学年高考英语高效备考外研版人教版北师大版通用月考卷二Word文档格式.docx

1、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。AAbout 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled （注册） my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my sons teacher asked me to meet him at his office.In the teachers

2、office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “Is your son mentally retarded （弱智的）? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO, no, it cant be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy,

3、instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.My son could not follow the teachers directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didnt he know my son did not speak English yet?He was angry; “Why hasnt your son been taught to speak English? Dont you speak English a

4、t home?No, I didnt speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didnt want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people wh

5、o come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently be

6、fore the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual （双语的）。Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it te

7、aches people about other cultures and other placessomething very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.21. The teacher asked the author to his office _.A. to discuss Scolas in-class performance B. to get Scola enrolled in kindergartenC. to find a language partner for Scol

8、a D. to work out a study plan for Scola22. The authors attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as_.A. critical B. casual C. positive D. passive23. This text is likely to be selected from a book of _.A. medicine B. education C. geography D. historyBActing on a sudden impulse （凭冲动行事）, a

9、n elderly woman, whose husband had been killed in the Civil War, went into a photographers to have her picture taken. She was seated before the camera, wearing the same hard, forbidding look that had made her fearful to the children living in the neighborhood when the photographer said suddenly, “Br

10、ighten the eyes a little.” She tried but failed. “See here,” the elderly woman said sharply, “if you think an old woman who is dull can look bright, or the one who feels cross can become pleasant every time she is told to, you dont know anything about human nature. It takes something from the outsid

11、e to brighten the eye and the face.”“Oh, no, it doesnt! Its something to be worked from the inside. Try it again,” said the photographer good-naturedly.She tried again and this time with better success. “Thats good! You look twenty years younger.” She went home with a strange feeling in her heart. I

12、t was the first compliment she had received since her husband passed away and it left a pleasant memory behind.When she went home, her neighbors soon remarked the change.“Why, Catherine, you are getting younger. How did you manage it?“It is almost all done from the inside. You just brighten up insid

13、e and feel pleasant.”Every emotion tends to shape the body into beauty or into ugliness. Nothing we ever do is wiped out. The way to be beautiful without is to be beautiful within.Men complain because God puts thorns with roses; wouldnt it be better to thank God that he puts roses with thorns? We wi

14、n half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it, including the thorns. This is what happens in real life.24. The old woman went to the photographers to _.A. have her picture taken B. get her husbands photoC. complain to the photographer D. make herself look younger25. Wha

15、t can we know about the old woman?A. She missed her children very much.B. Kids in the neighbor always looked up to her.C. She hesitated to go to the photographers.D. The photographers manner inspired her a lot.26. What does the underlined word “compliment” mean?A. Praise. B. Comment. C. Comfort. D.

16、Relief.27. What is the message conveyed in the story?A. Ignore ugliness when going after success.B. Friendship is built on respect for each other.C. Accept reality and take things as they are.D. Watch out for difficulty on their way to success.CMany science fiction stories tell about explorers arriv

17、ing in a new world who use some kind of high-tech device to test for breathable air or signs of life. But here on Earth, science fiction is becoming reality through a new sampling technology called environmental DNA （eDNA）. Scientists can use it to identify rare species, or estimate fish populations

18、 with just a little air or water. Scientists study the genetic material released by living creatures. Essentially they can take a sample of soil, air or water, and they can sequence （排序） the DNA out of it and tell you what is there.EDNA can be used to identify the creatures that live in a certain pl

19、ace. Besides, it can confirm the presence or lack of a specific creature. The cost of gene sequencing has reduced greatly in recent years, which makes DNA testing more widely available.Caren Goldberg, who heads the new eDNA lab at Washington State University, is one of the first biologists to take t

20、he technology from the testing period to actually using it.“It is extremely useful for species that are really hard to find. I have spent many hours looking for species that I was pretty sure were therelooking under rocks, looking in water, doing all kinds of surveys.”Caren Goldberg sees eDNA as a w

21、ay to get answers more efficiently, safely and with less destruction compared to traditional survey techniques. Until recently, scientists depended on netting or using an electric current to temporarily catch fish.This newer way is becoming popular around the world. Animal experts in Vietnam are usi

22、ng the eDNA to find the last, wild Yangtze giant softshell turtles. On the Caribbean island of Trinidad, it is being used to find endangered golden treefrogs.Scientists working with it say they do not expect robots to replace field biologists anytime soon. But the old-fashioned field work could soon

23、 be more targeted. A related research goal is to show how long environmental DNA can last and how far it can travel in different environments.28. DNA testing is widely used mainly because _.A. its cost has reduced greatlyB. its result is more accurateC. its procedure is easy to runD. it frees biolog

24、ists of hard work29. What is Caren Goldbergs opinion on eDNA?A. Its hard to put it in actual use.B. Its helpful only in a limited way.C. It takes more time to get the results.D. It may cause less damage to species.30. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?A. The old-fashioned

25、field work would be more popular.B. The old-fashioned field work would face more difficulties.C. More research will be made on the old-fashioned field work.D. It is still uncertain to confirm the effects of eDNA testing.31. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Science Fiction Makes Space

26、Exploration Much EasierB. Science Fiction Becomes Reality for Species SurveysC. Species Surveys Are More Awesome Than You ThinkD. Environmental DNA testing Contributes To Our SocietyDStudents at Monument High School are participating in a unique activity called the Independent Project. The program i

27、s an “alternative” school thats completely run by students no teachers, parents, or adults are allowedand theyre in charge of deciding their entire courses. What these teens study in the classroom and their homework are all entirely up to them.Students arent taking this lightlyinstead of reacting ir

28、responsibly to the freedom to design their own studies, theyre eagerly grasping their own interests by writing poetry collections, learning instruments and taking flight lessons.“I think the more choices we have in our schools, the more students we will help develop into the kind of citizens that we

29、 need,” Principal Marianne Young explains. “And that its okay for you to need a little bit of a different approach from mine.”The only structure to the program is this: On Mondays students come up with questions that interest them about one of their school subjects, then they spend the rest of the w

30、eek researching and coming up with potential conclusions to these inquiries. On Fridays, they present this information to their classmates.Teens express their satisfaction with the program because it accommodates different kinds of learners, even those who dont always succeed in a traditional academ

31、ic sense.“I have dyslexia （阅读障碍）, so its very hard reading and writing and doing those sorts of things. School has always been a big problem for me,” one student named Sergio explains. “If not for this program, I dont know if Id be graduating-I dont know where Id be right now. I think this has really been my savior and got me through the last two years of high school.”32. What can we know about the Independent Project?A. Normal school courses are a must. B. It aims to help students with math.C. Therere no teachers involved in it. D. Students must study courses at home.33. According to Princi