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山西省芮城县2020届高三英语3月月考试题第一部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFantasticFallFestivalsYouwon’tWanttoMissSeymourAppleFestivalAdmissiontotheSeymourAppleFestivalisfreeandsoistheentertainment!Morethan15,000peoplefromallovertheregioncomeovertotakepartintheactivities,rangingfromdrawings,vendorbooths,food,applecontests,bike-decoratingcontests,andmore.MarionvilleAppleFestivalThepopularMarionvilleAppleFestivalishometocountlessactivitiesandevents.Thecarnival,ponyrides,andgameswillkeepthekidsbusy,whileadultswillenjoywatchingthepie-eatingcontestandbrowsingdozensofcraftvendorbooths.HumansvilleFallFestivalTheHumansvilleFallFestivalmaybehostedbyasmalltown,butthatdoesn’tmeanit’slackingbigfun.Perfectforallages,thisfallfestivaliscelebratingits70thyearandwillprovidethreefulldaysoffun.Thisyear’sfestivalwillfeaturelivemusicfromfantasticlocalmusicians,whichwilldefinitelymakeitdifferentfromtheonesinotheryears.You’llalsofindfuncarnivalrides,talentedartisanssellingtheirgoods,andanamazingparadetowrapuptheeventonSaturday.SouthsideFallFestivalTheSouthsideFallFestivalisperfectforfamilycelebrations,withanalcohol-freeenvironmentandfreeadmission.Enjoyacolorfulparadeandfloatcontest,deliciousfoodvendors,livemusic,karaoke,andmore.FallIntoArtsFestivalMakesuretobringthekidsalongtothisfestivalthatcelebratesallthingscreative.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalfeaturesahostofkid-friendlyactivitieslikealegobuild,sandart,bubblestations,chalkthesidewalk,ajumphouse,andmore.Parentswillhaveplentytodoaswell,withanexcellentvarietyofartists,festivalfood,aminifilmfestival,andmore.1.Whichfestivalsarefreeofcharge?A.TheSouthsideFallFestivalandtheFallIntoArtsFestival.B.TheSeymourAppleFestivalandtheSouthsideFallFestival.C.TheHumansvilleFallFestivalandtheFallIntoArtsFestival.D.TheSeymourAppleFestivalandtheMarionvilleAppleFestival.2.WhatmakestheHumansvilleFallFestivalspecialthisyear?A.FunactivitiesonSaturday.B.Thedurationofthefestival.C.Theareaofthehostingtown.D.Musicians’liveperformances.3.TheFallIntoArtsFestivalisspeciallywelcomedby.A.movieloversB.modernartistsC.visitorsofallagesD.familieswithkidsBIntheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimals.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso．ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople．Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme，pourcreamintomycoffee，orhelpmetoputonmycoat．AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy．Frommywheelchairexperience，Iseethebestinpeople，butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily．Theydon'tgettoseethissoftsideofothers.Often，wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness，whichincludesalotofpretending．Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe'rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat'sinthem．Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry，withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning（按喇叭）orevenshoutingatme．Atthemoment,IdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwenty-fouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed．Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!WhenIputonmyflashlights，Iwassayingtotheotherdrivers,Ihaveaproblemhere．IamweakanddoingthebestIcan．Andeveryoneunderstood．Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass．Theycouldn'tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic．Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry，theywaited，knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak．Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon'tfeelthatway．Butthosearefewandfarbetween.Moreoften，itwouldbebetterifwedon'tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared．4.Theauthorhasdiscoveredthatpeoplewillfeelhappywhen___．A.theyoffertheirhelpB.theyreceiveothers'helpC.theyfeelothers'kindnessD.theyshowtheirweakness5.Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?________A.Theyspeduptopass．B.Theywaitedwithpatience．C.Theytriedtheirbesttohelp．D.Theyputontheirflashlightstoo．6．Inthispassage，theauthoradvisesusto_______．A.handleproblemsbyourselvesB.accepthelpfromothersC.admitourweaknessD.showourbravery7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?_______A.AWheelchairExperience．B.WeaknessandKindness．C.WeaknessandStrength．D.ADrivingExperience．CImagineyouareopeningyourowncompanyandwanttohireamanager.Youhavetwocandidatesandtheyarebothcapableandexperienced,sowhowouldyouratherhire:JuliaWatsonorShobhaBhattacharva?ChancesarethatyouwouldpreferWatson,right?Butwhy?“Easynamesareevaluatedasmorefamiliar,lessriskyandlessdangerous,”ErynNewman,ascientistatVictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealand,toldScientificAmerican.Asaresult,peoplewitheasiernamesareoftenassumedtobemoretrustworthy.ThisiswhatNewmanandherteammateshavefoundintheirrecentstudy.Intheexperiment,theypicked18differentforeignnames,includingdifficult-to-pronounceoneslikeYevgeniDherzhinskyandeasynameslikeBodoWallmeyer.Theythenattachedeachnamewithastatementsuchas“turtlesaredeaf”and“giraffesaretheonlymammalsthatcannotjump”andaskedvolunteerswhethertheythoughttheclaimsweretrue.Theresultsshowedthatclaimsconnectedtoeasiernames