湖北省黄冈麻城市实验高中学年高二月考英语试题.docx

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湖北省黄冈麻城市实验高中学年高二月考英语试题

湖北省黄冈麻城市实验高中2020-2021学年高二10月月考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

DiscoverBritainthroughliterature

Literaturegivesyouthesafetyoftravellingwithinthecomfortsofyourownhome.IwouldliketotakeyouonajourneythroughGreatBritain.ThroughthesenovelsyouwillbeabletotransportyourselfanddiscoverthebeautyandthecultureofGreatBritain.

PrideandPrejudicebyJaneAusten

JaneAusten'sromanticnovelcentresaroundtheBennetfamilyduringthe19thcenturyandtheimportanceofmarriageandsocialexpectations.Thestyleofthenovelisusingexaggerated（夸张的）characterstomakefunofthesociety.

Setting:

Longbourn（afictionaltown）inHertfordshire

TheHarryPotterSeriesbyJK.Rowling

It'shighlyunlikelythatyou'vemanagedtoavoidhearingofHarryPotter,evenifyouareamuggle（不会魔法的人）.Itisafantasticseriesofnovelswhichmakesyoubelieveinmagicandthatanythingispossible.

Setting:

Hogwarts

OliverTwistbyCharlesDickens

ThenovelfollowsOliver'slifeasanorphaninLondonandthecharactershemeetswhilelivingonthestreets.

Setting:

London

HowGreenWasMyValleybyRichardLlewellyn

Inthenovel,LlewellynwritesaboutaWelshfamilyandtheirlifeamongaminingcommunity.Itgivesreadersareallygoodrepresentationofthestrugglesfacedbythoselivinginthissortofcommunity.

Setting:

SouthWales

1．Whichdealswiththemaincharacter'schildhood?

A．PrideandPrejudiceB．TheHarryPotterSeries

C．OliverTwistD．HowGreenWasMyvalley

2．WhatcanweknowaboutHowGreenWasMyvalley?

A．Itintroducesthehistoryofaminingcommunity.

B．Ithelpsreaderslearnhowtofacedifficulties.

C．Itencouragesreaderstoexplorethebeautyofnature.

D．Itpresentsaminingfamily'slife.

3．Whomakesreadersinterestedinmagicaccordingtothetext?

A．JaneAusten.B．J.K.Rowling.C．CharlesDickens.D．RichardLlewellyn.

IhavecompletelyforgottenthenameofanoldladywhowasacustomeronmypaperroutewhenIwasatwelve-year-oldboyinMarinette,Wisconsinbackin1954.

OnamindlessSaturdayafternoon,afriendandIwerethrowingrocksontotheroofoftheoldlady’shouseinherbackyard.Theobjectofourplaywastoobservehowtherockschangedtomissilesastheyrolledtotheroofs’edgeandshotoutintotheyardlikecometsfallingfromthesky.

Ifoundmyselfaperfectlysmoothrock.Thestonewastoosmooth,however,soitslippedfrommyhandasIletitgoandheadedstraightforasmallwindowontheoldlady’sbackporch.Atthesoundoffracturedglass,weranawayveryfast.

Iwasscaredaboutgettingcaughtthatfirstnight.However,afewdayslater,whenIwassurethatIhadn’tbeendiscovered,Istartedtofeelguiltyforhermisfortune.

ImadeupmymindthatIwouldsavemypaperdeliverymoney,andinthreeweeksIhadthesevendollarsthatIcalculatedwouldcoverthecostofherwindow.IputthemoneyinanenvelopewithanoteexplainingthatIwassorryforbreakingherwindow.

Iwaiteduntilitwasdark,snuckuptotheoldlady’shouse,andputtheenvelopethroughtheletterslotinherdoor.

Thenextday,IhandedtheoldladyherpaperandwasabletoreturnthewarmsmilethatIwasreceivingfromher.Shethankedmeforthepaperandsaid,“Here，Ihavesomethingforyou.”Itwasabagofcookies.IthankedherandbegantoeatthecookiesasIcontinuedmyroute.

Afterseveralcookies,Ifeltanenvelopeandpulleditoutofthebag.WhenIopenedtheenvelope,Iwasastonished.Insidewasthesevendollarsandashortnotethatsaid,“I'mproudofyou.”

4．Theauthorandhisfriendthrewstonesontotheroofoftheoldlady’shouseinorderto_______.

A．amusethemselvesB．helpherrepairit

C．askherforsomehelpD．wakeherup

5．Whatpart-timejobdidtheauthordoattheageof12?

A．Makingcookies.B．Collectingstones.

C．Deliveringnewspapers.D．Repairingwindows.

6．Whentheauthorfeltguiltyaboutwhathehaddone,he.

A．wenttoseetheoldladyandadmittedhismistakebravely

B．justwrotealettertoapologizetotheoldlady

C．turnedtohisfriendforsomeadvice

D．decidedtorelyonhisowneffortstomakeupforhismistake

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“snuckupto”inparagraph6?

A．ranintoB．slippedinto

C．brokeintoD．rushedinto

We’veallheardthesamewarning:

lookingatyourphoneoranotherscreenbeforebedisverybadforyou.Itmaymakeitharderforyoutofallasleepandpreventyoufromgettingagoodnight’srest.Mostsleepdoctorssuggestturningoffscreensanhourbeforebedtime.Therealityisthat,forthemajorityofus,cellphones,tablets,orTVsarethelastthingswelookatbeforewecloseoureyes.Oursmartphonescansometimesfeellikeanextensionofourbodiesbecausewe’resophysicallyconnectedtothem.Screensingeneralhavebecomesuchaprominentpartofourlivesthatitcanfeelcompletelyunrealistictoputthemawayearlierintheevening.Butaccordingtosleepdoctors,it’sasmartideatoatleastgiveitatry.

Atnight,yourbrainstartstoproduceahormonecalledmelatonin（褪黑色素）,whichkeepsyourcircadianrhythmontrackandhelpsyoufallasleep,accordingtotheNationalCenterforComplementaryandIntegrativeHealth.Beingexposedtobrightlightsuppressesmelatoninproduction,saysPhilipRichardGehrman,abehavioralsleepspecialistandassociateprofessorofclinicalpsychologyinpsychiatryattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sPerelmanSchoolofMedicine.“Bluelighthasthestrongestimpact,”headds,“andthetypesofLEDlightsusedinmostelectronicdevicesarestrongestinthebluepartofthespectrum.”

Whyisbluelightparticularlybad?

Dr.Gehrmanexplainsthattheveryspecializedcellsintheeyesthatfeedintooursleepsystemandcircadianrhythms,calledretinalganglioncells,respondstronglytobluelightincomparisontoothertypesoflight.

“Beyondthelightyou’reexposingyourselfto,there’salsothesimpletruththatit’seasytogetcaughtupinwhatyou’rereadingorwatching,whichleadstostayingawakealotlaterthanyoushould,”saysShelbyHarris,clinicalpsychologistinprivatepracticeinNewYork.“Evenifyou’vegottheself-controltoswitchoffNetflixafterareasonablenumberofepisodes,dependingonwhatyoujustwatchedorread,youmaybetoomentallystimulatedtofallasleepanyway.”

8．Whichofthefollowingbestreplacestheunderlinedwordinparagraph1?

A．importantB．funC．differentD．major

9．Howdoesbrightlight“work”atnight?

A．Itwillhelpusfallasleepveryquickly.B．Itwillmakeourbrainproduceahormone.

C．Itwillkeepourcircadianrhythmsontrack.D．Itwillaffecttheproductionofmelatonin.

10．Whatisspecialaboutbluelight?

A．Ithasthelongesteffectonoursleep.B．Itismostlyusedinelectronicdevices.

C．Itcausestheeyecellstoreactgreatly.D．Itisthestrongestoneamongallthelights.

11．WhatcanwelearnfromShelbyHarris’words?

A．Self-controlwillhelpusescapetheinfluenceoftelevision.

B．Whatwearereadingandwatchingcanhelpussleeplonger.

C．Lightisthemostimportantfactoraffectingoursleepquality.

D．Whatwewatchorreadbeforebedtimewillinfluenceoursleepquality.

Aseveredrought（干旱）thathascausedwaterlevelsinSoutheastAsia'sMekongRivertodroptotheirlowestinmorethan100yearscouldhavedevastating（毁灭性的）consequencesforfish,aswellasthetensofmillionsofpeoplelivingandworkingalongtheriver,expertswarn.

Thisyear,thedryconditionsintheMekongregionpersisted（持续）duetowarmPacificOceancurrents（洋流）knownastheEINinoeffect.Butclimatechangeisalsoadrivingfactor,expertssay,causingtherainyseasontoshortenconsiderably.Thesituationwasmadeworsebyhydropower（水利发电）damoperatorsupstream,inChinaandLaos,withholdingwaterfortheirownpurposes.

Manyricefarmersintheregionhavebeenunabletoplanttheirmaincrop,raisingfears'ofaheavilydiminishedharvestthisfall.LesswaterflowcouldalsohaveadevastatingimpactonfishreproductionintheMekongRiverbasin.Perhapsevenmorealarming,expertsexpectthatdroughtsanddisruptions（中断）tothewaterflowoftheMekongwillbecomemorecommon,andtheywarnthatitcouldeventuallyleadtotheruinoftheentireecosystem.

OriginatingintheTibetanhighlands,theMekongRiverflowsthroughsixAsiancountiesbeforeemptyingintotheSouthChinaSea.Theriverbasinishometothelargestinlandfisheryintheworldandmorethan60millionpeopledependonitfortheirlivelihoods.

FewriversintheworldriseandfallwiththeseasonsasmuchastheMekong,whichcandropFewriversintheworldriseandfallwiththeseasonsasmuchastheMekong,whichcandropupto40feetinsomeplacesattheendofthedryseason.Whentherainyseasonarrives,theynormallyproduceafloodpulsethatbringswithitsediment（沉淀）importanttoagricultureaswellashugeamountsoftinyfish,includingmanycriticallyendangeredspeciessuchastheMekonggiantcatfish,thataresweptintotheTonleSapLakeandotherfloodplainswheretheycanmature.

12．WhatistrueabouttheMekongRiver?

A．TheMekongRiverbasinishometothelargestfisheryintheworld.

B．TheaveragedepthoftheMekongRiverinthedryseasonis40feet.

C．ThewateroftheMekongRiverhasfallentothelowestlevelinhistory.

D．TheMekongRiveroriginatesinChinaandflowsintotheSouthChinaSea.

13．Whatistheparagraph2mainlyabout?

A．ThebenefitsoftheMekongRiverthisyear,

B．TheclimatechangeoftheMekongRiverthisyear.

C．ThenaturaldisastersoftheMekongRiverthisyear.

D．ThereasonsforthedroughtofMekongRiverthisyear.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedw