高二英语月考试题和答案.docx

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高二英语月考试题和答案

高二英语月考试卷

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheNewYorkAquarium（水族馆）offersadiversecollectionandniceviewingexperienceforallourguests.Whetheryou’reobservingpenguinsontheirrockycoastlinehomeorswimmingunderwater,lookingatacoralreef（珊瑚礁）underthewater,orcheeringonCaliforniasealionsatthetheater,you’llfindplentytoseeanddoduringyourvisit.Yourunderwateradventureiswaitingforyou!

Thissummer,headouttoConeyIslandtolearnabouttheunderwaterworldattheNewYorkAquarium.

JustofftheConeyIslandinBrooklyn,theNewYorkAquariumfeaturesmorethan300marine（海洋的）species,suchasdolphinsandseals.Meetsomeofourmammalsandfish,andlearnabouttheirnaturalhistory,biology,andculturalroles.

Hours

Summerhours

May28–Sept.5

10:

00a.m.–6:

00p.m.,Monday–Friday

10:

00a.m.–7:

00p.m.,Weekends&Holidays

Fallhours

Sept.6–Nov.6

10:

00a.m.–5:

00p.m.,Monday–Friday

10:

00a.m.–5:

30p.m.,Weekends&Holidays

Winterhours

Nov.7–Mar.31

10:

00a.m.–4:

30p.m.,Daily

Springhours

Apr.1–May27

10:

00a.m.–5:

00p.m.,Monday–Friday

10:

00a.m.–5:

30p.m.,Weekends&Holidays

TotalExperienceTicket

Adult$18.00

Child（Ages3-12）$14.00

Senior（65+）$15.00

Groups（atleasttenvisitors）$8.00

●Includesadmissiontoour4-DTheaterPlusGeneralAdmission.

●Childrenunder3yearsoldarefree!

●Toreceivethegrouprate,youmustmakeareservationatleasttwoweeksinadvanceofyourgroup’svisit.Pleasecall718-741-1818.

FridayAfternoonSpecial

AdmissiononFridaysbeginningat3:

00p.m.isbydonation.Suggesteddonationis$13foradults,$9forchildren,and$10forseniors.Everydollaryougivesupportsourworkincaringforanimalsattheaquarium.

AquariumParking

Car$13.00

Bus$13.00

Pleasenote:

●Duetorisingcosts,theWildlifeConservationSocietyreservestherighttochangeallfeeswithoutnotice.

●AllAquariumbuildingsandexhibitsarewheelchair-accessible.

●Forfurtherinformation,pleasecall718-265-3454.

21．Whichanimalcan’tvisitorsprobablyseeattheNewYorkAquarium?

A.Penguins.B.Pandas.C.Dolphins.D.Seals.

22．Sixadults（includingamanof68）andtwochildren（aged2and10）aregoingtovisittheNewYorkAquariumonSunday.Theywillhavetopay______________atleast.

A.$144B.$133C.$119D.$64

23．Thedonationisusedto______________.

A.helpthepoorpeople

B.helptosavetheendangeredanimalsinthewild

C.helpthedisabledvisitors

D.careforanimalsattheaquarium

24．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AvisitorinawheelchaircangetaroundattheNewYorkAquarium.

B.YoucanvisittheNewYorkAquariumat5:

30p.m.onChristmas.

C.VisitorscanenjoyfreeparkingserviceonFriday.

D.Toenjoythegrouprate,visitorsmustmakeareservationatleasttwoweeksinadvancebysendingane-mail.

B

I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeabovethetopofitasmothersatdoingletters.Standingbyherchair,lookingattheinkbottle,pens,andwhitepaper,Idecidedthattheactofwritingmustbethemorewonderfulthingintheworld.

Yearslater,duringherfinalillness,motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.“Butthedesk,”she’dsaidagain,“it’sforElizabeth.”

Ineversawherangry,neversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshoweditinaction.Butasayounggirl,Iwantedheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.

Theyneverhappened.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwas“tooemotional（易动感情的）”.Butshelived“onthesurface”.

AsyearspassedIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.Iwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgiveme.

Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Nonecame.

Myhopeturnedtodisappointment,thenlittleinterestand,finally,peace—itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottomother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.

Nowthepresentofherdesktold,asshe’dneverbeenableto,thatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-pageletter,foldedandrefoldedmanytimes.

Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.

25.Thepassageshowsthat______.

A.mothercaredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords

B.motherwastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone

C.motherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter

D.motherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords

26.Theunderlinedword“gulf”inthefourthparagraphmeans______.

A.differentideasbetweenthemotherandthedaughter

B.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung

C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter

D.partoftheseagoingfarinland

27.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforgiveness?

A.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.

B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter.

C.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied.

D.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinallherlife.

28.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandChildren

C.TalksbetweenMotherandMeD.Mymother’sDesk

C

CarcrashesarethetopkillerofAmericanteenagers．Mostofthecrashesresultfromdistracteddrivingnotpayingattentiontotheroad．

RyanDidonewasafifteen-year-oldpassengerinacarthathitatree．Hewasoneofthenation'smorethanthirtythousandvictimsoftrafficcrashesin2008．Nearlyfourthousanddeaths,abouttwelvepercent,involveddriversagedfifteentotwenty．Ryan'sfather,ThomasDidone,isapolicecaptaininMontgomeryCounty,Maryland．Hesaid,"Itwasaninexperienced,immaturedriverwhofeltthathewasinvincible（不可战胜的）,drivingatnightwithacarloadofkids．Hewasdistracted,hewasgoingtoofast,anditendedupcausingonedeathandsomeupsettingexperiencesandtragedyfortherestofthecommunity."

JimJenningsfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaid"Thenumberonecauseofdistracted-drivingaccidentsisthemobilephone．Talkingonthephoneorreachingforitislikedrinkingfourbeersanddriving．Ifyou'retextingwhiledriving,youaretwenty-threetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthansomebodywhoisn't．

Reachingforacellphonewhenit'sgoingoff,you'reninetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthannormallydriving,"TheinsuranceindustryrecentlyheldasafetyeventnearWashingtonforteendrivers．

Atfirst,nineteen-year-oldKevinSchumanneasilyavoidedlarge,inflatabledollsthrowninfrontofthecartorepresentchildren．Healsoavoidedorangeconesrepresentingtheedgeoftheroad．Then,aspartofthetest,hestartedtexting.Hehitseveralconesandatleastonedoll．

DebbiePickfordfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaid,"Teensareespeciallyatriskfromdistracteddriving—andnotjustbecausetheylackexperienceontheroads．Whatweknowfromresearchonteenbraindevelopment,isthatteensdon'treallyhavefullydevelopedbrainsuntiltheyaretwenty-fiveyearsold.Youputthosetwothingstogetherandyougetamuch,muchhigherrisk.”

29．Accordingtothepassage,_____isthemostlikelytoleadtoatrafficaccidentwhileyouaredriving．

A．textingonthemobilephoneB．reachingforacellphone．

C．talkingonthemobilephoneD．bringingalongacellphone

30．Asafetyeventheldbyinsuranceindustrywasmeantto__.

A．attractmoreteenagerstotakepartinit

B．drawenoughattentiontoteenagers'distracteddriving

C．makemoreteenagerspracticeavoidinglargebarriers

D．encouragemoreteenagerstopayforinsuranceprotection

31．Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout____．

A．muchhigherriskB．teenbraindevelopment

C．experienceontheroadsD．measurestobetaken

32.Ofallthefollowing,whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CarCrashes—theTopKiller.

B.DistractedDriving—Let'sAvoid!

C.DrunkenDriving—DangerousEnough！

D.TipsonDrivingWhileCalling

D

Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?

Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?

Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfrompopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillveryprobablybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactoryw