河北省定州市学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题.docx
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河北省定州市学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题
定州二中高二第一次月考英语试卷
考试时间90分钟分值120分命题人:
郝宏丽
卷I
I阅读理解(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WhenJulieJonesandCarolineAtkinwereschoolgirls,theypromisedtobebestfriendsforever.Yearslater,Carolinediedfromabraintumorattheageof45,leavingfivechildren.Inherlastweeks,sheaskedJulietoraisethechildrenasherown.Julie,asinglemotherofthreewithasmallincome,didn’thesitate.
“Iheldherinmyarmsandsaid‘You’llbeOK’,butIknewIwaslosingher.”Shesays.
“ThehospitalrangmeandIrushedthere,butCarolinehadjustgone,”shesays.“Iwenttoherhouse.ThechildrenarrivedhomefromschoolinataxiandIgatheredtheminmyarmsandsaid:
‘MommyhasgonetoHeaven.’”
“Michael,whowas11,lefttheroom.Kieran,ten,satingreatsurprise;James,nine,brokedown;whileEmma,seven,andChantelle,fiveuneasy.Ibroughtthemhome.”
Julie,motherofAdam,20,Peter,19,and14-year-oldChristian,movedthetablefromherdiningroomtoturnitintoanextrabedroomforthegirls.
Shesays“Iputatentupinthegarden,andthechildrentookturnstocampoutside.Weturnedintoagame.Thechildrenwereterriblyhurtbylosingboththeirparents.Butnow,despiteourlackofspaceandmoney,wehavebecomeonehappyfamily.”ThetableinthekitchenissosmallthatJuliehadtocookChristmasdinnerintwosittings.Hereldestsonhasleftforuniversityandhisbedroomisusedbytheyoungerboys.
Juliehadtowork50hoursaweekandrunsthehomeonhersalary.
“Thechildrenaren’tquietanymore.Thehouseisfilledwithscreamsandshoutsandlaughter.”shesays.“Theysay‘Julie,youmakeussohappy,’butthetruthisthatthey’retheoneswhomakemehappy.I’mnotextraordinary.I’mjustamum.”
1.WhatcanweknowaboutJuliefromthetext?
A.Shehadlivedarichlifebeforetheadoption.
B.ShepromisedtoadoptCaroline’schildrenasaschoolgirl.
C.SheblamedCaroline’shusbandfortakingnoresponsibility.
D.Shehadtoworkveryhardtosupportthelargefamily.
2.WhichoneisNOTwhatJuliedidtosupportthelargefamily?
A.Usingthediningroomasabedroom.
B.Puttingatentupinthegarden.
C.Persuadinghereldestsontoleaveforuniversity.
D.CookingChristmasdinnerintwosittings.
3.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatJulieis_______.
A.annoyedB.tiredC.modestD.energetic
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AmothertofiveorphansB.Fiveluckychildren
C.Caroline’sdeathD.Troublesofraisingchildren
B
Herearesomeofthebestplacesyoucanvisitin2015.Findyourfavoriteandputon
yourtravellist.
Washington,DC
Attraction:
Historyinthemaking
FromtheWashingtonMonumentandJohnF.KennedyCenterallthewaytoCapitolHill,
thevigor(活力)oftheUS’capitalcityisjustasstrongasinreallifeasitisinHouseofCards.
Theyear2015marksthe150thanniversaryofAbrahamLincoln’sfamousassassination(暗杀),
andaseriesofspecialeventswillbeheldtoremembertheoccasion.Lincoln’sfamoustophat,
thegunthatfiredthedeadlyshot,andotherthingsfromthatfatefuldaywillbeondisplay.
Milan,Italy
Attraction:
Acradleoffinediningandculture
Ifyouareagastronome(美食家),don’tmissMilanin2015.Expo2015willbeheld
betweenMayandOctober,andthefocusisonfood.
The1.1-square-kilometergroundswillbelaidoutlikeaclassicalRomancity,with
beautifulstreets,acanalandahugelake.Youcanexplorethefooddistrict,wanderasquare
fullofstreetmusiciansanddanceperformers,orenjoynighttimewine-tasting.
Salisbury,UK
Attraction:
TheMagnaCarta’s800thanniversary
FortoolongSalisburyhasbeenconsideredashortstoponthewaytoStonehenge.But
2015issettobetheyearvisitorsstayinthiscityasitmarksthe800thanniversaryoftheMagna
Carta,whichlimitedroyalpowerandestablishedtherightsofcommonpeople.Thehighlight
forthecelebrationswillbeSalisburyCathedral,whoseChapterHouseholdstheMagnaCarta.
AbrandnewexhibitionwillopenintheChapterHouse,alongsidemanytalksandaflower
festival.
5.WhydidtheauthormentionHouseofCardsinthesecondparagraph?
A.Toarousereaders’interestinreadingthetext.
B.ToindicatethattheanniversaryLincoln’sassassinationisimportant.
C.TostressthatthevigorofWashington,DCisstrong.
D.ToshowthatWashington,DChasalonghistory.
6.InwhichyearwasLincolnassassinated?
A.1864B.1865C.1866D.1867
7.WhatcanavisitormostlyprobablydoinSalisbury?
A.BuyLincoln’sfamoushat.
B.Explorethefooddistrict.
C.Watchwonderfuldanceperformance.
D.SeetheoriginalcopyoftheMagnaCarta.
C
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity—orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracleofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?
That’sadifferentstory.
Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reasyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”.
ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition,medicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination(歧视).In1987,AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely—evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.
Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?
Peoplearelivingtogether.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”arerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgroupofconsumers(消费者).
8.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis________.
A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoney
B.manyoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlife
C.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65
D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood
9.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby________.
A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast
10.Fromthispassagewecanknow________.
A.inAmerica,growingupisnotawonderfulprocess
B.inAmerica,growingupisaswonderfulaprocessasgrowingold
C.inAmerica,growingupisawonderfulprocess,whilegrowingoldisnot
D.inAmerica,growingoldisawonderfulprocess,whilegrowingupisnot
11.Whatshouldbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?
A.Thepublicwillchangetheirattitudetowardsoldpeople.
B.Peoplewillprovidemoreservicestotheoldintheircommunities.
C.CompanieswillsoonproducemoregoodsforoldAmericans.
D.Thegovernmentwillpasslawstoensurethebenefitsofthepeople.
D
Tomanyweb-buildingspiders,mostofwhomarenearlyblind,thewebistheiressentialwindowontheworld:
theirmeansofcommunicating,capturingprey(猎物),meetingmatesandprotectingthemselves.Aweb-buildingspiderwithoutitswebislikeamancastawayonanislandofsolidrock,totallyoutoftouchanddestinedtostarvetodeath.
Soimportantisthewebtoanorb-webspider’ssurvivalthattheanimalwillcontinuetoconstructnewwebsdailyevenifitisbeingstarved.For16daysthestarvingspiderbuildscompletelynormalwebs.Then,astheanimalgetsscrawnier(憔悴的),itconstructsawider-meshedwebusingfewerstrands(线).Suchwebswouldonlytraplargerprey,whichismoreeconomicalfromtheperspectiveofastarvingspider.
Thespiderstoresenergybyrecyclingwebprotein.Itsimplyeatsitsownwebeacheveningandre-usesittoproducenewsilk.Instudieswithradioactivelylabeledmaterials,itwasfoundthat95percentofwebproteinreappearsinthenextday’sweb.Mostoftheenergyneededforweb-buildingisusedinwalkingoverthestrandsastheyarelaiddown.
Scientistsareimpressedbytheadaptability(适应能力)ofthespider’shighlypreprogrammedbrain,whichislargerforitssizethanthebrainofanyotherinvertebrate(无脊椎动物).Ifweb-buildingisinterrupted,orifsomeoftheexistingstrandsaredestroyed,thespidersimplygoesbacktoseewherethewebisleftoffandthenfinishedbuildinganormalweb.Onespiderwillevenfinishbuildingtheincompletewebofanother.
12.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SecretsofSpiders’AdaptabilityB.ImportanceofWebstoSpiders
C.SecretsoftheSpiders’LifeD.Spiders’HighlyPreprogrammedBrain
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Web-buildingspidershavegoodeyesight.
B.Oneweb-buildingspiderusuallyconductsoneweb.
C.Mostspiderswillstopconductingwebswhenhungry.
D.Web-buildingspiderswillprobablydiewithouttheirwebs.
14.Aspiderconductsa
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