浙江省杭州高中20xx届第二次月考__英语无答案(编辑修改稿)

浙江省杭州高中20xx届第二次月考__英语无答案(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

lts． For example, you can add sand to prevent tiny breaks or lines from forming in the finished product． But you should not use sand from the coasts of oceans． Instead, you should use sand from rivers or from other areas of land that are not near the sea． You can usually find good clay in low areas of islands or land, especially if volcanoes helped form the land． Clay often exists in fields covered with some water． The clay will be found about one meter below the ground． River banks often also have clay about one meter or less under the surface． You can recognize clay because it is very shiny when it is wet． You can also perform a test． Take some of the material and add enough water to it to make it seem like you are making bread． Then press it in your hand until it is about the size of an egg． It is probably clay if it holds together instead of falling apart when you stop pressing． 45． It‘s not so easy to find clay ______________． A． in the field covered with some water B． in the field near the river bank B． in the land formed by the volcanoes D． in the land on the top of mountains 46． What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A． To tell us how to recognize clay． B． To introduce a way to find clay． C． To tell us clay is shiny． D． To tell us how to make eggs from clay． 47． Which of the following statements is NOT true? A． It needs a long time for the rock to change into clay． B． Some clay is formed by the power of the wind and water． C． You can add materials in the clay when you want to make containers． D． You can dry clay container quickly if you want to save time． 48． Why must the fires to make containers from volcanic clay be hotter than those used for nonvolcanic clay? A． The volcanoes are hotter than rocks． B． The clay contains more minerals． C． The temperature is difficult to reach． D． High temperature is good for the containers． （ C ） According to a report by China News Weekly, Chinese white collars are being fully occupied in the office． They pursue many of their activities in the office building, eating, doing exercise, resting and playing games or even dating． In large cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, where economy is developing at a fast speed, office workers face an increasing work pressure day by day and many of them have begun to make office their home． As the young generation in society, most of them are aged between 25 and 45． In the eyes of outsiders, they enjoy a fortable life: they lead the fashion trend in the city and earn a high salary。 they enjoy a flexible （ 灵活的 ） working schedule and a very good working environment。 having a good education background, they don‘t have to worry that one day they will lose their jobs． However, only the white collars themselves know what others see as a good life is in fact a boring life． They often work for extra hours, suffer from loss of creative ability and have little time to make friends． When they go off from work late at night, sometimes they might think of asking for a leave the next day and having a holiday somewhere． However, when a new day begins, they find everything back to normal and themselves pushed by new tasks． In fact, even if they don‘t work for extra hours in the office, they have no place to go． Many of the young people are fresh from college, or have e to work in large cities from their hometowns． As newers, they haven‘t established （ 建立 ） a social work． They have few friends to go dating． Meanwhile, many of them face a great pressure for earning money to buy a house or a car． If they cannot afford to buy these, they still have to work to pay for high apartment rents and munication fares． 49． Which of the following is NOT the reason for Chinese white collars to spend most of their time in the office? A． They are facing an increasing work day by day． B． They are afraid of losing creativity． C． They haven‘t set up a social work． D． They are obliged to work to lessen economic pressure． 50． What is the outsiders‘ false impression of the young generation? A． They lead a fortable life． B． They can earn a high salary． C． Their working environment is perfect． D． They are well educated． 51． What is the greatest pressure for these Chinese white collars? A． Working schedule． B． Fast developing economy． C． Housing conditions D． Communication fares． 52． The purpose of the writer writing this text is to ________ ． A． attract people‘s attention to Chinese white collars B． show the great contributions Chinese white collars make C． reveal the negative side of Chinese white collars‘ lives D． show the miserable lives of Chinese white collars （ D ） Maja Kazazic looked closely down into the aquarium （ 水族馆 ）． For two years, she had been watching the injured dolphin named Winter swim around the tank． From a distance, the dolphin seemed approachable enough． Still, as Kazazic prepared to jump into the water, a little panic gradually came into her excitement． The young woman eased herself into the pool． Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg． She was ready to make good on a promise from long ago． In second grade in Mostar, Yugoslavia, Kazazic‘s fiveyearold cousin, Jasmina, died of leukemia （ 白血病 ）． Kazazic swore that she would honor the little gir。