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豫西名校2018—2019学年上期第一次联考

高二英语试题

（考试时间：

100分钟试卷满分：

120分）

第一部分听力（略）

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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

IncelebrationofWomen’sHistoryMonth,hereareafewofthemillionsofwomenthathavebrokenallconventionalrulestomakeadifferenceintheworld.

SusanB.Anthony

BomonFebruary15,1820,SusanB.Anthonywasawomen’srightsactivistintheUS.Shespentmanyyearscampaigningforwomen’srighttovote.Anthonywasalsoagainstslavery,helpingsupportthepassageoftheCivilWarAmendments.Shealsolenthervoicetothebattleforequalpayandeducationalopportunitiesforall.

AnneFrank

AnneFrankgrewupinahappyfamily.However,thingschangedwhenHitlercametopower.Anneandherfamilywereforcedtohideinsideatinyhouse,wheretheyounggirlrecordedherfamily’sfearsandstruggles.Evenafteralltheseyears,herjournal,AnneFrank:

TheDiaryofaYoungGirl,continuestobepopularwithpeopleacrossallagesandcultures.

AungSanSunKyi

Determinedtobringdemocracy（民主）toMyanmar,AungSanSuuKyifoundedtheNationalLeagueforDemocracy（NLD）.SuuKyi’sopendispleasurewiththegovernmentresultedinherspendingmuchofthetimebetween1989and2010inprisonorunderhousearrest.In1991，SuuKyireceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.In2015,fiveyearsaftershehadbeenfreed,SuuKyi’sNLDPartywonagreatvictoryinthegeneralelections.

MalalaYousafzai

MalalaYousafzaiwasbomtoaPakistanieducatorandpoet.WhentheTalibandeclaredthatgirlsshouldnotbeeducated,theworld’syoungestNobelPrizewinnerdecidedtochallengetheseunfairpolicies（政策）.OnOctober9,2012,shewasshotandbadlyinjured.Sincerecovering,Malalacontinuesherfightforgirls’education.Herbraveryisencouragingyoungpeopleallovertheworldtostandupforwhattheybelieveisright.

21.Whomadeagreatcontributiontowomen’srighttovote?

A.AnneFrank.B.MalalaYousafzai.

C.SusanB.Anthony.D.AungSanSuuKyi.

22.WhywasAungSanSuuKyiputintoprison?

A.SherefusedtoleaveMyanmar.

B.Shedemandedthatthedemocratsbefreed.

C.Shevoiceddissatisfactionwiththegovernment.

D.Sheblamedthegovernmentforitseconomicpolicy.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Braveandinspiring.B.Reliableanddevoted.

C.Honestandresponsible.D.Considerateandoptimistic.

B

BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees（anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity）fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid（热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.

Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.

Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:

tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.

Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.

WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.

Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.

24.WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?

A.Playingbaseball.

B.Listeningtoasportsprogram.

C.Checkinghiseyesightregularly.

D.LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?

A.Obvious.B.Unusual.

C.Important.D.Understandable.

26.Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?

A.Honest.B.Caring.

C.Patient.D.Independent.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Aspecialgift.B.Thecallfinallyarrived.

C.Thebigdreamcametrue.D.Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.

C

Theclockisticking.DavidBrunellihasjustswallowedahugeburger.Thecrowdcheersexcitedlyashedownsfistfulsoffries.

Welcometotheworldofcompetitiveeating.

Brunelliispartofaselectgroupwhocompetetoeatmassivequantitiesoffoodasquicklyaspossible.Eatingcontestsmayseemlikeharmlessfun,buttheyhaveadarksideandsomecriticsaresayingit’stimeforthemtostop.

Pouringcrazyamountsoffooddownourthroatsisnothingnew.Gorgingbanquets（狼吞虎咽会）werearegularpartofancientRomanculture.Inthe1800s,someNewYorkCitypoliticianssettledbetsthrougheatingchallenges.Pie-eatingcontestshavebeenaFourthofJulytraditionformorethanacentury.

ForsupporterslikeBrunelli,though,eatingcontestsaremorethanacustom.Theyareapathtofortune.

Butprizemoneydoesnothingtoreducethehealthrisksofcompetitiveeating.Competitiveeatingcanevenbelife-threatening.In1991，amaninVirginiasufferedastroke（中风）aftereating38eggsin29seconds;InFlorida,in2012,amandiedshortlyafterwinninganeatingcontestleadingagroupofdoctorstocallforabanoneatingcontests.

Inanyevent,therisktocompetitorsisonlypartofthestory.Nearlytwo-thirdsofAmericansareoverweight,andcompetitiveeatingsetsaterribleexamplebyencouragingovereating.Andinaworldwhere805millionpeoplegohungryeveryday,downingridiculousquantitiesoffoodforentertainmentseemsnotjustwastefulbutalsocruel.

Fornow,though，itseemseatingcontestsareheretostay.Lastyear,morethanthreemillionviewerswatchedNathan’sFamousHotDogEatingContestonTV.Thisyear,MattStonieate182piecesofbaconin5minutes,breakingtheworldrecord.

Whatrecordwillbebrokennext?

Doyoureallywanttofindout?

28.WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph4?

A.Competitiveeatingisatradition.

B.It’sgreattolearnfromancientpeople.

C.Competitiveeatingshouldbeaccepted.

D.It’sexcitingtochallengeotherstoeat.

29.WhydoesBrunellitakepartintheeatingcontest?

A.Forfood.B.Forfun.C.Forhonor.D.Formoney.

30.TheexamplesgiveninParagraph6areusedtoshoweatingcontests.

A.useunhealthyfood.B.wastetoomuchfood.

C.putcompetitorsatrisk.D.setabadexampletokids.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorhopestobreaktherecord.

B.Theauthoriseagertoknowtheresult.

C.Theauthorwantsreaderstofindouttheresult.

D.Theauthordisapprovesofcompetitiveeating.

D

WiththeaverageAmericangoingthroughmorethan700poundsofpaperperyear,manyfirmsarelookingforwaystodiscouragetheiremployeesfromover-usingtheofficeprinter.

ToshibaAmericanBusinessSolutionshascomeupwithanalternativeidea.Ithasintroducedthee-STUDIO4508LP,aprinterthatgivesuserstheoptiontoprintwitherasabletoner（墨粉）一allowingasinglepieceofpapertobereusedseveraltimes.

Toreuseapieceofpaper,theprinterbasicallyusesthesameprocessasanormalprinter,butinreverse（反过来），saidBillMelo,chiefmarketingexecutiveforToshibaAmericaBusinessSolutions.Paperprintedwiththeerasabletonerisfedbackintotheprinter,superheated,andthetonergetsremovedandputinadiscard（丢弃）tank.

Thereareacoupleofcatches.Alloftheprintoutsusingtheerasabletonerhavetobeinblueink,whichistheonlycolorinwhicherasabletonerisnowavailable.Andthecompanysaidthatpeoplemaywanttostopreusingtheprintoutsafterfivetimesthroughtheeraserbecausesmalltracesoferasedtextwillbuildupovertime.

The$15,420printerisaimedatofficesandschools，wherethereareoftenlargenumbersofprintoutsthatoutlivetheirusefulnessquickly.Withtheerasabletoner,it’spossibletoloadanyshort-livedhandoutsbackontotheprintertobeerasedandthenreused.

Still,convincingcustomerstocommittoerasabletonerisn’talwayseasy.Melosaidnotallitscustomerswerehappyaboutonlyhavingtheerasableoption.

Themodel,Melosaid,shouldbetterservetheneedsofthosewhowanttobeenvironmentallyconsciousbutalsomayneedsomethingmorepermanentonoccasion.

32.What’sspecialaboutToshiba’sprinter?

A.It’slow-priced.B.It’sfashionable.

C.It’slightweight.D.It’seco-friendly.

33.What’sthekeytomakingtheprinterwork?

A.Adiscardtank.B.Lightcoloredink.

C.Specialwritingpaper.D.Ahighenoughtemperature.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catches”inParagraph4mean?

A.Theories.B.Problems.C.Differences.D.Characteristics.

35.Howdidthepublicrespondtotheprinter?

A.Theyaskedformorepatterns.

B.Someexpresseddissatisfaction.

C.Someworriedaboutitsrecycling.

D.Theyconsideredithardtooperate.

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。

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