1、- 1 -河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分） 第一节 （共15 题：每小题2 分，满分30 分）阅 读 下 列 短 文 ， 从 每 题 所 给 的 四 个 选 项 （ A、 B、 C 和 D） 中 ， 选 出 最 佳 选 项 , 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AKeeping the kids busy over the school holidays can be discouraging and cost parents a lot. But weve found some cheap and cheerfu
2、l ways to enjoy family time this Easter from free days out to fun-filled theme parks which wont cost you much. Weve done the homework so you can get started on having a great time.Theme Parks Save from 10% to 25% off the price of tickets for Legoland in Windor by booking in advance online. A family
3、of four can save up to 45.90 on a one-day ticket, paying 137.70. Book seven days in advance and save 43 off the price of a family of four ticket for Drayton Manor Theme Park. Cali 0844-472-1950 or book online and youll pay 65 on the day. You can pick up a family of four ticket for a day at Alton Tow
4、ers in Staffordshire for 43.80 off the day price. Save 16 off the price for a family trip to The Making of Harry Potter by buying a family ticket (two adults and two children) online. Family of four 101, compared to 117.ActivitiesStudents looking for a cut-price trip to see the animals can save 15%
5、off the ticket price at Bristol Zoo and pay 12.71 rather than the full adult price 14.53. Teens should show their identity as students.FreebiesLet your kids discover what its like to be an animal on the African Plain or - 2 -in the ocean. Or, they can learn to love leaf beetles or become a scientist
6、 for the day at the Natural History Museum in London.21. In which theme park can visitors save most this Easter?ADrayton Manor Theme Park. BThe Making of Harry Potter.CLegoland in Windsor. DAlton Towers.22. What is a must for enjoying a cut-price trip at Bristol Zoo?AParents company. BStudent ID car
7、d.CDriving license. DAge over 8.23Which place should Tom visit if he wants to know detailed things about whales?ALegoland in Windor. BAlton Towers.CThe Making of Harry Potter. DThe Natural History Museum.24. The text is intended to .Ashow some funny activitiesBintroduce some places of interestCshow
8、how to enjoy a cut-price tripDintroduce some ways to enjoy family timeBRobots make me nervousespecially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, felt the same way.Gates said in an interview with the social ne
9、tworking and news website Reddit: “I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligentThat should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after that, though, the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern.”
10、Well, maybe I dont have to worry about my computer and kitchen equipment yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off. Theres a terrible thought!- 3 -Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that
11、 they are evil like some weve seen in sci-fi movies. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. Thats what philosopher Nick Bostrom from Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals, the destruction of people migh
12、t be just additional damage. Bostrom gives us an example: A machine which might have its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you. Because it is, well, a machine, it would not take pity on you.Its a good thing th
13、at American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics. They state that a robot may not hurt a human being or allow the human being to come to harm.Im glad my machines at home are “dumb”. All my cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my livin
14、g room. Lets hope they dont create an appliance which wants to take over the world!25. The author quoted Bill Gateswords in Paragraph 2 in order to make the text_.Abetter-known Bbetter-organizedCmore persuasive Dmore interesting26. An intelligent paperclip machine would harm us because _.Ait is much
15、 cleverer than us Bit would take over the worldCit has the strong feeling of destroying us Dit would see us just as material27. How does the author feel about Isaac Asimovs rules of robotics?A. Optimistic B. Worried C. Disappointed D. Regretful28. What does the text mainly focus on?A. The benefits o
16、f future robots. B. The new applications of robots.C. The concern for super intelligence. D. The popularity of robots in the future.C- 4 -Octopuses (章鱼) are sea animals famous for their rounded bodies, bulging eyes, and eight long arms. They live in all the worlds oceans but there are especially mor
17、e octopuses in warm, tropical waters. Octopuses, like their cousin, the squid (乌贼), are often considered “monsters of the deep”, though some species, or types, occupy relatively shallow waters.Most octopuses stay along the oceans floor, although some species are pelagic, which means they live near t
18、he waters surface. Other octopus species live in deep, dark waters, rising from below at dawn and dusk to search for food. Crabs and shrimps rank among their favorite foods, though some can attack larger prey, like sharks. Octopuses typically drop down on their prey from above and, using powerful su
19、ctions that line their arms, pull the animals into their mouths. The octopus performs its famous backward swim by blowing up water through a muscular tube on the body called a siphon. Octopuses also crawl along the oceans floor, putting their arms into small openings to search for food Seals, whales
20、, and large fish prey on octopuses.If threatened, octopuses shoot an inky liquid that darkens the water, confusing the other animals. The octopus can also change to gray, brown, pink, blue, or green to mix with its surroundings. Octopuses may also change color as a way to communicate with other octo
21、puses. Octopuses are solitary creatures that live alone in dens (巢穴) built from rocks, which the octopus moves into place using its powerful arms. Octopuses sometimes even fashion a rock “door” for their dens that pull closed when the octopus is safely inside.29. In which place can we find more Octo
22、puses?AThe ocean near Hainan. BThe river near Canada.CThe Arctic Ocean. DThe South Pole.30. What is a way for Octopuses to communicate with each other?AUsing special signals. BMaking special sounds.CLiving together in a group. DChanging their own colors.31. What do we know about Octopuses?AThey just
23、 stay in deep ocean.- 5 -BThey eat food by using their teeth.CThey dont like hunting large animals.DThey shoot an inky liquid to avoid dangers.DBecause of the financial crisis in the US and UK, college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.Recen
24、tly, two major US student loan (贷款) lenders, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase, announced they were leaving the student loan industry altogether. Because banks currently have a lack of credit, they are reluctant to offer students low-interest loans that need a several-year wait for any return of interest.
25、In the US, many undergraduates fill up their financial needs with a private loan, although the majority can get government-funded loans. In the 2015-2016 academic year, $ 17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. The lack of private funding has yet to be covered and w
26、ill hit many US students hard.Across the Atlantic, UK students have been less troubled by the crisis. Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expenses with government-funded loans and grants. Their biggest concern is a sudden increase in student rent.Most young professionals now rent ho
27、uses, since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes (按揭计划) have disappeareda direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house rent market.In large cities, UK students are paying almost 6.5 percent more in rent than the previous year. Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student
28、 show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of $ 203.Yet, despite students suffering, the number of this years university applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps, people regard further education as a way to survive tough job market.32. What does the und
29、erlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Forced. BUnwilling. C. Determined. DPleasant.- 6 -33. What is a big challenge to the American students according to the text?AA lack of education.BThe low-interest loan.CThe short fall in private funding.DA lack of government-funded loan.34. What are t
30、he UK students most concerned about?AHouse rent. BFurther education.CMortgage schemes. DGovernment-funded loans.35. What may be the best title for the text?ACollege students in the US and UK are faced with their financial crisisBIt is the duty for the governments to solve college students financial
31、crisisCFurther education is a good way for college students to survive tough job marketD. The private student loan is a good way for college students to overcome the difficulties第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。36 achieve it actively by direct experience, by testin
32、g and proving an idea, or by reasoning.We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, its not surpri
33、sing that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers. 37 It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor.Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesnt show it to anyone. Then
34、the person whispers it, word for - 7 -word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. 38 39 The
35、simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.40 A statement
36、of opinion by one writer may be restated as a fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.A. Ty
37、pically, the original message has changed.B. Finally everybody gets the meaning.C. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem.D. Knowledge is passed down from generation to generation.E. Thats what happens in daily life.F. This process is also found among scholars and authors.G. We can ac
38、hieve knowledge either actively or passively.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分） 阅 读 下 面 短 文 ， 从 短 文 后 各 题 所 给 的 四 个 选 项 （ A、 B、 C 和D ） 中 ， 选 出 可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Remembering My Fathers VestPeople get into trouble because they dont know enough to keep cool. As a child, I ha
39、d a lot of 41 that had been held back and not released. Worse still, I was not good at 42 constructively.Once as I was getting ready for school, my mother 43 me my fathers vest - 8 -instead of mine. This was around the time when I was going to be larger in 44 than my father, so as I put on the vest,
40、 I felt like I was being choked in it! I 45 that it was a small oversight( 疏忽 ) on my mothers part, but 46 the feeling of being choked drowned me and I got very angry. I took my anger out on my mother 47 thinking much. I was so upset when she had handed me the wrong vest, and I 48 by violently teari
41、ng it apart from my chest! Later, my mother shared her own 49 with my father: “ See what your son has done.” Instead of scolding or abusing me, my father 50 responded by asking my mother to 51 the vest. He then wore it to work the next day. When my mother told me about my fathers response much later
42、, when I had 52 from my fit, I immediately felt a great sense of 53 for my violent behavior, just 54 that he was spending the entire day wearing a(n) 55 vest. At the same time, I was filled with great 56 for my father, whose gentle kindness taught me a life lesson I would treasure forever. On that d
43、ay, I made a 57 never to let anger get the better of me. I learn to 58 others when I think that they behave in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way, 59 forgiveness is a tool to turn anger off. And whenever I have difficulty 60 my strong emotion, I try to remember my fathers vest.41. A. pressure B.
44、anger C. stories D. tears42. A. listening B. debating C. communicating D. working43. A. handed B. sent C. delivered D. carried44. A. size B. weight C. height D. mind45. A. expected B. discovered C. suspected D. realized46. A. anyway B. somehow C. somewhat D. however47. A. without B. beyond C. beside
45、s D. despite48. A. performed B. agreed C. reacted D. declined49. A. excitement B. frustration C. enthusiasm D. failure50. A. calmly B. politely C. attentively D. anxiously51. A. save up B. give away C. hold back D. sew up52. A. recovered B. changed C. developed D. benefited- 9 -53. A. disappointment
46、 B. sympathy C. panic D. shame54. A. hoping B. joking C. imaging D. supposing55. A. old B. broken C. torn D. shabby56. A. curiosity B. pride C. envy D. admiration57. A. choice B. decision C. requirement D. compromise58. A. respect B. assist C. appreciate D. forgive59. A. and B. but C. for D. do60. A
47、. controlling B. expressing C. treasuring D. monitoring第二节 语法填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。If you go on holiday in Italy, Spain or Greece, dont be 61 (surprise) if everything is closed at noon. Its not because the shops are suffering a hard time, but its because eve
48、ryone is at lunch. In these Mediterranean countries, the locals take lunch very 62 (serious). In contrast to many other countries, lunch here is not a quick snack 63 (consume) in front of the computer or on the way to 64 meeting. It is the main event of the day and can last for several hours, 65 (cover) many courses.- 10 -Its origin is simple. Because of the hot climate in these countries, farmers thousands of years ago 66 (introduce) a rest during the hottest time of the day. They would have a big meal and then take a nap in 67 (prepare) for the remaining work.Although most employe
