河南省郑州市学年高二英语上学期第八次周考试题.docx

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河南省郑州市学年高二英语上学期第八次周考试题

河南省郑州市2020学年高二英语上学期第八次周考试题

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Asyougrowolder,you’llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions—likewhethertocutclassortrycigarettes.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenough,butwhenotherpeoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.Peoplewhoareyourage,likeyourclassmates,arecalledpeers.Whentheytrytoinfluencehowyouact,togetyoutodosomething,it’scalledpeerpressure.

Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone’sreadingit.Theseareexamplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.

Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexample,afewkidsinschoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem;yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvinceyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.

Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosays“no”topeerpressure,butyoucandoit.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.

You’veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyouto“chooseyourfriendswisely”.Peerpressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhodon’tcutclass,smokecigarettes,orlietotheirparents,thenyouprobablywon’tdothesethingseither,evenifotherkidsdo.

Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou’refindingitdifficulttohandle,talktosomeoneyoutrust.Don’tfeelguiltyifyou’vemadeamistakeortwo.

21.Forwhomisthepassagemostprobablywritten?

A.StudentsB.ParentsC.TeachersD.Doctors.

22.Inthelastthreeparagraphs,theauthormainly_____.

A．explainswhyfriendshipissoimportant

B．givesadviceonhowtodealwithpeerpressure

C．discusseshowpeersinfluenceus

D．showshowtomakemoregoodfriends

23.Whichoffollowingmayhelphandlepeerpressure?

A．Spendingmoretimewithclassmates.B．Takingupmorerelaxinghobbies.

C．Choosingfriendswithnobadhabits.D．Helpingotherswhoareintrouble.

24.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?

A．FriendshipB．MakingdecisionsC．Self-confidenceD．Peerpressure

B

Ihateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseI’minLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedme.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthoseinNewYork,“I’mhavingadinnerparty”means:

“I’mbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucan’taffordandwe’llbesharingthechequeevenly,nomatterwhatyoueat.”Worse,inManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.They’llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon’tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.ButifItrytousethesametrick,thehostesswillshout;“Whereareyougoing?

”Andit’snotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:

everyoneknowsIhavenowheretogo.

ButinLondon,dinnerpartiesareinpeople’shomes.Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoone,theguestswerefromFrance,India,DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNations.InNewYork,themixislessstriking.It’slikeagatheringatBloomingdale’s,awell-knowndepartmentstore.

ForNewYorkers,talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYorkers.ButatMallery’s,whenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecently,peopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualclub.

25.Whatdoestheword“shot”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.choiceB.tryC.styleD.goal

26.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYorkers?

A.Thereisastrangemixofpeople.B.Therestaurantsareexpensive.

C.Thebillisnotfairlyshared.D.Peoplehavetopaycash

27.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?

A.AbitunusualB.FulloftricksC.LesscostlyD.Moreinteresting

28.Whatistheauthor’sopinionofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperience?

A.Easy-goingB.Self-centred.C.GenerousD.Conservative

C

Hereisanastonishingandsignificantfact:

Mentalworkalonecan’tmakeustired.Itsoundsabsurd.Butafewyearsago,scientiststriedtofindouthowlongthehumancouldlaborwithoutreachingastageoffatigue（疲劳）.Totheamazementofthesescientists,theydiscoveredthatbloodpassingthroughthebrain,whenitisactive,showsnofatigueatall!

Ifwetookadropofbloodfromadaylabourer,wecouldfinditfulloffatiguetoxins（毒素）andfatigueproducts.ButifwetookbloodfromthebrainofAlbertEinstein,itwouldshownofatiguetoxinsattheendoftheday.

Sofarasthebrainisconcerned,itcanworkaswellandswiftlyattheendofeightoreventwelvehoursofeffortsasatthebeginning.Thebrainistotallytireless.Sowhatmakesustired.

Somescientistsdeclarethatmostofourfatiguecomefromourmentalandemotional（情感的）attitudes.OneofEngland’smostoutstandingscientistsJ.A.Hadfield,says,“Thegreaterpartofthefatiguefromwhichwesufferisofmentalorigin.Infact,fatigueofpurelyphysicaloriginisrare.”Dr.Brill,afamousAmericanscientist,goesevenfurther.Hedeclares,“Onehundredpercentofthefatigueofasittingworkeringoodhealthisduetoemotionalproblems.”

Whatkindsofemotionsmakesittingworkerstired?

Joy?

Satisfaction?

No!

Afeelingofbeingbored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry,afeelingofnotbeingappreciated---thoseareemotionsthattiresittingworkers.Hardworkbyitselfseldomcausesfatigue.Wegettiredbecauseouremotionsproducenervousnessinthebody.

29.Whatsurprisedthescientistsafewyearsago?

A.Fatiguetoxinscouldhardlybefoundinalabour’sblood.

B.AlbertEinsteindidn’tfeelwornoutafteraday’swork.

C.Thebraincouldworkformanyhourswithoutfatigue.

D.Amentalworker’sbloodwasfilledwithfatiguetoxins.

30.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcanmakesittingworkertired？

A．Challengingmentalwork.B．Unpleasantemotions.

C．Endlesstasks.D．Physicallabor.

31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthescientists’ideas?

A．Heagreeswiththem.B．Hedoubtsthem.

C．Hearguesagainstthem.D．Hehesitatestoacceptthem.

32.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatinordertostayenergetic,sittingworkersneedto______.

A．havesomegoodbloodB．enjoytheirwork

C．exerciseregularlyD．discoverfatiguetoxin

D

“Indeed,”GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785,“somekindoffly,orbug,hadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthome.”ButthefatherofAmericawasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat,Englishmenhadbeenreferringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacentury,andAmericanshadalreadycreatedlightning-bug（萤火虫）.ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugsintheirlanguage,leavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.

TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeaperson,referringtosomeonewhowascrazyaboutaparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualterm,sportsfansusedtobecalledracingbugs,baseballbugs,andthelike.

Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobject,forexample,abug-shapedcar.Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarm,fromwhichcomestheexpressiontobug,thatis,“toinstall（安装）analarm”.Nowitmeansasmallpieceofequipmentthatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers’conversation.Sincethe1840s,tobughaslongmeant“tocheat”,andsincethe1940sithasbeenannoying.

Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinacomputerprogramorotherdesign.ThatmeaningdatesbacktothetimeofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsas“littleproblemsanddifficulties”thatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovercomeindevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdison“hadbeenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering‘abug’inhisinventedrecordplayer.”

33.WelearnfromParagraph1that________.

A.Americanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbug

B.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabug

C.thewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglishinthenineteenthcentury

D.bothEnglishmanandAmericansusedthewordbugintheeighteenthcentury

34.Whatdoestheword“flaw”inthelastparagraphprobablymean________.

A.Explanation.B.Finding.C.Origin.D.Fault.

35.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith________.

A.themisunderstandingofthewordbugB.thedevelopmentofthewordbug

C.thepublicviewsofthewordbugD.thespecialcharacteristicsofthewordbug

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。

Everyoneneedsabreak,andvacationsarenotmeantforseriousstudy. 36. TheSpringFestivaliscomingup,sothisistheperfecttimetodiscusssomegreatEnglishlanguageliteraturetotakeonalongtrainjourney.

Beforegettingintotherecommendation,youneedtodetermineyourEnglishreadingcomprehensionlevel.Ifyou’reatthebeginnerlevel,therearetwooptions:

readingachildren’sbookorreadingabookthatyou’vereadinChinesetranslation. 37. Ifyou’reattheintermediatelevel,popularbookslikepopfiction,mysteriesandthrillersaregoodoptions.Foradvancedreaders,classicworksofliteratureormodernprizewinners（Nobel,Pulitzer）aregoodoptions.

38. WhenIpickupabookIlike,eventhoughthefirstfewchaptersarereallyhardtogetthrough,Iwouldtrytogetaccustomedtothelanguagetheauthoruses.Generally,afterthefirstfewchapters,thingsgetaloteasier,especiallyifIgetinvolvedinthestory.

Anothergreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivatedistofind