1、全国市级联考广西玉林市贵港市届高三下学期质量检测英语原卷版第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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。AA minister was on a long flight from China to London.The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: Fasten your seat belts.Then,after a w
2、hile,a calm voice said,We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as there is going to be something unexpected.Please be sure seat belt is fastened.Soon the storm broke out.One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air.The plane dropped as if it were about to crash.The minister
3、 believed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him.As he looked around the plane, he could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed.The future seemed ominous and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm.Then he suddenly saw a little girl.Apparent
4、ly the storm meant nothing to her.She was reading a book and everything within her small world was calm orderly.Sometimes she closed her eyes and then she would read again.Then she would straighten her legs,worry and fear were not in her world.The minister could hardly believe his eyes.It was not su
5、rprising therefore that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers hurried to leave,the minister walked up to the girl he had watched for such a long time.Having commented about the storm and the behavior of the plane,he asked why she had not been afraid.The girl replied,B
6、ecause my dad is the pilot,and hes taking me home.1. Why did the staff stop offering drinks?A. The plane was just taking off. B. The plane might be out of control.C. The plane was going to crash. D. The plane might run out of drinks.2. When the plane flew through the storm, .A. everyone was extremel
7、y frightened B. the minister felt fearful and upsetC. most of the passengers cried all the time D. the little girl still drank and read3. The underlined word ominous probably refers to .A. bad B. hopeful C. challenging D. lucky4. What is the best title of the passage?A. From China to London B. Ignor
8、ant,FearlessC. Good Luck from Pilot Dad D. Faith in Pilot DadBManners nowadays in big cities like London are particularly non-existent.Its nothing for a big,strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on a bus,much less stand up and offer his seat to her,a
9、s he ought to.In fact,it is saddening to note that if a man does offer his seat to an older woman,it is nearly always one from the older generation.This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men,who say that,since women have claimed equality,they no longer deserve t
10、o be treated with courtesy and that those who go out to work should take their tum in the rat race like anyone else.Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men.Even if its not agreed,however,that young men should stand up for older women,the fact remains that courtesy should be shown
11、to the old,the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book,saying to ourselves First come,first served,while a gray-haired woman,a mother with a young child or a cripple stands?Yet this is too often seen.
12、Older people,tired and easy annoyed from a days work,arent angels,either-far from it.Many an argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as they feel tired of pushes in the queue and shove（猛推）each other to get on buses.If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all,however,it seems necess
13、ary,not only that communication in transport should be improved,but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. Shop assistant wont bother to assist,taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously round comers,bus conductors pull the bell before their des
14、perate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus,and so on.It seems to us that its up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration（恶化）.5. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A. A big strong schoolboy never pushes the elderly for a seat on a bus.B. Young
15、 persons are sure to offer seat to the elderly.C. Older generation have better manners than the young.D. Elderly women are often treated politely.6. Whats the authors attitude towards the young mens argument about offering seat in public?A. Tolerant. B. Doubtful. C. Positive. D. Negative.7. What do
16、we know about older people when they are tired from a days work?A. Older people behave worse than the young.B. Older people may also have unpleasant behaviors.C. Older people dont like taking buses.D. Older people are good at argument and quarrel.8. Why does the author write this article?A. To tell
17、us that manners nowadays in big cities are non-existent.B. To scold the persons who have no manners at all.C. To warn us of the seriousness of young mens lacking good manners.D. To call on the young to improve the situation.DWhile dog keepers realize their dogs can read their moods accurately,scient
18、ists have always been a little doubtful.Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna,Austria,we finally have some convincing evidence.For their study,biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either ang
19、ry or happy.Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face,while the other half got their treat for selecting those that appeared angry.Interestingly,the dogs were not provided with the entire face.Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower ha
20、lves.Thats because the scientists believe humans show their emotions on their entire face.After some training like how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions,the dogs were mostly able to identify t
21、he correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face.The researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions.They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn.They guess it may be because dogs find angry faces disgusting,
22、causing them to withdraw quickly.However,once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewarded,the trepidation seemed to disappear.In fact,the dogs had such a good time playing the computer game that scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed.
23、The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctl. Since the touchscreen models were all females, this confirmed what has been observed in previous studies-dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the sam
24、e gender as their owner.9. How did the scientists conduct the experiment?A. By mixing the selected dogs together.B. By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry.C. By showing digital pictures of womens happy or angry faces.D. By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen.10. Which
25、 of the following statements is TRUE about the dogs in the study?A. The dogs were not all provided with the entire face.B. The dogs couldnt read strangers facial emotions.C. According to their size,the dogs were given either upper or lower halves.D. The dogs could make out small changes accompanying
26、 facial expressions.11. The underlined word trepidation in Paragraph 5 probably means .A. curiosity B. horror C. excitement D. doubt12. How might the results change if the dogs with female owners are shown pictures of male faces?A. They would be scared away at the sight of the pictures.B. They found
27、 it easy to tell the emotions on the entire face.C. They could only tell emotions on partial faces rather than on entire faces.D. They found it hard to tell the moods on the faces of a different gender.DWant to boost the chance of your story being published in Readers Digest and win $ 25,000?Here ar
28、e a few of our favorite entries so far in our Your life: The Readers Digest Version contest.After reading these,head over to Facebook and submit your own story about a special moment or lesson that shaped your life.Theres Always a John By Darla BoydMy first year of teaching,there was a kid named Joh
29、n in my class.John was difficult to control and he nearly drove me crazy.While talking about him one day,an old teacher put his hand on my shoulder and said,There will always be a John.Your job is to learn to discover what makes him different and help him succeed.The next year, there was indeed anot
30、her John.But that advice taught me that there is something to appreciate in everyone.An Early Key Lesson By Elaine WestBefore I began my first teaching job,my mother,a teacher of 30 years,gave me a very special gift,five simple words that have had an effect on my entire life.Make friends with the ja
31、nitor（门卫）. Her wisdom taught me the respect for all types of characters and continues to enrich my life to this day.Just five little words but what an impact they can have when you take them to heart.“Raising Mommy”By Jan DavisBeing a mother can always present challenges and rewards.Someone told me
32、early that children will teach you everything you need to know.Being a mother is being raised.Our children become our advisers.Their dreams become our professors,as we are taking notes carefully.The sounds of their laughter and smiles are a great reward to us.Their tears remind us that it is okey to fail,and that we should wipe the tears away and try again.13. What did Elaine Wests mother advise her to do?A. Dont treat students differently. B. Respect people from different backgrounds.C. Dont judg
