高二下学期学业质量阳光指标调研英语试题.docx

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高二下学期学业质量阳光指标调研英语试题

江苏省苏州市2020-2021学年高二下学期学业质量阳光指标调研英语试题

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一、阅读选择

SeveralEye-OpeningFactsaboutTears

Humansmakethreedifferentversionsoftears.Basaltearshelpoureyesmovesmoothly,reflextearsforminresponsetoirritants（刺激物）suchassmokeanddirt,andemotionaltearsflowwhenwe'resadorover-joyed.Oniontearsareobviouslyofthereflexvariety-butwhat'stheirritant?

Itturnsoutonionsproduceachemicaltodefendthemselves.Tocutdownonitsrelease,freezetheonionbeforeslicing,thenuseasharpknifetoreducethedamagetotheonionandthereleaseofthechemical.

Cryingcanbegoodforyou.Somestudieshaveshownagoodcrycancausethereleaseofcertainchemicalsthatmakeusfeelbetter.Cryingcanalsoimprovepeople'ssenseofwellbeingbybringingaboutsocialsupport.Ontheotherhand,cryingcansometimesmakeyoufeelworsethanifyouhaven'tcriedatall.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplewhotendtocryingeneralmoreoftenfeelworseaftercryingduringamoviethanpeoplewhoseldomcry.

AccordingtoEntertainmentWeekly,thebiggestHollywoodtearjerkerofalltimeisTermsofEndearment,abouthowafamilydealswithacancerdiagnosis.Number2:

Bambi.AccordingtoMerriam-Webster,thetermtearjerkerfirstappearedin1912,whichhappenstobethesameyeartheTitanicsank.（ThemovieTitanicis16thonEW'stearjerkerlist.）

Inmedieval（中世纪）times,cryingwasperfectlyacceptable,evenmanly.IntheAnglo-SaxonpoemBeowulf,whenBeowulfwaskilledbyadragon,hissoldierswereextremelysadandcriedaloudforhisdeath.KingArthurwasalsoknowntoturnonthewaterworks.

Speakingofwar,teargaswasbannedonthebattlefieldviatheChemicalWeaponsConventionof1993,whichwasmadetohappenbyIraq'suseofchemicalweaponsinIraninthe1980s.Thatsaid,Americanpolicecanstilllegallyuseteargasforcrowdcontrol.

1．Whydopeoplehavetearswhilecuttingonions?

A．Becausetheyaresad.B．Becausetheireyesareaffectedbyachemical.

C．Becausetheyareover-joyed.D．Becausetheireyescan'tmovesmoothly.

2．Theunderlinedword"tearjerker"inParagraph3probablyrefersto

A．apopularnewspaperB．atouchingmovie

C．adeadlydiseaseD．aninterestingbook

3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Cryingisalwaysbeneficialtopeople.

B．Teargasisstrictlyforbiddeninanycaseafter1993.

C．Emotionaltearsonlyforminresponsetonegativefeelings.

D．Itissociallyacceptableformentocryinmedievaltimes.

4．Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A．Aguidebook.B．Achemistrypaper.

C．Amedicalreport.D．Apopularsciencemagazine.

InJune1936,agreatnovelwaspublished.ItgavetheworldasenseoftheOldSouth,anunforgettableheroineand（inthemovieversion）theclassicphrase,"Frankly,mydear,Idon'tgiveitadamn.”

ThatbookisMargaretMitchell's（1900-1949）GoneWiththeWind,whichsoldonemillioncopiesinitsfirstsixmonths,wonthePulitzerPrizein1937andbroughtanexplosionofunexpectedandundesiredfametoitsauthor.Itisnotinrealitythesecondbest-sellingbookofall-time,behindonlytheBible,asgenerationsofAtlantanshaveclaimed,butitdoesstandasoneofthemostastonishingvictoriesinthehistoryofpublishing.Tobespecific,morethan30millioncopiesofthenovelareinprintworldwidenowadays.

Mitchell,aformernewspaperreporterwhousedtolistentoCivilWarstories,declaredherselftobethoroughlypuzzledbythepopularityheronlybookmetwith.Shethoughtitmightappealtoalimitedreadership,oratworstsellathousandcopiestofamilyandfriends.Instead,however,thebooknowhasmorethan1,000foreign-languageeditions.

“Itappealstodifferentculturesondifferentlevels,"saysPamelaRoberts,whohadmadeafilmabouttheauthor."Ontheonehand,it'sagreatstorythatwinsoveryoungwomen'sheartswiththischarmingheroineScarlettO'Harawhodidthingsherway.Theotherappealisthethemeofsurvival.GoneWiththeWindhasinspiredpeoplearoundtheworldwhohavelivedthroughwarorsufferedundercruelgoverning."

Twoyearsafterthebookwaspublished,Mitchellwasaskedifshewaswritinganythingelse,orintendedto.Shesaidshehadbeensobusyansweringthephone,thedoorbellandherfanmailthatshehadnothadthetimeto.Sheaddedthat"beingtheauthorofGoneWiththeWindisafull-timejob,andmostdaysitisanovertimejobfillingappointmentsandmeetingvisitors."

Thefamewhichcamewithherbookbroughtheraround$1,000,000inbookcopyrights.movierightsandotherrelatedreturnsinlessthanfouryears,butdisturbedherwayofliving.AskedaboutherambitionsattheheightofthefameofGoneWiththeWind,forsomeonewhohatedpublicity,Mitchellsaidthatshehopedtoputonweight,becomefatandaccessibleandgrowoldgracefully.

Thecommentwhichgreetedherworkwasnotallinpraise,althoughmuchofitwasapplauded.Whateverfuturegenerationsmaydecideastoitsvalue,Mitchellwroteabookwhichwasthemostoutstandingbestsellereverwrittenbyanunknownauthorofafirstnovel.

5．Whichofthefollowingsstatementsistrueastothesuccessofthenovel?

A．It'sthesecondbest-sellingbookofalltime,behindonlytheBible.

B．It'sthemostastonishingsuccessinthehistoryofpublishing.

C．Moreman30millioncopiesofthenovelweresoldinitsfirst6months.

D．Thenovelbroughtunexpectedandundesiredpopularitytoitsauthor.

6．HowdidMitchellfeelatthepopularityofthebook?

A．Delighted.B．Confused.

C．Relieved.D．Embarrassed.

7．Whatcontributestotheuniversalappealofthebook?

A．Thethemeofthenovelandthecharmoftheheroine.

B．ThefactthatthebookissetintheOldSouth.

C．Mitchell'spersonalpopularityasanovelist.

D．Praisefromdifferentculturesondifferentlevels.

8．WecaninferfromthetextthatMargaretMitchell_______

A．isanambitiousnovelistB．enjoyspublicattention

C．isveryconfidentofhernovelD．desiresherusualwayofliving

9．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．MysterybehindMargaret'sSuccessB．GonewiththeWind

C．SomeoneNeverGonewiththeWindD．ForeverHeroine:

ScarlettO'Hara

LookingathispileofunpaidbillsalwaysmakesGiuseppeDelGiudicefeeluneasy.Moreoftenthannot,DelGiudiceleaveshispaperworkundoneandsweepsthefloororwatchesTVinstead,waitinguntilthelastmomenttowritethemonthlychecks.

Everyoneprocrastinates（拖延）.＂It'spartofthehumancondition,"saysprocrastinationresearcherTimPychyl,"Oneofthewayswecopeisavoidance,andthat'swhatprocrastinationcomesdownto:

Wewanttofeelgoodnow.Thewaytodothatisavoidthetask."Youcanprocrastinateonnearlyanything,evenenjoyabletaskssuchasplanningavacation.

Onethatalmosteveryoneprocrastinatesonistheirwills.70to80percentofpeople,whentheypassaway,havenowilloranout-of-dateorincompletewill.Itleavesterriblesituations.Butdeathisn'tactuallythecauseofavoidance.Researchhasshownthatthetoptaskspeopledelayarecleaning,advancingtheircareers,takingcareoftheirhealth,andplanningtheirfinances.

Somepeoplewelcomeprocrastination,believingthattheyperformbetterunderpressure.Butresearchersdon'tagreewiththeidea.Ididanexperimentseveralyearsago,puttingprocrastinatorsunderrestrictionsoftime,"saysJosephFerrari,apsychologyprofessoratDePaulUniversity."Theydidworsethannonprocrastinators,buttheythoughttheydidbetter.Theymademoreerrors.Theytooklonger."

Whateverthemotivation,procrastinationisusuallynotgoingtobegoodforyou.Delayingadietorexerciseprogrammayincreaseyourriskofheartdisease.Nothavingseenthedoctorwhenyourillnesswaseasiertotreatmayshortenyourlife.Justthinkingaboutwhatyouhaven'tdonemaycausediscomfort."Procrastinatorshigherlevelsofanxiety,"saysFuschiaSirois,apsychologylecturerattheofSheffield."Someoftheresearchhasshownthatthisanxietyincreasestheirpossibilitycatchingcoldsandexperiencingmanyotherhealthproblems."

Forthoseofusinneedofmotivation,thebestadvicemightbetothinksmall.

＂Weusedtobelievebehaviorsfollowattitude,butifyoucanstartwithalittlebitofprogress,thatmotivatesyou,Pychylsays.Soifyouhavebeenprocrastinatingonstartinganexerciseroutine,justputonyourwalkingshoes.Ifyou'vebeenputtingoffaworkproject,rereadyourboss'snotesaboutit.

Next,trysendingyourselfsignalstomotivateaction.Forinstance,youmightputyourlightsonatimeddimmerswitch（变光开关）toencourageafixedbedtime.JoelAnderson,aphilosophyresearcher-lectureratUtrechtUniversity,carriedoutanexperimentaroundthisconcept,anditworkedonmostofhissubjects."Theyformedanintention,"Andersonsays.＂Whenthelightsstarttodim,I'llstartgoingtobed."

Finally,rewardyourselfforeachstepyoutaketowardyourgoal.Afteryou'vegonetothegym,takearelaxingbath.Afteryou'vepaidthebills,watchyourfavoriteTVshow.（Butdon'ttrytoconvinceyourselfitwillworktheotherwayaround!

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10．TheauthormentionsGiuseppeDelGiudiceatthebeginningto_________

A．provideasettingB．describethemaincharacter

C．introducethetopicD．explainaphenomenon

11．Procrastinationisdrivenbythedesire____

A．tofeelgoodforthemomentB．toavoidthetask

C．toleavethingstillthelastmomentD．tocarryoutenjoyableasksfirst

12．Whichofthefollowingarepeopleleastlikelytodelay?

A．Advancingtheircareers.B．Takingcareoftheirhealth.

C．Planningtheirfinances.D．Doingexercise.

13．WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A．Consequencesofprocrastination.B．Significanceofprocrastination.

C．Motivationbehindprocrastination.D．Physicalproblemswithprocrastination.

14．Whichofthefollowingisawisechoiceforpeople