河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

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150分

第2部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第3部分第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Ifyou’readesignenthusiast,you’resuretofeeldizzyoverthesejaw-droppingpools.

SkyParkInfinityPool,MarinaBaySands,Singapore

LocatedontheSkyParkaboveSingapore'smostfamoushotel,MarinaBaySands,thisistheworld'slargestrooftoppool.Offeringamazingviewsofthecity'sskyline,thepoolisatleastthreetimesthelengthofanOlympicswimmingpool.Asvisitorsswimtowardtheedge，theyfaceanillusionthatthey’llfloatintothesky-line.It’squiteaheart-beatenrush!

TheRedPool，TheLibraryKohSamui,Thailand

Thisblood-redpoolisperhapsoneofthemostspecialhotelpoolsonthelist.SetagainstthebackdropofKohSamui’sChawengBeach，thefascinatingcolourisn’ttheresultofusingartificialdye.Rather,themosa-istiles（马赛克瓷砖）oforange，yellowandredmakethebrilliantsightthat’ssetamongtreesandanopen-airlibrary.

SanAlfonsodelMarResortPool，RegiondeValparaiso,Chile

Theworld’slargestoutdoorswimmingpoolgetsitswaterdirectlyfromthesea.Thepoolusesacomputer-controlledpumpandfiltrationsystem.LocatedatChile’sSanAlfonsodelMarResort,thishugeman-madepoolislargerthan20Olympic-sizepoolsandholdsapproximately250millionlitresofwater.ItalsoholdstheGuinnessWorldRecordforbeingtheworld’sdeepest（115feet）pool.

Y－40DeepJoy,HotelMillepiniTermeinMontegrottoTerme，Italy

Thedeepesthotelswimmingpoolintheworldwillmakeyoufeellikeyou’rejumpingintothesea!

TheY－40DeepJoyisaround-shapedpoolthatreachesadepthofanimpressive130feet.Thepool，whichhasspecialcaves，ledges（壁架）andunderwaterviewingglass,wasdesignedbywell-knownarchitectEmanueleBoaretto.It’smeantforleisuredives,divetrainingandphotoshoots.

21.WhatisspecialabouttheRedPoolinThailand?

A.Thewaterisartificiallydyedred.B.Theswimmingpoolisspeciallydyed.

C.Theswimmingpoolispaintedred.D.Themosaictilesmakeitsbrilliantcolor.

22.Ifyouwanttoexperienceaswimmingofrealseawater,whichonecanyouvisit?

A.SkyParkInfinityPool.B.TheRedPool

C.SanAlfonsodelMarResortPoolD.Y－40DeepJoy

23.WhatdoSanAlfonsodelMarResortPoolandY－40DeepJoyhaveincommon?

A.Theybothuseseawater.B.Theyarebothveryhuge.

C.Theyarebothround-shaped.D.Theyarebothverydeep.

B

I’vecomebacktocheckonababy.JustafterduskI’minacardownamuddyroadintherain,pastrowsofshackled（戴镣铐的）elephants，theirtrunksswinging.Iwasherefivehoursbefore,whenthesunwashighandhotandtouristswereonelephantsbacks.

Walkingnow,Icanbarelyseethepathintheglowofmyphone’sflashlight.Whenthewoodenfencepoststopsmeshort，Ipointmylightdownandfollowacurrentofrainwateracrosstheconcreteflooruntilitwashesupagainstthreelarge，grayfeet.Afourthfoottwistedabovethesurface,tiedtightlybyashortchainandchokedbyaringofmetalspikes（尖刺）.Whentheelephanttiresandputsherfootdown,thespikespressdeeperintoherankle.

Meenaisfouryearsandtwomonthsold，stillachildaselephantsgo.KhammonKongkhaw，hercaretaker,toldmeearlierthatMeenawearsthespikedchainbecauseshetendstokick.KongkhawhasbeenresponsibleforMeenahereatMaetamanElephantAdventure,nearChiangMai，innorthernThailand.sinceshewas11monthsold.Hesaidhekeepsheronthespikedchainonlyduringthedayandtakesitoffatnight.Butit’snightnow.

IaskJinLaoshen，theMaetamanworkeraccompanyingmeonthisnighttimevisit,whyherchainisstillon.Hesayshedoesn’tknow.Maetamanisoneofmanyanimalattractionsinandaroundtourist-crowdedChiangMai.Meena'slifeissettofollowthesametrackasmanyoftheroughly3,800captive（被捕获的）elephantsinThailand.WhenMeenaistoooldorsicktogiverides——maybeat55，maybeat75——she'lldie.Ifshe'slucky,she’llgetafewyearsofretirement.She'llspendmostofherlifeonachain.

24.Whydoestheauthordecidetocomeback?

A.Shewantstocheckababyelephant,Meena.

B.Shewantstofeedthoseshackledelephants.

C.Shewantstoreleasethoseshackledelephants.

D.Sheknowsababyisinneedofhelpurgently.

25.Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?

A.Theauthorisscaredwalkinginthepath.B.Meenaistreatedbadlyandverypainful.

C.Meenaonlyhasthreehealthylegs.D.OneofMeena'slegisbadlybroken.

26.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthoseelephants?

A.Indifferent.B.Critical.C.Sympathetic.D.Negative.

27.Wecaninferthatthepurposeoftheauthor'swritingis.

A.todescribethoseelephantstoattracttouristsaroundtheworld

B.toappealtopeopletocareaboutthefateofthoseelephants

C.totellreadersthestoryofababyelephantinChiangMai，Thailand

D.totellthereasonwhythenumberofelephantsisdecreasing

C

WhilemanyChinesewatchedmoviesatcinemasduringtheweeklongSpringFestivalholiday，ZhengWeiexplainedthefilmTheSpringFestivaltoanaudienceofvisuallyimpaired（受损伤的）peopleatacinemainNorthernChina’sTianjin.

“FireworkslightupthedarkonNewYear'sEve，andchildrenareplayinginanopenplacecoveredwithSnow,”saidZhengtotheaudience，describingthevisualelementsofthemoviewhileholdingamicro-phoneandascript.

Asthefounderof"cinemafortheblind"inTianjin，the55-year-oldhasinsistedonbrighteningthedarkworldofthevisuallyimpairedinhisownwayfor11years.

ShaoYuxiangandherhusband,whoarebothblind,areregularvisitorsofthecinema.Sheworeanelegantyellowsweatertoattendthecouple’ssignificant“movieday”.

SinceOctober2007，thefreemovies,whicharedescribedthroughaudio,startat9：

30amonthethirdSaturdayofeachmonth.Morethan150movieshavebeenscreenedtomorethan20,000visuallyimpairedpeoplesofar.

“Thetheaterisequippedwithlights，asoundsystem，projector,andabigscreentogivetheblindacompleteandequalmovieexperience，”Zhengsaid.

In2007,afterhavinglearnedthata“cinemafortheblind”establishedbyWangWeilihadbenefitedmanyvisuallyimpairedpeopleinBeijing,ZhengrushedtoWang’sestablishmentforadvice.UnderWang’sguidance，ZhengbuiltanewcinemainTianjinandscreenedTheDreamFactorybyChinesedirectorFengXiaogang.Itattractedmorethan50visuallyimpairedpeoplefromdifferentdistrictsandevensuburbanareasinTianjin.

Zhengalwaystreatsmovieselectionswithseriousness.tieusuallychoosesMandarinlanguagemovieswithpositivethemesthatreflectmodernsociety.SpecialmoviesforcertainChinesefestivalsarealsopartofZheng'sselectioncriteria.“Forexample，TheFoundingofaRepublicisspeciallyforNationalDay.Now,filmsforSpringFestivalareonmyagenda,”Zhengsaid.

28.HowdidZhengWeihelptheblindwatchmovies?

A.ZhengWeihelpstheblindwatchmoviesclearlybythemselves.

B.ZhengWeihelpstheblindwatchmovieswithaspecialdevice.

C.ZhengWeidescribesthevisualelementsofthemovietotheblind.

D.ZhengWeihelpstheblindcuretheirblindnessinthecinema.

29.Whatdotheblindthinkof"cinemafortheblind"?

A.Noonewantstoseemoviesinit.B.Itiswelcomedbyblindpeople.

C.Theystillcan’tbenefitfromit.D.Theticketpriceistrulyaffordable.

30.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkZhengWeiis?

A.caringandcreative.B.intelligentandmodest.

C.warmheartedandbrave.D.creativeandoutgoing.

31.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitle?

A.AmanwhohelpstheblindpeopleinChina.

B.AspecialcinemawillopenupinChinasoon.

C.Howdothevisuallyimpairedpeoplewatchmovies?

D.The‘cinemafortheblind’thatwillneverclose.

D

DemandfortheChinesetechcompany'sdevices（设备）isredhoteventhoughthecountry'soverallmarketforsmartphonesisgettingsmaller.Huawei’sChinasalesrocketedmorethan20%inthefinalquarterof2018，andexpertssaythat’spartlyduetotheUSgovernment’sglobalcampaignagainstthecompany.

“ThelatesttensionbetweentheUSandChinaraisedthepatriotism（爱国主义）inChineseconsumers,”saidJusyHong，ananalystatresearchfirmIHSMarkit.

HepointedoutthatsomeChinesecompaniesencouragedemployeestobuyHuaweiphoneslatelastyear.Themoveswereagestureofsupportafterthefirm’schieffinancialofficerwasarrestedinCanadainearlyDe-cemberattherequestoftheUnitedStates.

Huawei’sboomingsalesshowhowmajorpartsofitsbusinesscontinuetoincreaseevenastheUnitedStatestriestopersuadeothercountriestoshutHuaweiproductsoutof5Gwirelessnetworksandpursues（追究）criminalchargesagainstit.ThecompanyexpectstoovertakeSamsungastheworld'sbiggestsmartphonemakerbynextyear.

Huaweisold30millionphonesinChinainthelastthreemonthsof2018，nearlythreetimesasmanyasApple（AAPL），accordingtodatapublishedthisweekbyresearchfirmsCanalysandIDC.Apple’ssalesplungedalmost20%.

Huawei’ssuccessinChina,theworld’slargestsmartphonemarketismorethanaboutgeopolitics（地缘政治）.Chineseconsumersloveitsflagship,high-endphonesbecausetheyhavegreatcameras,cuttingedgephones，Huaweiisabletotargetabiggermarket.

ItalsobenefitedfromthetroublesthisyearatZTE（ZTCOF），arivalChinesesmartphoneandtelecom-municationsequipmentmaker.ZTEwasbannedbytheUSgovernmentfrombuyingvitalAmericanpartsformonthslastyear.

32.WhydidHuawei’sChinasalesincreasegreatlyaccordingtothearticle?

A.Becausethecompany'sdevicesarealwayspopularworldwide.

B.BecauseChineseconsumers’patriotismwasaroused.

C.Becausethegovernmentencouragespeo