山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题

山西省运城市景胜中学2019-2020学年高二英语12月月考试题时间120分钟满分150分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）APeteSparkswasasensitive（敏感的）boy.Sosensitivethatevenhishairwasticklish（怕痒的）.Youonlyhadtotouchhishairalittlebitandhewouldstartlaughing.Whenthisticklishlaughterstarted,noonecouldmakehimstop.Petetriedeverythingtocontrolhisticklishness,butnothingworked.Sohebegantofeelsadforbeingdifferent.Onedayinthestreet,hemetaspecialclown.Theclownwasveryoldandcouldhardlywalk,butwhenhesawPeteintears,hewenttocheerhimup.Itdidn’ttakelongtomakePetelaugh.LaterPetetoldhimabouthisticklishproblem,andheaskedtheclownhowsuchanoldmancouldcarryonbeingaclown.“Ihavenoonetotakemyplace,”saidtheclown.“Ihaveaveryseriousjobtodo.”Petelookedathim,surprised.“Come,I’llshowyou,”saidtheclown.SotheclowntookPetetomanyhospitalsfullofchildrenwhoweresick.Assoonastheysawtheclown,theirfaceschangedcompletelyandlitupwithasmile.Theirshortwhilespentwiththeclownchangedeverythingforthem.Thatdaywasevenmorespecial,becauseineveryshowPete’slaughterwouldendupwiththekidslyingonthefloor,dyingwithlaughter.Whenthevisitcametoanend,theoldclownsaidtoPete,“NowdoyouseewhyIcan’tretire（退休）,evenatmyage?”ThatwashowPetebecameaclown,andtookthespecialoldman’splace.Fromthatdayon,thefactthatPetewasdifferentactuallymadehimhappy,thankstohisspecialgift（天赋）.（1）Petewantedtochangebecausehewantedto______.A.makeadifferenceB.justbeanormalboyC.makeeveryonehappyD.justbeaspecialclown（2）TheclowntookPetetothehospitalsinorderto______.A.treathisticklishnessB.encouragehimtobeaclownC.showhimthemeaningofhisjobD.knowwhetherPetehadtoldalie（3）Whatdoesthestoryteachus?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Everyoneisbornuseful.C.Wellbegunishalfdone.D.Wherethereislife,thereishope.BEndingthehabitofsmokingisanunpleasantexperience.Youneedtodealwithdesiretosmoke.Inordertoliveahealthylife,youneedtogiveupthehabitofsmoking.Inthisarticle,wewilldealwithsomeimportantmethodstobeatthehabitofsmoking.Markadatefewweeksbeforeyoustopsmoking.Thismethodwillgiveyouenoughtimetoprepareyourselfmentallyforupcomingchanges.However,itwillalsopermityoutostartsomemedicaltreatment.Avoidvisitingtheplaceandlocationsthatwillcauseyoutolightcigarettes（香烟）.Evenavoidthehabitswithwhichnormallyyousmoked.Forexample,somepeoplehaveahabitofsmokingacigarettewithmorningteaorcoffee.Soreplaceyourhabitofdrinkingteaorcoffee.Stayawayfromvisitingnightpubsorclubs.Savethemoneythatyouusedtospendonbuyingcigarettes.Keeparecordofdailyexpensethatwillhelpyoutocheckyourunnecessaryexpenses.Cutdownthisexpenseandyoumaybeabletobuysomethingusefulforyou.Takepartinphysicalactivities.Includelotsofsportsinyourdailylife.Startgoingforlongwalksorwalkdowntogrocerystore.Buyabikeforyourself,traveltonearbyplacewithitinsteadoftravelingwithcar.Youcanpickanyphysicalactivitythatmightinterestyou.Changeyoureatinghabit.Includeenoughfreshgreenvegetablesandfruitsinyourdiet.Drinkplentyofwaterthroughouttheday.Askhelpfromyourfamilyandfriends.Theywillhelpyoutostayawayfromyourhabit.Thelasttiptostopsmokingistostaypatientandcalm,thatistosay,believeinyourselfandhaveconfidence.Sticktoyourplansandschedules.（4）Whyisstoppingsmokingdifficultaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanneverchangeourhabits.B.It’shardtosolvethedesiretosmoke.C.Welackthesupportofourfamily.D.Wecan’trealizetheharmofsmoking.（5）Inordertostopsmoking,wehadbetternot______.A.takeexerciseB.turntoyourfriendsC.keeppatientD.visitnightpubs（6）Howmanytipsdoestheauthorofferinthepassage?A.5.B.6.C.7.D.8.（7）Themostprobablereadersforthepassageare______.A.studentsB.adultsC.smokersD.non-smokersCIngeneral,peopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolors:warmcolorsandcoolcolors.Researchersinpsychologythinkthattherearealsotwogroupsofpeople:peoplewhopreferwarmcolorsandpeoplewhoprefercoolcolors.Thewarmcolorsarered,orangeandyellow.Wheretherearewarmcolorsandalotoflight,peopleusuallywanttobeactive.Peoplethinkthatred,forexample,isexciting.Sociablepeople,thosewholiketobewithothers,likered.Thecoolcolorsaregreen,blueandviolet.Thesecolors,unlikewarmcolors,arerelaxing.Wheretherearecoolcolors,peopleareusuallyquiet.Peoplewholiketospendtimealoneoftenpreferblue.Redmaybeexciting,butoneresearchersaysthattimeseemstopassmoreslowlyinaroomwithwarmcolorsthaninaroomwithcoolcolors.Hesuggeststhatawarmcolor,suchasredororangeisagoodcolorforalivingroomorrestaurant.Peoplewhoarerelaxingoreatingdonotwanttimetopassquickly.Coolcolorsarebetterforofficesorfactoriesifthepeoplewhoareworkingtherewanttimetopassquickly.Researchersdonotknowwhypeoplethinksomecolorsarewarmandothercolorsarecool.However,almosteveryoneagreesthatred,orange,andyellowarewarmandthatgreen,blue,andvioletarecool.Perhapswarmcolorsremindpeopleofwarmdaysandthecoolcolorsremindthemofcooldays.Becauseinthenorththesunishigherduringsummer,thehotsummersunlightappearsyellow.（8）Whichofthefollowingcolorsbelongtocoolcolors?A.Yellow,green.B.Blue,violet.C.Black,blue.D.Brown,white.（9）Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Sociablepeoplelikewarmcolors.B.Warmcolorscanmakepeopleexcited.C.Peoplewholiketobewithothersdon’tlikered.D.Wheretherearewarmcolors,peoplewanttobeactive.（10）Whichistherightcolorfor