1、河南省师范大学附属中学学年高二月考英语(本试卷共120分,考试时间100分钟)第一卷一、 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗) ? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, h
2、e can give you a false picture.For example , some might say, I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票) . It was great. Itook that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars! This guys a winner, right?Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought$200 worth oft
3、ickets, and only one was a winner. Hes really a big loser!He didnt say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. Thats called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.Some politicians often use this trick. Lets say that durin
4、g Governor Smiths last term, her state lostone million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents says, During Governor Smiths term, the state lost one million jobs! Thats true. However, anhonest statement wouldhave been , During Governor Smiths term , the
5、state had a net gain of two million jobs. Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. Its against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache. It fails to
6、mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.This kind of deception happens too often. Its a sad fact of life: Lies are lies , and sometimes the truthcan lie as well. 1. How much did the lottery winner lose?A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars.C. Thr
7、ee hundred dollars. D. Four hundred dollars.2. We may infer that the author believes people should_.A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of half-truthsC. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company3. What do the underlined words net gain in Paragraph 5 mean?A. final increase. B. big
8、 advantage.C. large share. D. total saving.4. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?A. False statements are easy to see through.B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.C. Doctors like to act in advertisement.D. Advertisements are based on facts.BWhen youre lying o
9、n the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses of the worldseem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish something!Here lies the problem for the travel writer and critic Edie Jarolim I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me
10、that I could make money doing bothof those things, Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere-in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her there books, The Complete Idiots Travel Guide to Mexican Beach Resorts.Her job in travel writing began some eight years ago. After getting
11、a PhD in English in Canada, she took a TestFrommers travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommers, Jarolim worked for a whileat Rough Guides in London, then Fodors, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest ofthe U.S. that she moved there.Now as a travel wr
12、iter, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spentcompleting her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arizona.As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information. Sure, its great towrite about a tourist attraction
13、, but youd better get the local museum hours correct or you couldreally ruin someones vacation.5. Which country does Jarolim live in now?A. Mexico B. The U.S. C. The U.K. D. Canada6. What is most difficult for Jarolim?A. Working in different places to collect informationB. Checking all the facts to
14、be written in the guidesC. Finishing her work as soon as possible D. Passing a test to write travel guides7. What do we know about Jarolim from the text?A. She is successful in her jobB. She finds her life full of stressesC. She spends half of her time travelingD. She is especially interested in mus
15、eums8. What would be the best title for the text?A. Adventures in Travel Writing B. Working as a Food CriticC. Travel Guides on the Market D. Vacationing for a LivingCI didnt hear them call my name, explained Shelley Hennig toActive Teens (AT)as she talked about that exciting moment on national tele
16、vision when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. Are you ready? is what she heard. Then she said, I shook my head no, and then they said yes and it was announced again.It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana - she
17、was still on cloud nine.I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen. Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there,ATasked why her danc
18、e teacher had traveled so far to see her compete. Shes always been my role model. Ive danced with her since I was six. Shes been through so many difficulties and came through them all. Ive learned to get over bad lifes experiences and learned how to move on because of her.One of those bad lifes expe
19、riences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot.As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state s
20、peaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth. WhenATasked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, Dont let anyone change
21、you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself.9. What do the words on cloud nine in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. frightened B. troubled C. very happy D. very angry10. Shelley takes her dance teachers as a role model mainly because she is _.A. d
22、etermined B. friendly C. strict D. experienced11. What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?A. Be yourself with the support of friends. B. Meet friends whenever possible.C. Go easy on yourself and others. D. Have a good role model.D A recent study, while showing a generally positive attitude to
23、ward science, also suggests a widespreadworry that it may be running out of control. This idea is dangerous. Science can be a force for evil as well as for good. Its applications can be channeled either way, depending on our decisions. The decisions we make, personally or collectively, will determin
24、e the outcomes of science.But here is a real danger. Science is advancing so fast and is so strongly influenced by businesses that we arelikely to believe whatever decisions we come to will make little difference. And, rather than fighting for thebest possible policies, we may step back and do nothi
25、ng. Some people go even further. They say that despite the moral and legal objections, whatever isscientifically possible will be done-somewhere , sometime. They believe that science will get out of control in the end. This belief is dangerous too, because it fuels a sense of hopelessness and discou
26、rages then frommaking efforts to build a safer world. In our interconnected world, the lack of agreement in and out of the world of science can lead to the failure to control the use of science. Without a common understanding, the challenges of controlling science in thiscentury will be really tough
27、. Take human cloning for example. Despite the general agreement among scientists on its possible huge impact on traditional moral values, some countries still go ahead with the research and development of its related techniques. The outcomes are hard to predict. Therefore, discussions on how science
28、 is applied should be extended far beyond scientific societies. Onlythrough the untied efforts of people with hope, can we be fully safe against the misuse of science and canscience best serve mankind in the future.12. What can we conclude from the recent study?A. People think highly of science.B. P
29、eople hold mixed opinions about science.C. Science is getting dangerously out of control.D. Science is used for both good and bad purposes.13. According to the passage, what will happen if we hold that science is getting beyond control?A. The development of science will hopelessly slow down.B. Busin
30、esses will have even greater influence on science.C. The public will lose faith in bringing about a bright future.D. People will work more actively to put science under control.14. The discussion should reach beyond scientific societies because _.A. scientists have failed to predict the outcomesB. t
31、he ties between different areas need strengtheningC. united efforts are necessary for the development of scienceD. people need to work together to prevent the bad use of science15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Science and its applications bring us many dangers.B. The development of science mostly lies in peoples attitudes.C. Mankind can largely take control of science with their efforts.D. The future of science will be influenced by the dangerous ideas.第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10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),并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When difficult people express themselves
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