江苏省淮安市20xx届高三上学期第一次阶段测试10月英语试题

江苏省淮安市20xx届高三上学期第一次阶段测试10月英语试题内容摘要：

from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the world39。 s largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2. The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York — a tradition dating back to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Center put up a small tree with ornaments. The search for the next year39。 s tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horsejumping logs. Murbach has three standards: The tree must be at least 65 feet high, at least 35 feet across and leaves dense enough not to see through. That39。 s not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced. Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to “Mr. Christmas Tree Man.” Though there was occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the effect the tree has on people: “It39。 s for bringing people together, attempting to bring together people you love. That39。 s what I hope it sets off.” But Murbach says he39。 s always too worn out to celebrate Christmas. 58. Which is the correct order of the events in the passage? a. Murbach’s thoughts turn to a perfectly shaped tree. b. million people watch the Christmas tree. c. The tree is flown to New York. d. It was lighted on December 2. e. The tree is chopped up. f. Murbach searches for the tree. A. a, b, c, d, e, f B. c, d, b, f, e, a C. c, d, e, b, a, f D. a, f, c, d, b, e 59. Why does Murbach take his job seriously? A. Because he wants everyone to be happy with his choice. B. Because he hopes to make everybody unable to breathe. C. Because he enjoys showing off. D. Because he wishes to attract people39。 s attention to himself. 60. According to Murbach39。 s standard of trees, the best tree must _____. A. be evergreen B. have lots of space between their branches C. be tall enough not to see through D. be equally balanced C In every society it is necessary to have a general system of laws to ensure justice. Laws are designed to make certain that people39。 s rights are protected and that people respect each other39。 s rights. Sometimes, however, laws are passed which are specific(明确的 ) to a time or situation. For example, a town in Indiana once passed a law making it illegal(非法的 ) to shoot open a can(罐头 ) of food. Apparently, some gun carrying citizens(公民 ) fot their can openers and naturally enough, used their guns to do the job. This disturbed other citizens, and endangered their lives, so a law was passed to prevent it. Specific laws sometimes remain in existence long after the problem has disappeared. The laws then seem strange. For example, the Indiana law was no longer necessary when citizens stopped carrying guns and using them as can openers. Since the law was no longer needed, what once made sense now seems like nonsense. Sometimes laws designed to serve a good purpose were passed but somehow these became mixed up in their wording. As a result, the laws don39。 t make sense. In one state there is a law which says that it is illegal to move or to attempt to move a motor vehicle. Obviously, a massive traffic jam would occur if everyone suddenly obeyed that law. But no one does, of course, because the intention of the law was not to prevent owners from moving their own cars. It was to prevent people from moving (stealing) other people39。 s cars. It is often harder to repeal (废止 ) a law than to pass one, so many of these old laws remain in existence. Because they no longer fit the way people live or because the problem no longer exists, these laws are ignored. Everyone understands that and life goes on. Thus, laws that once made very good senses now seem like nonsense. 61. According to the passage, laws are designed for the purpose of _____. A. protecting people39。 s rights B. making people respect each other C. preventing guncarrying D. punishing criminals 62. The author used the Indiana law as an example to explain ______. A. how some laws are passed and changed B. how people in Indiana open cans C. why some laws may seem strange D. why people in Indiana no longer use their guns 63. What39。 s the problem with the law concerning motor vehicles? A. It leads to traffic jams. B. It is not clearly written. C. It is not designed to serve a good purpose. D. It has been out of date. 64. We can conclude from the passage that _______. A. a law system is necessary for every society B. some laws that don39。 t make sense may also get passed C. it is more difficult to change the old law than pass a new one D. some laws may seem strange as time passes D I stared down at the $ left in my hand after paying the weekly rent for the small house we’d found. We had only a small amount of food in our kitchen. I wondered how I could have gotten my eightyearold daughter and me to the point where we were so close to homelessness. I made one or two wrong assumptions about being able to find new employment. It seemed that I was on a ladder sliding downward, with no end in sight. Staying here were single moms trying to escape from bad marriages, alcoholics and people who just seemed to have a hard time fitting in. I fell normal, so what was I doing here? More importantly, was there something these people could teach me about surviving until I could climb out of my difficult situation? I swallowed my pride and began to knock on doors. Whether they were single parents or travelers, I was told how to donate blood to earn a bit of money and how one family worked at a local temp(临时雇员 ) agency that paid daily. Doing everything they remended allowed me to keep going. The whole time I continue。