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2015-2016学年下学期高二第一次月考

英语试卷

试卷说明：

本次考试时间为100分钟，总分为120分。

本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一卷

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

CarwashesareacommonsightthroughoutNigeria,butMadinatAliyu’sroadsidebusinessisveryspecial:

sheistheonlywomancar-washerinthenorthofthecountry.

“Thisjobhascausedmealotofproblems,”saidthe27-year-old,checkingcarswaitingtobecleanedinGusau,thecapitalofZamfarastate.

Aliyutookupherworktwoyearsago,hopingtousethe7,000naira（£28）sheearnedeverymonthtoputheryoungersistersandbrothersthroughschoolfollowingthedeathoftheirmother,theonlyonewhomademoneytosupportthefamily.Butherfamilybeggedhertostopdoingthisjob,andshehasreceived“judgmentandwarnings”fromstrangerstoo.

“Mygrandmothercriedformanydays.Somepeoplethoughtitwasajoketobringmorecustomers.Otherssaidifsheisdoingitformoney,let’sjustgivehermoneytostopbringingusshame,”shesaidasshegotwaterfromawellbytheroadside.“ButIhatelazinessordependingonsomebodyelse.”

However,Aliyuhasadmirers.“Somecustomersonlyallowhertowashtheircars,”saidhercolleague（同事）ShamsudeenMohammed.“Iwastrainedtowashcarsbymen,andIcanhonestlytellyouwomenarebettertoworkunder,”headded.

RecentlyanotherwomancametoAliyutoaskforadviceonstartingherowncarwash.“Unfortunatelyherfamilydiscouragedher.Itoldher,ifyoulistentothem,youwillfindyourselfbeggingormarryingamanwhoisolderthanyourgrandfather,”shesaid.

Thoughsheisconsideredapariah（贱民）bymany,Aliyuhasnoplanstostopherwork.“IseemendoingsomethingandIthinkIcandoittoo.”

1.MadinatAliyuwashescarsmainlyto_____.

A.makealiving

B.learnaboutcars

C.meetherfuturehusband

D.knowthelifeofthepoor

2.Fromthefifthparagraph,weknowShamsudeenMohammed_____.

A.thoughtAliyudidagoodjob

B.trainedAliyutowashcars

C.hadmorecustomersthanAliyu

D.likedtoworkwithmen

3.Asawomancar-washer,Aliyu_____.

A.getsherfamily’ssupport

B.dreamsofgoingtoschool

C.isthoughthighlyofbystrangers

D.setsanexampleforthewomeninNigeria

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAliyu?

A.Shybutsmart.         

B.Independentandconfident.             

C.Honestbutlazy.       

D.Humorousandimaginative.

B

Jacob’sPillowDanceFestival

Where:

 Becket,Massachusetts

When:

 June15-Aug.24Eachsummer,thisinfluentialdancecenterpresentsanumberofclassesandperformancesbymorethan50companiesfromaroundtheworld.Highlights（最精彩的部分）thisseasonincludetheDanceTheaterofHarlem’sproductionofAlvinAiley’s“TheLarkAscending”,whichopensthefestival.

Manyeventsarefree.Ticketedperformancesstartat$22. jacobspillow.org.

MoabMusicFestival

Where:

 Moab,Utah

When:

 Aug.29-Sept.9

Thisareaisbetterknownformountainbikingthanformusic.Butsince1992,ithashostedaprivatefestivalthatbringsclassical,jazz,Latinandothertypesofmusictotheland.Thisyeartherewillbe16concerts,includingthree“GrottoConcerts”,wheregueststakea45-minuteboatridedowntheColoradoRivertoperformances.

Eventsstartat$25.moabmusicfest.org.

CheyenneFrontierDays

Where:

 Cheyenne,Wyoming

When:

 July19-28

There’ssomethingforeveryoneatthis117-year-oldfestival,froman“Indianvillage”andOldWestmuseumtocountryconcerts.Butthecompetitionisstillthemainattraction,withcowboys（牛仔）andcowgirlscompetingformajormoneyintheworld’slargestoutdoorstage.

Competitionticketsstartat$18,andconcertticketsat$23. .

TheGlimmerglassFestival

Where:

 Cooperstown,NewYork

When:

 July6-Aug.24

Eachsummer,operaloversfromaroundthecountry（andtheworld）traveltoupstateNewYorktowatchproductionsthatincludestarslikeNathanGunnandGingerCosta-Jackson.Thisyear’sperformancesincludeWagner’s“TheFlyingDutchman”andVerdi’s“KingforaDay”,inhonorofthe200thbirthdaysofbothcomposers（作曲家）.

Ticketsstartat$26. glimmerglass.org.

5.Ifyouwanttoenjoya“GrottoConcert”,whichdatesuitsyoubest?

A.June15.             B.July19.    

C.August24.               D.September4.

6.IfyougotoCheyennetowatchacompetitionandenjoyaconcert,howmuchwillyoupayatleast?

A.$18.              B.$22.    

C.$36.                 D.$41.

7.IfyouareabigfanofWagner,you’readvisedtogoto_____.

A.Jacob’sPillowDanceFestival

B.theGlimmerglassFestival

C.CheyenneFrontierDays

D.MoabMusicFestival

8.Whichpartofawebsiteisthetextprobablychosenfrom?

A.Education.                 B.Art.        

C.Business.                  D.Literature.

C

Thesedayswemostlyhearnewsaboutanimalsbeingendangered.Soaconservation（保护）successstoryiscertainlyonetocelebrate.ResearchershaverecentlynotedthatCalifornianBlueWhaleshavebeenmakingacomeback!

Bluewhalesarethelargestanimalsevertohavelivedontheearth.Theyhavebeenonthelistofendangeredanimalsforawhilenow.Humanshuntedbluewhalesmorethan100yearsago,andtheanimalsalmostdieout. Itisonlyrecentlythatsomeoftheircousinsarereturning. Ithasbeenfoundthattherearenowabout2,200CalifornianBlueWhalestoday — nearly97%oftheoriginal（原先的）population,beforehumansstartedwhaling. 

Bluewhalescanliveuptoabout80to90years.Theyarealsooneoftheloudestanimalsontheearth.Theymakenoisesthatotherwhalescanhear,upto100milesaway.TheyspendwintersinwarmwaterstogivebirthandtraveltotheArctic（北极的）seasduringsummerinsearchoffood. 

Longago,bluewhalesusedtobeplentifulintheoceansandnumberedinthehundredsofthousands.Now,thereareonly10,000to25,000ofthemworldwide.Intheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies,peoplewouldhuntwhalesfortheirorgans（器官）. Japan and Russia wereamongthebest-knownwhalingnations.Theyhuntedwhalesforfood,clothingandothervaluableproducts.Over-huntingcausedthewhalepopulationtobecomesmaller.

Conservationeffortsofthelastfewyearshavecertainlypaidoff.Theseincludeeffortstostopcatchesandincreasedmonitoringofwhales’livingplaces.Savingbluewhalescannotbealocaleffort;itwillneedeverybodyaroundtheworldtocometogether. 

9.Recently,CalifornianBlueWhales_____.

A.areincreasinginnumber

B.arebecomingendangered

C.arebeinghuntedbythelocals    

D.arealotthinnerthanotherwhales

10.Paragraph4ismainlyabout_____.

A.thehistoryofwhaling

B.thevalueofbluewhales

C.thedifficultiesofhuntingbluewhales

D.thereasonwhybluewhalesbecameendangered

11.Conservationworkonwhalesinthepastfewyearscanbestbedescribedas_____.

A.easy                        B.interesting

C.successful              D.late

D

Withregardtoextremesports,thegeneralpublicthinkthatpeoplewhochoosetotakerisksareirresponsible.Whileextremesportsdonotattractthemasses,therearestillalargenumberofpeopletowhomtheseactivitiesareanimportantpartoftheirlives.Itisourdifferencesthatmakeasocietyinteresting,sowhileitmaynotbeforeveryone,high-riskactivitiescontributetothediversity（多样性）ofourculture.Asauthor,outdoorsman,andIdahoStateUniversityteacher,RonWattersexplainsinhisessay“TheWrongSideoftheThinEdge”,everyoneneedsalittleadventure.Butsomepeopleneedmorethanthenormalformsoflife’sexcitementandtakeitonestepfurther,joininginhigh-riskactivities,whereasthegreatAmericanmountaineerWilliUnsoeldoncesaid,“Ithastoberealenoughtokillyou.”

MarvinZuckerman,apsychologistattheUniversityofDelawarenotesthatpeoplewhotakeextremesportsdotakerisks,buttherearefarmoredangerous“highs”theycouldbeseeking.Rockclimbingandmountainbikingofferahighthatcanonlybeachievedthroughself-discipline（自律）,hardwork,andahealthylifestyle.

Takeforexampleanextrememountainbikerwhoispreventedfrommountainbiking.Ifhelikesrisk-takingbehaviour,itmightnotbelongbeforeheisgambling（赌博）asheseekshisnext“high.”Gamblingaddiction（上瘾）canquicklydestroyaperson,breakupfamiliesandleadtohealthproblems.

Itiseasyforthehealthproblemtobeovershadowedbythegreaterproblemslikeaddiction,butitshouldbeofparticularconcerntothepublic.Considerthekidsintheskateboardpark.Withoutthepark,theymightchoosetoplayvideogameswhichhaveprovenlinkstoobesity.Thelong-termcostsrelatedtotreatingobesityarefargreaterthanthecostofsettingafewbrokenarmsandrepaintingafewfences.

Insteadofavoidinganddiscouragingextremeathletes,weshouldcelebratethemfortheirdifferencesanddowhatwecantosupportthem.AstheessayistT.S.Elliotoncesaid,“Onlythosewhowillriskgoingtoofarcanpossiblyfindouthowfaronecango.”

12.Whothinksforbiddingextremesportsmayresultinothergreaterdangers?

A.T.S.Elliot.        B.RonWatters.  C.MarvinZuckerman.    D.WilliUnsoeld.

13.Theexampleofgamblingistoshow_____.

A.itleadstohealthproblems

B.ithasabadeffectonself-discipline

C.itcausesgreatharmtoone’sfamily

D.itcarriesgreaterriskthanextremesports

14.Theunderlinedpart“beovershadowedby”inParagraph4probablymeans“_____”.

A.beconsideredlessimportantthan

B.bemoreworryingthan

C.becloselyfollowedby

D.becomparedto

15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsextremesports?

A.Concerned.                B.Positiv