Where: The Masonic Hall (Old Theater Royal) Regency Dance Workshops “There is nothing like dancing. After all. I consider it as one of he first refinements of polished societies.”Join in on the fun. Costumes are welcome but not necessary! When: Thursday, September 1

6、4/10: 30 am-12: 00 pm Where: Assembly Rooms Tickets: 15 Are there any free events? Yes. A Reading of Northanger Abbey. The novel will be read aloud throughout the festival. Sections of Austens first novel are set in Bath and you can still find the locations mentioned! When: Everyday from Sept. 10-se

7、pt. I7 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Where: Waterstones bookshop, Milsom Street (upstairs) 1. What does the author say about the festival? A. It is in honor of a novel B. It starts on September 8 C. It is held beyond Bath D. It is intended for the locals 2. Where should people wear special costumes to attend

8、 an event? - 2 - A. Royal Crescent Lawn. B. The Masonic Hall C. Assembly Rooms D. Waterstones bookshop. 3. Which of the following events are not included in the celebration of this festival? A. Joining in a charity walk through the city Bath. B. Attending a lecture from a historian. C. Watching a pe

9、rformance by actor Wickham. D. Enjoying the public reading of Jane Austen s first novel. B B I handed the card from my schools help-wanted board to the man behind the counter of Morts Deli(熟食店)at the Farmers Market. Even before I opened my mouth, he was shaking his head. It was September 1957, and m

10、y family had just arrived in California. My father only got work two or three days a week. Our poor savings were gone, and as the eldest boy of the family, I was the only one able to help. “let me work the rest of the week, and if you dont like the way I do the job, dont pay me.”I said. The tall man

11、 stared at me, then nodded. At Morts, I worked very hard. Near the end of the day he called me up to him. “How much did that card at school say this job paid? “he asked. “One dollar an hour. “ I whispered. Actually I was willing to take less. “Thats not enough for someone who works as hard as you, “

12、Mort said. “You start at 1.25.”Over the next few weeks I learned a lot about Mort. Our store was closed on Sundays, so every Saturday evening Mort urged me to take home the leftover soup. It was a meal in itself, a treat for my struggling family. One Saturday after work. I was about to step in my ho

13、use when I saw a large man in my fathers chair. He was swearing at my father. I quietly walked into the kitchen and listened through the door. The man wanted to take our car. Dad offered to make the three payments that were due, but the man demanded the entire sum-325-or the car. I slipped out of th

14、e door, thinking: Who might have 325? Who would even consider lending me so much money? The only person I could think of was Mort. I ran back to his deli and told him my tale. “So, could you possibly lend my father 325?“I finished, realizing how absurd it sounded. Although Morts eye bored(挖) holes i

15、n my face, he gave me 325, saying, “I ll take back half your wages until its repaid.” That night I was a hero to my family, But the real hero was Mort Rubin, who quietly raised my salary every month afterwards. He made the world a better place. 4. Why does the author talk about his family in Paragra

16、ph 2? A. To show his strong desire for a job. B. To reflect his poor living conditions. C. To stress the heavy burden on his father. D. To prove high living costs in California. 5. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence? A. The meal was cheap but very delicious B. The soup was fuel in sno

17、wy weather. - 3 - C. The soup was more than the family could eat. D. The soup was a basic solution to the problem of the authors family. 6. Why did Mort give the author 325? A. Because the author wanted to buy a car. B. Because the three payments of the authors family were due. C. Because he thought

18、 it absurd not to lend the author the money. D. Because the author wanted to pay off all the debts for his family. 7. Which words can be used to describe Mort Rubin? A. Cold but flexible. B. Patient and hard-working. C. Kind and helpful. D. Strict and calculating. C C Research finds that children wh

19、o play violent games or watch violent TV can become violent themselves, but what drives this change? Are the kids simply copy what they see on the screen, or could gaming have a more profound effect on their brains, affecting behavior? To explore that question, Dr. Vincent Matthews and his colleague

20、s at Indiana University, who have long studied media violence, looked at what happened in the brains in 28 students who were randomly assigned to play either a violent, first-person shooter game or a non-violent one every day for a week. None of the participants had much previous gaming experience.

21、At the start of the study, researchers used functional MRI to scan brain activity in the participants, all young adult men, while they completed lab-based tasks involving either emotional or non-emotional content. The participants were then scanned again while they repeated the same tasks after a we

22、ek of playing the video games. Researchers found that those who played the violent video games showed less activity in areas that involved emotions, attention and inhibition(抑制) of our impulses(冲动). “Behavioral studies have shown an increase in aggressive behavior after violent video games, and what

23、 we show is the psychological explanation for what the behavioral studies are showing,” say Matthews. “Were showing that there are changes in brain function that are likely related to that behavior.” Its not clear how long-lasting the changes may be. When Matthews brought the participants back after

24、 a week of not playing video games, their brain activity had changed again, recovering to more normal reactions, but their brain functions still werent quite the same as before they were exposed to the violent games. 8. What do we know about the participants? A. Both teenagers and adults were chosen

25、. B. The participants had never played any computer games before. C. 28 participants were all young adult men. D. The participants were carefully divided into two groups. 9. After playing a violent video game, a person is more likely to be _. A. concentrative B. impulsive C. calm D. tired 10. What does the underlined part “more profound” in Paragraph I most probably mean? - 4 - A. Greate