达旗一中学年高二第二次月考试题.docx
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达旗一中学年高二第二次月考试题
达一中2014—2015学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题
第I卷(两部分,共70分)
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、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
JohnnytheExplorer
Johnnywasthreewhenheranawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Somebodyleftthegardengateopen.Johnnywanderedout,crossedsomefields,andtwohourslater,andarrivedinthenextvillage.Hewasjustabletogivehisnameandaddress.
Bythetimehewasseven,Johnnyusedtovanishfromhometwotothreetimesayear.Sometimeshecoveredquitelongdistancesonfoot.Onotheroccasionshegotonabusorevenatrain,andsimplysatthereuntilsomeoneaskedforhisticket.Generallythepolicebroughthimhome."Whydoyoudoit?
"theyusedtoask."Youaren'tunhappyathome,areyou?
....““Ofcoursenot,"Johnnyreplied.”Thenwhy?
""Ijustlikeseeingplaces,"Johnnytoldthem.
Johnnycontinuedto"seeplaces"althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimesheusedtotravelhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.
ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtogetonboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?
Nooneknows!
AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:
hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomecorridorsandgotonboardthenearestplane.
Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwellatschool.Heenjoyedmathsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography."Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
"histeachersaskedhim.Johnnydidnottakelongtoanswerthatquestion."Anexplorer!
"heanswered."Butit'sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodernage."theytriedtotellhim,Butitwasnouse:
Johnnyknewwhathewanted!
Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinoneofthedailypapers.AnexpeditionwasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerevacancies(空缺,空位)forthreeyoungpeople"willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure".Johnnyapplied,and,onemonthlater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.
1.Johnnyfrequentlylefthomebecause_________.
A.hepreferredtostayhome
B.heenjoyedseeingnewplaces
C.hecouldn’tdowellatschool
D.hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisparents
2.PeoplearoundJohnny_______.
A.triedtostophimfromslippingaway
B.keptfollowinghimtogethimback
C.bookedticketsforhimifnecessary
D.werecloserabouthowhetraveledabroad
3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.
A.Johnnyworkedforadailypaper
B.Johnnylackedasenseofadventure
C.JohnnywentexploringalongtheAmazonRiver
D.JohnnywenttoBrazilmonthsafterhefinishedschool.
B
EditorHenrySlocum,
IreadyourMay10tharticleinthelocalnewspaperHonesdaleTimesaboutelectronicbooks,ore-books,withgreatinterest.Youmadeseveralgoodpointsaboutthedisadvantageofe-books.Youmayhaveoverlooked,however,someofthewaysinwhichtheyaresuperiortotraditionalbooks.Yes,e-booksareexpensive,buttheyarealsoconvenient.Inaddition,duetotheirenvironment-friendlynature,e-bookshavethepotentialtochangeourplanetsforthebetter.
E-books,foranyonewhoisunfamiliarwiththeterm,areaboutthesamesizeandshapeasregularbooks.Theyhavealargescreeninthemiddle,however,thisscreenshowsthereaderapageofthetextthathasbeendownloadedfromacomputer.Oncethereaderhasfinishedreadingthepageonthee-bookscreen,heorshescrollsdowntoseeanewpage.Theprocesscontinuesuntiltheentirebookhasbeenread.
Asyoupointedout,Mr.Slocum,it’sgreattolieonawarm,sandybeachwithabook.Youcandothatjustaseasilywithane-bookasyoucanwithatraditionalpaperbook.Infact,becausee-booksaresolight,youcancarrythemselves.Say,forexample,thatyouliketoreadonthebus.Whichwouldyourathercarrywithyou---aheavy800-pagenovel,orane-bookthatweighsonlyafewounces?
Anotherimportantadvantageisofferedbye-booksaswell.Theyaremoreenvironment-friendlythantraditionalbooks.Atpresent,thousandsoftreescutdowneachyeartomeetthepublishingindustry’sdemandforpaper.Booksthatdon’tsellareeventuallyreturnedtothepublisheranddestroyed,Thisterriblewastecouldbeavoidedifeveryoneusede-books,whichrequirenopaper.
Sincerely,
DavidEng
4.WhatdoesEditorHenrySlocumthinkaboute-books?
A.InterestingB.ExpensiveC.ConvenientD.Environment-friendly
5.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?
A.Whatane-bookis
B.Whye-booksarepopular
C.Howe-bookshavedeveloped
D.Whoarethereadersofe-books
6.InDavid’sletter,hethinksthat_______
A.E-bookswillcomedowninprice
B.E-bookscomeinvarioussizesandshapes
C.E-booksdolittleharmtotheenvironment
D.E-booksarenobetterthantraditionalbooks
7.Themainpurposeoftheletteristo________
A.explainhowtoreade-books
B.honorthepersonwhoinventede-books
C.scoldpublishersforwastingsomuchpaper
D.provideevidencethate-booksareagoodidea
C
Areyouconcernedaboutyourbodyimage?
Thesedays,bothwomenandmenaresurroundedbymagazinesandwebsitesfulloftipsaboutdieting,exerciseandfashion.Nottomentionhairstyles!
Gonearethedayswhenallmenhadtothinkaboutwaswearinganicesuittobesmartandhandsome.Thingshavechanged.
Now,asurveybytheUniversityoftheWestofEngland(UWE)hassuggestedthat80%ofmenconfesstobeingunhappyabouttheirbody.Thebiggestbodyissuesforthemwerebeerbelliesandlackofmuscles.
SomethinkthissuddenvanityisduetothepressureorinfluenceofrolemodelsweseeonTVandinmagazines.Peopleendupwithaperceptionofwhattheperfectbodyshouldlooklike.Butnoteverybodywantstoputintheefforttohaveperfectpecs(胸肌)anddazzlingwhiteteethlikeArnoldSchwarzenegger.
Anopportunisticentrepreneurhaseveninventedamuscle-enhancingshirttobewornunderaman'sclothestomakehimlookmoreofahunk.
ButJoeWarner,theformereditorofMen'sFitnessmagazineintheUK,thinksthepaddedshirtisjustagimmick.Hethinksmanypeopleinthecountryareobese,oroverweight,andshouldaccepttheyneedtodomoreexercise.
Warnersays:
"Ithinkit'sarealshamepeoplestillwantshortcutswhenitdoesn'ttakeanawfullotofefforttogettothegymorgoforawalk."
Exerciseisalwaysagoodthing.Butwemustn'tforgetthatbeautyisonlyskindeep.Characterismoreimportantthanappearance.
SobeforeIheadofftothepub,itmightbeworthspendinganhouratthegym.I'mnotlookingtogetasix-pack(块块隆起的腹肌),butlookinghealthierwouldcertainlyimprovemyconfidenceandself-esteem.
Whataboutyou:
howmuchdoyouworryaboutyourphysique?
8.FromthesurveybyUWE,wecanknow80%ofmen________.
A.lackopportunitytoprovethemselves
B.arenotsatisfiedwiththeirbodyimage
C.wanttohaveamuscle-enforcingshirt
D.makecomplaintsabouttheworkingconditions
9.Theunderlineword“hunk”inparagraph4probablyrefersto______.
A.apassionateandcoolman
B.astrongandsexuallyattractiveman
C.ahandsomeandenergeticman
D.awiseandwealthygentleman
10.ItcanbelearnedthatJoeWarner__________.
A.isthepresenteditorofMen’sFitnessmagazineintheUK
B.thinksit’srightforpeopletowantshortcutstoagoodimage
C.thinksmanypeopleareoverweightandshouldtakeregularexercise
D.thinkstheshirtwithsoftsubstancescanchangetheappearanceofthebody.
11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Youshouldn’tjudgeabookbyitscover.
B.MoreandmorepeoplebecomeobeseinEngland.
C.Rolemodelsputgreatpressureoncommonpeople.
D.Menbecomemoreandmoreconsciousoftheirbodyimage.
D
FromJapantoIndonesia,acertainkindofpopcultureisveryhot.Butitdoesn’tcomefromHollywood-it’sHallyu(韩流)thewaveofKoreanpopculturethathaswashedoverAsia.Ithasinfluencedeverythingfrommusictotelevision.AndthankstotheInternetsocialmedia,it’snowspreadingworldwide.
SouthKoreaproducesalltypesofentertainment,themostpopularbeingmusic,soapoperasandfilms.WhatmakesHallyusohotinAsia?
Onereasonisthatitsproductsareofhighqualityandmuchcheaperthanwesternproducts.Anotherreasonisthateasternculturesaresimilartoeachother,althoughtherearelanguagedifferences.
Koreanpopmusic,or“K-pop”,istoppingmusiccharts(音乐排行榜)everywhere,fanslovethesongsandtheattractivestars.CompanieslikeSMEntertainment,JYPEntertainmentandYGEntertainmenthelpmanyK-popstars,suchasSuperJunior,BigBangandRain,tosucceed.AndtheyarenotonlypopularinAsia,theyalsoenjoypopularityintheWest.In2011,BigBang’smini-albumTonightreachedthetop10onU.S.iTunesTopPopAlbums.WhenSMEntertainmenttooktheir2010worldtourtoLosAngeles,only30percentofthe15,000fanswereKorea.Halfoftheaudiencewasn’tevenAsian!
OneimportantreasonforthesuccessofHallyuissimplytheInternet.Alittlemorethan10yearsago,Koreansoapoperas,moviesandmusicreachedtheoutsideworldquiteslowly.TheybeganinKorea,thengraduallyspreadoutward,appearinginitsneighboringcountrieswherelocalTVandradiocompanieswouldplaythem.Nowtheyareplayedaroundtheworldonlineatthesometime.
YouTubeisanothermajorwaytogetKoreanentertainmenttofanseverywhere.Itisaninexpensiveandeffective(有效的)wayforartiststointroducetheirworktoalarge
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