2019届河南南阳高三上期中质量评估英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名班级分数题号-二二三四五六总分得分、阅读理解1. Tom is study ing in Oxford and has just bought a new bike. He is worried about security. Hisfrie nd found this article and sent it to him.In troduct ionA lot of crime is aga inst bicycles. Many bicycles are stole n every year and most are n ever found. You can preve nt this happe ning by follow ing a few careful steps.Basic SecurityDo not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle whe n you leave. Secure it to lampposts（灯柱） or trees. Take off small partsand take them with you, for example lights and saddles（车座）.LocksGet a good lock. There are many different types in the shop. Buy one that has bee n tested aga inst attack. Ask for advice from a bike shop.Registrati onThere are a nu mber of compa nies who will mark your bicycle for you. They will the n put your registrati on nu mber and pers onal details in their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found it will be easy to get in touch with you.Fi nallyKeep a record of the bicycle yourself. I ts make, model and registrati on nu mber. You can eve n t ake a photograph of it. This will prove the bicycle bel ongs to you.1. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle .A. in the bike shop and your computerB. at a police station or in a security companyC. in a security company and your universityD. by yourself and in a security company2. Which part of the article gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?A. Locks. B. Basic Security. C. Finally. D. Registration.3. The main purpose of this article is .A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolenB. to give you advice on where to buy a good lockC. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safeD. to say why you shouldnt keep your bicycle in a lonely place2. When I was watching a sports event yesterday, I met with an amazing sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of pure courage and determination.his armsThe event was swimming. I watched a man dive off the blocks and knew right away that something was wrong. Im not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for goldwere waving in an attempt at freestyle.I heard the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes （划水 ） and you could tell he was worn out. But inthose few awkward strokes, the crowd changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and yell things like, Come on, you can do it! He did. The crowd went wild.Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to take part in the event. Even though he recorded the slowest time, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors man that gave his all, knowing that he had no chance but to compete because of the spirit of the games.1. We know from the passage that the swimmer .A. was not professionalB. had two competitorsC. had a wrong startD. didnt try his best2. What can be learned from the last two paragraphs?A. The swimmer lost his spirit .B. The swimmer didnt finish his match.C. The audience was touched deeply by the swimmer.D. The crowd supported the swimmer from the beginning.3. The authors attitude towards the swimmer is that of A. toleranceB. disappointmentC. carelessnessD. admiration4. Which one is the best title of the story?A. Successful SwimmersB. Go for itC. What an EventD. Awkward Strokes3. It could happen just about any time you step out in public. You get onto an almost-empty bus, but the next passenger in decides to ignore dozens of empty seats to sit right next to you. While youre waiting in line at a supermarket, the next customer insists on standing only two inches behind you and shouting into his cell-phone. You go into a public restroom, and the next person to enter decides to use the next stall. Transgressions（冒犯 ） likethese dont just make us feel uncomfortable; we often feel anxious, alarmed; and violated（被侵犯的 ）. I t is the attack of the personal-space invaders.In any society, shared definitions of personal space govern how we interact with other people. People living in densely（ 密集地 ） populated cities like Mumbai, Beijing, or Mexico City tend to require less personal space than people living in sparsely（稀少地 ） populated places within the country. InAmerica, New Yorkers often have smaller requirements than residents of western states, like Montana, Shenandoah and Wyoming. Because everyone has different standards, gestures that are innocent in one place can be interpreted as opposite in another, especially in Britain.As the British etiquet