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山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学学年高二月考英语试题
平遥二中高二年级12月月考英语试题
(本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟,将正确答案写在答题卡上)
第Ⅰ卷(客观题)
第一部分.阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第1节(共15小题,每小题3分,满分45分)
A
OperaatMusicHall:
1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:
241-2742..
ChamberOrchestra:
TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation..
SymphonyOrchestra:
AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbend.http:
//www.symphony.org/home.asp.
CollegeConservatoryofMusic(CCM):
Performancesareonthemaincampus(校园)oftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.http:
//www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.
RiverbendMusicTheater:
6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover(pricedifference).Bignameshowsallsummerlong!
Phone:
232-6220.http:
//.
1. Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?
A.381-3300. B.723-1182.
C.241-2742. D.232-6220.
2. WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?
A.February. B.May.. C.August. D.November
3. WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?
A.PatriciaCobbettTheater. B.MemorialHall.
C. MusicHall. D.RiverbendMusicTheater.
4. HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?
A.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.
C.Ithasseatsintheopenair.D.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.
B
Birthdaysareespeciallyimportanttotheveryyoungandtheveryold.Ontheirbirthdays,peoplereceivebirthdaycardsandbirthdaypresentsfromtheirfamilyandfriends.Children’scardsoftenhavealargenumberonthemshowinghowoldtheyare.Cardsforadultshavepicturesofflowersorscenery,orhumorousorrudecartoons.Insidethereisusuallyasimplegreeting,suchas“HappyBirthday”or“ManyHappyReturnsoftheDay.”
IntheUS,childrenwhohavetheirbirthdaysduringtheschoolyeartakeacaketoschoolandhaveasmallpartywiththeirclassmates.InBritain,childrensometimesgetBumped(liftedoffthegroundhorizontallyandputdownagainsharply)bytheirfriends,thesamenumberoftimesastheirage.
IntheUS,the16thbirthdayiscalledsweet16.ItistheageatwhichapersoncangetaUSdriver’slicense,andsomewealthierparentsgivetheirchildrenacarasapresent.At18,inBritainandintheUS,youngpeoplebecomeadultsandmanyhaveabigparty.InmostpartsoftheUS,21istheageatwhichpeoplecandrinkalcohollegally.
InBritain,peoplecelebrate21stbirthdayless.Manyadultsdislikegettingolderandafewlieabouttheirage.Butingeneralolderpeoplearenowmuchmorewillingtotellotherstheirage.Youmayseeasignbythesideofaroadsaying:
“DaveEllis40today!
”,puttherebyDave’sfriends.Atabout65,peopleretire,andthosewhohavereachedthisagearecalledseniorcitizens.Fewpeoplelivetobe100,soa100thbirthdayisveryspecial.InBritain,peoplereachingthisagemayreceivecardcontainingaprintedmessagefromtheQueen.
5.What’sthemaincharacteristicofchildren’sbirthdaycards?
A.Theyarefullofpicturesofscenery.B.Therearesomeflowersonthem.
C.Thereisalargenumberonthem.D.Theyhavegreetingswrittenonthem.
6.Inthelastparagraph,theexample“DaveEllis40today”shows______.
A.The40thbirthdayisveryspecial
B.Manyadultslikelyingabouttheirage
C.Dave’sfriendslikeplayingjokesonhim
D.Olderpeopledon’tmindtellingotherstheiragenow
7.Ifapersonreaches65,hecan______.
A.becalledaseniorcitizenB.refusetotalkabouthisage
C.receiveacardfromthequeenD.beinvitedtodinnerwiththeQueen
C
Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDrJean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:
robotpets.
“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”
Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?
ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:
“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.
It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.
Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.
Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?
Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?
A.berefusedbyB.bebeneficialto
C.makeadifferencetoD.receivesupportfrom
9.Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?
a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.
b.Theycanhelpcureallergies(过敏).
c.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.
d.Theysavespaceandcosts
A.abB.bcC.bdD.cd
10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.
A.SonyisthefirstcompanytoproducerobotpetsAibo.
B.Peoplecandevelopstrongbondwiththeirrobotpets.
C.Raultthinksrobotpetsstillhavealongwaytogo.
D.Robottoysmayhelppeoplecaremoreaboutlivingbeings.
11.Thepassagemainlytellsus___________.
A.theadvantagesofrobottoysB.robotpetsarecoming
C.livingpetsaredyingoutD.thepopularityofrobotpets
D
Severalrecentstudieshavesuggestedthatwomenexperiencelaughtermorethanmen.Accordingtomedicalexperts,laughterisn'tjustabouthavingfun-itactuallyhasmanyhealthbenefits.Studieshaveshownthattheactoflaughingcanlowerbloodpressure,reducestressandimproveimmunefunction(免疫功能).
Notonlythat,butlaughtercanalsoprovidebenefitssimilartothatofananti-depressant.Whenyoulaugh,yourbodyreleasesendorphins(内啡肽)whichresultsinageneralfeelingofhealthandwell-being.Regularlaughtercanplayaroleinhelpingyoutoavoidmanyhealthproblems.Thus,notonlydowomentendtolaughmorethanmen,theyarealsomorelikelyto"havethelastlaugh".AccordingtoastudyconductedattheStanfordUniversityofMedicine,gender(性别)canaffectthewaythataperson'sbrainrespondstohumor.Thestudy,whichinvolvedthemonitoringof10menand10womenwatchingcartoons,showsthatwomenaremorelikelythantheirmalepeerstousethepartofthebrainthatprocessesrewards.Itseemedthatwomenhadlowerexpectationsinregardtoareward(inthiscase,therewardbeingthepunch-lineofthejokeorcartoon),whichresultedinthemenjoyingtheexperiencemorethanthemen.Men,ontheotherhand,seemedtoexpectthattheywouldfindthecartoonshumorous,andwerethereforemorelikelytobedisappointedandfindthemlessamusing.
Womenaremorelikelytorespondtomenwhomtheyfindhumorousandmenseemtorecognizethisanddotheirbesttomakewomenlaugh.Ithasbeenshownthatwomenaremorelikelytolaughinthepresenceofmenwhomtheyhaveanattractiontowardsandmenaremorelikelytobeattractedtowomenwholaughintheirpresencebecauseitmakesthemfeelmoredesirable.Obviously,itismoreimportanttomenthatawomanappreciatestheirhumor.
12.Thestudiesshowthatregularlaughtercan______
A.raisebloodpressureB.keepusnervous
C.keepushealthyandhappy.D.makeimmunefunctionworse
13.Whydowomenexperiencelaughtermorethanmen?
A.Becausetheyliketellinghumorousstories
B.Becausetheylikewatchingcartoons.
C.Becausetheyexpectlittleofareward.
D.Becausetheyseldomrespondtohumor.
14.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninfer
A.humorousmenmakewomenhappy.B.mendislikehumorouswomen
C.laughtermakeswomenhumorousD.womendislikehumorousmen.
15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.WomenenjoyhumormorethanmenB.Womenlaughmorethanmen
C.LaughterhasmanyhealthbenefitsD.Humorousmenarepopularwithwomen
第二节(共5小题,每小题3分,满分15分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.16._______.Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.Youwil