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高二月考练习
2017年高二英语10月月考试卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Therearemanyusefulinventionsintheworld.
Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?
AlanKaufmanhasthoughtupthe“Nubrella”,whichmeans“new”+“umbrella”.Itisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellaintheworld.Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain,windandsnowandcankeepyourhead,faceandhairdry.
“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticedaproblemandthoughtupasolution,”saidtheinventor.Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.Mr.Kaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores.Hebegantolookatpeople’sumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasintherightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,theNubrellawasborn.
OnecoolfeatureoftheNubrellaisthatyoudon’tholditlikeausualumbrella,youwearit.Theshoulderstraps(肩带)oftheNubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingintherainwiththeNubrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,theNubrellawillneverbeinverted(颠倒)inthewind.Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones,becauseithasnosharppoints.
21.“Nubrella”isakindofumbrella.
A.usualB.hands-freeC.traditionalD.paper
22.Howcanyouuset
he“Nubrella”?
A.YoucanweartheshoulderstrapsoftheNubrella.
B.YoucanputtheNubrellaonyourhead.
C.Youcanuseyourhandstocontrolit.
D.Youcanputitonyourbike.
23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?
A.“Nubrella”means“new”+“umbrella”.
B.Theideaofthenewumbrellacamefromtherainyday.
C.Whenyouarewalkingintherain,you’dbettertaketheNubrella.
D.IfyougooutwiththeNubrellaintherain,you’dbetterdrinkahotcupofcoffee.
24.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.
A.AlanKaufmanoftenusesumbrellasineverydaylife
B.thenewkindofumbrellawasinventedbyanumbrellastoreowner
C.theinventorthoughtforalongtimebeforeinventingtheNubrella
D.youcandootherthingswithyourhandswhenusingtheNubrella
25.Inwritingthispassage,thewritermainlyintends(意图)to.
A.introducethisnewkindofumbrellatopeoplewhoaresellingumbrellas
B.tellthereadersaboutagreatinventornamedAlanKaufman
C.tellthereadersaboutanewinventionthatisveryuseful
D.tellthe
readersthattheinventordidn’twanttoinventanything
B
OnedayKavyaandIwereplayingtennisandtheballwentintoaman’shouse.Thenwewenttohishouseandaskedifhecouldgiveusourball.Hesaid,“No”.Wefelthelpless.Butsuddenlywecameupwithanidea.Therewasawatertank(水箱)behindtheman’shouse.ItoldKavya,“Wecanclimbontothewatertankandjumpoverthegate.”Kavyaagreed,butwewerebothwearingskirts.Wecouldn’tclimbinthose.“Wecangetitbacktomorrow,”saidKavya。
ThenextdaywewenttherewithKavya’sbrotherVijay.Hesaid,“Shoutloudlyifyouneedme?
”Kavyaclimbedontothewatertankfirstandthensheclimbeddownintotheman’shouse.Ifollowedher.Wewerelookingunderabedfortheballwhenweheardanoise.ItwasVijay."Motheriscallingyou,"hesaidinalowvoice.
Wehurriedouttakingthelostballwithus.Alongwiththeballwasasurprise!
Butwehadtoleavethehousequickly.WhenwereachedKavya'shouse,theTVwason.Itwasnewstime.Icouldn'tbelievemyearswhenitsaidthat20goldbarswerestolenfromagoldshop.Theyshowedapictureofthegoldbars,whichwereexactlyliketheonewehadseenintheman'shouse.
WetoldthestorytoKavya'smotherrightaway,andshecalledthepolice.Soonthepolicecaughttheman.Theyfoundallthegoldbarsinhishouse.Afewdayslaterapolicemancametousandsaid,"Thankyouforhelpinguscatchtheguy.Hereisabagforallofyou."Whenweopenedit,itwasfullofstorybooksandlovelytoys.Standingbesideus,Kavya'smotherwasallsmiles.
26.Thechildrendecidedtoclimboverthewatertank__________.
A.becausetheirballfellontothetank
B.aftertheywererefusedbytheman
C.toseewhowasbraveenoughtodothat
D.becausetheywonderedwhothemanwas
27.WecaninferfromthepassagethatKavya'smother__________.
A.hatedwatchingTVB.enjoyedplayingtennis
C.wasproudofherdaughterD.knewthemanverywell
28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Betterlatethannever.
B.Thedayhaseyes,thenighthasears.
C.Abadthingneverdies.
D.Friendshipislovewithunderstanding.
C
In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.
Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization(城市化)isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.
HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.
AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.
Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.
29.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.
B.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.
C.Changestakingplacewithincities.
D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.
30.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?
A.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.
B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.
C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.
D.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.
31.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?
A.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.
B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.
C.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.
D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.
32.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?
A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.
B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable(可用的).
C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.
D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.
D
Mymomisn’tfancylikeothermoms.Theywearfancyclothesanddrivefancycars.Mymomwearshergardeningclotheswhenshewalksmetoschool.
Whenfancymomslaugh,theirlaughssoundsoftandwhispery.Youcanhearmymom’slaughfromdownthehall.Ishowherhowtolaughquietlyandshepractices.Butbeforelongshestartslaughingevenharderthanbefore.
Atthetalentshow,mymomcheersloudly,“Bravo,everyone!
Bravo!
”insteadofclappingpolitelythewayfancymomsdo.
Forourclasshike(徒步旅行),parentsareinvited.AtbreakfastIgoovermyrulesforMom,“Pleasedon’twhistle.Don’tlaughloudly.Noclapping.Andstayinline.”
Theothermomsshowupwearingfancyjacketsandsneakers.Mymomwearscutoffs,afloppystrawhat,andheroldhikingboots.
Wehikealong,allinaline.SoonMomstartstowhistleherhikingsongs,She’llBeComingRoundtheMountain.Ishakemyheadather.Shestopsandwhispers,“Oops.Sorry,Jane.”
Wekeephiking.Everythingisperfectuntil…
Ourteacher,Ms.Steele,stopsandpoints,“Asnake!
”Allthemomsholdtheirkidshandsandbackup,exceptmymom.“Watchout!
Itmightbepoisonous(有毒的)!
”Ms.Steelesays.
Theothermomsshuttlebacksomemore.However,mymomstepsforwardandsays,“Hmm.Let’sseewhatkinditis.Nope,lt’snotpoisonous.”
Ishutmyeyes.Iknowwhat’scomingnext.Mommakesasuddenattack.“Gotit!
”shesays.Theothermomsscream,notsoundingfancyatall.
KidsgatheraroundasMomexaminesthesnake.“It’sOKtotouch,”shesays.
Everyone’stooscared,butIgofirst.“snakesaren’tslimy,”Itellthem.Rightaway,otherslineup.Acoupleofthefancymomscomeuptotouchthesnake’stail.
Later,Ms.Steeletellsustodrawourfavoritepartofthehike.Afterawhile,Ilookaroundquickly.Everyone’spictureisofMomandmewiththesnake.ThenIbeginstofeelproudofmymom.
Aswehikebacktothebus,IsqueezeMom’shand.“I’mgladIdidn’ttellyoumydon’t-catch-snakesrule.”Shesmiles.Butsoon,she’swhistlingherhikingsongsagain!
Istarttomakehersilent,the
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