南阳一中高二第一次阶段检测英语试题.docx

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南阳一中高二第一次阶段检测英语试题

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

GalleryPolicies

forVisitorstoNationalGalleryofArt,Washington

Visitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry.Afterinspection,allbags,backpacks,umbrellas,parcels,andotherthingsasdeterminedbysecurityofficersmustbeleftatthecheckrooms,freeofcharge,closetoeachentrance.Alloversizedbags,backpacks,andluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding.Theseitemswillhavetobex-rayedbeforebeingaccepted.Itemsofvalue,suchaslaptopcomputers,cameras,andfurcoats,maynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegalleries．

Weregretthatwedonothaveenoughspaceforvisitoritemslargerthan17×26inchesintotheGalleryoritscheckrooms．

AdditionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionoftheGallery．

Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitors,nothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback.Softfrontbabycarriersareallowed,butchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback.Pushchairs（童车）areavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom．

Smokingisprohibited.Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas.Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag．Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegalleries．

Animals,otherthanserviceanimals,arenotpermittedintheGallery．

Skateboardingisprohibited．

Picture-taking（includingvideo）forpersonaluseispermittedexceptinspecialexhibitionsandwherespecificallyprohibited.Tripods（三角架）arenotallowed．

Pleasedonottouchtheworksofart．

21．WhenpeoplecometovisittheGallery,theyshould_______．

A．leavealltheircarrieditemsatthecheckrooms

B．havealltheircarrieditemsx-rayedattheentrance

C．takealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspection

D．havealltheircarrieditemsinspectedattheentrance

22．ParentswithsmallchildrenvisitingtheGallery__________．

A．cancarrytheirchildreninsoftfrontchildcarriers

B．cancarrytheirchildrenontheirshoulders

C．cancarrytheirchildrenincarrierswornontheback

D．oughttopayiftheywanttousepushchairsfortheirchildren

23．Visitingphotographersshouldmakesurethat_______．

A．picturesandvideosareallowedforpersonaluseanywhereinthegallery

B．picturesandvideoscanbetakeninsomeplacesforpersonaluse

C．picture-takingandvideoingaretotallyforbiddenintheGallery

D．tripodsareallowedexceptinsomespecialexhibitions

B

Whenyouarelisteningtoabeautifulsong,evenifyou'redeeplytouchedbyitslyrics,youprobablydon’tassociatethewriterofthoselyricswithbigliterarynames,likeIndianpoet RabindranathTagore,AmericanwriterErnestHemingwayorChinesewriterMoYan.

Thisiswhytheworldwastakenabackwhenthisyear’sNoblePrizeinliteraturewasgiventoBobDylan—anAmericansingerandsongwriter.

“IamhappyforBobDylan,butdoesthismeanIcanwinaGrammy?

”USwriterJodiPicoultjokedonherTwitter’saccount.

It’struethatDylan,now75,isanunusualNoblewinner.Butitdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatheisanunqualifiedone.

Infact,Dylan’swritingtalentshavealreadybeenrecognizedbythePulitzerPrizejury.HewasawardedaPulitzerPrizeSpecialCitationbackin2008forhislyricsof“extraordinarypoeticpower”andtheirinfluenceonpopmusicandAmericanculture.

“Mostsonglyricsdon’treallyholdupwithoutthemusic,andtheyaren’tsupposedto,”BillyCollins,aformerUSpoetlaureate（桂冠诗人）toldTheNewYorkTimes.“BobDylanisinthe2percentofsongwriterswhoselyricsareinterestingonthepageevenwithouttheharmonicaandtheguitarandhisveryspecialvoice.Ithinkhisworksdoqualifyaspoetry.”

Dylan’slyricsalsoaddresssocialissuesintheUS.Forexample,hehasproducedanumberofprotestsongs,especiallyhis1960ssongsaboutrace,civilrights,wars,tragediesandeverydayinjustices.

Andhissongstheninfluencedthelivesofmillions.“Dylan’smusicexpressedwhathewantedtoexpress,butpeoplecaughtontoitasanexpressionofwhattheywerefeeling,whattheywerethinking,”SeanWilentz,theauthorofBobDylaninAmerican（2010）,toldTheAtlantic.

Butintheend,nothingspeaksbetterandlouderthanDylan’swriting.

InMastersofWar（1962-1963），forexample，Dylanexpressedhishatredofwar,“Ithinkyouwillfind,whenyourdeathtakesitstoll,allthemoneyyoumadewillneverbuybackyoursoul.”AndinHurricane（1975）,heprotestedagainstracialinjustice,“Howcanthelifeofsuchamanbeinthepalmofsomefool’shand?

Toseehimobviouslyframed（陷害）couldn’thelpbutmakemefeelashamedtoliveinalandwherejusticeisagame.”

Ifthesedon’tqualifyasexcellentpoems,whatdoes?

24.Theunderlinedphrase“takenaback”inParagraph2probablymeans_______.

A.surprised  B.amused   C.excited   D.disappointed

25.WhydoestheauthorsayBobDylanisNOTunqualified?

A.Hislyricsstillmakegoodsensewithoutthemusic.

B.Hecouldbeviewedasapoet,whoseinfluencecanbefeltfarandwide.

C.Hissongsexpressstrongemotionsandareinspirational.

D.HeoncereceivedthePulitzerPrizebecauseofhisinfluenceonjournalism.

26.WhatcanwelearnfromthetextaboutBobDylan’ssongs?

A.Hissongswereeasyforpeopletorelateto.

B.Hissongschallengedpeopletoreflectontheirattitudetowardwealthandpoverty.

C.Hissongsaremostlyaboutpeople’sstrugglesduringwartime.

D.Mostofhisinfluentialworkswerecreatedinthe1960s.

27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardtheresultofthe2016NobelPrizeinLiterature?

A.Supportive   B.Objective  C.Doubtful   D.Negative

C

Childrenwhospendmoretimereadingwiththeirparentshaveagreaterchanceofbecomingbetterreadersthanthosewhodon’t.Withthehelpoftheirparents,childrencanlearntechniquestoimprovetheirreadingskills.

“Alotofparentsthinkaftertheirchildrenlearntoread,theyshouldstopreadingtothem,”DonnaGeorgesaid.“Theyaresadlymistaken.”

GeorgeoffersherservicestoparentsattheTitleILearningCenters.Shesaidreadingaloudtochildrenmaybethemostvaluablethingparentscando.“Itisbetterforchildrentohearthingsatahigherlevelthanwheretheyare,”Georgesaid.“Parentsaretheirchildren’sfirstteacher.”Parentshelptheirchildrenbuildlistening,phonics,comprehensionandvocabularyskillswhentheyreadaloudtothem.

Beforeparentscanidentifyreadingproblems,theyshouldescapetheenemy—televisionandlimitthetimetheirchildrenspendwatchingtelevision.GeorgesuggestednotallowingkidstohaveaTVintheirbedrooms,settingascheduleofwhenkidscanwatchorkeepingalistofhowmanyprogramschildrenwatch.LouiseJoinessaidwhileher14-year-olddaughterand10-year-oldsonenjoyreading,thetelevisionsometimesbecomesadistraction.Soshetriestobuildthesituationbysuggestingbookstheentirefamilywillenjoyreadingtogether,liketheHarryPotterseries.

Parentswhodonotreadthemselvesshouldnotcountontheirchildrenbeinginterestedinreading.Ifparentswouldreadtotheirchildrenatleast15minuteseveryday,childrenwouldnothavesomanyproblemsinschool.Itistheparents’jobtohelpbuildthatdesireintheirchildren,andofcoursetoknowwhatkindofbookstoreadisalsoimportant.

28.Theunderlinedword（inParagraph4）meanssomethingthat_________

A．canimprovechildren’sreading

B．canleadchildrentotherightwayofreading

C．canmakechildreninterestedinreading

D．canmakechildrennotattentive

29.Whichofthefollowingisimportantaccordingtothefourthparagraph?

A．Readingskills.B．Readingspeed.

C．Readingmaterials.D．Readingenvironment.

30.Ifthepassageisnotcompleted,whichofthefollowingcanfollowthefifthparagraph?

A．Parentschoosereadingmaterialsfortheirchildren.

B．Adviceisgiventocontroltheirchildren.

C．WhatTVprogramschildrencanwatchduringreading.

D．Howchildrenimprovetheirreadingbythemselves.

31.Whichonewouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ChildrenSpendMoreTimeReadingwithParents.

B．ParentsAreTheirChildren'sFirstTeacher.

C．HowParentsMakeTheirChildaBetterReader.

D．HowtoImproveChildren'sReadingAbility.

D

ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.“Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers,”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality．

LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes．Inthestudy，63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire．

Someoftheresultswereexpected:

Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes，andflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople．However，someofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“pleasant”people，whileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities．Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety”,spendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou