贵州省毕节市大方县实验高级中学204205高二英语上学期第二次月考（期中）试题（无答案）.doc

贵州省毕节市大方县实验高级中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期第二次月考（期中）试题 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 a long time ago there lived a poor slave （奴隶）whose name was aesop. he was a 1 man with a large head and bright big eyes. when aesop was about 20, his master (主人) 2 a lot of money and had to sell his slaves. to do this, he 3 to take them to a large 4 where there was a slave market. the city was far away. the slaves must 5 the whole distance and there were a number of bags for them to carry. “ 6 your bags, boys,” said the master. “there is one for each of you.”aesop at once chose the 7 one. the other slaves laughed at him and said he was 8 . but he threw it upon his shoulders and seemed very 9 . the next day, the laugh was the other way. for the bag aesop had chosen was filled with the 10 for the whole party. after all had eaten three meals from it, it was much lighter. and before the end of the journey aesop had nothing to carry 11 the other slaves were suffering under their heavy bags.“this is a 12 fellow,” said the master. “the man who will buy him must pay a 13 price.”a very rich man, named xanthus, 14 aesop and took him to his home in samos. soon the little slave became known for his 15 . he often told some funny stories that taught some great truth to 16 his master and his masters friends. they 17 how aesop could have thought of them.his master was so much 18 with him that he gave him 19 . aesop was no longer a slave. many great men were glad to call him their friend, and kings 20 asked his advice and were amused by his stories.1. a. small b. strong c. tall d. weak2. a. spared b. borrowed c. spent d. lost3. a. happened b. decided c. agreed d. hoped4. a. community b. country c. city d. village5. a. cover b. recognize c. finish d. walk6. a. find b. choose c. check d. prepare7. a. largest b. most useful c. most important d. lightest8. a. strange b. careless c. foolish d. selfish9. a. worried b. uncomfortable c. angry d. confident10. a. goods b. food c. water d. clothes11. a. while b. although c. until d. because12. a. calm b. grateful c. wise d. dishonest13. a. low b. fair c. frequent d. high14. a. saved b. bought c. accepted d. knew15. a. cleverness b. bravery c. work d. skills16. a. encourage b. amuse c. change d. help17. a. ignored b. imagined c. wondered d. guessed18. a. bored b. impatient c. strict d. pleased19. a. freedom b. attention c. praise d. expression20. a. yetb. ever c. even d.still 二阅读理解（共20个小题，每题2分，共40分） a mr. grey was the manager of a small office in london. he lived in the country, and came up to work by train. he liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise. one morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “you may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago i came to london without a penny in my pockets, i stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.” mr grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “yes, i remember you. go on with your story!” “well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”21. how did mr. grey get to his office? a. he went up to work by train. b. he walked to his office. c. he went to his office on foot unless it rained. d. he usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.22. mr grey liked walking to his office because _. a. he couldnt afford the buses b. he wanted to save money c. he wanted to keep in good health d. he could do some exercises on the way23. mr. grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_ a. give him a start in life b. help him on the way to success c. make him rich d. gain more money24. one morning the stranger recognized mr. grey, and_ a. wanted to return mr. grey the money b. again asked mr. grey for money c. would like to make friends with him d. told mr. grey that he had been successful since then25. in the second paragraph, “take a chance” means _. a. mr. gray happened to meet a stranger b. mr. grey had a chance to help a stranger c. mr. grey helped a stranger by chance d. mr. grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him bthe clock struck eleven at night. the whole house was quiet. everyone was in bed except me. under the strong light, i looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”. i was going to have my examination the next day. “when can i go to bed?” i asked myself. i didnt answer, in fact i dared not. the clock struck twelve.” oh, dear!” i cried. “ten more books to read before i can go to bed!” we pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. dad does not agree with me on this. he did not have to work so hard when he was a boy. the clock struck one. i was quite desperate(绝望的) now. i forgot all i had learned. i was too tired to go on. i did the only thing i could. i prayed, “oh, god, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. i do promise to work hard afterwards, amen.” my eyes were so heavy that i could hardly open them a few minutes later, with my head on the desk, i fell asleep.26. when the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were . a. asleep b. outside c. working in bed d. quietly laughing at him27. he underlined word wretched in paragraph 3 probably means . a. very happy b. disappointed c. very unhappy d. hopeful28. reviewing his lessons didnt help him because . a. it was too late at night b. he was very tired c. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldnt keep them open d. he hadnt studied hard before the examination29. what do you suppose happened to the author? a. he went to a church to pray again b. he passed the exam by sheer luck c. he failed in the exam d. he was punished by his teacher30. the best title for the passage would be . a. the night before the examination b. working far into the night c. a slow student d. going over my lessons cthe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. one of the biggest problems is pollution. to pollute means to make things dirty. pollution comes in many ways. we see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.man has been polluting the earth. the more people, the more pollution. many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. when the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. but this is no longer true.man is now slowly polluting the whole world.air pollution is still the most serious. its bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. noise pollution makes us angry more easily.many countries are making rules to fight pollution. they stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. pollution by so2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. it is caused by heavy traffic. we are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.the earth is our home. we must take care of it. that means keeping the land, water and air clean. and we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.31. _, our world is becoming much smaller.a. because of the rise in pollution b. thanks to science developmentc. because the earth is being polluted day and nightd. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year32. hundreds of years ago, life was _ it is today. a. much easier than b. as easy asc. much harder than d. as hard as33. pollution comes in many ways. we can even hear it. here “it” means _.a. rubbish(垃圾)b. noise pollutionc. air pollutiond. water pollution34. air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _.a. it makes much noiseb. it makes us angry more easilyc. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty d. its bad for all living things in the world35. which of the following is not true? a. many countries are making rules to fight pollution.b. the pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.c. the problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. d. if people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of so2. dwhen we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. by intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or anxious situation. if we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.for example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. he tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. he probably isnt sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. and, if he cant make things work out right, he doesnt feel ashamed that he fails; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. an intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook(人生观) on life , special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it.if you look at children, youll see great difference between what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. they are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. for example, the bright child really wants to find out more about life- he tries to get in touch with everything around him. but the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.36.according to this passage, intelligence is the ability _.a. to behave immediately b. to deal with lifec. to do well in school d. to know what to do37. in a new situation, an intelligent person _. a. knows more about what might happen to himb. is sure of the result he will get c. concentrates on the situationd. cares more about himself38. according to the passage the biggest difference between “bright” children and “ not “bright” children lies in _. a. the amount of intelligence b. the different situations they face c. the different attitudes to life d. the background of life39. whats the main idea of the passage? a. whats real meaning of intelligence? b. whats the “bright” childrens behavior? c. whats a special outlook on life? d. how to live and behave in a new situation?40. in the next part of the passage, the author might continue to talk about _. a. how to determine what intelligence isb. how education should be changed c. how to judge whether a person is intelligentd. how an unintelligent person should be taught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。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）how to be happier in lifecreate a plan for yourself41 sometimes its not about realizing the goal, but the hard work you put to get there. therefore, the harder you work the better you will feel about yourself because you will feel better about going after something you like.surround yourself with positive peoplethis is often the hardest part of being happy, knowing the people you hang around may not be best for you, choose to be with happy and positive people, who support you to realize your goal. 42 43when something goes wrong, or you fail at something, dont give up trying. people who are happy accept the failures as a learning experience and move on. 44 when that happens, you will know all of the efforts you have made are not useless. never be beaten by failures. appreciate what/who you havedont ignore the great things you have in life. take a few minutes each day to think about the wonderful things, people, children, pets that are part of your life. 45 it also will change your feelings on bad days.if you are around people who are happy with their life, you will have this feeling as well.failure is certain to happen.you can have a million failures; all you need is one great success moment.try to be successful and you will be happier.create a realistic plan for goals that you feel will make you happy.these few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the good things in your life.make a goal easily.三语法填空(共10个空，每空2分，共30分)although many chinese students say that 1_ knowledge of english grammar is good, 2 _most would admit that their oral english is poor. 3 _ i speak to a chinese student they always say, my oral english is poor. 4 _, their oral english does not have to remain poor! i would like to suggest that there may be some reasons 5_ their problems with oral eng