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英语广东省珠海市普通高中学年高二下月考试题1
广东省珠海市普通高中2017-2018学年高二下3月月考
英语试题1
I语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
Weallhavedreams.Yetsofewofusrealizethem.Often,adreamdiesasquicklyasitisborn1welacktheconfidencetokeepit.WhenIwasoldenough,Irealizedthatsocietyputsahigh___2___onyouth,beautyandintellectualachievement.ThisdiscoverygavemesomeideatodevelopmydreamalthoughIwas___3___.
Mydreamwas4.Idreamedofbecominga___5___.Theemploymentfieldwasahighly6place.Itgavenotonlyfiercecompetitiontoadisabledjob–seekerbutalsotheunfriendlytreatmentfromthe___7___strongandhealthy.Theyseethedisabledasthebackrowofsociety.
However,I___8___tositinthebackrow.Idecidedtotakeacourse.WhenIhandedovertheapplicationformtotheinterviewer,shelookedatmeandadvisedmeto__9___mychoicefromtyping.ButIwas___10____tostaywithit.Sheacceptedme.
Onthefifthmonthofthesix-monthcourse,fivestudentswerechosentodosomecopytyping.Iwasoneofthem.Iwasvery___11___andfinishedhalfoftheworkgiventousall.
Moreworkcametomeafterthistest.Icouldseequiteclearlythewayto__12___mydream.Ibecameatypistinoneoftheofficesimmediatelyaftermygraduation.Ididnot___13___startingatthebottomoftheladder.Beingatypistwasjustthebeginning.Havingachievedonedream,Isetouttoachieveothers.Therewasnoeasytask.Butthesacrificeproved___14____.
Dreamersshouldkeepreachingoutfortheirdreams,whateverthe__15___is,untiltheygetwhattheywantinlife.
1.A.evenifB.becauseC.althoughD.unless
2.A.standardB.viewC.valueD.measure
3.A.disabledB.talentedC.excitedD.measure
4.A.fantasticB.complicatedC.acceptableD.simple
5.A.teacherB.typistC.scientistD.doctor
6.A.competitiveB.valuableC.mysteriousD.adventurous
7.A.originallyB.extremelyC.physicallyD.fortunately
8.A.hadB.continuedC.meantD.refused
9.A.changeB.ignoreC.confirmD.prevent
10.A.willingB.reluctantC.determinedD.glad
11.A.happyB.efficientC.developingD.excited
12.A.achievingB.changingC.turningD.enjoying
13.A.avoidB.riskC.considerD.mind
14.A.disappointingB.rewardingC.encouragingD.satisfying
15.A.happinessB.painC.sorrowD.excitement
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
DrIsaacAsimovwasanAmericanauthorandbiochemistwho____16____(bear)inRussiain1920.AsimovwenttotheUnitedStateswithhisfamilyattheageofthree.HegrewupinNewYork,___17_____(graduate)fromColumbiaUniversityin1939.In1948,heearnedaPhD___18____.Hebegantowritestories___19___science-fictionmagazinesin1939.Hewasaverysuccessfulwriterwhoproduced___20___amazingnumberofbooks:
hewroteover400volumes.Asimovis___21____(well)knownforhissciencefictionandpopularsciencebook,of___22__theFoundationseries,theGalacticEmpireseriesandtheRobotseriesarethemostpopular.Asimov’sbookscover____23____(vary)topicsinscience,andhedevelopedasetofethicsforrobotsandmachineintelligencewhichinfluencemany___24___writers.____25____(have)afurtherknowledge,youcansurftherelatedinformationonthewebsitewww.I
II阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Dodogsunderstandus?
Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.
AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee(黑猩猩).
Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.
Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.
Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination(排除法).Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.
Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed(品种)knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.
It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan’ttalkback.Still,itwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!
26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“Abordercollie”?
A.aparrotwhichisbetter.
B.adogwhichisfoolish.
C.adogwhichissmarter.
D.adogwhichisbetter.
27.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.
A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings
B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees
C.dogshavesimilar‘learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren
D.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills
28.Bothexperimentsshowthat.
A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright
B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys
C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics
D.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem
29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.
B.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.
C.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.
D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.
30.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?
A.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.
B.Totrainyourdog.
C.Totalktoyourdog.
D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.
B
IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout,Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.
Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.
Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.
Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.
PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.
31.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.
A.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich
B.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours
C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich
D.wanttobehappy
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.
A.liveoutsideNewYorkCity
B.liveinNewYorkCity
C.liveinapartments
D.havemanyneighbours
33.Theunderlinedword“neighbourhood”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.
A.apersonwholivesnearanother
B.peoplelivinginanarea
C.anareainanothertownorcity
D.anareaneartheplacereferredto
34.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.
A.animportantname
B.apopularnameintheUnitedStates
C.hisneighbour’sname
D.notagoodname
35.Accordingtothewriter,itistokeepupwiththeJoneses.
A.correct
B.impossible
C.interesting
D.good
C
Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue:
moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.
Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,self-improvement.
Askabachelor(单身汉)whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.
Coupleswithinfa
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