江西省临川二中学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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江西省临川二中学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案

临川二中2019—2020学年度第一学期高一

第二次月考英语试题

（考试时间：

120分钟试卷满分：

150分）

第一部分听力（略）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

BrightSidedidsomeresearchonmanyplacesthroughouttheworldwhereyoucanbuyahousefor1dollarorforfree!

Roubaix,France

IfyoulikeFrance,RoubaixlocatedinthenorthofFranceisjustforyou.Thelocalauthoritieswantittobepopulatedandattractive.Youcanbuyasmallhouseintheindustrialdistrictforjust$1.Thebuyerissupposedtoliveinthishousefor3years.

Buffalo.USA

Buffaloofferswhoeverqualifiestobuyahousefor$1.Allyouneedistobealawfulcitizenofthecityandinvestamountofmoneyintoitsdecoration.Doingthis,theauthoritiesarehopingtomakethecitybeautifulagainwithoutspendingmoney.

Liverpool,GreatBritain

InLiverpool,mostofhouseswereabandoned（遗弃）bytheworkingclassduringtheyearsofunemployment.Thegovernmentistryingtosellthehousesforjust$1.Ifyouwanttobuysuchahouse,ithastobeyourfirstdealonbuyingproperty（房产）.

Candela,Italy

Ifyoustillhaveanydoubtsaboutspending$1onahouse,youshouldknow:

thegovernmentwillpayyousomemoney,ifyoumovetoCandela.Inordertobepaid,youneedtobecomeapermanent（永久的）citizenandhaveanincomeof$7500peryear.Ifmovingalone,youwillget$800,andifyouaregoingwithyourfamily,thepaycanbefourtimesasmuchasonlyoneperson.

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21.WhydotheauthoritiesofBuffaloprovideahouseforpeoplewith1$?

A.Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.

B.Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.

C.Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.

D.Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.

22.Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?

A.Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.

B.Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.

C.Itmustbeyourfirsthousepurchase.

D.Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.

23.HowmuchmoneycanyougetifmovingtoCandelawithawholefamily?

A.$3200B.$9600C.$800D.$7500

B

Abicyclemaybeseenbymostpeopleasjustanothervehicle（交通工具）,butformanyLondoners,cyclingisawayoflife.AccordingtoanofficialUKgovernmentsurveyin2017,about570,000bikejourneysaremadeeverydayinLondon.Infact,almosthalfofthevehiclesthatpassoverLondonBridgeeachdayarebikes.

Londonintroducedapublicbike-sharingsystemin2010.“Therecanbenodoubtthatourtrustybicycleshavechangedthewaypeoplegetaroundourgreatcity,”JohnsontoldTheGuardianin2015.

InLondon,bikesareusedformorethanjusttakingshorttripstoandfromthesubway.Nomatterwhereyouwanttogointhecity,takingabikeisusuallythequickestandeasiestchoice.

Andit’snotjustsharedbikesthatthegovernmentisencouragingpeopletoride.InmanycompaniesacrosstheUK,theUKgovernment’sCycletoWorkscheme（骑行倡议）allowsemployeestobuyabrandnewbikewithouthavingtopayanytax（税）.Thismeansthatit’scommontoseemanypeoplecyclingtoandfromwork,andsomeemployersevenprovideworkplaceshowersandlockers（储物柜）fortheirworkers.Moreimportantly,acycle-friendlybossmayletyouoffforbeinglateifyourodeabiketowork.

Notonlyisitgreatfortheenvironmentandourbody,cyclingisalsogoodforthemind.AccordingtoNationalGeographicMagazine,“Bikeridingcanimprovepeople’shappiness.”

24.HowdoestheauthorshowthepopularityofcyclinginLondon?

A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byusingnumbers.D.Byusingfamoussayings.

25.What’sJohnson’sattitudetowardthebike-sharingsysteminLondon?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Disappointed.D.Uninterested.

26.Whatcanemployeesgetfromthegovernmentunderthe“CycletoWork”scheme?

A.Freebike-sharingservices.B.Atax-freebike.

C.Shorterworkinghours.D.Workplaceshowersandlockers.

27.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Cyclingasahealthywayoflife.

B.London’spublicbike-sharingsystem.

C.WhyLondonersareencouragedtoridebikes.

D.HowcyclinghasbecomepopularinLondon.

C

TheNobelPrizeinLiterature,whichhasbeenawardedannuallyalmosteveryyearsince1901,netted（净赚）thewinningauthor747,000pounds（$915,000）,amedalandcertificate,andthelegaldutytodeliveralectureinSwedenatsomefuturedate.Thewinnerwasselected,asusual,bytheSwedishAcademy,whichalsopickedasecondlaureate（获奖者）thisyeartomakeupforthefactthatnoprizewaspresentedin2018becauseofascandal（丑闻）.

TheNobelPrizeinLiteraturefor2018wasawardedtothePolishauthorOlgaTokarczuk“foranarrativeimaginationthatwithencyclopedic（百科全书式的）passionrepresentsthecrossingofboundariesasaformoflife”.Shewonlastyear’sManBookerInternationalPrizeforhernovelFlights.HerrepresentativeworksincludeDriveYourPlowOvertheBonesoftheDeadandPrimevalandOtherTimes.

TheNobelPrizeinLiteraturefor2019wasawardedtotheAustrianauthorPeterHandke“foraninfluentialworkthatwithlinguisticingenuity（语言的独创性）hasexploredtheperipheryandthespecificityofhumanexperience”.HisrepresentativeworksincludeSorrowBeyondDreams,SlowHomecomingandTheGreatFall.

BeforetheannouncementoftheNobelPrizeinLiteraturewinners,therearealsotwonominees（被提名者）whohaveattractedmuchattention.ChinesepeoplearekeepingtheireyesonnomineeCanXue.CanXue,whoserealnameisDengXiaohua,wasborninCentralChina’sHunanProvincein1953.Shehadatoughchildhoodworkingasaworkerinastreetfactoryforeightyears.Herlifeexperiencehasformedherownuniqueliterarypath.Can’sbookshavebeentranslatedandpublishedoutsideChina.Frontier,publishedintheUSin2017,wonattentionandapplausefromtheWest.

TheotherhotguessisJapanesewriterHarukiMurakamiwhosebooksandstorieshavebeenbestsellersinJapanaswellasinternationally,withhisworkbeingtranslatedinto50languagesandsellingmillionsofcopiesoutsidehisnativecountry.Hisworkhasreceivednumerousawards.InternetuserskeepeyesonhimintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturebecausehehasbecomehotguessforyears.HisrepresentativeworksincludeNorwegianWood,KafkaontheShoreand1Q84.

28.WhyaretwowritersawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturethisyear?

Tofilltheprizegapof2018.

B.Toattractmorepeople’sattention.

C.Toinspiremoreoutstandingwriters.

D.Tosatisfythedevelopmentofliterature.

29.WhatmadeOlgaTokarczukwintheNobelPrizeinLiterature?

A.Herhighpopularity.B.Herlanguageskills.

C.Hernumerousworks.D.Herwritingstyle.

30.WhichbookcanyouchooseifyouareinterestedinPeter’sstyle?

A.Flights.B.TheGreatFall.C.Frontier.D.KafkaontheShore.

31.WhydotheInternetuserspaycloseattentiontoHarukiMurakami?

A.Hehascreatedhundredsofgreatnovels.

B.Hehasreceivedlotsofawardsallthetime.

C.Hehasbeensupposedtowintheprizeforyears.

D.Hehasbeenrecognizedasthemostpopularwriter.

D

ClosetotheNorthPole,remoteandrockyPlateauMountainintheNorwegianarchipelagoofSvalbardseemsanunlikely（不可能的）spotforanyglobalefforttosafeguardagriculture.Inthiscoldanddesertedenvironment,nograins,nogardens,notreescangrow.Butattheendofa130-meter-longtunnelcutoutofsolidstoneisaroomfilledwithhumanity’smostprecioustreasure,thelargestandmostdiverseseedcollection------morethanahalf-billionseeds.

Aquietrescuemission（任务）isunderway.Withgrowingevidencethatuncheckedclimatechangewillseriouslyaffectfoodproductionandthreatenthediversity（多样性）ofcropsaroundtheworld,theSvalbardGlobalSeedVaultrepresentsamajorsteptowardsensuringthepreservation（保存）ofhundredsofthousandsofcropvarieties.Thisisaseedcollection,butmoreimportantly,itisacollectionofthetraits（特点）foundwithintheseeds:

thegenesthatgiveonevarietyresistance（抵抗力）toaparticularpestandanothervarietytolerance（忍耐力）forhot,dryweather.

Fewpeoplewilleverseeorcomeintocontactwiththecontentsofthisvault.Insealed（密封的）boxes,behindmanylockeddoors,monitoredbyelectronicsecuritysystems,envelopedinbelow-zerotemperatures,andsurroundedbytonsofrock,hundredsofmillionsofseedsareprotectedintheirmountainfortress（设防的地方）.Frozeninsuchconditionsinsidethemountain,seedsofmostmajorcropswillremainviableforhundredsofyears,orlonger.Seedsofsomearecapableofkeepingtheirabilitytogrowforthousandsofyears.

EveryonecanlookbacknowandsaythattheSeedVaultwasagoodandobviousidea,andthatofcoursetheNorwegiangovernmentshouldhaveapproved（批准通过）andfundedit.Butbackin2004,whentheSeedVaultwasfirstproposed,itwasviewedasacrazy,impractical,andexpensiveidea.

Weknewthatnothingwouldprovideadefiniteguarantee（保证）.Butweweretired,fedup,andfranklyscaredofthesteady,greaterlossesofcropdiversity.TheSeedVaultwasbuiltbyoptimistswhowantedtodosomethingtopreserveoptionssothathumanityanditscropsmightbebetterpreparedforchange.

TheSeedVaultisabouthopeandcommitment（承诺）—aboutwhatcanbedoneifcountriescometogetherandworkcooperativelytoaccomplishsomethingsignificant,long-lasting,andworthyofwhoweareandwishtobe.

32.Accordingtothepassage,what’stheSeedVault?

A.It’satunnelwherethecollectedseedsaredisplayed.

B.It’sastoneroomthatcontainstheseedsofendangeredcrops.

C.It’saseedgenebankthatstoresdiverseseedsforfutureagriculture.

D.It’salabwhereresearchersstudyhowtokeepthediversityofcrop