高一年級(jí)下冊(cè)第二次月考英語(yǔ)試題匯編：閱讀理解

2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第二次月考英語(yǔ)試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

[1]2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第二次月考英語(yǔ)試題

第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從題中所給的A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

InEngland,thereareafewchained(用鎖鏈栓住)librariesstillhiddenawayinmedieval(44

世紀(jì)的)buildings.Thefollowinglistisbasedonthoselibrariesthatareopentotourists.

WellsCathedralLibrary,Somerset

ThemedievallibraryofWellsCathedralwasbuiltinthemid-15thcentury.Mostofthe2,800

volumes(45)inthecollectiontodayweregotinthe16thto18thcenturies.Theearliestbookisa

copyofPliny'sNaturalisHistoriaeprintedin1472.ThelibraryalsohasasetofAristotle'sworks

finishedin1497.

Phone:44(0)1749674483

Cost:Guidedtourscost￡10perperson

MertonCollegeUpperLibrary,Oxford

TheoldestpartofMertonCollegeLibrary,knownastheUpperLibrary,datesfrom1373.

Presently,oneremadebookchainisprovidedasanexampleofhowthechainedlibrarymighthave

looked.Althoughtheoriginalchainsaregone,thelibraryisastepbackintime.

Phone:44(0)1865276310

Cost:￡5perperson;￡3forUniversitymembers

WimborneMinsterLibrary,Dorset

TheChainedLibraryofWimborneMinsterdatestothemid-17thcentury.AftertheTrigge

LibraryofStWulfram's,itisoneofthefirstpubliclibrariesintheUK.Manyofthebookchains

surviveatWimborne.

Phone:44(0)1202884753

OpeningTimes:Daily,10:30am-12:30pmand2pm-4pm

Cost:Free

HerefordCathedralLibrary,Hereford

ThelibraryofHerefordCathedralhascollected229medievalmanuscriptsand1,200

earlyprintedbooks.AkeyattractioninthelibraryisthefamousmedievalMappaMundidatingback

to1300.HerefordCathedralhasbeennamedAutismFriendlyandjoinedinDisabledAccessDay,

aneventintheUKtocelebrateaccessibilityacrossthecountry.

Phone:44(0)1432374200

OpeningTimes:Monday-Saturday10am-4pm(lastadmission30minutesbeforeclosing)

Cost:Grown-up,￡6;Student,￡5

1.HowmuchwillastudentfromMertonCollegespendonvisitingUpperLibrary?

A.￡3.B.￡5.

C.￡6.D.￡10.

2.WhereshouldvisitorsgoiftheywanttovisitoneofthefirstpubliclibrariesintheUK?

A.Somerset.B.Hereford.

C.Dorset.D.Oxford.

3.WhatdoweknowabouttheHerefordCathedralLibrary?

A.Itisfriendlytothedisabled.B.Itallowspeopletoenterat4pm.

C.Ithasthesamepriceforeveryone.D.ItsuccessfullyremadeMappaMundi.

B

YouknowhoweveryNovemberthecookingmagazinesarefullofarticlesonhowyoushould

shakeupthetraditionalThanksgivingmealandmakeitnewandexciting?Outwiththeboring

mashedpotatoesinwiththeroastedsmashedpotatoes!Andwhowantstoroastawholeturkey?

Whynotbraise（炳燒）theturkeylegsinstead?

Iusedtothinktheseideasweregreatuntilthisyearwhenwetriedsomeofthem.Infact,we

reinventeditsomuchthatitwasn'tevenThanksgivingdinneranymore.Weatechickenwitha

Parmesanpankocrust,roastedcarrots,andasalad.Fordessert（飯后甜點(diǎn)）wehadbourbonpound

cakewithicecream.Inotherwords,itwaslikeanyothernicemealI'dhaveatmyparents'house.

Wehadtodothisoutofnecessity.Myfamilyrunsawood-firedpizzacompanythatusually

shutsdownatthebeginningofSeptember,butthisfall,itstayedopenuntilThanksgiving.Itslast

dayofoperation（營(yíng)業(yè)）wasSaturday,andwehadourtraditionalThanksgivingmealonSunday.My

wholefamilyweresotiredfrompizza-makingthatwehadnoenergyleftforafeast.Thenour'lazy'

Thanksgivingdinnerwasmadewithwhatwealreadyhad.

Asusualthemealwasdeliciousandthecompanypleasant,butitwasn'tuntilaftertheweekend

thatIwasleftwithasenseofloss,asifsomethingweremissing.ThafswhenIrealizedthat,forme,

Thanksgivingisverymuchaboutthefood,andnojustthelovelypeoplewhosharethedinnerwith

me.IfsmyonechancetotastedishesthatIdon'teatatanyothertimeofyear,andthatistrulywhy

ifssospecial.

4.AccordingtotheauthorwhatdocookingmagazinesusuallydoeveryNovember?

A.Callfbrachangeincooking.B.Huntforarticlesfromreaders.

C.Helpreadersinpotatocooking.D.Introducerecipesforroastturkey.

5.Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor'sThanksgivingdinnerthisyear?

A.Fancy.B.Common.

C.Long-awaited.D.Well-balanced.

6.Whatdoestheauthormainlyexplaininparagraph3?

A.Hisfamilybackground.

B.HiswaytomakeaThanksgivingpizza.

C.Howhisfamily-runpizzacompanyworks.

D.Howhecelebratedthisyear'sThanksgiving.

7.WhatisthemajorsignificanceofThanksgivingtotheauthor?

A.Itisawaytokillasenseofloss.

B.Itisanoccasiontoenjoyonce-a-yeardishes.

C.Itisachancetospreadfestivalhappiness.

D.Itisanopportunityforthewholefamilytogather.

C

InVanuatu,thismarathonculturalfestivalhasbroughtthousandsofpeopletogether.Although

itisoneofthePacific^biggestculturalfestivals,thereisnospecificdateforNckowiar,abigevent

ofcolourandculturethatisatruetestofone'sendurance（忍耐力）,bringingtogetherthousandsof

peoplefromsomeofthemostfarawayvillagesontheVanuatuislandofTanna.

Nekowiar,whichtakesmonthstoprepare,istraditionallyheldeverylewyears,butithasbeen

eightyearssincethelastonein2012.Nooneknowswhenorwherethenextcelebrationwillhappen.

Thisisn'taneventfortouriststhough.Nekowiarhasbeencalledapeace-buildingexercisebetween

warringtribes（部落）,andachancefbrfamiliestoarrangemarriages.

Atthisyear'sfestival,hundredsofwomenandgirlsstartedtheeventbysinginganddancinga

traditionalNapenfromnightfalltosunrise.Theyonlytookbreakswhentheyweretootiredto

continue.Theyhadtrainedfbrmonthsforthis.

Themovementsweresopowerfulthat（灰塵）rosefromthedancers9feet.Mostofthe

dancerspaintedtheirfacesinbrightcolourfuldesignsthatheldspecialimportancetotheirtribes.

Intheearlyhoursofthethirdday,themen,teenagersandevenyoungboyshadtheirturnina

dancecalledToka.JimmyKawielperformedthedanceforthefirstlimethisyear,"Youneedmore

energyfbrTokaJMr.Kawielsaid."We'vebeenpractisingfbrfivetosixmonths.Itisaverybig

thingforus,especiallywhenthingsaredevelopingsofastandweareindangeroflosingour

culture.^^

JeanPascalWahe,fromtheTafeaCulturalCentreonTanna,saidthefestivalwasfirstheldasa

reconciliation（和好）eventbetweenwamngtribes.Allthedifferentcommunitiescametogetherto

findawaytostopallthesewars.

8.WhatdoweknowaboutNekowiar?

A.It'sheldeveryyear.B.Ithaslostitspopularity.

C.Itdoesn'thaveafixeddate.D.It'scelebratedtoattracttourists.

9.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthewomendancersonNekowiar?

A.Theyhadfoughtinwars.B.Theyweredressedthesame.

C.Theydidgentlemovements.D.Theyshowedtheirstrongwill.

10.HowdoesMrKawielfeelaboutToka?

A.Itwouldbelostforsure.B.It'swaytoohardforhim.

C.Itshouldbepasseddown.D.Ifsquitedifferentatthemoment.

11.InwhatsituationwasthefirstNekowiarheld?

A.Whenthetribesdecidedtostartawar.

B.Whenthetribesgotcaughtupinfighting.

C.Whenthetribeswantedtoshowofftheirpower.

D.Whenthetribeswereworriedabouttheirculture.

D

OfalltheanimalsonEarth,nonearesodriventoexploreashumans.Otheranimalswillgoin

searchoffoodorwater.Buthumanscanbeencouragedbythepossibilityofdiscovery.Sowhatisit

thatcausedustospreadoutacrosstheworld60,000yearsago,insteadofjuststayinginAfrica?

Perhapsit'sinourDNA.In1999,Dr.ChuanshengChenledateamofscientistswhowere

studyingagene（基因）knownasDRD4-7R.Thisgeneisfoundinabout20%ofallhumans.Ifs

beenconnectedwithhigherratesofrisk-taking,exploration,andinterestinnewideas.Dr.Chen

foundthatDRD4-7Rismorecommoninsocietiesthatmovearoundalotthanthose

whodon't.Forexample,studiesinAfricashowthatthegeneismuchmorecommoninnomadic（游

牧的）tribesthanintribesthatprefertostayinoneplace.Severalotherresearchershavestudiedthis

topicandfoundadditionalevidencetosupportDr.Chen'sresearch.

Butcanasinglegenebeadriveforsomethingascomplexastheneedtoexplore?Dr.Kenneth

Kidddoesn'tthinkso.HethinksDRD4-7Rmightincreasecuriosity,butotherimportantsetsof

genesalsogiveusgreatmindsandskilledhands.Hebelievesthatnotjustonegene,butgroupsof

genesworktogethertocreatecomplexbehaviorslikeexploration.

Thecontextweliveinalsoplaysaroleinourneedtoexplore.Forexample,duringthe

EuropeanAgeofExploration,explorersbecamerichandfamousfortheirdiscoveries.Thisdrove

otherstotrytoincreasetheirwealththroughexploration.Inthiscase,theirexplorationwasmore

likelydrivenbymoneythanbygenes.

Maybetheneedtoexplorecomesfromsomethinginsideus,suchastheDRD4-7Rgene.Or

maybeithasmoretodowithwhat'shappeningintheworldaroundus.Maybeit'sboth.Whatever

thereason,itseemswe（oratleastsomeofus）willkeepexploringthemountains,thesea,thestars,

andbeyond,becausethat'sjustwhathumansdo.

12.WhatdidDr.ChenfindabouttheDRD4-7Rgene?

A.IthasmoreinfluenceonAfricans.

B.Itcouldbefoundinmosthumans.

C.Itpreventspeopleintribesfromexploring.

D.Itmaybemorecommoninpeoplewholiketakingrisks.

13.WhatdoesDr.KennethKiddthinkoftheDRD4-7Rgene?

A.Itisnottheonlygenetoencouragepeopletoexplore.

B.Itcandrivepeopletohavestrangebehaviors.

C.Itismoreimportantthanothergenes.

D.Itcannotbefoundinanimals.

14.WhatdidtheexampleoftheEuropeanAgeofExplorationshow?

A.Thepurposeofexploring.B.Thepopularityofexploring.

CTheimportanceofthecontext.D.Thebigchangesofthecontext.

15.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?（P=Paragraph）

A?

B.

[2]2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第二次月考英語(yǔ)試題

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

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答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

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WhenthemagazinefirstreportedlastsummerthatJennerwouldtakeoverthetitle,shewas

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“Ican'tsayI'vedoneitbymyself.Idon'thaveanyinherited（通過(guò)繼承得到的）money,butI

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status.didn*texpectanything.Ididnotforeseethefuture.Buttherecognitionfeelsreallygood.

That'sanicepatontheback.”

4.WherewasthemajorityofKylieJenner'swealthfrom?

A.Herfamily.B.Socialmedia.

C.Hermodellingcareer.D.Hercosmeticsbusiness.

5.WhatdidKylieJennerdoin2012?

A.Shestartedherowncosmeticsbusiness.

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C.Shebeganhercareerasamodelandsocialmediastar.

D.Shebecametheworld'syoungestself-madebillionaire.

6.Whatdidcriticsargueabout?

A.WhetherKylieJennerwasreallythatwealthy.

B.WhetherKylieJennerwouldachievegreatersuccess.

C.WhetherKylieJennersucceededinlifeallonherown.

D.WhetherKylieJennerwasamongthemostinfluentialteensintheworld.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anicepatontheback“probablymean?

A.Ahugechallenge.B.Agreatencouragement.

C.Anaccurateprediction.D.Aspecialrequirement.

C

Asmissingchildrenage,theirappearancesarequitedifferentfromtheirlastknown

photographs,whichmakesfindingthemtough.NowAIcouldmakeitquickertomatchanyfound

childrentothoseoldphotos.

Policecanusesoftwaretoagephotosofpeoplewhohavebeenmissingforawhile,butthese

tendtoworkbestinadults,asage-relatedchangestoadultfacesaremorepredictableandsoeasier

tosimulate.

Withchildren,theseagedimagesdon'ttendtobeliketheolderchild,andmatchingphotosof

foundchildrentooldimagesinadatabaseofmissingchildrenisdifficult.

NowDebayanDeb,aprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,andhiscolleagueshavecreated

anprogramtodothisforthem.Theytrainedaface-recognitionprogramondatasetsincludingthe

ChildrenLongitudinalFacedataset,whichcontainsimagesofnearly1000childrenagedbetween2

and18yearsold.Eachwasphotographedatleastfourtimesoveraperiodofsixyears.

TheAIlearnedtomatchrecentphotographsofchildrenwithimagestaken2.5yearsearlier

80percentofthetime.

Withoneyearbetweenthetwophotographs,themethodwas90percentaccurateatidentifying

faces.Thisdroppedto73percentafterthreeyears.Theapproachbeatscomparingchildrenwith

photostakenwhentheywereaged0to4thathavebeenagedbysoftware,whichhoversat50

percentrecognitionaftersixmonths.ThenewAImighthelptoimproveaccuracyofthiskindof

softwareaswell.

'Thisisaverygoodpaperthatcouldpotentiallybeusedtoidentifymissingchildren,1'says

AmaijotSinghattheUniversityofCambridge.

Deb'snextgoalistoextendtheagegap.Histeamalsohopestodevelopanappthatcouldbe

usedtofightchildtrafficking.

8.Thesoftwarewhichpolicehasusedcan.

A.matchphotosoffoundkidstoformerimagesB.predictthechangesofpeopleover

time

C.produceaccurateimagesofchildrenD.agethephotosofmissingpeople

9.Whyitisdifficulttomatchphotosoffoundchildrentotheiroldimages?

A.Becausethedatasetofchildfaceimagesisquitelarge.

B.Becausethesoftwarecan'tagethephotosofthosekids.

C.Becauseagedimagesaren'tveryaliketotheolderchild.

D.Becauseit'sdifficulttorecognizetheolderkidswithphotos.

10.ItcanbelearnedthatDeb'steam.

A.helpspoliceidentifymissingchildrenB.intendstodevelopanewapp

C.improvedthesoftwareusedbypoliceD.willgivetheirapptopolice

11.WhatdoweknowabouttheapproachcreatedbyDebandhiscolleague?

A.ItisbasedontheChildrenLongitudinalFacedataset.

B.Itcanrecognizechildren'simagesbetween2and18.

C.Itismoreaccuratethanthesoftwaretomatchphotos.

D.Ithasbeenusedtoidentifymissingchildren.

D

TakearoadtripfromWisconsinupthroughNorthernMinnesota.Lookoutyourwindowand

watchasmaple-oakforestsgraduallygivewaytoplantspecieslikeaspens,spruceandbirch.This

changingviewoccursbecauseNorthernMinnesotasitsbetweentemperate（溫帶的）forestsinthe

southernUSandborealforests（北方針葉林）tothenorth.Itmakestheregionanidealplacetotrack

theimpactofawanningclimate.

Scientistshaveguessedthat,asglobaltemperaturesrise,plantspeciesofbothtemperateand

borealforestswillmovenorthwardstoescapewarmerconditions.Totestthisguess,researchers

havebeenartificiallyheating18smallforestplotsinthetransitionzoneofNorthernMinnesotaever

since2012.Usingcoversandheaters,theteamincreasedairandsoiltemperatures.Thelong-term

experimentisnowofferingvaluableinsightsintohowourchangingclimatewillaffectthestructure

andecosystemsofborealandtemperateforests.

Theteamfoundthatborealspecies,suchasbalsamfirandwhitespruce,arelessabletoemerge

andsurviveunderwarmerconditions.Theymeasuredtheborealforestsspecies'amountof

photosynthesis（光合作用）takingplace.Theirresultsshowthat,assoilsdryupinwanner

conditions,borealspeciesreducetheirphotosyntheticrate,reducingtheamountoforganicmatter

availableforgrowth.Overall,theseedlingspeciesrichnessinthetemperate-borealforesttransition

wasreducedbywarming.Theresearcherssuggestthat,unlessthetemperatespeciescanoffsetthe

lossoftheborealspecies,theoverallbiodiversityoftheseforestsislikelytodecline.

Thisresearchisimportantbecausetemperateandborealforestscontain46percentofalltrees

onearth.Oftheglobalcarbonstockstoredbyforests,borealforestscontain32percent,temperate

forests14percent.Inthecomingyears,borealforestswillexperienceextremeincreasesinairand

soiltemperatures.Anincreaseof1.5℃hasalreadybeenmeasured,withariseofbetween4℃and

6℃projectedinthenextcentury.

12.WhatmaderesearcherschooseNorthernMinnesotatoperformtheirexperiment?

A.Itsrichplantspecies.B.Itseasyaccessibility.

C.Itsspeciallocation.D.Itswarmclimate.

13.Whatdoesthelong-termexperimentfocuson?

A.Thecausesofdecreasingforestareas.

B.Theinfluenceofhumanactivitiesonclimatechange.

C.Thechangesofforestsdrivenbyrisingtemperatures.

D.Thedeclineinthebiodiversityoftemperateandborealforests.

14.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?

A.Leadto.B.Slowdown.

C.Addupto.D.Makeupfor.

15.Thestatisticsinthelastparagraphshowthattemperateandborealforests.

A.absorblesscarbondioxidepersquaremeter

B.faceahighriskofbeinghitharderinthefuture

C.playanimportantroleinfightingclimatechange

D.havedrawnpublicattentiontoenvironmentalprotection

[3]2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期第二次階段考英語(yǔ)試卷

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Theweek-longSpringFestivalholidaystartingonFeb11isusuallyabusy,moneymaking

moviescreeningseasoninChina.Itwillseetherelease（發(fā)布）ofeightmovies,alldomestic（國(guó)內(nèi)的）

productions,accordingtotheschedulealreadyshownbyfilmdataplatforms.

DetectiveChinatown3,thenewestinstallment（部分）inChina'swell-receivedDetective

Chinatownfilmfranchise,toppedthelistofmost-anticipatedholidayfilmscompiledby

movie-ticketingplatformMaoyan.

Asequeltothe2018comedyhitDetectiveChinatown2thatgrossed3.4billionyuan（$526

million）,DetectiveChinatown3issetforreleaseontheSpringFestivalthatfallsonFeb12.More

than3.7millionMaoyanusershaveexpressedinterestinseeingthisfilm,accordingtodata.

TheothersixfilmstobereleasedonthesamedayarethetimetravelcomedyHi,Momstarring

popularcomediansJiaLingandShenTeng;themobilegame-turnedfantasyfilmTheYinyang

MasterthatstarsChenKunandZhouXun;BoonieBears:TheWildLife,thenewinstallmentinthe

domesticanimatedcomedyfranchise;AssassininRed,afantasythrillerfilmbasedonanovel

co-stairingpopularactressYangMi;NewGods:NezhaReborn,anewanimatedfilmfromLight

ChaserAnimation（thesameproductioncompanybehindthe2019animatedmovieWitheSnake）;

RenChaoXiongYon^,acomedy-dramaco-starringsingerandactorAndyLau.

MyFirstLoveisEighteenYearsOld,aromancemovie,issettohittheatersonFeb14.

China'sboxofficecontinuedrobustgrowthinto2021afterscoringarecordhighforNew

Year'sDayearnings.Thetotalboxofficerevenueinthefirsttendaysof2021exceeded2billion

yuan,upbymorethan730-million-yuanyearonyear.

Themarket9stotalearningsin2020were20.4billionyuan.Ofthese,thetop10earnerswereall

domesticproductions,accordingtoofficialfigures.

21.Howmanymoviesaresettohittheatersduringtheweek-longSpringFestivalholiday?

A.Nine.B.Eight.

C.Seven.D.Six.

22.Whichmoviecan'tyouwatchifyouareonlyfreeonFeb12?

A.Hi,MomB.DetectiveChinatown3.

C.MyFirstLoveisEighteenYearsOld.D.BoonieBears:TireWildLife.

23.Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?

A.Highschoolstudents.B.Movieexperts.

C.Collegefreshmen.D.Thegeneralpublic.

B

Overthelastdecade,GrandpaRon,asthestudentscallhim,hasvolunteeredthousandsof

hourseveryyeartobewithlocalschoolchildren——butitwasn'tuntilclassesmovedonlinedueto

COVID-19thatRonJacobsonrealizedhisimpact.Thatimpactreachedfardeeperthanbeinga

schoolvolunteer.Andthosestudentswerenowmissingthehugshegavethemeverymornings.

BackinMarch2020,Jacobsonhadalreadyvolunteeredfor900hoursduringthe2019-2020

schoolyearbythetimeCieElum-RoslynElementaryinRonald,Washington,closeditsdoorsand

turnedtoonlineteaching.

“Thesekidswhoreliedonmebeingthereforthemhadsuddenlylostme,“Jacobsonsaid.

“Whentheystarteddoingtheirschoolworkonline,severalsaidthattheymissedGrandpaRon.”

TheschoolreceivedsomanyrequestsforGrandpaRonthatitaddedJacobson'semailaddress

andhomeaddresstotheschoofsonlinedirectory（通訊錄），allowingstudentstokeepintouchwith

Jacobson.StudentsimmediatelybegansendingJacobsonemailsandlettersandevencomingtohis

hometocheckuponhimandoffertowalkhisdog.

Jacobsonnowrespondstoeachofthestudents,addingabrightspottothestudents9daysand

hisown.

“Iamhappytolistentothekids'problemsaswell,“Jacobsonsaid."Ihaveheardfromschool

teachersandparentshowmuchthisregularcommunicationhaschangedthekids'attitudes.

TheVeteransofForeignWarshashonoredJacobson-aVietnamveteran（老兵）一bynaming

himaspokesmanfortheircampaign,StillServing,whichshowsmanywaysAmerica'sveterans

continueservingevenafterleavingthearmy.

“TheMarineCorpstaughtmethetwoimportantthings:finishthetaskandtakecareofyour

troops（軍隊(duì)）.I'mstilltakingcareofthetroops,Jacobsonsaid.

It'sjustthattheyare75yearsyo