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广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高一英语月考试题
广东省汕头市潮南实验学校2017-2018学年高一英语4月月考试题
试题分值120分考试时间120分钟
第Ⅰ卷（70分）
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
SanFranciscoFireEngineToursSanFranciscoWineryTour
Running：
February1stthroughApril30th
ThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF．Hereyoucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer．（Includedinticketprice）
DepartingfromtheCannery：
Telltimeuponrequest．
Duration（时长）：
2hours
Price：
$90
BacktotheFiftiesTour
Running：
August16ththroughAugust31st
ThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco'smostfantasticperiods，the1950s!
EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscoforafreetasteoficecream．
DepartingformtheCannery5：
00pmand7：
00pm
Duration：
2hours
Price：
$90
SpookyHalloweenTour
Running：
October10ththroughOctober31st
JoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict．Authenticfiregear（服装）isprovidedforyourwarmthasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFrancisco．
DepartingfromtheCannery：
6：
30pmand8：
30pm
Duration：
1hourand30minutes
Price：
Availableuponrequest
HolidayLightsTour
Running：
December6ththroughDecember23nd
ThisattractivetourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancisco'smostcheerfulholidayscenes．Authenticfiregearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit．
DepartingfromtheCannery7：
00pmand9：
00pm
Duration：
1hourand30minutes
Advancereservationsrequired．
21.WhichofthetoursisavailableinMarch？
______
A.SanFranciscoWineryTour．B.BacktotheFiftiesTour．
C.SpookyHallowenTour．D.HolidayLightsTour．
22.WhatcantouristsdoonBacktotheFiftiesTours？
______
A.GotoTreasureIsland．B.Enjoytheholidayscenes．
C.Havefreeicecream．D.VisitthePresidiodistrict．
23.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour？
______
A.Takesomedrinks．B.Setoffearlyinthemorning．
C.Wearwarmclothes．D.Makereservationsinadvance．
B
Inthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athirstycrow（乌鸦）dropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.
Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.NewCaledoniancrowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacementworktotheiradvantage,experimentsshowed.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders,accordingtothestudy.
Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheuniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedabunchofheavyrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andlightplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheheavyobjectsintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.
However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowtubetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops.Incontrast,ittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.
Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginsmallamountofwateratthebottom.
24.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?
A.Aesop’spredictionB.Crow’sintelligence
C.ThedevelopmentofcrowsD.Human-animalcommunication
25.HowdidthecrowsgettheworminatubeinSarah’experiment?
A.Bydroppingintheheavyerasers.B.Byremovingtheplasticobjects.
C.Bystandingonthewood.D.Bybreakingthetube.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thetreat”inParagraph4referto?
A.Thetube.B.Theobject.C.ThesnackD.Thewater.
27.Whatdidtheexperimentwithwideandnarrowtubesshow?
A.Crowsaresensitivetosurroundings.
B.Crowshavetheabilitytorecognizeshapes.
C.Crowsareclevererthanchimpsandchildren.
D.Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementincompletely.
C
Empathy
Lastyear,researchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganreportedthatempathy,theabilitytounderstandotherpeople,amongcollegestudentshaddroppedalotoverthepast10years.Thatcouldbebecausesomanypeoplehavereplacedfacetimewithscreentime,theresearcherssaid.Today,peoplespendmoretimealoneandseldomjoingroupsandclubs.
JenniferFreed,adirectorofateenprogram,hasanotherexplanation.ontheTV,andyou’reshoweredwithnewsandrealityshowsfullofpeoplefighting,competing,andgenerallytreatingoneanotherwithnorespect（尊重）.Humanslearnbyexample—andmostoftheexamplesonitareanythingbutempathetic.
Therearegoodreasonsnottofollowthosebadexamples.Humansaresociallyconnectedwithnature.Havingrelationshipswithotherpeopleisanimportantpartofbeinghuman—andhavingempathyisimportanttothoserelationships.Researchershavealsofoundthatempatheticteenagersalwayshavehighself-respect.Besides,empathycanbehelpfulforloneliness,sadness,anxiety,andfear.
Empathyisalsonecessaryforagoodleader.Infact,Freedsays,manytopcompaniesreportthatempathyisonethemostimportantthingstheylookforinnewmanagers.Socialskills—includingempathy—areakindof“emotional（情感的）intelligence"thatwillhelpyousucceedinmanyareasoflife.“Testsresultsareimportant.Butifyoudon’thaveemotionalintelligence,youwon’tbeassuccessfulinworkorinyourlovelife,”shesays.
What’sthebestwaytoupyourEQ（情商）?
Forstarters,letdownyourguardandreallylistentoothers.“Onedoesn’tdevelopempathybyhavingalotofopinionsanddoingalotoftalking,”Freedsays.Toreallydevelopempathy,you’dbettervolunteeratanursinghomeorahospital,joinacluborateamthathasadiversemembership,havea“sharingcircle”withyourfamily,orspendtimecaringforpetsatananimalshelter.
28.Whydoesempathyamongcollegestudentsdropalot?
A.Theyspendtoomuchtimeonscreen.
B.Understandingeachotherishardforthem.
C.Theyarebusywiththeirstudies.
D.Programsonscreensareattractive.
29.WhatdoesJenniferFreedthinkofrealityshowsonTV?
A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Bad.D.Good.
30.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?
A.Necessarysocialskillsindailylife.B.Theimportanceofempathyforleaders.
C.Successfulleaderswithhighempathy.D.Therequirementsfornewmanagers.
31.Whatarepeopleencouragedtodoaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Showyouropinionsfreely.B.Workasdoctors.
C.Developempathyindifferentways.D.Protectanimals.
D
Recently,we’vebeentalkingabouthowweneedbetterteachers.There’snodoubtthatgreatteachercanhelpinastudent’slearningbuthere’swhatsomenewstudiesarealsoshowing:
Weneedbetterparents.
Everythreeyears,theorganizationcalledO.E.C.D.organizesexamsaspartoftheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment（评估）,orPISA,whichtests15-year-oldsontheirabilitiestodealwithrealproblems.America’s15-year-oldshavenotdoneaswellasstudentsinSingapore,FinlandandShanghaiinthePISAexams.
Tobetterunderstandthereasons,thePISAteam,startingwithfourcountriesin2006,andthenadding14morein2009,wenttotheparentsof5,000students.Theyinterviewedthemabouthowtheyraisedtheirkidsandthencompareditwiththetestresultsforeachofthoseyears.Twoweeksago,thePISAteampublishedthemainfindingofitsstudy.
Fifteen-year-oldswhoseparentsoftenreadbookswiththemduringtheirfirstyearofprimaryschoolgetmuchhigherscoresinPISA2009thanstudentswhoseparentsdon’toftenreadwiththemornotatall.Parents’concernfortheirchildrenisstronglyconnectedwithbetterresultsinPISA.
AccordingtoSchleicher,theleaderoftheteam,justaskingyourchildrenhowtheirschooldaywasandshowinggreatinterestintheirlearningcanhelpalot.Itissomethingeveryparentcando,nomatterwhattheireducationlevelis.
Thestudyfoundthatgettingparentsconcernedabouttheirchildren’slearningathomeismorepowerfulthanparentsattendingparent-teachermeetings,volunteeringinclassrooms,takingpartinmoney-raising,andshowingupatback-to-backnights.
Tobesure,nothingcanreplaceagoodteacher.Butlet’sstopputtingthewholedutyonteachers.Wealsoneedbetterparents.Betterparentscanmaketeachingmorebeneficial.
32.WhatcanwelearnabouttheorganizationO.E.C.D?
A.Itteststeenagers’learningskills.
B.Itcallsforbetterteachers.
C.ItorganizesPISAexamsevery3years.
D.Itcomparesparentsfromdifferentcountries.
33.WhydoesthePISAteaminterviewsomeparents?
A.Tounderstandstudentsbetter.
B.Togetalongwellwithparents.
C.Tohelpstudentswithbadtestresults.
D.Tofindoutwhystudentshavedifferenttestresults.
34.Accordingtothestudy,parentsareadvisedto.
A.trytosearchforbetterteachers
B.putthewholedutyonteachers
C.careabouttheirchildren’sschoollife
D.asktheirchildrentoreadmorebooks.
35.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.BetterParentsAreNeededB.BetterTeachersAreAppreciated
C.AStudybythePISATeam
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