高二英语上学期第二次月考试题III.docx

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高二英语上学期第二次月考试题III

2019-2020年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题（III）

第二部分：

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

Thisisnotadiet.It'sasimplewaytoloseweight.Andyoudon'tevenhavetogiveupthefoodyouloveorjoinagym.Youjustfollowsomehabitsthatthinpeoplehave.Keepthem,andyou'llbeethin.

A.Wake-up

Whenyouwakeupinthemorning,situpslowlywithoutusingyourhands.Withlegsstraightout,bendforwarduntilyoufeelsoreinyourback.Itwillburnabout10calories.

B.Startwithsoup

Whenyouhaveameal,orderaclear

soup,andhaveitbeforehavingthemainfood.Inthisway,you'llfeelfuller,soyou'lleatlesswhenthemainfoodes.

C.Anapple（ormore）aday

Applesarefulloffiberandwater,soyourstomachwillwantless.Thestudyshowsthatpeoplewhoeatatleastthreeapplesadayloseweight.

D.Standupandwalkaround

Everytimeyouusethemobilephone,standupandwalkaround.

Heavypeoplesitonaveragetwoandahalfhoursmoreeachdaythanthinpeople.Thisskillisveryimportantasstandingupandwalkingaroundwillburn50ormorecalories.

Usetheseskills,andyouwillhaveabigweightloss.

21.Weshouldhavesoupfirstsothat_______.

A.itcanhelpburnsomecaloriesB.ourstomachwillwantless

C.itwillprovideuswithenoughwaterD.wewon'tneedanymainfood

22.WhichofthefollowingmaythewriterNOTagree?

A.Youhavetojoinagymifyouwantto

loseweight.

B.Eatingappleseverydayisgoodforpeople'shealth.

C.It'sgoodtowalkaroundwhiletalkingonthemobilephone.

D.Sittingupslowlywithoutusingyourhandshelpsburncalories.

23.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?

A.Art.B.Teaching.C.Health.D.Family.

B

Memory,theysay,isamatterofpracticeandexercise.Ifyouhavethewishandreallymadeaconscious（自觉的）effort,thenyoucanquiteeasilyimproveyourabilitytorememberthings.Butevenifyouaresuccessful,therearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricksonyou.

Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.Onemorninglastweek,forexample,IgotupandfoundthatIhadleftthefrontdoorunlockedallnight,yetIclearlyrememberlockingitcarefullythenightbefore.

Memory“trick”workstheotherwayaswell.Onceinawhileyouremembernotdoingsomething,andthenfindoutthatyoudid.Onedaylastmonth,forexample,Iwassittinginabarber（理发师）shopwaitingformyturntogetahaircut,andsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircuttwodaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreetfrommyoffice.

Wealwaysseemtofindsomethingfunnyandamusing（有趣的）inincidentscausedbypeople’sforgetfulnessorabsent-mindedness.Storiesabou

tabsent-mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyears,andwenevergottiredofhearingnewones.Unfortunately,however,absent-mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhen“trick”ofourmemorycancauseusgreattrouble.

24.Ifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,.

A.youshouldforceyourselftorememberthings

B.youshouldtryhardtorememberthings

C.youshouldneverstoplearning

D.youshouldmakeaconsciouseffortofpracticeandexercise

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Th

ewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor.

B.Onenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoor.

C.Thewriterrememberedtolockthedoor.

D.Onenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoor.

26.Fromthesentence“Wenevergettiredofhearingnewones”,wecaninferthat.

A.absent-mindednesshappensnotonlytoprofessorsbuttomanyotherpeople

B.wedon’twanttoknowanythingmoreaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors

C.wewillnevergettiredoflisteningtonewstoriesaboutabsent-mindedness

D.weenjoyhearingnewstoriesaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors

27.Thebesttitlef

orthispassageis.

A.HowtoGetaGoodMemory

B.“Tricks”OfMemory

C.ForgetfulnessandAbsent-mindednessisDangerous

D.GetRidofAbsent-mindedness

C

Theloneliestchimp（黑猩猩）intheworldjustgotthebestsurprise---ahugfromanewfriend.Ponsohasbeenbyhimselffornearlythreeyears,findinghimselfaloneafterhiswifeandchildrendiedontheislandwheretheywereabandonedbyamedicaltestingpanymanyyearsago.

   ForyearsanearbyvillagernamedGermainhasbeenPonso’sonlypany,visitinghimsooftentobringbananasandbread---thechimp’sonlysourceoffoodonthetinyisland.ItwasclearhowmuchPonsomissedpanionshipwhenhewasrecentlyvisitedbyChimpanzeeConservationCentreDirectorEstelleRaballand.ThechimpimmediatelyembracedEstelleRaballandinahugehugandlaughedasshereachedoutforhim,withhissmilefromeartoear.

   ForthosewhoknowPonso’sbackstory,hisimmediateeaseandtrustinhumansmightbesurprising.Ponsowasoneof20chimps,allbetweentheagesof7to11yearsold,relocatedtoanislandofftheIvoryCoastafterbeingusedfortesting.Afterthetestswerepletedin2005,thelabreportedlytransferredthechimpstoastringofislands,occasionallydroppingofffoodandwaterbecausetherewasnoneinthechimps’newhomes.

   DiseaseandhungersoonleftonlyPonso,hismateandtheirtwochildrenstanding.Butattheendof2013theydiedwithindaysandPonsoisnowpletelyalone.

   AgroupcalledSOSPONSOistryingtoraisemoneyforthepoorlonelychimp,alreadyachievingitsgoalof$20,000----allofwhichwillbeusedforPonso’scare. 

28. WhatdoweknowaboutthechimpPonso?

A.Hewasdesertedbyhisfamily.

B.Hefoundmanysourcesoffood.

C.Hecametotheislandforatest.

D.Hesuffersfromlonelinessgreatly.

29.HowdidPonsofeelaboutthevisitofEstelleRaballand?

A.Excited.      B.Frightened.C.Embarrassed.         D.Confused.

30. WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thechimps’newsettlements.

B.HowPonsocametotheisland.

C.WhyPonsowasusedforatest.

D.Themedicaltestaboutchimps.

31. Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Germainwon’tvisitPonsoanymore.

B.Anewlabwillbebuiltontheisland.

C.ManypeopleshowconcernforPonso.

D.Morechimpswillbebroughttotheisland.

D

LifeintheClear

Transparentanimalsletlightpassthroughtheirbodiesthesamewaylightpassesthroughawindow.Theseanimalstypicallylivebetweenthesurfaceoftheoceanandadepthofabout3,300feet—asfarasmostlightcanreach.Mostofthemareextremelydelicateandcanbedamagedbyasimpletouch.SonkeJohnsen,ascientistinbiology,says,“Theseanimalslivethroughtheirlifealone.Theynevertouchanythingunlessthey’reeatingit,orunlesssomethingiseatingthem.” 

        Andtheyareasclearasglass.Howdoesananimalbeesee-through?

It’strickierthanyoumightthink.

       Theobjectsaroundyouarevisiblebecausetheyinteractwithlight.Lighttypicallytravelsinastraightline.Butsomematerialsslowandscatter（散射）light,bouncingitawayfromitsoriginalpath.Othersabsorblight,stoppingit dead initstracks.Bothscatteringandabsorptionmakeanobjectlookdifferentfromotherobjectsaroundit,soyoucanseeiteasily.

       Butatransparentobjectdoesn’tabsorborscatterlight,atleastnotverymuch,Lightcanpassthroughitwithoutbendingorstopping.Thatmeansatransparentobjectd

oesn’tlookverydifferentfromthesurroundingairorwater.Youdon’tseeit—youseethethingsbehindit. 

        Tobeetransparent,ananimalneedstokeepitsbodyfromabsorbingorscatteringlight.Livingmaterialscanstoplightbecausetheycontainpigments（色素）thatabsorbspecificcolorsoflight.Butatransparentanimaldoesn’thavepigments,soitstissueswon’tabsorblight.AccordingtoJohnsen,avoidingabsorptionisactuallyeasy.Therealchallengeispreventinglightfromscattering.

        Animalsarebuiltofmanydifferentmaterials—skin,fat,andmore—andlightmovesthrougheachatadifferentspeed.Everytimelightmovesintoamaterialwithanewspeed,itbendsandscatters.Transparentanimalsusedifferenttrickstofightscattering.Someanimalsaresimplyverysmallorextremelyflat.Withoutmuchtissuetoscatterlight,itiseasiertobesee—through.Othersbuildalarge,clearmassofnon-livingjelly-lie（果冻状的）materialandspreadthemselvesoverit.

        Largertransparentanimalshavethebiggestchallenge,becausetheyhavetomakeallthedifferent

tissuesintheirbodiesslowdownlightexactlyasmuchaswaterdoes.Theyneedtolookuniform.Buthowthey’redoingitisstillunknown.Onethingisclearfortheselargeranimals,stayingtransparentisanactiveprocess.Whentheydie,theyturnanon-transparentmilkywhite.

32.AccordingtoParagraph1,transparentanimals_______.

     A.stayingroups                                                     B.canbeeasilydamaged

     C.appearonlyindeepocean                              D.arebeautifulcreatures

33.Theunderlinedword“dead”inParagraph3means__________.

     A.silently             B.gradually           C.regularly          D.pletely

34.Onewayforananimaltobeetransparentisto________.

 A.changethedirectionoflighttravel     B.gathermaterialstoscatterlight

 C.avoidtheabsorptionoflight                 D.growbiggertostoplight

35.Thelastparagraphtellsusthatlargertransparentanimals________.

A.movemoreslowlyindeepwater

 B.staysee-throughevenafterdeath

 C.producemoretissuesfortheirsurvival

 D.takeeffectiveactiontoreducelightspreading

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。

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