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学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题5
内蒙古乌拉特前旗一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
A
Thebookingnotesoftheplay“Sherlock”
Price:
$10
BOOKING
Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsfortheperformance:
—inperson
TheBoxOfficeisopenfromMondaytoSaturday,10am—8pm
—bytelephone
Ring01324976toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(VisaandMasterCard).
—bypost
SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoBoxOffice.
—online
Completetheonlinebookingformatwww.S.
DISCOUNTS:
Saver:
$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenupto16yearsold,over60sandfull-timestudents.
Supersavers:
half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.
Standby:
bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeoplesuitableforSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.
GroupBooking:
thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.
School:
schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.
Pleasenote:
weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefundmoneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.
1.Ifyouwanttobookaticketoftheplay,youcan________.
A.completeabookingformandpostittotheBoxOffice
B.gototheBoxOfficeonSundays
C.scanthewebsitewww.B
D.ringthebookingnumberandpayfortheticketsbycash
2.Accordingtothetext,whocanget$2off?
A.A50-year-oldfather.B.A13-year-oldstudent.
C.ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonFridays.D.A55-year-oldwoman.
3.Ifyoumakeagroupbookingforagroupof20adults,howmuchshouldyoupay?
A.$200.B.$150.C.$160.D.$180.
4.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?
A.Agroupof10personscanget10percentdiscount.
B.Theaudiencecanrefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.
C.Schoolpartiesoftwelvecanbook$6standbytickets.
D.Thereareonlysevenwheelchairspacesinthetheatre.
B
Doyoufinditdifficulttoputdownyourmobilephone?
Ifyes,you’renotalone.Thesedays,manypeoplesufferfromthestressofFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyreachoftheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday,theyconstantlychecktheirsocialmediaappsforthelatestupdates.
Despitetheconveniencesmartphonesbring,manypeoplestrugglewiththeirdigitalhabits.ThisiswhyGoogleintroducedanappcalledDashboardforAndroidoperatingsystem.Thisnewappincludeswell-beingfunctionsthataimtohelpusersmanagethetimetheyspendontheirdigitaldevices.
Itallstartswithabird’s-eyeview.Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits.Forexample,ausercanseehowmanytimesthey’reunlockedtheirphoneandhowmanytimesthey’recheckedtheirsocialmediaapps,aswellashowmuchtimetheyspendoneachappeveryday.
Oncetheusersseethisinformation,they’llbeabletomakesomechanges.WiththeAppTimerfunction,userscansetatimelimitforhowlongtheycanuseeachappforeveryday.
Butevenifusersbecomemoremindfuloftheirusage,they’restilllikelytobedrawninbynotification(通知).Suchfeatureautomatically(自动地)silencesincomingcallsandnotificationswhenauserputstheirphonefacedown.
Ifpeopletrulywanttomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeinsteadoflosinghoursusingtheirsmartphones,thesenewfunctionsarejustonewayofdoingthat.
Theeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower.
5.WhoarethetargetusersofDashboard?
A.Peoplewhoknowlittleaboutsmartphones.
B.Peoplewhohavetroubledealingwithstress.
C.Peoplewhoareslowatresearchingofthingsonline.
D.Peoplewhowishtomanagethetimetheyspendontheirsmartphones.
6.WhatcanDashboarddo?
A.Lockthephoneatacertaintime.B.Limitsomeappstocertainusers.
C.Limitthetimecertainappscanbeused.D.Silenceappnotificationsatnight.
7.Theunderlinedword“mindful”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.disappointedB.carefulC.preparedD.creative
8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofDashboard?
A.It’snotveryuseful.B.It’sperfectlydesigned.
C.Itshouldincludemorefunctions.D.Itmaybehelpfultosomepeople.
C
Theloudcontinuousnoiseofthecarsorthesoundofaplanecanforceitswayintothedeepestforest,yetit’snotonlyhumansthatarebotheredbythenoise.
BioacousticianBernieKrausehasbeenstudyingtheeffectofnoisepollutiononwildlife,andhascomeacrosssomeinterestingbehaviors,especiallyamonganimalsthatcommunicatebyvocalization(发声),likehumans.Birdsusesoundtocommunicate,butinnoisyplaces,theseanimalshavetoshoutoverthenaturalnoisetobeheard.
Krausementionsastudyofnightingalestoclarifywhathemeans.Thebirdsrespondedtotrafficnoisebysinginglouderandlouderuntiltheyactuallywentbeyondnoisepollutionstandardsinthecity.Tobeltout(singloudly)theirsongs,theyincreasedtheirlungpressurefivefold,butscientistsstatethatthisisnotdangerousforthebirdsthemselves.
Studiesshowthatsuddennoisecancausecertainbirdstoleavetheirnests,exposingtheyoungtotheirenemies.Onestudyalsoshowedthatsongbirdsthatnestedclosetobusymotorwaysweremuchlessproductivethanthosethatnestedfartheraway.Mammals(哺乳动物)tooareaffected.Arecentstudyshowedthatnursingcaribourespondedtoplanenoisebynotproducingenoughmilktofeedtheiryoung.
Insomecasesnoisepollutioncanactuallyhelpsomeanimalswhileharmingothers.Toads(蟾蜍)andfrogsareknowntovocalizeinsynchrony(同步;同步方式)sothatnopredator(theirenemies)canzeroinonthem.Krausefoundthatwhenplanesflewoverheadanddisturbedthetoad’ssong,theylosttheirsynchronicity,andittookthem45minutestogetitbackagain.Thatgavetheirnaturalenemiesplentyoftimetofindandcatchindividualtoadsbysound.
AccordingtoKrause,“Notonlywillnoisepollutionbotherwildlife,butitwon’thelpourliveseither.”
9.Howdoyoungcaribousufferfromaircraftnoise?
A.Theyreceivelessfood.B.Theycan’tsleepatnight.
C.Theyareoftendisplaced.D.Theycan’theartheirmothers.
10.Whatwouldhappeniftoadsandfrogsfailedtosinginunion?
A.Theymightbecaughtbytheirpredatorseasily
B.Theywouldstopcommunicating.
C.Theywouldsoonregaintheirrhythm.
D.Theymightbeunabletohuntingroups.
11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Theeffectsofnoisepollutiononwildlife.B.Thecausesofnoisepollution.
C.Animals’reactiontonoises.D.Thewaysanimalscommunicatewitheachother.
D
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer(职业)?
Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.
Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinsummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.
Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.
12.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsup(总结)thefirstparagraph?
A.Theimportanceofdoingwellatschool.
B.Theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjects.
C.Usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer.
D.Theindirectvalueofschoolwork.
13.Thewriterthinksthatforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably____.
A.awasteoftimethatcouldhavebeenspentonstudy
B.agoodwaytoearnextramoney
C.usefulforhisfuturework
D.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpoints
14.Whichsubjectissupposedtohavenodirectvalueforjobhunting?
A.History.B.English.C.TechnicalDrawing.D.Mathematics.
15.Thewholepassagefocuseson____.
A.developingone’sabilitiesusefulinschoolwork
B.acquiringknowledgebyworkinghardatschool
C.findingone’sstrongandweakpoints
D.choosingacareeraccordingtowhatoneisskilledin
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。
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