1、江西省靖安中学学年高二线上考试英语试题高二4月线上考试英语试卷(总分：100分时间：90分钟)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。December 15,2014Dear Alfred,I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.Growing up， I had people telling me I was too slow， though， with an IQ of 150+ at 17， Im an
2、ything but stupid.The fact was that I was found to have ADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍).Anxious all the time， I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.However， when something did interest me， I could become absorbed.In high school， I became curious about the computer,and built my first website.M
3、oreover， I completed the senior course of Computer Basics， plus five relevant pre-college courses.While I was exploring my curiosity， my disease got worse.I wanted to go to college after high school， but couldnt. So， I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer
4、 courses of your training center.Since then， I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics.Currently， Im learning your Probability course.I have hundreds of printer paper， covered in self-written notes from your video.This has given me a purpose.Last year， I spent all my time looki
5、ng for a job where， without dealing with the public， I could work alone， but still have a team to talk to.Luckily， I discovered the jobData Analystthis month and have been going full steam ahead.I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession， without going to college， and be just as
6、 good as， if not better than， my competitors.Thank you.Youve given me hope that I can follow my heart.For the first time， I feel good about myself because Im doing something， not because someone told me I was doing good.I feel whole.This is why youre saving my life.Yours,Tanis21.Why didnt Tanis go t
7、o college after high school?A.She had learned enough about computer science.B.She had more difficulty keeping focused.C.She preferred taking online courses.D.She was too slow to learn.22.As for the working environment, Tanis prefers_.A.working by herselfB.dealing with the publicC.competing against o
8、thersD.staying with ADHD students23.Tanis wrote this letter in order to_.A.explain why she was interested in the computerB.share the ideas she had for her professionC.show how grateful she was to the centerD.describe the courses she had taken so farI dont think I can recall a time when I wasnt aware
9、 of the beauty of the ocean.Growing up in Australia， I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side.The first time I went to Halfmoon Bay, I suddenly had the feeling of not being able to feel the ground with my feet anymore.For my 10th birthday， my sister and I were taken out to the Great Barri
10、er Reef.There were fish in different colors， caves and layers of corals.They made such an impression on me.When I learned that only 1 percent of Australias Coral Sea was protected，I was shocked.Australian marine（海洋的） life is particularly important because the reefs have more marine species than any
11、other country on earth.But sadly, only 45% of the worlds reefs are considered healthy.This statistic is depressing, so its important for us to do everything to protect them.The hope that the Coral Sea remains a complete ecosystem has led me to take action.Ive become involved with the Protect Our Cor
12、al Sea activity， which aims to create the largest marine park in the world.It would serve as a place where the oceans species will all have a safe place forever.Together， Angus and I created a little video and we hope it will inspire people to be a part of the movement.Angus also shares many beautif
13、ul childhood memories of the ocean as a young boy，who grew up sailing， admiring the beauty of the ocean， and trying to find the secrets of ocean species.24.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1， we can learn the author_.A.seldom went surfing at the seaB.forgot his experiences about the oceanC.
14、never went back to his hometownD.had a wonderful impression of Halfmoon Bay25.According to the second paragraph，Australian marine life_.A.is escaping from the Coral Sea graduallyB.depends on reefs for living greatlyC.may be faced with dangerD.is protected better than that in other oceans26.The Prote
15、ct Our Coral Sea activity is intended to_.A.contribute to a complete ecosystemB.prevent more marine species from being endangeredC.set up a large nature reserve for reefsD.raise more teenagers environmental awareness27.Angus and the author created a little video to_.A.urge more people to take action
16、 to protect the marine speciesB.inspire more people to explore the secret of the oceanC.share their childhood experiences about the oceanD.bring back to people their memories of ocean species“Did you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday?” Lindsey whispers to Tori.With her eyes shining，Tori brags,“
17、You bet I did，Sean told me two days ago.”Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be yours truly， Adam Freedmam. I can tell you that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true.Still， Lindsey and Tori arent very different from most students here at Linton High Schoo
18、l， including me.Many of our conversations are gossip(闲话).I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people， it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction， and it can cause social pressures in a group.An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked a
19、bout.Usually，gossip spreads information about a topicbreakups， trouble at home， even dropping outthat a person would rather keep secret.The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is， the juicier the gossip it makes.Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.People often think of gossipe
20、rs as harmless， but cruel lies can cause pain.If we know that gossip can be harmful， then why do so many of us do it? That answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us.Sharing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others
21、dont.Similarly， hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group”. In other words， gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority(优越感).Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten，unspoken rules about how people should
22、 act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms，this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said， then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you t
23、he same kind of negative attention.The dos and donts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation.The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news， think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy sto
24、ry” might have.28.The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to_ .A.introduce a topicB.present an argumentC.describe the charactersD.clarify his writing purpose29.An important negative effect of gossip is that it_.A.breaks up relationshipsB.embarrasses the listenerC.spreads infor
25、mation aroundD.causes unpleasant experiences30.In the authors opinion,many people like to gossip because it_.A.gives them a feeling of pleasureB.helps them to make more firendsC.makes them better at telling storiesD.enables them to meet important people31.Professor David Wilson thinks that gossip ca
26、n_.A.provide students with written rulesB.help people watch their own behaviorsC.force shcools to improve student handbooksD.attract the polices attention to group behaviorsThe character “duang” is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary.But it has already spread like wildfire o
27、nline in China， appearing more than 8 million times on Chinas microblog site Weibo， where it spawned a top trending hashtag that drew 312,000 discussions among 15,000 users.On Chinas biggest online search engine Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times.Its been noticed in the west， too.But
28、what does it mean? “Everyones duang ing and yet I still dont know what it means!Looks like its back to school for me,”said Weibo user Weileiweito.Another user asked,“Have you duanged today? My mind is full of duang duang duang.”“To duang or not to duang， that is the question,” wrote user BaiKut auto
29、man.“Duang”seems to be an example of onomatopoeia（拟声词），a word that phonetically imitates a sound.It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan， who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously to defend for his sleek（光亮的）, black hair by using the rhythmic
30、al sounding “duang”.The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page.Thousands of users then began to flood Chans Weibo page with comments， coining the word in reference to his infamous shampoo appearance.The word appears to have many different meanings， and theres no perfec
31、t translation, but you could use it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it.A kitten might be “duang cute”， for example.Or you might be “very duang confused” by this blog.For readers of Chinese characters， the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the quirky way in which the w
32、ord is written: a combination of Chans Mandarin（普通话、中文 ）name.32.What does Paragraph l mainly talk about?A.Many countries use the word “duang”.B.Debates arise online about the word “duang”.C.Chinese dictionaries will contain a new character.D.The word “duang” is used very often on the Internet.33.From what the persons mentioned in Paragraph 2 said，we can learn_.A.“duang”is popular among studentsB.yo
