学年河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试题.docx
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学年河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试题
2017-2018学年河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试题
考试时间:
100分钟出题人:
刘彦伟
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
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。
A
Formostpeople,theword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeoplemayaskthequestion,“Whatclothesareinfashion?
”Andtheyusetheadjective“fashionable”inthesameway,“Shewaswearingafashionablecoat.”“Hisshirtwasreallyafashionablecolor.”
Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidays,inrestaurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages.
Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromoneof1650.Afashionablemanin1790lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.
Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.
Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion.
21.Theword“fashionable”means.
A.clothesB.mostofthepopularthingsC.everythingD.manythings
22.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause.
A.peoplereadnewspaperseveryday
B.radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanother
C.NewthingsthatpeoplelikeareoftenshownonTV
D.peoplequicklylearnwhatishappeningintheworld
23.Fromthepassageweknowthat.
A.therewon’tbefashionswithoutmoney.
B.clothesareexpensive
C.peoplelikemanythings
D.peopleliketobuyclothes
B
Whatismostlikelytoaffectyoursuccessatschooloratajob?
Theabilitytoreadwell.Andthatgoesforyourkidstoo.Thedecliningliteracy(读写能力的下降)ofoursocietyhasbeenamainconcernofeducatorsforawhilenow,andyetthingsarenotgettingbetter.
Inmostcases,howwellwelearntoreadwilldependlargelyonourexposure(接触)tolanguageaschildren.Ifwehearpeoplearoundustalkingaboutallkindsofsubjectsaschildren,wenaturallypickupthewordsandphrasestheyuse.Ifwepickup(学会)alotofwords,wewilllearntoreadbetter.
Herearemyseveralsuggestionsforreadingimprovement.
Readaboutthingsthatinterestyou.Ifyouareinterestedinwhatyouarereadingabout,thewordswillcomealive,andyouwillunderstandbetter.Themoreyouread,thebetteryouwillbecomeatreading.Justgetstartedanditwillbecomeahabit,aslongasyouareinterestedinwhatyouarereading.
Readsomethingthatisatyourlevelorjustalittledifficultforyou.Readmaterialthatyoufindeasytoread,orjustalittlechallenging.Lookingupmanyunknownwordsinadictionaryisdull,andtheresultsofthedictionarysearcharequicklyforgotten.
Ifyouhavetroublereading,listenfirst.Ifyoucanhearthenewwordsandphrasesthatyouarereading,youwillhaveaneasiertimeunderstandingandrememberingthem.Hearingtherhythm(韵律)ofsomeonereadingatext,willhelpyourownreading.
Don’tworryaboutwhatyoudon’tunderstand.Mostofyourreadingshouldbeforpleasure.Youcanstillenjoyreadingwithoutunderstandingallofwhatyouread.Youmayevenunderstandsomethingsinyourownpersonalway.
24.Ifwewanttosucceedatschool,weshould_____.
A.remembermorenewwordsB.hearpeoplearoundusmore
C.developgoodreadingabilityD.writemorebooks
25.Theunderlinedword“challenging”inparagraph5probablymeans________?
A.easyB.difficultC.interestingD.dull
26.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?
A.Totellussomewaystoimprovereadingability.
B.Toshowthatpoorliteracyhasbeenabigproblem.
C.Toteachushowtofindfuninreading.
D.Totellussomewaystopickupnewwordsandphrases.
27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesuggestionsisNOTtrue?
A.Readmoreaboutthingsthatinterestyouandyou`llbecomebetteratreading.
B.Whenyoucan`tunderstandallofwhatyouread,youneedn`tfeelworried.
C.Listentowhatyouarereadingcanhelpyouunderstandandremembernewwords.
D.Whilereading,lookupeverynewwordinadictionary.
C
Whenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlife,therearefewqualities(素质,素养)asimportantasconfidence.
Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdo,buteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingself-confidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologists(心理学家)andotherprofessionals(专业人员).
Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbe,forinstance,toaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterall,ifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilities,howwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?
Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraise,havingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilities,chancesarethatthosearoundyou,whethertheyareyourcoworkers,yourcolleaguesoryoursuperiors,willseethatconfidence,andthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouarethebestatwhatyoudo.
Beingthoughtofasthepersontogoto,andbeingseenasanexpertinyourchosenfield,isnaturallyveryimportanttosuccessonthejob.Ifyoucanmakeyourselfthepersonpeoplegotoforguidanceandadvice,youwillhelptoprotectyourselffromtheeverpresentdangerofdownsizing(裁员).Afterall,ifyouarearecognizedexpertintheoffice,youwillberegardedasanindispensablememberoftheteam.
Havingahighlevelofconfidence,afterall,doesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.
28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone’slife.
B.Thedifferenceofpeople’sconfidence.
C.Theimportanceofconfidencetosuccess.
D.Thejudgmentonone’sconfidence.
29.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose________.
A.whodreamtoberecognizedexperts
B.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach
C.whowanttoaskthebossforaraise
D.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothers
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indispensable”inParagraph5probablymean?
A.Outgoing. B.Attractive.C.Important.D.Energetic.
31.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?
A.Tooverlookone`sdisadvantages.
B.Tomakefulluseofone`sadvantages.
C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone`sabilities.
D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluations(客观评价)ofone`sabilities.
D
WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings(缺点).Weekbyweekherlistgrew:
Iwasverythin,Iwasnotagoodstudent,Italkedtoomuch,Iwastooproud,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.
Helistenedtomequietly,thenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?
Janet,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?
Well,younowhavethatgirl’sopinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”
Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIgotofairlyclearpictureofmyself.
IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolisten,notjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”
Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.
32.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint?
A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhather“enemy”hadsaid.
B.Hecriticized(批评)herandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.
C.Herefusedtotakethelistandhavealookatit
D.Hetoldhertowritedownallthather“enemy”hadsaidaboutherandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretrue.
33.Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew”mean?
A.Weekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttome.
B.Shehadmadealistofmyshortcomingsandshekeptonaddingnewonestoitsothatitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.
C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.
D.Weekbyweek,myshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.
34.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?
A.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’s“enemy”saidwasmostlytrue.
B.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithhisdaughter’sshortcomingsthathewantedtoshowthisbykeepingsilentforawhile.
C.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.
D.Becausehewasn’tquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruth.
35.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.NotanEnemy,buttheBestFriend
B.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHad
C.MyFather
D.MyChildhood第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选