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1、高三第五次月考英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 满分120分。考试用时100分钟。第卷（选择题 共70分）注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡填写清楚，并请认真填涂准考证号。2每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试题卷上作答无效。第一部分：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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Reading a bedtime
2、 story to his son one evening, Carl Honore noticed that he was reading very quickly. He was thinking about all the things he had to do later: check email, make phone calls, book a flight, prepare things for work, and so on. He suddenly realized that he had become caught in the trap of speed, rushing
3、 here and there, getting up early in the morning and burning the midnight oil at night. The more he thought about the fast pace of modern life, the worse he felt. He had ended up speed-reading to his son because he was so busy. As a journalist, he was curious about the phenomenon he was experiencing
4、, so he did some research. He found that Americans now spend forty percent less time with their children than they did in the 1960s. Honore decided to write a book about the subject called In Praise of Slow. He wanted to let people know about the benefits of slowing down. He does not ask readers to
5、throw out their TVs and become farmers. Instead, he describes the harmful effects of our love of speed in our lives, such as stress and health problems, he also explains the philosophy of the Slow Movement. A growing number of people around the world are choosing to take things easy, to do less, in
6、order to lead a fuller life. There is even an International Day of Slowness on June 21. Cark Honore strongly believes that if people would only slow down, they would enjoy life so much more.1. According to the passage, if American parents in the 1960s spent 6 hours with their kids, American parents
7、now spend _ hours with their kids.A. 2 B. more than 6C. 2.4D. 3.62. If John burned the midnight oil at night, he was _.A. at playB. at workC. at leisureD. at rest3. According to the passage, which statement about Carl Honore is NOT true?A. He was a news reporter.B. He read a bedtime story to his son
8、.C. He suffered from stress and health problems.D. He was the writher of In Praise of Slow.BThe history of civil engineering(土木工程) is a very important story in the development of civilization. Civil engineers began practicing their profession four thousand years ago. Every great civilization, Egypti
9、ans, Minoan, and Romans, for instance, had the civil engineers. What is left of their work can prove that they were intelligent. These engineers of the ancient world built entire cities. They designed systems of pipes which supplied fresh water. They built water pipelines for farmlands as well as br
10、idges of great length. The ruins of the structures tell us much about the work of early engineers. Consider the pyramids of Egypt. They are evidence that some of the earliest engineers had great scientific ability. They are also proof that those engineers could make lasting works of art and design.
11、Although they lived thousands of years ago, the Egyptian engineers used very exact measurements. The base of the largest pyramid, the great pyramid near Gizeh, comes to within inches of being a perfect square. The pyramid is perfectly placed. Each corner points toward the exact directions of north,
12、south, east and west. The inside of the pyramid is filled with complicated passages and tunnels. These lead to different rooms inside the pyramid.The engineers of Egypt did more than designing the pyramids. They also set up methods of moving and shaping the building materials. These were very heavy.
13、 They had to be brought from miles away and sometimes lifted several hundred feet. During the work, the engineers commanded thousands of workers. The pyramids remain as evidence of the abilities of the ancient Egyptian engineers.4. Four thousand years ago, _.A. people began practicing civil engineer
14、ing in order to become professional engineersB. civil engineers began putting their knowledge into practiceC. there appeared civil engineers by professionD. civil engineers got more involved in their profession5. The civil engineers of the ancient time were intelligent enough to build entire cities,
15、 including _.A. systems of pipes, bridges and pyramidsB. water supply systems, bridges and structuresC. pipelines systems, bridges and farmlandsD. water supply systems, bridges and pipelines for cultivation6. The base of the Gizeh Pyramid is cited by the author as a perfect example of _.A. exact mea
16、surement adopted by the designersB. great scientific ability of the buildersC. lasting work of art and designD. a very large square7. Which of the following about the pyramids can be learned from the passage?A. Building materials were processed to meet certain requirements for their size and shape.B. Building materials were broken
