高二英语上学期第一次大考试题.docx

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高二英语上学期第一次大考试题

广东省湛江第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第一次大考试题

第一部分：

英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

YoumayhaveseenatalkingparrotonaTVshow,inamovie,oreveninsomeone’shome.Theparrothaslearnedtocopysoundsthatpeoplemake.Birdsarenottheonlyanimalsthatcancopythenoisestheyhear.Dolphins,bats,andsomeapesalsocopysounds.Nowwecanaddelephantstothislistofcopycats.

Dr.JoycePooleisazoologist.Shestudiesthesoundsofelephants.WhileshewasinKenya,shewouldhearstrangenoisesmadebyMlaikaaftersunset.Mlaikawasa10-year-oldAfricanelephant.

Mlaikalivednearahighway.Dr.Poolesays,“IcouldnottellthedifferencebetweenMlaik

a’scallandthedistanttrucknoise.”SheandotherscientistsstudiedMlaika’ssounds.ItturnedoutthatMlaikawascopyingthesoundsofthetrucksdrivingby.WhywouldMlaikacopytrucksthatsheheardgoingbyonthehighway?

Animalsthatareabletocopysoundsmayenjoypracticingnewsounds.Whentheyarekeptoutsideoftheirnaturalenvironment,theymaycopyunusualsounds.Thatmaybewhyanelephantwouldcopythesoundofatruck.

“Mlaikawasnottheonlycopycatelephant,”Dr.Poolesays.Calimeroisa23-year-oldmaleAfricanelephant.Hespent18yearswithtwofemaleAsianelephants.Asianelephantsmakechirpingsounds（soundsmadebybirds）totalkwithoneanother.Africanelephantsusuallydonotmakechirpingsounds.ButCalimeronowdoes.HeiscopyinghisAsianelephantfriends.Dr.Poolesaysthatelephantsneedtoformbondswiththeirfamilyandfriends.Shesays,“Theymakesoundstocommunicatewitheachother

.Whentheyareseparated,theyusesoundstokeepincontact.”

Parrots,dolphins,humans,andelephantsshowthatbeingacopycatisonewaythatanimalsandpeoplemakenewfriendsandkeepoldones.

1.AccordingtoDr.Poole,whatdoesMlaikacopy?

A.Thesoundofpeople. 

B.Thesoundoftrucks.

C.ThesoundofCalimero.

D.Thesoundofbirds.

2.Fromparagraph4,wecanknow________.

A.Calimeroisa23-year-oldmaleAsianelephant

B.Africanelephantsnevermakechirpingsounds

C.Asianelephantsmakechirpingsoundstotalkwithbirds

D.Elephantsmakesoundstokeepintouchwitheachother

3.Accordingtothepassage,animalsliketobecopycatsbecausetheyneed_______.

A.Tokeepintouchwithnature.

B.Topleasepeopleandotheranimals.

C.Tomakenewfriendsandkeepoldones.

D.Toavoiddangerfromtheoutsideworld.

B

MalkaandShaindlearesisters.Althoughtheyliveanhour'sdrivefromeachotheranddon’tseeeachotheroften,theyareintouch.Malkahasalargefamily.Shaindle,however,hashaddifficultyhavingchildren.

Malkahadjustgivenbirthtoanotherson.Shaindle,marriedthreeyearsandstillchildless,wasreceivingfertility（生育）treatments.Involvedwithwork,doctor’svisits,andmedicaltreats,shewasunabletomakethetriptovisithersisteraftershehadgivenbirth.

Malkaknewhersister’sproblemandwasquiteunderstanding.ShaindleandherhusbandFeivelwouldbeatthehaptismal（洗礼）ceremony，ofcourse.

Onthedayofthehaptism,ShaindleandFeivelarrivedearly,earlierthanMalkaandherfamily.Malka’smother-in-law,Yehudit,wasalreadyatthehall.“Hello,”saidShaindlecheerfully,neverthinkingwhatwasabouttohappen.

Yehuditturnedtoherangrilyandsaid,“Whataselfishsisteryouare!

NeveroncedidyouseefittovisitMaklathisentireweek!

Nowonderyouhavenochildren!

”

Shaindlewentintoshockatherwords.Sheturnedaway,hereyesfilledwithtears.Theaccusation（控诉）hadcutShaindlelikeaknife.Shewaspsychologicallybleeding.PoorShaindlecouldn’tcalmdown.Ittookawhilebeforeshecouldregainhercalmness.Shecouldn’tlookatYehud

it;itwasjusttoopainfulforhertodoso.

TheminutethewordshadescapedYehudit’smouth,sheknewshehadcrossedaredline.Shehadsteppedonveryrawtoesandfeltregrettedforherwords–butitwastoolate.Herattemptstoapologizewereineffective.Thecelebrationhadsuddenlyturnedsourinjustamatterofseconds.Afteralltheseyears,thememoryofthathappeninglingerson…

4.Shaindledidn’tvisithersisterafterhersistergavebirthbecause______________.         

A.shewasjealousofhersister

B.shelivedfarfromhersister

C.shewastoobusytovisither

D.shedidn’tfeelquiteherself

5.Theunderlinedpart“steppedonveryrawtoes”probablymeans_____________.       

A.makefunofsomebody

B.hurtsomebodydeeply

C.meetsomebodybyaccident

D.beimpolitetosomebody

6.Wecanlearnfromth

elastparagraphthat_____________.      

A.Shaindledidn’tforgiveYehuditformanyyears

B.ShaindleburstoutangeratMalka’smother-in-law

C.Yehuditdidn’trealizehowherwordscouldaffectShaindle

D.Shaindlecouldn’tgetridofthebadmemoryformanyyears

7.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus ___________.        

A.wordssometimescanreallyhurtus

B.sistersshouldcareforeachother

C.weshouldforgetunpleasantthings

D.twosisters’differentexperiences

C

In1880,fourteen-year-oldMatthewHensonlovedtohearsailorstelltalesoftheirexcitinglivesatsea.Thetravel,theadventure,thedanger,andthesteadypaywereallattractingyoungHenson.Oneday,hefoundajobasacabinboyonabeautifulshipcalledtheKatieHinds.Forthenextfiveyears,Hensonsailedaroundtheworld.Withthehelpoftheship’scaptainandothermembersofthecrew,Hensonlearnedmathematics,navigation,history,geography,andmanyothersubjects.BythetimehelefttheKatieHindsin1885,Hensonwaswelleducatedandhadbecomeanexcellentseaman.

Unabletofindworkanywhereelse,HensontookajobinahatshopinWashington,D.C.Onedayin1887,amancameintobuyahat.Theman,RobertPeary,askedtheownerifheknewanyonewithexperienceatsea.PearywouldsoontraveltoSouthAmericafortheU.S.government.Heneededexperie

ncedmentoaccompanyhim.Theshopownerknewabouthisyoungemployee’sskillsandexperienceonoceanjourneys,soheintroducedPearytoHenson.

Usinghismap-readingandsailingskills,Hensonprovedhimselftobeaworthyandsmartseaman.PearysoonmadeHensonhisassistant（助理）,andtheybecameclosefriends.OnedayPearytoldHensonabouthisrealdream:

tobet

hefirstmantostandon“thetopoftheworld”attheNorthPole.HeaskedHensontohelphimmakehisdreamcometrue.Overthenextfiveyears,thetwoexplorersmadetwotripstogethertotheArctic.However,theywerenotabletoreachthepoleeithertime.Thecold,wind,andicewereworsethaneitherofthemhadeverimagined.

In1908,PearyandHensonwerereadytomaketheirfinalattemptatreachingtheNorthPole.Bothmenwereoverfortyyearsold.Theyearsofhardshipinthearcticcoldhadmadethemsufferalot.Thiswouldbetheirlastchance.WithfourInuit（因纽特）guides,theymadeamadrushstraightacrosstheicetowardthepole.Peary’sfeetwereinjuredandhehadtobepulledonadogsled.InApril1909,Henson’sinstrumentsshowedtheywerestandingattheNorthPole.TogetherHensonandPearyplantedtheAmericanflaginthesnow.

Inlateryears,RobertPearyandHensonweregreatlyhonoredfortheirachievements.Today,thetwofriendsandf

ellowexplorerslieinheroes’gravesnotfarapartintheArlingtonNationalCemetery.

8.Inparagraph1,theauthorshowshowHensonbecame________.

A.awonderfulseaman

B.aneducatedcaptain

C.agoodshopassistant

D.asuccessfullearner

9.Paragraph2mainlytellsus________.

A.whyMatthewHensonwenttothehatshop

B.howMatthewHensonmetRobertPeary

C.whyMatthewHensonstoppedworkingontheKatieHinds

D.howRobertPearyknewMatthewHensonhadseaexperience

10.ThefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept________.

A.HensonprovedhimselfabetterseamanthanPeary

B.PearywantedHensontohelphimrealizehisdream

C.Beforetheirfinalattempt,theymadetwotripstogether

D.Aftertheydied,theywerehighlyrespectedbypeople

11.ThestorybetweenHensonandPearycouldbestbecomparedto________.

A.treasurehunterslookingforfortunes

B.sailorsseekingpoweroverothers

C.soldiersfightingfortheirfreedom

D.fightersexploringanunknownland

D

WhenintroducingAmericanuniversities,someofthefirstinstitutions（机构）tomentionaretheIvyLeagueschools.Originally,theIvyLeaguewasanathleticconferencemadeupof8privateinstitutesofhigherlearninginnortheasternUnitedStates.However,astimewenton,theseschoolsalsobecameknownfortheirexcellenceinacademicsbesidesathletics.IncludedintheIvyLeagueschoolsareBrownUniversity,ColumbiaUniversity,CornellUniversity,DartmouthCollege,PrincetonUniversity,UniversityofPennsylvania,YaleUniversity,andHarvardUniversity.These8schoolshavebeenrecognizedassomeofthebestcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

HarvardUniversi

tyisaprivateinstitutionlocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts.Theuniversityincludesanumberofgraduateandprofessionalschools,aswellasacollegeforundergraduates.In2012,HarvardrankednumberoneinUSNews’rankingofnationaluniversitiesagain.Foundedin1636,HarvardistheoldestinstituteofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ItcanbesaidthatfirsttherewasHarvard,thentheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Also,Harvard’slibrarycontainstheoldestcollectionofbooksintheUnitedStatesaswellasthelargestprivatecollectionintheworld.HarvardhasalsobeendescribedbyForbesMagazineasoneofthe“billionaireuniversities”asoftheirrecentlistof469billionaires,50receivedadegreefromHarvard.

HarvardCollege（