山西省山大附中学年高二英语第一学期模块诊断试题含答案.docx

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山西省山大附中学年高二英语第一学期模块诊断试题含答案

山西大学附中2015～2016学年高二第一学期9月（总第次）月考英语试题

（考查时间：

100分钟）（考查内容：

综合）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题，每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

UniversityRoomRegulations

ApprovedandProhibitedItems9

Thefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidential（住宿的）rooms:

electricblankets,hairdryers,personalcomputers,radios,televisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:

candles,ceilingfans,fireworks,waterbeds,sunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLife.

AccesstoResidentialRooms

Studentsareprovidedwithacombination（组合密码）fortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.Donotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyone.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.

CookingPolicy

Studentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.Kitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforuse.Withtheexceptionofusingasmallmicrowaveoven（微波炉）toheatfood,studentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.

PetPolicy

Nopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpets,whethervisitingorownedbythestudent,aresubjecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.If,oneweekfromthedateofwrittennotice,thepetisnotremoved,thestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.

QuietHours

ResidentialbuildingsmustmaintainanatmospherethatsupportstheacademicmissionoftheUniversity.Minimumquiethoursinallcampusresidencesare11:

00pmto8:

00amSundaythroughThursday.QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare1:

00amto8:

00am.Studentswhoviolatequiethoursaresubjecttoafineof$25.

1.Whichofthefollowingitemsareallowedinstudentrooms?

A.Ceilingfansandwaterbeds.B.Wirelessroutersandradios.

C.Hairdryersandcandles.D.TVsandelectricblankets.

2.Whatifastudentisfoundtohavetoldhiscombinationtoothers?

A.Thecombinationshouldbechanged.B.TheOfficeshouldbecharged.

C.Heshouldreplacethedoorlock.D.Heshouldcheckoutoftheroom.

3.Ifastudenthaskeptacatinhisroomforaweeksincethewarning,hewillface_____.

A.parentvisitsB.afineof$100

C.theStudentCourtD.awrittennotice

4.Whencanstudentsenjoyapartyinresidences?

A.7:

00am,Sunday.B.7:

30am,Thursday.

C.11:

30pm,Monday.D.00:

30am,Saturday.

B

OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighrisk,Iwenttoafriend.Helookedatmeforamoment,andthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:

Beboldandbrave—andmighty（强大的）forceswillcometoyouraid.

ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepast,itwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfailed.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.Ontheotherhand,wheneverIhadplungedintodeepwater,forcedbycourageorcircumstance,IhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.

Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyouaresureyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:

energy,skill,soundjudgment,creativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealize.

Admittedly,thosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.Acollegeclassmateofmine,Tim,wasanexcellentfootballplayer,eventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.“InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayer,whohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoalline,”saidTim.“IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet（子弹）—andstoppedhimcold.”

Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surely,therewillbesetbacks（挫折）anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.

So,alwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreamed.

5.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?

A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.

C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.

6.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?

A.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.

C.Developmoremysteriouspowers.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.

7.WhatwasespeciallyimportantforTim’ssuccessfuldefenseinthefootballgame?

A.Hisphysicalstrength.B.Hisbasicskill.

C.Hisrealfear.D.Hisspiritualforce.

8.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.

B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.

C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.

D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.

C

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation（位置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory（交互记忆）.”

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

9.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______.

A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’saltitude

C.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation

10.Intransactivememory,people______.

A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation

11.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow’sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.

D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

D

Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“There’ssomuchtolearn,”he’dsay.“Thoughwe’rebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway.”Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied（拒绝）aneducation.

Thus,Papainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.

Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday’snewlearning.

Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.

“Felice,”he’dsay,“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”

“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...”

Silence.

Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvation（拯救）oftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...”he’dsay.“Getthemap;let’sseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.

Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.

Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother’seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirming（肯定）ourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity,Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.

Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher,Istudiedwithsomeofth