河南省信阳市第六高级中学学年高一下学期第一次月考试题英语.docx

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河南省信阳市第六高级中学学年高一下学期第一次月考试题英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40）

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。

A

IncelebrationofWomen’sHistoryMonth,hereareafewofthemillionsofwomenthathavebrokenallconventionalrulestomakeadifferenceintheworld.

SusanB．Anthony

BornonFebruary15,1820,SusanB．Anthonywasawomen’srightsactivistintheUS.Shespentmanyyearscampaigningforwomen’srighttovote.Anthonywasalsoagainstslavery,helpingsupportthepassageoftheCivilWarAmendments.Shealsolenthervoicetothebattleforequalpayandeducationalopportunitiesforall.

AnneFrank

AnneFrankgrewupinahappyfamily.However,thingschangedwhenHitlercametopower.Anneandherfamilywereforcedtohideinsideatinyhouse,wheretheyounggirlrecordedherfamily’sfearsandstruggles.Evenafteralltheseyears,herjournal,AnneFrank：

TheDiaryofaYoungGirl,continuestobepopularwithpeopleacrossallagesandcultures.

AungSanSuuKyi

Determinedtobringdemocracy（民主）toMyanmar,AungSanSuuKyifoundedtheNationalLeagueforDemocracy（NLD）.SuuKyi’sopendispleasurewiththegovernmentresultedinherspendingmuchofthetimebetween1989and2010inprisonorunderhousearrest.In1991，SuuKyireceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.In2015,fiveyearsaftershehadbeenfreed,SuuKyi’sNLDPartywonagreatvictoryinthegeneralelections.

MalalaYousafzai

MalalaYousafzaiwasbomtoaPakistanieducatorandpoet.WhentheTalibandeclaredthatgirlsshouldnotbeeducated,theworld’syoungestNobelPrizewinnerdecidedtochallengetheseunfairpolicies（政策）.OnOctober9,2012,shewasshotandbadlyinjured.Sincerecovering,Malalacontinuesherfightforgirls’education.Herbraveryisencouragingyoungpeopleallovertheworldtostandupforwhattheybelieveisright.

21．Whomadeagreatcontributiontowomen’srighttovote？

A．AnneFrank.B．MalalaYousafzai.

C．SusanB．Anthony.D．AungSanSuuKyi.

22．WhywasAungSanSuuKyiputintoprison？

A．SherefusedtoleaveMyanmar.

B．Shedemandedthatthedemocratsbefreed.

C．Shevoiceddissatisfactionwiththegovernment.

D．Sheblamedthegovernmentforitseconomicpolicy.

23．Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethewomenmentionedinthetext？

A．Braveandinspiring.B．Reliableanddevoted.

C．Honestandresponsible.D．Considerateandoptimistic.

B

It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnet-workersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".

Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.

Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin？

Thenwhathappened？

EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：

they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.

Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.

Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme？

Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.

Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.

24．WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.

A．shypeoplearesensitivetorewards

B．shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontent

C．outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchances

D．outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening

25．TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.

A．shypeoplearelikelytobemodest

B．hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublic

C．somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschool

D．shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion

26．WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.

A．successresultsfromdevotionB．shynesscontributestopopularity

C．outsiderewardleadstoinsistenceD．uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty

27．Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.

A．givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresults

B．explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutions

C．quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluations

D．makingcontrastsandgivingexamples

C

TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.

Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“Itsalittledamp（潮湿的）outside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn’texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinunpleasantsituationortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumor.

AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentooureverydaylifewhensomeoneaccidentallyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What’smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomedies（喜剧）aboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomediesseriesMr.Beanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumor.

Mr.BeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.Mr.Beandoesn’ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMr.Beansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.Mr.BeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumor.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumor.

28．WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes？

A．TheBritishoftenenlargethefact.

B．Britishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.

C．Britishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.

D．TheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.

29．Theauthorexplainsunderstatementby_______.

A．describingaprocessB．makingcomparisons

C．followingtimeorderD．usingexamples

30．Mr.Beanmakespeoplelaughby______.

A．usinghisbodymovementandfacialexpressions

B．makingjokesaboutothers’accent

C．copyinghowothersbehave

D．tellingfunnystories

31．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？

A．BritishHumorinComedyB．HumorinDifferentCultures

C．UnderstandingBritishHumorD．DevelopingYourSenseofHumor

D

Withthedevelopmentofoursociety,cellphoneshavebecomeacommonpartinourlives.Haveyoueverrunintoacarelesscellphoneuseronthestreet？

Maybetheywerebusytalking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChatwithoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaroundthem.Asthenumberofthisnew“species”ofhumanhaskeptrising,theyhavebeengivenanewname--phubbers（低头族）.

RecentlyacartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthisgroupofpeopleunderthespotlight.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithvarioussocialidentities（身份）burythemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplayswithhiscellphonewhilelettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesaselfie（自拍）infrontofacaraccidentsite,andafatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.Achainofsimilareventsfinallyleadstothedestructionoftheworld.

Althoughtheendingofthefilmsoundsunrealistic,thedamagephubbingcanbringisreal.Yourhealthisthefirsttobeartheeffectandresultofit.“Alwaysbendingyourheadtocheckyourcellphonecoulddamageyourneck,”GuangmingDailyquoteddoctors’words.“Theneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching.”Also,st

aringatcellphonesforalongtimewilldamageyoureyesightgradually,accordingtothereport.

Butthat’snotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouawayfromyourfriendsandfamily.Whengettin