学年安徽省六安市第一中学高二月考英语试题.docx

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学年安徽省六安市第一中学高二月考英语试题

2017-2018学年英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AuntKarenalwayshadaspecialplaceinmyheart.WhenIwasgrowingup,IknewIcouldcountonhertohaveroomformeonherlapandwordsofloveandencouragementwhenIneededtohearthem.Whenshediedfiveyearsago，Iwasdevastated.Thewholefamilywasstillinshockwhenherhusband,UncleRonnie,diedaweeklater.IlongedtohaveasmallitemofAuntKaren’storememberherby,butseeingherchildrenandgrandchildrenovercomebythegriefofthisdoublelossmademeshyawayfromasking.

AfewmonthsafterAuntKaren’sdeath,IwasonmywaytoworkwhenIsawRescuedTreasures,alocalsecond-handstore.Ionlyhadacoupleofdollarsonmeanddidn’treallyintendtobuyanything,butIstoppedanywayjusttolookinside.Ihadbeenshoppingaroundforafewminuteswhenasmall,blackhandbagcaughtmyeye.Itwasn’tfancyorspecial.Ididn’treallyneedahandbagandcontinuedtolookaroundthestore,butsomethingkeptdrawingmebacktothathandbag.Finally,Icheckedthepricetag（标签）.Itwasjustonedollar.

ThehandbagstayedinthebackofmycarforweeksuntilIcameuponitduringacarclean-up.Iopeneditup.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Theyhadn’tevencleaneditout.Itwasstillfullofjunk,oldcandywrappers,oldreceipts（收据）andusedpaper.Usuallythestoreemptiedthingsinside,sotherewouldn’tbeanysurprisesforanewowner.

Ithrewawaysomewastes,andsortedthroughthereceipts,whenIfoundoneiteminthesmallinsidepocket.Itwasaninsurancecardwiththename“KarenStair”writtenonit.Ibegantocry.MybelovedAuntKaren.Thiswasherhandbag.

21.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.Karen’shusbandsurvivedherbyfiveyears.

B.Karen’schildrenrefusedtogiveanyitemtotheauthor.

C.Theauthorwasveryshywhenshewasyoung.

D.Karenhadbeenverykindtotheauthor.

22.Theunderlinedword“devastated”inParagraph1probablymeans“”.

A.veryworriedB.alittlelonely

C.extremelysadD.slightlydisappointed

23.Theauthormadeuphermindtobuythehandbagbecause.

A.shejustneededtobuyahandbag

B.thebaglookedstrangeandwasworththeprice

C.ithappenedthatshecouldaffordit

D.someoneelsepersuadedhertobuyit

24.Assoonastheauthoropenedthehandbag,shefeltvery.

A.surprisedB.excitedC.sickD.nervous

B

MorecompaniesandrecyclersaretakingstepstoensurethatoldelectronicdevicessuchasTVsandcomputersaren’tsenttopoorcountries.

TheBaselActionNetwork,aSeattle-basednon-profitthatlargelyexposedtheoverseasdiscarding（丢弃）ofUSelectronicwaste,onThursdaylaunchedaprogrammetousethird-partyemployeestocertify（证实）recyclerswhodon’texportdangerouselectronicwaste.

Theso-callede-StewardrecyclerswillalsoagreenottodiscardthewasteinUSlandfillsandagreetomeetothercriteria.Thecertificationisintendedtoprovidecompaniesandconsumerswithsomeassurancethatthewaste,whichcanincludetoxins（毒素）suchasleadandmercury,isdisposedofsafely.

TheGovernmentAccountabilityOffice,ina2008report,declaredthatUSelectronicwastewasoftendisposedofunsafelyinsuchcountriesasIndia.There,workersrecyclegold,silverandcopperfromthewaste,ofteninopen-airacidbaths.

TheBaselNetworkalsosaysitwonassurancesfrom13organizations,includingSamsung,BankofAmerica,WellsFar-go,thatthey’llusee-Stewardrecyclerswheneverpossible.WellsFargohadalreadybeenusingrecyclerswhodeclarednottoexport.Sofar,Baselhascertifiedthreerecyclersandsevensites.

Beforee-stewards,even,companiesthatwantedtoavoidexportofelectronicwastehadto“hopeforthebest”,when,theyhandedtheirwastetorecyclers,saysRobertHoughton,presidentofOhio-basedrecyclerRedemtech.Itisane-Stewardthatcountsmajorcompaniesamongitscustomers.“Now,theycangetsomeproof,”Houghtonsays.

Basel’sstandardscompetewithanothersetlaunchedinJanuary.ItwasmadebyindustryandbackedbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

Thatstandard,calledR-2,doesn’tbantheexportofdangerouselectronicwastebutrequiresthatitbehandledsafely.Insteadofaban,theInstituteofScrapRecyclingIndustriessays,effortsshouldbemadetohelppoorcountriesdevelopsaferecycling.

25.Howweremostelectronicwastesdealtwithbefore?

A.TheywerethrownintoUSlandfills.

B.TheywereburiedinthedesertmdieUS.

C.Theywereexportedtopoorcountries.

D.Theywerereusedbyfamiliesinpoorcountries.

26.E-Stewardrecyclers，mainjobisprobablyto.

A.preventolddevicesfromopen-airacidbaths

B.disposeofelectronicwastesafely

C.collectmoreelectronicwasteforprofits

D.assureAmerica’sleadingruleintheelectronicmarket

27.PeopleinIndiaimportelectronicwasteto.

A.getridoftoxinsB.learnhowtomakedevices

C.recyclevaluablemetalsD.makecheaperproducts

28.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtodealwitholdelectronicproducts

B.thedevelopmentofrecyclingintheworld

C.howtofightagainstelectronicpollution

D.safertreatmentofelectronicwaste

C

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HelenAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

HelenAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHelenandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HelenandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helendidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

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

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

29.Helentiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow.

A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingup

C.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson

30.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily.

A.startedabusinessin1975

B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco

D.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfromPeace

C.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess

D

Recentlysomearticlesclaimtheword“selfie”asoneofthemostannoyingwords.ButI’dliketoofferthatmaybeitisn’tnotsobad.

The“selfie”isusedtodescribetheselftakenphoto,oftenfromasmartphone.WomenandmenalikeadorntheirInstagram,FacebookandTwitteraccountswiththesepictures,sometimeswithpuckeredlipsorlargesmiles.Infact,theselfiehasbecomesowidelyknownthatover31millionphotosonInstagramarecaptionedwiththeselfie.

Let’sthinkaboutit.Someonetakesabout10seizeseachtimetheydo,andtheyonlyenduppostingoneortwoofthose.Theypicktheonethattheyfeelmakesthemlookthebest.Isn’tthatbeautiful?

Inthatonepicture,someonehasevenhimorherselfconfidence.

Self-imageisimportant.Insocietytoday,wearesooftenconsumedwithwhatsocietytellsusisperfect.Butmaybe,withthatoneselfie,wefeellikewefitthatbill.Wefeelhandsome,beautiful,confident,smart,happyandcontent.Forthatmoment,everythingbadorterriblethathaseverhappenedtousiserased,becausethatsmileorthatpuckeriswhatgivesusthedeterminationtoloveourselves.

Isawaspokenwordpoemrecentlyandtheyoungmansaid:

IfIaskyouwhatyoulovetheanswerswillmostlikelyrolloffyourtongue.Youlovetoread.Youlovetowrite.Youlovebirds,music,tattoos…Yourmom,yourbrother,yoursister,yourdaughter,yourbestfriend，yourdog.Howlongdoyouthinkyoucouldgoonandonbeforeyousaid“Ilovemyself”？

Thatstatementhitmelikeatonofbricks.I’vestruggledwithconfidenceallofmylife.Istilldo.AndinnowayamIsayingthattakingaselfieisagatewaytothatconfidence.However,theselfiedoesdeservesomecreditforallowingindividualstoexpressthemselves.PamelaRutledgeagrees,stating,“Therearemanymorephotographsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.”

32.Intheopinionofthewriter,selfie.

A.isanannoyingphenomenononline

B.makesapersonbecomeself-centered

C.isjustafashionamongteenagers

D.givesapersonasenseofconfidence

33.Accordingtothewriter,weliveinasocietywhere.

A.