人教版高中英语选修六高二上学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

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人教版高中英语选修六高二上学期第二次月考英语试题

高中英语学习材料

（灿若寒星*制作整理）

沈阳铁路实验中学2015--2016学年度上学期第二次月考

高二英语

时间：

100分钟分数：

120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）

A

Ontheblackmarket,ivorycommandsmorethan$1,000perkilogram,makingpoaching（偷猎）aproblemforAfricanwildlife.ButanAmericanpilotistryingtoendthekillingbytrainingthepilotswhopatrol（巡逻）theskiesoverAfrica.PattyWagstaffwhoismakingadifferencebyhelpingherfellowpilotsdealwithdifficultandlife-threateningconditions.

WagstaffistheleadteacherforagroupofwildlifepilotsinKenya.“Thepilotsaregood,basicpilots,”saidPattyWagstaff.“Buttheyjusthaven’thadthetrainingortheexperiencetomotmakethemistakesyoumakewhenyou’renotprofessionallytrained.”

PattyWagstaff’spilotspatrolplains,flyinglowtothegroundatnear-stallspeed,lookingforpoachers.

“It’ssosadwhat’shappening,”shesaid.“Thepoachingisgettingworse.Flightisbecomingmoreimportantbecauseit’sbeentoldbypoachersthatflyingisthesinglebiggestdeterrenttothem.Sowhatthesepilotsaredoingisreallyimportant.”

Reddustkicksuptheheartoftheafternoonastheairplanesstarttheirengines.Andanymaintenanceisbasic.Everyairplanehascrashedatleastonceorhasbeenshotatbypoachers.

Thepilotsgathereveryyearforweek-longclinics.TheprojectisfundedinpartbyAnneMorrowLindberghFoundation,namedafterthefamedAmericanaviatorCharlesLindbergh,whoflewthefirstalone,non-stopflightacrosstheAtlantic.

PattyWagstaffsaysherspecialskillshelptoremoveobjectionstobeingtaughtbyawoman.

“Whenitallcomesdowntoit,wegetupintheairandIcanshowthemafewthings,”saidPattyWagstaff.“Andiftheygivemeanyproblems,I’lljustflipthemupsidedown,so.”

Poachingdecreaseswhenthesepilotsareintheair.Andtheirloveofflyingcombineswiththeirloveofnature.

“Wehavethisamazingresource,thisglobalresourcethatyoufindinveryfewplacesintheworldthat’sbecomingmoreandmoreendangered—elephants,andeverythingelseweflyovereverydayhereanditbelongstoeverythingelseweflyovereverydayhereanditbelongstoeverybody,”saidWagstaff.

1.IntheopinionofWagstaff,Kenya’spilots_________.

A.arelackofformaltrainingB.havenopotentialabilityofflying

C.don’tknowthebasicknowledgeofflightD.havenosenseofobeyingdiscipline

2.Itcanbeinferredinthetextthat_____.

A.WagstafftaughtpilotstolearnfromLindbergh

B.Wagstaffcoulddrivetrouble-makingpilotsoutofplanes

C.somepilotsusedtobeashamedofhavingawomanteacher

D.poacherstriedtofindchancetokillWagstaff

3.Themainideaofthepassageisabout_______.

A.Wagstaffmeetswithlife-threateningconditionsinflight

B.WagstafffliesacrossKenyatocatchpoachers

C.WagstafftookLindberghashermodel

D.WagstaffhelpsKenya’spilotsbattlepoachers

4.FromwhatWagstaffsaidinthelastparagraph,weknowthathethought_____.

A.everybodyhasthedutytoprotectanimals

B.hersawanimalsbeingkilledeveryday

C.nowhereelsecanyoufindelephantsbutKenya

D.hiscountrywasrichinwildliferesources

B

Itstartedwithanudge...

PeoplearehookingupallovertheInternet.Itcanbejustforfun,oritcangetserious.Love,jealousy:

anonlinerelationshipinvolvesalltheemotionsofanofflineone.Buttherearesomebigdifferences.

Truelies

Somepeoplefinditeasiertotypetheirtruethoughtsthanadmittothemface-to-face.Soinsomewaysyougetmorehonestyonline.Youmightlearnaboutsomeonemuchfasterinachatwindowthanonadate.

Ontheotherhand,theInternetistheperfectplacetotelllies:

somesmall,somewhoppers.It’seasytocreateawholenewidentity.Andyoucanneverbe100%surethatthepersonyou’retalkingtoiswhotheysaytheyare.

Ifyougetinvolvedwithsomeoneonline,youneedproofofwhotheyreallyarebeforeyouevenconsidertakingtherelationshipfurther.

Rememberthatphotosarenoguarantee.There’snothingtostopsomeoldbeggarsendingyouapictureofaswimwearmodel（orviceversa）.

Keepingitreal

Usethesamerulestoonlinerelationshipsthatyouwouldliketomeetintherealworld.It’sgreattojoke,butsetclearboundaries.Andremember,itmighttaketimebeforeyoucanfullytrustsomeone.

Steppingitup

Webcamsandphonechatscangetquitefullon.It’snormaltofeelnervousabouthavingintimateconversationsonline.Youshouldonlygoasfarasyouwantandneverfeelpressuredintoanythingyou’renotcomfortablewith.

Thefinaloptionismeetingup.Itcouldwork,butmakesureyouknowthedangers.Alternatively,youmightneverwantyourrelationshiptoleavethechatroom,that’sfinetoo.

5.Sometimespeopleonlinemay_______.

A.easilyspeaktheirmindsB.becomecuriousaboutotherquickly

C.bemuchmoreemotionalD.finditfuntolovesomeoneonline

6.Theword“whoppers”maymean_______.

A.bigfacesB.bigliesC.bigplacesD.bigwindows

7.Thewriterseemstoagreetotheviewthat_______.

A.don’tplaythesamejokesonthenetasthoseintherealworld

B.peoplewhocheatonlinebecomehonesteasily

C.itisgoodforyounottomeetanetfriendfreely

D.youshouldn’tbelievewordsbutphotosonthenet.

8.Themainideaofthepassageisabout_______.

A.onlineshoppingB.onlinegamesC.onlinebullyingD.onlinerelationships

C

Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Apeslaugh.Sododogsandrats.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesyouhowtolaugh.Youjustdo.

Youmaylaughataprank（恶作剧）onAprilFool’sDay.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke,saidRobertProvince,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesratherthanreactiontoajoke.

“Alllanguagegroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway,”hesaid.“WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter...There’sapatterngeneratorinourbrainthatproducesthissound.”

Each“ha”isaboutone-15thofasecond,repeatedeveryfifthofasecond,hesaid.Laughingfasterorslowerthanthatsoundsmorelikepanting（喘）orsomethingelse.

Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearing,andpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,illustratingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonasinglesensebutonsocialinteractions,saidProvince.

Otheranimalslaugh,too.Chimpstickle（挠痒痒）eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.

Pankseppstudiesthatratslaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled.Theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.

Bystudyingrats,Pankseppandotherscientistscanfigureoutwhat’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.Anditholdspromiseforhumanills.

ProfessorJeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesaninsulin-likegrowthfactorchemicalthatactsasanantidepressantandanxiety-reducer.Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumans,too.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargetinthebrainintheirefforttodevelopdrugsthatfightdepression（抑郁）andanxietyinpeople.

Evenso,laughteritselfhasn’tbeenproventobethebestmedicine.“Nostudyhasshownthatlaughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit,”Provincesaid,largelybecauseit’shardtoseparatelaughterfromjustgoodfeelings.

9.Thewriterinthefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthatlaughingisa（n）______abilityforallthepeople.

A.ImportantB.NecessaryC.BornD.old

10.Whydoesthewritersay“Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesratherthanreactiontoajoke”?

A.Becauselaughteristhesamesoundinallthehuman’slanguages.

B.Becauseeveryonecanunderstandthemeaningofthewordlaughter.

C.Becausepeoplecancommunicatewitheachotherbylaughing.

D.Becauselaughterisconsideredabasiclanguageallpeoplecanlearn.

11.WhichofthefollowingphrasescansummarizethemainpointofPara.4?

A.LaughingfrequencyB.LaughingnumbersC.LaughingfunctionsD.Laughingcharacteristics

12.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat_______.

A.themedicalfunctionsoflaughterarestillunderexperiment

B.laughingeverydaycancurepeopleofmanydiseases

C.laughterhasnodirectconnectionwithgoodfeelings.

D.doctorsaredevelopingakindofmedicineaccordingtolaughter

D

CWU

THECOMMUNICATIONSUNION

HeadofResearch

Salary:

£55.27

WearelookingforaHeadofResearchtomanagethedepartmentCWUresearchDepartmentandInformationCentre.Youwouldberequiredtoexercisecontrolofallresearchworkofthedepartmentandmanageateamofthreeresearchersandforsupportstaff.

ThepersonappointedwouldbeexpectedcarryoutresearchworkofastrategicnatureacrosstherangeofbusinessesinwhichtheCWUhasorseeksmembershipandtocontributetothestrategicthinkinganddirectionoftheunionasawhole.

Youwillneed:

provenlinemanagementskills,especiallyinmanagingandmotivatingateam;goodresearchskills,holdingagooddegreeinarelatedsubjectorothersimilarexperience;ahighlevelofmathematicalandcalculatingskills;theabilitytoproducehighqualityworkunderpressure;acommitmenttoandknowledgeofthetradeunionmovementandsocialdemocraticpolitics;andknowledgeand/orexperienceofthepostaland/ortelecommunicationsindustry.

Toapply,pleaserequestanapplicationpackbyemailinghr@cwu.orgorbytelephoningHR（HumanResources）on02089707482.Whenapplyingpleasestateyoursource.

ClosingDateforApplication:

4thAugust2010

Anticipatedinterviewdate:

17thAugust2010

Noagenciesplease

13.Oneofthedutiesofthepe