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安徽省蚌埠市高二月考英语试题Word版含答案
蚌埠二中2017年8月初月考新高二英语试卷
注意事项:
1.本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共8页。
满分150分,考试时间为120分钟。
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第I卷(选择题,共两部分,满分80分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共5篇20小题;每小题2分,满分40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
Ifyouhavetoattendapartyorothersocialeventswherealotofpeoplewillbepresent,doyoufeelconfidentthatyouwillmakeagoodimpressiononothers?
Ordoyoufeelshy?
Inanycase,youshouldincreaseyourconfidenceatsocialevents.
Wheneveryouaremeetingnewpeopleatanysocialevent,youshouldwearproperclothes.Beforeyouattendtheevent,trytofindouthowotherpeoplewillbedressing.Ifeveryoneelseiswearingbusinessclothes,youshould,too.Iftheeventisinformal,youshouldwearinformalclothessothatyoufitin.
Ifyouaregoingtomeetpeoplefromacertainbusinessorprofession,trylookingthroughafewprofessionalmagazinesorcheckingontheInternetaheadoftimetogetsomeconversationideaswhicharerelatedtotheirfieldsofinterest.Thiscanpreventyougettingtongue-tiedattheevent.
Whenyouareattheevent,don’tworryaboutwhetherornototherpeopleyouaretalkingwithlikeyou.Instead,tryyourbesttofindreasonstolikethem.
Whenyouaremakingconversationwithpeople,besuretokeepgoodeyecontact,andmakeyourfacialexpressionsoft.Nodtoshowyou’relistening.Letyourfaceandbodyrelaxsothatyoucanmakenaturalgestures.
Aftertheeventisover,takeabitoftimetothinkofyoursocialperformanceandtheconversationyouhadwithpeople.Tellyourselfexactlywhatyoudidverywellattheevent.Forexample,perhapsyoumadeabigefforttoreallylistentothepeopleyouweretalkingwith,oryoumayhaveaskedseveralpeoplesomegoodquestionsthatreallygotthemtalking.Bydoingso,yourconversationconfidencewillgraduallyimprove.
1.Whatshouldyoufindoutbeforeattendingasocialevent?
A.howotherpeoplewillbedressing.B.afewprofessionalmagazines
C.someconversationideasD.reasonstolikeotherpeople
2.Whatshouldyouavoidinasocialeventaccordingtothe4thparagraph?
A.Attendingapartywithyourgoodfriends
B.Ignoringeyecontactwithothers
C.Wearinginformalclothesandshoes
D.Caringmuchaboutwhatothersthinkofyou
3.Aftercomingbackfromasocialparty,weneedtoformthehabitof_____.
A.Lookingforthepositivethingsinourperformance
B.Callingthehosttoshowthatwearethankful
C.Communicatingwiththepeoplewemetonceagain
D.Thinkingabouthowtoimproveoursocialability
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtotakepartinsocialevents.
B.Howtobelieveinourselvesindailylife.
C.Howtobemoreconfidentatsocialevents.
D.Howtogetalongwithothersatsocialevents.
B
Trythis:
Foranentireday,forgetabouttheclock.Eatwhenyou’rehungryandsleepwhenyou’retired.Whatdoyouthinkwillhappen?
Youmaybesurprisedtofindthatyourdayismuchlikemostotherdays.You’llprobablygethungrywhenyounormallyeatandtiredwhenyounormallysleep.Eventhoughyoudon’tknowwhattimeitis,yourbodydoes.
Thesepatternsofdailylifearecalledcircadianrhythms(生理节奏),andtheyaremorethanjusthabits.Insideourbodiesareseveralclocklikesystemsthatfollowaroughly24-hourcycle.Throughoutthedayandnight,ourinnerclocksdirectchangesintemperature,bodychemicals,hunger,sleepinessandmore.
Everyone’srhythmsaredifferent,whichiswhyyoumightliketostayuplatewhileyoursisteralwayswantstogotobedearly.Butonthewhole,everyoneisprogrammedtofelltiredatnightandenergeticduringtheday.
Learningaboutourbodyclocksmayhelpscientistsunderstandwhyproblemsarisewhenweactoutofstepwithourcircadianrhythms.Forexample,travelingacrosstimezonescanmakepeoplewakeupinthemiddleofthenight.Regularlystayinguplatecanmakekidsdoworseintests.
“Thereisagrowingsensethatwhenweeatandwhenwesleepareimportantpartsofhowhealthyweare,”saysStevenShea,directoroftheSleepDisordersProgramatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston.
Onewaytolearnabouthowourbodyclockstickistomessthemupandseewhathappens.That’swhatneurologist(神经病学家)FrankScheerandhisworkmatesdidinarecentstudy.
Stayingupnightafternight,theirstudiessuggest,couldmakekidsextrahungryandmorelikelytogainweight.Andregularlysleepingtoolittle,Scheersays,maybeonecauseoftherecentincreaseinchildhoodobesity.
5.Whatwillhappenifyouforgetabouttheclockaccordingtothepassage?
A.Youwillfeelupset.
B.Youwillbehavenormally.
C.Yourbodywillnotknowwhattimeitis.
D.Youwillprobablygethungrymoreeasily.
6.Mikefeelsenergeticat12midnightwhileTomfeelssleepy.Whatadvicewouldbe
givenbythewriter?
A.Bothshouldseeadoctor..B.Tomshouldseeadoctor.
C.Bothshouldtakeiteasy.D.Mikeshouldhaveawatch.
7.HowdoFrankScheerandhisworkmatesstudybodyclocks?
A.Byseeingwhathappenswhentheyaremessedup.
B.Byaskingquestionsandcollectinganswers.
C.Bystudyingpeopletravelingacrosstimezones.
D.Byprogrammingpeoplewithman-madeclocks.
8.Whatwillthewritermostprobablytalkaboutnext?
A.Otherexamplesofwhatpeoplewilldowhentheirbodyclocksgowrong.
B.Medicinesthatcankeeppeoplefromputtingonweight.
C.Whyitisimportanttohaveanormalbodyclock.
D.Whatcircadianrhythmsare.
C
Eachyear,weareexposedtotenthousandadsonaverage.Theytrytosellustheirproductsbyusingbeautifulart,videos,imagesorslogansthatarecatchy.Themostfamouscompanieshavehighlypopularlogosthatcanberecognizedbyalmosteverybody.ForthoseofyouwhohaveseenthemovieFindingForrester,thereisthatscenewhereJamalwalksuptosomeguywithaBMWandaskshimwhatthecarlogomeans.Themandidnotknowtheanswerandsincethatday,wheneverIseeafamouscompanylogoItrytofindthemeaningofit.
ManythinkthehorseontheFerrarilogorepresentsthehorsepowerofthecarstheymanufacture.Thestorybehinditisfarmoreinteresting.DuringWorldWarI,apilot,CountFrancescoBaracca,paintedthehorseonhisairplanetobringhimluck.Hehaditonhisplanebecauseitwasthelogoofhissquadron(空军中队).Baracca’smotherthenconvincedEnzoFerraritoputthelogoonhisracingcarsintheearly1930’stobringgoodlucktothedrivers.Thelogothenstayedthesameeversince.TheyellowonthebackgroundrepresentsthebirthplaceofEnzoFerrari.
Starbucksstartedin1971,inSeattle.Themermaid(美人鱼)representedonthelogoisnowknownbyanycoffeedrinker.Itisamythologicalseacreaturewiththelookofafemale,theonlydifferencebeingthattheyhaveatailofafish.ThereasonwhyStarbucksincorporatedoneintheircompanylogoisthatitwasbelievedthatmermaidsusedtosingtosailorsinordertomakethemwalkawayfromtheirshiportogroundtheirships.Inthe1500s,spices,teaandcoffeewerepopularmerchandisetotrade.SothemermaidinthelogoofStarbucksistheonethat“brings”coffeeandteatothestores.
9.Thewriterbecameinterestedinlogosofsomefamousbrandsafter_______.
A.hewatchedanattractivemovieB.hesawasceneinamovie
C.hewalkeduptosomeguywithaBMWD.henoticedsomefamouslogos
10.Manycompaniesuselogosbecause_________.
A.peopleenjoybeautifullogos
B.peoplearemorelikelytobuytheirproducts
C.peoplecanrecognizetheproductsmoreeasily
D.peopleareinterestedinthemeaningsofthelogos
11.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.Starbuckswasonceacompanytradingspices,teaandcoffee.
B.Hearingmermaidssing,sailorswouldknowtherightdirection.
C.Starbuckshasahistoryofmorethanfivehundredyears.
D.ThelogoofStarbucksisbelievedtomakethebusinessyears.
12.Theunderlinedword“incorporated”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.
A.includedB.abandonedC.correctedD.designed
D
What’sthebiggestonlineshoppingdayintheworld?
NotValentine’sDay.NotCyberMondayorBlackFriday.ThewinnerisChina’sSingles’Day,celebratedonNovember11,or11.11.
Singles’Daybeganasadayforunmarriedoruncoupledpeopletocelebratetheirlives.Singlestudents,lookingforanexcusetobuythemselvespresents,starteditonNovember11,1993,reportedTheGuardian.ItissymbolizedbythefourmumberonesinthedateofNovember11andisalsocalledDoubleEleven,inreferencetothedayitwasstarted,saidtheBBC.Itbecameamajorshoppingdayin2009.TheCEOofanonlineshoppingsite--Alibaba--triedtoincreasesalesatthee-commercecompany.TheCEO,DanielZhang,launchedanannualonlinesaleonthatday,saidFortune.Whenitfirstbegan,“Sigles’Daywasverymuchanofflinecomforttoactualsinglepeople,”notedthewebsiteatlasObscura.”AsmallgroupofstudentsatNanjingUniversityaresaidtohavechosen11.11asadaythatsinglescoulddoactivitieslikekaraoketogether.”Itquicklybecameaculturalphenomenon.
Lastyear,Alibabasoldmorethan$1billionworthofproductsinthefirstthreeminutesofthesales,reportedBloombergNews.TotalsalesonSingles’Daysoaredto$9billionwithin24hours.That’sfourtimesbiggerthanCyberMondayintheU.S.,whichistheMondayafterThanksgivingandtraditionallyabigshoppingday.Bycomparison,onlinesalesintheU.S.lastyearonBlackFridaywerejust$1.5billion,reportedTechCrunch.
Today,Singles’Dayisverysuccessful.Analystssaythatthisyear,salesonChina’sSingles’Daywillincreasetoanewhigh.IntheU.S.,JenniferW