高二上学期第一次月考模拟练习英语试题

高二上学期第一次月考模拟练习英语试题一、阅读理解MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen．Itwashermother，Leighwilliams，withafrighteningandincrediblestory，“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化粪池)，andnoonecanreachhim．”Thenshemadethisrequestofher13-year-o1ddaughter，“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard，wheretheyfoundtheboy’sanxiousmotherandotheradultssurroundingaseptictankopening．Theopeningwasonlyslightlywiderthanabasketball．Theboy，whowasonlytwoyearso1d，hadslippedinandwasdrowninginfourfeetofwastewaterinsidethetank．Madisonquicklysurveyedthesituation．Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallho1e．Withouthesitation，shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening，placedherarmsoutinfrontofher，andtoldtheadults，“Lowermein．”Leighandothersheldherwaistandlegs．“Iwiggled(扭动)myarmsandshouldersuntilIgotthroughtheopening，”Madisonsaid．Inside，thetankwasdark，andtheairdisgusting．Madisonjammedherleftwristagainstapole，injuringthemusclesinherwristandarmsoseverelythatthehandseemeduseless．Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedtheboy’sfoottightly．“Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove．Astheywerepulledtothesurface，theboy’sfreefootgotstuckundertheinsidelipoftheopening．“Lowermedown!”sheyelled．“Ihadtowigglehisfootuntilitwasfree，”shetoldReader’sDigest．Then，tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank，sheandtheboywereliftedout．“Madison’sahero，”Holley，oneofherneighborssaid“Whatotherteenagegirlisgoingtovoluntarilygointoaseptictank?”1．Madisonwasaskedtohelptheboybecause________．A．shewasbraveenoughtohelptheboyB．sheknewhowtosurveythesituationC．shecouldfitthroughthesmallholetogettheboyD．shewaswillingtohelpothersintrouble2．Accordingtothetext，wecanlearnthat__________．A．theboy’smotherwastooscaredtorescuehersonB．aboywastrappedwhenreachingforhisbasketballC．MadisonWilliamswaschokedinthedisgustingairD．thetwokidsgotoutofdangerwiththeaidoftheadults3．Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Aboyfellintoaseptictank．B．Amotherrequestedherdaughtertosaveaboy．C．Aneighborhelpedagirloutoftrouble．D．Agirlrescuedalittleboyfromaseptictank．EdJackson’steamweretryingtoclimbtothetopofaHimalayanMountain.However,weeksaftertheysetoff,theywerestranded(滞留)thereovernightwithoutwater,foodortentsatatemperatureofabout-30℃.Theytookturnstokeepeachotherawakeincasetheyfellasleepanddidnotwakeupagain.Actually,thatnightonthemountaintopwasnotthefirsttimethatJacksonhadbeenclosetodeath.Fiveyearsago,whilestillaprofessionalrugbyplayer,Jacksonbrokehisneckinachallenge,whichnearlykilledhim.Jacksonwastoldbydoctorsthathewaslikelytofacelifeinawheelchair.Hewasforcedtoretirefromplayingrugby.Luckily,Jacksonmanagedto

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hiswheelchairsixmonthsaftertheaccident.Tomarkthefirstanniversaryofhisaccident,JacksonsethimselfthegoalofclimbingMountSnowdon,thehighestmountaininWales,eventhoughhewasstillusingtwocrutches(拐杖)then.Hetriedtoclimbmanyhighermountainsafterthat.Fouryearslater,hefoundhimselfintheHimalayas.ThechallengesthatJacksonfacedinthemountainshavehadagreatimpactonhisrecoverybothphysicallyandmentally.Jacksonrealizedthatothersmightbenefit,too.SohestartedthecharityMillimeterstoMountains(M2M)withhiswifeLoisandhisfriendOilyBarkley.Ittakesbeneficiaries(受益人)whohavesufferedphysicalorpsychologicalinjuriesinchallengesaroundtheworld,allowingthemtoaccessthehealingpowerofnature.Jacksonsays,“Ioncelosthopeinlifebecauseofmybadcondition,thinkingtherewasnothingIcoulddo.ButhopefullywhatI’mdoing,whatwe’redoingwiththecharityandwhatourbeneficiariesareprovingcangiveanyonethehopethattheycanturntheirlifearound,nomatterhowdiscouragingitmightseematthatmoment.”4．Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A．Jacksonwastiredofballgames.B．Jacksonwasnostrangertosufferinginlife.C．Jacksonwaswellrespectedforhissurvivalskills.D．Jacksonwasadvisedtodoexercisebyhisdoctors.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discard”probablymeaninthethirdparagraph?A．Giveup.B．Relyon.C．Tearapart.D．Carrythrough.6．WhydidJacksonstartM2M?A．Toeducatesportslovers.B．Toraisemoneyforthedisabled.C．Toencouragesafemountainclimbing.D．Tohelppeoplewithsimilarexperiences.7．WhatkindofpersonisJacksonprobably?A．Enthusiasticandindependent.B．Creativeandaggressive.C．Adventurousandinspiring.D．Responsibleandhumorous.

Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.

Reciteandrepeatinconversation．

Whenyouhearaperson’sname，repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.

Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.

Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone，askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou．Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.

Admityoudon’tknow.

Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay.“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?”

Useassociations．

Linkeachpersonyonmeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample,youcouldmakeamentalnote:“VickiCheng-tall,blackhair.”Toreinforce(加强)yourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.

Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.

Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.

Goearly.

Considergoingearlytoconferences,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That’sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers-anautomaticreviewforyou.

8．Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A．Theywillbemoved.B．Theywillbeannoyed.C．Theywillbedelighted.D．Theywillbediscouraged.9．Ifyoucan’tremembersomeone’sname,youmay________A．tellhimthetruthB．tellhimawhitelieC．askhimforpityD．askotherstohelpyou10．Whenyoumeetagroupofpeople,itisbettertoremember_______A．alltheirnamesB．acoupleofnamesfirstC．justtheirlastnamesD．asmanynamesaspossible11．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B．Importanceofattendingparties.C．Howtomakeuseofassociations.D．Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.Breathingdirtyaircancostsomeone'slifespan(寿命)months—evenyears,anewstudyfinds.Worldwide,airpollutionlowersaveragelifespansbyayear.ScientistssharedtheirnewfindingsinEnvironmentalScience&TechnologyLetters.Airpollutionhasbeenlinkedtomanyhealthproblems.Mostearlierstudieshaslookedathowtinyairpollutantsaffectedratesofillnessordeath.Butnowanenvironmentalscientist,JoshuaApte,isgoingevenfurther.HeworksattheUniversityofTexas,Austin.Hetogetherwithhisteamislookingatlifeexpectancy,hopingtomakethethreateasiertounderstand.PM2.5iswhatscientistscalltinyparticlesofpollutionintheair.HigherlevelsofPM2.5cancausehealthproblemsandcutmonths,ifnotyears,fromtheaveragelifespan.Thisanalysisshowshowpollutionaffectslifeexpectancyindifferentpartsoftheworld.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)recommendslimitingPM2.5to10micrograms(微克)percubic(立方)meterofair.Apte'sgroupuseddatatotrytofindhowthislowlevelwouldhelppeople.ButmeetingtheWHOstandardwon'tgetridofhealthdamagefromdirtyair.That'sbecauseevenbelow10microgramspercubicmeterpollutionstillcauseshugerisks.Reducingairpollutioncouldincreaselifeexpectancy.Thescientistsalsocomparedhowotherthreatsshortenlifespansacrosstheglobe.Theseriskfactorsincludedsmokingandcancer.Theseresultsshowthatinpoorcountries,cleaningupdirtyaircouldgreatlyincreaselifespans.Itcouldhaveasbiganeffectascleaningupdrinkingwater,orcuringlungcancer.However,inwealthiercountriesairpollutionshortenslifeexpectancybylessthanhalfayear.Allformsofcancer,infact,shortentheaveragelifeexpectancybymorethan3.5years.“Knowingthiscanreallyhelppeople,orpolicymakers,decidewheretospendtheirmoney,”saysKirkSmith.12．WhatisJoshuaApte'steamtryingtodo?A．Letpeopleunderstandairpollutionbetter.B．Knowhowsmallairpollutantsare.C．Studythelifeexpectancyofdifferentpeople.D．Studymanydifferenthealthyproblems.13．WhatwillhappenifonecountrylimitsPM2.5to10microgramspercubemeters?A．Itspeoplewillliveahealthylife.B．Itsairisveryclean.C．ItwillgetaprizefromWHO.D．Itstillhaspollutionrisks.14．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Canceristheleadingkillerinallkindsofdiseases.B．It'sveryhardtocleanupdirtyairinashorttime.C．Thestudywillhelpdifferentcountriestakedifferentpolicies.D．Reducingairpollutioncanincreaseallpeople'slifespansmuch.15．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheEffectofCancerIsWorsethanDirtyAirB．AirPollutionIsShorteningLivesWorldwideC．ManyFactorsAreAffectingPeople'sHealthD．GovernmentsAreTryingtoMakeLifeSpanLongBythinkingandusinghabitslikegreatscientists,wecanlearnhowtochangeourwayofthinkingandcomeupwithnewideas.16．Constantlyaskquestions.Onethingthatcuriousyoungchildrenalwaysdowiththeirparentsisaskquestions.“Whyistheskyblue?”“Whydoesadogbark?”17．

Scientistsalsoconstantlyaskquestions.Youhavetocontinueaskingquestionsifyouwanttokeeplearning.Shareyourresults.18．

Scientistsoftenfindsolutionsafterknowingthefindingsofotherscientists'experiments.Instudy,shareyourresultswithyourclassmatesandyoucanlearnfromothers'results.19．

You'rerarelyevergoingtogetsomethingperfectonthefirsttry.Whenyoudon'tgetitright,learnfromit.Toascientist,failuresoranynegativeresultisnotabadthing.Challengeassumptions(设想).Scientistsliketochallengeconventionalthoughts.Theydoitbyexperimentingwiththeassumptionandthentestittoseeiftheresultsaretrue.20．

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