高二英语上学期第一次月考试卷

2017-2018学年第一学期第一次月考高二年级英语试题I.阅读理解(共40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。APeopletendtobecomemorepersonalandhidelessofthemselveswhenusingemail.ResearchersfromOpenUniversityinBritainhavefoundinarecentstudythattherearegoodreasonsforthis.Theteamofresearchersasked83pairsofstudents,allstrangerstoeachother,tosolveaproblem.Theyhadtodiscussthisquestion:Ifonlyfivepeopleintheworldcouldbesavedfromaworlddisaster,whoshouldtheybe?Thepairsofstudentshadtotalkovertheproblemeitherfacetofaceorbycomputers.Dr.Johnsonsaid,“TheytoldtheirpartnersfourtimesasmuchaboutthemselveswhentheytalkedovertheInternetaswhentheytalkedfacetoface.Whenthecomputerswerefittedwithcamerassothatstudentscouldseeeachother,thislimitedthepersonalsideoftheconversation.”Generallytheinformationwasnotextremelypersonal.Itwasmainlyaboutthingssuchaswheretheywenttoschool,orwheretheyusedtolive.Butsomestudentsdiscussedtheirlovestories,andpersonalchildhoodexperiences.DrJohnsonbelievesthatemailingencouragespeopletofocusonthemselves.Andwhentheydothis,theybecomemoreopen,especiallyiftherearenocameras.“Ifyoucannotseetheotherperson,itbecomeseasiertotalkaboutyourself.Thisisbecauseyouarenotthinkingwhattheotherpersonisthinkingofyou.Soemailinghasbecomethemodernwayoftalking,”saidDr.Johnson.However,thisstyleoftalkingisnotentirelynew.“Inthe19thcenturypeoplestartedtousethe‘telegraph’tocommunicate.Nowthesamekindofthinghashappenedandpeopleendedupspeakingmorefreely.”Dr.Johnsonthinksthatemailersneedtoknowabouttheseeffectsofemailing,especiallywhentheystartworkinacompany.“Ifyoudon’tknowaboutthem,youcouldfindyourselfsayingmoreaboutyourselfthanyouwantedto.”1.Thesubjectdiscussedinthispassageis_______.A.howpeopledoresearchstudiesB.howpeopleopenupwhenemailingC.howtocommunicateatworkD.howtodiscussandsolveaproblem2.Thereasonthatsomecouplestalkedfreelyaboutthemselvesisthat_______.A.theydidn’ttalkaboutverypersonalthingsB.theycouldn’tseeeachotherC.thecamerasonthecomputerswereturnedonD.theyhadtodiscussaquestion3.Inthewriter’sopinion,oneshould______.A.focusononeselfwhenemailingB.talkmorefreelyinemailsthanusualC.considerhowoneusesemailatworkD.discussanysubjectthatonewantstoBAnewstudyof8,000youngpeopleinthejournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily，itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”.Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”,this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons，theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung,butonlymaturity(成熟)givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.5.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofself.B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.D.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?A.ConfusedB.DisapprovingC.DisinterestedD.ScaredCDevon,17,isusedtopayingherowncellphoneandcarexpenses.Butlatelyit'sbeenharder.Thefamilyshebaby-sitsforhasn’tbeencallingasmuchasusualandshecouldn'tfindajoboverthesummer.Devon'sdadsaidit'sasignofthetougheconomy.Hetoldherhe'sfeelingthepinchtooandthathehadtousehercollegefundtopaytheloan(货款).Thiskindofmoneytroublesisn'tstrangetocommonfamiliesthesedays.Infact,it'shardtoavoidnewsabouttheeconomyonthescreenoftheTVorthecomputersrecently.Itcanseemabitworryandsomefamiliesarehitreallyhard.Formostpeople,thebigproblemisthatthingscostmoreatatimewhentheyhavelessmoneytospend.Buthigherpricesaren'ttheonlyproblem.Manypeoplearehavingatoughtimemakingpaymentsonsometypesofhomeloans.Therefore,somefamiliesarecuttingbackonwhattheyspend.Forexample,eatingoutless,stayi