河南省周口中英文学校学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

河南省周口中英文学校学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

BrianGreene,aprofessorofphysicsandmathematicsatColumbiaUniversity,hascreatedanonlinescienceeducationplatform.Hetriesto“buildabridge”withthingsyouknowabout,andthen“bringyouacrossthatbridgetothestrangeplaceofmodernphysics”．

RecentlyIhadachancetoaskGreeneaboutwormholes（aholewhichsomescientiststhinkmightexist,connectingpartsofspaceandtimethatarenotusuallyconnected）,timetravelandothermysteriesoftheuniverse.Iaskedhimamilliondollarquestion:

WhatifIwentthroughawormholeandpreventedmyparentsfrommeeting?

“Mostofusbelievethattheuniversemakessense，”Greenesaid.Althoughthereareseveralinterestingtheoriesabouttimetravel,headded,thelawsofphysicswouldprobablypreventsomethingsoillogicalfromtakingplace.Thegoodnewsisthatthetimeparadox（悖论）isopenforfuturephysiciststosolve.

Whenaskedhowphysicscouldbecomemoreexcitingforkids,GreenesaidthatbooksbyStephenWeinberg,LeonardSusskind,andotherphysicists,“makeitagreattimeforpeoplewhowanttolearnaboutbigideasbutaren’tyetready,perhaps,tolearnmath.”

WhenIpointedoutthatsomestudentsstillmightfindphysicsboring,Greenesaidthatthekeyistoteachthemaboutthingsthatarestrange.“Thebasicstuffisimportant，”Greenesaid.“ButIthinkit’sreallyimportanttoalsodescribethemoremodernideas,thingslikeblackholesandtheBigBang.Ifkidshavethoseideasinmind,thenatleastsomeofthemwillbeexcitedtolearnallthedetails.”

GreenehasfollowedAlbertEinstein’sleadintryingtosolvethemysteriesoftheuniverse.Nowhewantskidstodothesame.AsGreenesaid,physicsis“notjustamatterofsolvingproblemsinanexam”.It’saboutexperimenting,showinganinterestinstrangephenomena（现象）—andhavingfun!

21．Amilliondollarquestionisprobablyvery________.

A．direct　　　　　　　B．long

C．personalD．difficult

22．ThebooksbyWeinbergandSusskind________.

A．arepopularsciencebooks

B．aremainlyaboutmath

C．areboringtoread

D．areonlypopularamongkids

23．AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingdoesGreeneagreewith?

A．Modernphysicsisaboringsubject.

B．Itisnotnecessarytolearnallaboutphysics.

C．Interestplaysanimportantroleinstudying.

D．ItiseasytodescribeblackholesandtheBigBang.

24．Inthelastparagraph,Greenehopesthat________.

A．kidscanfindmorestrangethingsinlife

B．kidscandowellinphysicsexams

C．kidscanhavefunwithexperiments

D．kidscanlovescienceandphysics

B

PeterHuszczoncetaughtinanagriculturalcollege.Inthe1990s,hemovedtoCanada.PeterstartedoutwashingdishesinarestaurantindowntownOttawa.Whenthemanageraskedhimtohelpoutrollingmeatballsinthekitchen,hesoonlearnedhowtodothejobverywell.ButitwasboringandPetersuggestedthatthemanagershouldbuyameatballmakingmachine.Whenthemanagertoldhimtherewasnosuchthingasameatballmaker,Peterwasquicktonoticethatsomethingwasmissinginthemarket.Puttinghisengineeringknowledgetogooduse,hequicklycameupwithasimplemethod—theMagicMeatballMaker.

Hewassuretherewasamarketforhismachine,butittookhimtenyearsofhardworktofindit.Hehadtotakerisks,buthebelievedinhisidea,andhemanagedtopersuadeotherpeopletobelieveinhimtoo.Alocalmanufacturer（制造商）offeredtoproducethefirst1,000unitsinreturnforashareintheprofits（收益）,localshopsofferedtokeephismeatballmakersandafriend’sdaughterhelpedhimoutwithhisfirstsales.

ButhisluckybreakcamewhenhemanagedtopersuadeaTVshoppingchannel（频道）tohelpselltheMagicMeatballMaker.Thechannelbroadcastaprogramabouthowtheinventionworkedinthestudiokitchen.Withinminutes,theyhadsoldmorethan4,000units.

Thiswasjustthestart.Peterhadbeenright.Hehadsaidhismeatballmakerwouldbringhimgreatwealth,andithas:

morethantwomilliondollarssofarandit’stillsellingtothousandsofAmericanhousewivesallacrosstheUSA.

25．Workingintherestaurant,Peter________.

A．waschosentobethemanager

B．brokeameatballmakingmachine

C．foundachancetomakemoney

D．waspooratmakingmeatballsbyhand

26．WhichofthefollowinghelpedPeter’sbusinesstakeoff?

A．Alocalshop.

B．Afriend’sdaughter.

C．ATVshoppingchannel.

D．Alocalmanufacturer.

27．What’stherightordertodescribePeter’slife?

A．Dishwasher→teacher→inventor→businessman

B．.Teacher→dishwasher→inventor→businessman.

C．Businessman→dishwasher→inventor→teacher.

D．Inventor→businessman→dishwasher→teacher.

28．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C．Betterlatethannever.

D．Intimeofdanger,one’smindworksfast.

C

OilandgashavemadeQatar（卡塔尔）therichestcountryintheworld—richenoughtobereadytospendD|S200billionforthe2022WorldCup.Buthaslimitlesswealthbroughtthecountryhappiness?

“Wehavebecomeurban，”saysDrKalthamAlGhanim,aprofessoratQatarUniversity.“Oursocialandeconomiclifehaschanged—familieshavebecomeseparated;

consumptionculturehastakenover.”

Fromdesperatepovertylessthanacenturyago,this,afterall,hasbecometherichestnationintheworld.What’slesswellunderstoodistheinfluenceofsuchrapidchangeonQatarisocietyitself.YoucanfeelthepressureinDoha,thecapitalcityofQatar.Thecityisabuildingsite,withwholedistrictseitherunderconstructionorbeingdestroyedforredevelopment.Thelocalmediareportthat40%ofQatarimarriagesnowendindivorce.MorethantwothirdsofQataris,adultsandchildren,areoverweight.

Qatarisbenefitfromfreeeducation,freehealthcare,jobguarantees,evenfreewaterandelectricity,butabundancehascreateditsownproblems.“It’sconfusingforgraduatestobefacedwith20joboffers，”oneacademicatanAmericanuniversitycampusinQatarsays.“Peoplefeelhugepressuretomaketherightdecision.”

InasocietywhereQatarisareoutnumberedroughlyseventoonebyforeigners,longtermresidents（居民）speakofagrowingfrustrationamonggraduatesthatthemostsatisfyingjobsgotoforeigners.

Thesenseisdeepeningthat,intherushfordevelopment,somethingimportanthasbeenlost.Qatarifamilylifeisatomising.Withchildrenalmostuniversallybeingraisedbynannies（保姆）fromthePhilippines,NepalorIndonesia,differencesincultureandopinionsarewideningbetweenthegenerations.

The2022footballWorldCupwillbeheldinQatar.MariamDahrouj,ajournalismgraduate,speaksofasenseofthreat.“PeopleinQatarareafraid，”shesays.“Suddenlyalltheworldwantstoseeus.Weareaclosedcommunity,andtheywanttocomeandbringtheirdifferences.Howcanweexpressourvalues？

”

29．WhatcanwelearnaboutQatar?

A．Itscapitalisneatandmodern.

B．GreatwealthbringsQatarisgreathappiness.

C．MostQatarisarerichandhealthy.

D．It’sexperiencinggreatchanges.

30．What’syounggraduates’probleminQatar?

A．Theyhavedifficultyinmakingachoice.

B．Theycanhardlyfindaninterestingjob.

C．Theyhavetoworkwithforeigners.

D．Theyhavebecomelazybecauseofabundance.

31．Theunderlinedword“atomising”inParagraph6probablymeans________.

A．losingmeaningB．becomingdivided

C．beingimprovedD．gainingsupport

32．Facingtheoutsideworld,Qataris________.

A．ignorethedifferencesB．expressnointerest

C．feelfrightenedD．wanttoadjusttheirvalues

D

SirJohnGurdon,aBritishscientist,whowontheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein2012,saidhehadpredictedatthetimeofhisfrogexperimentsthatthesuccessfulcloningofamammalwouldhappenwithin50years,andthat

“maybethesameanswerisappropriate”forthesteptohumancloning.Parentswholosechildreninaccidentsmaybeabletoclone“copies”toreplacethemthen.

Althoughanyattempttocloneanentirehumanwouldraisecomplexmoralissues,thebiologistclaimedpeoplewouldsoonovercometheirconcernsifthetechniquebecamemedicallyuseful.CloningwasregardedwithextremedoubtswhenitwasfirstdevelopedbutbecamewidelyacceptedafterthebirthofLouiseBrown,thefirst“testtubebaby”.Hesaid,“Whenmyfirstfrogexperimentsweredone,anAmericanreporteraskedhowlongitwouldbebeforethesethingscouldbedoneinmammalsorhumans.Isaid,’Well,itcouldbeanytimebetween10yearsand100years—howabout50years？

’Itturnedoutthatitwasn’tfaroffthemarkasfarasDollywasconcerned.Maybethesameanswerisappropriate.”SirJohnaddedthatcloningahumanbeingeffectivelymeansmakinganidenticaltwin,anddoctorswouldthereforesimplybe“copyingwhatnaturehasalreadyproduced”．

Theaveragevoteonallowingparentsofdeceasedchildren,whoarenolongerfertile（能生育的）,tocreateanotherbyusingthemother’seggsandskincellsfromthefirstchild,thinkingthetechniquewassafeandeffective,is60percentinfavor.Thereasonsfor“no”areusuallythatthenewchildrenwouldfeeltheyaresomesortofreplacementsforso