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高二英语月考试题2

黑龙江省××市第一中学2017-2018学年高二英语4月月考试题

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

SydneyCulturalFestival–What’sontoday!

EuropeanArtShow

Location:

ArtGalleryofNewSouthWales.Todayisthefinaldayoftheexhibitionfeaturing18thand19thcenturypaintingsbysomeofthegreatestEuropeanartists,suchasVanGoughandMonet.PostersofthesegreatworksareavailableforpurchaseattheVisitors’Centre.

Time:

8.30am–7pm

Cost:

$12adults;$7childrenandstudents

NatureWalks

Location:

Sydney’sRoyalBotanicGarden.Comeandcelebrateournaturalenvironmentinoneoftheworld’sonlynatureparksinsideamajorcity.Joinourhourlyguidedtours,startingattheEasternGate,andenjoybreathtakingforests,stunningcityescapesandthemagnificentSydneyHarbour.

Time:

9am–4pmCost:

Free

SydneySymphonyOrchestraConcert

Location:

SydneyOperaHouse.Australia’smostfamousorchestraisbestknownforitsperformancesofclassicalFrenchandGermanmusic.Butintonight’sconcert,theworld-famousChinesepianistLangLangisthespecialguestartistandwillperformaseriesofclassicChinesecompositionsincludingYellowRiver.

Time:

8.30pm–11.30pm

Cost:

$175adults;$90studentsandchildren

MoonlightCinema

Location:

CentennialPark.SitonthegrassandenjoythelatestmoviesorclassicsfromthepastunderthestarsatAustralia’sbestandlargestoutdoorcinema.TonightfeaturesthewonderfulAustralianfilmRedDog.Besidesthemovie,therewillbeadisplayofclassicAustralianfilmposters.

Time:

8pm–10.30pm

Cost:

$19adults;$14childrenandstudents

1.WhereshouldpeoplewishingtojoinaNatureWalkmeet?

A.TheVisitors’Centre.B.TheHarbourBridge.

C.TheEasternGate.D.Theguides’building.

2.WhatkindofmusicwillbeplayedattheOperaHousethisevening?

A.Australian.B.German.C.French.D.Chinese.

3.Howmanyoftoday’sfestivalactivitiestakeplaceoutside?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

4.Atwhichactivitycanguestsbuyaposterasasouvenir?

A.EuropeanArtShow.B.NatureWalks.

C.SydneyOrchestraConcert.DMoonlightCinema.

B

It'sbeensaidthathonestyisthebestpolicy．Itsoundslikethesimplestthingintheworld，butbeingtrulyhonestwithothersandwithyourselfcanbearealchallenge．Mostofuslearnedtobedishonestaschildren．Rememberthatdishonestyisrootedinfear，soyoumustlookforandfacethosefears．Bylistingareaswhereyouhaveaproblem，andthenworkingtodealwiththem，youcanbattlethesehabits．Ifyoufindyourselflyingbecauseyoufeardisapprovalfromsomeone，forexample，perhapsyouneedtolearnhowtostopbeingapeoplepleaserandbeyourself．Mostimportantly，admityourerrorssothatyoucanforgiveyourselfandusethoseexperiencestoreinforceyourdeterminationtodobetter．

Ifyoufeelguiltyforhavingbeendishonestinthepast，apologizetothepersonyouliedtoorfindacreativewaytomakethingsright．Ifyou'veliedtoapersonwhoplaysanimportantroleinyourlife（asignificantother，relative，orfriend），thebest（butmostdifficult）thingtodoistocomeclean．

Thinkhonestly．Thismaysoundsilly，butifyoudon'tthinkhonestly，youwon'tbehonest．

Ifyou'repushedintoacorneranddon'tknowhowtorespond，youhavetherighttoremainsilentorsay"Canwetalkaboutthisanothertime?

"or"Ireallydon'tfeelcomfortabletalkingaboutthis．"Don'tsay"Idon'tknow．"

Practicebeinghonestonthesimplethings．AbrahamLincolnbecamefamousforgoingtogreatlengthstoreturnafewcentsthatdidnotbelongtohim，hencethenickname"HonestAbe"．Byapplyinghonestytothelittlethings，youwillgetinthehabitofbeinghonestingeneral．

5．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsbecominghonest?

A．Optimistic．B．Pessimistic．C．Skeptical．D．Unconcerned．

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reinforce"inparagraph2mean?

A．showB．StrengthenC．expressD．weak

7．What'stheauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Toencouragepeopletobehonest．

B．Toarousereaders'interestinbeingfamous．

C．TocallonpeopletolearnfromAbrahamLincoln．

D．Toadviceustosaysorrytothepersonweliedto．

8．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ChallengeYourself

B．NoNeedtoLietoOthers

C．HonestyistheBestPolicy

D．LittleThingsCanMakeaBigdifference．

C

Agreatinventionbyan18-year-oldhighschoolstudentgrewoutofasimpleproblemmostteenagersmeetwith.

“I'mateenagerandIhaveacellphoneandmycellphonebatteryalwaysdies，soIwasreallylookingforawaytoimproveenergystorage，”EeshaKharesaidonTuesday.“That'showIcameacrossthesupercapacitor.”

TheteenagerwhocamefromCalifornia,andgraduatedfromhighschoollastweek，wona$50，000prizeonMay17，2013attheIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFairforcreatingadevicethatcanstoreenoughenergytochargeacellphonein20to30seconds.

“Itchargesveryquicklyandcanstorealotofenergy，”Kharesaid.“Thecoolthingisthatit'salotthinnerthanonestrandofhair.”

Kharehasn'tusedherinventiontorechargeacellphoneyet，butsheusedittopoweralight-emittingdiode（LED）inordertoshowitscapability（容量）.Ifusedoncellphones，thesuperchargerwouldslideontothephone'sbatterytojuiceitupinamatterofseconds.Thetechnologyisn'tavailabletoconsumersyet，anditcouldbeyearsuntilitis.

AtanInteleventinPhoenix，KharewontheIntelFoundationYoungScientistAward，takingsecondplaceoverallintheworld'slargesthighschoolscienceresearchcompetition.Shebeatoutmorethan1，600finalistsfrom70countries.Shesaidthatshehasbeenapproachedbyseveralcompaniestocontinueherresearch，butsheisnowfocusedonattendingHarvardUniversityinautumn.

“Rightnow，justmyeducation，buthopefullywe'llseewhathappensinthefuture，”shesaidaboutherplans.“Ihavealotofinterests，sowe'llseewhatIdointhefuture.”

9.Thepassagestartswith________．

A．whatproblemmostteenagersmeetwithinlife

B．howKharehelpedotherswiththeirproblems

C．whyKharedecidedtomaketheinvention

D．howteenagersmakeuseoftheircellphones

10.Accordingtothepassage,Khare________．

A．wasmostprobablybornin1995

B．willgraduatefromhighschool

C．willdonatemuchofherprize

D．isthefirstteenagertowinsuchabigprize

11.Thesupercapacitor________．

A．isasthinasahair

B．canproduceenoughenergysoon

C．hasbeenpopularonthemarket

D．hasnotbeenputinuseindailylife

D

ClimatechangewillforceexhaustedbirdsmigratingtoEuropefromAfricatotravelfurther,withpossiblydisastrousconsequences,accordingtoastudy.

Theannualvoyageofsomespecies,whichflynorthinsearchoffoodandsuitablehabitats,couldincreasebyasmuchas400kilometers（250miles）,theresearchfound.“Marathonmigrationsforsomebirdsaresettobecomeevenlonger,”saidStephenWillis,aprofessoratDurhamUniversityinBritainandthemainarchitectofthestudy.“ThisisbadnewsforbirdsliketheWhitethroat,acommonfarmlandbird.Theaddeddistanceisaconsiderablethreat.Astemperaturesriseandhabitatschange,birdswillfacetheirbiggestchallengesincethePleistoceneera（更新世）,whichended11,000yearsago,”hesaidinastatement.

Some500millionbirdsmigrateeachyearfromAfrica,someweighingaslittleasninegrams（three-tenthsofanounce）.Tocompleteavoyagethatcanbethousandsofkilometerslong,birdshavetofattenthemselvesuptotwicetheirnormalweight.Someevenshrinktheirinternalorgans（收缩内脏）tobecomemorefuelefficient,soanyadditionaldistancemaybedangerous.

Thestudyfindsthatfrom2007to2010,nineoutof17speciesexaminedaregoingtofacelongermigrations,particularlybirdsthatcrosstheSaharaDesert.SomebirdstraveltheSaharaandtheMediterraneanSeainaonego,whileothershaveabreakinnorthernAfricabeforecrossing.Manyflyatnight,whentemperaturesarecooler.

Afew—suchastheBlackcap—havestartedtoadaptbyspendingwintersinBritain,butsuchbehaviorremainsexceptional,thestudysaid.ThestudyforecaststhatthemigrationdistanceoftheOrpheanWarblerwilljumpfrom2,700kilometers（1,700miles）tobetween3,050and3,350kilometers（1,900and2,100miles）,withevenlongerincreasesfortheSubalpineandBarredWarblers.

12.Whatdoestravelingextradistancemeanforsomemigratingbirds?

A.Betterlivingconditions.B.Betterphysicalhealth.

C.Strongerabilitytofly.D.Biggerthreattolife.

13.Tocompletethemarathonmigrations,somebirdshavetodothefollowingexcept______.

A.haveabreakintheSaharaB.putonmoreweight

C.reducethesizeofinternalorgansD.flyatnighttoavoidtheheat

14.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.BirdshavetomigratefromAfricatoEuropeinwinter.

B.Globalwarmingisbadforallbirdsworldwide.

C.Birdsthatareofsmallsizedon’tneedtomigrate.

D.Somebirdshavetomigrateunlesstheyadapttoclimatechange.

15.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Climatechangeleadstodisastrousconsequence

B.Theannualvoyageofsomespecies

C.Howbirdsmigrateforlongerdistances

D.Climatechangepushesbirdstomigratefarther

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从所给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。

　16Oneofthebestthingsyoucanpossiblydoistostartyouownclub.It’sgreatfunespeciallyifyouarethesortofpersonwhofeelsthere’sneveranythingtododuringtheschoolholidays.

Thefirstthingyouneedtocomeupwithisanideaforyourclub.　17　Pets,clothes,popmusicordancinggroups,sports,makingthings?

Thelistisendless.

Nextyouneedsomefriendstobeinyourclubwithyou.　18　All