广东省英德市第一中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

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广东省英德市第一中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

英德市一中2015-2016学年第一学期高二英语月考

（一）试题

（本试卷满分150分。

用时120分钟。

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第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles.Almostamonthago,heboughtpopularwordgamethatusedlittlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlettersonthem.Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid,“Uh,look,thegameboxhaven’tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney.”

Peterexaminedthebox,and,sureenough,itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic.Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox.

“Youshouldputthatupforauction（拍卖）ontheInternet,andseewhathappens.”thesalesgirlsaid.

“Yes,you’reright.Peoplelikesomethingrare.”Peteragreed,“Ican’timaginetherebeingverymanyunopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.”

“Don’tforgettotellmeifyousellit.”thesalesgirlsmiled.

“Noproblem.”Petersaid.

Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthecouldn’tfindit.ThenhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch.Thesearchresultwas543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehadbeenproducedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors.Healsofoundsomelistsofgamefanslookingforvariousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,tellingthemwhathehad.

Twoweekslater,Peterwentbacktotheshop.

“Hello.Doyoustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?

”

Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond,thenrecognizedhimandsaid,“Oh,hi!

”

“I’vegotsomethingforyou,”Petersaid.“Isoldthegameandmade$1,000.Thankyouforyoursuggestion.”Hehandedherthree$100bills.

“Wow!

”thesalesgirlcriedout.“Thankyou,Ineverexpectedit.”

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter’swordgame?

A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago.

B.Ithadgameboardsindifferentsizes.

C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal.

D.Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors.

2.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter’swordgame?

A.Oldandhandy.B.Rareandvaluable.

C.Classicandattractive.D.Colorfulandinteresting

3.Petergotthenamesofthegamefansfrom_________.

A.anauctionB.theInternet

C.agameshopD.thesecond-handshop

4.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?

A.Petergavethegirl$300asareward.B.ThesalesgirlbecamePeter’sfriend.

C.Peterreturnedthewordgamefor$1,000.D.ThesalesgirlfeltconfusedtoseePeteragain.

5.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory?

A.It’simportanttokeepapromise.B.It’sgreattoshareinotherpeople’shappiness.

C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers.D.Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.

B

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,“I’mnotafish!

”Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?

AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanyeyelids（眼皮）andthesunhutstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem..

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothinklikeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.

6.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.

7.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?

A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.

C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.

8.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound_________.

A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.

9.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound_________.

A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiring

C.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople

10.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom_________.

A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbook

C.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire’sbiography

C

Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpets,butmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressureandraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattack,reducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.

Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsome,ananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wife.A2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress（紧张）levelsandbloodpressureinpeople—halfofthempetowners—whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic（心算）orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalone,withahusband/wife,aclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.Thosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedmostquicktobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroom,peoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorerelaxedaroundpets,saysAllen,whothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon'tjudge.

Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandtheirequallyfatdogsondiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56peoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaverage,peoplelostabout11pounds,or5%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn'tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbut,sayresearchers,gotmoreexerciseoverall—mostlywiththeirdogs—andfounditworthdoing.

11.Theunderlinedword“subjects”refersto______.

A.whatstudentslearnedatschoolB.peoplethatwerestudied

C.thosewhohadpetswiththemD.thosepeoplewithoutpets

12.Apersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif_______.

A.hehasapetcompanionB.hehaslessstressofwork

C.heoftendoesmentalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily

13.Whydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks?

A.Theyhavelowerbloodpressure.B.Theybecomemorepatient.

C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.

14.Theresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthat________.

A.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexercise

B.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledid

C.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledid

D.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.Whatpetsbringtotheirowners.B.Howpetshelppeoplecalmdown.

C.People'sopinionsofkeepingpets.D.Pet'svalueinmedicalresearch.

D

ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.

Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.

Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.

OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional（地区的）cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.

Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanne