湖北省松滋市第一中学高二英语6月月考试题 (2).doc

松滋一中2014-2015学年度高二下学期6月月考英语试卷学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、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） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1where does the man work?a. in a shop. b. in a market.c. in a restaurant.2what will the man do in the future? a. get further education. b. work as a teacher.c. be a doctor.3how does mary probably feel? a. she feels very happy.b. she feels very sad.c. she feels that everything is ok.4what are the speakers talking about? a. tooth protection. b. cooking skills.c. eating habits.5what does the man mean? a. he used to be an nba player. b. he used to be an nba fan like bettys son. c. he always liked to play games.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分） 下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6where is the man smoking? a. in a place where smoking is allowed. b. in a non-smoking area. c. at home.7under what condition will the man give up smoking? a. when his health becomes poor. b. when he is out of work. c. when he becomes very old.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8how does the man feel about the delay of his flight?a. calm.b. glad. c. angry.9which is the correct boarding gate? a. gate 5. b. gate 20. c. gate 38.10when will the plane take off?a. at about 3:30. b. at about 3:40. c. at about 3:50.11whats the relationship between the speakers?a. garage owner and customer. b. strangers. c. neighbors.12whats wrong with the car?a. there was a flat tire. b. there is something wrong with the battery.c. the engine broke down.13what do we know about the man? a. he sells batteries. b. he is helpful. c. he works in a garage.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14what is the woman worried about?a. the man earns too little. b. the man seldom stays at home. .c. the man often works long hours.15how long has the man worked this week?a. about 60 hours. b. about 48 hours. c. about 40 hours.16why does the man work so hard?a. to earn more money. b. to satisfy his boss. c. to get a higher position.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17what class did jim take on wednesday evenings?a. cooking. b. flower arranging. c. painting.18what was wrong with the cake jim baked?a. it was too hard. b. it was too sweet. c. it was too big.19what did jim try to paint during the weekend?a. a christmas tree covered with snow.b. a dog with mud all over it.c. a snow-covered landscape.20what did the art teacher think of the painting?a. it was terrible. b. it was wonderful. c. it was so-so.二、阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题2分，满分40分） here id like to talk about how to develop your curiosity and make use of it to make discoveries. asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers when you are curious about something and want to know more about it.firstly, write down the subject that you are interested in on a note card or piece of paper. just put the main idea down, such as “discover more about dinosaurs.”next, think for a moment about what you already know about your subject and list information like the sentences below：1. dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared. 2. dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.3. some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.thirdly, ask yourself “what can i do with what i want to learn？” on your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them：1. whats the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?2. how many kinds of dinosaurs are there?3. have dinosaurs really disappeared?fourthly, armed_with_your_list_of_questions,_you can now visit the nearest library or turn to computer to begin your research. as you learn more about your subject, youll probably discover some new questions. for example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. why? what happened? asking new questions can help you research your subject more deeply.the next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. and rememberlearning more always bring more questions.1while doing some research, you should take the following steps_.list what you want to knowchoose a research subjectlist what you already knowdiscover new problemsabc d2what does the underlined sentence “armed with your list of questions” mean?ataking your list of questions with you to do more research.bwriting down your list of questions before turning to the computer.cdiscussing your questions with your classmates for solution.dputting your questions aside before going to the library.3according to the passage, which of the following is true?ayou can find all the answers online.blearn more, and youll have no questions.casking questions is the only way for research.dduring the research, more questions may arise.4the best title for this passage is_.adiscovering dinosaurs basking good questionscfinding suitable subjects dhaving interesting answers elizabeths second!in 60 years, the queen has never put a foot wrong in public. and for the last 24 of them, it turns out shes had a secret weapon the nice ella slack. the former bbc manager has, unknown to anyone except a handful of key advisers, spent the last quarter of a century acting as the queens official stand-in at rehearsals (排练) for royal events. the 69-year-old has never accepted a penny for her royal service, considering it “a pleasure and an honour” to ensure that everything runs smoothly for the queen. “how many people in the world have had a chance to sit in a royal landau (马车) or walk onto the dais (讲台) at windsor castle even before the queen has done so?” she said.while miss slack may not resemble the queen facially, she has a similar figure to the queen, standing just 5 foot. the queen is 5 foot 2 inch. she began her remarkable role in 1988, when she was working as manager of the bbcs sports and events department. a producer asked her if she could stand in for the queen to check camera angles at a rehearsal and her second career was born.since then, from the state opening of parliament (议会) to the 50th anniversary of victory day, wherever the queen is on duty miss slack is likely to have been there first. she has perfected her own version of the queens clothes, including a black patent handbag she bought in a charity shop for 1, and even styles her hair like the queen.5 whats the queens secret weapon?a. she often meets people in public. b. she actively attends social activities.c. she has a nice lady to act as herself. d. she and miss slack have a lot in common.6miss slacks words in paragraph 1 indicate that _.a. she thinks the job honorable and worthy b. she thinks she can do the job betterc. she thinks frequently of her role d. she is determined to carry the job on7how did miss slack get the job?a. the queen invited her to do so. b. the bbc appointed her to finish the job.c. she was invited to have an accidental try.d. the advisers offered her the chance.8 in which section of a newspaper may you find the passage?a. education. b. entertainment. c. sports. d. health. many people believe that all ice cubes are created equal, but they are not. at least thats what the folks at californias glace luxury ice company would like us to believe. the davisbased company says that the ice cubes they make are healthier and last longer than the ones that we throw into our drinks on a daily basis. whats more, the company also says that their ice cubes do mot leave behind an aftertaste(余味)in drinks, like regular ones do.in order to create these unique ice cubes, glace luxury begins with water that has been rid of the hazardous impurities(杂质)that the company says can lead to cancer and exist in regular ice. they then freeze it in large blocks. once ready, the ice is carved into perfect cubes and each cube measures 2.5 inches across. besides being healthier, these ice cubes apparently also take longer to melt. the company says that each ice cube can last up to 30 minutes.of course, those ice cubes do not come cheap. those that wish to have a taste of this “tasteless” frozen perfection will have to pay $325usd for a bag of 50 ice cubes. that comes to $6.50usd for a single cube of ice!the unique product is the brainchild of robert sequeira, a former business school lecturer who said that he wanted to establish a profitable business that could be easily scaled. given that he can make as mush glace luxury ice as he needs for as little as $0.12usd per cube, he thinks that the idea certainly meets the standard. now, if he can find that the few people can afford to buy this glace luxury ice, life would be great!9people at californias glace luxury ice company probably want consumers to believe that _.a. ice cubes are healthy for people to useb. their ice cubes add tastes to drinksc. all ice cubes are created the samed. their ice cubes are different10what does the underlined word “hazardous” in paragraph 2 mean?a. active b. regular c. dangerous d .powerful11compared with regular ice cubes, the ice cubes created by glace luxury ice company_.a. taste much betteb. look much more beautifulc. have more different shapesd. are healthier and melt more slowly12what does the author think of the ice cubes created by glace luxury ice company?a. they will be a big successb. they are too costly to make.c. they are just regular ice cubes.d. they are too expensive for consumers john was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he didnt，the girl with the rosethirteen months ago，in a florida library he took a book off the shell and found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边)the soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mindin front of the book，he discovered the name，miss hollis maynell. with time and effort he got her addresshe wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to keep in touchduring the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the maila romance startedjohn requested a photograph，but she refusedshe felt that if he really cared, it wouldnt matter what she looked likelater they agreed on their first meeting7:00 pm at grand central station in new york“youll recognize me,” she wrote，“by the red rose ill be wearing my coat.” so at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rosea girl in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowersalmost uncontrollably h/e came to her，and just at this moment he saw hollis maynella woman well past 40the girl was walking quickly awayhe did not hesitate(犹豫)，saying，“im john，and you must be miss maynelli am so glad you could meet me. may i take you to dinner?”the woman smiled, “i dont know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coatand she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，i should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the streetshe said it was some kind of test!”its not difficult to admire miss maynells wisdom. the true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.13john was attracted by miss hollis maynell because _.ajohn believed her one of her old friendsbshe took good notes with a soft handwritingcjohn thought her a considerate and thinking ladydshe was beautiful with a slim figure and blue eyes14why did john uncontrollably go up to the young girl in the green suit?abecause he knew it was miss hollis maynell.bbecause she was the very lady he was waiting for.cbecause he was drawn to her beautiful appearance.dbecause john didnt want to meet miss hollis maynell15we can find john was a person who _.awas easy to change his mindbwas casual and independentcjudged a person by his looksdvalued a persons inner spirit16whats the theme of the story?athe wisdom is shown in ones action.blove can be met by chance if you like.cyou should never judge a book by its cover.da noble heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “you are going abroad and will live there? oh, wonderful! you are so lucky.”perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. but is it true all the time? is your life in the new country always wonderful and exciting?specialists say that it isnt that easy to get used to life in a new culture. “culture shock” (冲击) is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. “there are three stages of culture shock,” say the specialists. in the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. in the last stage, the newcomers adapt to their surroundings and finally enjoy their life there. culture shock arises from many obvious factors. the weather may be unpleasant. the customs may be different. the public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or transportation may be difficult to work out. even the simplest things become headaches. still worse, the language may be difficult.who feels culture shock? everyone does in this way or that. but culture shock surprises most people. very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. they find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. they have to build a new selfimage.culture shock leads to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). this feeling may be homesickness. when homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. they want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. this escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.17when people move to a new country, they _.a. find their new life always wonderful and exciting.b. dislike the new surroundings from the beginning.c. quickly get accustomed to the new culture there.d. will get used to the new life with certain difficulty.18based on the passage, which of the following results from culture shock?a. weather conditions and customs b. public service and transportationc. feeling homesick and disoriented d. language communication issues 19according to the passage, the more successful you are at home, _.a. the fewer difficulties you will meet with abroadb. the more problems you may have to face abroadc. the greater success you are likely to make abroadd. the less homesick you will eventually feel abroad20which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?a. cultural shock affects and surprises those who live in a new culture. b. a new culture makes everything difficult except the simplest things.c. since culture shock is painful, we can never get over it completely. d. escaping by staying inside does solve the problem of culture shock. 三、完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分） the cultures of the east and the west really distinguish from each other a lot.this is because the culture systems are two separate systems _.the origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：china and india.both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by _.in china，the mother river is the yellow river _ the indian one is the hindu river.these two cultures were _ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.then in the tang dynasty of china，the chinese culture _ went overseas to japan，_ into the japanese society and _ the japanese culture nowadays.though a bit different from the chinese one，it _ to the same system.when the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was _ on the mesopotamian plain(美索不达米亚平原)the mesopotamian civilization.this civilization later on developed into the cultures of the ancient greece and ancient rome.and these two are wellknown as the _ of the european culture._ the chinese culture，the european one also _ waters.when the colonists of england _ in america，their culture went with them over the atlantic ocean.so the american culture doesnt _ from the european one a lot.at the same time，the _ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.in the east，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the western languages are _ based on the latin system，for example，the one im using to write this paper.other factors like human race difference _ as well.however，_ the far distance and the st