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高二英语上月考试题

内蒙古准格尔旗世纪中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题（无答案）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分）

第一节:

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。

（共10小题，每小题2分）

A

TheengineerCamilloOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.AthisfactoryinIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Todaythecompany’sheadofficeisstillinIvr

ea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundtheworld.

By1930therewasastaffof700an

dthecompanyturnedout13,000machinesayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewriterstoothercountries.

Camillo’sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecameth

eboss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesignspeciali

sts.Thecompanydevelopednewandbettertypewritersandthencalculators（计算机）.In1959itproducedtheELEAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe（主机）computerdesignedandmadeinItaly.

AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblems.Othercompanies,especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheItaliancompany.

In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarketingandservicenetworksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld'sleadingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommunications.TherearenowfiveindependentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup—oneforpersonalcomputers,oneforotherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservices,andtwofortelecommunications.

1.Fromthetextwelearnthat.

A.by1930Olivettiproduced13,000typewritersayear

B.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950s

C.someofOlivetti’s700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItaly

D.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning

2.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivetti’sfallingbehindinelectronictechnology?

A.Adriano’sdeath.B.Aperiodoffinancialproblems.

C.Itsfasterprogress.D.Itsagreementswithothercompanies.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?

A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheworld.

B.Itdesignedtheworld’sfirstmainframecomputer.

C.Itexportedmoretypewritersthanothercompanies.

D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.

4.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe.

A.TheOriginofOlivettiB.TheSuccessofOlivetti

C.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti

B

Love,success,happiness,familyandfreedom——howimportantarethesevaluestoyou?

Hereisoneinterviewwhichexploresthefundamentalquestionsinlife.

Question:

Couldyouintroduceyourselffirst?

Answer:

MynameisMisbah,27yearsold.Iwasborninawar-tornarea.RightnowI’mawebdesigner.

Q:

Whatareyourgreatmemories?

A:

Myparentsusedtotakeustohuntbirds,climbtreesandplayinthefields.Formeitwaslikeaholidaybecause

weweregoingtohavefunalldaylong.Thosearemygreatmemories.

Q:

Doesyourchildhoodmeanalottoyou?

A:

Yes.Aslifewasveryhard,Iusedtoworktohelpbringmoneyinforthefamily.Ispentmychildhoodworking,withresponsibilitiesbeyondmyage.However,ittaughtmetodealwithproblemsalone.Ilearnttobeindependent.

Q;Whatchangeswouldyouliketomakeinyourlife?

A:

IfIcouldchangesomethinginmylife.I’dchangeitsothatmychildhoodcouldhavetakenplaceinanotherarea.Iwouldhavelovedtolivewithmyfamilyinfreedom.Whocareswhetherwehavemuchmoney,orwhetherwehaveabeautifulhouse?

Itdoesn’tmatteraslongasIcanlivewithmyfamilyandwearesafe.

Q:

Howdoyougetalongwithyourparents?

A:

MyparentssupportedmeuntilIcameofage.IwanttogivebackwhatI’vegot.That’sourway.ButIamworkinginanothercity.Myonlycontactwithmyparentsnowisthroughthephone,butIhateusingit.Itfilters（过滤）outyouremotionandleavesyourvoiceonly.Mydeepestfeelingsshouldbepassedthroughsight,hearingandtouch.

5.InMisbah’schildhood,_________.

A.hewasfreefromworryB.helikedlivinginthecountryside

C.hewasfondofgettingclosetonatureD.heoftenspentholidayswithhisfamily

6.WhatdidMishapdesiremostinhischildhood？

A.Acolorfullife.B.AbeautifulhouseC.PeaceandfreedomD.Moneyforhisfamily

7.HowwouldMisbahprefertocommunicatewithhisparents?

A.BychattingontheInternet.B.Bycallingthemsometimes

C.BypayingweeklyvisitsD.Bywritingthemletters

C

Theterm“multitasking”originallyreferredtoacomputer'sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime.Formanypeople,multitaskinghasbecomeawayoflifeandevenakeytosuccess.Infact,someexcellentmentalaerobic

exercises（大脑训练）involveengagingthebrainintwoormorechallengingactivitiesatatime.Althoughcheckinge-mailwhiletalkingonaphoneandreadingthenewspapermaybesecondnatureforsomepeopl

e,manytimesmultitaskingcanmakeuslessproductive,ratherthanmore.Andstudiesshowthattoomuchmultitaskingcanleadtoincreasedstress,anxietyandmemoryloss.

Inordertomultitask,thebrainusesanareaknownastheprefrontalcortex（前额叶脑皮层）.Brainscansofvolunteersperformingmultipletaskstogethershowthatastheyshiftfromtasktotask,thisfrontpartofthebrainactuallytakesamomentofrestbetweentasks.Youmayhaveexperiencedaprefrontalcortex“momentofrest”yourselfifyou'veeverdialedaphonenumberandsuddenlyforgottenwhoyoucalledwhenthelineisanswered.Whatprobablyoccurredisthatbetweenthedialingandtheanswering,yourmindshiftedtoanotherthoughtortask,andthentookthat“moment”tocomeback.Researchha

salsoshownthatformanyvolunteers,jobefficiencydeclineswhilemultitasking,ascomparedtowhentheyperformonlyonetaskatatime.

Multitaskingiseasiestwhenatleastoneofthetasksishabitual,orrequireslittlethought.Mostpeopledon'tfinditdifficulttoeatandreadthenewspaperatthesametime.However,whentwoormoreattention-requiringtasksareattemptedatonetime,peoplesometimesmakemistakes.

Weoftendon'trememberthingsaswellwhenwe'retryingtomanageseveraldetailsatthesametime.Withoutmentalfocus,wemaynotpayenoughattentiontonewinformationcomingin,soitnevermakesitintoourmemorystores.Thatisoneofthemainreasonsweforgetpeople'snames—evensometimesrightaftertheyhaveintroducedthemselves.Multitaskingcanalsoaffectourrelationships.Ifsomeonecheckstheire-mailwhileonthephonewithafriend,theymaycomeoffasabsent-mindedordisinterested.Itcanalsocausethatpersontomissoroverlookkeyinformationbeingpassedontothem.

8.Whyaresomementalaerobicexercisesdesignedtoengagepeopleinmultitasking?

A.Tomakethemmoreproductive.B.Toreducetheirstressandanxiety.

C.TodeveloptheircommunicationSkills.D.Tohelpthemperformdailytasksmoreeasily.

9.AccordingtoParagraph2,why

mayapersonsuddenlyforgetwhohehascalled?

A.Hemayhavehisprefrontalcortextemporarilydamaged.

B.Heisprobablyinterruptedbyanothertask.

C.Heis

probablynotveryfamiliarwiththepersonhehascalled.

D.Hemayneedarestbetweendialingandspeaking.

10.Peopletendtomakemistakeswhen.

A.theyperformseveralchallengingtasksatatimeB.newmessagesareprocessedoneafteranother

C.theirrelationshipswithothersareaffectedD.thetasksrequirelittlethought

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。

Howtobecomeaprofessionalathlete

Everyonewantstobeasuperstarathlete.However,thereisalotofcompetitiontomakeit.Soifyouwanttobeaprofessionalathlete,youhavetoknowallthetricksofthetradetoriseupabovetherest.

11

Toplayyoursportbetterthananyoneelse,youhavetopracticeyourskillswithlotsofrepetition.Forexample,youhavetoshoot100freethrowseverydayforbasketball.

Makesteadyimprovements

Ifyouareabaseballpitcher（投手）andyourfastballisstuckatabout60mil

esperhour,changeitup!

Trytowalkyourfirststepalittlebitlonger,bringinyourelbowalittlebittighter,ortrytoreachhigherwhenyou’refollowingthrough.12

Qualitycoaches

Haveyouevernoticedthatalotofkidswithparentswhoareprofessionalathleteswilloftenbecomeprofessionalathletesinthesamesport?

Theyhaveaccesstoaprofessionalathlete’stipsandtricks.13Youshouldtrytofindcoachesorprofessionalathletesthatarewillingtoansweryourquestions.

Dietofchampions

14Ifyoucanchangeyourdiettoahealthyone,you’regoingtobestronger.

Friendsandenemies

15Byhavinggreatteammatesorcompetitors,itpushesyoutotryharderandthatalwaysresultsingettingbetter.

A.Betterlatethannever

B.Practicemakesperfect

C.Thebiggestthingthatmostkidsoftenignoreistheirdiet.

D.Thebigsecrettoadvancingyourskillsaboveanyoneelseistoimprove.

E.Theselittleimprovementsarethingsthatwillhelpyouadvanceyourskills.

F.Butdon’tgetdiscouragedifyoudon’thaveparentswhowereprofessionalathletes.

G.Surroundingyourselfwithqualityteammatesandcompetitorsisthebestwaytogetbetter.

第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe16Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.Ifeltsadandthought,"WhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI'd17?

"JustwhenIstartedto18thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyear,threewomen19atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Ifeltsucha