2024年4月28日发(作者：)

高二一月月考（英语）

（考试总分：120 分）

一、 阅读理解 （本题共计3小题，总分25分）

1.（7.5分）As a marathon runner and regular gym fan, physical fitness was my life.

All that changed in May 1997 when I survived a near-deadly car accident. After several

weeks in unconsciousness, I woke up with a raspy(沙哑的) voice and no balance. I had to

relearn how to sit, stand, walk and move about. Seven years of physical treatment later, I

began walking on my own, though slowly and haltingly(跛). I keep a walker around for when

I need to move quickly.

During all these years of recovery, I remained a gym fan. As I watched the personal

trainers working with their customers, I knew I was as fit as they were. So I decided this

would be my new purpose. I started studying for the personal training certification exam

immediately. Once I did, my health club immediately hired me.

However, if you don’t obtain customers, you don’t work. Who was going to choose

me with a health club full of able-bodied trainers? A medical consultant suggested I teach

group exercise classes in senior homes. Over time, I’ve been able to add more classes, such

as balance exercises. Balance work is so important for older people. And for me too! Now

the exercises I teach are helping me as much as they do my class. The years as a physical

treatment patient have given me lots of cues to use as I teach my classes.

A personal trainer — on a walker? It’s not something you see every day. While my

students aren’t athletes or body builders, working with seniors gives me an audience that

appreciates what I have overcome through regular exercise. I’m able to encourage them

beyond what they thought they could do. No longer do my disabilities embarrass me or make

me feel ashamed. They have led me to a new purpose in life: inspiring and encouraging those

I serve.

21. What new career would the author take up?

A. A gym athlete.

B. A marathon runner.

D. A physical treatment consultant. C. A physical fitness instructor.

22. What inspired the author to work again?

A. His audience.

C. His disabilities.

B. Others’ advice.

D. The love for gym.

23. Why did the author serve the old people?

A. He was also a senior with disabilities.

B. He couldn’t obtain young customers.

C. He had much experience in the senior health.

D. He was not as professional as the other personal trainers.

2.（10分）As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information,

are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store

it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing

what we remember and how.

In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her

research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment,

they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people

understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that

the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better.

People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to

remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them

where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer

folder. Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location better than the facts. When

people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how

to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆).”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of

the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories: that is,

people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to

access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent,

but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

24. The passage begins with two questions to _________.

A. introduce the main topic B. show the author’s attitude

C. describe how to use the Internet D. explain how to store information

25. What can we learn about the first experiment?

A. Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.

B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.

C. The first group did not try to understand the information.

D. The second group did not understand the information.

26. In transactive memory, people _________.

A. keep the information in mind

B. change the quantity of information

C. organize information like a computer

er how to find the information

27. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow’s research?

A. We are using memory differently.

B. We are becoming more intelligent.

C. We have poorer memories than before.

D. We need a better way to access information.

3.（7.5分）From July to October every year, about a quarter of the world’s blue whales

feed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. But the whales currently face a major

threat in their favorite feeding area. Ships carrying cargo (货物）sail in the same area at the

same time. All too often, the whales’ paths and the ships’ travel lines overlap (重叠), and a

ship will hit a whale.

According to a new study, these ship strikes have become a serious threat to the overall

population of the world’s blue whales. Only about 10,000 of the creatures still exist

worldwide. Blue whales are the largest known animals ever to live on Earth. Even so, if hit

by a container ship, a blue whale will likely die from its injuries.

In 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off San Francisco and

Los Angeles, California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

says that because there are so few whales already, losing three to five from the California

whale population every year is a significant loss. “The estimated population of blue whales

in this part of the Pacific is 2,500”, says Sean Hastings, a NOAA analyst. “So every whale

counts toward this species moving off the endangered-species list.”

Now, marine scientists must figure out how to protect the whales from the giant

container ships. One very simple program is already under way in the Santa Barbara Channel,

a waterway that separates mainland California from the nearby Channel Islands.

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary has asked large container ships passing

through the area to voluntarily slow down. Sailing slower will allow the ships crew (船员）

more time to change course before hitting a whale.

Several of the world’s largest shipping lines are set to participate in the new program.

For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced speed

of 12 knots (海里/小时）, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.

28. From Paragraph 1, we can know that_____.

A. people intend to illegally hunt blue whales for money

B. large ships often carrying goods may pollute the sea

C. the container ships may hit the blue whales frequently

D. there is fewer fish in blue whales favorite feeding area

29. According to Sean Hastings, it’s inferred that .

A. the number of the blue whales is decreasing sharply.

B. the blue whales are still on the endangered-species list.

C. most of the world’s blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean.

D. blue whales are often disturbed by other endangered creatures.

30. What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?

A. The basic responsibility of a sailor.

B. Measures to protect the blue whales.

C. The world’s largest shipping lines.

D. Ways to slow down the speed of the ships.

二、 阅读七选五 （本题共计1小题，总分10分）

4.（10分）How to Improve Your Study Habits

Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do well enough in

school, but you probably think you will never be a top student. 31. _______ Yes, even

students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here are some

tips for you:

1. Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or

chart of your time. Fill in committed time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc.

Then decide on good, regular times for studying. 32._______ It’s important to set aside time

for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. Furthermore, it will enable you to plan

your activities so that you have enough time for both work and play.

2. Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a

chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable, and it should not have

distractions. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.

3. 33._______ Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where

you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.

4. Study regularly. 34._______ Review important points mentioned in class as well as

points you remain confused about. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the

material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads

to improved performances on test.

5. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have

learned about a subject. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry

excessively about a single test. Tests provide more than grades. 35. _______

A. Be volunteer to raise questions.

B. Make good use of your time in class.

C. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.

D. Those who make the best of their time study with more ease.

E. They also let you know what you need to spend more time studying on.

F. Of course, studying shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.

G. This is not necessary the case, however. You can receive better grades if you want to.

三、 完形填空 （本题共计1小题，总分30分）

5.（30分）It was Mother’s Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my

five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were 36._______, we realized that only a few minutes

earlier an 37._______ woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground.

38._______ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed

and clearly in shock. 39._______ a lot of people stopped to help out.

40.______ we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very 41.______ about

what had happened to the elderly couple. He 42.______ to me, “Mom, it’s not much fun

falling over in front of 43.______.” Seeing that there was a flower store at the front of the

supermarket, he added, “why shouldn’t we 44.______ the lady a flower? It will make her

feel better.” I was 45.______ that he’d come up with this 46.______ idea. So we went over

and told the flower seller 47.______ we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I 48._______

take your money for such a wonderful 49.______.”

By now medical staff had arrived, and were 50._______ the injured woman. We gave

the flower to the woman’s husband and I told him it was 51._______ my son. At that time,

the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You

have a 52.______ son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”

The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from.

53_______ being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with 54.______ in her eyes

and gave him a little 55._______.

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