高二学年第一次月考英语试题.docx

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高二学年第一次月考英语试题

2015年10月7-8日

时间：

150分钟总分：

150分

第一卷

第一部分:

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Travellingisanexcitingexperience.Itmakesusfeelpleased,andenjoynewwondersandnewpartoflifethatwe’veneverknown.Asingleholidaytripcangiveyouthefreedomandthechancetomakechangesthatdailylifedoesnotallow.Itmatterslittlewhereyougoonyourholiday;itisallinwhatyoumakeofit.Anytravelcanbeinterestingandattractive,givingyoumemoriestolastalifetime.

Havingthosememoriesistrulywhattravelsareallabout.Manypeoplesaythatabitofplanningandresearchbeforeyouleavecanmakesureofthoselong-lastingmemories.Butwhynottrysomethingunexpected?

Infact,themostunforgettablemomentsofatravelexperiencearetheonesthatyoudon’tplanfor.Yes,maybeyou’llexperienceabadmealinanunfamiliarplace.Buttheseexperienceswillmakesureyoufindoutlittle-knownshopsoranopen-airtheatreproductionthatisonlyadvertisedinthelocalpaper.

You’llfindtheenjoyablemomentshappeningallaroundyou:

awonderfulsunsetorasmallchildplayinginthepuddles（水洼）ofacobble（鹅卵石）road.Themagicwilltrulybeinthetripyoutake.Taketimetogoforalongwalkforenjoymentwhenvisitinganewplace,whichwillallowyoutolisten,smell,andseethedifferentcultureandsightsthatyourbusylifemaystopyoufromenjoying.

Simplethingssuchasaleaffromatreeyousatundercankeepthememoriesofyourtravelaliveforyearstocome.Collectsmallthingssuchasleaves,stones,orfeathers,whichcanbeturnedintomemorableworksofartwhenyoureturnhome.

1.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thereisnoneedtochoosewheretogoonaholiday

B.Travellingisagoodwayforpeopletounderstandlife

C.Smallthingsaroundyoualwayslooksimple

D.Planscanmaketravellingbecomeuninteresting

2.Ifyouwantamostunforgettabletravelexperience,youcould________.

A.learnmuchaboutthenewplace

B.trysomethingunplanned

C.findoutasmanylocalactivitiesaspossible

D.researchintoallthepossiblewaysoftravelling

3.Whatisreallymagicalinthetrip?

A.ThebeautifullocalsceneryB.Thejoyfromalongwalk

C.ThedifferentcultureandplaceD.Theenjoymentaroundyou

4.Theauthorwantstotellusthat___________

A.travellingisawonderfulexperience

B.travellingshouldbeunexpected

C.travellingcanmakeyoutiredbuthappy

D.travellingmaychangeyournormallife

B

BrainBasicsforlearners

Learnwhypassivelysittingaroundandnotdoingsportscanbeharmfultoyourbrain.We’llexploretherolephysicalfitnessplaysinlearning,andwhyexercisingyourbrainisjustasimportantasexercisingyourbody.You’reexpectedtoknowwhatittakestodevelopbrain-friendlylearningstrategiessuitableforyourinterests,needs,andlifestyle.

Where

BellevueCollege,WashingtonState（Tel:

425-564-2263）

When

June7，2014，2：

30to5：

30PM

Fee

$49．00

RaiseYourEmotionalIntelligence（EQ）

Evernoticethatsuccessfulpeoplearen’talwaysthebrightestortechnicallyskilledpeopleintheircraft?

Well,you’reright.StudiesshowthatEQisabetterpredictorofsuccessinourlivesthanourIQ（智商）.What’smore,ourEQcanevenaffectourhealth!

LearnwhyEQissoimportanttoouroverallsenseofwell-being.

Where

KarmanExecutiveCenter，WashingtonState（Tel：

425-455-5400）

When

Wednesday，June11，2014，6:

30to9:

30PM

Fee

$59．00

ResultswithWords

Inthisclass,you’lllearntodevelopa“raodmap”foreffectivecommunication.Armedwithfundamentaltechniquesforgoodcommunication,you’lllearntoidentifycommunicationgoalsinyourselfandothers.Moreimportantly,you’lllearnthepowerthatfocusingonyourgoalscanhaveontheoutcomeofyourconversations.

Where

KensteinCommunityCollege，WashingtonState（Tel：

425-356-2276）

When

June19，2014，6:

30to9:

30PM

Fee

$49．00

WhatCanYouDoAboutYourNewYear’sResolutions（决心）

Everyyearmillionsofpeople“resolve”tomakechangesintheirlives,butfewsucceed.Why?

It’sbecausethey’regoingaboutinthewrongway.Inthisclass,we’llexploreeverythingfrombrainfunctionsthatmakechangedifficulttocommommythsandstrategiesforchangethatcanmakeorbreakyourbestefforts.You’llleavewithsimplesolutionsdesignedtokeepyourresulutionsontrackthistimearound.

Where

DetriorTrainingCenter,WashingtonState（Tel：

425-566-5248）

When

June27，2014，7:

00to10:

00PM

Fee

$59．00

5.WhichclasscanMrSmithattendifheisfreeonlyonweekends?

A.ResultswithWords.

B.BrainBasicsforLearners.

C.RaiseYourEmotionalIntelligence

D.WhatCanYouDoaboutYourNewYear’sResolutions.

6.Accordingtothepassage,alltheclasses________.

A.aregivenintheeveningB.areintendedforteenagers

C.lastthesameamountoftimeD.aregivenbythesameorganization

7.Whichofthefollowingwillbeinterestedinalltheclassesinthead?

A.Jack,whoiscuriousabouthowtosucceedinlife.

B.Tom,whodoesnotknowhowtoexercisewell.

C.Joan,whowantstoknowhowtomakeawisedecision.

D.Della,whowantstoknowhowtomakemorefriendsinlife.

8.Wecanknowfromtheadthat________.

A．whetheronecansuceedornotismainlydeterminedbyEQ

B.communicationabilityispartofEmotionalIntelligence

C.Physicalexerciseisn’tlinkedtoyourintelligence

D.ittakesskillstomakeyourresolutionscometrue

C

LotusplantsandthepurewhiteflowertheyproducehavespiritualmeaninginsomeAsianreligions.Thelotushasalsoappealedtoscientistsforitsabilitytoresistwaterandstayclean.Now,Turkishscientistssaytheyhavediscoveredalow-costwaytomakeaplasticmaterialthatactslikethelotus.

TheTurkishgroupstudiesthechemicalstructureofleavesfromtheplantcalledthesacred（神圣的）lotus.Theywantedtorecreatetheabilityoflotusleavestoresistwater.

Waterdropsnormallyflattenandspreadoutwhentheyfallonasurface.Buttheroughsurfaceoflotusleavespreventsthisfromhappening.Whenwaterdropshitthesurfaceofthelotusleaf,theystayround.Asaresult,thewaterdropsrollofftheleaves.Dirtrollsoffwiththewater.Thatmakestheplantself-cleaning.

TheTurkishscientistssaywaterdropsformsmallballsonthenewplastic,justastheywouldonlotusleaves.Theybelieveinthefuturethewater-resistantsubstancecouldbeaddedtotheoutsidesofairplanes.Thiscouldpreventheavyiceinwater,whichisaseriousdangerforairplanes.Thesubstancecouldbeputonshipstohelpthembreakthroughicywatersmoreeasily.

Thescientistssaytheprotectivecoveringtheycreatedcouldalsobeusedtokeepwateroffclothing.Itcouldprotectantennas（天线）fromsnowandice.Thesecaninterferewiththeoperationofradiosandotherelectronicsystems.Itcouldevenprotecttrafficsignsfromweatherdamage.

9.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Thespiritualmeaningoflotusplantsandthepurewhiteflowers.

B.Lotusleaves’abilitytoresistwater.

C.Aspecialmaterialthatcanresistwaterlikelotus.

D.Thebigadvantageoflotusplants.

10.Thewater-resistantsubstanceinthefuturecan.

A.breaktheiceonthewingsofairplanes

B.keeptheinsideoftheairplanesclean

C.protecttheoutsideoftheairplanesfromicedamage

D.helptheairplanesstaystrongwhileflying

11.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatthewater-resistantsubstance.

A.hasbeeninwideusenow

B.isjustbeingtriedoutintheexperimentallab

C.istoohardtoproduce

D.canbeinwideuseinthefuture

12.Accordingtothepassage,isnotthefeatureoftheplasticmaterial.

A.low-costB.self-cleaningC.water-resistantD.purewhite

D

LosAngelesiswell-knownfortrafficjamsandaggressivedrivers．DevonFitzgerald，acyclist，isfamiliarwithboth．

“AlotofL.A.folksareinarush，’’hesaid，“anditisveryeasyforthemtoprioritize（优先于）theirspeedoveryoursafety．”

ThecityisknownforitscarculturebecauseLosAngelesisspreadoutandpublictransportationiseithersloworlimited．Asaresult，peopledriveeverywhere，causingcongestion（拥挤）almostanytimeofday．

Therefore，Fitzgeraldlikestoridehisbicycletowork．“Ilikethefactthatitsimplifiesalotoftheaspectsoftravel，”Fitzgeraldsaid．“Forinstance，Idon’thavetoworryaboutparking，ever．”

However，RogerRosas，whodrives,saysthatbicyclesaredangerousforthecyclistandthedriver．“Youalwayshavetomakesurethatyoulooktotheothersidebecauseyouaregoingtoavoidthisguyandyoudon’twanttodoahitandrun，’’hesaid．“Youcanalsogetinacarcrashasaresultofthat．”

Tomakecyclingsafer，somebicyclistsinLosAngeles，wholiveandworkneareachother，arecyclingtoworktogetherinwhat’scalleda“BikeTrains"．

‘‘Youareabigenoughgroupthatcarsdon’thavethesamebehaviorsasifyouarejustoneperson，”saidNonaVarnado,whoco-foundedL.A.BikeTrains．“Andyouarealsowithanexperiencedcyclist．’’

“L.A.BikeTrainswaslaunchedinMay2013andthenumberofparticipantsandroutesaroundthecityhasbeengrowing．Theroutesrangefrom7toalmost32kilometerslong．ThatmakesL.A.BikeTrainsuniquecomparedtoothercities，’’saysHerbieHuff，atransportationexpertatUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles．

‘‘Wewantpeopletodevelopthatmentalsenseofsecurityandconfidencebyridingtogetherinagroup,”NonaVarnadosaid．HeraimistomakeitsothatbiketrainsareanimportantpartofLosAngelesculture.

13.WhatcanweknowaboutthetransportationinLosAngelesfromthepassage?

A.Peoplelackawarenessoftrafficsafety．

B.Driversarequiterudetotheirpas