河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题含详细答案.docx
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河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题含详细答案
2018—2019学年度上学期高二年级月考英语试卷
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Keepingthekidsbusyovertheschoolholidayscanbediscouragingandcostparentsalot.Butwe’vefoundsomecheapandcheerfulwaystoenjoyfamilytimethisEasterfromfreedaysouttofun-filledthemeparkswhichwon’tcostyoumuch.We’vedonethehomeworksoyoucangetstartedonhavingagreattime.
ThemeParks
♦Savefrom10%to25%offthepriceofticketsforLegolandinWindorbybookinginadvanceonline.Afamilyoffourcansaveupto£45.90onaone-dayticket,paying£137.70.
♦Booksevendaysinadvanceandsave£43offthepriceofafamilyoffourticketforDraytonManorThemePark.Cali0844-472-1950orbookonlineandyou’llpay£65ontheday.
♦YoucanpickupafamilyoffourticketforadayatAltonTowersinStaffordshirefor£43.80offthedayprice.
♦Save£16offthepriceforafamilytriptoTheMakingofHarryPotterbybuyingafamilyticket(twoadultsandtwochildren)online.Familyoffour£101,comparedto£117.
Activities
Studentslookingforacut-pricetriptoseetheanimalscansave15%offtheticketpriceatBristolZooandpay£12.71ratherthanthefulladultprice£14.53.Teensshouldshowtheiridentityasstudents.
Freebies
Letyourkidsdiscoverwhatit’sliketobeananimalontheAfricanPlainorintheocean.Or,theycanlearntoloveleafbeetlesorbecomeascientistforthedayattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon.
21.InwhichthemeparkcanvisitorssavemostthisEaster?
A.DraytonManorThemePark.B.TheMakingofHarryPotter.
C.LegolandinWindsor.D.AltonTowers.
22.Whatisamustforenjoyingacut-pricetripatBristolZoo?
A.Parents’company.B.StudentIDcard.
C.Drivinglicense.D.Ageover8.
23.WhichplaceshouldTomvisitifhewantstoknowdetailedthingsaboutwhales?
A.LegolandinWindor.B.AltonTowers.
C.TheMakingofHarryPotter.D.TheNaturalHistoryMuseum.
24.Thetextisintendedto.
A.showsomefunnyactivities
B.introducesomeplacesofinterest
C.showhowtoenjoyacut-pricetrip
D.introducesomewaystoenjoyfamilytime
B
Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.
GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:
“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent.Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”
Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!
Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals,thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:
Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.
It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.
I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!
25.TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.
A.better-knownB.better-organized
C.morepersuasiveD.moreinteresting
26.Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.
A.itismuchclevererthanusB.itwouldtakeovertheworld
C.ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD.itwouldseeusjustasmaterial
27.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?
A.OptimisticB.WorriedC.DisappointedD.Regretful
28.Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?
A.Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B.Thenewapplicationsofrobots.
C.Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D.Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.
C
Octopuses(章鱼)areseaanimalsfamousfortheirroundedbodies,bulgingeyes,andeightlongarms.Theyliveinalltheworld’soceansbutthereareespeciallymoreoctopusesinwarm,tropicalwaters.Octopuses,liketheircousin,thesquid(乌贼),areoftenconsidered“monstersofthedeep”,thoughsomespecies,ortypes,occupyrelativelyshallowwaters.
Mostoctopusesstayalongtheocean’sfloor,althoughsomespeciesarepelagic,whichmeanstheylivenearthewater’ssurface.Otheroctopusspeciesliveindeep,darkwaters,risingfrombelowatdawnanddusktosearchforfood.Crabsandshrimpsrankamongtheirfavoritefoods,thoughsomecanattacklargerprey,likesharks.Octopusestypicallydropdownontheirpreyfromaboveand,usingpowerfulsuctionsthatlinetheirarms,pulltheanimalsintotheirmouths.Theoctopusperformsitsfamousbackwardswimbyblowingupwaterthroughamusculartubeonthebodycalledasiphon.Octopusesalsocrawlalongtheocean’sfloor,puttingtheirarmsintosmallopeningstosearchforfoodSeals,whales,andlargefishpreyonoctopuses.
Ifthreatened,octopusesshootaninkyliquidthatdarkensthewater,confusingtheotheranimals.Theoctopuscanalsochangetogray,brown,pink,blue,orgreentomixwithitssurroundings.Octopusesmayalsochangecolorasawaytocommunicatewithotheroctopuses.Octopusesaresolitarycreaturesthatlivealoneindens(巢穴)builtfromrocks,whichtheoctopusmovesintoplaceusingitspowerfularms.Octopusessometimesevenfashionarock“door”fortheirdensthatpullclosedwhentheoctopusissafelyinside.
29.InwhichplacecanwefindmoreOctopuses?
A.TheoceannearHainan.B.TherivernearCanada.
C.TheArcticOcean.D.TheSouthPole.
30.WhatisawayforOctopusestocommunicatewitheachother?
A.Usingspecialsignals.B.Makingspecialsounds.
C.Livingtogetherinagroup.D.Changingtheirowncolors.
31.WhatdoweknowaboutOctopuses?
A.Theyjuststayindeepocean.
B.Theyeatfoodbyusingtheirteeth.
C.Theydon’tlikehuntinglargeanimals.
D.Theyshootaninkyliquidtoavoiddangers.
D
BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUK,collegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.
Recently,twomajorUSstudentloan(贷款)lenders,CitibankandJPMorganChase,announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit,theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloansthatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.
IntheUS,manyundergraduatesfilluptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloan,althoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2015-2016academicyear,$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.ThelackofprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentshard.
AcrosstheAtlantic,UKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddenincreaseinstudentrent.
Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthouses,since80percentofUKmortgageschemes(按揭计划)havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.
Inlargecities,UKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof$203.
Yet,despitestudents’suffering,thenumberofthisyear’suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps,peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarket.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”inParagraph2mean?
A.Forced.B.Unwilling.C.Determined.D.Pleasant.
33.WhatisabigchallengetotheAmericanstudentsaccordingtothetext?
A.Alackofeducation.
B.Thelow-interestloan.
C.Theshortfallinprivatefunding.
D.Alackofgovernment-fundedloan.
34.WhataretheUKstudentsmostconcernedabout?
A.Houserent.B.Furthereducation.
C.Mortgageschemes.D.Government-fundedloans.
35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.CollegestudentsintheUSandUKarefacedwiththeirfinancialcrisis
B.Itisthedutyforthegovernmentstosolvecollegestudents’financialcrisis
C.Furthereducationisagoodwayforcollegestudentstosurvivetoughjobmarket
D.Theprivatestudentloanisagoodwayforcollegestudentstoovercomethedifficulties
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。
36achieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.
Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.37Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldeven
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