山西大学附属中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题附答案.docx

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山西大学附属中学学年高一英语下学期月考试题附答案

山西大学附属中学2017-2018学年高一下学期3月月考

英语试题

考试时间：

90分钟满分：

100分

注意：

本考试严禁使用手机，电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。

第I卷（选择题共60分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第1节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Differencesareimportantandtheyshouldberespected.Forexample,manyimportantpeoplethroughouthistorywereconsidereddifferent,suchasThomasEdison,AlbertEinsteinandAbrahamLincoln.Theydidgreatthings,butsomepeoplethoughttheywerestrangebecausetheyhadstrongfeelingsaboutsomething.IcanunderstandthesepeoplebecauseI’vebeeninthatsituationbeforemanytimes.

ItallstartedinelementaryschoolwhenIrealizedthatIwasn’tlikeeveryoneelse.MymomsaysthatIhaveatendencytobeobsessed（着迷）withcertainsubjects.Unfortunately,thesesubjectsdon’tinterestotherkidsofmyageandtheyreallydon’tinterestmyteachers.Infact,mykindergartenteachersaidshewouldscreamifImentionedsnakesorlizardsonemoretimewhileshewasteachingthedaysoftheweek.Iwouldgetintotroublefornotpayingattentionandtheteasingbegan.

Inthethirdgrade,myteacherinformedmethatIhaveAsperger’sSyndrome（症状）.Isaid,“Sowhat?

DoyouknowthatGodzilla’ssuitweighs188pounds?

”

Later,Iaskedmymom,“What’sAsperger’sSyndrome?

AmIgonnadie?

”Shesaidthatit’slikehavingblinderson,andthatIcanonlyseeonethingatatime,andthatit’shardtofocusonotherthings.

Peoplealsomakefunofmeforknowingfactsaboutvolcanoes,whales,tornadoesandmanyotherscientificthings.MymomsaysthatshehasbeenabletoanswermanyquestionsonJeopardy!

justbylisteningtowhatIhavetosay,butI’veevenbeenlaughedatforbeingsmart.

MaybesomedayI’llbecomeageneengineerandcreatetherealGodzilla.Icandream,Can’tI?

1.WhydoestheauthormentionpeoplelikeAlbertEinstein?

A.ToexaminedifferencesB.Toshowhisadmiration

C.TomakecomparisonD.Tosupporthisidea

2.Howdidthekindergartenteacherfeelabouttheauthor?

A.AngryB.WorriedC.SorryD.Curious

3.What’sJeopardy!

mostprobably?

A.It’saprogramintendedforyoungkids.B.It’saquizshowcoveringvarioustopics.

C.It’sanoveltellingaboutadventurestories.D.It’samagazineaboutscientificdiscoveries.

B

Themoreinterestedyouareinatopic,themorelikelyyoumaybetoform“falsememories”abouttheeventsrelatedtothattopic.

“Mostpeopleareprettyconfidentabouttheirownmemoryforsomeevents,butnewresearchshowsthatfalsememoryisalotmorefrequentthanmanypeoplerealize.Intermsofdailylife,thekeypointheremaybetounderstandthatsomeonewhoremembersaneventdifferentlyfromyoursisn’tnecessarilylying—someone’smemorymaybefaulty,oritmightbeyou,”saidstudyco-authorCiaraGreene,apsychologistattheuniversityCollegeDublin.

Inthestudy,theresearchersasked489peopletoreadfournewsstoriesabouteventsthatwererelatedtothetopicstheyrankedasthemostinteresting,andfourstoriesabouteventsrelatedtothetopicstheyratedastheleastinteresting.Ineachcase,threeoftheseeventsreallydidoccur,butthefourthonewasmadeup.

Itturnedoutthatpeopletendedtorememberthestoriesofthetopicstheysaidtheyweremoreinterestedincomparedwiththetopicstheywerenotinterestedin.However,theparticipantsalsotendedtostoremorefalsememoriesrelatedtothetopicstheywereinterestedincomparedwiththetopicstheywerenotinterestedin,theresearchersfound.

Themorepeopleknowaboutatopic,themorememoriesrelatedtothistopictheyhavestoredintheirbrains,theresearcherssaid.Therefore,whenapersonmeetsnewinformationonthistopic,thatinformationmayfindtracesofsimilarmemoriesthathavealreadystoredinthebrain,Greenesaid.

“Thiscanresultinasenseoffamiliarityorrecognitionofthenewmaterial,leadingtotheconviction（确信）thattheinformationhasbeenmetbeforeandisinfactanexistingmemory,”Greenesaid.Inotherwords,thisnewmaterialorinformationmay“feel”familiarandthereforethepersonmaybelieveitmustbetrue,hesaid.

Learningmoreabouthowfalsememoriesworkmayhelpprotectagainsttheharmfulresultsofthem,suchaswheneyewitnessaccounts（证言）ofcrimesarefaulty.

4.WhatCiarasaidinParagraph2suggeststhatyoushouldn’t_________.

A.forgetthefrequencyoffalsememory.B.lietosomeonewithdifferentmemories.

C.believefaultymemoriesofotherpeople.D.completelytrustyourmemory.

5.Inthestudy,peoplewhowereinterestedinatopic________.

A.werelesslikelytoformfalsememoriesrelatedtoit

B.tendedtorememberfalseinformationaboutit

C.couldrememberanyinformationaboutiteasily

D.wantedtoknowmoreaboutit

6.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Theharmoffalseinformation.

B.Whypeoplehaveapoormemory.

C.Interestingtopicsmayleadtofalsememories.

D.Howtomakeagoodmemoryforsomeevents

C

Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athirstycrow（乌鸦）dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.

Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.NewCaledoniancrowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacementworktotheiradvantage,experimentsshowed.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders,accordingtothestudy.

Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheuniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedabunchofheavyrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andlightplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheheavyobjectsintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.

However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowtubetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops.Incontrast,ittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.

Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginsmallamountofwateratthebottom.

7.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?

A.Aesop’spredictionB.Crow’sintelligence

C.ThedevelopmentofcrowsD.Human-animalcommunication

8.HowdidthecrowsgettheworminatubeinSarah’experiment?

A.Bydroppingintheheavyerasers.B.Byremovingtheplasticobjects.

C.Bystandingonthewood.D.Bybreakingthetube.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thetreat”inParagraph4referto?

A.Thetube.B.Theobject.C.ThesnackD.Thewater.

10.Whatdidtheexperimentwithwideandnarrowtubesshow?

A.Crowsaresensitivetosurroundings.

B.Crowshavetheabilitytorecognizeshapes.

C.Crowsareclevererthanchimpsandchildren.

D.Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementincompletely.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处d的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Howtoberealistic

Inordertoberealistic,youmustunderstandyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.11________Youstillneedtochallengeyourself,butifyouhavetriedsomethingseveraltimes,thenyouneedtoacceptthatmaybeyoucan’tdoit.Keepyourselffirmlyonthegroundandreadon.

12________Trynewthingsanddoyourbestatthem,butifyoufindthatitissomethingyoucan’tdoaftermanytries,acceptthefailuresandberealistic.

Explaintoothersthatyouarebeingrealisticinyourapproach.Whenyouhitthewall,backoff.Youcan’tcontinuetobangyourheadagainstthewall.13________Somepeopledon’tacceptthem,buttheyarethere.

Challengeyourself.Youneedtotrybeforeyoucanberealisticandsay,“Ican’tdothat.”Nooneevergotanywherewithouttrying.14________Sometimesyouneedtofindtheonethatworksforyou.

Followwhatyoubelieve.Peoplemaytellyouthatyoucandosomethingifyoutryhardenough,andsometimestheyareright.Butifyouknowthatyoucan’tdoit,followwhatyoubelieve.

Seewhatisthere.Youdon’tneedtoanalyzeeverything.Don’tlookbelowthesurface.15________Alwaysexpectwhatyouknowtoberealistic.Don’tlookformiracles.

A.Everyonehaslimitations.

B.Approachliferealistically.

C.Justtakeeverythingatfacevalue.

D.Youcanberealisticandjustgowiththeflow.

E.Manythingscanbeachievedindifferentways.

F.Understandwhatyoucandoandwhatyoucan’t.

G.Youmustbeabletoseeexactlywhatyouarecapableof.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第1节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

OnecoldDecembermorning,mydadandIwerewalkingalongtheroadtoastoretobuyChristmaspresents.Suddenlyacarrantousoutof16._____.Pushedawaybymydad,Iwas17._____whilehewasunabletoescapeandinjured.Mydad18._____unconditionallovetomewhenfacedwiththeaccident.Sincethatday,Ihave19._____thepowerofloveandthe20._____itcanteachtothosewhotakeanythingforgranted,asIdideverythingbefore.

Peoplewanderintoourlivesforvariousreasons,buteachonehassomethingto21._____,eventhedriverwhocausedthe22._____.Hehelpedmealot.Whetherour23._____isentirelygoodornot,thereremainssomethingtobegainedfromeverypersonwe24._____.Ihavecometoview