广东省广州市南沙区学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题普通班.docx

广东省广州市南沙区学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题普通班.docx

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广东省广州市南沙区学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题广东省广州市南沙区学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题普通班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。

ATheNationalGalleryofArtinWashington,D.C.,isoneoftheworldsgreatestartmuseums.Millionsofpeoplehaveentereditsdoorstoseepaintingsbytheworldsfineartists.Butifthesepricelessmasterpiecesaretobepreserved,theGallerymustprotectthemcarefully.TheGallerys135-manguardforcehassuccessfullypreventedthemfrombeingstolen,butprotectingthepaintingsfromnatureisagreaterproblem.Inpasttimes,theownersofpaintingsdidnotprotectthemfromdamagingchangesinhumidity（湿度）andtemperature.Asaresult,thelifeofthesepaintingswereshortened.IntheNationalGallery,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,manyoftheworldsgreatestpaintingsarebeingwellprotectedforfuturegenerationstoenjoy.1.Thetextmainlytellsusabout_.A.theguardforceintheNationalGalleryB.protectinggreatpaintingsfromnatureC.pricelesspaintingsofpasttimesD.theair-conditioningandheatingsystemsintheNationalGallery2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanenemyofpaintings?

A.Varnish.B.Temperature.C.Light.D.Humidity.3.TheunderlinedwordprecautionsinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto_.A.decorationsB.problemsC.suggestionsD.applications4.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_.A.greatartistspaintedindarkchurchesandpalacesB.youcantouchthesepaintingswhileyouareintheNationalGalleryC.thecareoftheworldsgreatestpaintingsisbothabigresponsibilityandachallengeD.theguardforceintheGalleryhasnotdoneagoodjob5.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthat_.A.ultravioletrayscannotaffectpaintingsB.greatartistspaintedwithcoatsofvarnishC.somepricelesspaintingswerenotwellpreservedD.theguardforceintheNationalGalleryhasnotdoneagoodjobBDrawingisauniversallanguage.Itwasprobablyourfirstformofself-expressionwhenwewerebabies:

longbeforewestartwriting,werepaintingandscribbling（乱涂）,bothinordertomakesenseoftheworldandbecauseweenjoyit.Inthehistoryofhumanculture,too,paintingandimagemakingcamebeforewritingorevensimplemathematics:

30,000yearsagocomparedto5,000.Yetafterweleaveschoolmostofusneverpickupapencilagainwillingly.Ifaskedtodrawsomething,mostadultsandmanyolderchildrenwillshaketheirheadsandsay,“Notme!

Icantdraw.Imhopelessatit.”Whenyouthinkaboutit,thisisverystrange.Drawinginvolvescoordinating（协调）thehandandtheeyewiththepencil.Itsabasicskill,nomoredifficulttolearnthanotheramazingthingsthathumansdo,suchashittingatennisballoverthenetorwritingourownname.theresnospecialtalentinvolved.Anybodywhocanlearntowritecanlearntodraw.So,thereyouarenoexcusenottogetoutyourpencil,pencilsharpenerandrubberandtakepartintheBigDraw,anationwideseriesoffreearteventstakingplacealloverBritainnextOctober.Everyoneswelcome:

allyouneedisawillingnesstoexpressyourselfthroughdrawing.TheBigDraw,nowinitsfifthyear,hasalreadyachievedtwoworldrecords:

oneforthelongestdrawingintheworld（1km）andtheotherforthegreatestnumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime（7,000）.Thisyear,therewillbeanattempttocreateanewGuinnessWorldRecordforthelongestvisitorsbook:

peoplewillbeinvitedtoleavetheirnameandadrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.ThethemethisyearisInsideOutsidePeople,Structure（结构）andSpaces,andothereventsplannedincludedrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.TheBigDrawisnotaboutturningthenationintoartists,itisabouthelpingpeopletoacquirethisuniversallanguageofcommunication.ItsgreatestachievementnextOctoberwillbetobringhundredsofthousandsofpeopletogethertolook,imagine,drawandhavefun.6.Whatisthewritersmainpurposeinthistext?

A.Tocallonpeopletojoinaculturalevent.B.Todescribethehistoryofdrawing.C.Toadviseustotakedrawinglessons.D.Toexplainhowchildrendevelop.7.Whenwewerebabiesweexpressedourselvesby_.A.enjoyinglanguageB.learningtowrite.C.makingmarksonpaper.D.paintingpicturesoftheworld.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutdrawingfromthetext?

A.Itistheoldesthumanactivity.B.Itcamebeforewritingormathematics.C.Youcandoitwellifyoukeepyoureyeonthepencil.D.Itrequiresspecialabilitywhichonlyafewpeoplehave.9.WhoistheBigDrawfor?

A.Peoplewhocantdraw.B.peoplewhowouldliketotrydrawing.C.Peoplewhowanttocreateaworldrecord.D.Peoplewhodontdrawthoughtheyareadults.10.TheBigDrawalreadyholdsaworldrecordfor_.A.thenumberofvisitorstotheevent.B.thelengthoftimespentonadrawing.C.thenumberofballoonsreleasedinoneday.D.thenumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime.CIfyouspentyearstrainingtobealawyerandhadagreatsteadyincome,wouldyouleaveittoundertakeasillyplanthatonlyyourmumandgirlfriendbelievedin?

ThatsexactlywhatTomPakenhamdid.Hehadtheideaofstartinganeco-friendlytaxicompanyandsowithfiveenvironmentally-friendlycarsGreenTomatoCarswasborn.Now,onlyafewyearslater,thecompanyhasagroupof60ToyotaPriusHybrids.Whenthecompanystartedin2006Tomadmits,”Onlymymum,girlfriendSophie,nowmywife,andJonny（hisbusinesspartner）were100percentbehindtheideaofstartingLondonsfirstgreencabservice.”Tom,whosoldhis150,000flattoraisemoneyforthebusiness,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.TomPakenhamwasamanfullofconfidenceC.TomwassupportedbylotsofpeopleatthebeginningD.ItwaseasyforTomtomakedecisionswithoutfullconsideration12.Thegoaloftheeco-friendlytaxicompanyisto_.A.earnmoremoneytoprotecttheenvironmentB.encouragemorepeopletoprotecttheenvironmentC.provecommercialsuccessandgreenissuesarecompatibleD.becometheNo.1providerofenvironmentalgoodsandservices13.LocalworkersareemployedinTomPakenhamstaxicompanybecause_.A.theyprovidebetterservicesB.thiscanhelpsavealotofcostC.thisdoesgoodtotheenvironmentD.thiscansolveunemployment14.ThevehiclesinGreenTomatoCarsarepoweredmainlyby_.A.petrolB.electricityC.windenergyD.solarenergy15.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.GreenTomatoCarshasmadegreaterprofits.B.Itcostspeoplemoretotakeeco-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”andNo”questions.Open-endedquestionsforcethepersontostretchthestoryoftheirliesuntiltheyarecaughtintheirownnetoflies.2.Usetheelementofsurprise_18_Askquestionsthataresurprisingoroff-topic.Thiswillmakeitharderforthemtokeeplying.Orbetterstillaskthemtore-tellaneventbackwardsintime,goingfromthemostrecenteventtotheearliest.Thisishardenoughtodowiththetruth,letaloneastoryoflies.3.Lookforsmalldetailsthatdonotaddupor,inotherwords,makesense.Askthemd