山东省薛城区舜耕中学学年高二月考英语试题.docx

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山东省薛城区舜耕中学学年高二月考英语试题

山东省薛城区舜耕中学2014-2015学年高二10月月考英语试题

第Ⅰ卷客观题试卷（共70分）

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）

阅读下面的短文，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

WhenIwastenmydadhelpedmebuymyfirstten-speedbicyclefromAllen．Iputup$60ofmygrasscuttingandsnowshoveling（铲）moneyandmydadputuptheotherhalfIwouldpayhimbackoverthenextsixmonths．Althoughitwasnotinthelateststyle,itwasmytickettotheadultworld．

Ispentthatsummerandautumnridinghappily．MysisterLiz,aprisoner（囚犯，俘虏）ofherfive-speedbicycle,neverhadachancetokeepup．JustbeforetheChristmasdeadlinetopaymydadback,wewerehitwithseveralsnowstorms．Thisallowedmetoshovelenoughdriveways（车道）topayoffmydebt．Iwasnowofficiallyabikeowner;itwasafeelingunlikeanyother．

OnthatChristmasmorning,mydadgavemeausedportable（便携式的）recordplayer．Iwasexcited．However,myjoywasshort-livedaftermydadcalledmysistertothekitchen．“Wehaveonemoregiftforyou．”hesaidasheopenedthedoorthatledtothegarage．There,onthesteps,stoodanewten-speedbicycle．

“It’snotfair,”Icomplained．“Iworkedsohardformybike．andit’snotevennew．ThenLizgetsanewbike．Shedidn’thavetodoanythingforit．”Mydadsmiled．“Shedidn’thavetodoanythingforitbecauseit’snotreallyforher,”hesaid．Whatdidthatmean?

Ididn’twantherbike．

ByspringLizandIwereridingallovertowntogethernowthatshecouldkeepup．Aswegrew,LizandIbecametruefriends．

StillIwasn’tsmartenoughtofigureoutwhatmydadmeantuntilyearslater．ThatnewbikewasnotagiftforLiz—itwasagiftforme．He’dgivenmethegiftofmysister’scompany,theabilitytostaytogetherratherthandriftapart（逐渐疏远）inthefaceofmyabilitytotravel．Hegavememybestfriend．

1．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sbike?

A．Itwasworth$120．B．Allenboughtitforhim．

C．Itwasveryfashionable．D．Hedidn’tlikeitactually．

2．Whydidtheauthorthinkhewasofficiallyabikeowner?

A．Hehadpaidoffhisdebt．B．Hehadlearnedtorideabike．

C．HecouldalsoownLiz’sbike．D．HecouldsellhisbiketoLiz．

3．Whywastheauthor’sChristmasjoyshort-lived?

A．Hissistergotanewrecordplayer．B．Hisfatherdidn’tcareabouthim．

C．Therecordplayerwasn’tnew．D．Hissistergotabettergift．

4．Hearinghisfathersay“it’snotreallyforher（Paragraph4）”,theauthorprobablyfelt________．

A．movedB．satisfiedC．puzzledD．disappointed

B

Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdonotlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules.Behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.

Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven’tbeenhonestyoumayloseyourfriends’trust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.

Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyonyourclothesofcourse.Insteadyouhavetolearnhowtosharethingsyouenjoy,likeyourhobbiesandyourinterest.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend．Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.

Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand．Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.

Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpractisehonesty,generosity,andunderstanding.

5．Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause____.

A．therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.

B．thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers.

C．thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers.

D．theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingserious.

6．Accordingtothepassagehonestyis_____.

A．somethinggoodB．thebaseoffriendship

C．asimportantasmoneyD．moreimportantthananythingelse

7．Theunderlinedword“generosity”means_____.

A．慷慨B．节约C．吝啬D．和气

8．Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentioned（提及）inthepassage?

A．Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.

B．Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvalue.

C．Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.

D．Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend．

C

SheepSmarterthanThought

London—Sheep,liketurkeysandostriches,arenotconsideredthemostcleveranimals.BritishscientistssaidlastWednesdayhumansmayhaveunderestimatedthewoollycreature.Theycouldbemuchsmarterthanwethink.

ResearchersattheBabrahamInstituteinCambridge,southernEngland,haveshownthattheanimalshaveagoodmemorysystemandareextremelygoodatrecognizingfaces—whichtheythinkisasuresignofintelligence.

BehavioralscientistKeithKendrickandhisfriendstrained20sheeptorecognizeanddistinguish25pairsofsheepfacesandusedelectrodes（电极）tomeasuretheirbrainactivity,whichshowedtheycouldremember50facesforuptotwoyears.

“Iftheycandothatwithfaces,theyhavetohavereasonableintelligence;otherwise,whatisthepointofhavingasystemforrememberingfacesandnotrememberinganythingelse?

”Kendricksaidinaninterview.

Sohoursofseeminglymindlesseatinggrassmaynotbesomindlessafterall.

Kendrickbelievessheepgottheirreputationasdumb（unabletospeak,unintelligent）animalsbecausetheyliveinlargegroupsanddonotappeartohavemuchindividualityandarefrightenedofjustabouteverything.

“Allanimals,includinghumans,oncetheyarefrightened,don’ttendtoshowsignsofintelligentaction,”heexplained.

InresearchreportedinthesciencejournalNature,Kendrickandhisteamshowedthatsheep,likehumans,haveaspecializedsysteminthebrainwhichallowsthemtodistinguishbetweenmanydifferentfaceswhichlookextremelysimilar.

“Themostimportantfinding（ofthestudy）isthattheyareable,bothfromabehavioralpointofviewandfromlookingatthewaythebrainisorganized,torememberalargenumberofindividualsforaverylongtime,”saidKendrick.“Itisaverystrangesystem.Theyareshowingsimilarabilitiesinmanywaystohumans.”

9．Fromthefirstparagraphwecanfindthat______..

A．peopleusedtothinksheeparesmarterthantheotheranimals

B．peopleusedtoraisesheepinawrongway

C．peopledon’tconsidersheepascleveranimals

D．peoplehavedonealotofresearchonsheep

10．FromwhatKendricksaidintheinterviewwelearnthat_____..

A．scientistshavelearnedeverythingaboutsheep’sintelligence

B．scientistshavelearnedalittleaboutsheep’sintelligence

C．scientistscan’tdoanythingmoreaboutsheep’smemory

D．scientistsdonothavetoresearchanimals’memory

11．Asisknowninthepassage,__________.

A．sheepareamongtheweekanimals

B．itisnotrightforpeopletoraisesheepingroups

C．whensheepeatgrassinthefieldtheirmindsmaybeactive

D．ifpeoplefeelfrightened,theymaybecomebraver

D

Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossess,iftheyareproperlyused.Iffiredidnothurtwhenitburnt,childrenwouldplaywithituntiltheirhandswereburntaway.Similarly,ifpainexistedbutfeardidn’t,achildwouldburnhimselforherselfagainandagain,becausefearwouldnotwarnhimselforherselftokeepawayfromthefirethathadburnthimselforherselfbefore.Areallyfearlesssoldier—andsomedoexist,isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmenandanimalsmightsoondieout.

Inourfirstsentencewesuggestedthatfearshouldbeproperlyused.If,forexample,younevergooutofyourhousebecauseofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacar,youarelettingfearruleyoutoomuch.Eveninyourhouseyouarenotabsolutelysafeanaeroplanemaycrashonyourhouse,orantsmayeatawaysomeofthebeamsinyourroofsothatthelatterfallsonyou,oryoumaygetcancer!

Theimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyou,butinsteadtousefearasyourservantandguide.Fearwillwarnyouofdangers;thenyouhavetodecidewhatactiontotake.

Inmanycases,youcantakequickandsuccessfulactiontoavoidthedanger.Forexample,youseeacarcomingstraighttowardsyou.Fearwarnsyou,youjumpoutoftheway,andalliswell.

Insomecases,however,youdecidethatthereisnothingthatyoucandotoavoidthedanger.Forexample,youcan’tpreventanaeroplanecrashingontoyourhouse.Inthiscase,fearhasgivenyouitswarning;youhaveexamineditanddecidedonyourcourseofaction,sofearofthisparticulardangerisnolongerofanyusetoyou,andyouhavetotrytoovercomeit.

12．Childrenwouldplaywithfireuntiltheirhandswereburntawayif_________.

A．theyweregivennowarningbeforehand

B．theyhadneverburntthemselves

C．theyhadnosenseofpain

D．theywerefearfulofthefire

13．Areallyfearlesssoldier_____________.

A．isofgreatusetothearmyB．isnotarealsoldier

C．isnothingbutadeadsoldierD．eas