河北省正定县第三中学学年高二月考英语试.docx

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河北省正定县第三中学学年高二月考英语试

2018年4月联考试题

英语试卷

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

DunbarTownHouseMuseumandGallery

Withitsdistinctivehattoweranditsbell,clockandsundials,theTownHousehasbeenthefocusoftownlifesincethe16thcentury.Ourstaffarealwaysonhandtochataboutthetownandthehistoryofthebuilding.

Thebuildingishometoamuseumandgalleryonthegroundfloorwithchanginghistoricalandartexhibitionsaswellasalocalhistorydisplayareaandresearchroom. Thedisplayareasarefullyaccessible.

VisitorscanseetheCouncilChamberandanatmosphericjailcellduringatour.Ontheupperfloorsthereisnowacommunity（社区） room,availabletocouncilandcommunitygroupsformeetingsandevents,inadditiontotheCouncilChambers,whichcanbe bookedformeetings,civilmarriagesandotherfunctions.Pleasegetintouchtodiscussyourrequirementsandforinformationaboutthecurrentroomhirechargerates.

Wewelcomegroupvisitsandwouldbedelightedtodiscussyourrequirementswithyou.

TheMuseumis free toenteralthoughtheremaybeasmallchargeforsomeeventsandactivities.

Ifyouarehereforthedaythereisagoodselectionofplacestoeatanddrinkwithsomethingtooffereverytastewithinashortwalk.

OpeningHours 

•Monday–Sunday,1pm-5pm（ApriltoSeptember）

• OpenatweekendsOctobertoMarch,2pm-4pm,withthesupportofDunbarandDistrictHistorySociety

• Christmas2018:

themuseumwill beopen atweekendsovertheChristmasbreak2pmto4pmasabove

1.Whatisthemuseumfamousfor?

A.Variousactivities. B.Thetowerandbell. 

C.Thecommunityroom. D. Theresearchroom.

2.Whatcanweinferaboutthemuseum?

A.Freeactivitiesareoftenheldinthemuseum.

B.Somedisplayareasarenotopentovisitors. 

C.Someareascanbereservedformeetings.

D.Groupvisitsenjoyadiscountedadmissionfee.

3.WhencanpeoplevisitthemuseuminNovember?

A.1pm.  B.9am. C.3pm. D.5pm.

B

Lastyear,Ifellintoadeepdepression（抑郁）.Itwascausedbyacaraccident.Iwasinphysicalrecoveryfromtheaccidentandsuddenlyallofmyoldhurtsstartedcomingup. Ifoundmyselfcryingonthefloorofmyapartment.

Idon'twantyoutobleedwithmeortopityme.ButIalsodon'twantto gloss myreality.Andthetruthis,beneaththeshinyphotosyouseeontheInternet,I'mstillaworkinprogress.I'mnotperfect.Likeallofus,I'mdoingthebestIcan.MakingthebestchoicesIcan.BacktotheeveningwhenIfoundmyself lyingonthefloor.

Whathappenednext?

Istartedwriting.

TherewasaTVshowIabsolutelyloved.Istartedwritingfanfiction.Itprovidedabeautifulplaceofescapefromthethoughtsswimminginmyhead.Thedepressionstartedtolift.Istartedtofeellikemyselfagain.

Aftercompletingafour-partfanfictiontotalingaround12,000words,Ihadanidea.Ishouldwriteanoveltogiveahandtothoselikeme.

Icontinuedwriting,havingnoideawhereitwouldlead.Ididn'tknowIwouldpublishitbut,aftermuchresistanceonmypartIfinallymadethedecisiontopublishthebookundermyownname.Nopenname.Nohidingonthedeepbowelsoftheinternet.

Andsohereweare.Thedaybeforethereleaseofthebook.Sure,readerswillenjoythetwistsandturns.AndIcanseemyselfinthecharacter.Butthat'snotmyrealmotivation.Iwroteittohelppeople.Togivethemaplacetobelongto.Aplacetotalkaboutthisfictionalworld.Theverysamethingthatsavedmelastyear.

Ifthestoryprovidesthistojustoneperson,I'vedonemyjob.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gloss”inParagraph3mean?

A.Cover.  B.Expose.  C.Realize. D.Face.

5.Whatreallymotivatedtheauthortowriteanovel?

A.Toearnaliving.                B.Tofollowhisdream.  

C.Tohelppeoplewithdepression.   D.Tofindaplacetobelongto.

6.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?

A.Perfect. B.Cautious. C.Shy. D.Honest.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyHobby B.WritingCanHelp    

C.AMovingStory D.MyNewBook

C

Withaflockof birds,agroupmembercanoftenbeseenhighinthetreeactingasalookoutwhiletherestfeedonthegroundbelow.Whenapredatorapproaches,thelookoutsoundsthealarm.

Tothecasualobserver,itmayappearthatthelookoutisactingforthegoodofthegreatergroup,butanewstudysuggeststhatthelookout–calledasentinel（哨兵）–mayactuallybeworkingforitself.

Whilesentinelbehavioramonggroupsofbirdshasbeenobserved,Dr.RoniOstreiherandProfessorAviadHeifetzrecentlybeganresearchingthesentinelbehavioroffloaters–birdsthathaveeitherbeencastoutorforotherreasonsdecidetogoitalone.Whattheyfoundwasthatfloatersalsohavesimilarlookoutactivitiesandwillsoundanalarmcallifanenemyapproaches.

Thissuggeststhatwhilethegroupbenefitsfromhavingalookout,theinstincttoactasthelookoutismotivatednotbythegroupbutbyself-preservation.Thesentinelmaysimplybetryingtoscareawayitsenemyinsteadofwarningotherbirdsdownbelow.

Itmightbeeasytounderstandthatwhenafloaterdisplayssentinelbehavior,thebirdisactingforitself.However,birdsingroupsmayhavelessselfishmotivessincethebirdsappeartoalternateaslookouts.“Therearesomeadultgroupmemberswhoactassentinelsmoreoftenthanothers.Asfarasweunderstand,actingasasentinelisnotaduty.Thosewhosentinellessoftenarenotpunished,”Ostreihersaid.

Healsonotedthatthesentinel'sprimarypurposeistogatherinformationaboutitssurroundings–thepresenceofaneighboringgroup,changesinfoodsourcesandevenweather–notkeepinglookoutforapproachingenemies.

“Wedonotknowwhatmotivatesthemtostopeatingandclimbuptoatreebranchandstarttosentinel,”Ostreiheradded.HeandHeifetzarenowfocusedonunderstandingwhathappensafteranalarmcallissounded.

8.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?

A.Birdslookoutjustfortheirownsafety.   

B.Sentinelbehaviorisuniquetobirds.

C.Birdshaveastrongsenseofdanger.      

D.Birdsreactquicklywhenhearinganalarm.

9.Whatcanweinferaboutafloater?

A.Itisoftenaselfishbird.B.Itbenefitsfromotherbirds.

C.Itlivesandfeedsonitsown.D.Itsdutyistoprotectotherbirds.

10.WhatisOstreiher'sopiniononbirds'sentinelbehavior?

A.Itisunnecessaryforafloater.B.Itiseverybird'sresponsibility. 

C.Birdsseemtowatchoutinturn. D.Itiscompletelyselflessbehavior.

11.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?

A.Life. B.Health. C.Technology. D.Nature.

D

InNewYork,studentsat18schoolsparticipateinaprogramcalledWeFutureCycle. StartedbyAnnaGiordanoin2014,itteacheskidstorecycle,compost（堆肥）,andreducefoodwaste.

Lunchareasattheparticipatingschoolsareequippedwiththreeclearlymarkedbins–compost,recycleandshare.Whilethefirsttwoarecommoninschools,thethirdisrare, wherekidscanputtheirunwanteddrinks,fruits,andevenuntouchedsandwiches.Itemsinthecontainerareavailableforanystudentthatwantsthem.Whateverremainsattheendofthedayisdonatedtothefoodbank.Giordanosaysthethreebinshavehelpedreducethenumberoftrashbagsfromanaverageof22tojust2!

Toensurekidsadoptsimilarhabitsathome, thenon-profithascreatedextensivecurriculumtoeducatefamiliesabouttheimportanceofsortingwasteintotheproperstreamsofrecycling,composting,trashandfoodtodonateTheyalsourgeparentstohaveopenconversationswiththeirkidsaboutfoodchoices.

But,aswe’reallaware,kidsaren’ttheonlyonesthatwastefood-Adultsareequallybad,ifnotworse!

Toprevent that,JoshTreuhaftfoundedSalvageSupper clubin2014.Theoccasionallyorganizeddinnerspromisepeople atasty multi-coursemealforamere$50USDperperson.Itisalsoaplantosavewastebecause thedeliciousfoodismadefromvegetablesthatarepasttheirprimeand,therefore,headedforthetrashbin.

Theothercatch?

Customershavetoeattheirmealsinsideadumpster（大型垃圾装卸车）!

Theplace,ofcourse,istotallyclean. Itisjustasymbolicgesture. Inadditiontohelpingpeoplerethinktheiractions,Treuhaftalsohelpsthemdogoodbydonatingpartoftheprofitstonon-profitsdevotedtofightingagainst foodwaste.

12.WhatistheaimofWeFutureCycle?

A.Tocollectmoneyandfoodforpoorchildren. 

B.Toeducatechildrentotreasureandsavefood.

C.Toencouragechildrentosharefoodwithothers.

D.Toinspirechildrentolearnagricultureknowledge.

13.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeWeFutureCycle?

A.Successful. B.Official.  C.Impractical.D.World-famous.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutSalvageSupper club?

A.Itismainlyaimedforadults. B.Itisfoundedby AnnaGiordano.

C.Itprovidesfreesupperforpeople.

D.Ithasenjoyedgreatsuccessinmanyschools.

15.Whatisthereasonforpeopleeatinginadumpster?

A.Itismoney-saving.B.Peopleliketobeunique. 

C.Itcanremindpeopleoffoodwasteproblem.

D.Adumpsterismuchcleanerthanarestaurant.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

Waystoteachkindnesstokids

Thereislotsofinformationaboutteachingchildrenaboutkindness.   16  Childrenmayormaynotlistentowhatwesay,buttheycommitjustabouteverythingwedotomemory-forbetterorworse.Thebestthingthatwecandoforourchildrenistobeourbestselves.  17   Itmeanspayingattentiontolittleopportunitiestotreatotherpeoplewithcareandrespect.

Hereareseveralsuggestionstogetyoustarted:

  18   Makeahabitoftippingservers20percentormore. Talkwi