奎屯市第一高级中学第二次月考英语试卷第一部分：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分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.Advantages of a Visitor Oyster CardA Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London:● Save time----your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.● It's more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash.● There is a daily price cap----once you have reached this limit, you won't pay any more.● Enjoy special offers and promotions at leading London restaurants, shops and entertainment venues----plus discounts on the Emirates Air Line cable car and Thames Clippers river buses.Buy a Visitor Oyster cardBuy a Visitor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs ￡3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurostar trains travelling to London.Add Credit to Your Visitor Oyster CardYou can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with ￡20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations:● Touch screen ti cket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.● Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London.● TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers.● Tube and London Overground station ticket offices.● Emirates Air Line terminals.1. When can you use your Visitor Oyster Card?A. After you become a regular visitor.B. Only when you end your journey.C. Once you arrive in London.D. Before you leave home.2. What can we learn about the Visitor Oyster card?A. It can reach you before your journey to London.B. It requires you to pay as much as the daily price cap.C. It can provide you a 50% discount at a London shop.D. It can be delivered to your home address free of charge.3. Where can you add credit to your Visitor Oyster card?A. On the Internet.B. At a Tube stat ion ticket office.C. On Eurostar trains.D. At Gatwick Express ticket offices.BMost people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation — for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, habitual loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts,e.g. friends, family members, c o-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional sup port, ou r parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between habitual loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, habitual loneliness can be a sad and sometimes dangerous condition.4. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. T alk to friends.B. Just ignore it.C. Go to see a doctor.D. Ask your teachers for guidance.5."It" in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to _____.A. a physical problemB. sleeplessnessC. temporary lonelinessD. situational loneliness6. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that____.A. lonely people don't have many social problemsB. we depend on various persons for different reasonsC. one problem of loneliness is a person's social contactsD. lonely people don't have many friends7. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to Get Rid of LonelinessB. Loneliness and DiseasesC. Loneliness and Social ContactsD. Three Types of LonelinessCShree Bose is one of the most impressive kids graduating from Fort Worth Country Day High School this year. Bose has a large circle of friends, and there’s one who you may have heard of: President Obama. He has twice publicly recognized her achievements in cancer research and spoken with her in the Oval Office.If that isn’t enough, Bose recently gave a TED Talk about her work with the cancer drug Cisplatin, which also won her first prize at the Google Science Fair and recognition as one of Glamour magazine’s Young Amazing Women of the Year.After watching her grandfather struggle with liver cancer, Bose was determined to help out in any way she could. As a high school student though, her scientific choices were limited. She reached out to various hospitals and research centers, but doctors turned down her requests because they felt she was too inexperienced medically.Only the North Texas Science Health Center respected her determination and chose to guide her. The results were amazing.Bose chose to study a protein and its reaction with the cancer drug Cisplatin. She noticed that when she prevented this protein from growing, Cisplatin was allowed to begin destroying cancer cells once again.“My pro ject not only contributes to the understanding of the relationship between the protein and Cisplatin, but also suggests a newer, more effective treatment for patients who resist Cisplatin,” Bose said.Bose’s achievements aren’t limite d to the lab, though. She w as also captain of her swim team and editor-in-chief of her school paper. Bose is currently getting practical experience at the National Institute of Health and she’ll be attending Harvard in the fall. She plans to study molecular biology and go to medical school. Eventually, she would like to be a doctor.8. President Obama has spoken with Bose because she ______.A. gave a TED T alk recentlyB. contributed to the cancer researchC. has a large circle of friendsD. is captain of her swim team9. According to Bose’s research, ______ helps make Cisplatin work better.A. using the drug more frequentlyB. destroying cancer cells timelyC. stopping the protein from growingD. making the protein react with the drug10. From the passage, we know that _____.A. Bose plans to become a doctor in the futureB. Bose’s research was supported from the startC. Bose will study in the National Institute of HealthD. Bose’s grandfather asked her to do cancer r esearch11. The passage is mainly about _____.A. a research on cancer drugsB. a new effective cancer treatmentC. a girl who did research on cancer treatmentD. a doctor who has a promising futureDB oys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music．Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity(男子气概)，the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent to a stereotype，a US study says．Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their abilities to express their emotions，rather than feeling they had to obey the“boy code”of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.The findings of the study are against the received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls．Tony Little，headmaster of Eton，warned that boys were being ignored by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls．He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills．But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys’ learning style，letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom，wrote the study’s author, Abigail James of the University of Virginia．Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them．Because boys generallyhave sharper vision，learn best through touch, and are physically more active，they need to be given “hands-on”lessons where they are allowed to walk around．“Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine and prefer the modem type in which violence and sexism are major themes.” James wrote.Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to give in to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships．“In mixed schools boys feel pressed to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means.” the study reported.12．The author believes that a single-sex school would ．A. force boys to hide their emotions to be “real men”B. help to form masculine aggressiveness in boysC. encourage boys to express t heir emotions more freelyD. naturally place emphasis on the traditional image of a man to boys13．It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys ．A. perform relatively betterB. grow up more healthilyC. behave more responsiblyD. receive a better education14．What does Tony Little say about the British education system?A. It fails more boys than girls academically．B. It focuses more on mixed school education．C. It fails to give boys the attention they need．D. It places more pressure on boys than on girls．15.According to Abigail James，one of the advantages of single-sex schools is ．A. teaching can be designed to promote boys’ team spiritB. boys can focus on their lessons without being absent-mindedC. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested inD. teaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys第二节根据短文内容，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。