河南省南阳一中学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河南省南阳一中学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案
南阳一中2017年春期高二5月第二次考试
英语试卷
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。
A
Whenyouarelittle,thewholeworldfeelslikeabigplayground.IwaslivinginConyers,Georgiathesummerwhenitallhappened.Iwasasecondgrader,butmybestfriendStephaniewasonlyinthefirstgrade.Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourownway.
ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie’sbasement.AsIopenedthebasementdoor,beforeuslaythebiggestroom,fullofamazingthingslikeguns,dolls,andoldclothes.Irandownstairs,andspottedaredsteelcan.Itwaspaint.Ilookedbeyonditandtherelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurple,orange,blueandgreen.
“Stephanie,Ijustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes.Wearefixingtopaint.”ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegottowork.Wegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyard.Thereontheroadinfrontofmyhouse,wepaintedbigstripes(条纹)ofcolorsacrossthepavement(人行道).Stripebystripe,ourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow.Itwasfantastic!
Thesunwasstartingtosink.IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthecar.Itwasmymother.Icouldn’twaittoshowhermymasterpiece.Thecarpulledslowlyintothedrivewayandfromthelookonmymother’sface,IcouldtellthatIwasindeeptrouble.
Mymothershutthecardoorandwalkedtowardsme.Hereyesglaring,sheshouted,“Whatintheworldwereyouthinking?
Iunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleaves,andclimbedtheneighbors’trees,butthis!
Comeinsiderightnow!
”Istoodthereglaringbackatherforaminute,angrybecauseshehadinsulted(侮辱)myart.
“Nowgocleanitup!
”MotherandIbegancleaningtheroad.TearsrandownmycheeksasIsawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement.
Thoughyearshavenowpassed,Istillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgone.Iwonderif,maybewhenIgetolder,Icanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway.Iguessweallneedsomesortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreamscolorful.
1.Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?
A.TointroduceStephanietoher.B.Topreventherfromseeinghispainting.
C.Toputthematerialsbackintheyard.D.Toshowhisartworktoher.
2.Inhismother’seyes,thewriter__.
A.wasabornartistB.alwayscausedtrouble
C.wasaproblemsolverD.workedveryhard
3.Theunderlinedword“rainbow”inthelastparagraphrefersto__.
A.therainbowintheskyB.thestripesonthepavement
C.somethingimaginativeandfunD.importantlessonslearnedinchildhood
4.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould.
A.encouragechildrentopaintB.valuefriendshipamongchildren
C.discoverthehiddentalentinchildrenD.protectratherthandestroychildren’sdreams
B
DearFriend,
Therecentsuccessofchildren’sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere’sahugemarketoutthere.
Andthere’sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren’sbooks boughteachyear…plusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.
Whoaretheseneededwriters?
They’reordinaryfolkslikeyouandme.
ButAmIGoodEnough?
Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubt,andIdidn’tknowwheretoturnforhelp.
Then,IacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingaptitude(潜能),anditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneeded.
ThePromiseThatPaidOff
TheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyou,ifyoushowbasicwritingability.
Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript(手稿)suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinish ourcourse.
Ireallydidn’texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecourse,butthathappened.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitute.
Sincegraduation,Ihaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren’sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.
FreeTestandBrochure
Weofferafreeaptitudetestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochuredescribingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.
Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There’snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.
Sincerely,
KristiHoll,Instructor
InstituteofChildren’sLiterature
5.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat_______.
A.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellers
B.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear
C.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren’sbooks
D.magazinesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattention
6.Whenfinishingthecourse,youarepromisedto_____.
A.beasuccessfulpublisher B.finishoneworkforpublication
C.becomeaconfidenteditorD.getonestoryorarticlepublished
7.KristiHollmentionsherexperiencemainlyto____.
A.provesheisagoodinstructorB.showshesoldmorestoriesthanarticles
C.giveheradviceoncoursepreparationD.promotethewritingprogram
C
Tobepopularisincreasinglybecomingthegreatdesireamongtheyoung.Thedesiretobepopularcanforceyouintolookingandactinglikeeveryoneelse.Youcanloseyourselfinaseaofidenticalhairstylesandthinkingstyles.
IwasforcedtothinkaboutpopularitynottoolongagoinatalkIhadwithmydaughter.Margyhadtochangeschoolswhenmybusyworkschedulemadeitnecessaryformetomovehouses.Isupposethat,foragirlinherteens,enteringanewschoolisaboutaseasyasspendingaseasonaloneinthetropicaljungles.Atleastthat’showMargyfounditatfirst.However,astheschoolyeardrewtoaclose,onestudentafteranothercametoher.Theysaidtheywouldhavelikedtobefriendssooner.
ItoldMargythatIwouldhavebeenmoreconcernedifshehadbeenaninstantsocialsuccessinhernewschool.That,tome,wouldhavebeenproofthatshehadbetrayedoneselfinordertobecomepopular.Nobodycanpleaseeveryone.Ifyoutrytodoso,youwillfindvaluesaslastingassoapbubblesblownintotheair.
Someteenagersclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginacertainwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon(茧)intoalargercocoon.
Iknowthatithasbecomeharderforayoungpersontostandupagainstthepopularitywave.OurwayoflifemakesayoungnonconformiststandoutlikeaMartian(火星人).Thesedaysthere’sagreatbarrierfortheyoungpersonwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Well,goforit.Findyourself.Popularitywillcomewiththepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Someteenagerstendtoshowtheiruniquenessbutendupbehavingthesameway.
B.Realpopularitycomesonlywhenyourespectothers.
C.Margychangedschoolstofindhertrueself.
D.Atfirst,theauthorthoughtithardforMargytoenternewschool.
9.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsometeenagers?
A.Theyfindithardtogainpopularityasexpected.
B.They’reafraidofgettinglostinlife.
C.Theyhavedifficultyunderstandingeachother.
D.Theylackthecouragetobetrulydifferent.
10.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“nonconformist”inparagraph5?
A.Someonewhobehavesinhisownway.B.Someonewhowantstopleaseothers.
C.Someonewhocaresaboutothers’opinion.D.Someonewhodesirespopularitygreatly.
11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.Tocriticizethepresentvaluesandbeliefs.
B.Toshowpeoplehowtogetalongwiththeirclosefriends.
C.Topersuadereaderstopursuevaluablepopularity.
D.Totellparentshowtoeducateandguidetheirchildren.
D
Fordecades,therehasbeenapuzzleforpeoplewhyelephantsdonotdevelopcancereventhoughtheyhavelifespans(寿命)thataresimilartohumans,livingforaround50to70years.
Nowscientistsbelievetheyknowwhy.AteamattheUniversityofChicago,US,hasfoundthatelephantscarryalargenumberofgenesthatstoptumors(肿瘤)developing.Tobeprecise,theyfound20copiesofananti-tumorgenecalledTP53inelephants.Mostotherspecies,includinghumans,onlycarryonecopy.
Accordingtotheresearch,theextracopiesofthegeneimprovedtheanimal’ssensitivitytoDNAdamage,whichletsthecellsquicklykillthemselveswhendamagedbeforetheycangoontoformdeadlytumors.
“Anincreasedriskofdevelopingcancerhasstoodinthewayoftheevolutionoflargebodysizesinmanyanimals,”thestudyauthorDr.VincentLynchtold.Ifeverylivingcellhasthesamechanceofbecomingcancerous(癌变的),largecreatureswithalonglifespanlikewhalesandelephantsshouldhaveagreaterriskofdevelopingcancerthanhumansandmice.Butacrossspecies,theriskofcancerdoesnotshowaconnectionwithbodymass.
ThisphenomenonwasfoundbyOxfordUniversityscientistRichardPetointhe1970sandlaternamed“Peto’sparadox(悖论)”.Biologistsbelieveitresultsfromlargeranimalsusingprotectionthatmanysmalleranimalsdonot.Intheelephant’scase,themakingofTP53isnature’sw