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1、山西省平遥中学校2018-2019高二下学期第三次月考英语试题 本试卷满分102分 考试时间 100 分钟第一部分 阅读理解（共13 小题；每小题4分，满分52分）第一节 （共8小题；每小题4分，满分32分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。AWith so many constantly developing varieties, the possibility exists that English will look different in the not-too-distant future. So what might be in store
2、for the English language in the future?“I think, as far as America remains the worlds number one superpower, the English language will be still very important,” says Osoba. “It will still be the language of science and technology, international educational research, including space research and inte
3、rnational diplomacy.” In this case , this international standard variety of English will be the common factor.“By then, no one will be able to claim the sole ownership of the English language,” Osoba says. “It will have become a common property of all to be called World English or Global English.”De
4、vys view on Englishs future isnt very different from Osobas, but Devy imagines a clear impetus(推动): the move away from writing as a common cultural practice. “If we have moved to an entirely digital medium for communication and knowledge acquisition(获取), English of the world may appear in the form o
5、f a new mix which has a reasonable global ability to communicate effectively but has stronger local inflections(音调变化),” Devy says.These local inflections could be appearing partly as a result of the sheer size of the English language. Counting the number of words in a language is very difficult, but
6、 linguists generally agree that English has far more words than other comparable languages, likely due to its absorption of words from Latin, French, German and other tongues.“As it happened to Latin in the past, when a language reaches its peak carrying capacity, it enters a period of a slow break-
7、down,” says Devy. “English is governed by the same principle and is likely to respond to the stress in exactly a similar manner.” 1. According to the passage, we know Osoba thinks English will_.A. look completely different B. be replaced by other global languagesC. move to an entirely digital medium
8、D. still have a high status in various fields2. Why does English have much more words than other comparable languages?A. Because it has a reasonable global ability.B. Because it is spoken by the most people.C. Because it has absorbed words from many other languages.D. Because it is the most effectiv
9、e communication tool.3. What is the structure of the passage?A. -B. -C. - D. - 4. What may be the best title for the passage?A. The future of the English language B. The extinction of the English language C. The real global language in the futureD. The huge number of words in English BGive yourself
10、a test. Which way is the wind blowing? How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door? If your awareness is as sharp as it could be, youll have no trouble answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults. A childs day is filled with fascination
11、, newness and wonder. Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness. But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear; we are numb to new stimulation(刺激), new ideas. Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple, although it takes practice and requires breaking some b
12、ad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs. This blocks awareness. One chilly night when I was hiking in the Rocky Mountains with some students. I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream. The students began co
13、mplaining about how cold it would be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring. Later they all admitted theyd felt cold water at first.Another block to awareness is the obsession(痴迷) many of us have with naming things
14、. I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird, immediately looked it up in field guides, and said, a “ruby-crowned kinglet” and checked it off. They no longer paid attention to the bird and never learned what it was doing. The pressures of “time” and “destination” are further blocks to awareness. I encou
15、ntered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark. It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit, to take a moment to see whats around them. I asked them what theyd seen. “Oh, a few birds,” they said. They seemed bent on their destinations.Nature
16、 seems to unfold to people who watch and wait. Next time you take a walk , no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations. Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dimension to your life.5. According to Paragraph 2, compared with adults, children are more _.A. anxious to do wondersB. sens
