贵州省纳雍一中学年高二月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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贵州省纳雍一中学年高二月考英语试题Word版含答案

纳雍一中2014-2015年度高二第一学期（12）班月考试卷

第一部分：

阅读理解

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

（每小题2分，共30分）

A

Sincemanyofyouareplanningtostudyatacollegeoruniversityinthiscountry,youmaybecurioustoknowwhatyouusuallydoinatypicalweek,howyoucangetalongwithyourfellowstudents,andsoon.ThesearethequestionsIwanttodiscusswithyoutoday.

First,let'stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklike.Nomatterwhatyourmajormaybe,youcanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattendinglectures.Lecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductiontosociologyoreconomicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudents,especiallyatlargeuniversities.Inlectures,it'sveryimportantforyoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsaysbecausetheinformationalectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Also,youcanexpecttohaveexamquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn'tenoughtojustreadyourtextbooks;youhavetoattendlecturesaswell.Inatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleofhoursofdiscussionforeveryclassyoutake.Thediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeetingusuallywithfewerthanthirtystudentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelectures,thereading,andthehomework.Inlargeuniversities,graduatestudents,calledteachingassistants,usuallydirectdiscussionsections.

Ifyourmajorischemistry,orphysics,oranotherscience,you'llalsohavetospendseveralhoursaweekinthelab,orlaboratory,doingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspendmoretimeintheclassroomthannonsciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhomajorinsubjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.

1.Themainpurposeofthistextis______.

A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylife

B.topersuadethestudentstoattendlectures

C.toencouragethestudentstotakepartindiscussions

D.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajors

2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors______.

A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweek

B.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsections

C.prefertousetextbooksintheirlectures

D.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbooks

3.AdiscussionsectiondoesNOTinclude______.

A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessors

B.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecourses

C.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents'homework

D.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture

4.Accordingtotheauthor,sciencemajors______.

A.havetoworkharderthannonsciencemajors

B.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannonsciencemajors

C.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussions

D.readandwritelessthannonsciencemajors

B

Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures（文化）.Theincreasinglypopular"designmuseums"thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall.

Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales—itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.

Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled（困惑）.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.

Inrecentyears,severalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic'sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London'sDesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseums,andvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous（幽默的）partofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife.

5.Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey______.

A.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproducts

B.helpincreasethesalesofproducts

C.showwhytheproductshavesoldwell

D.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo

6.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors______.

A.donotadmiremass-producedproducts

B.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibits

C.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseums

D.knowtheexhibitsverywell

7.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums______.

A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseums

B.arenotaimedtointerestthepublic

C.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitors

D.oftencontainpreciousexhibits

8.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.

A.Theformsofdesignmuseums

B.Theexhibitsofdesignmuseums

C.Thenatureofdesignmuseums

D.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums

C

Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequality,others,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlytodestroyit.

Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavetotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschoolsoronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiency,thevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.

Withoutexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemoment,thebrightchildfromanill—respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajob,whilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenaway,andthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool'sreputation,unabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.

Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeople,theremustbenospecial,different,academicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:

alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.

9.Theword"favouritism"inparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat______.

A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatesgogetsatisfyingjobs.

B.childrenfromwell—respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobs

C.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarkets

D.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess

10.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.

B.Therewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellence.

C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.

D.Children'sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.

11.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat______.

A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselection

B.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobs

C.specialclassedarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandards

D.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith

12.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson______.

A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequality

C.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

D

Handshaking,thoughaEuropeanpractiseisoftenseeninbigcitiesofChina.NobodyknowsexactlywhenthepracticestartedinEurope.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemet,theyshowedtheirunarmed（无武器的）handstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.Astimewentonandtradeincitiesgrewrapidly,peopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother'shandstomakeadealortoreachanagreement.Thispracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorleavingeachother."Let'sshake（hands）onit"sometimesmeansagreementreached.

DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeet?

No.SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolite.Itisreallyveryimpolitetogiveyourhandwhentheotherparty,especiallywhenitisawoman,showslittleinterestinshakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimor-her.Evenif,forpoliteness,heholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhand,justtouchitslightly.Thereisgenerallyamisunderstanding（误解）amongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopenandstraightforward,whiletheChinese