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高二英语上学期第一次月考试题11
阳春一中2016—2017学年第一学期月考
(一)
高二英语科试卷
(时间:
120分钟,满分:
150分)
2016.10.16
第一
部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15题;每小题2分,满分30)
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
Thefirstsummerjobisoftenasignalthatyou’reonyourwaytoadulthood,andit’salsoamethodforearningmoneytopayforwhatyoudreamof.It’snevertooearlytostartconsideringthefuture.Now,herearesomegoodchoicesforyou!
Retail(零售)Sales
Retailoffersplentyofopportunityforteenswhoarelookingforajob.Thistypeofworkcanpayfrom$10to$15anhourdependinguponthedutyyouareexpectedtotakeon.Itcanalsobegreatforteenswhoarefriendlyandenjoytalkingtootherpeople.Formoreinformation,callusat111-222-3333.
FoodService
Ajobinthefoodserviceindustryisanaturalfitforsociableteenswhoenjoycommunicatingwiththepublic.Itallowsemployeestoworkaspartofateamwhilelearningaboutfollowinginstructions.Italsocomeswiththeopportunitytoearnbetween$8and$10perhour.Justcall111-222-3533formoreinformation.
Babysitter
Thisjobrequiressomeonewhoishighlyresponsible.Thoughitpaysgenerallybetween$6and$8hourly,italsorequiresalotofpatience.Thisisagreatchoiceforteenswhowishtomakeacareerinteaching,childcare,socialworkoranyotherfieldthatmakesuseofsocialskillsorrequiresinteractionwithkids.Gotaquestion?
Justcall111-222-3336.
Housekeeping
Thistypeofworkcanbringinabout$5anhouranditwillallowteenstolearnresponsibilityanddeveloptheirorganizationalskills.Thesummerseesanupswinginthetourismindustry,sohotelsareoftenlookingformorehousekeepingstaff,andparksoftenneedmorepeopletoassistwithkeepingpublicareascleanandorganizedaswell.Telephone:
111-222-3330.
1.Howmuchcanyouearnatleastintwohoursasaretailer?
A.$10. B.$12.C.$16. D.$20.
2.Whichofthefollowingjobsmayattractteenswhowanttobeateacher?
A.RetailSales. B.FoodService.
C.Babysitter. D.Housekeeping.
3.Theunderlinedpart“anupswing”inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“_____”.
A.anincrease B.alimitC.asign D.atrick
B
Wejustlovegivingcardsin Britain.Ifthere’saspecialoccasioncomingup,there’snodoubtthatwe’llbethere,cardinhand,tocelebrateit. Andthisisn’tjustforbirthdays;wealsogivecardswhenpeopleareillorwhentheyhavegotanewjob.Andevenifyouforgotsomebody’sbirthday,thereareeven“sorryit’slate”cards. Soyoucanprettymuchfindacardforanyoccasion.
Beforecomingto Italy Ihadneverevenconsideredthatourloveforcardgivingmightnotbesharedbyothercountries.Infact,myworkmatestoldmethathardlyanyonesendsChristmascardsin Italy andthattheyactuallydon’treallygivebirthdaycardseither!
Unbelievable!
Inthe UK,ifaclosefriendorfamilymemberdidn’tgetmeacardI’dfeelupset!
However,theonlyplaceyoucanbuycardsin Italy isinashopwhichsellsschoolthings.Incomparison,wehavewholeshopsthatselltheminthe UK andweevenhavedifferenttypesofcardshops.
Althoughcardscantakeupyourtime,fromchoosingtheperfectone,tothinkingupthepersonalmessageinside,Ithinkit’sareallynicegesture.AndespeciallywithChristmascards,itaddstothatfestivefeeling.WhenIsitdowntowritecountlesscardstofriendsandfamily,IgetthatlittlebithappierthatitwillbeChristmassoon!
EspeciallywhenIseemyownChristmascards,proudlysittingonmydeskwishingmeaverymerryChristmas.
Ofcourse,theproblemcomeswhenthey’renolongerneeded,whenChristmasisover.Itmakesmesadjusttothrowthemallaway,soItryandkeepmyfavoriteones.
4.AccordingtoParagraph1,inthe UK cardgiving_____.
A.isverypopular
B.ischangingpeople’slives
C.ismainlycarriedoutonbirthdays
D.ismorecommonbetweenfamilymembers
5.Afterarrivingin Italy,theauthorfoundthat_____.
A.Italiansseldomsendcards
B.cardsaresoldincardshops
C.therelationshipbetweenpeopleisbad
D.cardgivingislosingitsattractionslowly
6.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?
A.Self-madecardsmakeChristmashappy.
B.Givingcardsdoesn’ttakeupanytime.
C.Throwingc
ardsawayisabadgesture.
D.Thereisnoneedtosaveeverycard.
7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardscardgiving?
A.Hesupportsit. B.Hedoubtsit.
C.Hedisagreeswithit. D.Heisuninter
estedinit.
C
MostofthesandstormsthathadsweptChinalastyearcamefromforeignland,aChineseofficialinchargeofdesertification(荒漠化)controlsaidonMonday.Andtheinvasions(入侵)couldpartlyexplainthefrequentsandstormsinthecountryinrecentyearsdespiteitsachievementsindesertificationcontrol.
Sincethestartoflastspring,thenorthandnorthwesternChineseareashadbeenhitby17sandstorms,ofwhich,adozencamefromforeignland.
LocatedinthecentralAsiasandstormarea,oneoftheworld'sfourlargestsandstormsources,ChinaalsosuffersfromsandstormsfromoutsidethecountrywhilebeingblamedasasandsourcetonortheastAsia.TheotherthreemajorsourcesareinAfrica,NorthAmericaandAustralia.
Thelandsufferingfromdesertificationhasbeendecreasingby7,585squarekilom
etresannuallyinChina,andtheareaofsandylandhasalsobeenfallingby1,284squarekilometresayear.
Theshrinkage(收缩)formsaclearcontrasttothefactthatthelandsufferingfromdesertificationandsandyfeaturewasaddedby10,400squarekilometresand3,436squarekilometreslatelastcentury,respectively.
Currently,thedesertificationlandinChinamakesup2.64millionsquarekilometres,accountingfor27.46percentofthenation'sland,anditssandylandtotals1.74millionsquarekilometres,accountingfor18.1percentofthecountry'stotal.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decreasing”meaninParagraph4?
A.Goingdown. B.Goingup.
C.Comingfrom.D.Takingup.
9.WheredomostofthesandstormsinChinacomefrom
?
A.ThenorthwesternChineseareas.B.ThenorthernChineseareas.
C.ThewesternpartofChina.D.Foreigncountries.
10.WhichofthefollowingisbelievedtobethesandsourcetonortheastAsia?
A.Mongolia.B.Africa.C.China.D.Australia.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?
A.ThelandinChinasufferingfromdesertificationhasbeenincreasinggreatly.
B.Chinahasmadeachievementsinitsowndesertificationcontrol.
C.ThedesertificationlandmakesupnearlyhalfofChina'sterritory(领土).
D.L
ittleprogresshasbeenmadeincontrollingdesertificationinChina.
D
WarmweatherbroughtbyElNinohashadmixedeffectsonanimalsinusuallysnowyplacesinNorthAmerica,includingNewEngland,accordingtoanAssociatedPressarticle.
Someanimalsseemtobenefitfromhavingachancetogathermorefoodbeforewinter,andfromexpendinglessenergyindailysurvivalmode.Others,likesnowshoehares,areputatcenterstageinpredators’(捕食者)viewwhentheylacksnowfordisguising(掩饰)theirwhitefur—notagodthingforthem,ofcourse.
Blackbears,ontheotherhand,havebeenkeepingbusygatheringnutsandapples,whentheywouldnormallyhavesettledintotheirwinterhomesbynow.VermontandMassachusettsofficialshaveaskedresidents(居民)towaittillsnowfallstotakeouttheirbirdfeedersforthesakeofsafety,thearticlesaid.
“Wesuggestwaitingfor6ormoreinchesofsnowthatlastsbeforetakingoutyourbirdfeeders,especiallyifyouhavebeenvisitedinthepastbybearsoriftherearesightingsofbearsinyourneighborhood,”ForrestHammond,VermontFishandWildlife’sbearbiologist,saidinthearticle.“Duetolackofsnowandfrozenground,birdsareabletoseekfoodinfieldsandforestsfortheirnaturalfoods.”
Snowamountscanalsodeterminehowcomfortablebearsareandhowquicklytheyconsumetheiraccumulatedfatduringhibernation(冬眠),notedHammondinthearticle.Thisisbecausesnowcoversandtrapsthemintheirwinterhomes,andalsohidesthemfrompredators.
12.WhatmayupsetsnowshoeharesbecauseofElNino?
A.Theirbeingcaughtmoreeasily.
B.Theirfailingtogathermorefood.
C.Theirconsumingmoreenergy.
D.Theirlosingsightoftheirenemies.
13.Whydidtheofficialsaskpeopletokeepbirdfeedersuntilsnowfalls?
A.Theymanydisturbbears.
B.There’snoneedtodoso.
C.Toavoidattractingbears.
D.Forthesafetyofbears.
14.Whatdothebearbiologist’swordsimply?
A.Aheavysnowisontheway.
B.Bearsarecommonnowadays.
C.Bearslivemainlyonbirdsinwinter.
D.
Warmweatherbenefitsbirdsinwinter.
15.Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthepassage?
A.WarmWeatherHelpsAnimalsSurvive
B.SnowAmountsDetermineAnimals’WinterLife
C.MeasuresShouldBeTakenToProtectWildlife
D.LackofSnowAffectsNorthAmericanAnimals
第二节(共5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。
ThingsYouShouldStopDoingtoBeSuccessful
Areyouahappyperson?
Howoftendoyouthinkofreasonswhyeveryonearoundyouissuccessfulthoughtheyarenotbetterthanyouingeneral?
Whatdoyoudowrong?
Herearesomethingsyoushouldstopdoingtobesuccessful.
1.16
Differentpeoplemayinterpret(解说)“success”indifferentways:
someofthemmeasureitinmoney,otherones—inpositivechangestopeoplearoun
dthemandtheworldingeneral.17Don’tworryaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkbutcomeafterwhatmakesyouhappy.
2.Donotbelieveanythingwithoutquestioningit.
18Theyarecritical(批判性的)thinkers,andtheyunderstandthatweallareruledbyourprejudices,sotheywillalwaysquestionnewinformation.
3.Donotworryaboutallunpredictablethingsthatmayhappentoyou.
Ifyouwanttobesucce