江西省崇仁县第二中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

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江西省崇仁县第二中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题

崇仁二中高二年级第二次月考试卷

一、听力（30分）每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Reserveacheaphotel.B.GotoMexicoonbusiness.

C.Relaxandenjoyhimself.

2.Whatwillthewomanget?

A.Carpetcleaner.B.Apapertowel.C.Aglassofwine.

3.Whoisthewoman?

A.She’sateacher.B.She’sastudent.C.She’sanassistantteacher.

4.Wherearethespeakersheaded?

A.Toaswimmingpool.B.Tothebeach.C.Toarestaurant.

5.Whyisthemuseumimportant?

A.It’samuseumforoldart.B.Itwillbebuiltonasmallisland.

C.It’sthefirstofitskindinIndonesia.

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howmuchdoesanentranceticketcost?

A.Twodollars.B.Fivedollars.C.Sevendollars.

7.Howdoesthewomanpay?

A.Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Bycreditcard.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredidthetomatosaucecomefrom?

A.Alocalfarm.B.Astoreonlyfivemilesaway.

C.Theman’sowntomatoes.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofcooking?

A.Sheenjoysit.

*Thedifferencebetweenordinaryandextraordinaryisthatlittleextra.

平庸与卓越之间的差异，在于那一点点的额外努力。

B.Shedoesn’thavethepatienceforit.

C.Itmakesherfeelcreative.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Interviewerandinterviewee.B.Husbandandwife.C.Neighbors.

11.Wheredidthemangotocollege?

A.InWashington.B.InTexas.C.InNebraska.

12.Whatisthewoman’sjob?

A.Sheisacomputerprogrammer.

B.Sheisabanker.C.Sheisanartist.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdidFitbitsayabouttherecentstudy?

A.Itwasfalse.B.Ithurttheirbusiness.C.Theyhadnocomment.

14.WhendoesthemanusehisFitbit?

A.Onlywhenhe’sexercising.B.Duringthedaytime.C.Allthetime.

15.WhatdoesthemanthinkofhisFitbit?

A.It’ssometimesuncomfortabletowear.

B.Itisn’tuseful.C.It’sagoodvalue.

16.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Interested.B.Bored.C.Upset.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Afreelessonwebsiteforteachers.

B.Asearchengine.C.Alanguageprogram.

18.HowmanypeopleuseDuolingocurrently?

A.Overonehundredmillion.B.Afewhundredthousand.

C.Severalthousand.

19.WhereisLuisvonAhnfrom?

A.Switzerland.B.Guatemala.C.CostaRica.

20.HowwasDuolingooriginallyfunded?

A.Bybigwebsites.B.Byanactor.C.Byschools.

二、阅读理解（30）

A

Awaywithwords

 Thetelegraph,anonlinenewsservice,hasteamedupwithSaga,whichprovidesproductsandservicesonlyfortheover50s,toholdanewcompetitiontofindthebesttravelwriter.ThreeluckywinnerswillwinamasterclasswithtwotopTelegraphtravelwritersbeforetravellingtheworldwithSagaononeofthreeholidaysofgreatcomfortandpleasure.Toenter,allyouneedtodoistellussomethingmysteriousandwonderfulabouttheworldoftravel—afavoritememory,ahumoroustale,anunforgettableoccasionorasightworthwritingabout.

    Whatwearelookingfor

 Youmustbeabletoreadnotonlythosesignsthathelpyoufindyourwayaroundbuttheonesthattellyouhowthelocalstick.Youmust,inthewordsofPaulTheroux,anAmericantravelwriter,“descibeexactlywhatyouseeandgiveitlifewithyourimgaination”.

  Inthiscompetition,youcandothatinanythingfrom150wordsto500,buttheyshouldbeyourwords,andfreshones.Wedoexpectyounottohidethetruthorthefactsaboutyourexperience.Beyondthat,youcanmakethemostofthefreedomtravelwritinggivesyou.

    You’llbeeditoraswellaswriter,soensurethoseeyesareequallyfreshwhenyoucheckandrecheckwhatyou’vewritten.Wewillmakeallowancesfortheoccasionalmistake,suchasyouhave“fell”intoariver.Butwewon’tputupwithmistakeseveryfewlines.

    Terms&conditions

  Competitorsmustbeaged50yearsorolder.

 Thejudgingprocessisdividedintotwostages:

entrieswillbehostedonthewebsiteforonemonth.Thetop20articleswillthenbeselectedbypublicvote.Thetopthreewinnerswillbechosenbythreejudges.TheclosingdateforentriesisAugust15.

21.Whatdoestheprizeforwinnersinclude?

A.thepublicationoftheirworks.

B.threewonderfulholidays.

C.anopportunitytoworkintheTelegraph.

D.achancetolearnfromexcellentwriters.

22.Whowillselectthefinalwinners?

A.thepublic.B.threechosenjudges.C.PaulTheroux.

D.twotopTelegraphtravelwriters.

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.AnessayB.AtravelguideC.AnannouncementD.Awritingguide

B

  OnecolddaylastNovember,mywifeandIcamehomefromworktoasickyoungdaughterandwedecidedtostayathomeforthenight.Problemwas,wehadtwoticketstoseeMirandaJuly,theperformanceartist,beinginterviewedattheHerbstTheatre.Wedecidedtosellthemonlinefor$50.Onehourbeforetheevent,aguynamedPetercalledmeandsaidhewantedtobuythetickets.Sincethetimewaslimited,ItoldPetertopaymethenextday.Peterseemedtouchedandwesaidafondgoodbye.

    However,amonthlater,Peterstilldidn’tpaymeback.Afewmoreweekspassed.Anothermonth.There’dbeenonee-mailpromisingtomailthecheck,thensilence.

    Maybehewashavingahardtime,Ithought.Buttruthwas,Peterseemedtobehavingaprettynormaltime.AccordingtothepicturesandmessagesonhisFacebook,hehadbeenplayinggolf,dancinghappilywithhisfriends,andtravelingonaboat.Buthejustrefusedtoanswermycalls,orreplytomye-mailsormessages.SoItriedreachinghimwithmywife’sphoneonenight.Andhedidn’tpickupwhenIcalled,buttextedrightback,playfullywonderingwhomightbecallinghim.

    “Youshouldgotohisoffice,”mywifesaid,“Hewouldhavetogiveyouthemoneyifallhiscoworkerswerewatching.”

    ButIdidn’twanttobecomeadebtcollector.MyeffortstoreachPeteroverthesemonthshadbeenlightandIwantedtokeepitthatway.MyinitialexchangewithPeterhadbeenjusttworegularpeopleagreeingtohandlethingshumanly.Therewasararenicenessinthat,andIstillwantedtokeepthatballoonintheair,howeverdisappointingitwasstartingtolook.Iwantedtobelievewecouldstilltrusteachother.

24.Forwhatreasondidtheauthorandhiswifedecidetoselltheticket?

A.Theythoughtitwastoocoldthatnight..

B.Theywantedtosavesomemoney.

C.Theyweregoingtobeinterviewed.

D.Theyneededtolookaftertheirdaughter

25.OnthenighttheauthorsoldhisticketstoPeter,he_____.

A.knewhemightnotgetthe$50.B.feltalittlehesitant.C.wasmovedbyPeter'skindness.D.thoughthecouldtrustPeter.

26.Whydidn’tPeterpaytheauthorback?

A.Becausehedidn’trememberit.B.Becausehedidn'twanttopay.C.Becausehewastoobusytopay.D.Becausehewashavingatoughtime.

27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Hewouldnevertruststrangers.

B.HestillhopedPeterwouldpayhimback

C.Hemightcallthepoliceforhelp.

D.HewouldgotoPeter'sofficetotalktohim.

C

  Imaginelookingatsomethingandbeingabletomoveitjustbyusingyourbrain!

ThatisexactlywhatthenewtechnologycalledBrainGatecando—withthehelpofaroboticarm,anyway.

    BrainGateistheideaofProfessorJohnDonoghueandhisteamofresearchersattheBrownInstituteforBrainScience,USA.BrainGateisattacheddirectlytothebrain.Firstofall,goldwiresareputintothepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmovement.Thesearethenconnectedtoasmallcomputerchip（芯片）.Whenthepersonthinksaboutdifferentmovements,thiscreateselectricalsignals,whicharepickedupbythechip.Afterthis,thesignalsthatarecreatedbythebrainaresentbacktoacomputer,whichchangesthesignalsintomovements.Finally,thecomputerusestheroboticarmtocarryoutthesemovements.BrainGatecanalreadybeusedtowriteane-mailorplaycomputergames,justbybrainpower.

 Thetechnologyhasalreadycostmillionsofdollarstodevelopandwhenitisavailableforuse,itwillprobablycostthousandsofdollarsperperson.TherearestillmanychallengesaheadforDonoghueandhisteam.Theyarecurrentlyplanningaminiwirelessversion,whichwillallowpeopletobeconnectedtothecomputeratalltimes.Donoghuealsodreamsofusingthistechnologytohelpdisabledpeoplewhocan'tmovetheirarmsorlegs.HeplanstoconnectBrainGatedirectlytotheirownparalysedlimbs（瘫痪的胳膊或腿）.Thiswillmeanthatthepersoncancontroltheirownbodyagain,withoutrelyingonaroboticarm.

 Thisresearchisattractingthemilitary's（军方的）attentionaswell.However,itiseasytounderstandwhyscientistsmightbeconcernedabouthowthought-controlledmachinescouldbeusedbythemilitary.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“These”referto?

A.Wires.B.Movements.C.Thoughts.D.Brains

29.WhatisoneofBrainGate'sdisadvantages?

A.Itistooexpensive.B.Itneedsimprovement.

C.Itproducesfewmovements.D.Itisdifficulttocontrol.

30.HowwillDonoghuehelpdisabledpeople?

A.Bydevelopingawirelessversion.

B.Byreplacingtheirlimbswithroboticones.

C.ByattachingBrainGatetotheirbadlimbs.

D.BymakingBrainGatesmaller.

31.Whatdoesthemilitarythinkofthought-controlledmachines?

A.TheycouldleadtodisastersB.Theywouldfacefiercecompetition

C.TheywouldbeinmassproductionD.Theycouldbeuseful.

D

   Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.

    AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkag