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河南省师范大学附属中学学年高二月考英语
(本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟)
第一卷
一、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)
阅读下面短文,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
Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive(欺骗)?
Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.
Forexample,somemightsay,"Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery(彩票).Itwasgreat.I tookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!
"
Thisguy'sawinner,right?
Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought $200worthof tickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'sreallyabigloser!
Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.
Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slastterm,herstatelost onemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!
"That'strue.However,an honeststatementwould havebeen,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."
Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,"NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache."ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.
Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It'sasadfactoflife:
Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruth canlieaswell.
1.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?
A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.
C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.
2.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould___________.
A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truths
C.nottakeanythingatfacevalueD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany
3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"netgain"inParagraph5mean?
A.finalincrease. B.bigadvantage.
C.largeshare. D.totalsaving.
4.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?
A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.
B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.
C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisement.
D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.
B
Whenyou'relyingonthewhitesandsoftheMexicanRiviera,thestressesoftheworld seemamillionmilesaway.Hey,stop!
Thisisnovacation-youhavetofinishsomething!
HereliestheproblemforthetravelwriterandcriticEdieJarolim"Ialwayslovedtravelingandalwayslikedtoeat,butitneveroccurredtomethatIcouldmakemoneydoingboth ofthosethings,"Jarolimsaid.Nowyoucanreadhertraveladviceeverywhere-----inArtsandAntiques,inBrides,orinoneofhertherebooks,TheCompleteIdiot'sTravelGuidetoMexicanBeachResorts.
Herjobintravelwritingbegansomeeightyearsago.AftergettingaPhDinEnglishinCanada,shetookaTest
Frommer'stravelguides,passedit,andgotthejob.AfterworkingatFrommer's,Jarolimworkedforawhile atRoughGuidesinLondon,thenFodor's,whereshefellsoinlovewithadescriptionoftheSouthwestof theU.S.thatshemovedthere.
Nowasatravelwriter,shespendsone-thirdofheryearontheroad.Therestofthetimeisspent completinghertasksandwritingreviewsofrestaurantsathomeinTucson,Arizona.
Asadventurousasthejobsounds,thehardpartisfact-checkingalltheinformation.Sure,it'sgreatto writeaboutatouristattraction,butyou'dbettergetthelocalmuseumhourscorrectoryoucould reallyruinsomeone'svacation.
5.WhichcountrydoesJarolimliveinnow?
A.Mexico B.TheU.S. C.TheU.K. D.Canada
6.WhatismostdifficultforJarolim?
A.Workingindifferentplacestocollectinformation
B.Checkingallthefactstobewrittenintheguides
C.Finishingherworkassoonaspossible
D.Passingatesttowritetravelguides
7.WhatdoweknowaboutJarolimfromthetext?
A.Sheissuccessfulinherjob
B.Shefindsherlifefullofstresses
C.Shespendshalfofhertimetraveling
D.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinmuseums
8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AdventuresinTravelWriting B.WorkingasaFoodCritic
C.TravelGuidesontheMarketD.VacationingforaLiving
C
"Ididn'thearthemcallmyname,"explainedShelleyHennigto ActiveTeens(AT) asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2004."Areyouready?
"iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid,"Ishookmyheadno,andthentheysaid'yes'anditwasannouncedagain."
Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan,Louisiana--shewasstilloncloudnine.
"Iwassoshocked!
Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen."Presentintheaudiencethatdaywere:
hermotherandfather,olderbrother,herfriends,andherdanceteacher.
Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere, AT askedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete."She'salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I'vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She'sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I'velearnedtogetoverbadlife'sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher."
Oneofthosebadlife'sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid,"Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot,alot,alot..."
AsMissLouisianaTeen,shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteensaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA,Shelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving,inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.
When AT askedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders,shesaid,"Don'tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway,itiseasytobeyourself."
9.Whatdothewords"oncloudnine"inParagraph2probablymean?
A.frightened B.troubled C.veryhappy D.veryangry
10.Shelleytakesherdanceteachersasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis________.
A.determined B.friendly C.strict D.experienced
11.WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?
A.Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.B.Meetfriendswheneverpossible.
C.Goeasyonyourselfandothers.D.Haveagoodrolemodel.
D
Arecentstudy,whileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardscience,alsosuggestsawidespread worrythatitmaybe"runningoutofcontrol".Thisideaisdangerous.
Sciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgood.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherway,dependingonourdecisions.Thedecisionswemake,personallyorcollectively,willdeterminetheoutcomesofscience. Buthereisarealdanger.Scienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatweare likelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifference.And,ratherthanfightingforthe bestpossiblepolicies,wemaystepbackanddonothing.
Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections,whateveris scientificallypossiblewillbedone-somewhere,sometime.Theybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheend.Thisbeliefisdangeroustoo,becauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthenfrom makingeffortstobuildasaferworld.
Inourinterconnectedworld,thelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofscience.Withoutacommonunderstanding,thechallengesof"controlling"scienceinthis centurywillbereallytough.Takehumancloningforexample.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpactontraditionalmoralvalues,somecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.
Therefore,discussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.Only throughtheuntiedeffortsofpeoplewithhope,canwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcan
sciencebestservemankindinthefuture.
12.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?
A.Peoplethinkhighlyofscience.
B.Peopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscience.
C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.
D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.
13.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?
A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.
B.Businesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscience.
C.Thepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuture.
D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.
14.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause_____.
A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomes
B.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening
C.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscience
D.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience
15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.
B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople'sattitudes.
C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.
D.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.
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),并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Whendifficultpeopleexpressthemselves