青海省西宁市第四高级中学高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.doc

西宁市第四高级中学1516学年第一学期第二次月考试卷高 二 英 语第卷注意事项：答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 does the woman mean? a. mr. white wont drink any more. b. mr. white has drunk too much. c. mr. white has stopped drinking.2. who is the manager?a. mr. nice. b. mr. rice. c. the man3. what does the man think of the womans earrings? a. they are very nice. b. they match the dress well. c. they dont match her necklace.4. what does the woman think the man should do? a. stay at home for another week. b. go to see a doctor. c. go back to school.5. what is the probable relationship between the speakers? a. teacher and student. b. father and daughter. c. friends.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。请听6段材料，回答6至7题。6. where is the woman going? a. to her school. b. to a park. c. to her home.7. how does the woman get there? a. on foot. b. by bike. c. by bus.请听7段材料，回答8至10题8. where does the man have his hair cut? a. at the hairdressers. b. at his classroom. c. at his home. 9. what do we know about the womans sister?a. she spends more time on hair and clothes. b. she opens a hairdressing shop herself. c. she is a good hairdresser.10. what does the man wish he could learn to do?a. design clothes. b. cut hair. c. manage a shop.请听8段材料，回答11至13题。11. where does the conversation take place?a. in a taxi. b. on a phone. c. on a train.12. where does the woman want to go? a. to chicago. b. to atlanta. c. to washington d.c.13. what is the time now?a. 10:45. b. 10:15. c. 9:55 请听9段材料，回答14至17题。14. which of the following isnt mentioned by the man? a. coffee. b. juice. c. tea.15. where are the speakers?a. at the womans home. b. in a pub. c. at the mans home.16. what does the woman advise the man to do?a. learn to drink some alcohol. b. refuse to drink alcohol. c. attend more parties. 17. who is the woman probably? a. the womans mother. b. the mans boss. c. the mans friend.请听10段材料，回答18至20题18. where did the idea of “buy nothing day” start? a. in america. b. in britain. c. in canada.19. how do people celebrate “buy nothing day” in california? a. parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. b. they organize a spaghetti dinner to give people information. c. they dress up to tell people not to buy anything.20. who wanted to tell others about “buy nothing day” in new mexico? a. the parents. b. the teachers. c. high school students.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。amany years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. he was unable to do a steady job. he fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.he wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local childrens hospital. my dad loved kids. it was the perfect job for him. he ended up working with the seriously ill children. he would talk, play, and do arts with them.one of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed（瘫痪）her from the neck down. she couldnt do anything, and she was very depressed. my dad decided to try to help her. he started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. he stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. he didnt use his hands at all. all the while he would tell her, “see, you can do anything you set your mind to.”at the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. my dad also left the childrens hospital for a little while because he became ill. some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking. she ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. she gave him a picture she had done using her hands. at the bottom it read: “thank you for helping me walk.”my dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. he would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctor, and my dad who died just a few months after the little girl gave the picture loved every single child in that hospital.21. the authors father worked at the local hospital to _.a. realize his childhood dream b. ease his serious heart conditionc. earn money to pay for treatment d. keep himself occupied and happy22. how did the authors father help the paralyzed little girl?a. he helped her practice walking. b. he visited her and made a toy for her.c. he showed her she could still do things. d. he painted special pictures for her.23. according to paragraph 4, the paralyzed girl _.a. gradually recovered and walked b. eventually became a unique painterc. was sent home and never seen again d. sent him a picture painted with her mouth24. what message does the passage mainly convey(传达)?a. its better to give than to receive. b. love can sometimes bring great results. c. volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do. d. a sick person should not focus on his disease.bhave you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.away we go verona de tessant (maya rudolph) and burt farlander (john krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives as an artist and a salesman. when they learn they will soon become parents, they are faced with the challenge of how and where to raise a child and build a happy family. with a baby on his way, the young couple, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. so they hit the road and seek a place to call home.on their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learn a lot. its about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window.another happy day lynn was married to paul, but they broke up and lynn took their daughter alice while paul got their son dylan. years later, now dylan is getting married, and lynn is attending the wedding, with her younger sons elliot and ben; elliott is a drug addict and ben keeps everything to himself. meanwhile, alice deals with her anxieties through cutting; dylan hasnt spoken to lynn in years, and lynn is fearful of paul and his wife patty; lynns mother, doris, blames her daughter for her familys many troubles, and her father is in poor health and hardly cares whats happening around him. at last, all this has put lynn in a depressed situation, and shes not sure just how shes going to get through the day.la vita e bella also named as life is beautiful, the film is a black comedy and also a best medicine that heals the scar left by war. this movie has some kind of characteristics as natural and active. on the 7th oscar award ceremony, the movie won three great awards. it is not a sad movie from the very beginning, but when the father uses a great way to hide his murder from his son, all people are impressed by this moving deed. this is a simple story with only one theme but shows the greatest love from the father to son. under the protection of the father, the son has lived a happy life but how can we say the dad is not enjoying this beautiful life at the same time?the shawshank redemption the film is an american film directed by frank darabont and starring tim robbins and morgan freeman. the film tells the story of andy, a banker who spends nearly two decades in shawshank state prison for the murder of his wife and his wifes lover despite his claims of innocence. there he makes friends with red. andy manages to escape from the prison by digging a tunnel with the rock hammer over the years. when red is later released, fearful of the outside world, he remembers andys advice. he then visits the place andy mentions before he escapes. there, he finds money and a note left by andy, telling him to get to zihuatanejo. in the end, the two are happily reunited on the beach. 25. based on the introduction above, we know _ of each film. a. the director b. main characters c. the ending d. the award26. which film might best help a newly married couple, justine and dorothy to figure out their new roles in future life?a. away we go. b. another happy day. c. la vita e bella. d. the shawshank redemption. 27. the passage is written to _. a. review the latest films b. announce the upcoming of the filmsc. recommend good films d. introduce the making of the filmscfor lots of people in britain, the 31st of december, ornew years eveas we call it, is the biggest party of the year. its a time to get together with friends or family andwelcome inthe coming year. new years eve parties can take place at a number of differentplaces. some people hold a house party; others attendstreet parties, while some just go to theirlocalfor a few drinks with theirmates. big cities, like london, have large and wonderfulfireworks shows.theres one thing that all new years eve parties have in common: the countdown(倒计时)to midnight. when the clock strikes(敲)twelve,peoplegive a loud cheer,and give each other a kiss. they then link arms and sing a song calledauld lang syne, by a scottish poet called robert burns. not many people can remember all thewords of the song, but the tune(旋律) is well known, so lots of people justhum along. the parties then continue into the early hours of the morning with lots of dancing and drinking. other people might spend the day visiting relatives or friends they havent managed to catch up with for a while. whatever happens, new years day tends to be very relaxed.in britain, its popular to make a promise to yourself about something you are going to do, or want to stop doing, in the new year. this is called anew years resolution. typical resolutions include giving up smoking and joining a gym toget fit. however, the promise is often broken quite quickly and people are back into theirbad habitswithin weeks or days.new years day is the lastbank holidayof thefestive season, which means most people have to go to work the next day: bright and fresh and ready for the new year ahead!28. new years eve parties in britain _.a. end at midnight b. can only be held indoorsc. only take place in big cities d. include countdown to midnight29. the underlined word “hum” in paragraph 2 probably means_.a. dancing to the music b. singing with your mouth closedc. learning to sing d. keeping silent30. what does the author think of the new years resolution?a. it can help people keep fit. b. its a promise to your family.c. its often hard to keep. d. its a joke played on new years day.31. what is the main idea of the passage?a. new year parties in britain. b. new year countdown in britain.c. new years resolution in britain. d. new year celebration in britain.dsleep is a basic human need, as basic as the need for oxygen. getting a good nights sleep is not only directly related to how we feel the next day, but to our long-term health as well. however, many of us suffer from insomnia (失眠). even more of us report at least one night of restless sleep per week. this is a serious problem.well, how can we make sure that we rest well and stay healthy? here are some suggestions.if you cant sleep in the middle of the night, dont get up. the bright light will affect your body clock and worsen your insomnia. stay in bed!avoid short sleep during the day, except for a brief ten to fifteen-minute sleep between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.limit your time in bed to the average number of hours youve actually slept per night last week. dont try to make up for lost sleep. it cant be done.get regular exercise each day, but finish at least six hours before bedtime. exercising in the evening can help keep you awake.take a hot bath for thirty minutes within two hours of bedtime. the bath will warm you, relax you, and make you feel sleepy.keep our bedroom dark, quiet, and well ventilated (通风).keep a regular schedule seven days a week. avoid sleeping late on weekends. although it may feel good while youre doing it, sleeping late on weekend can lead to insomnia during the week.dont drink alcohol (酒精). although, having a drink before bed makes you sleep, alcohol loses its effects after a while. the secondary effects of alcohol can wake you up during the second half of your nights sleep.keep the face of the clock in your bedroom turned away, and dont find out what time it is when you awaken in the night.32. the first paragraph serves as a(n) _.a. argument b. introduction c.comment d. explanation33. which of the following is not advised for a good nights sleep?a. staying in bed after failing to sleep. b. dont exercise six hours before sleepingc. dont drink alcohol before sleeping. d. preventing the wind from blowing into your room.34. to sleep well, you need to _.a. get up late on weekends b. sleep during the day sometimesc. avoid looking at your clock d. have a bath in the morning35. the text mainly about_ .a. some keys to a better nights sleep b. some advantages of having a good sleepc. some effects of bad nights sleep d. some reasons for insomnia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。even the most motivated (积极的，有上进心的) of us can feel unmotivated at times. here are a few reasons why you have such a feeling.its medical. check with your doctor to see if the reason for your laziness is medically caused. perhaps youre depressed or low on iron there are plenty of medical conditions that can cause you to be too tired to be motivated. 36 youre comfortable. if your life is quite comfortable, you may lose motivation to push yourself to grow. keep in mind that its always good to get out of your comfort zone because thats the only way you can improve yourself. 37 youll find yourself getting used to it or even looking forward to the challenge after some time. taking on too much. if you set unrealistic expectations, you are setting yourself up for higher chances of failing, which can cause you to lose motivation. 38 youve given up. 39 it can be scary to put yourself out there again, but the greater the risk, the greater the rewards! if youre extremely afraid of failure, take baby steps so youll feel more confident once you manage to score small achievements. 40 maybe you have someone in your life who brings you down, perhaps out of their own insecurities or maybe because they cant adjust to the idea of a different you. try to explain your reasons for attempting a change to them and ask for their support. if they cant accept it, perhaps its better to keep your distance until they come around. remember, the first step to overcome barriers is to figure out whats blocking you. once you come to a better understanding, itll be easier to get going and find your motivation again.a. people around you. b. take an honest look at your reactions.c. do something youre hesitant about every week. d. make sure your goals are actually achievable before setting them. e. so try to decide whether a medical condition is the cause of it.f. after so many failures, you may be unwilling to face challenges.g. feed off other peoples sympathy and maybe even depending on it第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分45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（，和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。july 6, 1994 was a day of nightmare (噩梦) that ill never forget. that afternoon when i was making up my 41in a dressing tent at the moment, i suddenly heard someone run past shouting, “fire!” fire was what we circus (马戏团)