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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