学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 新目标版.docx

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学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题新目标版

2019学年第二学期第二次月考

高二年级英语试题

本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Openingin1934,theBrookfieldZooquicklyreceivedaworldwidereputationforitsspecialdisplaysanduniqueexhibits.

Address:

1stAvenuebetweenOgdenAvenueand31stStreet,Brookfield,Illinois

Phone:

708-688-8000

GettingtotheBrookfieldZoobyPublicTransportation:

TheMetraRailBurlingtonNorthernlinerunsfromUnionStationdowntowntothe“ZooStop”

DrivingfromDowntown:

 DrivealongtheEisenhowerExpresswaywesttoFirstAvenueexitandfollowthesignstothezooentrance.

TheBrookfieldZooTickets:

 Adults（aged12-64）:

$13.50;Seniors（aged65+）:

$9.50;Children（aged3-11）:

$7.50;（under3,free）

TheBrookfieldZooFeaturedExhibits:

TropicWorld;WolfWoods;LivingCoast;SevenSeas;FragileKingdom;AbouttheBrookfieldZoo:

TheBrookfieldZooislocatedjust14mileswestofdowntownChicago.It’shometoavarietyofanimalspecies,anditsuseofnaturalbarriersandmoats（壕沟）issomuchmorerelaxingandenjoyablethanwatchingalionwalkinginacage.

 FormoreinformationabouttheBrookfieldZoo,clickhere.

1.Wherecanyoureadthispassage?

A.inanewspaperB.inamagazine

C.inatextbookD.ontheInternet

2.WhereistheentrancetotheBrookfieldZoo?

A.At31stStreet.B.AtOgdenAvenue.

C.AtFirstAvenue.D.AttheEisenhowerStation.

3.Howmuchshouldamiddle-agedcoupleandtheir5-year-oldtwinspayiftheyvisitthezoo?

A.$21B.$28.5C.$42D.$46

4.Whatmake（s）theBrookfieldZoomoreattractiveandenjoyable?

A.Itscheaptickets.B.Itscage-lessdisplays.

C.Itsvariousactivities.D.Itsworldwidereputation

B

Goinggreenseemstobeafad（时尚）foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbad,wecan'treallysay,butforthetwoofus,goinggreenisnotafadbutalifestyle.

OnApril22,2011,wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthings,anditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergy,wehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthis

wasnoeasytask.

Withtheideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayear,OurGreenYearstarted.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.

OverthecourseofOurGreenYear,wecompletelychangedourlifestyle.Wenowshopatorganicstores.Weconsumelessmeat,choosinggreenfood.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon'tneed.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuice,withnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutter,enjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbread.Inourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunished.

OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.

5.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CelebratingOurGreenYear.B.ProtectingthePlanet.

C.KeepingOpen-MindedD.GoingGreen.

6.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_____.

A.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks.

B.theydidn'tknowhowtoeducateotherpeople

C.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergy

D.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfad

7.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?

A.Theyignoreothers'ungreenbehavior.

B.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.

C.Theychosebe

tterchemicalcleaners.

D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefood.

8.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeople.

B.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple'sgreenideas.

C.Thecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuture.

D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

C

Thenumberofaccidentsinvolvingpedestrians（行人）wearingheadphonesisontherise,areportsuggests,causingfreshwarningfromroadsafetygroupsinBritain.

AUS-basedstudyfoundatotalof116reportsofdeathorinjurytopedestrianswearingheadphonesbetween2004and2011,jumpin

gfrom 16in 2005to 47in 2011.

Mostvictimsweremen（68%）andundertheageof30（67%）,witharoundoneintenofallcases（9%）undertheageof18.Some89%ofthecasesoccurredinurbanareasandmorethanhalf（55%）ofthevictimswerestruckbytrains.

Eighty-oneofthe116accidents（70%）resultedintheperson’sdeath—eventhoughawarningwassoundedinaroundathirdofthecases.

Thestudyconcluded,“Theuseofheadphonemaybeasafetyrisktopedestrians,especiallyinenvironmentswithmovingvehicles.Furtherresearchisneededtodetermineifandhowheadphoneusethreatenspedestriansafety.”Britishroadsafetygroupswarnedpedestrianstobecareful.

FloorLieshout,directorofYouthForRoadSafety,said,“Thisstudyshowsoncemoretheimportanceofusingallofoursenseswhileweareneartraffic.Itisimportantthatwefindanattractivewaytomakeyouthlearnabouttherisksofwearingheadphonesintraffic.”

AndrewHoward,whoistheheadofroadsafetyattheAutomobileAssociation,addedthatsomepedestrianscanbe“soimmersedintheirownlittleworldthattheyforgettheworldgoingonaroundthem”.Thatcanincludeheadphonewearers,Howardsaid,butalsopeopletalkingonphones.

However,Howardsaidthatmoreresearchesneededtobedone.

Earlierstudieshaveshownthatpeoplewearingheadphonesortalkingonphonescansuffer“inattentionalblindness”whichmakesthemisolated（孤立）fromtheworldaroundthem.

IanHarvey,atthecharityCivicVoice,saidthat“todefeatisolationandtohelpbuildacivic（文明的）society,peopleneedtointeractwitheachother.

Hesaid,“Abasisforanycivilizedsocietyiscommunication—Surfingtheweb,listeningtoMP3s,readingblogsorsendinge-mailisnotinteractingwithaperson;it’sinteractingwithamachine.

“Ifpeoplefeelsociallyisolated,theyneedtohavemoreface-to-faceinteractionswithotherhumanbeingsandintime,willbegintofeelhappierandmoreconnectedtotheworldandplacetheylivein.”

9.WecanlearnfromtheUs-basesstudythat_________.

A.mostaccidentswerecausedbycars

B.mostvictimsdiedintheaccidents

C.mostaccidentshappenedinthecountryside

D.mostvictimswerewomen

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordimmersedinparagraph7mean?

A.cautiousB.relevant

C.awareD.absorbed

11.Howardwillprobablyagreethat____________.

A.itissafeifyouwearheadphonesinaproperway

B.itisdangeroustotalkonphoneswhilewalking

C.mostpeoplewearheadphonesbecauseofloneliness

D.peoplewearingheadphonesaremorelikelytogoblind

12.WhatIanHarveysaidshowstheimportanceof___________.

A.beatingisolationB.newtechnologies

C.buildingacivilizedsocietyD.communicationbetweenpeople

D

Conventionalwisdomsaysthathardshipcanmakeusoldbeforeourtime.Infact,anewstudysuggeststhatviolencenotonlyleaveslong-termscarsonchildren’sbodies,butalsochangestheirDNA,causingchangesthatareequaltoseventotenyearsofprematureaging.

Scientistsmeasuredthisbystudyingtheendsofchildren’schromosomes（染色体）,calledtelomeres,saysIdanShalev,leadauthorofastudypublishedinMolecularPsychiatry.

TelomeresarespecialDNAsequences（序列）whichpreventtheDNAinchromosomesfromseparating.Theygetshortereachtimeacelldivides,untilacellcannotdivideanymoreanddies.

Severalfactorshavebeenfoundtoshortentelomeres,includingsmoking,radiationandpsychologicalstressessuchasbeingtreatedbadlywhenyoungandtakingcareofachronicallyillperson.

Inthisstudy,researchersexaminedwhetherexposuretoviolencecouldmakechildren’stelomeresshortenfasterthannormal.Theyinterviewedthemothersof236childrenatages5,7and10,askingwhethertheyoungstershadbeenexposedtodomesticviolencebetweenthemotherandherpartner;physicalmaltreatmentbyanadult;orbullying.Researchersmeasuredthechildren’stelomeres—incellsobtainedbyswabbing（擦拭）theinsidesoftheircheeks—atages5and10.

Telomeresshortenedfasterinkidsexposedtotwoormoretypesofviolence,saysShalev.Unlessthatpatternchanges,thestudysuggests,thesekidscouldbeexpectedtodeve

lopdiseasesofaging,suchasheartattacksormemoryloss,sevento10yearsearlierthantheirpeers.

Shalevsaysthereishopeforthesekids.Hisstudyfoundthat,inrarecases,telomerescanlengthen.Betternutrition,exerciseandstressreductionarethreethingsthatmaybeabletolengthentelomeres,hesays.

Thestudyconfirmsasmallbutgrowingnumberofstudiessuggestingthatearlychildhoodadversityimprintsitselfinourchromosomes,saysCharlesNelson,aprofessorofpediatricsandneuroscienceatHarvardMedicalSchool.

13.Thenewstudyfoundthat________.

A.hardshipcanchangeachild’saging

B.violenceleavesscarsonachild’smind

C.violencecanspeedupachild’saging

D.hardshiphasalongtermeffectonachild’smind

14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Violencecancausequickcelldivisioninchildren’sbody.

B.Researchersmeasuredthechildren’stelomeresfromtheir

legsinthestudy.

C.Beingtreatedbadlywillmakeachild’stelomeresshortenfaster.

D.Childrenwhohaveshortertelomeresmayhaveaheartattackearlier.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Viol