河南省南阳市宛东五校学年高二下学期第一次联考 英语试题.docx

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河南省南阳市宛东五校学年高二下学期第一次联考英语试题

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小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

Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecentevening,Iwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftop.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmoments,thinkingaboutwhatapityitisthatmostcitypeople---myselfincluded---usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.

Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEurope,andthemoonmeantalottohimthen.Ithadtouchedmuchofhislife.

Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestresthousewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.Ourgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynight,andindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutside.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.Notalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbeheard.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknown,abottomlesswellofsilence.Andabovemewasthefullmoon,whichstruckmedeeply.

Todayourlivesarefilledwithglass,metal,plasticandfiber-glass.Wehavetelevision,cellphones,electricity,heatersandovensandair-conditioners,cars,computers.

Strugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringday,mostofitspentindoors,Ithought,“Beforelong,Iwouldliketoliveinasmallcottage.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains.Andperhapswrite,butnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthere,andwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchedthemoon.”

21.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________.

A.BreakawayfromModernlifeB.TouchedbytheMoon

C.ABottomlesswellofSilenceD.ThePleasuresofModernLife

22.Thewriterfeltsorryforhimselfbecause__________.

A.therewastoomuchpollution.

B.thereweretoomanyaccidentsontheroad.

C.hefailedtoseethefullestmoon.

D.hedidn’tadapttomoderninventions

23.Modernthingsarementionedmainlyto___________.

A.showthatthewriterlikescitylifeverymuch.

B.explainthatpeoplehavelesschancestoenjoynature.

C.tellusthatpeoplegreatlybenefitfrommodernlife.

D.showthatwecanalsoenjoynatureathomethroughthem.

24.Theauthorwrotethepassageto__________.

A.showtheloveforthemoonlight.

B.wanttocommunicatelongingformodernlife.

C.advisemodernpeopletolearntolive.

D.expressthefeelingofreturningtonature.

B

LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.

Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatall,handsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas“successful”ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.

Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafe.Wewalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical（挑剔的）airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound？

Whathadheldhimbackbefore？

Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimetogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.

25.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherbeforehervisittoTucson？

A.Hewassilentmostofthetime.

B.Hewastooproudofhimself.

C.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.

D.Hedidnotlovehischildren.

26.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekends,shewouldfeel____.

A.tiredB.nervousC.sorryD.Strictandhare-working.

27.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson？

A.Gentleandfriendly.B.Moretalkative.

C.Morecritical.D.Strictandhard-working.

28．Theunderlinedwords“mynewfriend”inthelastparagraphreferto_____.

A.theauthor’ssonB.thecaféowner

C.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.theauthor’sfather

C

THEATRE

CityVarieties

TheHeadrow,Leeds.Tel.430808

Oct10—11onlyANightattheVarieties.AllthefunofanoldmusichallwithBarryCryer,DuggleBrown,6dancers,Mystina,JonBarker,AnneDuralandtheTonyHarrisonTrio;Laughagainattheoldjokesandlistentoyourfavoritesongs.

Performances：

8pmnightly.

Admission：

₤5;under16orover60：

₤4.

YorkTheatreRoyal

StLeonard'sPlace,York.Tel.223568

Sept.23--Oct17GropingforWords-acomedybySueTownsend.BestknownforherAdrianMoleDiaries,Townsendnowwritesaboutaneveningclass,whichtwomenandawomanattend.Agentlecomedy.

Admission：

Firstnight,Mon：

₤2;Tues—Fri：

₤3.25-5.50;Sat：

₤3.50-5.75.

HalifaxPlayhouse

King'sCrossStreet,Halifax.Tel.365998

Oct10—17OnGoldenPondbyErnestThompson.Thisisamagicalcomedyaboutrealpeople.Abeautifullyproduced,well-actedplayforeveryone.Don'tmissit.

Performances：

7:

30pm.

Admission：

₤2.Mon：

2seatsforthepriceofone

GrandTheatre

OxfordStreet,Leeds.Tel.502116

RestaurantandCaf

Oct—17TheSecretDiaryofAdrianMole,Aged13.SueTownsend’smusicalplay,basedonherbest-sellingbook.

Performances：

Evenings7:

45.October10—17,at2:

30pm.NoMondayperformances.

Admission：

Tues—Thurs：

₤2—5;Fri&Sat：

₤2—6.

29.Whichtheatreoffersthecheapestseat？

A.CityVarietiesB.HalifaxPlayhouse

C.GrandTheatreD.YorkTheatreRoyal

30.Ifyouwanttoseeaplaywitholdjokesandsongs,whichphonenumberwillyouringtobookaseat？

A.430808B.223568C.365998D.502116

31.WemaylearnfromthetextthatSueTownsendis________.

A.amusicianB.anactressC.awriterD.adirector

D

Haveyoueverwondered？

1.Whydoairplanestakelongertoflywestthaneast？

Itcantakefivehourstogowest-eastfromNewYork（NY）toLondonbutsevenhourstotraveleast-westfromLondontoNY.Thereasonforthedifferenceisanatmosphericphenomenonknownasthejet（喷射）stream.ThejetstreamisaveryhighaltitudewindwhichalwaysblowsfromthewesttotheeastacrosstheAtlantic.Theplanesmovingataconstantairspeedthusgofasterinthewest-eastdirectionwhentheyaremovingwiththewindthanintheoppositedirection.

2.WhatwouldhappenifthegravityonEarthwassuddenlyturnedoff？

Supposingwecouldmagicallyturnoffgravity.Wouldbuildingsandotherstructuresfloataway？

WhathappenedwoulddependonhowstronglythethingswereattachedtotheEarth.TheEarthismovingatquiteaspeed,movingatoverathousandmilesperhour.Ifyouturnsomethingroundyourheadonastring,itgoesaroundinacircleuntilyouletgoofthestring.ThingsnotattachedtotheEarthwouldflyoffinastraightline.Peopleinbuildingswouldsuddenlyshootupwardsatagreatspeeduntiltheyhittheceiling.Mostthingswouldflyoffintospace.

32.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirstpassage？

A.ThejetstreamalwaysblowsfromtheeasttothewestacrosstheAtlantic.

B.Planesgoslowerwhentheyaremovingwiththewind.

C.IttakesmoretimetoflyfromNYtoLondonthanfromLondontoNY.

D.Itisthejetstreamthataffectshowfastairplanesfly.

33.Theword“shoot”underlinedinthe2ndpassageprobablymeans“______”.

A.sendforB.comeoutC.movequicklyD.growquickly

34.Itcanbeinferredthatwithoutgravity_________.

A.treesandbuildingswouldnotsoeasilyflyoff

B.buildingsandotherstructureswouldfloataway

C.somethingaroundyourheadwouldnotfloataway

D.everythingoutsidebuildingswouldflyoffintospace

35.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext？

A.Inastudent’sbookB.Inashortstory

C.InatravelmagazineD.Inaresearchpaper

第二节（共5小题：

每小题1分,满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Areyourchildrenlikedbytheirteachers？

Allparentswanttheirchildrentoimpresstheirteachersandsucceedinschool．Youcangetyourchildrentoimpresstheirteachersbyfollowingtheseeasysteps．

36

Teachersareimpressedbychildrencomingtoschoolpreparedtolearn.Makesuretheyhaveeverythingtheyneed：

pencils，textbooks，erasersandsoon．

37

Teachthemtoaskteachersquestionswhentheydon’tunderstandsomething.Somechildrenthinkteachersarebotheredbyquestions，butmostteachersareimpressedwhenchildrentaketheinitiative（主动）toask．Theyshouldtakepartinclassdiscussions，givingtheiropinionspolitely．

Keepyourchildrenhealthy．

Ifyourchildrenaretiredandhungry，theywon’tbereadytolearn．Childrenneedatleast8to10hoursofsleeppernight．38Providethemwithfruitandotherhealthyfoods—applesorbananasarebetterforthemthancookies．

Makesurethatyourchildrendotheirhomework．

Iftheyreallydon’tunderstandit，discussitwiththempatiently．39Teacherscanalwaystellwhoisdoingthework．

Teachyourchildrengoodmannersandhabits．

Childrenneedtoarriveatschoolontime，andbepolitetotheirteachersandclassmates．40Nothingis