北京昌平区2019第二学期高三年级第二次统一练习--英语

ntEveresttobegintheexpeditiontocleanuptonsofrubbishthatwasleftonthemassivemountainbyitsclimbers.

MountEverestislocatedintheHimalayas,ontheborderofNepalandChina.At29,029feetabovesealevel,it’sthetallestpeakintheworld.Climbersfirstsuccessfullyreachedthepeakin1953.Sincethen,thousandsofpeoplehaveclimbedit,leavingtheirrubbishalongthepath.Thisincludesropes,tentsandemptyoxygenbottles,whichclimbersusetobreathemorecomfortablyatthemountain’shighaltitudes.Nepalrequiresclimberstobringdowneverythingtheytakeupthemountain,butrubbishfromclimbersbeforetheruletookeffectstilllitterstheslopes.

Themountaineersplantobringdown11,000poundsofgarbagefromMountEverestthisspring.Thisisthepeakclimbingtimebeforethesummermonsoonseasonbegins.Expeditionmemberswillreceive$1.40foreverykilogramofrubbishtheycarrydownthemountain.

EcoEverestExpeditionorganizedthecleaningexpedition.Thisisthefourthyearonehasbeenheld.LeadingtheteamisApa,anexperiencedNepaleseguidewhohasclimbedMountEverestarecord20timessince1989.

“Iwanttodothisformycountry,mypeopleandforMountEverest,”Apasays. ApasaysthatwhenhefirstbeganclimbingMountEverest,thepathtothesummitwascoverediniceandsnow.Butnowthepathcontainsrocksanddeepcracksfrommeltingice.Thismakesexpeditionsupthemountainmoredangerous.Apa,whogrewupinthefoothillsofMountEverestbutnowlivesintheUnitedStates,hascampaignedforsavingthemountainfromtheeffectsofglobalwarmingandotherpollutionissues.

56.WhathappenedtoMountEverest? A.Itwasindanger.

B.Itwaspopularwithclimbers. C.Itwascoverediniceandsnow.

D.Itsufferedfromrubbishpollution.

57.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatApa_______. A.isanexperiencedChineseguide B.firstreachedthepeakin1953

C.istheleaderofEcoEverestExpedition D.madealotofmoneybycarryingtherubbish 58.WhatkindofpersonisApa?

A.Warm-heartedandresponsible.B.Friendlyandambitious. C.Optimisticandstrong-willed.D.Hard-workingandserious.

B

Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays，butlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher、

IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16years，itisthatcommunicationisveryimportant，

bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong、Withanyrelationship，

youneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling、

Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate，youdriftapart(疏远)、

Whenyouaremadatyourparents，oranyoneelse，nottalkingtothemdoesn’tsolveanything、

Communicationbeginswiththeconcernsofanother、Itmeansthatyoucan’tjustcomehomefromschool，gouptoyourroomandignoreeveryonE、Evenifyoujustsay“Hi”，andseehowtheirdayisforfiveminutes，itisbetterthannothing、

Tohaveagoodrelationship，youmustkeepcommunicationstrong、Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel，evenifit’sjustbywritinganotE、

Whendealingwithparents，

youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent、Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeit，tellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosay，andaskthempolitelytolistentoyou、YellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworsE、

Thisisanexample:Onenight，Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends、Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworks，butshedidn’tfeelshecouldjustasktogohomE、ThatwouldberudE、Afterall，theyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem、Needlesstosay，shewaslategettinghomE、Herparentsweremadatfirst，notwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate，theyweren’tasmadandlettheincidentgo、CommunicationwasthekeyfactorherE、IfSophie’sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolisten，SophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftroublE、

Communicationisn'taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie's,telltheotherpersonhowyoufeel—listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication、

59、Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout_______. A、theimportanceoffriendship B、theimportanceofcommunication C、makingyourfeelingknowntoothers

D、thedisagreementbetweenparentsandchildren 60.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?

A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Children.D.Reporters.

61、TheauthormentionedSophie’sexampleto_______、 A、makethepointpersuasive B、comparetheircondition C、showtheircommonpoints

D、tellusthedifficultyofcommunication 62.Theauthorwritesthepassageto_______. A. presentafactB.argueaclaim

C.introduceanapproachD.supportaresearch C

Vaudeville

Beforetheageofradio,movies,andtelevision,manypeopleenjoyedvariet

ytheatre.InAmericathisentertainmenttheatrewascalledvaudeville.ThetermvaudevillecomesfromtheFrench“voixdeville”.Itmeans“voiceofthecity”.Forjustfivecents,peoplecouldbeentertained.Popularactsincludedmusic,comics,magic,animalacts,acrobatics,andevenlectures. Aroutinevaudevilleshowusuallybeganwithasillyact,suchasacrobatsortrickbicyclists.Thisallowedaudiencememberstoarrivelateandfindtheirseats.Theshowpeakedinthemiddlewiththe

“headliner”.Thisactwasconsideredgoodenoughtofeaturebutdullenoughtomakeaudiencesleavethetheatre.

Betweentheyears1880and1920,vaudevilleenjoyedgreatpopularity.IndustrywasgrowingintheU.S..Peoplehadmoremoneytospendonentertainment.Manytheatrestriedveryhardtoappearpoliteandfamily-oriented.Theywantedtodrawinmiddle-classcustomers.Performerswerenotallowedtousebadlanguage.Theycouldnotevensaytheword

“hell”.Buttheperformersoftendisobeyedtherules,andthisdelightedtheaudiences.

Successfultheatreownersinsistedtheirtheatresappearrichandgrand.Thecurtainsandseatswerecoveredinthefinestredvelvet.Thebeautifulwoodworkwasgildedwithgoldtrim.Theymadethetheatreslooklikepalaces.Still,theyhousedsillyactssuchasjugglingdogs.Bythe1890s,vaudevillepeaked.Itbecameequaltochurchesandpublicschoolsinpopularity.Itwasagreatplaceforpeopletogather.

Therewasnoexactendtovaudeville.Butin1910,movietheatresopened.Theyofferedentertainingfilmsatalowerprice.Thisshrankvaudeville’saudiencecontinually.Ironically,movieswerefirstshowninvaudevilletheatres.Bythe1930s,theGreatDepressionhittheU.S..Vaudevilledisappeared.

ManyfamousAmericanfilmandtelevisionstarsbeganonthevaudevillestage.PerformerssuchastheThreeStooges,theMarxBrothers,BusterKeaton,andJudyGarlandallbegantheircareersinvaudeville.

63.AccordingtoParagraph2,whydidavaudevilleshowusuallystartoffwithasillyact?

A.Becausetheaudiencepreferredtobeginwithsillyacts. B.Becausesillyactsgottheaudiencereadyforseriousones. C.Becausetheaudienceneededtimetoarriveandfindtheirseats. D.Becausethatwastheonlytypeofactthetheatreownercouldfind. 64.Theunderlinedword“they”inPassage4refersto______. A.theatreownersB.theatresC.curtainsandseatsD.palaces 65.AccordingtoParagraph3&4,whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Theatreperformerstriedtoactpolitely.

B.Middle-classcustomersenjoyedvaudevillealot.

C.Successfultheatreownersrejectedsillyperformance.

D.Vaudevillewasonceaspopularaschurchesandpublicschools.

66、Accordingtothepassage,whatledtothedisappearanceofvaudeville? A.Politiciansandreligiousfigures

B.Thedeclineofthemiddleclass

C.Theinventionofradioandtelevision D.MovietheatresandtheGreatDepression

D

Doyoueverhearyourselfthink,“Itdoesn’

tmatter”?IhavecometounderstandthatIthinkthisway.ItmaybebecauseIthinkIshoulddosomething,andIcanalsoacceptthatitisunimportant.SometimesIseenegativethingsgoingonaroundmeandthinkitdoesn’

tmatter.AsIstartedworkingonchangingthisinmyself,Icameupwithsomethingthatreallyworksforme.

Noteverythingcanintenselymattertous,orwewilldriveourselvesmadwithconcernandworry.However,becauseprocrastination(拖

延)causessomanytroublesinourlives,wecanbenefitfromonesimplequestion. WhenIthinkIshoulddosomethingthatperhapsIdon’treallyfeellikedoing,Imaythinkitdoesn’

tmatterrightnow.Say,forexample,thatyouthinkthatyouneedtohaveyourroofrepaired.ThenyouthinkIshouldcallsomeoneandhaveitfixed.Theremaybemanyreasonsorexcusesandmixedemotionsbehindthethought.Whateveryoufeel,youcanconvinceyourselforacceptthatitdoesn’tmatter.Askyourselfthisquestion,“Whenwillitmatter?”

Afteryouanswerthisquestion,youmaybecomemotivatedtotakethenecessarysteps.Byaskingandanswering,thisquestioncanactuallymakeyouleastresistanttoaccomplishwhatyouwant.

Ithinkthateverythingmattersinlife,somethingsjustmatterlessthanotherthings.Saying“Itdoesn’tmatter”or“Idon’tcare”

isalie.Ifsomethingisbotheringyou,itisbecauseitmatterstoyou.Therefore,thenexttimeyouthinksomethingdoesn’

tmatter,trythefollow-upquestion.Perhapsthethingmatterstoyoubecauseyoucanseetheconsequenceofignoringit.Maybebyusingthefollow-upquestionyouwillseethatit“matters”

toyounow,andavoidingtheissueisunlikelytomakeitmatterless.

Takingactiontowardwhatmatterstoyouiswhatmakesthedifferenceinyourlife.Youhaveyourreasonsforsaying“Itdoesn’tmatter”

andaskingwhenitwillmattercanhelp.Ihopethissuggestionwillhelpyouasmuchasithashelpedme.

67.What’sthepurposeofthispassage? A.Toaskreadersanimportantquestion. B.Toanalyzewhatisimportantinlife. C.Toshowhowtoaskagoodquestion.

D.Tosharetipsonovercomingprocrastination.

68.Accordingtothepassage,onceinawhiletheauthor________.

A.ignorestheimportanceofdealingwithunpleasantthingsB.becomescrazywhenfacingdifficulties

C.believeseverythingmatterstohim