DOC《武汉市2017-2018学年度部分学校新高三起点调研考试英语试题》

t mean to take it. Thanks, Joy. Mr. Dow said as he gently took the pipe from the boy'

s hand. How about staying around and helping me close up the shop? Joy felt Mr. Dow, s big hand on his shoulder. And Joy felt his shoulders had become a little broader and stronger. 28. What kind of a life did Joy and his mother live? A. A poor life. B. A new life. C. A happy life. D. A modem life. 29. Why did Joy feel like being hurt by something sharp? A. He felt sorry for his mother. B. He couldn'

t help the family. C. He had run away from school. D. He disappointed his mother'

s expectations. 30. What do we know about Mr. Dow'

s smile to Joy? A. It'

s broad. B. It'

s warm. C. It'

s false. D. It'

s secret. 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. An Interesting Pipe B. A Powerful Smile C. Unconditional Love D. Magic Trust D Americans recognize that there is a past on which the present rests. But they have not developed their sense of the depth of time as much as this has been done in the Middle East and South Asia. The Arab looks back two to six thousand years for his own origins. History is used as the basis for almost any modem action. The chances are that an Arab won'

start a talk or a speech or analyze a problem without first developing the historical aspects of his subject. The American assumes that time has depths but he seldom stresses its importance of it. The American never questions the fact that time should be planned and future events should be fitted into a schedule. He thinks that people should look forward to the future and not talk too much on the past. His future is not very far ahead of him. Results must be obtained in the foreseeable future ― one or two years or, at the most, five or ten. Promises to meet deadlines and appointments are taken very seriously. There is real punishment for being late and for not keeping commitments in time. The American thinks it is natural to calculate the value of time. To fail to do so is unthinkable. The American calculates how much time is required to do everything. I'

ll be there in ten minutes. It will take six months to finish that job. I was in the Army for four and a half years. The Americans, like so many other people, also use time as a link that chains events together. If one event occurs on the heels of another, we will certainly try to find a causal relationship between them. If A is seen around the area of BN murder shortly after the crime has been committed we automatically form a connection between A and B. However, events which are separated by too much time are difficult for us to connect in our minds. This makes it almost impossible for us as a nation to engage (从事) in long-range planning. 32. How do Americans see past time according to the first paragraph? A. It'

s valueless. B. It'

s limited. C. It reflects today. D. It helps start a talk. 33. What does the underlined phrase to do so in paragraph

2 refer to? A. To calculate the value of the past. B. To plan a schedule for future events. C. To figure out the importance of time. D. T........