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秋季大同市铁路第一中学学年高二英语上学期月考试题
大同铁一中2018-2019学年第一学期第一次月考检测题
高二年级英语
考试时间100分钟
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四册选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Travelingsomenewplacesisexciting.Butitcanalsobringunwelcomesurprises.GoogleMapstoolhasmanytechtoolsthathelpmaketravelingeasier.Today,webringyou4toptipsforusingGoogleMaps.
♦Planaroadtriproute
Whenyouaretravelingonaroadtrip,youdonothavetoplaneachpartofthetripseparatelywithGoogleMaps.Toplanaroadtrip,openGoogleMaps.Searchforyourfirstdestination,andthenclickonthearrowtogetdirections.Then,clickontheplus+signtoaddmoredestinationstoyourtrip.
♦Saveyourmapsforofflineuse
Whenyouaretraveling,youmaynotalwayshaveaccesstotheInternet.ThegoodnewsisyoucanstilluseGoogleMapsevenwithouttheInternet.YoucandownloadamapfromGoogleMapstoyourphone.Theappwillshowyoutheareaofthemapyouwillbesaving.
♦Skipthelinesatpopularplaces
AnotherusefulGoogleMapstoolshowsyouhowbusyaplaceisduringtheweek.Abargraphwillshowyouthenormalbusyandquiettimesduringtheweekforplaceslikerestaurants,stores,touristattractionsandmore.Byusingthistool,youcanplanyourtriptoavoidthebusiesttimesoftheplacesyouwanttovisit.
♦Findthebestplacesintown
Doyouwanttoknowthebestlocalplaces?
YoucanaskGoogleMapsforrecommendations.AfteryousearchforacityinGoogleMaps,clickNearbytofindthetop-ratedrestaurants,hotels,pubs,coffeeshops,andmore.
1.HowcanyouuseGoogleMapswhenthere‘snoInternet?
A.Downloadthemapoftheareasyougoto.B.SearchforthefreelocalserviceofWiFi
C.BooktheserviceoftheInternetinadvance.
D.Acquireinformationthroughyourcellphone.
2.Whatcanthethirdtip“Skipthelinesatpopularplaces”benefityou?
A.Itprovidesyouthebestseasonstovisitaplace.B.Itlistsplacesyoushouldnotgotovisit.
C.Ithelpsyoubookthemostfamousplaces.
D.Itwarnsyouoftherushhouryoumaycomeacross.
3.Howcanyoufindthebestplacesinacity?
A.Searchonline.B.TurntoGoogleMaps.
C.Followthetravelguide.D.Refertoitsintroductions.
B
JohnandMaryhadanicehomeandtwolovelychildren.JohnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstriptoanothercityforseveraldaysandMarywouldgowithhimtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocarefortheirchildrenandreturnedhomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.
Astheydroveintotheirhometown,theyfoundahomeonfire.Afrhavingalook,Marysaid,“Ohwell,itisn’tourfire.Let’sgohome.”ButJohndrovecloserandsaid,“ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhowouldn’tbeoffworkyet.Maybethereissomethingwecoulddo.”
Johnnoticedanoldladyscreamedtohim,“Thechildren!
Getthechildren!
”Johngrabbed(抓住)herbytheshouldersaying,“Getaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!
”“Inthebasement,”criedthelady.
InspiteofMary’sdisagreement,Johnsoaked(浸湿)hisclothesandrantothebasementwhichwasfullofsmoke.Hefoundthedoorandgrabbedtwochildren.Ashelefthecouldhearsomemorecry.Hesentthetwobadlyfrightenedchildrenintothewaitingroomandaskedhowmanymorechildrenweredownthere.ThetoldhimtwomoreandMarygrabbedhisarmandscreamed,“John!
Don’tgoback!
It’sdangerous!
Thathousewillfalldowninanysecond!
”
Butheshookheroffandwentback.Itseemedaverylongtimebeforehefoundbothchildrenandstartedback.Asheclimbeduptheendlessstairs,thethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliaraboutthelittlebodiesnexttohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.Thebaby-sitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping.
4.TheoldladyscreamedtoJohnto.
A.askhimtogetawayfromthefireB.askforthedirection
C.askhimtoputoutthefireD.askforhishelptosavethechildren
5.WhatwasMary’sresponsetoJohn’saction?
A.Shedisagreedwithit.B.Shesuppordit
C.Shewasunconcernedaboutit.D.Shemisunderstoodit.
6.WhatwasthehouselikebeforeJohnwentbackonceagain?
A.Itwasclean.B.Itwasburneddown.C.Itwasdangerous.D.Itwasunderrepair.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthestory?
A.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
C.Helpingothersmeanshelpingourselves.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
C
Inarareanddifficultmission,aplanesuccessfullyrescuedtwosickworkersfromtheU.S.sciencestationattheSouthPoleonWednesday.Themedicalrescuetookplaceinthedark.RegularflightstotheSouthPoleareusuallyconsideredtooriskybetweenthemonthsofFebruaryandOctober.
TheAmundsen-ScottstationisrunbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Theplanearrivedthereafteradifficult2,400-kilometer,nine-hourtripfromaBritishbaseontheAntarcticPeninsula.
TheNationalScienceFoundationspokesmanPeterWestsaidtherescueoperationwentaccordingtoplan.“Itwasaverychallengingoperationforthepilots,foreveryonewhoisaroundtosupportthepilots,everyonefromweatherforecasters,toflightfollowers,allthosepeople.Soitwasextremelychallengingandtheyhaveperformedextraordinarilywellinthefaceofthosechallenges.”
TheNationalScienceFoundationdidnotreleasetheworkers’names,nationalities,ormedicalconditions.TheNationalScienceFoundationdecidedlastweektosendawayatleastonepersonfromthestation.Thestationhasadoctorandaphysician’sassistant.TheymakecontactwithdoctorsintheU.S.asneeded.But,theworkerneededmedicalcarethatthestation’sdoctorcouldnotprovide.Theydecidedtosendawayasecondworkerwhowasalsosick.
WestsaidtherescueoperationwasconsideredriskybecauserightnowAntarcticaisalwaysdarkandextremelycold.“Itisdarktherenow,becauseweareintotheAntarcticnight.ItisverycoldattheSouthPole.Theaveragetemperatureisminus60Celsius,thoughitcanbecolderandcanbewarmer.Thereisweathertocontendwith,whichisnotthesameastemperature.Blowinganddriftingsnowandallofthosethings.”
8.Whatwasthetaskofthisspecialflight?
A.ToobserveclimateinAntarctica.B.TosenddoctorstoAntarctica.
C.TosavepeoplefromAntarctica.D.TodeliverequipmenttoAntarctica.
9.WhatwasPeterWest’sattitudetowardsthepeopleinvolvedinthisaction?
A.Neutral.B.Praiseful.C.Optimistic.D.Agreeable
10.Whatdoyouknowaboutthetwoworkers?
A.Theirnames.B.Theirnationalities.C.Theirworkingplace.D.Theirmedicalconditions.
11.Whywerethetwoworkerssentaway?
A.Theycouldn’tworkanylonger.B.Theywerenotusedtotheextremecold.
C.Therewasnomedicalcareinthestation.D.Thestationdoctorcouldn’ttreattheirillness.
D
Didyoueverwonderwhyyouhavenomemoryofwhenyouwereababyorveryyoungchild?
Thequestionofwhyadultsdonotrememberhowtheylearnedtowalkortalkhaslongbeenamystery.ResearchersintheUnitedStatesareinvestigatingthisquestion.
Youknowyoulearnedhowtowalkandtalk,butthefunnythingisthatyoudon’trememberwhenandhowyoulearnedthis.
Thestudyinvolvedcomputer-basedtests.Thetestsweredesignedtoworklikegames.Theyweregivento32four-year-olds,32six-year-oldsand50youngadults.
Thetestsmeasuredthememoryprocessthathelpspeoplerecognizedifferencesbetweenexperiences.Forexample:
Awalkwithyourdogwhenyousawafriend,andadifferentwalkwithoutyourdogorwhenyoudidnotseeyourfriend.
Thesecondtestinvolvedshowingthetestsubjectsanumberofphotographs.Thechildrenandyoungadultstakingthetestwereaskedtocomparethefirstgroupofphotoswithasecondsetofpictures.
Sometimes,thetwosetsofphotoswerethesame.Butothertimes,theyweredifferent.Rememberingdifferencesinobjects,suchaspictures,isknownaspatternseparation.
Thetwotestssuggestthatmemoryskillsaremoreadvancedforsix-year-oldsthan4-year-olds.Thatmighthelpexplainwhyadultsdonotrememberwhentheylearnedtowalkortalk.
MemoryresearchisimportantasdoctorstrytodevelopacureforAlzheimer’sdisease.Personswiththediseasesuffermemoryloss.ButmemorylossresearchisnotlimitedtohelpingAlzheimer’spatients.Itcouldhelpwithlawenforcementofficerstryingtogetmoredetaileddescriptionsfromwitnessestocrimes.Itcouldalsohelpfindwaystogetbetterandmorereliableinformationfromyoungvictimsofcrime,suchaschildabusebyfamilymembersorcaregivers.
12.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirsearch?
A.Byanalyzing.B.Bycomparing.C.Bydiscussing.D.Byobserving.
13.Whydoadultsnotremembertheirearlylifeaccordingtothetests?
A.Theirmemoryskillshaven’tdevelopedwellenough.
B.Theydon’thavetheabilityofrecognizingpictures.
C.Theydon’thaveanymemoryatthatstageoflife.
D.Theirmindsaredisturbedbytheirsurroundings.
14.Whatdoyouknowfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thecauseofmemoryloss.B.Thecureofaseriousdisease.
C.Thepracticalvalueofmemoryresearch.D.Thereliableinformationfromyoungvictim.
15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WhenCanWeRememberOurLifeofEarlyYears?
B.TheMostUnforgettableExperiencesWeRemember.
C.TheOlderWeAre,theBetterMemorySkillsWeHave.
D.WhyCan’tWeRememberOurFirstFewYearsofLife?
第二书(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
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