湖南省衡阳市2020学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题文科实验班

湖南省衡阳市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题（文科实验班）

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1.本卷为衡阳八中高二年级文科实验班第一次月考试卷，分两卷。其中共72题，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

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第I卷选择题（共100分）

一.听力（每题1.5分，共30分）【已省略】

二.阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）

第一部分阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。

A

What a Scientist Is Like

If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image (形象)would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious color1 ful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.

Recently I’ve had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种)，which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!

First we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟)rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rain forest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.

During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn’t mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!

21. According to the first paragraph, scientists are often believed .

A. to work as slaves

B. to behave in a strange way

C. to spend too much time in labs

D. to do experiments in messy labs

22. The author helped to preserve the turtle population by .

A. creating a safe nest for turtles

B. picking up rubbish on the shoreline

C. collecting the turtle eggs on the beach

D. finding a comfortable environment for turtles

23. What does the author learn about science from his experience?

A. Science is full of boring experiments.

B. Science is more than working in a lab.

C. Science is related to mysterious liquids.

D. Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.

24. Why does the author write this passage?

A. To encourage kids to study science.

B. To tell the story of traveling in Costa Rica.

C. To expect more people to travel in Costa Rica.

D. To share the secrets behind science phenomena.

B

Well-known Chinese writer, literary translator and foreign literature researcher Yang Jiang died at the age of 105 in Beijing on 25 May, 2016.

Yang, the wife of late Chinese novelist Qian Zhongshu, enjoyed decades of fame across the country for her literature works such as Six Chapters from M y Life“Downunder”(1981), Baptism(1988), and We Three(2004), which recalls her husband and her daughter Qian Yuan(1937-1997) who died of cancer one year before her father’s death. Her translation of the Spanish novel Don Quixote de la Mancha《堂吉诃德》 is widely considered the best Chinese version so far.

Yang Jiang, whose original name was Yang Jikang, was born in Beijing and grew up in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province. Sh e got her master’s degree in foreign languages and literature at Tsinghua University, where she met her husband Qian Zhongshu, whose later work, the satirical novel Fortress Besieged 《围城》 is famous around the world. The couple married in 1935 and during 1935 to 1938, they went to Oxford University for further study. They returned to China in 1938 and both of them went into academia (学术界) and made important contributions to the development of Chinese culture. Yang and Qian were known for having the perfect love