1617学年高二月考英语试题附答案 1.docx

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1617学年高二月考英语试题附答案1

太原五中2016—2017学年度第一学期阶段性检测

高二英语

第I卷选择题（共60分）

I.阅读理解。

（共15小题，计40分）

第1节（共15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、D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatkidsarespendingalotoftimeinfrontofscreens.Accordingtoanewstudy,teensagedfrom13to18spendanaverageofsixandahalfhoureachdaywatchingTVorusingadigitaldevice.Herearesometruthsandsomemyths（谬见）thatthestudyshowed:

Truth1:

Someteensspendtoomuchtimelookingatscreens.

Oneinfiveteensviewsmorethansixhoursofscreenmediaeachday,and18%ofteensarelookingattheirscreensformorethan10hoursaday.

Myth1:

Thisistheendofreading.

Whiletheaveragetimeyoungpeoplespendreading,eitherinprintoronascreen,isonly30minutesperday,mostkidswhotookpartinthesurveysayreadingisoneoftheirfavoriteactivities.

Truth2:

Boysprefervideogames;girlsprefersocialmedia.

Amongteenboys,71%enjoyplayingvideogames,twiceasmanyasteengirls.Teengirls,meanwhile,spendabout40minutesmoreeachdayonsocialmediathanboysdo.

Myth2:

TVandmusichavebeenputaside.

Forteens,TVisstillthetopmediaactivity.Theyenjoyitthemostandwatchiteveryday.Forteens,musicisthemainformofentertainment.Mostteenslistentoitontheirsmartphones.

Truth3:

Gamersdon’tgetoutasmuchaskidswhodon’tplayvideogames.

Kidreportspendingaboutanhoureachdaybeingphysicallyactive.Forgamers,thataveragedropsto47minutes,thelowestforanykindofmediaconsumer.Socialmediausersarethemostactive,spendingonehourand13minutesperdaydoingsomeformofphysicalactivity.

Myth3:

TheDigitalRevolutionismakingyoungpeoplemorecreativethanever.

Nowadays,kidsaretoobusyconsumingtobedoingmuchproducing.Teensspendanaverageofjustfiveminutesperdaymakingsomethingwithalltheirdigitaltools,whetherit’sart,music,orwriting.

1.Whatisthepercentageofteensthatspendmorethansixhoursadayonscreenmedia?

A.18%B.20%C.71%D.47%

2.Whichmediaactivitydoteensenjoymost?

A.TVB.VideogamesC.MusicD.Socialmedia

3.Howlongaregamersphysicallyactiveeachday?

A.Aboutanhour.B.47minutes.

C.onehourand13minutes.D.30minutes.

B

Smartpeoplemaybefarhappieralonethanmeetingfriends.Anewstudyhasfoundthatforintelligentpeople,themorefrequentlytheysocializewithfriends,thelesssatisfiedtheyarewithlife.

Thefindingscomefromtwopsychologistswhochallengethemodernviewthatthemoresocialcontactwehave,thehappierwearelikelytobe.SatoshiKanazawaoftheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandNormanLiofSingaporeManagementUniversitysuggestthatthemainsocialskillsdevelopedinourancientpaststillhaveanimportanteffectonourhappinesstoday.Theythinkthatthe‘savannahtheory’（草原理论）isattherootofmodernhappiness.Thistheorystatesthatthefactorswhichmadeearlyhumanssatisfiedarestilltrueinmodernlife.

Usingdatafromalong-termstudy,whichsurveyedadultsagedfrom18to28,theyappliedthetheorytoexplainfindingsofself-reportedlevelsoflifesatisfaction.Thepairfocusedonjusttwoofthemanyfactors,whichtheysayarethewayourancestorslived—populationdensity（密度）andhowfrequentlywecommunicatewithfriends.

Asmightbeexpected,theyfoundpeoplelivinginmoredenselypopulatedareasreportedlowerlevelsoflifesatisfaction.Alsoaswemightexpect,morefrequentsocializationwithfriendswaslinkedtohigherlevelsoflifesatisfaction.Butthesetwofactorshaveastrongconnectionwithintelligence.Thetwoexpertsexplainedthat“amongtheextremelyintelligent”,morefrequentsocialactivitiescanactuallyreducesatisfaction.

KanazawaandLi’sstudysuggeststhebrainsofourancestorswereperfectlyadaptedtolifeontheAfricansavannah,wherethepopulationwouldhavebeensmall,livingingroupsofaround150.

Socialactivitieswouldhavebeenextremelyimportanttosurvival,intermsofcooperationandfindingamate,butspacewasequallyimportant.Thepairbelievestheremaybeamismatchbetweenthewaywehaveevolved（进化）andthehigh-speedlivesweleadtoday—wheresocietyhasleftourmindsandbodiesstrugglingtokeepup.

Theresearchersbelievesmarterindividualsmaybeabletobetteradapttothechallengesofmodernlife.

4.Accordingtothetext,KanazawaandLi_________.

A.disagreewiththe‘savannahtheory’

B.agreethatsocialcontactcanmakepeoplehappier

C.thinktheleveloflifesatisfactionisrelatedtointelligence

D.thinkthesocialskillsdevelopedinourancientpastaremeaningless

5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe‘savannahtheory’fromthetext?

A.Itcannotbeappliedtomodernlife.

B.Itfocusesonpopulationdensity.

C.ItwasproposedbyourancestorslivingontheAfricansavanna