学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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学年高二英语月考试题

内蒙古鄂尔多斯市第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语12月月考试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分：

听力理解（共两节。

满分30分）（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。

A

BreakingNews:

SalesRepresentative-ImmediateHire-WillTrain

Doyoulikecommunicatingwithnewpeople?

Doyonenjoyclosingdealseveryday?

Areyoulookingforadynamicandhighenergyindustry?

THISCOULDBETHECAREERFORYOU!

FastGrowingandVerySuccessfulCreditCardProcessorislookingforadynamicoutsidesalespersontosellcreditproductsandcheckprocessingservicesinthelocalarea.

Whatweneedyoutodo:

•Attend3---5appointmentsdaily

•Sellintosmalltomiddlesizedbusinesses

•WorkcloselywithsalesmanagerinDallasTX（byphone）

•Haveabilitytomanagepaperwork

Weoffer:

•Medicalbenefitseligibility（资格）after90days

•Oneofthestrongestcompensation（补偿）programsintheindustry

•Monthlybonuses

•Ajumpstartbonusofupto$750

Successfulapplicantsoftenhaveexperienceincustomerservice,insidesales,outsidesales,salessupport,managementroles,orothercustomerfacingpositions.

Weareanequalopportunityemployer.Wedonotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,religion,color,sex,age,nationaloriginordisability.

Pleasereplywitharesumetoday!

Thereisadifference.ExperienceGreatWork!

WehavebeenservicingNorthEastOhioformorethan20yearswithofficeslocatedinAkron,Canton,Lakewood,StreetsboroandWadsworth.Applyonline@www.greatwork.ccandreachouttoourLakewoodlocationtodiscussourgreatcareeropportunitiesat440—663—0050.

21.Accordingtothetext,thesalesrepresentativethecompanyislookingforshould______.

A.sellintobigbusinesses

B.beabletomanagepaperwork

C.meetover5customerseachday

D.seethesalesmanagerinDallasTXfrequently

22.Ifhired,youcan______.

A.receiveamonthlysalaryof$750

B.getaspecialcustomerfacingposition

C.enjoyastrongcompensationprogram

D.gainmedicalbenefitseligibilitywithin90days

23.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyouapplysuccessfully?

A.Experienceinshopping.

B.Experienceinmanagement

C.Theexperienceofusingacreditcard

D.Theexperienceoftalkingwithasalesmanager.

B

ThethirdweekofSEALtrainingmeansHellWeek.ItisonWednesdayofHellWeekthatyoupaddledowntothemudflats（泥滩）andspendthenext15hourstryingtosurvivethefreezing-coldmud,thehowlingwindandtheincreasingpressurefromtheinstructorstoquit.AsthesunbegantosetthatWednesdayevening,mytrainingclass,havingbrokentherules,wasorderedintothemud.Themudconsumedeachmantilltherewasnothingvisiblebutourheads.Theinstructorstolduswecouldleavethemudifonlyfivemenwouldquit—justfivemenandwecouldgetoutoftheextremecold.

Lookingaroundthemudflat,itwasapparentthatsomestudentswereabouttogiveup.Itwasstillovereighthourstillthesuncameup--eightmorehoursoffreezingcold.Thechatteringteethandshiveringmoans（呻吟）ofthetraineesweresoloudthatitwashardtohearanything.Andthen,onevoicebegantoecho（回荡）throughthenight--onevoiceraisedinsong.Thesongwasterriblyoutoftune,butsungwithgreatenthusiasm.Onevoicebecametwo,andtwobecamethree,andbeforelongeveryoneintheclasswassinging.Weknewthatifonemancouldriseabovethegreatsufferingthenotherscouldaswell.Theinstructorsthreateneduswithmoretimeinthemudifwekeptupthesinging—butthesingingwenton.Andsomehow,themudseemedalittlewarmer,thewindalittlelessbitterandthedawnnotsofaraway.

IfIhavelearnedanythinginmytimetravelingtheworlditisthepowerofhope.Thepowerofoneperson,Washington,Lincoln,King,MandelaandevenayounggirlfromPakistan,Malala,canchangetheworldbygivingpeoplehope.

So,ifyouwanttochangetheworld,startsingingwhenyou're uptoyourneckinmud.

24.Fromthepassage,wecanseethatbeingorderedintothemudwas_____.

A.thelastpartofthetraining

B.themostusefulpartofthetraining

C.therealtestofthetrainees'intelligence

D.thepunishmentforthetrainingclass

25.Thetrainingclasssingingtogether______.

A.inspiredtheinstructors

B.helpedthemtokillthetime

C.keptthemfromfallingintothemud

D.encouragedthemtofighttheirdifficulty

26.ThewriterdescribedhisSEALtrainingexperiencemainlytotellthereaders_____.

A.thepowerofalargecrowdofpeopleB.theadvantageofthetraining

C.thewaytobringaboutchangesD.thereasontopromotesinging

27.Inthelastparagraph,thephrase"uptoyourneckinmud"mostprobablymeans_____.

A.inanextremelydifficultsituationB.inahardtrainingclass

C.interriblycoldweatherD.inalowersocialposition

C

AlatestresearchledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore（NUS）hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.

ThestudywasledbyProfHou.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.

Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio（比例）ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.

Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.

“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate（证实）thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfHou.

28.Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?

A.Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.

B.B.Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.

C.Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.

D.Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.

29.What’sProfHou’sstudybasedon?

A. Physicalrisksoftaxipassengers’experience.

B. Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.

C. Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.

D. DatafromSingapore'slargesttaxicompany.

30.WhatdoProfHou’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?

A. Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B. Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.

C. Theirstudywillbefurthered.D. Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SafertorideinyellowtaxisB.Caution:

yellowtaxisahead

C.WhyareyellowTaxispreferred?

D.Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?

D

WetalkalotintheU.S.aboutsuccess.Successisthedreamandtheendpoint.AndnotbycoincidencetheideathathardworkleadstopersonalsuccessisasAmericanasapplepie.

Buttherealityisthatsometimeswefail.Andsometimesthings,throughnofaultofourown,don’tgoourway.We’refacedwithalife-changingdiagnosis（诊断）,thepassingofalovedoneorjobloss.Wedon’t,asasociety,haveasmuchtosayhere.

Ithinkuncertaintydoesusallharm.We’dfeelbetterequippedtodealwithuncertaintyifwetalkedaboutitmore.Ihadsofullyboughtintothebeliefthatwithenougheffort,Icouldcontrolwhathappenedinmylife.IactuallycaughtmyselfthinkingIcould“workmywayout”ofmycancer.Asitturnsout,cancerdoesn’treallycareaboutone’swork.

Wemightalsomakewiserdecisions--thisisn’tjustafeel-goodexercise.Forexample,technologyandmedicinehaveprogressedtothepointthatmanypatientsarelivinglongerthantheywouldhaveevenadecadeago.Theseareachievementsworthcelebrating.AndyetIwonderifthefocusonsuccessissometimesmisguidedhereaswell.Ifitisonereasonwhywetendtopursueexpensiveend-of-lifetreatments,theyoftenaccomplishlittleotherthantomakeapatient’sfinaldayspainfulandfrightening.Thefactisthat,whenasked,manypatientswouldratherfocusonlivingmeaningfullyintheirfinaldays.

Myhopehereistomakeacaseforthinkingaboutmeaning,inthesamewaywethinkaboutpursuingsuccess.Inthatspirit,I’veaskedseveralpeople,eachofwhomhasmetmisfortune,howtheyfindmeaningintheirlives.Thediversityintheirresponsesreflectsthefactthattherearenorightorwronganswershere.Weeachcanfindmeaningindifferentthings.

32.WhatisthetypicalAmericanidea?

A.Successisthedream.B.Successliesinhardwork.

C.Applepieisthebestfood.D.Failureisalwaysavoidable.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Equipment.B.Culture.C.Uncertainty.D.Belief.

34.Intheirfinaldaysmanypatientsactuallywantto______.

A.liveaslongaspossible.B.liveamoremeaningfullife.

B.makeg