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高二上学期期中考试题

音一中2017-2018学年第一学期第一次月考

高二年级英语试题

I.阅读理解（共40分）

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。

A

Peopletendtobecomemorepersonalandhidelessofthemselveswhenusingemail.ResearchersfromOpenUniversityinBritainhavefoundinarecentstudythattherearegoodreasonsforthis.

Theteamofresearchersasked83pairsofstudents,allstrangerstoeachother,tosolveaproblem.Theyhadtod

iscussthisquestion:

Ifonlyfivepeopleintheworldcouldbesavedfromaworlddisaster,whoshouldtheybe?

Thepairsofstudentshadtotalkovertheproblemeitherfacetofaceorbycomputers.Dr.Johnsonsaid,“TheytoldtheirpartnersfourtimesasmuchaboutthemselveswhentheytalkedovertheInternetaswhentheytalkedfacetoface.Whenthecomputerswerefittedwithcamerassothatstudentscouldseeeachother,thislimitedthepersonalsideoftheconversation.”

Generallytheinformationwasnotextremelypersonal.Itwasmainlyaboutthingssuchaswheretheywenttoschool,orwheretheyusedtolive.Butsomestudentsdiscussedtheirlovestories,andpersonalchildhoodexperiences.

DrJohnsonbelievesthatemailingencouragespeopletofocusonthemselves.Andwhentheydothis,theybecomemoreopen,especiallyiftherearenocameras.“Ifyoucannotseetheotherperson,itbecomeseasiertotalkaboutyourself.Thisisbecauseyouarenotthinkingwhattheotherpersonisthinkingofyou.Soemailinghasbecomethemodernwayoftalking,”saidDr.Johnson.However,thisstyleoftalkingisnotentirelynew.“Inthe19thcenturypeoplestartedtousethe‘telegraph’tocommunicate.Nowthesamekindofthinghashappenedandpeopleendedupspeakingmorefreely.”

Dr.Johnsonthinksthatemaile

rsneedtoknowabouttheseeffectsofemailing,especiallywhentheystartworkinacompany.“Ifyoudon’tknowaboutthem,youcouldfindyourselfsayingmoreaboutyourselfthanyouwantedto.”

1.Thesubjectdiscussedinthispassageis_______.

A.howpeopledoresearchstudies    

B.howpeopleopenupwhenemailing    

C.howtocommunicateatwork           

D.howtodiscussandsolveaproblem

2.Thereasonthatsomecouplestalkedfreelyaboutthemselvesisthat_______.

A.theydidn’ttalkaboutverypersonalthings    

B.theycouldn’tseeeachother

C.thecamerasonthecomputerswereturnedon 

D.theyhadtodiscussaquestion

3.Inthewriter’sopinion,oneshould______.

A.focusononeselfwhenemailing         

B.talkmorefreelyinemailsthanusual

C. considerhowoneusesemailatwork 

D.disc

ussanysubjectthatonewantsto   

B

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleinthejournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily，itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall. 

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”.Accordingtothestudy,event

houghboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”,this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents. 

DrMarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons，theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakw

ithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeely

oung,butonlymaturity（成熟） givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects. 

4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.        

B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.

C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults

.              

D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

5.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofself.

B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior. 

C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepa

ssage?

A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.

C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesign

sofdepression.

D.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.

7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?

A.Confused      B.Disapproving       

C.Disinterested     D.Scared

C

Devon,17,isusedtopayingherowncellphoneandcarexpenses.Butlatelyit'sbeenharder.Thefamilyshebaby-sitsforhasn’tbeencallingasmuchasusualandshecouldn'tfindajoboverthesummer.Devon'sdadsaidit'sasignofthetougheconomy.Hetoldherhe's feelingthepinch tooandthathehadtousehercollegefundtopaytheloan（货款）.

Thiskindofmoneytroublesisn'tstrangetocommonfamiliestheseday

s.Infact,it'shardtoavoidnewsabouttheeconomyonthescreenoftheTVorthecomputersrecently.Itcanseemabitworryandsomefamiliesarehitreallyhard.

Formostpeople,thebigproblemisthatthingscostmoreatatimewhentheyhavelessmoneytospend.Buthigherpricesaren'ttheonlyproblem.Manypeoplearehavingatoughtimemakingpaymentsonsometypesofhomeloans.

Therefore,somefamiliesarecuttingbackonwhattheyspend. Forexample,eatingoutless,stayinghomeinsteadofgoingonvacation,movingtoalessexpensivehouseandsoon.

However,asdiscouragingasthingsmayseemnow,thegoodnewsisthattheeconomyalwaysgetsbackontrackafterawhile.Jobsmaybehardtofind,butthesloweconomycanopenupnewopportunities.ThecoupleDevonbabysatformightcutbackonevening'sout,buttheycouldbeinterestedinhiringherforafter-schoolcare.Perhapsit'stimetosellheroldtoysandbabygear（设备）inthebasement（地下室）orhelpothersselltheseitemsonlineifsheis goodatit.Shecouldchargethemafeetoselltheiroldstuff（东西）.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Gettinghurt.  B. Receivinglesscalls.

C.Outofwork.  D.Shortofmoney 

9.Accordingtothepassage,whatconstantlyappearsonthescreennowadays?

A.Newsonthetougheconomy.         

B.Devon'sfamilytroubles.

C.Advertisementsforbabysitters.        

D.Informationonyardsales.

10.Whatdopeopledotoovercomethetougheconomy?

A.Tostrikeforhighpay.      

B.Toopenanewstoretoselltoys.

C.Tocutdowntheirexpense.  

D.Tomovetootherplacesforvocations.

11.Thepassageismainlyabout________

ADevon’sownfamilymoneytroubles 

B.familytroublesmadebytougheconomy

C.waysofsolvingthesloweconomy 

D.theincreasingpricesandexpenses

D

Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwellwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularly-heldimageofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.

Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithadeverbeeninthepast. “Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamilies,” saidonememberoftheresearchteam.“They’reexpectedtoberebellious（叛逆的） andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds:

theywantacarandmaterialgoods,andtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiation（商议） anddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildren,andchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.”

Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends. “Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentome,” says17-year-oldDanielLazall. “IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoing,they’refinewithme.” SusanCrome,whoisnow21,agrees. “Lookingbackonthelast10years,therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.Forexample,aslongasI’ddoneallmyhomework,IcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.”

Maybethispositiveviewoffamilyl

ifeshouldnotbeunexpected.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagerebellion（反抗） isnotrootedinrealfacts.Aresearchercomments, “Oursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.But

 thatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryonerebelled.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover. ”

12.Accordingtotheauthor,teenagerebellion______

A.maybeafalsebelief       

B.iscommonnowadays

C.existedonlyinthe1960s    

D.resultedfromchangesinfamilies.

13.Thestudysho