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最新北师大版高二英语第一次月考试题
高二英语月考试题
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第一部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Peopleseldomfellneutralaboutpoetry.Thosewholoveitsometimesgivetheimpression
thatitisasatisfactorysubstitute(替代品)forfood,shelter,andlove.Itisn’tWords,nomatterhowsatisfying,areneveranequivalent{(等价物)tolifeitselfandhumanexperiences.Thosewhodislikepeoplesometimessay,ontheotherhand,thatpoetryisonlywordsandgoodfornothing.That’snottrue,either.Itiseasytobecomefrustrated(懊恼)bywords---inpoetryorinlife---butwhenwordsrepresentandrecreatetruehumanfeelings,astheyoftendoinpoetry,theycanbeveryimportant.
Poetryis,infact,morethanjustwords.Thosewhoknowhowtoreadpoetrycaneasilyextendtheirexperienceoflifeandtheirsenseofhumanfeelings.Onereasonpoetrycanbesoimportantisthatnissocloselyconcernedwithfeelings.Poetryisoftenfullofideas,too.andsometimespoemscanbepowerfulexperiencesofthemind,butmostpoemsareprimarilyabouthowpeoplefeelratherthanhowpeoplethink.Poemsprovide,infact,alanguageforfeeling,andoneofthepoetry’smostinsistentmeritsinvolvesitsattempttoexpresstheinexpressible(难以表达的).Howcananyone,forexample,putintowordswhatitmeanstobein1oveorwhatitfeelstolosesomeoneonecaresabout?
Poetryflies,anditoftencaptures(捕捉)exactlytheshadeofemotionthatfeelsjustrighttoareader.Nosinglepoemcanbesaidtoexpressallthethingsthatloveanddeathfeelslike,ormeans,butoneofthejoysofexperiencingpoetryoccurswhenwereadapoemandwanttosay,“Yes,thatisjustwhatitislike.IknowexactlywhatthatlinemeansbutI’veneverbeenabletoexpressitsowell.”Poetrycanbethevoiceofourfeelingsevenwhenourmindsarespeechlesswithgrieforjoy.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Fewpeoplethinkthatpoetryisneutral.
B.Peoplealwaysdifferintheirviewsaboutpoetry.
C.Fewpeopleunderstandthetruefeelingspoetryexpresses.
D.Peopleusuallyhaveanobviousattitudetowardspoetry.
2.Onereasonthatpoetrycanbeimportantisthatitis.
A.abouthowpeoplefeel
B.abouthowpeoplethink
C.thepoets’feelingsaboutwords
D.anythingbutpatternsoflines
3.Theunderlinedword“merits”inthesecondparagraphmeans“”.
A.purposesB.advantages
C.powersD.effects
4.Intheauthor’sopinion,poetry.
A.isasubstituteforfood,shelter,andlove
B.shouldmakeitsrc8derssatisfied
C.ismoreimportantthanwords
D.oftentriestocapturerealhumanfeelings
B
IwassurethatIwastobeexecuted(处决).Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled(乱摸)inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches;theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsatmyjailer(狱卒).Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight?
”Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesinadvertentlylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,IsmiledIdon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.
“Doyouhavekids?
”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseemychildrengrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardsthetown.
Mylifewassavedbyasmile.Yes,thesmile–theunaffected,unplanned,naturalconnectionbetweenpeople.Ireallybelievethatifthatpartofmecouldrecognizeeachother,wewouldn’tbeenemies.Wecouldn’thavehateorenvyorfear.
5.Whydidtheauthorcallouttothejailer?
A.Becausehewastobeexecuted.
B.Becausehewasterriblynervous.
C.Becausehehadnomatchestolightthecigarette.
D.Becausehishandshookbadly.
6.Afterthejailerlitthecigarette,thejailer________.
A.walkedaway
B.stayednearandcontinuedtosmile
C.escapedtheauthor’ssearch
D.puttheauthorintotheprison
7.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat_________.
A.ifyousmileatajailer,hewillsetyoufree
B.smilingisanaturalconnectionbetweenpeople
C.thereisnohateorenvyorfearbetweenpeople
D.you’llhavenoenemiesifyousmileeveryday
C
“Westartedasagroupoffriendswiththesameproblem;
difficultinourpersonallifetomanageourtime,beingalways
inahurry.”ThisthoughtwasrecentlyofferedbyBrunotoexplain
theoriginofTheArtofLivingSlowly,anorganizationthathe
foundedtwoyearsago,withhiswife,Ella.
BrunoandEllasaidtheydecidedtodrawmorepeople’s
attentiontotheoverlookedideathat“timeiswealth.”OnFebruary
19thlastyear,theycreatedanewholiday,thefirstGlobalDay
ofSlowLiving.Despiteitsambitiousname,theeventwaslimited
almostentirelytoItaly,wherethecouplearrangedanumberofevents:
areversebicycleraceinwhichthelastriderwasdeclaredthewinner;anafternoonofgrandfathersreadingpoetrytochildrenetc.
OneMondayinlateFebruary,2008,thecouplestagedaNewYorkversionoftheDayof
SlowLiving.“IthastobeaMonday,theworstdaytotrytoslowdown.”Brunoexplained.Brunowaswearingapolicecap,mirroredsunglasses,andasandwichboardstating,“Caution!
Speed–walkingcameraisinaction!
”Heflaggeddownpassers–byandhandedthempostcardsprintedwithfourteen“slowmandments.”Forexample,No.4:
Writeyourtextmessageonyourcellphonewithnosymbolsandgetinthehabitofstartingwith“Dear…”No7:
Avoidbeingsobusythatyoudon’thavetimeforyourself.Brunotoldthepassers-bytoreadthemonceadayandkeepthedoctoraway.
Manysaid,“Ican’tdothis.NewYorkistoofast.”Brunoadmitted.Butmanystopped,theyreadandsaid.“Thisoneisgoodforme,becausetryingtoslowdownisliketryingtostopsmoking.”
Whenaskedabouttheirplansforthefuture.BrunoandEllalookedateachotherandchantedthenameofthecitytheyhavechosenfornextyear’sGlobalDayofSlowLiving,“Tokyo!
”
8.TheArtofLivingSlowlywasfoundedtohelppeople.
A.understandthetruthoflife.
B.knowthedifficultyinmanagingtime
C.avoidbeinginahurryallthetime
D.makefriendswiththesameproblem
9.WhatdidBrunodoinNewYork?
A.Headvertisedhisideaonasandwichboard.
B.Hestoppedpassers–byanddeliveredpostcards.
C.Heservedasapolicemantopreventaccidents.
D.Hetookphotosforthepeoplewhowalkedfast.
10.Whichstatementmaybeincludedinthefourteen“slowmandments”inparagraph3?
A.Wakeupfiveminutesearlier.
B.Dotwothingsatthesametime.
C.Makeahabitofwritingletters.
D.Don’tworkonweekendsandrelax.
11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Thenewholidayisusuallycelebratedonafixedday.
B.Italiangrandfathersenjoyreadingpoetrytochildren.
C.Thecoupletendtochoosebusycitiestopromotetheidea.
D.NewYorkershaveanegativealtitudetowardsslowliving.
D
EdViestursgrewupinRockford,Illinois,wherethetallestthingonthehorizonwasthewatertower.ButonThursday,ViestursbecametheonlyAmericantoclimbtothetopoftheworld's14highestmountains.
HislasthikewasupMountAnnapurna,inAsia'ssnowcappedHimalayas.At26,545feet,itspeakisthe10thhighestintheworld.Itisthemountainthatinspiredhimtostartclimbing."Ittendstobethetrickiest,themostdangerous,"saidViesturs."There'snosimplewaytoclimbit.Therearethreateningavalanches(雪崩)andicefallsthatprotectthemountain."
Inhighschool,ViestursreadFrenchclimberMauriceHerzog'staleofclimbingtheicyAnnapuma.Herzog'sstorywasoffrostbite(冻伤)anddifficultyandnear-deathexperiences.Viesturswashookedrightaway.
ViestursgothisstartonWashington'sMountRainierin1977,guidinghikesinthesummer.Fifteenyearsago,hesetouttowalkuptotheworld'shighestpeaks.Finally,he'sdone.Thepioneeringclimbertalksaboutmountainsasiftheywerelivingcreaturesthatshouldbetreatedwithrespect."Youhavetouseallofyoursenses,allofyourabilitiestoseeifthemountainwillletyouclimbit,"saidViesturs."Ifwehavethepatienceandtherespect,andifwe'rehereattherighttime,undertherightcircumstances,theyallowustogoup,andallowustocomedown."
What'snextforamanwhocan'tstopclimbing?
"I'mgoingtohugmywifeandkidsandkindofkickbackandenjoythesummer,"saysViesturs.Butforamanwho'sclimbedtheworld's14tallestmountains,hewillprobablysoonsetoffonyetanotheradventure.
12.WhatrecordhasEdViestursset?
A.Hehassucceededinclimbingtotheworld's14thhigbestmountain.
B.Hehasbeentothetopoftheworld's14highestmountains.
C.Hehasbecomethefirsttoclimbtotheheightof26,545feet.
D.Hehasbecomethefirstmantoclimbtothetopof14highestmountainsintheworld.
13Theunderlinedword"hooked"inParagraph4canbereplacedby______.
A.interestedB.discouragedC.frightenedD.upset
14TheauthorusedViesturs'wordsinParagraph6tosupportaviewthat________.
A.mountainclimbingisadangeroussport
B.mountainsshouldberegardedaslivingcreatures
C.mountainclimbingneedsmoreskillsthanphysicalenergy
D.thosewholikemountainclimbingwon'tstopclimbing
15.What'sthenextprobableplanof