河南述沟县高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

河南述沟县高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

《河南述沟县高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《河南述沟县高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

河南述沟县高级中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

河南省扶沟县高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Teenswhoarechangingtheworld

Teenagersare,infact,solvingtheproblemsoftodaywithgroundbreakinginventions.

KeianaCavé,U.S.A.

Thelargestoilslick（浮油）causedbytheoiloverflowoccurringintheGulfofMexicoin2010ledtobabydolphinsdyingatsixtimestheusualrate.

WatchingthenewsonTV,Cavéfeltthattheremustbesomehiddenenvironmentaldamage.Agedjust15,shebeganstudyingwhathappenstooilwhenit'sleftontheocean’ssurface.Theteenagerdiscoveredthatwhenit’shitbyUVraysfromthesun,oilreactstoformchemicalswhichcausecancer.

Cavéhasturnedherworkintotwopatentsformethodsofdetecting（发现）thedangerouschemicals.

WangSunmingandLiJingpeng,China

Realizingtheextenttowhichbacteriaspreadonpublicdoorhandles,WangandLisoughtamaterial—titaniumoxide（钛白粉）—thatcouldadequatelykillbacteria.However,thechemicalisn’tveryeffectiveunlessexposedtoUVrays.Sincemostdoorhandlesareinsidebuildings—beyondthereachofUVraysfromthesun,WangandLiturnedtoLEDlightsandcreatedaLEDdoorhandle.Whenapersontouchesthehandle,theUVlightswitcheson,activating（使活跃）thetitaniumoxideonitandinstantlykilling99.8percentofthebacteriathatmightotherwisehavebeenspread.

JulianRiosCantu,Mexico

Thisinventorwasjust13yearsoldwhenhismotherwasdiagnosed（诊断）withbreastcancer.Hewatchedinhorrorasthetumor（肿瘤）grewfromthesizeofagreenbeantothesizeofagolfball.

Afterhismotherrecovered,Cantusetouttoprotectothersfromthedisease.Hedevelopedawearabledevicethatmaybeabletodetecttheearlysignsofbreastcancer.Iftheprojectsucceeds,itcansavemillionsoflives.

21.WhydidCavébeginstudyingoilleftontheocean’ssurface?

A.Totestheruniqueprediction.

B.Topreventtheoiloverflowing.

C.Toapplyforapatentonherinvention.

D.Tofindthecauseofbabydolphins’deaths.

22.Whatisspecialaboutthebacteria-killingdoorhandle?

A.Thetitaniumoxideisanactivechemical.

B.LEDlightsareusedtoprovidepoweratnight.

C.TheUVlightcausestitaniumoxidetokillbacteria.

D.Thedesignhasmadeitanaffordablechoiceformost.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromtheteenagersmentionedinthetext?

A.Theproblemsoftodayareallsolvedbyteenagers.

B.Theyarehighlyeducatedandtrulycreative.

C.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

D.Necessityisthemotherofinvention.

B

IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I’m105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI’mingoodcondition.I’mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue.

IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn’tchoosetogoonthat.I’dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn’tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger.

Iwasn’tnervousandIdidn’tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened,soIknewIwouldn’tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn’tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic.

PeopleweresayingI’dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatwasgotayearearlier.

Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstartedtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharities.

I’mnotsureifanyoneadmiresallthefunI’mhaving.TheyjustsayI’mdaftandthat’saboutit.ButI’vehadmanygooddaysandmanyexcitingtimes.I’vehadareallygoodlife.Idon’tthinkI’vewastedanyofit.

24.Whydidn’ttheauthorchoosetogoonridingtheTwistosaurus?

A.Becausehewastoldnottodoso.

B.Becausehethoughtitspuntoofast.

C.Becauseheconsideredittoogentle.

D.Becausehewasinabadphysicalcondition.

25.Howdidtheauthormostprobablyreactwhileridingtheroller-coaster?

A.Hereallyenjoyedhimself.

B.Hewasveryworriedatfirst.

C.Hecouldn’tthinkmuchaboutit.

D.Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving.

26.WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Hewaseagertogetcertificates.

B.Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess.

C.Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld.

D.Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daft”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.healthy.B.strong.C.crazy.D.funny.

C

TheTraditionalChineseMedicine（TCM）isgainingglobalpopularity.TCMhasbeenintroducedin183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld.Westerners’understandingofTCM,however,maybelimitedtoacupuncture,cuppingandmassage（针灸、拔罐和按摩）.Forinstance,thepurple,injury-likemarksleftonU.S.swimmerMichaelPhelps’backfromcuppingforthepurposeofrelaxinghismusclesandreducingpainbecamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016.

Asamatteroffact,Chineseherbs（药草）playamoreimportantroleingettingridofdiseasesandkeepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment.Itisthereforeupsettingtoknowthatwhile103WHOmembercountrieshavegivenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture,notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine.TCMfallsfarbehindWesternmedicineowingpartlytotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs.

Herbsaremadeintopills,powerandsoup.ComparedwithWesternmedicine,whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocessesandtreatmentmethods,TCMlacksstandardization,andthechemicalcompositionandfunctionsofitsmedicinesisunclearandtheireffectsareunsteady.Fortunately,standardizationhasimprovedinrecentdecades,withanincreasingnumberoffactoriesproducingpatentedTCMdrugs.

AnotherfactorthathaspreventedthedevelopmentofTCMprescriptiondrugsisthelackofcreativity.WhileWesternmedicine-makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear,TCMdrugproducerstendtomakemedicinesaccordingtoprescriptionhandeddownfromthepast.ChinesechemistTuYouyou’swinningthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyormedicineforherresearchintomalaria（疟疾）treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina’sTCMindustry.However,thecurrentstateofaffairscannotbechangedwithinashorttime.

28.WhydoestheauthormentionedtheexampleofMichaelPhelps?

A.Becausehewasinjuredinhisswimming.

B.BecausewesternersknowalittleaboutTCM.

C.BecausecuppingisakindofimportantTCMtreatment.

D.BecausewesternersattachedgreatimportancetoTCM.

29.Whydon’tsomemembercountriesofWHOrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine?

A.BecauseChineseherbscangetridofdiseases.

B.BecauseWesternmedicineismoreeffective.

C.Becausetheyonlyapprovethepracticeofacupuncture.

D.BecausemedicinemadeoutofChineseherbsdevelopsslowly.

30.ComparedwithWesternmedicine,whatistheweakpointofTCMinParagraph3?

A.Themethodsofplantingherbs.B.Itsstablefunctions.

C.Lackinginstandardization.D.Theeffectivenessofprescription.

31.ThelackofcreativityinTCMreferstothefactthat________.

A.Prescriptionaregotfromthepast

B.Westerncompaniesaremoreexperienced

C.Medicine-makingcompanieslackcreativity

D.Medicine-makingcompanieslackdrivingforce

D

Ireadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconcept.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionary（革命性的）:

combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidents（住户）eatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,paintingandgardening.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandahug.

Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforagingrelations,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:

increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.

That’swhyinter-generationalprogramsaregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulactionsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother.OnesuccessfulschemeinLondonpairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpracticalthingssuchaswritingletters,readingbankstatementsandhelpingwithshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperiencetotheiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.

Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantagestosocietyarehugetoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,therewillbelessconflictinacommunity.Andwecanusethestrengthsof