2017高三英语10月适应性练习A卷.docVIP

2017高三英语卷 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。 A Do you know how Uncle Sam became the popular symbol of the United States? Some historians believe that he is based on a real person, Samuel Wilson. During the War of 1812, Wilson sold meat to American troops. Wilson labeled the meat barrels (桶) US. This meant that it was for the army. At that time, US was not used to mean United States. An officer asked what the US on the barrels meant. A soldier replied, Uncle Sam, meaning Samuel Wilson. The Uncle Sam image (形象)