河南省中牟县第二高级中学2015-2016学年高一上学期第三次月考英语试题

2015---2016学年上学期高一第三次月考试题卷（英语）命题人：祁守康审题人：李艳丽，王艳慧第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AA farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet."What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived."My cow is ill." the farmer said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."The vet examined the cow. "She's certainly ill, "he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "The pills should make her better.""How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子) and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried."How's your cow?" the vet asked."No change," the farmer said. "and I'm feeling very strange myself.""Oh?" the vet said. "Why?""I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.""And?" the vet asked."The cow blew first." the farmer said.21．The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow ______ .A．was ill B．didn't eat the pillsC．couldn't make any noise D．couldn't lie down22．The vet taught the farmer how ______.A．to blow the tube B．to make the cow take the pillsC．to take the medicine D．to put the tube in his mouth23．Which of the following is true?A．The farmer ate the pills himself.B．The cow got better after taking the medicine.C．The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.D．The farmer waited for me vet outside his house the next day.BIn 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of （用光） money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said.The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all.“Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬)me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.24.The young man was travelling across the country in 1971 to______.A．look for a good restaurant B．improve his lifeC．show his new car to others D．hand out dollars25.The underlined sentence implies(暗示) that the young man got to know that____. A．it was vey lucky of him to get his lost money backB．it was very honest of the owner to return his moneyC．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelingsD．another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money26.From the end of the passage we can learn that ______.A．the man did carry out his promiseB．the man was not successful in the endC．the owner was paid back the moneyD．Santa gives the man money each year27.The best title for this text may be ______ .A．Secret Santa of Kansas City.B．The key to success.C．A kind waiter in the Restaurant.D．Never give up.CIf a business wants to sell its products internationally, it had better do some market research first. This is a lesson that some large American corporations have learned the hard way．What's in the name?Sometimes the problem is the name. When General Motors introduced its Chevy Nova into Latin America, it overlooked the fact that Nova in Spanish means "It doesn't go"．Sure enough, the Chevy Nova never went anywhere in Latin America．Translation problemsSometimes it is the slogan that doesn't work. No company knows this better than Pepsi—Cola, with its "Come alive with Pepsi!" campaign. The campaign was so successful in the United States, Pepsi translated its slogan literally for its international campaign. As it turned out, the translations weren't quite right. Pepsi was begging Germans to "Come out of the grave" and telling the Chinese that "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave."A picture's worth a thousand wordsOther times, the problem involves packaging．A picture of a smiling baby has helped sell countless jars of Gerber baby food．When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label．Later they learned that in African countries, the picture on the jar shows what the jar has in it, for many people there can't read．Twist of fateEven culture and religious factors and pure coincidence can be involved．Thorn McAn shoes have a Thorn McAn "signature" inside．To people in Bangladesh, which is a Muslim country, this signature looked like Arabic script for the world Allah．In that country, feet are considered unclean, and Muslims felt the company was offending God's name by having people walk on it．28．From the text we learn that _____．A．Chevy Nova was brought in Latin AmericaB．General Motors did the best market research of all companiesC．Pepsi still sold well in China owing to the translation problemsD．the "Come alive with Pepsi" campaign worked well in the US29．What was Gerber's problem"?A．A translation problem． B．Cultural factor．C．Religious factor． D．The picture on the jar．30．For what reason were Thom McAn shoes turned down in Bangladesh?A．They are not designed attractively．B．Their advertisements are not persuasive．C．A signature looking like the word Allah was in the shoes．D．Problem For Thorn McAn was the company's name．31．What does the text mainly tell us?A．Lessons form some large corporations． B．How to make use of advertisements． C．The importance of market research． D．The importance of packaging．DIta The Wife-carrying World Championship（锦标赛） has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. in 1992, the people of the town decided that it was time to restart some long-forgotten traditions. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.The Wife-carrying World Championship is becoming increasingly popular. A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World championship every year. The event is well-known for its warm and humorous atmosphere. The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.5 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep.There are a few basic rules and the winning team is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.Along with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink t he official “wife-carrying drink” before continuing the race. A special prize is awarded to the team with the best costumes.While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife-carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.32.According to the passage, the Wife-carrying World championship ______.A. was first celebrated in 1992.B. was first held by Rosvo-RonkainenC. is celebrated in Finland or Canada every yearD. will award “wife-carrying drinks” to the winne rs33.The Wife-carrying World championship is famous because ______.A. it is held on a 253.5 meters long trackB. many competitors take part in itC. it has a pleasant atmosphereD. the winner will be awarded a lot of money34.If a husband drops his wife three time in the competition, he will be fined ______.A. 15 secondsB. 35 secondsC. 45 secondsD. 60 secondspared with the Wife-carrying World championship, the team competition ______.A. is more excitingB. has a special prizeC. has a different trackD. has three teams altogether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。