学年山西省平遥县和诚高考补习学校高二月考英语试题.docx

1、学年山西省平遥县和诚高考补习学校高二月考英语试题和诚学校2017-2018学年高二8月月考英语试卷（A）第二部分 阅读理解（共二节，满分60分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ATen years ago I used to be very fit. I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didnt earn very much. I h

2、ad a job in an office. It wasnt a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing. Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I

3、began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didnt have any time for things like that any more. Theres a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that is why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of

4、whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all. Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldnt believe it. Luckily it wasnt very serious. The docto

5、r advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just havent any time! My job takes everything out of me! Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something like I used to do. But if I do that, I wont earn as much. I

6、 have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just dont know what I should do. What do you think?1Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now?A. His job. B. His pay. C. His means of transport. D. His health.2According to the passage, when the author got the better job,

7、 which of the following is NOT true?A. He got higher pay. B. His working hours werent long.C. He found it very stressful. D. He had little free time at weekends.3After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him _.A. not to work any longer B. to take a long vacation abroadC. to stop smokin

8、g and take exercise D. not to eat out any more4What can we learn about the author?A. The author is not sure what he should do now. B. The author has taken the doctors advice.C. The author has got another new job. D. The author feels much better now.BMonty Hempel is a professor of environmental scien

9、ce at Redlands University in California. He studies ecological literacy-or ecoliteracy (生态素养) for short. Ecoliteracy is the ability to think about and understand the natural processes that make life possible.Monty Hempel says ecoliteracy gives people knowledge about environmental problems. But he sa

10、ys it does not always work to get them to change their behavior.Mr. Hempel wrote part of the World watch Institutes latest State of the World report. He says in his article, “Some people think that ecoliteracy is just a green form of science literacy. And what I have tried to ask is whether thats en

11、ough. In other words, what an ecologically literate person needs to know might include things like the cycles and the flows, the energy systems, all of those kind of things that we would call the science of ecology.”“That doesnt seem to lead to action to protect our environment to protect our life s

12、upport system to the level that we need to. Just because that we know, a lot about the environment doesnt mean that we actually act to save it. After all, actions speak louder than knowledge.”He adds that people may not be very worried about environmental problems if they seem far away. “Some people

13、 call it psychological distance. A lot of climate issues (问题) are worse in the Arctic and most of us dont spend time in the Arctic. And so, there a certain distance. But theres also a distance thats happening in the world as it urbanizes (城市化) - people spending more time in front of screens and less

14、 time out in nature. We become, if you will, disconnected from the natural systems that used to be the key to success for a human being.”To help children discover the wonders of nature, children should learn about nature in school, he adds. But he also points out there is a high mountain for people

15、to climb from knowledge to action.5From what Monty Hempel says in Paragraph 3, we learn that .A. ecoliteracy is more than a green form of science literacy.B. people have learnt more knowledge about ecoliteracy.C. ecoliteracy can greatly affect how nature works.D. people with enough knowledge will be

16、tter protect the environment.6In Mr. Hempels opinion, which is the most important for environment protection?A. Knowledge. B. Action.C. Green living theory. D. Psychological distance.7Mr. Hempel thinks people may show no concern about some environmental problems because .A. they lack knowledge on environment protection.B. they are closely connected with the nature.C. the problems are