1、1赤峰二中 2016 级高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷第二部分 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）阅渎下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABangkok Transportation Public busesThe Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)is charged with providing bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and the nearby provinces. As of
2、 February,2005, the BMTA operated a total of 113 routes, served by 3,526 buses, of which 1,665 were regular buses and 1,861 air-conditioned buses. There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of 3,535 regular and air-conditioned buses and1,067 minibuses including 2,325
3、small buses which provide services in lanes. An average of 3.4 million people use these services daily.Types of Buses and FaresType Bus color Fare Service timeRegular bus Cream-red 7 baht 05:00-23:00Regular bus White-blue 8 baht 05:00-23:00Expressway bus Cream-red 9 baht 05:00-23:00All-sight service
4、 busCream-red 8.5 baht 23:00-05:00Air -conditioned busCream-blue11、13、15、17、19 baht(depending on the distance )05:00-23:00Fare Exemptions2The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions：.1BMTA bus inspectors.2Mailmen in uniform while on duty.3Holders of BMTA employee ID cardsHalf-Price
5、 ConcessionsThe following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses.1The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind.2Soldiers and policemen in uniform.3Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus FareFare
6、 Concessions for Air-conditioned BusesHolders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions.1Victory Medal(Off-spring of this medal are also entitled).2Border Service Medal.3Free-Mall Protection Medal.4European Royal War Medal.5Non-active War
7、Veterans Classes 1 2 3 and 4.6BTMA Employee ID cardsSearch for bus route hereBangkok Tourism Division1. Which of the following is true of the Bangkok Transportation?A. Buses in Bangkok are of the same sizeB. At least 3.4 million people take a bus every dayC. Buses operated under the BMTA are owned b
8、y individualsD. BMTA provides city buses and inter-provincial bus service2. Who neednt pay fares on a regular bus?A. A grandson of a Victory Medal holderB. A postman，together with his family3C. A blind person with a medical certificateD. A BMTA inspector with his employee card3. How much should a so
9、ldier in uniform pay when he takes a white-blue bus?A. 550 baht B. 4 bahtC. 7 baht D. 8 baht【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B【解析】【分析】本文是应用文，是一则布告，主要介绍了泰国首都曼谷的公交车公司 BMTA 所提供服务信息，涉及车型、票价等具体信息。【1 题详解】细节理解题。根据第一句“The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)is charged with providing bus service to people living and workin
10、g in Bangkok and the nearby provinces.”可知 BMTA 为生活在曼谷的人以及附近省份的人通过公交车服务。故D 项正确。【2 题详解】细节理解题。根据“Fare Exemptions 部分 The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions：1 BMTA bus inspectors 3Holders of BMTA employee ID cards”可知 BMTA bus inspectors 和持有 BMTA employee ID cards 的员工都可以免费乘车。故 D 项正确
11、。【3 题详解】数据计算题。根据 Half-Price Concession 部分 2Soldiers and policemen in uniform可知士兵和穿制服的警察乘车半价；根据表格中 white-blue 的车票是 8baht，半价应该是4baht。故 B 项正确。【点睛】本文小题 4 考查了数据计算，数据计算题是细节题中常考的一种，此类试题一般要求考生能根据阅读材料中给出的有关数据，找出计算关系，通过计算，得出正确的结论。这类计算一般来说比较简单，关键是要弄清各数据间的逻辑关系，选准比较的数据，弄清单位换算关系，确定计算方法，问题便迎刃而解了。对于数据较多的计算，通常可采用“列表
12、法” ，即按一定的规律将数据分门别类地列出，化模糊为清晰，为计算打下基础。对于相对不太复杂的数据，可采用“推算法” ，即以有关数据为基准，进行简单的运算就可得4出。例题：（安徽卷 D 篇）Tuition Fees (学费)Tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. Accommodation (住宿)You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about $100 a mon
13、th with other regular living costs of about $150 a month for one person. For further information: acc waikatoacnz69. You have to pay at least _ a year if you study at the University of Waikato.A. $5,250 B. $8,000 C. $9,000 D. $11,000答案与解析：选 B。本篇是介绍新西兰 Waikato 大学的广告。从 Tuition Fees (学费)：Tuition fees a
14、re different from department to departmentgenerally from$5，000 to$6，000 a year. Accommodation(住宿)：You can have a room in a 4- bedroom fiat, which will cost about$100 a month with other regular living costs of about$150 a month for one person. For further information：acc waikatoacnz可知答案为 B。$5000(学费)+
15、$100(住宿费)x12(months)+$150(生活费)x12=$8000BSports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to warrant(保证；授权) time in front of the television have been invented in the UK.The shoes named Square Eyes contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many
16、 steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter(传话器) passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the days efforts.The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning
17、waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK. “We 5looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,” she says. “And I wanted to deal with that with my design.”Once a child has use
18、d up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts sugges
19、t that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals exactly one minute of TV time.Existing pedometers(计步器) normally clip(夹在) onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudde
20、n movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. “It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,” she says. “That was one of my main design considerations.”4. According to Swan, the purpose
21、 of her design project is to _.A. keep a record of the steps of the wearerB. deal with overweight among teenagersC. enable children to resist the temptation of TVD. prevent children from being tricked by TV programs5. Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?A. They regulate a childs even
22、ing TV viewing time.B. They determine a childs daily pocket money.C. They have raised the hot issue of overweight.D. They contain information of the receiver.6. What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion?A. The exact number of steps to be taken.B. The accurate number of hours spent on TV
23、.C. The proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.6D. The way of changing steps into TV watching time.7. Compared with other similar products, the new design _.A. sends teenagers health data to the receiverB. counts the wearers steps through shaking.C. records the sudden movement of the wearerD. m
24、akes it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款智能运动鞋，利用孩子们每天的所走的步数来决定孩子看电视的时间，起到控制体重的作用。【4 题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out,she says, And I want to tackle that with my design .”可以推断出这个设计是为了解决孩子超重的问题。故 B
25、 项正确。【5 题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段“Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps.”可知这种鞋子利用走路的步数来控制孩子看电视的时间。故 A 项正确。【6 题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段第二句“Health experts suggest that a c
26、hild take 12 000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television.”可以推断出健康专家给出了每天合适的运动量和看电视时间。故 C 项正确。【7 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat.”可以推断出类似产品可以用晃动鞋子作弊，
27、但是她设计的鞋使得懒惰的青少年也很难作弊。故 D 项正确。CI went online to check if my pay was in my bank account. To my amazement, I 7discovered that not only had I been paid, a company Id never worked for had also paid me! I knew Id have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money b
28、ack to the right person. It is easier said than done.The bank couldnt help as it wasnt a bank problem. The human-resource department as the company that paid me was unable to help as I didnt have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully I had sympathetic call operator who gave me a name, so
29、 I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining hed tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful
30、as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. Due to my bus
31、y job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniels pay, but red tape（繁琐手续）made it difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank a
32、nd a large company couldnt do admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.8. The underlined phrase “beside myself” in paragraph I probably means _.A. very fortunate B. very angryC. really thankful D. at ease9. What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?A. He didnt kn
33、ow what to do with it.B. He felt lucky to get it.C. He thought of keeping it for himself.8D. He wanted to return it to the right place.10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Daniel had been repaid when he called the author.B. The author was to blame as he didnt have enough de
34、tails.C. Neither the bank nor the company admitted their fault.D. Daniel had the same name as the authors.11. How was the problem solved in the end?A. The author and Daniel solved the problem themselves.B. It cost Daniel a lovely bottle of wine to get back his money.C. The author gave the money back
35、 to the company.D. The call operator offered to solve their problem.【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者上网查询银行账户是否收到了工资，让作者感到吃惊的是他不仅收到了工资，他的账户中还多出了一笔钱。作者打算把钱还给它真正的主人，但说起来容易做起来难。银行和公司都以不是他们的错误为由而拒绝解决这件事情。【8 题详解】猜测词义题。根据横线句后“if my own salary was not in my account”可知，这里假设的是如果没有收到钱，收不到钱的话，作者不可能会感到幸运
36、、感激或放心，排除A、C、D，beside oneself 极度兴奋，感情失去控制，这里的意思是“生气” ，故选 B 项。【9 题详解】态度意图题。根据第一段最后两句“I knew Id have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money back to the right person.”可知，作者打算把账户里多出来的钱还给它真正的主人，故选 D 项。【10 题详解】细节理解题。根据第二的段前两句“The bank couldnt help as it wasn
37、t a bank problem. The human-resource department as the company that paid me was unable to help as I didnt have enough details.”可知银行和公司都不愿意承认是它们的错误。故 C 项正确。【11 题详解】9推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix
38、this problem ourselves”和第四段可知，作者和 Daniel 两个人私下把事情解决了，故选A 项。DThere exist cruel wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, so its not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us go through difficult times in our lives. Putting a smile on someones face when you
39、know they are feeling depressed, as the saying goes, makes me feel good and warms my heart.How would you feel if you could not joke around with wife, husband, child, co-worker, neighbor, close friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying th
40、ings that make others smile or laugh, even if I dont know the person Im joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is a common manner to speak to others that ar
41、e around you.I know of a few people that dont have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their faces. They dont get the joke that makes others laugh. I am, laugh
42、ing hard while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humor, we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep
43、us from going crazy. There is too much sadness and bring a little light into our lives.Therefore, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.12. According to the passage, humor is necessary and essential because _.10A. it can pick up people
44、s spiritB. it can help people get on well with othersC. it can help get rid of the cruelty in the worldD. it makes people more confident13. The author answers the questioning the second paragraph with _.A. facts and descriptions B. evidence and argumentC. examples and conclusion D. stories and persu
45、asion14. In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to _.A. talk about his own understanding of humorB. encourage people to be humorous in daily lifeC. introduce a practical way to get through daily lifeD. convince people of the power of being optimistic about life15. What is the authors atti
46、tude towards the present world?A. Indifferent B. PositiveC. Satisfied D. Critical【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D【解析】本文是一篇说明文，在今天的世界存在着残酷的战争、战斗和悲伤，我们不仅仅需要而且很必要有幽默感帮助我们克服困难。【12 题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段第一句话 Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control.可以知道幽默能够振奋人们的精神，故选 A 项。【13 题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段 How
47、 would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker neighbor, close friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store?和 This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is a common manner to speak to others that are around
48、 you 可以作者先列举事例然后总结出结论，所以选 C 项。【14 题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句 I believe our best medicine is to get together 11and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together 可知作者想鼓励人们通过幽默战胜生活这的困难。所以选 B 项。【15 题详解】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“There is too much sadness in this present world.”可知作者认为当今世界上痛苦太多，说明他对当今世界持批评的态度，所以选
49、D项。第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Why you shouldnt punish your kids for lyingGetting your children to stop lying is challenging. There are many influences (TV, movies, video games and some great books) in which lies are common. Children see parents lie to others, if only to be polite. Most parents add to that with tales about the lives and activities of Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy, or to lessen fears. _16_
