河南省周口中英文学校学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河南省周口中英文学校学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案
周口中英文学校2014----2015学年下期高一第三次考试
英语试题
I.阅读(共20小题,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Exploityourparkingspace
Anunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto£200or£300aweek.Putanadvertisement(广告)forfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.
Rentaroom
Spareroom?
Notonlywillalodger(房客)earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothegovernment-backed“rentaroom”program,youwon’thavetopayanytaxonthefirst£4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.
Makemoneyduringspecialevents
Don’twantafull-timelodger?
Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.
Liveonset
Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.
Useyourroof
Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around£14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.
21.Ifyouearn£5000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon______.
A.£800 B. £4500 C.£500 D.5000
22.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_____.
A.signanagreementwiththegovernment
B.keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25years
C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies
D.payaround£14,000fortheequipment
23.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?
A.Lodgers. B.Advertisers.C.OnlinecompaniesD.Houseowners.
B
Blueisthemostattractiveeyecolouraccordingtoanewresearch.
BlueeyeslikethosebelongingtosexystarAngelinaJoliearethemostappealingcolouraccordingtoapoolof3,00018-24yearoldsbyFreshLookOneDayColour.Angelina,herpartnerBradPittandhisexwifeJenniferAnistonallhaveblueeyesandallbeennamedinatoptwentyoftheworld'smostdesirableeyes.
Thesurveyfoundthatyoungfolkwithblueeyesisgenerallyseenasbeingmoreflirtatious,sexyandkind.
Andwhenaskediftheywouldchangethecolouroftheireyesiftheycould,onlyoneintenblueeyedpeoplewantedto,significantlylessthanpeoplewithothercoloureyes.
Oneinthreepeoplewhodidn'thaveblueeyeswantedachange.
Onequarterofrespondentshaveconsideredwearingcolouredcontactlensestochangetheireyecolourtemporarily—andblueisthemostwantedcolour.
Greenwasthesecondmostpopularcolourforthosewantinganewlook,withrespondentssayinggreeneyedpeoplewereusuallymysteriousandcreative.
Peoplewithbrownorhazeleyeswereperceivedtobemoretrustworthythanpeoplewithothereyecolours.
Peoplewithgreyeyesweregenerallythoughttobemoreintelligentthanotherpeople,andtheywerealsodescribedasusuallybeingshy.
Bluewasthemostcommoneyecolouramongrespondents,with41percentofthosewhoansweredthesurveyhavingbabybluepeepersand39percenthavingbrownorhazeleyes.
Thesurveyalsofoundthat18percentofpeopledon'tknowwhatcoloureyestheirpartnerhas.
24.Accordingtothenewresearch,whenconsideringchangingtheireyecolour,thenumberofthepeoplewhowillchoose________ranksthesecond.
A.brownB.greenC.greyD.hazel
25.Accordingtothestudyresult,ifyouwereamanagerandyouwantedtofindamostreliableperson,you'dbetterhireonewhohas________eyes.
A.greenB.blueC.brownD.grey
26.Theunderlinedword“peepers”inthepassagecouldbereplacedby________.
A.babiesB.colours
C.eyesD.respondents
27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Whohavethemostcharmingeyesintheworld?
B.Differenteyecoloursintheworld.
C.Asurveyresultoneyecolours.
D.Blue—themostattractiveeyecolour.
C
UniversityofMarylandstudentBenSimonandhisfriendscouldn’tstandtoseegoodfoodthrownoutontheircampus.“Webasicallynoticedthatsomeoftheextrafoodfromthedininghallwasgoingtowasteattheendoftheday.Andwemetwiththediningservicesandaskedthemwhetheritwouldbeokayifinsteadofthrowingoutthefoodwecoulddonateit.Andtheywereonboard.”hesaid.
So18monthsago,thestudentsbeganwhattheycalltheFoodRecoveryNetwork.Eachnight,volunteerswouldshowupatacampusdininghalltopickupleftoversanddeliverthemtoareasheltersandfoodbanks.Sofar,theyhavedonatedmorethan23,000kilosoffoodthatwouldotherwisehavebeenthrownout.
Nationwide,$165billionworthoffoodiswastedeachyear,accordingtotheNationalResourcesDefenseCouncil.SpokesmanBobKeefesaysthatisabout40%ofthecountry’sentirefoodproduction.“Ifwecanreduceourwasteinthiscountryby15%,wecanfeed25millionhungryAmericans.Thatisahugebenefit.ThatiswhatprogramslikethisFoodRecoveryNetworkaredoing.”hesaid.
ChristianLifeCenterisoneofthebeneficiariesofthestudents’efforts.BenSlye,theseniorpastor(牧师),said,“Ithasbeenjustamazingtoseethesestudentstaketheirowntime,theirownvehiclesandowngasmoneyandbeabletomakeaneffortlikethis.Eachweekweareablewiththisfoodprobablytofeedoverhundredpeople.”
TheUniversityofMaryland’sFoodRecoveryNetworknowhas200volunteersandtheprogramhasexpandedto18schoolsacrossthecountry.“Iwanttogrow18chapterstoathousandchapterswithinfiveyears.AndoncewegettotheFoodRecoveryNationbeingateverycollegecampusinAmerica,wewanttoexpandtorestaurantsandfarms.”SaidSimon.
Thevolunteersarecommittedtomakingthathappen.
28.ThediningservicesinUniversityofMaryland_______.
A.wastedlargeamountsoffreshfoodonthecampus
B.directlydonatedtheleftoverstothepoor
C.deliveredtheleftoverstoareasheltersandfoodbanks
D.enjoyedthetalkwiththestudentsandgavesupport
29.VolunteersfromtheFoodRecoveryofMaryland_______.
A.startedtosetuptheorganizationtwoyearsago
B.justdonatedtheirownleftoverstoavoidwaste
C.collectedtheleftoversandthendeliveredthem
D.managedtosolvethehungerissuesinAmerica
30.BenSlye’sattitudetowardthevolunteers’effortwasthatof_______.
A.unconcernB.appreciationC.doubtD.opposition
31.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.
A.Simonaimstoexpandtheprogramtorestaurantsandfarms
B.altogether25millionAmericanssufferfromhungernowadays
C.everycollegehasstartedtheFoodRecoveryNetwork
D.over40%ofthecountry’sentirefoodiswastedeachyear
32.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthearticle?
A.BattlesAgainsttheProblemofHunger
B.CollegeStudentsRescueLeftoverFood
C.HowtoPickupLeftoversonCollegeCampus
D.WasteProblemsinUniversityofMaryland
D
NewYork—Wednesday,Octoberfifteenth,isthefirstGlobalHandWashingDay.Activitiesareplannedinmorethantwentycountriestogetmillionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.
Expertssaypeoplearoundtheworldwashtheirhandsbutveryfewusesoapatso-calledcriticalmoments.Theseincludeafterusingthetoilet,aftercleaningababyandbeforetouchingfood.
GlobalHandWashingDayistheideaofthePublic-PrivatePartnershipforHandWashingwithSoap.Thegoal,theysay,istocreateacultureofhandwashingwithsoap.Theorganizerssayallsoapsareequallyeffectiveatremovingdisease-causinggerms(病菌).Theysaythecorrectwaytowashhandsistowetyourhandswithasmallamountofwaterandcoverthemwithsoap.Rubitintoallareas,includingunderthefingernails.Then,rinsewellunderrunningwater.Finally,dryyourhandswithacleancloth.
ThePartnershipsayssoapisimportantbecauseitincreasesthetimethatpeoplespendwashing.Soapalsohelpstobreakupthedirtthatholdsmostofthegerms.Anditusuallyleavesapleasantsmell,whichincreasesthelikelihoodthatpeoplewillwashagain.
Italsosayswashingwithsoapbeforeeatingandafterusingthetoiletcouldsavemorelivesthananymedicine.Itcouldhelpreducecasesofdiarrhea(痢疾),whichisthesecondleadingcauseofchilddeaths,killingmorethanoneandahalfmillionchildrenayear,byalmosthalf.
33.ThePartnershipcreatesGlobalHandWashingDayto_____.
A.callonpeopletowashhands
B.helpthedevelopingcountries
C.makeacultureofhandwashinginthethirdworld
D.promotetheimportanceofsoapinhandwashing
34.ThefollowingfactscanexplainwhysoapisimportantEXCEPTthat_____.
A.soapgetspeopleintothehabitofwashinghands
B.soaphelpstogetridofmoregermsoffhands
C.soapattractspeopletodomorehandwashing
D.soapgivespeoplealongerhandwashingtime
35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,diarrheaisadiseasethat_____.
A.killshalfofthekidsindevelopingcountries
B.canbepreventedbywashinghandswithsoap
C.causesthegreatestnumberofchilddeaths
D.makessoapstandoutinhandwashing
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入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
36However,allfloodsarenotalike.Somefloodsdevelopslowly,sometimesoveraperiodofdays.Butflashfloodscandevelopquickly,sometimesinjustafewminutesandwithoutanysignsofrain.Flashfloodsoftenhaveadangerouswallofroaringwater