河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

考试时间：

100分钟

分值：

120*1.25=150分

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）省略

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

NewYorkBicycleTours

BikingistheperfectwaytoseeLowerManhattan.Theareaisrichinarchitectural,historicalandculturalbeauty.BrooklynBridgeBikeRentalmakesyoursightseeingeasierbyprovidingamap,ahelmet,achainlockandabasket,allfreetousewithyourrental.Wepresentavarietyofhighqualitybikes.Wealsohavebabyseatsandchildren'strailers（拖车）fortherentals.Sopackasnack,grababottleofwaterandburnsomecalories!

WaterfrontGreenway&CentralParkBikeTour

You'llvisitsomeofthemostwell-knownspotsaroundthepark.Thenyou'llheadontothelow-keyneighborhoodstreetstotakeinthefamousarchitectureofMorningsideHeightsaswellasstunningviewsoftheHudsonRiver,alongthecar-freeGreenwaybikepathonthewestside.

TourCode:

112-173791

Duration:

3hours

CentralParkBikeTour

DiscoverNewYork'slargestmasterpieceontwowheelswithourprofessionalguides!

TheCentralParkisaperfectcombinationofhistoricalarchitectureandnature.Ourexperiencedandalsowell-informedtourguideswillsharetheirinterestingknowledgeabouthistoricalattractions,celebrityhomes,movielocations,accordingtoyourwishes.Insteadofendlesswalkingorgettinglost,youwillenjoyyourselfwhenyoudiscoverthisamazingpark.

TourCode:

227-5999

Duration:

2hours

BrooklynBridgeBikeTour

You'llcrossboththeManhattanandBrooklynBridgeswithtimetostopandenjoythethrillingviewsofthecityfromthetopofeach.RidethroughthetrendyDUMBOneighborhoodaswellashistoricBrooklynHeights.GuestswillwalkalongthewalkwaytoamazeatthesweepingsceneofManhattan'sworld-famousskyline.

TourCode:

112-3311

Duration:

3hours

21.WhatdoesBrooklynBridgeBikeRentalprovideforfree?

A.Highqualitybikes.B.Helmetsandchainlocks.

C.Snacksandbottledwater.D.Babyseatsandchildren'strailers.

22.WhatcancyclistsdoontheWaterfrontGreenway&CentralParkBikeTour?

A.BoatontheHudsonRiverB.SightseeBrooklynHeights

C.DrivecarsontheGreenwaybikepathD.Appreciatelocalarchitecture

23.Whichofthefollowingcanoffercycliststourguides?

A.CentralParkBikeTour.

B.BrooklynBridgeBikeTour.

C.BrooklynBridgeBikeRental

D.WaterfrontGreenway&CentralParkBikeTour.

B

Apileofshoesonafrontporch（门廊）isn'tanythingoutoftheordinaryformosthouseholds,butforHeatherDuckworthitheldaspecialmeaningduringhersons'18thsummer.

Themom,whohasan11-year-olddaughter,18-year-oldtwinsons,anda20-year-oldson,wroteaheartfeltpostaboutseeingapileofshoesoutsideherdoorandallthatitrepresents,"TheseshoesmeanthatIhaveahousefullofkids,mostlyteenagers,intheirsummerholiday.Theseshoesmeanthereisprobablynofoodleftinmyhouse.Theseshoesmeannoiseandmessbutlaughterandmusicaswell."

WhenDuckworthreturnedfromworkandsawtheshoesrecently,theybroughtonawaveofsadnessbecausesherealizedthatthingswerechanging.Mostofthekidswhoweartheshoeshavejustgraduatedfromhighschoolandsherealizesthattimeispreciousinher18thsummerwithhersons.Shecontinuesthatsheknowsseeingtheshoesinthehousemeansthatthekidsaresafe,butsoonalltheshoeswillbe"spreadacrosscollegecampuses"andsheknows"alloftheseshoesmightnotfindtheirwaybackhomenextsummeraslifetakesthemonnewadventures."

Thetimemightbebittersweet,butDuckworthwantstofocusoncreatinghappymemoriesratherthanfocusingonthesadnessthatcouldcome.Sheisgoingtobethankfulfortheshoesandenjoyeverymomentwiththekids.

Thesentimentalpostgeneratedamassiveamountofinterestwithitbeingsharedover88,000timesinaweekandreceiving14,000comments.Duckworthwastouchedbythecommentsandhowthestoryresonated（共鸣）withsomany.Sheresponds,

"WhatagiftyouallhavegivenmeinknowingthatIamnotaloneinfeelingthisway.Motherhoodishard,butwareallinthistogether!

"

24.WhatdotheshoesmainlymeanforHeatherDuckworth?

A.Themessybuthappylife.B.Thetiringanddisorderlyfamily.

C.Theendlessandhardhousework.D.Alotofhouseholdresponsibility.

25.WhatchangewillhappentoHeatherDuckworth?

A.Shewillbetrappedinafinancialcrisis.

B.Someofherchildrenwillleaveher.

C.Thekidswillnotbesafeanylonger.D.Herchildrenwon'tloveherasbefore.

26.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecommentsonHeatherDuckworth'spost?

A.Theyaremademainlybymothers.

B.Mostreadersdisagreewithheropinionatall.

C.Manymothershavethesameexperienceashers.

D.Manypeopleareinterestedinplacingshoesproperly.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheChildren'sShoesB.LiveMoreHappily

C.TheHardMotherhoodD.AHotPostforMothers

C

Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveinfluenceonpeople'smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingtoagreenspacehadalastingpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,whichonlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheEuropeanCentreforEnvironmentandHumanHealthattheUniversityofExeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareasweredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety."Therecouldbeanumberofreasons,"hesaid,"forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:

theytryhardforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewithallthosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginalbaselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsdon'tmakeushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery（彩票）winnerswhohadwonmorethan$500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersixmonthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline."

Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashadalastingpositiveeffectonpeople'ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalsodisappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritishHouseholdPanelSurveybytheUniversityofEssex.

Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:

"Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthreeyears,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyoftheotherthingsthatwethinkwillmakeushappy."Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.

Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesandapositiveinfluenceonhumanwell-being.Dr.Whitesaid,"There'sgrowinginterestamongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneedatapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgoodqualitylocalgreenspaces.

28.Accordingtoonestudy,whatdogreenspacesdotopeople?

A.Improvetheirworkefficiency.

B.Addtotheirlastinghappiness.

C.Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.

D.Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.

29.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?

A.Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.B.Howstrongitseffectis.

C.Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.D.Howitbenefitsphysically.

30.WhatdidDr.Whiteresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?

A.Theirstresswasmoreobviousthanreal.

B.Theirdecisionsrequiredlessconsideration.

C.Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.

D.Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.

31.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspacesincities?

A.Findfinancialsupport.B.Improveurbanplanning.

C.Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.D.Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.

D

Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources（资源）,theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable（可持续的）ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.

Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecade.China,forexample,hassetsitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil（棕榈油）,whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.

Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions（排放）andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanpublicacceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeoft