河北省正定县第三中学学年高二月考英语试.docx
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河北省正定县第三中学学年高二月考英语试
2018年4月联考试题
英语试卷
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)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
DunbarTownHouseMuseumandGallery
Withitsdistinctivehattoweranditsbell,clockandsundials,theTownHousehasbeenthefocusoftownlifesincethe16thcentury.Ourstaffarealwaysonhandtochataboutthetownandthehistoryofthebuilding.
Thebuildingishometoamuseumandgalleryonthegroundfloorwithchanginghistoricalandartexhibitionsaswellasalocalhistorydisplayareaandresearchroom. Thedisplayareasarefullyaccessible.
VisitorscanseetheCouncilChamberandanatmosphericjailcellduringatour.Ontheupperfloorsthereisnowacommunity(社区) room,availabletocouncilandcommunitygroupsformeetingsandevents,inadditiontotheCouncilChambers,whichcanbe bookedformeetings,civilmarriagesandotherfunctions.Pleasegetintouchtodiscussyourrequirementsandforinformationaboutthecurrentroomhirechargerates.
Wewelcomegroupvisitsandwouldbedelightedtodiscussyourrequirementswithyou.
TheMuseumis free toenteralthoughtheremaybeasmallchargeforsomeeventsandactivities.
Ifyouarehereforthedaythereisagoodselectionofplacestoeatanddrinkwithsomethingtooffereverytastewithinashortwalk.
OpeningHours
•Monday–Sunday,1pm-5pm(ApriltoSeptember)
• OpenatweekendsOctobertoMarch,2pm-4pm,withthesupportofDunbarandDistrictHistorySociety
• Christmas2018:
themuseumwill beopen atweekendsovertheChristmasbreak2pmto4pmasabove
1.Whatisthemuseumfamousfor?
A.Variousactivities. B.Thetowerandbell.
C.Thecommunityroom. D. Theresearchroom.
2.Whatcanweinferaboutthemuseum?
A.Freeactivitiesareoftenheldinthemuseum.
B.Somedisplayareasarenotopentovisitors.
C.Someareascanbereservedformeetings.
D.Groupvisitsenjoyadiscountedadmissionfee.
3.WhencanpeoplevisitthemuseuminNovember?
A.1pm. B.9am. C.3pm. D.5pm.
B
Lastyear,Ifellintoadeepdepression(抑郁).Itwascausedbyacaraccident.Iwasinphysicalrecoveryfromtheaccidentandsuddenlyallofmyoldhurtsstartedcomingup. Ifoundmyselfcryingonthefloorofmyapartment.
Idon'twantyoutobleedwithmeortopityme.ButIalsodon'twantto gloss myreality.Andthetruthis,beneaththeshinyphotosyouseeontheInternet,I'mstillaworkinprogress.I'mnotperfect.Likeallofus,I'mdoingthebestIcan.MakingthebestchoicesIcan.BacktotheeveningwhenIfoundmyself lyingonthefloor.
Whathappenednext?
Istartedwriting.
TherewasaTVshowIabsolutelyloved.Istartedwritingfanfiction.Itprovidedabeautifulplaceofescapefromthethoughtsswimminginmyhead.Thedepressionstartedtolift.Istartedtofeellikemyselfagain.
Aftercompletingafour-partfanfictiontotalingaround12,000words,Ihadanidea.Ishouldwriteanoveltogiveahandtothoselikeme.
Icontinuedwriting,havingnoideawhereitwouldlead.Ididn'tknowIwouldpublishitbut,aftermuchresistanceonmypartIfinallymadethedecisiontopublishthebookundermyownname.Nopenname.Nohidingonthedeepbowelsoftheinternet.
Andsohereweare.Thedaybeforethereleaseofthebook.Sure,readerswillenjoythetwistsandturns.AndIcanseemyselfinthecharacter.Butthat'snotmyrealmotivation.Iwroteittohelppeople.Togivethemaplacetobelongto.Aplacetotalkaboutthisfictionalworld.Theverysamethingthatsavedmelastyear.
Ifthestoryprovidesthistojustoneperson,I'vedonemyjob.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gloss”inParagraph3mean?
A.Cover. B.Expose. C.Realize. D.Face.
5.Whatreallymotivatedtheauthortowriteanovel?
A.Toearnaliving. B.Tofollowhisdream.
C.Tohelppeoplewithdepression. D.Tofindaplacetobelongto.
6.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?
A.Perfect. B.Cautious. C.Shy. D.Honest.
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MyHobby B.WritingCanHelp
C.AMovingStory D.MyNewBook
C
Withaflockof birds,agroupmembercanoftenbeseenhighinthetreeactingasalookoutwhiletherestfeedonthegroundbelow.Whenapredatorapproaches,thelookoutsoundsthealarm.
Tothecasualobserver,itmayappearthatthelookoutisactingforthegoodofthegreatergroup,butanewstudysuggeststhatthelookout–calledasentinel(哨兵)–mayactuallybeworkingforitself.
Whilesentinelbehavioramonggroupsofbirdshasbeenobserved,Dr.RoniOstreiherandProfessorAviadHeifetzrecentlybeganresearchingthesentinelbehavioroffloaters–birdsthathaveeitherbeencastoutorforotherreasonsdecidetogoitalone.Whattheyfoundwasthatfloatersalsohavesimilarlookoutactivitiesandwillsoundanalarmcallifanenemyapproaches.
Thissuggeststhatwhilethegroupbenefitsfromhavingalookout,theinstincttoactasthelookoutismotivatednotbythegroupbutbyself-preservation.Thesentinelmaysimplybetryingtoscareawayitsenemyinsteadofwarningotherbirdsdownbelow.
Itmightbeeasytounderstandthatwhenafloaterdisplayssentinelbehavior,thebirdisactingforitself.However,birdsingroupsmayhavelessselfishmotivessincethebirdsappeartoalternateaslookouts.“Therearesomeadultgroupmemberswhoactassentinelsmoreoftenthanothers.Asfarasweunderstand,actingasasentinelisnotaduty.Thosewhosentinellessoftenarenotpunished,”Ostreihersaid.
Healsonotedthatthesentinel'sprimarypurposeistogatherinformationaboutitssurroundings–thepresenceofaneighboringgroup,changesinfoodsourcesandevenweather–notkeepinglookoutforapproachingenemies.
“Wedonotknowwhatmotivatesthemtostopeatingandclimbuptoatreebranchandstarttosentinel,”Ostreiheradded.HeandHeifetzarenowfocusedonunderstandingwhathappensafteranalarmcallissounded.
8.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?
A.Birdslookoutjustfortheirownsafety.
B.Sentinelbehaviorisuniquetobirds.
C.Birdshaveastrongsenseofdanger.
D.Birdsreactquicklywhenhearinganalarm.
9.Whatcanweinferaboutafloater?
A.Itisoftenaselfishbird.B.Itbenefitsfromotherbirds.
C.Itlivesandfeedsonitsown.D.Itsdutyistoprotectotherbirds.
10.WhatisOstreiher'sopiniononbirds'sentinelbehavior?
A.Itisunnecessaryforafloater.B.Itiseverybird'sresponsibility.
C.Birdsseemtowatchoutinturn. D.Itiscompletelyselflessbehavior.
11.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?
A.Life. B.Health. C.Technology. D.Nature.
D
InNewYork,studentsat18schoolsparticipateinaprogramcalledWeFutureCycle. StartedbyAnnaGiordanoin2014,itteacheskidstorecycle,compost(堆肥),andreducefoodwaste.
Lunchareasattheparticipatingschoolsareequippedwiththreeclearlymarkedbins–compost,recycleandshare.Whilethefirsttwoarecommoninschools,thethirdisrare, wherekidscanputtheirunwanteddrinks,fruits,andevenuntouchedsandwiches.Itemsinthecontainerareavailableforanystudentthatwantsthem.Whateverremainsattheendofthedayisdonatedtothefoodbank.Giordanosaysthethreebinshavehelpedreducethenumberoftrashbagsfromanaverageof22tojust2!
Toensurekidsadoptsimilarhabitsathome, thenon-profithascreatedextensivecurriculumtoeducatefamiliesabouttheimportanceofsortingwasteintotheproperstreamsofrecycling,composting,trashandfoodtodonateTheyalsourgeparentstohaveopenconversationswiththeirkidsaboutfoodchoices.
But,aswe’reallaware,kidsaren’ttheonlyonesthatwastefood-Adultsareequallybad,ifnotworse!
Toprevent that,JoshTreuhaftfoundedSalvageSupper clubin2014.Theoccasionallyorganizeddinnerspromisepeople atasty multi-coursemealforamere$50USDperperson.Itisalsoaplantosavewastebecause thedeliciousfoodismadefromvegetablesthatarepasttheirprimeand,therefore,headedforthetrashbin.
Theothercatch?
Customershavetoeattheirmealsinsideadumpster(大型垃圾装卸车)!
Theplace,ofcourse,istotallyclean. Itisjustasymbolicgesture. Inadditiontohelpingpeoplerethinktheiractions,Treuhaftalsohelpsthemdogoodbydonatingpartoftheprofitstonon-profitsdevotedtofightingagainst foodwaste.
12.WhatistheaimofWeFutureCycle?
A.Tocollectmoneyandfoodforpoorchildren.
B.Toeducatechildrentotreasureandsavefood.
C.Toencouragechildrentosharefoodwithothers.
D.Toinspirechildrentolearnagricultureknowledge.
13.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeWeFutureCycle?
A.Successful. B.Official. C.Impractical.D.World-famous.
14.WhatdoweknowaboutSalvageSupper club?
A.Itismainlyaimedforadults. B.Itisfoundedby AnnaGiordano.
C.Itprovidesfreesupperforpeople.
D.Ithasenjoyedgreatsuccessinmanyschools.
15.Whatisthereasonforpeopleeatinginadumpster?
A.Itismoney-saving.B.Peopleliketobeunique.
C.Itcanremindpeopleoffoodwasteproblem.
D.Adumpsterismuchcleanerthanarestaurant.
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。
Waystoteachkindnesstokids
Thereislotsofinformationaboutteachingchildrenaboutkindness. 16 Childrenmayormaynotlistentowhatwesay,buttheycommitjustabouteverythingwedotomemory-forbetterorworse.Thebestthingthatwecandoforourchildrenistobeourbestselves. 17 Itmeanspayingattentiontolittleopportunitiestotreatotherpeoplewithcareandrespect.
Hereareseveralsuggestionstogetyoustarted:
18 Makeahabitoftippingservers20percentormore. Talkwi
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