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辽宁省本溪满族自治县高级中学学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

辽宁省本溪满族自治县高级中学2017-2018学年高二上学期

第一次月考英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（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。

A

Weoftenmeetwithlossesanddownsinlife.WhenIwasyoung,Ialwayswenttomyfamilyandfriendsforhelp.AsIgrewolderandbecamemoreindependent,theadvicefromthemwasn'tenoughandIbegantoreadsomebooks,whichhelpedmealot.HereI’dliketorecommendsomeofthemtoyou.

●TheArtofHappiness,HowardCutler

Thisbookwaswrittenin1998,andinit,HowardCutlerasksBrendanBurchard,anoutstandingphilosopher,questions.Cutlerisapsychiatrist（神经病学家）aimingtounderstandwhatthepurposeoflifeisaccordingtoBrendanBurchard.Burchardinturndescribeswhathebelievesthepurposeoflifeis:

it'sbeinghappy.

●Happiness:

AGuidetoDevelopingLife’sMostImportantSkill,MatthieuRicard

WrittenbyaFrenchdoctor,Dr.Ricardbeautifullydescribeswaysinwhich,happinesscanbeachieved.Heargueshappinessdoesn'tjusthappenbychanceorluck.Justlikeotherskills,itrequireslotsofhardworkanddetermination.

●ThePowerofNow:

AGuidetoSpiritualEnlightenment,EckhartTolle

Thepresentmomentistheonlymomentyouhavecontrolofatanytimeinyourlife.Inthisbook,EckhartTolledescribestheimportanceofbeingpresentinspiteofthemind'sdesiretobeanywherebutnow.

●TheAlchemist,PauloCoelho

Coelhousesafictionalstorytodescribethepotentialthemeofthisbook.Youhavethepowertocreateyourownfuture.Onlyyouhavetheabilitytocreatethekindoflifeyouwantforyourself.Ofcourse,you'rerequiredtoworkanddevoteyourselftoachievingyourgoals.

1.Whichbookisprobablyaninterview?

A.TheArtofHappiness.

B.Happiness:

AGuidetoDevelopingLife’sMostImportantSkill.

C.ThePowerofNow:

AGuidetoSpiritualEnlightenment.

D.TheAlchemist.

2.WhatisMatthieuRicard'sopinionabouthappiness?

A.Beingwealthyisthebasisofhappiness.

B.Happinessbelongstothosefortunatepeople.

C.Astrongwillandeffortscountingettinghappiness.

D.Livinghappilyinthepresentistoughformostpeople.

3.Whoagreesthatwearethemasterofourownlife?

A.EckhartTolle.B.PauloCoelho.

C.MatthieuRicard.D.BrendanBurchard.

【答案】1.A2.C3.B

【解析】在日常生活中,我们会经常碰到困难,也会经常求助于人。

读书会给你很大的帮助，本文推荐一些有关这方面的书。

1.A

2.C

推理判断题。

根据Happiness:

AGuidetoDevelopingLife’sMostImportantSkill,MatthieuRicard中Heargueshappinessdoesn'tjusthappenbychanceorluck.Justlikeotherskills,itrequireslotsofhardworkanddetermination.可知获得幸福的坚强意志和努力是值得的。

故选C。

3.B

细节理解题。

根据TheAlchemist,PauloCoelho中Youhavethepowertocreateyourownfuture.Onlyyouhavetheabilitytocreatethekindoflifeyouwantforyourself.可知PauloCoelho同意我们时自己生活的主人。

故选B。

B

ArchimedeswasagreatscientistwholivedinGreecelong,longago.Hewassowisethateventhekingwashisfriend.

Onedaythekingaskedhim,"Howdoyoulikemynewcrown?

It'sallgold."Thekingcontinued,"Igaveamangoldtomakethiscrown.ButIthinkhemayhavekeptsomeofit.”

“Youareawiseman,”thekingwenton.“Findoutifthiscrownisallgold.ThatwayIwillknowifthemankeptsomeofmygold.”

Archimedesthoughtaboutthecrownforalongtime.Then,onedayhehadanidea.Hethoughtofitashesteppedintohisbathtub.Hesawthatthewaterranoutoverthesides.

"I'vegotit!

"heyelled.Hejumpedoutofhisbathtub.Heranallthewaytotheking'shomeevenwithoutdress.

Archimedesaskedthekingforapieceofgold."Itmustbethesamesizeastheoneyougavetheman,”hesaid.Thenhefilledatubwithwater.Initheputthepieceofgold.Thewaterrose.Hethentookthegoldout.Heputthecrowninthetub.Thewaterroseevenhigherthanbefore.Thatshouldnothavehappened!

Thecrownandthepieceofgoldshouldhavetakenupthesamespaceinthetub.Somethinghadbeenaddedtothecrown.Itmayhavebeensilver.Itmayhavebeensomethingelse.Butthecrownwasnotallgold.

Archimedes’sideawassocleverthatitisstillusedtoday.Andhewentontolearnmanyotherthings.Buthesometimesgothisideasinstrangeplaces.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.ThecrownB.Thebathtub.

C.Silver.D.Gold.

5.WhatinspiredArchimedestocomeupwiththeidea?

A.Thebrightcolorofthecrown.B.TheKing’sencouragingwords.

C.Thewaterrunningoverthebathtub.D.Thebathtubawardedbytheking.

6.WhydidArchimedesgototheking'shomewithoutdress?

A.Becausehewentmad.B.Becausehewassoexcited.

C.Becauseofthehotweather.D.Becauseofthelocalcustoms.

7.What'stheauthor'stheattitudetowardsArchimedes?

A.Favorable.B.Unconcerned.

C.Disapproving.D.Worried.

【答案】4.D5.C6.B7.A

【解析】本文介绍伟大的科学家Archimedes以及与他有关的事情。

4.D

词义猜测题。

根据第二段"Howdoyoulikemynewcrown?

It'sallgold."你觉得我的王冠怎么样？

它全部是金子。

Thekingcontinued,"Igaveamangoldtomakethiscrown.ButIthinkhemayhavekeptsomeofit.”我给了一个男士金子让他制作王冠。

但是我认为他可能保留了他们一些。

关键词是gold，but但是，表示转折，可知此处it指的是“金子”，故选D。

5.C

推理判断题。

根据第四段中Then,onedayhehadanidea.Hethoughtofitashesteppedintohisbathtub.Hesawthatthewaterranoutoverthesides.可知水溢出浴缸的灵感让阿基米德有了这个想法。

故选Ｃ。

6.B

推理判断题。

根据倒数第三段"I'vegotit!

"heyelled.Hejumpedoutofhisbathtub.Heranallthewaytotheking'shomeevenwithoutdress.可知是因为他感到兴奋。

故选Ｂ。

关键词yell。

7.A

者态度题。

根据最后一段Archimedes’sideawassocleverthatitisstillusedtoday.Andhewentontolearnmanyotherthings.Buthesometimesgothisideasinstrangeplaces.可知作者对Archimedes是赞成的。

故选Ａ。

C

Londonisoneofthemostpopularsitesintheworldfortouriststovisit.IfyouareplanningatriptoLondoninthefuture,you’relucky.Thereareavarietyofattractionsforyoutoenjoy.

OneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinLondonistheTowerofLondon.Foundedmorethan900yearsago,theTowerofLondonisoneoftheworld'smostfamoustowersandhaschangedalot.Here,youcanalsofindthesevenravens（乌鸦）whichliveintheTower.Thereisastorythatsays:

IftherearenoravensintheTower,theTowerandthekingdomwillfall.Therearealsolotsoftours,exhibits.andspecialeventsthatyoucanenjoythroughouttheyear.

AnotherpopularplacetovisitisWestminsterAbbey.Itwassetupin1065byEdwardtheConfessor.VisitorstoWestminsterAbbeycanenjoyitsbeautifulspecialGothicarchitecture（哥特式建筑）.TherearealsolotsofmemorialsofKingsandQueenstoenjoy.ExcellenttransportationisavailableherebybusortubefrommanylocationsinLondon.

BuckinghamPalaceisanotherplacewitharichhistorytodiscover.It'stheofficialLondonresidence（住处）ofQueenElizabethⅡ.DuringAugustandSeptember,youcanvisittheStateRoomsandseetheChangingoftheGuards.TheQueen'sGalleryisopentothepublicdaily.CheckingtheofficialtimetablebeforeyoumakesuretovisitthePalaceisamust,becauseitisnotopenyearround.

8.Weprobablyreadthetextina（n）______.

A.travelmagazineB.bookstoreposter

C.advertisementD.sciencereport

9.WhatmayitsuggestifnoravensareseenintheToweraccordingtothestory?

A.TheapproachingofChristmas.B.Mostrareanimalsareindanger.

C.TheTowerandthekingdomwillfall.D.Thesuddenchangeoftheglobalclimate.

10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetext?

A.TherearefewchangesovertheTower.

B.Londonisthemostpopularsiteintheworld.

C.PeoplecanvisittheChangingoftheGuardsyearround.

D.MemorialsofKingsandQueenscanbeseenatWestminsterAbbey.

11.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnUnforgettableVisittoLondonB.AttractionsinLondon

C.OldStoriesaboutLondonD.ABriefIntroductiontoLondon

【答案】8.A9.C10.D11.B

【解析】本文介绍伦敦的旅游景点。

8.Ａ

推理判断题。

根据文章第一段Londonisoneofthemostpopularsitesintheworldfortouriststovisit.IfyouareplanningatriptoLondoninthefuture,you’relucky.Thereareavarietyofattractionsforyoutoenjoy.可知文章讲的是有关旅游的事，所以它最有可能来自旅游杂志。

故选Ａ。

9.Ｃ

细节理解题。

根据第二段中IftherearenoravensintheTower,theTowerandthekingdomwillfall可知如果看不见乌鸦，TheTowerandthekingdom将会落下。

故选Ｃ。

10.Ｄ

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11.Ｂ

主旨大意题。

根据第一段Londonisoneofthemostpopularsitesintheworldfortouriststovisit.IfyouareplanningatriptoLondoninthefuture,you’relucky.Thereareavarietyofattractionsforyoutoenjoy.文章是关于伦敦旅游的景点。

可知B.AttractionsinLondon符合题意。

D

WhenIwas7yearsold,Ifeltreallyhappyforthefirsttimeinmylife.Irememberthatmyteacherallowedeachstudenttoplayvariouseducationalgamesintumonacomputerdesignedforteaching.Oneday,Ifoundthesourcecode（编码）foroneofthesegames.Withoutknowingorbeingtaughtanyprogramminglanguage,IwasabletofigureoutsomeoftheBASIGcode.Ijustgavemyselfaninterminatenumberoflivesinthegame,soIcouldcontinueplayingitforever.Thiswasalsomyfirstintroductiontoalgebra（代数）,andIdidn'tevenknowitatthetime.Thiswasadecisivemomentinmylife.IwasquiteexcitedbecauseofwhatIwaslearningandwhatIwasabletodo.Asaresult,Iwasenthusiastic（充满热情的）fortherestofmylifeaboutself-learningandcomputers,andIwasquitehappydoingthemtoo.

I'venoticedthatpeoplewhoaretrulycontentwithlifeareenthusiasticaboutwhattheydo.Thisenthusiasm,alongwithgoodhealth,isthekeytobeinghappy.Italsoleadstoself-confidenceandcontentinlifetoo.Itmayalsoleadtosuccess,wealth,andachievements.

Success,wealth,orachievementscanalsobringsomepeoplehappiness,yetIknowplentyofrichpeoplewhoareunhappy.Iknowmanypeoplewithsuccessfulbusinessesthatarenothappywithwhattheyaredoing.Iknowpeoplewhocontinuouslybuythemselvesnewtoys,suchascars,computers,andtelevisions,yetneverseemcontentfortoolong.Pleaseremember,happinessisthejourneyoflife,not