河南省濮阳市高二英语下学期升级考试试题A卷.docx

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河南省濮阳市高二英语下学期升级考试试题A卷

河南省濮阳市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期升级考试试题（A卷）

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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

Wherewillyougotoescapethestressoflifeandthenoiseoftraffic?

Tofindout,weturnedtoquestion-and-answersiteQuora,whereusershavebeensharingtheiropinions.FromanAlpinepalaceinGermanytosomeamazingEnglishviews,thesedreamydestinationsaresomagicalthatit’shardtobelievethey’rereal.

Gaudi’sotherworldlyimagination

DesignedbyoneofSpain’smostfamousarchitects,AntoniGauldi,theRomanCatholicchurchSagradaFamiliaisalegendinitselfConstructionbeganin1882,butlessthanaquarteroftheprojectwascompletewhenGaudidiedin1926.Sincethen,workhasprogressedslowly.Howabouttheending?

Architectsplantocompletetheprojectin2026,thecentenaryofGaudi’sdeath.

AsBarcelona’smostpopulartouristsite,SagradaFamiliaattractsthreemillionvisitorseveryyearforonegoodreason:

It’samasterpieceunlikeanythingelseintheworldwhichislargelyresponsibleforthecity’slivelypersonality.

Asettingthatcouldstealthespotlightfromanystorybookhero

Withitsvalleyssurroundedbylakes,rivers,hillsandpeaks,theLakeDistrictinEngland’snorthwestisquiteliterallytakenoutoffairytales.ThisplacewasBeatrixPotter’sinspirationforPeterRabbitandtheresidence（居所）oftheLakePoets,includingWilliamWordsworth,SamuelTaylorColeridgeandRobertSouthey.

Oneofnature’smostmagicalillusions

OnceuponatimeinthefarawaylandoftheFaroeIslands,LakeLeitisvatnbecameknownasthemoststrikingofalltheislands’lakes.Atmorethan6kmlong,itisthebiggestintheFaroeIslands.Inreality,LakeLeitisvatnisactuallynomorethanabout30mabovesealevel.Asteepcliffinfrontofthelakeandaclevercameraanglemakethelakeappeartobemuchhigherthanitreallyis.

21.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowQuoraisasitewhereyoucan________.

A.releaseyourstressoflifeB.askyourteachersquestions

C.getdifferentviewsaboutsomethingD.findguidestoanymagicalattractions

22.WhatdoyouknowaboutSagradaFamilia?

A.Ithasn’tbeenfullybuiltyetB.ItisamuseumaboutAntoniGaudi

C.ItwasbuiltinhonorofAntoniGaudiD.IttellsmuchaboutSpain’shistory

23.WheredidBeatrixPottercreatethefairytalecharacterPeterRabbit?

A.OnLakeLeitisvatn.B.IntheLakeDistrict.

C.FromSagradaFamilia.D.Atcertainhillsandpeaks.

B

WhenIwasyounger,IwastooshytothepointwhereIcouldnotevenmakeeyecontact（接触）withpeopleIdidn’tknow.Ifsomeonegreetedmeinthehallway,Iwouldlowermyheadandhurriedpassed.

Funnilyenough,thiswouldnothavebeensuchabigdealifIhadconnectedwiththeirvaluesandinterests.However,everyoneinmyschoolwasmuchwealthierthanme,andfocusedonpartyingandfashionwhichwerecontrarytomyinterests.AlthoughIhadafewacquaintances（熟人）,nooneseemedtounderstandme,unabletosharemysometimesdarkhumorandinterestinsciencefiction.

Halfwaythroughninthgrade,Iwasonceagainthrownintoaschoolofstrangers.Makingfriendswasdifficult,andIsataloneatlunchfortherestoftheyear.Intenthgrade,however,Itookpartinmyschool’stheatreprogram,whereImetsomeofmyclosestfriends.Thetheatreforcedmetoovercomemyshynessandtaughtmetospeakupformyself.Furthermore,pretendingtobesomeoneelsegavemeasenseofpreviouslyunknownconfidence.

AlthoughIhavealotgoingformerightnow,IwillneverforgetthestrugglesIhadtoovercomewhenIwasyounger.Thisiswhy,wheneverIseesomeonestrugglingorstandingbythemselves,Ialwaysinvitethemtositwithmyfriendsandme.Imaynotbeabletogivethemmyfullattentionallofthetime,butthemainpointistoletthemknowsomeonerecognizestheirexistenceandiswillingtoconnectwiththem.

24.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthoraccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Otherscouldn’tunderstandhim.B.Hearguedwithothersoften.

C.Heenviedtherichverymuch.D.Hehadmanyinterestinghobbies.

25.Whendidtheauthorbegintofeelself-confident?

A.InGradeSeven.B.InGradeEight.

C.InGradeNinth.D.InGradeTen.

26.Howdoestheauthorhelpthosestrugglingorstandingbythemselves?

A.Byinvitinghisfriendstoaccompanythem.

B.Byaskingthemtositwithhisfriendsandhim.

C.Bypersuadingthemtoovercometheirproblems.

D.Bygivingthemhisfullattentionallofthetime.

27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.HowtogetonwellwithothersB.Howtomakefriendswithothers.

C.Howtogetridofshynessgradually.D.Howtogrowupinahealthyway.

C

Lawns（草坪）aresomeofthemostcommonthingsintheworlduntilyoureallystartthinkingaboutthem.That’swhenyourealizethattheymakenosense.Whydopeoplekeeptheseuninteresting,pointlesslittleplantsoutsidetheirhomes?

They’renotbeautifullikeflowers,theydon’tprovidefoodandyouhavetotakecareofthemconstantly.

IsraelibestsellingauthorYuvalNoahHararithoughtthesedeedswereweirdtoo.Helookedintotheirhistoryandendedupwithaninterestingstory.

Nooneconsideredputtingpatchesofgrassoutsidetheirhomesinancienttimes.ThatchangedintheMiddleAges,whenFrenchandEnglishkingsandnoblesstartedputtingpatchesofgrassattheircastleentrances.

“Well-keptlawnsdemandlandandalotofwork,”wroteHarariinhisbook.“Inexchange,theyproducenothingofvalue.”Peasantscouldneveraffordtowastetheirtimeorlandonlawns,sotheselawnswereaperfectstatussymbol（身份的象征）fornobility（高贵）.

WhentheIndustrialRevolutionbeganinthe18thand19thcenturies,themiddleclassesstartedbeingabletoaffordtheirownsuburban（郊区的）houses.Andguesswhatbecamethesuburbanstatussymbol?

Aperfectlykeptlawn.

Thepopularityoflawnscontinuedtogrow,takingoverpubliceventspacesandsports.Inthepast,peopleplayedsportsonallkindsofsurfaces—dirt,ice,sand.Butinthelastcouplecenturies,theymadetheswitchtogreengrass.

“GrassisnowadaysthemostwidespreadcropintheUSAaftercornandwheat,”Hararicontinued.LawnsspreadbeyondEuropeandtheU.S,andthey’renowstatussymbolsaroundtheworld.

Suburbanpeoplemaynotrealizeit,buttheycareforlawnsjustbecausecenturiesago,FrenchandEnglishkingswantedtoshowoffbyintentionallyplantingsomethinguseless.It’sstrangethatpeopleshouldcontinuetospendsomuchtimeandmoneyonwhat’sreallyaleftover（遗留物）fromtheMiddleAges.Whenyouplanyourhouse,youcanshakeoff（摆脱）theculturalleftoverandimagineforyourselfarockgardenorsomeothernewcreation.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weird”inparagraph2probablymean?

A.strangeB.ordinaryC.beneficialD.attractive

29.Whatcouldlawnsindicateinthe19thcentury?

A.Environmentalawareness.B.People’staste.

C.Culturalbackground.D.Personalwealth.

30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardskeepinglawns?

A.Uncaring.B.Disapproving.C.Favorable.D.unclear.

31.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFunctionofLawnsB.TheValueofLawns

C.TheHistoryofLawnsD.TheManagementofLawns

D

Asmoreandmoreschoolsrushtoputdigitaldevices（数码设备）inthehandsofeverystudent,manyparentsarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedaboutthequalityoftheirchildren’seducation.Thepromiseofincreasedstudentacademic（学业上的）achievementthroughtheuseoftechnologyhasn’tproducedanysignificantresultsinthepast20years.

ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesconductedastudyin2014todetermineifthesocialskillsofelementarystudentswereblockedbyscreentime.Twogroupsofsixthgradestudentswerecompared.Onegroupwassenttoanoutdoorcampforoneweekwithnoscreentime,whilethecontrolgrouplivelifeasnormal.Afteroneweek,thestudentsatcamphadmadesignificantimprovementsovertheirpeers（同龄人）.Thegoodnewsisthatwhenwelimitaccesstoscreentimeandgivechildrentheopportunitytointeractfacetoface,theyquicklybecomebetteratreadingtheemotionalstateofothers.Thebadnewsisthatwehaveagenerationofchildrenthatstrugglewiththisbasicemotionalintelligenceskill.

Toomuchscreentimehasbeenlinkedtochildhoodobesity,sleepdisorders,behaviorproblems,andacademicchallenges.Butisthereadifferencebetweenschoolworkandentertainmentmedia?

Whenstudentsareusingtechnologyforacademicworktheyaremorelikelytobecommunicatingwithpeers,workingcooperatively,anddevelopingotherimportantskills.However,alltheseareimpossiblewhenstudentswatchentertainmentmedia.Theyjustsitandwatch!

Parentshaverighttobeconcernedabouttheirchildren’sscreentimeatschool,buttheyshouldbeginbydiscussingtheuseofdigitalmediaathome.Someparentsarecontinuouslyengagedintheirowndevices,respondingtoeveryringoftheirphones,receivingandsendingmessages.Howcantheyexpecttheirchildrentodobetter?

32.Whatwastheschools’initial（最初的）intentionofusingdigitaldevices?

A.Toimprovestudentsacademically

B.Tohelpstudentsdevelopsocially.

C.Tomakeschoollifemoreentertainingandcolorful.

D.Tomakesurestudentsgettechnologicaleducation.

33.Whataspectofchildrenworriesthewriteralot?

A.Lackingguidanceonproperscreentime.

B.Lackingchancestocommunicatewithothers.

C.Lackinginterestinimprovingtheirstudy.

D.Lackingskillsinreadingothers’emotionalstate.

34.Whatattitudedoesthewriterhavetotheuseofdigital