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甘肃省会宁县高二英语上学期第一次月考试题整理

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高二第一次月考英语试题

第一部分：

阅读理解（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。

A

EmilyandZachareconfused!

Theirparentstoldthemtheycouldchoosebetween Massachusetts and Arizona fortheirvacationthissummer.

Emilyhasalwayswantedtovisit Boston，thecapitalof Massachusetts。

ZachandshebothagreethatwalkingalongtheFreedomTrailwouldenablethemtosee Boston’smostfamousplacesofhistoricinterest,likethesiteoftheschoolBenFranklinattendedandtheOldStateHouse.IfEmilyandZachwenttoMassachusetts，theycouldspendafewdaysatthebeacheson CapeCod。

Emilylovesbodyboarding，andZachisgreatatbodysurfing.Theybothenjoybuildingsandcastleswiththeirmomanddad.

      ZachfindslearningaboutNativeAmericanswonderfulandhasalwayswantedtotravelalongtheApacheTrailin Arizona.ThismountainhighwaypassesNativeAmericanruinsin Tonto NationalForest.EmilyisnotasinterestedintravelingalongthistrailasZach,buttheybothwouldliketovisitPhoenix,thecapital,andthentraveltoGrandCanyonNationalParkandMeteorCrater（陨石坑）。

ZachlearnedinscienceclassthatMeteorCraterisaholeover4，000feetwideand520feetdeepthatwascreatedwhenahugeobjectfromspacefelltoEarth.Theobjectwentsodeepthatithasneverbeenfound.Zachwouldreallyliketotrytodiscoverit。

ButEmilythinksifexperiencedscientistsandresearcherscannotfindit,Zachmightaswellnotevenbother（费工夫）totry.

      Theonly drawback forZachandEmilyiftheychoose Arizona wouldbetheheat。

Itisveryhotanddryinthissouthwesternstate。

 Massachusetts，ontheotherhand，isinthenortheastern UnitedStates.HereZachandEmilyandtheirparentscouldenjoymild（温和的）temperatures。

Theirparentslovehotweather，butZachandEmilydonotreallyliketosweat。

      Howwilltheyeverdecidetowhichstatetheyshouldtravel?

Ifonlytheycouldtaketwotrips！

21.EmilyandZachwillspendtheirsummervacation_____.

A.visitingtheirparents

B.learninghowtoswim

C.doingsomesightseeing

D.livingwithNativeAmericans

22。

ComparedtoEmily,Zachismoreinterestedin_____.

A.design           B.sports

C。

beaches                   D.history

23.Theunderlinedword“drawback”inParagraph4means_____.

A。

value            B.reason

C。

interest                    D。

disadvantage

24。

Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AdifficultchoiceB。

Aninterestingplan

C.AnunforgettabletripD。

Apersonalexperience

B

      Inthe U.S。

，speakingmorethanonelanguagefluentlyisnotverycommon—exceptin LosAngeles， California.ThecityhasoneofthelargestpopulationsintheU。

S。

ofyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof18and34。

MorethanhalfoftheminLosAngelesarebilingual（会说两种语言的）.

      MariaElenaBurgos，amotheroftwoAmerican—borndaughters,iscookingaMexicanbreakfast.ShesaysmakingMexicanfoodisjustoneofthemanytraditionsinherhome.AnotherisspeakingSpanishtoherchildren.“WewanttokeepSpanishsomewhereintheirlearningtoo,notonlyathome.”Ms。

Burgosthinksbeingbilingualwillgivethemmoreopportunitiesinthefuture。

KnowingSpanishalsomeansthechildrencantalkwiththeirrelativesin Mexico.

      Ms.Burgos’daughtersbothwanttoknowtheirfamily'sculture。

“Wearedoingthisinordertogobacktoourrootsbecausethat'spartofwhoweare,"theysay.

      TheU。

S。

CensusBureau（人口普查局）saysmorethanhalftheadultsinthe LosAngeles areabetween18and34yearsoldspeakalanguageotherthanEnglishathome。

Forthewholecountry，thenumberofbilingualadultsisonly25percent.Thenumberofbilingualspeakershasgoneupsincethe1990s。

      UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesprofessorRaulHinojosasaysthatinthepast,thechildrenandgrandchildrenofimmigrants（移民）didnotcontinuetospeaktheparents’nativelanguage。

Butnowtheoppositeistrue.

      Inthelasttenyears,moreimmigrantparentssaytheywanttheirchildrentokeepspeakingtheirnativelanguage.Mr。

Hinojosacallstheirchoicethe“pathofpride".Thedecisiontokeepanativelanguageisclearin LosAngeles now.And，asthenumberofminoritiesinthe U。

S。

 continuestogrow，hethinksbilingualismwillspreadtotherestofthecountry。

25。

Ms。

Burgoshopeshertwodaughterscan_____.

A。

haveahealthydiet

B。

becometrueAmericans

C.developmanygoodhabits

D.haveacompetitiveadvantage

26.What'stheattitudeofMs。

Burgos'daughterstowardsspeakingSpanish？

A.Bored。

           B。

Worried.

C.Interested。

             D.Surprised。

27。

Fromthelastthreeparagraphs，wecanlearnthatmorepeopleinthe U.S. _____。

A。

areproudoftheirnewcountry

B。

speakEnglishveryfluently

C.arelearningasecondlanguage

D.areforgettingtheirparents’nativelanguage

28.Mr.Hinojosaissurethat_____.

A。

morepeoplewillimmigratetothe U.S.

B。

the U.S. isonthepathtobilingualism

C.thepopulationof LosAngeles willdrop

D。

moreminoritieswillbeacceptedbythe U.S.

C

Mostpeoplewillrecognisethemaninthisphotograph.Heis,ofcourse，BillClinton，ex—presidentofthe UnitedStates.BillClintonisaverypopularspeechgiverandregularlygivestalksallovertheworld,tomanydifferentaudiences。

Heissoeffectiveatgivingtalksbecausehehasaspecialqualitywhichwecall“charisma（魅力）".

Nowadays,  psychologists （心理学家）  arebecomingveryinterestedincharismaandwanttodescribeitsmeaninginabetterway.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatcharismaisandthinkofitasakindoffame,butitisnotthesameasfame。

Charismaisakindofmagicandisrelativelyrare。

Awell—knownAmericanpsychologistthinksthatcharismaticpeoplearebasicallyexcellentcommunicators。

However,theyhaveotherqualitiessuchasself-confidence,eloquence（口才）andvision.

Charismaticpersonalitiesareabletodrawpeopletothem，andpeoplefeelhappyintheircompany.Thereisasenseof“togetherness"whenacharismaticpersoniswithotherpeople。

Agoodexampleofthisability，somesay，isthefamousAmerican,OprahWinfrey。

Sheisahighly-successfulbusinesswomanandisprobablybestknownasthepresenterofaverypopulartalkshow。

Oprahisabletorelatetoaudiencesathershowsandtheyrespondwelltoher.Hercharismaticpersonalityhasmadeheroneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Sheownsseveralhousesandpublishesherownmagazines.Presently,sheispresentinganewseriesofthe OprahWinfreyShow.Shealsorunsabookclub，whichinfluencesthenation'sreadinghabitsandmaybeoneofthereasonswhypeoplearereadingmorethesedaysinthe USA。

Awomanwhohadextraordinarycharismawasthefilmstar,MarilynMonroe.Abeautifulwomanandatalented（有天赋的）actress，shewasalwaysthecentreofattentionwherevershewent.

Unlikefame,charismadoesn’tdisappearovertime.Evennow，morethanfiftyyearsafterherdeath，whenyoungpeoplesee Monroe inherfilms,hercharismaseemsasfreshandpowerfulasever.

29。

BillClintonisgoodatgivingtalksbecause_____。

A。

hehasaqualitycalledcharisma

B.hewasoncepresidentofthe USA

C.hehasmanyfansthatsupporthim

D。

heiswell-knownallovertheworld

30。

Accordingtothetext，charismaticpeople_____。

A。

arealleffectivespeechmakers

B。

areallconfidentandsuccessful

C.caneasilyattractandinterestpeople

D.oftentrytocreateacalmatmosphere

31。

WhatdoweknowaboutOprahWinfrey？

A。

Sheismostfamousasamagazinepublisher.

B。

Shehasahappyrelationshipwithheraudiences。

C.SheoftengivestalkstoAmericanyoungpeople.

D。

ShewritesbookstoinfluenceAmericans’readinghabits。

32.TheauthormentionsthepopularityofMarilynMonroetoshowthat_____.

A。

fameisasimportantascharisma

B。

famouspeoplealwayshavecharisma

C.charismadoesn’tbecomeweakerovertime

D。

 Monroe isanextraordinarilytalentedactress

D

      InFebruary1807,PresidentJeffersonorganizedanexpedition（远征）fortheAmericanPhilosophicalSociety（APS）。

ThemembersoftheSocietywereespeciallyinterestedinthebonesandlongteeththathadbeenfoundalongthe OhioRiver valleyformorethan100years。

      TheFrenchandBritishexplorerswhohadfirstdiscoveredtheseboneshadsentmostofthembacktotheircountries。

Manybelievedtheywerefromamammoth（猛犸象），similartothefrozenanimalbonesfoundinSiberia.Buttheteethofthemammothfoundinthe OhioRiver valleyweredifferentfromthoseofthemammothfoundoverseas。

ThescientistsoftheSocietyknewtheyhadtofindmoreofthesemysteriousbones.

      AspresidentoftheSociety,ThomasJeffersonhired （雇用）WilliamClarktocarryoutthisnewsearch.Fouryearsearlier，JeffersonhadchosenClarkandMeriwetherLewistosurveythevast，unknownlandswestofthe MississippiRiver tolookforthemysteriousanimalslivingthere.ButtheLewisandClarkExpeditionjustfoundfewfossils（化石）.

      Sointhefallof1807,WilliamClarktriedagain.HemadehiswaytoBigBoneLickinthe OhioRiver valley，wheremammothboneshadbeencollectedbefore.Afterdiggingforonlytwoweeks，Clarksent Jefferson aletterdescribingthebonestheyhadfound。

      Jeffersonhopedthat Clark wouldbeabletofindmoredifferentbones。

HewantedtoexpandtheAPS'fossilcollection。

Clarkandhismenfinallydugoutabout300bones，includingm