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学年高二英语月考试题
2018年高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
TearsrandownfrommyeyesasIsawtheessaymyhighschoolEnglishteacherhadjusthandedback.AbigFwaswrittenontop.Iwashopeless.Iwasstupid!
Myfaceburnedwithshamewhenmyclassmatescalledmestupid.
“I’mtheonlyonewhodoesn’tknowmyABCs!
”IsobbedtoMom.
“I’llhelp,”shepromised.
EverydayIsatwithher,buttome,catlookedlikectaandredwasreb.Frustrated(感到挫败的),Iwouldreturntomybedroomanddraw,fillingthepaperwithhouses,restaurantsandoffices.
“WhenIgrowup,Iwantmyownstore,”ItoldMom,pointingtomydrawings.
“That’sgreat!
”shesaid,“butfirstyouhavetolearntoread.”
Later,Iwasdiagnosedwithdyslexia(失读症).SoMomtookmetoalearningcentre,whereIwasgivenreadingexercises.ButIstillhadahardtime.Finally,Igraduated,butIwasafraidofmyreadingskills.
“I’llnevergetajob!
” IcriedtoMomlateragain.
“Don’tfocusonwhatyoucan’tdo,”shecomforted,“Concentrateonwhatyoureallycan.”
ButwhatcanIdo?
Iwondered.Suddenly,IthoughtofthedrawingsI’dmadeasachildandmydreamofhavingmyownstore.Ienjoyedsalessomuchthatoverthenextfewyears,Itriedmyhandatotherbusinesses.Today,Iwatchoversevenbranches.Wehave187employeesand$15millioninsales.
WhileI’llneverbewhatmyteachersmighthavewanted,Iamasuccess--onmyownterms.Theotherdayastudentsentmeacard,reading:
Yougavemesomuchconfidence.IhopetobelikeyouwhenIambig.Tearsofjoyfilledmyeyes.ThiswasmyA,andIsmiled.
1.Whydidtheauthorfeelsoashamedatschool?
A.Histeacherignoredhiminclass.
B.Histeacherdidn’tgradehisessay.
C.Hefailedtofinishhisessayintime.
D.Hisclassmateslookeddownuponhim.
2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingtohismother?
A.Grateful.B.Guilty(内疚的).C.Doubtful.D.Regretful.
3.Whichofthefollowingcanmatchthetext?
A.Nopains,nogains.
B.Nevertoooldtolearn.
C.Everymanhashisvalue.
D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.
B
Chinesescientistsreporttheyhavemadeasimpleprinterthatuseswaterinsteadofink.Theprintedcharacterslastforadayonspecialpaper,whichcanthenbereused.
“Everytimeyouprintit’sfresh,”saidProfessorZhangatJilinUniversityinChangchun,China.“Weareusinganinkjetprinter(喷墨打印机).Wejustfillthecartridges(墨盒)withwaterandputitback.It’slikenormalprinting.Themagicisinthepaper.”
Printingtypicallyinvolveslargeamountsofwastepaperandexpensiveinktopreparedocumentsoftenreadonlyonce.Thisnewmethodallowsthepapertobereusednumeroustimesatpossiblycheaperrunningcosts.
Zhangandhisteamdevelopedaspecialcoating(涂层)onthepaperthatrespondstothewater.Sofar,theyhavebeenabletoprintvariousChineseandEnglishcharactersusingfourcolors,withwaterasakeythatactivatethedyemolecule(染料分子).Thenextstepistocombinecolorstogetblack.Thepossibilityofreusingpaperinsteadofthrowingitawayisrousinginterest,accordingtoKiaBarton,anexpertinhigh-performanceprintingtechnology.
“Goingtowardgreenertechniquesofprintingishelpful,”Batonsaid,“Forstandardtyping,Ithinkit’saninterestingideaandsomethingworthexploring.”
Zhangforeseesadvancesinprintingtechnologythatwillallowuserstohaveentirenewspapersormagazinesprintedathomewithpaperthatcouldberecycledoverandoveragain.Basedon10yuanpersheetofwater-jetpaper,Zhangestimatesthecostatone-seventeenththepresentpriceofinkjetprinting.
Thatmaynotbecheapenough,however.
“Technologyformakingrewritablepaperisexcitingasanewapproachforavoidingtheproblemofsingle-usepaper,”saidNormanMarsolan.“Becausethepresentpaperproductsareinexpensive,however,thisnewtechnologywillhavetobecost-competitive,evenifitcanberewrittenmaytimes.”
4.Comparedwithtraditionalprinting,thenewtech______.
A.ismorepaper-saving
B.attractsmoreusers
C.usesaspecialprinter
D.produceslonger-lastingcharacters.
5.Theunderlinedword“estimates”inParagraph7means______.
A.reducesB.valuesC.checksD.controls
6.Marsolanismoreconcernedaboutthenewtech’s______.
A.effectonhumanlife
B.printingperformance
C.typingproblems
D.costadvantage
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheRisingCostofInk
B.TheImportanceofReusingPaper
C.NewInk-lessTechPrintswithWater
D.TheMagicofPaper
C
IcametoRio,Braziltoworkoneyearago.SowhathaveIfoundhere?
●YouneedtolearnPortuguese
IstartedstudyingPortugueseabouttwoyearsago.Ididn’tendupimprovingmyPortugueseasmuchasI’dhopedbeforeIcamehere.WhileSpanishandPortuguesearestructurallyquitesimilar,therearehugedifferencesbetweenthetwo.Youcan’tjustmagicallyunderstandBraziliansifyouspeakSpanish.
●Ididn’tneedtobringheels
GoingoutincitieslikeBuenosAiresisabigdeal.Yougetdressedup,youdoyourhair,andyoudefinitelywearheels--atleastifyou’regoingouttodance.IhadnoideahowwrongIwas.Yes,Rioisacity,butit’sacityonthebeach.Ofcourse,therearefancyclubsthatprobablyexpecteveryonetoshowupindressshoes(时装鞋),butmostoftheplacesI’vebeentoarefinewithsneakers(运动鞋),evenfordancing.
●Learningaboutpopmusicisamust
WheneverIgooutandapopsongcomeson,everysingleotherpersontheresingsalongtoallthewords.Istillhaven’tunderstoodifthereareonly25songsthatgetplayedinpublicorifpeoplereallydojusthaveafantasticmemoryforlyrics,buteitherway,IwishI’dspentabitmoretimepracticingBrazilianpopmusicsoIwouldn’tlooklikesuchalostforeigner.
●Airplanesareasurprisinglysensitivesubject
InBrazil,thecreditformodernflightgoestoAlbertoSantosDumont.BrazilianssaytheWrightBrothers’useofacatapult(飞机弹射器)wastechnicallycheatingandpointtotheirmanastherealpioneeroftheplane.Therefore,becarefulbeforebringingupthesubjectofplanesinBrazilunlessyou’rereadyforalecture.
8.WhatlanguagedoBraziliansspeak?
A.SpanishB.PortugueseC.EnglishD.French
9.WhatcanweinferaboutBrazilians?
A.Theyarefondofdancing.
B.TheyunderstandSpanish.
C.Theyareinformallydressed.
D.Theyhaveagoodmemory.
10.WhattopicshouldyouavoidinRio?
A.Thehistoryofplanes.B.Dressingstyles.
C.Popmusic.D.Spanish.
11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.TotellussomethingaboutPortugal.
B.ToshareherlifeinRioasaforeigner.
C.TogiveforeignersinRiosomesuggestions.
D.Toencourageustolearnaforeignlanguage.
D
Aschoolgirlsavedherfather’slifebykickinghiminthechestafterhesufferedaseriousallergic(过敏的)reactionwhichstoppedhisheart.
Izzy,nine,restartedfatherColm’sheartbystamping(踩)onhischestafterhefelldownathomeandstoppedbreathing.
Izzy’smother,Debbie,immediatelycalled999butIzzyknewdoctorswouldneverarriveintimetosaveherfather,sodecidedtouseCPR.
However,shequicklydiscoveredherarmsweren’tstrongenough,soshestampedonherfather’schestinstead.
Debbiethentookoverwithsomemoreconventional(常见的)chestcompressions(按压)untiltheambulancearrived.
Izzy,whohasbeengivenabraveryawardbyherschool,said:
“Ijustkickedhimreallyhard.MymumtaughtmeCPRbutIknewIwasn’tstrongenoughtousehands.Iwasquitescared.ThedoctorsaidImightaswellbeadoctororanurse.MymumsaidthatDadwasgoingtohospitalwithabigfootprintonhischest.”
“She’salittlestar,”saidDebbie.“IwasreallyupsetbutIzzyjusttookover.Ijustcan’tbelievewhatshedid.Ireallythinkallchildrenshouldbetaughtfirstaid.IzzydidCPRthenthedoctorturnedup.Colmhadtohavemoretreatmentonthewaytothehospitalandwe’vegottoseeanexpert.”
TruckdriverColm,35,sufferedamysteryallergicreactiononSaturdayandwastakentohospital,butwassenthomeonlyforittohappenagainthenextday.Thesecondattackwassoseriousthathisairwayswelled(气道肿胀),preventinghimfrombreathing,hisbloodpressuredroppedsuddenly,andhisheartstoppedforamoment.
Hehasnowmadeafullrecoveryfromhissuffering.
12.Izzykickedherfatherinthechest_______.
A.toexpressherhelplessness
B.topracticeCPRonhim
C.tokeephimawake
D.torestarthisheart
13.What’stherightorderoftheevents?
①IzzykickedColm.
②Debbiecalled999.
③IzzylearnedCPR.
④Colm’sheartstopped
A.③①②④B.④②③①
C.③④②①D.④③①②
14.WhatdoesParagraph8mainlytalkabout?
A.WhatColmsuffered.
B.Colm'spresentcondition.
C.WhatcausedColm’sallergy.
D.SymptomsofColm’sallergicreaction.
15.Whydoestheauthorwritethenews?
A.Todescribeaseriousaccident.
B.ToprovetheimportanceofCPR.
C.Toreporta9-year-oldgirl’sbraveact.
D.Tocallpeople’sattentiontoallergicreaction.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。
Kidsandfood:
adviceforparents
Itisimportantforparentstoknowhowtohelptheirkidseathealthily.Hereareafeweasyways.
●Parentscontrolthesupplylines.
16.__________Thoughkidsmaykeepaskingforlessnutritiousfoods,parentsshoulddecidewhichfoodsareregularlyprovidedinthehouse.Kidswon’tgohungry.They’lleatwhat’savailableinthefridgeathome.
●Saygoodbyeto“clean-plateclub”.
17.__________Lotsofparentsgrewupundertheclean-platerule,butthatwaydoesn’thelpkidslistentotheirownbodieswhentheyarefull.