1617学年高二理科实验班下学期第二次月考英语试题附答案.docx

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1617学年高二理科实验班下学期第二次月考英语试题附答案

衡阳八中2017年上期高二年级第二次月考试卷

英语（试题卷）

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第I卷选择题（共100分）

一.听力（每题1.5分，共30分）【已省略】

二.阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）

第一部分阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。

A

Honestycomesinmanyforms.Firstthere’sself-honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleordoyouappearthroughsmokeandmirrors?

IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI’mnot,IfeelunsureofmyselfandtakeoutapartfrommyPBA（personalbankaccount）.IlovehowsingerJudyGarlandputit,“Alwaysbeafirst-classversionofyourself,insteadofasecond-classversionofsomebodyelse.”

Thenthere’shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool,withyourparents,andwithyourboss?

Ifyou’veeverbeendishonest,Ithinkweallhave,trybeinghonest,andnoticehowwholeitmakesyoufeel.Remember,youcan’ttowrongandfeelright.ThisstorybyJeffisagoodexampleofthat:

Inmysecondyearofstudy,therewerethreekidsinmymathclasswhodidn’tdowell.

Iwasreallygoodatit.IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempass.I’dwriteonalittlepieceofpaperalltherightanswers,andhandthemoff.

AtfirstIfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney,kindofanicejob.Iwasn’tthinkingabouthowitcouldhurtallofus.AfterawhileIrealizedIshouldn’tdothatanymore,becauseIwasn’treallyhelpingthemTheyweren’tlearninganything,anditwouldonlygetharderdowntheroad.Cheatingcertainlywasn’thelpingme.

Ittakescouragetobehonestwhenpeopleallaroundyouaregettingawaywithcheatingontests,lyingtotheirparents,andstealingatwork.But,remember,everyactofhonestyisadeposit（储蓄）intoyourPBAandwillbuildstrength.

21．Theunderlinedpart“appearthroughsmokeandmirrors”inthefirstparagraphmeans“”.

A.tobehonestB.tobeunreal

C.tobecomeclearD.tocomefromanimaginedworld

22．WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainJudyGarland’swords?

A.Beyourtrueselfratherthanfollowothers.

B.Don’tcopyothersoryoucan’tbethefirstclass.

C.Makeeffortstobethefirstinsteadofthesecond.

D.Don’tlearnfromothersunlessthey’reexcellent.

23．WhatdoestheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeff’sstory?

A.Honestycanbeofgreathelp.

B.Abadthingcanbeturnedintoagoodone.

C.Helpingotherscheatcandogoodtonobody.

D.Oneshouldrealizethewronginhisbaddeeds.

24．Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpress.

A.onemustbebravetobehonest

B.it’sdifficulttobehonestwhenothersarenot

C.oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingadeposit

D.honestlyinone’sactionscanhelphiminthefuture

B

RobinsonCrusoeisafamousnovelwrittenbyDanielDefoe.Thebooktellsthestoryofamanwhoisshipwrecked（遭遇海难的）.Hespends28yearsonanislandnearVenezuela.ThebooktellsthestoryofeverythingthathappenstoRobinsonCrusoe.Hehopessomeonewillrescuehim,buthehasbeenthereforsolongonhisownthathealsobeginstofearbeingrescued.

RobinsonCrusoewaspublishedin1719.MostexpertsbelievethestoryisbasedonthelifeofAlexanderSelkirk,whowasaScottishsailor.Onanexpeditionin1704,Selkirkhadanargumentwithhisship’scaptain.Selkirkthoughttheshipwasnotsafeandwasabouttofallapart.

Whentheshipstoppedataremoteislandtogetfreshwater,Selkirkgotoff.Hetriedtogettheothercrewmemberstoleavewithhim,butnobodywould.Theshopthensailedawaywithouthim.Selkirkspentfouryearsandfourmonthsonhisownontheisland,knownasAguasBuenas.

Selkirkwasfinallyrescuedbyashipthatvisitedtheislandin1709.Theship’scaptainwasgratefultoSelkirkbecauseheprovidedfoodforthecrewwhentheyarrived.

NowarchaeologiststhinktheyhavefoundtheremainsofSelkirk’scamponAguasBuenas.Theyfoundtwodeepholesthatwouldhaveheldwoodenposts.ThearchaeologistssaythisisevidencethatSelkirkbuiltashelterthere.Thepostholesarenearafreshwaterstream.Theyarelocatedquitehighup,whichwouldhavemeantthatSelkirkwasabletowatchoutfortheshipscomingclosetotheisland.

Themostinterestingevidence,thearchaeologistssay,ispartofapieceofequipmentusedbysailorstonavigate（导航）.HistoriansbelieveSelkirkwasanavigator,sotheinstrumentcouldhavebelongedtohim.

RobinsonCrusoewaspublishedtenyearsafterSelkirkwasrescued.MostexpertsthinkDanielDefoeheardandreadstoriesaboutSelkirk,whichinspiredhimtowritethebook.

25．WhydidSelkirkchoosetolandontheremoteisland?

A.Becausehehadquarrelswiththecrewmembers.

B.Becausethecaptainorderedhimtogetfreshwater.

C.Becausehewantedtogoonanadventurethere.

D.Becausehethoughttheshiphewasonwasindanger.

26．WecaninferfromthetextthattheshipthatvisitedAguasBuenasin1709_______.

A.lostitswaywhilesailingB.lackedfreshwateruponarrival

C.wasbeingnavigatedbySelkirkD.wasrunningoutoffooduponarrival

27．Theauthorwrotethetextto_______.

A.explaintheoriginofRobinsonCrusoe

B.promotesalestoRobinsonCrusoe

C.criticiseAlexanderSelkrik’sdeeds

D.praiseDanielDefoeforhiswritinginspiration

C

Dogsalreadyguideblindanddisabledpeopleandnowtheyaretobetrainedtohelppeoplewithdementia.TheideadevelopedbysomeuniversitystudentswillnowbeputintopracticebyScotlandMedicalCentre.Theresearchismeaningful,forthereare670,000peopleinBritainwhohavedementiaandby2021thisisexpectedtorisetoonemillion.

Dementiacanmakepeopleconfusedayandnightorforgetbasicthingssuchaswashingordrinkingenoughwater.Thedogswouldbetrainedtohelptoguidethemthroughtheday.

JoyceGrayfromScotlandMedicalCentresaid,“Peopleintheearlystagesofdementiaarestillabletolivealynormallife,anddogshelpthemtomaintainroutine.Forexample,peoplewithmemorylosswilltendtoforgettotakemedicine，butifadogpresentsthemwithabagwithpillsinit,there'sagreaterchanceofthemtakingit.”

Ms.Grayalsosaiddogswereperfectlysuitedtoremindtheirownerstoeat.“Dogshaveanabilitytosay‘it'smyfeedingtime’，sotherewouldbeanoteinthecupboardnexttothedog'sfoodremindingthedog'sownertoeattoo.”

Dogswouldalsoencouragetheirownerstotakethemoutforwalks.“Itgivesareasonfortheownertogooutintothecommunity，”Ms.Graysaid.“Wedidatestwithanelderlypersonwalkingdownthehighstreetonhisown.Thenwegavehimadogonaleadandhedidtheexactsamewalk.Thattimepeoplewouldcomeuptohim,chatting,smilingormakingeyecontact.Wehopewe'dseethiswithpeoplewithdementiatoo.”

Thereisonemoreadvantageofusingthepetsascompanions.Sinceconversationscanbeincreasinglyconfusingforpeoplewithdementia,dogscangivethemasenseofsilentsupportandcompanionship.Ms.Graysaid,“Wehavefoundthatpeoplemayforgetfamiliarfacesbutnotpets.Peoplelightupwhentheyseeanimals.Thereisaspeechlessbondbetweenthedoganditsowner.”

28．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Guidedogsforthemind.B．Pets,faithfulcompanions.

C．Mentalsupportforthedisabled.D．Dementia,acurabledisease.

29．What'sthecommonsymptomofdementia?

A．Goinghungry.B．Feelinglonely.

C．Wakingupatnight.D．Forgettingthings.

30．AccordingtoMs.Gray,afterfeedingthepet,theownermay________．

A．dosomewashingB．takehismedicine

C．havesomethingtoeatD．goouttowalkthedog

31．Forpeoplewithdementia,petscan________．

A．givethemwordlesshelp

B．contributetotheirrecovery

C．helpthemtorecognizepeople'sfaces

D．ensurethemtogainsupportfromotherpeople

D

NewYorkersandvisitorstotheBigApplewillgettoringintheLunarNewYear,alsoknownasChineseNewYearintheU.S.,instylewithafireworksdisplayontheHudsonRiversettomusicwrittenbyAcademyAward-winningcomposerTanDun.

Thedisplayispartofthesecondannual“HappyChineseNewYear:

FantasticArtChina”festivalheldinNewYorkonFebruary5-10,2016.TheChinaCentralAcademyofFineArts（CAFA）,theU.S.-ChinaCulturalInstituteandtheCulturalAssociateoftheCommitteeof100announcedthisyear’seventsonNovember18atapressconferenceattheLincolnCenter.

The“FantasticArtChina”festivalwillfeaturealargerandmorediverseseriesofartisticandculturaleventsacrossNewYork’stopculturalvenues（地点）andlandmarks,includingtheLincolnCenter,EmpireStateBuildingandJacobK.JavitsConventionCenter.

Thisyear’sthemefocusesonexploringthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweensoundandimage,saidProfessorYuDingfromCAFA,whoisalsopresidentofFantasticArtChinaandinchargeofthefestival’sdesign.LunarNewYear,whichcelebratesthe“YearoftheMonkey”in2016,isanopportunitytobringChina’smodernarttomainstreamAmerica,andthefestivalservesasaninnovativeapproachtoestablishingculturalexchangebetweenChinaandNewYorkCity,Yusaid.

UNESCOGoodwillAmbassadorTanDun’smusicisaneweditionthatwillbefeaturedatseveralvenues,includingamajorartexhibitionattheJavitsCenter,eventsattheLincolnCenterandthefireworksdisplayontheHudson,whichwilltakeplaceontheeveningofFebruary6.Fivebarges（游艇）ontheriverwilllaunchthefireworksdesignedbyCAFAthatwilltellastoryaboutcelebrationandconservation.

“WeChinesearefondofnature,sothebestwaytocelebratetheLunarNewYearistosalutewiththesoundsofnature,suchassoundsofwater,stoneandbamboo,”saidTan