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1、1山东省滕州市实验中学山东省滕州市实验中学 2015 届高三上学期期中考试届高三上学期期中考试英语试题英语试题考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分I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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳答案AMELBOURNE, Australia A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach wi
2、th its back legsThe Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throatRickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthurs Creek northeast of M
3、elbourneThe dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwaterWhen Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face“I thought I might take action to drag th
4、e dog out from under his grasp, but I didnt expect him to actually attack me,“ Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper“It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they dont go around killing people“I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it w
5、as half drowned and I couldnt really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me ”He added, “All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit“I dont think Ill eve
6、r be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to it might bring back a couple of bad memories ”Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatenedDogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves thereRickard said he
7、 ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was 2“half-drowned“ when he pulled him from the water1Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _Aswimming in the pond Bhe was teasing a kangarooChe was walking his dog Ddragging his dog out from water 2In Australia, kangaroos _Ag
8、et along rather peacefully with people Bare only seen in zoos Cfrequently attack people and pets Dcan be found swimming in ponds3The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because _Athe man struck it in the throat Bit wanted to drown the dogCthe man wanted to drown it Dthe dog chased it 4As
9、a result of the attack, _Athe kangaroo was killed BRickard was left a deep impression Ckangaroos should be under stricter protection Dthe dog was drowned deadBWhen there are some strangers in front of us, which of them will we trust?According to a new study in the online PLOS One, people make their
10、decisions to trust others largely based on their facesYour appearance can do a lot for you, especially if you are in the financial industryThe more trustworthy you look, the more likely people will buy what youre sellingResearchers from Britains University of Warwick Business School, University Coll
11、ege London, and Dartmouth College, US, did a number of experimentsThe research team used computer software to make 40 faces, from the least to the most trustworthy-lookingThe study said that the difference between a trustworthy face and one that isnt as trustworthy comes from features that look slig
12、htly angry or slightly happy, even when the face is at restHowever, a slightly happy face is more likely to be trustedResearchers gave participants some money and asked them which face they trusted to invest the money for themThen researchers gave some good and bad information about the people with
13、these faces, and asked the participants again whom they trustedThe results showed that even if they got different information, the participants didnt change 3their choicesThey were still more likely to invest their money with the more trustworthy-looking facesChris Olivola, one of the studys authors
14、, said in the University of Warwicks press release: “It seems we are still willing to go with our own instincts about whether we think someone looks like we can trust themThe temptation to judge strangers by their faces is hard to resist ”5Which of the following can be a proper title for this passag
15、e?AWhat kind of face do you trust?BWho did the experiments?CWhy do you trust him or her?DWhy did they do the experiments?6According to the study, which of the following faces is most likely to be trusted?AA sad faceBA smiling faceCA crying faceDAn angry face7Which of the following about the experime
16、nt is TRUE?AThe trustworthy faces were given good informationBResearchers took photos of the 40 peoples faces in collegeCMost participants gave their money to the trustworthy-looking facesDParticipants liked to choose the faces with good information8What did the researchers learn from their experiment
