1、2012-2013学年江西省上饶市横峰中学高二第一次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Global difference in intelligence is a sensitive topic, long filled with a large number of different opinions. But recent data has indeed shown cognitive (认知的 ) ability to be higher in some countries than in others. Whats more, IQ scores have risen as nati
2、ons develop - a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect. Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of New Mexico offers another interestin
3、g theory：intelligence may be linked to infectious-disease rates. The brain, say author Christopher Eppig and his colleagues, is the most costly organ in the human body. Brainpower consumes almost up to 90 percent of a newborns energy. Its clear that if something affects energy intake while the brain
4、 is growing, the impact could be long and serious. And for vast parts of the globe, the biggest threat to a childs body - and therefore brain -is parasitic (由寄生虫引起的 ) infection. These illnesses threaten brain development _. They can directly attack live tissue, which the body must then try every mea
5、ns to replace. They can invade the digestive pipe and block nutritional intake. They can rob the bodys cells for their own reproduction. And then theres the energy channeled (输送 ) to the immune system to fight the infection. Using data on national disease burdens (life years lost due to infectious d
6、iseases) and average intelligence scores, the authors found they are closely associated. The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception. On the contrary, nations with low disease burdens top the IQ list. If the study holds water, it could be revolu
7、tionary for our understanding of the still-confusing variation in national intelligence scores. 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the text (no more than 10 words) _ 【小题 2】 Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 4 words) Those countries that have the_ are always at the bottom
8、 of the IQ list. 【小题 3】 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words) 【小题 4】 What can cause intelligence difference (no more than 8 words) 【小题 5】 What does the word they (Line 3, Paragraph 3) probably refer to (no more than 8 words. 答案： 【小题 1】 Different IQ between nation
9、s may result from infectious diseases. 【小题 2】 highest disease burdens 【小题 3】 in several ways 【小题 4】 Education, income and non-agricultural labor. 【小题 5】 national disease burdens and average intelligence scores 【小题 1】文章主要讲述的正是在不同的国家里人们的智商是不一样的。 【小题 2】根据文章倒数第二段 The countries with the lowest average IQ
10、 scores have the highest disease burdens without exception.那些疾病流传很广的国家的人们往往智商都不算高。 【小题 3】根据下文可知是疾病在不同的方面威胁着人们智力的发展。 【小题 4】根据文章第一段 4,5行 Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor. 【 小题 5】 Th
11、ey指代的正是上一句 Using data on national disease burdens (life years lost due to infectious diseases) and average intelligence scores 中提及的national disease burdens and average intelligence scores 单项选择 * -Will you please help me to take care of my cat when I go out - _. A My pleasure. B Its a pleasure. C Wit
12、h pleasure. D At my pleasure. 答案： C _, when I went to town to see my sick teacher, he said to me, “Ill come back to school again _.” A One day; the other day B Some day; one day C Some day; the other day D The other day; some day 答案： D Sweet memories _ as I looked at the pictures _were taken at the
13、beach last summer. A took out; which B crowded in; which C ended up; that D dropped by; that 答案： B Dr Yuan makes_ possible_ one-third more of the crop in the same fields. A it; produce B it; producing C it; to produce D it; produced 答案： I dont have enough money I, _, cant afford to buy Audi A3 Sport
14、back A therefore B so C however D thus 答案： A Where was it _ you _ our maths teacher A where; came to B that; come across, C that; came across D where; come to 答案： C - Mary looks very upset. She _ failed to pass the exam. - I guess so. Its very difficult after all. A must have B could have C should h
15、ave D might have 答案： When could you have a meal with me Id like to go _ it is convenient to you. A whichever B whenever C whatever D wherever 答案： Who are you going to have _ this letter for you My secretary. A type B typed C been typed D been typing 答案： A Not others but Mother always _ children _ in
16、 their beautiful clothes. A keep; dressed B kept; dressing C keeps; dressing D keeps; dressed 答案： D The West Lake we visited last year was really_ attraction and wed like to visit it _ second time next year. A ; a B the; the C an; a D ; the 答案： C He _ in American for five years, and now he works in
17、Shanghai. A have worked B worked C had worked D have been working 答案： B China Daily is _ a newspaper; it keeps us in touch with the world A no more than B not more than C more than D less than 答案： C Many Chinese have lived abroad for years, but they still _ the traditional customs. A observe B behav
18、e C perform D Struggle 答案： A Judging from his _ look, I know it is a very _ situation to her. A confused; confused B confusing; confusing C confusing; confused D confused; confusing 答案： D 完型填空 Last week I went to a supermarket. After I 36 the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly
19、 started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to 37 him. I felt so upset and 38 . He took me to a small room, but I was 39 frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me 40 to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room. He closed the door. I thought he was
20、going to hurt me. Suddenly, a 41 voice said in my ear, “Take out the things youve stolen!” “I stole nothing.” I said. “Do as I tell you. If we find them, youll be in trouble.” “There is nothing.” I answered. “I didnt take anything.” I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag. 42 this point,
21、 a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to 43 me. 44 , they found nothing. But they didnt believe that I hadnt stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again. I was 45 when it rang again. I felt 46 and burst into tears. I didnt know how to prove 47 I was innocent.
22、 They made me go into the small room again. “Take out the stolen things quickly, 48 we will dial 110.” They said. “OK, call the police. I m not afraid.” I said 49 . Suddenly, they 50 their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet. I did 51 she had told me. There was a label (标签 ) o
23、n the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the 52 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it 53 my innocence. After that, they 54 to me in the small room. But they should have apologized 55 , shouldnt they A lot of people were there when I was taken away. What did they think of me 【小题1
24、】 A buy B paid C passed D spent A obey B beg C follow D listen to A angry B excited C happy D puzzled A very B much C such D so A disagree B unwilling C voluntarily D willingly A gentle B cold C sound D polite A Of B In C At D From A look at B watch C examine D keep A Needless to say B So far C On o
25、ne hand D As a result of A afraid B frightened C shocked D sad A wronged B annoying C confused D unpleasant A what B whether C that D how A and B but C or D so A unhappily B forcefully C terribly D widely A changed B raised C increased D closed A like B as C according to D as if A only B last C very
26、 D just A tested B showed C proved D gave A said B apologized C agreed D promised A loudly B together C politely D in public 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 C
27、【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete. Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamil
28、ton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将 ) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾 )， a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved ,nobody could imagine she would
29、 ever get back on a surfboard again. In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost he
30、r arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims. Its a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethanys story, of course, but I thought What an incredibl
31、e role ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged ” The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for t
32、he surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding . Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves. “Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope theyre educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all
33、if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.” 【小题 1】 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true . A Hamilton was severely injured when surfing. B No
34、body thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles. C Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer. D Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims. 【小题 2】 Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third para
35、graph A Free. B Easy C Smart. D Strong. 【小题 3】 What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robbs words A She was absorbed in the story. B she wasnt sure she could play the role well. C She wants to challenge her faith. D She doesnt believe Bethanys story. 【小题 4】 How does Hamilton hope people will be affected
36、 by her story A she hopes more people will take up surfing. B she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged C She hopes more people will keep off the sharks. D She hopes people will donate something to her charity. 【小题 5】 What can we learn from the passage A A lot of people are fond of surfing. B
37、 Good things will happen to the disabled in the end. C Faith and will power will help people go through hard times. D People can always overcome every difficulty in life. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C It was Monday. Mrs. Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the hou
38、se. Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it： “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently： “Take this to the butcher（ * person whose job is selling meat） and hes going to give you your l
39、unch today.” Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once. At noon, th
40、e dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and ga
41、ve the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（ *people who buy sth. from a shop） . But, the dog came again at four oclock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock, and brought with it a third piece of
42、paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today ” Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！ 【小题 1】 Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite . A cruelly B fairly C kindly D friendl
43、y 【小题 2】 It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it _ . A might do it much harm B could do it much good C would help the butcher D was worth many pounds 【小题 3】 The butcher did not give any meat to the dog _ . A before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Sm
44、ith B when he found that the words on the paper were not clear C because he had sold out all the meat in his shop D until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith 【小题 4】 From its experience, the dog found that _. A only the paper with Mrs. Smiths words in it could bring it meat B the butcher would give the
45、meat to it whenever he saw it C Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher D a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat 【小题 5】 At the end of the story, youll find that _. A the dog was clever enough to write on the paper B the dog dared not go to the butchers any more C the
46、butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog D the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 D Almost all theme park accidents can be prevented Here, based on coverage of theme park safety, are some tips to help you and your family stay saf
47、e on your next visit. If you are visiting with a child, take a moment to explain the ride to them, and tell them what they should do They are depending upon you to keep them safe Set a good example for them by following the rules of the park, and make sure that they know you expect them to follow th
48、ose rules, too. Tell them to stay seated, to hold the grab bar or put their hands in the laps, and not to stick their knees and feet outside a ride vehicle Make them look to you for the okay to get on or off a ride, too And never put a crying child on a ride If your child starts to cry, let others pass you in line until your child is calm
