湖北省枣阳市白水高中高二英语5月月考试题 (2).doc

枣阳市白水高中高二英语5月月考试题第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时闯将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题；每小题15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l0秒钟的时闻来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：what is the man going to read? a. a newspaper. b. a magazine. c. a book 答案是a. 1. what size does the woman want? a. size 8. b. size 10. c. size 12. 2. where does the conversation take place? a. in a post office. b. in a hotel. c. in a bank. 3. why is the man going to new york? a. to live there. b. to visit a friend. c. to have a vacation. 4. what are they going to do? a. play tennis. b. go swimming c. do some cleaning. 5. what is the man doing? a. making an announcement. b. making an appointment. c. making an invitation. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1. 5分，共22. 5分） 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6who is this announcement for? a. people on a train. b. people on a plane. c. people in a restaurant. 7. what time of the day is it? a. morning. b. noon. c. evening. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. where are the speakers? a. at a lost and found. b. at a bus stop. c. in a shop. 9. which of the following is the womans coat? a. b. c. 听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。10. what are the speakers doing? a. watching a movie. b. having dinner. c. making soup. 11. what makes the man unhappy? a. the woman doesnt cook very well. b. the woman seldom talks to him at dinner. c. the woman watchers too many commercials. 听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. what does the man dislike about his job? a. working in a hotel. b. working in summer. c. traveling all the time. 13. why doesnt he want to take the news job/ a. he doesnt get a good pay. b. he dislikes working in a seaside town. c. he hates playing the same piece again and again. 14. what does the woman think of the job the man was offered? a. boring. b. well-paid. c. tough. 听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what are they discussing? a. what to have for lunch. b. where to go for lunch. c. when to have lunch. 16. what can we learn about the man? a. he usually doesnt eat fast food. b. he often eats in a restaurant near his home. c. he cant afford an expensive lunch that day. 17. where are they probably going right after this conversation? a. a supermarket. b. a fast-food place. c. a french restaurant. 听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。18. why didnt the woman go to the mans birthday party? a. she forgot all about it. b. she didnt like the man. c. she didnt know about it. 19. who is the woman? a. the mans friend. b. the mans mother. c. the mans sectary. 20. what does the woman want to do for the mans birthday? a. buy him a nice present. b. have lunch with him. c. send him an email. 第二部分 英语知识运用二、完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分） “can i see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. when the baby was placed in her arms, she was . the baby had been born without ears. time that the babys hearing was perfect. it was only his that was damaged. when he rushed home from school one day and himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, that he would have many heartbreaks in his life. he grew up and became a(n) with his classmates. he might have been class president, but for that. the boys father with the family physician in secret. “could be done?” the father asked. “i believed i could on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” the doctor answered. so the began for a person who would make such a for a young man. two years went by. then the father said, “you are going to the hospital, son. mother and i have someone who will give the ears you need. its a secret,” said the father. the operation was very , and a new person appeared. “but i must know!” he urged his father. “who so much to me? i could never do enough for him.” “i do not believe you could,” said the father. the secret was for years till he stood with his father over his mothers coffin(棺材). slowly and , his father raised his mothers thick brown hair to that his mother had no outer ears. “mother said she was she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less , did they?”1a. angry b. disappointed c. surprised d. curious2a. proved b. seemed c. told d. saw3a. figure b. face c. ear d. appearance4a. got b. put c. sent d. took5a. knowing b. guessing c. doubting d. wondering6a. enemy b. stranger c. favorite d. friend7a. ever b. also c. even d. still8a. asked b. spoke c. chatted d. said9a. something b. everything c. anything d. nothing10a. transplant b. operate c. set d. fix11a. operation b. search c. interview d. examination12a. devotion b. effort c. sacrifice d. contribution13a. therefore b. but c. though d. otherwise14a. normal b. useful c. difficult d. successful15a. changed b. worked c. gave d. did16a. discussed b. hidden c. spread d. kept17a. carefully b. sadly c. excitedly d. tenderly18a. see b. find c. show d. tell19a. proud b. glad c. worried d. regretful20a. beautiful b. ugly c. respectable d. fashionable三、阅读理解（共22小题, 每小题2分，满分24分） on a sunny day last august, tim heard some shouting. looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.two 12yearold boys, christian and jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football.once theyd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.the pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.but they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.“everything went quiet in my head，” tim recalls(回忆)“i was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water.every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.“at one point, i considered turning back，” he says.“i wondered if i was putting my life at risk.” after 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “take down the umbrella！”christian made much effort to take down the umbrella.then tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat.he took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.“lets aim for the pier(码头)，” jack said.tim turned the boat toward it.soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink.“can you guys swim？” he cried.“a little bit，” the boys said.once they were in the water, tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.christian and jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys faces.“are we almost there？” they asked again and again.“yes，” tim told them each time.after 30 minutes, they reached the pier.21why did the two boys go to the sea?ato go boat rowing.bto get back their football.cto swim in the open water.dto test the umbrella as a sail.22what does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?athe beach. bthe water.cthe boat. dthe wind.23why did tim raise his head regularly?ato take in enough fresh air.bto consider turning back or not.cto check his distance from the boys.dto ask the boys to take down the umbrella.24how did the two boys finally reach the pier?athey were dragged to the pier by tim.bthey swam to the pier all by themselves.cthey were washed to the pier by the waves.dthey were carried to the pier by tim on his back. in 2010, 700 million people huddled together in front of their television sets to watch the world cup final between the netherlands and spain. even more are expected to tune in to this years contest, which kicks off on june 12th with a match between brazil and croatia in sao paulo. brazil are the runaway favourites to win the tournament, with bookmakers offering odds of less than three to one on the home team winning the championshipmany experts agree that the country will benefit from a strong home advantage, as local crowds roar on the seleqaohow much does playing on home turf fealty affect a teams performance?sports scientists have come up with all sorts of theories to explain why playing at home helps. in 2007 a study investigated the influence of crowd noise on referees in the english football premier league. it showed that some were more likely to flash yellow cards and award penalties against touring players than the hosts, because they relied on the split-second rise in the home crowds roar as a reminder to determine if a tackle deserved punishment. in the most recent season of the spanish football riga, two-thirds of all penalty kicks were awarded to the home team.in the latest english football season, the top 20 clubs enjoyed a home success rate of 50%, while their victory rate on the road was 32%. in 12 of the past 19 world cups the host nation has made it to the semi-finals and six times it has gone on to win. the effect can be seen in other sports too a before the start of the london olympics in 2012, uk sport, a government agency, studied the results of more than 100 big tournaments across 14 olympic sports. b as it turned out, britain bettered its 2008 performance by winning 18 more medals（10 of them gold), an improvement of 38% . c at the beijing games, china won 59% more medals than it had done at the 2004 athens games. d russia topped the medal table in sochi：in the previous winter olympics it had come sixthgiven these numbers, it is not surprising that teams have poured money into maximizing their home advantage. for example, brazil has spent a considerable fortune on, if somewhat leisurely, a programme of stadium construction and renovation. in all its home advantage is worth the equivalent of a 0.6-goal headstart in every match, according to goldman sachs, an investment bank. like most others, goldman predicts that brazil will triumph this year. other countries fans will have to hope for a miracle-and perhaps bid to stage the cup on their own home turf next time.25what does some in paragraph 2 refer to?a. crowd noises. b. referees.c. touring players. d. host players.26put the following sentence in the most appropriate place marked a, b, c, or d it predicted that the london home advantage would boost britains medal haul by as much as 2527what can be inferred from the passage?a. fans may raise their noise levels to cheer their teams up.b. brazil will win because of its strong ability.c. it is a waste of time and effort for countries to hold sports games.d. the visiting teams have a good chance of winning. choose your virginiarock house museumrock house museum. take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of wytheville. the rock house museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century. the museum is part of the 50 structures featured in wythevilles historic walking tour. 540/223-3330.natural bridge of virginianatural bridge of virginia, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. caverns of natural bridge, guided tours of underground wonders; natural bridge inn & conference center, indoor heated pool, largest gift & souvenir shop in the east. information 800/533-1410.grand cavernsgrand caverns is americas oldest showcave. beautiful and massive formations. union troops visited the caverns. thomas jefferson visitedyou should too! open weekends in march, daily apriloctober, 9 am5 pm. hour tours leave every 30 minutes. 703/249-5705.the news museumthe news museum in arlington, the worlds only interactive (互动) museum of news. visitors can be reporters or television newscasters, see todays news as it happens on a block-long video news wall, and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made. the news museum is open wednesday through sunday from 10 am5 pm. 888/ newseum. www.news museum. orgkenmore plantation & gardenskenmore plantation & gardens, visit over two hundred years of history from the revolutionary war, civil war and into the 21st century. home of betty washington, george washingtons only sister, and patriot col, fielding lewis. explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens. tea and ginger cookies served.540/373-3381.virginia beachvirginia beach offers 11，000 hotel/motel rooms, plus cottages and campgrounds. enjoy miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractions. fine restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife, and special events are offered throughout the year. 800/ 822-3224.28 what is the authors purpose in writing this passage?a. to attract tourists to virginia.b. to encourage people to settle in virginia.c. to introduce historic sites in virginia.d. to give people a general description of virginia.29 what way is the news museum different from rock house museum?a. it is larger.b. it is more exciting.c. visitors can act in it.d. visitors can see more in it.30 if you want to enjoy yourself in the evening, you may go to _.a. the news museumb. kenmore plantation & gardensc. grand cavernsd. virginia beach31 which of the following places is not open in the winter months?a. natural bridge of virginia.b. grand caverns.c. virginia beach. d. kenmore plantation & gardens.32 which of the following is not true about virginia beach?a. tourists can camp in the open air.b. tourists can enjoy some special events there.c. tourists can not go there in their own cars.d. tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach. english is an important global language, but that doesnt mean its easy to learn. many experts have tried to make english easier for students to learnbut they werent always successful.in 1930, professor ck ogden of cambridge university invented basic english. it had only 850 words (and just eighteen verbs) and ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours. the problem was that people who learned basic english could write and say simple messages, but they couldnt understand the answers in “real” english! it was also impossible to explain a word if it wasnt in the basic english word list. for example, if you wanted a watermelon, you asked for “a large green fruit with the form of an egg, which has a sweet red inside and a good taste”! re zachrisson, a university professor in sweden, decided that the biggest problem for learners of english was spelling, so he invented a language called anglic. anglic was similar to english, but with much simpler spelling. “father” became “faadher”, “new” became “nue and “years” became “yeerz”. unfortunately for some students of english, anglic never became popular.even easier is the language which ships captains use: its called “seaspeak”. seaspeak uses a few simple phrases for every possible situation. in seaspeak, for example, you dont say, “im sorry what did you say?” or “i didnt understand, can you repeat that?” its just “say again.” no more grammar!in the age of international communication through the internet who knows? . a new form of english might appear. a large number of the worlds e-mails are in english and include examples of “netlingo” like oic (oh, i see) and ttyl (talk to you later). in another fifty years, english might not exist . we will probably all speak fluent internetish!33the best title for the passage would be _.a. seaspeak b. basic english c. internetish d. easy english 34it will take a person about _ weeks to learn basic english if he spends two hours learning it every day.a. six b. four c. two d. three 35according to professor zachrisson, what was the biggest problem for learners of english?a. grammar. b. vocabulary. c. speaking. d. spelling. 36which of the following is likely to be anglic?a. iou b. a graet batl. c. long time no see. d. two five, no lights.37what might happen to english in another fifty years?a. it might be replaced by internetish.b. it might become a global language.c. it might take the place of all other languages.d. it might become more and more difficult. students are being forced to take additional exams to get into leading universities because good a-levels do not always indicate the brightest candidates. sixth formers applying to courses such as medicine and law are being asked to sit american-style aptitude (智能) tests, which are designed to assess (评价) thinking skills, among fears that too many a-level candidates are getting top grades. last year, almost one in six students applying to universities such as oxford and cambridge from independent schools had to sit additional tests to secure a place.head teachers criticized the move, which they said would pile more pressure on schools and students. but universities insisted that the reforms were unavoidable, because a-level exams were no longer an accurate barometer (标准) of ability.in 1986, 40 percent of students starting at oxford achieved straight as at a-level. mike nicholson, its admissions director, said that this year