2013-2014年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

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）In the past, many disabled Chinese people led very restricted (受限制的) lives. They had little chance to find work or support themselves. But their situation has improved dramatically over recent decades. In the past five years, the government has been stepping up efforts to help employ disabled people. Huge investments have been made in training, and many disabled people have found jobs and become financially independent. When Wu Zihe was growing up, she was like a prisoner in her home. Having a job was something she could only dream about. But now she is famous for her art. Wu is working on a landscape. She said, “I can earn 30 or 40 yuan for paintings like this, if they are sold in groups. If I sell them separately, I can get about 100 yuan. It only takes me one day to finish one painting, so I can earn 1,000 to 2,000 yuan a month.” Wu Zihe practices knife-drawing, which originated in her hometown Dunhua. If one has the eyes, the brain and hands, it takes about a year to learn the basic techniques.Dunhua governments official Zhang Chunhua said, “We think it suits disabled people very well. So the government spent 10 million yuan to set up this knife-painting training center for them.” Training in the center is free. Even the materials are provided by the government. Since last year, the center has trained over 200 disabled persons like Wu Zihe. They usually earn 500 to 1,000 yuan per month. Sometimes they make as much as 5,000 yuan. Thats much higher than average salaries in the area. This year, the city has set up a center to sell these works. Art fans from more than ten countries and regions have bought paintings. 1. How was life for the disabled people in the past?A. They had to stay at home and had little chance to find jobs.B. According to the law, they led very restricted lives.C. With the help of the government, they led a comfortable life.D. They had to learn to paint to earn a living.2. From the passage we can learn that _.A. the disabled had to earn a living by workingB. all the disabled have found jobs and become financially independent these yearsC. the disabled peoples living situation has improved greatly in recent yearsD. more and more disabled people will learn to paint 3. From the last paragraph we can conclude that _.A. Dunhua has set up a center to sell knife-drawing worksB. perhaps some of Wu Zihes paintings could be brought abroad C. only the disabled peoples paintings could be sold to foreigners D. people who like knife-drawing art have bought the disabled peoples paintings 4. What would be the best title of the passage?A. A kind of folk art in China.B. Knife-drawing was first developed in Dunhua.C. A knife-painting training center in Dunhua.D. China helps the disabled find jobs.B5. According to the passage, winners .A. deal with problems rather than blame othersB. meet with fewer difficulties in their livesC. have responsible and able colleagues D. blame themselves rather than others6. The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .A. avoidB. acceptC. improve D. consider7. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should .A. find a better way to handle the problem B. blame him for his lack of responsibilityC. tell him to find the cause of the problem D. ask a more able colleague for help8. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. A Winners Opportunity.B. A Winners Secret.C. A Winners Problem. D. A Winners Achievement.CWhat will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Todays leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories. In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞) are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs ( The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so onin much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones. It is exciting to imaging that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.9.According to the passage, human death IS now mainly caused by .A、diseases and agingB、accidents and war C、accidents and agingD、heart disease and war10.In the author s opinion, todays most important advance in technology lies in .A、medicineB、the Internet C、brain cells D、human organ11.Humans may live longer in the future because .A、heart disease will be far away from us B、human brains can decide the final deathC、the basic materials of cells will last forever D、human organs can be repaired by new medicine12.We can learn from the passage that .A、human life will not last more than 120 years in the futureB、humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells nowC、much needs to be done before humans can have a longer lifeD、we have already solved the technical problems in building new cellsDAmong all the malignancies (恶性肿瘤), lung cancer is the biggest killer: more than 10,000 Americans die of the disease a year. Giving up smoking is one of the obvious ways to reduce the risk, but another answer may lie in the kitchen. According to a new report, even heavy smokers may be protected from developing lung cancer by a simple dietary measure: a daily portion of carrots, spinach or any other vegetable or fruit containing a form of vitamin A called carotene (胡萝卜素).The finding, published in the British medical journal , is a part of a long-range investigation of diet and disease. Since 1957 a team of American researchers has monitored the dietary habits and medical histories of 2,000 middle-aged men employed by the Western Electric Co. in Chicago. Led by Dr Richard Shekelle of Chicagos Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, the researchers recently began to sort out the links between the subjects dietary patterns and cancer. Other studies of animals and humans have suggested that vitamin A offers some protection against lung cancer. The connection seems logical, explains Shekelle, since vitamin A is essential for the growth of the epithelial (上皮的) tissue that lines the airways of the lungs. But the earlier research did not distinguish between two different forms of the vitamin. Preformed vitamin A is found mainly in liver and dairy products like milk, cheese, butter and eggs. But vitamin A is also made in the body from carotene, which is abundant in a variety of vegetables and fruits, including carrots, spinach, squash (南瓜), tomatoes, sweet potatoes and apples. In the Western Electric study, Shekelle and his colleagues found few connections between the incidence of lung cancer and the consumption of foods containing preformed vitamin A. But when they examined the data on carotene intake, they discovered a significant relationship. Among the 488 men who had the lowest level of carotene consumption, there were fourteen cases of lung cancer; in a group of the same size that ate the most carotene, only two cases developed. The apparent protective effect of carotene helps even longtime smokers, but to a lesser degree.Further studies will be necessary before the links between lung cancer and carotene can be firmly established. In the meantime, researchers warn against large numbers of vitamin A pills, because the tablets contain a form of the chemical that can be extremely poisonous in high doses. Instead, they advise a well-balanced diet that includes foods rich in carotene. For a smoker, half a cup of carrots every day might make the difference between life and death.13. Which of the following might be most helpful for people to avoid getting lung cancer?A. Eating vegetables containing carotene every day.B. Giving up smoking right now.C. Eating more fresh fruits every day.D. Eating a simple everyday diet.14. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that _.A. Shekelle has been researching lung cancer since 1957B. the links between diet and lung cancer were discovered by Shekelle himselfC. Shekelle got the finding after monitoring 2,000 men for many yearsD. the researchers have investigated the relationship between diet and disease for half a century15. The examinations on groups of people of the same size showed that _.A. few people got lung cancer because most of them have a well-balanced dietB. the incidence of lung cancer is closely related to the intake of caroteneC. the intake of carotene has little protective effect on longtime smokersD. the result of the earlier research is false and of no useII. 完形填空（30分）In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory_16_course about 20 years ago. The professor _17_the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and invited the students to _18_how many beans the jar contained. After _19_shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the _20_ answer, and went on saying, ”You have just _21_an important lesson about science. That is Never_22_ your own senses.” Twenty years later, the _23_could guess what the professor had in mind. He _24_himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting _25_into an unknown world invisible（无形的）to the 26 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 27 . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 28 the invitation. She was just 29 to understand the world. And she 30 that her firsthand experience could be the 31 .The professor, however, said that it was 32 .He was taking away her only 33 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and 34 ,”the women says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 35 the course that afternoon, and I havent gone near science since.”16AartBscienceChistoryDmath17Alooked atBsearched for Cgot throughDmarched into18AcountBguessCreportDwatch19AwarningBturning awayC.givingDlistening to20AreadyBcorrectC. Difficult D.possible21ApreparedBtaughtCTaken DLearned22AtrustBsharpenCShow Dlose23AlecturerBspeakerC.Woman DScientist24AdescribedBrespectedCsawDserved25Amovement BchangeCRush DVoyage26Aeye Bknowledge CLight Dprofessor27A. senses Bspint CMethods D.model 28A.make Bpresent CRefuse D.hear 29A.suggestingBpretending CWaiting D.beginning 30A.doubted Bproved CExplained D.believed31Agrowth Bfaith CTruth D.strength 32Afirm BinterestingCwrong Dacceptable33Atask Btool Csuccess Dconnection34Acruel Bproud Cfrightened Dbrave35Adropped Bstarted Cpassed DmissedIII. 任务型阅读（七选五，10分）Many schools require yearly parent teacher conferences for all students. _71_.The list below is to help teachers prepare themselves for these often difficult conferences. _72_.When you have students who are struggling in either their academics or their behavior, you should communicate with their parents using notes or phone calls. Come to the conference well-prepared. If the student is having a hard time with their work, show the parents their grades and samples of their work. _73_ .If the student is misbehaving, then you should make detailed notes of their behavior before the conference. Bring these notes to the conference so that parents can understand how their children are behaving. _74_. For example, you might say something about their creativity, their handwriting, their sense of humor, or make some other comment. Instead of restating the problems youve already discussed, end with a comment that offers hope for the future. You could say something like, “ Thanks for meeting with me today. I know that working together we can help Johnny succeed.” Some teachers may have to deal with an angry parent at some point. _75_. Much anger can be avoided if the parents are informed. Dont get excited yourself and make sure you avoid shouting.A.Communicating with parents before a conference is necessary.B.Try to think of something nice to say about the students that have problems.C.At the end of the conference, you should make a conclusion.D.A parent teacher conference can have a huge impact on a students work and behavior.E. Remember to thank the parents for coming to the conference and working with you.F.Remember that the best way to solve this is to keep parents informed every step of the way.G. It is easier for parents to understand the problem if they can actually see examples of their childrens work. 二卷IV. 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 , a robot developed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology ,can clean a home, put clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave. It _1_ ( take) the institute two years to develop Mahru-Z, which is 4.3 feet tall and 121 pounds in _2_ . The new robot has _3_ human-like body including a rotating(旋转的) head , arms, legs _4_ six fingers. The most special feature(特点) of Mahru-Z is _5_ ability to observe objects, recognize tasks, and complete them. Mahru-Z can also work with an earlier robot _6_ Mahru-M. Mahru-M _7_ move on wheels(轮子). Both Mahru-M and Mahru-Z can be _8_ (remote)controlled by a computer server. You Bum-Jae , a scientist of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, claimed Mahru-Z as the most advanced robot in terms of copying human movements. Apart from doing the housework , it can also _9_ (use) in conditions too difficult or _10_ (danger) for humans. But production for commercial( 商业的) use is some way away. The science institute spends about 3.5 million dollars every year on robot research. It b