高二英语上学期第二次月考试题2.docx

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高二英语上学期第二次月考试题2

辽宁省大连市第十一中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Afteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.

Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw：

aploughandawall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohim，shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp，hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.

ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread,andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.

21.ThereasonforRobert'sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat.

A.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohim

B.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld

C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore

D.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim

22.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?

A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Drivingacar.

C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.

23.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.therewasnoaccurateexplanationforRobert'srecovery

B.manydoctorscamebecauseRobertwasbadlyinjured

C.Robert'swifesentfordoctorsimmediatelyaftertheshock

D.asuddeninjuryintheheadledtoRobert'srecovery

24.What'sthebesttitleofthewholepassage?

A.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.RobertEdwardsandHisWife

C.WhataSuddenShockD.AnUnforgettableExperience

B

Wanttolivelonger?

WinanOscar.

Anewstudysaysthatactorswhoreceivedtheawardearnmorethanlargerpaychecks.

Sowhen94-year-oldKatharineHepburnonceremarkedthatshewasrespectedinternationally“likeanoldbuilding”,shehadnoideathatherfourOscarsdirectlyinfluencedherlongevity（长寿）.

Thestudysayswinningactorswilllive3.9yearslongerthantheirlosingcounterparts（对手）.Actorswhohavewonmorethanonce,likeHepburn,liveuptosixyearslongerthanthosewhowerenominated（提名）butneverwon.

“Wefoundthattheydiedfromthesamethingswealldiefrom—cancer,heartdisease,buttheyfoughtthemabitlongeranddiseasescameabitlater,”saysDr.DonaldRedelmeier,theleadingauthorofthestudy.Redelmeiersaysthesenseofsuccessandsatisfactionmakesone’ssoulbecomemorefulloflife.

“WearenotsayingthatyouwilllivelongerifyouwinanOscar,”explainsRedelmeier,“orthatpeopleshouldgooutandtakeactingcourses.Ourmainconclusionissimplythatsocialfactorsareimportant.”Thestudy’simpliedconclusion,hesays,isthatdoctorsshouldaskabouttheirpatients’personalfeelingsbecausementalwell-beingisrelatedtophysicalhealth.

RedelmeiersayshegottheideaforthestudywhenhewatchedaglowingGwynethPaltrowwinanOscarin1999forherroleinShakespeareinLove.Redelmeiersays,“ShelookedmorefulloflifethananyoneIhadseen.”

“Wefound,too,thosethathadmulti-nominationsandnowinhadthesamelifeexpectancyasthosewithjustasinglenominationandnowin,”Redelmeieradds.

25.TomhadfiveOscarnominationsbutwinnoOscarandPeterhadonlyonenominationandwonnoOscareither.Wecantell__________.

A.TomprobablywillhavealongerlifethanPeter.

B.PeterprobablywillhavealongerlifethanTom

C.BothTomandPeterprobablywillhavethesamelifeexpectancy

D.BothTomandPeterprobablywillhavealonglife.

26.Accordingtothepassage,weknow__________.

A.WhenKatharineHepburnwas94,sheknewherlonglifehadsomethingtodowithher4Oscarprizes

B.IngeneralthenumberofOscarprizeshasnothingtodowithaperson’slifeexpectancy.

C.ThatGwynethPaltrow’sfulloflifemadeRedelmeierdecidetodothestudy.

D.Ifyouwanttoliveahappyandlonglife,youshouldtakeactingcoursesandwinOscars.

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MostOscarWinnersLiveLongerLivesB.HowtoLiveaLongLife

C.ANewStudyaboutLongevityD.AnAmazingFinding

C

WorldleadersarrivedattheG20summitinAustraliathisweekendtohelpresolveseriousglobalcrises-buttheystayedforthekoalas.

　　Allheadsofstateatthesummit,fromthe‘leaderofthefreeworld’PresidentObamatothe‘IronChancellor’AngelaMerkel,provedpowerlessagainstthelovelyanimals.

　　Eventheusuallystone-facedVladimirPutin,waspicturedcrackingararesmilewhileembracingakoala,whoappearedtobetryingtoescapetheRussianpresident’sirongrip.

　　PresidentObamawasequallyoverjoyedtospendsomequalitytimewithakoalanamed'Jimbelung.'ButObama'snewfurryfrienddidnotseemverymuchimpressedwiththeUScommander-in-chief,andinsteadfocusedhisattentiononthekoalainthearmsofAustralia'sPrimeMinisterTonyAbbott.

　　Atonepoint,thetwofurrycreaturesevenexchangedakiss,totheobviousdelightofObamaandAbbott.

　　MeanwhiletheladiesoftheG20werealsotreatedtotheuniqueAustralianexperienceandwereledbyMr.Abbott'swife,Margie,throughBrisbane'sLonePineKoalaSanctuaryonSaturday.

　　TheG20leaders'wivesalsogotchancestohugsomekoalasandfeedsomeKangaroos.ChinesePresidentXiJinping'swifePengLiyuanandCanadianPrimeMinisterStephenHarper'swifeLaureenwereamongthefirstladieswholaughednervouslyasacoupleoflargekangaroossidled（慢慢走近）uptohelpthemselvestotheofferedfood.

　　Butthe“Koaladiplomacy（考拉外交）”couldonlycarrythewesternleaderssofar.

28.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?

A.InamagazineB.InanewspaperC.InasciencebookD.Inatraveljournal

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Obama’snewfurryfriend”inPara.4mostprobablymean?

A.AngelaMerkelB.PutinC.TonyAbbottD.Jimbelung

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A.ThepurposeoftheG20summitistosolveseriousglobalcrises.

B.NotallheadsattendingtheSummitlovedkoalas.

C.TheG20leaders’wivesdidn’tlovekoalasatall.

D.Putinlovessmilingfromtimetotime.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheG20SummitB.LeadersGatheredinAustralia

C.KoalaDiplomacyD.LovelyKoala

D

Modernmanhasclearedtheforestsforfarmlandandforwood,andhasalsocarelesslyburnedthem.Morethanthat,though,hehasalsointerfered（干预）withtheinvisiblebondsbetweenthelivingthingsintheforests.Therearemanyexamplesofthiskindofdestruction.Theharmfulnessofman’sinterferencecanbeseeninwhathappenedmanyyearsagointheforestoftheKaibabplateau（凯亚巴布高原）ofnorthernArizona.Mantriedtoimproveonthenaturalwebofforestlifeanddestroyeditinstead.

TheKaibabhadastorybookforestoflarge-sizedpine,Douglasfir,whitefir,blueandEngelmannspruce.In1882avisitornoted,"We,whohavewanderedthroughitsforestsandparks,havecometoregarditasthemostenchanting（迷人的）regionithaseverbeenourprivilegetovisit."ThiswasalsothelivingplaceoftheRockyMountainmuledeer.Indianshuntedthereeveryautumntogathermeatandskins.Theforestalsohadmountainlions,timberwolvesandbobcatsthatkeptthedeerfrommultiplyingtoorapidly.

Then,in1906,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltmadetheKaibabanationalgamepreserve.Deerhuntingwasforbidden.Governmenthuntersstartedkillingoffthedeer’senemies.In25years’time,6,250mountainlions,wolvesandbobcatswerekilled.Beforetheprogram,therewereabout4,000deerintheKaibab,by1924,therewereabout100,000.

Thedeerateeveryleafandtwigtheycouldreach.Buttherewasnotnearlyenoughfood.Huntingofdeerwaspermittedagain.Thiscausedaslightdecreaseinthedeerherd，butafargreaterlossresultedfromstarvationanddisease.Some60percentofthedeerherddiedintwowinters.By1930theherdhaddroppedto20,000animals.By1942itwasdownto8,000.

32.ThedestructionoftheenvironmentoftheKaibabresultedfrom________.

A.turningtheforestintocultivatedland

B.interferingwithnaturalcycleofforestlife

C.forestfirescausedbyman’scarelessness

D.cuttingthetreesforbuildingmaterials

33."Engelmannspruce"（Para.2）ismostlikelythenameof________.

A.atreeB.ananimalC.amountainD.agame

34.ThenumberofthedeerintheKaibabhadincreasedenormouslyin________years’time.

A.25B.6C.18D.12

35.Yearslater,largenumbersofdeerintheKaibabdiedmainlybecauseof_______.

A.thecoldB.theorganizedkill

C.theshortageoffoodD.thepoormanagement

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答通卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Althoughproblemsareapartofourlives,itcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheother,you’llhavetostandupandsay–problem,Idon’twantyouinmylife.

36Problemswithfriends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,andchildren–