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学年湖南省长沙市麓山国际实验学校高二下学期第一次月考英语试题
2018高二英语月考试卷
总分;100分时间;90分钟
出卷人:
眭浅予
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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
LongagoaNativeAmericanchiefnamedShenandoahlivedwithhistribes(部落)inwhatisnowthestateofVirginia.LittleisknownaboutShenandoah,butinsomeway,thesoftsoundofhisnamewasgiventoariver.TheShenandoahRiverstillflowsinadeepvalleybetweentheAlleghenyandBlueRidgeMountains,justasitdidwhenChiefShenandoahlived.Itisaslowmovingriver,softandasbeautifulasitsname.Somewordexpertswhobelievetheword“Shenandoah”means“spruceriver”becausethewatersoftheriverrunthroughgreatforestsofsprucetrees(云杉).Andthisexplanationcouldbecorrect.
However,thereisanoldNativeAmericanstorywhichisfarmorebeautifulthanthatoftheexperts.CenturiesbeforeEuropeanscametotheNewWorld,therewasagreatlakeofbluewaterhiddeninthemountainsofVirginia.Forhundredsofyears,NativeAmericantribeslivednearthislake,feedingonthefishfromitscleanwaters.TheNativeAmericansoftenclimbedupthemountainsandcampedthereduringtheirlonghuntsforfood.Intheeveningstheysatneartheircampandlookeddownatthebeautifullake.
Onaclear,starrynightyoucouldseethousandsofstarsshininganddancingonthewaterbelow.TheNativeAmericanslovedthislake,andbecausetheycouldseethestarsinit,theycalledthelake,“ClearDaughteroftheStars.”Intheirlanguage,thewordforthiswas“Shenandoah.”
Onedaythelakestartedtodisappear.Itswaterranoutofthevalley,throughabreakinthemountainside.ThewatersranonandonuntiltheyjoinedanotherriverknownasthePotomac.Atlast,thelakewasgone.Initsplacewasonlyariver.ItisthebeautifulShenandoahRivertoday.
However,thewordShenandoahbecomeswellknowntopeoplebecausesomeonewroteasongaboutitsomeyearsago.“Shenandoah”isperhapsoneofAmerica’smostrecognizablefolksongs.Somesaythesongreferstotheriver.OtherssayitisaboutthedaughterofChiefShenandoah.Regardlessofwhatthesongisabout,"Shenandoah"remainsanAmericanclassic.“O1Shenandoah,Iloveyourdaughter,Awayyourollingriver;OShenandoah,Iloveyourdaughter,AwayI'mboundtogo,'CrossthewideMissouri…”
1.Accordingtothetext,“Shenandoah”maybethefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.“spruceriver”B.thePotomac
C.“ClearDaughteroftheStars”D.anAmericanchief’sname
2.“Shenandoah”isfamiliartoAmericansmostlybecauseof______.
A.pureandrefreshingwaterB.agreathistoricalcharacter
C.anAmericanclassicsongD.themysteriousdisappearanceofalake
3.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis______.
A.ShenandoahandItsNativeAmericanRootsB.AnAmericanChief’sRomanticTale
C.TheMysteryofaMissingLakeD.ABeautifulAmericanSong
B
Americanslovepeanutbutter.Theaveragechildwilleat1,500peanutbutterbeforeheorshegraduateshighschool.Butthereisacontroversyoveranewpeanutbutter.ItiscalledSTEEMPeanutButter.Thispeanutbutteraddsanewingredient:
caffeine.Coffeeisapopularmorningdrinkbecauseithascaffeineandgivespeopleenergyinthemorning.Evensmallamountsofcaffeinecanbedangeroustochildren.
UnitedStatesSenator(参议员)CharlesSchumersays.“Peanutbutter,oneofthesnacksmostcloselyconnectedwithchildren,mighthavetobestoredinthemedicinecupboardratherthaninthekitchencupboard.ThiswillshocktheFoodandDrugAdministration.”SchumerwantstheU.S.FDAtoinvestigate.HeobservedthatearliertheFDApreventedplansforacaffeinatedchewinggum.
STEEM,themanufacturer,said,“Wearesellingthecaffeinatedpeanutbutterallovertheworld.Theproductprovidescaffeineinaneasilydigestibleway.CaffeinatedfoodshavebeensoldinU.S.storesforwelloveradecadeandareinnowayanewidea.Customerstellustheywanttoeatthecaffeinatedpeanutbuttersotheydon’thavetodrinkasmuchcoffeeorenergydrinks.Thepeanutbutterisnotintendedforchildren.”
“Peanutbutterhasbeenafavoriteofchildrenforgenerations,”Schumercontinued:
“Parentsacrossthecountryhavetoworryaboutasceneinwhichtheirchildmightunknowinglybiteintoapeanutbutterthatcontainsmorecaffeinethantwocupsofcoffee.”
TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayscaffeineinsmallamountscanhelpthephysicalperformanceofadults.Buttheacademyurgesparentsnottoallowchildrentotakeevensmallamountsofcaffeineowingtocaffeine’spossiblenegativeeffectsonachild’sheartandbraindevelopment.
4.ThereisacontroversyovertheSTEEMPeanutButterbecauseitcontains______.
A.fatB.peanutC.caffeineD.nutrition
5.CharlesSchumersuggeststhatthenewpeanutbuttershouldbe______.
A.keptinthekitchencupboardB.outofchildren’sreach
C.manufacturedinhugequantitiesD.eatenbychildrenforgenerations
6.AccordingtoSTEEM,thenewpeanutbutterispopularwithadultsbecause______.
A.itisatraditionalfoodB.itisdigestedmoreeasily
C.itsproductionisnotbannedD.theyeatitinsteadofenergydrinks
7.WecanguessfromthetextthattheresponsibilityoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisto______.
A.introducenewfoodsanddrugsB.promotethesalesoffoodsanddrugs
C.guaranteethesafetyoffoodsanddrugsD.improvethephysicalperformanceofadults
C
StatemediaGuangmingDailypublishedanarticleonMarch28blamingthegamefor“distortinghistory.”Thearticleclaimedthat,despiteusingmanyfamousnamesfromChinesehistory,"KingofGlory"completelymisrepresentedthefigures’truestoriesandstatus.
Accordingtothenewspaper,famouspoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastybecameanassassin(刺客),whilenoteddoctorBianQuefromtheSpringandAutumnPeriodwascastasanexpertonpoison.Morethan60charactersinthegamewerecharactersfromhistory,includingmanyfromtheclassicnovel“RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.”
“They(thecharactersinthegame)notonlytravelthroughtimeandspacetofighttogether,butalsotakeonhistoricalfigures’nameswithnoconnectionatalltotheirexperiencesinhistory,”thenewspaperargued,addingthatthischaracteristiccouldeasilyconfuseyoungplayers.Some54percentofthegame’splayersareagedbetween11and20,thenewspaperadded.
“KingofGlory”isamultiplayeronlinebattlearena(MOBA)gamedesignedbyTencentGames.Itwaslaunchedin2015.In2016,thetotalprofitofthegamereachednearly7billionRMB,some18percentofthetotalprofitformobilegaminginChina.
TheGuangmingDailyarticlewasmetwithsignificantsupportandapproval.Somepeoplepointedtoonlinesearchresultsforthehistoricalfigures,whichincreasinglyprovideinformationaboutthecharactersinthegameratherthantherealhistoricalfigures.
However,somehitbackatthecriticism,arguingthatgamesaresupposedtobecreative,andthat“KingofGlory”doesn’tclaimtobesetinanyspecifichistoricalperiod.
“Iamawarethattherearemanyyoungplayers,someeveninprimaryschool.Somemightbeaffectedbythegameincertainways,butitcandoalotofgoodifstudentsbecomeinterestedinthecharactersanddomoreresearchtothatend,”one“KingofGlory”playertoldthePeople’sDailyOnline.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distorting”inparagragh1mean?
A.Reflecting.B.Recording.C.Twisting.D.Creating.
9.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Abouthalfofthegame’splayersrangefrom11to20inage.
B.In2016thetotalprofitformobilegamesinChinaamountstoabout39billionRMB.
C.YoumaygetinformationabouttheassassinLiBaiinthegamethroughasearchengine.
D.Manyyoungplayersbecomeinterestedinthehistoricalfiguresthroughthegame.
10.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.Toexplainwhythegameispopular.
B.Topresentthatthegamehasbecomeatargetforcriticism.
C.Toconvincepeoplethatthegameisdistortinghistory.
D.Tointroducethegametothepublic.
11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthegame?
A.Objective.B.Doubtful.C.Favorable.D.Disapproving.
D
Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofbacteria.Itmaywashawaytheinnerstressyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoattractivechoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonthepastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedLadyMacbethtryingtocleanherconsciencebyrubbing(擦)invisiblebloodstains(血迹)fromherhandsinhistragedyMacbeth.
Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltythanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.
ThisfindinginterestedW.S.Lee,aresearcher,“anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiencesmightbewashedaway,”saysLee.
Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:
thestresswefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosttheother.
Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating(夸大)thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.
Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentstwooftheCDsandtoldthemtoselectoneasagift.Somestudentsthenusedliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffedit.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.
Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusicCDs.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirha