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1、河南省周口中英文学校2020届高三英语10月月考试题第卷（选择题 共95分）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，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。A Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Find your answers in Time Magazines 25 Best Inventions. Here, we
2、 have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you.Talking Gloves Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the helping handyou need. Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others
3、. The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words.Google Glasses Google Glasses are like a computer built into the frame of a pair of glasses. With its 1.3-centimeter display, the glass
4、es allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.Indoor Clouds Its not virtual.Thats a real world.Dutch art
5、ist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine.But it required careful planning-the temperature, humidity（湿度）and lighting all had to be just right.Once everything was ready, the cloud formed in the air with the machine.But it only lasted for
6、a short while.Wingsuits The suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird.Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔）through the air.It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 sec
7、onds.21.Who will probably be the users of “Talking Gloves”?A.Disabled people B. Normal people. C. Trained people. D. Working people.22. How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?A. By moving the mouse.B. By tapping the keyboard.C. By moving the eyeballs. D. By pressing the button.23. Which o
8、f the following can help you fly?A. Talking Gloves. B. Wing suits.C. Google Glasses. D. Indoor Clouds. BAlmost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on th
9、e calendar.In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st or January 1st.People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal clothes, and they may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight.During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happine
10、ss for the year ahead.But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise.They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year.For example, in Ecuador, families
11、make a big doll from old clothes.The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers.At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）.Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things in
12、to rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year.One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day.The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person wi
13、ll have in the new year.In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year.In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them！24.Which of the following can be the best title of the text? A. Several different New
14、 Year traditions B. The meaning of Happy New Year!C. What to eat on New Years Day D. Why people dress up nicely on New Years Day25. What do you know from the first two paragraphs？A. Different cultures celebrate the beginning and ending of a year in the same way. B. The Western people celebrate the N
15、ew Year only by watching the sunrise. C. People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times.D. People hold parties, wear new clothes and drink champagne for a whole day.26. In some cultures, why do people throw things into rivers or oceans?A. To bring good luck. B. To forget everythin
16、g.C. To avoid bad luck. D. To plan for the next year.27. Which of following is CORRECT if people want to escape bad luck and wish for good luck?A. Families make big dolls filled with old clothes B. Friends tell something special to each other C. Some people get up early to watch the sunrise D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Years
