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山西省运城市空港新区学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题
2017—2018学年度第一学期月考
高二英语试题
2017.9
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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
TherewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacherMrs.Thompson.Shetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasalie.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddard.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.
ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.Shefeltevenworsewhen,likeallherotherstudents,TeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume(香水)。
Teddysaid,“Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.”A
fterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatveryday,shestoppedteachingreading,writingandmath.Instead,shebegantoteachchildren.
Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragedhim,thefasterheimproved.Bytheendofthesixthgrade,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.
SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschool,thirdinhisclass,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelife.Hewenttocollege.Mrs.Thompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned,TheodoreF.Stoddard,M.D.(医学博士).
Thestorydoesn’tendthere.Onhisweddingday,Dr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’sear,“Thankyou,Mrs.Thompson,forbelievinginme.Youmademe
feelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifference.”
Mrs.Thompson,withtearsinhereyes,whisperedback,“Teddy,youhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifference.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.”
1.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?
A.ShemadeTed
dyfeelashamed.
B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.
C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.
D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.
2.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?
A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.
C.Heneededmotherlycare.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.
3.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?
A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.
B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.
C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.
D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.
4.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?
A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim
B.Shehadgivenhi
mencouragement.
C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.
D.Shehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeople.
B
Somethinginchocolatecouldbeusedtostopcoughsandleadtomoreeffectivemedicines,sayUKresearchers.
Theirstudyfoundthattheobromine,foundincocoa,wasnearlyathirdmoreeffectiveinstoppingcoughsthancodeine,whichwasconsideredthebestcoughmedicineatpresent.
TheImperialCollegeLondonresearcherswhopublishedtheirresultsonlinesaidthediscoverycouldleadtomoreeffectivecoughtreatment.“Whilecoughingisnotnecessarilyharmful(有害的)itcanhaveamajoreffectonthequalityoflife,andthisdiscoverycouldbeahugestepforwardintreatingthisproblem,”saidProfessorPeterBarmes.
Tenhealthyvolunteers(志愿者)weregiventheobromine,codeineorplacebo,apillthatcontainsnomedicine,duringtheexperiment.Neitherthevolunteersnortheresearchersknewwhoreceivedwhichpill.Theresearchersthenmeasuredlevelsofcapsaicin,whichisusedinresearchtocausecoughingandasasignofhowwellthemedicinesarestoppingcoughs.
Theteamfoundthat,whenthevolunteersweregiventhebromine,thecapsaicinneededtoproduceacoughwasaroundathirdhigherthanintheplacebogroup.Whentheyweregivencodeinetheyneedonlyslightlyhigherlevelofcapsaicintocauseacoughcomparedwiththeplacebo.
Theresearcherssaidthattheobromineworkedbykeepingdownaverveactivity(神经活动),whichcausecoughing.Theyalsofoundthatunlikesomestandardcoughtreatments,theobrominecausednosideeffectssuchassleepiness.
5.AccordingtoProfessorBarnes,theobromine________.
A.cannotbeaseffectiveascodeine
B.canbeharmfultopeople’shealth
C.cannotbeseparatedfromchocolate
D.canbeamoreeffectivecureforcoughs
6.Whatwasusedintheexperimenttocausecoughing?
A.TheobromineB.Codeine
C.CapsaicinD.Placebo
7.Welearnfromthetextthatvolunteersintheexperiment________.
A.werepatientswithbadcoughs
B.weredividedintothreegroups
C.receivedstandardtreatments
D.sufferedlittlesideeffects
8.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Codeine:
ANewMedicine
B.ChocolateMayCureCoughs
C.CoughTreatment:
AHardCase
D.TheobromineCanCauseCoughs
C
Whenher