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.

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