云南曲靖一中届高三年级第二次月考英语试题18页.docx

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云南曲靖一中届高三年级第二次月考英语试题18页

云南曲靖一中2020届高三年级第二次月考英语试题

英语

第I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、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

WhenIwasyoung,Iwishedforagoodcarandabighouse.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindsetongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldsomehowbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhouse.Allthewaythroughjunioryears,mymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuture.

Thenintheeleventhgrade,manylosseschangedmymind.First,oneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonafter,mygreat-grandmotherpassedaway,followedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.

Afteralongperiodofemptiness,itfinallystruckme:

Lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccess,Iwasnotenjoyingmydailylife.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeace,purposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.

Enjoyinglife’spreciousaccidentmakesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn’tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranted.Thesummerbeforesenioryears,myattitudechangedgreatly.Insteadofmemorizingfacts,Ibeganlearningskills.Insteadoffocusingonthefuture,Ifocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.

Istillgetexcellentgrades,butnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexams,andIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Forme,beingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.

21.Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessisthat________.

A.hecan’taffordhishouse

B.hisbelovedteacherdied

C.hedidn’tknowwhattodoorwheretogo

D.helostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime

22.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingistherealsuccessforaperson?

A.Beingfamous.B.Trulylivinglifeeachday.

C.Goodcarandbighouse.D.Materialachievements.

23.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?

A.Thetruemeaningoflife.B.Thetruemeaningofstudying.

C.Howtoachievesuccess.D.Hisopinionaboutsuccess.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theauthorthinksthatsuccessisnotpromised.

B.Histeacherdiedbeforethedeathofhisgreat-grandpa.

C.Theauthordidn’tdowellinalltheexams.

D.Hedidn’twanttotakealltheexams.

B

Historyisquiteboringtopicformanyandevenasapartofcurriculum（课程）,veryfewconsideredHistoryaninterestingone.However,historyisquitefascinatingandinteresting.ReadouttheveryinterestingandfunfactsfromHistory.

ShortestWarEver

EnglandandZanzibarholdsthetitleofshortestwarintheworldofhistory.Theyfoughtintheyear1896andthewarlastedonlyfor38minutes,whereZanzibargaveintoEngland.

LongestReign

PepiIIistheonlyemperorwhoruledEgyptforthelongestreigninthehistoryeveruntilnow.Theperiodofhisreignwasfrom2566BCto2476BC.

GuardsofGreatWallofChina

FewofyoumayrealizethatoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld--theGreatWallofChina,isprotectedbyspecialguards.ThisgroupofmennotjustguardedtheGreatWallofChina,butalsodevotedtheirlivestoit.Thegrouplivedtherefrombirthtodeath.Theygrewup,workedasguards,gotmarried,hadchildrenwhosedutywasalsotokeepguard,anddiedthere.Infact,thedeadguardswereburiedinthewallitself.

FunnyFact

Romanshadsomeuniquepracticesandtraditions.Onesuchfunnypracticeisthattheymixedthehumanurine（尿）intheprocessofmakingtoothpaste!

Howstrangeitis!

WomenintheAncientAges

Womenwerenotprovidedequalfreedomorindependencelikemenintheancientages.Inancientdays,inGreece,womenweresentencedtodeathiftheywatchedtheOlympicGames.

UnknownLastWords

AlbertEinsteinwasseriouslyillinhislastdays.HewaslookedafterbyanAmericannurseandheexpressedafewwordsjustbeforehehadhislastbreath.Unfortunately,sincehisnursecouldnotunderstandGerman,thelastwordswereburiedwithhim.

25.HowlongdidPepiIIruleEgypt?

A.38years.B.90years.C.100years.D.80years.

26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?

A.Therearesixcountriesmentionedinthepassage.

B.TheshortestwarbrokeoutbetweenEnglandandFrance.

C.AlbertEinsteinmusthavespokenEnglishjustbeforehisdeath.

D.ThespecialguardswouldprotecttheGreatWallfromgenerationtogeneration.

27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.InterestingandFunFactsfromHistory

B.WhatYouHaven'tKnowninHistory

C.History,NotBoringButInteresting

D.TheHistoryEventsinTheAncientAges

C

Oneofthemostpopularpetsintheworld,theAustraliantreefrog,isoriginallyanativeofAustralia,thoughthepettradehastransporteditfarandwide.IthassuccessfullyadaptedtoNewZealandandtheUnitedStates.It’soneofthelargestmembersofitsspeciesandcanreachupto10centimetersinlength.Theirlifespans（寿命）arealsolongerthanmostoftheirfrogcousinsandcanreachbetween16to20yearsincaptivity.Inthewild,theirlivesaresmallerduetotheirnaturalenemies.

Theirskincolorrangesanythingbetweenlightgreenanddarkgreen,dependingonthetemperatureoftheplacewheretheyliveandthecoloroftheenvironmentaroundwheretheylive,asit’ssupposedtomakethemdifficulttobeseenbytheirnaturalenemies.Theycomeoutonlyatnighttohunt,feedandmate.Duringtheday,theyfinddark,wetareastosleepin.Theyaren’tseenatallduringthewinter.

AstheAustraliantreefrogisn’tequippedwithteeth,itcannottearapartitsprey（猎物）.Itneedstofeedonfoodthatcanfitinitsmouth.Therefore,itsdietconsistsofinsects,suchasspiders,andflies,andsmallanimals,suchasotherfrogs,batsandsometimesevenmice.Forthesmallerprey,theyusetheirstickytonguestoshootatthecloserangeprey.Forlargerprey,theyattackthepreyandforceitintotheirmouthswiththeirhands.Theyalsohavesomenaturalenemiesthatfeedonthem.

TheAustralianlawprotectsthetreefrogbygivingitaprotectedstatus.

TheIUCN（InternationalUnionforConservationofNature）,however,givesita“leastconcern”status.Thebroadrangeofhabitatsthatthefrogcansurviveinanditslonglifeensurethatthisfrogwon’tlosepopulation.

Thiscreatureisreallyaverypopularpet.IfyougetanAustraliangreentreefrogasapet,doremembertofeeditinproperamountsandletitlooseforexercise.

28.Whatcanbethemainideaofthepassage?

A.HowtokeepfrogsaspetsB.AnimalsuniquetoAustralia

C.FactsabouttheAustraliantreefrogD.Whyfrogscanmakegoodpets?

29.WhatcanweknowabouttheskincolorofAustraliantreefrogs?

A.Itchangesatdifferenttimesoftheday.

B.Ithelpsthemwiththeirhuntingforfood.

C.Itshowswhatdevelopmentstagetheyarein.

D.Itoffersthemacertaindegreeofprotection.

30.Paragraph3mainlytalksabouttheAustraliantreefrog’s_____.

A.feedingandhuntinghabitsB.naturalenemies

C.livingenvironmentsandhabitatsD.survivalskills

31.WhatcanweknowabouttheAustraliantreefrogfromthepassage?

A.Thereisnolawprotectingityet.

B.Itsteethhelptearitspreyintopieces.

C.Itsleepsinthedaytimeandhuntsatnight.

D.IthasbeendeclaredanendangeredspeciesbytheIUCN.

D

Weliveinabiologicallycomplexworld,whichconsistsofnotonlyhumansandotherlargeanimals,butalsoanumberofotherorganisms,someofwhichareharmfulordeadlytous.Avarietyofparasites（寄生虫）causedisease,forexampleMalaria（疟疾）hasbeenwithhumankindforaslongasweknow.Itisamosquito-bornediseasecausedbysingle--cellparasites,whichinvaderedbloodcells,causingfever,andinseverecasesbraindamageanddeath.Morethan3.4billionpeopleintheworldareatriskofexposingtoMalaria,andeachyearitclaimsmorethan450,000lives,mostlyamongchildren.

YouyouTu,borninNinboCity,ZhejiangProvincein1930,grewseenandheardastrangeeffectoftraditionalChinesemedicinetreatment.AsachildwithadeepimpressiononChinesemedicine,whichlaterledhertoexplorethemystery,shebelievedthatdrugsweretheprimarymeansoftreatingMalaria.

In1955,YouyouTugraduatedfromBeijingMedicalUniversity.Sincethen,shewasburiedintraditionalChinesemedicineresearch,andbeganherfightforlifecause.TusearchedancientliteratureontraditionalChinesemedicinetodevelopnovelmalariatreatment.TheplantArtemisiaannua（青蒿素）turnedouttobeaninterestingcandidate.Afteryears’efforts,Tuandherpartnersdevelopedaproceduretogaintheactiveagent,Artemisinin,adrugthatisremarkablyeffectiveagainstmalaria.

Forheroutstandingachievementsinscientificresearch,WorldCulturalCouncilAwardedYouyouTutheAlbertEinsteinWorldScienceAwardsin1987.Theexpertsgraduallyagreedthatthedrugsistheidealinternationaltreatmentoforalantimalarialdrug.

AccordingtothelatestnewsintheofficialwebsiteoftheNobelPrize,theNobelAssemblyatKarolinskaInstitutetdecidedtoawardthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewithonehalfjointlytoYouyouTuforherdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltreatmentagainstMalaria.

32.Thefirstparagraphismeantto______

A.describetheharmthatMalariacauses

B.explainthewayparasitescausedisease

C.presentthecruelbiologicalenvironment

D.introducethelivingconditionofhumankind

33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutYouyuoTuisright?

A.Shewasremindedmalar