四川省凉山州2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末模拟试题(三)一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)AMichaelJordanwasbornonFebruary17,1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Jordanisthefourthofthefivechildreninhisfamily.HisfamilymovedtoNorthCarolinawhenhewasjustababy.Asayoungboy,hisfavouritesportwasbaseball,butsoonhefoundthathecouldplaybasketballaswell.Attheageof17,hebegantoshowpeoplejusthowtalented(有天赋的)hereallywas.Throughouthisbasketballcareer(事业),MichaelJordanhaswonmanyscoringtitles(冠军).manyboysandgirlslookuptoMichaelJordanastheirhero.Doyouknowhewasahero,too,whenhewasgrowingup?Helooksuptohisolderbrother,Larry,MichaelJordan,abasketballsuperstar,isnotjustastaronthebasketballcourt.Healsoworkshardtoraisemoneyformanychildren’scharities(慈善组织).Heencourageschildrentodeveloptheirtalentsbypractice,practiceandpractice!1.MichaelJordancomesfrom________________.A.CanadaB.AustraliaC.AmericaD.England2.Atfirst,heplayed______________insteadofbasketball.A.footballB.baseballC.tennisD.volleyball3.WhowasMichaelJordan’sherowhenhewasgrowingup?A.LarryB.BillGatesC.RonaldD.Hisfather4.MichaelJordanoftentriedhisbesttoraisemoneyfor______________.A.hishometownB.hisschoolC.hiscoachD.manychildren’scharities.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】A【小题4】D【解析】1.【文章大意】本文讲述了篮球巨星迈克尔·乔丹的成名史,以及他在成名之后积极投身儿童的慈善组织,鼓励孩子们通过刻苦练习来发掘自己的才能。细节理解题。根据短文内容MichaelJordanwasbornonFebruary17,1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork描述可知乔丹出生在美国。故选C。2.细节理解题。根据文中Asayoungboy,hisfavouritesportwasbaseball,butsoonhefoundthathecouldplaybasketballaswel可知乔丹最初打的是棒球。故选B。3.细节理解题。根据文中whenhewasgrowingup?Helooksuptohisolderbrother,Larry,MichaelJordan,abasketballsuperstar,isnotjustastaronthebasketballcourt可知乔丹的偶像是Larry。故选A。4.细节理解题。根据文中Healsoworkshardtoraisemoneyformanychildren'scharities(慈善组织)可知乔丹为儿童慈善机构募集资金。故选D。BDoyoubelieveinthepowerofmusic?Ifyou'relikemostkidsthesedays,youprobablyhaveanelectronicdeviceloadedwithhundredsoreventhousandsofyourfavoritesongs.Atanymomentintime,youcanfillyourheadphoneswiththesoundsofaparticularsongthatsuitsyourmoodatthatexacttime.Areyougettingreadyforabigsoccermatchordoyouneedtogetexcited?Maybesomehiphopwithastrongbeatwilldothetrick!Besides,youmightbereadytostudyforabigexamthenextday.Tocalmyournervesandhelpyouconcentrate,alittlebitofMozartmightmakememorizationmoremanageable.Butisthereanyscientificevidenceoftheseeffectsthatmusicseemstohave?Youbetthereis!Scientistshavelongrecognizedthepowerofmusic.Overtheyears,manystudieshavebeenconductedtoexamineingreaterdepththenatureandextentoftheeffectsmusichasonpeople.Forexample,scientistsattheUniversityofMissourihavefoundthatlisteningtomusiccanhaveapositiveeffectonyourmood.Theirresearchgivesscientificcredibility(可信性)tothebehaviorthatmanypeoplehavealreadyexperiencedontheirown:listeningtoupbeatmusiccanbrightenyourdayandboostyourmood.Otherstudieshaveshownthatupbeatmusicisn'ttheonlytypeofmusicthatcanbehelpful,however.Whenpeoplearesadorhavesufferedapersonalloss,sadmusiccanbehelpfulbecausepeopleidentifywiththetoneandlyrics(歌词)ofthemusic.Likewise,peopleunderalotofstressorexperiencingupsettingsituationscanbenefitfromlisteningtoangrymusic.Althoughangrymusicmightnothelpyouifyou'reinanormalmood,itstonecanbenefityouwhenyouaredealingwithstressfulandupsettingsituations.5.WhatdoestheauthormainlyshowinParagraph1?A.Theimportanceofhavinganelectronicdevice.B.ThegreatnumberofsongsontheInternet.C.Thebenefitsofchoosingasongsuitingyourmood.D.Theconvenienceoffindingasongsuitingyourmood.6.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthepowerofMozart?A.Makingyoulessactive.B.Keepingyoumorerefreshed.C.Makingyoumorefocused.D.Keepingyoubetterinformed.7.WhichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedwordboostinParagraph4?A.Predict.B.Improve.C.Express.D.Ruin.8.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Onlyupbeatmusiccanbrightenourday.B.Peoplewillfeelsadwhenidentifyingwiththelyrics.C.Everyonecanbenefitfromlisteningtoangrymusic.D.Differentmusicfunctionsdifferentlyindifferentsituations.【答案】【小题1】D【小题2】C【小题3】B【小题4】D【解析】【文章大意】本文主要介绍了音乐对我们的积极影响。1.段落大意题。第一段描述很多人都有电子设备来下载数以百计甚至数以千计的喜欢的歌曲。随时你都可以找到合时宜的歌曲。以及第一段最后一句youcanfillyourheadphoneswiththesoundsofaparticularsongthatsuitsyourmoodatthatexacttime.可知,第一段主要讲找到一首契合你情绪的歌曲很便利,故选D。2.细节理解题。根据文中第二段的Tocalmyournervesandhelpyouconcentrate,alittlebitofMozartmightmakememorizationmoremanageable.可知,听莫扎特的音乐,可以让你平静下来,有助你集中注意力。故选C。3.词句猜测题。根据上文的listeningtoupbeatmusiccanbrightenyourday可知,听愉快的音乐可以让你一整天阳光明媚,那么自然是让你的心情更好,故boost与improve意思接近,bootstyourmood理解为“改善你的心情”,故选B。4.推理判断题。最后一段Otherstudieshaveshownthatupbeatmusicisn'ttheonlytypeofmusicthatcanbehelpful...sadmusiccanbehelpful...canbenefitfromlisteningtoangrymusic...whenyouaredealingwithstressfulandupsettingsituations.讲述了愉悦的歌曲对我们有益,悲伤的歌曲和愤怒的歌曲也可以有益。由此推断出,不同的音乐在不同的情况下功能各异。故选D。CBored?Lonely?Outofcondition?WhynottrytheSPORTSCENTER?TENNISIndoorandoutdoorcourts.Coachingfrombeginnerstoadvanced.Childrenonly.Mornings.SKIINGGentleslopes.3levelsinstructorsatweekendsandFridays.Daytimepractice.8-year-oldupwards.SWIMMING2pools,heated,Olympiclength.Women:TuesdayandThursday.Men:Monday,WednesdayandFriday.Children:Saturday.GOLF9holepracticecourse.ProfessionalCoaching.Lessonsmustbebookedinadvanceindaytime.Eve