河南省漯河市第五高级中学学年高二月考英语试题+Word版缺答案.docx

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河南省漯河市第五高级中学学年高二月考英语试题+Word版缺答案

高二英语第一次月考试题

第Ⅰ卷

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

WhyWeNeedaForeignLanguage?

Withtranslationtechnologyquickly,manypeoplequestiontheneedforasecondlanguage.Butmanyspeakersofforeignlanguagespraisethebenefits.ThreenativeEnglishspeakerstellwhylearningasecondlanguageisimportant.

AlexChaffer:

“Itgavemetheconfidencetointerviewfootballers.”

WhenImovedtoGermanyfouryearsago,Icouldsay“hello”and“thankyou”inGerman.IamnowfluentinthelanguageandworksonthewebsiteofGermany’stopfootballleague,Bundesliga（德甲联赛）.

LearningGermanhasopenedmeupasapersonprofessionally.Ididn’tinterviewfootballersforthreeyearsbecauseIdidn’thavetheconfidenceinmylanguage,butnowIcangouptoanyplayer.

JamesWestgarth:

“Igavemychildrenthegiftofasecondlanguage.”

Myfirstintroductiontoaforeignlanguagewasatacomprehensiveschool（综合学校）whereIlearntFrench.MyparentshadnolanguageskillsbuttheyencouragedmesoIcouldorderfoodwhenwewentonholidays.

IamnowasourcingdirectoratLufthansa（德国汉莎航空公司）.Thissuccessfulcareerisdowntomylanguageskillsandtheculturalawarenesstheybring.

Myowntwochildren,whoattendaninternationalschoolinToulouse,areofcoursebilingual（双语的）inFrenchandEnglish.Nowtheyhavealotofinternationalfriendsandthey’rediscoveringtheworldthroughtwosetsofeyes.

CassandraScott:

“ForeignlanguagesdidwondersformyEnglish.”

Istudiedthreelanguagesinmyfinalyearatschool:

French,GermanandRussian.IamnowatranslatorinEdinburgh.Learninglanguagesatschoolreallysetthecourseformycareer.

LearningtwoforeignlanguagesalsodidwondersformyEnglish.Itgavemeanewperspective（视角）onmyownlanguageandalsogavemeextrapracticeinidentifyingpartsofspeech.

1.WhatisAlexChaffermostprobably?

A.Afootballplayer　　　　　　　B.Afootballcommenter

C.Asportsjournalist　　　　　　D.Afootballcoach

2.WhatcanwelearnfromJamesWestgarth’swords?

A.HestartedtolearnFrenchafterheworkedforLufthansa.

B.HewasencouragedtolearnFrenchsothatonedayhecouldworkabroad.

C.HebenefitsalotfromhisunderstandingofFrenchculture.

D.HeteacheshistwochildrenFrenchbyhimself.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefitoflearningaforeignlanguage?

A.Itenablesyoutoseetheworldinadifferentway.

B.ItimprovesyourIQ.

C.Ithelpsyoubettercommunicatewithforeigners.

D.Itdeepensyourunderstandingofyourmothertongue.

B

In2001,13-year-oldStephenCurry’sAAUbasketballteamlostabiggame.“Welostbadly,andIplayedworse.”HewritesonThePlayers’Tribunewebsite.“Itreallyfeltlikeawake-upcall…thatIjustwasn’tgoodenough.”

Itwasthatnightthathismomgavehimamemorablepieceofadvice.Shesaid:

“NOONEgetstowriteyourstorybutyou.Notsomescouts（童子军）.Notsometournament.Nottheseotherkids,whomightdothisbetterorthatbetter….Noneofthosepeople,andnoneofthosethings,gettobetheauthorofyourstory.Justyou.Sothinkhardaboutit.Takeyourtime.Andthenyougoandwritewhatyouwanttowrite.Butjustknowthatthisstory------it’syours.”

Tothisday,“it’sthebestadviceI’veevergotten,”Curry,now30.Recalls.“AndanytimeI’veneededit----anytimeI’vebeenignored,orundervalued,orevendisrespected-------I’vejustrememberedthosewords,andI’vekeptup.

Beforebecomingoneofthegreatestbasketballplayersintheworld,Currywasignoredbyalmosteverybigcollegebasketballprogram.EvenafterattractingwideattentionatDavidson,NBAdraft（选秀）analystsdoubtedhimwhenheenteredthe2009draft.ItwasduringthosetimesinparticularwhenCurrywouldrepeattohimself:

“Thisisnoone’sstorytowritebutmine.It’snoone’sstorybutmine.”

Today,theGoldenStateWarriorsstarhasthreeNBAchampionshipsandtwoMVPawardsunderhisbelt.

Despitehissuccess,“Theadvicemymothergavemehasnevergoneanywhere,”Currysays.“Ifanything,it’sonlybecomemoreandmoreapartofme.”

4.HowdoesStephenCurryfeelafterhisbasketballteamlostabiggamewhenhewas13yearsold?

A.AngryB.DiscouragedC.UnconcernedD.Surprised

5.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.Howhefeltbeforehissuccess..

B.WhatCurry’slifeislike.

C.HowCurrymadehiswayintotheNBA.

D.Hismother’swordshelpedhimgothroughhishardtimes.

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutStephenCurryfromthearticle?

A.Hestartedplayingbasketballwhenhewas13yearsold.

B.HemadehiswayintoNBAsoonafterjoiningthebasketballteam.

C.Hehasdrawnalotofcourageandstrengthfromhismother’swords.

D.Todayheisstillundervaluedbymanypeople.

7.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthearticle?

A.YouAretheAuthorofYourOwnStory

B.AlwaysFollowYourMother’sWords.

C.FailureistheMotherofSuccess.

D.PracticeMakesPerfect.

C

Wehaveallheardthecareeradvice:

“Followyourpassion.”We’retoldthatweshouldbedoingsomethingthatwelove.Ifnot,weriskbeingunfinished.However,thebeliefofhavingtofollowyourpassionissometimesmisguiding.Askyourselfthequestion:

isitpossibletomakealivingfromthethingthatIlovemost?

Formostpeople,theanswerisadefiniteno.

Manypeoplelisttravelasapassionandwouldhappilyspendtheirlastdollaronaplaneticket.Butinanindustrywithenoughcontributors,writers,bloggersandphotographers,howdoyoustandout?

AGooglesearchfor“TravelBlog”willreturn5.8billionresults.

Thesameistrueforfoodandcooking,anotherpopularpassionformanypeople.AGooglesearchfor“FoodBlog”returns7.8billionresults.Youneedaveryuniquepointofviewtohaveachanceofkeepingafootholdinanalreadycrowdedspace.Beforeyougiveupyourdayjob,itwouldbewisetostartthisnewdreamasasidebusinessfirst.

Instead,changethewayyouarethinkingaboutitandfocusonyourstrengths.Mostofthetimewearepainfullyawarethatwecouldandshouldbedoingmore,tryingharder,pushingourselvestoachievesomething.Insteadoflookingtowardsthethingsyoulove,thinkaboutthethingsyouaregoodat.

Ifyoufocusonyourstrengthsandwhatyouknowyoucandowell,ratherthanwhatyoulove,you’llendupwithamuchmorerealisticandachievablegoalorplanforsuccess.Andbetterstill,thatthingyoutrulyloveremainsanexperiencethatyougettoenjoyinyourownsweettime,withouthavingtoworryaboutitpayingyournextbill.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph3probablymean?

A.巨大影响B.立足之地C.遥遥领先D.勉强逃脱

9.Whyis“followyourpassion”badcareeradviceaccordingtothearticle?

Manypeopleareunabletomakealivingfromthethingthatlove.

Mostpeopledon’tknowwhattheylovemostthroughouttheirlife.

Itgivespeoplethewrongimpressionthattheywillbemoresuccessfuliftheydoso.

Itisdifficulttoachieveanythinginpopularfieldsthatmanypeoplelove.

A.

　B.

　　C.

　　D.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?

A.Travelandfoodbloggersarethemostpopularjobsamongyoungpeople.

B.Peoplewhodowhattheylovearemorelikelytobuildasuccessfulcareer.

C.Itwillbemuchmoreenjoyableforpeopletodowhattheyloveastheircareer.

D.Peopleshoulddowhattheyaregoodatinsteadofdoingwhattheylovemost.

11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheadvice“followyourpassionforthecareer?

A.Supportive　　B.Neutral　　C.Negative　　　D.Optimistic

D

Atanybilingualschool,youmayhearlittlekidstalkwitheachotherorwithherteachersintwodifferentlanguageseasily.Comparedtothestruggleoftheaverageadultinalanguageclass,itwouldbeeasytoconcludethatit’sbesttostartyoung.

Latebeginners,don’tworry.Technically,anyonecanbecomefluentinanylanguageatanyage.“Noteverythinggoesdownhillwithage,”asAntonellaSorace,aprofessorofdevelopmentallinguistics（发展语言学）attheUniversityofEdinburgh,tellsyou.

It’snoteventruethatyoungchildrenlearnlanguagesfasterthanolderchildrenoradults.Broadlyspeaking,peoplehavedifferentadvantagesinlanguagelearningindifferentlifestages.Asbabies,wehaveabetterearfordifferentsounds;asyoungchildren，wecanpickupnativeaccentswithsurprisingspeed.Asadults,wehavelongerattentionandimportantreadingandwritingskills,whichallowustocontinuallyexpandourvocabulary.

AstudybyresearchersinIsraelfoundthattheirolderparticipantsmayhavebenefitedfromskillsthatcomewithage-----moreadvancedproblem-solvingstrategiesandgreaterlinguisticexperience.Inotherwords,olderlearnerstendtoalreadyknowquitealotaboutthemselvesandtheworldandcanusethisknowledgetoprocessnewinformation.Whatyoungchildrenaregoodatislisteningtonativespeakersandimitating（模仿）them.

In2018,researchersatMITcarriedoutastudybasedonanonlinequizofnearly670,000people.TheyfoundthattoachievetheknowledgeofEnglishgrammar,itisbesttostartbyabout10yearsold,afterwhichthatabilityfalls.However,thestudyalsoshowedthatwecankeepgettingbetteratlanguagesovertime,includingourown.

Soifyouhavetheideaoflearninganewlanguage,nevermindyourage---justpickitup.

12.Whatareyoungchildrengoodatpickingupaccordingtothearticle?

A.accent　B.vocabulary　　C.writingandreadingskills　　D.differentsounds

13.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheabilitythatenableslatebeginnerstobefluentinaforeignlanguage?

A.longerattention

B.abetterabilitytoimitatenative