学年度贵州思南中学月考考试高二年级英语试题附答案.docx
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学年度贵州思南中学月考考试高二年级英语试题附答案
2017——2018学年度
贵州思南中学3月月考考试高二年级英语试题
本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
A
CliveRoberts.adirectoratELSEducationalServices,saysEnglishtestsarechanginggreatlyinresponsetotheglobalgrowthintheuseofEnglishasalinguafranca—thecommonlanguageusedamongpeoplewithdifferentnativelanguages.Forthatreason,alotofnewtestsarebeingdevelopedwhileoldtestsarebeingimprovedtomeettheneedsofuniversitiesandemployersworldwide.
Changesinlanguagetesting
“Alotoftestsarenowdeliveredonline,allfourskillsarebeingtested,insomecases,bycomputer,inparticularspeakingandwritingskills,whicharethemostdifficulttoassessonacomputerenvironment,”saysMr.Roberts.
Computertestingwillreducethelengthoftimerequiredfortesting,becausethetestsadjusttothetest-taker’sability.Thesecomputer-adaptivetestsalsoincreaseaccuracyinscoring.Computer-a-daptivetestschangedependingonthetest-taker’sresponses.Theycanbecomemoreorlessdifficultduringthetestingsession.Forthisreason,thesetofcorrectanswerswillbedifferentforeachtest-taker.
Culturalsensitivity
Anotherchangetolanguagetestingrelatestoculturalsensitivity.Thetermreferstomaterialonatestthatisbasedonacertaincultureorishardfortest-takersfromdifferentculturestounderstand.
Mr.Robertssaystestdevelopmentcompaniesarenowhiringpeoplewithinterculturalcommunicationbackgroundstoreviewtestitems.Thecompanieswanttomakesurethetestdoesnotupsettest-takers.
Proficiency(精通程度)inlanguage
ChangestoEnglishproficiencytestsmakethembetteratmeasuringthelearners’ability.However,Mr。
Robertssaysthechangesmaymeanthetestsaremoredifficultforsomestudents.
“Thetestshavebecomemoreproficiency-oriented.Theitemsarebeingdesignedinsuchawaythattheytestreal-worldproficiencyandnotsimplysortofanartificialenvironmentoraspecificsetofskillsthataretaughtinaclassroom.Soalotofauthentictexts,alotofauthenticlisteningpassagesarebeingused.”
ThechangesmeanstudentshavetobeabletounderstandEnglishthewayitisusedineverydaylife,notjustintextbooks.
1.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwords“alinguafranca”inParagraphl?
A.auniversallanguageB.asecondlanguageC.anativelanguageD.amothertongue
2.Whyisproficiencystressedinlanguagetesting?
A.Tomakethetestmoredifficult.B.Togetlearnerstolearntextbookswell.
C.Totestlearners’speakingability.D.Totestlearners’realabilitytousethelanguage.
3.whichwordscanbestdescribethenewEnglishtests?
A.Moreaccuratebuteasier.B.Lesspracticalbutharder.
C.Betterbutharder.D.Lesspopularbuteasier.
B
Guidedogshelpblindpeoplewhocannotgetaroundbythemselves.AlthoughYorkshireterriersandpoodlesaregoodcompaniondogs,guidedogsarechosenfromlagerbreeds(品种)suchasGermanshepherds,goldenretrievers,andLabradorretrievers.Theyoungdogsareraisedbyfamiliesuntiltheyareeighteenmonthsold.Duringthistime,theygetlotsofloveandattention,buttheyarealsotaughttoobey.Thenthedogsgotoaspecialschoolwhere,forfourmonths,theyworkwithasightedtrainer,anindividualwhocansee.Thedogformsacloserelationshipwiththispersonwhoteachesithowtofollowdirectionssuchasright,left,straightahead,andstop.Theyoungdogalsolearnstowatchoutfordangeroustrafficandwaituntilitissafetocrossabusystreet.
Whenthedogistwoyearsold,itstartstrainingwiththeblindpersonitwilllivewith.Thedoganditsnewownermakemanytripsfromdowntowntowheretheblindpersonlivessothedogbecomesfamiliarwiththenormalatmosphere.Duringthetraining,asightedtraineralwaysremainswiththem.Ablindpersonwhoisgettingaguidedogforthefirsttimewilltrainforaboutamonth.Iftheindividualhashadadogbefore,thetrainingtakesaboutthreeweeks.Afterthetraining,theblindpersondependsontheguidedogforbetweensevenandtwelveyears.Atthatpoint,theworkingdogbecomeafamilypetandtheownerneedstotrainwithayoungerguidedog.
4.WhichbreedwouldNOTbetrainedasaguidedog?
A.AYorkshireterrier.B.Agoldenretriever.
C.AGermanshepherd.D.ALabrador.
5.Whatdoestheguidedoglearntododuringthetraining?
A.Associatedirectionswithfood.B.Playwithyoungchildren.
C.Stayawayfrombusystreets.D.Lookoutfortrafficproblems.
6.Whogivesthedogstrainingatthespecialschool?
A.Asightedtrainer.B.Otherblindpeople.
C.Atrafficpeliceman.D.Theschooldirector.
7.What’sthispassagemainlyabout?
A.Thetimespenttrainingaguidedog.B.Theimportanceofhavingaguidedog.
C.Theprocessoftrainingaguidedog.D.Thewayofchoosingaguidedog.
C
Collegestudentsconstantlyhearthepraisesofeducation.Wehaveallbecomeusedtobelievingthatacollegeeducationisalwaysaguaranteeofaneasierlife.Iwasnineyearsoldwhenmyfourth-gradeteacherpresentedmewithatask,towritedownallofthethingsIwantedinmylife.Ifilledmypaperwiththingslike:
ownabighouseandhaveservants;berichandhaveagoodjob.Thenextdaymyteacherhandedbackmypaperandinredinkshewrote:
"GOTOCOLLEGE."Foralongtime,IwasconvincedthatonceIobtainedaneducation,BAM!
Lifewouldbeeasier.
However,educationcannotpromiseallwishes,dreams,anddesires.Societymustrejectthefoolishideathatacollegeeducation'smainpurposeistosatisfyourdesiresandsecuresuccess.Likemostchallengingthings,educationisagamble(赌博)inwhichresultsdependentirelyonpeople'sabilitytolookpasttheirwantstoseetherealismandreasonbehindtheirwants.
Forinstance,myfirstyearofcollege,Itookasociologyclass.Inclass,weweretaughtthatThirdWorldcountrieswerepoor.Welearnedthatourqualityoflifewouldbealmostimpossibleforanaveragepersoninthosecountries.Ibegantoexaminemyowndesiretoberich.Toalwaysgoaftermoneyfeltselfishwhenknowingothershadnoneatall.Learningaboutothersociety'sfinancialsituationsforcedmetolookbeyondwhatIwanted.
Throughtheprocessofeducation,everythingoncedesiredistested.Wantingsomethingnolongerisenough;it'smoreimportanttoexaminewhywewantitandwhetherwereallywantit.Whenmydesireformoneychanged,everythingchanged.Istoppedlongingformoney-drivencareersandstoppedvaluingthepeoplewhohadthem.IbegantoexaminethethingsIpurchasedandmyreasonforwantingthem.
Educationisatooltobeusedtodevelopandadvanceourdesires,sowecandiscoverthethingsthataretrulysignificantinlife.Educationisasourcetoexpandoursocietytoseebeyondthesuperficial(表面的)appealsandthe"quickfixes",leavingthebeliefofaneffortlesslifebehindinordertodesireameaningfulone.
8.Theauthor'sfourth-gradeteacherprobablyagreedthat______.
A.theauthorwasanambitiousstudent
B.theauthorshouldsetmorerealisticgoals
C.acollegestudentwouldleadaneasierlife
D.acollegedegreewasthekeytotheauthor'sdreams
9.Whydoestheauthormentionhersociologyclass?
A.Toshareherlearningexperienceswithreaders.
B.Tosupporthernewunderstandingabouteducation.
C.ToexpresshersympathyforpeopleinThirdWorld.
D.Tostresstheimportanceoftakingasociologycourse.
10.Withacollegeeducation,theauthor______.
A.enviedrichpeopleB.lostinterestincareer
C.desiredmorematerialthingsD.stoppedalwaysseekingmorewealth
11.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Collegeeducationpromisesaneffortlesslife.
B.Collegeeducationtestsandguidesourlifedesires.
C.Collegeeducationofferssolutionstosocialproblems.
D.Collegeeducationturnsyoungpeopleintogamblers.
D
FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture.HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years.Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s,buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday.
Lastweek,theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList.TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost,importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide.
The10buildings,titled.“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright,”werebuiltbetween1906and1969.Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios,churches,governmentbuildings,privateresidences,andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum.
TheSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity.Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear.FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959.Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart.ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign.
ManyofMr.Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU.S.MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture.RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy.HecallsMr.Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture,fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide.”
TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016.IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist,theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU.S.architecture.TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites,includingtheGran
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