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2020.2021年高二下學(xué)期英語3月月考試題精選匯編

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黑龍江省大慶市鐵人中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題:每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將

該項涂黑。

ActiveChallengeWeightlosscampforgirlsaged13-18inCanada.

Location：

Activitiesinclude

BeautifulBearCreekOutdoor

hiking,rafting,canoeing,yoga（瑜伽），cooking,

CentrenearOttawaOntariocampskills,mountainbiking,nutritionclasses,

swimming,fitnessclasses,etc.

Season：July2-August28th

Choosewhatyoulike.

Capacity：40

ActiveChallengeisaweightlossprogramspeciallyforyoungwomen.Theburdenofbeingoverweightis

heavierthanjusttheextrapounds.Weuseoutdooradventurestochallengethegirls,togivethemsomethingtodraw

strengthfrom.

Becauseyou'llbelosingweightalongsideyoungwomenjustlikeyou,you'llfindnoonelaughingatyouand

you'llhelpeachother.AtActiveChallengeyou'llmakelifelongfriendswithyoungwomenofyourownageand

learntolovenewadventurousactivities.

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Unlikeanyotherweightlossprogram,ActiveChallengeisdesignedsoyoullloseweightandhavethe

strategies（策略）andskillstokeeptheweightoffforever.ActiveChallengedoesnotputyouonadiet.Wefollow

theCanadaFoodGuidetohealthyeatingandexerciseappropriateportion（一份）control.Wehelpyoudevelop

healthyhabits.

ThestaffatActiveChallengecombineexperiencedoutdooradventureprofessionalswithhighlyqualified

clinicians.Allofusareabsolutelydevotedtohelpingyouachievelastingbehavioralchangeandweightloss.Most

ofall,wearedevotedtohavingagreattimedoingit.

Pre-Camp:Uponregistration（注冊）inActiveChallenge,aregistrationpackagewillbesentouttoyouwith

formstobecompletedbeforecampingaswellasprogrampreparationmaterials,anintroductiontoActive

Challengeandpre-programpersonalchallengingassignments（任務(wù)）togetyouonyourwaytowardahealthierself.

Post-Camp:Ourpostprogramisdesignedtokeepyoufocusedandremindyouofthegoalsthatyousetduring

thecamp.Afterthecampendswewillsendyouhomewithyourpersonalmealandexerciseplanandkeepintouch

withyouforafullthreemonthsthroughletters,emailsandphonecalls,trackingyourprogressandgivingyou

strategiesandsupport.

31.Outdooradventurousactivitiesareheldforgirls.

A.tofollowagooddietB.toloseweightquickly

C.tobuilduptheirhealthD.toincreasetheirconfidence

32.HowwillgirlsfeelabouttheatmosphereatActiveChallenge?

A.Lonelybutsafe.B.Coldbutexciting.

C.Friendlyandsupportive.D.Competitiveandchallenging.

33,Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.ToexplainwhyActiveChallengeispopular.

B.Toshareskillsandstrategiesoflosingweight.

C.Toshowhowimportantlosingweightis.

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D.ToinvitegirlstojoininActiveChallenge.

【答案】31.C32.C33.D

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了一個專為加拿大年輕女性舉辦的減肥夏令營的詳細信息。

[31題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章圖表下面第一段“Weuseoutdooradventurestochallengethegirls,togivethemsomething

todrawstrengthfrom.（我們利用戶外冒險來挑戰(zhàn)女孩們，讓她們從中汲取力量。）”可知，舉辦戶外冒險活

動的目的是增強女孩的健康。故選C。

【32題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章圖表下面第二段“Becauseyou'llbelosingweightalongsideyoungwomenjustlikeyou,

you'llfindnoonelaughingatyouandyoiTHhelpeachother.AtActiveChallengeyou'llmakelifelongfriendswith

youngwomenofyourownageandlearntolovenewadventurousactivities.（因為你會和像你一樣的年輕女性

一起減肥，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有人嘲笑你，你們會互相幫助。在“主動挑戰(zhàn)”，你將與你自己年齡一樣的年輕女性

成為終生的朋友，并學(xué)會喜歡新的冒險活動。）”可知，在這個減肥訓(xùn)練營中，營員們之間是友好的和互相

支持的。由此可推知，年輕女性會認為這個夏令營氛圍是友好的及有支持性的。故選C。

【33題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中“ActiveChallengeWeightlosscampforgirlsaged13-18inCanada.（在加拿大為13-18

歲的女孩主動挑戰(zhàn)減肥營。）”和下文內(nèi)容可知，這篇文章是介紹ActiveChallenge的一則廣告，目的主要是

邀請女孩加入。故選Do

B

Fromtheverybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandreadingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublic

humiliation.Whenchildrenarelittlewemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecan

besurethey"know"allthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon*tknowaword,theyaregoingto

makeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradeclassesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryat

allcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.

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Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,"NowI'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyou

haveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyouto

readthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.

Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,that'senoughforme.AlsoI'mnotgoing

toaskyouwhatwordsmean.^^

Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschool

whereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingat

me,shesaidslowlyandseriously,uMrHolt,doyoureallymeanthat?”Isaidjustasseriously,“Imeaneverywordof

it.”

Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk.Fromaglimpseofthe

illustrationsIthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself“Itcan'tbe."andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sure

enough,shewasreadingMobyDick,ineditionwithwoodcuts.Isaid,"Don'tyoufindpartsofitratherheavy

going?”Sheanswered,44Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.^^

Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbeandinschoolsoseldomis,anexciting,joyousadventure.Find

something,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,goontosomethingelse.

Howdifferentisourmean-spirited,pickyinsistencethateverychildgeteverylastlittlescrapof“understanding”

thatcanbedugoutofabook!

34.Accordingtothepassage,children'sfearanddislikeofbooksmayresultfrom.

A.readinglittleandthinkinglittleB.readingoftenandadventurously

C.beingmadetoreadtoomuchD.beingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothers

35.Uponhearingtheteacher'stalk,thechildrenprobablyfeltthat.

A.itsoundedstupidB.itwasnotsurprisingatall

C.itsoundedtoogoodtobetrueD.itwasnodifferentfromotherteachers*talk

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthegirlisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sheskippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.

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B.Shehadahardtimefinishingtherequiredreadingtasks.

C.Shelearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.

D.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentaftercomingtothisschool.

37.Fromtheteacher'spointofview,.

A.childrencannottellgoodpartsfrombadpartswhilereading

B.childrenshouldbelefttodecidewhattoreadandhowtoread

C.readingisneverapleasantandinspiringexperienceinschool

D.readinginvolvesunderstandingeverylittlepieceofinformation

【答案】34.D35.C36.C37.B

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章講述了作者作為老師為了改變學(xué)生討厭讀書的狀況，鼓勵學(xué)生只為樂

趣而讀，將讀書變成了愉悅的過程。

【34題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Whenchildrenarelittlewemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteacherandother

children,sothatwecanbesurethey"know"allthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon'tknow

aword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.（當孩子們還小的時候，我們讓他們當著老

師和其他孩子的面大聲朗讀，這樣我們就可以確保他們“知道”他們正在讀的所有單詞。這就意味著當他們

連一個單詞都不認識的時候，他們就會當著所有人的面犯錯誤）”可知，在眾人面前犯錯誤會引起孩子的挫

敗感。由此推知，孩子們對書的恐懼和厭惡可能是由于被要求在別人面前大聲朗讀。故選D項。

【35題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?（孩子們坐著目瞪口

呆，一言不發(fā)。這是老師在說話嗎？）”可知，孩子們很震驚。由此推知，老師的話聽起來太過美好而不敢

相信它是真的，故選C項。

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【36題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“Isaid,"Don'tyoufindpartsofitratherheavygoing?^^Sheanswered,4€Oh,sure,but

Ijustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart."（我說："難道你不覺得這本書中的一些章節(jié)太難嗎？:

她回答：“哦，當然，但我只是跳過這些部分繼續(xù)下一個好的部分?？芍斪髡邌栠@個女孩是否覺得

某些章節(jié)太難時，女孩回答說她會跳過難理解的部分，繼續(xù)看下一章精彩的部分。由此可知，她學(xué)會了欣

賞困難書籍的某些部分。故選C項。

【37題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyou

canoutofit,goontosomethingelse.（找到一些東西，埋頭去讀它們，抓住好的部分，跳過壞的部分，從中得

到你能得到的，然后再去讀其他的。戶可判斷出，從老師的角度看，應(yīng)該讓孩子們決定讀什么和怎樣讀。

故選B項。

C

Nextweek,PushpaNagarajwillappearforher720thexam.Butshewon'tbetakingtheexamforherself.Since

2007,shehashelpedhundredsofvisuallychallengedstudentstakeexamsbyactingastheirscribe（抄寫員）,reading

themthequestionsandthenwritingdowntheanswerstheygive.

WhenMs.NagarajwasgrowingupinBangalore,theITcapitalofIndia,herfatherlosthisjobafteraback

injury.Thefamilysuddenlyfounditselfstruggling.Shethoughtshe'dhavetodropoutofschool.Luckily,her

mothermanagedtoraiseenoughmoneytoeducateherthroughhighschool.Today,she'saprojectcoordinatorforan

ITfirm.

Oneday,asshewashelpingafewvisuallydamagedchildrencrosstheroad,itstruckherhowdifficulteven

everydaytaskscouldbeforthem,letalonefinishingtheireducation.Ms.Nagarajwantedtohelpthosechildren.

InIndia,mostchildrenwithsightchallengesdonothaveaccesstospecializedschooling.Evenforthosewho

attendmainstreamclasses,timedexams—keyforIndianeducationalinstitutions,wherescoresareespecially

important-presentadditionaldifficulties.**Manyofthembalkatthethoughtofwritingexamsanddropout,“says

Ms.Sundararaman,alocaleducationexpert.<6Andso,theireducationcomestoasuddenstop,midway."Havinga

scribecanbethedifferencebetweenpassingandfailing.

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Overthepast12years,wordaboutMs.Nagaraj'sworkhasspread—somuchthatshenowgetsrequestsfrom

peoplefromalloverIndia.ShehasalsosetupanetworkofvolunteersthatpostsrequeststhroughaWhatsApp

group.

Ms.Nagarajiskeenlyawareofongoingchallenges,chiefofwhichisthat,everyonceinawhile,shehasto

refuserequestsfromstudentstogivethemtheanswersduringexams.Anotherchallengeistoexpandthecircleof

scribes.Despitethese,sheisverygratefulfbrhavingtheopportunitytohelpothers.uihavenocomplaints.Actually,

Ifeelveryblessed,"shesays.

38.WhatdoweknowaboutMs.Nagarajfromparagraph2?

A.Shesufferedfromabackinjury.B.Shestruggledtofinishherhighschool.

C.SheraisedenoughmoneyfromanITfirm.D.Shehadtoworktohelpsupportherfamily.

39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“balk"inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Becomehesitant.B.Feelunsatisfied.

C.Arehopeful.D.Aresurprised.

40.WhatchallengedoesMs.Nagarajhavetoovercome?

A.Thelimitednumberofscribes.B.Thelargequantityofexamstotake.

C.Therequesttocopyanswersintheexam.D.Thebuildingofanetworkofvolunteers.

41.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.AnIndianwomanbreakingtherecordintakingexams.

B.Theimportanceofsettingupanorganizationforscribes.

C.TheproblemsofstudentsdroppingoutofschoolinIndia.

D.AnIndianwomanhelpingdisabledchildrenbybeingascribe.

【答案】38.B39.A40.A41.D

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【解析】

【分析】本文為一篇記敘文。主要講述了印度婦女Nagaraj女士致力于做志愿抄寫員，幫助視覺有障礙的

學(xué)生在考場上讀題和記錄答案，使他們得以繼續(xù)接受教育的故事。

【38題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Shethoughtshe'dhavetodropoutofschool.Luckily,hermothermanagedtoraise

enoughmoneytoeducateherthroughhighschool」她以為她得退學(xué)了。幸運的是，她的母親設(shè)法籌到了足夠

的錢供她讀完高中）”可知，Nagaraj艱難地完成了高中學(xué)業(yè)，故選B。

【39題詳解】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞上文“InIndia,mostchildrenwithsightchallengesdonothaveaccesstospecialized

schooling.Evenforthosewhoattendmainstreamclasses,timedexams-keyforIndianeducationalinstitutions,

wherescoresareespeciallyimportant—presentadditionaldifficulties.（在印度,大多數(shù)有視力障礙的兒童沒有

機會接受專業(yè)教育。即使是那些參加主流課程的學(xué)生，計時考試也會帶來額外的困難。計時考試是印度教

育機構(gòu)的關(guān)鍵，分數(shù)尤其重要）''以及后文“Andso,theireducationcomestoasuddenstop,midway.（就這樣，

他們的教育突然中途就中斷了）“可知，對于視覺有障礙的學(xué)生來說，考試中如果沒有抄寫員的幫助，很難

完成考試，尤其在考試分數(shù)對教育機構(gòu)很重要的情況下，因此他們對參加筆試就會變得很猶豫，進而輟學(xué)。

故畫線詞意思為“變得猶豫”。故選A。

【40題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Anotherchallengeistoexpandthecircleofscribes.（另一個挑戰(zhàn)是擴大抄寫員

的圈子）''可推知，Nagaraj女士必須克服的挑戰(zhàn)是抄寫員的數(shù)量有限。故選A。

[41題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段“Nextweek,PushpaNagarajwillappearforher720thexam.Butshewon'tbetakingthe

examforherself.Since2007,shehashelpedhundredsofvisuallychallengedstudentslakeexamsbyactingastheir

scribe（抄寫員），readingthemthequestionsandthenwritingdowntheanswerstheygive.（下周，PushpaNagaraj

將參加她的第720次考試。但她不是自己參加考試。自2007年以來，她已經(jīng)幫助數(shù)百名視力有缺陷的學(xué)

生參加考試，充當他們的抄寫員，為他們朗讀問題，然后寫下他們給出的答案）“結(jié)合文章主要講述了印度

婦女Nagaraj女士致力于做志愿抄寫員，幫助視覺有障礙的學(xué)生在考場上讀題和記錄答案，使他們得以繼

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續(xù)接受教育的故事?？芍?，文章主要內(nèi)容是一個印度婦女當抄寫員幫助殘疾兒童。故選D。

D

Inthemid-1980s,astudycomparedmtDNAfrompeoplearoundtheworld.ItfoundthatpeopleofAfrican

descem（后裔）hadtwiceasmanygeneticdifferencesfromeachotherthanasdidothers.Becausemutations（基因

突變）seemtooccuratasteadyrateovertime,scientistswereabletoconcludethatmodernhumansmusthavelived

inAfricaatleasttwiceaslongasanywhereelse.Theynowcalculatethatalllivinghumansdescendfromasingle

womanwholivedroughly150,000yearsagoinAfrica,"Eve”.Ifgeneticistsareright,allofhumanityislinkedto

Evethroughanunbrokenchainofmothers.ThisEvewassoonjoinedby^X-Chromosome（染色體）Adam”,the

geneticfatherofusall,alsofromAfrica.DNAstudieshaveconfirmedthatallthepeopleonEarth,withalltheir

shapesandcolors,cantracetheirancestrytoancientAfricans.

Whatseemscertainisthatataremarkablyrecentdate-probablybetween50,000and70,000yearsago-one

smallgroupofpeople,theancestorsofmodemhumansoutsideofAfrica,leftAfricaforwesternAsia,eitherby

migratingaroundthenorthernendoftheRedSeaoracrossitsnarrowsouthernopening.

OnceinAsia,geneticevidencesuggests,thepopulationsplit.OnegroupstoppedtemporarilyintheMiddle

East,whiletheothercommencedajourneywhichwouldlasttensofthousandsofyears.Movingalittlefurtherwith

eachnewgeneration,theyfollowedthecoastaroundtheArabianPeninsula,India,andSoutheastAsia,allthewayto

Australia."Themovementwasprobablyunnoticeable,"saysSpencerWells."Itwaslessofajourneyandprobably

morelikewalkingalittlefartherdownthebeachtogetawayfromthecrowd.”

Althougharchaeologicalevidenceofthis13,000-kilometer（8,000-mile）migrationfromAfricatoAustralia

hasalmostcompletelydisappeared,genetictracesofthegroupthatmadethetripdoexist.Theyhavebeenfoundin

theDNAofnativepeoplesintheAndamanIslandsnearMyanmar,inMalaysia,andinPapuaNewGuinea,andin

theDNAofnearlyallAustralianaborigines（±W）.Moderndiscoveriesof45,000-year-oldbodiesinAustralia,

buriedatasitecalledLakeMungo,providesomephysicalevidencefbrthetheoriesaswell.

PeopleintherestofAsiaandEuropesharedifferentbutequallyancientmtDNAandmutations.The

mutationswhichtheypossessshowthatmostaredescendantsofthegroupthatstayedintheMiddleEastfbr

thousandsofyearsbeforemovingon.Perhapsabout40,000yearsago,modemhumansfirstadvancedintoEurope.

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42.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Mutationsoccasionallytakeplaceovertime

B.Modernhumansprobablyhaveonlyoneancestor.

C.ModernhumansmusthavelivedinAfricaforashortertimethananywhereelse.

D.ScientistsconfirmallofhumanityislinkedtoEvewithphysicalevidence.

43.WhathappenedtothefirstgroupofhumansthatmovedfromAfricaintoAsia?

A.MostofthemigrantsturnedbackintoAfrica.

B.Theyseparatedintotwogroups.

C.MostofthemigrantsmoveddirectlyintoEurope.

D.TheystayedintheMiddleEastfortensofthousandsofyears.

44.WhichofthefollowingiscitedasevidenceforthegreatmigrationtoAustralia?

A.DiscoveryofhumanremainsinAustraliaB.DNAofpeopleinSoutheastAfrica

C.DNAofimmigrantstoAustraliaD.DiscoveriesfrommodernsocietiesinAsia

45.Thetitleforthisreadingcouldbe

A.FindingY-ChromosomeAdamB.WhoweretheFirstHumans?

C.TheDiscoveryofDNAinAfricaD.MigratingOutofAfrica

【答案】42.B43.B44.A45.D

【解析】

【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章通過一個研究發(fā)現(xiàn)講述了現(xiàn)代人類的祖先很可能從非洲遷出，同時，還介

紹了一些人類從非洲遷出的過程，以及證據(jù)。

【42題詳解】

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推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Theynowcalculatethatalllivinghumansdescendfromasinglewomanwholived

roughly150,000yearsagoinAfHca,"Eve”.Ifgeneticistsareright,allofhumanityislinkedtoEvethroughan

unbrokenchainofmothers.（他們現(xiàn)在計算出，所有現(xiàn)存的人類都是大約15萬年前生活在非洲的一位單身女

性“夏娃”的后代。如果遺傳學(xué)家是對的，所有的人類都是通過一個完整的母親鏈與夏娃相連的。）”可知，

現(xiàn)代人類可能只有一個祖先。故選B項。

【43題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“OnceinAsia,geneticevidencesuggests,thepopulationsplit.Onegroupstopped

temporarilyintheMiddleEast,whiletheothercommencedajourneywhichwouldlasttensofthousandsof

years.（基因證據(jù)表明，一旦到了亞洲，種群就分裂了。一群人暫時停留在中東，而另一群人則開始了長達

數(shù)萬年的旅程。）“可知，第一批從非洲遷移到亞洲的人類分成了兩組。故選B項。

【44題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“Moderndiscoveriesof45,000-year-oldbodiesinAustralia,buriedatasitecalled

LakeMungo,providesomephysicalevidenceforthetheoriesaswell.（在澳大利亞發(fā)現(xiàn)的45000年前的遺體，被

埋葬在一個叫做LakeMungo的地方，也為這個理論提供了一些物理證據(jù)。廣可知，在澳大利亞發(fā)現(xiàn)人類

遺體是大移民到澳大利亞的證據(jù)。故選A項。

[45題詳解】

主旨大意題。通讀全文，尤根據(jù)第一段中"DNAstudieshaveconfirmedthatallthepeopleonEarth,withalltheir

shapesandcolors,cantracetheirancestrytoancientAfricans.（DNA研究已經(jīng)證實，地球上所有的人，無論他

們的形狀和顏色，都可以追溯到遠古非洲人的祖先。）”和第二段中“Whatseemscertainisthatataremarkably

recentdate-probablybetween50,000and70,000yearsago-onesmallgroupofpeople,theancestorsofmodern

humansoutsideofAfrica,leftAfricaforwesternAsia,eitherbymigratingaroundthenorthemendoftheRedSeaor

acrossitsnarrowsouthernopening^可以肯定的是，在最近的一段時間---大概在5萬到7萬年前有一

小群人，也就是非洲以外的現(xiàn)代人類的祖先，離開非洲前往西亞，他們要么沿著紅海的北端遷徙，要么穿

過紅海狹窄的南口。廣可知，本文通過一個研究發(fā)現(xiàn)講述了現(xiàn)代人類的祖先很可能從非洲遷出，同時，還

介紹了一些人類從非洲遷出的過程，以及證據(jù)。選項D“遷出非洲”突出主題，簡潔明了，適合做標題。故

選D項。

黑龍江省賓縣第二中學(xué)2020?2021學(xué)年度下學(xué)期第一次月考高二英語試卷

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一、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

A

Getreadytofillyourdaysfulloffunandadventure.WestDorset,anareaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty,is

alwaysaplacetogoandthereisalwayssomethinggoingon.Thefollowingaresomeofthestarattractions.

?MappertonHouse&Gardens

Impressivevalleygardenssurroundedbywoodedlandscape.

Gardensopen:Daily11am-5pmexceptFridays,MarchtoOctoberincluded.

BookingthroughTel:(0103)959203or

?BridportMuseum

Localhistorymuseumattractseveryhistorylovers.Wealsohaveayear-roundLocalHistoryCentrenearby

whereyoucancompletelocalandfamilyhistoryresearch.

Open:Monday-Saturday,ApriltoOctoberincluded.

BookingthroughTel:(0103)959711or

?FurlelghEstateWineTours

Vineyardandwinery,producersoftheUK'smostoutstandingwine.Comeandseehowthe2019Winemaker

oftheYearmakeswine.

Openforsales:11am-4pmFridaysandSaturdays,toursat2pm.

BookingthroughTel:(0103)906323orwwwjurleiehestate.uk

?OldCrownCourtandCells

Experiencetwohundredyearsofshockingcrimeandpunishment.Toursofcourtroomandcellsonselected

afternoonsmidJulytoendAugust.

Open:Tuesday-Sunday,MarchtoSeptemberincluded.

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Bookingthrough

Forallthelatestinformationaboutattractionsincludingopeningtimes,reasonablepricesandspecialoffers,

pleasegoto

1.Wherecanyoulearnaboutwinemaking?

A.AtMappertonHouse&Gardens.B.AtBridportMuseum.

C.AtFurleighEstate.D.AtOldCrownCourtandCells.

2.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttogetagoodprice?

A.B.

C.www.furleighestate.ukD.

3.Onwhatdayoftheweekcanyouvisitallthefourplaces?

A.MondayB.Tuesday.C.Friday.D.Saturday.

B

Thewords“protectanimals“appeareverywhereinbooksandonscreens,becausesomeanimalsareevenin

dangerofdyingout.Butsometimestherealitycanbealittledifferentfromwhatpeoplereadorwatch.

About300blackbearswerekilledinFlorida,theUS,inOctober,2015.Ifsbeenthefirstbearhuntinthestate

since1994.Localofficersexplainedthattheblackbearpopulationhadgrownto3,500andbecomeamenaceto

localpeople.Inthepasttwoyears,bearshavehurtatleastfourpeopleinFlorida.

Monthsago,theSwissgovernmentallowedlocalstokillawolf.Thiswasbecausethewolfkilled38sheep,

anditwasagreatlosstosomelocalfarmers.DaysagoinChina,threeoldmenwerecaughtbythepolicefor

killingaserow（鬣羚），akindofprotectedanimal.Theysaidtheykilledtheanimalbecauseitatetheplantsthey

grew.

However,thesestoriesdon'talwaysmeanthatanimalprotectionstopsbecauseofhumaninterests

especiallywhenitisrelatedtoeconomicdevelopment.AmannamedZhouWeisensetupawildanimalbasein

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Guilin,Guangxi.Hesavedover170tigersandabout300bears.Hisbasealsoofferedjobstolocalpeople.

“Theremayneverbeastandardanswertothequestionofwhetherweshouldgivemoreattentiontothe

environmentorhumandevelopment,saidRobertMay,aBritishexpertatOxfordUniversity.44Butweshouldn't

pusheitheronetotheside,asthefutureisuncertain.^^

4.InOctober,2015,Floridahelditsfirstbearhuntafterabout.

A.fiveyearsB.tenyearsC.fourteenyearsD.twenty-oneyears

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“menace“inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.threatB.chanceC.bargainD.treasure

6.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusbymentioningZhouWeisen'sstory?

A.Protectinganimalsneedshardwork

.B.Zhouwasgoodatfeedingwildanimal.

C.Zhouhadagoodrelationshipwithlocalpeople.

D.Protectinganimalscanbringeconomicdevelopment.

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightRobertMayagreewith?

A.Humandevelopmentshouldbeconsideredfirst.

B.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontoanimalprotection.

C.Weshouldconsiderboththeenvironmentandhumaninterests.

D.It'sdifficulttofindproperwaystosolveenvironmentalproblems.

C

AfterImadeittothecitycenter,Istartedtofeelitmightbeeasyforaforeignertodealwiththegreatsize

ofBeijing.Withgrowingconfidence,Idecidedtotakethesubwaytothehotel,notrealizingthatthenetwork

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didn'tgothatfar.Impressedwiththecleanlinessofthestation,Iboughtaticketandboardedthefirstsubwaythat

camealong.

AfterafewminutesIaskedinEnglishayoungmanseatednexttomewhereIshouldgetoffclosesttothe

FriendshipHotel.Wearingasmartbusinesssuitandtie,hewouldsurelyspeakEnglish,wouldn'the?

Unfortunately,hecouldn'tunderstandmebutseemedveryfriendly.Ishowedhimtheroomcardwithallthe

informationoftheFriendshipHotelinChinesecharacters（漢字）.Helookedatit,andthenhiseyesmoved

quicklytothecarriage（車廂）subwaymap.Next,heraisedthreefingersofhisrighthand.

InAustralia,raisingfingersatsomeoneisnotusuallynice,butthismanwasn'tsmiling.Atthenextstationhe

showedmetwofingers.NowinAustralia,that'sreallyrude,butIgotthemessage.Whenwestoppedatthethird

station,hedidn'tjustpointtothedoor,butgotup,tookmeoutofthetrain,andledmetothetopofthestairs,and

outontothestreet.Thenhestoppedataxiandtoldthedriverwheretotakeme.

Allthiscamefromamanwhocouldn'tspeakmylanguage,andIcouldn'tspeakhis.Iwasnowspeechless,

especiallywhenherefusedmyofferofmoney.Ifeltalittleembarrassedhavingeventhoughthewouldaccepta

tip.

ThisexperiencemadeitclearIhadtolearnsomeChinesequicklyormyadventuresmightstartturninginto

misadventures.

8.Theauthordecidedtotakethesubwaybecause.

A.hebelievedinhisabilitytodealwiththetripB.thenetworkcoveredmostofthestops

C.helivednearthecitycenterD.hehadagoodimpressionofitscleanliness

9.Havingbeenshowntheroomcard,theyoungman.

A.stillremainedpuzzledB.understoodtheauthorwell

C.answeredtheauthordirectlyD.pointedatthesubwaymap

10.Whichofthefollowingcan'tbeusedtodescribetheyoungman?

A.Helpful.B.Rude.C.Warm-hearted.