宁夏孔德校区高二下第二次月考英语卷含答案及解析.docx

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宁夏孔德校区高二下第二次月考英语卷含答案及解析

2019宁夏孔德校区高二下第二次月考英语卷【含答案及解析】

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1.SusanBoylewasonceaScottishchurchvolunteer.Shedecidedtoenteracompetitionnamed“BritishgotTalent”attheageof47years.OnApril15th2009,whenSusangotuptosing,theaudiencewasshockedbyherageandsimplicity.

Middle-agedwomenwerenottheusualtypeofcompetitorontheshowandtheaudiencewasevenmoresurprisedwhenshesaidbeforestartingtosingthatshewantedtobecomeaprofessionalsinger.Tothemshelookedwellpastsuchpossibilities.However,sheamazedeverybodywithherwonderfulvoiceandbecameanovernightsingingstar.Itwasreportedthattheaudienceallstoodupandclappedwarmlyandthatwithin9days,100millionpeoplehadwatchedherperformancesandinterviewsontheInternet.

Thiswasalotofprogressforanunemployedwomanwholivedalongwithhercat.Mostofherlifehadbeenspentlookingafterhermotherwhohaddiedaged92,twoyearsearlier.Shehadneverbeenmarriedorinherwords,“beenkissed”.Susanhadlearneddifficultiesandhadonlyoncebeenemployedasanassistantcook.

EventhoughSusandidnotwinthe“BritishgotTalentShow”andcameupsecond,twoyearslater,shealreadyreleasedtwosuccessfulalbums.ManypeoplearetouchedbyherstorybecauseSusanBoyleislikeeachofusinonewayoranother—fullofweakness,oftendisappointedandmockedatbyothers.However,unlikemanyofuswhousuallygiveuptoosoon,shehadthedeterminationtofightforherdream.SusanBoylelaunchedhersuccessfulmusiccareerattheageof48andyoutoocanstillachieveyourdream.Justtakecourage.

1.WhatshockedtheaudiencemostbeforeSusanstartedtosing?

A.Herexperienceandfigure.

B.Herwonderfulvoice

C.Herageandsimplicity.

D.Herdreamcareer.

2.WhatcanwelearnfromthethirdParagraph?

A.Susanwasgoodatraisingthecat.

B.Susanwasasinglewoman.

C.Susanlearnedmuchwhileattendinghermother.

D.Susandidn’tlikecooking.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mockedat”inthefourthparagraphreferto?

A.Laughedat.

B.Highlyrespected.

C.Cutoff.

D.Turnedto.

4.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?

A.Failureisthepathtosuccess.

B.Itisnevertoolatetostartyourdream.

C.EnteringTVtalentshowleadstosuccess.

D.Somesingerssucceedlateinlife.

2.Trans-BridgeToursislookingforwardtoprovidingyouwithanotheryearofexcitingOne-Daytraveldestinationsin2016.

StatueofLiberty&EllisIsland

August15（Sat）

$78Adult;$66Child（4-12）;$75Senior（62+）

NovisittotheNewYorkCityareaiscompletewithoutatriptotheworld’smostfamouslandmarks---theStatueofLibertyandEllisIsland.

PriceincludestransportationtoLibertyStateParkandtimedferrytickets.

9/11Museum&Memorial

September29（Tue）

$87Adult;$78Youth（7-17）;Senior$80（65+）

TheMuseumdisplaysartifactsassociatedwiththeeventsof9/11,whilepresentingstoriesoflossandrecovery.TheMemorialbetweenthetwinreflectingpools,isatributeofremembranceandhonortothenearly3,000peoplekilledintheterrorattacks.

TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden

October14（Wed）

$126Adult

ThisNationalHistoricLandmarkoffersvisitors250acresofthemostuniquelandformofanybotanicalgardenintheworld,withhugerockoutcroppings,beautifulflowercollections,ariver,cascadingwaterfalls,and40acresofold-growthforestdatingfrompre-Revolutionarytimesplusaworld-classConservatory.

HagleyMuseum&Winterthur

November21（Sat）

$113Adult

Locatedon235acresalongthebanksoftheBrandywine,HagleyisthesiteofthegunpowderworksfoundedbyE.I.duPontin1802.WinterthurwastheformerhomeofHenryFrancisduPont,afamousantiquescollectorandgardener.

Includes:

BrandywinetouratHagley;LunchatHagleyMuseum;GuidedtouratWinterthurGarden

1.Whichofthefollowingchargesanadultthelowestfee?

A.StatueofLiberty&EllisIsland

B.9/11Museum&Memorial

C.TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden

D.HagleyMuseum&Winterthur

2.Whichdaywillageologicalresearcherprefer?

A.August15.____________________B.September29.

C.October14.______________D.November21.

3.Whichwassetupinmemoryofthevictimsoftheterroristattacks?

A.TheStatueofLiberty.

B.The9/11Memorial.

C.HagleyMuseum.

D.WinterthurGarden.

3.Catslikeclimbingtreesandtherearelogicalreasonsbehindthisbehavior.Interestingly,duetosomeoftheirphysicalfeatures,catswillmeettroublegettingdownfromthetreesafterclimbingup,whichmayseemunusual.

Thereareseveralreasonswhycatsclimbtrees,mostlytodowithdefensivepurposes.Cats,aspredators（捕食者）,liketounderstandtheirenvironmentwell.Astheyaresmallanimals,theirscopeofvisionisconsiderablysmaller.Catsoftenclimbtreestogetabetterviewoftheirsurroundingstohelpthemseeanypotentialdangers.

Whilecatsarepredators,theyarealsoeasytogetattackedfromlargeranimals,suchasdogsorevenothercats.Atreeoftenprovidesasafehidingplace.Inthewild,carsclimbuptreestogivethemarestingornappingplacethatisoutofpredators’range.Italsohelpsdisguisetheirpresence.

Somecatsmayclimbtreesforfun,onoccasion,orpossiblytoworkonimprovingtheirclimbingabilities.Smallcatsfrequentlytestouttheirclawskillsbytryingtoclimbupanythingandeverything,frombookcasestotreestoaperson’sleg.Climbingpracticeisgoodforcats;itcanimprovetheirstrengthandflexibilityandteachthemanimportantdefensiveskill.

Ifacathasgottenupatreeandcannotgetdown,theownermaywonderwhyitsremarkableclimbingabilitiesonlyworkinonedirection.Acat’sclawscurveinward,allowingittogripontosurfaceswhilegoingupheadfirst.Unfortunately,thisusefulclimbingcurvedoesnothingtohelptheanimalgetbackdownagain.

Eventually,mosttrappedcatswilleitherjumpoutofthetreeorrealizethattheycangetdownbygoingtailfirst.Eitherway,acatupatreeisusuallynothingtoworryabout;theyareintelligentanimalsandwillfigureouthowtogetdownsoonerorlater.

1.Accordingtothetextsmallcatsliketoclimbaperson’slegto______.

A.Showlovetotheperson

B.Testouttheirclawskills

C.Avoidtheattackfromthedog

D.Getfoodfromaperson’shand.

2.Whydocatshavetroublegettingdownfromatree?

A.Theyareafraidofheight.

B.Theyareeasytogetlostinatree.

C.Theydon’tknowhowtojumpoffatree.

D.Theirclimbingabilitydoesn’thelpwhenclimbingdown.

3.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouseeacattrappedinatree?

A.Justletitalone.

B.Leaditdownpatiently.

C.Teachittherightwaytogetdown.

D.Watchitcloselyuntilitcomesdown.

4.Whatdoesthistextmainlytalkabout.

A.Whycatsliketoclimbtrees.

B.Whycatscan’tclimbdownatree.

C.Howcatsmanagetoclimbdownatree.

D.Whatownersdotohelpcatsdownatree.

4.Gonearethedayswhenbeingacelebrity（名人）meantreachingthetopofthesocialladder.WiththeInternet,peoplenownolongerneedtobeactors,sportsstarsorpoliticianstobefamous.

YoumaystillrememberthetimewhenFurongJiejie,orFengjie,appearedonline.Allofasuddentheywerethetalkofthetownbecauseoftheircrazyclothesandabnormalvalues.

Butwhenthewordwanghong,or“Internetcelebrity”,wasnamedoneofYaowenJiaozimagazine’s“popularcyberwords”in2015,itsmeaninghadchanged.ThosewhoarepopularintheworldofwanghongarelargelyfamousfortheirheavilyPhotoshoppedselfies（自拍）andthespeciallifestylestheyadvertiseonsocialmedia.

Thesamethingishappeningoverseasaswell.Therearemanywomenaddictedtopostingphotos.Thishasledtotheriseof“InstagramHusbands”,menwhoarewilling–ormostlikelyforced–totakephotosoftheirwivesorgirlfriendsfortheirInstagramaccounts.

Butwhatwanghongoffertheirfansismuchmorethanmanyprettypictures.“Thereisalongingfortheeffortlessoflife,”commentedChinaYouthDaily.

Thoughtheirlifestylemayseem“effortless”,somewanghongtakegreatpainstoruntheirTaobaostores,communicatewiththeirfansandthinkofwaystokeeptheirviewership（收视率）,forexample.

ZhangDayi,afamouswanghongwithover4millionfollowersonSinaWeibo,revealedsomeofhersecretsforattractingfans.“Usuallypeoplelookuptocelebritiesata45-degreeangle.ButIreducedthatangleto15degrees,becausenoonelikestostraintheirneckstoomuch,”shesaid.Hersocialmediastrategiesincludebeingverykindtofans.“Assoonasyouletdownyourguard,peoplewillstarttoapproach,”shesaid.

1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardFurongJiejie?

A.Negative_________________________________B.Concerned

C.Favorable____________________________D.Doubtful

2.Howdomengetthename“InstagramHusbands”?

A.Theytakeandsharephotostoattractfansonthenet.

B.TheyopenInstagramaccountsfortheirgirlfriends.

C.Theyshowofftheirphotographyskillsontheinternet.

D.Theirdutyistotakepicturesoftheirwivesorgirlfriends.

3.WhatcanweinferfromZhangDayi’swords?

A.Celebritiesarehardtomeet.

B.Beingainternetcelebrityisnoteasy.

C.Shehasthemostfollowersonthenet.

D.Beingfriendlyisawayofattractingfans.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheageofInternetiscoming.

B.Internetoffersfasttracktofame.

C.Internetcelebritiessetexamplesforpeople.

D.TobecomeInternetcelebrities,beautyisn’tamust.