汕头市东山中学2012-2013高二下学期第一次月考英语.doc

汕头市东山中学2012-2013高二下学期第一次月考英 语I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese_1_at my face , but I pushed them_2_,my mom believed Iwould learn_3_I was ready .But the_4_never came. On a Chinese New Years Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was _5_at him , confused , scratching my head. Still cant speak Chinese? He_6_me , You cant evenbuy a fish in Chinatown . Hey, this is America , not Chinese. Ill get some _7_with or without Chinese. I replied and turned to my mom for permission. Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu, she said, ,handing over a $20 bill .I_8_thewords running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish stand surrounded in a sea of customers. Id like to buy some fresh fish, I said tothe fishman. But he_9_my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased_10_their impatience. The breath of the dragons on my back grewstronger-my blood boiling-_11_me to cry out . Xian Sheng Yu, please Very Xian Sheng, I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned_12_and I ran back home_13_, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry? They re Chinese. Im Chinese. I should feel right at home. Instead , I was the joke , adisgrace (丢脸)to the language. Sometimes, I laugh at my fish_14_, but , in the end the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture_15_; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.( )1.A. custom( )2.A. ahead( )3.A. when ( )4.A. success( )5.A. aim ( )6.A. cared about( )7.A. rightnow( )8.A. repeated( )9.A. guessed( )10.A. by( )11.A. forcing( )12.A. bright ( )13.A. open-mouthed( )14.A. trade( )15.A. thrownB. gamesB. around B. before B. study B. joke B. laughed atB. from nowB. reviewedB. forgetB. asB. allowingB. blankB. tongue-tiedB. deed B. lostC. charactersC. along C. unless C. time C. nod C. argued withC. at times C. spelledC. doubtedC. withC. persuadingC. paleC. empty-handedC. challengeC. dividedD. languageD. asideD.untilD.attenmptD. stareD. asked afterD. in timeD. keptD. ignoredD. fromD. leadingD. redD. broken-heartedD. incidentD. reflected第二节语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。No one knows what would happen in the future for sure. _16_we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like _17_ a hundred years time. Think of space. Perhaps _18_permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon _19_tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, _20_ (permit) long journeys throughout the solar system. _21_ that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space _22_ visiting other planets, such as the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost. Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last _23_ (long). _24_probably will find cures for most diseases. Hospitals will probably have body banks that can give you almost any new part you need to keep on _25_ (live). People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.II 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A Albert Einstein died long ago. However, a group of researchers have created a robot which looks like the great scientist. The robotic Einstein is very special because the researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have taught their realistic robot to smile, frown and make other complex facial expressions.Scientists believe that babies learn to control their bodies through movements, including learning to speak. “We use the same idea to work out the problem of how a robot could learn to make realistic facial expressions,” said Javier Movellan, director of UCSDs machine Feeling Lab. The San Diego researchers directed the Einstein robots head to turn in all directions. The robot could see its expressions in a mirror and then use the software to provide data for machine-learning to match facial expressions to the movements of its small motors. Once the robot learned the relationship between facial expressions and the muscle movements, it learned to make facial expressions. Its head has about 30 facial feelings, and each is moved by a tiny motor connected to ht e skin by s sting.Although weve never met Albert Einstein, we have a feeling that the new robot isnt exactly a fair representation of now of the best minds of the 20th century. The figure does not have the grace of the great man, but it can recognize human expressions and react to them in the right way. In fact, if you smile at it, it will smile right back to you.“As far as we know, no other research group has used a robot to make realistic facial expressions,” said computer scientist Tingfan Wu, a computer science PhD student who worked on a more exact facial expression robot.26. This robot is special mainly because it _.A. looks just like Albert Einstein B. can make various complex facial expressions C. can walk and talk to people D. can turn its head in all directions 27. The researchers that developed this robot got the idea from _A. humans facial expressions. B. animal which can smile.C. the way babies learn to control their bodies D. the use of computer software.28. How does the robotic Einstein make the muscle movements?.A. Some software directs tiny motors to do it.B. It begins to do that after learning how to smile. C. The researchers move its muscles up and down. D. It learns to do that only with a mirror.29. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?A. The robot isnt as smart as the researchers thought it could be. B. There are still differences between the robot and Albert Einstein.C. The robot reacts to human expressions slowly. D. The robot always smiles when it sees humans.30. According to Tingfan Wu, _A. other groups will create better robots soon. B. this kind of robot will soon be improved.C. it will cost a lot of money to improve the robotD. this robot can make more facial expressions than humans .BMany animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense. Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season. Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.31. We can infer from the text that humans and animals _. A. depend on one sense in choosing food B. are not satisfied with their food C. choose food in similar ways D. eat entirely different food32. Which of the following eats only one type of food? A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird. C. The bear. D. The fox.33. Certain animals change their choice of food when _. A. the season changes B. the food color changes C. they move to different places D. they are attracted by different smells34. We can learn from the last paragraph that _. A. food is chosen for a good reason B. French and British food is good C. some people have few choices of food D. some people care little about healthy diet35. What is the text mainly about?A. How humans and animals choose food.B. What food animals like to eat.C. Special animals with special taste.D. What kind of food is good for people. CSome people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability. They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?To be sure, people are different. You cannot to do everything as well as certain other people do. It al the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability. Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.36. How does the author introduce the topic of the text ?A. By asking questions. B. By giving the definition.C. By discussing a problem. D. By getting a conclusion.37.With the example of basketball players, the author shows _.A. why certain people are poor readersB. that there are differences in peoples abilitiesC. why some people are good basketball playersD. that good basketball players can be good readers38.To improve their reading ability, people should _.A. work long and hardB. take different forms of testsC. have special help and practiceD. try different reading materials39.The experiments mentioned in the text show that _.A. good readers seem to enjoy readingB. almost all poor readers can make progressC. causes of poor reading are difficult to find outD. tests help people improve their reading ability40.What do we learn from the third paragraph?A. Even poor readers can become good at reading.B. Poor readers were given more chances of testing to improve.C. All the causes for poor reading have been found.D. Top readers may get worse reading abilities.DFive years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict(迷),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled(皱的).” Today David wears casual clothes khaki pants and a sports shirt to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “Im working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.” More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s,many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones. Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that its easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people dont want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so its hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”41.David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because _.A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtB. he couldnt stand a clean appearanceC. he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the timeD. he didnt want to spend much money on clothes42. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _.A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesC. he looks handsome in casual clothes D. he no longer works for any company43. According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?A. Many workers dont like a conservative dress code.B. Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.D. All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.44. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.45. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT _.A. saving workers money B. making workers more attractiveC. improving workers feeling D. making workers happier第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请阅读下列的相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。下面是一些电影的相关信息，请阅读下文，并按照要求匹配信息。A Hello Kitty The famous cartoon character known as Hello Kitty was created by Japanese company Sanrio in 1974 and quickly became a pop cultural phenomenon (现象) through a series of animated television shows. This collection of the Hello Kitty series includes five volumes for a total of 25 episodes, such as Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales, Hello Kitty Plays Pretend.B Jimmy Neutron This is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated childrens film featuring (由主演) Jimmy Neutron. Jimmy has created all kinds of interesting things to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite.C Sesame Street Elmo runs across a Magic Cookbook and sets free a Genie that lives inside. Together, Elmo and the Genie explore the fun world of cooking and making food, with the help from Emeril Lagasse and Heather Headley, who show tips on making pizzas and pocket foods.D Sing and Dance With Barney Barney has planned a very special singalong party and invited many of his friends, old and new. The group enjoys singing their all-time (一向的) favorites, while being transported to magical places. It has over 55 minutes of singing and dancing.E Blues Clues Steve and Blue explore the worlds of math and reading as they help each other with familiar activities. Viewers are invited to join in the counting, reading, adding and subtracting.F Adventures of Willy Fog Eerie lakes, bottomless pits, dinosaurs, and volcanic eruptions (火山爆发) are just a few of the places laying in wait for Willy Fog and his friends in this exciting journey. Trying to get to the centre of the earth proves a lot more difficult than they originally (起初) thought.请阅读以下有关学生的信息，然后为他们选择要看的电影：46. Robert studies in an art school. Not only does he like singing, but he is good at dancing. This weekend he is going to see a film about singing and dancing.47. Turner is a brave boy who likes adventure. Everyone knows that he has rich imagination. Turner wishes he could travel to the centre of the earth.48. Lena is a lovely girl who is only ten years old. In her spare time she likes watching cartoon. Among all the cartoon characters she likes Hello Kitty best.49. Philip, a clever student, likes science very much. He is especially interested in computer and robot. He wishes he could be an astronaut in the future.50. Nancy shows special interest in cooking. At home she often watches her mother cooking in the kitchen room. Besides, Nancy loves seeing films about fairy tales.III写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）【写作内容】 上周，我们班同学就方言是否应该在电视剧中被禁止这个问题进行了热烈讨论,结果如下:45%的同学认为不应该禁止,理由是:(1)