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1、辽宁省沈阳市2016-2017学年高一英语6月月考试题第一部分 听力（ 共两节，满分30分）1-20题 (略)第二部分 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）AThere is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He h
2、ad gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of
3、his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him, “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, “Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but yo
4、ur letters will not be answered.”Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of Gods love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and s
5、hared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.The letter said, “Please write
6、on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from room to room until they fall to pieces!”No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement
7、and strength. 21. Before the man had the accident, he _. A. had toured around the world B. had visited local prisons C. had tried doing exercise to recover himself D. had been friends with the prison minister22. In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to _. A. receive the school educatio
8、n B. write to other people who needed encouragement C. meet the people who were depressed D. help other people who lost arms and legs 23. From the officers short note we are told that _. A. the man would be offered free paper to write letters on B. some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his l
9、etters C. the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man D. his letters were very popular among the prisoners24. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Stories about a Humorous Person B. Popularity of Special Letters C. Special Letters of Encouragement D. Relationship between Writers
10、and PrisonersBTwo recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior.One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden did
11、 the study.They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game known as the Prisoners Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all
12、gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players. Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded themost earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded the least. And the
13、more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. The study appeared last month in the journal Science.The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse（虐待）. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight
14、hundred children were aged two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children were aged five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishmen
15、t and children whose parents did not. The study says the IQs of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points. The more they are spanked, the slower their mental development. 25. Which of the followin
16、g is TRUE according to the second study?A. Childrens IQs have much to do with physical punishment.B. The study is about violence and cooperation of children.C. The children tested were divided into groups of four.D. Childrens mental development only relies on their IQs.26. What does the underlined word “spanked” refer to
