辽宁省朝阳市建平县第二个高级中学20192020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试卷

-1-辽宁省朝阳市建平县第二个高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题第一部分：第一节：（共10题，每题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWillitmatterifyoudon'thaveyourbreakfast?Ashorttimeago,atestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferentages,from12to83,wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetest,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswantedtoseehowwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhaddifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Therulesshowthatifapersoneatsarightbreakfast,heorshewillworkbetterthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,heorshewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisoppositetowhatsomepeoplethink.Havingnobreakfastwillnothelpthemloseweight.Thisisbecausetheyaresohungryatnoonthateattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosingit.Youwillloseweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.1.Duringthetest,thepeopleweregiven_________.A.nobreakfastatall.B.differentbreakfastorsometimesnoneC.veryrichbreakfastsD.littlefoodforbreakfast2.Scientistswantedtoknowwhether__________.A.breakfasthadanyeffectonworkandstudies.B.peoplewereinterestedinbreakfastC.breakfastdidharmtopeople'shealthD.peoplewouldworkbetterwithoutbreakfast3.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplethinkwithoutbreakfasttheywill____A.loseweightB.getagoodresultintheirworkC.gainweightD.notbehungryatall.4.Whichofthefollowingsciencesisnotright?A.Itisbadforyourhealthtohavenobreakfast.B.Nobreakfastandmorelunchmaymakeyoufatter.-2-C.Themorebreakfastyouhave,themorequicklyyouwilllearninclass.D.Ifyoudon'teatmuchforlunchandsupper,youmayloseweight.BWhydoplantsgrowinsomeplacesandnotinothers?Whydoessomelandhavesomuchgrowingonit,whileotherlandhasalmostnoplantsgrowingonitatall?Togrow,plantsneedseveralthings.Oneiswarmth.Inverycoldplacesalmostnothinggrows.Plantsalsoneedwater.InverydrypartsoftheEarthonlyafewunusualplantscangrow.That'swhydrydesertseverywherearealmostnotcoveredbytreesorgrass.Plantsmustalsohaveaplaceinwhichtoputdowntheirrootsandgrow.Theyfinditdifficulttogrowonhardland.Thetownisbuiltonhardland.Theplantsherehaveonlythesoilfoundbetweenthecracksofthestonestogrowin.Anotherthingplantsmusthavebeforetheycangrowisfood.Whatwillhappenifwetrytomakethingsgrowonthesandybeach?Afewplants,suchasbeachgrass,willgrowinsand,butmostplantswon't.Eveniftheweatheriswarmenoughandwewatertheplantseachday,manyofthemwilldiebecausethesandonthisbeachhasalmostnofoodforplants.5.Fromthepassage,wecanknowitis______forplantstogrowindryplaces.A.easyB.difficultC.impossibleD.important6.Thereasonwhymostplantscan'tgrowonthesandybeachisthat.A.thereisn'tenoughsunlightB.thereistoomuchwaterC.itistoocrowdedthereD.ithaslittlefoodforplants7.Thepassagecanmostprobablybefoundinabook.A.scienceB.historyC.travelD.mathCAsamusicteacherfortwenty-sevenyears,Ihavealwaysknownthatmusictouchesthesoul.Itcanbreakthroughallkindsofbarrierstoreachstudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethemeansforeachchildtofindtheirlight.Afewyearsago,Iwasblessedwiththeopportunitytoteachpre-schoolstudentsoneafternoonaweek.OneofmymostmemorablestudentswasVanessa.Shewasfiveyearsold,haddifficultywalking,andcouldnotspeak.WemostlysatonthefloorforourmusiclessonsandVanessalikedtositonmylap.OneofherfavoritesongswasJohntheRabbit.ItwasacallandresponsesongwhereIsangthecallandthe-3-studentsclappedtwotimeswhilesingingtherepeatingphrase,“Oh,yes!”Vanessalikedtoputherhandstogetherwithmineandclapwithme.Weperformedthatsongduringeveryclass,VanessaandIclappingtogether.Sheneversaidorsangaword.Onedaylateintheschoolyear,whenthesongwasfinished,Vanessaturnedaround,lookedmeintheeye,clappedhertinyhandstwotimesandsaidthewords“Oh,yes!”Iopenedmymouthandcouldnotspeak.Throughmusic,wehadmadeaconnection.Severalyearslater,IcameacrossVanessaonthestreetintown.Istoppedmycarandwavedtosayhello.Shewavedbackwithabigsmileonherfaceandthenclappedherhandstwotimes,mimicking(模仿)thesongwehadperformedinourmusicclass.Thispreciouslittlegirl,throughherconnectionwithmusic,leftanimpressiononmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhastheabilitytolearnandgrow.Itisuptouseducatorstodiscoverthewaytoreacheachandeveryoneofourstudents.Weallmustfindeachchild’slight.8.Theauthorthinksmusic________.A.canmakechildrencalmdownB.canconnecthearttoheartC.isdifficultforpre-schoolstudentsD.isagoodmeanstofindajob9.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,Vanessa________.A.gotusedtosingingsongsB.wastooshytospeakC.wastheyoungestintheclassD.enjoyedtheauthor’sclasses10.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.TheauthorhasbeenintouchwithVanessaforseveralyears.B.Vanessabecameashealthyasotherchildren.C.ThesongmadeadeepimpressiononVanessa.D.BeingagoodeducatorbecameVanessa’sdream.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。11Whenapersondoesacertainthingagain,heisimpelled(迫使)bysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedly;thusahabitisformed.Onceahabitisformed,itisdifficult,andsometimesimpossible,togetridof.12Childrenoftenformbadhabits,someofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylive.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitsaslongastheylive,andsometimesbecomeruinedbythem.13Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodo