泸州市高中第一次诊断性考试.docx

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泸州市高中第一次诊断性考试

泸州市高2016级第一次教学质量诊断性考试

英语

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThecityofAmsterdamisoneofthebestpreservedinallofEurope.Whenvisitingthisremarkablecity,youtendtoforgetyourtroublesjustforamoment.Withthistravelguide,youwillbeabletodiscovertherealAmsterdam.

Amsterdamweatherandbesttimetovisit

Toseethetulipflowersyoucanvisitfrommid-ApriltoearlyMay.FortheNewYear’scelebration,there’salotofpartyinggoingonthen.However,ifyouwanttoenjoyaquieterandmorerelaxedAmsterdam,visitfromOctobertoMarch.

GettingAroundAmsterdam

Youcanrentabiketogowhereveryouwanttogo.Publictransportationisalsoconvenient.Youcangetachipcardfor$9.

WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam

Planaheadsincemostoftheattractionsareusuallybusyandbecarefulwithyourwalletsasthecityiswellknownforpick-pockets.Alsobecautiouswhenyouarebuyingsomethinginthemarkets.

BestofAmsterdam

Rijksmuseum

Thismuseumisoneofthefinestintheworld.Makesureyouarrivebefore10amtoavoidbigcrowds.

VondelPark

Ifyouarelooingforwardtorelaxingandenjoyingsomepeaceandquiet,makeatriptothistopchoiceparkinthecity.

VanGoghmuseum

TheVanGoghmuseumisveryfascinating;youwilldefinitelybemovedasyouseeVanGogh’slifeandhowhedevelopedthroughart.

A’DamTower

IfyouwanttogettheinspiringviewsofAmsterdam,takethelifttothetopofthistower.Youcanalsoclimbaboardthegiantfour-personswingforsomefunideas.

21.InwhichmonthcanvisitorsfeelateasemoreinAmsterdam?

A.JuneB.JulyC.SeptemberD.November

22.Whatisthepurposeofthepart“WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam”?

A.Providinghelp.B.Givingwarnings.

C.Explainingsituations.D.Expressingdisappointment.

23.Whereshouldyougotogetabird’s-eyeviewofAmsterdam?

A.Rijksmuseum.B.Vondelpark.

C.VanGoghmuseumD.A’DamTower

B

DerekRabcloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii'sfamousPipelinebigwavebreak,butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit,thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses.That'sbecauseheiscompletelyblind.

WhenDerekwasborn,over24yearsago,hegothisnamefromDerekHo,thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion.Asurfingenthusiasthimself,Emestodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle,aprofessionalsurfer.Unfortunately,Derekwasborncompletelyblind,butthisdidn'tslophisfamilyfrombelievinglhathecoulddoanythinghewanted,evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer.

Atage2,DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari,Brazil,becamehisbackyard.Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood,buthedidn'tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17,whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard.Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppracticing,butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard,DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmesto'sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer.SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool,wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru.

Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething,whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii'sboard-breakingPipelineisanother.Butthat'sexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf.Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous,buthefelthecoulddoit.Andhedid,earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning.Now24,RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince.

24.WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer?

A.Heisdisabled.B.Heistalented.

C.Heisfortunate.D.Heishard-working.

25.WhoisDereckHo?

A.DereckRabelo’suncle.B.DereckRabelo’sfather.

C.Asurfschoolcoach.D.Aprofessionalsurftrainer.

26.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellusaboutDereckRabelo?

A.Hisdifficultiesinsurfing.B.Hisachievementsinsurfing.

C.Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer.D.Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer.

27.WhatwordscanbestdescribeDereckaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Skillfulandproud.B.Braveandconfident.

C.Considerateandreliable.D.Carefulandstrong-willed.

C

“Hergradesarefine;I’mnotworriedaboutthat,butjustdoesn’tseemtolovelearninganymore,”Alice’smumsaid.

She’sabsolutelyright.I’dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyearswhenI’dbeenAlice’smiddleschoolteacher,andIhaveananswer,rightthereonthetipofmytongue,towhathasgonewrong.YetI’mtornbetweenmyresponsibilitytohelpAliceandtheknowledgethatwhatIhavetosayistruthI’mnotsurethismotherisreadytohear.

Thetruthisthisparentandsomanyothersisthis:

Herchildhassacrificednaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealterofachievement,andit’sourfault.Alice’sparents,herteachers,societyatlarge—weareallsupposedtobeblamedinthiscrimeagainstlearning.Fromherfirstdayofschool,wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressbymeansofpoints,scoresandawards.WetaughtAlicethatherpotentialistiedtoherintellect,andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanhercharacter.Wetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearinggradeaschampionshipprizes,andcollegeacceptance,andnotonpurpose,wetaughtherthatwedon’treallycarehowherobtainsthem.Wetaughthertoprotectheracademicandextracurricularperfectionatallcostsandthatit’sbettertoquitwhenthingsgetchallengingratherthanrisklosingperfectrecord.Aboveallelse,wetaughthertofearfailure.Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedherloveoflearning.

28.Wecaninferfromparagraph2thattheauthor____________.

A.thinksAliceisrightB.isuncertainoftheanswer

C.hesitatestoexpressanideaD.wonderswhythemotherisworried

29.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwords“atthealtarof”?

A.insteadofB.attheriskof

C.atthelossofD.intheinterestof

30.WhathasreallymadeAlicechangeherattitudetolearning？

A.Beingslowinstudy.B.Fearofbadgrades.

C.Difficultyinstudy.D.Pressfromparents.

31.Whatismoreimportantforateenagerintheauthor’sopinion？

A.Hisknowledge.B.Hisintellect.

C.Hischaracter.D.Hisachievement.

D

Theyear3700,Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome.Onthisplanetatleast,manisnothingmorethanamemory--ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman".Butwhataboutourwisdom--willanyofitsurviveus?

Theconventionalanswerisno.Knowledgerequiresaknower,andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen.Butifinformationsurvives,perhapsinbooksorharddrives,maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant（休眠）,readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture.

Atfirstsight,thatseemstobereasonable:

afterall,wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge.Forexample,wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece,andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）.Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife.

However,thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark:

weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy（遗产）ofotherhumans.Withoutthatlink,thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge.Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier.Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Whenalanguagediesout,wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain.Ifthat'slost,thenitcan'tberecovered.

Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone.Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace.

32.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?

A.Topresentaninterestingidea.B.Tostateaproblemofthefuture.

C.Toinformusoftheearthin3700.D.Tointroducethetopicoftext.

33.Whatdothewords“similarthings”inparagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Developingtheminds.B.Rememberingthewiseman.

C.Makinglostwisdomaliveagain.D.Learningfromtheancientcivilization.

34.Whatplaysthekeypartingettingculturalcontinuityaccordingtothetext?

A.Language.B.Intelligence.C.Knowledge.D.Information.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Canhumanbeingsliveon?

B.Willourwisdomsurviveus?

C.Howwecanprotectourculture?

D.Whattheearthwillbelikeinthefuture?

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

FourBenefitsofLearningANewLanguage

Haslearninganewlanguagebeensittingonyourto-dolistforages?

There’snobettertimethannowtothinkoffinallycrossingitoff.36

1.Easiertravels

Thefabledlanguagebarrierisreal—assoonasyoutraveloutsidetouristareas,understandingothersandmakingyourselfunderstoodcanbequitethechallenge.37Inthiswayyoucanexperiencealltherichesaforeigncountryoffers.

2.Betterworkrelations

Beingabletospeaktoyourclientsintheirpreferredlanguagecanbeofgreathelpforyourbusinessrelationships.38Indeed,speakinganextralanguagecouldearnyoursalaryupto20percent.

3.Improvedbrainfunction

Learninganewlanguagecandevelopyourthinkingabilitiesandhelpyourmindworkbetter