山西省平遥中学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题

山西省平遥中学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题第一部分阅读理解(共12小题；每小题3分，满分36分)第一节（共7小题；每小题3分，满分21分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIfyou'retiredofthebigcitypaceandnoise,relaxyourselfbytakingadayoraweekendexploringoneofthesefourGeorgiasmalltowns：SenoiaAbout45milesfromAtlanta,ifyouwanttovisittheclassicsmalltown,Senoiaisthebestchoice.Builtin1866asarailroadtown,itspictureperfectionhasbeenfilmedforthemovieslikeFriedGreenTomatoes.Hartwell109milesfromAtlantaNamedforNancyHart，aheroineoftheRevolutionaryWarwhoservedasaspyandcapturedagroupofTorieswhothreatenedherhome，Hartwellisknownasthe“BestcitybyaDamSite”.Tiger105milesfromAtlantainnortheastGeorgia,thissmallmountaincommunitysitsatthebaseof2856-footTigerMountain,andyoucandriveOldU.S.441rightthroughtownandintothecountrysideanyseasonoftheyear.ThetinytownitselfboaststheTigerDrive-In.AnotherattractionistheTigerMountainWinery,operatingfromthesiteofafive-generationoldfamilyfarmandwinnerofthree2017silvermedalsintheLosAngelesWineCompetition.Itstastingroomisopendaily.TallulahFallsAbout96milesnortheastofAtlantaNeartheTallulahRiverandnamedforthefivefallsthatflowdownwardveryfastthroughthegorge，TallulahFallshadapopulationofjust168atthe2010census.It’safinespotforfishingandpicnickingonthetown’sthreelakes，swimmingattheGeorgiaPowerCompany’sTerroraBeach.ComeSaturdaynightinspring，summerandfolkstayforliveBluegrassbandsonBluegrassSquareindowntownTallulahFalls.Youcanevenbringyourowninstrumentandjoinin.1.Whodoestheauthorwritethepassagefor?A.Peoplelivinginthecity.B.Peoplelivinginthecountryside.C.Studentsatuniversities.D.Touriststravellingabroad.2.WhatisTigerfamousfor?A.Tigersinthetown.B.Itsbeautifulscenery.C.Itshistoryandlocation.D.Driveinandwine.3.Whichofthefollowingwillyougotoifyouarecrazyaboutsportsandmusic?A.Senoia.B.Hartwell.C.Tiger.D.TallulahFalls.BForthefirsttime,China’sSouthPoleresearcherscaneatfreshvegetablesgrownregularly,accordingtoWangZheng,thegrower,whocamehomelastmonthaftera400-daymissioninAntarctica.“GrowingvegetablesinAntarcticaremindedmeofTheMartian,asci-fimovieaboutanastronautwhosurvivesaloneonMarsbyeatingpotatoeshegrowsthere,”WangsaidonFriday.“Itotallyunderstandthemaincharacterofthemovie,Iunderstandhowhefeelswhenhewatchesasmallgreenplantgrowinafragileman-madeenvironment,’’saidthe40-year-olddoctor.ButheadmittedthattheconditionshefacedintheAntarcticweremuchbetterthanthoseinthefilm.Wangsaidthegrowthchamber(生长室)attheZhongshanStation,hadonlyalowyieldwhenitwasestablishedin2013.Theamountwastoosmalltomakeitpossibleforresearcherstohavevegetabledishes.Toincreasetheyield,hereducedthenumberofvegetablevarietiesandfocusedononlysomefast-growingones,whichmakestheoutputstable.Asaresult,duringmuchofhisstaythere,atleastonevegetabledish,suchascucumbers,lettuceorcabbage,wasservedateverymealforagroupof18researchers.Wang,anorthopedist,saidheknewnothingaboutbotanyorfarmingbeforehearrivedatthestationinDecember,2014.“Iwasgiventhisjobprobablybecausemyofficeisnexttothegrowthchamber,andasadoctor,Ihadmoresparetimethanothers,”Wangsaid.Heconsideredmanyfactors,suchaslight,temperatureandhumidity.Lightmusicisplayedinthe16-square-metergreenhousearoundtheclock.“Mildmusicisgoodforvegetablegrowth,”hesaid.“WealsoplayedBuddhistmusic,whichhassoftmelody.”“Growersbeforemedidverygoodwork.Myjobwastomaintainthechamberandkeepeverythingworking.”Beforetheharvest,researchershadaverylimitedvegetablesupply一mostlypotatoesandcabbage,whichtasteawfulaftermonthsofstorage.“Becauseofoursuccessingrowingvegetables,wecanhavefreshvegetableseveryday,hesaid.“TheRussianstationisnomorethanonekilometerawayfromours.WeevenhadenoughvegetablestoinviteourRussiancolleaguesfordinner.”4.AboutWangZheng,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.BeforeWangZheng,researchersinSouthPolehavenovegetablestoeat.B.HestayedinAntarcticaformorethanayearbeforehecamebackhome.C.HisideaofgrowingvegetablesinAntarcticacomesfromanastronaut.D.Hewassenttobreedvegetablesbecauseheisanexpertinit.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph4probablymean?A.Wetness.B.Personality.C.Soil.D.Heat.6.Whichofthefollowingfactorsisnotnecessaryforvegetablegrowth?A.Light.B.Temperature.C.Humidity.D.Mildmusic.7.Accordingtothelastparagraphsweknowthat__________.A.theformergrowersdidnotdoaswellasWangdidB.ChineseandRussianresearchersgetonwellwitheachotherC.cabbageandpotatoesarenotsuitableforcookingD.theRussianstationisfarawayfromtheChinesestation第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。选项中有两项为多余选项。ApologizingtheRightWaytoaFriendWhyareapologiessodifficult?Sayingyouaresorrycanbeoneofthemostdifficultthingsyoudo.Butweallmakemistakes,soyou'llprobablyhaveanoccasionwhenyouneedtoapologize.Perhapsyouhadabigblowupandrealizedlateryoureactedpoorly.8__________Whateverthereason,apologizingcanhelpyoubothhealandmoveonfromthesituation.9__________First,youacknowledgethatyoudidsomethingwrong.Withanapology,youtakeresponsibilityforyouractions,whichallowsyourfriendtoforgiveyou.Second,anapologygivesyousincerityasafriend.10__________,butthatdoesn’tmeanyoustillshouldn’tapologize.Now,whatareelementsofaproperapology?11__________