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绝密启用前2013年株洲市第二中学高二第二次月考试卷英 语 命题：高二英语备课组本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力，语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。part listening comprehension (30 marks) section a (22.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.example: when will the magazine probably arrive?a. wednesday. b. thursday. c. friday. the answer is b.conversation 11. how many books does the man borrow at last? a. one b. two c. three2. what does the woman suggest the man do?a. ask his teacher to borrow the books.b. copy the books.c. read the books there.conversation 23. what does the man want?a. two hamburgers. b. a cup of water. c. an ice cream.4. how much tip does the woman get?a. one dollar. b. three dollars. c. ten dollars.conversation 35. what will the speakers do? a. see a movie. b. take a walk. c. go home.6. with whom will the woman have supper this evening? a. the man. b. the mans grandma. c. her grandma.conversation 47. where does the conversation probably take place? a. in a car. b. in a street. c. at an airport.8. what will the speakers do first after they arrive at the mans house? a. have lunch. b. go swimming. c. start work.9. whats the weather like in boston now? a. its very cold. b. its very warm. c. its too hot.conversation 510. how long has the man been staying in america? a. about three months. b. about five months. c. about half a year.11. what kind of life do people in new orleans live? a. hard. b. rich. c. relaxing.12. what kind of music originated in new orleans? a. jazz. b. country music. c. rock and roll.conversation 613. what problem will the man face when losing his job? a. investment problem. b. finance problem. c. honesty problem.14. what does the man think of his boss? a. hard-working. b. greedy. c. dishonest.15. whats the womans advice to the man?a. to quit his job. b. to move in with her. c. to buy things of little value.section b （7.5 marks）directions: in this section, youll hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words. youll hear the mini-talk twice.election in the usqualificationsany american citizen over 16. _ who was born in the us.the primary electionsduring the summer, party members make 17. _ for the partys presidential candidate.the two candidates work as 18._.the 19._ electionthe two candidates campaigned around the country to 20._ votes. it is held in november.part ii language knowledge (45 marks) section a (15 marks) directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. example: the wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _the desert.a. covering b. covered c. cover d. to coverthe answer is a.21._ enough time, we will be able to see more of the city.a. having given b. giving c. to give d. given22. from space, the earth looks blue. this is _ about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by water. a. why b. how c. because d. whether 23. around two oclock every night, sue will start talking in her dream. it somewhat _ us. a. bothers b. had bothered c. would bother d. bothered24. the university estimates that living expenses for international students _ around $8,450 a year, which is a burden for some of them. a. was b. are c. is d. were 25. she says that shell have to close the shop _ business improves.a. if b. unless c. after d. when26. many countries are now setting up national parks animals and plants can be protected. a. when b. which c. whose d. where27. laura was away in paris for over a week. when she got home, there was a pile of mails _for her.a. waited b. wait c. waiting d. was waiting28. oh no! were too late. the train _. thats ok. well catch the next train to london. a. was leaving b. had left c. has left d. has been leaving29. i dislike _ when others laugh at me in public or think poorly of me behind. a. that b. it c. those d. them30. the airport _ next year will help promote tourism in this area. a. being completed b. to be completed c. completed d. having been completed31. not until he went through real hardship _the love we have for our families is important.a. had he realized b. he realized c. did he realize d. he had realized32. as many as five courses are provided, and you are free to choose _ suits you best. a. whichever b. whatever c. whenever d. wherever33.i_hereintime,butimetanoldfriendofmine.istoppedandtalkedwithhimforsometime.a.shouldnthavecome b.musthavecome c.neednthavecomed.couldhavecome34. whenever you are short of money, just come to me. a. do you really mean it? b. i cant believe it. c. thats something. d. whats up?35. _ many times, but he still doesnt know how to do it.a. being told b. having been told c. having told d. he has been toldsection b (18 marks) directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.there was a story about love and happiness which happened in 1980s. one day, an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital at 8:30. i heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.the nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes before someone would be able to see him. i saw him looking at his watch and decided, since i was not busymy patient didnt 38 at the appointed hour, i would examine his wound. while taking care of his wound, i asked him if he had another doctors appointment.the gentleman said no and told me that he 39 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. he told me that she had been 40 for a while and that she had a special disease. i asked if she would be 41 if he was a bit late. he replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to 42 him for five years now. i was 43 , and asked him, “and you still go every morning, even though she doesnt know who you are?”he smiled and said, “she doesnt know me, but i know who she is.” i had to hold back 44 as he left.now i realize that in marriages, true love is 45 of all that is. the happiest people dont 46 have the best of everything; they just try the best of everything they have. 47 isnt about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain. 36. a. breath btest cseat dwalk37. a. persuading bpromising cunderstanding dtelling38. a. turn up bshow off ccome on dgo away39. a. forgot b. needed cagreed dhappened40. a. late bwell caround dthere41. a. lonely bworried cdoubtful dhungry42. a. recognize banswer cbelieve dexpect43. a. moved bdisappointed csurprised dsatisfied44. a. curiosity btears cwords djudgment45. a. agreement bexpression cacceptance dexhibition46. a. necessarily bcompletely cnaturally dfrequently47. a. adventure bbeauty ctrust dlifesection c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.the gorilla is 48._ rare animal that lives in africa. gorillas are very big animals. male gorillas are usually taller and bigger 49._ female gorillas. male gorillas can reach a height of 1.8 m and can weigh 140-180 kg. female gorillas can reach a height of 1.5 m and, on average, weigh 90 kg. gorillas are usually black 50._ color. their bodies are covered with black or brown fur. some gorillas have red hair on their heads. male gorillas over ten years of age have silver hair on 51._ backs. gorillas are social animals and live in family groups. a typical family includes one adult gorilla, 52._ is the leader of the family. some families can have as many as 50 members 53._ others include only a few members. gorillas sleep about 13 hours a night 54._ rest for several hours during the day. gorillas are quiet and shy animals and their only natural enemy is human beings. 55._ the growth of the human population and the development of farming, there is a question as to whether gorillas can survive. thankfully, most countries have passed laws to protect them.part iii reading comprehension (30 marks) directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.aafter graduating from college, i worked in denver. on 22nd december, i was driving to my parents home in missouri for christmas. i stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from oklahoma city, where i was planning to stop and visit a friend. while i was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), i said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.i took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. i stopped and wondered what i should do. a car pulled up behind me. it was the couple i had spoken to at the gas station. they said they would take me to my friends. we chatted on the way into the city, and when i got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.i wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. soon afterward, i received a christmas present from them. their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.years later, i drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. in late afternoon i returned to my car and found that id left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. then i noticed that the friendly ford dealershipa shop selling carswas right next door. i walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“just how friendly is friendly ford?” i asked and explained my trouble. they quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. they would accept no payment, so when i got home, i wrote them a note to say thanks. i received a letter back from one of the salesmen. no one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.“thank you”two powerful words. theyre easy to say and mean so much.56the author planned to stop at oklahoma city _. ato visit a friend bto see his parentscto pay or the cash register dto have more gas for his car57the words “took off ” underlined in paragraph 2 mean “_”.aturned off bmoved off cput up dset up 58what happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? ahe had it pulled back to the gas station. bthe couple sent him a business card. cthe couple offered to help him. dhe called his friend for help.59the battery of the authors car was dead because _. asomething went wrong with the lightsbthe meeting lasted a whole dayche forgot to turn off the lightsdhe drove too long a distance60by telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _. ahow to write a thank-you letterbhow to deal with car problemscthe kind-heartedness of older peopledthe importance of expressing thanksballen smith and his wife, alisa, had taught for over 30 years near buffalo, new york-he in computers, she in special education. teaching means everything to us, allen would say. in april 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. it was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose.not long after the surgery, allen saw a brochure describing imagination library, a program started by dolly parton s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of sevier, tennessee. “i thought, maybe alisa and i could do something like this when we retire, allen recalls. he placed the brochure on his desk, as a reminder.five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, allen clicked on imagination library .com. the program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.the quality of the books was of great concern to the smiths. rather than sign up online, they went to dollywood for a look-see. “we didnt want to give the children rubbish,” says alisa. the books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and dollywood board members-included classics such as ezra jack keatss the snowy day and newer books like anna dewdneys llama llama series.satisfied, the couple set up the smith family foundation and got to work. since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. megan williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “this program introduces us to books ive never heard of.”the smiths spend about 400 a month sending books to 200 children. “some people sit there and wait to die,” says allen. “others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”61. what led allen to think seriously about the meaning of life?a. his health problem. b. his love for teaching.c. the influence of his wife. d. the news from the web.62. what did allen want to do after learning about imagination library?a. give out brochures. b. do something similar.c. write books for children d. retire from being a teacher.63. according to the text, dolly parton is .a. a well-known surgeon b. a mother of a four-year-oldc. a singer born in tennessee d .a computer programmer 64. why did the smiths go to dollywood?a. to avoid signing up online. b. to meet dollywood board members.c. to make sure the books were the newest. d. to see if the books were of good quality.65. what can we learn from allens words in the last paragraph?a. he needs more money to help the children.b. he considers his efforts worthwhile.c. he wonders why some people are so busy.d. he tries to save those waiting to die.cmalaria is one of the worst causes of death and disease worldwide, especially in developing countries. it kills as many as three million people every yearalmost all of whom are under five, very poor, and african. in most years, more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease, although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people dont (or cant) seek care. it is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year to spend a quarter of its income on malaria treatment, and what they often get no longer works. in countries like tanzania, mozambique, and the gambia, no family, village, hospital, or workplace can remain unaffected for long. malaria starts suddenly, with violent chills, which are soon followed by an intense fever and, often, headaches. as the parasites multiply, they take over the entire body. malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect (感染). they can also attach themselves to blood vessels in the brain. if it doesnt kill you, malaria can happen again and again for years. the disease passed on to humans by female mosquitoes infected with one of four species of parasite. together, the mosquito and the parasite are the most deadly couple in the history of the earthand one of the most successful. malaria has five thousand genes, and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control. studies show that mosquitoes are passing on the virus more frequently, and there are more outbreaks in cities with large populations. some of the diseases spread is due to global warming.for decades, the first-choice treatment for malaria parasites in africa has been chloroquine, a chemical which is very cheap and easy to make. unfortunately, in most parts of the world, malaria parasites have become resistant to it. successful alternatives that help prevent resistance are already available, but they have been in short supply and are very expensive. if these drugs should fail, nobody knows what would come next.66. according to paragraph 1, many people dont seek care because_.a. they are too poor b. it is unusual to seek carec. they can remain unaffected for longd. there are too many people suffering from the disease67. people suffering from malaria_.a. have to kill female