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2017-2018学年第一学期第二次调考 高三年级英语试题 （分值120分，时间 100分钟） 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2. 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 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。 A As we know,there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture.We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Lets look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, a homeless dog, a mad dog,a running doganda dog catching a mouse, have negative meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, you are a lucky dogmeans you are a lucky person. And every dog has its day means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a persons serious illness, they saysick as a dog. The worddog-tiredmeans very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, catis often used to describe a woman who is cruel. There are many other examples of howcatis used differently as well.  The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.  The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used. Every dog has its day．Means ______ ． Everybody in the world is lucky． Each person lives his own way of life． Everybody has a time in life to be lucky． If one works hard，hes sure to succeed． Western people usually usecatto refer to ______ ． an unkind woman B. a brave man C. a homeless person D. a tired person Which of the following is true according to the passage？ ______ Chinese