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2015-2016学年度第二学期高二月考试题

英语

第一节阅读理解（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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Lookingforcoolgiftscaninspirepeople.

Apersonalizedgiftmeanssomuchmore.Itmakesthereceiverfeelspecial,andislikelytobetreasured.Takealookatthesebest-sellers.Remembertocheckoutthesuitablegiftsforherorforhim.

CoffeeCup

ThisPrettycupfeaturesthreecolorfulflowers,withplentyofroomtowriteyourownspecialwordsaboveandbelowtheflowers.ItissuitableformanyspecialoccasionsincludingbirthdaysandMother’sDay.Thetoplinecanbemadeupofupto15words,whilethebottomlinecanonlybethe10wordslong.Price:

$17.84

CharmingHeart

Momscancarvethewishesornamesoftheirchildrenontheheart.Itisnotsuitableforchildrenundertheageof12.Regularprice:

$9.99;Saleprice:

$8.99（Yousave:

10%）

HeartandFlowerPictureFrame（相框）

Youcansendtheframetoaspecialfriend,yoursister,mom,orsomeonewho’

smadeadifferenceinyourlife.Thisphotoframehasplentyofroomforyourownpersonalwords.Itcanbepersonalizedwithtwolinesoftextofupto25wordsperline.Regularprice:

$29.99;Saleprice:

$26.99（Yousave:

10%）

RoundClockKeyChain

Thiskeychainhasahandsomesilverwatch.Itmakesaspecialgiftwhencarved,addingapersonaltouch.Itcanbepersonalizedwith3words.Itisverypopularamongyoungmen.Price:

$24.99;Saleprice:

$17.49（Yousave:

30%）

SilverandGoldKeyChain

Thiskeychainwillbeapleasantandpersonalizedornament（装饰）toyourkeyring.Thisusefulkeychaincanbepersonalizedwithtwolinesoftextofupto8wordsperline.Price:

$16.99

1.Whowillbeinterestedinthispassagemost?

A.Someonewholikestoinspireothers.B.Someonewhowantstoadvertisegifts.

C.Someonewhowantsto

chooseagiftD..Someonewhodesignsgifts.

2.Whichofthefollowinggiftsaresuitableforyourmother?

A.ThePictureFrameandtheCoffeeCup.B.TheCoffeeCupandtheCharmingHeart.

C.TheCharmingHeartandthePictureFrame.D.ThePictureFrameandtheRoundClockKeyChain.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOT

trueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThepersonalizedCoffeeCupcanhold25words.B.TheCharmingHeartisnotsuitableforbabies.

C.YoungmenarelikelytolovetheRoundClockKeyChain.D.TheRoundClockKeyChainisthecheapestgift.

B

IfConfucius（孔子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.

WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhis

specialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.

Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.

Inthepasttwodecades,

theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy（哲学）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.

TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.

Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.

4.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________

A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject

C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations

5.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______

A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese

6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

C.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture

7.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.

A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

C

Youaremadeof73percentwater.Youhave206bones.Thereareabout60muscles（肌肉）inyourface;youuse20ofthemtosmilebut40tofrown.Yourheartbeatsover100,000timeseachday.Youreallyareamazing!

Thehumanbodyisacomplexmachine.Mostofthetimeweareunawareofwhatishappeninginourbodies;usuallyitisonlywhenwegetsickorfeelpainthatwenotice.

Manypeopledonottakeenoughcareoftheircomplexmachines.Badhabitslikesmoking,drinkingtoomuchalcohol,andeatingjunkfooddamageourbodies.Stresscanalsocausehealthproblems.Peoplewhoworryalotorhavebusyjobsoftendon’tgetenoughsleep,ordon’teatproperly.Wealsodamageourbodiesbyplayingsportsorhavingaccidents.ArecentsurveyintheU.K.foundthat14percentofpeoplehadgonetoahospitalEmergencyRoominthepreviousthreemonths.Thetwomostcommonreasonswereforinjuryandpoisoning.Hospitalpatientswerealsotreatedformanyothermedicalproblems,rangingfromcoldsto　heartattacks.

Justlikeanymachine,differentbodypartssometimesgowrongfromoldage.Infact,astudyintheU.S.foundthat60to70percentofallpatientsintheEmergencyRoomwereaged75orover.Fortunately,olderpeoplewhosufferfromanillnessorinjurycannowreceivetreatmenttohelpextendtheirlives.Itisnowcommonforolderpeoplewithdamagedjoints,forexample,tohaveanoperationtoreplacetheoldjointwithanewonemadeofplasticormetal.

Aswithanymachine,thebetteryoutakecareofit,thelongeritwilllast.Ofcourse,thebestwaytotakecareofyouramazingmachineistoeattherightfood,doregularexercise,andgetenoughsleep.Oh,anddon’tforgettosmile!

8.ThefactsinParagraph1areusedto__________.

A.explainhowthehumanbodycanchangeB.provethatthehumanbodyworkslikeamachine

C.showhowcomplexandinterestingthehumanbodyisD.describethemostimportantfeaturesofthehumanbody

9.Theunderlinedphrase“areunawareof”inParagraph2mostprob

ablymeans__________.

A.areafraidof　B.donotknowC.refusetobelieve　D.donotcare

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Mostpeopleknowalotabouttheirbodies.B.14%ofpeoplegotohospitalbecauseofaccidents.

C.Ourbodyislikeamachinebecauseitisexpensivetofix.D.Oldpeoplehavethemostaccidentsandhealthemergencies.

11.Whatadvicedoesthewritergivetoreaderswhowanttohaveabetterhealth?

A.Gotothehospitalmorefrequently.　B.Trytomakepeoplelaugh.

C.Exerciseandeattherightfood.　　　D.Alwaysgetupearly.

D

Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.ItmayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare…butitalsoturnsyouintoaworkaholic,itseems.

Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,theall-singing,all-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondto

emailson

theirmobiles.

ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmaniarevealstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hours,butafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingwork

emails,ormakingworkcalls.Morethan90percentofofficeworkershaveemail-enabledphones,withathirdaccessingthemmorethan20timesaday.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingwork

emails.Someworkersconfess（承认）theyareoncallalmost24hoursaday,withnineoutoftensayingtheymakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6a.m.and7a.m.,withmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailsinthisperiod,andaquartercheckingthembetween11p.m.andmidnight.

GhadiHobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said,“Theabilitytoaccessliterallymillionsofapps,keepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesinvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeopleliterallycannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity（容量）.”

12.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A.Allthatglittersisnotgold.B.Itneverrainsbutpours.

C.Everycoinshastwosides.D.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.

13.Theunderlinedword“accessing”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby“___”.

A.callingB.reachingC.gettingD.using

14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheaverageUKworkingtimeisbetweennineandtwelvehours.

B.Nine-tenthsspentoverthreehourscheckingworkemails.

C.One-fourthchecktheirfirstmail