北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高二英语月考试题

北京大学附属中学河南分校2015-2016学年高二英语3月月考试题

考试时间90分钟满分120分

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）

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AttheageoftenIcouldnotfigureoutwhatthisElvisPresleyguyhadthattherestofusboysdidnothave．Imean，hehadahead，twoarmsandtwolegs，justliketherestofus．Aboutnineo’clockonSaturdaymorningIdecidedtoaskEugeneCorrethers，oneoftheolderboys，whatitwasthatmadethisElvisguysospecial．HetoldmethatitwasElvis’wavyhairandthewayhemovedhisbody．

Abouthalfanhourlateralltheboysintheorphanage（孤儿院）werecalledtothemaindining-roomandtoldwewereallgoingtodowntownJacksonville，FloridatogetanewpairofBusterBrownshoesandahaircut．ThatiswhenIgotthisbigidea，whichhitmelikeatonofbricks.IftheElvishaircutwasthebigsecret，thenthat’swhatIwasgoingtoget．

A11thewaytotownItoldeverybody,includingthematron（女管家）fromtheorphanagewhowastakingustotown，thatIwasgoingtolookjustlikeElvisPresleyandthatIwouldlearntomovearoundjustlikehedidandthatIwouldberichandfamousoneday,justlikehim．

WhenIgotmynewBusterBrownshoes,IcouldhardlywaitformynewhaircutandnowthatIhadmynewBusierBrownshoesIwouldbeveryhappytogobacktotheorphanageandpracticebeinglikeElvis.

Wefinallyarrivedatthebigbarbershop，wheretheycutourhairforfreebecausewewereorphans（孤儿）．Ilookedatthebarberandsaid，“IwantanElvishaircut.CanyoumakemyhairlikeElvis?

”

Iaskedhim，withabigsmileonmyface．“Let'sjustseewhatwecandoforyou，littleman，”hesaid．Iwassohappywhenhestartedtocutmyhair．Justashestartedtocutmyhair,thematronsignedforhimtocomeovertowhereshewasstanding．Shewhisperedsomethingintohisearandthenheshookhishead，likehewastellingher“No”．ThenhetoldmetheywerenotallowedtogiveusElvishaircuts．ThenIsawmyhairfallin

gontothefloor．

21．Intheauthor’seyes，ElvisPresleywas_________．

A．disgustingB．admirableC．ambitiousD．dynamic

22．Fromthepassage，wecanknowthat______________．

A．BusterBrownwasmoreappealingthanElvisPresley

B．AnElvishaircutcosttheorphansalotofmo

ney

C．ThematrondidnotwanttheboytohaveanElvishaircut

D．ThebarberwasunwillingtogivetheboyanElvishaircut

23．Wecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentencethattheboywas______．

A．excitedtohaveanElvishaircutB．worriedtothinkaboutthesecret

C．anxioustoremovethetonofbricksD．carefultoseizethechance

24．Howwouldtheboyprobablyfeelwhenhewalkedoutofthebarbershop?

A．Delighted．B．Guilty．C．Self-satisfied．D．Depressed．

B

Instagramisafast，beautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriendsandfamily．Takeapictureorvideo，chooseafiltertotransformitslookandfeel．andthe

nposttoInstagram—it'sthateasy．YoucanevensharetoFacebook．Twitterandmore．It’sanewwaytoseetheworld．SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks．

Ialwaysthoughtpeople’stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUK，I’dprobablydoittoo．“ThePictureHouse”istheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorder，clickaphotoofthefood，shareonInstagramandeatforfree!

Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant（巨人）BirdsEye，whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals．Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange．

Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho，LondonforthreedaysinMay，andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities．Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon’thavetopayfor,iftheyphotoandlnstagramit．

TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’s“FoodforLife”campaign，anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood．“Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecial，”saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling．

ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofarAndthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway．Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses．LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere，notbywhattheyeat．

25．Instagramprobablyis______．

A．arestaurantfreeofchmgeB．acampaignof“FoodforLife’’

C．aprogramusedtosharephotosD．anewmarketingproject

26．What’stheauthor’sattitudetothisnewtrend?

A．ConfusedB．UnconcernedC．OpposedD．Interested

27．“ThePictureHouse”encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_____．

A．raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB．attractmorecustomers

C．createanewsocialmediatrendD．rewardtheregularcustomers

28．Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．PaybyPictureB．ThePop-upDiner

C．NoNeedtoPayD．FoodforLife

C

Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories（配饰）．Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies．Agenerationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavoringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheirage．

ProfessorJuliaTwiggy,asocialpolicyexpert，said，“Womenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorerequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s．Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter．Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto．Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly．”ProfessorTwiggyanalyzedfamilyexpendingdataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—about5or6percentofspending，theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply．

Theprofessorsaid，“Clothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast．Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrom，butnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewhere．Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem．’’

FashiondesignerAngelaBarnard，whorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondon，saidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebritystylethaninpreviousyears．Shesaid,“WhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixties，theywanttofollowthem．Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities．There’salsotheboominTVprogrammersshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlook，andmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties．WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsago，myoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrich，butnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris6landshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago．”

29．Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelat

estfashionstodaymainlybecause___________．

A．theygettiredofthemselvesmorequickly

B．TVshowsteachthemhowtostayinshape

C.theyfeelmuchyoungern

ow

D．clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore

30．Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion?

A．Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners．

B．Theyarenowmoleeasilyinfluencedbystars．

C．Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion．

D．Theyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldage．

31．Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?

A．AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans．B．TheMoreFashionable，theLessExpensive．

C．UnexpectedchangesinFashion．D．BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry

D

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?

Theproductsdisplayed（展示）attheentrance?

Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?

Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?

Unlessitisbad，theanswerislikelytobeno．Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds，itiscertainlythere．Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase．

Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandou

ttotheentrance，viascentmachines.A

smellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair．Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereposedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores，customers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent．

Whenitcomestothebestsh

oppingstreetsinPairs，scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales．Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe．

Someyearsago，thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’tafforddisplays．Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce（e-commerce）hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience．Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds，onlybricks-and-mortarstores（实体店）canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthrought

hedoortothemomenttheyleave．Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop，butratheradestination．Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis．

Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment，andcoconut（椰子）scentintheswimsuitsection．Adep