学年高二英语上学期第二次学段考试试题1Word文档格式.docx

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第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

YouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Oftheoutstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?

JaneAddams（1860-1935）

AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity（社区）bycreatingsheltersandpromotingeducationandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.

RachelCarson（1907-1964）

Ifitweren’tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular1962bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsofchemicalsonhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.

SandraDayO’Connor（1930-present）

WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator（参议员）and,in1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O’Connorgavethedecidingvoteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.

RosaParks（1913-2005）

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RosaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoawhitepassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybusboycott.Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement.“TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.

1.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?

A.Hersocialwork.B.Herteachingskills.

C.Hereffortstowinaprize.D.Hercommunitybackground.

2.WhatwasthereasonforO’Connor’sbeingrejectedbythelawfirm?

A.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.B.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.

C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.

3.Whomadeagreatcontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementintheU.S.?

A.JaneAddams.B.RachelCarson.

C.SandraDayO’Connor.D.RosaPark.

4.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.

C.Theyarepioneers.D.Theyarepeace-lovers.

B

Britishfriendtoldmehecouldn’tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseedsasasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;

Ibelievethat’sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.

Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn’tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksomuchjusttogetonesmallseed.

Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoor-to-dooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.

Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Outinthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithfancytablecloth,ready-madedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.

Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.

It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinsyourbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacy,andit’sconnectedtotheirculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.

5.Whatdidthewriterbecomeawareof?

A.Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.

B.ShehadvarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.

C.Shehadahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.

D.Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.

6.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?

A.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.

C.Thefamiliesgettogetherforit.D.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.

7.Thewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis________. 

A.acceptableB.criticalC.neutralD.doubtful

8.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.

B.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.

C.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.

D.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.

C

Thereisanoldsaying：

“Don'

tjudgeabookbyitscover.”Itmeansthatyoushouldn'

tbuildyourfirstimpressionofsomeoneonhisorherlooksalone.Butaccordingtoanewstudy，thefamoussayingmightnotbecorrectafterall.AgroupofUSscientistshavefoundthatthefirstimpressionwehaveofsomeoneelseisactuallyrightmostofthetime.

Inthestudy,scientistsaskedparticipantstolookataphotographofapersonandmakeaquickjudgmentabouthimorher.Amonthlater,theparticipantandthepersoninthephotowereintroduced,andscientistswereshockedtofindthattheirjudgmentsoftenmatchthosethattheyhadmadeoriginally.

It'

struethatsimplylookingatsomeonewon'

tprovideyouwithasmuchinformation.But,accordingtoscientists，whenmakingafirstimpression,peoplerelymoreontheirinstincts（直觉）thanonlogic.“Theyfocusonhowthatpersonmakesthemfeel，”PaulEastwickoftheUniversityofTexastoldLiveScience.“Itisveryhardtogetasenseofthisinformationwhensimplyviewingaprofile（简介）．Assoonasoneseesanotherperson,animpressionisformedandwhatweseecansometimesdominatewhatweknow.”

Ofcourse,noonecanberightabouteverythingandyourinstinctscangowrongsometimes.Butevenifitisproventobewrong,oncepeopleformanopinionaboutsomeone,theyhaveahardtimegettingoverthatopinionlateron.

Thefindingshelpexplainwhypeoplealwaystidythemselvesupbeforemeetingguestsordoingjobinterviews.

“Theirfaceconstantlyremindsusofthatfirstimpression，”saidRule.Peoplemaylearnmoreaboutanotherpersonovertimeoncetheygetclosetoeachother,butfirstimpressionsremainveryimportantandseemdifficulttoforget.

9.WhatdidtheUSscientistsoftheUniversityofTexasfindoutintheirrecentstudy?

A.It'

sunwisetojudgeabookbyitscover.

B.It'

sbettertojudgebylogicthanbyinstincts.

C.Firstimpressionsarerightmostofthetime.

D.Profilesprovidemoreinformationthanyouhaveimagined.

10.Theunderlinedword“dominate”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“__”．

A.determineB．changeC.coverD．acquire

11.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat______.

A.firstimpressionsnevergowrong

B.it'

sdifficulttochangeafirstimpression

C.ittakesalongtimetoformafirstimpression

D.firstimpressionsareeasytochangeafterpeopleknoweachotherbetter

D

Kitchenwastereferstodesertedoruneatenrefuseproducedbyhouseholdkitchens.Itisheavyinweightandcannoteasilybedisposed（处理）oflikeothergarbageduetodampness.

Separatingkitchenwastefromotherwastecanhelptoreduceorganicmatterinlandfills,reducingsmellandwasteliquidandprotectingdisposalequipment.Itisthereforenecessarytoperformgarbageclassificationwhendisposingofkitchenwaste.

Therearespecialgarbagetruckstoprocesskitchenwaste.Labeled“KitchenWaste”,thebedsofthetrucksarecoveredinahermetic（密封的）metaltoppertocontainthesmelloftherottingorganicwaste.Therearetwosizesofthetrucks—thesmalleronesaredesignedtomovethroughnarrowstreets,especiallyintheold-fashionedhutong,thelargeronesareforwiderstreets.

Everyday,theystopattheresidential（居住的）communitiesinXichengdistrict,pickuptheirkitchenwasteandcarryittothekitchenwastetransferbuildingsnearby.AndFengrongyuanresidentialcommunityisoneofthem.Ithas10residentialbuildingsand606families.Intheafternoon,twogarbagetrucksarriveatthecommunitytocollectitskitchenwaste.Thecommunitynowhas31setsofgarbagecans.Everysethasthreecansindifferentcolors,greenforkitchenwaste,blueforrecyclablewasteandgreyforothergarbage.

YangKun,anofficialofFinancialStreetoffice,saidthatifresidentsinthecommunitycanrespectthewasteregulationsandmakeitastandardpracticeintheirdailylife,theycouldberewardedfortheirefforts.

AfterthetwotrucksareloadedwithkitchenwasteatFengrongyuan,theywillleavefortheXibianmengarbagestoragebuilding,wheretheyareweighedbeforedrivingtoanareatounload.Thebuildinghassixbigboxestocontainthekitchenwaste.

Tosaveresourcesandpromotethedisposalofhouseholdwaste,thefirststepisgarbageclassificationasconductedbyresidents.

12.WhatcanbelearnedaboutkitchenwastefromParagraph1?

A.Itistoodampandheavytoeasilydisposeof.

B.Itcanbeaseasilydisposedofasothergarbage.

C.Ithelpstoreduceorganicmatterinlandfills.

D.Itisnecessaryforgarbageclassification.

13.Whatisneededtopreventtheorganicwastelettingoutsmell?

A.Truckswithahermeticmetaltopper.B.Truckslabeled“KitchenWaste”.

C.Widerstreetsforgarbage