山西省晋中市和诚中学2019-2020学年高二英语3月月考试题

山西省晋中市和诚中学2019-2020学年高二英语3月月考试题考试时间：100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）阅读短文，从所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项，并填到相应位置。ThreeBoysandaDadBradclosedthedoorslowlyasSuelefthometovisithermother.Expectingawholedaytorelax,hewasthinkingwhethertoreadthenewspaperorwatchhisfavouriteTVtalkshowonhisfirstdayoffinmonths.“Thiswillbelikeawalkinthepark，”he'dtoldhiswife.“I'lllookafterthekids,andyoucangovisityourmom.”Thingsstartedwell,butjustaftereighto'clock,histhreelittle“goodkids”—Mike,Randy,andAlex—camedownthestairsintheirnightclothesandshouted“breakfast,daddy.”Whenfoodhadnotappearedwithinthirtyseconds，RandybeganusinghisspoononAlex'sheadasifitwereadrum.Alexstartedtoshoutloudlyintimetothebeat(节拍).Mikechanted“Where'smytoast,where'smytoast”inthebackground.Bradrealizedhisnewspaperwouldhavetowaitforafewseconds.Lifebecameworseafterbreakfast.MikeworeRandy'sunderwearonhishead.Randylockedhimselfinthebathroom，whileAlexshoutedagainbecausehewasgoingtowethispants.Nobodycouldfindcleansocks,althoughtheywerebeforetheirveryeyes.Someonenamed“NotMe”hadspilledawholeglassoforangejuiceintothebasketofcleanclothes.Bradknewthetalkshowhadalreadystarted.Byteno'clock,thingswereoutofcontrol.Alexwaswonderingwhythefishinthejarrefusedhisbreadandbutter.Mikewastryingtoshowoffhistalentbydecoratingthekitchenwallwithhiscolourpencils.Randy,thankfully,appearedtobereadingquietlyinthefamilyroom,butcloserexaminationshowedthathewaseatingapplejamstraightfromthebottlewithhishands.Bradrealisedthatthetalkshowwasoverandreadingwouldbeimpossible.Atexactly11：17,Bradcalledthedaycarecentre(日托所).“Isuddenlyhavetogointoworkandmywife'saway.CanIbringtheboysoverinafewminutes？”Theanswerwasobviously“yes”becauseBradwassmiling.1.Whenhiswifelefthome，Bradexpectedto______.A．gooutforawalkintheparkB．watchTVtalkshowwithhischildrenC．enjoyhisfirstdayoffworkD．readthenewspapertohischildren2．WhichofthefollowingdidRandydo?A．Drawingonthewall.B．Eatingapplejam.C．Feedingthefish.D．Readinginaroom.3．WhydidBradaskthedaycarecentreforhelp?A．Becausehewantedtocleanuphishouse.B．Becausehesuddenlyhadtogotohisoffice.C．Becausehefoundithardtomanagehisboys.D．Becausehehadtotakehiswifebackhome.4．Thistextisdeveloped________.A．byspaceB．bycomparisonC．byprocessD．bytimeBEatingtoomuchfattyfood,exercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheartdisease.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:theairyoubreathe.Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure(暴露）toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreasedriskofheartproblems,buttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackorstroke(中风)withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposure.Inonereviewoftheresearch,scientistsfoundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants(污染物)wereupto5%morelikelytosufferaheartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposure.AseparatestudyofstrokepatientsshowedthatevenairthattheUS.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)considerstobeof“moderate”(良好)qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas34%within12to14hoursofexposure.Theauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleandcertainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressure.However,itisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollutionregardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimproveenvironmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.5．Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween________.A．heartproblemsandairqualityB．heartproblemsandexercisingC．heartproblemsandsmokingD．heartproblemsandfattyfood6．Theunderlinedword“modest”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans________.A．relativelyhighB．extremelylowC．relativelylowD．extremelyhigh7．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Eatingfattyfoodhasimmediateeffectsonyourheart.B．TheEPAconductedmanystudiesonairquality.C．Moderateairqualityismoreharmfulthansmoking.D．Stricterregulationsonpollutantsshouldbemade.8．Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto________.A．informB．persuadeC．describeD．entertainCIfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates，atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.Sotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhe