甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学高二英语下学期第二次月考试题 (2).doc

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2014-2015学年下学期第二次月考 英语试题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。共100分，考试时间90分钟。 第i卷（选择题 共50分） 一阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10小题； 每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，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。 anick vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but he doesnt let this stop him. the brave 26-year-old man plays football and golf, and swims, in spite of the fact that he has no arms or legs. nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and makes him able to kick. he uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up. “i call it my chicken drumstick (鸡腿下段),” joked nick, who was born in melbourne, australia, but now lives in los angeles. “id be lost without it. when i get in the water i float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨).”“hes very modest, but he gets marriage proposals (求婚) from women all the time,” said nicks friend steve appel.“he would love to get married and start a family, but hes waiting for the right girl to come along.”when nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room. his distraught mother couldnt bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. his disability came without any medical explanation, which was a rare case. nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. “my mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,” he said.“it was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. my dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage to learn how to swim.” 1. we can learn from the text that nick _.a. has a poor sense of balance b. is disappointed with his health condition c. considers his small foot ugly d. understands his mother very well2. what can we learn from what steve appel said? a. nick vujicic is afraid of starting a family. b. nick vujicic is not popular with women. c. nick vujicic is serious about his marriage. d. nick vujicic is not willing to get married.3. what could not his mother do until he was four months old?a. she couldnt bring herself to hold him b. she could bring herself to hold him c. she couldnt do everything right during pregnancy. d. she couldnt go to work4. which of the following statements is true?a. nick learned to be independent at a young age. b. nick is living in melbourne, australia now. c. nicks father was to blame for his disability. d. nicks parents couldnt afford the hospital bill.b on tuesday, apple ceo, tim cook, announced the apple watch. it is like a normal watch, but it can do all the things a mobile phone does and more. at us $349, the apple watch is expensive. some people doubt that they will become as successful as smartphones. however, it seems that it will open another door for the use of computers. the watch taps you whenever a new message comes in. it prepares answers to questions you receive from friends. it checks your health. “its the most personal product weve ever made,” cook said. if the apple watch becomes popular, it will change the way the world communicates with computers. “it might not only be a change for apple, but for the whole industry,” says technology expert, daniel ives. how does it work? the apple watch has a speaker that users can both hear and feel. you can press the side button to communicate with people quickly and easily. the apple watch also introduces health and fitness apps(应用程序)that can help people lead healthier lives. you can try it.according to matt vella, a writer for time magazine, the watch is “the most thrilling product since the ipad.” after actually trying the watch, he says: “ theres a lot we dont know about the apple watch. how long will its battery last? how exactly will it connect with the iphone? but wearing the watch answers some other questions. it is very comfortable. you can easily forget you are wearing the apple watch.”5. what does the underlined sentence probably mean? a. the apple watch will be successful as the smartphone. b. contrary to popular belief, many people dislike the apple watch. c. some people dont think the apple watch will be as popular as smartphones. d. some people think the apple watch will be more popular than smartphones.6. which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?a. the apple watch has a speaker.b. the apple watch can check your health.c. you can send messages with the apple watch.d. the apple watch doesnt need a battery.7. what does matt vella think about the apple watch? a. exciting. b. beautiful. c. normal d. expensive. 8. this passage is about _.a. how to choose the apple watch b. why people buy the apple watchc. a new product d. a new methodcway of life for studentsthe internet is way of life for us college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.a recent study by harris interactive and 360 youth found that 93 percent of american college students visit the internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. that is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college internet users.about 88 percent of american college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband(宽带)connections. furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the internet. study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.the most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. the study also looked beyond the internet surfing(冲浪)habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than us $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.college students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.the study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款)payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. a significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.9. college students in the us, as this passage shows,_.a. waste much time visiting the internetb. lead an exciting life by using the internetc. dont have to learn their lessons in their classroomsd. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the internet10. to communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use_.a. letters b. telephones c. text messages on mobile phones d. emails第二节（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。different weather makes people feel different. it influences health, intelligence and feelings.in august, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the united states._11_ in the northeast and the middle west, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. people in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in february or march.the weather can also influence intelligence. for example, in a 1983 report by scientists, iq of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their iq was10% lower._12_ very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. students in many schools of the united state often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (july and august).weather also has a strong influence on peoples feelings. winter may be a bad time for thin people. they usually feel cold during these months. they might feel unhappy during cold weather. _ 13 _ they even dont like to do outdoor activities.low air pressure may make people forgetful. _ 14_ there is “good weather” for health. people feel best at a temperature of about 18. are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? _15_ait may be the weathers problem.bwarm weather can have a bad effect on health.c. the wind can help people have more intelligence.d. but fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.e. people may have more intelligence when low air pressure comes.f. people leave more bags on buses and in shops on low pressures days.g. people there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month.二完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。youve been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which i came to know not long ago. on this special day for teachers across the country, i can _16_keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear. do you still remember the happy _17_about six years ago? we fixed our eyes upon you at your _18_.you, a beautiful young lady, _19_ us that you would live in our village. soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. the villagers found their children _20_more time on their books _21_ after doing their homework and housework. yet they still _22_ that one day you might leave. you _23_a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their_24_ of your leaving. you went all out in the _25_ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).you often emphasized to us the _26_ of ones life, so that must have been what you were _27_ in those five years!one cold morning when class began, you entered the room _28_ you had been crying _29_.in your class, we _30_ but looked away from your eyes. you _31_for some time as if you were _32_to find this right wordyou said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more? on the following morning, we _33_ you the very best and the villagers gave you their _34_the train took you away and your broken _35_the other day i happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.16. a. forever b. seldom c. hardly d. soon17. a. scene b. condition c. sign d. sight18. a. report b. arrival c. explanation d. speech19. a. promised b. answered c. permitted d. agreed20. a. shared b. spent c. paid d. devoted21. a. even b. ever c. soon d. still22. a. considered b. feared c. supposed d. doubted23. a. wore b. pretended c. gained d. presented24. a. pule b. trouble c. question d. fear25. a. teaching b. middle c. course d. field26. a. way b. wealth c. value d. cost27. a. after b. for c. with d. against28. a. as if b. because c. even though d. before29. a. happily b. bitterly c. anxiously d. angrily30. a .listened b .talked c. discussed d. studied31. a. explained b. stopped c. talked d .spoke32. a. thinking b. worrying c. crying d. trying33. a. hoped b expected c. wished d. brought34. a. thanks b. satisfactions c. expressions d. rewards35. a. boy b. class c. heart d. memory第ii卷（非选择题 共50分）三语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）36.the story was first written in english and later _(翻译)into chinese.37.the english teacher gives the class a _ (听写)almost every day. 38.we should give _ (残疾)people encouragement to live as rich and full a life as we do. 39. mrs jane is _ (渴望)to know whether her husband is still alive in this crash40.after _ (毕业) from high school, he worked in a shop.41.the lab is equipped with a lot of modern_ (设备) for medical experiments.42.the rainbow is one of the most beautiful _(现象) in nature.43.we dont want to_(任命)him as chairman of the meeting. he is not fit for the position.44.the government held a special meeting to appeal people to _ (捐赠)more to the earthquake-hit area.45. flowers grow well in our city,_ (尤其) in our community.四课文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）there is no 46_ or water and even no textbooks either！ im still trying to 47_to these conditions.the other day i was showing the boys the 48_chemistry experiment 49_, before i knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere！first of all, he told me, i couldnt write what other people had said without 50_ them. 51_, as far as he was 52_,what other people thought was not the most important thing.in addition, many died from the diseases 53_ by the europeans. however, some 54_ these terrible times,and today there are more native americans 55_ in california than in any other state. 五短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词作斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。its true that the post-00s generation have some weakness. some of them, for example, relied on their parents too much and tend to living comfortable lives. some are even selfish and care much for others. however, in the other hand, the post-00s generation desire to learn more about the world around us. they are independence in thinking. they always keep up modern science and technology and have many new ideas. i think the post-00s generation should develop their strong points and avoid weak points. they can try to tell a world that they are a hopefully generation.六书面表达（满分15分） 目前,学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象,某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文,标题是“my opinion on cheating in examinations”.请根据下列提示用英语写一篇短文稿. 要点如下:主要原因：考试偏多,偏难; 不用功,懒惰; 取悦父母,老师; 个人看法：作弊不对,违反校规; 要诚实努力学习;.（其他看法）注意：1.包