山西省山西大学附中学年高二英语下学期模块诊断试题含参考答案.docx
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山西省山西大学附中学年高二英语下学期模块诊断试题含参考答案
2018-2019学年高二英语下学期2月模块诊断试题
考试时间:
100分钟考试范围:
高考范围
第I卷(选择题共100分)
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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。
A
Washington,D.C.BicycleTours
CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.
Duration:
3hours
Thissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseeaworld-famouscherrytreeswithbeautifulflowersofWashington,D.C.Yourguidewillprovideahistorylessonaboutthetreesandthefamousmonumentswheretheyblossom.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability—andthecherryblossoms—disappear!
WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour
Duration:
3hours(4miles)
JoinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsinWashington,D.C.ExplorethemonumentsandmemorialsontheNationalMallasyourguidesharesuniquefactsandhistoryateachstop.Guidedtourincludesbike,helmet,cookiesandbottledwater.
CapitalCityBikeTourInWashington,D.C.
Duration:
3hours
Morningorafternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD.C.newcomersandlocalslookingtoexperienceWashington,D.C.inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.KnowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththemostinterestingstoriesaboutPresidents,Congress,memorials,andparks.Comfortablebikesandasmoothtourroute(路线)makecyclingbetweenthesitesfunandrelaxing.
WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour
Duration:
3hours(7miles)
JoinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartofWashington,D.C.GetupclosetothemonumentsandmemorialsasyoubikethesitesofCapitolHillandtheNationalMall.Frequentstopsaremadeforphototakingasyourguideoffersuniquefactsandhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottledwater.Allridersareequippedwithreflectivevestsandsafetylights.
1.Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?
A.WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour.
B.CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.
C.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour.
D.CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.
2.WhatwillyoudoontheCapitalCityBikeTour?
A.Meetfamouspeople.B.Enjoyinterestingstories.
C.Visitwell-knownmuseums.D.Gotoanationalpark.
3.Whichofthefollowingdoesthebicycletouratnightprovide?
A.Citymaps.B.Cameras.C.SafetylightsD.Meals
B
MyFirstMarathon
Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.
Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas“notathletic”.
TheideathatIwas“notathletic”stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!
Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.
Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces(鞋带)becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!
Atmile3,Ipassedasign:
“GOFORIT,RUNNERS!
”
Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.
Bymile21,Iwasstarving!
AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.
Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!
AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.
Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels(世俗标签),Icannowcallmyselfa“marathonwinner”.
4.A month before the marathon, the author____________.
A.made up his mind to runB.was well trainedC.felt scaredD.lost hope
5.Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?
A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher.B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C.To show he was not talented in sports.D.To share a precious memory.
6.How was the author’s first marathon?
A.He quit halfway.B.He made it.
C.He got the first prize.D.He walked to the end.
7.What does the story mainly tell us?
A.A man owes his success to his family support.B.Failure is the mother of success.
C.One is never too old to learn.D.A winner is one with a great effort of will.
C
Teensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.
Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren’slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.
Accordingtothereport’skeyfindings,“theproportion(比例)whosaythey‘hardlyever’readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday.”
Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2-8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.
Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel(建议)parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.
Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.
Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom(逼近)ahead,parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.
8.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?
A.Children’safter-classactivities.B.Qualityofchildren’sbooks.
C.Children’sreadinghabits.D.Parent-childrelationships.
9.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“childrenarereadingalotlessforfun”?
A.Inparagraph2.B.Inparagraph3.C.Inparagraph4.D.Inparagraph5.
10.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?
A.E-booksareofpoorquality.B.Itmayharmchildren’shealth.
C.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.D.E-readersareexpensive.
11.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?
A.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.B.Askthemtowritebookreports.
C.Actasrolemodelsforthem.D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.
D
Ifyouwanttodisturbthecarindustry,you’dbetterhaveafewbilliondollars:
Mom-and-popcarmakersareunlikelytobeatthebiggestcarcompanies.Butinagriculture,smallfarmerscangetthebestofthemajorplayers.Byconnectingdirectlywithcustomers,andbyrespondingquicklytochangesinthemarketsaswellasintheecosystems(生态系统),smallfarmerscankeeponestepaheadofthebigguys.Astheco-founderoftheNationalYoungFarmersCoalition(NYFC,美国青年农会)andafamilyfarmermyself,Ihaveafront-rowseattotheinnovationsamongsmallfarmersthataretransformingtheindustry.
Forexample,taketheQuickCutGreensHarvester,atooldevelopedjustacoupleofyearsagobyayoungfarmer,JonathanDysinger,inTennessee,withasmallloanfromalocalSlowMoneygroup.Itenablessmall-scalefarmerstoharvest175poundsofgreenvegetablesperhour—ahugeimprovementoverharvestingjustafewdozenpoundsbyhand—suddenlymakingitpossibleforthelittleguystocompetewithlargefarmsofCalifornia.Beforethetoolcameout,smallfarmerscouldn’ttouchthepriceperpoundofferedbyCaliforniafarms.Butnow,withthecombinationofabetterpricepointandagenerallyfresherproduct,theycanstayinbusiness.
Thesustainablesuccessofsmallfarmers,though,won’thappenwithoutfundamentalchangestotheindustry.Onecrucialfactorissecureaccesstoland.Competitionfrominvestors,developers,andestablishedlargefarmersmakesowningone’sownlandunattainableformanynewfarmers.From2004to2013,agriculturallandvaluesdoubled,andtheycontinuetoriseinmanyregions.
Anotherchallengeformorethanamillionofthemostqualifiedfarmworkersandmanagersisanon-existentpathtocitizenship—thegreatestbarriertobuildingafarmoftheirown.Withfarmersovertheageof65outnumbering(多于)farmersyoungerthan35bysixtoone,andwithtwo-thirdsofthenation’sfarmlandinneedofanewfarmer,wemustclearthepathfortalentedpeoplewillingtogrowthenation’sfood.
Therearesolutionsthatcouldlightapathtowardamoresustainableandfairfarmeconomy,butfarmerscan’tclumsilyputthemtogetherbeforeus.WeattheNYFCneedbroadsupportasweurgeCongresstoincreasefarmlandconservation,aswepushforimmigrationreform,andasweseekpoliciesthatwillensurethesuccessofadiverseandambitiousnextgenerationoffarmersfromallbackgrounds.WithanewfarmbilltobedebatedinCongress,consumersmusttakeastandwithyoungfarmers.
12.Theauthormentionscarindustryatthebeginningofthepassagetointroduce.
A.theprogressmadeincarindustryB.theimportanceofinvestingincarindustry
C.atrendofdevelopmentinagricultureD.