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1、2017高三英语10月适应性练习A卷第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读理解（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。ADoyouknowhowUncleSambecamethepopularsymboloftheUnitedStates?Somehistoriansbelievethatheisbasedonarealperson,SamuelWilson.DuringtheWarof1812,Wilsonsoldmeat

2、toAmericantroops.Wilsonlabeledthemeatbarrels(桶)US.Thismeantthatitwasforthearmy.Atthattime,USwasnotusedtomean"UnitedStates".AnofficeraskedwhattheUSonthebarrelsmeant.Asoldierreplied,"UncleSam",meaningSamuelWilson.TheUncleSamimage(形象)todayshowsamanwithabeard,astarsandstripes(星条旗)topha

3、t,andasuit.ThomasNastcreatedthisimageinabout1838.ItrepresentedthegovernmentinNast'spoliticalcartoons.SomepeoplebelievethatNastbasedhisimageonDanRice,apopularentertainer.Riceperformedwhilewearingatophatandsuit.OthersthinkitwasJamesM.FlaggthatdrewthemostfamousimageofUncleSamin1917,du

4、ringWorldWarI.Itshowsaseriousmanpointingafingerattheviewerandsays"UncleSamwantsyou".FlaggdrewthisenduringimagetoencourageAmericanstojointheU.S.Army.Ithasbeenusedforthispurposeeversince.Today,UncleSamisasymboloftheUnitedStatesthatisrecognizedaroundtheworld.21.Theunderlinedword“endur

5、ing”inthefourthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”.A.short-livedB.long-lastingC.painfulD.scary22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.UncleSam’stophatandsuitreflecttheAmericanflag.B.UncleSamisanofficerfromtheAmericanarmy.C.OpinionsdifferabouthowUncleSambecameanationalsymbol.D.TheU

6、ncleSamsymbolisthebestofallAmericansymbols.23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?A.Overtime,theimageofUncleSamcametorepresenttheUnitedStates.B.TherearemanysymbolsoftheUnitedStates,includingUncleSam.C.Uncle Sam is a national symbolthatisrecognizedaroundtheUnitedStates.D.Thena

7、meUncleSamwasinventedduringtheWarof1821.B8IusedtobeanaveragestudentinBohuntHighSchooluntilItookDr.Whitworth’sclass.Hewassuchalife-changertomethatIleftthatclassdeterminednevertounderachieveagain.Henotonlytaughtmetoperformbetterandachievemoresuccessthanexpected,he,moreimportantly,tau

8、ghtmetothink.Heconvincedme