重庆市杨家坪中学高二英语下学期第二次月考（期中）试题新人教版.doc

重庆市杨家坪中学2013-2014学年高二英语下学期第二次月考（期中）试题新人教版（总分150分 时间120分钟）第i卷(共115分)第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 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 is joe like in the speakers eyes?a.he is a bad cook.b.he is not easy-going.c.he loves holding parties.2.where is the woman?a.at the office.b.at the airport.c.at home.3.what does the man mean?a.the woman has got a lot of shoes.b.he will buy the woman a pair of shoes.c.the womans shoes match her new dress well.4.how does the man usually go to work?a.on foot.b.by bus.c.by car.5.what can we infer from the conversation?a.the man agrees that the workload is heavy.b.the man wont be able to go to the lab today.c.the woman has fewer classes.第二节 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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。6.how much should the change be?a.$4.5.b.$5.5.c.$6.5.7.what is the womans attitude?a.impatient.b.indifferent.c.apologetic.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.what did the womans grandfather do last winter?a.he stayed in the hospital.b.he went on a cycling holiday.c.he attended a skiing contest.9.what does the woman plan to do for her grandfather?a.have a big party for his 80th birthday.b.buy a gift for him unexpectedly.c.take him to france to enjoy life.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a.fellow workers.b.sister and brother.c.schoolmates.11.what happened to sam?a.he was caught cheating in his math exam.b.he didnt pass his math exam.c.he gave up his math exam.12.what is sam going to do this afternoon?a.complain to the woman.b.have another exam.c.see the principal.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.why did the woman reserve the sky palace for the man?a.it offers good service.b.barcelona hotel has been fully booked.c.it is near the company hell visit.14.what does the man want the woman to do?a.fetch the tickets today.b.get the hotels phone number.c.drive him to the travel agency.15.what is the mans final destination?a.brussels.b.london.c.barcelona.16.who will meet the man at the airport?a.his wife.b.his customer.c.his secretary.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.what requirement need the photos meet?a.they must be in colour.b.they must be taken on holiday.c.they must be about family life.18.what is the first prize?a.a two-week holiday.b.a 500-pound camera.c.two plane tickets to jamaica.19.when will the result of the competition come out?a.on august 15th.b.on august 31st.c.on september 15th.20.what does the speaker remind the competitors to do?a.write their information on the back of the photos.b.take part in next weeks sports competition.c.get their photos back after the competition.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。21.washing machines made by china have won_ worldwide attention and haier has become _ popular name.a.a;the b./;a c./ ; the d. the;a22. george returned after the war, only _that his wife had left him.a. to be told b. telling c. being told d. told23. the 3g cell-phone must be of great use to_wants to get information through the internet.a. who b.whoever c.whom d.whomever24.-their answers are exactly the same. -one of them_from the other.a .may have copied b. must have copied c.should have copied d.would have copied25._ to work overtime that evening, i missed a wonderful film.a. having been asked b. having asked c.being asked d. to be asked26.when the telephone rang he just _and went to sleep again.a. turned on b. turned out c turned down d .turned over27.great changes have taken place in that school. it is no longer_it was 20 years ago,_it was pooly equipped.a. what, when b.that,which c. what, which d.which, that28.tom apologized for _to inform me of the change in the plan.a. his being not able to b. his not to be able toc.his not being able d. him to be not able29._ we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than_produced by a car.a. while, it b. as, that c. while, that d. as. those30. the young man couldnt afford a new house._, he bought a used one.a. besides b .otherwise c. unless d.instead31.the latest magazine has been published. we will send you a copy as soon as it becomes _a. efficient b. convenient c .available d.suitable32.-im sorry, but i dont quite follow you. did you say you wanted to return on september 20? -sorry, i_ myself clear. we want to return on october 20.a .hadnt made b. wouldnt make c. dont make d. havent made33.every possible means_, but the teacher as well as the students_found a solution to the problem yet.a. has been tried; hasnt b has tried; haventb. have tried: havent d. have been tried; hasnt34.my teacher required that i_ up earlya. got b. get c. had gotten d.have gotten35.-what are you going to do this weekend? -_. if time permits, i may go to shanghai with my friends.a. it doesnt matter b. its up to youc. it depends d.its a good idea第二节 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中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。aone day, a professor who is expert at time management gave an illustration(演示实验) to a group of business students.he stood in front of the group, with a wide-mouth jar 36 on the table. then he placed a packet of rocks into the jar. when the jar was filled to the top, he asked ,“is this jar 37 ?”everyone said,“yes.”“really?”then he placed some gravel(碎石)and 38 the jar, making the gravel down into the 39 between the big rocks. then he asked the same question .“probably not,”one of the students answered.then he placed some sand in it and once more he asked the question.“no!”the class shouted. finally he grabbed a can of water and poured it in 40 the jar was filled to the brim(瓶边，瓶沿).he looked at the whole class and asked,“what is the_41 of this illustration?” one student raised his hand and said,”it is, however full your 42 is，if you try really hard, you can always 43 some more things in it.”“not really,”the professor replied,“the 44 it teaches us is that you will never get them in if you dont put the big rocks in first. whatever the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 45 for yourself. so, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 46 on this story, ask yourself what the“big rocks”in your life are. then put those in your “47 ”first.36. a. built b. lay c. left d. set37a. full bpure cenough dsmooth38adropped bshookcheld ddelivered39aspacesbholescblanks dbottoms40aunlessbwhen cwhileduntil41aresultbopinioncpointdcomment42ascheduleblifestylecbusinessdprocess43ashare bfit cinclude dcontain44atruthbreality cbelief dconclusion45aencourageblike cachievedvalue46acounting bdecidingcinsistingdreflecting47apacket bcan cjar dtable bthe secret to happiness is keeping busy, research by professor christopher has found. keeping the mind 48 with tasks-no matter how meaningless-can keep away from49 emotions. but humans seem born to be lazy in order to save50 . in a study each student was given a choice of handing in a survey nearby or at a more distant51 they had to walk to. the findings showed that the students who had taken the walk felt happier.at the individual level, he advised:“get up and do something,52 there really is no point to what you are doing.” then he53 :“incidentally(顺便)，thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection(自我反省)54 as keeping busy. you dont need to be running aroundyou just need to be engaged, rather physically or 55 .48. a.carriedb. occupiedc. burdened d.crowded 49. a.aggressive b. ordinary c. negative d.changeable 50. a.money b. life c. resource d.energy 51. a.location b. situationc. direction d.occasion52. a.as if b. even if c. as long as d.now that 53. a.discovered b. claimed c. predicted d.added 54. a.counts b. benefits c. stresses d.influences 55. a.generally b. mentally c. usually d.normally第三部分 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a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 ai was doing some christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at barbie dolls for my nieces. a nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the barbie dolls as well. as she was looking, a little boy came to the pokemon toys. he was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. he was with his father as well, and kept picking up the pokemon video toys. each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “no.”the little girl had chosen her barbie. however, she stopped and was watching them. rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the pokemon toys and choose something else. the little girl put her barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the pokemon toys. she excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. i picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. then, much to the little girls delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. after the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier (收银员) and whispered something in her ear. the casher smiled and put the package under the counter.i paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier. the cashier checked his purchases and said, “congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” with that, she handed the little boy the pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. it was exactly what he had wanted!the little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. then they walked out. as i walked back to my car, i heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. ill never forget what she said to him. “daddy, didnt grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?” he said, “of course they did, honey.” to which the little girl replied, “well, i just did!”i feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults i know.56. the underlined word “dejectedly” in the second paragraph probably means _.a. delightedly b. disappointedly c. excitedly d. unexpectedly57. how did the little boy get the pokemon toys?a. his father bought him the poknemon toys.b. fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the poknemon toys.c. the cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the poknemon toys.d. the little girl bought the poknemon toys for him.58. what did the little girl mean when saying “daddy, didnt grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?”a. her grandparents wanted her to be happy.b. making the little boy happy made her happy.c. the poknemon toys made her happy.d. her grandparents hoped that she could help others.59. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. the story happened before christmas.b. the little boy had not enough money to buy the poknemon toys.c. although the little girl liked the poknemon toys very much, she gave them to the boy.d. the author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl. bthe following are the results of the tests done by “family and home magazine” on some pocket tape-recorders on the market now.pearlcorder s702 $64this simple model at the bottom of the olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesnt turn off automatically.tape length: 30minutes per side. weight: 240g.sony m9 $49.95small and very good looking, sonys latest offering scored most for its appearance. sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. the big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. it doesnt switch off automatically, but a red light shows if the machine is still running.tape length: 60minutes per side. weight: 195g.sony m400 $115lots of little control buttons that make a noise are difficult to use. recording is good but machine noise loses points. tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful.tape length: 60 minutes per side. weight: 230g.imperial oem mc7 $ 29.95cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording is good as long as there is no background noise. use only its own-make of cassette. no light to show it is on; no fast-forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.tape length: 30 minutes per side. weight: 285g.philips 585 $80handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. no recording light.tape length: 15 minutes per side. weight: 220g.60. the machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is _.a. pearlcorder s 702 b. sony m9 c. sony m400 d. imperial oem mc761. if you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose _.a. pearlcorder s 702 b. sony m9 c. sony m400 d. philips 58562. which of the following allows you to record longest but costs you least?a. philips 585 b. imperial oem mc7 c. sony m400 d. sony m963. what disadvantage does only the imperial oem mc7 have?a. no light shows when it is on. b. it requires a special cassette.c. it picks up background noise . d. the record button makes a noise.ctodays children are the “result” of the modern society. our parents have jobs that keep them busy almost all day long. they only have a free day in a week. this doesnt allow them to keep an eye on their children.on the other hand, the modern society gives more freedom to the children than they could “handle”. as a child, you dont know how to grow up by yourself until you reach a certain age. that is why you need school and parents to be by your side all the time. if you dont have either of them you may make a lot of mistakes. the social system of the modern society is very lenient especially with the children.most of the children today are rebels (判逆者). they are rude. they are given too much freedom by their families. this is their parents mistake. they ought to know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood.for example it is a bad thing for a 17 year old child to go out in the evening on weekends. parents are also guilty of the way their children show up in the street or at school. the same guilt belongs to the teaching system as well. pupils shouldnt be allowed to dress like they were on a fashion presentation at school.another important fact we can think of regarding the freedom of children is their free will of spending money. parents shouldnt allow their children to spend money on whatever they want.i think children are given too much freedom not only by their parents, but also by the society. the latter is more to be blamed!64the writer implies that parents busy lifestyle .amakes their children become independentbmay lead to a tense parent child relationshipcis harmful to their childrens healthdis likely to create a troubled generation65what does the underlined word “lenient” (in para 2) mean?anot responsible bnot strict.cunkind.dunfair.66it seems that the writer agrees that students .ashould stay at home on weekendsbcan wear trendy clothes at schoolchad better wear school uniform at schooldcan be allowed to go out in the evenings67according to the writer, which of the following takes the primary responsibility for childrens problems?athe social environment.bthe educational system.ceach family.dthe school.dthe english test will be removed from chinas college entrance exam by 2020, according to details of exam and admission reform revealed by the ministry of education. the national college entrance exam, known as the “gaokao” has been used to evaluate chinese students for three decades. the ministry of education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. the ministry will solicit(征求) public opinions before its release. instead, tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to alleviate study pressure and change chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system. the plan and suggestions for its implementation will be announced in the first half of next year. it will be piloted in selected provinces and cities and promoted nationwide from 2017. a new exam and admission system will be established by 2020, according to the education ministry.the decision has aroused a heated discussion among shanghai educators and parents who doubted the reform would reduce the burden of learning english or if the substitute test could reflect a students english skills and help students learn english better.“the reform shows china is learning from the west to give students more test-taking chances. but more chances might become more of a burden since chinese students are likely to repeat the test until they get the highest score,” said cai jigang, a