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河南省焦作市学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题
2017-2018学年高二上期第二次月考英语学科试卷
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'llbecomethin.
A.Wake-up
Whenyouwakeupinthemorning,situpslowlywithoutusingyourhands.Withlegsstraightout,bendforwarduntilyoufeelsoreinyourback.Itwillburnabout10calories.
B.Startwithsoup
Whenyouhaveameal,orderaclearsoup,andhaveitbeforehavingthemainfood.Inthisway,you'llfeelfuller,soyou'lleatlesswhenthemainfoodcomes.
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.Youhavetojoinagymifyouwanttoloseweight.
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.Storiesaboutabsent-mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyears,andwenevergottiredofhearingnewones.Unfortunately,however,absent-mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhen“trick”ofourmemorycancauseusgreattrouble.
24.Ifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,.
A.youshouldforceyourselftorememberthings
B.youshouldtryhardtorememberthings
C.youshouldneverstoplearning
D.youshouldmakeaconsciouseffortofpracticeandexercise
25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor.
B.Onenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoor.
C.Thewriterrememberedtolockthedoor.
D.Onenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoor.
26.Fromthesentence“Wenevergettiredofhearingnewones”,wecaninferthat.
A.absent-mindednesshappensnotonlytoprofessorsbuttomanyotherpeople
B.wedon’twanttoknowanythingmoreaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors
C.wewillnevergettiredoflisteningtonewstoriesaboutabsent-mindedness
D.weenjoyhearingnewstoriesaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors
27.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.
A.HowtoGetaGoodMemory
B.“Tricks”OfMemory
C.ForgetfulnessandAbsent-mindednessisDangerous
D.GetRidofAbsent-mindedness
C
Theloneliestchimp(黑猩猩)intheworldjustgotthebestsurprise---ahugfromanewfriend.Ponsohasbeenbyhimselffornearlythreeyears,findinghimselfaloneafterhiswifeandchildrendiedontheislandwheretheywereabandonedbyamedicaltestingcompanymanyyearsago.
ForyearsanearbyvillagernamedGermainhasbeenPonso’sonlycompany,visitinghimsooftentobringbananasandbread---thechimp’sonlysourceoffoodonthetinyisland.ItwasclearhowmuchPonsomissedcompanionshipwhenhewasrecentlyvisitedbyChimpanzeeConservationCentreDirectorEstelleRaballand.ThechimpimmediatelyembracedEstelleRaballandinahugehugandlaughedasshereachedoutforhim,withhissmilefromeartoear.
ForthosewhoknowPonso’sbackstory,hisimmediateeaseandtrustinhumansmightbesurprising.Ponsowasoneof20chimps,allbetweentheagesof7to11yearsold,relocatedtoanislandofftheIvoryCoastafterbeingusedfortesting.Afterthetestswerecompletedin2005,thelabreportedlytransferredthechimpstoastringofislands,occasionallydroppingofffoodandwaterbecausetherewasnoneinthechimps’newhomes.
DiseaseandhungersoonleftonlyPonso,hismateandtheirtwochildrenstanding.Butattheendof2013theydiedwithindaysandPonsoisnowcompletelyalone.
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.Howdoesananimalbecomesee-through?
It’strickierthanyoumightthink.
Theobjectsaroundyouarevisiblebecausetheyinteractwithlight.Lighttypicallytravelsinastraightline.Butsomematerialsslowandscatter(散射)light,bouncingitawayfromitsoriginalpath.Othersabsorblight,stoppingit dead initstracks.Bothscatteringandabsorptionmakeanobjectlookdifferentfromotherobjectsaroundit,soyoucanseeiteasily.
Butatransparentobjectdoesn’tabsorborscatterlight,atleastnotverymuch,Lightcanpassthroughitwithoutbendingorstopping.Thatmeansatransparentobjectdoesn’tlookverydifferentfromthesurroundingairorwater.Youdon’tseeit—youseethethingsbehindit.
Tobecometransparent,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,becausetheyhavetomakeallthedifferenttissuesintheirbodiesslowdownlightexactlyasmuchaswaterdoes.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.completely
34.Onewayforananimaltobecometransparentisto________.
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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