北重三中2017～2018学年第一学期高二年级月考英语试题考试时间：2017年10月12日满分：150分考试时长：120分钟第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，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。ALastyear,Iwasonaplanewithmyfriend,waitingforittotakeoff.Thepilot’svoicewasheardthroughouttheplane:“Sorryforthedelay,ladiesandgentlemen.Ourenginesdon’twork.Wearegoingtojump-startthem.Oncewegetthemgoing,we’llgetupintheairandseewhathappens.”Thatwasallhesaid.“Seewhathappens?Shouldn’twehavehadabetterplanthanthat?”Atthatpoint,Icouldonlylaughnervously.Onewomanstartedcrying:“Oh,no!Wearegoingtocrash!”Therearesighsofdesperationandanxiety,andwehadn’teventakenoffyet.Thepilotevenseemedunhappy.Hetoldusouroneenginewasworkingdoubletime,andhisplanwastogetupintheairandseewhathappens!Thenwedid.Wegotupintheair,andwhathappened?Nothing.WearrivedinNorfolk,andnosoonerhadthewheelstoucheddownthanapplauseburstoutaseveryoneontheairplanebreathedasighofrelief.Alltoooften,peoplestopachievingtheirgoalsjustbecausetheydon'thaveaguaranteedresult.Butsuccesswillneverbeguaranteed.Thebestthingthatyoucandoistojustgetupintheair,andseewhathappens.Ifyouraimistobuildabusiness,thengetupintheairandseewhathappens!Don'tgiveyourselfallthereasonswhyyoucan’t.Donotwaituntilyouhaveeverythingyouneed.Youneverwill.Ifyourgoalistostartafriendship,say“Hello”,getupintheairandseewhathappens!Theresultscouldbeveryrewarding.Ifyourgoalistolearnanewskill,getupintheairandseewhathappens!Itmightnotbeasdifficultasyouthink.Itcouldbefun!1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenthepilotsaidtheenginesdidn’twork?A.DisappointedB.AnxiousC.CuriousD.Relieved2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Thepassengersbegancryingaftertheplanetookoff.B.Theenginesoftenworkeddoubletimetogetstarted.C.Thepilottriedtocomfortthenervouspassengers.D.Thepassengersreachedthedestinationsafeandsound.3.Theunderlinedsentencesinthelastparagraphmeans“______________”.A.thinkcarefullybeforeyoumakefriends.B.starttoflytheplanetoseewhatwillhappen.C.makeanefforteveniftheresultisuncertain.D.getupfromthechairandgreetsomebody.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WeWillSeeWhatHappensB.ISurvivedanAdventurousFlightC.ThePilotRiskedOurLivesD.MakingPlansIsBetterThanTakingChancesBItwasacomfortablesunnySunday.IwasgoingtomeetanolduniversityfriendIhadn'tseenforyears,andwasreallyexcitedtohearallhisnews.Mytrainwasrunningalittlelate,butthatwasnobigproblem-IcouldtexthimtosayIwouldbedelayed.Hewouldunderstand.But…wherewasmymobilephone?Ihadthatfamiliarsinkingfeeling.Yes,I'dforgottenitathome.Nomobilephone.I'msureI'mnotaloneinfeelinganxious,onedgeandworriedwhenIdon'thavemyphonewithme.Infact,IknowI'mnotalone:two-thirdsofusexperience‘nomophobia’,thefearofbeingoutofmobilephonecontact.That'saccordingtoastudyfrom2012whichsurveyed1,000peopleintheUKabouttheirrelationshipwithmobilephones.Itsayswecheckourmobilephones34timesaday,thatwomenaremore‘nomophobic’thanmen,andthat18-24year-oldsarethemostlikelytosufferfearofbeingwithouttheirmobiles:77%ofthemsaytheyareunabletobeapartfromtheirphonesformorethanafewminutes.Doyouhavenomophobia?•Youneverturnyourphoneoff•Youobsessively(着魔地)checkfortexts,missedcallsandemails•Youalwaystakeyourphonetothebathroomwithyou•YouneverletthebatteryrunoutIt'sfunnytothinkthataround20yearsagotheonlypeoplewithmobilephoneswouldbebusinessperso...
