1、安徽省六安市第一中学2017-2018学年高二英语9月月考试题第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAunt Karen always had a special place in my heart. When I was growing up, I knew I could count on her to have room for me on her lap and words of love and encouragement w
2、hen I needed to hear them. When she died five years ago，I was devastated. The whole family was still in shock when her husband, Uncle Ronnie, died a week later. I longed to have a small item of Aunt Karens to remember her by, but seeing her children and grandchildren overcome by the grief of this do
3、uble loss made me shy away from asking.A few months after Aunt Karens death, I was on my way to work when I saw Rescued Treasures, a local second-hand store. I only had a couple of dollars on me and didnt really intend to buy anything, but I stopped anyway just to look inside. I had been shopping ar
4、ound for a few minutes when a small, black handbag caught my eye. It wasnt fancy or special. I didnt really need a handbag and continued to look around the store, but something kept drawing me back to that handbag. Finally, I checked the price tag (标签). It was just one dollar.The handbag stayed in t
5、he back of my car for weeks until I came upon it during a car clean-up. I opened it up. I couldnt believe it. They hadnt even cleaned it out. It was still full of junk, old candy wrappers, old receipts (收据) and used paper. Usually the store emptied things inside, so there wouldnt be any surprises fo
6、r a new owner.I threw away some wastes, and sorted through the receipts, when I found one item in the small inside pocket. It was an insurance card with the name “Karen Stair” written on it. I began to cry. My beloved Aunt Karen. This was her handbag.21. What do we know from the passage?A. Karens hu
7、sband survived her by five years.B. Karens children refused to give any item to the author.C. The author was very shy when she was young.D. Karen had been very kind to the author.22. The underlined word “devastated” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”.A. very worriedB. a little lonelyC. extremely sadD
8、. slightly disappointed23. The author made up her mind to buy the handbag because .A. she just needed to buy a handbag B. the bag looked strange and was worth the price C. it happened that she could afford it D. someone else persuaded her to buy it24. As soon as the author opened the handbag, she fe
9、lt very .A. surprisedB. excitedC. sickD. nervousBMore companies and recyclers are taking steps to ensure that old electronic devices such as TVs and computers arent sent to poor countries.The Basel Action Network, a Seattle-based non-profit that largely exposed the overseas discarding (丢弃) of US ele
10、ctronic waste, on Thursday launched a programme to use third-party employees to certify (证实) recyclers who dont export dangerous electronic waste.The so-called e-Steward recyclers will also agree not to discard the waste in US landfills and agree to meet other criteria. The certification is intended
11、 to provide companies and consumers with some assurance that the waste, which can include toxins (毒素) such as lead and mercury, is disposed of safely.The Government Accountability Office, in a 2008 report, declared that US electronic waste was often disposed of unsafely in such countries as India. T
12、here, workers recycle gold, silver and copper from the waste, often in open-air acid baths.The Basel Network also says it won assurances from 13 organizations, including Samsung, Bank of America, Wells Far-go, that theyll use e-Steward recyclers whenever possible. Wells Fargo had already been using
13、recyclers who declared not to export. So far, Basel has certified three recyclers and seven sites.Before e-stewards, even, companies that wanted to avoid export of electronic waste had to “hope for the best”, when, they handed their waste to recyclers, says Robert Houghton, president of Ohio-based r
14、ecycler Redemtech. It is an e-Steward that counts major companies among its customers. “Now, they can get some proof,” Houghton says.Basels standards compete with another set launched in January. It was made by industry and backed by the Environmental Protection Agency.That standard, called R-2, doe
15、snt ban the export of dangerous electronic waste but requires that it be handled safely. Instead of a ban, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries says, efforts should be made to help poor countries develop safe recycling.25. How were most electronic wastes dealt with before?A. They were thrown
16、into US landfills.B. They were buried in the desert m die US.C. They were exported to poor countries. D. They were reused by families in poor countries.26. E-Steward recyclers，main job is probably to .A. prevent old devices from open-air acid bathsB. dispose of electronic waste safelyC. collect more
17、 electronic waste for profitsD. assure Americas leading rule in the electronic market27. People in India import electronic waste to .A. get rid of toxinsB. learn how to make devicesC. recycle valuable metalsD. make cheaper products28. The passage is mainly about . A. how to deal with old electronic
18、productsB. the development of recycling in the worldC. how to fight against electronic pollutionD. safer treatment of electronic waste CWhen her five daughters were young, Helen An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one perso
19、n. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.Helen An and her family own a large restaurant busin
20、ess in California. However, when Helen and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helen and Diana changed the sandwic
21、h shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helen did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for t
22、hemselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elizabeth explains, “Our moth
23、er taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, there is no business.”Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans corporation makes more than $ 20 m
24、illion each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a big success.29. Helen tied several chopsticks together to show .A. the strength of family unityB. the difficulty of growing upC. the advantage of chopsticksD. the best way of
25、giving a lesson30. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the An family .A. started a business in 1975B. left Vietnam without much moneyC. bought a restaurant in San FranciscoD. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles31. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Run a Corporat
26、ionB. Strength Comes from PeaceC. How to Achieve a Big DreamD. Family Unity Builds SuccessDRecently some articles claim the word “selfie” as one of the most annoying words. But Id like to offer that maybe it isnt not so bad.The “selfie” is used to describe the self taken photo, often from a smart ph
27、one. Women and men alike adorn their Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts with these pictures, sometimes with puckered lips or large smiles. In fact, the selfie has become so widely known that over 31 million photos on Instagram are captioned with the selfie.Lets think about it. Someone takes ab
28、out 10 seizes each time they do, and they only end up posting one or two of those. They pick the one that they feel makes them look the best. Isnt that beautiful? In that one picture, someone has even him or herself confidence.Self-image is important. In society today, we are so often consumed with
29、what society tells us is perfect. But maybe, with that one selfie, we feel like we fit that bill. We feel handsome, beautiful, confident, smart, happy and content. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has ever happened to us is erased, because that smile or that pucker is what gives us t
30、he determination to love ourselves.I saw a spoken word poem recently and the young man said: If I ask you what you love the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love birds, music, tattoos Your mom, your brother, your sister, your daughter, your best
31、 friend，your dog. How long do you think you could go on and on before you said “I love myself”？That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. Ive struggled with confidence all of my life. I still do. And in no way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway to that confidence. However, the selfie doe
32、s deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves. Pamela Rutledge agrees, stating, “There are many more photographs available now of real people than models.”32. In the opinion of the writer, selfie .A. is an annoying phenomenon onlineB. makes a person become self-centered C. is
33、just a fashion among teenagersD. gives a person a sense of confidence33. According to the writer, we live in a society where .A. being perfect is highly valuedB. people judge others by their appearanceC. confidence is based on ones self-imagesD. beauty almost decides everything really34. The writer
34、mentioned a poem to stress .A. the power of real loveB. the need to love ourselvesC. the kinds of love we have D. the endless love we get35. What Pamela said suggested that .A. selfie gets models to take more photosB. selfie helps more people look like modelsC. selfie provides more photos of real pe
35、opleD. selfie causes models to be out of work 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。You are one of the most familiar faces in class, not because you are funny or have great note-taking abilities but because you ask the most number of questions. 36 It is important to have a go
36、od way to ask questions. Here are a few tips for improving your questioning skills:Be clear about what you want to know.Be clear about what you want to know and frame your question accordingly. 37 If you beat around the bush, your teachers wont be entirely sure what it is that you havent understood,
37、 or need an explanation for. 38 If you are uncertain about a particular subject, make it clear when it is being discussed. If you put your question in context (语境), you can be sure of it. Because questions often open up new avenues within a subject, doing this would benefit the whole class.Dont hesi
38、tate to talk to your teacher after class. 39 Therefore, if you feel uncomfortable about asking a question in front of your classmates, wait till the class is over. This will probably put you more at ease.Write down your questions. 40 They may appear when youre studying, reading or taking notes. Note
39、 them down on a piece of paper so that you wont forget to ask them later. This can also make sure that you dont have any unanswered questions when the exam approaches.A. Dont ask more questions once a time.B. Questions may appear at any time.C. Being curious is not a bad quality.D. You may think it
40、is good to ask no questions.E. Ask questions related to the context.F. A question needs to be easy to be understood and to the point.G. One-to-one interactions (互动) are always much better than one-to-many.第三部分：英语知识运用（共2节；满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
41、项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I started my travel business 6 years ago. I didnt have a 41 budget, so I simply told everyone I was familiar with my business. 42 , I had got very few clients.Late one evening I received a call from a woman 43 about a cruise she had booked. I didnt 44 her voice so I asked her where she
42、 lived. She replied, “Montana.” I told her that I didnt have any clients in Montana and that she must have been 45 . “Sir, I have your 46 written down right here on my piece of paper, 47 I must have booked it with you. Could you recheck it, please?” she 48 responded. 49 , she had my website but I wa
43、snt her travel agent.I 50 her name, phone number and sailing information and told her I would call the cruise line and see 51 I could find out. She greatly 52 my offer to help. The next day I called to tell her that I found out that one agency did have her 53 and gave her its number. The woman was v
44、ery 54 with the solution. We also talked for a few minutes about her 55 and I gave her some tips while on board. She thanked me again and I told her it would be my 56 to help her any time in the future. After a few days, I completely 57 about the encounter.Several months later, much to my 58 , I got
45、 a call from the ladys sister from Montana, who wanted to get married on a cruise ship. Thats just the beginning of the story. My little 59 to the lady in Montana brought 30 brand new clients! Time will only tell how many new clients will come my way, 60 one simple offer.41. A. marketingB. travellin
46、gC. housingD. training42. A. UnusuallyB. UnbelievablyC. UnfortunatelyD. Unreasonably43. A. commentingB. complainingC. debatingD. asking44. A. understandB. rememberC. tolerateD. recognize45. A. mistakenB. misunderstoodC. forgottenD. amused46. A. numberB. nameC. websiteD. address47. A. forB. butC. soD
47、. though48. A. excitedlyB. politelyC. curiouslyD. coldly49. A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. InsteadD. Indeed50. A. checked outB. put downC. sorted outD. turned down51. A. whatB. howC. whenD. where52. A. rejectedB. acceptedC. appreciatedD. weighed53. A. applicationB. bookingC. passwordD. signature54. A. embarrassedB. annoyedC. confusedD. satisfied55. A. familyB. cruiseC. careerD. agency56. A. pleasureB. creditC. shameD. reward57. A. thoughtB. worriedC. caredD.
