精选河北狮州中学学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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精选河北狮州中学学年高二英语月考试题

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高二12月考英语试卷

一、选择题

1．HadhespentmoretimepracticingspeakingEnglishbefore,he_______abletospeakitmuchbetternow.

A.willbeB.wouldbeC.hasbeenD.wouldhavebeen

2．Onlybypracticingafewhourseveryday________beabletolearnitwell.

A.youcanB.canyouC.youwillD.willyou

3．Inthebeautycompetition,womenareasked_______someoftheexercises________themusic.

A.performingto;toB.performing;with

C.toperform;toD.toperform;by

4．

Homeis________somebodynoticeswhenyouarenolongerthere.

A.thatB.when

C.howD.where

5．—Haveyoureceivedareplytoyourjobapplication?

—No．I______．

A．waitedB．amwaiting

C．havewaitedD．hadbeenwaiting

6．Hewasabouttocrossthestreet______heheardhisname______.

A.when;calledB.if;calling

C.and;callingD.till;called

7．I’msorrytotellyouyourplansoundsgoodbuthisplanis____worthconsidering.

A.betterB.wellC.goodD.worse

8．—Ijustcan’tbelievethatEllathecathasleftmeforever.

—______andcry.Don’tholditin.

A.Don’tworryB.Goahead

C.ForgetitD.Helpyourself

9．---DidyouremembertotakethekeytoTom?

---Yes,Igaveittohim________Isawhim.

A．whileB．once

C．suddenlyD．thefirsttime

10．Mydemandsarequite______,soIexpectyoutocaterforthem．

A．modestB．narrow

C．ordinaryD．tight

二、阅读理解

Youngpeopleareperhapsbetter-knownforspendingmoneythansavingit.Butsomenewbankingwebsitesareseekingtochangethat.Thesewebsitesofferyoungpeopletheinformationandtoolstheyneedtowatchovertheirmoney.Thewebsitesalsolettheuserssharetheirfinancialexperienceswithotheryoungpeople.

Nineteen-year-oldAlixScotthasbeenworkingatastorethissummer.Sheissavingmoneytopayforcollegenextyear.“Ihavetosaveforallmycollegemoneybecausemyparentscan’taffordtoco-signonloans.So,Ihavetorelyonmyownsavings.”

Butinsteadofputtinghermoneyinalocalbank,MissScottbeganusingSmartyPig,aweb-basedbankingservice.

SmartPigwasdevelopedbyMichaelFerrariwithafriendin2007.Itisreallyallabouthelp

ingpeoplesaveforveryspecificgoals,suchasawedding,avocationoranIPhone.

MICHAELFERRARIsaid

:

“Forexample,youwanttosavefivethousanddollarsforavacationinthreeyears.SmartyPigwillactuallycalculatehowmuchmoneyyouneedtosaveeverymonth.Youdon’thavetomovefromyourexistingbank,we’llactuallygoinandwithdrawthosefundsonthedayyouspecifyeverymonthandwe’llputitintoyourSmartyPigaccount,whereit’llearninterest,aswell.”

SmartyPigalsoenablesoutsiderstoaddmoneytotheaccountsofitsusers.“Perhapsaholidayiscominguporyourbirthdayiscomingup,andratherthangettingagift,yourfriends,yourfamilycanactuallycontributetoanyofyourSmartyPiggoals.”Mr.Ferrarisaid.Hebelievesthatastechnologycontinuestodevelop,moreandmorepeoplewillusetheelectronicbankingsites.

AgrowingnumberofyoungpeoplehaveshownaninterestinonlinebankingsiteslikeSmartyPig.Theysaytheyliketheeaseofoperationandservicesthesitesoffer.Thesepersonalfinancewebsitesoffertoolsthathelpusersfollowtheirspending,setupabudget,andcombinetheirinvestments.Andtheyallinvolvesocialmedia,whichinterestsyoungadultswhoarealreadyateaseaboutsharingtheirpersonalinformationonline.

11．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofAlixScott?

A.Shecan’taffordhercollegeeducation.

B.Shehasreceivedastudentloan

C.Sheprefersonlinebankingservicestolocalbanks.

D.Shehasbeenworkingpart-timeatweekends

12．WhatdoweknowaboutSmartyPig?

A.Itwascreatedin2008.

B.Itoffersthebestrate.

C.ItwasfoundedbyMichaelFerrarialone.

D.It

isatoolforhelpingconsumerssavemoney.

13．Accordingtothetext,usersofSmartyPig__________.

A.cansharetheirexperiencesofsavingmoney

B.needtoputtheirmoneyintheirSmartyPigaccount

C.Haveaccesstolowrateloans.

D.CanoftenreceivefreegiftsfromSmartyPig

14．Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout_________.

A.howtosavemoneyonSmartyPig

B.Whyyoungpeoplelikeonlinebankingsites

C.WhatSmartyPigshoulddotoimproveitsservices

D.howonlinebankingsitesdifferfromtraditionalbanks

Deathisnatural,butdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?

Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophases---clinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath．Clinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorgans,suchastheheartorlungs,haveceasedtofunction,buthavenotsufferedpermanentdamage．Theorganismcanstillberevived（复活）．Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothe“breakingup”ofvitalcellsandtissues．Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal．

Scientistshavebeenseekingawaytoprolongtheperiodofclinicaldeathsothattheorganismcanremainalivebeforebiologicaldeathoccurs．Thebestmethoddevelopedsofarinvolvescoolingoftheorganism,combinedwithnarcoticsleep．Byslowingdownthebody’smetabolism（新陈代谢）,coolingdelaystheprocessesleadingtobiologicaldeath．

Toillustratehowthisworks,scientistsperformedanexperimentonasix-year-oldfemalemonkeycalledKeta．ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotic．Thentheysurroundedherbodywithice-bagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperature．Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery．Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:

clinicaldeathsetin．FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstate．Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees．Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing．AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemore．Afterfifteenminutes,spontaneous（自发的）breathingbegan,andafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherhead．Aftersixhours,whenthescientiststriedtog

iveherapenicillininjection,Ketaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom．Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal．

15．Forapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeath,_________．

A．hismostimportantorgansaredamaged．

B．hestillhasthepossibilityofgettingbacktolife．

C．hecannotavoidfi

naldeath．

D．heisstillverymuchalive

16．Scientiststrytomakethetimeofclinicaldeathlongerinorderto__________．

A．slowdownthebody’smetabolism．

B．bringvitalcellsandtissuesbacktoactivelife．

C．cooltheorganism．

D．delaythecomingofbiologicaldeath．

17．HowdidthescientistsputKetaintoclinicaldeath?

A．Byputtinghertosleep,loweringhertemperatureanddrainingherblooD．

B．Bysurroundingherbodywithice-bagsanddrainingherblood．

C．Bylowingherbloodpressureandstoppingherheartfrombeating．

D．Bydrainingherblood,loweringherbloodpressureandstoppingherbreathing．

18．Allofthefollowingindicate

thatthemonkeyhasalmostrestoredtoheroriginalphysica

lstateexceptthefac

tthat__________．

A．herheartbeatagain．

B．sheregainedherno

rmalbreath．

C．sherejectedapenicillininjection．

D．sheactedaslivelyasahealthymonkey．

ItwasgraduationdayatEtihadTrainingAcademy，wherethenationalairlineoftheUnitedArabEmiratesholdsaseven-weektrainingcoursefornewflightattendants．

Despiteherobviouspride，Ms．Fathi，a22-year-oldfromEgypt，wasamazedtofindherselfhere．“IneverinmylifethoughtI’dworkabroad，”saidMs．Fathi，whowasauniversitystudentinCairowhenshebegannoticingnewspaperadvertisementsemployingyoungEgyptianstoworkatairlinesbasedinthePersianGulf.

Twentyyearsago，unmarriedArabwomenlikeMs．Fathi，workingoutsidetheirhomecountries，wererare．ButjustasyoungmenfrompoorArabnationspouredintotheoil-richPersianGulfstatesforjobs，moreyoungwomenaredoingso．

FlightattendantshavebecomethepublicfaceofthenewmobilityforsomeyoungArabwomen，justastheywerethefaceofnewfreedomsforwomenintheUnitedStatesinthe1950sand1960s．Theyhavebecomeasubjectofsocialanxietyandfascinationinmuchthesameway．

Formanyfamilies，allowingadaughtertoworkmaycallhervirtueintoquestion．Yetthiscultureischanging，saidMusaShteiwi，asociologistatJordanUniversityinAmman．“We’renoticingmoreandmoresinglewomengoingtothegulfthesedays，”hesaiD．“It’sstillnotexactlycommon，butoverthelastfourorfiveyearsit’sbecomequiteanobservablephenomenon.”

ManyoftheyoungArabwomenworkinginthePersianGulftakedelightintheirstatusaspioneers，rolemodelsfortheirfriendsandyoungerfemalerelatives．Youngwomenbroughtupinaculturethathighlyvaluescommunity，havelearnedtoseethemselvesasindividuals．Theexperienceoflivingindependentlyandworkinghardforhighsalarieshasforeverchangedtheirbeliefsaboutthemselves，thoughitcanalsoleadtoa

painfulsenseofseparationfromtheirhomecountriesandtheirfamilies.

—FromNewYorkTimes（December22，2014）

19．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatyoungArabwomen_________．

A．gotoworkabroadafterAmericanwomen’sexample

B．didn’tstarttoworkabroaduntilthelate20thcentury

C．arecommonlyusedtolivingandworkingseparately

D．expecttotakethesamefamilyresponsibilitiesasmen

20．Accordingtothepassage，theArabwomenflightattendantscanbedescribedas_________.

A．proud，homesickorindependent

B．honest，outstandingoroptimistic

C．mature，enthusiasticorenergetic

D．painful，desperateorconservative

21．HowdothepublicrespondtoyoungArabwomen’snewmobility?

A．Thepublicthinkhighlyofit.

B．Thepubliccareverylittl