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高二英语下学期第二次月考试题I
2019-2020年高二英语下学期第二次5月月考试题(I)
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)
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
Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsandcitiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.
OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecouldn'tworkandayoungofficer,Mr.Hunt,begantotrainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetownandseewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthatmomenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundtheofficerwasangry.
"I'msorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier."Ileftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrongwithmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!
ItdiedandIhadtorunback."
Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier'sturn.Hesaid,"I'msorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,but…"
Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,"Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,I'llpunishyouatonce!
"
"No,no,sir,"saidtheyoungman."Mybuswasallrigh
t,butthedeadhorseswereinitsway!
"
1.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto_______.
A.stopthesoldiersgoingtotowns
B.stopthesoldiersmeetingtheirfriends
C.trainthenewsoldiers
D.maketheyoungmenlivequietly
2.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause_______.
A.atrafficaccidenthadhappened
B.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiers
C.theninesoldiersdidn'tebackontime
D.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown
3.Theninesoldiersreturnedtothecamplatebecause_______.
A.somethingwaswrongwiththeirbuses
B.theirhorsesdiedonthereturnway
C.ittookthemmuchtimetorunback
D.theyallhaddrunkmuchinthetown
4.Whichanswerdoyouthinkright?
A.I'llbelieveonlythelastsoldier.
B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.
C.I'llbelievenoneofthenineso
ldiers.
D.Theofficerwon'tpunishhissoldiers.
B
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C
Atthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed(诊所)withkindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldifficultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.
Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,“Mrs.Smith,yousee,thed
octorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.”
Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,“youarenodifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman.”
Itried,butIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.
Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots(点),whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.
Wasn’tIthe“blind”inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted”students.Mythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodance.Ipletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnodifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieterplace.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup
Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandledinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday-withan“A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords,“Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying”
9.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadinginclassbecause.
A.HewasnewtotheclassB.Hewastiredofliterature
C.HehadanattentiondisorderD.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome
10.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage
A.HehadgoodsightB.Hemadeagreatinvention.
C.HegaveupreadingD.Helearnedalotfromschool
11.WhatwasMrs.Smith‘sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory
A.AngryB.ImpatientC.SympatheticD.Encouraging
12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage
A.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.
B.Ateachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.
C.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswithefforts.
D
.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.
D
Thereareanextremelylargenumberofantsworldwide.Eachindividual (个体的)ant hardlyweighanything,butputtogethertheyweighroughlythesameasallofmankind. Theyalsolivenearlyeverywhere,exceptonfrozen mountain tops andaround thepoles.Foranimalstheirsize,antshavebeenastonishinglysuccessful,largelyduetotheirwonderfulsocial
behavior.
Incolonies(群体) thatrangeinsizefromafewhundredtotensofmillions,theyorganizetheirliveswithacleardivisionoflabor. Evenmoreamazing ishowtheyachievethisleveloforganization.Whereweusesoundandsighttomunicate, antsdependprimarilyonpheromone(外激素), chemicalssentoutbyindividualsandsmelled ortastedby fellowmembersoftheircolony.Whenanantfindsfood,itproducesapheromonethatwillleadothers straighttowherethefoodis.Whenanindividualantesunderattackorisdying, itsendsoutanalarmpheromonetowarnthecolonytoprepareforaconflictasadefenseunit.
Infact,whenitestotheartofwar, antshavenoequal.Theyare pletelyfearlessandwillreadilytakeonacreaturemuchlargerthanthemselves,attackinginlargegroupsandoveringtheirtarget.Suchistheirdevotiontothemongoodofthecolonythatnotonlysoldierantsbutalsoworkerantswillsacrificetheirlivestohelpdefeatanenemy.
Behavinginthisselflessand devotedmanner,theselittlecreatureshavesurvivedonEarth,formorethan140millionyears,farlongerthandinosaurs.Becausetheythinkasone, theyhaveacollective(集体的) intelligencegreaterthanyouwould expectfrom itsindividualparts.
13.Wecanlearn fromthepassagethatantsare____________.
A.notwillingtosharefood
B.notfoundaroundthepoles
C.moresuccessfulthanallotheranimals
D.toomanytoachieveanyleveloforganization
14.Antscanusepheromonesfor______.
A.escape B.munication
C.warningenemiesD.arranginglabor
15.Whichofthefollowingcontributesmosttothesurvivalofants?
A.Theirbehavior. B.Theirsize.
C.Theirnumber. D.Theirweight
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。
Beforegoingoutsideinthemorning,manyofuscheckawindowthermometer(温度计)forthetemperature.Thishelpsusdecidewhattowear.____16____.Wewantourfoodtobeacertaincoldnessintherefrigerator.Wewantitacertainhotnessintheoven.Ifwedon’tfeelwell,weuseathermometertoseeifwehaveafever.Wekeepourroomsacertainwarmthinthewinterandacertaincoolnessinthesummer.
Notallthethermometersusethesamesystemtomeasuretemperature.Weuseasystemcalled
theFahrenheitscale(华氏温度).ButmostothercountriesusetheCentigradescale(摄氏温度).
Bothsystemsusethefreezingandboilingpointsofwaterastheirguide.____17____.OntheFahrenheitscalewaterfreezesat32degreesandboilsat212degrees.OntheCelsiusscalewaterfreezesat0degreesandboilsat100degrees..
Themostmonkindofthermometerismadewithmercury(水银)insideaclearglasstube.Asmercury(oranyotherliquid)beeshot,itexpands(膨胀).Asitgetscolder,itcontracts(收缩).Thatiswhyonhotdaysthemercurylineishighintheglasstube.____18____.
First,takeaclearglassjuicebottlethathasacap;fillthebottlewithcolouredwater.Tapaholeinthecenterofthecapusingahammer