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山西省祁县第二中学校2020届高三英语11月月考试题（无答案）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分。）A100-word-storyCompetition2018Ourannualshort-storycompetitionisbackforitseighthyear.Asever,welookforwardtoreadingyours！TheRulesPleasemakesurethatstoriesarenew,notpreviouslypublishedandexactly100wordslong(notincludingthetitle).Wemayuseentriesinallprintandelectronicmedia.EntryisopenonlytopeoplelivingintheUK.ItisnotopentoemployeesofReader'sDigestandallothersassociatedwiththiscompetition,theirimmediatefamiliesandrelativeslivinginanemployee'shousehold.TermsandConditionsTherearethreecategories-oneforadultsandtwoforschools:oneforchildrenaged12-18andoneforchildrenunder12.Intheadultscategory,thewinnerwillreceive$1,000andtworunners-upwilleachreceive$250.Inthe12-18sanunder-12scategories,thewinnerswilleachreceiveaFireHD8TabletandaselectionofSTAEDTLERproductsworth$50,plustwoSTAEDTLERclasspacksofpencilsfortheirschool.Thetworunners-upinbothcategorieswilleachreceiveaKindleE-Reader.Pleasesubmityourstoriesby5pmonFebruary19.Theeditorialteamwillpickashortlistofentries,whichthisyearwillbepublishedbyourpartnernicereading.com.Winnersofthecategorieswillhaveanopportunitytowritealongerversionoftheirstoriesforinclusioninthebook.ThethreebeststoriesineachcategorywillbepostedonlineatReadersdigest.co.ukonFebruary27.Youcanvoteforyourfavourite,andtheonewiththemostvoteswinsthetopprize.votingwillcloseat5pmonMarch19andthewinningentrieswillbepublishedinourJuneissue(六月刊).21.Whoisforbiddentotakepartinthestorycompetition?A.ABritishmanof20.B.AStaffofReader'sDigest.C.Anetfriendoftheorganizer.D.Anemployeeofthegovernment.22.WhichofthefollowingwillbeawardedtotheyouthwinnersA.AFireHD8Tablet.B.AKindleE-read.C.$50.D.$250.23.Wherewillthewinningentrycomeout?A.OnTV.B.Inamagazine.C.Onawebsite.D.Inabook.BTwowomenlandedinJapanMondayaftertheirrescuefromadamagedsailboatfloatingaimlesslyinthePacificOcean.JenniferAppelandTashaFuiavaandtheirtwodogshadbeenlostatseaforalmostsixmonths.TheNavyshipUSSAshlandrescuedthemabout1,450kilometerssoutheastofJapan.AppelandFuiavaleftHonoluluonMay3sailingAppel's15-meterboat,theSeaNymph.Theyhadplannedforan18-daytriptoTahiti.However,stormsfloodedtheengine,destroyedtheboat'sstarterandseverelydamagedthemast(桅杆).Thewomencouldnotusethesailseffectively,asaresult.TheytriedtoreturntoHawaii.InJune,theygotwithin1,345kilometersofOahu.Weknewweweren'tgoingtomakeit，Applesaid.Sothat'swhenwestartedmakingdistresscalls(求救呼叫).Wewerehopingthatoneofourfriendswholiketogodeepseafishingandtakingpeopleoutmighthavegonepastthe400-milemarkandmighthavecruised(巡航)nearwherewewouldbe.JenniferAppel,right,andTashaFuiavasatwiththeirdogsonthedeckoftheUSSAshlandMonday,Oct.30,2017TheywerethousandsofmilesinthewrongdirectionwhenaTaiwanesefishingboatfoundthem.AppelsaidshepaddledonasurfboardtotheTaiwaneseboatandmadeanemergencycallTheUSSAshlandhappenedtobeintheareaatthetimetoavoidastorm.Theship'scommandingofficerStevenWassonsaidtheAshlandtraveled160kilometersandfoundthewomenhenextday.AppeltoldreportersonFridaythattheywerebeginningtofeelhopelesswhentheysawtheUSNavyshipcomingtowardthem.WhenIsawthegrayshiponthehorizon,,Iwasjustshaking,shesaid.Iwasreadytocry,Iwassohappy.Iknewweweregoingtolive.TheUSNavydecidedtheSeaNymphneededtoomanyrepairstomakeitsea-worthy.So,thesailboatwasleftatsea.24.Whatisthemaincauseofthetwowomen'sbeinglost?A.TheboatsstarterhappenedtofailB.TheboatconveyedtooheavyaloadC.Therewerestrongwindsforalongtime.D.Stormsbroughttoomuchwaterintotheboat25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetwowomen?A.Braveandclever.B.Cautiousandfearful.C.Adventurousandlucky.DCommonandhardworking.26.Whywasthefinalsailboatconsidereduseless.A.ItdemandedquitealotofrepairsB.Thetwodogsdestroyeditsmasttotally.C.Ithadbeeninwaterlongandbrokeup.D.TheTaiwaneseboatapproachedandcrashedit.27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Twowomenandtwodogswereatsea.B.StormsoftendestroyboatsinthePacificOcean.C.ATaiwaneseboatrescuedaboatwithtwodogs.D.Twowomenandtwopetswererescuedbyaship.CLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhuntergatherers,small,tightlyknit(联系)groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionoftheselanguagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400