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山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学学年高二英语月考试题

平遥二中高二年级12月月考英语试题

（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟，将正确答案写在答题卡上）

第Ⅰ卷（客观题）

第一部分.阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第1节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）

A

OperaatMusicHall:

1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:

241-2742..

ChamberOrchestra:

TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation..

SymphonyOrchestra:

AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbend.http:

//www.symphony.org/home.asp.

CollegeConservatoryofMusic（CCM）:

 Performancesareonthemaincampus（校园）oftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.http:

//www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.

RiverbendMusicTheater:

 6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover（pricedifference）.Bignameshowsallsummerlong!

Phone:

232-6220.http:

//.

1. Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?

A.381-3300.    B.723-1182.

C.241-2742.    D.232-6220.

2. WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?

A.February.  B.May..     C.August.    D.November

3. WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?

A.PatriciaCobbettTheater.       B.MemorialHall.

C. MusicHall.            D.RiverbendMusicTheater.

4. HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.

C.Ithasseatsintheopenair.D.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.

B

Birthdaysareespeciallyimportanttotheveryyoungandtheveryold.Ontheirbirthdays,peoplereceivebirthdaycardsandbirthdaypresentsfromtheirfamilyandfriends.Children’scardsoftenhavealargenumberonthemshowinghowoldtheyare.Cardsforadultshavepicturesofflowersorscenery,orhumorousorrudecartoons.Insidethereisusuallyasimplegreeting,suchas“HappyBirthday”or“ManyHappyReturnsoftheDay.”

IntheUS,childrenwhohavetheirbirthdaysduringtheschoolyeartakeacaketoschoolandhaveasmallpartywiththeirclassmates.InBritain,childrensometimesgetBumped（liftedoffthegroundhorizontallyandputdownagainsharply）bytheirfriends,thesamenumberoftimesastheirage.

IntheUS,the16thbirthdayiscalledsweet16.ItistheageatwhichapersoncangetaUSdriver’slicense,andsomewealthierparentsgivetheirchildrenacarasapresent.At18,inBritainandintheUS,youngpeoplebecomeadultsandmanyhaveabigparty.InmostpartsoftheUS,21istheageatwhichpeoplecandrinkalcohollegally.

InBritain,peoplecelebrate21stbirthdayless.Manyadultsdislikegettingolderandafewlieabouttheirage.Butingeneralolderpeoplearenowmuchmorewillingtotellotherstheirage.Youmayseeasignbythesideofaroadsaying:

“DaveEllis40today!

”,puttherebyDave’sfriends.Atabout65,peopleretire,andthosewhohavereachedthisagearecalledseniorcitizens.Fewpeoplelivetobe100,soa100thbirthdayisveryspecial.InBritain,peoplereachingthisagemayreceivecardcontainingaprintedmessagefromtheQueen.

5.What’sthemaincharacteristicofchildren’sbirthdaycards?

A.Theyarefullofpicturesofscenery.B.Therearesomeflowersonthem.

C.Thereisalargenumberonthem.D.Theyhavegreetingswrittenonthem.

6.Inthelastparagraph,theexample“DaveEllis40today”shows______.

A.The40thbirthdayisveryspecial

B.Manyadultslikelyingabouttheirage

C.Dave’sfriendslikeplayingjokesonhim

D.Olderpeopledon’tmindtellingotherstheiragenow

7.Ifapersonreaches65,hecan______.

A.becalledaseniorcitizenB.refusetotalkabouthisage

C.receiveacardfromthequeenD.beinvitedtodinnerwiththeQueen

C

Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDrJean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:

robotpets.

“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”

Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?

ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:

“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.

It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.

Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.

Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?

Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?

A.berefusedbyB.bebeneficialto

C.makeadifferencetoD.receivesupportfrom

9.Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?

a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.

b.Theycanhelpcureallergies（过敏）.

c.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.

d.Theysavespaceandcosts

A.abB.bcC.bdD.cd

10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.

A.SonyisthefirstcompanytoproducerobotpetsAibo.

B.Peoplecandevelopstrongbondwiththeirrobotpets.

C.Raultthinksrobotpetsstillhavealongwaytogo.

D.Robottoysmayhelppeoplecaremoreaboutlivingbeings.

11.Thepassagemainlytellsus___________.

A.theadvantagesofrobottoysB.robotpetsarecoming

C.livingpetsaredyingoutD.thepopularityofrobotpets

D

Severalrecentstudieshavesuggestedthatwomenexperiencelaughtermorethanmen.Accordingtomedicalexperts,laughterisn'tjustabouthavingfun-itactuallyhasmanyhealthbenefits.Studieshaveshownthattheactoflaughingcanlowerbloodpressure,reducestressandimproveimmunefunction（免疫功能）.

Notonlythat,butlaughtercanalsoprovidebenefitssimilartothatofananti-depressant.Whenyoulaugh,yourbodyreleasesendorphins（内啡肽）whichresultsinageneralfeelingofhealthandwell-being.Regularlaughtercanplayaroleinhelpingyoutoavoidmanyhealthproblems.Thus,notonlydowomentendtolaughmorethanmen,theyarealsomorelikelyto"havethelastlaugh".AccordingtoastudyconductedattheStanfordUniversityofMedicine,gender（性别）canaffectthewaythataperson'sbrainrespondstohumor.Thestudy,whichinvolvedthemonitoringof10menand10womenwatchingcartoons,showsthatwomenaremorelikelythantheirmalepeerstousethepartofthebrainthatprocessesrewards.Itseemedthatwomenhadlowerexpectationsinregardtoareward（inthiscase,therewardbeingthepunch-lineofthejokeorcartoon）,whichresultedinthemenjoyingtheexperiencemorethanthemen.Men,ontheotherhand,seemedtoexpectthattheywouldfindthecartoonshumorous,andwerethereforemorelikelytobedisappointedandfindthemlessamusing.

Womenaremorelikelytorespondtomenwhomtheyfindhumorousandmenseemtorecognizethisanddotheirbesttomakewomenlaugh.Ithasbeenshownthatwomenaremorelikelytolaughinthepresenceofmenwhomtheyhaveanattractiontowardsandmenaremorelikelytobeattractedtowomenwholaughintheirpresencebecauseitmakesthemfeelmoredesirable.Obviously,itismoreimportanttomenthatawomanappreciatestheirhumor.

12.Thestudiesshowthatregularlaughtercan______

A.raisebloodpressureB.keepusnervous

C.keepushealthyandhappy.D.makeimmunefunctionworse

13.Whydowomenexperiencelaughtermorethanmen?

A.Becausetheyliketellinghumorousstories

B.Becausetheylikewatchingcartoons.

C.Becausetheyexpectlittleofareward.

D.Becausetheyseldomrespondtohumor.

14.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninfer

A.humorousmenmakewomenhappy.B.mendislikehumorouswomen

C.laughtermakeswomenhumorousD.womendislikehumorousmen.

15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.WomenenjoyhumormorethanmenB.Womenlaughmorethanmen

C.LaughterhasmanyhealthbenefitsD.Humorousmenarepopularwithwomen

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。

Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.16._______.Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.Youwil