八中学1718学年高二月考英语试题附答案.docx

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八中学1718学年高二月考英语试题附答案

2017—2018学年度高二下学期三月月考

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项

A

Iwasinaterriblemood.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedme.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.“Wanttogoforaride,today,Beck?

It’sabeautifulday.”

“No!

Leavemealone!

”ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.

Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.IforgottobemadatthemandIcamehometofindanoteonthetable.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.“Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital”.

WhenIreachedthehospital,mymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensive.“Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911,thankGod!

IfhehadmovedDaddy,there’snotellingwhatmighthavehappened.Abrokenrib（肋骨）mighthavepierced（穿透）alung...”

Mymothermayhavesaidmore,butIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:

Leavemealone.Mydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmore.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?

Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgently,afraidofhurtinghim.

“Daddy…Iamsosorry…”

“It’sokay,sweetheart.I’llbeokay.”

“No,”Isaid,“ImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknow,thatmorning?

”

Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.Helookedatmeandsaid.“Sweetheart,Idon’trememberanythingaboutthatday,notbefore,duringoraftertheaccident.ButIrememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbefore.”Hemanagedaweaksmile.

MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.

1.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause_______.

A.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidentB.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriends.

C.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinema

D.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriends

2.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?

A.Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather.

B.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.

C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.

D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.

3.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat_____

A.hehadapoormemoryB.hedidn’thearwhathissonsaid

C.hejustwantedtocomforthissonD.helosthismemoryaftertheaccident

4.WhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?

A.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.B.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.

C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.

B

Sure,it’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecauseitmakesthetimeyouspendintheclassroommorepleasant.

Andyes,it’sgoodtogetalongwithyourteacherbecause,ingeneral,it’ssmarttolearnhowtorelatetothedifferentkindsofpeopleyou’llmeetthroughoutyourlife.

Butreally,there’sonesuper-importantreasonwhyyoushouldgetalongwithyourteacher.Whenyoudo,"learningburstsrightopen,"saysEvelynVuko,alongtimeteacherwhowritesaneducationcolumncalled"TeacherSays"fortheWashingtonPostnewspaper.

Infact,kidswhogetalongwiththeirteachersnotonlylearnmore,butthey’remorecomfortableaskingquestionsandgettingextrahelp.Thismakesiteasiertounderstandnewmaterialanddoyourbestontests.Whenyouhavethiskindofrelationshipwithateacher,heorshecanbesomeonetoturntowithproblems,suchasproblemswithlearningorschoolmatters,suchasbullying.

Asakidinaprimaryormiddleschool,you’reatawonderfulperiodinyourlife.You’relikeasponge（海绵）,abletosoakuplotsofnewandexcitinginformation.Ontopofthat,you’reabletothinkaboutallthisinformationinnewways.Yourteacherknowsthat,andinmostcases,isveryexcitedtobethepersonwho’sgivingyouallthatmaterialandhelpingyouputittogether.Remember,teachersarepeople,too,andtheyfeelgreatifyou’reopentowhatthey’reteachingyou.That’swhytheywantedtobeteachersinthefirstplace---toteach!

Somekidsmaybeabletolearninanysituation,whethertheyliketheteacherornot.Butmostkidsaresensitive（敏感的）tothewaytheygetalongwiththeteacher,andifthingsaren’tgoingwell,theywon’tlearnaswellandwon’tenjoybeinginclass.

5.Inthepassage,theauthormainlytalksabout.

A.howtogetalongwellwithteachers

B.theimportanceofagoodrelationshipwithteachers

C.howmuchthestudentsareexpectedtogetalongwithteachers

D.howtomakethetimeintheclassroommorepleasant

6.“Learningburstsrightopen”inthethirdparagraphreallymeans.

A.learningbecomeseasierforyouatonceB.youfindanopeningtolearning

C.there’llbemoreproblemswithlearning

D.there’llbenoproblemsatallwithlearning

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Ifyougetonwellwithyourteachers,youmusthaveagoodresultinexams.

B.Themorequestionsyouask,thehighermarksyouwillget.

C.Ifyouhaveagoodrelationshipwithyourteacher,youcanturntohimwhenintrouble.

D.Manykidscandowellwithoutagoodrelationshipwithteachers.

C

Sincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain-computerinterface（BCI）technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.

Recently,tworesearchers,JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicSchoolinLausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated（展示）asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.

Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.

"Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord（脊髓）tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles,"Tavellasays."Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices."

Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp（头皮）andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.

Prof.Millan,theteamleader,saysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands."ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories:

communication,andcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair."

Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.

8.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?

A.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.

C.Bymovinghishand.D.Byusinghismind.

9.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?

A.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairB.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchairD.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

10.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto.

A.makeprofitsfromthemB.provethetechnologyusefultothem

C.makethemlivelongerD.learnabouttheirphysicalcondition

11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Switzerland,theBCIResearchCenter

B.NewFindingsaboutHowtheHumanBrainWorks

C.BCICouldMeanFreedomfortheDisabled

D.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuries

D

Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources,aswellasoneoftheoldest.Somethingshowsthatwindmills（风车）begantobeusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.

Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind（磨碎）wheatintoflourorgetwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginfarawayareasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailabletopeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswerehardlyused.

Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingmorecaredaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldrunoutoneday.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.

12.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills.

A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies.B.haveahistoryofmorethan2800years.

C.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas.

D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered.

13.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?

A.Sailingaboat.B.Producingelectricity.