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1、2019-2020年高三上学期阶段性测评（期中）英语试题含解析第一部分听力理解（略）第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。答案写在答题卡上。AThehumannosehasgiventothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions.Ofcourse,thisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenose,wecouldnotbreathe
2、rorsmell.Itispartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter.CyranodeBergeracsaidthatalargenoseshowedagreatman----brave,polite,manlyandintellectual.Afamouswomenpoetwishedthatshehadtwonosestosmellarose!BlaisePascal,aFrenchphilosopher,madeaninterestingmentaboutthe
3、Cleopatra’snose.Ifithadbeenshorter,hesaid,itwouldhavechangedthewholefaceoftheworld.Historically,man’snosehadhadaprincipalroleinhisimagination.Manhasreferredtothenoseinmanywaystoexpresshisemotions.Expressionsconcerningthenoserefertohumanweakness:anger,pride,jea
4、lousyandrevenge.InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose.Forexample,toholdupone’snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling----pride.Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeople,thingsandplaces.Thephrase,tobeledaroundbythenose,showsman’sweakness.Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenosel
5、etsotherpeoplecontrolhim.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinctguidehim.Forthehumanemotionofrejection,thephrase,tohaveone’snoseputoutofjoint,isverydescriptive.Theexpressionappliestopersonswhohavebeenturnedasidebecauseofapetitor.Theirprideishurt
6、andtheyfeelrejected.Thisexpressionisnotnew.ItwasusedbyErassmusin1542.ThisisonlyasampleofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose.Thereareanumberofothers.however,itshouldbeasplainasthenoseonthefacethatthenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling!21.Whichofthef
7、ollowingisTRUE?A.Apersonwhoholdsuphisnoseiseasiertogetangry.B.Apersonwhoisproudofhimselfistoholduphisnose.C.Apersonwhoissatisfiedwithhimselfalwaysfollowsothers.D.Apersonwhohopestohavetwonosesisstrong-minded.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tobeledaroundbythenose
8、”mean?A.Tobefollowedbysomebody. B.Tobecontrolledbysomebody.C.Tobeunderyournose. D.Topaythroughthenose.23.Howdoesapersonwhohashisnoseputoutofjointfeel?A.Worried. B.Pleased. C.P
