黑龙江省大庆铁人中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期10月月考试题
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第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）
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Listed here are four of the thousands of impressive museums around the world． The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao，Spain
Built in 1997，the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is one of the newest in the world．It has transformed the industrial city of Bilbao into a traveler's desired destination．The beautiful architecture of the museum has provided a dramatic background for movies and commercials．
The Louvre in Paris，France
Probably the most famous Louvre also holds the most famous painting in the world，the\Lisa\Leonardo da Vinci．Crowds can be found any day surrounding the small，but mysterious painting of the smiling woman．But，the Louvre is much more than a home to the\Lisa\．The Louvre is visited by more people each year than any other museum in the world． The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia，America
Just opened in its new downtown location in 2012，the Barnes Foundation is unique in that it is a completely reproduced display from one man's private collection．Dr．Albert C．Barnes started collecting art in the early 20th century and collected，among others，the largest number of original Renoir paintings in the world． The Uffizi Gallery in Florence，Italy
Walking on the marbled floors feels like stepping back in time．The building itself
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is a beautiful palace-like structure with frescoes （湿壁画） decorating the ceilings and walls．Viewers are bowled over （印象深刻） by the works by Botticelli，such as\Birth of Venus\．Classic artworks from nearly 1，000years ago describe religious events of the time．
1. Which of the following is the most popular？ A. The Louvre．
B. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao．
C. The Barnes Foundation． D. The Uffizi Gallery． 2. What makes the Barnes Foundation particular？ A. Its structure．
B. Its collection． C. Its location．
D. Its history．
3. What type of writing is this text？
A. An activity poster． B. An exhibition announcement． C. An art show review． D. A travel guide．
B
Mom wanted only one thing for her birthday．\you find me another copy of this song？\，and handed me a worn-out cassette tape．I knew exactly what was recorded on it：
My Redeemer．I heard the song played at least a thousand times while growing up．After so
many years，the cassette tape was too worn out to be used．I promised her I would find a replacement．
My Redeemer became Mom's favorite song after my younger brother Tim was killed by a drunk driver in 1973．The only thing that helped her calm down was the soulful sound of My Redeemer from the local radio station．We recorded it on a cassette tape so she could listen
to it any time she wanted but none of us knew who the soloist（独唱者） was．These days，I thought the song would be easy to find out．I went home and searched the Internet．Several songs with that title popped up，but none of them was the one Mom loved．I got frustrated． Mom's birthday drew near and then one day，I was driving home，listening to our local
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radio station．A familiar tune came on．It was My Redeemer!As soon as I could，I phoned the station．I got a line on the soloist，who was called Alan Parks．I typed his name into Google and found his home number in South Carolina．Minutes later，I was telling him how much his recording meant to Mom．He offered to ship two CDs out to me personally．I gave him my address．\，Pennsylvania？\．\？\B. Alan Parks happened to get to know the author's mother． C. The author's mother became good friends with Alan Parks． D. The author's mother went to the concert on her birthday．
C
Nov. 21 is World Hello Day. It began back in the 1970s as part of an effort to make the neighbors!\，\．\at York Gospel Chapel on April 17th
．Would you and your mom come too？\．Mom was excited to hear Alan sing My Redeemer to her，live in concert-on the evening of her 87th
birthday．
4.Why was the song My Redeemer so important to the author's mother？ A. It reminded her of the love from her husband． B. It could comfort her sad and painful mood． C. It was given to her by a very important friend．
D. It was the only thing that the author's brother left her． 5.What does the underlined part \？ A. Talked happily with． B. Thought a lot about． C. Made request of． D. Got information about．
6 .What can we learn about Alan Parks from this passage？ A. He lived in Red Lion，Pennsylvania． B. He is a kind and warm-hearted musician．
C. He offered to give the author two cassette tapes． D. He would sing for the author's mom on the radio station． 7. Which of the following is most surprising？
A. Alan Parks and the author lived in the same neighborhood．
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world more peaceful. It was created just after the war between Israel and Egypt in 1973. The philosophy (哲学) behind it is: Say “Hello” and stop war.
It sounds like a fine idea, but most of us know that simply saying “Hello” won't bring about world peace. Still, on a smaller range, the simple act of saying “Hello” to someone can make a lot of difference.
This might not be obvious. After all, it's such a casual thing and requires so little effort. You raise your head to someone as you pass by them in the school corridor(走廊), say “Hello”， and then it's over.
Although we might not realize it, a small thing like a greeting can mean a lot to a person. Many people are lonely because they're shy. They find it difficult to communicate with people, even though they want to. It leads to them feeling cut off.
On this basis, maybe it's a good idea, not just on Nov. 21, but every day, to remember to say “Hello” to as many people as we can. The stranger who hears your greeting may secretly smile in their heart. You might even make their day.
Greeting other people is the easiest way to be polite.Politeness is the way we individual humans link up with the rest of the human world outside of our circles of family and
friends.Politeness is one of the aspects of culture that make us a society rather than just many individuals living in the same space.
No one said it better than the French author Joseph Joubert: “Politeness is the flower of humanity.” A “Hello” to a stranger is a small thing, and often neglected(忽视), but through it we can make the world better for another person. 8．What is World Hello Day intended for?
A．Philosophy. B．Peace. C．Politeness. D．War. 9．What has an effect on people most?
A．Raising heads to others. B．Doing something casually.
C．Meeting in the school corridor. D．The simple act of saying “Hello”． 10．Why do some people feel lonely?
A．They are unwilling to communicate with others.
B．They are too shy to communicate with others. C．They are very fond of living alone. D．They don't like doing things as others do. 11．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．We should neglect a small thing.
B．Saying “Hello” to others is powerful. C．The flowers make the world better. D．No one is better than Joseph Joubert.
D
Do you ever pull your phone out of your pocket，thinking it is vibrating（振动），only to find that it isn?t？This phenomenon，which scientists call\（幻觉的）phone vibration\，is very common．Around 80% of people surveyed say they have imagined their phones vibrating
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when they were actually still．
So，what leads to this universal behavior？According to the BBC，the explanation lies in your brain?s ability to discover signals from the outside world．When your phone is in your pocket，there are two possible states：it is either vibrating or not．Meanwhile，you also have two possible states of mind：the judgment that the phone is vibrating，or that it isn?t．Ideally，you match the four states correctly．
However，sometimes your brain decides that the results of missing a call are more serious than a\．Therefore，you become more sensitive（敏感的） to vibrations so that you don?t miss anything． This is just like the fire alarm in your home---it can be annoying when it goes off in response to just a tiny bit of smoke．But that?s a small price to pay compared to a fire really breaking out because the alarm fails to alert you．Now，you might still ask：why can?t our brains just make every judgment correctly without being too sensitive to false signals？The answer is that your brain bears a heavy burden every day．\a large amount of sensory(感觉的) information that?s coming from your eyes，ears and skin，and you can?t deal with all that information all the time，\，a researcher
at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield，US，told Live Science．
For example，the rustling（沙沙声）of clothing or the growling（咕咕声）of your stomach may both lead your brain to believe that they come from the vibration of your phone-it is like trying to hear your name being called in a noisy room．
So，perhaps you should just check your phone whenever you think it?s vibrating．It?s not too much trouble to do that，is it？
12.According to this passage，phantom phone vibration ______ ． A. is common among people with mental problems B. can measure people?s ability to collect information C. happens when our brains react sensitively to false signals D. helps our brains to make very quick and accurate decisions
黑龙江省大庆铁人中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期10月月考试题
