1河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx

1河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx

《1河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《1河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx（10页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

1河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题

河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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

Keepingthekidsbusyovertheschoolholidayscanbediscouragingandcostparentsalot.Butwe’vefoundsomecheapandcheerfulwaystoenjoyfamilytimethisEasterfromfreedaysouttofun-filledthemeparkswhichwon’tcostyoumuch.We’vedonethehomeworksoyoucangetstartedonhavingagreattime.

ThemeParks

♦Savefrom10%to25%offthepriceofticketsforLegolandinWindorbybookinginadvanceonline.Afamilyoffourcansaveupto£45.90onaone-dayticket,paying£137.70.

♦Booksevendaysinadvanceandsave£43offthepriceofafamilyoffourticketforDraytonManorThemePark.Cali0844-472-1950orbookonlineandyou’llpay£65ontheday.

♦YoucanpickupafamilyoffourticketforadayatAltonTowersinStaffordshirefor£43.80offthedayprice.

♦Save£16offthepriceforafamilytriptoTheMakingofHarryPotterbybuyingafamilyticket（twoadultsandtwochildren）online.Familyoffour£101,comparedto£117.

Activities

Studentslookingforacut-pricetriptoseetheanimalscansave15%offtheticketpriceatBristolZooandpay£12.71ratherthanthefulladultprice£14.53.Teensshouldshowtheiridentityasstudents.

Freebies

Letyourkidsdiscoverwhatit’sliketobeananimalontheAfricanPlainorintheocean.Or,theycanlearntoloveleafbeetlesorbecomeascientistforthedayattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon.

21.InwhichthemeparkcanvisitorssavemostthisEaster?

A．DraytonManorThemePark.B．TheMakingofHarryPotter.

C．LegolandinWindsor.D．AltonTowers.

22.Whatisamustforenjoyingacut-pricetripatBristolZoo?

A．Parents’company.B．StudentIDcard.

C．Drivinglicense.D．Ageover8.

23．WhichplaceshouldTomvisitifhewantstoknowdetailedthingsaboutwhales?

A．LegolandinWindor.B．AltonTowers.

C．TheMakingofHarryPotter.D．TheNaturalHistoryMuseum.

24.Thetextisintendedto.

A．showsomefunnyactivities

B．introducesomeplacesofinterest

C．showhowtoenjoyacut-pricetrip

D．introducesomewaystoenjoyfamilytime

B

Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.

GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:

“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”

Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!

Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals,thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:

Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.

It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.

I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!

25.TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.

A．better-knownB．better-organized

C．morepersuasiveD．moreinteresting

26.Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.

A．itismuchclevererthanusB．itwouldtakeovertheworld

C．ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD．itwouldseeusjustasmaterial

27.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?

A.OptimisticB.WorriedC.DisappointedD.Regretful

28.Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?

A.Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B.Thenewapplicationsofrobots.

C.Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D.Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.

C

Octopuses（章鱼）areseaanimalsfamousfortheirroundedbodies,bulgingeyes,andeightlongarms.Theyliveinalltheworld’soceansbutthereareespeciallymoreoctopusesinwarm,tropicalwaters.Octopuses,liketheircousin,thesquid（乌贼）,areoftenconsidered“monstersofthedeep”,thoughsomespecies,ortypes,occupyrelativelyshallowwaters.

Mostoctopusesstayalongtheocean’sfloor,althoughsomespeciesarepelagic,whichmeanstheylivenearthewater’ssurface.Otheroctopusspeciesliveindeep,darkwaters,risingfrombelowatdawnanddusktosearchforfood.Crabsandshrimpsrankamongtheirfavoritefoods,thoughsomecanattacklargerprey,likesharks.Octopusestypicallydropdownontheirpreyfromaboveand,usingpowerfulsuctionsthatlinetheirarms,pulltheanimalsintotheirmouths.Theoctopusperformsitsfamousbackwardswimbyblowingupwaterthroughamusculartubeonthebodycalledasiphon.Octopusesalsocrawlalongtheocean’sfloor,puttingtheirarmsintosmallopeningstosearchforfoodSeals,whales,andlargefishpreyonoctopuses.

Ifthreatened,octopusesshootaninkyliquidthatdarkensthewater,confusingtheotheranimals.Theoctopuscanalsochangetogray,brown,pink,blue,orgreentomixwithitssurroundings.Octopusesmayalsochangecolorasawaytocommunicatewithotheroctopuses.Octopusesaresolitarycreaturesthatlivealoneindens（巢穴）builtfromrocks,whichtheoctopusmovesintoplaceusingitspowerfularms.Octopusessometimesevenfashionarock“door”fortheirdensthatpullclosedwhentheoctopusissafelyinside.

29.InwhichplacecanwefindmoreOctopuses?

A．TheoceannearHainan.B．TherivernearCanada.

C．TheArcticOcean.D．TheSouthPole.

30.WhatisawayforOctopusestocommunicatewitheachother?

A．Usingspecialsignals.B．Makingspecialsounds.

C．Livingtogetherinagroup.D．Changingtheirowncolors.

31.WhatdoweknowaboutOctopuses?

A．Theyjuststayindeepocean.

B．Theyeatfoodbyusingtheirteeth.

C．Theydon’tlikehuntinglargeanimals.

D．Theyshootaninkyliquidtoavoiddangers.

D

BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUK,collegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.

Recently,twomajorUSstudentloan（贷款）lenders,CitibankandJPMorganChase,announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit,theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloansthatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.

IntheUS,manyundergraduatesfilluptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloan,althoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2015-2016academicyear,$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.ThelackofprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentshard.

AcrosstheAtlantic,UKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddenincreaseinstudentrent.

Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthouses,since80percentofUKmortgageschemes（按揭计划）havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.

Inlargecities,UKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof$203.

Yet,despitestudents’suffering,thenumberofthisyear’suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps,peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarket.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”inParagraph2mean?

A.Forced.B．Unwilling.C.Determined.D．Pleasant.

33.WhatisabigchallengetotheAmericanstudentsaccordingtothetext?

A．Alackofeducation.

B．Thelow-interestloan.

C．Theshortfallinprivatefunding.

D．Alackofgovernment-fundedloan.

34.WhataretheUKstudentsmostconcernedabout?

A．Houserent.B．Furthereducation.

C．Mortgageschemes.D．Government-fundedloans.

35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．CollegestudentsintheUSandUKarefacedwiththeirfinancialcrisis

B．Itisthedutyforthegovernmentstosolvecollegestudents’financialcrisis

C．Furthereducationisagoodwayforcollegestudentstosurvivetoughjobmarket

D.Theprivatestudentloanisagoodwayforcollegestudentstoovercomethedifficulties

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两

项为多余选项。

36achieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.

Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.37Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetol