贵州省安顺市西秀区旧州中学2018-2019学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案

旧州中学 2018-2019学年第二学期 第二次月考试卷

高二英语

（时间：120分钟 总分：120分） 最新试卷多少汗水曾洒下，多少期待曾播种，终是在高考交卷的一刹尘埃落地，多少记忆梦中惦记，多少青春付与流水，人生，总有一次这样的成败，才算长大。

第一卷（阅读部分）

一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

A

Just what is a tiger mother? Amy Chua is a law professor at America's Yale University and her recent book on the subject is making waves. She's been called “dangerous”，“outrageous”，even a “monster” for her descriptions of how she brought up her two daughters.

Her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes fighting with a daughter for hours at the piano to ensure the child gets a piece of music right. She rejected birthday cards made for her by her girls because she didn't think they had made enough effort. She compared one child negatively with the other，threatening to burn their toys. Her rules include：schoolwork always comes first; an Aminus is a bad grade; children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math，and playing the violin or the piano is a must.

Ms.Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy，successful children—at least in her case. Although she's had a large amount of flak for her theories，one thing can't be ignored—the success of Chinese children in the education system.

In Britain，shocking research shows that Chinese girls，for example，are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE—79 percent getting 5 AC Grades，compared with 58 percent of white British girls. So what is it about Chinese parenting

that's leading to high achievers? And how do Amy Chua's theories play into that success?

She told me that if her daughter came back from school with 96/100 in a test，Chua would ask her what happened to the other 4 points. It's about always knowing “you can do better”，she told me.

Interestingly，in China，the birthplace of the tiger mother，people are moving away from traditional Chinese parenting. They are following more western parenting styles.

1. After reading Amy Chua's recent book，the public ______. A. feel very sorry for their own children B. consider her a very successful mother

C. realize their methods of bringing up children are wrong D. don't think highly of her methods of bringing up her children 2.What can we learn about Amy Chua according to Paragraph 2? A. She is very strict with her children. B. She doesn't think her children are clever. C. She is very interested in playing the piano. D. She knows playing is important to children. 3.Paragraph 4 shows that ______.

A. Chinese parents don't think grades are very important B. Chinese children are cleverer than British children C. Chinese parents are proud of their children D. Chinese children do well in their study

4.The underlined word “flak” in the third paragraph probably means “______”. A. attention B. criticism C. curiosity D. contribution 5.It can be inferred from the text that ______. A. Amy Chua will change her methods B. Amy Chua considers her methods useful C. Amy Chua's children don't love their mother D. Amy Chua's children prefer western parenting styles

B

There are stories about two U.S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don?t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper. he would write“all correct”on it. The problem was that he didn?t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”.After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”.

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnren?s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”. 6.The author

A. believes both of the stories B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories C .is not sure whether the stories are true D. is telling the stories just for fun

7. According to the passage，President Jackson A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all

B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself C. often had his assistants sign documents for him D . wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling 8.According to the first story, the term “OK” A. was approved of by President Jackson B. was the title of some Official documents C. was first used by President Jackson D. was an old way to spell“all correct’’ 9 .According to the second story，the term‘‘OK” A. was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club” B. meant the place where President Van Buren was born

C. was the name of Van Buren?s club

D. was used to call Van Buren?s supporters in the election 10.According to the second story. the term“OK”was first used A. by Van Buren B. in a presidential election C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

D. by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”

C

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen??‘When I got that great job，did Jerry really feel good about it，as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” When we look back doubts like these can make US feel bad. But when we look back. It’s too late

Why do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don?t really listen，we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you.‘‘you?re a lucky dog”.Is he really on your side? if he says.“You?re a lucky guy”or“You’re a lucky gal”.That?s being friendly.But“lucky dog”?There?s a bit of envy in those words Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the‘‘dog”bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone?s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture(体态)?The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake

11.From the questions in the first paragraph we can learn that the speaker _____ A. feels happy，thinking of how nice his friends were to him

B. feels he may not have“read” his friends’ true feelings correctly C. thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend，Helen D is sorry that his friends let him down

12.In the second paragraph, the author uses the example of“You?re a lucky dog”to show that .

A. the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly

B this saying means the same as “You?re a lucky guy” or “You?re a lucky gal” C sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words D. the word“dog”shouldn’t be used to apply to people 13.This passage tries to tell you how to ____ A. avoid mistakes about money and friends B. bring the“dog”bit into our conversation

C. avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you D .keep people friendly without trusting them

14.In listening to a person, the important thing is ______ A. to notice his tone，his posture，and the look in his eyes B to listen to how he pronounces his words

C. to check his words against his manner，his tone of voice，and his posture D. not to believe what he says

15.If you followed the advice of the writer，you would _____ A be able to get the real meaning of what people say to you B. avoid any mistakes while talking with people who envy you C. not lose real friends who say things that do not please you D. be able to observe people as they are talking to you

D

When Mrs.Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious，“Why did she live to be 107?”Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100.Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place，city living often provides benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewed. This factor is exercise. in the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some

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