湖南省长沙市高二下学期第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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湖南省长沙市高二下学期第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案

2018高二英语月考试卷

总分；100分时间；90分钟

出卷人：

眭浅予

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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

LongagoaNativeAmericanchiefnamedShenandoahlivedwithhistribes（部落）inwhatisnowthestateofVirginia.LittleisknownaboutShenandoah,butinsomeway,thesoftsoundofhisnamewasgiventoariver.TheShenandoahRiverstillflowsinadeepvalleybetweentheAlleghenyandBlueRidgeMountains,justasitdidwhenChiefShenandoahlived.Itisaslowmovingriver,softandasbeautifulasitsname.Somewordexpertswhobelievetheword“Shenandoah”means“spruceriver”becausethewatersoftheriverrunthroughgreatforestsofsprucetrees（云杉）.Andthisexplanationcouldbecorrect.

However,thereisanoldNativeAmericanstorywhichisfarmorebeautifulthanthatoftheexperts.CenturiesbeforeEuropeanscametotheNewWorld,therewasagreatlakeofbluewaterhiddeninthemountainsofVirginia.Forhundredsofyears,NativeAmericantribeslivednearthislake,feedingonthefishfromitscleanwaters.TheNativeAmericansoftenclimbedupthemountainsandcampedthereduringtheirlonghuntsforfood.Intheeveningstheysatneartheircampandlookeddownatthebeautifullake.

Onaclear,starrynightyoucouldseethousandsofstarsshininganddancingonthewaterbelow.TheNativeAmericanslovedthislake,andbecausetheycouldseethestarsinit,theycalledthelake,“ClearDaughteroftheStars.”Intheirlanguage,thewordforthiswas“Shenandoah.”

Onedaythelakestartedtodisappear.Itswaterranoutofthevalley,throughabreakinthemountainside.ThewatersranonandonuntiltheyjoinedanotherriverknownasthePotomac.Atlast,thelakewasgone.Initsplacewasonlyariver.ItisthebeautifulShenandoahRivertoday.

However,thewordShenandoahbecomeswellknowntopeoplebecausesomeonewroteasongaboutitsomeyearsago.“Shenandoah”isperhapsoneofAmerica’smostrecognizablefolksongs.Somesaythesongreferstotheriver.OtherssayitisaboutthedaughterofChiefShenandoah.Regardlessofwhatthesongisabout,"Shenandoah"remainsanAmericanclassic.“O1Shenandoah,Iloveyourdaughter,Awayyourollingriver;OShenandoah,Iloveyourdaughter,AwayI'mboundtogo,'CrossthewideMissouri…”

1.Accordingtothetext,“Shenandoah”maybethefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.“spruceriver”B.thePotomac

C.“ClearDaughteroftheStars”D.anAmericanchief’sname

2.“Shenandoah”isfamiliartoAmericansmostlybecauseof______.

A.pureandrefreshingwaterB.agreathistoricalcharacter

C.anAmericanclassicsongD.themysteriousdisappearanceofalake

3.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis______.

A.ShenandoahandItsNativeAmericanRootsB.AnAmericanChief’sRomanticTale

C.TheMysteryofaMissingLakeD.ABeautifulAmericanSong

B

Americanslovepeanutbutter.Theaveragechildwilleat1,500peanutbutterbeforeheorshegraduateshighschool.Butthereisacontroversyoveranewpeanutbutter.ItiscalledSTEEMPeanutButter.Thispeanutbutteraddsanewingredient:

caffeine.Coffeeisapopularmorningdrinkbecauseithascaffeineandgivespeopleenergyinthemorning.Evensmallamountsofcaffeinecanbedangeroustochildren.

UnitedStatesSenator（参议员）CharlesSchumersays.“Peanutbutter,oneofthesnacksmostcloselyconnectedwithchildren,mighthavetobestoredinthemedicinecupboardratherthaninthekitchencupboard.ThiswillshocktheFoodandDrugAdministration.”SchumerwantstheU.S.FDAtoinvestigate.HeobservedthatearliertheFDApreventedplansforacaffeinatedchewinggum.

STEEM,themanufacturer,said,“Wearesellingthecaffeinatedpeanutbutterallovertheworld.Theproductprovidescaffeineinaneasilydigestibleway.CaffeinatedfoodshavebeensoldinU.S.storesforwelloveradecadeandareinnowayanewidea.Customerstellustheywanttoeatthecaffeinatedpeanutbuttersotheydon’thavetodrinkasmuchcoffeeorenergydrinks.Thepeanutbutterisnotintendedforchildren.”

“Peanutbutterhasbeenafavoriteofchildrenforgenerations,”Schumercontinued:

“Parentsacrossthecountryhavetoworryaboutasceneinwhichtheirchildmightunknowinglybiteintoapeanutbutterthatcontainsmorecaffeinethantwocupsofcoffee.”

TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayscaffeineinsmallamountscanhelpthephysicalperformanceofadults.Buttheacademyurgesparentsnottoallowchildrentotakeevensmallamountsofcaffeineowingtocaffeine’spossiblenegativeeffectsonachild’sheartandbraindevelopment.

4.ThereisacontroversyovertheSTEEMPeanutButterbecauseitcontains______.

A.fatB.peanutC.caffeineD.nutrition

5.CharlesSchumersuggeststhatthenewpeanutbuttershouldbe______.

A.keptinthekitchencupboardB.outofchildren’sreach

C.manufacturedinhugequantitiesD.eatenbychildrenforgenerations

6.AccordingtoSTEEM,thenewpeanutbutterispopularwithadultsbecause______.

A.itisatraditionalfoodB.itisdigestedmoreeasily

C.itsproductionisnotbannedD.theyeatitinsteadofenergydrinks

7.WecanguessfromthetextthattheresponsibilityoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisto______.

A.introducenewfoodsanddrugsB.promotethesalesoffoodsanddrugs

C.guaranteethesafetyoffoodsanddrugsD.improvethephysicalperformanceofadults

C

StatemediaGuangmingDailypublishedanarticleonMarch28blamingthegamefor“distortinghistory.”Thearticleclaimedthat,despiteusingmanyfamousnamesfromChinesehistory,"KingofGlory"completelymisrepresentedthefigures’truestoriesandstatus.

Accordingtothenewspaper,famouspoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastybecameanassassin（刺客）,whilenoteddoctorBianQuefromtheSpringandAutumnPeriodwascastasanexpertonpoison.Morethan60charactersinthegamewerecharactersfromhistory,includingmanyfromtheclassicnovel“RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.”

“They（thecharactersinthegame）notonlytravelthroughtimeandspacetofighttogether,butalsotakeonhistoricalfigures’nameswithnoconnectionatalltotheirexperiencesinhistory,”thenewspaperargued,addingthatthischaracteristiccouldeasilyconfuseyoungplayers.Some54percentofthegame’splayersareagedbetween11and20,thenewspaperadded.

“KingofGlory”isamultiplayeronlinebattlearena（MOBA）gamedesignedbyTencentGames.Itwaslaunchedin2015.In2016,thetotalprofitofthegamereachednearly7billionRMB,some18percentofthetotalprofitformobilegaminginChina.

TheGuangmingDailyarticlewasmetwithsignificantsupportandapproval.Somepeoplepointedtoonlinesearchresultsforthehistoricalfigures,whichincreasinglyprovideinformationaboutthecharactersinthegameratherthantherealhistoricalfigures.

However,somehitbackatthecriticism,arguingthatgamesaresupposedtobecreative,andthat“KingofGlory”doesn’tclaimtobesetinanyspecifichistoricalperiod.

“Iamawarethattherearemanyyoungplayers,someeveninprimaryschool.Somemightbeaffectedbythegameincertainways,butitcandoalotofgoodifstudentsbecomeinterestedinthecharactersanddomoreresearchtothatend,”one“KingofGlory”playertoldthePeople’sDailyOnline.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distorting”inparagragh1mean?

A.Reflecting.B.Recording.C.Twisting.D.Creating.

9.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Abouthalfofthegame’splayersrangefrom11to20inage.

B.In2016thetotalprofitformobilegamesinChinaamountstoabout39billionRMB.

C.YoumaygetinformationabouttheassassinLiBaiinthegamethroughasearchengine.

D.Manyyoungplayersbecomeinterestedinthehistoricalfiguresthroughthegame.

10.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toexplainwhythegameispopular.

B.Topresentthatthegamehasbecomeatargetforcriticism.

C.Toconvincepeoplethatthegameisdistortinghistory.

D.Tointroducethegametothepublic.

11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthegame?

A.Objective.B.Doubtful.C.Favorable.D.Disapproving.

D

Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofbacteria.Itmaywashawaytheinnerstressyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoattractivechoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonthepastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedLadyMacbethtryingtocleanherconsciencebyrubbing（擦）invisiblebloodstains（血迹）fromherhandsinhistragedyMacbeth.

Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltythanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.

ThisfindinginterestedW.S.Lee,aresearcher,“anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiencesmightbewashedaway,”saysLee.

Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:

thestresswefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosttheother.

Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating（夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.

Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentstwooftheCDsandtoldthemtoselectoneasagift.Somestudentsthenusedliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffedit.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.

Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusicCDs.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirhan