浙江省象山县高二英语12月月考试题新人教版.doc

象山中学高二年级12月份月考英语试卷第一部分：英语知识 （共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）1. jumping out _airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _ exciting experience. a. /; theb. /; anc. an; and. the; the2. shelly had worked hard for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first_. a. assistanceb. appetitec. attemptd. aid3. when _ why he walked in without permission, he just stared at us and said nothing.a. askingb. askedc. to be askedd. having asked4. i would appreciate _ very much if you load the files for me.a. itb. youc. thatd. one5. sports and games can _ our bodies, keep us healthy and help us live a long life.a. build upb. set upc. put upd. bring up6. was it in 1967_the american astronaut succeeded in landing on the moon?a. thatb. during which c. when d. in which 7. the poor mother, who had been ill in bed, had to have her little son _ at his uncles.a. adaptedb. adoptedc. adjustedd. applied8. i can never forget those days _ we worked together and those days_ we spent together.a. when; whichb. which; whenc. what; thatd. on which; when9. _ if it were spring all the year round?a. should it be niceb. will it be nicec. would it be niced. was it nice10. the hall was crowded with many people, _many children_on their parents laps.a. including; seated b. including; seatingc. included; sat d. included; sitting 11. can you think of some cases_drivers obviously knew the traffic rules but didnt obey them？a. whyb. wherec. asd. which 12. _ along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me. a. drivingb. i was drivingc. having drivend. when i was driving13. by the end of this term, we _ 6,000 english words in all.a. will learnb. will have learnedc. learntd. had 14. the professor gave orders that the test_before 5:30. a. be finished b. will finish c. will be finished d. shall finish15. - can i help you? -id like to buy a present for my fathers birthday, _ at a proper price but of great use.a. oneb. the onec. whichd. it16. the work should be given to_ you think can finish it ahead of time.a. whob. whomc. whoeverd. whomever17. _ the fact that there was thick fog, he drove his car out.a. althoughb. no matterc. despite ofd. in spite of18. _ more careful, his ship would not have sunk. a. if the captain were b. had the captain been c. should the captain be d. if the captain could have been19. tom makes up his mind to get a seat for the football match _ it means standing in a queue all night. a. as ifb. as thoughc. even ifd. whatever20.- -can i look at the menu for a few more minutes before i decide?-of course. _, sir.a. make yourself at homeb. enjoy yourselfc. it doesnt matterd. take your time 第二节：完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）the purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. it should state 21 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 22 . it should besimple, human, personal and brief without 23 out any necessary facts.in writing a letter of application, keep in 24 that the things a possible employer is most 25 to want to know about are your qualifications , your achievements and your aims. the opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 26 the first few sentences fail to 27 the readers attention, the rest of the letter may not be 28 at all. try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 29 your own need or desires. for example, instead of beginning with “i saw your 30 in todays newspaper,” you might say “i have made a careful 31 of your advertising during the past six months” or “i have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 32 your product and why they like it.”try to 33 generalities . be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 34 . college graduates looking for their first positions often ask “what can i 35 in a letter? employers want experiencewhich, naturally, no 36 has.” the answer is that everything you have ever done is 37 . it is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 38 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. an excellent 39 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. that makes it 40 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.21. a. clearlyb. carefullyc. obviouslyd. easily22. a. foundb. done c. knownd. heard23. a. sendingb. takingc. leavingd. picking24. a. brainb. sightc. orderd. mind25. a. realb. alikec. likelyd. able26. a. whileb. althoughc. asd. if27. a. payb. winc. show d. fix28. a. keptb. continuedc. written d. read29. a. tob. forc. into d. from30. a. advertisementb. report c. article d. introduction31. a. watch b. searchc. study d. discussion32. a. change b. make c. sell d. use33. a. avoid b. remember c. protect d. gain34. a. losing b. applying c. preparing d. fitting35. a. offer b. supply c. mean d. provide36. a. workerb. beginner c. owner d. manager37. a. success b. developmentc. practice d. experience38. a. make b. ask c. state d. get39. a. result b. decision c. promise d. idea40. a. happier b. easier c. cheaper d. safer第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)athe portrait full of mysteries and secrets is painted on a 7753 cm large poplar-wood canvas. it is the most famous work of leonardo da vinci.originally the painting was larger than today, because two columns, one on the left and theother on the right side of mona lisa, have been cut. that is the reason why it is not easy to recognize that mona lisa is sitting on a terrace(台).one day a rich businessman ordered from leonardo a portrait of his third wife-lisa. so leonardo started to work at this painting in 1503. at this time mona lisa was twenty-four years old.he worked at the portrait for the next four years. for some reason, he kept it for himself. some people believed that leonardo did not hand over the painting, because he did not finish the work. others believed that leonardo loved the painting too much.leonardo da vinci arrived with the painting in his baggage in france in the year 1516. leonardo sold the painting in france to king francis who bought it for the castle in amboise. later, when napoleon was banished(驱逐)，mona lisa returned into the great louvre in paris.on 21 august, 1911 mona lisa was stolen by an italian thief, who brought the painting to italy. after some exhibitions mona lisa returned again to paris.in the 1960s and 1970s mona lisa was exposed in new york, tokyo and moscow. today the painting is behind bullet-proof glass in paris in the louvre and isnt allowed to be taken to any other places.41. the underlined word “louvre” probably refers to _.a. a castleb. a bedroomc. a museumd. great hall42. according to this passage, the painting mona lisa is the following except_.a. mysteriousb. secretc. famousd. bullet-proofbwhen x. j. kennedy flies somewhere, he doesnt tell seatmates that he is a poet. if hes interested in chatting, hell say that he writes books for children. if not, “i write textbooks” is his conversation killer. “i dont think anybody is a poet,” he says, “only in those rare moments when a person is producing a poem.”that perspective might seem unusual, given that mr. kennedy has won a lamont award from the academy of american poets, a guggenheim, and a los angeles book award, among other famous prizes. yet even during national poetry month-when many poets actively promote the genre(体裁)-kennedy plays down the fact that he has had a deep effect on generations of readers.his an introduction to poetry now in its 11th edition, is the bestselling college poetry textbook. his two anthologies(诗选) for children have also been bestsellers. and his poems, distinctive for their use of wit and rhyme, helped fuel a renewed interest in both formal and humorous work.“he is a poet that the general audience easily connects with, but his ego doesnt seem to get in the way. he actively cares about promoting younger or unknown poets.” says thurston, a creative writing teacher at lasell college in mass. “kennedy knows how to use traditional poetic forms to give us both joyful and truthful observations about the human condition.”“i like poems where you dont really know whether to laugh or cry when you read them,” kennedy says. “i like what auden said once, that poetry is the clear expression of mixed feelings. the attitude that poetry should not be analyzed is popular among many who consider themselves experts on childrens literature. but i think that kids like to look closely at things and figure out what makes them go.”43. what would be the best title for the passage?a. an american poet and his worksb. an introduction to poetryc. national poetry monthd. what makes a successful poet?44. which point of view may kennedy not agree to?a. its only in some special moments that a person can produce a poem.b. you dont really know whether to laugh or cry when you read poems.c. any person who wants to be a poet can achieve their dreams in the end.d. poem can be seen as one way to clearly express your mixed feelings.45. what is the purpose of the passage?a. to introduce an american poet and his achievements.b. to explain why to become a poet is so difficult.c. to compare the difference between a poet and an average person.d. to teach readers how to produce a poem in a short time.cmany of our favorite travel destinations are in danger of being changed irrecoverably(不可恢复地) by increased temperatures and rising seas. the following are some of the places that may be in danger and some that are already experiencing the effects of global warming.the everglades, florida: perhaps no region of the country is as vulnerable to climate change as florida. even a slight increase in temperature and water level could devastate popular destinations like the everglades, miami beach and the keysaustralias great barrier reef: one of the most impressive natural habitats in the world, the great barrier reef could be killed by increased water temperatures and the resulting coral bleaching(漂白). australia is particularly vulnerable to global warming because of its large number of fragile ecosystems, uncertain water sources and a high concentration of people living on the coast.dalian, china: fast-growing china, shown here during a prolonged heat wave last year, is opening about one coal plant every day this year. along with the us, china is one of the worlds leading contributors to the greenhouse gases believed to be largely responsible for the increase in the earths temperature.venice, italy: no stranger to flooding, venice has invested $4.5 billion in the floodgate system that is due to open in 2012. new estimates of changing ocean levels have led some critics to call into question the floodgates ability to hold out the rising waters.london, england: designed to protect london from storm surges and extremely high tides, the thames barrier was opened in 1984. some analysts fear that rising oceans will create conditions beyond the capabilities the barrier was designed to meet.46. the underlined sentence means “_”.a. flooding is common in veniceb. everyone is familiar with floodingc. it is strange for venice to experience floodingd. there is no flooding in venice47. what measures did london take to protect itself?a. a plant is opened every dayb. a flood gate system is builtc. people are asked to live on the coast d. the thames barriers was constructed48. the subject discussed in the text is that_.a. the dangerous destinations b. the most popular destinationsc. the fascinating destinationsd. the endangered destinationsdthe evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. but it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their rooms after endless family quarrels. an important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “we were surprised by just how positive todays young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “theyre expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. theres more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. they dont want to rock the boat.”so it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “my parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 27-year-old daniel lazell. “i always tell them when im going out clubbing. as long as they know what im doing, theyre fine with it.” susan crome, who is now 21, agrees, “looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. for example, as long as id done all my homework, i could go out on a saturday night. but i think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.” maybe this positive view of family life soulfully not be unexpected. it is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. a researcher comments, “our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. but that idea of rebelling and breaking away form their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. the normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change form helping out with the family business to taking it over.”49. the study show that teenagers dont want to _.a. share family responsibility b. cause trouble in their familiesc. go boating with their family d. make family decisions50. compared with parents of 30 years ago, todays parents_.a. go to clubs more often with their childrenb. are much stricter with their childrenc. careless about their childrens lifed. give their children more freedom51. according to the author, teenager rebellion _.a. may be a false belief b. is common nowadaysc. existed only in the 1960s d. resulted from changes in families52. what is the passage mainly about?a. negotiation in family b. education in familyc. harmony in family d. teenage trouble in familyewhen i was a small child, the excitement of christmas began on december 1. i woke up early and ran to wake my mum, pulling at her arm and saying, ”can we put up the christmas tree now?” once this was done, the countdown(倒数计秒) to christmas really started.on christmas eve, i went to bed early, but couldnt sleep. as i tried to sleep, i prayed that id been good enough for santa(=santa claus) to come.i thought i would never sleep, but i must have eventually slept, because, when i awoke, i felt something heavy at the end of my bed. i didnt know whether to open my eyes. my mum had told me that if i see santa, he will disappear before he has a chance to leave your presents. at last i opened one eye, and saw the stocking full of presents at the end of my bed. i shouted at my little sister to wake up before running into my brothers room. feeling happy and excited, the three of us dragged out stocking to our mums bedroom.we raced from one to the next, shaking them to try to guess what was inside, before tearing off the wrapping paper. once we had opened these small presents, we all went downstairs for breakfast. we rushed our meal without chewing our food. we knew that more presents were waiting for us under the tree. as soon as our breakfast had disappeared, we raced each other to the living room, fighting to be the first one through the door.what we saw was the same every year, presents piled up with our names written on them. my mum tried to keep us calm by passing each of us one present at a time. but we were too excited to let her go so slowly.she always made us wait until after lunch to open our last few presents.christmas was always the happiest day of the year for me when i was young. but not just because of the presents. seeing each member of my family happy was what made-and still makes christmas special in my house.53. the best title for the text would be _.a. the best christmas present of allb. christmas presents are the samec. our happy family membersd. the most excited children54. what does the underlined part suggest?a. they were unkind to each otherb. they were curious to see the presentsc. they were eager to see the christmas treed. they were very hungry by then55. chr