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松桃民中20152016学年度第一学期第二次月考试卷高二英语 第 i 卷，选择题（100分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第1节 （共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分），每段对话仅读一遍。1. what are the speakers doing?a. working b.jogging c.drinking2. what made the man so worried?a. the exam b.the paper c.his teacher3. how long will the man stay in france? a. five weeks b.three weeks c.two weeks4. what was wrong with jack?a. he had a fever b.he was in hospital c.he was late for work5. why was the man late for work?a. he was in an accident b.his car was being repaired c.he couldnt get his car going.第2节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分），每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. how many most beautiful subways are there on the earth? a.nine b.nineteen c.eight7. when did the woman go to shanghai? a.two days ago b.last week c.last month请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the boss didnt leave that night. b.the speakers enjoyed themselves at the party.c.the man regretted having invited his wifes boss.9. what is the boss like? a.nice b.impolite c.shy请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what does the man want to sell? a.furniture 家具 b.garden supplies c.an apartment11. why does the man want to sell his belongings?a. he needs money b.he is moving c.he likes new things12. how is the man going to pay? a. by check b.in cash c.by credit card请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. whats the relationship between mary and john?a. classmates b.mother and son c.brother and sister14. what is john doing？a. putting his shoes on b.making a telephone call c.getting ready to go to school15. how does john go to school? a. by taxi b.by bus c.by bike16. how many people are there in marys family?a. three b.at least five c.no more than four请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17. how can people avoid forgetting things according to the speaker?a. by keeping a diary b.by making a schedule c.by being reminded by others18. what does “a master schedule” mean? a. a schedule made for ourselves b. a schedule made for your boss c. schedule with all important things and the time to use19. how many different schedules are mentioned? a.one b.two c.three20.what can you use your daily schedule to do ?a.plan time well b.achieve short-term goals c.achieve long-term goals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)（a）after returning from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “the railway owes me 12 pounds，” she said to harry jenks, the young man working at the office. “you sold me a ticket for may 22nd, but there was no ship from jersey that night. so my daughter and i had to stay in a hotel. it cost me 12 pounds.”harry was worried. he remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “come into the office，madam，” he said politely. “ill just check the jersey timetable for may 22nd.”the woman and her little girl followed him inside. she was quite right, as harry soon discovered. there was no sailing on may 22nd. how could he have made such a careless mistake? he shouldnt have sold her a ticket for that day. wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “you look sunburnt，” he said to her.“did you have a nice holiday in jersey？”“yes，” she answered, shyly.“the beach was lovely. and i can swim too！”“thats fine，” said harry. “my little girl cant swim a bit yet. of course，shes only three .”“im four，” the child said proudly. “ill be four and a half.”harry turned to the mother.“i remember your ticket, madam，” he said. “but you didnt get one for your daughter, did you？”“er, well .” the woman looked at the child. “i mean ., she hasnt started school yet. shes only four.”“a fouryearold child must have a ticket, madam. a childs return ticket from jersey costs ., let me see . 13.50 pounds. the law is the law, but since the mistake is mine .”the woman stood up, took the childs hand and left the office.21 the woman was angry because _. a. she couldnt use the ticket for her round trip b. she spent more money than she had expectedc. she had to return home a day earlier than she had plannedd. harry had sold her a ticket to jersey where there was no sailing22harry started talking to the little girl _.a. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girlb. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girlc. because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so niced. because he was in trouble and did not know what to do23when harry said，“the law is the law, but since the mistake was mine .” he meant that _. a. they must follow it, even though the mistake was hisb. he had to be strict with the woman because of the law，although he didnt want toc. she should pay 1.50 pounds，but he had made a mistake，she could go without payingd. the woman had to pay him 1.50 pounds and the railway would pay her for the hotel24the woman left the office without saying anything because _.a. she was so angry that she didnt have anything to do with the young manb. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insistedc. she was moved by harrys kindnessd. she wanted to go home and get money for the childs ticket（ b ）“life is speeding up. everyone is getting unwell.”this may sound like something someone would say today. but in fact, an unknown person who lived in rome in ad（公元） 53 wrote it.we all love new inventions. they are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. but have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?picture this. youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. your mobile phone rings, a qq message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. now you have to stay up all night to get it done. how happy do you feel?inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity（电） often seem to be happier? perhaps because they live simpler lives.one family in the uk went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. the grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons benjamin, 10 and thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. they had no washing machine, microwave（微波炉）, computer or mobile phones.the grandmother, lyn, said, “the more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” the boys said they fought less. probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（赶时髦的）, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.25. in the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _. a. have speeded up our lives b. have improved the quality of our lives c. may bring people some trouble d. may make people feel very happy26. the family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because _. a. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventionsb. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them c. they loved to live simple lives d. they were troubled by modern inventions27. according to the passage, which is not right? a. an unknown roman was sure that the quality of life would get better. b. people who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier. c. the family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house. d. with the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired.28. the passage is mainly about _. a. improvements of our lives with technology b. problems with technology c. changes happening to technology d. the importance of technology（ c ）announcements(1) house forsale. comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town.three bedrooms, living room, kitchens, dining room, bathroom. offers over $35,000(2) assistant wanted for busy restaurant. some evening and weekend work.all meals free. ring 3320178(3) join our football team. boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.aged 913. meets in green park on friday at 3 p. m.(4) room to rent(出租). small room to rent in city center flat(公寓) above restaurant.newly painted with modern furniture. near main railway station. buses pass front door.phone 3322108mr. brown wants to live near his workplace. mrs. brown wants a house with four bedrooms.the browns children dont care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough.ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. she thinks it is an excitingplace. its hard work but she isnt lazy. she has to work on saturdays and sundays, but shegets other days off. its not very well paid. but who cares about money?tom is a middle school student. he is twelve years old. he stops school at half past three, sohe has plenty of time to finish his homework.jack，mr. browns brother, is looking for a room to rent. he doesnt care about what colorthe walls are or how old the furniture is. he is getting ready for his drawing. so the housemust be quiet.29why didnt the browns buy the house in advertisement one?a. there werent enough bedrooms. b. it was on the north side of town.c. there was no dining room. d. the garden was too big.30why cant tom play for the new football team?a. hes not old enough. b. school stops too late. c its in a different village. d. he has to do his homework.31what does the sentence “all meals free” mean?a. assistants can have the meals at any time. b. assistants have to pay for their meals.c. customers can have the meals freely.d. assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.din 1926, a frenchman named niepce needed pictures for his business. but he was not a good artist. so he invented a very simple camera. he put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. that was the first photo. the next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. that year, daguerre, another frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. he used a new kind of camera in a different way. in his picture you could see everything clearly, even the smallest thing. this kind of photo was called a daguerreotype(银版照相). soon other people began to use daguerres way. travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. people took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. in about 1840, photography was developed. then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. that was not simple. the photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. but this did not stop them, for example, some in the us worked so hard. mathew brady was a famous american photographer. he took many pictures of great people. the pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. some photos were not just copies of the real world. they showed feelings, like other kinds of art.32. the first photo taken by niepce was a picture of _.a. his business b. his house c. his window d. his garden 33. the daguerreotype was _.a. a kind of picture b. a frenchmanc. a kind of camera d. a photographer34. if a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to _.a. watch lots of films b. buy an expensive camerac. take many films and something else with him d. stop in most cities35. mathew brady_.a. was very lifelike b. was quite strongc. was famous for his unusual pictures d. took many pictures of moving people第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)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。being a good student doesnt mean you have to drop all social activities and dive into your booksit is still possible to have a healthy social life while getting good grades_36_here is how you can achieve it:decide for yourself at the start of the term that you wont let your schoolwork sweep you away_37_write down your weekly schedule on a piece of paperchances are , youll have small gaps between classes during the week and more free time at the weekendmake sure that every time you find yourself in one of those between-class gaps you use the time efficiently _38_set aside at least one large amount of time each week as free timekeep in mind the law of diminishing returns （收益递减）past a certain point more hours studying will be of little benefit_39_ protect both your free time and your school time carefully if one starts to infringe （侵犯） on the other that is just the beginning of a long, slippery downhill slope（斜坡）_40_this way, you can co-ordinate（协调） your free time with theirswhenever possible, find social activities that take you off campus and away from your schoolworkabalance is the key bencourage your friends to follow a similar plancit is very important to be determined about thisdtry not to affect others time and just focus on your owneyoure better off spending this time with friendsfyou can spend more time on social life than on studygread a few pages of your school book or do some quick chores（杂活）,for example第三部分：完形填空：每题1.5分，共20 小题，30分long ago a king named gessler ruled 统治 over the people of switzerland. he made their life very 41 . one day in the public square he 42 a tall pole (杆) and put his own cap on the top of it. then he gave an 43 that everyone should bow down before it 44 they came into the town. but one man, william tell, stood up 45 with folded arms 交叉的双臂 in front of the funny cap, which made gessler 46 . therefore, he decided to 47 this rude man. william tell was a famous 48 , so he could shoot with bow and arrow弓箭 very well. when gessler 49 that, he came up with an idea that made tell really 50 . he ordered that tells little son should be made to _51_in the public square with a(n) 52 on his head, and then tell had to shoot it with just one of his arrows. tell 53 gessler not to have him make this test of his skill, for he became so 54 . what if如果。咋办 his son should move? what if his hand should 55 ? what if the arrow should not carry true? gessler said, “if you 56 , my soldiers shall kill the boy before your eyes.” then tell fitted安装 the arrow to his bow. he 57 , and let it fly. the boy was still不动的 there on his feet. he was not afraid, for he was quite 58 about his fathers skill. the arrow flew through the air. it hit the apple right in the center, and 59 it away. the people who saw that shouted with 60 . and not long after this, tell shot gessler with one of his arrows; thus he set his country free. 41. a. busy b. poor c. hard d. peaceful42. a. broke off b. set up c. took away d. searched for43. a. order b. excuse c. advice d. example44. a. although b. since c. until d. when45. a. further b. straight c. awkwardly尴尬地 d. uncertainly46. a. annoyed b. worried c. puzzled d. disappointed47. a. catch b. kill c. punish d. sa