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高二英语下学期第一次月考试题理科实验班
2017年上期高二年级第一次月考试卷
英语(试题卷)
注意事项:
1.本卷为衡阳八中高二年级理科实验班第一次月考试卷,分两卷。
其中共72题,满分150分,考试时间为120分钟。
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第I卷选择题(共100分)
一.听力(每题1.5分,共30分)【已省略】
二.阅读理解(每题2分,共40分)
第一部分阅读下面的文章,从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。
A
Mymotherusedtoaskmewhatthemostimportantpartofthebodyis.ThroughtheyearsIwouldtakeaguessatwhatIthoughtwasthecorrectanswer.WhenIwasyounger,Ithoughtsoundwasveryimportanttousashumans,soIsaid:
“Myears,Mommy.”Shesaid:
“No.Manypeoplearedeaf.ButyoukeepthinkingaboutitandIwillaskyouagainsoon.”Severalyearspassedbeforesheaskedmeagain.Sincemakingmyfirstattempt,Ihadcontemplatedthecorrectanswer.SothistimeItoldher:
“Mommy,sightisveryimportanttoeverybody,soitmustbeoureyes.”Shelookedatmeandtoldme:
“Youarelearningfast,buttheanswerisnotc
orrectbecausetherearemanypeoplewhoareblind.”
Motheraskedmeacouplemoretimesandalwaysheranswerwas“No.Butyouaregettingsmartereveryyear,mychild.”Thenlastyear,mygrandpadied.Everybodywashurt.Everybodywascrying.Mymomlookedatmewhenitwasourturntosayourfinalgoodbyetograndpa.Sheaskedme:
“Doyouknowthemostimportantbodypartyet,mydear?
”
Iwasshockedwhensheaskedmethisnow.Shetoldme:
“Thisquestionisveryimportant,especiallyatthismoment.Howyouansweritcantrulyshowswhetheryouhavelearnedaboutlife.Foreverybodypartyougavemeinthepast,IhavetoldyouwerewrongandIhavegivenyouanexamplewhy.Buttodayisthedayyouneedtolearnthisimportantlesson.”
Isawhereyeswellupwithtears.Shesaid:
“Mydear,themostimportantbodypartisyourshoulder.”“Isitbecauseitholdsupmyhead?
”Iasked.“No,itisbecauseitcanholdtheheadofafriendoralovedonewhentheycry,”shereplied:
“Everybodyneedsashouldertocryonsometimeinlife,mydear.Ionlyhopethatyouhaveenoughloveandfriendsthatyouwillalwayshaveashouldertocryonwhenyouneedit.”
21.Themotheraskthequestionagainafterthegrandfatherdiedbecause____
_.
A.theanswerwasawayofhonoringthegrandfather.
B.atthatmoment,otherbodypartswerelessimportant.
C.theanswerneededtobegiventoallmembersofthefamily.
D.atthatmomenttheanswerseemedespeciallytrue.
22.Theunderlinedword“contemplated”inParagraph3probablymeans______.
A.testedoutB.thoughtaboutC.madeupD.adjustedto
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Theauthorwasbecomingsmarterbyansweringthequestion.
B.Themotherwantedtheauthortobebothlovingandloved.
C.Themotherwastryingtotraintheauthortothinkonhisorherown.
D.Theauthordidn’tthinkthemother’sanswerwascorrect.
24.Thebesttitleforthisarticlemightbe______.
A.TheMostImportantBodyPart
B.TheImportanceoffamily
C.TheImportanceoftheShoulder
D.ALife-longQuestion
B
Asthelabormarketbecomesmoreattractive,morecompaniesaresendingtheiremployeestoschool.FiatChryslerAutomobilesisthelatestcompanytousetuitionassistanceforemployees–whichfordecadeshasbeenapartofmanybusiness’benefitspackages–aspartofarenewedefforttobringinandcultivatetalent.Andwhiletheimpactofsuchprogramshasyettobefullyassessed,manyseeitasapositive–althoughgradual–movement.
“Forworkers,itgivesthemabetteropportunityfordevelopment,”saysColleenFlahertyManchester,aprofessor.“Forfirms,theyareabletorecruitthetypeofemployeeswhohavevalueeducationandarelesslikelytoturnover,andthushaveahigherlevelofretention(保留).”
Inall,56percentofUSorganizationsofferundergraduateeducationalassistancewhile52perce
ntoffergraduateassistance.
LargelydrivingthetrendareMillennials,whohappentobethefastest-growingpeopleintheUSworkforcetodayandtowhomtheideaoftuitionsupportfromemployersisespeciallyappealing.Nearly60percentofMillennialssurveyedsaidtheywouldchooseajobwithstrongprofessional-developmentpotentialoveronewithregularpayraises.EmployersarelyadaptingtoMillennialsintheworkplace.Theyrecognizethattheyneedmoreexperience,moreknowledge,morementoringtobesuccessful.Andthey’reaskingforit.
Ofmorethan140,000Starbucksemployees,onlyabout4,000havesignedupforthecompany’sCollegeAchievementPlan.Whatthelong-termeffectssuchprogramsmighthaveforcompanies’retentionandturnoverratesremainunclear.But,theplusesoftheseprogramsaremoreimportantthantheminuses.We’regoingtoseealotmoreofthisinthefuture.
25.Usingtuitionassistanceforemployees________.
A.hasattractedalargenumberoftalents
B.isatrendthatformedrecently
C.hasexistedforscoresofyears
D.iswellreceivedbyemployees
26.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatColleenFlahertysaid?
A.Itismerelybeneficialtoemployees
B.Itisawin-wineventforemployeesandemployers.
C.Valuingeducationhasbecomeatrendforallcompanies.
D.Itturnsouttobetoughforfirmstofindsuitableemployees.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?
A.Regularpayraises.
B.Morechancestobesuccessful.
C.Educationalsupport.
D.Professional–devel
opmentpotential.
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheprograms?
A.Theprogramscanguaranteetheemployeesagoodjob.
B.Theimpactoftheprogramsremainstobeestimated.
C.Employeeswillbenefitmorefromtheprogramsthancompanies.
D.It’slesslikelythatemployeeswillremaininthesamecompanyafterreceivingtheprograms.
C
Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.
Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.
Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.
29.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause .
A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselves
B.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealth
C.theyaretravellingfastallthetime
D.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork
30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress.
B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople.
C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.
D.Differentpeoplecanstanddifferentamountsofstress.
31.InParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersto .
A."makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"
B."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"
C."respondingtocrisesquickly"
D."losingheartatthesignsdifficulties"
D
ThisyearRio,ahostoftheOlympics2016,isintheinternationalspotlight.
★Phelpsputsspotlightoncupping(拔火罐)
OlympicgoldmedalistMichaelPhelpsledAmericanswimmerstoagoldmedalinthe4x100-meterrelay,butwhatgrabbedmediaattentionandledtostoriesandphotosaroundtheglobewerethepurpleandredcirclesonhisback.
MichaelPhelpsoftheUSAisseenwithredcuppingmarksonhisshoulderashecompetesduringthe2016RioOlympicsmen’s200mbutterflyinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,Aug8,2016.
★Facialexpre
ssionsofChineseswimmerFuYuanhuigoesviral
China’swomen’sswimmerFuYuanhuihascreatedasensationonlinenotjustbywinningthebronzemedalinthe100mbackstrokecompetition,butalsobyherfacialexpressionsduringthepost-semifinalinterviewwithChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)onMonday.
Whenaskedwhethersheheldbackforthefinal,Fureplied,“No,Iutilizedmy‘prehistorical’power.”Whatshemeantwasthatshehadsparednoeffortsinthesemifinal.
Sincethen,theso-called“prehistoricalpower”hasgoneviralandbecomeanewinternetmeme.
★BritainwinsfirstOlympicdivinggoldinmen’ssynchronized3mspringboard
Britain’sJackLaugherandChrisMearsendedChina’sgoldmedalmonopoly(垄断)overdivingeventsattheRioOlympicsbywinningthemen’ssynchronized3mspringboardfinalonWednesday,thecountry’sfirst-everOlympicgoldmedalindiving.
LaugherandMearsfinishedwithasix-roundtotalof454.32points,just4.11pointsaheadofsilvermedalistsMikeHixonandSamDormanoftheUSAattheMariaLenkAquaticsCenter.
China’sCaoYuanandQinKaitookthebronzewith443.70points.
32.WhatattractedmediaattentionwithPhelps’winningthegoldmedal?
A.Hisgreatleadership.
B.Hisscarson
hisback.