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河北省石家庄市学年石家庄市第二中学南校区高2023-2024一上学期第一次月考英语试题学校:姓名班级考号、阅读理解A.Choose theholiday inDevon.B.Go tothe SnowdoniaCentre.HolidaysHoliday News(空位)Vacancies nowand in the schoolholidays at a countryhotel inDevon.This comfortable,friendly home-from-home liesnear thebeautiful quietcountryside,but justa driveaway from thesea.The foodis simplebut good.Children andpets arewelcome.Reduced pricesfor lowseason.The SnowdoniaCentreThe SnowdoniaCentre foryoung mountainclimbers hasa mountain climbing lesson.Thebeginners,costs are£57for aweek,including foodand rooms.Equipment isincluded exceptwalkingshoes,which canbe hiredatalow cost.You mustbe ingood healthand preparedto gothrough aperiod ofbody exercises.This couldbethe beginningof alifetime ofmountainclimbingadventure.The World Sea Trip of aLifetimeOur WorldSea Tripof2008will beunlike anyholiday youhave everbeen onbefore.Instead ofone hotelafter another,with allits packing and unpacking,waiting andtraveling,youjust goto bedin onecountry andwake up in another.On boardthe ship,you will be welltaken careof.Every mealwill befirst-class andeverycabin likeyour home.(甲板),During thetrip,you canrest ondeck enjoyyourself in the gamesrooms andin theeveningdance to our musicalteam andwatch ourwonderful play.You willvisit allthe placesmost peopleonly dreamabout-from Acapulcoand HawaiitoTokoy andHong Kong.For afew thousandpounds,all youveever hopedfor canbe yours.
1.What canyou doif youlike togo onholidays withpetsC.Join the WorldSea Tripof
2008.D.Visit Acapulcoand Hawaii.
2.In whatway is the SnowdoniaCentre differentfrom the other twoholidaysA.It provideschances offamily gatherings.B.It providescustomers withgood food.C.It offersa sportslesson.D.It offerscomfortable rooms.
3.What isspecial about theWorldSeaTripof2008A.You canhave freemeals ondeck everyday.B,You cansleep ona shipand tourmany places.C.You willhave chancesto watch and actin aplay.D.You haveto doyour ownpackingandunpacking.If youwalked intoa cinemarecently,the chancesare that you wouldhave feltsurrounded bysuperhero movies.It seemslike a new oneis releasedevery week.However,once upona time,therewerent anysuperhero films.All thatchanged withthe releaseof thefirst Supermanmovie inDecember,
1978.The firstSuperman comicbook cameout in1938,and itchanged thecomic industry.Before(披肩)Superman,nobody worea capeand nobodyhad abig logoon theirchest.He wasn*tthefirstsuperhero,but hestarted theso-called GoldenAge ofComic Books**and hislook becamethe(原型)archetype of all superheroes.Why didpeople taketo SupermanOne of the keysis“wish-fulfillment,his creatorJerry SiegeltoldCurtainUp.com.Indeed,Superman reflectsmany of the valuesand characteristicsthat peopleadmire.Superman livesas ClarkKent,a news reporter.However,he canbecome thesuperhero wheneverheneeds to.He canfly,lift anyobject,see throughwalls andmelt steelwith hiseyes.He isselfless.Hechooses tohelp thepeople of the Earthby fightinginjustices againstthem.Over theyears,Superman hashad differenttypes ofenemies andsituations,usually relatedto theproblemspeople faced.When therewas alot oforganized crimein citiesin the1930s,Supermanfought badpeople.When youngmen wentoff to fight NaziGermany,Supermans motto became ntruthandjustice
11.And afterWorld WarII(1939-1945),when African-Americans wereterrorized byviolenthate groups,Superman foughtagainst racism.Today,Superman enjoysglobal popularity.We allwork orstudy andcare aboutour familiesandfriends.We seeproblems that we cantchange.Through allof these,we struggleto doour bestandalso tofind personalhappiness.Superman isthe guywe wishwe couldbe.He cansave theworld andstillget ClarkKent towork ontime.
4.Why dopeople likesupermanA.The imageof supermanis cool.B.It hasalways beena culturaltradition.C.Superman ispopularized bynews reporters.D.People wishto bepowerful enoughto solvehard problems.
5..What canwe inferfrom paragraph5A.Supermans missionchanges withtimes.B.Superman*s archetypeis a newsreporter.C.Superman hasthe powerto solveall problems.D.Superman wentto GermanytofightNazi inWorld WarII.
6.What does the underlinedword thesein thelast paragraphrefer toA.Supermans heroicdeeds.B.Supermans extraordinaryabilities.C.What happensin peoplesdaily life.D.What peoplesee insuperheromovies.
7.Which of the followingdoes theauthor supportA.Superheroes doexist inour life.B.All problemsin societyshould besolved.C.People findthemselves expressedthrough Superman.D.Superhero moviesneed promotionto bemore popular.(胰腺)A humanheart is so muchmore thanan organ.No onesays theyleft theirpancreas in(肾脏)San Francisco,for example,or thattwo kidneysbeat asone.Yet mostof usbelieve thattwohearts canbeat asone,and that the heartreveals ourreal emotions.Now theressome evidencethatsuch folkwisdom istrue.一When peoplelisten tothe same story-each alonein theirown hometheir heart rates riseandfall together,according toanew study publishedlast monthin CellReports.Professor LucasPerra,asenior authorof thestudy,said,“Its the story thatdrives the heart.”(同This findingcorresponds with a mountainof researchshowing that our brainssynchronize步)when weinteract in the samelocation orparticipate in the sameactivity.The newstudy goesone stepfurther;it testswhether our heartratesbecome synchronizedwhile takingin the samenarrative-even thoughwere notin the same roomnor evenlistening at the sametime asotherlisteners.Marcel Proustwrote atthe turnof the20th century,theheartdoes notlie.Data tellsus muchthesame:The heartsconnection tothe brainissotight thatwhen wehear the samestory,ourheartratessynchronize.Subjects in the same group producedsynchronized heartrate patternsthat roseand fellatroughly the same timesduring thenarrative.(关联)The resultsareheartwarming^said Prof.Perra/Heart ratecorrelation betweensubjectsdoes notrequire themto actuallybe interacting,or evenbe in the sameplace.Its notthe interactionbetweenpeople but thestoryitself thatdoesthetrick.”The point,he said,is thatwhen welisten tothesameradio programor watcha Netflixshow,ourhearts beattogether,showing that“were notalone.
8.What doesthe underlinedexpression folkwisdom^refer toin thefirst paragraphA.Kidneys beatlike hearts.B.Hearts areimportant organs.C.A humanheart conveysfeelings.D.Organs haveclose linkswith emotions.
9.What canwe learnfromthenewstudyin CellReportsA.People likelistening tothesamestory inseparate places.B.Humans brainssynchronize whendriven bydifferent stories.C.People testedin thesamegrouphave thesame heartrates.D.The samestory canmake listenershave thesame heartrates.
10.Whats theauthors purposeof writingthis articleA.To reporta researchfinding.B.To argueagainst anopinion.C.To tellreaders amoving story.D.To callfor immediateaction.
11.Which ofthe followingisthebest titlefor thepassageA.The WayHuman HeartsWork B.The SameStory,the SameHeartbeatC.The HeartsConnection toBrain D.The Importanceof HeartRatesGetting ahigh gradein anexam dependspartly onhow muchyou canremember.So,improvingmemory isessential tosuccess instudying.But isthere anythingthatwecan doabout itOne solutionmightbe walking backwards.According toanewstudy published intheJournal ofCognition,walking backwards,whether(增强)doing itreally orjust imaginingit,can boostthe brainpowerintheshort term.In thestudy,114volunteers wereasked towatchavideo inwhich awoman hadher bagstolen.Then theyanswered20questions about the detailsshown inthe video.Ten minutesafter watchingthevideo,the volunteerswere dividedinto threegroups.The firsttwo groupswere toldto moveforwardsor backwards10meters whilethe thirdgroup wasasked tostay stillon thesame point.The researchersfound thatthebackwards-walking groupgot twomore correctanswers onaverage thantheothertwo(概念)groups.This suggeststhat arelationship betweenthe conceptsof timeand spaceis essentialtothe wayour mindsform memories.When wewalk backwards,everything welearn becomesstrange tous.This forcesthe brainto(神经心理学think in a differentway-its arewiring andchanges thefocus,US neuropsychologist家)Christine Webertold Forbes.It almostalways meansthat ourbrain needstobemore activeandalert inthe limitedtime.Naturally,our short-term memorywillbeimproved significantly.Apart fromimproving ourmemory,walking backwardsalso playsan importantrole inphysicalhealth,especially fitness.A studypublishedinJournal ofBiomechanics in2012foundthatbackward(月泰关walking putsless strainand requiresa smallerrange ofmovements fromthe kneejoints节).Thus,theres lesspressure andpain inthe knees.In addition,walking backwards,compared toforward walking,is morechallenging.It requiresyouto usemuscles andmovements thatyou probablyrarely use,making ita perfectway tochangeyour exerciseroutine forgreater fitnessgains.Meanwhile,by makingpeople putin extraeffort,itnaturally burnsmore fatand calories.
12.Which groupof peopleperform bestinthememory testA.The staying-still group.B.The forwards-walking group.C.The imaginary-walking group.D.The backwards-walking group.
13.In whatway doeswalkingbackwardsbenefit peopleshealthA.It canmake peopleslim.B.It canreduce peopledstress.C.It canstrengthen peoplesjoints.D.It canmake peoplemore energetic.
14.What dowe knowabout backwardwalkingA.It followsour exerciseroutine.B.It limitspeoples thinkingtime.C.It directsour focusto importantdetails.D.It makespeoples brainmore activeand alert.
15.Whats thewriters purposein writingparagraph4A.To addanother aspectofthetopic.B.To supportthe resultoftheresearch.C.To sumup themain ideaofthepassage.D.To providesome backgroundinformation.
二、七选五Four Ideas for BetterSleepMost teensneed8to10hours ofsleep eachnight.But manyteens havetrouble sleeping.Lack ofsleepcan affecteverything fromour emotionsto howwell wefocus ontasks likedriving.16And itmaybe linkedto weightgain insome people.How canwe getthe sleepwe needHere aresome ideas:Be activeduring theday.Youve probablynoticed howmuch runningaround littlekids do-and howsoundly theysleep.17Physical activitycan decreasestress andhelp peoplefeel morerelaxed.Just dontwork outtooclose tobedtime becauseexercise canwake youup beforeit slowsyou down.Say goodnightto yourtelephone orTV.18If youcant makeyour bedrooma tech-free area,at leastshut everythingdown anhouror morebefore lightsout.Nothing says,nWake up,somethings goingon!H likethe noiseofatext ofaphone.(规律).Keep asleep routine19Creating aset bedtimeroutine canimprove thisrelaxation effect.So relaxyourselfevery nightby reading,listening tomusic,spending timewith apet,writing ina journal,or doinganythingelse thatrelaxes you.20Stress cancause sleeplessness,so the more yousuffer fromnot sleeping,the greaterthe riskyoulllie awakestaring atthe ceiling.Instead ofworrying thatyou wontsleep,remind yourselfthatyou can.Say,“Tonight,I willsleep well“several timesduring theday.It canalso helpto practicebreathingexercises beforebed.A.Expect agood nightssleep.B.You maywake upinthemiddle ofthe night.C.Experts recommendusing thebedroom forsleep only.D.The moreyou tryto fallasleep,themoredifficultly youcan.E.Learn froma kidand getat least60minutes ofexercise aday.F.Going tobed atthesametime everynight helpsthe bodyexpect sleep.G.It canaffect sportsperformance,and increaseour chancesof gettingsick.
三、完形填空My husband,our childrenand Ihave hadwonderful campingexperiences overthe pastten years.Some ofour21are funny,especially fromthe earlyyears whenour childrenwere little.Once,we(<、溪).22along ChalkCreek.I was23thatour15-month-old boywould fallinto the creek1I tiedarope aroundhis waistto keephim neartoourspot.That lastedabout tenminutes.He was24,and hiscryinglet thewhole campgroundknow it.So25tying himup,I justkept aclose eyeon him.It26—hedidnt endupinthecreek.My three-year-old,however,did.Another time,we renteda boatin VallecitoLake.The skywas clearwhen we27but stormsmovein fastinthemountains,and thisone quickly28our peacefulmorning trip.The29picked upandthunder rolled.My husbandstopped fishingto30the motor.Nothing.He triedagain.No3j.We werestuckinthemiddle ofthe lakewithadead motor.As weall satthere32,a fishermanpulled up,threw(拖)us arope andtowed usback.We were
33.Now,every yearwhen myhusband pullsour camperout ofthe garage,we arefilled witha senseof34,wondering whatcamping funand35we willexperience next.
21.A.ideas B.jokes C・memories D.discoveries
22.A.camped B・drove C.walked D.cycled
23.A.annoyed B.surprised C.disappointed D.worried
24.A.unhurt B.unfortunate C-uncomfortable D.unafraid
25.A.due toB.instead ofC.apart fromD.asfor
26.A.worked B,happened C.mattered D.changed
27.A.signed upB.calmed downC.checked outD.headed off
28.A.arranged B,interrupted C,completed D.recorded
29.A.wind B.noise C,temperature D.speed
30.A.find B.hide C.start D.fix
31.A.luck B,answer C.wonder D.signal
32.A.patiently B.tirelessly C.doubtfully D.helplessly
33.A.sorry B.brave C,safe D.right
34.A.relief B.duty C-pride D.excitement
35.A.failure B,adventure C・performance D.conflict
四、用单词的适当形式完成句子()
36.Im callingabouttheapartment youadvertise theother day.Could youtell memore aboutit(用所给单词适当形式填空)()(所给词的适当形式
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38.No onewas injuredintheexplosion,butthebuilding destroy(用
39.When youread Englishtexts,you hadbetter makea markatthespot youhave anyquestions.适当的词填空)()(所给词的适当
40.We mustcarry ontill successin spiteoftheextreme difficultconditions.形式填空)()(所给词的适当形式填空)
41.The thirdbook inthe seriesis currentlyin prepare.
42.He isthepresident ofa largeinternational.(organise).(所给词的适当形式填空)
43.The letterwasnt()(所给词的适当形式填空)addressed tome butI openedit outof curious.().(所给词的适当形式
44.When takeaccording tothe instructions,the drughas noside effects填空)()(所给词的适当形式填空)
45.He couldnot concealhis annoyat beinginterrupted.()(所给
46.These measureswould makea valuablecontribution toreduce industrialaccidents.词的适当形式填空)()(所给词的适当形式填空)
47.The librarycontains manypopular worksof refer.所给词的适当形式填空
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49.We expectto seefurtherimprove overthe comingyear.所给词的适当形式填空
50.The daywe lookedforward tocome atlast.
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