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精校Word版届江西省抚州市临川区第二中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试题
临川二中2019—2020学年度第一学期高一第二次月考
英语试题
(考试时间:
120分钟试卷满分:
150分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅第二部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
BrightSidedidsomeresearchonmanyplacesthroughouttheworldwhereyoucanbuyahousefor1dollarorforfree!
Roubaix,France
IfyoulikeFrance,RoubaixlocatedinthenorthofFranceisjustforyou.Thelocalauthoritieswantittobepopulatedandattractive.Youcanbuyasmallhouseintheindustrialdistrictforjust$1.Thebuyerissupposedtoliveinthishousefor3years.
Buffalo.USA
Buffaloofferswhoeverqualifiestobuyahousefor$1.Allyouneedistobealawfulcitizenofthecityandinvestamountofmoneyintoitsdecoration.Doingthis,theauthoritiesarehopingtomakethecitybeautifulagainwithoutspendingmoney.
Liverpool,GreatBritain
InLiverpool,mostofhouseswereabandoned(遗弃)bytheworkingclassduringtheyearsofunemployment.Thegovernmentistryingtosellthehousesforjust$1.Ifyouwanttobuysuchahouse,ithastobeyourfirstdealonbuyingproperty(房产).
Candela,Italy
Ifyoustillhaveanydoubtsaboutspending$1onahouse,youshouldknow:
thegovernmentwillpayyousomemoney,ifyoumovetoCandela.Inordertobepaid,youneedtobecomeapermanent(永久的)citizenandhaveanincomeof$7500peryear.Ifmovingalone,youwillget$800,andifyouaregoingwithyourfamily,thepaycanbefourtimesasmuchasonlyoneperson.
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21.WhydotheauthoritiesofBuffaloprovideahouseforpeoplewith1$?
A.Toimprovethelivesofpoorpeople.
B.Tomakethecityattractiveatnocost.
C.Tosolvetheproblemsofemployment.
D.Toattractpeopletotheindustrialareas.
22.Whatisrequiredtobuyahousefor1dollarinLiverpool?
A.Youneedtobeanunemployedcitizen.
B.Youshouldliveinthehousefor3years.
C.Itmustbeyourfirsthousepurchase.
D.Youhavetorepairanddecoratethehouse.
23.HowmuchmoneycanyougetifmovingtoCandelawithawholefamily?
A.$3200B.$9600C.$800D.$7500
B
Abicyclemaybeseenbymostpeopleasjustanothervehicle(交通工具),butformanyLondoners,cyclingisawayoflife.AccordingtoanofficialUKgovernmentsurveyin2017,about570,000bikejourneysaremadeeverydayinLondon.Infact,almosthalfofthevehiclesthatpassoverLondonBridgeeachdayarebikes.
Londonintroducedapublicbike-sharingsystemin2010.“Therecanbenodoubtthatourtrustybicycleshavechangedthewaypeoplegetaroundourgreatcity,”JohnsontoldTheGuardianin2015.
InLondon,bikesareusedformorethanjusttakingshorttripstoandfromthesubway.Nomatterwhereyouwanttogointhecity,takingabikeisusuallythequickestandeasiestchoice.
Andit’snotjustsharedbikesthatthegovernmentisencouragingpeopletoride.InmanycompaniesacrosstheUK,theUKgovernment’sCycletoWorkscheme(骑行倡议)allowsemployeestobuyabrandnewbikewithouthavingtopayanytax(税).Thismeansthatit’scommontoseemanypeoplecyclingtoandfromwork,andsomeemployersevenprovideworkplaceshowersandlockers(储物柜)fortheirworkers.Moreimportantly,acycle-friendlybossmayletyouoffforbeinglateifyourodeabiketowork.
Notonlyisitgreatfortheenvironmentandourbody,cyclingisalsogoodforthemind.AccordingtoNationalGeographicMagazine,“Bikeridingcanimprovepeople’shappiness.”
24.HowdoestheauthorshowthepopularityofcyclinginLondon?
A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Bygivingexamples.
C.Byusingnumbers.D.Byusingfamoussayings.
25.What’sJohnson’sattitudetowardthebike-sharingsysteminLondon?
A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Disappointed.D.Uninterested.
26.Whatcanemployeesgetfromthegovernmentunderthe“CycletoWork”scheme?
A.Freebike-sharingservices.B.Atax-freebike.
C.Shorterworkinghours.D.Workplaceshowersandlockers.
27.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Cyclingasahealthywayoflife.
B.London’spublicbike-sharingsystem.
C.WhyLondonersareencouragedtoridebikes.
D.HowcyclinghasbecomepopularinLondon.
C
TheNobelPrizeinLiterature,whichhasbeenawardedannuallyalmosteveryyearsince1901,netted(净赚)thewinningauthor747,000pounds($915,000),amedalandcertificate,andthelegaldutytodeliveralectureinSwedenatsomefuturedate.Thewinnerwasselected,asusual,bytheSwedishAcademy,whichalsopickedasecondlaureate(获奖者)thisyeartomakeupforthefactthatnoprizewaspresentedin2018becauseofascandal(丑闻).
TheNobelPrizeinLiteraturefor2018wasawardedtothePolishauthorOlgaTokarczuk“foranarrativeimaginationthatwithencyclopedic(百科全书式的)passionrepresentsthecrossingofboundariesasaformoflife”.Shewonlastyear’sManBookerInternationalPrizeforhernovelFlights.HerrepresentativeworksincludeDriveYourPlowOvertheBonesoftheDeadandPrimevalandOtherTimes.
TheNobelPrizeinLiteraturefor2019wasawardedtotheAustrianauthorPeterHandke“foraninfluentialworkthatwithlinguisticingenuity(语言的独创性)hasexploredtheperipheryandthespecificityofhumanexperience”.HisrepresentativeworksincludeSorrowBeyondDreams,SlowHomecomingandTheGreatFall.
BeforetheannouncementoftheNobelPrizeinLiteraturewinners,therearealsotwonominees(被提名者)whohaveattractedmuchattention.ChinesepeoplearekeepingtheireyesonnomineeCanXue.CanXue,whoserealnameisDengXiaohua,wasborninCentralChina’sHunanProvincein1953.Shehadatoughchildhoodworkingasaworkerinastreetfactoryforeightyears.Herlifeexperiencehasformedherownuniqueliterarypath.Can’sbookshavebeentranslatedandpublishedoutsideChina.Frontier,publishedintheUSin2017,wonattentionandapplausefromtheWest.
TheotherhotguessisJapanesewriterHarukiMurakamiwhosebooksandstorieshavebeenbestsellersinJapanaswellasinternationally,withhisworkbeingtranslatedinto50languagesandsellingmillionsofcopiesoutsidehisnativecountry.Hisworkhasreceivednumerousawards.InternetuserskeepeyesonhimintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturebecausehehasbecomehotguessforyears.HisrepresentativeworksincludeNorwegianWood,KafkaontheShoreand1Q84.
28.WhyaretwowritersawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteraturethisyear?
Tofilltheprizegapof2018.
B.Toattractmorepeople’sattention.
C.Toinspiremoreoutstandingwriters.
D.Tosatisfythedevelopmentofliterature.
29.WhatmadeOlgaTokarczukwintheNobelPrizeinLiterature?
A.Herhighpopularity.B.Herlanguageskills.
C.Hernumerousworks.D.Herwritingstyle.
30.WhichbookcanyouchooseifyouareinterestedinPeter’sstyle?
A.Flights.B.TheGreatFall.C.Frontier.D.KafkaontheShore.
31.WhydotheInternetuserspaycloseattentiontoHarukiMurakami?
A.Hehascreatedhundredsofgreatnovels.
B.Hehasreceivedlotsofawardsallthetime.
C.Hehasbeensupposedtowintheprizeforyears.
D.Hehasbeenrecognizedasthemostpopularwriter.
D
ClosetotheNorthPole,remoteandrockyPlateauMountainintheNorwegianarchipelagoofSvalbardseemsanunlikely(不可能的)spotforanyglobalefforttosafeguardagriculture.Inthiscoldanddesertedenvironment,nograins,nogardens,notreescangrow.Butattheendofa130-meter-longtunnelcutoutofsolidstoneisaroomfilledwithhumanity’smostprecioustreasure,thelargestandmostdiverseseedcollection------morethanahalf-billionseeds.
Aquietrescuemission(任务)isunderway.Withgrowingevidencethatuncheckedclimatechangewillseriouslyaffectfoodproductionandthreatenthediversity(多样性)ofcropsaroundtheworld,theSvalbardGlobalSeedVaultrepresentsamajorsteptowardsensuringthepreservation(保存)ofhundredsofthousandsofcropvarieties.Thisisaseedcollection,butmoreimportantly,itisacollectionofthetraits(特点)foundwithintheseeds:
thegenesthatgiveonevarietyresistance(抵抗力)toaparticularpestandanothervarietytolerance(忍耐力)forhot,dryweather.
Fewpeoplewilleverseeorcomeintocontactwiththecontentsofthisvault.Insealed(密封的)boxes,behindmanylockeddoors,monitoredbyelectronicsecuritysystems,envelopedinbelow-zerotemperatures,andsurroundedbytonsofrock,hundredsofmillionsofseedsareprotectedintheirmountainfortress(设防的地方).Frozeninsuchconditionsinsidethemountain,seedsofmostmajorcropswillremainviableforhundredsofyears,orlonger.Seedsofsomearecapableofkeepingtheirabilitytogrowforthousandsofyears.
EveryonecanlookbacknowandsaythattheSeedVaultwasagoodandobviousidea,andthatofcoursetheNorwegiangovernmentshouldhaveapproved(批准通过)andfundedit.Butbackin2004,whentheSeedVaultwasfirstproposed,itwasviewedasacrazy,impractical,andexpensiveidea.
Weknewthatnothingwouldprovideadefiniteguarantee(保证).Butweweretired,fedup,andfranklyscaredofthesteady,greaterlossesofcropdiversity.TheSeedVaultwasbuiltbyoptimistswhowantedtodosomethingtopreserveoptionssothathumanityanditscropsmightbebetterpreparedforchange.
TheSeedVaultisabouthopeandcommitment(承诺)—aboutwhatcanbedoneifcountriescometogetherandworkcooperativelytoaccomplishsomethingsignificant,long-lasting,andworthyofwhoweareandwishtobe.
32.Accordingtothepassage,what’stheSeedVault?
A.It’satunnelwherethecollectedseedsaredisplayed.
B.It’sastoneroomthatcontainstheseedsofe