高二艺术生上学期月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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高二艺术生上学期月考英语试题Word版含答案

艺术生高二英语试题含答案

英语学科高二年级

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，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

　Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions（探险）butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.

　　Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.

Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hewaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.

Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidnotevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.

Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanLarryhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.

21.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?

A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.

C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.

22.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?

A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.

B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.

C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.

D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.

23.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?

A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.

C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotosmoreconveniently.

24.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?

A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver.B.Makeagooddivingguide.

C.Takealotofphotosunderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.

B

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A.OnJuly2.　　　　　B.OnJuly3.

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A.KidsActivityB.ChineseYouthLeague

C.ClubMedCircusSchoolD.Children’sArtsTheatre

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A.Calling（02）92170600.B.Gainingfamilymembership.

C.Comingfortheholidayfun.D.PayingPowerline$50.00ayear.

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A.Toattractvisitors.B.Topresentschedules.

C.Toreporttheperformances.D.ToteachkidsChinesearts.

C

Howfitareyourteeth?

Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?

Neverfear:

Aninventorisonthecase.Anelectrictoothbrushsenseshowlongandhowwellyoubrush,anditletsyoutrackyourperformanceonyourphone.

TheKolibreetoothbrushwasexhibitedattheInternationalConsumerElectronicsShowinLasVegasthisweek.ItsenseshowitismovedandcansendtheinformationtoanAndroidphoneoriPhoneviaaBluetoothwirelessconnection.

Thetoothbrushwillbeabletoteachyoutobrushright（don’tforgettheinsidesoftheteeth!

）andmakesureyou’rebrushinglongenough.“It’skindoflikehavingadentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis,”saysThomasServal,theFrenchinventor.

Thetoothbrushwillalsobeabletotalktootherapplicationsonyourphone,sodeveloperscould,forinstance,createagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Youcouldscorepointsforbeatingmonstersamongyourteeth.“Wetrytomakeitsmartbutalsofun,”Servalsays.

Servalsayshewasinspiredbyhisexperienceasafather.Hewouldcomehomefromworkandaskhiskidsiftheyhadbrushedtheirteeth.Theysaid“yes,”butServalwouldfindtheirtoothbrushheadsdry.Hedecidedheneededabrushthatreallytoldhimhowwellhischildrenbrushed.

ThecompanysaystheKolibreewillgoonsalethissummer,for$99to$199,dependingonfeatures.TheU.S.isthefirsttargetmarket.

Servalsaysthatoneday,it’llbepossibletoreplacethebrushonthehandlewithabrushingunitthatalsohasacamera.Thecameracanevenexamineholesinyourteethwhileyoubrush.

29.WhichisoneofthefeaturesoftheKolibre

etoothbrush?

A.Itcansensehowusersbrushtheirteeth.

B.Itcantrackusers’schoolperformance.

C.Itcandetectusers’fearofseeingadentist.

D.Itcanhelpusersfindtheirphones.

30.WhatcanwelearnfromServal’swordsinParagraph3?

A.Youwillfinditenjoyabletosee

adentist.

B.Youshouldseeyourdentistonaday-to-daybasis.

C.YoucanbrushwiththeKolibreeasifguidedbyadentist.

D.You’dlikeadentisttowatchyoubrushyourteetheveryday.

31.WhichofthefollowingmightmaketheKolibreetoothbrushfun?

A.Itcanbeusedtoupdatemobilephones.

B.Itcanbeusedtoplaymobilephonegames.

C.Itcansendmessagestootherusers.

D.Itcantalktoitsdevelopers.

32.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A.HowServalfoundouthiskidsliedtohim.

B.WhyServalthoughtbrushingteethwasnecessary.

C.HowServaltaughthiskidstobrushtheirteeth.

D.WhatinspiredServaltoinventthetoothbrush.

D

Anewstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops（笔记本电脑）.

Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility（清晰度）.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.

Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotes“mindlessly”bytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaid.

Inthefirstexperiment,studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalk,theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.

Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhand.However,thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.

Theresearchers’reportsaid,“Whilemorenotesarebeneficial,ifthenotesaretakenmindlessly,asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop,thebenefitdisappears.”

Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemory,studentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecture.Thistime,thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.

Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstanding,butthattheyalsoleadtosuperi