英语九次练.docx

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英语九次练

高二英语第一次月考（2014/03/20）

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）

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Fearisanemotionlikeotherssuchashappiness,anger,hurt,sadness.Weneedemotionstoprocessinformationwereceiveanddecidehowtorespond.Beingafraidoffastcars,forexample,issomethingthatmightprotectusfromharm.Beingafraidoftheconsequenceofachoicemaypreventusgettingintotrouble.

Fearsinyoungchildrencommonlycenteroncertainanimalslikesnakesorbigdogs.Fearsarecausedoftenbecauseofexperiencesorideasexpressedbyothers,andattimes,themedia.Manynormalfearsduringtheearlyyears,likemenwithbeards,orlargedogs,disappearwithage.Thoserelatingtopersonalfailureandridicule（嘲笑）remainthroughadulthoodandmayneedspecialhelptoovercome.

Children’sfearsareoftentrivial,butthatdoesn’tmeantheyshouldbeignored.Theyneedtoberecognizedandacceptedasrealforthatchild.Onlywhenwehelpchildrenunderstandtheirfearscantheygrownormallyintheirabilitytodealwiththem.

Researchshowsthatasachildgrowsup,thecenterofhisfearschangesalot.Thingslikedivorce,ateacherwho“shoutedatme”,peoplewithguns,bullies,bigboys,or“makingfunofme”topthelistofchildhoodfears.

Wecannotalwayspreventtheseexperiencesfromhappening,butit’sessentialthatchildrenbeallowedtofreelyexpresstheiremotionswithoutjudgment.Sympathyandacaringlistenerwillhelpeasethepainofthesefears.Readbooksandstoriestoyourchildaboutchildrenwhohaveexperiencedsimilarfears.Thishelpschildrentalkabouttheirfearsandfindwaystocope.Withallemotions,fearsbecomelessofaproblemforchildrenastheygainself-confidenceandtheyfindthatfearisnormalandcanbedealtwith.

36.AccordingtoParagraph2,wecanknowthatfearsinyoungchildren_______..

A.onlycenteronfrighteninganimalsB.arenotbornbutlearned

C.canmakesureoftheirsafetyD.needspecialhelptodealwith

37.Theunderlinedword“trivial”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“_______”.

A.smallB.seriousC.harmfulD.common

38.Indealingwithchildren’sfears,thefinalgoaloftheparentsisto_______.

A.stopunpleasantexperienceshappeningtochildren

B.letchildrenknowaboutthenatureoffear

C.createanenvironmentwherethereisnothingtofear

D.developchildren’sabilitytotreattheirfearontheirown

39．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowtoOvercomeChildren’sFearsB.Children’sFears

C.ThekindofChildren’sFearsD.TheBadEffectsofFears

B

Expressionsaboutwaterarealmostascommonaswateritself.Butmanyoftheexpressionsusingwaterhaveunpleasantmeanings.

Theexpression“tobeinhotwater”isoneofthem.Itisaveryoldexpression.“Hotwater”wasused500yearsagotomeanbeingintrouble.Onestorysaysitgotthatmeaningfromthecustomofthrowingextremelyhotwaterdownonenemiesattackingacastle．

Thatnolongerhappens.Butwestillgetin“hotwater”.Whenwearein“hotwater”,weareintrouble.Itcanbeanykindoftrouble---seriousornotsoserious.Apersonwhobreaksalawcanbeinhotwaterwiththepolice.Ayoungboycanbeinhotwaterwithhismotherifhewalksinthehousewithdirtyshoes．

Beingin“deepwater”isalmostthesameasbeinginhotwater.Whenyouareindeepwater,youareinadifficultposition.Imagineapersonwhocannotswimbeingthrowninwateroverhishead.Youareindeepwaterwhenyouarefacingaproblemthatyoudonothavetheabilitytosolve.Youcanbeindeepwater,forexample,ifyouinvestinstockswithoutknowinganythingaboutthestockmarket.

“Tokeepyourheadabovewater”isacolorfulexpressionthatmeansstayingoutofdebt.Acompanyseekstokeepitsheadabovewaterduringeconomichardtimes.Amanwholoseshisjobtriestokeephisheadabovewateruntilhefindsanewjob．

“Wateroverthedam”isanotherexpressionaboutapastevent.Itissomethingthatisfinished.Itcannotbechanged.Theexpressioncomesfromtheideathatwaterthathasflowedoveradamcannotbebroughtbackagain．

Anothercommonexpression,“toholdwater”,isaboutthestrengthorweaknessofanideaoropinionthatyoumaybearguingabout.Itprobablycomesfromawayoftestingtheconditionofacontainer.Ifitcanholdwater,itisstrongandhasnoholesinit.Ifyourargumentcanholdwater,itisstronganddoesnothaveanyholes.Ifitdoesnotholdwater,thenitisweakandnotworthdebating.

“Throwingcoldwater”alsoisanexpressionthatdealswithideasorproposals.Itmeansthatonedoesn’tlikeanidea.Forexample,youwanttobuyanewcarbecausetheoldonehassomeproblems.Butyourwifethrowscoldwaterontheideabecauseshesaysanewcarcoststoomuch.

ThisisourSpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.ItwaswrittenbyMarilynChristiano.I’mRichKleinfeldt.Seeyounexttime.

40．Accordingtothepassage,expressionsaboutwater__________.

A.areverycommonB.haveunpleasantmeanings

C.areveryinterestingD.areeasytounderstand

41．Theexpression“hotwater”_________.

A.isnotusednowadaysB.hasalonghistory

C.meansarguingwithothersD.onlymeansserioustrouble

42．Whichofthefollowingexpressionshavethesimilarmeaning?

A.“Throwingcoldwater”and“deepwater”

B.“Hotwater”and“wateroverthedam”

C.“Deepwater”and“wateroverthedam”

D.“Hotwater”and“deepwater”

43．IfyousignedanagreementwithTomyesterdayandwanttochangeitnow,Tommaysay“_______”.

A.Youshouldkeepyourheadabovewater

B.Youcan’tthrowcoldwater

C.Itiswateroverthedam

D.Don’tbeindeepwater

C

 DoyouknowAustralia?

Australiaisthelargestislandintheworld.ItisalittlesmallerthanChina.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.Australiaisbig,butitspopulationisnotlarge.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.

Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.

LastmonthwevisitedPerth,thebiggestcityinWesternAustralia,andwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.Therewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbefore.Wehadawonderfultime.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerth,wespentthedayinthecountryside.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.Whatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecould.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.

Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos（袋鼠）.Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheep,sheep,everywherearesheep.

44．Australiais_______.

A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghai

C.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearth

45．Thegovernmenthadmade_______.

A.tooenoughlawstofightpollution

B.somany

lawsthatitcanfightpollution

C.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollution

D.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryserious

46．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？

A.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.

B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustralia.

C.PerthliesinthewestofAustralia.

D.NoothercityislargerthanPe

rthinAustralia.

47．Whichofthefollowingistrue？

A.Australiaisfamousforitssheep,kangaroosandwildflowers.

B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.

C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.

D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustralia,youwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

D

Playallowschildrentousetheircreativitywhiledevelopingtheirimaginationandphysical,cognitive（认知的）,andemotionalstrength.Playisimportanttohealthybraindevelopment.Playallowschildrentocreateandexploreaworldtheycanmaster,conqueringtheirfearswhilepracticingadultroles.Undirectedplayallowschildrentolearnhowtoworkingroups,toshare,tonegotiate,andtoresolveconflicts.

Ideally,muchofplayinvolvesadults,butwhenplayiscontrolledbyadults,childrenacquiesce（顺从）toadultrulesandconcernsandlosesomeofthebenefitsplayoffersthem,particularlyindevelopingcreativity,leadership,andgroupskills.Incontrasttopassiveentertainment,playbuildsactive,healthybodies.Infact,ithasbeensuggestedthatencouragingunstructuredplaymaybeanexceptionalwaytoincreasephysicalactivitylevelsinchildren,whichisoneimportantstrategyintheresolutionoftheobesityproblem.

Children’sdevelopmentiscriticallyinfluencedbyappropriate,affectiverelationshipswithlovingandconsistentcaregiversastheyrelatetochildrenthroughplay.Whenparentsobservetheirchildreninplayorjoinwiththeminchild-drivenplay,theyaregivenauniqueopportunitytoseetheworldfromtheirchildren’svantagepointasthechildnavigatesaworldperfectlycreatedjusttofithisorherneeds.Theinteractionsthatoccurthroughplaytellchildrenthatparentsarefullypayingattentiontothemandhelptobuildenduringrelationships.Parentswhohavetheopportunitytolookattheirchildren’sworldlearntocommunicatemoreeffectivelywiththeirchildrenandaregivenanothersettingtoofferguidance.Lessverbalchildrenmaybeabletoexpresstheirviews,givingtheirparentsanopportu