高二英语上学期月考试题Word文档格式.docx
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第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywhenwewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)—orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?
Thatisadifferentstory.
Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosewhoareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”.
ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftentryjusttogetby.Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonaline.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition(营养),medicalcare,andhousing.Someevenhavetheexperienceofagediscrimination(歧视).Americansociologist(社会学家)PatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely--evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.
Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?
Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”(婴儿潮)arerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.
1.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause________.
A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays.
B.peoplecanbeemoreandmatureandwiser.
C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents.
D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart.
2.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat_________.
A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdom.
B.Americanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldage.
C.Americancultureisveryyoung.
D.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage.
3.Theunderlinedsentence(inParagraph3)means“_________.”
A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcare
B.theoldpeoplein
America
areprobablyleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutrition,medicalcareorhousing.
C.theoldin
havetoretireattheageof65.
D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood.
4.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby_______.
A.serious
B.bad
C.disappearingslowly
D.growingfast
B
LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17yearolddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.
“Thesafetyissueisabigone.”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:
Whataboutcrime?
Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer—“That’snotaproblemhere.”—Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.
“Nocrimewhatsoever?
”mentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:
InxxtheU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”
Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatistics(统计数字)bylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,”warnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc.,thenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.
Tohelpconcernedparents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.
5.Theunderlinedword“buy”inthethirdparagraphmeans________.
A.mind
B.admitC.believe
D.expect
6.Welearnfromthetextthat“thehonestones”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges________.
A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurity
B.thatreportcampuscrimesbylaw
C.thatarefreefromcampuscr
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