甘肃省岷县第二中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

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甘肃省岷县第二中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

岷县二中2018—2019学年第二学期月考考试

高二英语

第I卷选择题（共70分）

I.阅读理解（共15小题每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BikesarepopularintheNetherlands.Infact,nearlyhalfofalltravelintheNetherlandsisbybike.Now,oneDutchbikedesigner,Thomas,hastakenthecountry’sinterestinbikesbymakingaschoolbusbike.

 Thebigbikehaseightsetsofpedals（踏板）forkids,adriverseatforanadult,andthreeotherseats,comfortablylettinglittlekidsfortheirtriptoandfromschool.Thebikeevenhasamotor,whichcanhelpwithhighhillsorattimeswhenfewkidsonit.

 Sofar,ThomastellsFastCompany,he’ssold25school-bikes,atapriceof$25,000each—lessthanitwouldcosttobuyatraditionalschoolbuswiththesamenumberofseats.Alongwiththetraditionalcolor,thebikesarecoloredyellowsothattheycanbeseeneasily.

 Thomassayshe’ssoldschoolbusbikestoneighboringcountriessuchasBelgium,EnglandandGermany,butsofar,theschoolbusbikehasn’tbeensoldintheUnitedStates.IftheUSagreestobuythiskindofschoolbusbike,itcoulddoalotofgoodtoimproveexerciseforayoungageandhelpthemkeephealthy.

1.HowdopeopleintheNetherlandsusuallygotowork?

A.Bycar.

B.Bybus.

C.Bybike.

D.Onfoot.

2.TheschoolbusesareyellowintheNetherlandsbecause______.

A.thecoloryellowiseasytopaint

B.yellowbusescanbeseeneasily

C.yellowisthenationalcoloroftheNetherlands

D.it'sthedesigner'sfavoritecolor

3.Whichcountryofthefollowinghasn’tboughtaschoolbusbike?

A.America.

B.Germany.

C.England.

D.Belgium.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thomasmadeanewkindofschoolbus.

B.Aschoolbususuallycosts$25,000.

C.ThomassoldbikestoAsiancountries.

D.Ridingschoolbusbikeshelpskeepkidshealthy.

B

StephenHawkingwasborninOxford,Englandon8thJanuary,1942.HewenttoschoolinStAlbans—asmallcitynearLondon.Althoughhedidwell,hewasnevertopofhisclass.Afterleavingschool,HawkingwentfirsttoOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysics,thenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology（宇宙学）.Ashehimselfadmittedhewasn'tveryseriousaboutstudying.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidverylittlework.However,hestillachievedextremelygoodmarks（分数）.

  Hawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhimattheageof20.Hestartedtobumpinto（碰撞）things,andoftenfelloverfornoreason.Whenhevisitedhis familyatChristmastime,hisfatherwassoworriedthathewassenttohospitalfortest.Finally,theresultcameback.Hawkinghadmotorneuronedisease（运动神经元病）,anincurable（无法治愈的）illnesswhichcausesthemusclesofthebodytowasteaway.Doctorssaidhewoulddiebeforehewas23.

  Atfirst,Hawkingbecameextremelydepressed（忧郁的）.Afterawhile,though,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.Ashelaterwrote,“Beforemyillnesshadbeendiagnosed（诊断）,therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IsuddenlyrealizedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingsIcoulddo.”Hawkingmarried,foundajobatCambridgeUniversity,wherehestillworkstoday,andhadthreechildren.Healsowenttodosomeofthemostimportantscientificresearchevercarriedout.

 Hisstoryshowsthatnobody,howeverbadtheirsituationis,shouldlosehope,“Lifeisnotfair（公平的）,”heoncesaid.“Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninthesituationyouarein.”

5.Asauniversitystudent,StephenHawking________.

A.workedextremelyhard

B.studiedmothsandchemistry

C.waslazyanddidverylittlework

D.onlyachievedaveragemarks

6.Hawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhimwhen________.

A.hevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastimeoneyear

B.hewas20

C.hisfathermadehimseeadoctor

D.hewassenttohospitalfortest

7.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Hawking'seducation.

B.Hawking'sreaction（反映）tobeingseriouslyill.

C.Hawking'sviewsonlife.

D.DiagnosisofHawking'smotorneuronedisease.

8.Hawkingbelievesthat________.

A.youshouldalwaysdoyourbesthoweverbadyoursituationis

B.lifeisfair

C.nobody'slifeisasbadashis

D.it'sOKtolosehope

C

Recently,myhusbandandthreekidswereplayingintheMediterranean（地中海）,swimmingandfloatinginthepicture-perfectsea.ItwasridiculouslybeautifulinMajorca,Spain.Thewaythesundancedacrossthewaterandhowthebluehorizonwasdotted（点缀）withstorybooksailboats（帆船）weresuchbeautifulscenes.Ialmostcouldn'tbelievemyeyes.

MyhusbandandIalwaysdreamedabouttakingourkidsonatriparoundtheworld.Itwassomethingwealwayswantedtodo“oneday".Itwasoneofthethingswetalkedindetail（详细地）about,whenweimaginedourlifewiththechildrenwehopedwewouldhave.

Fourteenyearslater,wehadthreeboyswhoweregrowingupfasterbytheday.Itwastimetomakegoodon（兑现,实现）thoseplans.

Wespentdozensofhoursdiscussing,researchingandplanning.

Wehadtolearnhowto“roadschool”ourkidsandarrange（安排）timeofffromwork.Werenewedourpassports（护照）,andthenpackedourbags.

Weshowedourkidstheworld.Itwasaboutexperiencingthedozensofflightsandtrainsandtaxistogether.Weshowedthemhowwonderful,howdiverse（多样的）,andhowfascinatingtheworldis.Wewantedthemtolearnallthatwehadlearnedourselves,throughourowntravelsasyoungadults.

Buttherewassomethingmorethanthat:

Whatwereallywantedistoslowdowntime.Wewantedthedaystolastabitlonger,andtheweekstotaketheirtime.Theyearswithourchildrenaregoingtoofast.Wewantedtoputthebrakes（刹车）onourbusylivesforayear,andjustbewithourkids.Wewantedabreakfromthedailymorningroutine（安排）ofmakinglunches,eatingbreakfastandrushingoutthedoorintimeforschool.Weneededafamilytime-out（休息时间）.

ItwasawonderfultwomonthsinEurope,fullofincredible（难以置信的）moments.Andwhenwelookbackatourlives,Iknowwe'llbegladwedidit.Iknowwe'llbehappythatthisisachapterofthestoryofourfamily.

9.Whatwastheauthor'sattitudetowardthetripwhenplanningit?

A.Calm.

B.Expectant（期待的）.

C.Stressed.

D.Worried.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph7referto?

A.Preparingforthevacation.

B.Havingfuninthepicture-perfectMediterranean.

C.Experiencingadifferentandbeautifulworld.

D.Learningtostudyduringtripsasyoungadults.

11.Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheauthortakingthistrip?

A.Toallowherchildrentoseetheworld.

B.Toteachherkidstovaluelife.

C.Toteachherkidswhattheycan'tlearninschool.

D.Toenjoyafamilybreakawayfromtheirusualbusylife.

12.HowdidtheauthorfeelafterhertwomonthsinEurope?

A.Exhausted（精疲力尽的）.

B.Satisfied.

C.Disappointed.

D.Proud

D

Whetherthey'replayingonourTVscreensorprintedinnewspapers,adverts（广告）areeverywhere.Infact,accordingtoUSmarketresearchcompanyYankelovich,theaveragepersonlivinginacityseesthousandsofadseverysingleday.However,adsdon'tjustactasatoolforgettingpeopletobuythings;theyalsoserveasawindowintocultures,societiesandhistory.

  Modernadvertsbegantoappearinthe18thand19thcenturies,sinceadvancesinprintingtechniquesallowedmoredetailedimagestobeproducedinnewspapersandmagazines.Lookingatsomeoftheseearlyadsisliketakingastepbackintimetoanotherworld.Forexample,an1881advertforFrenchcigarettespromisedthatitsproductwould“giveimmediaterelief”toalistofmedicalconditions,includingbreathingproblems.AndaUSadfroma1955newspaperadvisedmotherstomixthesugarysoftdrinkA7Upwiththeirbaby'smilk.Thesedays,ofcourse,theharmfuleffectsofbothsmokingandsugarydrinksarewellknown.Butalthoughtheseadvertsseemunusualtousnow,perhapsfuturegenerationsmayconsidersomeoftoday'sadstobejustasbizarre.

 “Advertisingoftenservesasanindicator（指示）forwhatsocietyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime,”USmarketingexpert（专家）wroteontheAdCouncil'swebsite.Inspiteofbeingdesignedtoselloradvertisesomething,someadscanevenbecomepartofasociety'svernacular（方言）.

 IntheUK,forexample,aslogan（标语）createdin1994toadvertisepaintisusedineverydayconversationbymanyBritons（英国人）.Thephrase,“Itdoesexactlywhatitsaysonthetin",isusedtodescribeanitemorproductthat'sopen,straightforwardandsimple.Meanwhile,alsointheUK,ifsomeonedescribesthemselvesasa“Marmiteperson”,thismeansthatyoumayeitherlovethemorhatethem,basedontheBritishfoodMarmite'sslogan,“Loveitorhateit.”So,inspiteofwhatwemaythinkofthem,itseemsthatadsareabiggerpartofeverydaylifethanwethinktheyare.Insteadoffindingthemannoying,however,atleastwecanbeassuredthatfuturegenerationswillhaveaninterestingwaytoseehowwelived-nomatterhowunusualtoday'sworldmayseemtothem.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bizarre”inParagraph9probablymean?

A.Typical.

B.Creative.

C.Strange.

D.Misleading（误导的）.

14.TheexamplesofthetwoBritishphrasesarementionedmainlyto____.

A.provemostadsinthepastweresimple

B.showadscaninfluenceeverydaylanguage

C.explainwhysomeadsareverypopular

D.showthatBritishpeoplelovetousewordsfromads

15.What'sthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofmodernadverts.

B.Thechangingrolesofads.

C.Howadsreflecthistoryandsocieties.

D.Adsthathaveinfluencedourlives.

II.阅读七选五（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能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

You'veprobablyheardthephrase“gooutsideandgetsomefreshair”before.Breathingfresh aircanmakeusfeelmoreenergetic（精力充沛的）.___16___.AccordingtoanewstudyfromtheW