山西省山大附中学年高二月考 英语试题.docx

山西省山大附中学年高二月考 英语试题.docx

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山西省山大附中学年高二月考英语试题

考试时间：

80分钟满分：

100分

注意：

本考试严禁使用手机，电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共50分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FourteenyearoldRichieHawleyhadspentfiveyearsstudyingviolinattheCommunitySchoolofPerformingArtsinLosAngeleswhenhetookpartinaviolincontest.NinetytwoyoungpeoplewereinvitedtothecontestandHawleycameoutfirst.

Thecontestcouldhavebeentheperfectsetupforfear,worryingaboutmistakes,andtryingtoimpressthejudges.ButHawleysaidhedidprettywellatstayingcalm.“Icouldn'tbethinkingabouthowmanymistakesI'dmake—itwoulddistractmefromplaying.”hesays.“Idon'tevenremembertryingtoimpresspeoplewhileIplayed.It'salmostasiftheyweren'tthere.Ijustwantedtomakemusic.”

Hawleyisawinner.Buthedidn'tbecomeawinnerbyconcentratingonwinning.Hediditbyconcentratingonplayingwell.

“TheimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart，”saidthefounderofthemodernOlympics,PierredeCoubertin.“Theimportantthinginlifeisnotthetriumphbutthestruggle.Theessentialthingisnottohaveconqueredbuttohavefoughtwell.”

Acharacteristicofhighperformersistheirintense,pleasurableconcentrationonwork,ratherthanontheircompetitorsorfuturegloryormoney,saysDr.CharlesGarfield,whohasstudied1,500achieversinbusiness,science,sports,arts,andprofessions.“Theyareinterestedinwinning,butthey'remostinterestedinselfdevelopment,testingtheirlimits.”

Oneofthemostsurprisingthingsabouttopperformersishowmanylossesthey'vehad—andhowmuchthey'velearnedfromeach.“Notoneofthe1,500Istudieddefinedlosingasfailing，”Garfieldsays.“Theykeptcallingtheirlosses‘setback’．”

Ahealthyattitudetowardssetbacksisessentialtowinning,expertsagree.

“Theworstthingyoucandoifyou'vehadasetbackistoletyourselfgetstuckinaprolongeddepression.Youshouldanalyzecarefullywhatwentwrong,identifyspecificthingsyoudidrightandgiveyourselfcreditforthem.”Garfieldbelievesthatmostpeopledon'tgivethemselvesenoughpraise.Heevensuggestskeepingadiaryofallthepositivethingsyou'vedoneonthewaytoagoal.

1.Whatiscommonamonghighperformersisthattheytendtogivepriorityto________.

A．gloryB.WealthC.pleasureD.Work

2.Accordingtothepassage,successfulpeopleconcentrateon_______.

A．challengingtheirownlimitsB.learningfromothers

C.defeatingtheiropponentsD.avoidingsetbacks

3.Thepassagetellsusthat“praise”intimesoftrouble________.

A．helpspeopledealwiththeirdisappointmentB.makespeopleforgettheirsetbacks

C.makespeopleregretabouttheirpastD.helpspeoplerealizetheirgoals

B

ThirteenvehicleslineduplastMarchtoraceacrosstheMojaveDesert,seekingamillioninprizemoney.Towin,theyhadtofinishthe142mileraceinlessthan10hours.Teamsandwatchersknewtheremightbenowinneratall,becausethesevehiclesweremissingakeypart—drivers.

DARPA,theDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,organizedtheraceaspartofapushtodeveloproboticvehiclesforfuturebattlefields.ButtheGrandChallenge,asitwascalled,justprovedhowdifficultitistogetacartospeedacrossanunfamiliardesertwithouthumanguidance.Onehaditsbrakelockupinthestartingarea.Anotherbeganbythrowingitselfontoawall.Anothergottiedupbybushesneartheroadafter1.9miles.

Oneturnedupsidedown.Onetookoffinentirelythewrongdirectionandhadtobedisabledbyremotecontrol.Onewentalittlemorethanamileandrushedintoafence;anothermanagedtogoforsixmilesbutstuckonarock.The“winner”，iftherewasany,reached7.8milesbeforeitranintoalongnarrowhole,andthefrontwheelscaughtonfire.

“Yougetalotofrespectfornaturalabilitiesofthelivingthings，”saysReinholdBehringe,whohelpeddesigntwoofthecarsizevehiclesforacompanycalledSciAutonics.“Evenantscandoallthesetaskseffortlessly.It'sveryhardforustoputtheseabilitiesintoourmachines.”

Theroboticvehicles,thoughwithnecessarymodernequipmentsuchasadvancedcomputersandGPSguidance,hadtroublefiguringoutfastenoughtheblocksaheadthatatwoyearoldhumanrecognizesimmediately.Sure,thatveryyoungchild,whohasjustonlylearnedtowalk,maynotthinktowipeapplejuiceoffherface,butshealreadyknowsthatwhenthere'sacookieinthekitchenshehastoclimbupthetable,andthatwhenshegetstothecookieitwilltastegood.Sheismoreadvanced,evenmonthsold,thananymachinehumanshavedesigned.

4．Watchersdoubtedifanyofthevehiclescouldfinishtheracebecause________.

A.theydidnothaveanyhumanguidanceB.theroadwasnotfamiliartothedrivers

C.thedistancewastoolongforthevehiclesD.theprizemoneywasunattractivetothedrivers

5．Fromthepassageweknow“roboticvehicles”areakindofmachinesthat________.

A.candoeffortlesslywhatevertaskslivingthingscan

B.cantakepartinaraceacross142mileswithatimelimit

C.canshowofftheirabilitytoturnthemselvesupsidedown

D.canmovefromplacetoplacewithoutbeingdrivenbyhumanbeings

6．Inthelastparagraph,theauthorimpliesthatthereisalongwaytogo________.

A.foraroboticvehicletofinisha142mileracewithoutanydifficulties

B.foralittlechildwhohasjustlearnedtowalktoreachthecookieonthetable

C.foraroboticvehicletodealwithasimpleproblemthatalittlechildcansolve

D.foralittlechildtounderstandtheimportanceofwipingapplejuiceoffhis/herface

C

AslongasIcanremember,I'vealwayslovedtodraw.Butmyinterestindrawingwasn'tencouragedverymuch.Growingupinthe1950s,inGrandRapids,Michigan,boysweresupposedtobeathletic.Certainpeerpressuresencouragedlittlefingerstolearnhowtoholdfootballsratherthancrayons.

Myearlylovefordrawingdevelopedintoalovefortellingstoriesthroughpictures.Storiesbeganasfragments（片段）ofpicturesinmymind.Icreatedastorybyposingquestionstomyself.Icalleditthe“whatif”and“whatthen”approach.Forexample,formybookThePolarExpress,Istartedoutbythinking“Whatifaboygetsonthattrain？

Wheredoeshego？

”

FromthetimeIcomeupwiththeidea,writeandillustratethebook,anddeliverittotheprinter,ittakesaboutsevenmonths.First,Ibeginthinkingoftheidea.ThenIimaginethepicturesandthestory.Agoodpicturebookshouldhaveeventsthatarevisuallyarresting.Ifirstconsiderscenesthatareexcitingtolookatandthenmychallengeistoweaveastoryaroundthosepictures.Thenextstepisputtingtheillustrationsandstorydownonpaper.

Whenyoufirstlookatmyillustrations,youseeordinary,everydaythings.Butifyoulookcloser,thingsmightnotseemquitesosimple.WhenI'mwritingabook,Ialwaystrytocreatesomethingstrangeorpuzzlingineachpicture.Byusingartisticstrategies,Icangivethedrawingakindofmysteriousquality.

Allofmybooksarepicturebooks,sotheyaregenerallythoughtofasbooksforchildren.ButwhenImakethem,Ithinkofthebooksasbeingforeverybody—forpeopleofallages.WhenIwasakid,IhadnoideawhatIwantedtobewhenIgrewup,butnowI'mreallygladIbecameanartistandastoryteller.

7．WhydoestheauthormentionThePolarExpress？

A.Totellusaninterestingstory.B.Tointroducehisfamouswork.

C.Tomakeupasentencewith“whatif”．D.Toshowushowhedesignedhisbook.

8．Theunderlinedword“arresting”inParagraph3probablymeans________.

A.frighteningB.interestingC.satisfyingD.worrying

9．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor？

A.Hedidwellwhenhewasatschool.B.Heonlywrotesomethingforchildren.

C.Hetriedhisbesttomeetthereaders'taste.D.Heregrettednotworkinghardatdrawing.

10．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage？

A.TellingStoriesbyDrawingB.“Whatif”and“WhatThen”

C.HowtoTellInterestingStoriesD.WorkingasaFamousStoryteller

第二节：

七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

TheValueofaDollar

Ifyoufindasingleonedollarbillinyourpocket,whatcouldyoudowithit？

__11__Ifyoutakeafewmomentstothinkaboutthevalueofthatdollar,you'dfindthatitcanactuallygetyoufurtherthanyouthink.

Payavisittoyourlocaldollarstore.Therearealotofthingsyoucanbuy.Asimpletripcanshowwondersinsavingsifyouknowwheretoshopandwatchforads.__12__Somespecialsincludemorethingsforadollarinwhichcasethevalueofthatdollarisatleastdoubled.

Adollarcouldbuyasmalllotteryticket.Keepinmindthatthismaymakeyouspendmoremoney,however.Itcanbeveryattractivetomanypeople,sobecarefulnottoletitgettoyourhead.Evenso,whatistheharmintreatingyourselfonceinawhile？

__13__Ifnot,atleastitwasamomentofexcitementinyourboringlife.

__14__Therearemanystoresthathavecontainersforthepurposesofacharitablecause.Nexttimeyouseeoneofthese,takealookatitandactuallyreadthewordsonthecontainer.Ifit'sacauseyoufeelstronglyabout,whynothelptomakeadifference？

__15__Theseareonlyafewtogetyouthinkingaboutit.Intoday'ssocietywithsomanypoorpeopleandlowincomefamilies,thisissomethingthat'sveryimportanttothinkabout.

A.Youneverknowifyou'llhititlucky.

B.Whyisthevalueofthedollarlowertoday？

C.Youcanalsothinkaboutgivingitawaytocharity.

D.Manythingsareoftenonsaleforadollarorlessapiece.

E.Thereareendlesspossibilitiestoputthatdollartogooduse.

F.Sometimesitgetscarelessl