高二月考练习.docx

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高二月考练习

2017年高二英语10月月考试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

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）

A

Therearemanyusefulinventionsintheworld.

Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?

AlanKaufmanhasthoughtupthe“Nubrella”,whichmeans“new”+“umbrella”.Itisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellaintheworld.Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain，windandsnowandcankeepyourhead,faceandhairdry．

“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticedaproblemandthoughtupasolution,”saidtheinventor．Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.Mr.Kaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores.Hebegantolookatpeople’sumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasintherightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,theNubrellawasborn．

OnecoolfeatureoftheNubrellaisthatyoudon’tholditlikeausualumbrella,youwearit.Theshoulderstraps（肩带）oftheNubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingintherainwiththeNubrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,theNubrellawillneverbeinverted（颠倒）inthewind.Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones,becauseithasnosharppoints．

21.“Nubrella”isakindofumbrella．

   A.usualB.hands-freeC.traditionalD.paper

22.Howcanyouuset

he“Nubrella”?

   A.YoucanweartheshoulderstrapsoftheNubrella．

   B.YoucanputtheNubrellaonyourhead．

   C.Youcanuseyourhandstocontrolit．

   D.Youcanputitonyourbike．

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?

   A.“Nubrella”means“new”+“umbrella”．

   B.Theideaofthenewumbrellacamefromtherainyday．

   C.Whenyouarewalkingintherain,you’dbettertaketheNubrella．

   D.IfyougooutwiththeNubrellaintherain,you’dbetterdrinkahotcupofcoffee．

24.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat．

   A.AlanKaufmanoftenusesumbrellasineverydaylife

   B.thenewkindofumbrellawasinventedbyanumbrellastoreowner

   C.theinventorthoughtforalongtimebeforeinventingtheNubrella

   D.youcandootherthingswithyourhandswhenusingtheNubrella

25.Inwritingthispassage,thewritermainlyintends（意图）to．

   A.introducethisnewkindofumbrellatopeoplewhoaresellingumbrellas

   B.tellthereadersaboutagreatinventornamedAlanKaufman

   C.tellthereadersaboutanewinventionthatisveryuseful

D.tellthe

readersthattheinventordidn’twanttoinventanything

B

OnedayKavyaandIwereplayingtennisandtheballwentintoaman’shouse.Thenwewenttohishouseandaskedifhecouldgiveusourball.Hesaid,“No”.Wefelthelpless.Butsuddenlywecameupwithanidea.Therewasawatertank（水箱）behindtheman’shouse.ItoldKavya,“Wecanclimbontothewatertankandjumpoverthegate.”Kavyaagreed,butwewerebothwearingskirts.Wecouldn’tclimbinthose．“Wecangetitbacktomorrow,”saidKavya。

ThenextdaywewenttherewithKavya’sbrotherVijay.Hesaid,“Shoutloudlyifyouneedme?

”Kavyaclimbedontothewatertankfirstandthensheclimbeddownintotheman’shouse.Ifollowedher.Wewerelookingunderabedfortheballwhenweheardanoise.ItwasVijay."Motheriscallingyou,"hesaidinalowvoice.

Wehurriedouttakingthelostballwithus.Alongwiththeballwasasurprise!

Butwehadtoleavethehousequickly.WhenwereachedKavya'shouse,theTVwason.Itwasnewstime.Icouldn'tbelievemyearswhenitsaidthat20goldbarswerestolenfromagoldshop.Theyshowedapictureofthegoldbars,whichwereexactlyliketheonewehadseenintheman'shouse.

WetoldthestorytoKavya'smotherrightaway,andshecalledthepolice.Soonthepolicecaughttheman.Theyfoundallthegoldbarsinhishouse.Afewdayslaterapolicemancametousandsaid,"Thankyouforhelpinguscatchtheguy.Hereisabagforallofyou."Whenweopenedit,itwasfullofstorybooksandlovelytoys.Standingbesideus,Kavya'smotherwasallsmiles.

26.Thechildrendecidedtoclimboverthewatertank__________.

A.becausetheirballfellontothetank

B.aftertheywererefusedbytheman

C.toseewhowasbraveenoughtodothat

D.becausetheywonderedwhothemanwas

27.WecaninferfromthepassagethatKavya'smother__________.

A.hatedwatchingTVB.enjoyedplayingtennis

C.wasproudofherdaughterD.knewthemanverywell

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Betterlatethannever.

B.Thedayhaseyes,thenighthasears.

C.Abadthingneverdies.

D.Friendshipislovewithunderstanding.

C

In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.

Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization（城市化）isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.

HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.

AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.

Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.

29.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.

B.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.

C.Changestakingplacewithincities.

D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.

30.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?

A.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.

B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.

C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.

D.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.

31.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?

A.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.

B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.

C.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.

D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.

32.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?

A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.

B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable（可用的）.

C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.

D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.

D

Mymomisn’tfancylikeothermoms．Theywearfancyclothesanddrivefancycars．Mymomwearshergardeningclotheswhenshewalksmetoschool．

Whenfancymomslaugh，theirlaughssoundsoftandwhispery．Youcanhearmymom’slaughfromdownthehall．Ishowherhowtolaughquietlyandshepractices．Butbeforelongshestartslaughingevenharderthanbefore．

Atthetalentshow，mymomcheersloudly，“Bravo，everyone！

Bravo！

”insteadofclappingpolitelythewayfancymomsdo．

Forourclasshike（徒步旅行），parentsareinvited．AtbreakfastIgoovermyrulesforMom，“Pleasedon’twhistle．Don’tlaughloudly．Noclapping．Andstayinline．”

Theothermomsshowupwearingfancyjacketsandsneakers．Mymomwearscutoffs，afloppystrawhat，andheroldhikingboots．

Wehikealong，allinaline．SoonMomstartstowhistleherhikingsongs，She’llBeComingRoundtheMountain．Ishakemyheadather．Shestopsandwhispers，“Oops．Sorry，Jane．”

Wekeephiking．Everythingisperfectuntil…

Ourteacher，Ms．Steele，stopsandpoints，“Asnake！

”Allthemomsholdtheirkidshandsandbackup，exceptmymom．“Watchout！

Itmightbepoisonous（有毒的）！

”Ms．Steelesays．

Theothermomsshuttlebacksomemore．However，mymomstepsforwardandsays，“Hmm．Let’sseewhatkinditis．Nope，lt’snotpoisonous．”

Ishutmyeyes．Iknowwhat’scomingnext．Mommakesasuddenattack．“Gotit！

”shesays．Theothermomsscream，notsoundingfancyatall．

KidsgatheraroundasMomexaminesthesnake．“It’sOKtotouch，”shesays．

Everyone’stooscared，butIgofirst．“snakesaren’tslimy，”Itellthem．Rightaway，otherslineup．Acoupleofthefancymomscomeuptotouchthesnake’stail．

Later，Ms．Steeletellsustodrawourfavoritepartofthehike．Afterawhile，Ilookaroundquickly．Everyone’spictureisofMomandmewiththesnake．ThenIbeginstofeelproudofmymom.

Aswehikebacktothebus，IsqueezeMom’shand．“I’mgladIdidn’ttellyoumydon’t-catch-snakesrule．”Shesmiles．Butsoon，she’swhistlingherhikingsongsagain！

Istarttomakehersilent，the