河南省周口中英文学校学年高二上学期第三次月考 英语试题.docx

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河南省周口中英文学校学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题

河南省周口中英文学校2020┄2021学年高二上学期第三次（12月）月考

英语试题

第二部分：

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

Doyouliketoeatout？

Doyouliketoeatquickly？

Doyoulikeinexpensivefood？

Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepast,peopleusuallywenttodiners（小餐馆）forthesereasons.Infact,manypeopleintheStatesstillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.

AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirst“diner”in1872.Itwasn’tarealdiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart.Peopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfood.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887,SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinside.However,theydidnotsitdown.Later,peoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstools,andpeoplesatdownwhiletheyate.

Beforelong,manydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.Inotherwords,peoplewereabletoeatindineratanytime.Dinerschangedinotherways,too.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoup,favoritedishes,andabreakfastmenu.Inaddition,dinerssoonbecamepermanentbuildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.

Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Inside,thedinershaveshiningcounterswithstools,booths,andtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.

Today,manypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.However,thedinerremainsanAmericantradition,andthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingthere.Itwaspopularacenturyago,anditisstillpopulartoday.

21．AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirst“diner”in1872.Whyistheword“diner”inquotationmarks（引号）？

A.Becauseitisspelleddifferentlyfrom“dinner”

B.Becausedinerwasanewword

C.Becausethefirstdinerwasnotwhatitisnow

D.Becauseitisaspecialkindofrestaurant

22．Accordingtoparagraph3,dinerschangedin__________

A.TwowaysB.fourwaysC.threewaysD.fiveways

23．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？

A.Dinersexistedbeforeafast-foodrestaurant

B.Themenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffee

C.Sandwichesbecamebigger

D.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurant

24．Themainideaofthepassageisthat______________.

A.SamuelJohnsbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinside

B.Thedinerisatraditional,popularplacetoeatintheUnitedStates

C.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomers

D.Dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways

B

Thewedding（婚礼）tookplaceinaBirminghamhotel.ThebrideandherfatherarrivedinanewblackAmericansportscar.Herfatherlookednervousanduncomfortableinfrontofthecameras.Thebrideworeasilkweddingdress.Shesmilednervouslyatthewaitingphotographersandwenttoaroomonthefirstfloorwhereshemetherfuturehusbandfortheveryfirsttime.

CarlaGermaineandGregCordellwerethewinnersofaradiostation’scompetition.Theaimofthecompetitionwastofindtwostrangerspreparedtomarrywithouthavingmeteachother.MissGermaine,23,isamodel.Mr.Cordell,27,isaTVsalesman.Theywereamongthetwohundredpeoplewhoenteredforaparticular“experiment”organizedbyBMRBradioinBirmingham,England.GregandCarlawereamongeightfinalistswhowereinterviewedliveonradio.Theytookaliedetector（测谎仪）testandthestationalsospoketotheirfriendsandfamilyabouttheirpersonalities.Thecompetitionjudgesincludedanastrologer（占卜家）whodeclaredthattheyweresuited.

Thecouplecelebratedtheirweddingwithaweddingbreakfastandapartyfor100guestsintheevening,butnoteveryonesharedtheirjoy.MissGermaine’smotherlookedanxiousthrough-outtheweddingandMr.Cordell’sparentsarereportedtobelessthandelighted.

Organizations,includingthemarriageguidanceserviceRelate,havecriticizedthemarriage.Asoneexpertputit,“wehaveenoughproblemsgettingyoungpeopletotakemarriageseriously.Marriageshouldalwaysbeaboutlove.”

ThecouplesarenowonaCaribbeanhoneymoonfollowedbyjournalists.Theirotherprizesincludeayear’sfreeuseofawonderfulapartmentinthecentreofBirmingham,andacar.Butwillitlast？

25．Howdidthecouple’sparentsreacttothewedding？

A.Thebride’smothersharedtheirjoy.

B.Thebridegroom’sparentswerequitedelighted

C.Thebridegroom’sparentswerenotthatjoyful.

D.Thebride’sfatherfeltuncomfortableaboutthewedding.

26．Someexpertsbelievethat________.

A.marriagewithoutthecouple’smeetingeachotherfirstendsupindivorce.

B.mostyoungpeopletakemarriageseriouslyexceptthiscouple.

C.youngpeoplenowadaysaretoocarelessaboutmarriage.

D.takingaliedetectortestcannotsolveallthemarriageproblems.

27．Oneoftheprizesforthecoupleis________.

A.tospendtheirhoneymoonwherevertheylike.

B.touseanapartmentfreeforsometime.

C.tohaveaweddingdressfree.

D.toownanAmericansportscar.

28．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage？

A.TwoStrangersandaWedding.B.AWeddingBasedonlove.

C.AShort--livedMarriage.D.AWell--MatchedCouple.

C

PeterOnruang,aHollywoodbusinessman,haspaid$310,000toclonehisbestfriendWolfie,alovelydog.Hesaid,“Wolfiewasmorethanjustapettome.”Wolfiediedtwoyearsago,attheageof15.ButlongbeforesheandhersisterBubblepassedaway,Onruanghadplanstobringthembacktolife.Onruangsaid,“Iburiedthemathome.EachtimeIvisitthem,Isay,‘Hi,I’mmakinganewbodyforyou.’”

Finally,OnruangfoundtheSouthKoreanbiotechnologycompanyRNLBio,whichcanandwillcloneanimals.Onruangcollectedhisdogs’stemcells（干细胞）,andthenhestartedawebsiteMyFriendA,sohecouldearnandsavethe$310,000thatthecloningwouldcost.

Thenewdogsshouldlookidentical（完全相同的）toWolfieandBubble.Whenthecloningprocessisdone,Onruangmayendupwithseveralclonesofeachdog.ButOnruangadmitshe’sstillnotsurethattheywillbeexactlythesame.

Scientistsclonedthefirstanimal,asheepnamedDolly,in1996inScotland.Thatprojecthasraisedethical（伦理的）questionsaboutwherescienceshoulddrawtheline.Anotherquestioniswhethersuchtechniquewillleadtoadaywhenhumanscouldbecloned.

“IfIhadanopportunitytoclonemyself,Iwoulddoitreadily,”Onruangsaid.“Becauseit’sme,I’mraisingmyself.Ihavealreadyknownexactlymystrengthsandweaknesses.Thispersonisgoingtobethenewandimprovedme,andwilllivethelifeI’vealwayswantedtolive.”

29.OnruangstartedthewebsiteMyFriendAinorderto.

A.encouragemorepeopletoclonetheirpets

B.drawpeople’sattentiontocloning

C.collecthisdog’sstemcells

D.raisemoneytopayforthecloning

30.Thepurposeofthefourthparagraphistotellus.

A.whenandwherescientistsclonedthefirstsheepDolly

B.peopleareinfavoroftheclonetechnology

C.thereareargumentsabouttheclonetechnology

D.cloningwillbeofgreatbenefittohumans

31.WhatisOnruang’sattitudetowardscloninghumans？

A.Hedoesn’tcareaboutit.B.Heisenthusiasticaboutit.

C.Hestronglyopposesit.D.Heneverthinksaboutit.

D

Autumnblues？

Letthesunshineinfallingleaves,flowers,andcoldwinds.Formanypeoplelateautumncanbeaseasonofdepression.

Thosewhosufferfrom“theautumnblue”areoftenextremelytired,lackenergy,needmoresleep,feelincreasedappetiteandgainweight.“Theexactcauseofthiscondition,oftencalledseasonaldepressionorseasonalaffectivedisorder（SAD）,isnotknownyet,”saysChenJue,associateprofessoratShanghaiMentalHealthCenter.“Butrecentstudiesshowthatweatherchangeisinfluentialandstronglysuggestthatthisconditioniscausedbychangesintheavailability（得到）ofsunlight.”

Onetheoryisthatwithdecreasedexposure（曝露）tosunlight,thebiologicalclockthatregulatesmood,sleep,andhormonesisdelayed,runningmoreslowlyinwinter.Exposuretolightmayresetthebiologicalclock.Anothertheoryisthatbrainchemicalsthattransmit（传送）informationbetweennerves,calledneurotransmitters（forexample,serotonin）,maybealteredinindividualswithSAD.Itisbelievedthatexposuretolightcancorrecttheseimbalances.“Itisasadseason,butyoucantrytomakeithappy.Remember,springalwayslivesinyourheart,”Chensays.“Goingoutdoorstogetsomesunlightmayreducethetensionthatbringsyouthelowspirits.Relaxatwork.Stretch,breathedeeply.Takeateabreak.Thinkofyournextvacation.Colortreatmentalsoworksinhandlinglowmood.Musicalsoplaysaroleintreatingautumnblues.”

32．Autumnbluesisalsocalledautumn_______.

A.sunshineB.depressionC.bluemusicD.coldwinds

33．Fromthe3rdparagraphweknowthatthere________thatcanhelptodealwithautumnblues.

A.isnobiologicalclockB.isarealexample

C.aresomewaysD.isnopossibility

34．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext？

A.Autumnbluescanbefeelingsofhappiness.

B.Peoplefeeltiredinautumn

C.Therealcauseforautumnbluesisstillunknown.

D.Weatherdoesn’tchangepeople.

35．WhichofthefollowingCAN’Tyoudoinordertodealwithautumnblues？

A.Resetthebiologicalclockregulatingmood,sleepandhormones.

B.Eatmorefoodverylowincaloriesandsugar.

C.Keepthebalanceofnervesthattransmitinformation.

D.Takeoutdooractivitiesorsports.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分））

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入