湖北省公安县第三中学高二英语5月月考试题（无答案）.doc

公安三中高二年级质量检测考试（2015年5月）英语试题 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. what are the two speakers talking about?a. travel. b.clothes. c.weather.2. what is the man going to watch first?a.a movie. b.a soccer game. c.the evening news.3. how many eggs is the woman going to buy?a.24. b.26. c.30.4. where does the conversation probably take place?a.at school. b.at a bus stop. c. at home.5. what is the relationship between the two speakers?a. father and son. b.teacher and student. c.doctor and patient.第二节：（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what are the two speakers going to do tonight?a. buy the book harry potter. b. go to see a film. c.play computer games.7. how did the woman findharry pottera.just so-so. b.wonderful. c.a junk film.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. who are the two speakers?a.students. b.teachers. c.clerks.9. what are the two speakers talking about?a. the situation in the office. b. a naughty boy. c.a kind-hearted workmate.10. what is the man suggestion?a.talking to jack openly. b. moving to another office.c.asking for another meeting room.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. when is the plane leaving?a.at 18:30. b.at 20:00. c.at 21:00.12. where is the woman going ?a. to a concert. b.to new york. c.to canada.13. how is the woman going to the airport?a.in the mans car. b.by taxi. c.on foot.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. what is the most important to do push-ups?a. to hold the weights firmly. b.to keep your body straight.c.to bend your bodies at the waist.15. what is needed to do exercise for chest muscles?a.space. b.time. c.strength.16. what advice did the woman give to exercise the chest muscles?a. to lift the knee in front of the body.b. to lie on the back.c.to do push-ups.17. what will happen if people bend their bodies at the waist?a. it will cause the people to have pain in their bodies.b. it will reduce the effectiveness of taking exercise.c. it will make people feel tired easier and give up soon.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. which of the following statements is true?a. the speed limit out of the country is 50 kilometers.b. the speed limit in the country where jack lives is 50 kilometers.c. jack is a good driver,so he can drive fast in the town.19. what did jacks excuse imply?a. he had just started driving. b.the policeman made a mistake about his speed.c.the speed limit was not right.20. what can you infer from the passage?a. the work of the traffic policeman was not easy.b. people neednt take the speed limit too seriously.c. jack was fined for speeding.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 the cambridge science festival curiosity challenge dare to take the curiosity challenge! the cambridge science festival (csf) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual curiosity challenge. the challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. to enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the cambridge science festival, mit museum, 265 mass avenue. cambridge 02139 by friday, february 8th.students who enter the curiosity challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the csf on sunday, april 21st. guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. winning entries will be published in a book. student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given. families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.between march 10th and march 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the curiosity challenge celebration. the program guidelines and other related information are available at: .21. who can take in the curiosity challenge? a. csf winners b. cambridge locals. c. school students. d. mit artists.22. when will the prize-giving ceremony be held? a. on february 8th. b.on april 21st. c. on march 15th. d. on march 10th23.what type of writing is this text? a. an announcement. b. an art show review. c. an exhibition guide d.an official report. bpassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the united states in unbelievable numbers. written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.it was calculated that when its population reach its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the united states, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near cincinnati.sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. the birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.by the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by americans need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.in 1897, the state of michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. the last confirmed wild pigeon in the united states was shot by a boy in pike county, ohio, in 1900. for a time, a few birds survived under human care. the last of them, known affectionately as martha, died at the cincinnati zoological garden in september 1, 1914.24. in the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _.a. were the largest population in the us b. lived mainly in the south of americac. did great harm to the natural environment d. were the biggest bird in the world25.the underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons _. a. escape b. liberation c.ruin d. evolution26.what was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? a. to seek pleasure. b. to save other birds. c.to protect crops . d. to make money.27 what can we infer about the law passed in michigan? a. it was ignored by the public. b. it was strict. c. it was unfair. d.it was declared too late.c the pacific island nation of nauru used to be a beautiful place. now it is an ecological disaster area. naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequence other countries might learn fromits mistakes. for thousands of years, polynesian people lived the remote island of nauru, far from western civilization. the first european to arrive was john fearn in 1798. he was the british captain of thehunter, a whaling ship. he called the island pleasant island.however, because it was very remote, nauru had little communication with europeans at first. the whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. these elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. a ten-year civil war started, which reduced the populationfrom1,400 to 900.naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a british miningcompanydiscovered phosphate (磷酸盐)on the island. in fact, it found that the island of nauru was nearly all phosphate, which a very importantfertilizerfor farming. the company began mining the phosphate.a phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. when acompanystrip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil. then it takes away the material it wants. strip mining totally destroys theland. gradually, the lovely island of nauru started to look like the moon.in 1968, nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate.unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. in addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. soon people realized that they had a terribleproblem their phosphate was running out. ninety percent of their islandwas destroyed and they had nothing. by 2000, nauru was financially ruined. experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years torepairthe island. this will probably never happen.28. what might be the authors purpose in writing the text?a.to give a warning to other countries b. to seek help for naurus problems.c. to show the importance of money d. to tell a heartbreaking story of a war.29. what was nauru like before the europeans came?a. rich and powerful b. modern andopenc. greedy and aggressive d. peaceful and attractive30. the ecological disaster in nauru resulted from _. a. soil pollution b.whale hunting c. farming activity d.phosphate over-mining31. which of the following was a cause of naurus financialproblem?a.its phosphate mining cost much money b. it spent too muchrepairing the islandc. its leaders misused the money d. it lost millions of dollars in the civil war.d as more and more people speak the global languages of english, chinese, spanish, and arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. in fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization (unesco). in an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- unesco and national geographic among them have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. mark turin, a scientist at the macmillan center, yale university, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the himalayas, is following in that tradition. his recently published book, a grammar of thangmi with an ethnolinguistic introduction to the speakers and their culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in nepal. documenting the tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the himalayans reaches of india, nepal, bhutan, and china. but he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. at the university of cambridge turin discovered a wealth of important materials- including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes- which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection. now, through the two organizations that he has founded-the digital himalaya project and the world oral literature project- turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the youngers. generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.thanks to digital technology and the widely available internet. turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32.many scholars are making efforts to _.a. promote global languages b.search for language communitiesc.rescue the disappearing languages d.set up languages research organizations.33.what does “that tradition” in paragraph 3 refer to?a. linking with the native speakers b.writing books on language searching c.telling stories about language users d.having first records of the languages34.what is turins book based on?a. the cultural statics in india. b.his personal experience in nepal.b. c.his language research in britain. d.the documents available at yale.35.which of the following best describe turins work?a. .collect,protect and reconnect. b.record,repeat and reward.c. write sell and donate d.design, experiment and report.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。 the jobs of the future have not been invented,36by helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1.curiosity your children need to be deeplycurious.37ask kids, “what ingredients(配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time” and then try them out. did those ingredients make the pancakes better? what could we try next time?2. creativity true creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.38.there are a dozen different things you can do with them. experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.3. interpersonal-skills understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. we know what is goingoninsideourown head, but what about others? being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.39“why do you think she is crying?” “can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “if someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”4.self expression 40.there are many ways to express thoughts and ideasmusic, acting, drawing, building, photography. you may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.a.being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.b. we can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.c. gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.d. so how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that dont yet exist?e.we can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.f. and we cant forget science education.g.encourage kids to cook with you.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）how often do you let other peoples nonsense change your mood? do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss，or an insensitive employee 41 your day? one day i was in a taxi and we headed 42 the airport. we were driving in the 43 lane(车道) when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. my taxi driver 44 hard，slid sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and 45 the other car by just inches！the driver of the other car looked around and started 46 at us. my taxi driver just 47 and waved at the guy. and i mean he was really 48 . so i asked，why did you just do that? this guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” this is when my taxi driver taught me what i now call “the law of the garbage truck”. he explained that many people are like garbage trucks. they run around full of 49 , full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment. as their garbage 50 up，they need a place to dump it and sometimes theyll dump it on 51 dont take it personally. just smile, wave，wish them well，and move on. believe me. youll be 52 dont take their garbage and 53 it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets. lifes too short to wake up in the morning with 54 the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on whats 55 in your life. roy baumeister，a psychology researcher from florida state university，found in his extensive research that you 56 bad things more often than good things in your life. you store the bad memories more easily, and you 57 them more frequently. solove the people who treat you right. ignore the ones who dont. life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 58 it！when you follow “the law of the garbage truck”，you take back control of your life. you make room for the good by 59 go of the bad. have a garbage-free day！have a wonderful，garbage-free day！the seeds you plant today 60 the harvest you reap tomorrow.41.a. enrich b. obtain c. spare d.ruin 42.a. through b. from c. for d.in 43.a.right b.latter c. opposite d. free44.a.stopped b. backed c. braked d. circled45.a. knocked b. overtook c. lost d.missed 46.a. yelling b. throwing c. glancing d.laughing47.a. smiled b.wondered c. ignored d. guessed48.a.angry b. friendly c. tired d. disappointed49.a. expectation b.garbage c.passengers d. goods50.a. turns b. pushes c. piles d.holds 51.a. roads b. children c.dustbin d. you52.a. happier b.upset c. pitiful d. frightened53.a. share b. spread c. explain d. contribute54.a. surprise b. pleasure c. regrets d.doubt 55.a. funny b. strange c. important d. embarrassing56.a.appreciate b. forget c. value d. remember 57.a. enjoy b. recall c.exchange d.imagine58.a. take b.inspire c. mend d. notice59.a.making b. con