山西省平遥中学校2018-2019高二英语下学期第四次月考试题

山西省平遥中学校2018-2019高二英语下学期第四次月考试题第一部分阅读理解（共13小题；每小题4分，满分52分）第一节（共8小题；每小题4分，满分32分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWithsomanyconstantlydevelopingvarieties,thepossibilityexiststhatEnglishwilllookdifferentinthenot-too-distantfuture.SowhatmightbeinstorefortheEnglishlanguageinthefuture?“Ithink,asfarasAmericaremainstheworld’snumberonesuperpower,theEnglishlanguagewillbestillveryimportant,”saysOsoba.“Itwillstillbethelanguageofscienceandtechnology,internationaleducationalresearch,includingspaceresearchandinternationaldiplomacy.”Inthiscase,thisinternationalstandardvarietyofEnglishwillbethecommonfactor.“Bythen,noonewillbeabletoclaimthesoleownershipoftheEnglishlanguage,”Osobasays.“ItwillhavebecomeacommonpropertyofalltobecalledWorldEnglishorGlobalEnglish.”Devy’sviewonEnglish’sfutureisn’tverydifferentfromOsoba’s,butDevyimaginesaclearimpetus(推动):themoveawayfromwritingasacommonculturalpractice.“Ifwehavemovedtoanentirelydigitalmediumforcommunicationandknowledgeacquisition(获取),Englishoftheworldmayappearintheformofanewmixwhichhasareasonableglobalabilitytocommunicateeffectivelybuthasstrongerlocalinflections(音调变化),”Devysays.TheselocalinflectionscouldbeappearingpartlyasaresultofthesheersizeoftheEnglishlanguage.Countingthenumberofwordsinalanguageisverydifficult,butlinguistsgenerallyagreethatEnglishhasfarmorewordsthanothercomparablelanguages,likelyduetoitsabsorptionofwordsfromLatin,French,Germanandothertongues.“AsithappenedtoLatininthepast,whenalanguagereachesitspeakcarryingcapacity,itentersaperiodofaslowbreak-down,”saysDevy.“Englishisgovernedbythesameprincipleandislikelytorespondtothestressinexactlyasimilarmanner.”1.Accordingtothepassage,weknowOsobathinksEnglishwill___________.A.lookcompletelydifferentB.bereplacedbyothergloballanguagesC.movetoanentirelydigitalmediumD.stillhaveahighstatusinvariousfields2.WhydoesEnglishhavemuchmorewordsthanothercomparablelanguages?A.Becauseithasareasonableglobalability.B.Becauseitisspokenbythemostpeople.C.Becauseithasabsorbedwordsfrommanyotherlanguages.D.Becauseitisthemosteffectivecommunicationtool.3.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A.①-②-③④⑤-⑥B.①②-③④⑤-⑥C.①-②③-④⑤⑥D.①②-③④-⑤⑥4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThefutureoftheEnglishlanguageB.TheextinctionoftheEnglishlanguageC.TherealgloballanguageinthefutureD.ThehugenumberofwordsinEnglishBGiveyourselfatest.Whichwayisthewindblowing?Howmanykindsofwildflowerscanbeseenfromyourfrontdoor?Ifyourawarenessisassharpasitcouldbe,you’llhavenotroubleansweringthesequestions.Mostofusobservedmuchmoreaschildrenthanwedoasadults.Achild’sdayisfilledwithfascination,newnessandwonder.Curiositygaveusallanaturalawareness.Butdistinctionsthatweresharptousaschildrenbecomeunclear;wearenumbtonewstimulation(刺激),newideas.Relearningtheartofseeingtheworldaroundusisquitesimple,althoughittakespracticeandrequiresbreakingsomebadhabits.Thefirststepinawakeningsensesistostoppredictingwhatwearegoingtoseeandfeelbeforeitoccurs.Thisblocksawareness.OnechillynightwhenIwashikingintheRockyMountainswithsomestudents.Imentionedthatweweregoingtocrossamountainstream.Thestudentsbegancomplainingabouthowcolditwouldbe.Wereachedthestream,andtheyunwillinglywalkedahead.Theywerealmostknee-deepwhentheyrealizeditwasahotspring.Latertheyalladmittedthey’dfeltcoldwateratfirst.Anotherblocktoawarenessistheobsession(痴迷)manyofushavewithnamingthings.Isawbirdwatcherswhospottedabird,immediatelylookeditupinfieldguides,andsaid,a“ruby-crownedkinglet”andcheckeditoff.Theynolongerpaidattentiontothebirdandneverlearnedwhatitwasdoing.Thepressuresof“time”and“destination”arefurtherblockstoawareness.Iencounteredmanyhikerswhowereheadedtoadistantcamp-groundwithjustenoughtimetogettherebeforedark.Itseldomoccurredtothemtowanderabit,totakeamomenttoseewhat’saroundthem.Iaskedthemwhatthey’dseen.“Oh,afewbirds,”theysaid.Theyseemedbentontheirdestinations.Natureseemstounfoldtopeoplewhowatchandwait.Nexttimeyoutakeawalk,nomatterwhereitis,takeinallthesights,soundsandsensations.Wanderinthisframeofmindandyouwillopenanewdimensiontoyourlife.5.AccordingtoParagraph2,comparedwithadults,childrenaremore__________.A.anxioustodowondersB.sensitivetoother’sfeelingsC.likelytodevelopunpleasanthabitsD.eagertoexploretheworldaroundthem6.WhatideadoestheauthorconveyinParagraph3?A.Toavoidjumpingtoconclusions.B.Tostopcomplainingallthetime.C.Tofollowtheteacher’sadvice.D.Toadmitmistakeshonestly.7.Thebirdwatchers’behaviorshowsthatthey___________.A.areverypatientintheirobservationB.arereallyfascinatedbynatureC.careonlyaboutthenamesofbirdsD.questiontheaccuracyofthefieldguides8.Whydothehikerstakenonoticeofthesurroundingsduringthejourney?A.Thenaturalbeautyisn’tattractivetothem.B.Theyfocusonarrivingatthecampintime.C.Theforestinthedarkisdangerousforthem.D.Theyarekeentoseerarebirdsatthedestination.第二节（共5小题；每小题4分，满分20分）根据短文,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howwefeelaboutourselvescaninfluencehowweliveourlives.9_They’remorelikelytoaskforhelpandsupportfromfriendsandfamilywhentheyneedit.Peoplewhobelievetheycanaccomplishgoalsandsolveproblemsaremorelikelytodowellinschool.Havinggoodself-est