河南省南阳市学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

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河南省南阳市学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题

河南省南阳市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一次月考（3月）试题

第二部份阅读明白得（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。

A

WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.

WhenDoctorGibbswasn'tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple:

"Nopains,nogains".Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he'dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'sattention.

DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsometwentyfiveyearsago.Theywerealltallandstrong.

Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.Adversity（逆境）seemedtobenefitDoctorGibb'streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.

EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowm

ychildrenaregoingtomeetwithhardship.There'salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon'tbetornapart.

21.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften__________.

A.paidlittleattentiontothem

B.keptwateringthemeverymorning

C.talkedtothemtogettheirattention

D.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots

22.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthewayDoctorGibbsplantedtrees?

A.Strangeandharmful.B.Interestingandfunny.

C.Cruelandunacceptable.D.Originalandreasonable.

23.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?

A.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.

B.Beabletostandtherainandwindintheirlives.

C.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworryabout.

D.Havegoodluck,encounteringlesshardshipintheirlife.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.PrayersformysonsB.DoctorGibbsandhistrees

C.GrowingrootsD.Wateringtrees

B

HowtoBeaWinner

SirStevenRedgrave

Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals

“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes（糖尿病）.Believingmycareerwasover,Ifeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.ThatwastheencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn'tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”

KarenPickering

SwimmingWorldChampion

“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”

KirstenBest

Poet&Writer

“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltense,ith

elpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’,‘peace’or‘focus’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological（心理的）tool.”

25. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

A. Difficulties influenced his career.  

B. Specialists offered him medical advice.  

C. Training helped him defeat his disease. 

D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win. 

26. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

A. Her achievements.

B. Her daily happenings.  

C. Her training schedule. 

D. Her sports career. 

27. According to the passage, what do the three people have

 in common?

A. Courage. B. Devotion.  C. Hard work.  D. Self-confidence.

C

Acoupleofdaysago,asthetestresultscameout,mysonandagroupofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycar,readyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald's.“JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA's,andLauriegotacell-phone,”oneboysaid.“Oh,yeah,andSarahgotaniPad,andshe'sonlyinthirdgrade,”saidanother.“AndhowaboutBrian?

Hegot$10foreachA.”

Isuddenlybecameconcerned.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschool,butwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?

Whatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitar,thecell-phone,andtheDVDplayer?

Isawtheroadahead:

 Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease. Isawmycomfortablelifestyledisappearbeforemyeyes—nomoreofthose$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!

Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalachievedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?

Ahighgradepointaverage?

Agoodclassranking?

Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:

soccergoals,touchdowns?

Whatabouttheorchestra?

Wouldfirstchairpaymo

rethansecond?

I'dbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.

“Weneverpaidanythingforgoodgrades,”saidmyneighboracrossthestreet,whosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.“Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizza,butthat'saboutit.”

Don'tyoujusthatethat?

We'reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemostupdates,andshe’sspendingafewdollarsonpizza.Shegetsmotivation;wegetnegotiation.Andwhatabouttheprimarygrades?

Whatdothesestudentsget?

“Whentheteacheraskedifanyonegotrewardsforgoodgrades,everyoneinmyclassraisedtheirhandsandsaidtheygoticecreamcones,”saidonethird-grader.

28.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TipsonPayingKidsforGoodGrades

B.NewchangesinPayingKidsforGoodGrades

C.GoodGradesMeanGoodRewards

D.Don'tPayKidsforGoodGrades

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?

A.Takingcareofmychildrenwouldinfluencemywork.

B.Iwouldspendlessmoneyonmychildren'sgoodgrades.

C.Morerewardswouldbeneededasmychildrengrowup.

D.Reducingmychildren'shomeworkloadwouldcostmealot.

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.ifyoubuychildrenpizzaasareward,theywillworkharder

B.ifyoupaykidsforgoodgrades,

theywilltakeitforgranted

C.childrenwillnotaskforrewardswhentheyenterhighschool

D.goodgradeswon'thelpkidsmakegreatprogressinthefuture

31.Theauthortakesherneighborasanexampletoshow_______.

A.pizzaisthebestwaytomotivatechildren

B.itisnecessarytorewardchildrenfortheirgoodgrades

C.gettingrewardsforgoodgradesiscommonnowadays

D.rewardsarenottheonlywaytoencouragechildren

D

Childrenwhospendmoretimeoutdoorsmayhavealowerriskofbecomingnearsighted,newresearchsuggests.

Inthestudy,researcherslookedatabout1,900schoolchildren.Thescientistsfoundthatthekidswhohadbeeninstructedtospendmoretimeoutdoorsoverthreeyearswere23percentlesslikelytodevelopnearsightednessduringthistimethanthosewhohadnotbeeninstructedtospendmoretimeoutdoors.Moreover,amongthekidswhodidbecomenearsightedduringthestudy,thedegreetowhichtheireyesightworsenedwasslightlysmalleramongthosewhospentmoretimeoutdoors.

Theresearchersselectedsixschoolsandrequiredthechildren,whoseaverageagewas7atthestartofthestudy,toattendoneadditional60-minuteclassofoutdooractivitiesduringeachschooldayforthreeyears.Theparentsofthesechildrenwerealsoencouragedtoengagetheirchildreninoutdooractivitiesafterschool,especiallyduringweekendsandholidays.Theotherhalfofthechildren,fromanothersixschools,continuedtheirusualactivitypatterns.Afterthreeyears,percentofthekidsintheintervention（干与）grouphadbecomenearsighted,comparedwithpercentofthekidsintheothergroup.

Itisnotclearexactlywhyspendingmoretimeoutsidewouldbenefitchildren’seyesight,theresearcherssaid.However,someresearchhassuggestedthatthehigherlevelsoflightintensityfoundoutdoorsmayincreasethereleaseofthechemicaldopamine（多巴胺）oftheeye.Inturn,dopamineisknowntorestrain（抑制）thetypeofgrowthintheeyethatisassociatedwithnearsightedness.

Basedonthenewresults,theresearchersrecommendthatchildrenspendmoretimeoutdoorsbecauseofthepotentialbenefitstotheireyesight.However,it’simportanttoprotectkids’skinandeyesfromUVlight,whichcanbedamaging.

32.Whatdidthechildrenintheinterventiongroupdoduringeachschoolday?

A.Attendanextraclassofoutdooractivities.

B.Continuetodotheirusualactivities.

C.Spendonehourindoingeyeexercises.

D.Participateinoutdooractivitieswithparents.

33.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthechemicaldopamine?

A.Itcancontributetopoorsight.B.Itcandamagepeople’sbrain.

C.Itisbeneficialtoeyesight.D.Itmeanslowlevelsoflig