高二一月月考英语试题含答案.docx

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高二一月月考英语试题含答案

高二一月月考（英语）

（考试总分：

120分）

一、阅读理解（本题共计3小题，总分25分）

1.（7.5分）Asamarathonrunnerandregulargymfan,physicalfitnesswasmylife.AllthatchangedinMay1997whenIsurvivedanear-deadlycaraccident.Afterseveralweeksinunconsciousness,Iwokeupwitharaspy（沙哑的）voiceandnobalance.Ihadtorelearnhowtosit,stand,walkandmoveabout.Sevenyearsofphysicaltreatmentlater,Ibeganwalkingonmyown,thoughslowlyandhaltingly（跛）.IkeepawalkeraroundforwhenIneedtomovequickly.

Duringalltheseyearsofrecovery,Iremainedagymfan.AsIwatchedthepersonaltrainersworkingwiththeircustomers,IknewIwasasfitastheywere.SoIdecidedthiswouldbemynewpurpose.Istartedstudyingforthepersonaltrainingcertificationexamimmediately.OnceIdid,myhealthclubimmediatelyhiredme.

However,ifyoudon’tobtaincustomers,youdon’twork.Whowasgoingtochoosemewithahealthclubfullofable-bodiedtrainers?

AmedicalconsultantsuggestedIteachgroupexerciseclassesinseniorhomes.Overtime,I’vebeenabletoaddmoreclasses,suchasbalanceexercises.Balanceworkissoimportantforolderpeople.Andformetoo!

NowtheexercisesIteacharehelpingmeasmuchastheydomyclass.TheyearsasaphysicaltreatmentpatienthavegivenmelotsofcuestouseasIteachmyclasses.

Apersonaltrainer—onawalker?

It’snotsomethingyouseeeveryday.Whilemystudentsaren’tathletesorbodybuilders,workingwithseniorsgivesmeanaudiencethatappreciateswhatIhaveovercomethroughregularexercise.I’mabletoencouragethembeyondwhattheythoughttheycoulddo.Nolongerdomydisabilitiesembarrassmeormakemefeelashamed.Theyhaveledmetoanewpurposeinlife:

inspiringandencouragingthoseIserve.

21.Whatnewcareerwouldtheauthortakeup?

A.Agymathlete.B.Amarathonrunner.

C.Aphysicalfitnessinstructor.D.Aphysicaltreatmentconsultant.

22.Whatinspiredtheauthortoworkagain?

A.Hisaudience.B.Others’advice.

C.Hisdisabilities.D.Theloveforgym.

23.Whydidtheauthorservetheoldpeople?

A.Hewasalsoaseniorwithdisabilities.

B.Hecouldn’tobtainyoungcustomers.

C.Hehadmuchexperienceintheseniorhealth.

D.Hewasnotasprofessionalastheotherpersonaltrainers.

2.（10分）AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberingless?

Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?

ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocationbetterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory（交互记忆）.”

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories:

thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.

24.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto_________.

A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’sattitude

C.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation

25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytounderstandtheinformation.

D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

26.Intransactivememory,people_________.

A.keeptheinformationinmind

B.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputer

D.rememberhowtofindtheinformation

27.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow’sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.

D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

3.（7.5分）FromJulytoOctobereveryyear,aboutaquarteroftheworld’sbluewhalesfeedinthePacificOceanoffthecoastofCalifornia.Butthewhalescurrentlyfaceamajorthreatintheirfavoritefeedingarea.Shipscarryingcargo（货物）sailinthesameareaatthesametime.Alltoooften,thewhales’pathsandtheships’travellinesoverlap（重叠）,andashipwillhitawhale.

Accordingtoanewstudy,theseshipstrikeshavebecomeaseriousthreattotheoverallpopulationoftheworld’sbluewhales.Onlyabout10,000ofthecreaturesstillexistworldwide.BluewhalesarethelargestknownanimalsevertoliveonEarth.Evenso,ifhitbyacontainership,abluewhalewilllikelydiefromitsinjuries.

In2007alone,largeshipskilledfivebluewhalesinthewatersoffSanFranciscoandLosAngeles,California.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration（NOAA）saysthatbecausetherearesofewwhalesalready,losingthreetofivefromtheCaliforniawhalepopulationeveryyearisasignificantloss.“TheestimatedpopulationofbluewhalesinthispartofthePacificis2,500”,saysSeanHastings,aNOAAanalyst.“Soeverywhalecountstowardthisspeciesmovingofftheendangered-specieslist.”

Now,marinescientistsmustfigureouthowtoprotectthewhalesfromthegiantcontainerships.OneverysimpleprogramisalreadyunderwayintheSantaBarbaraChannel,awaterwaythatseparatesmainlandCaliforniafromthenearbyChannelIslands.

TheChannelIslandsNationalMarineSanctuaryhasaskedlargecontainershipspassingthroughtheareatovoluntarilyslowdown.Sailingslowerwillallowtheshipscrew（船员）moretimetochangecoursebeforehittingawhale.

Severaloftheworld’slargestshippinglinesaresettoparticipateinthenewprogram.ForeveryshipthatpassesthroughtheSantaBarbaraChannelatorbelowthereducedspeedof12knots（海里/小时）,thecompanythatownstheshipwillbepaid$2,500.

28.FromParagraph1,wecanknowthat_____.

A.peopleintendtoillegallyhuntbluewhalesformoney

B.largeshipsoftencarryinggoodsmaypollutethesea

C.thecontainershipsmayhitthebluewhalesfrequently

D.thereisfewerfishinbluewhalesfavoritefeedingarea

29.AccordingtoSeanHastings,it’sinferredthat.

A.thenumberofthebluewhalesisdecreasingsharply.

B.thebluewhalesarestillontheendangered-specieslist.

C.mostoftheworld’sbluewhalesliveinthePacificOcean.

D.bluewhalesareoftendisturbedbyotherendangeredcreatures.

30.Whatarethelastthreeparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Thebasicresponsibilityofasailor.

B.Measurestoprotectthebluewhales.

C.Theworld’slargestshippinglines.

D.Waystoslowdownthespeedoftheships.

二、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）

4.（10分）HowtoImproveYourStudyHabits

Perhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.31._______Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Herearesometipsforyou:

1.Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.32._______It’simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveenoughtimeforbothworkandplay.

2.Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.

3.33._______Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

4.Studyregularly.34._______Reviewimportantpointsmentionedinclassaswellaspointsyouremainconfusedabout.Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformancesontest.

5.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidemorethangrades.35._______

A.Bevolunteertoraisequestions.

B.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.

C.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.

D.Thosewhomakethebestoftheirtimestudywithmoreease.

E.Theyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudyingon.

F.Ofcourse,studyingshouldn’toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.

G.Thisisnotnecessarythecase,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.

三、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分