高二英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

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高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第二次6月月考试题

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

YouknowAustraliaisabigcountry,butyoumaynotknowhoweasyitistogetaround.Theuntouchedbeachesthatgoformilesanddesertsthattouchthehorizonarejustthere,waitingtobereachedandexplored.Thefollowingarethedifferentwaysyoucanexploreourvastcountry.

Air

Flyingisthebestwaytocoverlargedistancesinashorttime.YoucanspendmoretimeontheAustralia’scan’tmisslandscapesandrelaxinglifestyle.Moreover,petitionamongairlinesmakesgreatflyingfeesavailableforyou.

Drive

“Australiahasavastnetworkofwellmaintainedroadsandsomeofthemostbeautifultouringroutesintheworld.Youhavenodifficultyfindingcarrentalpaniesatmajorairports,centralcitylocations,suburbsandattractions.

Bus

BustravelinAustraliaisfortable,easyandeconomical.Busesgenerallyhaveairconditioning,readinglights,adjustableseatsandvideos.Servicesarefrequent,affordableandefficient.

Rail

TraintravelisthecheapestandgivesyouaninsightintoAustralia’ssizeandvariety,allfromthefortofyourcarriage.Scheduledservicesareagreatwaytogetquicklybetweenourcitiesandregionalcenters.

Ferry（轮渡）

TheSpiritofTasmaniarunsapassengerandvehicleferryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmanianightly.Extraservicesarerunningduringsummerrushhours.SealinkferriesconnectSouthAustraliaandKangarooIslandseveraltimesaday.Ferriesconnectsuburbsinourcapitalcities.

Walk

Witheasyonthefeetpedestrianstreets,walkingisagreatwaytogetaroundourcities.

Besidesalltheabove,youcanalsoexperiencesomeofthelongesttracksandtrailsintheworldincentralAustralia—impressivejourneysofathousandkilometersormorethatcantakeseveralweekstoplete.

1．Theunderlinedword“untouched”inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A．secureB．specialC．naturalD．artificial

2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttravellinginAustralia?

A．Moretravellersmaketheflyingfeesamongairlineshigherthanbefore.

B．Youcaneasilyrentacartoexploreitsmostbeautifultouringroutes.

C．Takingabustouristhemostfortable,economicalandefficientway.

D．Trainservicescanofferyoumorefortthananyothermeansoftransport.

3．FerryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmaniausuallyruns.

A．onlyatnighthoursB．onlyduringrushhours

C．severaltimesadayD．betweendifferentcities

4．Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A．pedestrianwalkingisagreatwaytotravelbetweencities

B．travellingincentralAustraliaistimeconsuming

C．centralAustraliahastheworld’slongestrailwayline

D．youhavetowalkoverathousandkilometersinAustralia

B

There’salwaysonestudentwhoneverspeaks.Heconstantlylooksdownatthedeskorhiswork,afraidtomovehiseyesightelsewhere.Occasionally,he’llglanceyourwaybutonlytolookbackdownagain.It’sclearfromhisbodylanguagethatheisunfortable,butthere’snowayinmakinghimfeelathome.There’snothingwrongwithhim.Heisjustintrovert（内向的）.

Insomecountries,theintrovertmayfindtheirwayoflifeeasily.However,intheUS,theextrovert（外向的）areeverywheretalking,shoutingandlaughingfortheworldtohear.Americaisanationthatbelievesinthefreedomofspeech.There’snothingwelovemorethantherighttospeakasweplease,somuchthattheburningoftheAmericanflagisaprotectedspeech.Thoughit’slookeddownupon,theashesofanAmericanflagwillnotleadtoapunishmentofanykind.It’slegal.

Whatseemsnottobelegal,however,isshyness.Inournation,thosewhofearofspeakingwillnotgetby.

Ofcourse,speakinghelpsmakethemindexcited,improveone’sthoughts,andbuildasenseofconfidencethatwouldn’thavebeenproduced.Itmaybeunfortableandembarrassing,butit’sallworthwhileintheend.

Althoughtheimportanceofsocialconfidenceiswidelyrecognized,it’snotunheardoftoseeintrovertssucceedinvariousactivities.Incollege,forexample,theywouldbestudyingratherthanspendingthedaywithfriends.Theywouldbeseeninalibraryratherthanatasocialevent.Althoughthesetypesofstudentslacktheoutgoingpersonality,theydonotalwayslackthedesiretosucceed.Iftheyarecontentwithoutspeakingtheirmind,sobeit.

5.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyNOTanintrovertstudent’sschoolbehavior?

A.Seldomspeakingout.B.Avoidingteachers’eyes.

C.Laughingoutloud.D.Notfeelingathome.

6.WhatwillprobablyhappenifyouburntheAmericanflag?

A.Youwillbecalledanintrovert.B.Youwillbeputinprison.

C.Youdeservesomepunishment.D.Nothingseriouswillarise.

7.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheintrovert?

A.Theycanjustbethemselves.B.They’requitesociallyconfident.

C.It’sembarrassingtobewiththem.D.Theyshouldlearntobemoreoutgoing.

8.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?

A.Anarticleoneducationalpsychology.B.Adiaryofacollegestudent.

C.Aresearchessayonbrainscience.D.AnAmericannewspaperonsocialevents.

C

Sodaisrefreshinganddelicious,butitisnotpartofahealthy,balanceddiet.Mostsodasarepackedwithsugar.Infact,acanofsodacanbehidingupto10teaspoonsofsugar!

Thesugardoesmakesoftdrinksdelicious,butdefinitelynotnutritious.Toomuchsugarinaperson’sdietcanleadtodiabetes（糖尿病）,heartdisease,andtoothproblems.Oneofthebiggestsugarysodaproblemsisthatdrinkingmuchcanleadtoweightgainandevenobesity.

Therearedietoptionsavailableforalmosteverykindofpop（汽水）,whichmeansthatyoudon’thavetodrinkallthatsugarinordertoenjoyacanofsoda.Manystudieshavebeendoneonwhetherornotaspartame（甜味剂）,thesugarsubstituteindietsoda,isbadforyou.Uptonow,therearestillconflictingopinionsonthisissue.TheEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthorityrecentlyconcludedthataspartameissafeformostpeople,eveninfairlylargeamounts.Aspartamestillmightnotbegoodforyou,though.Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhodrinkdietsodasmayactuallygainmoreweightthanthosewhodrinkregularsoda,perhapsbecause,strangelyenough,drinksloadedwithfakesugarmayactuallymakeyouwanttoeatmore.

Maybeyou’vedecidedit’stimetocutdownonyoursodadrinking,butwhatshouldyoudrinkinstead?

Waterisabsolutelythehealthiestthingthatyoucandrink.Yourbodyneedswatertostayhydrated（含水的）andfunctionproperly,andwatercontainsnocaloriesorfat.Drinkingfruitjuiceoccasionallyisnotabadthing,butyoushouldbecarefulwhatjuiceandhowmuchjuiceyou’redrinking.Fruitjuicescancontainalmostasmuchsugaraspop!

Aswithmostthingstodowithyourhealth,moderationisreallyatthebaseofanyhealthydiet.Youcantotallydrinksoda,eventhesugarykindjust,makesureyou’renotdrinkingtoomuch!

9.WhatcanweknowaboutsugarinParagraph1?

A.SugarisanecessarymaterialinmakingSoda.

B.Toomuchsugarmaycausehealthproblems.

C.SugarcanmakeSodadeliciousandnutritious.

D.Sugarcanleadtomuchfatorevenobesity.

10.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofaspartameindietSoda?

A.Heagreesthataspartamemightnotbegoodforhealth.

B.Hebelieveslargeamountsofaspartameissafeforpeople.

C.Hethinksthataspartamemaydogreatharmtohealth.

D.Heinsiststhataspartameismuchsaferthansugar.

11.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodrinkmore?

A.Tea.B.Fruitjuice.C.PopD.Water.

D

I’vepersonallytraveledthroughmanycountriesthathavehadU.S.governmentwarningsissuedforthem,andI’vebeenperfectlysafe.Specifically,inthelastyear,IhavetravelledsafelytoboththePhilippinesandMexico,andtraveledtomanySouthPacificislandsduringthetropicalcyclone（热带气旋）seasonandonlyexperiencedtwodaysoflightraininsixmonths!

.Thisis,ofcourse,anecdotal,soit’simportantthatyoudoyourresearchbeforebookingyourtrip.

OnethingIremenddoingischeckingforrecentpostsontravelforums（论坛）,suchasLonelyPlanet’sThorntree,toseewhatpeoplearesayingaboutthecountryyou’llvisitintermsofsafety.TheU.S.governmentmaymakeoutthatanentirecountryisextremelyunsafewheninreality,it’sasmallpartofitthattouristswillbeunlikelytovisit.Readthetravelwarnings,too,toseewhichpartsofthecountrythegovernmentremendsthatyouavoid.

Additionally,it’sworthspeakingtoyourtravelinsuranceproviderbeforeyouleavetocheckthatyou’llbecoveredduringyourtravelstothesecountries.Someinsurancepanieswon’tcoveryouifthere’saseverewarningforthecountry,butsomewill.Travelinsuranceisanecessity,soit’sdefinitelysomethingtocheckoutbeforeyouleave.

KeepinmindthattheU.S.governmentwillhelpyouwithemergencyevacuation（撤离）fromatroubledcountry,butitesintheformofarepatriation（归国）loanviatheOfficeofAmericanCitizensServicesandCrisisManagement（ACS）,whichcanbecalledtorescueyoufromabadsituationabroad.Rememberbyheartthatyou’llhavetowaitoverseasforthemoneytoarriveandeventuallyrepaytheloanonceyou’rehomesafely.Justanotherreasontogettravelinsurance!

12.WhatshouldyoudobeforeatravelaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Makeagoodrouteplan.B.Readthetravelbooksfirst.

C.Askthegovernmentforhelp.D.Makeacarefulstudyofthetrip.

13.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutocheckforontravelforums.

A.Travelsafety.B.Lonelyplanet.

C.Touristplaces.D.Weatherforecast.

14.Whyisitnecessarytoknowabouttravelinsurancepanies?

A.Theysometimesofferbadservice.B.Theymayprovidefalseinformation.

C.