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1、精品解析全国百强校山西省大同市第一中学学年高二月考英语试题学生版客观卷第一节：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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AShakespeare City WalkThis 90-minute leisurely walking tour does not go to the Globe Theatre (because everyone already knows it) , but instead uncovers less known monuments and locations

2、in the City of London with connections to Shakespeares life, his friends, his loves and his work.The Shakespeare City Walk takes place on Fridays at 11 a.m. at Temple tube station.Address: Meet at Temple tube station, LondonTelephone: +44(0)790 5746733Camera WalkLearn how to take better photos as yo

3、u explore London with a professional photographer on a Camera Trails tour. Walk around Brick Lane and Spitalfields on the Urban East tour, or take photos of Big Ben and St Pauls Cathedral on the South Bank tour.Address: Trafalgar Square, LondonTelephone: +44(0)798 957 9336The Celebrity PlanetSee cel

4、ebrity (名人) homes, famous film locations, music landmarks and places linked to pop history on a Celebrity Planet tour. Find out about stars in Notting Hill, Mayfair, Primrose Hill or Chelsea, or try a Harry Potter, James Bond or Beatles tour.Address: 40 Porchester Square, LondonTelephone: +44(0)20 7

5、193 8770Email: infoSandemans New London ToursSandemans New London Tours offer a completely free tour of Royal London, including the Changing of the Guard. Theres also an Old City of London Tour, and a Grim Reapers of London Tour. Our expert guides work for tips, you contribute to the pollution probl

6、em of Londons cars and buses.Email: info1. What is TRUE of the Shakespeare City Walk?A. It takes place five days a week.B. It consists of not so much famous destinations.C. It lasts about half a day.D. It includes a visit to a famous theatre.2. If you want to take some wonderful photos of Big Ben, y

7、ou may _.A. receive some professional trainingB. go to Temple tube stationC. join the Urban East tourD. join the South Bank tour3. Sam is a movie fan. He will probably _.A. go to 40 Porchester SquareB. call +44(0)790 5746733C. call +44(0)798 957 9336D. email infoBYou may not pay much attention to yo

8、ur daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”. “The lift becomes

9、this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They (elevators) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.” We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray

10、, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed. He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want its your own little box. If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) a

11、cross from each other to create distance. When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle. New entrants to the lift will need to si

12、ze up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple look down, or look at your phone. Why are we so awkward in lifts? “You dont have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, to

13、ld the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arms length of distance between us. And thats not possible in most elevators.” In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is

14、 to avoid eye contact,” she said.4. The main purpose of the article is to _.A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevatorB. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquetteC. share an interesting but awkward elevator rideD. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator5. According to Gra

15、y, when people enter an elevator, they usually _.A. turn around and greet one anotherB. look around or examine their phoneC. make eye contact with those in the elevatorD. try to keep a distance from other people6. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two

16、people in an elevator?7. The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _.A. judge B. ignore C. put up with D. make the best ofCScientists claim to have developed a revolutionary new giant 3D concrete printer that can build a 2,500-square-foot house in just 24 hours.The 3D p

17、rinter, developed by Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis from the University of Southern California, could be used to build a whole house, layer by layer, in a single day.It is basically scaling up 3D printing to the scale of building, said Khoshnevis.The giant robot replaces construction workers with a no

18、zzle (喷嘴), which can quickly build a home based on a computer pattern, MSN News reported.Contour Crafting, as it is named, is a layered fabrication (构造) technology. Using this process, a single house or a colony of houses, each with possibly a different design, may be constructed in a single run, em

19、bedded (嵌入) in each house all the wires and pipes for electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning.The potential applications of this technology are far-reaching including in emergency, low-income, and commercial housing.Our research also addresses the application of Contour Crafting in building habita

20、ts on other planets. Contour Crafting will most probably be one of the very few feasible approaches for building structures on other planets, such as the Moon and Mars, which are being targeted for human habitation before the end of the new century, researchers said on the project website.The techno

21、logy may potentially reduce energy use and emissions. And the main advantages of the Contour Crafting process over existing technologies are the superior surface finish that is realized and the greatly increased speed of construction.8. Professor Khoshnevis has recently developed a 3D printer that c

22、an _.A. build a 2500-square-foot house in a single day.B. construct a skyscraper, layer by layer.C. design a group of houses automatically.D. assist construction workers in their work.9. The new 3D printer uses the following to build a house EXCEPT _.A. a nozzle B. a computer pattern C. a robot D. a

23、n air-conditioner10. According to the text, the potential applications of Contour Crafting include building _.A. emergency vehicles B. low-income housingC. commercial centers D. space stations on other planets11. What advantages of this new technology is mentioned in the text?A. It creates more jobs

24、. B. It is less time-consuming.C. It saves the building cost. D. It emits no carbon dioxide.DAlexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester, Connecticut on January 18, 1996, the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthday, Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of

25、childhood cancer. On her first birthday, the doctors informed Alexs parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later, Alex slightly moved her leg at her parents request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a cour

26、ageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments.By her second birthday, Alex was able to stand up with leg braces (支架）.She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficul-ties, until the shocking discovery within the next year that

27、 her tumors (肿瘤)had started growing again. In the year 2000, the day after her fourth birthday, Alex received a stem cell transplant (干细胞移植）and informed her mother, “When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand.” She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to “he

28、lp other kids，like they helped me.，True to her word, she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $ 2,000 for “her hos-pital,” People from all over the world, moved by her story, held their own lemonade stands and donated the earnings to

29、Alex and her cause. In August of 2004, Alex passed away at the age of 8, knowing that, with the help of others, she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alexs familyincluding brothers Patrick, Eddie, and Joeyand supporters around the world are comm

30、itted to continuing her inspiring cause through Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金会）.12. It can be learned from the text that Alex_ .A. couldnt walk until she was fourB. was the only daughter of the ScottsC. held her first lemonade stand in 2001D. was born with cancer13. Why was Alexs Lemonade Stan

31、d Foundation founded?A. To promote her lemonade.B. To set up a childrens hospital.C. To attract public attention to her disease.D. To collect money to help children with cancer.14. What did the public do to support Alex and her causeA. They helped her sell lemonade.B. They provided free stands for h

32、er.C. They donated money to her foundation.D. They donated stem cells for her operation.15. Which of the following can best describe AlexA. Stubborn. B. Determined. C. Innocent. D. Energetic.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。Perhaps you have heard the expression- when in Rome, do as the Romans do. So w