山西运城市空港新区高二英语上学期第一次月考.docx

山西运城市空港新区高二英语上学期第一次月考.docx

《山西运城市空港新区高二英语上学期第一次月考.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《山西运城市空港新区高二英语上学期第一次月考.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

山西运城市空港新区高二英语上学期第一次月考

2017—2018学年度第一学期月考

高二英语试题

2017.9

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

TherewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacherMrs.Thompson.Shetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasalie.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddard.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.

ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.Shefeltevenworsewhen,likeallherotherstudents,TeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume（香水）。

Teddysaid,“Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.”A

fterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatveryday,shestoppedteachingreading,writingandmath.Instead,shebegantoteachchildren.

Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealive.Themoresheencouragedhim,thefasterheimproved.Bytheendofthesixthgrade,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.

SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschool,thirdinhisclass,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelife.Hewenttocollege.Mrs.Thompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned,TheodoreF.Stoddard,M.D.（医学博士）.

Thestorydoesn’tendthere.Onhisweddingday,Dr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’sear,“Thankyou,Mrs.Thompson,forbelievinginme.Youmademe

feelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifference.”

Mrs.Thompson,withtearsinhereyes,whisperedback,“Teddy,youhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifference.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.”

1.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?

A.ShemadeTed

dyfeelashamed.

B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.

C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.

D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.

2.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?

A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.

C.Heneededmotherlycare.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.

3.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?

A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.

B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.

C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.

D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.

4.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?

A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim

B.Shehadgivenhi

mencouragement.

C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.

D.Shehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeople.

B

Somethinginchocolatecouldbeusedtostopcoughsandleadtomoreeffectivemedicines,sayUKresearchers.

Theirstudyfoundthattheobromine,foundincocoa,wasnearlyathirdmoreeffectiveinstoppingcoughsthancodeine,whichwasconsideredthebestcoughmedicineatpresent.

TheImperialCollegeLondonresearcherswhopublishedtheirresultsonlinesaidthediscoverycouldleadtomoreeffectivecoughtreatment.“Whilecoughingisnotnecessarilyharmful（有害的）itcanhaveamajoreffectonthequalityoflife,andthisdiscoverycouldbeahugestepforwardintreatingthisproblem,”saidProfessorPeterBarmes.

Tenhealthyvolunteers（志愿者）weregiventheobromine,codeineorplacebo,apillthatcontainsnomedicine,duringtheexperiment.Neitherthevolunteersnortheresearchersknewwhoreceivedwhichpill.Theresearchersthenmeasuredlevelsofcapsaicin,whichisusedinresearchtocausecoughingandasasignofhowwellthemedicinesarestoppingcoughs.

Theteamfoundthat,whenthevolunteersweregiventhebromine,thecapsaicinneededtoproduceacoughwasaroundathirdhigherthanintheplacebogroup.Whentheyweregivencodeinetheyneedonlyslightlyhigherlevelofcapsaicintocauseacoughcomparedwiththeplacebo.

Theresearcherssaidthattheobromineworkedbykeepingdownaverveactivity（神经活动）,whichcausecoughing.Theyalsofoundthatunlikesomestandardcoughtreatments,theobrominecausednosideeffectssuchassleepiness.

5.AccordingtoProfessorBarnes,theobromine________.

A.cannotbeaseffectiveascodeine

B.canbeharmfultopeople’shealth

C.cannotbeseparatedfromchocolate

D.canbeamoreeffectivecureforcoughs

6.Whatwasusedintheexperimenttocausecoughing?

A.TheobromineB.Codeine

C.CapsaicinD.Placebo

7.Welearnfromthetextthatvolunteersintheexperiment________.

A.werepatientswithbadcoughs

B.weredividedintothreegroups

C.receivedstandardtreatments

D.sufferedlittlesideeffects

8.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Codeine:

ANewMedicine

B.ChocolateMayCureCoughs

C.CoughTreatment:

AHardCase

D.TheobromineCanCauseCoughs

C

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,sheheldupo

nechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks

.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElizabethexplains,“Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”

Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns’corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.

9.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow_________.

A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingup

C.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson

10.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily_________.

A.startedabusinessin1975

B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco

D.openedasandwic

hshopinLosAngeles

11.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?

A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.

B.Theycouldnotbearworkinginthefamilybusiness.

C.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.

D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoRunaCorporation

B.StrengthComesfromPeace

C.HowtoAchieveaBigDream

D.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess

D

Weallknowthenamesofcertainfamousmaleinventorsthroughouthistory,fromGalileotoAlexanderGrahamBelltoSteveJobs.Doyouknowtheoutstandingladieslistedbelow?

MargaretKnight（1838—1914）

MargaretKnightwasnicknamed“theladyEdison”forherproductiveinventionswhichincludedasafetydevicefortextilelooms,shoemanufacturingmachines,arotaryengineandinternalcombustionengine（内燃机）,amongmanyothers,Knightreceived27patentsinherlifetime.

JosephineCochran（1839—1913）

Cochran,awealthywomanwhooftenentertained,wantedamachinethatcouldwashdishesfasterthanherservants,andwithoutbreakingthem.Whenshecouldn’tfindone,shebuiltthefirstdishwasherherselfin1886.Shereceivedapatentforherfamousinventionandstartedacompanytosellherinventiontorestaurantsandhotels.

KatharineBurrblodgett（1898—1979）

KatharineBlodgettwasthefirstwomantoreceiveaPh.D.inphysicsatEngland’sCambridgeUniversityandthefirstwomanhiredbyGeneralElectric.Hermostinfluentialinventionwasnon-reflectiveglass,whichtodayisstillessentialforeyeglasses,carwindshieldsandcomputerscreens.

StephanieKwolek（1923—2014）

In1965,StephanieKwolekcreatedanunusuallylightweightanddurablenewfiberwhichwaslaterdevelopedbyachemicalcompanyDuPontintothesyntheticKevlar（凯夫拉尔纤维）,usedineverythingfrommilitaryhelmetsandbulletproofveststoworkgloves,sportsequipment,andbuildingmaterials,KwolekwasawardedtheNationalMedalofTechnologyforherresearchonsyntheticfibersandwasadmittedintotheNationalInventorsHallofFamein1994.

13.WhywasMargaretKnightnicknamed“theladyEdison”?

A.ShewasmarriedtoEdison

B.ShelivedthesameageasEdison.

C.ShemademanyinventionslikeEdison.

D.ShemadesimilarinventionstoEdison’s

14.WhatdidCochraninventthedishwasherfor?

A.Tomakeafortune.

B.Toentertainmoreguests.

C.Toreceiveapatent

.

D.Towashdishesmoreeffectively.

15.Whocontributedalottomilitaryneeds?

A.StephanieKwolekB.JosephineCochran

C.MargaretKnightD.KatharineBurrBlodgett

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

EasyWaystokeepYourBrainSharp

Everyoneisforgetful,butasweage,westar