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河北省张家口宣化一中学年高一英语上学期月考试题2

河北省张家口宣化一中2020-2021学年高一英语上学期11月月考试题

一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分）

A

Stepinachasbecomeoneofthefirsthighschoolsinthecountrytodropalltextbooksandreplacethemwitha"digitallibrary"．WhenstudentsstartedclassesonMonday，theywerezippingtoanappontheirlaptopsandhadinstantaccesstoall40textsintheStepinaccurriculum（课程）．

DennisLauro，directorofaninformationcenterwhichprovidestechnicalsupporttopublicschoolsinNewYork，saidneitherhenorhiscolleagueswereawareofasimilardigitaleffortinapublicschoolsetting．"Thisisthewaveofthefuture．"Laurosaid．"I'mnotsurprisedthataprivateschoolwouldbeatthepublicschoolstoit．Theyhavetheabilitytojustdoit．Thereissomuchpoliticsinvolvedinpublicschools，whenitcomestoamovelikethat，needingapprovalfromboardsandcommittees．"

ForTomCollins，Stepinac'spresident，thecommitmenttodigitalsourcematerialwasnotsodifficultadecision．Inthepast，students'familieshadtospendupto﹩700ayearontextbooks．Thisyear-aftertheone-timepurchaseofalaptop-familiesonlyneedtopay﹩150．Usingthedigitallibraryisalmostaseasyasopeninganewbook．AstudentcaninstantlylapintoadigitalbookandopenamapofEgyptoraspeechbyPresidentJohnF．Kennedy．Ateachercanshowapagefromadigitalbookonawhiteboardatthefrontoftheclassorsendstudentsalinktoaparticularmathproblemwithnotesaddedin．

Thefirstfewweeksmaybringsomechallenges．Stepinacofficialsexpectsomeparentaldiscomfortoverdroppingconcretebooks．Theyrecognizetheremaybetechnicalfaultsatfirst．Andtheywillhavetoencouragestudentstoleavespace-eatingphotosandmusicofftheirlaptops-andtokeeptheirlaptopscharged．

1.WhatisgoingoninStepinac？

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A.It'sbuildinganewlibrary．

B.It'schangingitsmanagementpattern

C.It'supdatingitsdigitalresources．

D.It'sreformingitstextbooks．

2.Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence，Laurobelieves______．

A.it'satrendforschoolstogodigital

B.privateschoolshavetheiradvantages

C.theeffortistocauseinstantchanges

D.publicschoolsfacegreatchallenges

3.WhomayworryaboutthemoveinStepinac？

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A.Parents．B.Technicians．C.Officials．D.Teachers．

B

Doyouliketoshowoffyourexpensiveitems？

Youcouldfindyourselfwithoutfriends!

Scientistsprovethatexpensivestatussymbolsmakeyoulooklesssociallyattractive．

ItemssuchasafancycarandaRolexwatchareoftenthoughttoincreaseoursocialstanding（地位）andoftencomewithahighpricetag（标签）．Accordingtothelatestresearch，however，ithastheoppositeeffectandpeoplewouldprefertobefriendswithsomeonewhoplaceslessvalueonmaterialobjects．

"Oftenwethinkthatstatussymbolswillmakeuslookmoresociallyattractivetoothers，"saysStephenGarcia，thestudy'sleadingauthorfromtheUniversityofMichigan．Headds，"However，ourresearchsuggeststhatthesestatussignalsactuallymakeuslooklesssociallyattractive．

Theresearchersconductedsixstudieswhichassessedhowpeoplepresentedthemselvesandhowpeopleviewedstrangers．Peoplewhochosetowearhigherstatusitemstendedtogetanegativeresponse，butpeoplewantedtobefriendswithpeoplewhopreferredlowerstatussymbols．

Thestudytooktheroleoftheluxury（奢侈）itemtoseeifitwaspossiblethattheexpensiveitemitselfplayedapartinpeople'sreactions．Thedefinitionofastatussymbolchangedbasedonaperson'ssocioeconomicstatus，butthesameeffectofkeepingoffpotentialfriendswasseenregardlessofsocialposition．

"Atasociallevel，wemaybewastingbillionsofdollarsonexpensivestatussymbolsthatfinallykeepothersfromwantingtoassociatewithus，"saysKimberleeWeaverLivnatattheUniversityofHaifa．Shesays，"Andtotheextentthatclosefriendshipsareimportanttowell-being，andwemaybeunintentionallyhurtingourselves．"

However，PatriciaChenoftheNationalUniversityofSingaporesaidthisdoesnotnecessarilymeanstatussymbolsareabadthing．Shesays，"Ourfindingsrightnowonlyapplytotheformationofnewfriendships．Statussymbolsmaybebeneficialatothertimesandinothersettings，suchaswhentryingtoestablishnewbusinesscontacts．"

4.Whichisthenegativeinfluenceofexpensivestatussymbols？

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A.Preventingpeoplefrommakingfriends．

B.Loweringpeople'ssocialstatus．

C.Doingharmtopeople'shealthabsolutely．

D.Changingpeoplesconsumptionconcept．

5.Whomaybemorepopularamongfriendsaccordingtothetext？

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A.Peoplewhoareveryrich．

B.Peoplewithhighsocialstatus．

C.Peoplewithcharmingappearance．

D.Peoplewhokeepalowstatus．

6.WhatattitudedoesPatriciaChenhavetowardsstatussymbols？

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A.Unconcerned．B.Positive．C.Critical．D.Casual．

C

Doingbusinessnowadayswithoutacellphone？

Livingaveryprivatelife？

Ican'timagineitanymore．

JournalistChrisStokel-Walkerexplaineditverywell：

Fortheaverageworkingperson，there'snogreaterfeelingthanpoweringdownyourcomputerandkissinggoodbyetoyourworkemailsfortheday．Ifwe'reluckyenoughtodisconnectfromthejoboneveningsandweekends，we'reoverjoyedtoleaveworkemailsandthestressthatcomeswithitintheoffice．

Butexpertssaywe'reincreasinglyfailingtodoso，insteadbringingtheburdenhomewithusanddealingwithemailsduringourfreetime．Unsurprisingly，thisroutinehassomeseriousconsequences．

Workingabnormalorlonghourshaslongbeenlinkedwithdepression（抑郁症），anxietyandevenheartdisease．Inaddition，theimportanceofweekendrecoveryhasalsobeenlinkedwithweeklyjobperformanceandpersonalinitiative（主动性）．Andfurtherresearchshowedpsychologicaldetachment（脱离）duringoff-worktimereducedemotionalexhaustioncausedbyhighjobdemandsandhelpedpeoplestayengaged．

So，ifweknowallthis，itbegsthequestion：

Whyarewestilllettingworkbotherourpreciousweekend？

AccordingtoCaryCooper，professorofOrganizationalSchool，therecenttrendevenspillsintothewayweaccessourworkcommunicationsandprojects．

Today，saysCooper，workemailsarejustatapofasmartphoneaway．"Youdon'tcarryyourlaptoparoundwhenyou'reouttodinner，butyoudocarryyourmobilephone，"hesays．"Thesmartphonedoesnotmakeupforwhatislost．"Sodeleteyourworkemailaccountfromyourinbox（收件箱），andleavetheworriesuntilMonday．

7.WhatdidChrisStokel-Walkertrytostress？

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A.Thedevelopmentofofficework．

B.Theimportanceofworkinghard．

C.Thepleasureofcompletingwork．

D.Thepowerofmoderntechnology．

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thisroutine"inParagraph3referto？

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A.Usingacellphone．B.Workinginpersonaltime．

C.Failingtoworklonghours．D.Leavingworkemailsbehind．

9.WhatdoesCaryCooperthinkofworkingextrahours？

______

A.Itisn'tboring．B.Itisn'tinteresting．

C.Itisn'tcommon．D.Itisn'tworth．

10.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？

______

A.Canwelivewithoutacellphone？

B.Whatshouldwedoonweekends？

C.Shouldwebanweekendworkemails？

D.Whoshouldbeblamedforworkoverload？

二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）

Inaworldsurroundedbybadnews，itmayfeellikeanunhappyplacesometimes．

（1）

Ifyoumakeevenonepersonsmiletoday，youcanhelpmakethisworldabetterplace．Hereisalistofideastohelpyou．

（2）InthisdayandagewhereeverythingissentviatheInternet，it'sashocktoreceivealetterthroughthepost．Puttingpentopaperandwritingafewwordstoafriendcanbeaneasywaytomakeapositiveimpact．

Requiringsometimeandresearchtofindtheperfectproject，volunteeringisoneofthenicestthingsyoucando．Whetheryouvolunteeratyourlocalyouthgrouportakedogsfromsheltersforawalk，thesimplefactthatyouaregivingyourtimetohelpsomeoneelseisincredible．Therearesomanyopportunities．（3）

Tellsomeone"Iloveyou"．Itcanbeanyone．（4）Perhapsyoucantellafriendthatyouappreciatealltheyaretoyou，orremindyourmumthatit'sherbirthday．Sometimes，inourbusylivesweforgettotakeamomenttotellpeoplewhattheymeantous．

（5）Whetheryou'recreativeornot，takingtimetomakesomethingforsomeoneelseshowshowmuchyouappreciatethem．Evenifyouthinkyou'renotcreative，therecipientwillfeelluckytogetsuchauniquegiftthatyouputyourprecioustimeinto．Someideascouldincludeacard，painting，drawing，song，poemorcake!

A．However，youcanmakeadifference．

B．It'sasurprisetosendahandwrittenletter．

C．Andyoudon'tevenhavetosay"Iloveyou"．

D．Soyouaresuretofindonethatisrightforyou．

E．Anditdoesn'tnecessarilyhavetotakeupallyourlife．

F．Makingsomethingforaspecialpersonisalwaysunique．

G．Evenapostcardwithacoupleofsentencescouldreallymakesomeone'sday．

11. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G

12. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G

13. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G

14. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G

15. A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G

三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）

In2009agroupofparentsinanEnglishtownstartedsharingworriesabouttheirchildren'smoneymanagementskills．Shoppingwasdoneonline；thechildren（16）sawtheirparentshandlingcash．Theywereonline，（17）too．Moneyhadbecomeintangible（无形的）．How，then，werechildrentolearnits（18）？

Theanswerthey（19）wasGoHenry，anappnowavailableinBritain．Itisdesignedtohelpyoungpeoplelearngood（20）habitsthroughreal-worldmoneymanagement．Parentssignedupwiththeirownbankaccount（账户）andpaidamonthly（21）of﹩2.99foreachchildagedsixorover．Adu