高二英语下学期第一次月考试题理科实验班.docx

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高二英语下学期第一次月考试题理科实验班

2017年上期高二年级第一次月考试卷

英语（试题卷）

注意事项：

1.本卷为衡阳八中高二年级理科实验班第一次月考试卷，分两卷。

其中共72题，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

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开考前15分钟后，考生禁止入场，监考老师处理余卷。

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考试结束后，试题卷与答题卡一并交回。

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第I卷选择题（共100分）

一.听力（每题1.5分，共30分）【已省略】

二.阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）

第一部分阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。

A

Mymotherusedtoaskmewhatthemostimportantpartofthebodyis.ThroughtheyearsIwouldtakeaguessatwhatIthoughtwasthecorrectanswer.WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtsoundwasveryimportanttousashumans,soIsaid:

“Myears,Mommy.”Shesaid:

“No.Manypeoplearedeaf.ButyoukeepthinkingaboutitandIwillaskyouagainsoon.”Severalyearspassedbeforesheaskedmeagain.Sincemakingmyfirstattempt,Ihadcontemplatedthecorrectanswer.SothistimeItoldher:

“Mommy,sightisveryimportanttoeverybody,soitmustbeoureyes.”Shelookedatmeandtoldme:

“Youarelearningfast,buttheanswerisnotc

orrectbecausetherearemanypeoplewhoareblind.”

Motheraskedmeacouplemoretimesandalwaysheranswerwas“No.Butyouaregettingsmartereveryyear,mychild.”Thenlastyear,mygrandpadied.Everybodywashurt.Everybodywascrying.Mymomlookedatmewhenitwasourturntosayourfinalgoodbyetograndpa.Sheaskedme:

“Doyouknowthemostimportantbodypartyet,mydear?

”

Iwasshockedwhensheaskedmethisnow.Shetoldme:

“Thisquestionisveryimportant,especiallyatthismoment.Howyouansweritcantrulyshowswhetheryouhavelearnedaboutlife.Foreverybodypartyougavemeinthepast,IhavetoldyouwerewrongandIhavegivenyouanexamplewhy.Buttodayisthedayyouneedtolearnthisimportantlesson.”

Isawhereyeswellupwithtears.Shesaid:

“Mydear,themostimportantbodypartisyourshoulder.”“Isitbecauseitholdsupmyhead?

”Iasked.“No,itisbecauseitcanholdtheheadofafriendoralovedonewhentheycry,”shereplied:

“Everybodyneedsashouldertocryonsometimeinlife,mydear.Ionlyhopethatyouhaveenoughloveandfriendsthatyouwillalwayshaveashouldertocryonwhenyouneedit.”

21.Themotheraskthequestionagainafterthegrandfatherdiedbecause____

_.

A.theanswerwasawayofhonoringthegrandfather.

B.atthatmoment,otherbodypartswerelessimportant.

C.theanswerneededtobegiventoallmembersofthefamily.

D.atthatmomenttheanswerseemedespeciallytrue.

22.Theunderlinedword“contemplated”inParagraph3probablymeans______.

A.testedoutB.thoughtaboutC.madeupD.adjustedto

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.Theauthorwasbecomingsmarterbyansweringthequestion.

B.Themotherwantedtheauthortobebothlovingandloved.

C.Themotherwastryingtotraintheauthortothinkonhisorherown.

D.Theauthordidn’tthinkthemother’sanswerwascorrect.

24.Thebesttitleforthisarticlemightbe______.

A.TheMostImportantBodyPart

B.TheImportanceoffamily

C.TheImportanceoftheShoulder

D.ALife-longQuestion

B

Asthelabormarketbecomesmoreattractive,morecompaniesaresendingtheiremployeestoschool.FiatChryslerAutomobilesisthelatestcompanytousetuitionassistanceforemployees–whichfordecadeshasbeenapartofmanybusiness’benefitspackages–aspartofarenewedefforttobringinandcultivatetalent.Andwhiletheimpactofsuchprogramshasyettobefullyassessed,manyseeitasapositive–althoughgradual–movement.

“Forworkers,itgivesthemabetteropportunityfordevelopment,”saysColleenFlahertyManchester,aprofessor.“Forfirms,theyareabletorecruitthetypeofemployeeswhohavevalueeducationandarelesslikelytoturnover,andthushaveahigherlevelofretention（保留）.”

Inall,56percentofUSorganizationsofferundergraduateeducationalassistancewhile52perce

ntoffergraduateassistance.

LargelydrivingthetrendareMillennials,whohappentobethefastest-growingpeopleintheUSworkforcetodayandtowhomtheideaoftuitionsupportfromemployersisespeciallyappealing.Nearly60percentofMillennialssurveyedsaidtheywouldchooseajobwithstrongprofessional-developmentpotentialoveronewithregularpayraises.EmployersarelyadaptingtoMillennialsintheworkplace.Theyrecognizethattheyneedmoreexperience,moreknowledge,morementoringtobesuccessful.Andthey’reaskingforit.

Ofmorethan140,000Starbucksemployees,onlyabout4,000havesignedupforthecompany’sCollegeAchievementPlan.Whatthelong-termeffectssuchprogramsmighthaveforcompanies’retentionandturnoverratesremainunclear.But,theplusesoftheseprogramsaremoreimportantthantheminuses.We’regoingtoseealotmoreofthisinthefuture.

25.Usingtuitionassistanceforemployees________.

A.hasattractedalargenumberoftalents

B.isatrendthatformedrecently

C.hasexistedforscoresofyears

D.iswellreceivedbyemployees

26.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatColleenFlahertysaid?

A.Itismerelybeneficialtoemployees

B.Itisawin-wineventforemployeesandemployers.

C.Valuingeducationhasbecomeatrendforallcompanies.

D.Itturnsouttobetoughforfirmstofindsuitableemployees.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?

A.Regularpayraises.

B.Morechancestobesuccessful.

C.Educationalsupport.

D.Professional–devel

opmentpotential.

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheprograms?

A.Theprogramscanguaranteetheemployeesagoodjob.

B.Theimpactoftheprogramsremainstobeestimated.

C.Employeeswillbenefitmorefromtheprogramsthancompanies.

D.It’slesslikelythatemployeeswillremaininthesamecompanyafterreceivingtheprograms.

C

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease，wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation．Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife，beingonthegofrommorningtillnight，itishardtoslowdown．Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody．

Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit．Infact，itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe．Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife．Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth．

Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual．Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress，andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities．Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties．Whenexposedtostress，inwhateverform，wereactbothchemicallyandphysically．Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath．Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme，buthoweverlittlethestress，itinvolvesthesameresponse．Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong，throughcontinuedexposuretostress，thathealthbecomesendangered．Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress．Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives（itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould），weneedtofindwaystodealwithit．

29．Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause　．

A．theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselves

B．theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealth

C．theyaretravellingfastallthetime

D．theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork

30．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？

A．Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress．

B．Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople．

C．Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork．

D．Differentpeoplecanstanddifferentamountsofstress．

31．InParagraph3，"suchareaction"refersto　．

A．"makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"

B．"reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"

C．"respondingtocrisesquickly"

D．"losingheartatthesignsdifficulties"

D

ThisyearRio,ahostoftheOlympics2016,isintheinternationalspotlight.

★Phelpsputsspotlightoncupping（拔火罐）

OlympicgoldmedalistMichaelPhelpsledAmericanswimmerstoagoldmedalinthe4x100-meterrelay,butwhatgrabbedmediaattentionandledtostoriesandphotosaroundtheglobewerethepurpleandredcirclesonhisback.

MichaelPhelpsoftheUSAisseenwithredcuppingmarksonhisshoulderashecompetesduringthe2016RioOlympicsmen’s200mbutterflyinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,Aug8,2016.

★Facialexpre

ssionsofChineseswimmerFuYuanhuigoesviral

China’swomen’sswimmerFuYuanhuihascreatedasensationonlinenotjustbywinningthebronzemedalinthe100mbackstrokecompetition,butalsobyherfacialexpressionsduringthepost-semifinalinterviewwithChinaCentralTelevision（CCTV）onMonday.

Whenaskedwhethersheheldbackforthefinal,Fureplied,“No,Iutilizedmy‘prehistorical’power.”Whatshemeantwasthatshehadsparednoeffortsinthesemifinal.

Sincethen,theso-called“prehistoricalpower”hasgoneviralandbecomeanewinternetmeme.

★BritainwinsfirstOlympicdivinggoldinmen’ssynchronized3mspringboard

Britain’sJackLaugherandChrisMearsendedChina’sgoldmedalmonopoly（垄断）overdivingeventsattheRioOlympicsbywinningthemen’ssynchronized3mspringboardfinalonWednesday,thecountry’sfirst-everOlympicgoldmedalindiving.

LaugherandMearsfinishedwithasix-roundtotalof454.32points,just4.11pointsaheadofsilvermedalistsMikeHixonandSamDormanoftheUSAattheMariaLenkAquaticsCenter.

China’sCaoYuanandQinKaitookthebronzewith443.70points.

32.WhatattractedmediaattentionwithPhelps’winningthegoldmedal？

A.Hisgreatleadership.

B.Hisscarson

hisback.