山西省祁县中学学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省祁县中学学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案

本试卷满分：

150分考试时间：

100分钟

第一卷（共100分）

第一部分：

听力部分（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

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。

A

EverheardofInternationalCES?

It'sanannualelectronicconventioninLasVegaswhereestablishedandemergingtechcompaniesfromallovertheworldcomeandshowofftheirlatestproducts.Manyoftheproductsdisplayedwillbeforsaleinthefuture.The2017conventiontookplacefromJanuary5thtoJanuary8th.Herearesomeofthecoolestproductsdisplayedattheconvention.

HereOneEarbuds

Witharisingpopularityinwirelessearphones,manyusershavebeeneagerlyawaitingthisproduct,whichiscreatedbyDopplerLabs.Unlikeotherearbuds,HereOneisconnectedtoanappthatletstheuserfilter（过滤）differentsounds.Differentvolume（音量）settingsallowuserstochooseatwhatvolumetheywanttoheartheirmusic,weather,andgameupdates,allwhileperfectlyhearingtheworldaroundthem.

LG'sW7OLEDTV

EverimaginehavingaTVsothinyoucouldhangitonyourwalllikeapainting?

LG'snewestTVisonly2.57millimetersthick.It'salsobrighter.Colorshaveimprovedgreatlyfrompastmodels.It'sflexibleenoughtobebentabit,andisconnectedtoaspeakerdevice（设备）.ManyusershavesaidtheTVissothinit'salmostlikelookingoutawindow.

Kuri

MeetKuri,themostlovablerobotinthemarket!

KuriiscreatedbyMayfieldRobotics,andisactivated（激活）byvoicecommands.However,Kuridoesn'ttalk.Insteadituseslightandsoundtocommunicate.Kuriissafearoundchildren,respondstotouch,andrecognizesfaces.Italsoconnectstoanapponyourphone,soyoucancheckonthehousewheneveryou'reaway.

21.WhatdoweknowabouttheCES?

A.Exhibitsallsellwell.

B.Techproductsaredisplayed.

C.Itisheldeveryyearindifferentcities.

D.Itsparticipantsshouldbeworldfamous.

22.HowisHereOnedifferentfromotherearbuds?

A.Itiswireless.

B.Itsvolumeisself-adjustable.

C.Itcanimproveusers'hearing.

D.Itallowsuserstohearbackgroundsounds.

23.Kuriisarobot_____.

A.designedforchildren

B.equippedwithatouchscreen

C.whichiscontrolledbylightandsound

D.whichcanbeusedformonitoringhomes

B

FridaKahlowasbornonJuly6,1907,inMexicoCity.Kahlosufferedfromillhealthasachildaftercatchingpolio（小儿麻痹症）atage6,whichmadeherrightlegshorterandthinnerthantheleft.

Beforeherpaintingcareer,sheaimedforacareerinnaturalsciences,butherdreamswereruinedbyaseriousaccident,whichcausedherpainandillnessfortherestofherlife.Shewasparalyzed（瘫痪）forthreemonths,aloneandlonely.

Armedwithafewbrushes,arangeofoilpaintsandaspecialeasel（画架）thatallowedhertopaintwhilestillinbed,shecreatedsomebeautifulpieces.Herartworkissoughtafterbyfansandartcollectorsforhighprices,thehighestbeingeightmillion.KahlomarriedDiegoRivera,afamousMexicanartist.Theyoncedivorcedin1939,butremarriedin1940.

FridaKahlooncesaid,“Ineverpainteddreams.Ipaintedmyownreality.”Thisperfectlydescribesherpaintingstyle,onedrawnfromherpersonalpainandtragedies.Sheisaself-taughtartistknownforherself-portraits（自画像）.

Mexicancultureandtraditionwassomethingveryimportanttoher,evidentinmanyofherpaintings.AsidefromherstrongsenseofMexicanpride,variousreferencestoreligionwerealsoincluded.

FridaKahlo'sself-portrait,‘GirlwithNecklace’,hasresurfacedafter60yearsofitbeinghiddenfromthepubliceye.ThisdiscoveryofKahlo'spaintingissignificant,asonlytenpercentofherworkisavailableinAmericaduetocomplexandstrictexportlawsinMexico.Herworksaredeclaredas‘artisticmonuments’bytheMexicanpresidentandanyworkspaintedinMexicomustremaininMexico.Thesestrictlawshaveproducedmanyfakes（赝品）ofKahlo'swork

FridaKahlo'slegacylivesontillthisday,forbeingnotonlyawell-knownfemaleartistofcolor,butalsoabreakerofculturalandsocietalbarriers.

24.WhatcausedKahlotobeginpainting?

A.Herloveforpainting.

B.Herloveofnaturalscenery.

C.Herpainandlonelinessinbed.

D.Herdesiretomakemoremoney.

25.WhatstyleareKahlo'spaintings?

A.Realistic.

B.Romantic.

C.Abstract.

D.Impressionistic.

26.Whyisthediscoveryof‘GirlwithNecklace'important?

A.Therearealotoffakes.

B.ItistheonlyportraitofKahlo.

C.Kahlo'spaintingsarerareinAmerica.

D.Itisregardedastheartisticmonument.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKahlo?

A.Talentedbutunlucky.

B.Bravebutself-centered.

C.Optimisticandconservative（保守的）.

D.Ambitiousandsensitive.

C

MONTREAL（Reuters）—CrossingtheUS-CanadabordertogotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen10,000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurityrules.

TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbert，wholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15,crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshop,eatandgotochurch.

Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5,530mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS,whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.

Asaresult,AlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyproblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanada,asusual.TheUScustoms（海关）stationinthisareaisclosedonSundays，sohejustdrovearoundthelockedgate,ashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethegateappearedlastMay,followingatighteningofbordersecurity.Twodayslater，Albertwastoldtogotothecustomsoffice,whereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncameracrossingtheborderillegally.

Ottawahasgivenoutspecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosed,buttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200miledetouralonghillyroadstogethomethroughanotherbordercheckpoint.

Alberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefine（罚款）,buthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsince.“IfeellikeI’mlivinginaprison,’’hesaid.

28.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis.

A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15

B.aCanadianlivinginaQuebecvillage

C.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstation

D.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch

29.Albertwasfinedbecausehe.

A.failedtoobeytrafficrules

B.broketheAmericansecurityrules

C.workedinSt.Pamphilewithoutapass

D.damagedthegateofthecustomsoffice

30.Theunderlinedword“detour”inParagraph5means“”.

A.adrivethroughthetown

B.araceacrossthefields

C.aroundaboutwayoftravelling

D.ajourneyinthemountainarea

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ACross-countryTrip

B.ASpecialBorderPass

C.AnUnguardedBorder

D.AnExpensiveChurchVisit

D

“NewspapersshouldbecometheleadinglocalInternetadagency,whichgoesagainstancientnewspaperinstinct（本能）ofnoteverhelpinganyonewhoisyourcompetitor,”saysmanagingdirectorStephenGray.“Butthefactisthataudienceshavesplitinamilliondirections,sohereweareinalocalmarketandourjobistohelpbusinessesinourlocalmarketsucceed.IfthatmeansweareplacingadsonGoogleandFacebookforlocalbusinesses,sowhat?

That'swhatittakestosucceedandadagencieshavebeenmakingalivingoffdoingthatforsometime.”

It'sactuallynotabadidea（andI'veseensomenewspapersdoitsuccessfully）.Exceptitseemstobetantamount（相等的）torecommendingthatnewspapersgetoutofthenewspaperbusiness.Andiftheybecomeadagencies,thennewspapersreallyaren'tnewspapersanymore,arethey?

Andthenthereisn'treallyaneedforallthatexpensivejournalismanymore,isthere?

Thisistheproblemwiththeideaofcomingupwitha“newbusinessmodel”fornewspapers.Ifyouhaveanewbusinessmodel,thenyou'renotinthesamebusinessanymore.Butyouhearitdiscussedasifnewspapersandjournalismcanremainfundamentally（根本地）whattheyare,justwithanew“businessmodel”pluggedin.Likeatoycarthatjustneedsnewbatteriestokeeprunning.

Look,I'mnotsayingthatmediacompaniesshouldn'toffermarketingservices—they'vebeendoingsofordecades（e.g.custompublishing）.Andasbrandsincreasinglywanttoprovidecontentdirectlytoconsumers,marketingservicesmaybeabiggrowthareaformediacompanies.

Theproblemisthatonceyoucrossthelinetosellingothercompanies'mediabecauseit'smorevaluablethanyourown,thenyoufaceafundamentalquestionaboutwhyyou'regoingtotheexpenseofproducingyourown.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“noteverhelpinganyonewhoisyourcompetitor”meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Nothelpingothermedias.

B.Nothelpingbusinessdevelop.

C.Nothelpinganotheragency.

D.Nothelpingbusinessearnmoney.

33.Fromthefirstparagraphwecansee________.

A.Adscanonlyhelpbusinesses

B.itisagainstruletoputadsonnewspapers

C.ManagingdirectorStephenGraydidn'tapprovenewspaperads

D.Puttingadsonnewspaperscanhelpboththenewspapersandbusinesses

34.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseetheauthorthinksifnewspapersbecomeadagencies,________.

A.peoplewillgetlessnews

B.newspapersshouldn'thaveanyad

C.anewspaperisnotanewspaperanymore

D.newspaperscanearnsomemoneytocovertheircost

35.Intheend,wecanseethattheauthoragreesthat________.

A.adsarenecessary