高三英语 1 8 南阳一中南阳一中 2019 年春年春期期高三第高三第 15 次考试次考试 英语试题英语试题 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解 共两节 每小题阅读理解 共两节 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 40 分 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 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A I was reading these interesting stories behind a group of great logos 标识 in the world Personally Nike is my favorite one it s so simple And I like the stories behind them which made me forget all other things McDonald s Apple Mercedes Benz and Adidas own great logos as well and they are among my favorites Nike In the Greek myth Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration for soldiers This logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess Nike s logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for 35 and was registered as a trademark in 1995 McDonald s The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler to resemble the arch shaped 拱形的 signs on the side of the company s then walk up hamburger stand Later on the two golden arches were combined together to form the M The McDonald s name was added to the logo in 1968 Apple There are different stories behind Apple s logo The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge One year later the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree This logo didn t stay long One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff s rainbow apple a rainbow colored silhouette 轮廓 of an apple with a bite taken out of it And then the rainbow colored apple was replaced by the one colored logo in 1998 It has not been changed so far Mercedes Benz The Mercedes Benz logo which was originally created by Gottlieb Daimler in 1909 consists of a simple description of a three pointed star that represents its rule of the land the sea and the air The company was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach Mercedes is the name of Maybach s elder daughter while Benz came as a result of a combination with Benz Cie and DMG in 1926 Adidas The Adidas logo which was created by the founder of the company Adi Dassler represents mountains pointing towards the challenges that are seen ahead and goals that can be achieved The logo was used for the first time in 1967 21 What does the author think of the stories of the great logos A They are boring B They are out of date C They are attractive D They are practical 22 We can learn that Apple s present logo is A the religious story of Adam and Eve B a bitten apple with only one color C Newton s sitting under an apple tree D the rainbow colored bitten apple 23 Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos 高三英语 2 8 A Mercedes Benz McDonald s Nike Apple B Nike McDonald s Apple Mercedes Benz C McDonald s Apple Nike Mercedes Benz D Nike Mercedes Benz McDonald s Apple B Customers who come into the Waffle House recognize server Evoni Williams a soft spoken 18 year old from Texas City It all started with a Facebook post On the morning of March 3 Laura Wolf was eating breakfast at the Waffle House in La Marque when she overheard an older man who reminded her of her late father tell Williams he had trouble with his hands The man later identified as a regular customer Adrien Charpentier had an oxygen tank nearby and needed help cutting up his food Without hesitation Wolf wrote Williams took his plate and began cutting up his ham Impressed Wolf posted the moment on her Facebook page to share the warmth and kindness with all The following day Williams s Facebook notification 关注 began to light up Her friends saw Wolf s post and tracked her in it Williams had no idea that someone took a photo that morning The diner was so busy that a line extended outside the door She said helping Charpentier was reflexive She has been working at Waffle House since last June to save for college and this she figured was just the right thing to do I would want someone to help my grandmother or grandfather Williams said The post began to make its rounds in La Marque and eventually landed in front of the city s mayor Bobby Hocking He decided to declare March 8 as Williams s day and also received an email from Texas Southern University President Austin A Lane asking if the school could present Williams with a scholarship Williams still works at Waffle House five days a week and plans to do so until she starts classes in the fall at Houston based Texas Southern Wolf said Williams does not have a car to get to classes but some people have offered to start a GoFundMe page for her proving that a moment of a kindness can change a life 24 Why did Wolf post the photo on Facebook A The photo reminded her of her late father B It could satisfy her inner needs C She was touched by the sight D The customer had trouble with his hands 25 What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean A Without a second thought B After careful consideration C Winning a reward D Better serving customers