山东省新泰二中2020届高三英语上学期阶段性测试试题（一）

山东省新泰二中2020届高三英语上学期阶段性测试试题（一）第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节（共16小题：每小题2.5分，满分40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。AKnowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouandgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don’tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don’tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don’tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don’tgetangryShootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill,thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.21.Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A.checkbeforecutofftimeB.donotcallthehotelaheadC.arelateincheckingoutD.negotiatewiththeclerks22.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A.Leavingsomethingbehind.B.Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C.Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D.Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A.TosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperlyB.Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C.ToshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagersD.Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.24.Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A.Fitness.B.Nature.C.Lifestyle.D.Travel.BWithHalloweenjustaroundthecorner,todaywewillexploretheworldofghostsinthisprogram!TheMerriam-Websteronlinedictionarysaystheword“ghost”goesbackathousandyearstothe“earliestrecordedevidenceofthelanguage.”Thefirstmeaningof“ghost”was“theseatoflifeorintelligence.”Anditstillhasthatmeaninginsomeexpressions.However,today,theword“ghost”usuallymeansthesoulofadeadperson.Thismeaningisbasedontheideathataperson’sspiritandbodyareseparate.Thespiritcancontinueexistinglongafterthebodyhasdied.DuringHalloween,kidsdressedasghostsarecommonsights.Thecostumeisverysimple:justthrowonawhitecloththatcoversyoufromheadtofoot.Butdonotexpecttowinanycostumecompetitions!Youwouldnothaveaghostofachance.Peopleusethisexpressiontomeanthatsomethingisveryunlikelytohappen.Thesightmightevenmakeyouturnpaleasaghost.Thisisusedwhenpeoplelosecolorintheirface.Sometimesthishappenswhenapersonisscared.Butabadcoldorflucanalsoturnyouaspaleasaghost.“Ghost”canalsobeaverb.Inthe1880sthetermghostmeantapersonwhoworksinsecretforanotherperson.Ghostwritersproducespeechesforpoliticians.Theyalsoproducebooksforauthorswhowanttotelltheirlifestoriesbutarenotprofessionalwriters.Andsometimesghostwritersareinvolvedinaseriesofbooks,likethechildren’sstoriesbasedontheteenagedetectiveNancyDrew.Theseriesbeganin1930.TheauthorgivencreditwasCarolynKeene.Butshewasnotevenreal!Ghostwritersdidallthework.Anotherexpressionusing“ghost”asaverbissimplytoghost.Thisdoesnotmeantodie.Itmeanstoleaveaplaceoreventwithoutsaying“goodbye”toanyone.Youcanghostfromyourjob.Youcanghostfromaparty.Youcanevenghostfromarelationship.Thisiswhenyoustopcommunicatingwithsomeonebecauseyouaresimplynolongerinterestedinthem.ButIwillnotghostfromWordsandTheirStories.25.Thebasicmeaningoftheword“ghost”nowadaysis___________.A.thesecretofanotherpersonB.thecolorofone’sfaceC.thespiritofadeadpersonD.theoriginofintelligence26.Ifsomeonesays“youdon’thaveaghostofchancetowinthematch”,hemeans__________.A.withoutdoubtyouwon’tlosethematchB.thematchisunlikelytohappenC.it’simpossibleforyoutowinthematchD.youaretooscaredtowinthematch27.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheword“ghost”accordingtothepassage?A.Kidsdressedinawhiteclothlikeghostscanwinacostumecompetition.B.Abadcoldcanturnpeopleaspaleasaghostbecausetheyfearillness.C.ItwasCarolynKeenewhoghostwrotethechildren’sstories.D.Apersondevotedtohisjobisunlikelytoghostfromhisjob.28.Thispassageislikelytoappearin__________.A.aHalloweenposterB.aradioprogramC.afashionmagazineD.anewspaperadvertisementCIvisitedElbalastJune,joiningMaryandJohnonabicyclingvacation.Theymadethearrangementsforthecar,hotelandbicycles.Istudiedthehistoryoftheisland,whichofcourseparticularlyfeaturesNapoleon.Napoleon(nowIknow)pickedElbaasaplaceforpeacewhenhewasforcedtogiveupthethrone(王权)asEmperorofFrancein1814.Farfrombeingaprisonisland,Elbaisbeautifulwithtoweringmountains,thickforestsandsweepingbaysandbeaches.Itisalsoanislandfilledwithtreasure.Veryearlyonthisisland,localsdiscoveredrichdepositsofiron.Soonoutsiders,too,discoveredtheironand150othervaluablemineralsonthislittlepieceofland.LongbeforeEtruscansandotherGreekssetfootonit,DorianshadmovedinbythetenthcenturyB.C.andwereminingtheisland.TheRomansrulednext,obtainingthemineralsandbuildinggrandhousesoverlookingthesea.Fromthetwelfthcenturyuntilthenineteenth,