辽宁省阜新市海州高级中学2019届高三第一次月考英语试卷
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阜新市海州高中高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷
第一部分：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
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ALearninganylanguageishard,butlearningEnglishcanbeespeciallychallenging.Why?Becausenativespeakersusethelanguageinsomewaysthattextbookscouldneverdescribe.Inparticular,wordsthatBritishpeopleusecausemanylanguagestudentstoscratch(抓
theirheads.Here’sanexample:Youoverhear(无意中听到anEnglishmancallingsomeonea“wazzock”.Butwhatexactlyisawazzock?Thisword,infact,meansafoolishperson,althoughthere’snothingaboutitthatwouldhelpyouguessthat.TherearemanystrangetermslikethisinBritishEnglish–theOxfordEnglishDictionarywouldbemuchsmallerwithouttheseodd(古怪的usagesfillingitspages.Howcantheseoddwordsbeexplained?PartoftheansweristheBritishsenseofhumor.TheBritishdon’tliketotakethingstooseriously,andthisisobviousthroughmanyBritishwordsandphrases.Forexample,to“spendapenny”meanstousethebathroom.Itreferstothedayswhenpeoplehadtopayapennytouseapublictoilet.InaninterviewfortheBBC’swebsite,BritishlinguistDavidCrystalsuggestedtheremaybehistoricalreasonsforthenumberofoddwordsandphrasesinBritishEnglish.Hethinksthattheybeganinthelate16thandearly17thcenturies.Thiswasagreatageforthetheater,whenShakespeareandotherwritersworkedhardtokeepupwiththedemandfornewplays.Thetheater’spopularityalsocreatedanincentive(刺激toinventnewwords.Withthisinmind,perhapsShakespeareandhispeersaretoblameforunusualBritishwordssuchas“codswallop”and“balderdash”–whichbothmean“nonsense”.
Whilethesestrangewordsmaybeconfusingtonon-nativespeakers,theycertainlymakestudyingEnglishalotmoreinteresting.21.Accordingtothetext,whymaynon-nativespeakersfindithardtolearnEnglish?A.Dictionariesdon’texplainoddusagesofmanywords.B.Agreatmanystrangewordsmakenosensetothem.C.TheEnglishtextbookstheystudyareusuallyoutofdate.D.Theyareunabletounderstandthehumorinconversations.22.Withtheexampleof“spendapenny”,theauthorintendsto_________.
A.explainonereasonofhowsomestrangephraseswerecreatedB.complainaboutthemeaningandbackgroundofthephraseC.showwhattypicalBritishsenseofhumourisD.showBritishpeople’sattitudetowardstrangewords
23.AccordingtoDavidCrystal,_________.A.manyofthewordsthatShakespeareinventedwerenonsense
B.Shakespeare’sworksareboringbecauseoftheoddwordsinvolved
C.thetheatre’ssuccessinthe17thcenturyinspiredthebirthofmanyoddwords
D.theoddwordsinShakespeare’splayscontributedalottothetheatre’spopularity
24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentoftheBritishEnglish.B.Shakespeare’sinfluenceonBritishEnglish.
C.TheoriginandmeaningsofBritishhumour.D.SomereasonsforthelargenumberofoddwordsinBritishEnglish.BShortlyaftermyfourthbirthday,myparentsandIarrivedfromChinainSydney,Australia.Itwas1991andmymotherhadleftbehindeverythingsheknew-family,friendsandcareer.Yetwithintwoyears,myparents’marriagehadbrokendown.Afteroneparticularlyunpleasantfight,mymotherleftmyfather,takingmewithher.Withnofamilyorfriends,andinacountrywhereshecouldn’tevencommunicate,shetookmetoChinatown,theonlyareaofSydneyshewasfamiliarwith.ThatnightshelaidmeonabenchinDixonStreet,packingsuitcasesaroundusforsecurity(安全.Iwillneverforgetthedespairinherfacethatnight.Ataround4am,agroupoffouryoungChinesemennoisilyexitedaclubnearby.Irememberthemfallingsilentastheysawus.Theyapproachedandaskedmymotherwhyshewassleepingonthestreetswithsuchayoungchild.Mymumburstintotearsasshetoldthemourstory.Withouthesitating,theywarmedmeup,tookoursuitcases,anddroveustotheirstudentshousing.Intheweeksthatfollowed,themenlookedafteruswithayouthfulenthusiasm.Beingpoorstudentslivingontheirownforthefirsttime,theysimplyknewhowtocookinastupidway.However,theyinsistedthatachildshouldhavehomemademeals.Theyquicklyadjustedtheirlivesaroundus,buyingfreshfood,cooking,teasingmetomakemelaugh,andadvisingmymumonhowtosortoutherlife.Eventually,Mumreconciled(和解withDadandwemovedbackinwithhim,althoughtheycontinuedtosplitandmakeupseveraltimes.Graduallywelosttouchwiththemenasweallmovedon.Butateverymilestoneofmylife-graduations,enteringuniversity,gettingagoodjob-Ineverforgetthatallofthiswasmadepossiblebecause22yearsago,agroupofcompletestrangerstookusinandsharedeverythingtheyhadtosaveusfromlifeonthestreet.25.WhydidMomandIstayinDixonStreetthatnight?A.WewerewaitingfortheChinesemen.B.MomwasunfamiliarwithAustraliaatall.C.Itwassafetostaytherefornight.
D.Wehadnootherplacetogo.26.Howdidthestudentsfeelthemomenttheysawusinthestreet?A.Ashamed.B.Shocked.C.Amused.
