兴安盟2015年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷1至9页，第Ⅱ卷10至12页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分：听力（省略）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和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASomepeoplehavetravelledtoCanadawhileothersmayhavejustheardofit.Asisknowntoall,theCanadianredandwhitemildlyleafflagisofficiallycalledTheNationalFlagofCanada.TheCanadianflagshowsastylizedredmapleleafwith11pointsonawhitebackground,withredbordersdowneachside.TheCanadianflagistwiceaslongasitswidth.Thewhitesquarecontainingtheredmapleleafisthesamewidthastheflag.Canadaisaverylargecountry,too.Itisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.Bycontrast,ithasaverysmallpopulation.Thereareonlyabout29millionpeoplethere.MostCanadiansareofBritishorFrenchorigin,andFrenchisanofficiallanguageaswellasEnglish.About45%ofthepeopleareofBritishorigin,thatis,theyortheirparentsorgrandparents,etc.comefromBritain.Nearly30%areofFrenchorigin.MostoftheFrench-CanadiansliveintheprovinceofQuebec.Overtheyears,peoplehavecometoliveinCanadafrommanycountriesintheworld.TheyaremostlyfromEuropeancountriesandalsofromChina,aswellasotherAsiancountries.However,CanadawasnotanemptycountrywhentheEuropeansbegantoarrive.Canadian-Indianlivedalongthecoast,bytheriversandlakesandinforests.Todaythereareonly350000Canadian-Indiansinthewholecountry,withtheirownlanguage.InthefarnorthlivetheInuits.Thereareonly27000Canadian-Inuits.Theirlifeishardinsuchaharshclimate.21.WhatisthepopulationofQuebec?A.Morethan29,000,000people.B.About30%ofthetotalpopulation.C.Over45%ofthetotalpopulation.D.Lessthan30%oftheFrench-Canadians.22.WhichofthefollowingstandsforCanada?ABCD23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.TheCanadianflagistwiceaswideasitslength.B.MostIndiansarenowforcedtolivealongthecoast.C.NowadaysInuitsstillhavedifficultlivingconditions.D.NobodyexistedwhentheEuropeansbegantoarriveinCanada.BThegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,fourorfiveofwhomlivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryolderandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehastotakecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbymodemlivingconditions.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slife-patternshasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlstookafull-timejobaftertheyleftschooLHowever,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andtho...
