贵州省安顺市西秀区旧州中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、贵州省安顺市西秀区旧州中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案旧州中学 2018-2019学年第二学期 第二次月考试卷高二英语（时间：120分钟 总分：120分） 第一卷（阅读部分）1、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）AJust what is a tiger mother? Amy Chua is a law professor at Americas Yale University and her recent book on the subject is making waves. Shes been called “dangerous”，outrageous”

2、，even a “monster” for her descriptions of how she brought up her two daughters.Her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes fighting with a daughter for hours at the piano to ensure the child gets a piece of music right. She rejected birthday cards made for her by her girls because she didnt t

3、hink they had made enough effort. She compared one child negatively with the other，threatening to burn their toys. Her rules include：schoolwork always comes first; an Aminus is a bad grade; children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math，and playing the violin or the piano is a must.Ms.

4、Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy，successful childrenat least in her case. Although shes had a large amount of flak for her theories，one thing cant be ignoredthe success of Chinese children in the education system.In Britain，shocking research shows that Chinese gi

5、rls，for example，are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE79 percent getting 5 AC Grades，compared with 58 percent of white British girls. So what is it about Chinese parenting thats leading to high achievers? And how do Amy Chuas theories play into that success?She told me that if her daught

6、er came back from school with 96/100 in a test，Chua would ask her what happened to the other 4 points. Its about always knowing “you can do better”，she told me.Interestingly，in China，the birthplace of the tiger mother，people are moving away from traditional Chinese parenting. They are following more

7、 western parenting styles.1. After reading Amy Chuas recent book，the public _.A. feel very sorry for their own childrenB. consider her a very successful motherC. realize their methods of bringing up children are wrongD. dont think highly of her methods of bringing up her children2.What can we learn

8、about Amy Chua according to Paragraph 2?A. She is very strict with her children.B. She doesnt think her children are clever.C. She is very interested in playing the piano.D. She knows playing is important to children.3.Paragraph 4 shows that _.A. Chinese parents dont think grades are very importantB

9、. Chinese children are cleverer than British childrenC. Chinese parents are proud of their childrenD. Chinese children do well in their study4.The underlined word “flak” in the third paragraph probably means “_”.A. attentionB. criticism C. curiosity D. contribution5.It can be inferred from the text

10、that _.A. Amy Chua will change her methodsB. Amy Chua considers her methods usefulC. Amy Chuas children dont love their motherD. Amy Chuas children prefer western parenting stylesBThere are stories about two U.S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American E

11、nglish term OK. We don?t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had hi

12、s assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper. he would write“all correct”on it. The problem was that he didn?t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”.After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”.The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Bure

13、n was born，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnren?s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.6.The authorA. believes both of the stories B. doesnt believe a word of the storiesC .is not sure whether the

14、 stories are true D. is telling the stories just for fun7. According to the passage，President JacksonA. couldnt draw up any documents at allB. didnt like to read important papers by himselfC. often had his assistants sign documents for himD . wasnt good at reading，writing or spelling8.According to t

15、he first story, the term “OK”A. was approved of by President JacksonB. was the title of some Official documentsC. was first used by President JacksonD. was an old way to spell“all correct9 .According to the second story，the termOK”A. was the short way to sayold Kinderhook Club”B. meant the place whe

16、re President Van Buren was bornC. was the name of Van Buren?s clubD. was used to call Van Buren?s supporters in the election10.According to the second story. the term“OK”was first usedA. by Van Buren B. in a presidential electionC. to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD. by the members of theOld Kinde

17、rhook Club”CWe can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?When I got that great job，did Jerry really feel good about it，as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” When we look back doubts like t

18、hese can make US feel bad. But when we look back. Its too lateWhy do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don?t really listen，we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you.you?re a lucky dog”.Is he really on you

19、r side? if he says.“You?re a lucky guy”or“Youre a lucky gal”.That?s being friendly.But“lucky dog”?There?s a bit of envy in those words Maybe he doesnt see it himself. But bringing in thedog”bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck.How can you te

20、ll the real meaning behind someone?s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture(体态)?The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what peo

21、ple say to you may save another mistake11.From the questions in the first paragraph we can learn that the speaker _A. feels happy，thinking of how nice his friends were to himB. feels he may not have“read” his friends true feelings correctlyC. thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl f

22、riend，HelenD is sorry that his friends let him down12.In the second paragraph, the author uses the example of“You?re a lucky dog”to show that .A. the speaker of this sentence is just being friendlyB this saying means the same as “You?re a lucky guy” or “You?re a lucky gal”C sometimes the words used

23、by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the wordsD. the word“dog”shouldnt be used to apply to people13.This passage tries to tell you how to _A. avoid mistakes about money and friendsB. bring the“dog”bit into our conversationC. avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell youD .keep peopl

24、e friendly without trusting them14.In listening to a person, the important thing is _A. to notice his tone，his posture，and the look in his eyesB to listen to how he pronounces his wordsC. to check his words against his manner，his tone of voice，and his postureD. not to believe what he says15.If you f

25、ollowed the advice of the writer，you would _A be able to get the real meaning of what people say to youB. avoid any mistakes while talking with people who envy youC. not lose real friends who say things that do not please you D. be able to observe people as they are talking to youDWhen Mrs.Joseph Gr

26、oeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious，Why did she live to be 107?”Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100.Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite

27、of the citys image as an unhealthy place，city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewed. This factor is exercise. in the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking

28、public transportation often requires some walking.Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and so people must climb stairs.City people can usually walk to local supermarkets Since parking spaces are hard to find，there is often no alternative to walking.On the other hand，those who live in the c

29、ountry and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact，the opposite is often true. To go to school，work，or almost anywhere else，they must ride in cars.16.The Vienna survey may help to explain _A. the complaints of people in apartment housesB. the cause of Mrs Groegers death C. the longevity of pe

30、ople like Mrs.Groeger D. the image of cities in general17.The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _ A.benefits of walking B.occasions for walking in city lifeC. comments made by city people D.problems of city living 18.To reach the third floor of a building.it would probably be most heal

31、thful _ A. to take the elevator B.to walk up the stairs C.to ride in a car D.to find an alternative to walking 19.People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because _A.they don?t live near business areas B. they don?t need the exerciseC.they never have parking problems D.th

32、ey cant afford to take the bus20.A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that _A.air pollution is not serious B.anyone can live to be 107C.country people should move to the cityD.walking is a healthful exercise二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great _