湖北省枣阳市第一中学高二英语5月月考试题.doc

湖北省枣阳市第一中学高二年级2015-2016学年度下学期5月月考英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1 what is the relationship between miss brown and harry hill?a. workmates. b. husband and wife. c. teacher and student.2. what does the woman dislike about mcdonald? a. the service. b. the unhealthy food. c. the noisy environment.3. what are the speakers probably talking about?a. buying a house. b. finding a hotel. c. renting a house.4. what will the woman probably do? a. leave. b. sit down c. remain standing.5. what does the man want to do? a. go out b. stay in bed. c. go to work.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6-7小题。6. where will the performance be held? a. at the moon theatre. b. at the youth square. c. in the womans school.7. what is the performance for?a. celebrating christmas. b. repairing the youth square. c. collecting money for poor students.听第7段材料，回答第8-10小题。8. what do we know about the boy?a. he went to the supermarket yesterday.b. he left his exercise book at home.c. he often forgets to hand in his exercise book.9. what does the woman think of the boy?a. he is lazy. b. he is bright. c. he is honest.10. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. mother and son. b. sister and brother. c. teacher and student.听第8段材料，回答第11-13小题。11. where does the man often shop?a. in stores. b. from tv. c. on the internet.12. how much will the man save if he buys the cell phone on the internet?a. $300 b.$900 c. $1,20013. what does the woman probably think of paying by credit card on the internet?a. it is popular. b. it is not safe. c. it is convenient听第9段材料，回答第14-17小题。14. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. old schoolmates b. old colleagues. c. old neighbors.15. what is the womans problem?a. she is afraid of taking an elevator b. she is afraid of spidersc. she failed her job interview16. how did the woman overcome her problem?a. by taking some medicine b. by seeing a doctorc. by taking a class17. what does the woman suggest the man do?a. find another job b. get accustomed to taking an elevator.c. talk with mr. black about his problem again.听第10段材料，回答第18-20小题。18. what is the speaker mainly talking about?a. a rebuilt house. b. a tv program. c. a team of builders.19. what will the family do when the builders rebuild their house?a. go on a vacation b. help the builders with the workc. continue their routine work20. how long will the whole project last normally?a. for about one week b. for about one monthc. for about four months第二部分：笔试部分第一部分 阅读理解 第一节、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项a、b、c、d中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i had worried myself sick over simons mother coming to see me. i was a new , and i gave an honest account of the students work. in simons case, the grades were awfully low. he couldnt read his own handwriting. he was a bright student. he discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. his work in no way reflected his . so when simons mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. i was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks. “i came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. me, simon had become a different person. he talked of how he me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had spent an afternoon at a friends house. she wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the i had nurtured(培养) in her son. she kissed me again and left.i sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had just happened. how did i make such a life-changing difference to that boy without knowing it? what i finally came to was one day, several months before, when some students were reports in the front of the class, jeanne spoke , and to encourage her to raise her voice, l had said, “speak up. simons the expert on this. he is the one you have to convince, and he cant hear you in the of the room.” that was it. from that day on, simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, more, and became happy. and it was all because he to be the last kid in the last row. the boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.it taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career, and im thankful that it came and positively. a small kindness can indeed make a difference.1a. cleaner b. reporter c. teacher d. monitor2a. or b. and c. so d. but3a. abilities b. courage c. feelings d. dream4a. desperate b. responsible c. unsuitable d. unprepared5a. in spite of b. because of c. apart from d. as for6a. envied b. loved c. pleased d. criticized7a. gradually b. constantly c. obviously d. recently8a. self-doubt b. self-respect c. self-pity d. self-defence9a. imagining b. observing c. regretting d. wondering10a. even b. also c. always d. still11a. remember b. expect c. believe d. accept12a. writing b. reviewing c. giving d. editing13a. repeatedly b. quietly c. quickly d. firmly14a. lucky b. lonely c. likely d. only15a. entrance b. middle c. back d. front16a. smiled b. slept c. shouted d. quarreled17a. intended b. pretended c. happened d. refused18a. praise b. change c. thanks d. visits19a. difficult b. painful c. enjoyable d. valuable20a. slowly b. early c. frequently d. occasionally第二节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （a 、b 、c 和 d ）中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ano one not even its creators-thought that the world would care about the interwoven(相互交织的)lives, loves and sufferings of a group of attractive and witty new yorkers. but theres no doubt that friends(老友记)has become more than just a successful situation comedyit has established itself as one of the last great television phenomena of the last century. along the way, it has made its half-dozen lead actors famous.looking back the strong friendship between the group of three men and three women who frequently gather at each others apartments and at greenwich villages central perk coffee house, friends was created by television producers, david crane and marta kauffman. in 1993, the pair met producer kevin s. bright. then the three became partners and got a deal to produce a new comedy for warner brothers. what they came up with was based on crane and kauffmans after-college years, when they hung out at the local coffee house and involved themselves in every aspect of each others lives.it didnt take long for viewers to make friends with friends. the sitcom quickly became a top ten hit. critics loved it as well. entertainment weekly said the show operate like a broadway show, with twisty plots and unique jokes. the television theme song has also been a success with the public. the songs success helped save the television theme song. an abc(美国广播公司)executive was ready to order very short music intros(前奏) on his networks shows, thinking that viewers would hit the remote control as soon as the opening started. but the success of the friends theme song led the abc executive to change his mind-remote controls or not, the tv theme song would stay.years have gone by, but friends remains and will remain an example of a modern day us sitcom that is both hugely entertaining television and nothing short o a genuine latter-day social phenomenon.21what is stressed in the second paragraph?a. the origin of friendsb. the role models of friendsc. the popularity of friendsd. the brilliance of friends.22which of the following is true about friends?a. it has a simple but entertaining plot.b. it is about friendship between college students.c. it was criticized by entertainment weekly.d. it first came into being in the 1990.23what can we learn from the passage?a. producer, kevin s. bright, graduated from the same college as david crane.b. abc once replaced the theme song of its tv show with a short music introc. the abc executive thought highly of the theme song of friends.d. marta kauffman expected friends to achieve great success.24what might the author think of friends?a. its merits outweigh its shortcomings.b. its success lies in the lack of good sitcoms.c. he/she has a reserved attitude towards its success.d. he/she shows great affection towards it .as a boy, charles robert darwin collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. he was not very clever, but darwin was good at doing the things that interested him. his father was a doctor, so darwin was sent to edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. but charles found the lectures boring. then his father sent him to cambridge university to study to be a priest. while at cambridge, darwins interest in zoology and geography grew. later he got a letter from robert fitzroy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the beagle. he wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and darwin was recommended(推荐). that voyage was the start of darwins great life.as the beagle sailed around the world, darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. he began to observe everything. after he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. his first great work the zoology of the beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life. later darwin and wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as darwin, produced a paper together. darwins great book, on the origin of species by means of natural selection (物种起源) appeared. it attracted a storm. people thought that darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. what a shameful idea! although most scientists agreed that darwin was right, the church was still so strong that darwin never received any honors for his work.afterwards, he published another great work, the descent of man. his health grew worse, but he still worked. “when i have to give up observation, i shall die,” he said. he was still working on 17, april, 1882. he was dead two days later.25which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. charles darwins ideasb. charles darwins works c. father of modern biology: charles darwin d. the greatest scientist: charles darwin26darwins father sent him to edinburgh to _.a. make him like natural history b. make him become a doctor c. let him change his hobbies d. have him give up his collection27according to the passage, charles darwins whole life was changed by _.a. his study at cambridge university b. his collection of coins c. the naturalists at cambridge d. the voyage of the beagle28the underlined part “they were descended from monkeys” probably means “_”.a. they gave monkeys life b. they were different from monkeys c. they were developed from monkeys d. they had to live with monkeysi remember my mother as a strong woman. she came to america when she was 12-old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to duke university. with a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in new york. my mother could give fluent speeches, say wolves correctly.it was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. from the time l was born,1 was read to. 1 would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents voices, whether it was my dads softly accented, or my mothers clear english. the flow of language was unbroken, and whether in chinese or english , the stream of communication flowed through our house.one october morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city ,i left the house for the bus stop. 1 was surprised when i saw our car, the door hanging open. as i drew closer ,i saw my mother lying on the ground.in the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. my mother could not remember my name. as the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mothers mind and mouth: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.the battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing any-thing about anyone is impossible. without language, communication cannot take place. without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. the world would pass us by in silence.29from the second paragraph, we can know_.a. the author was taught to read since she was bornb. the authors father spoke english poorlyc. the author couldnt fall asleep without being read tod. the authors parents taught her language by talking a lot30according to the last two paragraphs, the authors mom was unable toa. think clearlyb. express herself wellc. speakd. open her mouth31this passage is mainly about _.a. a strong motherb. the importance of languagec. a family disasterd. the significance of teaching languagesince around the later part of the 1950s, society started to realize that tobacco cigarettes caused health problems. as research progressed along with increasing numbers of people that developed lung cancer, emphysema, and other smoking related illnesses, cigarette smoking has become less accepted and popular. unfortunately, the nicotine contained in cigarettes is one of the most addictive substances on the planet and makes quitting smoking one of the hardest things to do. in 2003, chinese pharmacist, hon lik invented the electronic cigarette as a safer, and cleaner way to breathe in nicotine after his father, a heavy smoker, passed away from lung cancer attributed to smoking tobacco cigarettes.hon lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette in 2003 and afterwards introduced e-cigs to the chinese market in the following year through his employer, golden dragon holdings. golden dragon holdings later changed the companys name to “ruyan” in order to better match the companys name(ruyan means “almost like smoke”)to the new product. since the renaming, the ruyan company has continued e-cigarette development and grown to be one of the largest global e-cig manufactures.dr.sam han, ceo of cixi e-cig technology, inc, ltd. also has a number of e-cig related inventions, including four patents in the united states and two in china that are electronic cigarette and e-liquid technology related. similar to hon liks father. dr. han was a heavy smoker for more than 40 years before beginning to work on electronic cigarette technologies in order to help himself and others make the shift to vapor smoking. dr.han continues to market and conduct r&d in e-cig related techonologies to this date.after the successful deployment of ruyan and cixi e-cig electronic cigarettes in china and asia, the products started to be sold in significant quantities on the internet.32how many years is it since the electronic cigarette was first invented according to the passage?a. about 5 years. b. about 11 years.c. about15 years. d.about 20 years.33whats the direct reason why hon lik invented the electronic cigarette according to the passage ?a.tobacco cigarettes caused health problems.b.tobacco cigarettes were too expensive for customers to buy.c.quitting smoking became one of the hardest things to do.d.his father died from lung cancer due to smoking tobacco cigarettes.34since when have chinese smokers have been able to buy hon liks electronic cigarettes according to the passage?a.2000. b.2003. c.2004. d.2005.35whats the correct order of the following events according to the passage? hon lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette. hon liks father died from lung cancer because of smoking tobacco cigarettes. hon liks electronic cigarettes were introduced to the chinese market. the name of the company golden dragon holdings was changed to “ruyan”.a. b. c. d.第三节、（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how to improve eyesight naturallyeyes are important for everybody. you must take care and try everything in your hand to keep them in good condition. here are some of the tips to improve your eyesight naturally.36 strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eyestrain（眼疲劳） is no exception. try meditation, yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health.sit upright in a comfortable chair. 37 cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes. let your fingers rest across your forehead. there should be no light entering your eyes. palming（手掌按摩）should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start. palming should be relaxing. it may help to do palming in a darkened room.38 it will unpleasantly affect your eyesight, which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰岛素) in the blood. therefore you shouldnt be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar.the only exercise most eyes get is that daily rubbing we give them when