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宁夏银川市宁大附中2015届高三上学期期末考试英语试题第二部分: 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。

AWhile wearing T-shirts, jeans and a baseball cap are classic American style choices;the preppy(学院风格) look is what sophisticated(高雅时髦的) British youths wear. Butwhen it comes to the best-dressed nation, neither the US nor the UK tops CNN’s list. Sowhich country has the best fashion sense? Take a look.ItalyItaly is a nation that values outward appearance. Elegance(高雅) is in Italian blood and most Italians would give up comfort in order to look graceful(优雅的). They dress well even for simple trips to the grocery store.Both men and women have a good understanding of style, dressing themselves up with well-groomed(讲究的) hair and a smart pair of shoes. It is no wonder that so many of the best fashion designers are Italian!SwedenRetail(零售) giant H & M continues to spread affordable Swedish style around the world. What has been called the “Swedish fashion miracle” actually comes from the “less is more” philosophy(信条).The Swedes tend to adopt a practical approach to what they wear, but they don’t lack creativity.FranceThe French have a chic(别致的) air about them. They appear casual and elegant without being over-dressed or under-dressed, and always seem to give off confidence in their style choices. “The laissez-faire(自由放任的) approach to fashion is something many people love — and the looks they wear are something we all want to emulate on a daily basis,” said The Huffington Post.21. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Wearing jeans is American style.B. Wearing T—shirts is American style.C. British young people like the preppy style.D. The UK is the best-dressed country in the world.22. What can we learn from Swedish dressing style?A. It is practical and creative.B. It is unaffordable.C. It lacks confidence.D. It lacks creativity.23. What’s the character of French dressing style?A. Over—dressed.B. Free and easy; elegant and confident.C. Under-dressed.D. Lovely.24. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “emulate” in the last paragraph?A. Imitate(模仿)B. Thrill.C. Like.D. Hate.BOne day, when I was working as psychologist in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawi ngs on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.“It’s your turn,” he said.After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and Joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one—without any word—can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.25. When he first met the author, David .A. felt a little excitedB. walked energeticallyC. looked a little nervousD. showed up with his teacher26. As a psychologist, the author .A. was ready to listen to DavidB. was skeptical about psychologyC. was able to describe David’s problemD. was sure of handling David’s problem27. What can be inferred about David?A. He recovered after months of treatment.B. He liked biking before he lost his family.C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.D. He got friends in school before he met the author.CIf you think that Internet shopping on a Sunday gets you the best deals, then thinkagain. Tuesday is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain,according to an exhaustive analysis of on—line shopping. Thursday is the second best day followed by Friday—but Sunday is when you are least likely to make a saving.The study also looked at months and found that the pre—Christmas rush in November is when there are most bargains around on the web—and not the January sales. US retailer(零售商) reporting service Sum All examined 3,000 companies and half a billion transactions(交易) as part of its report. It worked out the average discount(折扣) offered to consumers on each day of the week and over different times of the year.The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.81 percent, followed by Thursday on 4.80 percent. In third place was Friday at 4.65 percent, then Wednesday at 4.13 percent and Monday at 4.11 percent. Only the foolish would shop on a Saturday where the discounts were typically 3.84 percent—and Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percent.The analysis by month is even more surprising as most people think that waiting until the post—Christmas sales would yield the biggest discounts. In fact, November is when you will get the largest savings at 5.99 percent on average. January came in second at 4.95 percent, followed by May at 4.50 percent.The worst month to buy online was March where you could expect to save just 2.76 percent. Consumers and experts have been speculating for years about the best time to shop online.Booking a flight has almost become a science with some claiming that buying six weeks before you travel guarantees you the best price. However, a recent analysis by the US Airlines Reporting Commissionfound that was not actually the case.Not only did the six—week window fail to pile up, in some cases the best fares were on sale as long as 24 weeks before departure. The ARC said that booking well in advance is best advised for busy routes or long haul flights(长途航班), as the price only tends to go up.28. If a buyer wants to buy cheap goods online, he’d better go to the shop on .A. TuesdayB. ThursdayC. FridayD. Sunday29. Most web sellers often provide bargain on the web .A. after New Year’s DayB. during Valentine’s DayC. on Mother’s DayD. before Christmas30. Which of the following statements is True according to the third paragraph?A. The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.8 percent.B. In third place was Thursday where savings were 4.65 percent.C. Sunday where the discounts were 3.37 percent was the worst.D. Customers can get the best sayings on Saturday.31. What is the me aning of the underlined word “speculating” in the fifth paragraph?A. Quarrelling.B. Objecting.C. Searching.D. Considering.DIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the we ather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “when two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather—speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English we ather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him. the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misunderstanding about the weather—speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather—speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help thespeakers overcome the natural reserve(内向) and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather—speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather—speak is a means of social bonding.32. The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that .A. most commentators agree with Dr. JohnsonB. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationC. the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD. English conversations usually start with the weather33. What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?A. A social trend.B. An strong interest.C. A historical concept.D. An unknown phenomenon.34. According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that .A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB. there is nothing special about the English weatherC. the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty35. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?A. To explain what English weather—speak is about.B. To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。