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旧州中学2018-2019学年第二学期第二次月考试卷

高二英语

（时间：

120分钟总分：

120分）

第一卷（阅读部分）

1、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

A

Justwhatisatigermother?

AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves.She'sbeencalled“dangerous”，¡°outrageous”，evena“monster”forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters.

HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright.Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'tthinktheyhadmadeenougheffort.Shecomparedonechildnegativelywiththeother，threateningtoburntheirtoys.Herrulesinclude：

schoolworkalwayscomesfirst;anAminusisabadgrade;childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath，andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust.

Ms.ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy，successfulchildren—atleastinhercase.Althoughshe'shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories，onethingcan'tbeignored—thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem.

InBritain，shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls，forexample，areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE—79percentgetting5ACGrades，comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls.SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'sleadingtohighachievers?

AndhowdoAmyChua'stheoriesplayintothatsuccess?

Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest，Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points.It'saboutalwaysknowing“youcandobetter”，shetoldme.

Interestingly，inChina，thebirthplaceofthetigermother，peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting.Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles.

1.AfterreadingAmyChua'srecentbook，thepublic______.

A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren

B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother

C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong

D.don'tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.

B.Shedoesn'tthinkherchildrenareclever.

C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano.

D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren.

3.Paragraph4showsthat______.

A.Chineseparentsdon'tthinkgradesareveryimportant

B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren

C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren

D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy

4.Theunderlinedword“flak”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“______”.

A.attention　 B.criticismC.curiosity     D.contribution

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.

A.AmyChuawillchangehermethods

B.AmyChuaconsidershermethodsuseful

C.AmyChua'schildrendon'tlovetheirmother

D.AmyChua'schildrenpreferwesternparentingstyles

B

TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents，AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren，whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon?

tknowifeitherstoryistrue，buttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact，hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson，hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper.hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn?

tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile，heshortenedthattermto“OK”.

　　ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn，Kinderhook，NewYork.VanBnren?

sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresidentTheycanedtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub，andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.

6.Theauthor

A.believesbothofthestoriesB.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories

C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD.istellingthestoriesjustforfun

7.Accordingtothepassage，PresidentJackson

A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall

B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself

C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim

D.wasn’tgoodatreading，writingorspelling

8.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”

A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson

B.wasthetitleofsomeOfficialdocuments

C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson

D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect’’

9.Accordingtothesecondstory，theterm‘‘OK”

A.wastheshortwaytosay‘‘oldKinderhookClub”

B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn

C.wasthenameofVanBuren?

sclub

D.wasusedtocallVanBuren?

ssupportersintheelection

10.Accordingtothesecondstory.theterm“OK”wasfirstused

A.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelection

C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub

D.bythemembersofthe‘‘OldKinderhookClub”

C

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?

?

‘WhenIgotthatgreatjob，didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutit，asafriend?

Ordidheenvymyluck?

”WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeUSfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback.It’stoolate

　　Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends-orourenemies?

Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon?

treallylisten，wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou.‘‘you?

realuckydog”.Ishereallyonyourside?

ifhesays.“You?

realuckyguy”or“You’realuckygal”.That?

sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?

There?

sabitofenvyinthosewordsMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe‘‘dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

　　Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone?

swords?

Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?

Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?

Hisposture（体态）?

Thelookinhiseyes?

Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake

11.Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker_____

A.feelshappy，thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim

B.feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends’truefeelingscorrectly

C.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend，Helen

Dissorrythathisfriendslethimdown

12.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof“You?

realuckydog”toshowthat .

A.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly

Bthissayingmeansthesameas“You?

realuckyguy”or“You?

realuckygal”

Csometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords

D.theword“dog”shouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople

13.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto____

A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends

B.bringthe“dog”bitintoourconversation

C.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou

D.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem

14.Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis______

A.tonoticehistone，hisposture，andthelookinhiseyes

Btolistentohowhepronounceshiswords

C.tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner，histoneofvoice，andhisposture

D.nottobelievewhathesays

15.Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter，youwould_____

Abeabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou

B.avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou

C.notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthatdonotpleaseyou

D.beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou

D

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna，Austria，peopleaskedtheobvious，¡°Whydidshelivetobe107?

”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace，citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.Thisfactorisexercise.inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators（电梯），andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.CitypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarketsSinceparkingspacesarehardtofind，thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.

　　Ontheotherhand，thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact，theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool，work，oralmostanywhereelse，theymustrideincars.

16.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain_____

　A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses

　B.thecauseofMrsGroeger’sdeath

C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger

D.theimageofcitiesingeneral

17.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome_____

A.benefitsofwalkingB.occasionsforwalkingincitylife

C.commentsmadebycitypeopleD.problemsofcityliving

18.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding.itwouldprobablybemosthealthful________

A.totaketheelevatorB.towalkupthestairs

　C.torideinacarD.tofindanalternativetowalking

19.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause________

A.theydon?

tlivenearbusinessareasB.theydon?

tneedtheexercise

C.theyneverhaveparkingproblemsD.theycan’taffordtotakethebus

20.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat_______

A.airpollutionisnotseriousB.anyonecanlivetobe107

C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity

D.walkingisahealthfulexercise

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

Thecomputerplaysanimportantpartinoureverydaylife.Itisoneofthegreat_