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1、河南省登封市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第二次阶段检测试题第二部分第一节：阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams
2、(1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to
3、win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson(1907-1964)If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Sandr
4、a Day OConnor(1930-present)When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. OConnor gave the decidi
5、ng vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks(1913-2005)On December 1,1955,in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted f
6、or more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her teaching skills. B. Her social work.C. Her efforts to win a prize. D. Her community background.22. What was the reason for OCo
7、nnors being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The poor financial conditions.D. The discrimination against women.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?A. Rosa Park. B. Rachel Carson. C. Sandra
8、Day OConnor.D. Jane Addams.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated. B. They are pioneers.C. They are truly creative. D. They are peace-lovers.BFive years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a t
9、erm to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the c
10、lass would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations. Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the ar
11、t classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students. Encouraging this kind of t
12、hinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, ”But Im just not creative.” “Do you dream at night when youre asleep?” “Oh, sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something
13、 wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?” “Nobody. I do it.” “Really-at night, when youre asleep?” “Sure.” “Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”25. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _?A.
14、 make the lessons more exciting B. know more about the students C. raise the students interest in art D. teach the students about toy design26. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone. C. He was imaginative. D. He was act
15、ive in class. 27. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Drawback. B. Mistake. C. Difficulty. D. Burden.28. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?A. To help them to improve their memory. B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to see their creativity. D. To find out about their ways of thinking.CReading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookCrossing.co
