广东省普宁市华美实验学校学年高二月考英语试题.docx

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广东省普宁市华美实验学校学年高二月考英语试题

2014-2015第二学期高二第二次月考

英语试题卷

注意事项：

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，总分120分，考试时间100分钟。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ECONOMYCLASS

SeatselectionisavailableatthetimeofbookingonallSQ/MIflights.SeatmapscanbereachedthroughyourGDS,whereyoucangetactualseatnumbers.About50%oftheEconomyClassseatsaremadeavailableforseatselectiononeveryflight,andtherestoftheseatsareunderairportseatplanner’scontrol.

Commonseatrequestscanbemadewhenseatselectionisunsuccessful.Typesofcommonseatsareasfollows:

Descriptionofseat

Seatrequestcode（代码）

window

NSSW

Aisle（过道）

NSSA

Anyseat

NSST

Bulkhead

NSSB

Bassinet（摇篮车）

BSCT

Pleasenote:

responseforallcommonseatrequestswillshow“PN”inthePassengerNameRecord（PNR）.Theactualseatnumber（s）willonlybeknownatcheck-in.

EXITROWSEATS--PreferredSeatSelection

PassengersmustbuyPreferredSeatSelection（PSS）usingtheirownpersonalcreditcardandcanonlybeboughtthrough.PaymentbyTravelAgent’screditcardisnotacceptable.

PSSisavailableonallflightsexcept:

i）FlightsoperatedbyB777-200ERaircraft,whichdoesnothaveanyemergencyexitrows

ii）FlightswithinSEAiii）FlightsintoandoutofJapanandTaiwanYourmoneyofthePreferredSeatfeeswillnotbebackifyouchangeorcalloffthereservation.IfthePreferredSeatisnotusedbecauseofanyofthefollowingreasons,passengerscanaskforarefundrequest.

i）Theflightisstoppedii）Theflightiscalledoffiii）Theconnectingflightismissedbecauseofflightre-timing.

BASSINET

Seatrequestshouldberelatedtoadultpassengerswhoaretravelingwiththebaby.Bassinetsize:

76cmx29cmx20cm,abletosupportaweightof14kgatmost.

Forsafetyreasons,becarefulifababyisnotabletofitintothebassinetorweghsmorethan14kg.PleaseavoidrequestingaBSCT.

1.Afterselectingseatsontheseatmapssuccessfully,passengers

A.mustpayhalfofthepriceB.cangettheseatnumbers

C.canonlygetcommonseatsD.mayfindsomeflightsunavailable

2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A.noneoftheseatscanbepaidbyTravelAgent

B.allflightshaveemergencyexitrows

C.therearesomestrictrulesforPSS

D.PSSisthemostexpensiveseat

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.onemaynotgethis/hermoneybackifhe/shehasboughtPSS

B.onecanonlygethis/hermoneybackiftheflightiscancelled

C.it’squitecommonfortheseatplannertore-timeflights

D.it’snotallowedtochangeorcalloffPSS

B

Happinessdoesn’tcomefromfillingourdayswithfunthings.Studiesshowthatthehappiestpeoplearethosewhoseekmeaninginsteadofjustpleasure.Thrill-seekingandinstantpleasuresdon’twork,astheyfailtofulfillusonadeeperlevel.Whenweleadalifethathasparticularmeaningtous,wefeelmoresatisfiedandjoyful.

Happinessincludesnoble（高尚的）goals.Peoplearegenerallyhappierwhentheycreategoalsthatgobeyondthemselves.Thesepeopleshowcareandconcernforothersandpracticegenerosity.Studiesshowthatpeoplegetmorepleasurefromgivingthangettingandthatgenerositycanleadtolongerandhappierlives.

Toseekhappiness,wehavetorealizeourpersonalpower.Whenwerecognizeourpower,wecanbetterdealwithanyhardshipsthatarise.Infact,havingasenseofpowerinyourlifehasbeenfoundtobeoneofthekeyfactorsinbeingahappyperson.

Happinessinvolvesmaturity（成熟）。

Partofbeingastrongselfmeansavoidingplayingoutparentalorchildishrolesinrelationtoothers.wecan’tcontrolothers,onlyourselves,sobeingparentaltowardthosearounduswillleadtohigherlevelsofdissatisfactionandkeepusfromfocusingonchangeswecanmake.Ontheotherside,beingchildishandallowingotherstocontrolus,again,reducesourpowerandpossibleabilities.

Happinesscomeswithaprice.Inordertofeelmorejoy,wemustbewillingtofeelmoreofeverything.Thehumanconditionisapainfulone,andwemustbewillingtofeeloursadness,ourangerandourfearsinordertoliveanimportantandhappylife.

Happinessmeansbeingwillingtodevelop.Wearemostalivewhenwegooutandtrynewthings.Thinkofacouplefallinginlove.Theygrowintoeachother’sworld.They’reopentonewexperiences,activities,emotionsandfriends.whathappenswhentheyfallintoaroutineandstarttosetlimitationsoneachother?

Theirworldsstarttobecomesmaller.Theystayin,makerulesandlosetheirsenseofindependenceandevenattraction.Happinessmeansmaintainingyourinterestinnewandlivelychoicesthatwillkeepthesparkinsideyoualive.

4.AccordingtoParagraph1,ifwewanttobehappy,weshould

A.fillourdayswithfunthingsB.tryourbesttofindhappiness

C.seekexcitementinourdailylifeD.seekparticularmeaningofourlife

5.Whatisoneofthekeyfactorsinbeingahappyperson?

A.PlayingoutparentalrolesB.Goingthroughhardships

C.RealizingyourpowerD.Playingoutchildishroles

6.Bysaying”Happinesscomeswithaprice”,thewritermeans

A.we’vetospendtimelookingforit

B.wemusttryreallyhardinordertobehappy.

C.wecanspendmoneyonthingstofeelhappy

D.we’vetoexperiencenegativefeelingstofeelhappiness

7.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsacouplesettinglimitationsoneachother?

A.DisapprovalB.InterestedC.SupportiveD.Surprised

C

It’sasuresignthatsummerisoverandwinterisontheway—leavesthatwereoncedeepgreenturnred,yellowandbrightorange.Ithappenseveryautumn.Butdidyoueverwonderwhy?

Theleavesstartchangingcolorwhenthenightsstartgettinglongerandthetemperaturestartsgettingcooler.Somescientiststhinkthatasthenumberofdaylighthoursshrinks,theleavesstopmakingchlorophyllwhichmakesplantsgreen.Thereasonisthattheprocessofmakingchlorophyllrequiressunlight.Butaccordingtohorticulture（园艺）educatorSusanRosefromColoradoStateUniversity,itturnsoutleavesdon’treallychangecoloratall.“Thefallcolorsareactuallythereallalong,”shesaid.“Buttheyarecoveredbythegreenchlorophyll.Asthechlorophyllstopsbeingproduced,theothercolorscanshinethrough.”

Thekindofcolorthattheleavesaregoingtochangetoisdeterminedbytheplant’sgenetic（基因的）background.Insomeplaces,theleavesstartchangingcolorinSeptember—beforeautumnevenofficiallybegins.Inotherplaces,theydon’tchangeuntillateOctoberorevenNovember.Somescientistssaytheleaveshavebeenchangingcolorlaterthanusualinrecentyears.Andtheythinkglobalwarminghassomethingtodowiththat.

Inonestudy,researchersfoundthatthegrowingseasonintheNorthernHemispherewasnearlyaweeklonger,onaverage,in2008thanitwasin1982.AndaprofessorfromHarvardUniversityfoundthattheleaves,westofBoston,Massachusetts,arechangingcoloraboutthreedayslaterthantheyusedto.However,otherscientistsdisagreewiththeglobalwarmingtheory.SusanRosesaidtheleavesinherpartofColoradoarechanging“rightonschedule.”Buttheleavesinotherpartsofthatstatearerunningalittlelate.“Thelatenessinthemountainsmayhavesomethingtodowiththereallywarmlatesummerandearlyfall,”shesaid.“ButI’mafraidthat’sjustaguess.”

8.AccordingtoSusanRose,_____.

A．leavesmakechlorophyllalltheseasons

B．thefallcolorsarealwaysinleaves

C．leaves’changingcolorhavenothingtowiththeweather

D．leavesbeginchangingcolorbecausetheystartmakingchlorophyll

9.Theunderlinedword“shrinks”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby_____.

A．reducesB．increasesC．lastsD.appears

10.Scientistsguessleaveschangecolorlaterthanusualprobablyasaresultof_____.

A．geneticbackgroundB．dryweather

C．globalwarmingD．lowtemperature

11.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphistotellreaders_____.

A．whyleaveschangecoloratfall

B．leaveschangecoloratdifferenttime

C．theeffectsoftheglobalwarmingonplants

D．differentopinionsonthelatenessofleaves’changingcolor

D

ABritishdog-loverhasinventedahigh-techwayoffeedinghispetbyTwitter（推特，流行社交网络）.ComputerexpertNatMorris,30,hasdesignedasystemtogivehispeta“tweettreat”bysendinghimaTwittermessage.

HisdogTobygetssomedeliciousdogbiscuitsfromacomputer-controlledfoodmachinewheneverNatsendsamessageto“@feedtoby”.

Natoftenworksawayfromhomeandisn’talwaysabletofeedTobybyhand.ButhisnewinventionallowsNattofeedhisdogfromanywhereintheworld.

Natsaid,“Tobyabsolutelylovesit.Atfirsthedidn’tknowwhatwasgoingon.Nowhesitsunderneaththemachine,wagginghistailandwaitingforthefoodtodrop.”

Natfillsthefoodmachinewithsmallpiecesofdogbiscuits,butnottoomanyincasefour-year-oldTobygetstoomanymessages.AndNathasevenequippedhishousewithanonlinecamerasohecanseeTobyenjoyingthefoodathishome.

Butoneproblemisthatfriendsandfamilyhavebeensoamazedwiththe“tweettreat”machinethattheyhavestartedsendingtweetstoTobytoo.SoNathashadtorestrictfeedingtimetomakesureTobydoesn’tturnintoTubby.

“Peoplehavebeensendinghimtweetsatallhoursoftheday,soIhadtolimitittobetween9a.m.and9p.m..I’mthinkingofdoinganupdatedonewhichcanmeasurehisweightbeforeheisfed,justtomakesurehe’snotputtingontoomuchpuppyfat,”explainedNat.

HowNat’sTwitterFeederworks:

Whenamessageissentto@feedtoby,itisreceivedbyamini–computerthatislinkedtothefeedmachine.

Whenthemini-computerreceivesthemessage,abellringsandTobycomesrunningoverandsitsinfrontofthefeed