学年山西省平遥县和诚高考补习学校高二月考英语试题.docx

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学年山西省平遥县和诚高考补习学校高二月考英语试题

和诚学校2017-2018学年高二8月月考

英语试卷（A）

第二部分阅读理解（共二节，满分60分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

TenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.IrodeabiketoworkandIgotalotofexerciseatweekends.Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn’tearnverymuch.Ihadajobinanoffice.Itwasn’taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.Then,abouteightyearsago,Igotamuchbetterjob.Thepaywasbetter,butthehourswerealotlonger.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.AndIbegantoputonweight,too.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksatweekendsbecauseIjustdidn’thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymore.There’salotofstressinmyjob.PerhapsthatiswhyIstarteddrinkingmorethanIusedto.Forexample,IusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothome,butthenIstartedfillingmyglasstothetop,andinsteadofhavingoneglass,Iwouldhaveseveral.Istartedsmokingalot,too.Ineverusedtosmokeatall.TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn’tbelieveit.Luckilyitwasn’tveryserious.Thedoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingandtoeatless.Healsoadvisedmetoworklessandgetmoreexercise.ButIjusthaven’tanytime!

Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme!

SometimesIwonderifIshouldgetanotherjob.PerhapsIcoulddosomethinglikeIusedtodo.ButifIdothat,Iwon’tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport.Ihavetothinkofthem,too.Ijustdon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Whatdoyouthink?

1．Comparedwithtenyearsago,whatisworsefortheauthornow?

A.Hisjob.B.Hispay.C.Hismeansoftransport.D.Hishealth.

2．Accordingtothepassage,whentheauthorgotthebetterjob,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Hegothigherpay.B.Hisworkinghoursweren’tlong.

C.Hefounditverystressful.D.Hehadlittlefreetimeatweekends.

3．Aftertheauthorhadaheartattack,thedoctoradvisedhim_____.

A.nottoworkanylongerB.totakealongvacationabroad

C.tostopsmokingandtakeexerciseD.nottoeatoutanymore

4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.Theauthorisnotsurewhatheshoulddonow.

B.Theauthorhastakenthedoctor’sadvice.

C.Theauthorhasgotanothernewjob.

D.Theauthorfeelsmuchbetternow.

B

MontyHempelisaprofessorofenvironmentalscienceatRedlandsUniversityinCalifornia.Hestudiesecologicalliteracy-orecoliteracy（生态素养）forshort.Ecoliteracyistheabilitytothinkaboutandunderstandthenaturalprocessesthatmakelifepossible.

MontyHempelsaysecoliteracygivespeopleknowledgeaboutenvironmentalproblems.Buthesaysitdoesnotalwaysworktogetthemtochangetheirbehavior.

Mr.HempelwrotepartoftheWorldwatchInstitute’slatestStateoftheWorldreport.Hesaysinhisarticle,“Somepeoplethinkthatecoliteracyisjustagreenformofscienceliteracy.AndwhatIhavetriedtoaskiswhetherthat’senough.Inotherwords,whatanecologicallyliteratepersonneedstoknowmightincludethingslikethecyclesandtheflows,theenergysystems,allofthosekindofthingsthatwewouldcallthescienceofecology.”

“Thatdoesn’tseemtoleadtoactiontoprotectourenvironment—toprotectourlife—supportsystemtothelevelthatweneedto.Justbecausethatweknow,alotabouttheenvironmentdoesn’tmeanthatweactuallyacttosaveit.Afterall,actionsspeaklouderthanknowledge.”

Headdsthatpeoplemaynotbeveryworriedaboutenvironmentalproblemsiftheyseemfaraway.“Somepeoplecallitpsychologicaldistance.Alotofclimateissues（问题）areworseintheArcticandmostofusdon’tspendtimeintheArctic.Andso,there^acertaindistance.Butthere’salsoadistancethat’shappeningintheworldasiturbanizes（城市化）-peoplespendingmoretimeinfrontofscreensandlesstimeoutinnature.Webecome,ifyouwill,disconnectedfromthenaturalsystemsthatusedtobethekeytosuccessforahumanbeing.”

Tohelpchildrendiscoverthewondersofnature,childrenshouldlearnaboutnatureinschool,headds.Buthealsopointsoutthereisahighmountainforpeopletoclimbfromknowledgetoaction.

5．FromwhatMontyHempelsaysinParagraph3,welearnthat.

A.ecoliteracyismorethanagreenformofscienceliteracy.

B.peoplehavelearntmoreknowledgeaboutecoliteracy.

C.ecoliteracycangreatlyaffecthownatureworks.

D.peoplewithenoughknowledgewillbetterprotecttheenvironment.

6．InMr.Hempel’sopinion,whichisthemostimportantforenvironmentprotection?

A.Knowledge.B.Action.

C.Greenlivingtheory.D.Psychologicaldistance.

7．Mr.Hempelthinkspeoplemayshownoconcernaboutsomeenvironmentalproblemsbecause.

A.theylackknowledgeonenvironmentprotection.

B.theyarecloselyconnectedwiththenature.

C.theproblemsare