高二英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

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高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

2019-2020年高二英语下学期第二次月考5月试题

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。

A

Whenyouarelittle,thewholeworldfeelslikeabigplayground.IwaslivinginConyers,Georgiathesummerwhenitallhappened.Iwasasecondgrader,butmybestfriendStephaniewasonlyinthefirstgrade.Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourownway.

ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie’sbasement.AsIopenedthebasementdoor,beforeuslaythebiggestroom,fullofamazingthingslikeguns,dolls,andoldclothes.Irandownstairs,andspottedaredsteelcan.Itwaspaint.Ilookedbeyonditandtherelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurple,orange,blueandgreen.

“Stephanie,Ijustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes.Wearefixingtopaint.”ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegottowork.Wegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyard.Thereontheroadinfrontofmyhouse,wepaintedbigstripes（条纹）ofcolorsacrossthepavement（人行道）.Stripebystripe,ourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow.Itwasfantastic!

Thesunwasstartingtosink.IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthecar.Itwasmymother.Icouldn’twaittoshowhermymasterpiece.Thecarpulledslowlyintothedrivewayandfromthelookonmymother’sface,IcouldtellthatIwasindeeptrouble.

Mymothershutthecardoorandwalkedtowardsme.Hereyesglaring,sheshouted,“Whatintheworldwereyouthinking?

Iunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleaves,andclimbedtheneighbors’trees,butthis!

einsiderightnow!

”Istoodthereglaringbackatherforaminute,angrybecauseshehadinsulted（侮辱）myart.

“Nowgocleanitup!

”MotherandIbegancleaningtheroad.TearsrandownmycheeksasIsawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement.

Thoughyearshavenowpassed,Istillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgone.Iwonderif,maybewhenIgetolder,Icanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway.Iguessweallneedsomesortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreamscolorful.

1.Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?

A.TointroduceStephanietoher.B.Topreventherfromseeinghispainting.

C.Toputthematerialsbackintheyard.D.Toshowhisartworktoher.

2.Inhismother’seyes,thewriter__.

A.wasabornartistB.alwayscausedtrouble

C.wasaproblemsolverD.workedveryhard

3.Theunderlinedword“rainbow”inthelastparagraphrefersto__.

A.therainbowintheskyB.thestripesonthepavement

C.somethingimaginativeandfunD.importantlessonslearnedinchildhood

4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould.

A.encouragechildrentopaintB.valuefriendshipamongchildren

C.discoverthehiddentalentinchildrenD.protectratherthandestroychildren’sdreams

B

DearFriend, 

Therecentsuccessofchildren’sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere’sahugemarketoutthere.

 Andthere’sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren’sbooks boughteachyear…plusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.

Whoaretheseneededwriters?

They’reordinaryfolkslikeyouandme.

ButAmIGoodEnough?

 Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubt,andIdidn’tknowwheretoturnforhelp.

Then,IacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingaptitude（潜能）,anditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneeded.

ThePromiseThatPaidOff

TheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyou,ifyoushowbasicwritingability.

 Youwillpleteatleastonemanuscript（手稿）suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinish ourcourse.

   Ireallydidn’texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecourse,butthathappened.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitute.

  Sincegraduation,Ihaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren’sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.   

FreeTestandBrochure

Weofferafreeaptitudetestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochuredescribingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.

Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There’snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.

Sincerely,                                                                             

KristiHoll,Instructor

InstituteofChildren’sLiterature

5.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat_______.

A.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellers 

B.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear

C.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren’sbooks

D.magazinesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattention 

6.Whenfinishingthecourse,youarepromisedto_____.

A.beasuccessfulpublisher B.finishoneworkforpublication 

C.beeaconfidenteditorD.getonestoryorarticlepublished

7.KristiHollmentionsherexperiencemainlyto____.

A.provesheisagoodinstructorB.showshesoldmorestoriesthanarticles

C.giveheradviceoncoursepreparationD.promotethewritingprogram

C

Tobepopularisincreasinglybeingthegreatdesireamongtheyoung.Thedesiretobepopularcanforceyouintolookingandactinglikeeveryoneelse.Youcanloseyourselfinaseaofidenticalhairstylesandthinkingstyles.

IwasforcedtothinkaboutpopularitynottoolongagoinatalkIhadwithmydaughter.Margyhadtochangeschoolswhenmybusyworkschedulemadeitnecessaryformetomovehouses.Isupposethat,foragirlinherteens,enteringanewschoolisaboutaseasyasspendingaseasonaloneinthetropicaljungles.Atleastthat’showMargyfounditatfirst.However,astheschoolyeardrewtoaclose,onestudentafteranothercametoher.Theysaidtheywouldhavelikedtobefriendssooner.

ItoldMargythatIwouldhavebeenmoreconcernedifshehadbeenaninstantsocialsuccessinhernewschool.That,tome,wouldhavebeenproofthatshehadbetrayedoneselfinordertobeepopular.Nobodycanpleaseeveryone.Ifyoutrytodoso,youwillfindvaluesaslastingassoapbubblesblownintotheair.

Someteenagersclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginacertainwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhaveeoutoftheircocoon（茧）intoalargercocoon.

Iknowthatithasbeeharderforayoungpersontostandupagainstthepopularitywave.OurwayoflifemakesayoungnonconformiststandoutlikeaMartian（火星人）.Thesedaysthere’sagreatbarrierfortheyoungpersonwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Well,goforit.Findyourself.Popularitywillewiththepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Someteenagerstendtoshowtheiruniquenessbutendupbehavingthesameway.

B.Realpopularityesonlywhenyourespectothers.

C.Margychangedschoolstofindhertrueself.

D.Atfirst,theauthorthoughtithardforMargytoenternewschool.

9.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsometeenagers?

A.Theyfindithardtogainpopularityasexpected.

B.They’reafraidofgettinglostinlife.

C.Theyhavedifficultyunderstandingeachother.

D.Theylackthecouragetobetrulydifferent.

10.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“nonconformist”inparagraph5?

A.Someonewhobehavesinhisownway.B.Someonewhowantstopleaseothers.

C.Someonewhocaresaboutothers’opinion.D.Someonewhodesirespopularitygreatly.

11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Tocriticizethepresentvaluesandbeliefs.

B.Toshowpeoplehowtogetalongwiththeirclosefriends.

C.Topersuadereaderstopursuevaluablepopularity.

D.Totellparentshowtoeducateandguidetheirchildren.

D

Fordecades,therehasbeenapuzzleforpeoplewhyelephantsdonotdevelopcancereventhoughtheyhavelifespans（寿命）thataresimilartohumans,livingforaround50to70years.

Nowscientistsbelievetheyknowwhy.AteamattheUniversityofChicago,US,hasfoundthatelephantscarryalargenumberofgenesthatstoptumors（肿瘤）developing.Tobeprecise,theyfound20copiesofananti-tumorgenecalledTP53inelephants.Mostotherspecies,includinghumans,onlycarryonecopy.

Accordingtotheresearch,theextracopiesofthegeneimprovedtheanimal’ssensitivitytoDNAdamage,whichletsthecellsquicklykillthemselveswhendamagedbeforetheycangoontoformdeadlytumors.

“Anincreasedriskofdevelopingcancerhasstoodinthewayoftheevolutionoflargebodysizesinmanyanimals,”thestudyauthorDr.VincentLynchtold.Ifeverylivingcellhasthesamechanceofbeingcancerous（癌变的），largecreatureswithalonglifespanlikewhalesandelephantsshouldhaveagreaterriskofdevelopingcancerthanhumansandmice.Butacrossspecies,theriskofcancerdoesnotshowaconnectionwithbodymass.

ThisphenomenonwasfoundbyOxfordUniversityscientistRichardPetointhe1970sandlaternamed“Peto’sparadox（悖论）”.Biologistsbelieveitresultsfromlargeranimalsusingprotectionthatmanysmalleranimalsdonot.Intheelephant’scase,themakingofTP53isnature’swayofkeepingthisspeciesalive.

Thestudyalsof