高二英语月考试题及答案确山县第二高级中学学年高二月考.docx

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高二英语月考试题及答案确山县第二高级中学学年高二月考

2015年4月份高二英语月考试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LearnersofEnglish,especiallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.

Firstofall,dothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.Goontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstone.

Secondly,sticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemore“fashionable”.

Thirdly,listentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotime.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.

Fourthly,ifyouhavetime,listentosomeinterestingstoriesin“SpecialEnglishfromtheV.O.A.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook”.

21.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto________.

A.improvetheirlisteningability

B.readfast

C.writebetterEnglishandreadfaster

D.speakcorrectly

22.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradio,youshould________.

A.readtheChinese-languagenewspaperstepbystep

B.readagainandagaintheChinese-languagenewspaper

C.gothroughtheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst

D.beabletorecitetheChinese-languagenewspaper

23.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourse,you________.

A.shouldsticktoit

B.shouldbeginwiththelastbook

C.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionable

D.shouldn’tdoanythingelse

24.Inthispassage,V.O.A.standsfor________.

A.abookB.amagazine

C.atext-bookD.aradiostation

B

Thegroundhog（土拨鼠）hasbeenconsideredaweatherprophet（预言家）formanyyearsinnorthAmerica.Accordingtolegend,allwinterlongthefurrybrowngroundhogsleepsinhiscomfortableundergroundhome,orhole.OnFebruary2,hewakesup.Thegroundhogisveryhungryandcomesouttosearchforfood.Ifthesunisshinning,thegroundhogwillseehisownshadow.Thesightofhisshadowgiveshimsuchafrightthathequicklyreturnstohishole.Thiseventmeansthatspringwillnotcomeforsixmoreweeks.Ifthesunisnotshining,therewillbenoshadow.Thegroundhogwillnotbescaredandhewillstayoutsidehishole.Springwillcomeverysoon.

TheideathatanimalscouldforetelltheweatherprobablybeganinancientEurope.Atthetime,mostofthepeoplewerefarmersandtheweatherwasveryimportanttothem.Ifspringcameearlytheycouldbegintheplantingseasonearlyandhaveanearlyharvest.Theyfoundsomeanimalsweregoodweatherprophets.OnFebruary2,whentheycelebratedCandlemasDay,areligiousholidayaroundthetimewinterends,allthepeoplewatchedforananimalleavingitshole.InGermany,farmerswatchedforabadge.InEnglandfarmerslookedforahedgehog（刺猬）.Theybelievedtheanimalscouldforetelltheweatherforthenextsixweeks.

WhentheearlysettlerscametoNorthAmericatherenobadgersorhedgehogsneartheirhomes.Thefarmersdidnotknowwhentoplanttheircrops.Intimetheydiscoveredananimalthatleftitsholeattheendofwinter.Thatanimalwasthegroundhog,alsocalledawoodchuckoramarmot.EveryFebruary2theywatchedforagroundhog.Finally,thedaycametobecalled“GroundhogDay”.Manygroundhog-watchingclubswereformed.Thememberssometimesdressedinnightshirtsandtophatsmadeofsilk.Theywouldgotothehillsinthedarkmorningandwaitnearagroundhoghole.Sometimesthegroundhog-watchingclubswouldhaveothertypesofcelebrations

25.WhichofthefollowingwillfrightenagroundhogaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.HisownshadowB.Theshiningsun

C.Thecomingspring

D.Hisundergroundhome

26.Accordingtolegend,ifitiscloudyonFebruary2,_____.

A.springwillcomeinMarch

B.winterwillendinashorttime

C.thegroundhogwillgoonsleeping

D.thegroundhogwillrefusetogoout

27.WhydidancientEuropeanswatchforanimalsonCandlemasDay?

A.Toamusethemselves.

B.Toprotecttheirharvest.

C.Tosaygoodbyetowinter.

D.Toknowwhentoplantcrops.

28.TheearlyNorthAmericansettlers____.

A.woreformalclothesonGroundhogDay

B.triedtocatchgroundhogsneartheirhomes

C.regardedthegroundhogasaweatherprophet

D.mistookgroundhogsforbadgersorhedgehogs

C

Acoupleofweeksago,my12-year-olddaughter,Ellathreatened（威胁）totakemyphoneandbreakit.“Atnightyou’llalwayshaveyourphoneoutandbreakyou’lljusttype,”Ellasays.“I’mreadytogotobed,andtrytogetyoutoreadstoriesformeandyou’rejuststandingtherereadingyourtextsandtextingotherpeople,”sheadds.IcametorealizethatIwasignoringherasafather.

Ellaisn’ttheonlykidwhofeelsthiswayaboutherparent’srelationshipwithdevices.CatherineSteiner-Adair,apsychologistatHarvard,wroteTheBigDisconnect:

ProtectingChildhoodandFamilyRelationshipsintheDigitalAge.Forherbook,

Steiner-Adairinterviewedmorethan1,000kidsfromtheagesof4to18.Shetalkedtohundredsofteachersandparents.

Oneofthemanythingsthatknockedmysocksoff,”shesays,“wastheconsistency（一致性）withwhichchildren—whethertheywere4or8or18or24—talkedaboutfeelingexhaustedandfrustratedormadtryingtogettheirparents’attention,competingwithcomputerscreensoriPhonescreensoranykindoftechnology.”

Acoupleofyearsago,mydaughtergotalaptopforschool.Andbecauseshewasbecomingmoreindependent,wegotheraphone.Wesetuprulesforwhenshecouldusethedeviceandwhenshe’dneedtoputitaway.Wecreatedacharging（充电）station,outsideherbedroom,whereshehadtopluginthesedeviceseverynight.Basically—exceptforhomework—shehastoputitallawaywhenshecomeshome.

Steiner-Adairsaysmostadultsdon’tsetupsimilarlimitsintheirownlives.“We’velosttheboundariesthatprotectworkandfamilylife,’’shesays.“Soitisveryhardtomangeyourselfandbepresentinthemomentsyourchildrenneedyou.’’

Aftermydaughter’slittleintervention（介入）,Imademyselfapromisetocreatemyownchargingstation.Toplugmyphonein—somewherefaraway—whenIamdoneworkingfortheday.I’vebeentryingtoleaveitthereuntouchedformostoftheweekend

29．WhydidEllathreatentobreakherfather’sphone?

A.Herfatherspentalotofmoneyonhisphone.

B.Herfatherdidnotdoanyhouseworkorreadtoher.

C.Herfathermadealotofnoisebytalkingonthephone.

D.Herfathergavehisattentiontohisphoneinsteadofher.

30.Bysaying“knockedmysocksoff’’,Steiner-Adairmeans“___’’.

A.madefunofher

B.surprisedheralot

C.tookhersocksoff

D.madeherexhausted

31.Whetdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinparagraph4?

A.Howheprotectedhisdaughterfromdevices.

B.Whyhisdaughterwasdissatisfiedwithhim.

C.Howtocreateachargingstationathome.

D.Whychildrenneedalaptoporaphone.

32.Wecaninferfromthetexttheauthor___.

A.willnotusehisphoneformnowon

B.planstocreatemorechargingstationsathome

C.isamanwholearnsfromhismistakes

D.doesn’tthinkalaptopishelpfultohisdaughter

D

Childrenarequicktoask“why”and“how’’whenitcomestonewthings,butresearchsuggeststhattheylearnmorewhenteachersturnthequestionsbackonthem.“Whenchildrenexplainevents,theylearnmorethanwhenjustgettingtheresults,’’saidCristineH.Legare,aprofessorattheUniversityofTexas.

Ms.Legarebroughtin96childrenaged3to5andsetbeforethemacomplextoymadeupofcolorful,interlockinggears（齿轮）.Withthefirstgroup,theresearchersasked,“Canyouexplainthistome?

”Withthesecondone,theysaid,“Look,isn’tthisinteresting?

’’

Thetwogroupsofchildrenfocusedondifferentthings,researchersfound.Childrenwhowereaskedtoobservenoticedthecolorsofthetoy,whilethoseaskedtoexplainfocusedonthechainofgearsworkingoneachother.

Childrenwhohadexplainedthetoywerebetteratre-creatingitandnotbeingdisturbedbydecorativegears,andtheywerebetterabletousewhattheyhadlearnedwhohadobservedthetoyoutperformedthechildrenintheexplanationgrouponamemorytaskfocusedonthetoy’scolors.

DedreGentner,thedirectorofthecognitivescienceprogramatNorthwesternUniversity,saidthatteachersintroducingaconceptcanimprovestudents’understandingbygivingexamplesofclosecomparisons,andthenaskingchildrentoexplainhowconceptsarerelated.

Inaseriesofexperimentswith3-to7-year-olds,shefocuschildrencanbeconbeconfusedbycomparisonsthatfocusonarelationshipratherthanadirect-objectmatch.

Forexample,a3-year-oldshownapictureoftworabbitsfacingeachotherandtold“thisisatoma’’andthenaskedtofindanother“tome”willchooseapictureofarabbitoveroneoftwocatsfacingeachother98percentofthetime.A7-year-oldismorelikelytorecognizethemoreabstractcomparisonofarelationship.

However,Ms.Gentnerfoundthat3-year-oldscanthinkmorelike7-yesr-oldsiftheyaregivenmoreexamples.Whenshowna“toma”withrabbitsandanotherwithcats,andthenasked,“Canyousaywhybothofthesearetomas?

”mostofthechildrencangiveagoodexplanation.

33.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?

A.Observationcomesfirstforalearner.

B.Childrencanlearnmorefirstforalearner.

C.picturesc