高二英语下学期第二次月考 试题

一岗双责落实还不到位。受事务性工作影响，对分管单位一岗双责常常落实在安排部署上、口头要求上，实际督导、检查的少，指导、推进、检查还不到位。安徽省池州市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 （全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What are the speakers talking about?A. Hobbies.B. Training programs.C. Optional courses.2. What is the man doing?A. Reading a book.B. Watching a movie. C. Working on the computer.3. What is making the woman so upset?A.Her deaf landlady.B. The unfair agreement.C. The apartments poor equipment.4. When will the man repair the heating?A. On Wednesday.B. On Thursday.C. On Friday.5.Howmuch did the man pay for the textbook?A.15.B.30.C.45.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. When will the man go to a meeting?A. On July 2.B. On July 3.C. On July 4.7. Who is Mike probably?A. Sues colleague.B. Sarahs neighbor.C. Peters son. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Where does the man usually study?A. At the library.B. At the cafe.C. At home.9. What does the man imply about the woman?A. Her exams are usually very easy. B. She has less work to do than he does.C. She should choose a more serious major.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why wont the man go with his parents?A. He is too busy with his work. B. He hates the cold weather in Finland.C. He prefers to be alone on the holiday.11. How many people will go to Thanksgiving dinner?A. Six. B. Eight. C. Ten.12. What will the woman sister bring to dinner?A. Wine.B. Dessert. C. Turkey.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13. Who wrote the book The Mortal Instruments?A. Cassandra Clare. B. Lily Collins. C. Jessie J.14. When did the first book come out?A. In 2014. B. In 2013. C. In 2007.15. What do we know about the woman?A. She read the books first. B. She saw the film first.C. She heard the song first.16. What did the woman think of the film?A. Disappointing. B. Fantastic. C. Puzzling.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What can students do after the speakers speech?A. Visit the center. B. Choose their instructors. C. Sign up for the activities.18. How often can students have jazz classes?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.19. Who will teach the baseball class?A. Diana.B. Steve. C. Jim.20. Which class is for beginners? A. The badminton class.B. The football class.C. The table tennis class.第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题， 每小题2分, 满分40分)阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Each year, Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. It celebrates the first meeting between Europeans and Native American Indians over 200 years ago. Most families follow traditions begun on the first Thanksgiving, like eating turkey but many have their own traditions that they follow each year. Here are some of the common traditions associated with Turkey Day.One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family. Many people live far from family members and travel long distances by car, train, or plane to be with their loved ones. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year!Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, sauces, sweet potatoes, cornbread, and mashed potatoes. Many people serve apple pie for dessert at the end of the meal. Some families like breaking the turkeys wishbone as part of their celebration. Two people each take one end of the bone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the larger part of the bone gets their wish!Many generous folks like to help the poor during Thanksgiving. Some people volunteer to serve food for the homeless. Television also plays a part in Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families watch the New York City Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade includes marching bands, songs and giant balloons! But the thing most people do on Thanksgiving, second only to eating turkey, is watching football games on TV.21. What is the most suitable title for this passage?A. The First Thanksgiving B. The Importance of ThanksgivingC. Why we have Thanksgiving D. Thanksgiving Traditions22. The underlined word “It” in line two of the passage refers to _.A. the meetingB. the festival C. the countryD. the date 23. Which of the following facts about Thanksgiving is true?A. It was originally an America Indian festival. B. People must eat turkey on that day.C. It comes on the same date each year. D. People will often visit their family and friends.24. According to the passage how can you get good luck on Thanksgiving Day?A. Breaking a turkey bone. B. Eating nice food.C. Buying some gifts.D. Visiting your family.25. Which of the following is the most popular Thanksgiving activity?A. Watching football. B. Eating turkey.C. Traveling. D. Eating apple pie.BWhen I was small and my grandmother died, I couldnt understand why I didnt cry. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laughter turned to tears.So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing are controlled by the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does crying.Whatever helps us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men reported feeling better after crying.Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.Just as crying can be healthy, not crying-holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering - can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illness. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, dont fight it. Its a natural - and healthy - emotional response. 26. Why didnt the author cry when her grandmother died? A. The author doesnt give the explanation. B. Because she was too shy to cry at that time. C. Because she did not love her grandmother. D. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.27. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. there are two ways to keep healthy B. crying does more good to health than laughing C. crying and laughing play the same roles D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health 28. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. How to Keep Healthy B. Power of Tears C. Why we cry? D. A New Scientific Discovery29. What is the authors attitude to “crying”? A. Touched B. Negative C. Positive D. Upset30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible benefit of crying? A. Better eyesight. B. Reduced blood pressure. C. More sympathy (同情) from others. D. Fewer heart problems.CHillary Clinton “No matter the difficulties you face, work hard and never give up.” These words perfectly describe the life and career of one of the most successful women in the history of the United States, Hillary Clinton. Hillary was born in 1947 and from an early age it was clear she was both diligent and very clever. She was accepted into one of Americas most famous universities, Yale, where she studied politics and law, something very unusual for a woman at that time. There, many of her male classmates and teachers looked down on her but they changed their minds when Hillary graduated near the top of her class. While studying at university she met and fell in love with a young man called Bill Clinton, whom she married in 1975. Twenty seven years later Bill would become the 42nd President of the United States.Bill Clinton often said he valued Hillarys advice more than anyone elses and that she was in fact even cleverer than him. He put Hillary in charge of improving the hospital system in America, which made some of his opponents very angry. In 2000, as Bill was leaving the Presidency, Hillary decided that if she wanted things to improve she would have to become a political leader herself. Once more, people doubted her. They said she would never win but that year she became the first woman to be elected into the US Senate from New York. She had proved her critics wrong again. In 2008 she competed against Barak Obama to become the Democratic Party candidate for US President. Although she lost to Barak it was a very close contest and more than 18 million people supported her. No woman has ever some so close to before. And who knows, maybe one day she will become President, because Hillary Clinton never gives up.31. What word best describes Hillary Clintons character?A. Shy. B. Attractive. C. Determined.D. Charming 32. How old was Hillary when she married Bill Clinton?A.20 B. 22 C. 26 D. 2833. Why were Hillary Clintons classmates at Yale surprised by her?A. She came first in her class. B. She fell in love with Bill Clinton.C. She was much smarter than they thought she was.D. No woman had ever studied at that University before.34. What is the writers attitude towards Hillary Clinton?A. The writer admires Hillary. B. The writer has no clear opinion.C. The writer dislikes Hillary. D. The writer thinks she is not popular.35. In what order did the following things happen? 1.Hillary graduated from Yale University. 2.She tried to improve the hospital system.3.Bill and Hillary Clinton first met. 4.Barak Obama defeated Hillary/Millions of people supported her.5.Bill Clinton became the US President. 6. People said she wouldnt win.A. 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6 B. 3, 1, 5, 2, 6, 4C. 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4 D. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6DTea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. People had it sent from Holland. And even those people who could afford it did so only because of curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.Tea remained very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was so famous a lady that people liked to copy everything she did, they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess （公爵夫人） found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four oclock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.36. The word “curiosity” in the first paragraph probably means _.A. 决心 B. 臆测 C. 迷恋 D.好奇37.Which of the following is true of theintroduction of tea intoBritain?A. The Britons got expensive tea fromIndia.B. Tea reachedBritainfromHolland.C.The Britons were the first people inEuropewho drank tea.D.It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.38. Some people cooked tea leaves because _A. most children liked to have them B. they were very good vegetables C. they didnt know how to use them D. sandwiches needed mixing with them39. People in Britain like to drink tea with milk because of the influence of _.A. a famous French lady B. people in HollandC. the upper social class D. the ancient Chinese40. This passage mainly discusses _.A. how tea-time was born in history B. the history of tea-drinking in Britain C. the habit of drinking tea with milk in it D. differences about tea-drinking Europe 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分55分)第一节 完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Dropping into hopelessness completely, Jack wandered on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his mid-fifties, Jack had never been 41, experienced the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. On this miserable（悲惨的）rainy night, he felt as if there was 42 in the entire world who cared whether he lived or died. Meanwhile, I was sitting in my room watching the rain 43 my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I 44 from my chair and raced out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by 45 , invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room 46 , I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldnt understand what they were saying, but the sight of the man, 47 his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and 48 my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs. When I reached the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three 49 looked at me in 50 as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a 51 , turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy. Downstairs, Jack sat quietly with his head 52 .Tears streamed down his face as he 53 held that coin. Finally looking up at my parents, he said, Its just that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so 54 . That is the first hug I have ever got. Its hard to believe that somebody 55 ” Jacks life changed that night. When he left our house, he was 56 to live instead of die. Although we never saw Jack again, we received letters from him 57 , letting us know that he was doing fine. My life changed that night, too, as I 58 the hug healing (治愈) power of giving, even if its only a gift of fifty cents. Before Jack left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Jack said that 59 hed walked along the streets that rainy night, 60 and ready to die, he had noticed a sticker on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.41.A. employed B. understood C. managed D. married42.A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody43.A. approach B. beat C. break D. cover44.A. jumped B. ran C. looked D. settled45.A. fear B. anxiety C. guilty D. pity46. A. Curious B. Annoyed C. Excited D. Worried47.A. shaking B. nodding C. holding D. resting48.A. adjusted B. reached C. presented D. pushed49.A. strangers B. neighbors C. visitors D. adults50.A. anger B. delight C. fun D. surprise51.A. hug B. smile C.kiss D. handshake52.A. raised B. bowed C. ignored D. turned 53.A. calmly B. tightly C. impatiently D. privately 54.A. anxious B. lonely C. stressed D. bored55.A. makes B. figures C. cares D. deserves56.A. flexible B. likely C. disappointed D. ready57.A. occasionally B. at once C. hardly D. never58.A. hid B. informed C. assisted D. saw59.A. as B. before C. until D. unless60.A. weak B. ashamed C. helpless D. regretful第二节 语法填空 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内的正确形式。Hard work is good for healthScientists find that hardworking people live longer than average men and women. Working women are 61 (healthy) than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holders. Why is work good for health? It is 62 work keeps people busy, away from loneliness and worry. But when people are busy they are usually much happier. Many successful people 63 love their jobs feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. In this way work is a bridge 64 man and reality and a way to build up 65 (friend). The los