高二英语5月月考试题

1甘肃省武威第五中学2014-2015学年高二英语5月月考试题（试卷分值：120分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AJohnH.JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix.Hewasreachingthehighschoolage,buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks.Fortunatelyhehadastrong-willed(意志坚强的)caringmother.Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes,“Son,youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve.”Shetoldhimnottodependonothers,includinghismother.“Youhavetoearnsuccess,”shesaid.“Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon’tsucceed,buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard.”Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandhardworkdon’tmeaneverything.Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson,whowasthen15,toChicago.Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor.John’smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork.ButhereJohncouldgotoschool,andherehelearnedthepowerofwords—asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolHiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks.Whileothersdiscouragedhim,John’smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby.“Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.”Shealsolethimpawn(典当)herfurnituretogetthe$500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine.ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshismother’swordsinmind.“Son,failureisnotinyourvocabulary!”NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica—worth$150million.21.John’smotherdecidedtomovetoChicagobecause_____.A.hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoungB.lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometownC.JohnneededmoreeducationbadlyD.therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown2.John’smother_______________.A.didn’tbelieveinordependonothersB.thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobeC.believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghardD.thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard3.Theunderlinedsentence“Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.”means_____.A.ifyoutry,youwouldsucceedB.afailureisdifficulttobeat,evenifyoutryC.atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailureD.nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry4.Thestorymainlytellsus_____.A.howJohnH.JohnsonbecamesuccessfulB.aboutthemental(心理的)supportJohn’smothergavehimC.abouttheimportanceofagoodeducationD.aboutthekeytosuccessforblacksBRobotsthatcanchat，findmisplacedglasses，drawaeroplanesandplaywithyourchildrenareattractingthousandsofvisitorsduringanexpoinTokyoasJapanadaptstochangesinsociety．Robots，suchasthesound．sensitiveChapit，answersimplequestionsandevenjokewithpeopletohelpthemfightlonelinessandstayalertinoldage．Japanhasoneoftheworld’sfastest-ageingsocietiesandthegovernmentpredictsthatby2050theproportionofpeopleover65willreach40percent．”ManyolderpeopleinJapanlivealoneandhavenoonetotalkto，”saidKazuyaKitamurarepresentativeofthe3expoorganizer．“Communicationrobotsaccompanypeopleanddon’tmindlisteningtothesamestoriesoverandoveragain．”Matsumoto’s“PersonalMobilityRobot，”equippedwithfourcamerasandasensortorecognizetheuser'scentreofgravity,isdesignedtohelpelderlymovearoundwithoutpressingbuttons．usingjoysticks(操纵杆)orrotatingwheelsasintraditionalwheelchairs．Therobotcanalsohelpfindmisplacedglassesbyidentifyingthemwithasensor．Otherrobots，suchastheaward-winning“DiGRO”cansupportbusyparentswhohavelittletimetoplaywiththeirchildren．TherobotcanusetheInternettofindasimpleimageandthendrawpictures，keepingchildrencompanywhileparentswork．WhileChapit，arelativelysimplerobot，managedtoattractacorporatepartnermanyresearchers，suchasKiyoshiMatsumoto，aprofessorattheUniversityofTokyo，struggletoattractsponsorsformoreexpensiveprojects．“Wehavedevelopedarobotthatcanassistmanypeople，butwestillhaven’tfoundasponsor,”saidMatsumoto，whoaddedthatthecostofthemachine，ifmass-produced，wouldbecomparabletothatofacar．”Inthecurrenteconomicenvironmenttherearefewcompanieswillingtoinvestinsuchacostlyproject，”hesaid．5．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______．A．manychildrenlacklovefromparentsB．robotshelpfultotheoldwillbeingreatdemandC．robotsarethemostusefultochildrenD．robotsdobetterthanpeopleinhealthcare6．Itisdifficulttofindsponsorsforrobotsbecause______.A．JapanissufferingeconomydepressionB．therobotsareofpoordesignC．theproductionofrobotscostsalotD．thefuturemarketisworrying7．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstherobotsreferredto?A．Unsatisfied．B．Doubtful．C.Favorable．D．Regretful．4CDoyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone'slife?Ifyes.don'tcareaboutsexorage!Comeandjoinus,thenyou'llmakeit!Position:VolunteerSoCareAssistant(NoPaywithFreeMeals)Place:ManchesterHours:PartTimeWearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Don'tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!Role:Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.YouwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafetyButyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.SkillsandExperienceRequired:Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.Youwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfl