山西省太原市小店区高二英语上学期月考试题.docx
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山西省太原市小店区高二英语上学期月考试题
2017~2018学年第一学期高二(9月)模块诊断
英语试题
考试时间:
90分钟满分:
100分
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共60分)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywhenwewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)—orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?
Thatisadifferentstory.
Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosewhoareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”.
ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftentryjusttogetby.Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition(营养),medicalcare,andhousing.Someevenhavetheexperienceofagediscrimination(歧视).Americansociologist(社会学家)PatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely--evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.
Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?
Peoplearelivinglonger.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”(婴儿潮)arerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers.
1.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause________.
A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays.
B.peoplecanbecomemoreandmatureandwiser.
C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents.
D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart.
2.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat_________.
A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdom.
B.Americanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldage.
C.Americancultureisveryyoung.
D.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage.
3.Theunderlinedsentence(inParagraph3)means“_________.”
A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcare
B.theoldpeoplein America areprobablyleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutrition,medicalcareorhousing.
C.theoldin America havetoretireattheageof65.
D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood.
4.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby_______.
A.serious B.bad C.disappearingslowly D.growingfast
B
LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17yearolddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.
“Thesafetyissueisabigone.”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:
Whataboutcrime?
Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer—“That’snotaproblemhere.”—Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.
“Nocrimewhatsoever?
”commentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:
In1999theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”
Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatistics(统计数字)bylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,”warnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc.,thenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.
Tohelpconcernedparents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.
5.Theunderlinedword“buy”inthethirdparagraphmeans________.
A.mind B.admitC.believe D.expect
6.Welearnfromthetextthat“thehonestones”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges________.
A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurity
B.thatreportcampuscrimesbylaw
C.thatarefreefromcampuscrime
D.thatenjoyverygoodpublicity
7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.
B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.
C.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime.
D.Concernsaboutkids’campussafety.
C
LiquidPaper(修正液)wasinventedbyBetteNesmithGraham.Shewas17whenshegotajobataTexasbankasasecretary,eventhoughshedidn’tknowhowtotype.Thecompanysheworkedforsenthertoasecretaryschool,andshewastypinginnotimeat all.
The1950shadseenthewidespreaduseoftheelectrictypewriter,whichtypedfasterbutalsomeantmoremistakes.Also,mistakesmadebyearlyelectrictypewriterswereveryhardtoerase,whichcausedproblemsforBette.
Inordertomakeextramoneysheusedhertalenttopaintholidaywindowsatthebank. Thenoneday,itsuddenlyoccurredtoherthatshecouldcreateapainttocoveruptype-writingmistakes.
Itworked!
In1956,Bettesoldherfirstbottlesofthenewproduct,whichshecalled“MistakeOut”.Shemadeitinherkitchen,andhersonMichaelandhisfriendsbottleditinthefamilygarage.
By1957,shewasselling100bottlesamonthandhadgottenapatent(专利)forherproduct,whichshenowcalled“LiquidPaper.”Salescontinuedto grow,asmoreandmorepeopleheardaboutLiquidPaper,throughword-of-mouthandbyreadingaboutitinmagazines.
Inthe1960s,BetteboughtamachinetohelpherproduceLiquidPaperinlargequantities.In1971,shesold2millionbottles.In1979,shesoldthecompanyfor47.5milliondollars.Shedidn’tlivetoseetheendofthecontract(合同),dyingin1980,attheageof56,inTexas.
Bette’sinventioncontinuestobeusedeverydaybysecretariesandotherpeopleintheofficeandwherevertypewritersareused.
8.WhenBettebegantoworkinabank,she______.
A.wastooyoungtotype B.hadgraduatedfromsecretaryschool
C.hadnoexperienceintyping D.taughtherselfabouttyping
9.ItcanbeinferredthatthefirstLiquidPaper______.
A.wasproducedbyhand B.wasmadebymachine
C.wasbottledinthekitchen D.wastestedinthefactory
10.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Arockgroup. B.Asecretary. C.LiquidPaper. D.MistakeOut.
11.Thepassageisorganizedmainlyinorderof______.
A.importance B.time C.space D.popularity
D
Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditation(冥想)andoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthe symptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent.
“Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon—depressedstudents,”saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman.“Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression.”
Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffectin combating depression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining(MAP)enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.
Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.
Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientistshaveshowninanimalmodelsthatoxygensportexercisekeepsalargenumberofcertaincellsalive.
Theideaforthehumanintervention(干预)camefromherlaboratorystudies,shesays,withthemaingoalofhelpingindividualsacquirenewskillssothattheycanlearntorecoverfromstressfullifeevents.
Bylearningtofocustheirattentionandexercise,peoplewhoarefightingdepressioncanacquirenewlearningskillsthatcanhelpthemprocessinformationandreducetheoverwhelmingrecollectionofmemoriesfromthepast,Shorssays.
“Weknowthesetreatmentscanbepracticedoveralifetimeandthattheywillbeeffectiveinimprovingmentalhealth.”saidAlderman.“Thegoodnewsisthatthisinterventioncanbepracticedbyanyoneatanytimeandatnocost.”
12.Whatmadetheresearchsodifferent?
A.Adoptingawayofmeaningfultalk.
B.Combiningthetwowaystotreatdepression.
C.Treatingdepressionwithspecialmedicine.
D.Comparingthedepressedwiththenon-depressed.
13.Theunderlinedword“combating”inParagraph3canbereplacedby______.
A.distinguishing B.identifying C.fighting D.examining
14.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointheresearch?
A.They didoxygensporthalfanhourbeforethinking.
B.Theythoughtquietlyandt
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