秋人教版英语高二上学期月考试题2.docx

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秋人教版英语高二上学期月考试题2

中山一中2018-2019学年度第一学期第一次段考

高二英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（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

Howmanymendohousework?

RecentlyaEuropeancommissiontriedtofindoutpeople’sideasandreactionstothewomen’smovement.Aspartoftheirsurvey,theyaskedmanymenandwomenthequestion,”Whodoesthehousework?

”Themenansweredverydifferentlyfromthewomen!

Thehouseworktheyaskedpeopleaboutwere:

preparingmeals,washingdishes,cleaningthehouseandbabysitting.48%ofBritishhusbandssaidtheydidthesethings.37%ofDanish（丹麦的）menhelpedinthehouse.Butonly15%ofItalianmensaidtheydidthehousework;manyofthemsaidtheyneverhelpedatall!

Buttherewasaninterestingpointofviewfromthewives.AccordingtoBritishwives,only38%oftheirhusbandshelpedinthehouse.AndItalianwivessaidthattheirhusband

shardlyeverhelped.TheItalianandBritishmendidnottellthetruth!

TheCommissionfoundthatDanishmenwerethemosttruthfulhusbands.Theiranswerswerethesameastheirwives’answers.

Dothemenyouknowhelpinthehouse?

Doyouthinkthesurveygivesatruepictureinyourexperience?

Writeandtelluswhatyouthink.

1.Thesurveywascarriedoutin.

A.BritainB.ItalyC.DenmarkD.Europe

2.Thesubjectforthesurveyis.

A.howmanyboysdothehouseworkB.whodoesthehouseworkathome

C.howmanywomendothehouseworkD.whoaremorediligent,wivesorhusbands

3.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.

A.thereweremorehusbandswhodidthehouseworkthanwives

B.husbandsdidhalfofthehouseworkallthetime

C.thereweremorewiveswhodidthehouseworkthanhusbands

D.wivesdidalmostallthehouseworkathome

4.Morehusbandshelpinthehousethanhusbands.

A.British;DanishB.Italian;DanishC.Danish;BritishD.Italian;British

B

BrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl.Shehadonebigdream—toplaythedrumsinaband.Butonebigproblemlayinherway.Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband

Brendahadtopracticealot,butshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeople.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewtha

tthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:

abasement,akitchen,andeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy.

Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheh

eardthatsoundcannottravelinspace,becausethere'snoair.Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.

Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brendabuiltaspacebubble.Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinside.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit（成套设备）andachair.Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade,enteredthebubble,turnedonthemachine,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild.

Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniqu

espacejourney.Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinaband.

Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis,shethoughtforamoment,andsaid:

''Ifthoseoldpeoplenext–doorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtome,Iwouldn'thavefoundasolution,andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened.''

5．WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?

A.Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplayB.Becauseshedidn'tmeantodisturbothers.

C.Becauseshedidn'thaveherownroomD.Becauseshedidn’tlikeherneighbors.

6．Brendastartedtogiveconcerts.

A.aftershepracticedinherspacebubbleB.whenshebecamepartoftheuniquespacejourney

C.aftershebecamearealmusicalastronautD.whenpeoplecametoseeherinthespacebubble

7．Brendabecamefamousbecause.

A.shewasgoodatmusicandscienceB.shebecamearealmusicalastronaut

C.sheinventedaspecialwayofpracticeD.sheplayedwellandhadatalent

8．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat:

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A.HelaughsbestwholaughslastB.It'snevertoooldtolearn

C.TwoheadsarebetterthanoneD.Onegoodturndeservesanother

C

FourpeopleinEnglandbackin1953,staredatPhoto51.Itwasn’tmuch—apicture

showingablackX.ButthreeofthesepeoplewontheNobelPrizeforfiguringoutwhatthephotoreallyshowed–theshapeofDNA.ThediscoverybroughtfameandfortunetoscientistsJamesWatson,FrancisCrick,andMauriceWilkins.Thefourth,theonewhoactuallymadethepicture,wasleftout.

HernamewasRosalindFranklin.“Sheshouldhavebeenupthere,”sayshistorianMaryBowden.“Ifherphotoshadn’tbeenthere,theotherscouldn’thavecomeupwiththestructure.”OnereasonFranklinwasmissingwasthatshehaddiedofcancerfouryearsbeforetheNobeldecision.ButnowscholarsdoubtthatFranklinwasnotonlyrobbedofherlifebydiseasebutrobbedofcreditbyhercompetitors

AtCambridgeUniversityinthe1950s,WatsonandCricktriedtomakemodelsbycuttingupshapesofDNA’spartsandthenputtingthemtogether.Inthemeantime,atKing’sCollegeinLondon,FranklinandWilkinsshoneX-raysatthemolecule（分子）.Theraysproducedpatternsreflectingtheshape.

ButWilkinsandFranklin’srelationshipwasalotrockierthanthecelebratedteamworkofWatsonandCrick,WilkinsthoughtFranklinwashiredtobehisassistant.ButthecollegeactuallyemployedhertotakeovertheDNAproject.

WhatshedidwasproduceX-raypicturesthattoldWatsonandCrickthatoneoftheirearlymodelswasinsideout.Andshewasnotshyaboutsayingso.ThatangeredWatson,whoattackedherinreturn,“Mereinspectionsuggestedthatshewouldnoteasilybend.Clearlyshehadtogoorbeputinherplace.”

AsFranklin’scompetitors,Wilkins,WatsonandCrickhadmuchtogainbycuttingheroutofthelittlegroupofresearchers,sayshistorianPninaAbir-Am.In1962attheNobel

Prizeawardingceremony,Wilkinsthanked13colleaguesbynamebeforehementionedFranklin.Watsonwrotehisbooklaughingather.Crickwrotein1974that“Franklinwasonlytwostepsawayfromthesolution.”

No,Franklinwasthesolution.“ShecontributedmorethananyotherplayertosolvingthestructureofDNA.Shemustbeconsideredaco-discoverer,”Abir-Amsays.ThiswasbackedupbyAaronKlug,whoworkedwithFranklinandlaterwonaNobelPrizehimself.Oncedescribedasthe“DarkLadyofDNA”,Frank

linisfinallycomingintothelight.

9.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThedisagreementsamongDNAresearchers.B.TheunfairtreatmentofFranklin.

C.TheprocessofdiscoveringDNA.D.Theracebetweentwoteamsofscientists.

10.WatsonwasangrywithFranklinbecauseshe.

A.tooktheleadinthecompetitionB.keptherresultsfromhim

C.provedsomeofhisfindingswrongD.sharedherdatawithotherscientists

11.Theunderlinedphrase“backedup”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans．

A.supportedB.arguedC.toleratedD.rejected

12.WhyisFranklindescribedas“DarkLadyofDNA”?

A.Shedevelopedpicturesindarklabs.B.ShediscoveredtheblackX-theshapeofDNA.

C.Hernamewasforgottenafterherdeath.D.Hercontributionwasunknowntothepublic.

D

Lastsummer,twonineteenth-centurycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontana,tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremadeofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil;nowtheyholdTwitterengineers

.

Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry’soddloveaffairwith“lowtechnology,”aconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworld,andwithold-schoolcraftsmanship（手艺）

thatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual（虚拟的）—so,totakeadvantageofit,Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.Therescuedwoodcottages,fittedbyhandinthelateeighteen-hundreds,areanobviousexample,butTwitter’sdesignslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderexplanationoflowtechnologythatfocusesonnature.

Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees,sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeinamorenatural,park-likesetting.”AtGoogle’soffice,anentireflooriscarpetedinglass.Facebook’ssecondMenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.

OlleLundberg,thefounderofLundbergDesign,hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.“Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlives,andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelimpoverished（贫乏的）,becausethey’resurroundedbythedigitalworld,”hesays.“They’

relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentity,andwe’vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.”

Thiscraftbasedtheoryisrootedinhistory,WilliamMorris,theEnglishartistandwriter,turnedbacktopre-industrialartsintheeighteen-sixties,justaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.“Withoutcreativehumanoccupation,peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife,”Morrissaid.

Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore（恢复）ourmentalcapacities.InJapan,patientsareencouragedto“forest-bathe,”takingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressure.

Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplvin,aprofessorofenvironmentalpsychology,hasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironment.Herresearchfoundthatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice—evensimpleviewsoftrees