高二英语下学期第一次统测段考试题.docx

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高二英语下学期第一次统测段考试题

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第一次统测4月段考试题

一、阅读理解-阅读选择（共40分）【题号1-20】

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Mydadlovedpennies,especiallythosewiththeelegantstalkofwheatcurvingaroundeachsideoftheONECENTontheback.ThosewerethepennieshegrewupwithduringtheDepression（大萧条）.

Asakid,IwouldgoforwalkswithDad,spyingcoinsalongtheway—apennyhere,adime（一角硬币）there.WheneverIpickedupapenny,he'dask,"Isitawheat?

"Italwaysthrilledhimwhenwefoundoneofthosespecialcoinsproducedbetween1909and1958,theyearofmybirth.

OnegraySundaymorninginwinter,notlongaftermyfather'sdeathinxx,IwaswalkingdownFifthAvenue,feelingbereft.IfoundmyselfinfrontofthechurchwhereDadonceworked.Iwaswarmlyshowninandledtoaseat.HearingDad'sfavorite"AMightyFortressIsOurGod",Iburstintotears.We'dsungthatathisfuneral.Aftertheservice,Ishookthepastor'shandandsteppedontothesidewalk—andtherewasapenny.Ibenttopickitup,turneditover,andsureenough,itwasawheat.A1944,ayearmyfatherwasservingonashipintheSouthPacific.

Thatstartedit.SuddenlywheatpenniesbeganturninguponthesidewalksofNewYorkeverywhere.Igotmostoftheimportantyears:

hisbirthyear,mymom'sbirthyear,theyearhegraduatedfromcollege,theyearhemetmymom,theyeartheygotmarried,theyearmysisterwasborn.Butalas,no1958wheatpenny—myyear,thelastyeartheyweremade.

ThenextSunday,aftertheservice,IwaswalkingupFifthAvenueandspottedapennyinthemiddleofacrossing.Oh,no,itwasabusystreet;cabswerespeedingby—shouldIriskit?

Ijusthadtogetit.

Awheat!

Butthepennywasworn,andIcouldn'treadthedate.Onarrivinghome,Itookoutmyglassesandtookittothelight.Therewasmybirthday!

Ifound21wheatpenniesonthestreetsofManhattanintheyearaftermyfatherdied,andIdon'tthinkthat'sacoincidence.

1.Thewriter'sfatherlovedpennieswithwheatbecause_____.

A.whenhefirstsawit,hebegantoloveit

B.whenhesawthewheat,hethoughtofhistimeduringtheDepression

C.whenhewasyoung,hehadalotofpennieswithwheat

D.whenhewasachild,henevergotacoinwithwheat

2.Theunderlinedword"bereft"（inPara.3）means_____.

A.alone

B.disappointed

C.upset

D.discouraged

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisNOTtrue?

A.Hewasbornin1958.

B.Hewenttochurchbecauseofhisfather.

C.Heonceworkedinachurch.

D.Heknewthechurchwell.

4.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_____.

A.Myfather'slifestory

B.PenniesfromHeaven

C.Myfather'shobby

D.LivinginNewYork

B

Agoodteacherismanythingstomanypeople.Inmyownexperience,thepeopleIrespectthemostandthinkaboutthemostaretheteacherswhodemandedthemostdiscipline（纪律）fromtheirstudents.

ImissoneteacherinparticularthatIhadinhighschool.Ithinkshewasagoodteacherbecauseshewasaverystrictperson.Irememberveryclearlyasignonherclassroomdoor.Itwasasimplesignthatsaid,"Laboratory:

inthisroomthefirstfivelettersofthewordwasstressednotthelastseven."Inotherwords,laborforherwasmoreimportantthanoratory,whichmeansmakingspeeches.

Shepreparedherworkverycarefullyandtoldustodothesame.Wegotlotsofhomeworkfromher.Onceshehadbrokenherarm,andeverybodyintheclassthoughtthatmaybethehomeworkloadwouldbereduced,butitcontinuedjustthesame.Shecheckedourworkbystampinghernameatthebottomofthepaperstoshowthatshehadreadthem.

Ithinksometimesteacherswhodemandthemostarelikedtheleast.Butastimegoesby,thisdisciplinereallyseemstobenefitthestudents.

5.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredagoodteacherbythewriter?

A.Apatientteacher.

B.Anhonestteacher.

C.Astrictteacher.

D.Aneasy-goingteacher.

6.Whentheteacher'sarmwasbroken,she_____.

A.gaveherstudentstheusualamountofhomework

B.gaveherstudentslesshomework

C.askedherstudentstocheckthehomeworkthemselves

D.gaveherstudentsmorehomework

7.What'sthewriter'sopinionofdiscipline?

A.Itmakesthestudentsdisliketheirteachers.

B.Itdoesgoodtothestudentsinthelongrun.

C.It'stoomuchforyoungchildren.

D.Itdoesmoreharmthangoodtothestudents.

8.What'stheChinesefortheunderlinedword"oratory"?

A.演讲

B.讲稿

C.访谈

D.采访

C

Startingthedayonaneggcouldkeepyourbloodpressureundercontrol,researchsuggests.Scientistshaveshownthateggsproduceproteinswithafunctionsimilartothatofpowerfulbloodpressure-loweringdrugs.

Theresearch,fromtheUniversityofAlbertainCanada,showedthatwheneggseincontactwithstomachenzymes（酶）theyproduceaproteinthatactsinthesamewayasAceinhibitors,butmoreworkisneededtoshowtheeffectsoutsidealabandinthehumanbody.

Earlierthismonth,Britishresearchersdeclaredthat,contrarytopopularbeliefs,itishealthytogotoworkonanegg.Theyconcludedthatthetypeofcholesterol（胆固醇）foundineggshaslittleeffectonincreasingheartdiseaserisks.

ResearcherProfessorBruceGriffin,fromtheUniversityofSurrey,said,"Thewrongbeliefslinkingeggeatingtohighbloodcholesterolandheartdiseasemustbecorrected.Theamountoffatinourdiethasaneffectonbloodcholesterolthatisseveraltimesgreaterthantherelativelysmallamountsofcholesterolfoundineggs.TheUKpublicdonotneedtobelimitingthenumberofeggstheyeat.Theycanbeencouragedtoincludetheminahealthydietastheyareoneofnature'smostnutritiousfoods."

TheBritishHeartFoundationdroppeditsthree-egg-a-weeklimitinxx.However,almosthalfofBritonsbelievethelimitstillapplies.

9.FromthetextweknowthatAceinhibitorsare_____.

A.akindofprotein

B.akindoffood

C.akindofmedicine

D.akindofillness

10.AccordingtowhatProfessorBrucesaid,eggs_____.

A.arethemostnutritiousfood

B.canbeincludedinahealthydiet

C.havenoeffectonbloodcholesterol

D.areforbiddentobeeatenintheUK

11.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.

A.stomachenzymesmixedwitheggscancureheartdiseases

B.drugstolowerbloodpressurewillbereplacedbyeatingeggs

C.mostBritonsagreethethree-egg-a-weeklimitshouldbedropped

D.about50%ofBritonsthinkeatinganeggadayisbadfortheirhealth

12.Thetextismeant_____.

A.tointroduceamedicinemadefromeggs

B.tointroducescientificfindingsabouteggs

C.totellpeoplehowtolowertheirbloodpressure

D.toadvisepeopletoeatasmanyeggsaspossible

D

Along-termAmericanstudyshowstheimportanceofearlyeducationforpoorchildren.ThestudyisknownastheAbecedarianProject.Itinvolvedmorethanone-hundredyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesinNorthCarolina.

Halfofthechildrenattendedanall-dayprogramatahigh-qualitychild-carecenter.Thecenterofferededucational,healthandsocialprograms.Childrentookpartingamesandactivitiestoincreasetheirthinkingandlanguageskillsandsocialandemotionaldevelopment.Theprogramalsoincludedhealthfoodsforthechildren.

Thechildrenattendedtheprogramfromwhentheywereafewweeksolduntiltheageoffiveyears.Theothergroupofchildrendidnotattendthechild-carecenter.Aftertheageoffive,bothgroupsattendedpublicschool.

Researchersparedthetwogroupsofchildren.Whentheywerebabies,bothgroupshadsimilarresultsintestsformentalandphysicalskills.However,fromtheageofeighteenmonths,thechildrenintheeducationalchild-careprogramdidmuchbetterintests.

Theresearcherstestedthechildrenagainwhentheyweretwelveandfifteenyearsold.Thetestsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadbeeninthechild-carecentercontinuedtohavehigheraveragetestresults.Thesechildrendidmuchbetterontestsofreadingandmathematics.

Afewyearsago,organizersoftheAbecedarianProjecttestedthestudentsagain.Atthetime,eachstudentwastwenty-oneyearsold.Theyweretestedforthinkingandeducationalability,employment,parentingandsocialskills.Theresearchersfoundthattheyoungadultswhohadtheearlyeducationstilldidbetterinreadingandmathematicstests.Theyweremorethantwotimesaslikelytobeattendingcollegeortohavepletedcollege.Inaddition,thechildrenwhoreceivedearlyeducationwereolderonaverage,whentheirfirstchildwasborn.

Thestudyoffersmoreevidencethatlearningduringthefirstmonthsandyearsoflifeisimportantforalllaterdevelopment.

TheresearchersoftheAbecedarianProjectbelievetheirstudyshowsaneedforlawmakerstospendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.Theybelievethesekindsofprogramscouldreducethenumberofchildrenwhodonotpleteschoolandareunemployed.

13.TheAbecedarianProjecthaslasted_____.

A.almostoneyear

B.aboutfiveyears

C.morethan20years

D.nomorethan15years

14.Thosewhohadbeeninthechild-carecenter_____paredwiththosewhohadn't.

A.havetheirchildrenatlaterages

B.getmorehelpfromotherpeople

C.havenoparentingorsocialskills

D.arepooreratreadingandmathematics

15.Whatdon'tweknowabouttheAbecedarianProjectafterreadingthetext?

A.Whatthechildrenlearnedatthechild-carecenter.

B.Howimportantearlyeducationisforpoorchildren.

C.HowmanychildrenareinvolvedintheAbecedarianProject.

D.Whetherlawmakerswillspendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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