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贵州省湄潭县湄江中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第i卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分） a most of us know about the nobel prize, especially the nobel peace prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. his name was alfred nobel. he was a great scientist and inventor himself. besides, he had a big business. his business may surprise you. he made and sold explosives. his companies even made and sold weapons. isnt this something that surprises you? the man who made money from weapons should set up the peace prize? though alfred nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. he hoped that there would be no war in the world. he was one of the richest in europe. when he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. according to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. he wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. we know them as the nobel prizes. the nobel prizes are international. alfred nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from. alfred nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. he made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. his inventions and wealth stay with the world forever.1. alfreds business was _.a. making and selling explosives b. not making and selling weaponsc. making explosives and selling weapons d. making weapons and selling explosives2. nobel wanted to set up the nobel peace prize because _.a. he made enough moneyb. he hated warc. he wanted to get more interest from the fundd. he liked to live in a peaceful world3.which statement of the following is right according to the passage?a. nobel set up his company to sell clothes. b. most of nobels money was used for the world wars.c. nobel prizes are only for some people from some special countries.d. nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share.4.nobel was a (an) _ person in the world.a. interesting b. unselfish c. kind-hearted d. richestbthe clock struck eleven at night. the whole house was quiet. everyone was in bed except me. under the strong light, i looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.i was going to have my examination the next day. when can i go to bed? i asked myself. i didnt answer, in fact i dared not. the clock struck 12.oh, dear! i cried, ten more books to read before i can go to bed!” we pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. dad does not agree with me on this. he did not have to work so hard when he was a boy . the clock struck one. i was quite hopeless now. i forgot all i had learned. i was too tired to go on. i did the only thing i could. i prayed, “oh, god, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. i do promise to work hard afterwards, amen.” my eyes were heavy, so heavy that i could hardly open them. a few minutes later, with my head on the desk, i fell asleep.5.when the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_ .a. asleep b. working in bedc. outside d. quietly laughing at him6.reviewing his lessons didnt help him because _. .a. it was too late at night b. he was very tiredc. his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldnt keep them opend. he hadnt studied hard before the examination7.the best title for the passage would be _ .a.the night before the examination b. working far into the nightc. a slow student d. going over my lessonsc dinner customs are different around the world. if you are a dinner guest in ghana, this information will help you a lot. in ghana dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. but there are no strict rules about time. whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. when you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first. at this time everyone welcomes you. then you go to the dining room. there you wash your hands in a bowl of water. all the food is on the table. in ghana you usually eat with your fingers. you eat from the same dish as everyone else. but you eat from one side of the dish only. it is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. after dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water. most meals in ghana have a dish called fufu. people in ghana make fufu from the powder of some plants. sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw because it is very hard. you must chew fufu well, or you may get sick. you eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.8.from the passage we know that in ghana _.a. the rules for dinner time are not strictb. dinner is always at six in the eveningc. a family offers food only at four in the afternoon d. people usually invite their guests to dinner later in the evening9.if you are a dinger guest in ghana ,the host always takes you to _. a. the dining room first b. the living room first c. the kitchen first d. the garden first10.people in ghana usually eat _.a. from one side of a dish to the other b. from the other side of the dish c. with their fingers d. with their spoons11.when you eat fufu, youd better _.a. cut it with a saw b. use your right hand only c. chew it well d. all of the aboved lao yang was born in a small town. he liked reading when he studied at school. he thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. he wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didnt receive any answers. now he works in a factory. hes busy at work. when hes free, he always reads something. he always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. one day, xiao ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. she looked worried and didnt eat anything. she said miss gao, her chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article my father that evening. but she did not know what to write. thats easy, said lao yang. let me help you. then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. he easily finished it on time. he was sure miss gao would like it. but one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department. my teacher said your article digressed from the subject, said the girl. i dont think so, lao yang shouted angrily. i described just my father!12.lao yang wrote a lot of stories because _.a. he likes reading b. he learned much at schoolc. he wanted to be a writer d. he wanted to help others13. lao yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _.a. and he got a lot of money b. and he became a famous manc. and he was respected d. but he failed14.as _, lao yang decided to help his daughter.a. he was a writer b. he was freec. he wanted to realize his dream d. he wanted to make his daughter happy15.lao yangs solicit article digressed from the subject _.a. because he couldnt write it at allb. because he didnt know his father wellc. because it was too bad to be chosend. just because he described his father评卷人得分二、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 life comes in a package, which includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. life is a learning process 16 happiness achieved by bringing a smile on another face gives a certain level of achievement. 17 . sorrow is basically because of death of a loved one, failure and despair. but these things are temporary. 18 . it helps us to succeed and teaches us to survive and shows us an exact way, while success brings in money, fame, pride and selfrespect. the only way to express our thanks for our success, achievements and happiness is to be respectful to the failure. hope is what keeps life going. 19 . hope builds in patience. 20 . life also teaches us not to regret over yesterday, because it has passed and is beyond our control. tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. so the only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.a. life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night, there is a day.b. with each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.c. different people have different attitudes towards success and failure.d. hope makes us dream.e. failure is the path to success.f. never stop doing whatever you are fond of.g. only when we are in sorrow can we realize the true worth of happiness.评卷人得分三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3150各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。 when i was 16 years old,i made my first visit to the united states.it wasnt the first time i had been 21 . like most english children i learned french 22 school and i had often been to france,so i 23 speaking a foreign language to people who didnt understand 24 .but when i went to america i was really looking forward to 25 a nice easy holiday without an 26 problems.27 wrong i was!the misunderstanding began at the airport.i was looking for a 28 telephone to give my american friend danny a 29 and tell her that i had arrived.a friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked 30 he could help me. “yes,” i said, “i want to give my friend a ring.” “well, thats 31 ,” he exclaimed. “are you getting 32 ?but arent you a bit 33 ?” “who is talking about marriage?” i replied. “i 34 want to give my friend a ring to tell her ive arrived. can you tell me 35 theres a phone box ?” “oh!” he said, “theres a phone downstairs.” when at last we 36 meet up, danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “dont worry,” she said to me. “i had so many 37 at first. there are lots of words which the americans 38 differently in meaning from us british . youll soon get used to 39 funny things they say. most of the 40 british and american people understand each other!”21.a. out b. away c. outside d. abroad22.a. from b. during c. at d. after23.a. get used to b. was used to c. used to d. used24.a. english b. french c. russian d. latin25.a. buying b. having c. giving d. receiving26.a. time b. human c. language d. money27.a. too b. what a c. what d. how28.a. cheap b. popular c. public d. good29.a. letter b. ring c. news d. information30.a. that b. if c. where d. when31.a. well b. over c. nice d. ring32.a. to marry b. to be married c. marrying d. married33.a. small b. little c. old d. young34.a. very b. just c. just now d. so35.a. where b. in which c. over there d. that36.a. did b. do c. could d. had37.a. trouble b. difficulties c. things d. fun38.a. write b. speak c. use d. read39.a. every b. these c. some d. all the40.a. chance b. situation c. condition d. time第ii卷（非选择题）评卷人得分四、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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 last monday morning, i was_41_(cycle) along a street in the rush hour on my way to an interview_42_an important job. a yellow car passed by me and_43_(sudden) stopped. i had to brake my bike hard and of course, i_44_(fall). i was so angry that i stopped the driver and kept on _45_(shout) at him rudely. _46_(unfortunate), i was in time for the interview. _47_chance, one of my_48_(interview), the manager of the company, was no other than the driver of the yellow car. luckily, the manager was not angry with me or my rudeness._49_, he offered me the job. so i said to everyone jokingly that i could tell my manager_50_i thought of him.评卷人得分五、短文改错（共10个错误；每个错误1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符合()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划横线，并在该词下面写出修改正后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 i have many friends, and i have only one good friend. her name is zhou fang. fang is my closed friend in our school. after class, we always take walk in the garden and talk about a lot of thing. we talk to the topic in the newspaper, some difficulty math problems and so on. fang can even be my teacher because of she often offers me good advice. we are very happy when they get togeth