高二英语上学期第一次月考试题7.docx

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高二英语上学期第一次月考试题7

清河高中2016---2017学年度上学期高二英语第一次月考试卷

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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IwishtherewouldbeawaytodescribeChinainsimpletermsbutthat'simpossible.ForthemostpartChinesepeoplearefriendly,easygoingandoptimistic.TheyarecuriousandunusuallypatientandtheyarealsothehardestworkingpeopleIhaveevermet.

InChina,familyiseverything.InmyEnglishclasseswhenthestudentswereaskedwhattheywoulddoiftheyonlyhadafewhourstolive,moststudentstoldmehowtheywouldspendtheirlastfewhourswiththeirfamiliesandparents.Manytimesthesubjectsintheclassescenteronfamiliesandfriends.Iteachmanystudentsayear,talkingtothemfreely.

ThecostoflivinghereisverylowcomparedwiththatoftheUS.ThecityofXiangFanIliveinisn'tlargeandIlivebetter.Nonimported（非进口的）foodsareverycheap,soareclothingandarticlesofeverydayuse.Thecostofpublictransportationisverylow,too.Chinesevalueeducation.However,itisreportedthatmanychildrencan'taffordtheexpensesofschoolingandareforcedtoleaveschoolinsomepoorareasinChina.ButtheyorganizedProjectHopemanyyearsago.Itcreatesconditionsforthepoorchildrentogobacktoschool.Inmyopinion,ProjectHopeisofgreatimportancetothedevelopmentoftheruraleducation.

WhenwereadnewsofChinainthewest,rarely,ifever,willweseeanythingmentionedofthepositivechangesChinahasgonethrough.WhileitistruethateconomicmiracleshavenotreachedmanyareasofChina,butwealsohavethesameproblems.

WhenIamaskedwhichcountryIconsiderbetter,ChinaortheUS,myanswerhasalwaysbeenthesame,“Wearenotworseorbetterthaneachother,weareonlydifferent.”

21．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofChinesepeople?

A.HethinksmostChinesepeoplehardlywork.

B.HethinksmostChinesepeopleareproud.

C.HedislikesmostChinesepeople.

D.HepraisesmostChinesepeoplealot.

22．WhatistheauthordoinginChina?

A.HeisteachingEnglishinaschool.

B.Heisvisitingtheplacesofinterest.

C.Heisstudyinginacollege.

D.Heisonbusiness.

23．WhatareNOTcheapinChinaintheauthor'sopinion?

A.ClothesandshoesmadeinChina.

B.Localfoods.

C.Importedfoods.

D.Publictransportationtickets.

24．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorthinks________.

A.thewesternershavegottoknowChinawell

B.theprogressofChinaisseldomreportedintheUS

C.China'seconomicmiracleshaveappearedeverywhere

D.theeducationinruralareasisnevercaredaboutinChina

B

Obama,LadyGagaandSteveJobs—whatdotheyhaveincommon?

Theyare,ofcourse,allAmericans.Andaccordingtoasurveybysocialnetworkingsitebaidu.com,theyallbestillustrate（举例说明）theword“cool”.

Butjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis“cool”?

Mostwouldanswerthatitissomethingtodowithbeingindependent-mindedandnotfollowingthecrowd.

YaleUniversityartprofessorRobertFarrisThompsonsaysthattheterm“cool”goesbackto15thcenturyWestAfricanphilosophy.“Cool”relatestoideasofgraceunderpressure.

“InAfrica,”hewrites,“coolnessisapositivequalitywhichcombinescalmness,silence,andlife.”

Themodernideaof“cool”developedlargelyintheUSintheperiodafterWorldWarII.“Post-war‘cool’wasinpartanexpressionofwar-weariness（厌战情绪）,...itwentagainstthestrictsocialrulesofthetime,”writesociologistsDickPountainandDavidRobinsinCoolRules:

AnatomyofanAttitude.

ButitwastheAmericanactorJamesDeanwhobecamethesymbolfor“cool”inthehugelysuccessful1955movieRebelwithoutaCause.Deanplaysatoughguywhodisobeyshisparentsandtheauthorities.Healwaysgetsthegirl,smokescigarettes,wearsaleatherjacketandbeatsupbullies.Inthemovie,Deanshowedwhat“cool”wouldmeantoAmericanyoungpeopleforthenext60years.

Todaythefocusof“cool”haschangedtoathletics（体育运动）stars.Ofteninmoviesaboutschools,studentsgainpopularityontheathleticsfieldmorethanintheclassroom.ThiscanbeseenquiteclearlyinmovieslikeVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDie.

Butmanyteenagersalsothinkbeingsmartiscool.Chessandotherthinkinggameshavebeenbecomingmorepopularinschools.

“CallittheHarryPotterizationofAmerica—atimewhenbeingsmartisthenewcool,”writesjournalistJoeSunnen.

25．Ifyouwereconsidered“cool”inAfricainthe15thcentury,you_____.

A.thoughtandacteddifferentlyfromthemajority

B.hadacalmandquietattitudetowardslife

C.didn’tobserverulesandauthorities

D.hadallkindsof“bad”manners

26．TheheroesinVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDiearelikelytobethosewho_____.

A.doverywellintheirstudies

B.areveryskilledatsports

C.aregoodatchessandotherthinkinggames.

D.have

supernaturalpowerslikeHarryPotter

27．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Theoriginoftheword“cool”.

B.Thekindsofpeoplewhoare“cool”.

C.Thechangingmeaningoftheword“cool”.

D.Howtobea“cool”person.

C

Twofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,“Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence”.Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren’tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?

Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult.Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcan

leadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence.Theproblemisn’tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.

Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidable,theycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution:

staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewords,name-calling,andaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfire.Ontheotherhand,softwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.

Afterbothsidesh

avecalmeddown,theycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution:

listening.Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterward,thelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker’sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.

Finally,studentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn’tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat’swrongwiththeotherperson.Itmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexample,ashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:

Howdi

dthisstart?

WhatdoIreallywant?

WhatamIafraidof?

Astheissuebecomesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn’t,carefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.

Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschools,butthatdoesn’tmeanthereneedstobeviolence.AfterstudentsinAtlantastartedaconflictresolutionprogram,accordingtoEducatorsforSocialResponsibility,“64%oftheteachersreportedlessphysicalviolencein

theclassroom;75%oftheteachersreportedanincreaseinstudentcooperation;and92%ofthestudentsfeltbetteraboutthemselves”.Learningtoresolveconflictscanhelpstudentsdealwithfriends,teachers,parents,bosses,andcoworkers.Inthatway,conflictresolutionisabasiclifeskillthatshouldbetaughtinschoolsacrossthecountry.

28.Thisarticleismainlyabout.

A.thelivesofschoolchildrenB.thecauseofargumentsinschools

C.howtodealwithschoolconflictsD.howtoanalyzeyouthviolence

29.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat.

A.violenceismorelikelytooccuratlunchtime

B.theeatinghabitofastudentisoftenthecauseofafight

C.studentstendtolosetheirtempereasily

D.asmallc

onflictcanleadtoviolence

30.WhydostudentsneedtoaskthemselvesthequestionsstatedinParagraph5?

A.Tomakeclearwhattherealissueis.B.Togetreadytotrynewthings.

C.Tofindoutwhoistoblame.D.Tofigureouthowtostoptheshoutingmatch.

31.AftertheconflictresolutionprogramwasstartedinAtlanta,itwasfoundthat.

A.moreteachersfeltbetteraboutthemselvesinschools

B.therewasadecreaseinclassroomviolen

ce

C.therewaslessstudentcooperationintheclassroom

D.theteacher-studentrelationshipgreatlyimproved

D

TheSATisoneoftwomajortestsfortheentrancetoAmericancollegesanduniversities.TheothertestiscalledtheACT.Morethan2millionstudentstaketheSATyearly,includingabout100,000foreignstudents.TheorganizationoftheSATwillchangetheentrancetestin2016.TheCollegeBoardannouncedthatthenewSATwillnolongerteststudentsonrarelyusedwords.ButitwillincludepassagesfromAmericanhistoricaldocumentsorfromwritingsonfreedomandhumanrights.

TheCollegeBoardsayswordsonthenewtestwillberelatedtousage.Stu