太原市2017—2018學(xué)年高三年級(jí)第一學(xué)期階段性測試英語試卷

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9、.Getalldaymonitinghelp.BTheweddingtraditionof“somethingoldsomethingnewsomethingbrowedsomethingblue”hasbeenaroundfhundredsofyears.Thetraditionofcarryingwearingoneofeachitemissaidtobringluckftunetothenewlymarriedcouple.Hav

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12、odealwiththemjustlikethosebananas.28.Whenpeopleanimalsarearousedbyangerfear__________.A.theyfeelveryregretfulimmediatelyB.theirmusclesgetneithertensenrelaxedC.theirheartsbeateitherfasterslowerD.theymaygetreadytoattackrun

13、away29.WhydohumanbeingsgetintotroubleaccdingtothepassageA.Theyareusuallynotasalertasanimal.B.Theysometimescan’tcontroltheirfeelings.C.Theyalwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeople.D.Theydon’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges.

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15、sinside.31.WhatisthepurposeofthispassageA.Totellusthatpeople’sfeelingsarelikebananasinacupboard.B.Togiveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings.C.Tohelpusdealwithfeelingsinawiseproperway.D.Toprovethatitisn’talwayswisetoexp

16、ressourfeelingsfreelyDDiamondsareconsideredasthemostfamousvaluablejewelinthewld.Thepreciousstonefitsgreatvalueisbelievedtobethesymbolofwealth.Diamondsweremadeasaresultofgreatvolcanicheatpressure.Whenavolcanoisactiveitsom

17、etimesexplodescausesgreatdamagetothenearbytowns.Howeveratthesametimeofsuchadisasterdiamondswerepushedtowardsthesurfaceoftheearthbyanumberofgreatvolcanicexplosionsmillionsofyearsago.Thusitmaybeverylikelytofindadiamondafte

18、ravolcanoeruption.Besidesdiamondsarealsofoundamongthesstonesofcertainriverbedsinafewplacesontheflooftheseaftheywerewasheddownthemountainsidesbytherain.Diamondsareveryrare.Therearenotmanyplacesthatproducesuchpreciousthing

19、sinthewld.DuringthelastcenturyadventurersfmEuropewenttoBrazilbecausetheyhadheardthattherewerediamondsintheRiverAmazon.Manyoftheseearlydiamondminersdiedofillnesswerelostfeverinthegreatfests.Butsomereturnedhomerich.Theearl

20、iestknowndiamondswerefoundinIndiamanycenturiesago.ThemostrecentexcitingdiscoverieshavebeenmadeineasternRussia.Butmostofthewld’sdiamondsnowcomefromCongofromTanzaniawhichhasthelargestdiamondmineinthewldalsofromSouthAfrica3

21、2.WhatdoweknowaboutdiamondsaccdingtothepassageA.Diamondsarealwaysaccompaniedbyvolcanoeruptions.B.Diamondsarecreatedbyvolcanoeruptions.C.Diamondsareconsideredasasignofwealth.D.Diamondscouldbealwaysfoundinafewriverbanks.33