湖南省益阳市箴言中学高二英语上学期9月月考试题新人教版.doc

箴言中学2013年下学期高二9月月考英语试卷时量:120分钟 总分:150分 part i 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.conversation 11who did the man go to the countryside with?a his friebdsb. his classmatesc. his parents2what had the woman planned to do on the weekend?ago swimmingb.watch tvc. pick grapesconversation 23what birthday present does the man usually give his wife?a.pearl necklacesb.beautiful dressesc. flowers4how much will the man pay?a.800 yuan b.640 yuan c.160 yuanconversation 35why does the man feel pity?a.he is too busy to do sportsb. the woman does not want to play with himc.he can not find anybody to do sports together6what will the man do tomorrow morning?a. have a classb.meet a friendc. play footballconversation 47what is the man is probablyt?a. a teacherb.a tourist.c. a student8where was the woman born?a. in america.b. in spainc. in china9how long has the woman been in china?a. a quarter of a year b.half a yearc.a year.conversation 510what is alexandra going to do?a. look for a job b. apply for a visac.go back to greece11what gift will the two speakers give alexandra ?a. some greek booksb.a set of dictionariesc. a picture of their whole class12what relation is alexandra to the two speakers?a.their teacherb.their co-worker.c. their classmatesconversation 613which sports does the man often play?a.football and tennis.b.basketball and swimmingc.golf and volleyball14how often does the man play sports?atwice a week.b.tree times a week.c. five times a week15.what can we know about the woman?a. she can consult the mans friends about yogabshe wants to lose weight by doing yoga c.she does not like doing yoga at homesection b(7.5 marks)directions: in this section, youll hear 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.advantages of a good teacher-student relationshipl teacher offer advice and helpwith_16_l students will be more_17_asking questions and extra helptips for getting along well with a teacherl meet with the teacher and tell him or her what your _18_l focus on the _19_l try to follow_20_part ii language knowledge (35 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.21.-what a beautiful picture!-its years _i painted a picture as beautiful as this one.a. thatb. sincec. before d. when22.who do you think is _for the accident?a. balmedb. balmingc. to blamed. to be blamed23.i cant help _the housework because im busy writing my term paper.a. to dob. doingc. doned. being done24.the newspaper reporter hurried to the airport, only _the film stars had left.a. to tellb. to be toldc. tellingd. told25.tony pretended _his homework when the teacher came itno the classroom.a. dob. to doc. to be doingd. doing26.with a lot of difficult problems _, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.a. settledb. to settlec. settlingd. being settled27.all the students in our class are considering _to the zoo for the dolphin show.a. to gob. goingc. to have goned. having gone28.it was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just _a look at the sports star.a. hadb. havingc. to haved. have29._private cars are bringing us much convenience, they may cause more traffic accidents and pollution.a. whileb. ifc. asd. since30.he sent me the e-mail, _to get some further information about chinese customs.a. hopeb. hopingc. to hoped. hoped31.facing the _situation, the sales manager looked_.a. puzzling; puzzledb. puzzling; puzzlingc. puzzled; puzzledd. puzzled; puzzling32.when _help, one often says, “thank you.” or“its kind of you.”a. offeringb. to offerc. to be offeredd. offered33. the club welcome all new members _age.a. regardless ofb. as long asc. as ifd. get through34._the time to pay a visit in advance, i cant meet him now.a. not having been fixedb. not fixingc. having not fixedd. not having fixed35. i wonder if this is the computer you want _.a. to have repairedb. to have it repairedc. it to be repairedd. to repair itsection b (18marks)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 word or phrases that best fits the context.when i entered berkeley, i hoped to earn a scholarship. having been a straight-a student, i believed i could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. one such course was world literature given by professor jayne. i was extremely interested in the ideas he presented in class. when i took the first exam, i was 37 to find a 77, c-plus, on my test paper, 38 english was my best subject. i went to professor jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained unmoved.i decided to try harder, although i didnt know what that 39 because school had always been easy for me. i read the books more carefully, but got another 77. again, i reasoned with professor jayne. again, he listened patiently but wouldnt change his 40 .one more test before the final exam. one more 41 to improve my grade. so i redoubled my efforts and, for the first time i learned the meaning of the word “thorough”. but my 42did no good and everythingwent as before.the last hurdle(障碍) was the final. no matter what 43 i got, it wouldnt cancel three c-pluses. i might as well kiss the 44 goodbye.i stopped working hard. i felt i knew the course material as well as i ever would. the night before the final, i even 45 myself to a movie. the next day i decided for once id have fun with a test.a week later, i was surprised to find i got an a. i hurried into professor jaynes office. he 46 to be expecting me. “if i gave you the a-plus as you expected, you wouldnt continue to work as hard.”i stared at him, 47 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. i had worked my headoff as i had never done before.i was speechless when my course grade arrived: a-plus. it was the only a-plus given. the next year i received my scholarship. ive always remembered professor jaynes lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.36. a. take b. discuss c. cover d. get37. a. shocked b. worried . scared d. anxious38. a. but b. so c. for d. or39. a. reflected b. meant c. improved d. affected40. a. attitude b. mind c. plan d. view41. a. choice b. chancec. step d. measure42. a. ambition b. confidence c. effort d. method43. a.comment b. answer c. lesson d. grade 44. a. scholarship b. course c. degree d. subject45. a. helped b. favored c. treated d. relaxed46. a. happened b. proved c. pretended d. seemed47. a. remembering b. guessing c. supposing d. realizingsectionc(12marks)directions:completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfits thecontext.when ronald reagan, 48 was president of the usa from 1981 to 1989, died in june 2004, many people remembered his good sense of humor. reagan enjoyed 49 good joke and often made fun 50 himself. he was very old, almost 70 years of age, 51 he became president of the usa. because of this, people often joked about his age. once, during a meeting, president reagan was complaining about some reporters who said that he could not hear very 52 . he wanted to prove that he was healthy and could hear well, so 53 took out his hearing aid, and said to the people at the meeting, say something. one man pretended to speak. he moved his mouth and made movements with his hands. everyone thought reagan would be angry, 54 he laughed hard for a very long time.after reagan, presidents realized that humour was very important for communicating with the public. the difference is 55 reagan was very natural at being funny, while others are not.part iii: reading comprehension (30 marks)directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for eahc of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best acoording to the information given in the passage.passage a the most frightening words in the english language are, “our computer is down.” you hear it more and more when you are on business. the other day i was at the airport waiting for a ticket to washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “im sorry, i cant sell you a ticket. our computer is down.” “if your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.” “i cant write you out a ticket. the computer is the only one allowed to do so.” i looked down at the black screen. then i asked her, “what do all you people do?” “we give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.” “so when it goes down, you go down with it.” “thats good, sir.” “how long will the computer be down?” i wanted to know. “i have no idea. sometimes its down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down it wont answer us.” after the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computers, i said. “lets forget the computer. what about your planes? theyre still flying, arent they?” “i couldnt tell without asking the computer.” “maybe i can just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to washington,” i suggested. “i dont know which gate to send you to. even if the pilot was going to washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket.” “is there any other airline flying to washington within the next few hours?” “i dont know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “only it knows. it cant tell me.”by this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. the word soon spread to other travelers. some people went white; some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.56. the best title for the article is _. a. when the computer is down b. the most frightening words c. the computer of the airport d. how to use the computer57. what could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?a. she could sell a ticket. b. she could write out a ticket.c. she could answer the passengers questions. d. she could do nothing.58. why do you think they had not backup computers? a. because it was easily down. b. because a computer would be very expensive. c. because it was too old. d. because it was not as big as the main computer.59. the last paragraph suggests that _. a. a modern computer wont be down. b. computers can take the place of humans c. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people d. there will be great changes in computers60. what does the underlined word in the last paragraph “word” mean? a. theres no flights to washington b. there are no tickets leftc. the computer is down and no service will be given d. theres no backup computerpassage bi didnt hear them call my name, explained shelley hennig to active teens (at) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of miss teen usa 2004. are you ready? is what she heard. then she said, i shook my head no, and then they said yes and it was announced again.it was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from destrehan, louisiana-she was still on cloud ninei was so shocked! i never believed that it could actually really happen. present in the audience（观众）that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, at asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）shes always been my role modelive danced with her since i was six. shes been through so many difficulties and came through them all. ive learned to get over bad lifes experiences and learned how to move on because of her.one of those bad lifes experiences for shelley happened three years ago when her brother brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. he was 18. she found writing helped her get through the rough days. she said, i write a lot about my brother. i write a lot, a lot, a lot.”as miss louisiana teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens（青少年）about the dangers of drinking and driving. in her role as miss teen usa, sheiley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.when at asked miss teen usa if she had any advice for our readers, she said, dont let anyone change you. hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. that way, it is easy to be yourself.61.what do the words “on cloud nine” in paragraph 2 probably mean? a. frightened b. troubled c. very happy d. very angry62.shelley takes her dance teachers as a role medel mainly because she is . a. determined b. friendly c. strict d. experienced63.how many children did the hennigs have according to the text? a. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. 4.64.what did shelley often do after she became miss louisiana teen? a. she visited drunken drivers. b. she gave dance performance. c. she made speeches on safe driving. d. she helped other teens with their studies.65.what suggestion does shelley give to the teens?a. be yourself with the support of friends. bmeet friends whenever possible. c. go easy on yourself and others. d. have a good role model.passage cparents should stop blaming themselves because theres not a lot they can do about it. i mean the teenager problem. whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal. ive seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. one strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. i saw him last week when i called round. sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud tv he was watching as i walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. his mother was ashamed. “i dont know what to do with him these days,” she said. “hes forgotten all the manners we taught him.” he hasnt forgotten them. he s just decided that he s not going to use them. she confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor. another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “i dont like your dress; its ugly.” one of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. the other has left home. “where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. probably nowhere much. at least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.66. this text is most probably written by _. a. a specialist in teenager studies b. a headmaster of a middle school c. a parent with teenage children d. a doctor for mental health problems67. the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _. a. the change from good to bad that s seen in a child b. the way that parents often blame themselves c. the opinion that a child has of his parents d. the advice that parents want their children to follow68. the boy on the sofa would most probably be described as _. a. lazy b. quiet c. unusual d. rude69. from the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _. a. pay no attention to them b. are too busy to look after them c. have come to hate them d. feel helpless to do much about them70. what is the authors opinion about the sudden change in teenage children? a. parents have no choice but to try to accept it. b. parents should pay still more attention to the change. c. parents should work more closely with school teachers. d. parents are at fault for the change in their children.part 1v writing (45 marks)section a (10 marks) directions: complete the following sentences by translating the chinese in brackets into english, using the phrases you have learned this term and paying attention to their proper form.71.ill never _her _what she did.(原谅)72.we must