学年高考英语高效备考外研版人教版北师大版通用月考卷二Word文档格式.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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.AftergettingsettledfinallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled（注册）mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.

Intheteacher’soffice,andexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions:

“Isyoursonmentallyretarded（弱智的）?

Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentaldisability?

”

WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?

NO,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!

ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.

Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,andthus,Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?

Hewasangry;

“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?

Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?

No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn'

twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!

WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltime?

“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,neverwantingtobeapartofthissociety?

Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople.”Thenhetoldmethemeetingwasover,andIleft.

AsIhadexpected,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell-adjusted,contentedlife.Andhehasbenefitedfrombeingbilingual（双语的）。

Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopletocommunicatewithothers;

itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces—somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.

21.Theteacheraskedtheauthortohisoffice________.

A.todiscussScola’sin-classperformanceB.togetScolaenrolledinkindergarten

C.tofindalanguagepartnerforScolaD.toworkoutastudyplanforScola

22.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingbilingualmaybestbedescribedas__________.

A.criticalB.casualC.positiveD.passive

23.Thistextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof_________.

A.medicineB.educationC.geographyD.history

B

Actingonasuddenimpulse（凭冲动行事）,anelderlywoman,whosehusbandhadbeenkilledintheCivilWar,wentintoaphotographer’stohaveherpicturetaken.Shewasseatedbeforethecamera,wearingthesamehard,forbiddinglookthathadmadeherfearfultothechildrenlivingintheneighborhoodwhenthephotographersaidsuddenly,“Brightentheeyesalittle.”Shetriedbutfailed.

“Seehere,”theelderlywomansaidsharply,“ifyouthinkanoldwomanwhoisdullcanlookbright,ortheonewhofeelscrosscanbecomepleasanteverytimesheistoldto,youdon’tknowanythingabouthumannature.Ittakessomethingfromtheoutsidetobrightentheeyeandtheface.”

“Oh,no,itdoesn’t!

It’ssomethingtobeworkedfromtheinside.Tryitagain,”saidthephotographergood-naturedly.

Shetriedagainandthistimewithbettersuccess.“That’sgood!

Youlooktwentyyearsyounger.”Shewenthomewithastrangefeelinginherheart.Itwasthefirstcomplimentshehadreceivedsinceherhusbandpassedawayanditleftapleasantmemorybehind.

Whenshewenthome,herneighborssoonremarkedthechange.

“Why,Catherine,youaregettingyounger.Howdidyoumanageit?

“Itisalmostalldonefromtheinside.Youjustbrightenupinsideandfeelpleasant.”

Everyemotiontendstoshapethebodyintobeautyorintougliness.Nothingweeverdoiswipedout.Thewaytobebeautifulwithoutistobebeautifulwithin.

MencomplainbecauseGodputsthornswithroses;

wouldn’titbebettertothankGodthatheputsroseswiththorns?

Wewinhalfthebattlewhenwemakeupourmindstotaketheworldaswefindit,includingthethorns.Thisiswhathappensinreallife.

24.Theoldwomanwenttothephotographer’sto________.

A.haveherpicturetakenB.getherhusband’sphoto

C.complaintothephotographerD.makeherselflookyounger

25.Whatcanweknowabouttheoldwoman?

A.Shemissedherchildrenverymuch.

B.Kidsintheneighboralwayslookeduptoher.

C.Shehesitatedtogotothephotographer’s.

D.Thephotographer’smannerinspiredheralot.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compliment”mean?

A.Praise.B.Comment.C.Comfort.D.Relief.

27.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?

A.Ignoreuglinesswhengoingaftersuccess.

B.Friendshipisbuiltonrespectforeachother.

C.Acceptrealityandtakethingsastheyare.

D.Watchoutfordifficultyontheirwaytosuccess.

C

Manysciencefictionstoriestellaboutexplorersarrivinginanewworldwhousesomekindofhigh-techdevicetotestforbreathableairorsignsoflife.ButhereonEarth,sciencefictionisbecomingrealitythroughanewsamplingtechnologycalledenvironmentalDNA（eDNA）.Scientistscanuseittoidentifyrarespecies,orestimatefishpopulationswithjustalittleairorwater.Scientistsstudythegeneticmaterialreleasedbylivingcreatures.Essentiallytheycantakeasampleofsoil,airorwater,andtheycansequence（排序）theDNAoutofitandtellyouwhatisthere.

EDNAcanbeusedtoidentifythecreaturesthatliveinacertainplace.Besides,itcanconfirmthepresenceorlackofaspecificcreature.Thecostofgenesequencinghasreducedgreatlyinrecentyears,whichmakesDNAtestingmorewidelyavailable.

CarenGoldberg,whoheadstheneweDNAlabatWashingtonStateUniversity,isoneofthefirstbiologiststotakethetechnologyfromthetestingperiodtoactuallyusingit.

“Itisextremelyusefulforspeciesthatarereallyhardtofind.IhavespentmanyhourslookingforspeciesthatIwasprettysurewerethere—lookingunderrocks,lookinginwater,doingallkindsofsurveys.”

CarenGoldbergseeseDNAasawaytogetanswersmoreefficiently,safelyandwithlessdestructioncomparedtotraditionalsurveytechniques.Untilrecently,scientistsdependedonnettingorusinganelectriccurrenttotemporarilycatchfish.

Thisnewerwayisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.AnimalexpertsinVietnamareusingtheeDNAtofindthelast,wildYangtzegiantsoftshellturtles.OntheCaribbeanislandofTrinidad,itisbeingusedtofindendangeredgoldentreefrogs.

Scientistsworkingwithitsaytheydonotexpectrobotstoreplacefieldbiologistsanytimesoon.Buttheold-fashionedfieldworkcouldsoonbemoretargeted.ArelatedresearchgoalistoshowhowlongenvironmentalDNAcanlastandhowfaritcantravelindifferentenvironments.

28.DNAtestingiswidelyusedmainlybecause________.

A.itscosthasreducedgreatly

B.itsresultismoreaccurate

C.itsprocedureiseasytorun

D.itfreesbiologistsofhardwork

29.WhatisCarenGoldberg’sopiniononeDNA?

A.It’shardtoputitinactualuse.

B.It'

shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.

C.Ittakesmoretimetogettheresults.

D.Itmaycauselessdamagetospecies.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Theold-fashionedfieldworkwouldbemorepopular.

B.Theold-fashionedfieldworkwouldfacemoredifficulties.

C.Moreresearchwillbemadeontheold-fashionedfieldwork.

D.ItisstilluncertaintoconfirmtheeffectsofeDNAtesting.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ScienceFictionMakesSpaceExplorationMuchEasier

B.ScienceFictionBecomesRealityforSpeciesSurveys

C.SpeciesSurveysAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThink

D.EnvironmentalDNAtestingContributesToOurSociety

D

StudentsatMonumentHighSchoolareparticipatinginauniqueactivitycalledtheIndependentProject.Theprogramisan“alternative”schoolthat’scompletelyrunbystudents—noteachers,parents,oradultsareallowed—andthey’reinchargeofdecidingtheirentirecourses.Whattheseteensstudyintheclassroomandtheirhomeworkareallentirelyuptothem.

Studentsaren’ttakingthislightly—insteadofreactingirresponsiblytothefreedomtodesigntheirownstudies,they’reeagerlygraspingtheirowninterestsbywritingpoetrycollections,learninginstrumentsandtakingflightlessons.

“Ithinkthemorechoiceswehaveinourschools,themorestudentswewillhelpdevelopintothekindofcitizensthatweneed,”PrincipalMarianneYoungexplains.“Andthatit’sokayforyoutoneedalittlebitofadifferentapproachfrommine.”

Theonlystructuretotheprogramisthis:

OnMondaysstudentscomeupwithquestionsthatinterestthemaboutoneoftheirschoolsubjects,thentheyspendtherestoftheweekresearchingandcomingupwithpotentialconclusionstotheseinquiries.OnFridays,theypresentthisinformationtotheirclassmates.

Teensexpresstheirsatisfactionwiththeprogrambecauseitaccommodatesdifferentkindsoflearners,eventhosewhodon'

talwayssucceedinatraditionalacademicsense.

“Ihavedyslexia（阅读障碍）,soit’sveryhardreadingandwritinganddoingthosesortsofthings.Schoolhasalwaysbeenabigproblemforme,”onestudentnamedSergioexplains.“Ifnotforthisprogram,Idon’tknowifI’dbegraduating--Idon’tknowwhereI’dberightnow.Ithinkthishasreallybeenmysaviorandgotmethroughthelasttwoyearsofhighschool.”

32.WhatcanweknowabouttheIndependentProject?

A.Normalschoolcoursesareamust.B.Itaimstohelpstudentswithmath.

C.There’renoteachersinvolvedinit.D.Studentsmuststudycoursesathome.

33.AccordingtoPrinci