辽宁省朝阳市第二高级中学20142015学年高三第二次月考英语试卷

朝阳市第二高级中学高三第二次月考英语试题时间：100分钟满分：120分第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：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A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AManyyearsago,IpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.LastweekIreceivedatelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstopcryingasshetoldmethatoneofmystorieshadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicide.Inclosingshecalledmeahero.Thatgotmethinkingaboutwhataherois.WasIaherobecauseIpulledafamilyfromaburningcar?Ifso,howcouldIbeaherojustbecauseIwroteastorythatsavedsomeone’slife?TodayIlookeduptheword“hero”inthedictionarytoseeexactlywhatitmeant.Itread“apersonwhodoessomethingbrave”andalso“apersonwhoisgoodandnoble”.Thatstatementimpressedmemorethanthepartaboutbeingbrave.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryimportant.AndIrememberedwhathappenedtomeyearsago.Aftermymarriageoftwentyyearsended,Iwasinsuchacondition.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetenoughcouragetoendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhome,someonehadsentmeacardinthemailwhichtoldmehowmuchtheywouldappreciatemeasafriend.Thatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylife.Thatperson,withoutevenknowingit,savedalifeandbecameahero.ThemanystoriesIkeptwritinginthefollowingyearssavedthelifeofateenageboy.Inturnthatmakesthepersonwhosentmethecardadoublehero.IsupposethatiswhyIfightsohardtohelpthechildrennowlivinginorphanages(孤儿院).Mostchildrencomeoutoftheseinstitutionswithaveryhardandbitterattitudeagainsttheworld.Thegiftswesendthemletthemknowthattheyhavenotbeenforgotten.Hopefully,mostofthemwillneverhurtanyonebecauseofthekindnessshowntothembythoseofuswhocared.Ifitworks,wewillalsobecomeheroes.21.Themainideaofthepassageis_______________.A.whythewritershouldbeaheroB.whataheroexactlyisC.whetherthewriterisaheroD.thateveryoneisahero22.Whydidthewomancallthewriteraheroattheendofthecall?A.Becauseheaskedhersonnottokillhimself.B.Becausehesavedafamilyfromaburningcar.C.Becausehisstorysavedherson’slife.D.Becausehewascuteandkindtoeverybody.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph5referto?A.Thewonderfulcardthewriterreceived.B.Theactionofsendingthecard.C.Thefactthatthesenderhelpedthewriter.D.Thefactthatthesenderwasafriendofthewriter.24.Accordingtothewriter,whocanbeconsideredasahero?A.ApersonwhoisbraveB.ApersonwhohelpssomeoneintroubleC.ApersonwhocanholdadoorforothersD.Apersonwhowriteswonderfulstories.BWASHINGTON—PatientswithHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS,oftendevelopvitamindeficiencies(缺乏).Anewstudyhasfoundthatgivingthesepatientsamultivitaminwithamineralsupplement(补充)helpsimprovetheirimmunityandslowsthedisease'sprogression.Sub-SaharanAfricahasalwaysbeenthecenteroftheAIDSepidemic.InBotswana,despiteaggressivepreventioncampaigns,oneoutofeveryfouradultsisinfectedwithHIV.ProfessorMariannaBaumbasedherlatestresearchthere.Baumrecruitedalmost900newlyinfectedadultswhohadnotyetreceivedtheanti-AIDSdrugsthattargetthevirus.TheseadultswerethendividedintogroupsthatrandomlyreceiveddifferentcombinationsofvitaminsB,CandE,themineralseleniumoraplacebo（安慰剂）.MostpatientswithHIVbecomedeficientinthesevitamins,whichhelpboostimmunity.Baumsaidsheinitiallythoughtthemultivitaminsaloneorseleniumalonewouldbeeffectiveinstrengtheningtheimmunesystem,butfoundthattobeincorrect.“Weweresurprisedtofindthatonlythecombinationwaseffective,”saidBaum.ResearchshowsthatwhenpeoplewithHIVreceiveanti-retroviraldrugs(抗逆转录病毒药物)shortlyafterinfection,theycanremainhealthyandarelesslikelytopassthevirustotheirsexpartners.Formanycountries,however,thecostoftheseanti-AIDSdrugsisstillprohibitive.Baumsaidthevitaminandmineralcombinationtherapyshouldhelplowincomecountriesbettercontrolthevirus.“AsimplemultivitaminsupplementationwithseleniumprovidedearlyinHIVdiseasecanactuallyslowtheHIVdiseaseprogressionanditissafe.ItislowcostanditshouldbeprovidedveryearlyinHIVinfection,”saidBaum.Baumsaidthesupplementsarenotmeanttoreplaceanti-retroviraltherapy,butcanhelpthosewhocannotobtainthedrugs.Dr.AnthonyFauci,aworldrenownedexpertonAIDS,disagrees.“Ihaven’treadthepaper,buthavingtakencareofHIV-infectedindividualsforthreedecades,Iwoulddoubtthatvitaminsaregoingtohaveamajoreffectonsuppressingthevirus,saidFauci.Faucisaidvitaminandmineralsupplementsmaymakeapatientgenerallyhealthier,buttheonlythingthattrulyworkstosuppressHIVisanti-retroviraltherapy.Baum'sstudywaspublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.25.Whereisthepassageprobablytaken?A.AscientificreportB.AnewspaperC.AschooltextbookD.Sciencefiction26.WhatcanwelearnfromprofessorBaum’sstudy?A.ItisvitamindeficienciesthatmayhavecausedpeopletodevelopAIDS.B.MorethanonethirdofpeopleinBotswanaarediagnosedwithHIVdisease.C.ProfessorBaumdivided900HIVpatientsrandomlyintoseveralgroups.D.OnlythecombinationofvitaminsandthemineralseleniumcouldslowAIDS’sprocess.27.WhichofthestatementsispossiblysupportedbyDr.AnthonyFauci?A.ThefindingisgreatnewsforlowincomeHIVpatients.B.VitaminswillhaveagreatimpactonstoppingHIV.C.Anti-retroviraltreatmentiseffectivetostopHIV.D.VitaminsshouldbeusedearlyinHIVinfection.28.Theunderlinedword“prohibitive”inparagraph5isclosestto“_______”inmeaning.A.deadlyB.costlyC.decreasingD.forbiddenCFourschoolchildrenfromBelgrav