2014-2015学年江西南昌第二中学高二下月考二英语试卷（解析版）

As an American artist and writer of children’s books, Tasha Tudor’s art and nineteenth-century

lifestyle have fascinated adults and children for decades. She received many awards and honors for her contributions to children’s literature. When people talk about her creativity in artwork, she said, “I do it to support my dogs and my four children.” Her great publishing record, the number of magazine stories that have been written about her over the years, and her admirers have no effects on her at all.

Much of Tasha’s artwork and her reading are done in the wintertime. “I love winter. It’s delightful,” she says. “I don’t have to go anywhere because I work at home. If I’m snowed in, I can stay this way for months.” She hopes for early, deep snow to protect her garden from the hardship of the New England winter, and when it comes she puts on snowshoes when she needs to get down the mile-long dirt path that leads to the road.

Given her enjoyment of winter and her fantasy(梦幻)way of life, it’s not surprising that Tasha’s Christmas is a storybook holiday. She hangs flowers over the front door. Her tree comes from the woods, and it goes up on Christmas Eve, lit by homemade candles and decorated with her great- grandmother’s collection that dates from 1850. In a place of honor on the tree are large cookies cut into the shapes of her animals.

The grandchildren and friends get presents from Tasha’s old dolls; so do the animals and they have their own Christmas tree. “Of course, it’s a known fact that all the animals talk on Christmas Eve,” she has written. Small, handmade gifts fill a big wooden box.

At the end of each year, Tasha can look back and know that her life is perfect, that she has again ignored the twentieth century, and that the magic continues. And for the rest of us，here’s a bit of advice, Tasha style: “Nowadays, people are so restless. If they took some tea and spent more time rocking on the porch(门廊) in the evening listening to light music, they might enjoy life more.”

1.Tasha loved winter because it allowed her to ________.

A. read stories to her grandchildren

B. show her DIY snowshoes to kids

C. stay indoors working during reading　

D. enjoy bicycle tiding along the path

2.From the passage, we can learn that Tasha’s life is ________.

A. modern and fashionable

B. simple and fantastic

C. lonely and hard

D. adventurous and inspiring

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Tasha?

A. She cared little about fame.

B. She created an animal fund.

C. She wrote many stories for magazines.

D. She bought presents for her relatives.

4.In which section of a paper can you probably read the article?

A. Travel.　　 B. Sports.　　 C. Economy.　　 D. People.

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In today’s world of cellphones，mini laptops and MP3 players, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common，is time running out for the 500­year­old watch？According to some consumers，yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function”．Many young adults agree—and use their cellphones to tell time. Louis Galie, a senior vice president at Timex，said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago. As a result, some people claim that the watch industry is at a crossroads.

However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches regain popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s.By then，they are willing to spend money on a quality timepiece that doesn’t just keep good time. Fifty years ago，watchmakers　 boasted about their products’ accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has transformed itself into an accessory　 business. And for many today, the image a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells.

“Complications”—features that go beyond simple timekeeping—are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s　 watches offer a lot of features that suit almost any personality. These features include altitude trackers, compasses，lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the　 effectiveness of golf swings!

Creativity is also a key element in today’s watches. For example，Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that don’t even look like watches. The company’s popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to tell time. It looks more like a futuristic(未来主义的)bracelet than a watch. Another Japanese watchmaker, EleeNo, makes a “handless” watch. Using a ring of circles to keep time, this watch makes an excellent conversation piece.

Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative talent or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to stand out. Nowadays，everyone has the same kind of gadget (小玩意儿)in their bags，so people want to make a statement with what’s on their wrists. Will this interesting wrist fashion last？Only time will tell!

1.Why aren’t watches popular with young people as before?

A．Because watches cannot keep good time as cellphones, mini laptops and MP3 players.

B．Because watches are featured by the disadvantages of simple function.

C．Because watches are too expensive to afford.

D．Because watches don’t have beautiful appearance as other modern time­telling tools.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Watch­making is facing a survival crisis challenge.

B．Watch­making is faced with the developing opportunity.

C．Watch­making becomes the sunrise industry.

D．Watch­making has a specific development target.

3.It can be implied that ________.

A．people will gradually lose interest in watches as they grow older

B．watchmakers scarcely change the development strategy for watches

C．today’s watches are better than those in the past in quality

D．customers used to be more concerned with the quality of a watch than with its image

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Watches and Teenagers　　 B．The History of Watches

C．The Accuracy of Watches　　 D．Watches Tell More than Time

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List of winners of 71st Golden Globe Awards

1.Who wins the best film comedy actor title at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?

A. Matthew McConaughey　　　　 B. Leonardo DiCaprio

C. Amy Adams　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Jared Leto

2.If you want to see your favorite star Elisabeth Moss, you should watch________.

A. Blue Jasmine　　　　 B. Breaking Bad

C. House of Cards　　　 D. Top of the Lake

3.Which of the following is the best TV film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?

A. The Great Beauty

B. Mandela：Long Walk to Freedom

C. Behind the Candelabra

D. Dancing on the Edge

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Many of the world's famous cities are known by some special names. Paris is known as the "City of Light". Hong Kong is the "Wall Street of Asia". One small city in Pennsylvania may be the sweetest place on Earth. That is town of Hershey, which is known as the "Chocolate Town". It is named after Milton Hershey, the founder of the largest chocolate factory in the world.

Milton Hershey built his first candy factory in the early 1900s. At the time, Hershey was developing a technique for milk chocolate. Eventually he succeeded. Hershey was also the first to produce individually wrapped chocolate bars. His factory grew and produced more and more types of chocolate. To this day, Hershey's chocolate factory is the largest in the world. Hershey used his success to give back to the community. He built a town around the factory for his employees. He gave streets fun names like Chocolate Avenue. He built schools, parks and shops. This generous man gave millions of dollars to charity. He built an amusement park with rides, trains for children and a swimming pool. Over the years, the town grew. People from near and far came to visit this special town, whose beauty and fame continue to attract lots of tourists. Every year close to three million tourists visit the Chocolate Town.

Today visitors to the city can enjoy a variety of attractions and activities. The Hershey chocolate factory offers tours. Visitors can learn all about chocolate and how it is made. A gift shop sells all kinds of chocolate and toys made to look like chocolate. Even if you don't buy a souvenir, there is one thing that is impossible to forget: the wonderful aroma of fresh chocolate everywhere. In this special place even the streetlights are shaped like chocolate.

Another attraction is the Hershey Hotel. It has an unusual mineral spring where guests can enjoy a variety of special treatments. The treatments all have one thing in common: chocolate.

1.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Milton Hershey

B. World's Famous Cities

C. The Chocolate Town

D. Pennsylvania Chocolates

2.What was Milton Hershey developing when he built his first factory?

A. Public structure.

B. An amusement park.

C. Attractions for the community.

D. A technique for milk chocolate.

3.The underlined word "aroma" in Paragraph 3 probably means "_________".

A. smell　　　　　　　　 B. attraction

C. type　　　　　　　　 D. fame

4.What can we know about Milton Hershey?

A. He disliked to cook.

B. He cared about his employees.

C. He wanted to be famous.

D. He didn't pay his employees very well.

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What is a dream?

For centuries，people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep. 1.________ However，they have been valued as necessary to a person’s health and happiness.

Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams　 scientifically believing that they tell about a person’s character. 2.________ He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears，which would be socially unacceptable in real life.

The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung’s compensation theory. Jung，a former student of Freud，said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something，but rather to communicate it to the dreamer. 3._______ Thus，people who think too highly of themselves may dream about failing；those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.

Using more recent research，William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans. 4._______ Until they reach age five，they can not express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults，there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance，the characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men，and often involve physical aggression.

The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand. 5.________ If you dream that a loved one is going to die，do not panic. The dream may have meaning，but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.

A．Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.

B．However，people should not take their dreams as reality.

C．Dreams have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.

D．It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.

E．Children do not dream as much as adults.

F．They think their mind is trying to tell them something.

G．First，there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.

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