高二英语下学期第二次月考试题I.docx

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高二英语下学期第二次月考试题I

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题（I）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15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

WhenitwasannouncedthatPatrickModianohadwontheNobelPrizeinLiteratureonOct.9,theSwedishAcademyhadnotyetmanagedtoreachthewriterhimselftotellhimthenews.astheTelegraphputit,“Itwasacuriouscaseofmissingpersonhoodinanauthorwhosecareerhadbeenspentinsearchingothers,withintheconfines（界限）ofasinglecity.”

Thoughthe69-year-oldFrenchauthorhashadasuccessfulwritingcareer,onlysixofhisbookshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.Onereasonforthismightbethat“Modiano’sstorylinesarea

sslimasthebooksthemselves”,saidtheBBC.

WhilemostofModiano’sworksdon’trunforhundredsofpages,theyexploreserioussubjects.Theauthor’ssignaturethemesareGermany’soccupationduringWorldWarIIandtheevolutionofParisoverthepastcentury.

Modiano’slifehasbeengreatlyaffectedbyNaziGermany’soccupationduringthewar,andhisfamily’sconnectionstoit.AccordingtoNewYork-basednewspaperForward,hisfathersurvivedthewardishonorably.WhenParis’sJewswereroundedupfordeportation（驱逐）toconcentrationcamps,thebusinessmandidnotjointhembutspentthetimemakingmoneyfromdealswithNazisontheblackmarket.

“Thenovelisthasadutytorecordthetracesofthepeoplewhoweremadetodisappear,”FrenchwriterClemenceBoulouque,alsoanexpertinJewishStudies,toldTheNewYorkmagazine.

Inhismorethanthreedozennovels,Modianohasreturnedagainandtothesame

themes:

Jewishness,theNazioccupation,andlossofidentity.

Parisisanotherrecurring（重复的）themeinModiano’sworks.Mostofhisnovelsaresetinthecity,fromtherichpartsofdowntownParistomoreremotesuburbswherethecharacterstrytoliveanonymousprotectlives.

AnneGhisoli,thedirectorofLibrairieGallimard,abookstoreinParis,concluded,“Modianoisamasterofwritingonmemoryandoccupation,whichhaunt（萦绕）andinformhisworks.Heisachronicler（年代记录者）ofParis,itsstreets,anditspresent.”

21.Accordingtothearticle,PatrickModiano____________.

A.likestoinvolvehishismemoriesinhiswriting

B.usuallywritesstorieswithdisappearingpeople

C.issopopularthatpostofhisworksareonsale

D.didn’tsuffermuchduringWorldWarIIthankstohisfather

22.Theunderlineword“slim”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto____.

A.thinB.hardC.simpleD.dull

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.FrenchAuthor’sSurprise

B.Modiano’sLifeandHisBooks

C.WorldWarIIandtheNazis

D.MemoryAuthorWinstheNobel

B

R.U.DarbyandhisunclewerediggingforgoldintheWest.Afterweeksoflabor,hewasrewardedwhenhediscoveredshiningore（矿石）.Heneededmachinerytobringtheor

etothesurface.Soheborrowedmoneyfromhisrelativesandneighborsandwentbacktoworkonthemine.

Thefirstcaroforewasminedandsenttoasmelter.ThegoldthattheygotinreturnprovedtheyhadoneoftherichestminesinColorado!

Afewmorecarsofthatorewouldclearthedebts.Thenwouldethebigprofits.

Downwentthedrills!

UpwentthehopesofDarbya

ndUncle!

Thensomethinghappened!

Theveinofgoldoredisappeared!

Thepotofgoldwasnolongerthere!

Theydrilledon,desperatelytryingtopickuptheveinagain,buttheyfoundnothing.

Finally,theydecidedtoquit.Theysoldthemachinerytoamanforafewhundreddollars,andtookthetrainbackhome.Thatmanaskedaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineersaidthattheprojecthadfailedbecausetheownerswerenotfamiliarwith“faultlines（裂纹线）”.Hiscalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwhereitwasfound.

Themantookmillionsofdollarsinorefromthemine,becauseheknewenoughtoaskforexpertadvicebeforegivingup.

R.U.Darbywasstrugglingforyearstopaybackthemoneyfromhisrelativesandneighbors.Hewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.

Rememberingthathelosta

hugefortunebecausehestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbyprofitedfromtheexperienceinhischosenwork,bythesimplemethodofsayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay'no'whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”

Darbyispartofasmallgroupoffewerthan50menwhosellmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceeveryyear.His“stick-ability”esfromthelessonhelearnedfromhis“quit-ability”inthegoldminingbusiness.

24.Darbyandhisunclestoppeddiggingforgoldbecause___

A.Theydidn’thavethemachinerytodigfortheore

B.Theydidn’thaveenoughmoneytomanagethemine

C.Theyhadalreadyhadenoughgoldandmadebigprofits

D.Theyhadtriedtofindtheveinofgoldagain,butitwasinvain.

25.WhatwasagoodqualityofthemanwhoworkedonthemineafterDarbyandhisuncle?

A.HeknewthemachinerybetterthantheDarbys.

B.Heknewtheimportanceofseekingexpertadvice.

C.Hehadverystrongstick-abilityandnevergaveup.

D.Hewasgoodatcalculationsandfamiliarwithfaultlines.

26.WhathappenedtoDarbyintheend?

A.Hebecameaverysuccessfulbusinessman.

B.Heworkedasanordinarysalesmansellinglifeinsurance.

C.Hestruggledfortherestofhislifetopaybackthemoneyhehadborrowed.

D.Helivedaneasylifewithallthemoneyhehadearnedfromthegold.

27.Whatisthemainmessagethattheauthorintendstoconveywiththestory?

A.Oneisnevertoolatetostartanewcareer.

B.Don’thesitatetoaskforhelpwhenyouareinneed.

C.Nevergiveupandyouwillsucceedeventually.

D.Itisimportanttohaveknowledgeabouteverything.

C

VisitorGuidetoBirchAquarium

GeneralInformation

Thankyouforrespectingthehealthofouranimalsandtheexperience.

◆Keepvoiceslowinexhibitareas.

◆Notappingonmarinelifedisplays.

◆Asacourtesy,pleasesilencecellphones.

◆Pleaseusetrashandrecyclingbins.

◆BirchAquariumissmoke-freefacility.

Photography

Forthesafetyofourliveanimals,pleasedonotuseflashphotog

raphy.Visitorsmaybephotographedorvideotapedbyaquariumstaffforprofessionaluse,orbythemediacoveringaquariumnews.Entryintotheaquariumgrantspermissionforuseoftheseimages.

Refreshments

SplashCafeoffersavarietyofgourmet,sustainable,andorganicsandwiches,snacks,andbeverages.

Drinks,food,andgumarenotpermittedinsidetheaquarium.

Restrooms＆BabyCare

Changingtablesarelocatedinboththemen’sandwomen’srestrooms.

Re-entry

PleasekeepyourticketorhavehandstampedattheVisitorServiceOfficeifyouplantoexitandre-enterthesameday,includingvisitstoSplashCoffeeShop.

VisitorswithDisabilities

SeetheVisitorInformationCenterforassistance.Allexhibitsarewheelchairaccessible.Wheelchairsareavailableatnocharge.

Emergencies/FirstAid/Lost＆Found

GototheVisitorServiceOfficeoralerttheneareststaffmember.

Don’tMiss!

Watchadiverhand-feedthefishes----includingthreespeciesofsharks----duringourKelpTankDiveShow.

Learnaboutthisuniqueandbeautifulunderseaworldduringalive,interactivepresentation.Afteryourvisit,viewtheexhibitathomethroughourlive,onlineKelpCam.

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

a.Visitorscanattractthefishinthetankbyknockingonthewindowofthetank.

b.Visitorscanebacktotheaquariumwiththeticketwhenevertheyneedto.

c.Visitorsareallowedtorefreshthemselveswithsnackswhileenjoyingtheexhibition.

d.Youcan’tsmokefreelyduringyourvisittotheBirchAquarium.

e.Youcan’ttakephotosbutcanbephotographedbythestaff.

f.Babiescangetchangedbyeithermotherorfather.

g.Thedisabledhavetopayforthewheelchairsprovidedbytheaquarium.

A.abB.ceC.dfD.fg

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“asacourtesy”probablymean?

A.Tosaveelectricity.B.Foryourownsafety.

C.Whenansweringthephone.D.Asgoodmanners.

30.WhatinformationisnecessaryforvisitorsbutnotincludedinthisVisitorGuide?

A.OpeninghoursB.AnimalFeedings

C.MembershipCardsD.VolunteerWork

31.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.FashionB.TravelC.SportsD.Science

D

Polarbearsareoneofthemostpopularanimalsforpeople.Polarbearsaredifferentfromeveryotherbearintheworld.Thisisbecausepolarbearshavewhitefur.However,therearemanyfactsaboutpolarbearsthatpeoplemightnotbeawareof.年

Theskinofpolarbearsisblack,whichaccordingtothinkquest.orgallowsthemtoabsorbmoreheatfromthesun.Polarbearfuristransparent,beca

useitismadeupofhollowguardhairs.Loc.govexplainsthatthereasonpolarbearsdisplaywhitefuristhatwhenthesunhitsthefur,thehollowspacesinthehairscatterthelight.Sincenoneofthelightisabsorbed,thelightreflectedbackappearswhitetohumaneyes.

Polarbears’conservationstatusisconsideredclosetoextinction.Globalwarmingisconsideredthemaincauseofthedeclineinpolarpopulation.Polarbearsuseicefloatstohuntfortheirfood.However,theseicefloatsaremeltingsopolarbearsarestartingtodrowninthesearchforfood,andthefoodisbeingmoredifficulttoget.Contrarytopopularbelief,polarbearsdonoteatpenguins,becausepolarbearsarenotfoundintheAntarcticregionoftheworld.PolarbearsareonlyfoundaroundtheArcticCircle.Polarbearsdonotdrinkwater.Theygetallthewatertheyneedfromthepreytheyeat.

FES.Govspecifiesthatpolarbearsareconsideredthelargestlandcarnivores（食肉动物）intheworld.