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甘肃省会宁县第二中学届高三第二次月考英语试题
甘肃省会宁县第二中学2015届高三第二次月考英语试题
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,共40分)
第一节:
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并写在答题页上。
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
WhereAreWeGoing,Dad?
hasbecomeoneofChina'smostpopulartelevisionshows,sinceitsdebut(首次登场)inOctober,averagingmorethan600millionviewerseachweek.Sponsorshiprights(冠名权)fortheshow'ssecondseasonweresoldfor312millionyuan(about$50million),morethantentimeshigherthantherightstothefirstseason.
Whataccountsforitspopularity?
TheshowfeaturesanewgenerationofChinesefathers,who,aspartofthecountry’snewmiddleclass,havefacedmoreproblemswithmodernchild-raisingtechniquessuchastakinganactiverolewiththeirchildren.
PartoftheappealoftheshowisthechancetothrowaglanceatthelivesofChinesecelebrities(名流)andtheirchildren.Audiencesareinterestedinwatchingthefailedattemptsofcelebritydadsmakingdinner,doinghair,anddisciplining(管教)children--tasksoftenlefttomothersinasocietystillinfluencedbythesayingthat“menruleoutsideandwomenareinside.”“IntraditionalChineseculture,fathersarestrictandmothersarekind.Butontheshow,weseefatherswhoaremuchgentlerontheirkidsandmoreinvolvedintheirupbringing,”saidLiMinyi,anassociateprofessor.“ThisshowraisesanimportantquestionformodernChinesesociety--whatistheroleoffathersintoday’sChina?
”
Aftereachepisode(集)goestoair,theChineseinternetexplodeswithcommentsoneachcelebrity'sparentingstyle.
ActorGuoTaotriestocommunicatewithhisson,Shitou,butisseenasamoretraditionalChinesefather,andhasbeencriticisedonlineforbeingtooharsh.ZhangLiang,asupermodel,isanaudiencefavoritefortreatinghisson,Tiantian,morelikeafriend.Theshow’smostfamouscelebrity.LinZhiying,afilmstar,wasoriginallypraisedaspatientwithhissonKimi.Butastheseasonprogresses,fansbegintocriticisehimforraisingaspoiled,undisciplinedboy.DirectorWangYuelunisatacompletelosswhenitcomestocareofhisdaughter’shair.
EventhePeople'sDailyispleasedwiththesuccessoftheshow.
1.Sponsorshiprightsfortheshow’sfirstseasonweresoldforabout______.
A.312millionyuan
B.50millionyuan
C.31millionyuan
D.600millionyuan
2.Accordingtothepassage,theshow______.
A.givesaudiencesthechancetoraisethestar'schildrenthemselves
B.invitessomefamousfilmstarstotakepartinit
C.letspeoplethinkabouttheroleoffathersinmodernfamilies
D.raisespeople'sconcernaboutwomen'sroleinthesociety
3.Theunderlinedword“harsh"inthefifthparagraphmostprobablymeans“______”.
A.careless
B.strict
C.clumsy
D.kind
4.Accordingtothewriter,______isthemostsuccessfulfather.
A.GuoTao
B.ZhangLiang
C.LinZhiying
D.WangYuelun
B
Sittingformorethanthreehoursadaycandecreaseaperson'slifeexpectancy(寿命)bytwoyears,evenifheorsheisphysicallyactiveandgetsridofdangeroushabitslikesmoking,accordingtoastudy.WatchingTVformorethantwohoursadaycanworsenthatproblem,decreasinglifeexpectancybyanotherl.4years.
TheanalysiscomesjusttwoyearsafterAustralianresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhosaidtheywatchedTVformorethanfourhoursadaywere46%morelikelytodieofanycausethanpeoplewhosaidtheyspentlessthantwohoursadaywatchingTV.ThosewatchingTVmorethanfourhoursadaywerealso80%morelikelytodieofcardiovascular(心血管的)disease."Sedentary(久坐的)behaviorissomethingweneedtopayattentionto,beyondtellingpeopletoget30minutesofactivityaday,”saidPeterT.Katzmaezyk,oneoftheleadresearchers. Butwhiletheevidenceofillnessesisincreasing,itremainsdifficultformanypeopletofindtimetogetontheirfeet,especiallyiftheydodeskjobs.
"Trytostandasmuchasyoucan,"Dr.Katzmarzyksaid."Typicallywhenyou'reonthetelephoneyoucanstandandusethespeakerphone.Insteadofemailingsomeoneintheoffice,justgetupandsototalktothem."However,Dr.Katzmarzykadded,standingshouldn'tbeanalternativetoexercising,butanalternativetositting."Severalstudiesshowthatwhenyou'resitting,yourlegmusclesarecompletelyinactive,"hesaid. "Whenyou'resittingandcompletelyinactive,thisiswhenyourunintotroublemanagingbloodglucose(血糖)."
5.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?
A.WatchingTVtoolongcanworsenourmentalhealth.
B.Weshouldbeactiveandgiveupsmoking.
C.Sittingfortoolongatimecanshortenone'slife.
D.Smokingtoomuchcanbeharmfultohealth.
6.Theresearchersdrawtheconclusionontheeffectofsedentarybehaviorby .
A.makingcomparisons
B.listingfigures
C.givingexamples
D.classifyingfacts
7.WhatdoesDr.Katzmarzykthinkofsedentarybehavior?
A.Itwarnspeopletoexercise30minutesaday.
B.It'sabadbehaviorworthconsideringseriously.
C.Sedentarybehaviorcanleadtodeathatonce.
D.Sedentarybehaviorisgoodfordeskjobworkers.
8.AccordingtoDr.Katzmarzyk,ifyouaresittingallthetime,youmay_ .
A.phoneyourfriendsandtalkaboutyourproblem
B.putonweightquicklyandbecomemoreinactive
C.wanttohavemoresugarforyourmeals
D.findithardtokeepyourbloodglucoseproper
C
Someexpertsfeelthatcarsarecertaintofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallcarswillbedesertedandmadeuseless.Otherexpertshoweverthinkthecarisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofcitytravelintheforeseeablefuture.
Thecarwillundoubtedlychangegreatlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,saferandmorepracticalandshouldnotbepoweredbythegasengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.
Unlesschangestakeplaceinthepowersystem,thecarinthefuturewillstillbethemainproblemincitytrafficjams.Onesuggestedsolutiontothisessentialproblemistheautomated(自动的)systemwhichseemstoholdwater.
Whenthecarentersthehighwaysystem,asmallarmwilldropfromthecarandconnectwitharailwhichissimilartohose(橡皮软管,水龙带)poweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Oncejoinedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystemandcontrolofthecarwillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar’smovements.
Thedriverwillusethetelephonetodialinstructionsabouthispositionandtheplaceheheadsforintothesystem.Thecomputerwillfindthebestwayandreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillbefreetorelaxandwaitforthecallthatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisbelievedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletodealwith10,000carsperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000carsthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
9.Whatisthemainconcernoftheauthorofthepassage?
A.Howtomakecarspollution-free.
B.Howtomakecarssmallerandsafer.
C.Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjam.
D.Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.
10.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat .
A.thecarconnectedtotherailonthehighwaywillbepoweredbyelectricity
B.peoplearetryingtofindnewmeanstopowerautomobiles
C.thedriverunderthesystemwillbetoldwheretogetoutofthehighway
D.thefuturecarwillbecomelarger,faster,prettierandlessexpensive
11.Whatprovidescarswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?
A.Anengine. B.Arail.
C.Acomputercontroller. D.Asmallarm.
12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thedriverputshisinformationinthesystembye-mail.
B.Thenewsystemcandealwith10timesasmanycarsasthepresentone.
C.Afterenteringtheautomatedsystemthedriverneedstodonothingbutrelaxhimself.
D.Someexpertsarenotconfidentofthecar’sfuturewhiletheauthorisinfavoroftheoppositeview.
D
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