湖南省双峰县第一中学高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

湖南省双峰县第一中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题本卷分为第i卷和第ii卷，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟第i卷（选择题）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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。例: how much is the shirt? a. 19. 15. b. 9. 15. c. 9. 18. 答案是b。1. what did the speakers plan to do?a. go sailing. b. read some books . c. see a film.2. where does the conversation take place?a. in a store. b. in the street. c. on the phone. 3. why is the woman studying english?a. to find a good job. b. to help her with her job. c. to go to america.4. what does the woman want to do ? a. put an ad to sell a house. b. have a look at the houses. c. get some information to take a trip. 5. when is the clinic open?a. from monday to friday. b. at weekends c. during the whole week第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面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2秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why does the woman have to put off the meeting?a. because she couldnt get in touch with her cousin.b. because she has another more important meeting.c. because her plane is delayed by the fog,7. what does the woman ask mr.smith to do?a. to attend her cousins party.b. to send her cousin a message.c. to find out her cousins telephone number for her.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. how does the man feel?a. upset. b. nervous. c. sick.9. whats wrong with the man?a. he was knocked down by a car b. he had a car accident that morning.c. he had an accident while walking.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题10. why does the woman like going to the beach?a. to sit in the sun. b. to watch the waves c. to observe sea birds.11. when do the speakers plan to meet again?a. on friday b. on saturday c. on sunday.12. what is the main topic of the conversation?a. friends b. a trip c. sea birds听第9段材料，回答第13至第14题。13. where did george go?a. an art exhibition. b. an art lecture c. an art museum.14. what is true about george?a. he is a good painter. b. he has artistic ability c. he loves art very much.15. what paintings dose george prefer?a. water colours. b. oil paintings c. portraits.16. what is mary going to do for the weekend?a. buy a ticket for the exhibition. b. paint a picture. c. go to the art exhibition. 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. what difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn french?a. vocabulary. b. grammar. c. pronunciation18. why did the speaker go to france? a. to settle there. b. to continue her studies. c.to look for a job.19. what did the speaker think of her french after she arrived in france?a. poor. b.acceptable c. excellent.20. what is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker?a. mastering the grammar rules. b. knowing a large number of words. c using the language in real life.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1节 （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、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 a a sure way to destroy your chances of learning how to write skillfully is to believe that writing is a “natural gift” rather than a learned skill. people with such an attitude think that they are the only ones for whom writing is unbearably difficult. they feel that everyone else finds writing easy or at least tolerable. such people often say, “im not any good at writing” or “english was not one of my good subjects.” they imply that they simply do not have a talent for writing while others do. the result of this attitude is that these people try to avoid writing, and when they do write, they dont try their best. their writing fails chiefly because they believe that they dont have the “natural talent” needed to write. unless their attitude changes, they probably will not learn how to write effectively. a realistic attitude about writing must build on the idea that writing is a skill. it is a skill like driving, typing, or cooking; and, like any skill, it can be learned. if you have the determination to learn, you will develop your writing skills by practicing extensively. many people find it difficult to do the active thinking that clear writing demands. it is frustrating to discover how much of a challenge it is to transfer thoughts and feelings from ones head onto a sheet of paper. but writing is not an automatic process: we will not get something for nothing and we should not expect to. for almost everyone, skillful writing comes from hard work from determination and sweat. the good news is that the skill of writing can be mastered, and if you are ready to work, you will learn what you need to know.21why do some people think writing is difficult?a. they have no time to practice writing.b. they believe few people can write well.c. they have no good teachers to help them.d. they dont think writing can be learned.22it can be inferred from para. 1 that _.a. “natural gift” is the determining factor in ones successb. hard work can result in successc. a person without “natural gift” is sure to fail in writingd. attitude determines what one will be23what is the topic of the passage?a. why writing is important.b. whether writing is a born gift.c. benefits of essay writing.d. how to improve writing skills.b in america, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能) to the fullest extent. fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. american parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they cant. as a result, millions of american boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. many of them even want to become president. american parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. they believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults. as we all know, schoolwork is important. but parents should realize that the social skills their children learn form natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. whats more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively. as a rule, chinese parents dont educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. they have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. it is a great waste of time to do so. now more and more chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. i hope that leaders in chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. i am very confident about it. 24from the passage, we know the american parents pay much more attention to _.a. the social skills than chinese parentsb. their childrens studying hard and wellc. what their children want but they cantd. extra activities than schoolwork25according to the passage, chinese parents _.a. know more than american parents to educate their childrenb. know ambition and confidence is necessary and importantc. pay much more attention to their childrens fine futured. dont encourage their children to participate in extra activities26from the passage, we can infer _.a. american children are brave and adventurousb. american children are more active in their studiesc. chinese children have the ability to communicate effectivelyd. something should be done to develop the potential of the children in china27whats the writers attitude towards chinese education revolution?a. neutral. b. unconcerned. c. positive. d. negative.cmany kids dont drink enough water daily, according to a new study. the studys lead author, erica kenney, at first planned to look into the amount of sugary drinks kids were drinking in schools. however, during her research she found that many kids were simply not drinking enough water.kenney and her team examined data from a group of 4,000 children, aged 6 to19, between the years of 2009 and 2012. the data was taken from the national health and nutrition survey, a study on the health of children in the united states conducted each year by the center for disease control and prevention.while looking through the survey results, she noticed that more than half of the kids who took part in the study were dehydrated (脱水的). of that group, boys were 76% more likely than girls not to have enough water in their system. nearly one quarter of the kids in the survey reported drinking no plain water at all.“these findings highlight(突出) a possible health issue that wasnt given a lot of attention in the past, kenney said in a statement. “even though for most of these kids this is not an immediate and great health threat, this is an issue that could really be reducing quality of life and well-being for many children and youth.the united states-national agriculture library says average kids need between 10 to 14 cups of water every day. this water can come from a mix of drinks and foods that contain high amounts of water, such as celery, melons or tomatoes. it is also recommended that fluids（液体）come from water instead of sugary drinks that are high in calories and can lead to weight problems.28what was erica kenneys purpose in doing the study?a. to study if kids drink enough water daily.b. to prove that sugary drinks are harmful to kidsc. to show what kind of sugary drinks kids love.d. to find out how many sugary drinks kids drink at school.29according to the findings of erica kenneys study, we know that _.a. school kids cannot find drinkable water easilyb. boys are more likely to get dehydrated than girlsc. sugary drinks are very popular with school kidsd. most kids know the importance of drinking plain water .30from the last paragraph we learn that kids_.a. should drink plain water to lose weightb. can try to take in water from sugary drinks .c. can eat celery, melons and tomatoes for water .d. should drink no more than 10 cups of water every day31the text mainly tells us that many kids_a. don t like drinking waterb. prefer sugary drinks to waterc. are at risk of health problemsd. don t drink enough water dailyd cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choicegifts are easytheyre given after allchoice can be hard i got the idea to start amazon 16 years agoi came across the fact that the internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per yearid never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. i had just turned 30 years old，and id been married for a yeari told my wife mackenzie that i wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont and i wasnt sure what to expectmackenzie told me i should go for itas a young boy，id been a garage inventorid always wanted to be all inventor，and she wanted me to follow my passion i was working at a financial firm in new york city with a bunch of very smart people and i had a brilliant boss that i much admiredi went to my boss and told him i wanted to start a company selling books on the internethe took me on a long walk in central park，listened carefully to me，and finally said，“that sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job” that 1ogic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decisionseen in that light, it really was a difficult choice，but finally，i decided i had to give it a shoti didnt think id regret trying and failingand i suspected i would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. after much consideration ，i took the less safe path to follow my passion ，and im proud of that choicefor all of us，in the end，we are our choice32what inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?ahis dream of being an inventorbthe support of his wifecthe greatly increasing usage of the internetdmillions of exciting titles,33which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?athe idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb himbhe would be very excited if he tried it outcbe would be always having a doubt if he didnt trydthe decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him34we can know from the passage that_athe boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorbthe author wanted someone else to try the ideacthe author might not regret if he failed the ideadthe author might go back to his boss if he failed35which of the following should be the best title for the passage?acleverness and kindness bthe starting of amazoncfollowing my passion dwe are what we choose第2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。 there is an old spanish saying which states, “tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week” how many times have we put off out dreams tomorrow? _36_ we have to go for them now! tomorrow is not promised nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one pointnone of us know the day or the hour_37_ dont go to your tomb(坟墓) with unrealized dreamsmake the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now _38_ one of the biggest dream killers is fearmany people could have achieved amazing things if only they werent afraidjust think about all the things youve wanted to go, but allowed fear to convince you that you werent talented, or good enoughfear is not realit is a product of thoughts you create take action to realize your dreamyou can dream about writing a great play, but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paperyou can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure_39_ possibilities are waiting on youthere are so many amazing opportunities and people waiting on youhow do you get to them? simple! follow your dream_40_ youll never see those doors if you sit around waiting on a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happenadont let fear winbin other words, dreams dont work unless you docour dreams should not, and cannot waitdtherefore, today is all we haveeyoull be much happier if you go for itfyou were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody can copygdoors that you couldnt imagine open up when you go after what you want第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节；每小题1.5分，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） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 annie, a neighbors daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. she is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. when her birthday came around, i found out she was feeling a bit 41 . her family is quite poor and 42 are tight, so there wouldnt be any birthday visitors. i wanted to 43 her a card and maybe a small gift to 44 her day a bit. i got her school 45 from her mom and planned to pick something up. then i got a(n) 46 !i 47 perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. i bought some balloons, birthday hats, and 48 novelties at a store. i took a small 49 and asked three other people in my area at work to 50 “happy birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. it was such fun making the recording! other people 51 what we were doing and 52 their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on! then i bought her a small present and a card as 53 planned. the real fun was packing them to be sent. i 54 everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! at the last minute i added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles 55 sending them off. i got a call a few days laterannie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the 56 got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. she sounded so 57 and i was so glad that she had some friends to 58 her special day with. it was such an easy and 59 thing to do. the people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. and annie 60 me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!41a. lonely b. nervous c. happy d. bored42a. thoughts b. finances c. measures d. times43a. provide b. sell c. send d. draw44a. attract b. remember c. describe d. brighten45a. number b. campus c. address d. report46a. idea b. surprise c. chance d. message47a. decided b. thought c. wished d. concluded48a. another b. others c. other d. one49a. radio b. camera c. recorder d. phone50a. say b. sing c. repeat d. make51a. too