甘肃省武威市2018届高三英语上学期第二阶段考试试题（无答案）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “Youll have to put it back, son,” he said.“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his fathers voice that the decision couldnt be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water.The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish . again and again . every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.1How did the father feel when he saw his son skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water?A. Proud. B. Nervous. C. Curious. D. Shocked.2From the text we know that _.A. the father didnt love his sonB. the father always disagreed with his sonC. the father disliked the huge fishD. the father was firm and stubborn3The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because _.A. they might catch a big fish thereB. he remembered the moral lesson from his fatherC. he wanted to remember his fatherD. their children enjoyed fishing there4What does the author want to show in the story?A. It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.B. An ethical decision is not difficult to make.C. It is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.D. Fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions. BBrian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didnt have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package. “Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily,” Tony said, ”You dont have any luggage, right?”“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. ”You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”“Thats right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”“Thanks.”Is Brian a criminal(罪犯)? Not at all. He is an air-courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isnt for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible(灵活的) about your travel plans, and dont mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!5Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?A. Because they were the uniforms for air couriers.B. Because that made him easier to be recognized.C. Because his backpack had no room his clothes.D. Because he did not have any luggage with him6An air courier is a person who_A .manages a business company in foreign countriesB. organizes international flights for touristsC. travels around the world with cheap ticketsD delivers pap