河南省漯河市第五高级中学学年高二月考英语试题+Word版缺答案.docx

1、河南省漯河市第五高级中学学年高二月考英语试题+Word版缺答案 高二英语第一次月考试题 第卷第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Why We Need a Foreign Language?With translation technology quickly, many people question the need for a second language. But many speakers of foreign languages prai

2、se the benefits. Three native English speakers tell why learning a second language is important.Alex Chaffer: “It gave me the confidence to interview footballers.” When I moved to Germany four years ago, I could say “hello” and “thank you” in German. I am now fluent in the language and works on the

3、website of Germanys top football league, Bundesliga (德甲联赛).Learning German has opened me up as a person professionally. I didnt interview footballers for three years because I didnt have the confidence in my language, but now I can go up to any player. James Westgarth: “ I gave my children the gift

4、of a second language.” My first introduction to a foreign language was at a comprehensive school(综合学校)where I learnt French. My parents had no language skills but they encouraged me so I could order food when we went on holidays.I am now a sourcing director at Lufthansa(德国汉莎航空公司). This successful ca

5、reer is down to my language skills and the cultural awareness they bring. My own two children, who attend an international school in Toulouse, are of course bilingual(双语的)in French and English. Now they have a lot of international friends and theyre discovering the world through two sets of eyes. Ca

6、ssandra Scott: “ Foreign languages did wonders for my English.” I studied three languages in my final year at school: French, German and Russian. I am now a translator in Edinburgh. Learning languages at school really set the course for my career. Learning two foreign languages also did wonders for

7、my English. It gave me a new perspective(视角)on my own language and also gave me extra practice in identifying parts of speech. 1. What is Alex Chaffer most probably?A. A football playerB. A football commenter C. A sports journalist D. A football coach 2. What can we learn from James Westgarths words

8、?A. He started to learn French after he worked for Lufthansa.B. He was encouraged to learn French so that one day he could work abroad.C. He benefits a lot from his understanding of French culture.D. He teaches his two children French by himself. 3. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of learnin

9、g a foreign language?A. It enables you to see the world in a different way.B. It improves your IQ.C. It helps you better communicate with foreigners.D. It deepens your understanding of your mother tongue. BIn 2001, 13-year-old Stephen Currys AAU basketball team lost a big game. “We lost badly, and I

10、 played worse.” He writes on The Players Tribune website. “It really felt like a wake-up callthat I just wasnt good enough.” It was that night that his mom gave him a memorable piece of advice. She said : “NO ONE gets to write your story but you. Not some scouts(童子军). Not some tournament. Not these

11、other kids, who might do this better or that better. None of those people, and none of those things, get to be the author of your story. Just you. So think hard about it. Take your time. And then you go and write what you want to write. But just know that this story -its yours.” To this day, “its th

12、e best advice Ive ever gotten,” Curry, now 30. Recalls. “And anytime Ive needed it-anytime Ive been ignored, or undervalued, or even disrespected-Ive just remembered those words, and Ive kept up. Before becoming one of the greatest basketball players in the world, Curry was ignored by almost every b

13、ig college basketball program. Even after attracting wide attention at Davidson, NBA draft (选秀) analysts doubted him when he entered the 2009 draft. It was during those times in particular when Curry would repeat to himself: “This is no ones story to write but mine. Its no ones story but mine.” Toda

14、y, the Golden State Warriors star has three NBA championships and two MVP awards under his belt.Despite his success, “ The advice my mother gave me has never gone anywhere,” Curry says. “ If anything, its only become more and more a part of me.” 4. How does Stephen Curry feel after his basketball te

15、am lost a big game when he was 13 years old?A. Angry B. Discouraged C. Unconcerned D. Surprised 5. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. How he felt before his success.B. What Currys life is like.C. How Curry made his way into the NBA.D. His mothers words helped him go through his hard times.6.

16、 What can we learn about Stephen Curry from the article? A. He started playing basketball when he was 13 years old.B. He made his way into NBA soon after joining the basketball team.C. He has drawn a lot of courage and strength from his mothers words.D. Today he is still undervalued by many people.

17、7.What may be the best title of the article?A. You Are the Author of Your Own StoryB. Always Follow Your Mothers Words. C. Failure is the Mother of Success.D. Practice Makes Perfect. C We have all heard the career advice: “Follow your passion.” Were told that we should be doing something that we lov

18、e. If not, we risk being unfinished. However, the belief of having to follow your passion is sometimes misguiding. Ask yourself the question: is it possible to make a living from the thing that I love most? For most people, the answer is a definite no. Many people list travel as a passion and would

19、happily spend their last dollar on a plane ticket. But in an industry with enough contributors, writers, bloggers and photographers, how do you stand out? A Google search for “Travel Blog” will return 5.8 billion results. The same is true for food and cooking, another popular passion for many people

20、. A Google search for “Food Blog” returns 7.8 billion results. You need a very unique point of view to have a chance of keeping a foothold in an already crowded space. Before you give up your day job, it would be wise to start this new dream as a side business first.Instead, change the way you are t

21、hinking about it and focus on your strengths. Most of the time we are painfully aware that we could and should be doing more, trying harder, pushing ourselves to achieve something. Instead of looking towards the things you love, think about the things you are good at. If you focus on your strengths

22、and what you know you can do well, rather than what you love, youll end up with a much more realistic and achievable goal or plan for success. And better still, that thing you truly love remains an experience that you get to enjoy in your own sweet time, without having to worry about it paying your

23、next bill. 8. What does the underlined phrase in paragraph3 probably mean?A. 巨大影响 B. 立足之地 C. 遥遥领先 D. 勉强逃脱9. Why is “follow your passion” bad career advice according to the article?Many people are unable to make a living from the thing that love.Most people dont know what they love most throughout th

24、eir life.It gives people the wrong impression that they will be more successful if they do so.It is difficult to achieve anything in popular fields that many people love. A. B. C. D. 10. What can we learn from the article?A. Travel and food bloggers are the most popular jobs among young people.B. Pe

25、ople who do what they love are more likely to build a successful career.C. It will be much more enjoyable for people to do what they love as their career.D. People should do what they are good at instead of doing what they love most.11. Whats the authors attitude towards the advice “follow your pass

26、ion for the career?A. Supportive B. Neutral C. Negative D. Optimistic D At any bilingual school, you may hear little kids talk with each other or with her teachers in two different languages easily. Compared to the struggle of the average adult in a language class, it would be easy to conclude that

27、its best to start young. Late beginners, dont worry. Technically, anyone can become fluent in any language at any age. “ Not everything goes downhill with age,” as Antonella Sorace, a professor of developmental linguistics (发展语言学) at the University of Edinburgh, tells you. Its not even true that you

28、ng children learn languages faster than older children or adults. Broadly speaking, people have different advantages in language learning in different life stages. As babies, we have a better ear for different sounds; as young children，we can pick up native accents with surprising speed. As adults,

29、we have longer attention and important reading and writing skills, which allow us to continually expand our vocabulary. A study by researchers in Israel found that their older participants may have benefited from skills that come with age - more advanced problem-solving strategies and greater lingui

30、stic experience. In other words, older learners tend to already know quite a lot about themselves and the world and can use this knowledge to process new information. What young children are good at is listening to native speakers and imitating( 模仿) them. In 2018, researchers at MIT carried out a st

31、udy based on an online quiz of nearly 670,000 people. They found that to achieve the knowledge of English grammar, it is best to start by about 10 years old, after which that ability falls. However, the study also showed that we can keep getting better at languages over time, including our own. So i

32、f you have the idea of learning a new language, never mind your age- just pick it up. 12. What are young children good at picking up according to the article?A. accent B. vocabulary C. writing and reading skills D. different sounds 13. Which is NOT true about the ability that enables late beginners to be fluent in a foreign language?A. longer attention B. a better ability to imitate native