河南省洛阳八中2013-2014学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

洛阳八中2013-2014学年第二学期高二段考英语试题注意：时间90分钟，满分120分一卷I.阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）AInthepast,manydisabledChinesepeopleledveryrestricted（受限制的）lives.Theyhadlittlechancetofindworkorsupportthemselves.Buttheirsituationhasimproveddramaticallyoverrecentdecades.Inthepastfiveyears,thegovernmenthasbeensteppingupeffortstohelpemploydisabledpeople.Hugeinvestmentshavebeenmadeintraining,andmanydisabledpeoplehavefoundjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependent.WhenWuZihewasgrowingup,shewaslikeaprisonerinherhome.Havingajobwassomethingshecouldonlydreamabout.Butnowsheisfamousforherart.Wuisworkingonalandscape.Shesaid,“Icanearn30or40yuanforpaintingslikethis,iftheyaresoldingroups.IfIsellthemseparately,Icangetabout100yuan.Itonlytakesmeonedaytofinishonepainting,soIcanearn1,000to2,000yuanamonth.”WuZihepracticesknife-drawing,whichoriginatedinherhometownDunhua.Ifonehastheeyes,thebrainandhands,ittakesaboutayeartolearnthebasictechniques.Dunhuagovernment’sofficialZhangChunhuasaid,“Wethinkitsuitsdisabledpeopleverywell.Sothegovernmentspent10millionyuantosetupthisknifepaintingtrainingcenterforthem.”Traininginthecenterisfree.Eventhematerialsareprovidedbythegovernment.Sincelastyear,thecenterhastrainedover200disabledpersonslikeWuZihe.Theyusuallyearn500to1,000yuanpermonth.Sometimestheymakeasmuchas5,000yuan.That’smuchhigherthanaveragesalariesinthearea.Thisyear,thecityhassetupacentertoselltheseworks.Artfansfrommorethantencountriesandregionshaveboughtpaintings.Howwaslifeforthedisabledpeopleinthepast?Theyhadtostayathomeandhadlittlechancetofindjobs.Accordingtothelaw,theyledveryrestrictedlives.Withthehelpofthegovernment,theyledacomfortablelife.Theyhadtolearntopainttoearnaliving.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat .thedisabledhadtoearnalivingbyworkingallthedisabledhavefoundjobsandbecomefinanciallyindependenttheseyearsthedisabledpeople’slivingsituationhasimprovedgreatlyinrecentyearsmoreandmoredisabledpeoplewilllearntopaintFromthelastparagraphwecanconcludethat .Dunhuahassetupacentertosellknife-drawingworksperhapssomeofWuZihe’spaintingscouldbebroughtabroadonlythedisabledpeople’spaintingscouldbesoldtoforeignerspeoplewholikeknife-drawingarthaveboughtthedisabledpeople’spaintingsWhatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?AkindoffolkartinChina.Knife-drawingwasfirstdevelopedinDunhua.Aknife-paintingtrainingcenterinDunhua.Chinahelpsthedisabledfindjobs.Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,LLWell,ifsso-and-so,sfault."or“IknowI'mlate,butit'snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown."Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleague（同事）causesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon?thavefewerproblemsintheirlives,theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingonLLwhosefaultitis."Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.Accordingtothepassage,winners.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersmeetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirliveshaveresponsibleandablecolleaguesblamethemselvesratherthanothersTheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.considerWhenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemblamehimforhislackofresponsibilitytellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemaskamoreablecolleagueforhelpWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWinner’sOpportunity.B.AWinner’sSecret.C.AWinner’sProblem.D.AWinner’sAchievement.CWhatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,youhavenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology（生物技术）.Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcomemainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today’sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcanhumanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cells（细胞）arethebasicunitsofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgomuchbeyondl20yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcells,suchasthoseofbraincells,wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynewmedicine.Sometimebetween2050and2100,medicinewillhaveadvancedtothepointatwhichevery10yearsorso,peoplewillbeabletotakemedicinetorepairtheirorgans（Themedicine,madeupofthebasicbuildingmaterialsoflife,willbuildnewbraincells,heartcells,andsoon—inmuchthesamewayourbodiesmakenewskincellstotaketheplaceofoldones.Itisexcitingtoimagingthattheadvanceintechnologymaybechangingthemostbasicconditionofhumanexistence,butmanytechnicalproblemsstillmustbecleareduponthewaytothiswonderfulfuture.Accordingtothepassage,humandeathISnowmainlycausedby.A、diseasesandagingB、accidentsandwarC、accidentsandagingD、heartdiseaseandwar10.Intheauthor’sopinion,today’smostimportantadvanceintechnologyliesin.A、medicine B、theInternetC、braincells D、humanorgan11.Humansmaylivelongerinthefuturebecause.A、heartdiseasewillbefarawayfromusB、humanbrainscandecidethefinaldeathC、thebasicmaterialsofcellswilllastforeverD、humanorganscanberepairedbynewmedicine12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A、humanlifewillnotlastmorethan120yearsinthefutureB、humanshavetotakemedicinetobuildnewskincellsnowC、muchneedstobedonebeforehumanscanhavealongerlifeD、wehavealreadysolvedthetechnicalproblemsinbuildingnewcellsDAmongallthemalignancies（恶性肿瘤）,lungcanceristhebiggestkiller:morethan10,000Americansdieofthediseaseayear.Givingupsmokingisoneoftheobviouswaystoreducetherisk,butanotheranswermaylieinthekitchen.Accordingtoanewreport,evenheavysmokersmaybeprotectedfromdevelopinglungcancerbyasimpledietarymeasure:adailyportionofcarrots,spinachoranyothervegetableorfruitcontainingaformofvitaminAcalledcarotene（胡萝卜素）.Thefinding,publishedintheBritishmedicaljournalTheLancet,isapartofalong-rangeinvestigationofdietanddisease.Since1957ateamofAmericanresearchershasmonitoredthedietaryhabitsandmedicalhistoriesof2,000middle-agedmenemployedbytheWesternElectricCo.inChicago.LedbyDrRichardShekelleofChicago’sRush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’sMedicalCenter,theresearchersrecentlybegantosortoutthelinksbetweenthesubjects’dietarypatternsandcancer.OtherstudiesofanimalsandhumanshavesuggestedthatvitaminAofferssomeprotectionagainstlungcancer.Theconnectionseemslogical,explainsShekelle,sincevitaminAisessentialforthegrowthoftheepithelial（上皮的）tissuethatlinestheairwaysofthelungs.Buttheearlierresearchdidnotdistinguishbetweentwodifferentformsofthevitamin.PreformedvitaminAisfoundmainlyinliveranddairyproductslikemilk,cheese,butterandeggs.ButvitaminAisalsomadeinthebodyfromcarotene,whichisabundantinavarietyofvegetablesandfruits,includingcarrots,spinach,squash（南瓜）,tomatoes,sweetpotatoesandapples.IntheWesternElectricstudy,ShekelleandhiscolleaguesfoundfewconnectionsbetweentheincidenceoflungcancerandtheconsumptionoffoodscontainingpreformedvitaminA.Butwhentheyexaminedthedataoncaroteneintake,theydiscoveredasignificantrelationship.Amongthe488menwhohadthelowestlevelofcaroteneconsumption,therewerefourteencasesoflungcancer;inagroupofthesamesizethatatethemostcarotene,onlytwocasesdeveloped.Theapparentprotectiveeffectofcarotenehelpsevenlongtimesmokers,buttoalesserdegree.Furtherstudieswillbenecessarybeforethelinksbetweenlungcancerandcarotenecanbefirmlyestablished.Inthemeantime,researcherswarnagainstlargenumbersofvitaminApills,becausethetabletscontainaformofthechemicalthatcanbeextremelypoisonousinhighdoses.Instead,theyadviseawell-balanceddietthatincludesfoodsrichincarotene.Forasmoker,halfacupofcarrotseverydaymightmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Whichofthefollowingmightbemosthelpfulforpeopletoavoidgettinglungcancer?Eatingvegetablescontainingcaroteneeveryday.Givingupsmokingrightnow.Eatingmorefreshfruitseveryday.Eatingasimpleeverydaydiet.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat .Shekellehasbeenresearchinglungcancersince1957thelinksbetweendietandlungcancerwerediscoveredbyShekellehimselfShekellegotthefindingaftermonitoring2,000menformanyyearstheresearchershaveinvestigatedtherelationshipbetweendietanddiseaseforhalfacenturyTheexaminationsongroupsofpeopleofthesamesizeshowedthat .fewpeoplegotlungcancerbecausemostofthemhaveawell-balanceddiettheincidenceoflungcanceriscloselyrelatedtotheintakeofcarotenetheintakeofcarotenehaslittleprotectiveeffectonlongtimesmokerstheresultoftheearlierresearchisfalseandofnouse完形填空（30分）Inourdiscussionwithpeopleonhoweducationcanhelpthemsucceedinlife,awomanrememberedthefirstmeetingofanintroductory__16__courseabout20yearsago.Theprofessor__17__thelecturehall,placeduponhisdeskalargejarfilledwithdriedbeans（豆）,andinvitedthestudentsto_18_howmanybeansthejarcontained.After__19__shoutsofwildlywrongguessestheprofessorsmiledathin,drysmile,announcedthe__20__answer,andwentonsaying,”Youhavejust__21__animportantlessonaboutscience.ThatisNever__22__yourownsenses.”Twentyyearslater,the__23__couldguesswhattheprofessorhadinmind.He__24__himself,

perhaps,asinvitinghisstudentstostartanexciting_25—intoanunknownworldinvisible（无形的）tothe26,whichcanbediscoveredonlythroughscientific27.Buttheseventeen-year-oldgirlcouldnotacceptoreven28theinvitation.Shewasjust29tounderstandtheworld.Andshe30thatherfirsthandexperiencecouldbethe31.Theprofessor,however,saidthatitwas32.Hewastakingawayheronly33forknowingandwasprovidingherwithnosubstitute.“Irememberfeelingsmalland34,”thewomensays,“andIdidtheonlythingIcoulddo.IA．artB．science C．historyonlythingIcoulddo.IA．artB．science C．historyD．mathA．lookedat B．searchedforC．gotthroughD．marchedintoA．count B．guess C．reportD．watchA．warning B．turningawayC.givingD．listeningtoA．ready B．correct C.DifficultD.possibleA．prepared B．taughtC．TakenD．LearnedA．trust B．sharpen C．ShowD．loseA．lecturer B．speakerC.WomanD．ScientistA．described B．respectedC．sawD．servedA．movementB．changeC．RushD．VoyageA．eyeB．knowledge C．LightD．professorA.sensesB．spintC．MethodsD.modelA.makeB．present C．RefuseD.hearA.suggestingB．pretendingC．WaitingD.beginningA.doubtedB．provedC．ExplainedD.believedA．growthB．faith C．TruthD.strengthA．firmB．interestingC．wrongD．acceptableA．task B．toolC．successD．connection35thecoursethatafternoon,andIhaven’tgonenearsciencesince.”B．proudC．frightenedD．braveB．startedC．passedD．missed34．A．cruel35．A．dropped任务型阅读（七选五，10分）Manyschoolsrequireyearlyparentteacherconferencesforallstudents.71__.ThelistManyschoolsrequireyearlyparentteacherconferencesforallstudents.71__.Thelistbelowistohelpteacherspreparethemselvesfortheseoftendifficultconferences.___72__.Whenyouhavestudentswhoarestrugglingineithertheiracademicsortheirbehavior,youshouldcommunicatewiththeirparentsusingnotesorphonecalls.Cometotheconferencewell-prepared.Ifthestudentishavingahardtimewiththeirwork,showtheparentstheirgradesandsamplesoftheirwork.___73___.Ifthestudentismisbehaving,thenyoushouldmakedetailednotesoftheirbehaviorbeforetheconference.Bringthesenotestotheconferencesothatparentscanunderstandhowtheirchildrenarebehaving. 74___.Forexample,youmightsaysomethingabouttheircreativity,theirhandwriting,theirsenseofhumor,ormakesomeothercomment.Insteadofrestatingtheproblemsyou’vealreadydiscussed,endwithacommentthatoffershopeforthefuture.Youcouldsaysomethinglike,“Thanksformeetingwithmetoday.IknowthatworkingtogetherwecanhelpJohnnysucceed.”Someteachersmayhavetodealwithanangryparentatsomepoint.___75___.Muchangercanbeavoidediftheparentsareinformed.Don’tgetexcitedyourselfandmakesureyouavoidshouting.Communicatingwithparentsbeforeaconferenceisnecessary.Trytothinkofsomethingnicetosayaboutthestudentsthathaveproblems.Attheendoftheconference,youshouldmakeaconclusion.Aparentteacherconferencecanhaveahugeimpactonastudent’sworkandbehavior.Remembertothanktheparentsforcomingtotheconferenceandworkingwithyou.Rememberthatthebestwaytosolvethisistokeepparentsinformedeverystepoftheway.Itiseasierforparentstounderstandtheproblemiftheycanactuallyseeexamplesoftheirchildren’swork.二卷语法填空（10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。（所填写词语不得多于三个单词）Mahru-Z,arobotdevelopedbytheKoreaInstituteofScienceandTechnology,cancleanahome,putclothesinawashingmachineandevenheatfoodinamicrowave.It__1___（take）theinstitutetwoyearstodevelopMahru-Z,whichis4.3feettalland121poundsin__2___.Thenewrobothas—3human-likebodyincludingarotating（旋转的）head,arms,legs_4sixfingers.Themostspecialfeature（特点）ofMahru-Zis_5—abilitytoobserveobjects,recognizetasks,andcompletethem.Mahru-Zcanalsoworkwithanearlierrobot__6__Mahru-M.Mahru-M__7__moveonwheels（轮子）.BothMahru-MandMahru-Zcanbe_8（remote）controlledbyacomputerserver.YouBum-Jae,ascientistoftheKoreaInstituteofScienceandTechnology,claimedMahru-Zasthemostadvancedrobotintermsofcopyinghumanmovements.Apartfromdoingthehousework,itcanalso__9__（use）inconditionstoodifficultor__10__（danger）forhumans.Butproductionforcommercial（商业的）useissomewayaway.Thescienceinstitutespendsabout3.5milliondollarseveryyearonrobotresearch.Itbeganreceivingstatefundsfortheprojectin2006.答案：1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 单句改错（满分10分）.Notonlythesungiveuslight,butalsogivesusheat.twasnotuntilhefinishedhishomeworkwhenhewenthome.3.ItisIwhoareyourEnglishteacher.4.Ifyouweretohelpme,Iwilldoitbetter.5.Once