学1718学年下学期高二第二次月考英语试题附答案.docx

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学1718学年下学期高二第二次月考英语试题附答案

奋斗中学2017--2018学年第二学期第二次月考试题

高二英语

（本试卷满分：

120分，答题时间：

100分钟）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节：

满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

NewViewsistheNationalTheatre’sannualplaywritingprogrammefor14-19yearolds.

Everyyear,hundredsofstudentsfromacrosstheUKlearnaboutplaywritingfromthefinestwritersandwritetheirown30-minuteplays.Theonlinecourseisaccessibletoeveryone,butparticipantswillhavetheuniquebenefits.Anyschoolorcollegecanapplytoparticipateintheprogramme.

ApplicationsforNewViews2018（September2018-July2019）

Time

Activity

Details

September

CPD

（teachers）

●visittheNTfortraining.

●establishwritinggroupsintheirschoolsorcolleges.

October-March

TRAINING

（students）

●followourspeciallycreatedonlinecourse. 

●seeNTproductions--attheNTinLondon.

●takepartinworkshopswithprofessionalplaywrights.

December-April

WRITING

（students）

●writehalf-hourplaysaboutthechallenging,real-lifeissuesthatmattertothem. 

●stagerehearsedreadings.

●submitplaystotheNTforfeedback.

July

NEWVIEWSFESTIVAL

（all）

●holdtheannualNewViewsFestival.

●havethechancetoseehis/herplayproducedattheNT. 

●attendrehearsedreadingsoftheirworkiftheyhavetheirplaysshortlisted（列入候选名单）.

ThestudentstakingpartinNewViewswillhavetheuniqueandexcitingopportunityto:

●Exploretheirtalentandsharpentheirapproachtoresearch,aswellastheirabilitytodevelopandexpressideasonkeymoralquestionsanddilemmas.

●Developasenseofconnectiontotheartsandfurtherstudyincludingself-management,teamworkingandcommunication,applicationofliteracy,problemsolving,independenceandcriticalengagementwithsubjectmaterial.

Howmuchdoesitcosttotakepart?

●StateSchools:

£300

●IndependentSchools:

£600

Ifyouwouldliketoregisteryourinterestinparticipating,pleasecontactAndrewPritchard,NewViewsProgrammeCoordinator:

newviews@nationaltheatre.org.uk

1.Thearticleisintendedfor____.

A.schoolsandcollegesB.parentsandstudents

C.playersandplaywrightsD.theatersandperformances

2.WhenwilltheyholdtheannualNewViewsFestival?

A.InMarchB.InJulyC.InSeptemberD.InDecember

3.Studentswhoenterthisprogrammewill____.

A.explorenaturebravelyinlife

B.developasenseofhumor

C.improveself-management,teamworkingandcommunicationability

D.expressideasinEnglish

B

MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas“notathletic”.

TheideathatIwas“notathletic”stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:

“GOFORIT,RUNNERS!

”

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!

AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签）,Icannowcallmyselfa“marathonwinner”.

4.A month before the marathon, the author____________.

A.was well trainedB.felt scared

C.made up his mind to runD.lost hope

5.Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?

A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher.

B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.

C.To show he was not talented in sports.

D.To share a precious memory.

6.How was the author’s first marathon?

A.He made it.B.He quit halfway.

C.He got the first prize.D.He walked to the end.

7.What does the story mainly tell us?

A.A man owes his success to his family support.

B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.

C.Failure is the mother of success.

D.One is never too old to learn.

C

Haveyouwonderedwhyyouhavetwoeyesandwhytheyaresetclosetogetheronthefrontofyourface?

Thereasonsaresimpleandimportant.

Youreyesareliketwosmallcameras.Acameracatchesanimage（影像）ofanobjectandrecordsitonfilm.Similarly,whenyoulookatsomething,eacheyetakesinwhatitseesandsendsthisimagetothebackoftheeyeball.Whileyourrighteyeseesanobjectalittletotheright,yourlefteyeseesthesameobjectabittotheleft.Workingasateam,theeyessendtheimagestoyourbrain,thenyourbrainputsthemtogetherandyouseeasingleimageinthecentre.

Seeinginstereomeansseeingwithtwoeyesworkingtogether,whichiscalledstereoscopic（立体的）sight.Thisallowsyoutoseetheworldin3-D.Ifimagesarecomingfromonlyoneeye,however,heightandwidth—canbeperceived（感知）.Soifyouseewithoneeye,youwillgeta2-Dimage,asinaphotograph.

Nowconsiderwhyyourtwoeyesareonthefrontofyourface.Thinkofotheranimalsjustlikeyou.Theyareallhuntinganimals,likelionsandtigers.Thisprovidesafieldofsightabout180degreewide,whichiscalledbinocular（双目并用的）sight.Ontheotherhand,animalsthatarehuntedhaveeyesonthesidesofthehead,whichprovidesnearly360-degreefieldofsight.However,theydon’thavestereoscopicsight.Itisdifficultforthemtojudgehowfaradangeris.

Withbothstereoscopicandbinocularsight,humansandhuntinganimalssharetheabilitytoseefromsidetosideandtojudgehowfaritisfromotherobjects.Ifyouthinkitwouldbegreattohaveanotherkindofsight,perhapswithhundredsoftinyeyeslikemanyinsectsdo,thinkagain!

Eachtinyinsecteyeseesonlyatinypart.Besides,whatifyouneededglasses?

Begladfortheeyesightthatyouhave.

8.Accordingtothepassage,aneyeislikeacamerabecauseboth_______

A.canrecordimages.B.canimagineobjects.

C.providewrongimages.D.workatthesamespeed.

9.Stereoscopicsightisaresultofhaving_____________.

A.athree-hundred-sixty-degreefieldofsight．

B.hundredsofeyes,allseeingtinypartsofanimage．

C.twoeyesclosetoeachotherthatworktogether．

D.oneeyeoneithersideofthehead,eachseeingadifferentimage．

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingthepassage?

A.Thefunctionofthecameraiscomplex.

B.Withstereoscopicsight,humanscanseetheworldin3-D.

C.Humansshouldrealizetheimportanceofeyes.

D.Humansandanimalshavethesamesight.

11.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentencesinthelastparagraph?

A.Onlyhumanscanjudgehowfaritisfromotherobjects.

B.Itisbeneficialforustowearglasses.

C.Humanshavebettereyesightthananimals.

D.Itisfortunatethathumanshavestereoscopicsight．

D

StevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.Whatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneof Stein'sjobsisdefendinganindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbags.

Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilm（薄膜）plasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts（收银台）.Thebagsareprohibited（禁止）insome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Eyeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslike Stein to makethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeopleassume.

Amongthebagmakers’arguments:

manycitieswithbansstillallowshoppers to purchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergy to produceandtransport.Andwhileplasticbagsmaybeugly to lookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofall garbage onthegroundtoday

Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheproductthathasappearedasitsreplacement:

reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcancelsout.However,longer-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergy to make.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanplastic.

Environmentalistsdon'tdispute（质疑）thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshoppers to usethesamereusablebagsforyears.

12.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?

A.Helpincreasegrocerysales.B.Recyclethewastematerial.

C.Arguefortheuseofplasticbags.D.Stopthingsfallingofftrucks.

13.Whatdoestheword“headwinds”inparagraph2referto?

A.Bansonplasticbags.B.Effectsofcitydevelopment.

C.Headachescausedbygarbage.D.Plasticbagshungintrees.

14.Whatisadisadvantageofreusablebagsaccordingtoplastic-bagmakers?

A.Theyarequiteexpensive.

B.Replacingthemcanbedifficult.

C.Theyarelessstrongthanplasticbags.

D.Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.

15.Whatisthebesttitlef