黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学学年高二英语月考试题

哈尔滨市第六中学2017届高二10月月考

英语试题

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节：

（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MynameisChelseaChowderhead.Achowderisakindofsoup.IwaslaughedatbecauseofmylastnameassoonasIstartedschool.SowhenmyfamilymovedtoSouthCarolina,IaskedmydadifIcouldchangemyname.

“Youshouldn’tchangewhoyouare.Letpeoplegettoknowyoufirstandyournamelater.Whenyoumeetsomeonenew,askthemagoodquestion,somethingyou’rereallyinterestedin.Oncepeoplestarttalkingaboutthemselves,theydon’tjudgeyou.”

TwodayslaterIheadedtomynewschoolforthefirstdayofclass.Atlunch,Inoticedthatthereweretwinbrotherswhoweretalkingtoeachother.Irememberedmydad’sadvice,soIdecidedtotry.

Inoticedthattheirlunchboxeswereidentical.“What’sitlikebeingatwin?

”Iasked.

Theylookedsurprised.Thenonesaid,“Noonehaseveraskedusthat!

”

“Mostofthetimeit’sgood,”theothersaid.“Whenyou’reatwinyoualwayshavesomeonetotalktoandhavelunchwith.”

Innotimewewerelaughingandtalking.Thenoneofthebrotherssaid,“I’mNicholas,andthisismybrother,Nathaniel.What’syourname?

”

Itookadeepbreathandsaid,“I’mChelseaChowderhead.”

“Chowder?

Likethesoup?

”askedNathaniel.

“Yes,”Ireplied,lookingdown.

“Hey,cool!

Doyouwanttocomeoverafterschoolandplaybasketballwithus?

”Nathanielasked.Inodded.AndthatishowIbecamefriendswiththetwinbrothers.

1.Whydidthewriterwanttochangehisname?

A．Peoplemadefunofit.

B．Hewantedtomakemorefriends.

C．Itwashardtoremember.

D．Hewantedtobecoolinthenewschool.

2.Theunderlinedword“identical”inParagraph4probablymeans_____________.

A．bigB．beautifulC．sameD．full

3.Whenthetwinbrothersaskedhisname,thewriterfelt________________.

A．surprisedB．nervousC．angryD．proud

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Atlastthewriterchangedhisname.

B．Thetwinssaidhellotothewriterfirst.

C．Thetwinsalsodidn’tlikethewriter’sname.

D．Onecanorderachowderinsomerestaurants.

B

Havingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn’treallymeanthatyouareapersonwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading.Itcanbeafamilyinheritance（继承）oritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyouaboutthefactthatyouareapersonofculture.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuybooks,becausesomeofthemarequiteexpensive,buttheyusuallygotolibrariesandspendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalot,orjustborrowbookstoreadathome.

Frommypointofview,literatureisveryimportantinourlivesfromseveralpointsofview.Forexample,readingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingourknowledgeindifferentareasofactivities.Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationanditmakesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakingcompositionsondifferentthemes.Itgivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon’tworkinthisfield,oryoucanexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspect,justbecauseyouhavereadsomethingconnectedtothat.

Secondly,literatureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimagination,andtoleaveaparttherealoneforacoupleofhours.Wecometomeetkingsandqueensmanyyearsago,dreamintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture.Sometimes,weidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestorieswereadandtheycangiveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances.

Toconclude,Iwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichourculture,toexpresscorrectlyandhavearichvocabulary,tobeabletointerfere（干涉）inconversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson.

5.Thepeoplewhoarefondofliteraturearethosethat_________.

A.gotolibrariesonweekends

B.havemuchinterestinreading

C.keepmanybooksintheirstudies

D.buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore

6.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_________.

A.wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolife

B.itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehours

C.whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylife

D.wecanmakefriendswiththepeopleinthestories

7.Theunderlinedword“erudite”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.

A.learnedB.enthusiasticC.hard-workingD.creative

8.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage？

A.Totellreadershowtoreadabook.

B.Toexplainthetruemeaningofreading.

C.Toadvisereaderstolikereading.

D.Totellreaderswhohastherealpassionforliterature.

C

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberingless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactivememory（交互记忆）"

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

9.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.

A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor'saltitude

C.describehowtousetheInternet.D.explainhowtostoreinformation

10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A.Sparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.

D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

11.Intransactivememory,people______.

A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation

12.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.

D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

D

Italyiswidelyconsideredtobeaparadiseforshopping.Youcanfindalmostalltheworld’sfirst-classbrandsthereatreasonableprices.

Someexcellentpurchaseoptionsare:

clothesformenandwomen，jewellery，lacework，leathergoods，ceramics（陶制品），goldandsilveritems.

Andhere’ssomethingyoushouldneverforget:

ForeigntouristsacquiringthingsinItalycanclaimasalestaxrebate（回扣）,providedthattheyspendmorethan155Euros（about1550yuan）atthesamestoreonthesameday.The10percentrefund（退款）makesthepricesmorecompetitiveandattractivetolotsofcustomers.

Besidesthis，therearesomestoresthatofferhighfashiongoodsatmuchlowerprices.Italy’sfashionhousesdonotadvertisethesestores，somerefusetoadmitthattheyexist，butonceyouknowwheretheyareyouneedneverpayhighstreetpricesagain.

Aroundthecentre，Milan，therearequietertownsandsuburbswithoutletsofferinghugediscounts（打折）ontopbrandclothesandaccessories.

Thefashionhousesgoaroundconventionalretailers（零售商）toselldirectlytothepublic.Thatgetsridofmark-upsthatcanaccountforhalftheprice.

Buttoavoidareactionfromtheretailerstheytendtokeepitquiet---soquietthatmanyfashioninsidersareignorant（不知道的）ofthebargainsontheirdoorstep.Muchofthestockcomesfromsecondsorshowroomcollections.Discountsofupto70percentarecommon.MostoftheoutletsareinthetrianglebetweenTurin，MilanandFlorence.ThereyoucangetthebestdealsonArmani，Gucciandtheotherbignamesinfashion.

Tonamejustafew，thereareArmanifactorystoresnearComo，Dolce&GabbanostoresnearMilan，GuccifactorystoresnearFlorence，andPradastoresnearArezzo.WhenyoutravelinItaly，neverforgettoleaveonedayortwovisitingthestores，therearelotsofsurprise.

13.Ifaforeigntouristpays155EurosforsomethinginthesamestoreinItalyonthesameday，heonlyneedstopaythestore.

A.139.5eurosB.145eurosC.140eurosD.150euros

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mark-ups”meaninthetext?

A.Marksonthefashion.

B.Goodmarksforstudentswhohavemadegreateffortsontheirstudies.

C.Marksontopofthefashion-housessigns.

D.Toputamuchhigherpriceonsomething.

15.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Italy---theWorld’sShoppingCentreB.GoingtoaParadiseinItaly

C.Italy---aShoppers’ParadiseD.Italy---aParadiseforBusiness

第二节（共5小题,每小题2分,共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项