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高二英语试题661

高二英语3月份月考试题

本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A.

Accordingtoaresearch,thequalityofTVshowscanaffectusinsomeimportantways,shapingourthinkingandpoliticalpreferences,evenaffectingourcognitive（认知的）ability.

TheSesameStreet（《芝麻街》）socialexperiment

AresearchhasbeendoneonthetelevisionprogramSesameStreet.Theshow,whichbeganin1969,wasmeanttodevelopearlyIQandEQforchildrenofpreschoolage.Researchersrandomlyassignedgroupsoflow-incomechildrenage3to5intheUSintoanexperimentalgroupandacontrolgroup.Almostallparentsofchildrenintheexperimentalgroupreportedthattheirchildrenimmediatelywatchedtheshowandwatcheditmorefrequently,comparedwithroughlyone-thirdofchildreninthecontrolgroup（35percent）.Oversixmonths,theexperimentalgroupgained5.4IQpoints.

MoreTV-watching,lessreading

InNorway,andahandfulofotherdevelopedcountries,averageIQscoreshavedeclinedslightlyinrecentyears.Thereasonisthataftertheintroductionofcable（有线电视）in1981,Norwegianteenagersandyoungadultsdecreaseddailytimespentonreading,andincreasedtheirtimewatchingTV.Moreover,cabletelevisionhadfarlesseducationalcontentandwasfocusedonentertainmentandadvertisements.Researchersestimatethat10yearsofexposuretocabletelevisionloweredIQscoresby1.8points.

Berlusconitelevision

ThesamethinghappenedinItalysincetheintroductionofSilvioBerlusconi’stelevisionnetwork,Mediaset,whichspecializedinlightentertainmentsuchasgameshowsfeaturingwomen.ResearchersfoundthatchildrenraisedwithgreateraccesstoMediasethadlowercognitivescoresasadultsby3to4IQpointsandwerealsolesslikelytotakepartinsocialactivities.

Artandpublichealth

Weknowthateducationincreasescognitiveability,soitstandstoreasonthateducationaltelevisionwouldalsohaveapositiveeffect.OnestudyfoundthattheintroductionofcableTVempoweredwomeninIndia.High-qualityshowsandfilmscanbeinspiring,andevenedifying（启迪的）.

1.ThereasonfortheloweraverageIQscoresinNorwayisthat____.

A.Theteenagersandyoungadultsspentlesstimereadingbooks.

B.Childrentheredidn’tliketheprogramSesameStreet.

C.ThereadingtimehadbeenreplacedbythecableTVthoroughly.

D.Cabletelevisionfocusedlessonentertainmentandadvertisements.

2.WhatmayhappentothechildrenraisedinareaswithgreateraccesstoMediaset?

A.Theymaybelesslikelytotakepartinsocialactivities.

B.Thechildrenaren’tfondofthelightentertainment.

C.Thechildrenhavethesamecognitivescoresasadults.

D.Theymaypaymoreattentiontothesocialactivities.

3.Whichofthefollowinghasmoreinfluenceonwomen?

A.TheSesameStreet.B.Thecabletelevision.

C.Berlusconitelevision.D.ThecableTVinIndia.

B.

Withthreemillionresidents,theAjegunledistrictinLagos,Nigeriaisoneofthecountry’smostdenselypopulatedslums（贫民窟）.Itsresidentsstruggletoobtaincleanwaterandsanitation（卫生设备）,resultinginrubbishthatlittersthestreets.Accesstoeducationisalso

anissueformanyfamilies,andtheyareunabletoaffordthefeestosendtheirchildrentoschool.Butwiththehelpofanewgrassrootsproject,theseproblemsarebeingsettledallatonce.KnownastheRecyclePayproject,plasticwasteactsasmoneytoallowparentstopayaportionoftheirkid’sschoolfees.

Theorganizations,AfricanCleanUpInitiativeandWeCyclers,createdtheRecyclePayprojectandpartneredwiththeMoritInternationalSchoolinAjegunletomakeithappen.They’vemadeiteasyforparentstotakeadvantageofthisproject.Theysimplyneedtobringabagofplasticwastetoafixedspotandhaveitweighed.Theweightisthentranslatedintoavalueofmoneyanddeducted（扣除）fromthefeesowedtotheschool.It’sapositiveoutcomeforeveryone--theenvironmentisalittlebitcleanerandthere’slessfinancialhardshiponthefamily.

Parentsarethrilledwiththearrangementasitensuresthattheirchildrencancontinuetheireducation.“Istruggletopayforschoolfees,sometimesIpayhalfthepriceandlaterpaytheremainingbalance,”explainsparentSherifatOkunowototheBBC.“Butwiththeintroductionofthisproject,theplastichasmadeiteasyformetopayschoolfees.”

Theschool’sprincipalsays,“Ithasreallyreducedtheburdenonparents,”hesays.“Wenowcollectfeesfaster--theschoolwins,thechildrenwin,theparentswin,everybodywins.”

4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheAjegunledistrict?

A.Onlyfewchildrencan’tgotoschool.

B.Theschoolneedsmoneytogoonrunning.

C.It’shardtowalksafelyatnight.

D.Theenvironmentisverydirty.

5.Allthefollowingarethebenefitsoftheprojectexcept___.

A.Parentscanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoschool.

B.Dependingontheweightoftheplasticsoldinthefixedspot,thefeesowedtotheschoolcanbededucted.

C.Theenvironmentintheareaiscleanerthanbefore.

D.Thelocalscangetcleanwater.

6.Whatdoestheprincipalthinkoftheproject?

A.Hethinksitisofgreatbenefit.B.Heshowsnointerestinit.

C.Hebelievesthereisnofutureforit.D.Hethinksitshouldbeimproved.

C.

Arecentstudyhasfoundthatcolorsmaybeuniversallyrelatedtocertainemotions.Evenwherecolorsweren’tsolidlyattributedtoasingleemotion,nearlyallofthemwereeithermostlygoodormostlybadregardlessofwherepeoplelived.Butonasmaller,moredetailedscaletherewerenuances（差别）whichresearcherssaidtheycouldusetopredictwhichcountrysomeonecamefrom.

ScientistsfromtheuniversitiesofAucklandcarriedouttheirresearchon711people.Theresearcherssaid,“Redisassociatedwithbothpositiveandnegativeemotionswhileblackisunambiguouslyassociatedwithnegativeemotions.Inthecurrentstudy,redwasoftenassociatedwithloveandanger,whileblackwasassociatedwithsadness,hateandfearamongothernegativefeelings.”Othercolorswhichhadstrongassociationsacrosscountrieswerepinkwithlove,greywithdisappointmentorsadnessandorangewithjoyorpleasure.Someothercolors,however,hadmorenuancedassociations.Forexample,peopleinGreecewerefarmorelikelytoassociateturquoisewithreliefandpurplewithsadnessthanthoseinothercountries.WhilepeopleintheUKandGermanystronglyassociatedyellowwithjoy,butGreekandChinesepeopledidnotfeelthesamelink.Almostallthecolors,eveniftheydidn’thaveasolidlinktooneemotion,wereoverwhelminglygoodorbad--withtheexceptionofred,whichwaslinkedtobothangerandlove,andpurpleandbrown,whichwereneither.Positivecolorswereyellow,white,turquoise,pink,orangeandgreen.Negativeweregreyandblack.

Dr.Oberfeld’steamadded,“Particularlystrongcolor-emotionassociationswereobservedforred,black,andpink,andparticularlyweakassociationswereobservedforbrownandpurple.Acrossthe240color-emotionpairs,thestrongestassociationwasfoundbetweentheemotionloveandthecolortermred.

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thecolorredisassociatedwithonlypositiveemotion.

B.Thecolorsorangeandpinkareassociatedwiththesameemotion.

C.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmayassociateacertaincolorwithdifferentemotions.

D.Strongcolor-emotionassociationsareobservedforred,black,pinkandbrown.

8.Inwhichcountrydidpeopleoftenlinkpurplewithsadness?

A.TheUK.B.Germany.

C.China.D.Greece.

9.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheresearcher’sconclusion?

A.Critical.B.Doubtful.

C.Supportive.D.Neutral.

10.Whatdoesthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducearecentstudy.

B.Tomakesomecomparisons.

C.Togivesomeadvice.

D.Totellastory.

D.

WindingbetweengreenmeadowsinthewestFlanderscountryside,theWulfdambeekstreamisfondlyrememberedasaplacelocalboyswouldfilluptheirwaterbottlesbeforefootballgames.

ButarecentstudyhasofferedasharpreminderofhowintensivefarmingmethodsarechangingthewaterqualityofthenorthernEuropeancountrysideinwaysscientistsclaimarenotbeingproperlyunderstood.

Inasurveyof29smallwaterwaysin10Europeancountries,asamplefromtheWulfdambeekwasfoundtocontain70hazardouspesticides--38weedkillers,10

insecticides,21fungalkillers,oneprotectoragainstherbicidesandanaspirinusedinveterinarymedicines.

“Sovariedwerethepollutantsinthestreamthatthewateritselfwouldprobablyworkasapesticide,”DrJorgeCasadosaid,“Ifeelit’sincredible.Themostimportantthingtohighlightisthatthereisalackofwaystoassesshowthismixofhazardousmaterialsareaffectingtheecosystem.”

ThelocalmayorBartDochy,wasshockedbytheresults.“Wehavetrapsinthestreamtocatchrats.Justfurtherupinthestreamfromwherethesamplewastakenwecaughtapikeinonelastweek,”hesaid.“Itwas50cmlong.Okay,itisnotwatertodrink.Butitiscleanenoughtohavefishinit.”

Dochysaidhewouldbeorderingtestsonthewatertoseeifhecouldfindoutwherethepollutantswerecomingform.

“Thisisaprettyarea--thelandaroundismainlyagricultural.Wegrowvegetables,”hesaid.“Thesamplewastakenwhentherewasadroughtandnotalotofwaterinthestream.Possibly,thatcouldhaveinfluencedit.”

Theresearchfoundmorethan100pesticidesand21drugsofwhichaquarterarebanned.Halfofthestreamsanalyzed--inAustria,Belgium,Denmark,France,Germany,Italy,theNetherlands,Poland,SpainandtheUnitedKingdom--containedatleastonepesticide