山西省洪洞县第一中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省洪洞县第一中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案

2017-2018学年高二月考试题

英语

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

Ihaveforgottenthenameoftheoldlady,whowasacustomeronmynewspaperroutewhenIwastwelve-year-oldboybackin1954.YetitseemslikejustyesterdaythatshetaughtmealessoninforgivenessthatIcanonlyhopetopassontosomeoneelsesomeday.

OnaSaturdayafternoon,afriendandIwerethrowingstonesontotheroofoftheoldlady’shouse.Ifoundasmoothrockandsentit.Thestoneheadedstraightforasmallwindowontheoldlady’sbackdoor.Atthesoundofbrokenglass,wetookofffromtheoldlady’syard.

Iwastooscaredaboutgettingcaughtthatfirstnight.However,afewdayslaterwhenIwassurethatIhadn’tbeendiscovered,Istartedtofeelguiltyforhermisfortune.

ShestillgreetedmewithasmileeachdaywhenIgaveherthenewspaper,butIwasnolongerabletoactcomfortablywhenseeingher.

Idecidedtosavemypaperdeliverymoney,andinthreeweeksIhadthesevendollarsthatIthoughtwouldcoverthecostofherwindow.IputthemoneyinanenvelopwithanotesayingthatIwassorryforbreakingherwindowandhopedthatthesevendollarswouldcoverthecostofrepairingit.

Thenextday,Ihandedtheoldladyherpaper.Shethankedmeforthepaperandgavemeabagofbiscuitsshehadmadeherself.IthankedherandatethebiscuitsasIcontinuedmyroute.

Afterseveralbiscuits,Ifeltanenvelopeandpulleditoutofthebag.WhenIopenedtheenvelope,Iwasshocked.Insidewerethesevendollarsandashortnotethatsaid,“I’mproudofyou.”

1.Whatworkdidtheauthordoattheageof12?

A.DeliveringnewspapersB.Collectingoldpapers

C.PickingrocksD.Repairingroofs

2.Whydidtheauthorandhisfriendescapefromtheoldlady’syard?

A.Theybroketheoldlady’sbackdoor.

B.Theyheardtheoldladyshouting.

C.Theybroketheoldlady’swindow.

D.Theywereseenbytheoldlady.

3.Whatdidtheauthordotomakeupforhismistake?

A.Hesavedsomemoneytocoverthecost.

B.Hegavetheoldladypapersforfree.

C.Heapologizedintheoldlady’spresence.

D.Heboughtcookiesfortheoldlady.

4.Accordingtothepassage,theoldladywasapersonwhowas____.

A.strictB.patientC.roughD.generous

B

Improvingyourintelligencequotient（IQ）doesn’thavetomeanstudyinghard.Therearemanymethodsthatcanhelpyourbrain.Herearethreeofthem,fromtheBritishsciencemagazineNewScientist.

Workingmemory

IQisnotdecidedbygenetics.Somemethodscanhelpincreaseit.

Recentstudiessuggestthatabasicbrainfunctioncalledworkingmemorycouldincreaseone’sIQ.

How:

Traininghelpsusexpandtheworkingmemory.Commontrainingtasksinclude:

doingmathquestions;rememberingthepositionofobjectsonamap;orrememberingsomethinglikeaphonenumber,withoutwritingitdown.

Bodyandmind

Physicalexercisecanhelpthebrainaswellasthebody.It’sgoodforthosewhohatestudyinghard.Physicalexercisehelpsthegrowthofnewbraincells.In2012,USscientistFredGageshowedthatevenadultscouldgrownewbraincells.Healsofoundthatexercisewasoneofthebestwaystoachievethis.

How:

Simplywalkingforhalfanhourthreetimesaweekcanimprovelearning,concentrationandreasoningby15percent.Astudylastyearshowedthatthebestwaytogetamentalliftistobendoverbackwards.

TheMozarteffect

AmericanscientistFrancesRauschermadeadiscoveryin2010thatlisteningtoMozartimprovedpeople’smathematicalreasoning.Lastyear,RauscherreportedthatMozart’smusicseemedtoincreaseactivityingenesinvolvedinnerve-cellsignalinginthebrain.

How:

listeningtoMozartandtakingmusiclessons.Musiclessonscanreallyhelp.Six-year-oldchildrenwhoweregivenmusiclessonsgota2-to-3-pointincreaseinIQscores.

5.Ifyoudon’tliketostudyhard,you’dbetter____toimproveyourIQ.

A.listentomusicB.trysomephysicalexercise

C.bendoverbackwardsregularlyD.learnhowtoconcentrate

6.Theunderlinedword“this”refersto____.

A.theimprovementofone’sIQB.thestudyofFredGage

C.physicalexerciseD.thegrowthofnewbraincells

7.Fromthearticlewecanconcludethatitiswrongtothinkthat____.

A.listeningtoMozartimprovespeople’smathematicalreasoning

B.childrentakingmusiclessonscanincreasetheirIQscores

C.peoplecannotproducenewbraincellsastheygrowolder

D.FrancesRauschersuggestspeoplelistentoMozart

8.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto____.

A.introducesomesimplewaystoimprovepeople’sIQ

B.reportsomenewdiscoveries

C.pointoutpeople’swrongideasaboutIQ

D.telltherelationshipbetweenIQandwaysofexercising

C

Music

OperaatMusicHall:

1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:

241-2742..

ChamberOrchestra:

TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation..

SymphonyOrchestra:

AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallandinsummeratRiverbend.http:

//www.symphony.org/home.asp.

CollegeConservatoryofMusic（CCM）：

Performancesareonthemaincampus（校园）oftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhil-harmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtemisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.http:

//www.ccm.uc.edu/events/cakendar.

RiverbendMusicTheater:

6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover（pricedifference）.Bignameshowsallsummerlong!

Phone:

232-6220..

9.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?

A.381-3300B.723-1182C.241-2742D.232-6220

10.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?

A.MusicHall.B.MemorialHall.

C.PatriciaCobbettTheaterD.RiverbendMusicTheater.

11.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.Ithasseatsintheopenair.

B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.

C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.

D.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.

D

“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamlastFriday?

”LindseywhisperstoTori.

Withhereyesshining,Torisaysproudly,“Idid.Seantoldmetwodaysago.”

WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout?

Itjusthappenstobeyourstruly,AdamFreedman.Icantellyouthatwhattheyaresayingisnotniceandnoteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren’tverydifferentfrommoststudentshereatLintonHighSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip（闲话）.Ihavenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:

itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersastrangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.

Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalkedabout.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic—breakups,troubleathome,evendroppingout—thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Theydidn’twantitexposedtoothers.Themoreembarrassingorshamefulthesecretis,themoreattentionthegossipattracts.

Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?

Theanswerliesinanothereffectofgossip:

thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatestrumor（传言）canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthatothersdon’t.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartofthe“ingroup.”Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingorevensuperiority（优越感）.

Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:

itstrengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup.Translatedintohighschoolterms,thismeansthatifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,thenyoucanknowthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetnegativeeffects.Buttheruleofgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.

Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetospreadthelatestnews,thinkaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffectsthegossipmighthave.

12.Theauthorusesaconversationatthebeginningofthepassageto____.

A.presentanargumentB.introduceatopic

C.describethecharactersD.clarifyhiswritingpurpose

13.Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatit____.

A.breaksuprelationshipsB.causesunpleasantexperiences

C.spreadsinformationaroundD.embarrassesthelistener

14.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinksthatgossipcan____.

A.providestudentswithwrittenrules

B.attractthepolice’sattentiontogroupbehaviors

C.forceschoolstoimprovestudenthandbooks

D.helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviors

15.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?

A.Neverbecomeagossiper.

B.Stayawayfromgossipers.

C.Don’tletgossipturnintolies.

D.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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