泸州市高中第一次诊断性考试.docx
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泸州市高中第一次诊断性考试
泸州市高2016级第一次教学质量诊断性考试
英语
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ThecityofAmsterdamisoneofthebestpreservedinallofEurope.Whenvisitingthisremarkablecity,youtendtoforgetyourtroublesjustforamoment.Withthistravelguide,youwillbeabletodiscovertherealAmsterdam.
Amsterdamweatherandbesttimetovisit
Toseethetulipflowersyoucanvisitfrommid-ApriltoearlyMay.FortheNewYear’scelebration,there’salotofpartyinggoingonthen.However,ifyouwanttoenjoyaquieterandmorerelaxedAmsterdam,visitfromOctobertoMarch.
GettingAroundAmsterdam
Youcanrentabiketogowhereveryouwanttogo.Publictransportationisalsoconvenient.Youcangetachipcardfor$9.
WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam
Planaheadsincemostoftheattractionsareusuallybusyandbecarefulwithyourwalletsasthecityiswellknownforpick-pockets.Alsobecautiouswhenyouarebuyingsomethinginthemarkets.
BestofAmsterdam
Rijksmuseum
Thismuseumisoneofthefinestintheworld.Makesureyouarrivebefore10amtoavoidbigcrowds.
VondelPark
Ifyouarelooingforwardtorelaxingandenjoyingsomepeaceandquiet,makeatriptothistopchoiceparkinthecity.
VanGoghmuseum
TheVanGoghmuseumisveryfascinating;youwilldefinitelybemovedasyouseeVanGogh’slifeandhowhedevelopedthroughart.
A’DamTower
IfyouwanttogettheinspiringviewsofAmsterdam,takethelifttothetopofthistower.Youcanalsoclimbaboardthegiantfour-personswingforsomefunideas.
21.InwhichmonthcanvisitorsfeelateasemoreinAmsterdam?
A.JuneB.JulyC.SeptemberD.November
22.Whatisthepurposeofthepart“WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam”?
A.Providinghelp.B.Givingwarnings.
C.Explainingsituations.D.Expressingdisappointment.
23.Whereshouldyougotogetabird’s-eyeviewofAmsterdam?
A.Rijksmuseum.B.Vondelpark.
C.VanGoghmuseumD.A’DamTower
B
DerekRabcloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebigwavebreak,butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit,thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses.That'sbecauseheiscompletelyblind.
WhenDerekwasborn,over24yearsago,hegothisnamefromDerekHo,thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion.Asurfingenthusiasthimself,Emestodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle,aprofessionalsurfer.Unfortunately,Derekwasborncompletelyblind,butthisdidn'tslophisfamilyfrombelievinglhathecoulddoanythinghewanted,evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer.
Atage2,DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari,Brazil,becamehisbackyard.Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood,buthedidn'tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17,whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard.Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppracticing,butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard,DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmesto'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer.SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool,wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru.
Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething,whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother.Butthat'sexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf.Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous,buthefelthecoulddoit.Andhedid,earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning.Now24,RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince.
24.WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer?
A.Heisdisabled.B.Heistalented.
C.Heisfortunate.D.Heishard-working.
25.WhoisDereckHo?
A.DereckRabelo’suncle.B.DereckRabelo’sfather.
C.Asurfschoolcoach.D.Aprofessionalsurftrainer.
26.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellusaboutDereckRabelo?
A.Hisdifficultiesinsurfing.B.Hisachievementsinsurfing.
C.Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer.D.Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer.
27.WhatwordscanbestdescribeDereckaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Skillfulandproud.B.Braveandconfident.
C.Considerateandreliable.D.Carefulandstrong-willed.
C
“Hergradesarefine;I’mnotworriedaboutthat,butjustdoesn’tseemtolovelearninganymore,”Alice’smumsaid.
She’sabsolutelyright.I’dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyearswhenI’dbeenAlice’smiddleschoolteacher,andIhaveananswer,rightthereonthetipofmytongue,towhathasgonewrong.YetI’mtornbetweenmyresponsibilitytohelpAliceandtheknowledgethatwhatIhavetosayistruthI’mnotsurethismotherisreadytohear.
Thetruthisthisparentandsomanyothersisthis:
Herchildhassacrificednaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealterofachievement,andit’sourfault.Alice’sparents,herteachers,societyatlarge—weareallsupposedtobeblamedinthiscrimeagainstlearning.Fromherfirstdayofschool,wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressbymeansofpoints,scoresandawards.WetaughtAlicethatherpotentialistiedtoherintellect,andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanhercharacter.Wetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearinggradeaschampionshipprizes,andcollegeacceptance,andnotonpurpose,wetaughtherthatwedon’treallycarehowherobtainsthem.Wetaughthertoprotectheracademicandextracurricularperfectionatallcostsandthatit’sbettertoquitwhenthingsgetchallengingratherthanrisklosingperfectrecord.Aboveallelse,wetaughthertofearfailure.Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedherloveoflearning.
28.Wecaninferfromparagraph2thattheauthor____________.
A.thinksAliceisrightB.isuncertainoftheanswer
C.hesitatestoexpressanideaD.wonderswhythemotherisworried
29.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwords“atthealtarof”?
A.insteadofB.attheriskof
C.atthelossofD.intheinterestof
30.WhathasreallymadeAlicechangeherattitudetolearning?
A.Beingslowinstudy.B.Fearofbadgrades.
C.Difficultyinstudy.D.Pressfromparents.
31.Whatismoreimportantforateenagerintheauthor’sopinion?
A.Hisknowledge.B.Hisintellect.
C.Hischaracter.D.Hisachievement.
D
Theyear3700,Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome.Onthisplanetatleast,manisnothingmorethanamemory--ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman".Butwhataboutourwisdom--willanyofitsurviveus?
Theconventionalanswerisno.Knowledgerequiresaknower,andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen.Butifinformationsurvives,perhapsinbooksorharddrives,maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant(休眠),readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture.
Atfirstsight,thatseemstobereasonable:
afterall,wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge.Forexample,wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece,andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics(象形文字).Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife.
However,thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark:
weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy(遗产)ofotherhumans.Withoutthatlink,thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge.Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier.Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Whenalanguagediesout,wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain.Ifthat'slost,thenitcan'tberecovered.
Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone.Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace.
32.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?
A.Topresentaninterestingidea.B.Tostateaproblemofthefuture.
C.Toinformusoftheearthin3700.D.Tointroducethetopicoftext.
33.Whatdothewords“similarthings”inparagraph3probablyreferto?
A.Developingtheminds.B.Rememberingthewiseman.
C.Makinglostwisdomaliveagain.D.Learningfromtheancientcivilization.
34.Whatplaysthekeypartingettingculturalcontinuityaccordingtothetext?
A.Language.B.Intelligence.C.Knowledge.D.Information.
35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Canhumanbeingsliveon?
B.Willourwisdomsurviveus?
C.Howwecanprotectourculture?
D.Whattheearthwillbelikeinthefuture?
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。
FourBenefitsofLearningANewLanguage
Haslearninganewlanguagebeensittingonyourto-dolistforages?
There’snobettertimethannowtothinkoffinallycrossingitoff.36
1.Easiertravels
Thefabledlanguagebarrierisreal—assoonasyoutraveloutsidetouristareas,understandingothersandmakingyourselfunderstoodcanbequitethechallenge.37Inthiswayyoucanexperiencealltherichesaforeigncountryoffers.
2.Betterworkrelations
Beingabletospeaktoyourclientsintheirpreferredlanguagecanbeofgreathelpforyourbusinessrelationships.38Indeed,speakinganextralanguagecouldearnyoursalaryupto20percent.
3.Improvedbrainfunction
Learninganewlanguagecandevelopyourthinkingabilitiesandhelpyourmindworkbetter
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