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1、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。AKnowing what to do at checkout and properly preparing for it can turn a potentially heated situation into a quick thank you and goodbye. Below we made a list of five things you sho
2、uld remember at hotel checkout.Dont be late to checkHotels may add an extremely high price for being just a half hour late. If you know you wont make the cutoff time, it never hurts to call ahead and try to negotiate away a potential charge.Dont forget to double check the room and safeMake sure you
3、dont leave things behind. If you have an early flight or checkout time, pack up as much as you can the night before so that last-minute rush isnt too annoying. Also, be sure to take out anything in the room safe.Dont forget to tip the housekeepersIts always polite to leave some money for the people
4、keeping your room clean.Dont ignore the detailed billYou may be in a rush, but give the detailed bill a careful look to see if the hotel charge is different from the rate you initially booked.Dont get angryShooting at the assistant manager standing behind the front desk probably wont help.When deali
5、ng with an unexpected item on the bill, think about how difficult it can be to deal with annoyed customers. Keep calm and things may be solved better and sooner.21. The hotel will charge you more money if you .A. check before cutoff timeB. do not call the hotel aheadC. are late in checking outD. neg
6、otiate with the clerks22. Which of the following does the author suggest doing?A. Leaving something behind.B. Being sure to keep the room clean.C. Doing the pack-up as early as possible.D. Tipping the housekeepers to show respect.23. What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the passage?A. To sug
7、gest a way to solve problems properlyB. To provide more information about the hotel.C. To show the uneasiness of assistant managersD. To protect customers from unnecessary dangers.24. In which section of the magazine can you probably find such a passage?A. Fitness.B. Nature.C. Lifestyle.D. Travel.BW
8、ith Halloween just around the corner, today we will explore the world of ghosts in this program! The Merriam-Webster online dictionary says the word “ghost” goes back a thousand years to the “earliest recorded evidence of the language.” The first meaning of “ghost” was “the seat of life or intellige
9、nce.” And it still has that meaning in some expressions.However, today, the word “ghost” usually means the soul of a dead person. This meaning is based on the idea that a persons spirit and body are separate. The spirit can continue existing long after the body has died.During Halloween, kids dresse
10、d as ghosts are common sights. The costume is very simple: just throw on a white cloth that covers you from head to foot. But do not expect to win any costume competitions! You would not have a ghost of a chance. People use this expression to mean that something is very unlikely to happen.The sight
11、might even make you turn pale as a ghost. This is used when people lose color in their face. Sometimes this happens when a person is scared. But a bad cold or flu can also turn you as pale as a ghost.“Ghost” can also be a verb. In the 1880s the term ghost meant a person who works in secret for anoth
12、er person. Ghostwriters produce speeches for politicians. They also produce books for authors who want to tell their life stories but are not professional writers.And sometimes ghostwriters are involved in a series of books, like the childrens stories based on the teenage detective Nancy Drew. The s
13、eries began in 1930. The author given credit was Carolyn Keene. But she was not even real! Ghostwriters did all the work.Another expression using “ghost” as a verb is simply to ghost. This does not mean to die. It means to leave a place or event without saying “goodbye” to anyone. You can ghost from
14、 your job. You can ghost from a party. You can even ghost from a relationship. This is when you stop communicating with someone because you are simply no longer interested in them.But I will not ghost from Words and Their Stories.25.The basic meaning of the word “ghost” nowadays is _.A.the secret of
15、 another personB.the color of ones faceC.the spirit of a dead personD.the origin of intelligence26.If someone says “you dont have a ghost of chance to win the match”, he means_.A.without doubt you wont lose the matchB.the match is unlikely to happenC.its impossible for you to win the matchD.you are
16、too scared to win the match27.What can be inferred about the word “ghost” according to the passage?A.Kids dressed in a white cloth like ghostscan win a costume competition.B.A bad cold can turn people as pale as a ghost because they fear illness.C.It was Carolyn Keene who ghostwrote the childrens stories.D.A person devoted to his
