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成都石室天府高二上期末模拟试题一有答案无听力试题
2018-2019年高二上期末模拟试题一
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound
TheWhiteCity
In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof“theLostCityoftheMonkeyGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountry—whichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.
CanopusandHeracleion
ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion—whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.
MachuPicchu
AYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies,keepingitsowellpreserved.
Troy
TheancientcityofTroyinHomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.
21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?
A.Toprotecttheircountry.B.Tosearchforalostcity.
C.Tosurvivethewar.D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.
22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?
A.TheWhiteCity.B.CanopusandHeracleion.C.MachuPicchu.D.Troy.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?
A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B.Itconsistedofninecities.
C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.
B
My11-year-olddaughterhasbeenawardedanacademicscholarship(奖学金)toaprivateschool.It’sonlyasmalldiscount(折扣),butthescholarshipmeansshe’llskipthewaitinglist-providedmyhusbandandIcancover$20,000ayear.Shouldwepaytheprivateschoolfees,orchoosefreeeducationinstead?
Ialwaysassumedmychildrenwouldgotoaprivateschool,likeIdid.Notbecausemyfamilyiswealthy,butbecauseIbelievethatthebesteducationisprivate.
Ittookyearsformetomakepeacewiththefactthatmytwochildrenattendedourlocalpublicprimaryschool.They’llgotoaprivatehighschool,Itoldmyself.Yethereweare.Myeldestisnowinherlastyearofprimaryschool,andmyhusbandandIwillstruggletoaffordprivateschool.Ifwe’retosendourgirltoprivateschool,Icouldincreasemyworkhours.Mylawdegreewassupposedtobemytickettoagoodjobandasolidincome,butthat’snotquitehowitturnedout.
Duringmanysleeplessnights,Ifelttroubledbythedecision.AlthoughIwantthebestformydaughter,Ihavemyowndreamstoo.Ican’tsacrificeeverythingformypreciousgirl.IexplainthatIwanttobeapositiverolemodelformydaughter,andanunhappyparentisaterriblestrainonafamily.Ipointoutthatnoteventheprivilegeofprivateschoolwillprotectmychildrenfromdisappointmentorstruggle.
Andfinally,it’sdecided.Mydaughterisgoingtothepublicschoolbehindourhome.Shecouldn’tbemorepleased.
It’stakenmealittlelonger,butnowI’mcontent.Morethanmyfancyprivateschooleducation,it’smyfamilythatshapedme.Withhighschoolnow25yearsinthepast,IcannolongerrememberthemathematicalproblemsandShakespeareanquotesIonceknewsoperfectly.Thelessonsfrommychildhoodhome,however,haveprovedimpossibletoforget.
24.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.
A.thescholarshipherdaughterwoncouldcovermostofherschoolfees
B.hertwochildrenattendedtheirlocalprivateprimaryschool
C.thewriterhadagoodjobandasolidincome
D.ittookalongtimeforhertomakethefinaldecision
25.Whydidthewriterwantherdaughtertogotoaprivateschoolatfirst?
A.Becauseherdaughterearnedanacademicscholarship.
B.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoreceivethebesteducation.
C.Becauseshewantedherdaughtertoskipthewaitinglist.
D.Becauseherdaughter'spotentialwaswastedatthepublicprimaryschool.
26.Theunderlinedword“strain"inParagraph3refersto.
A.angerB.comfortC.burdenD.relief
27.Whatdoesthepassageindicate?
A.Ratherthanschooleducation,familyinfluencesapersonmost.
B.Financeshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenitcomestoeducation.
C.Privateschooleducationisnotasgoodaspublicschooleducation.
D.Parentsshouldmakeeverysacrificefortheirchildren.
C
FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:
“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.
Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday'schangingworld.
Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it'snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople'spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,acompoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”—peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate(使疏远)peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves—whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.
“WehadallthewordsaroundBrexitinthelastupdateandwearenowstartingtoseeallthewordsaroundTrumpcomingintothedictionary,"AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionaryOnline'sheadofcontentdevelopment,toldTheGuardian.
Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”—acompoundoffitandinspiration—referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy. Thephrase“climaterefugee”—someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange—reflectspeople'sconcernfortheenvironment.
AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreerto coin theirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.
Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstreamdictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionariesheadofcontentdevelopment,suggeststhatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressiveandmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.
28.WhydoestheauthormentionBrexitandTrump?
A.Toinformthereaderoftheoriginoftheword“clicktivism"
B.ToshowtheinfluencesofcurrentaffairsontheEnglishlanguage.
C.Tohighlighttwomajorpoliticaleventsthatchangedtheworld.
D.Toexplainwhatkindofnewwordscanmakeitintoadictionary.
29.Howisthearticlemainlywritten?
A.Byfollowingatimeline.B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.
30.AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould
A.beeasytorememberB.haveuniquemeanings
C.reflectthechangingworldD.beexpressiveandappealing
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.NewWordsintotheOxfordDictionaryOnline
B.TheApplicationofNewWordsandPhrases
C.HowaLanguageMirrorstheChangingWorld
D.TheImpactofSocialMediaonOurLanguage
D
"Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness--forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom--arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,"saysSchacter,"You’resupposedtoremembersomethingbutyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply."
"Encoding,"Schacterexplains,"isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater."Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation,you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe(衣柜)."Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou",saysSchacter,"Ratheryoudidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded."
Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness."Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago",saysZelinski,"maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox."Womenhaveslightlybettermemories’thanmenpossiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironmentandmemoryreliesonjustthat.
"Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness,"saysSchacter,"Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable",hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication(药物)withlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable--don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.
Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:
walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikelyyouwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse."Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime",saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroomandyou’lllikelyremember.
32.Whydoestheauthorthinkthaten
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