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广东省英德市第一中学学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案
英德市一中2015-2016学年第一学期
高二英语月考
(一)试题
(本试卷满分150分。
用时120分钟。
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第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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
Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles.Almostamonthago,heboughtpopularwordgamethatusedlittlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlettersonthem.Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid,“Uh,look,thegameboxhaven’tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney.”
Peterexaminedthebox,and,sureenough,itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic.Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox.
“Youshouldputthatupforauction(拍卖)ontheInternet,andseewhathappens.”thesalesgirlsaid.
“Yes,you’reright.Peoplelikesomethingrare.”Peteragreed,“Ican’timaginetherebeingverymanyunopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.”
“Don’tforgettotellmeifyousellit.”thesalesgirlsmiled.
“Noproblem.”Petersaid.
Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthecouldn’tfindit.ThenhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch.Thesearchresultwas543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehadbeenproducedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors.Healsofoundsomelistsofgamefanslookingforvariousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,tellingthemwhathehad.
Twoweekslater,Peterwentbacktotheshop.
“Hello.Doyoustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?
”
Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond,thenrecognizedhimandsaid,“Oh,hi!
”
“I’vegotsomethingforyou,”Petersaid.“Isoldthegameandmade$1,000.Thankyouforyoursuggestion.”Hehandedherthree$100bills.
“Wow!
”thesalesgirlcriedout.“Thankyou,Ineverexpectedit.”
1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter’swordgame?
A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago.
B.Ithadgameboardsindifferentsizes.
C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal.
D.Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors.
2.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter’swordgame?
A.Oldandhandy.B.Rareandvaluable.
C.Classicandattractive.D.Colorfulandinteresting
3.Petergotthenamesofthegamefansfrom_________.
A.anauctionB.theInternet
C.agameshopD.thesecond-handshop
4.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?
A.Petergavethegirl$300asareward.B.ThesalesgirlbecamePeter’sfriend.
C.Peterreturnedthewordgamefor$1,000.D.ThesalesgirlfeltconfusedtoseePeteragain.
5.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory?
A.It’simportanttokeepapromise.B.It’sgreattoshareinotherpeople’shappiness.
C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers.D.Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.
B
WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,“I’mnotafish!
”Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?
AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanyeyelids(眼皮)andthesunhutstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem..
WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothinklikeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.
6.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?
A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.
C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.
7.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?
A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.
C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.
8.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound_________.
A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydays
C.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.
9.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound_________.
A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiring
C.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople
10.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom_________.
A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbook
C.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire’sbiography
C
Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressureandraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.
Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress(紧张)levelsandbloodpressureinpeople—halfofthempetowners—whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic(心算)orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicktobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxedaroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon'tjudge.
Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostabout11pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn'tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall—mostlywiththeirdogs—andfounditworthdoing.
11.Theunderlinedword“subjects”refersto______.
A.whatstudentslearnedatschoolB.peoplethatwerestudied
C.thosewhohadpetswiththemD.thosepeoplewithoutpets
12.Apersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif_______.
A.hehasapetcompanionB.hehaslessstressofwork
C.heoftendoesmentalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily
13.Whydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks?
A.Theyhavelowerbloodpressure.B.Theybecomemorepatient.
C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.
14.Theresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthat________.
A.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexercise
B.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledid
C.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledid
D.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful
15.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?
A.Whatpetsbringtotheirowners.B.Howpetshelppeoplecalmdown.
C.People'sopinionsofkeepingpets.D.Pet'svalueinmedicalresearch.
D
ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.
Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.
OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional(地区的)cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.
Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeopl