高二英语月考试题整理1.docx

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高二英语月考试题整理1

2017—2018学年高二8月月考

英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共二节，满分60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

TenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.IrodeabiketoworkandIgotalotofexerciseatweekends。

Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn’tearnverymuch.Ihadajobinanoffice。

Itwasn’taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing。

Then,abouteightyearsago，Igotamuchbetterjob。

Thepaywasbetter，butthehourswerealotlonger.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.AndIbegantoputonweight，too.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksatweekendsbecauseIjustdidn’thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymore。

There’salotofstressinmyjob。

PerhapsthatiswhyIstarteddrinkingmorethanIusedto。

Forexample，IusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothome，butthenIstartedfillingmyglasstothetop，andinsteadofhavingoneglass，Iwouldhaveseveral。

Istartedsmokingalot,too。

Ineverusedtosmokeatall.TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn'tbelieveit。

Luckilyitwasn’tveryserious.Thedoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingandtoeatless.Healsoadvisedmetoworklessandgetmoreexercise。

ButIjusthaven’tanytime！

Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme！

SometimesIwonderifIshouldgetanotherjob.PerhapsIcoulddosomethinglikeIusedtodo.ButifIdothat，Iwon’tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport.Ihavetothinkofthem，too.Ijustdon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Whatdoyouthink?

1．Comparedwithtenyearsago，whatisworsefortheauthornow？

A。

Hisjob.B。

Hispay.C.Hismeansoftransport。

D.Hishealth.

2．Accordingtothepassage，whentheauthorgotthebetterjob，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？

A.Hegothigherpay。

B。

Hisworkinghoursweren'tlong。

C.Hefounditverystressful.D.Hehadlittlefreetimeatweekends.

3．Aftertheauthorhadaheartattack,thedoctoradvisedhim_____.

A。

nottoworkanylongerB.totakealongvacationabroad

C.tostopsmokingandtakeexerciseD.nottoeatoutanymore

4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor？

A。

Theauthorisnotsurewhatheshoulddonow.

B.Theauthorhastakenthedoctor’sadvice。

C。

Theauthorhasgotanothernewjob.

D.Theauthorfeelsmuchbetternow.

B

MontyHempelisaprofessorofenvironmentalscienceatRedlandsUniversityinCalifornia.Hestudiesecologicalliteracy—orecoliteracy（生态素养）forshort。

Ecoliteracyistheabilitytothinkaboutandunderstandthenaturalprocessesthatmakelifepossible。

MontyHempelsaysecoliteracygivespeopleknowledgeaboutenvironmentalproblems.Buthesaysitdoesnotalwaysworktogetthemtochangetheirbehavior.

Mr。

HempelwrotepartoftheWorldwatchInstitute’slatestStateoftheWorldreport。

Hesaysinhisarticle,“Somepeoplethinkthatecoliteracyisjustagreenformofscienceliteracy.AndwhatIhavetriedtoaskiswhetherthat’senough。

Inotherwords，whatanecologicallyliteratepersonneedstoknowmightincludethingslikethecyclesandtheflows，theenergysystems，allofthosekindofthingsthatwewouldcallthescienceofecology。

”

“Thatdoesn'tseemtoleadtoactiontoprotectourenvironment—toprotectourlife—supportsystemtothelevelthatweneedto.Justbecausethatweknow，alotabouttheenvironmentdoesn'tmeanthatweactuallyacttosaveit。

Afterall,actionsspeaklouderthanknowledge.”

Headdsthatpeoplemaynotbeveryworriedaboutenvironmentalproblemsiftheyseemfaraway。

“Somepeoplecallitpsychologicaldistance。

Alotof

climateissues（问题）areworseintheArcticandmostofusdon'tspendtimeintheArctic.Andso,there^acertaindistance。

Butthere’salsoadistancethat’shappeningintheworldasiturbanizes（城市化）-peoplespendingmoretimeinfrontofscreensandlesstimeoutinnature。

Webecome，ifyouwill,disconnectedfromthenaturalsystemsthatusedtobethekeytosuccessforahumanbeing."

Tohelpchildrendiscoverthewondersofnature，childrenshouldlearnaboutnatureinschool，headds.Buthealsopointsoutthereisahighmountainforpeopletoclimbfromknowledgetoaction。

5．FromwhatMontyHempelsaysinParagraph3，welearnthat.

A.ecoliteracyismorethanagreenformofscienceliteracy.

B。

peoplehavelearntmoreknowledgeaboutecoliteracy。

C。

ecoliteracycangreatlyaffecthownatureworks。

D。

peoplewithenoughknowledgewillbetterprotecttheenvironment.

6．InMr。

Hempel’sopinion，whichisthemostimportantforenvironmentprotection？

A。

Knowledge.B.Action.

C。

Greenlivingtheory。

D.Psychologicaldistance。

7．Mr.Hempelthinkspeoplemayshownoconcernaboutsomeenvironmentalproblemsbecause.

A.theylackknowledgeonenvironmentprotection。

B.theyarecloselyconnectedwiththenature.

C.theproblemsarenotseriousatall。

D。

theproblemsseemtobefaraway。

8．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A。

Itisthebestwaytolearnaboutnatureinschool。

B.Climbingahighmountainisagoodwaytoexercise.

C。

Itiseasiertounderstandenvironmentprotectionthantocarryitout。

D.peopleshouldfirstcollectwasteinthemountainstoprotecttheenvironment.

C

Pingyao，inthecenterofShanxiProvince，isafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritage（遗产）site。

It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAge。

ItslongperiodasacountygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsites，witha2，700-yearhistory.

Ninety—nineofthemareundergovernmentprotection,includingZhengguoTemple，ShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity。

DuringtheMingandQingDynasties,businessmenorganizedcommercial（商业的）groupsthatdidbusinessnationwide.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter。

In1823,astore,knownasRishengchang（SunriseProsperity）,tradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins。

ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking。

Branch（分支）banksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsia，leadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao。

Itslacquerware（漆器）becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings，3,797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculture，butthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistory,customs,ancientbuildingsandart.Mostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeople.In1997，AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListas“WorldCultureHeritageSite”。

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”（inParagraph2）referto?

A.Historicbuildingsandsites.B.Thethreetemples。

C。

Thecountygovernmentseats。

D.The2,700—yearhistory.

10．WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A。

Itslocation.B.Itstourism。

C。

Itsbusiness.D。

Itshistory。

11．DuringtheMingandQingDynasties,Pingyaowasaleadingcenterin_____.

A.agricultureB.raisingcattle

C。

commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins

D

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder：

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread。

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom。

”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle。

Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild。

Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning，hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim。

Ineverforgotmybeagle。

Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical（相同的）tomydog。

Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle，Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan。

Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle。

Withoutopeningthebook，Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos。

Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty。

Thoughpageswereturnedslowly，Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho，likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory，mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion，onandon，untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind，runningtogether。

Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook。

EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit。

BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous"（奇迹般地）experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater，shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks，wasawardedaPhDinliterature，andauthoredhisownbooks，articles，poetryandfiction。

Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

12。

Theauthor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto_____。

A。

encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

13.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause_____。

A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB.itremindedhimofhisowndog

C.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandD。

helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch

14。

Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A。

Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit。

B。

Heidentifiedwiththe