河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题2.docx
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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题2
河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
第I卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)省略
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?
Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils(灾祸).
People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions(反应)towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.
Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites(食欲).Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarly,manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seye.
Blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.Soifyouwanttoeatless,somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.
Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom,thinkaboutthecolorcarefully.
21.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir______.
A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposes
C.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor
22.Whywillmanycommercialwebsiteshaveared“BuyNow”button?
A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.
B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.
C.Toencouragepeopletomakeapurchase.
D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorise
23.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?
A.Red.B.Green.C.Blue.D.Purple.
24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?
A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColor
C.ColorsandPersonalExperiencesD.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor
B
AtexactlyelevenSirPercivalknockedandentered,withanxietyandworryineverylineofhisface.Thismeetingwoulddecidehisfuturelife,andheobviouslyknewit.
"Youmaywonder,SirPercival,"saidLauracalmly,"ifIamgoingtoasktobereleased(免除)frommypromisetomarryyou.Iamnotgoingtoaskthis.Irespectmyfather'swishestoomuch."Hisfacerelaxedalittle,butoneofhisfeetkeptbeatingthecarpet.
"No,ifwearegoingtowithdraw.(退出)fromourplannedmarriage,itwillbebecauseofyourwish,notmine.
“Mine?
”hesaidingreatsurprise."WhatreasoncouldIhaveforwithdrawing?
’"
"Areasonthatisveryhardtotellyou,"sheanswered."Thereisachangeinme.”Hisfacewentsopalethatevenhislipslosttheircolor.Heturnedhisheadtooneside."Whatchange?
"heasked,tryingtoappearcalm.
“Whenthepromisewasmadetwoyearsago,”shesaid,“mylovedidnotbelongtoanyone.Willyouforgiveme,SirPercival,ifItellyouthatitnowbelongstoanotherperson?
”
"Iwishyoutounderstand,"Lauracontinued,"thatIwillneverseethispersonagain,andthatifyouleaveme,youonlyallowmetoremainasinglewomanfortherestofmylife.AllIaskisthatyouforgivemeandkeepmysecret."
"‘Iwilldoboththosethings, "hesaid.ThenhelookedatLaura,asifhewaswaitingtohearmore."IthinkIhavesaidenoughtogiveyoureasontowithdrawfromourmarriage, "sheaddedquietly."No.Youhavesaidenoughtomakeitthedearestwishofmylifetomarryyou,"hesaid.
25.HowdidPercivalfeelduringhismeetingwithLaura?
A.Angry.B.Calm.C.Nervous.D.Excited.
26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .
A.LaurahadoncepromisedtomarryPercival
B.Laura'sfatherwishedtoendhermarriage
C.PercivalhadbeenmarriedtoLaurafortwoyears
D.Percivalaskedtobereleasedfromthemarriage
27.Thepassageisprobablytakenoutof .
A.anovelB.areportC.adiaryD.anessay
C
Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphones,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However,whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful---bothinschoolandinlife.
VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.
Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks---bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2009,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.
Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactivewhichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary,wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.”Berningersaid.
Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe(转换)“thosewordsinthemindwrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen,”thestudysaid.Seeingthewordsinthe“mind’seye”helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords,saysBerninger,butalsotospotspellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthenovertime.
“Inourcomputerage,somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks,”shesaid.“Butuntilachildfunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel,theywon'thaveknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”
28.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?
A.Theabsenceofblackboardinclassroom.
B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.
C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.
D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.
29.Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009______.
A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputer
B.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaper
C.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentences
D.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed
30.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?
A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.
B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.
C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.
D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.
31.Whatdoes“mind’seye”inparagraph5mean?
A.Window.B.SoulC.PictureD.Imagination.
D
TotaketheappleasaforbiddenfruitisthemostunlikelystorytheChristians(基督教徒)evercookedup.Forthem,theforbiddenfruitfromEdenisevil(邪恶的).SowhenColumbusbroughtthetomatobackfromSouthAmerica,alandmistakenlyconsideredtobeEden,everyonejumpedtotheobviousconclusion.WronglytakenastheappleofEden,thetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofEuropeans.
Whatmadeitparticularlyterrifyingwasitssimilaritytothemandrake,aplantthatwasthoughttohavecomefromHell(地狱).Whatearnedtheplantitsawfulreputationwasitsrootswhichlookedlikeadried-uphumanbodyoccupiedbyevilspirits.Thoughthetomatoandthemandrakewerequitedifferentexceptthatbothhadbrightredoryellowfruit,thegeneralpopulationconsideredthemoneandthesame,tooterribletotouch.
CautiousEuropeanslongignoredthetomato,anduntiltheearly1700smostoftheWesternpeoplecontinuedtodragtheirfeet.Inthe1880s,thedaughterofawell-knownplantexpertwrotethatthemostinterestingpartofanafternoonteaatherfather’shousehadbeenthe“introductionofthiswonderfulnewfruit—orisitavegetable?
”Aslateasthetwentiethcenturysomewritersstillclassedtomatoeswithmandrakesasan“evilfruit”.
Butintheendtomatoescarriedtheday.TheheroofthetomatowasanAmericannamedRobertJohnson,andwhenhewaspubliclygoingtoeatthetomatoin1820,peoplejourneyedforhundredsofmilestowatchhimdropdead.“Whatareyouafraidof?
”heshouted.“I’llshowyoufoolsthesethingsaregoodtoeat!
”Thenhebitintothetomato.Somepeoplefainted.Buthesurvivedand,accordingtoalocalstory,setupatomato-canningfactory.
32.ThetomatowasshutoutofthedoorofearlyEuropeansmainlybecause .
A.itmadeChristianevilB.itwastheappleofEden
C.itcamefromaforbiddenlandD.itwasreligiouslyunacceptable
33.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph3?
A.Theprocessofignoringthetomatosloweddown.
B.Therewaslittleprogressinthestudyofthetomato.
C.Thetomatowasstillrefusedinmostwesterncountries.
D.Mostwesternpeoplecontinuedtogetridofthetomato.
34.WhatisthemainreasonforRobertJohnsontoeatthetomatopublicly?
A.Tomakehimselfahero.
B.Toremovepeople’sfearofthetomato.
C.Tospeedupthepopularityofthetomato.
D.Topersuadepeopletobuyproductsfromhisfactory.
35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Tochallengepeopledfixedconceptofthetomato.
B.T