高二英语月考试题及答案松滋市第二中学学年高二月考Word下载.docx

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Mostimportantly,makefriendsandbehappy.Collegefriendsareoftenthebestinlife.Pickafewfriendsandbecomereallyclosetothem–picktheoneswhoaresincereandhonesttoyou.Don’tworryabouttheirhobbies,grades,looksorevenpersonalities.

Startplanningearly–whatwouldyouliketodo?

Wherewouldyouliketolive?

Whatwouldyouliketolearn?

Ithinkyourplantostudyfashionisgood,andyoushoulddecidewhereyouwanttobe,andgetontotherightcourses.

Whetheritissummer-planning,orcourseworkplanning,orpickingamajor,ormanagingyourtime,youshouldtakecontrolofyourlife.Iwillalwaysbethereforyou,butthetimehascomeforyoutobeinthedriver’sseat–thisisyourlife,andyouneedtobeincontrol.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Tryit,andyou’llloveit!

Collegeisthefouryearswhereyouhave:

Thegreatestamountoffreetime

thefirstchancetobeindependent

themostflexibility（灵活性）tochange

thelowestriskformakingmistakes

Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears–makethebestofyourfreetime,becomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny（命运）,bebold（敢于冒险的）toexperiment,learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.

MayyouryearsatColumbiabethehappiestofyourlife,andmayyoubecomejustwhatyoudreamtobe.

Love,

Dad（&

Mom）

1．Whatdoestheauthorthinkcollegelifeholdsinstoreforhisdaughter?

______

A.Uncertainty

B.Pureenjoyment.

C.Successesandchallenges.

D.Experimentationwithlife.

2．Whatdoestheauthoradvisehisdaughtertodoincollege?

______

A.Planeverything.

B.Partywithfriendsinherfreetime.

C.Ignorewhatothersthinkorsay.

D.Treasureandmakethebestofhercollegeyears.

3．Whichofthesepiecesofadviceisgiveninthearticle?

_____

a.thinkandliveindependently

b.learnhowtolearn

c.choosefriendswithsimilarpersonalities

d.begenuineandsincere

e.trynewthings

A.abcB.bceC.cdeD.abe

4．Fromthetext,wecanconcludethefather______.

A.isworriedabouthisdaughter

B.isoptimisticabouthisdaughter’sfuture

C.isstrictwithhisdaughter

D.issadthathisdaughterisleavinghome

B

OneofthemosttraditionalfeaturesofAmericancultureistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual（体力的）laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously（豪华地）furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;

yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.

5．Fromthesecondparagraphofthispassagewecanfindthat_______.

A.Hagnerbusiesherselfbyfollowingatrend

B.Hagnerdoesn'

tspendmuchtimeonherfull-timejob

C.Hagnerisinterestedinsportsandmusic

D.Hagnerwastesmuchtimehelpingherchildren'

slessons

6．Britishparents,asthewriterdescribedinthispassage,_______.

A.treattheirchildrenassportsplayers

B.givetheirchildrenlittletimetodevelopfreely

C.bringuptheirchildreninasimpleway

D.paynoattentiontotheirchildren'

7．Thewriter'

sopinionaboutafter-schoolclubsisthat________.

A.activitiesinthecountryaretoocompetitive

B.childrenshouldattendfourclubsatatime

C.clubsshouldhavemoresubjectsforschoolchildren

D.someclubsresultincompetitivepressures

8．ThelastparagraphtellsusthatinBritain_______.

A.parentsusedtotaketheirchildrentoeveryclub

B.parentshaveallbenefitedfromchildren’sclubs

C.parentsusedtobewiseonhowtoraisechildren

D.parentshavecometoknowthestandardofeducation

C

MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.Summeraftersummer,Ienjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltowntheylivedin.Peoplekneweveryone,theirkids,theirpets,theirancestors.ThebondwiththemcontinuedtogrowasIgrewandtheygotolder.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting.Shewouldmakelittlesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties.She’dmakebeautifulquiltsforeachone.Irememberthesmallthimble（顶针）shewouldusewhiledoingherneedlework.

Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearth,Ibidfarewelltoalovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange.Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.

Imissedherverymuch.Ononeparticularbirthday,whenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedtomakemefeellikeshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow.Itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam（接缝）thatIcarefullyopened,andtomydelightoutcameatinysilverthimble!

HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher.Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitinthatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtoplaceonmybedspreadthatday.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’vecollectedovertheyears,whereIcouldcontinuetoseethegiftGodchosetorevealtome.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywhosomehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleinsidemypillow.

Imadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andenjoyedmyteaandGrandma’sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas!

9．Theauthorlikedstayingwithhergrandparentsbecause________.

A.theyoftenboughthersomegifts

B.shewascuriousaboutpeopleandthingsthere

C.shecouldhaveteapartiesandeatsandwiches

D.shecouldlearntosewquilts

10．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthesilverthimble?

A.SadB.ProudC.LuckyD.Cheerful

11．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthesilverthimble________.

A.wastheitemtheauthorhadbeentryingtofind

B.wasthemosttreasuredpossessionofGrandma

C.wasveryprecioustotheauthor

D.wasabirthdaygiftGrandmahadgiventheauthor

12．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AlittlepillowB.Grandma’ssilverthimble

C.MygrandparentsD.Mychildhood

D

Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformed.Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.

Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoas“natureandnurture”．

Thosewhosupportthe“nature”sideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme，thistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts（本能）．

Proponentsofthe“nurture”theory,or,astheyareoftencalled,behaviorists,claimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.Abehaviorist,B.F.Skinner,seeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'

viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic.Theystatethat,likemachines,hu