河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题11180265.docx

1、河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题11180265河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题考试时间：100分钟 分值：150分 第2部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第3部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf youre a design enthusiast, you re sure to feel dizzy over these jaw-dropping pools.SkyPark Infinity Pool, Marina Bay Sands,

2、SingaporeLocated on the SkyPark above Singapores most famous hotel, Marina Bay Sands, this is the worlds largest rooftop pool. Offering amazing views of the citys skyline, the pool is at least three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool. As visitors swim toward the edge，they face an illusion

3、that theyll float into the sky-line. Its quite a heart-beaten rush!The Red Pool，The Library Koh Samui, ThailandThis blood-red pool is perhaps one of the most special hotel pools on the list. Set against the backdrop of Koh Samuis Chaweng Beach，the fascinating colour isnt the result of using artifici

4、al dye. Rather, the mosa-is tiles(马赛克瓷砖)of orange，yellow and red make the brilliant sight thats set among trees and an open-air library.San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool，Region de Valparaiso, ChileThe worlds largest outdoor swimming pool gets its water directly from the sea. The pool uses a computer-c

5、ontrolled pump and filtration system. Located at Chiles San Alfonso del Mar Resort, this huge man-made pool is larger than 20 Olympic-size pools and holds approximately 250 million litres of water. It also holds the Guinness World Record for being the worlds deepest(115 feet) pool.Y40 Deep Joy, Hote

6、l Millepini Terme in Montegrotto Terme，ItalyThe deepest hotel swimming pool in the world will make you feel like youre jumping into the sea! The Y40 Deep Joy is a round-shaped pool that reaches a depth of an impressive 130 feet. The pool，which has special caves，ledges(壁架)and underwater viewing glass

7、, was designed by well-known architect Emanuele Boaretto. Its meant for leisure dives, dive training and photo shoots.21 .What is special about the Red Pool in Thailand?A. The water is artificially dyed red. B. The swimming pool is specially dyed.C. The swimming pool is painted red. D. The mosaic ti

8、les make its brilliant color.22. If you want to experience a swimming of real sea water, which one can you visit?A. SkyPark Infinity Pool. B. The Red PoolC. San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool D. Y40 Deep Joy23. What do San Alfonso del Mar Resort Pool and Y40 Deep Joy have in common?A. They both use sea

9、 water. B. They are both very huge. C. They are both round-shaped. D. They are both very deep.BIve come back to check on a baby. Just after dusk Im in a car down a muddy road in the rain, past rows of shackled(戴镣铐的)elephants，their trunks swinging. I was here five hours before, when the sun was high

10、and hot and tourists were on elephants backs.Walking now, I can barely see the path in the glow of my phones flashlight. When the wooden fence post stops me short，I point my light down and follow a current of rainwater across the concrete floor until it washes up against three large，gray feet. A fou

11、rth foot twisted above the surface, tied tightly by a short chain and choked by a ring of metal spikes(尖刺).When the elephant tires and puts her foot down, the spikes press deeper into her ankle.Meena is four years and two months old，still a child as elephants go. Khammon Kongkhaw，her caretaker, told

12、 me earlier that Meena wears the spiked chain because she tends to kick. Kongkhaw has been responsible for Meena here at Maetaman Elephant Adventure, near Chiang Mai，in northern Thailand .since she was 11 months old. He said he keeps her on the spiked chain only during the day and takes it off at ni

13、ght. But it s night now.I ask Jin Laoshen，the Maetaman worker accompanying me on this nighttime visit, why her chain is still on. He says he doesnt know. Maetaman is one of many animal attractions in and around tourist-crowded Chiang Mai. Meena s life is set to follow the same track as many of the r

14、oughly 3,800 captive(被捕获的) elephants in Thailand. When Meena is too old or sick to give ridesmaybe at 55，maybe at 75shell die. If shes lucky, shell get a few years of retirement. Shell spend most of her life on a chain.24. Why does the author decide to come back?A. She wants to check a baby elephant

15、, Meena. B. She wants to feed those shackled elephants.C. She wants to release those shackled elephants. D. She knows a baby is in need of help urgently.25. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?A. The author is scared walking in the path. B. Meena is treated badly and very painful.C. Meena

16、 only has three healthy legs. D. One of Meena s leg is badly broken.26. Whats the authors attitude towards those elephants?A. Indifferent. B. Critical. C. Sympathetic. D. Negative.27. We can infer that the purpose of the authors writing is .A. to describe those elephants to attract tourists around t

17、he worldB. to appeal to people to care about the fate of those elephantsC.to tell readers the story of a baby elephant in Chiang Mai，ThailandD.to tell the reason why the number of elephants is decreasingCWhile many Chinese watched movies at cinemas during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday，Zheng W

18、ei explained the film The Spring Festival to an audience of visually impaired(受损伤的)people at a cinema in Northern Chinas Tianjin.“Fireworks light up the dark on New Years Eve，and children are playing in an open place covered with Snow,”said Zheng to the audience，describing the visual elements of the

19、 movie while holding a micro-phone and a script.As the founder of cinema for the blind in Tianjin，the 55-year-old has insisted on brightening the dark world of the visually impaired in his own way for 11 years.Shao Yuxiang and her husband, who are both blind, are regular visitors of the cinema. She

20、wore an elegant yellow sweater to attend the couples significant “movie day”.Since October 2007，the free movies, which are described through audio, start at 9：30 am on the third Saturday of each month. More than 150 movies have been screened to more than 20,000 visually impaired people so far.“The t

21、heater is equipped with lights，a sound system，projector, and a big screen to give the blind a complete and equal movie experience，” Zheng said.In 2007, after having learned that a “cinema for the blind” established by Wang Weili had benefited many visually impaired people in Beijing, Zheng rushed to

22、 Wangs establishment for advice. Under Wangs guidance，Zheng built a new cinema in Tianjin and screened The Dream Factory by Chinese director Feng Xiaogang. It attracted more than 50 visually impaired people from different districts and even suburban areas in Tianjin.Zheng always treats movie selecti

23、ons with seriousness. tie usually chooses Mandarin language movies with positive themes that reflect modern society. Special movies for certain Chinese festivals are also part of Zhengs selection criteria.“For example，The Founding of a Republic is specially for National Day. Now, films for Spring Fe

24、stival are on my agenda,” Zheng said.28. How did Zheng Wei help the blind watch movies?A. Zheng Wei helps the blind watch movies clearly by themselves.B. Zheng Wei helps the blind watch movies with a special device.C. Zheng Wei describes the visual elements of the movie to the blind.D. Zheng Wei hel

25、ps the blind cure their blindness in the cinema.29. What do the blind think of cinema for the blind?A. No one wants to see movies in it. B. It is welcomed by blind people.C. They still cant benefit from it. D. The ticket price is truly affordable.30. What kind of person do you think Zheng Wei is?A.

26、caring and creative. B. intelligent and modest.C. warmhearted and brave. D. creative and outgoing.31.Which of the following may be the best title?A.A man who helps the blind people in China.B.A special cinema will open up in China soon.C. How do the visually impaired people watch movies?D. The cinem

27、a for the blind that will never close.DDemand for the Chinese tech companys devices(设备)is red hot even though the countrys overall market for smartphones is getting smaller. Huaweis China sales rocketed more than 20% in the final quarter of 2018，and experts say thats partly due to the US governments

28、 global campaign against the company.“The latest tension between the US and China raised the patriotism(爱国主义)in Chinese consumers,” said Jusy Hong，an analyst at research firm IHS Markit.He pointed out that some Chinese companies encouraged employees to buy Huawei phones late last year. The moves wer

29、e a gesture of support after the firms chief financial officer was arrested in Canada in early De-cember at the request of the United States.Huaweis booming sales show how major parts of its business continue to increase even as the United States tries to persuade other countries to shut Huawei prod

30、ucts out of 5G wireless networks and pursues(追究)criminal charges against it. The company expects to overtake Samsung as the worlds biggest smartphone maker by next year.Huawei sold 30 million phones in China in the last three months of 2018，nearly three times as many as Apple(AAPL)，according to data

31、 published this week by research firms Canalys and IDC. Apples sales plunged almost 20%.Huawei s success in China, the worlds largest smartphone market is more than about geopolitics(地缘政治). Chinese consumers love its flagship, high-end phones because they have great cameras, cutting edge phones，Huaw

32、ei is able to target a bigger market.It also benefited from the troubles this year at ZTE(ZTCOF)，a rival Chinese smartphone and telecom- munications equipment maker. ZTE was banned by the US government from buying vital American parts for months last year.32. Why did Huaweis China sales increase greatly according to the article?A. Because the companys devices are always popular worldwide.B.Because Chinese consumers patriotism was aroused.C.Because the government enc