学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

2016级高二上学期第二次月考

英语试题

第一部分　听力略

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

HowtosavemoneytovisitShanghaiDisneyland?

The“happiestplaceonearth”isatopdestinationonmanyfamilies'bucketlists.ButtakingavacationtoDisneyWorldcanbedifficulttodoonabudget.TherearesomeconsiderationsthatyoucanmaketoreducethecostofyourDisneyWorldvacation.

1.BuySouvenirsinAdvance

Disneyhasinfluencedpracticallyeveryindustry,whichmakesiteasytofindDisneyitemsanywhere,fromWalmart,Target,andyourlocalgrocerystoretodepartmentstoresandAmazon.Youcansavealotofmoneybypurchasingitemsbeforeyourtripattheseless-expensiveplacesthanatDisneyland.

2.MakeanAutographBook

Anautographbookisseenasamust-havebymanyDisneylandenthusiastsandisamemoryyoucantakehomewithyou.Thesebookscancostanywherefrom$7.95to$19.95attheDisneyStoreandupto$30forthelatest-and-greatestautographbookatDisneyland,suchasthepark's60thanniversaryedition.Otherchoicescangetthejobdoneforunder$5.Forexample,youcanbuyasmallphotoalbum;cutepadsornotebooks.

3.EatBreakfastBeforeYouArrive

BreakfastisalmostaspriceyaslunchordinnerifyoueatinsidetheDisneylandparks.Ifyouhaveahotelwithafreebreakfast,takeadvantageofit.Ifyouwanttoeatout,eatatalocalrestaurantthatisinexpensiveorhasakids'menu,suchasMcDonald'swhichisclosetothepark.

4.TakeAdvantageofDiscountsOfferedtoSpecialGroups

Disneyoffersawidevarietyofdiscounts,includingformilitaryservicemembers,collegestudents,teachers,andyouthgroups.Ifyouthinkyoumightqualifyforaspecialdiscountorgrouprate,calltheDisneylandResorttobooktickets.

1.Itmaytakeyoumoremoneytobuysouvenirsat_____.

A.DisneylandB.Departmentstores

C.WalmartD.Amazon

2.Howmuchdoyoupayforthepark's60thanniversaryedition?

A.$7.95B.$19.95

C.$5D.$30

3.Whatisonepieceoftheauthor’sadviceonbreakfast?

A.YouhadbettereatatDisneyland.

B.Youcaneatatalocalrestaurant.

C.Youshouldprepareitwellathome.

D.Youcanaskthehoteltosupplyitforfree.

B

TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floatingblockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhemostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.

IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn’tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhiswayacross650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairattheNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat（壮举）.

OnthewaytotheNorthPole,Nabilwasdrivenbytherewardofsuccessandthepainatthethoughtoffailure.“Throughthe20-whateverdays,everyminutetherewasadifferentthingthatkeptmegoing,eitherthefearoffailure,thefearofdyingortherewardoffinishingandgettingsomewherewarm.”

Theever-presentcold,averagingaround-40℃butdroppingaslowasarecorded-81℃,ishisoverriding（首要的）memoryoftheexperience.AsanOmani,Nabilhadanadditional20℃dropintemperaturetogetusedto,comparedtohisBritishteammates.Apartfromtheextremecold,polarbearswereacommonfeatureofthejourney,andNabilandtheteamhadtheirfairshareofbearencounters.“Polarbearsaredangerous,buttheyarenotthatthreateningbecausetheydon’tintendtoharmhumans.They’reusuallyeithercuriousorjustdon’tcare.Wesawfivebears,andnonewereaggressive,”saidNabil.

OnefinalproblemNabilfacedwasthestressputonteamrelationsbytheseverityoftheconditions,especiallyduringthefirstthreestagesofthejourney.However,duringthefourthandfinalleg,theteamworkedsowelltogetherthattheytravelled130kminonlytwoandahalfdays.

4.WhatdoesParagraph1show?

A.Nabil’shard-wonsuccess.B.ThevalueofArcticexploration.

C.Nabil’sgoodluck.D.ThechangeoftheArctic.

5.WhichistheproblemNabilfacedonhisjourney?

A.Graduallyrisingsealevel.B.Frequentpolarbearattacks.

C.Constantlychangingclimate.D.Theheavypsychologicalburden.

6.WhatcanweknowaboutNabil?

A.HehadgoneonanArcticjourneybefore.

B.HeexploredtheArcticwithprettylightpacks.

C.HefinishedtheexplorationoftheArcticallalone.

D.Hesufferedmorefromextremecoldthanhisteammates.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.LifeintheArctic.B.ClimateoftheArctic.

C.ThefirstArabtostepintotheArctic.D.AchievementsscientistsmadeintheArctic.

C

Thedigitalrevolutionisbothlaunchingusintoano-handwritingfuture,andalsosendingusbackwardsintimetowhenthespokenwordsruled.Butthat’snotnecessarilyabadthing.

“Idon’tthinkkidsshouldbeassessedontheirabilitytomastercursive（草书）.It’snotsomethingthattheyaregoingtousemuchintheirlivesastheygrowolder.It’snotsomethingmostofusadultsuseinourlivestoday.”AnneTrubek,anauthor,suggeststhatschoolsofferhandwritingorcursiveasanelectiveorartclassinthefuture.

“Focusonhowtoteachkidstoexpresstheirideas,howtoorganizetheirthoughts,howtomakearguments”shesays.“Theformingofthelettersarelessimportant.Andtherearecertainlymanywaystoindividualizewhatyouwritebeyondthewayyou’vecircledthe‘I’orcrossedyour‘T’.”

“Thismyththathandwritingisjustamotorskillisjustplainwrong,”VirginiaBerningersaid.“Weusemotorpartsofourbrain,motorplanning,motorcontrol,butwhat’sverycriticalisaregionofourbrainwherethevisualandlanguagecometogetherandactuallybecomelettersandwrittenwords.”

“Alotofpeopleareverystubbornabouttheimportanceofhandwriting,butatthesametimewilladmittheyneverwritethemselves,”Trubeksays.

Trubeksuggests,however,thathandwritingkeepssomevalue–fornow.“Forustoday,inthe21stcenturyAmerica,handwritingrepresentssomethingindividualanduniqueaboutaperson.Itdoesn’talwaysmeanthatinprevioustimesinhistory,anditwon’talwaysmeanthatinthefuture,butrightnowforuswerelateoursenseofselftoourhandwriting.”

8.HowdoesTrubekfeelaboutthehandwriting?

A.It’suseless.B.It’sonlyanart.

C.It’slessimportant.D.It’smeaningful.

9.VirginiaBerninger’sattitudetotheuseofhandwritingis______.

A.indifferentB.doubtfulC.favorableD.disapproving

10.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Handwritingstillkeepssomevaluetoday.

B.Handwritingrepresentsprevioustimesinhistory.

C.Handwritingreflectsthepastandthefuture.

D.Thecomputermakeshandwritingoutofdate.

11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowpeople’sworryaboutfuture.

B.Todiscusstheimportanceofhandwriting.

C.Tointroducesomethingabouthandwriting.

D.Toencouragepeopletopracticehandwriting.

D

Nothingismoretiresomethanbeingstuckinaboringclass.Everysecondtakesagestotickby.ArecentsurveyofAmericankidsrevealedthat91percentexperienceboredom.Infact,adolescenceisconsideredapeakperiodfortheproblem.Onestudyshowedthatroughlyoneinthreeteenagerswasboredatschool.

PeterStromberg,professorattheUniversityofTulsasays,“Ourbrainsadaptreallyquicklytocertainlevelsofstimulation（刺激）.Wegetusedtothemediaprovidinglevelsofhighlyemotionalstimulation,andwhenwe’renotgettingthemwefeelbored.Asoursocietydevelopsvariouswaysofkeepingusentertained,wemaydiscoverthatratherthangettingridofboredom,we’remultiplyingit.”Luckily,newresearchisimplyingawaythatwecanbattlethetrend.

ProfessorJohnD.EastwoodoftheUniversityofYorkdevelopedanewtheoryofboredom,whichlinksittothebrain’sattentionsystem—thepartofthebrainthatweusetofocus.Anythingtheattentionsysteminyourbrainlocksontowillbeautomaticallysuckedupintoyourconsciousawareness—itmightbeabirdoutsidethewindow,thepleasantsmelloflunch,orevensomeonesleepinginthebackoftheclass.

Theproblemisthatyourattentionsystemdoesn’tlikebeingtoldwhattodo.Itwantstofocusonstuffthatyoufindfunandinteresting.Forthepartsofschoolthatyouenjoy,thisisn’taproblem.Butforthoseclassesthatdon’tinterestyou,orpresenttoomuchortoolittlechallenge,thestoryisverydifferent.Inthosesituations,you’regoingtohavetospendalotofeffortconstantlyredirectingyourattentionsystemtofocusonthingsitwouldratherignore.Andtheeffortisgoingtowearyouout.Eastwooddescribesitas“wanting,butbeingunable,tobeinvolvedinasatisfyingactivity.”It’slikeablockinthesystem.Andit’stheawarenessofthatblockcombinedwithasensethattheenvironmentistoblamethatleadstofeelingsofboredom.

Whenwe’reboredweblametheworldaroundus,butEastwood’stheorychallengesthisassumption:

Boredomdoesn’texistoutthere;itexistsinsideyourbrain.Whatthatmeansis—hardasitmaybetohear—boringlessonsaren’tonlythefaultofyourteacherorthesubject,they’reyourfaulttoo.

12.AccordingtoPeterStromberg,________.

A.teenagersarevictimsofboredom

B.ourbrainsdemandmuchstimulation

C.we’vegrowndependentonmediaforfun

D.thewaywehavefunmakesusbecomebored

13.AccordingtoParagraph4,theattentionsystem________.

A.doesn’tlikechallenges

B.enjoysinterestingthings

C.doeswhatyouwantittodo

D.