2017_2018学年高中英语每日一题第02周每周一测试题含解析新人教版选修620171205125

每周一测

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

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Adolescence, the period of a child’s life when they are most vulnerable to outside

influences, is a relatively scary time for parents. Children of this age become the

target of many negative influences while at the same time they are experiencing

hormones that are raging out of control.

But parents should not be fooled by their children’s rejection and rudeness. In

fact children expect the constant support, guidance, and influence from their parents.

I came from a family where anger always lies just below the surface, waiting for

an excuse to erupt. My parents often said that my sisters and I could tell them anything.

Though they promised not to be angry at whatever we would say, they couldn’t do it.

Without the emotional support from my parents during my most vulnerable years, I often

found myself losing my temper easily and even doing risky behaviors.

There is no certain standard about parenting, but I knew exactly what I should

not do after I became a parent. I knew the importance of establishing open communication

and trust, which resulted in my proper reactions and my children’s trust.

Our home was a quiet place, a shelter for my children’s emotional well-being.

My children freely shared with me what happened in their lives, whether good or bad,

shocking or humorous. As their mother, I rarely raised my voice and my reactions to

their telling about their improper behaviors remained calm, no matter how I felt

inside.

Parenting I did was far from easy. It took patience, persistence, and consistency.

Everyone hopes for beautiful relationships with their children, and everyone can have

them. The theory is simple: trust is the lock—communication is the key.

1. What do we know about adolescents according to the text?

A. They cannot easily control themselves

B. They are easily influenced by their parents

C. They are eager to communicate with parents

1D. They don’t expect parents’ guidance and support

2. Which of the following words best describes the author when she was a teenager?

A. Gentle B. Dishonest

C. Hurt D. Careless

3. How did the author gain trust when communicating with her children?

A. By making a promise

B. By raising her voice

C. By demanding much of them

D. By controlling her reactions

4. The text is mainly intended to tell us __________.

A. the need of riding anger at home

B. the ways of parenting adolescents

C. the importance of supporting children

D. the benefit of building good relationships with children

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A new report said that different types of plants can release some chemical into

the air to help other plants. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose —

to spread information about one plant's disease or infestation so other plants can

defend themselves. But exactly how plants receive and act on many of these signals

is still mysterious.

In this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in

Japan offered some explanations. They had identified one chemical message and traced

it all the way from release to action.

The scientists looked at tomato plants infested by a common pest, the cutworm.

The researchers studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They found one

compound showed up more often in the exposed plants. The substance is called Hex Vic.

When the scientists fed Hex Vic to cutworms, it knocked down their survival rate by

17%. The scientists identified the source of Hex Vic, and sprayed it lightly over

2healthy plants. Those plants were then able to start producing the cutworm-killing

Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfected plants have to build their own weapons

to fight off bugs and disease. How do they know when to play defense? They are warned

first by their friendly plant neighbors.

It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes.

It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us.

Further studies are needed to increase agricultural efficiency.

5. Which is the way used by plants to warn their neighbors?

A. Using of winds.

B. Identifying the chemicals.

C. Releasing some chemicals.

D. Being exposed early.

6. It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A. farmers may benefit from the further studies

B. the phenomenon may be happening in less plant species than tomatoes

C. there are not chemical signals

D. plants are warned first by their neighbors

7. What’s the function of Hex Vic?

A. It sprays over healthy plants.

B. It shows up more.

C. It cures the disease.

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