河南省周口中英文学校学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx
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河南省周口中英文学校学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案doc
周口中英文学校2015-2016学年下期高二第一次月考
英语试题
第一部分:
听力(1----20题)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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
FrankWoolworthwasborninRodman,NewYork.,in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmers,andtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobefarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourse,andwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.
Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterest,buthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends(小商品)forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.Peoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleared.
Soonafterwards,Woolworthopenedhisownstore.,sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatis,ifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoods,youhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.Once,forexample,WoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthisway,thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.
By1919,Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanada,andopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.Hemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworld.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrules,ofwhichthemostimportantwas:
“THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.”
21.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.
A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamily
B.getawayfromthefarm
C.learnsomethingfromasalesman
D.getenoughtoeat.
22.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_____________.
A.hecutdownthepricebyhalf
B.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.
C.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.
D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigned.
23.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.
A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.
B.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.
C.theknivesweremadeinGermany,wherelabour(劳动力)wascheap.
D.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.24.24._____________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.
A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.
B.Thelowpriceofthegoodshesold.
C.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknives.
D.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings.
B
Weeachhaveamemory.That’swhywecanstillrememberthingsafteralongtime.Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheart,butsomepeoplecanonlyrememberthingswhentheysayordothemagainandagain.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavegotsurprisingmemories.
Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisasmallchild.Hehearsthesounds,remembersthemandthenhelearnstospeak.Somechildrenarelivingwiththeirparentsinforeigncountries.Theycanlearntwolanguagesaseasilyasonebecausetheyhear,rememberandspeaktwolanguageseveryday.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnaforeignlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjects,too.
Butyourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetterwhenyoudomoreandmoreexercises.
25、Somepeoplecaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheartbecause.
A.theyalwayssleepverywellB.theyofteneatgoodfood
C.theyhaveverygoodmemoriesD.theyreadalotofbooks
26、Inschoolthepupilscan’tlearnaforeignlanguagewellbecause.
A.theyhavenogoodmemoriesB.theyhavenorecorders
C.theyhavetoomuchtimeforitD.theyarebusywithothersubjects
27、Yourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetter.
A.ifyoudomoreandmoreexercises
B.ifyouhaveplentyofgoodfood
C.ifyoudomorningexerciseseveryday
D.ifyougetupearly
C
Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier;onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!
Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadowsofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed.
Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”,buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisneardark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.
Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoespreferbluetoyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisiblecolorsaroundus.
28.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.
A.colorblindnessB.womenbeingluckierthanmen
C.dangercausedbycolorblindness
D.coloranditssurprisingeffects.
29.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpofthe“cones”,wecan_______________.
A.telldifferentshapesB.tellorangefromyellow
C.killmosquitoesD.seeinaweaklight
30.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?
A.Womenaremorecareful.
B.Therearefewercolor-blindwomen
C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.
D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking.
31.Whichofthestatementsaboutthecolor-blindistrue?
A.Allofthemseeeverythinginshadesofgreen.
B.Noneofthemcanseedeepred.
C.Noneofthemcantellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.
D.Notallofthemhavethesameprobleminrecognizingcolor.
D
Manypeoplegotoschoolforagoodeducation.Theylearnlanguages,history,mathsandotherlessons.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.Nomatterhowmuchateacherknows,hecannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Hisworkistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.So,muchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneself.Itisquiteeasytolearnsomethinginalanguageoraformula(公式)inmaths,butitisdifficulttouseaformulainfindingtheanswertoamathsproblem.Greatinventorsdonotgeteverythingfromschoolbuttheycaninventmanythingsandchangetheworldalot.ThoughThomasEdisoninventedmanythingshedidn’thavemuchschooleducation.Howdotheydoallthese?
Becausetheyknowhowtostudy.Alotofthingsarenottaughtintheclassroom.Theygetknowledgefrombooksoutsideschool.Theyworkhardalltheirlives,andthemostimportantthingisthattheyknowhowtousetheirhead.
32.Whatdomanypeoplegotoschoolfor?
A.TomakefriendsB.Togeteverything
C.TostudybythemselvesD.Togetagoodeducation
33.Whatshouldastudentlearntodofromschool?
A.Trytoremembermoreknowledgeandformulas.
B.Trytolearnhowtoreadandhowtothink.
C.Trytorememberwhattheteachersteach.
D.Trytoinventtheworld.
34.Howcananinventorinventthings?
Themostimportantthingishowto:
A.beagreatinventorB.studybyhimself
C.usehisheadwellD.rememberwhathe’sbeentaught
35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Schooleducationisimportantforaperson.
B.Astudentshouldlearnhowtorememberaformula.
C.Astudentcannotlearneverythingfromschool.
D.Inventorscaninventthingsandchangetheworldalot.
第二节(共五题,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。
其中两项为多余选项
TheWinner’sGuidetoSuccess
Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?
Whathelpsthemtomakesuccess?
Tofindouttheanswers,anAmericanscholarrecentlyvisitedsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeopleinAmerica.36
Beresponsibleforyourself
Sometimesyoumaywanttoblameothersforyourfailuretogetahead.37You’resaying,“YouhavemorecontrolovermylifethanIdo.”
Livelife“onpurpose”
Almostallsuccessfulpeoplelivelife“onpurpose”—theyaredoingwhattheybelievetheyshouldandwanttodo.Whenyouliveyourlifeonpurpose,you’lltryyourbesttodoyourjoborstudyaswellasyoucan.Youlovewhatyoudoandyoucanfindpleasureinwhatyoudo.
Writeaplan
Itisverydifficulttryingtogetwhatyouwantwithoutagoodplan.38Agoodplanislikeamaptoyou.Withoutthis“map”,youmaywasteyourtime,moneyandalsoyourenergy;whilewiththe“map”you’llenjoythe“trip”andgetwhatyouwantintheshortestpossibletime.
Bewillingtopaytheprice
Nothinggreatiseasytoget.Soyoumustbereadytoworkhard—evenharderthanyouhaveeverdone.Ifyouarenotwillingtopaytheprice,youwon’tgetanythingvaluable.
Nevergiveup
39Whenyouaredoingsomething,youmusttellyourselfagainandagain:
Givingupisworsethanfailurebecausefailurecanbethemotherofsuccess,butgivingupmeansthedeathofhope.
40
OnceanAmericanwriterwaswritinganovel.Hecouldnothaveagoodendingforhisbookuntilonenightwhenhehadaverygoodidea.Hewassoexcitedthathemadeaphonecalltooneofhisbestfriends.“I’vegotaperfectidea,”hesaid,“I’llputitdownlaterandshowittoyou.”Butheneverdid,becausehediedthatnight