太原市2019届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（考试时间：上10:00—12:00）笔试试卷说明：本试卷为闭卷笔答，做题时间120分钟，满分150分（不含听力）。请将第一卷试题答案填在第二卷卷首的相应位置。第一卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，答案写在答题卡上。AInanefforttoinformourcitizenstoclearthestreetsnow,thecityadoptsasnowremovalplan.RoutesusedbyCityEmergencyServicescomefirst.Secondly,connectorstreetswillbeclearedwhichallowcitizensthegreatestaccesstopublicroads.Andthirdly,roadswithinneighborhoodswillbecleared.Snowremovalandicecontrolwillstartwhen:*Snowaccumulates4inchesormore.*Weatherconditionsdonotendangerthesafetyofroadcrew.*Snowfallsduringpeaktrafficperiodsofheavyuseofmainstreets.Snowandiceremovalwillbedelayedorcancelledwhen:*Thereisseverecold,significantwindandlimitedvisibility.*Thesnowfalloccursontheweekendoraholidayandisnotconsideredathreattopublicsafety.Inthatcase,snowandiceremovalmaytakeplaceonthenextnormalweekday.*Snowandicemaybeleftonroadwaysifmeltingisobvious.Yourcooperationisrequestedduringsnowremovalandthesesuggestionsmayapply:*Limittravelduringstorms.Travelispossibleonceroadshavebeenclearedorsaltedbytheroadcrew*Avoidremovingsnowfromyourdrivewayintotheroad.Pilethesnowinyouryard.*Parkyourvehiclesinyourdrivewaysandofftheroadorwalkwalks.*Keeppublicsidewalksnexttoyourhouseclearofsnowandice.*Beresponsibleforremovingthissnowwhichisthrownbythesnowplough(犁)fromyourdriveways.Hopefully,youcanunderstandthisinconvenience.21.WhenwillthesnowhavetoberemovedA.Ifitreachesacertainthickness.B.Ifthemainstreetsarenotbusy.C.Ifthesnowandicebegintomelt.D.Ifextremeweathermakesroadsdangerous.22.Whatshouldcitizensdotocooperateinthesnowremoval?A.Helptoputthesaltontheroad.B.Pilethesnownearbytotheroad.C.Throwthesnowintothedriveways.D.Clearthesidewalksclosetotheirhouses.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.clearanceofemergencyrouteshasapriority.B.Snowandicemustberemovedontheweekends.C.Citizensplaythemostimportanttoleinsnowremoval.D.Theposteristoinformcitizensofanoncomingheavysnow.BAfterfinishingamealatanAmericanChineserestaurantyouprobablyexpecttoreceiveahandfuloffortunecookiesafteryoupaythebill.FortunecookiesareinChineserestaurantsthroughouttheUnitedStates.It’srathersatisfyingtocrackopenacookieattheendofyourmealandreadyour“luckyfortune”ontheslipofpaperinside.Theexactoriginofthefortunecookieisunknown.ItisthoughtthatthetastysnackwasthefirstintroducedintoSanFranciscoin1914,afteranimmigrantbegandistributingthecookiewith“thankyou”notesinthem.These“thankyou”noteswereintendedassymbolsofappreciationforfriendswhostoodwithhimthroughtheeconomichardshipanddiscriminationofhisearlylifeinAmerica.Thereisanalternateoriginstory.LosAngelesisregardedasthesiteofthefortunecookie’sinvention.Inthisversionofthestory,DavidJung,aChineseimmigrantresidinginL.A.,isthoughttohavecreatedthecookieinordertoupliftthespiritsofthepoorandhomeless.In1918,Junghandedoutthecookiesforfreetothepooroutsidehisshopandeachcookiecontainedastripofpaperwithaninspirationalsentenceprintedonit.FortunecookiesfirstbegantogainpopularityinmainstreamAmericancultureduringWWII.Chineserestaurantswouldservetheminplaceofdesserts,asdessertswerenotpopularintraditionalChinesecuisine.Todayfortunecookiesarenott...
