辽宁省庄河市学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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辽宁省庄河市学年高二英语月考试题

辽宁省庄河市2017-2018学年高二英语10月月考试题

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第一部分听力（略）

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

A

FromvisitingmuseumstowatchingChangingtheGuard,therearesomeamazingexperiencesforyoutogetwhileinLondon.HerewepicksomeofthebestfreeactivitiesinLondon.

ChangingtheGuard

ForadisplayofBritishceremony,watchChangingtheGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalace.ThisiswhereonememberofQueen’sGuardsexchangesdutywiththeoldguard.Bothguardsaredressedintraditionalreduniformandbearskinhats,andthehandoverisaccompaniedbyaGuardsband.GuardMountingtakesplaceat11:

30am.ItishelddailyfromMaytoJuly,andonalternate（间隔的）datesthroughouttherestoftheyear.

SirJohnSoane’sMuseum

SirJohnSoanewasanarchitect.Duringhislifetimehecollectedsomevaluableantiquities（古董）fromallfourcornersoftheglobe.TheyarenowondisplayinSirJohnSoane’sMuseumwhichgivesarealinsightintothelifeofthisoutstandingVictoriangentleman.

GeffryeMuseum

Averyuniqueexperience,theGeffryeMuseum,locatedin18thcenturyalmshouses（救济院）,givesafascinatinginsightintothelivesoftheBritishmiddleclassesfromthe1600stothepresentday.Exploreaseriesofroomsets,completewithfurnishingandtextiles（纺织品）fromeachperiod.

Hogarth’sHouse

Hogarthwasveryfamousandcriticized18thcenturysocietyinhisengravings（雕刻）,suchasAHarlot’sProgress,ARake’sProgressandMarriagea-la-Mode.Asthenamesuggests,Hogarth’sHouseiswherehelivedbeforehediedin1764,andit’sherethatyou’llfindthemostextensivecollectionofhispaintingsonpublicdisplay.

BankofEnglandMuseum

ThesplendidBankofEnglandMuseumtracesthehistoryofthebankfromitsfoundationbyRoyalCharterin1694toitsroletodayasthecountry’scentralbank.Therearemanyitemsyouhaveneverexpectedtosee.

21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheceremonyofChangingtheGuard?

A.Visitorsneedtopaywhenwatchingtheceremony.

B.Visitorscanlistentosomemusicattheceremony.

C.Theceremonyisheldat11:

30ameverydaythroughouttheyear.

D.ChangingtheGuardinvolvestwogroupsofguardseverytime.

22.ForagroupofChinesestudentsofart,themostattractiveplacemightbe____________. 

A.BuckinghamPalaceB.GeffryeMuseum

C.Hogarth’sHouseD.BankofEnglandMuseum

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.SirJohnSoane’sMuseumisagoodplacetoseeoldandvaluableobjects.

B.SirJohnSoanewasapainterwholivedintheVictorianera.

C.Hogarth’spaintingswerecriticizedbyotherpaintersofhistime.

D.TheBankofEnglandMuseumnolongerfunctionsasabanknow.

B

UncleTomgavelittleVickiBlackabirthdaygiftoneweekbeforeherbirthday.Hetoldhernottoopenituntilherbirthday.Sheknewhermotherwouldn’ttolerateanydisrespecttothekindmanwhohelpedthemoutafterVicki’sfatherpassedaway;besides,Vickididn’twantUncleTomtogetangry.ButlittleVickydidn’twanttojustholditandguesswhatwasinit.Afterall,shelookedforwardtohiscomingtoshowherinterestingthings,likehowtoturnanoldsockintoadoll.

Alltheday,Vickicouldn’tstopthinkingaboutthegiftwhileherteacherwasgivingalecture.Vickisatstillinherseat,drawingpaperdollsinsidethebox.Whenschoolwasdone,sheracedhome.Walkingintotheroom,again,sheshookthepresent,butsheheardnothing.Holdingherbreath,sheopenedtheboxandlookedinside.Secondslater,shecried.WhenMrs.Blacksawthebox,shesaidangrily,“Didn’tItellyoutoleaveitalone?

”Vickisobbedandsaid,“Mommy,youdon’tunderstand.”

“Don’tcrytome.Youhavemissedeverythingnow,justbecauseyoucouldn’twait,”Mrs.Blackaccused.“WhatwillUncleTomthinknow?

”

“UncleTomgavemenothing,”Vickicriedandhandedtheemptyboxtohermother.“Heplayedatrickonme.”

Mrs.Blacksaiddoubtfully,“UncleTomisnotlikethat.Youmusthavedroppedit.”

Vickikeptcrying.Onlyarapidknockonthedoormadethehousequiet.ItwasUncleTom.Helookedattheemptybox.“Youhavealreadydoneit?

Itoldyoutowaitforyourbirthday.”

“Youdidn’tgivemeagift.”Freshtearsfilledhereyes.

“Itrytogiveyousomething.Iknowyourbirthdayisaspecialday.Itellmyselftogiveyousomethingvaluabletolastyourwholelife.Ithinkhardandgettheideatogiveyouanimportantlesson.Ifyouopenitonbirthday,Iseeyoulearn.ThenIwillmakeabigpartytocelebrate.Maybenextyearyoulistenandthenyouwillunderstandthegiftbetter.

24.WecanlearnfromthetextthatVicki___________.

A.oftenreceivedgiftsfromherfatherB.likedandrespectedUncleTom

C.wassadbecauseofherfather’sdeathD.expectedUncleTomtogiveheradoll

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Youhavealreadydoneit”referto?

A.Youhavealreadyopenedthebox

B.Youhavealreadyguessedtheresult

C.YouhavealreadyrealizedUncleTom’spurpose

D.Youhavealreadyknownwhatthebirthdaygiftwas

26.WhatkindofpersonisUncleTom?

A.MysteriousB.HumorousC.ThoughtfulD.Generous

27.WhatdidUncleTomwanttoteachVicki?

A.Howtorespectothers       B.Thevalueofapromise

C.Howtodealwithgifts       D.Themeaningofgifts

C

TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco，Californiaisoneoftheworld'smostbeautifulbridges.Itisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.

  Thebridgewaspainted“InternationalOrange”becausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.Thecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoversthearea.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.Itwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrosses,theGoldenGateStrait,whichistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean

    Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.People livingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries.JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseof“hardhats”toprotecttheworkers'headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.Aspecialsafetynetwassuspendedunderthebridge.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.

  TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge（吊桥）intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.Today,theGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.

28.WhatwastheGoldenGateBridgenamedafter?

  A.TheStraititcrosses       B.Thecolorofapaint

  C.  Thelocalclimate D.Itsnaturalsurroundings

29.HowdidpeoplecrosstheGoldenGateStraitbeforethebridgewasbuilt?

  A.Byplane.       B.Bytrain.     C.Byroad.      D.Byboat. 

30.Whywasaspecialsafetynetsuspendedunderthebridge?

A.Becauseitcanprotecttheenvironment

B.Becauseitcanpreventworkersfromfalling

C.Becauseitcanmakeconstructioneasier

D.Becauseitcansavebuildingmaterialsfromfalling

31.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?

  A.Hebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworld.

  B.Hissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvalue.

  C.Heattachedimportancetotheworkers'safety.

  D.Hedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridge.

D

Anewconceptvehicle,PodwasintroducedbyToyotaandSonyattheTokyomotorshow.Thecarisintendedasafour-wheeledfriend.Itaimstoprovideaffection,sympathyandencouragement.Likeadogwelcomingitsmaster,thecarsitsup,wagsitstailandacknowledgesitsowner’spresenceusinghydraulics（液压装置）andamulti-coloredLEDdisplaypanel（引擎）acrossthefront.

Whileontheroad,thecarconstantlymonitorsthedriver’smoodwithpulseandsweatsensorsonthejoystick（操纵杆）.Camerasfocusedontheeyeskeepwatchforanysighofdrowsiness.Ifadriverappearstobelosinghisorhercool,Podwilldisplaywarnings,playsoftmusicandblowcoldairattheface.Driversareshakenawakewithloudmusicandashakingchair.

Toimprovedrivingskills,podcomparesacceleration,brakingandsteeringwiththebestperformancerecordedbyprofessionals.Itusesthiscomparisontoscoredrivers,offeradviceandrankallPodowners.Toyotaclaimsthatthecarwilleventuallybeabletolearnitsowner’slikesanddislikesbymonitoringpassengerconversations.Ifthecarhearsafavoritesongbeingdiscussed,itwilldownloadthetrackfromtheInternetandplayitwithoutbeingasked.Itwillalsorecommendrestaurantsthatmightsuitthedriver’stasteandtakephotographsofpassengerswhentheysoundparticularlyhappy.

Inkeepwiththemoodinessthatisthecar’smainsellingpoint,Podexpressesaformofroadanger.Ifadriverbrakesorswerves（转向）suddenly,theLEDpanelshowsanangryredandthetailrisesattheback.

Angerisoneofthecar’sten“emotionalstates”.Anotherissadness---abluefrontwithtear-shapedlightsseeminglydroppingfromheadlights---whichappearsafteraflattireorwhengasislow.

“Wewantedtoshowthatthecarscanbecheerfulandentertaining,”saidYasunoriSakamoto,partoftheToyotadesignteam.MrSakamotosaidToyotahasnoplanstoputPodonthemarket.Sad,really.

32.Theund