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广东省广州市南沙区高二英语下学期第一次月考试题普通班

广东省广州市南沙区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（普通班）

说明:

本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

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，共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。

A

TheNationalGalleryofArtinWashington,D.C.,isoneoftheworld'sgreatestartmuseums.Millionsofpeoplehaveentereditsdoorstoseepaintingsbytheworld'sfineartists.Butifthesepricelessmasterpiecesaretobepreserved,theGallerymustprotectthemcarefully.TheGallery's135-manguardforcehassuccessfullypreventedthemfrombeingstolen,butprotectingthepaintingsfromnatureisagreaterproblem.

Inpasttimes,theownersofpaintingsdidnotprotectthemfromdamagingchangesinhumidity（湿度）andtemperature.Asaresult,thelifeofthesepaintingswereshortened.IntheNat

ionalGallery,however,humidityandtemperaturearecarefullycontrolled.Thebuildingisair-conditionedinsummerandheatedinwinter.Theair-conditioningandheatingsystemsaresoimportanttothelifeofthepaintingsthattheGalleryhastwoofeachsystem.Ifoneshouldfail,theextraonecantakeover.

Lightisanotherenemyofpaintings.Ultravioletrays（紫外线）inlightcausepaintingstofade（褪色）.Longago,paintingsoftenhungindarkchurchesandpalaces.Acoatofvarnish（清漆）wasaprotectionfromtheweaklight.Butwhenmuseumstookoverthecareofmanypaintings,theywereoftenhunginbrighterlightthanbefore.Soontheywereindangeroffading.Thedamagingeffectsoflightwereincreasedwhenthemuseumsremovedthevarnishcoating,yellowedwithage.

Toprotectitspaintings,theNationalGalleryputaspecialkindofglassinitsskylights.Thisglassallowsvisiblelightstoenterthebuildingbutitkeepsoutharmfulultravioletrays.TheGalleryhasalsodevelopednewandbettervarnisheswhichhelptokeeppaintingsfromfading.Thankstothesenewprecautions,manyoftheworld'sgreatestpaintingsarebeingwellprotectedforfuturegenerationstoenjoy.

1.Thetextmainlytellsusabout______.

A.theguardforceintheNationalGalleryB.protectinggreatpaintingsfromnature

C.pricelesspaintingsofpasttimes

D.theair-conditioning

andheatingsystemsintheNationalGallery

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanenemyofpaintings?

A.Varnish.B.Temperature.C.Light.D.Humidity.

3.Theunderlinedword"precautions"inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.decorationsB.problemsC.suggestionsD.applications

4.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_______.

A.greatartistspaintedindarkchurchesandpalaces

B.youcantouchthesepaintingswhileyoua

reintheNationalGallery

C.thecareoftheworld'sgreatestpaintingsisbothabigresponsibilityandachallenge

D.theguardforceintheGalleryhasnotdoneagoodjob

5.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthat__________.

A.ultravioletrayscannotaffectpaintingsB.greatartistspaintedwithcoatsofvarnish

C.somepricelesspaintingswerenotwellpreserved

D.theguardforceintheNationalGalleryhasnotdoneagoodjob

B

Drawingisauniversallanguage.Itwasprobablyourfirstformofself-expressionwhenwewerebabies:

longbeforewestartwriting,we’repaintingandscribbling（乱涂）,bothinordertomakesenseoftheworldandbecauseweenjoyit.

Inthehistoryofhumanculture,too,paintingandimagemakingcamebeforewritingorevensimplemathematics:

30,000yearsagocomparedto5,000.Yetafterweleaveschoolmostofusneverpickupapencilagain—willingly.Ifaskedtodrawsomething,mostadultsandmanyolderchildrenwillshaketheirheadsandsay,“Notme!

Ican’tdraw.I’mhopelessatit.”

Whenyouthinkaboutit,thisisverystrange.Drawinginvolvescoordinating（协调）thehandandtheeyewiththepencil.It’sabasicskill,nomoredifficulttolearnthanotheramazingthingsthathumansdo,suchashittingatennisballoverthenetorwritingourownname.there’snospecialtalentinvolved.Anybodywhocanlearn towritecanlearntodraw.

So,thereyouare–noexcusenottogetoutyourpencil,pencilsharpenerandrubberandtakepartintheBigDraw,anationwideseriesoffreearteventstakingplacealloverBritainnextOctober.Everyone’swelcome:

allyouneedisawillingnesstoexpressyourselfthroughdrawing.

TheBigDraw,nowinitsfifthyear,hasalreadyachievedtwoworldrecords:

oneforthelongestdrawingintheworld（1km）andtheotherforthegreatestnumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime（7,000）.Thisyear,therewillbeanattempttocreateanewGuinnessWorldRecordforthelongestvisitors’book:

peoplewillbeinvitedtoleavetheirnameandadrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.

ThethemethisyearisInside\Outside—People,Structure（ 结构）andSpaces,andothereventsplannedincludedrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.

TheBigDrawisnotaboutturningthenationintoartists,itisabouthelpingpeopletoacquirethisuniversallanguageofcommunication.ItsgreatestachievementnextOctoberwillbetobringhundredsofthousandsofpeopletogethertolook,imagine,drawandhavefun.

6.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinthistext?

A.Tocallonpeopletojoinaculturalevent.B.Todescribethehistoryofdrawing.

C.Toadviseustotakedrawinglessons.D.Toexplainhowchildrendevelop.

7.Whenwewerebabiesweexpressedourselvesby_______.

A.enjoyinglanguage B.learningtowrite.

C.makingmarksonpaper.D.paintingpicturesoftheworld.

8.Whatcanwelearnaboutdrawingfromthetext?

A.Itistheoldesthumanactivity.B.Itcamebeforewritingormathematics.

C.Youcandoitwellifyoukeepyoureyeonthepencil.

D.Itrequiresspecialabilitywhichonlyafewpeoplehave.

9.WhoistheBigDrawfor?

A.Peoplewhocan’tdraw.B.peoplewhowouldliketotrydrawing.

C.Peoplewhowanttocreateaworldrecord.

D.Peoplewhodon’tdrawthoughtheyareadults.

10.TheBigDrawalreadyholdsaworldrecordfor_______.

A.thenumberofvisitorstotheevent.B.thelengthoftimespentonadrawing

.

C.thenumberofballoonsreleasedinoneday.

D.thenumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime.

C

Ifyouspentyearstrainingtobealawyerandhadagreatsteadyincome,wouldyouleaveittoundertakeasillyplanthatonlyyourmumandgirlfriendbelievedin?

That’sexactlywhatTomPakenhamdid.

Hehadtheideaofstartinganeco-friendlytaxicompanyandsowithfiveenvironmentally-friendlycarsGreenTomatoCarswasborn.Now,onlyafewyearslater,thecompanyhasagroupof60ToyotaPriusHybrids.

Whenthecompanystartedin2006Tomadmits,”Onlymymum,girlfriendSophie,nowmywife,andJonny（hisbusinesspartner）were100percentbehindtheideaofstartingLondon’sfirstgreencabservice.”

Tom,whosoldhis￡150,000flattoraisemoneyforthebusiness,receivedthesupportofsomewell-knownpersons,BuckinghamPalaceofficialsandBskyBmanagers.EvenAlGoreisafan.

Currentlycarrying500-600passengersaday,GreenTomatoCarsisashiningexamplethatcommercialsuccessandgreenissuesarecompatible（可共存的）.

“Allourdriversandemployeesareemployedfromthelocalcommunity.Weuselocalgarages,serviceagentsandvehiclesign-writerseventhoughthatisnotalwaysthemostcompetitivechoice.Thereasonisthattobringgreenproductstotheforewebelievewemustnotbeinferior（较差的）toconventionaltaxis.ThetargetistoberecognizedasNo.1providerofenvironmentalgoodsandservicesinLondonandaroundtheworld.”

AlltheirhardworkhaspaidoffasTheDepartmentforTransporthasacknowledgedGreenTomatoCarsprogressbygivingthemtheFleetHeroAwardandlastyearthecompanywashighlightedattheWTMWorldResponsibleTourismDay.

Delightedwiththepublicity,Tomsays,”Iliketothinkweareplayingourpartwiththecarsswitchingtoelectricity.Carbondioxidereductionsofmorethan600tonshavebeenachievedandthislowfootprinthassparkedarevolutioninthetaxiworld.”

11.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat_________.

A.TomPakenhamwasasuccessfullawyerB.TomPakenhamwasamanfullofconfidence

C.Tomwassupportedbylotsofpeopleatthebeginning

D.ItwaseasyforTomtomakedecisionswithoutfullconsideration

12.Thegoaloftheeco-friendlytaxicompanyisto_________.

A.earnmoremoneytoprotecttheenvironment

B.encouragemorepeopletoprotecttheenvironment

C.provecommercialsuccessandgreenissuesarecompatible

D.becometheNo.1providerofenvironmentalgoodsandservices

13.LocalworkersareemployedinTomPakenham’staxicompanybecause________.

A.theyprovidebetterservicesB.thiscanhelpsavealotofcost

C.thisdoesgoodtotheenvironmentD.thiscansolveunemployment

14.ThevehiclesinGreenTomatoCarsarepoweredmainlyby_________.

A.petrolB.electricityC.windenergyD.solarenergy

15.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.GreenTomatoCarshasmadegreaterprofits.

B.Itcostspeoplemoretotake

eco-friendlytaxis.

C.GreenTomatoCarshasbeenawardedbythegovernment.

D.AlGorehelpedTompakenhamraisemoneyforhiscompany.

D

第二节（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。

Whatisthebestwaytocatchsomeonewhoistellingalie?

Foralongtime,thetraditionalmethodofidentifyingliarswastowatchtheirbodylanguage,includingfacialexpressions.

Accordingtoanewstudy,bodylanguagecannotbetrusted.Talking,itseems,isthebestwaytosmokeoutaliar.ThatiswhatresearchersintheUnitedKingdomfoundoutrecently.Theirinvestigationtookplaceatoneplacewherelyingcangetyouintobigtrouble--anairport._____16______

1.____17_____

Thesearetheoppositeof“Yes”and‘"No”questions.Open-endedquestionsforcethepersontostretchthestoryoftheirliesuntiltheyarecaugh