山西省大同市铁路第一中学学年高二英语上学期月考试题.docx

1、山西省大同市铁路第一中学学年高二英语上学期月考试题大同铁一中2018-2019学年第一学期第一次月考检测题高二年级英语 考试时间 100分钟 第一部分: 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四册选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATraveling some new places is exciting. But it can also bring unwelcome surprises. Google Maps tool has many tech tools that h

2、elp make traveling easier. Today, we bring you 4 top tips for using Google Maps. Plan a road trip routeWhen you are traveling on a road trip, you do not have to plan each part of the trip separately with Google Maps. To plan a road trip, open Google Maps. Search for your first destination, and then

3、click on the arrow to get directions. Then, click on the plus + sign to add more destinations to your trip. Save your maps for offline useWhen you are traveling, you may not always have access to the Internet. The good news is you can still use Google Maps even without the Internet. You can download

4、 a map from Google Maps to your phone. The app will show you the area of the map you will be saving. Skip the lines at popular placesAnother useful Google Maps tool shows you how busy a place is during the week. A bar graph will show you the normal busy and quiet times during the week for places lik

5、e restaurants, stores, tourist attractions and more. By using this tool, you can plan your trip to avoid the busiest times of the places you want to visit. Find the best places in townDo you want to know the best local places? You can ask Google Maps for recommendations. After you search for a city

6、in Google Maps, click Nearby to find the top-rated restaurants, hotels, pubs, coffee shops, and more.1. How can you use Google Maps when there s no Internet?A. Download the map of the areas you go to. B. Search for the free local service of WiFiC. Book the service of the Internet in advance. D. Acqu

7、ire information through your cell phone.2. What can the third tip “Skip the lines at popular places” benefit you?A. It provides you the best seasons to visit a place. B. It lists places you should not go to visit.C. It helps you book the most famous places. D. It warns you of the rush hour you may c

8、ome across.3. How can you find the best places in a city?A. Search online. B. Turn to Google Maps. C. Follow the travel guide. D. Refer to its introductions.BJohn and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children. John had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city for several days and

9、Mary would go with him too. They hired a reliable woman to care for their children and returned home a little earlier than they had planned.As they drove into their hometown, they found a home on fire. Afr having a look, Mary said, “Oh well, it isnt our fire. Lets go home.” But John drove closer and

10、 said, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who wouldnt be off work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.”John noticed an old lady screamed to him, “The children! Get the children!” John grabbed (抓住) her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the ba

11、sement,” cried the lady.In spite of Marys disagreement, John soaked (浸湿) his clothes and ran to the basement which was full of smoke. He found the door and grabbed two children. As he left he could hear some more cry. He sent the two badly frightened children into the waiting room and asked how many

12、 more children were down there. The told him two more and Mary grabbed his arm and screamed, “John! Dont go back! Its dangerous! That house will fall down in any second!”But he shook her off and went back. It seemed a very long time before he found both children and started back. As he climbed up th

13、e endless stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely familiar about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the sunlight and fresh air, he found that he had just rescued his own children. The baby-sitter had left them at this home while sh

14、e did some shopping.4. The old lady screamed to John to .A. ask him to get away from the fire B. ask for the directionC.ask him to put out the fire D. ask for his help to save the children5. What was Marys response to Johns action?A. She disagreed with it. B. She suppord itC. She was unconcerned abo

15、ut it. D. She misunderstood it.6. What was the house like before John went back once again?A. It was clean. B. It was burned down. C. It was dangerous. D. It was under repair.7. Which of the following can be concluded from the story?A. Two heads are better than one. B. Where there is a will, there i

16、s a way.C. Helping others means helping ourselves. D. God helps those who help themselves. CIn a rare and difficult mission, a plane successfully rescued two sick workers from the U.S. science station at the South Pole on Wednesday. The medical rescue took place in the dark. Regular flights to the S

17、outh Pole are usually considered too risky between the months of February and October.The Amundsen-Scott station is run by the National Science Foundation. The plane arrived there after a difficult 2,400-kilometer, nine-hour trip from a British base on the Antarctic Peninsula.The National Science Fo

18、undation spokesman Peter West said the rescue operation went according to plan. “It was a very challenging operation for the pilots, for everyone who is around to support the pilots, everyone from weather forecasters, to flight followers, all those people. So it was extremely challenging and they ha

19、ve performed extraordinarily well in the face of those challenges.”The National Science Foundation did not release the workers names, nationalities, or medical conditions. The National Science Foundation decided last week to send away at least one person from the station. The station has a doctor an

20、d a physicians assistant. They make contact with doctors in the U.S. as needed. But, the worker needed medical care that the stations doctor could not provide. They decided to send away a second worker who was also sick.West said the rescue operation was considered risky because right now Antarctica

21、 is always dark and extremely cold. “It is dark there now, because we are into the Antarctic night. It is very cold at the South Pole. The average temperature is minus 60 Celsius, though it can be colder and can be warmer. There is weather to contend with, which is not the same as temperature. Blowi

22、ng and drifting snow and all of those things.”8. What was the task of this special flight?A. To observe climate in Antarctica. B. To send doctors to Antarctica.C. To save people from Antarctica. D. To deliver equipment to Antarctica.9. What was Peter Wests attitude towards the people involved in thi

23、s action?A. Neutral. B. Praiseful. C. Optimistic. D. Agreeable10. What do you know about the two workers?A. Their names. B. Their nationalities. C. Their working place. D.Their medical conditions.11. Why were the two workers sent away?A. They couldnt work any longer. B. They were not used to the ext

24、reme cold.C. There was no medical care in the station. D . The station doctor couldnt treat their illness.DDid you ever wonder why you have no memory of when you were a baby or very young child? The question of why adults do not remember how they learned to walk or talk has long been a mystery. Rese

25、archers in the United States are investigating this question.You know you learned how to walk and talk, but the funny thing is that you dont remember when and how you learned this.The study involved computer-based tests. The tests were designed to work like games. They were given to 32 four-year-old

26、s, 32 six-year-olds and 50 young adults.The tests measured the memory process that helps people recognize differences between experiences. For example: A walk with your dog when you saw a friend, and a different walk without your dog or when you did not see your friend.The second test involved showi

27、ng the test subjects a number of photographs. The children and young adults taking the test were asked to compare the first group of photos with a second set of pictures.Sometimes, the two sets of photos were the same. But other times, they were different. Remembering differences in objects, such as

28、 pictures, is known as pattern separation.The two tests suggest that memory skills are more advanced for six-year-olds than 4-year-olds. That might help explain why adults do not remember when they learned to walk or talk.Memory research is important as doctors try to develop a cure for Alzheimers d

29、isease. Persons with the disease suffer memory loss. But memory loss research is not limited to helping Alzheimers patients. It could help with law enforcement officers trying to get more detailed descriptions from witnesses to crimes. It could also help find ways to get better and more reliable inf

30、ormation from young victims of crime, such as child abuse by family members or care givers.12. How did the researchers carry out their search?A. By analyzing. B. By comparing. C. By discussing. D. By observing.13. Why do adults not remember their early life according to the tests?A. Their memory ski

31、lls havent developed well enough. B. They dont have the ability of recognizing pictures.C. They dont have any memory at that stage of life. D. Their minds are disturbed by their surroundings.14. What do you know from the last paragraph?A. The cause of memory loss. B. The cure of a serious disease.C.

32、 The practical value of memory research. D. The reliable information from young victim.15. What may be the best title for the text?A. When Can We Remember Our Life of Early Years?B. The Most Unforgettable Experiences We Remember.C. The Older We Are, the Better Memory Skills We Have.D. Why Cant We Remember Our First Few Years of Life?第二书（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Cycling is a good form of sports, here are some tips on how to do it safely and comfortably.