甘肃省2017-2018学年高二英语暑假作业检测考试试题（含解析）

1甘肃省天水市第一中学甘肃省天水市第一中学 2017-20182017-2018 学年高二暑假作业检测考试学年高二暑假作业检测考试英语试题英语试题本试卷分为第本试卷分为第 IIII 卷（选择题）和第卷（选择题）和第 IIII 卷（非选择题）两部分，满分卷（非选择题）两部分，满分 100100 分。考试时间为分。考试时间为6060 分钟。分钟。第第 I I 卷（满分卷（满分 5050 分）分）第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（共阅读理解（共 1010 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 2020 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A ADoctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best loved and most successful childrens book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American 2children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _.A. some school children could not read with interestB. many children's books were interestingC. children wanted to learn to writeD. a writer for children was wanted2. People like his books because the books _.A. are cheap and easy to get B. were written in different languagesC. are easy and interesting to read D. were written with invented words3. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _.A. 50 B. 53C. 56 D. 874. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D【解析】这是一篇记叙文。介绍了一位受美国儿童欢迎的作家苏斯博士的个人信息、生平成就、著作等信息。2. 细节理解题。根据“It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too.”这是个有趣易读的故事，孩子们和家长们都很喜欢。可知，苏斯博士的书受到人们的喜爱是因为它们有趣又易读，故选 C。33. 细节理解题。根据“Doctor Seuss was born in 1904.”苏斯博士出生于 1904 年，以及“In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.”苏斯博士在 1957 年写了戴帽子的猫 ，可知，他是 53 岁写这本书的，故选 B。4. 细节理解题。根据“He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.”他因作品给美国儿童和父母带来教育意义与娱乐而获奖，可知，他的书对美国人民是寓教于乐的，故选 D。【名师点睛】在做阅读理解这样的题型时，尤其是介绍某人、某事时，一定要注意观察文中所给的时间。经常会考查根据已知时间来计算的题型。例如第 3 题，问道“He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _.”我们在文章开头可以找到苏斯博士的出生日期 1904 年，再迅速找文中发表戴帽子的猫的时间， “In 1957” 。通过简单的计算 1957-1904=53，可知，他是 53 岁写这本书的，故选 B。B BSome colors people see late at night could cause sings of clinical (临床的)depression(沮丧). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals(个人)who live or work in low levels of light overnight(整夜)can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe from of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death of suicide.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters(仓鼠)to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal(夜行的),which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters 4drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He was animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didnt show any sleep uneasiness(不安)at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in