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西和二中2015-2016学年度第一学期高二月考试题英 语第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (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和d)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑amy husband is reading the secret garden aloud to our kids. they are at the part where mary has told colin that shes found the garden her mother loved. its an exciting moment. but the passage im waiting for is a few chapters on, after colin has tasted his first breaths of fresh air and mary has grown strong running in the garden. its just a detail, but my kids will notice it: a delicious description of roasted potatoes and eggs.we have a tradition of trying foods from the books we read aloud. it started when we read elizabeth enrights the saturdays, and one of the boys asked, “what are petit fours?” an answer, my husband and i felt, wouldnt be as good as a sample. so one saturday we all sat down having tea and little cakes, covered with pink, green, and yellow. it was exciting for the kids to try a dessert they had learned about in a book. the petit fours they tried didnt tell them what it was like to live in new york city 60 years ago, but tasting them made the books words alive.later, when we read c.s. lewiss the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, we had turkish delight. we read the penderwicks, written by jeanne birdsall, and had gingerbread (姜饼). we read paddington bear and tried marmalade.soon we will reach the part of the secret garden where mary, colin, and dickon roast potatoes and eggs in a small oven (炉) in the earth. my kids will go out into the woods to find the perfect place for an oven of our own. yes, weve eaten potatoes and eggs, but never in the open air.the world that a good book creates is whole and real, but it lies flat on the page until a reader gives life to it.1. the text is written mainly to .a. show the importance of reading aloud b. discuss food culture in childrens booksc. provide a new means of family education d. introduce some interesting books2. the author believes tasting foods from the books may help children .a. enjoy more healthy food b. be friendlier to each otherc. know more about history d. understand the books better3. the underlined words “turkish delight” in paragraph 3 probably refer to .a. a great time b. something deliciousc. a trip to turkey d. more stories4. from the fourth paragraph, we can learn that the authors family .a. will look for a secret garden in the woods b. will read the secret garden in the open airc. will eat roasted potatoes and eggs at home d. will cook potatoes and eggs in the woods5. which of the following could be the best title of the passage?a. the taste of a good book b. the best way to make kids learnc. eating means more than reading d. our roasted potatoes and eggsbabout 18,000 refugees (难民) from burma have come to the united states each year since 2007. some have settled in howard county, maryland between baltimore and washington. a local school began teaching english to the children of the refugees. but while the children learned the language, their parents did not. that made communication with teachers arduous.at present, almost fifty children from burma attend bollman bridge elementary school. laurel conran is a teacher there. she said, “the main idea is the global idea.” she teaches english to speakers of other languages. one of her students is tha neih ciang. another student is tha neihs mother, tin iang. ms. conran practices english with tin iang at the mothers workplace. many refugees from burma work at coastal sunbelt produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.laurel conran started classes at the company to help refugees from burma learn english. laurel conran said, “the program is a six-week session. its once a week, on every wednesday, from twelve to one oclock. so every wednesday i go to coastal sunbelt.” as the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills.lisa chertok has a child at bollman bridge. she is also a manager at coastal sunbelt. she helped ms. conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. lisa chertok said, “well, when the burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. now i find that they are more outspoken than before. theyre more communicative. as parents, they are also more involved in their childrens school.”jonathan davis is the principal of bollman bridge elementary school. mr. davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. he said, “even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if thats the amount of english that they have got from the program, that truly will help us.”6. what is the main idea of this passage? a. a local school is providing free english lessons for the poor. b. refugees from burma are trying their best to learn english. c. a local school is helping refugees from burma learn english. d. refugees from burma have settled in howard county, maryland.7. what does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 1 mean? a. interesting. b. necessary.c. surprising.d. difficult.8. when the refugees from burma first arrived in howard county, . a. the children could speak very good english b. the parents liked communicating with the teachers c. the parents could help their children speak english d. neither the children nor the parents could speak english9. what can we learn about laurel conran from the passage? a. she mainly teaches english to the local children in a school. b. she often goes to the refugees company to teach them english. c. she teaches not only english but also other languages. d. she worked at coastal sunbelt produce before being a teacher.10. jonathan davis hopes that the lessons will . a. totally change the difficult life of the refugees b. help the parents get along better with their children c. help the parents communicate better with the school d. encourage more refugees to send their children to the schoolcthe world has indeed become smaller due to the internet. a freelance (自由职业的) writer can easily get a job from the united states, the united kingdom or even from japan. he can travel the world in an hour just by surfing the various places in the world for his work using the internet.looking at the job offers on the various freelance job boards can be tiring especially if you are a first timer. to do this, you have to use your search engine and type in the terms “freelance work-at-home jobs” or something like that. you will get several sites that offer freelance work-at-home job boards and you should choose the sites that are credible (可信的) enough.you will know when the site is credible because first of all, they do not ask you to pay them suddenly even before you have found a freelance work-at-home job through their services. most sites will offer free registration (注册) for freelance writers and you can register as long as you have an email address where they can send the confirmation link (确认链接).once you have registered successfully then you can start looking for the present freelance work-at-home opportunities and bid on (投标) them. but not all freelance work-at-home job boards require bidding. some job boards will ask you to send your resume and they will contact you if you make the grade.the internet is a world that is open to a lot of opportunities especially for people who want to work at home. however, the internet is open to all people who have access to the internet so you should also be careful in dealing with possible employers who may dupe you into doing something for them without paying you in the end.11. a freelance writer can easily get a job from any country mainly because of .a. the internet b. his own talents c. the job opportunities available d. the lack of writers around the world12. we can infer from the second paragraph that .a. not all sites giving job offers are credibleb. freelance job boards dont help beginnersc. its hard to choose a credible site giving job offersd. freelance job boards are especially useful for beginners13. which site can be regarded as an incredible one?a. one that needs no money. b. one that sends the confirmation link.c. one that asks for money for its services. d. one that charges you before giving services.14. what does the text mainly tell us?a. how to be a freelance writer. b. how to find a most suitable job. c. how to find a freelance work-at-home job. d. the role the internet plays in job hunting.15. the underlined word “dupe” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “”.a. inviteb. foolc. persuade d. force第二节(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。new technology links the world as never before. our planet has shrunk. 16 and, of course, our ability to benefitfromthis high-tech communications equipment is greatly increased by foreign language skills.deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. 17 overseas assignments (指派) are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive (行政的) ranks. 18 he or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to thecompanys plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. if an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to manage back in the united states where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common.thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices (装置) with business applications, even small businesses in the united states are able to get into international markets. 19 but there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. a second language isnt generally required to get ajobin business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.the employee posted abroad who speaks the countrys language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight (洞察力) to know when it is better to move more slowly. 20a. the employee at thehomeoffice who can communicate well with foreign customers over the telephone or by faxmachineis an obvious asset (有价值的人或物) to the firm.b. we are connected by the internet.c. more and more people are learning english.d. its now a “globalvillage” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link.e. the executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind”.f. english is still the international language of business.g. in modern markets, success overseas often helpssupportdomestic business efforts.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a, b, c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。there once was a water bearer who carried water from the distant river into the town where he lived. he owned two pots, which he 21 at both ends of a pole (扁担) he balanced over his 22 . one pot was smooth and perfectly waterproof, 23 the other was old and a bit cracked (有裂缝的). 24 it leaked water on the way.each day the pot leaked a little till came a time when it was 25 able to keep half of its content by the time theyd 26 the town. this caused the pot great 27 , and so finally, unable to 28 its embarrassment, the pot said to the water bearer, “master, please break me! throw me! i cant 30 this unhappiness any longer. im unable to hold water, and you can 31 me and get a new pot.”“oh,” replied the water bearer, “is that what you think of 32 ? then please, let me show you something on the way 33 from the river tomorrow.”and the next day, after 34 both pots, and hanging the smooth one on the right and the cracked one on the left side of his 35 as usual, the water bearer pointed to the 36 side of the path and asked, “tell me, what do you see?” the pot replied, “i see dirt and dust.” 37 this, the water bearer pointed to the left side of the road and asked, “what do you see on that side?” “oh, there i see grass and wild 38 .” “yes,” replied the water bearer, “this is the 39 you have created by leaking some water by the side of the path every day. you 34 the soil, you brought the sleeping 40 to life, and nourished the blooms, and from this side of the path, i picked a few flowers.”21. a. built b. hung c. moved d. aimed22. a. back b. arm c. shoulder d. chest23. a. since b. when c. though d. while24. a. in fact b. as usual c. after all d. at times25. a. still b. rather c. only d. even26. a. reached b. left c. toured d. crossed27. a. damage b. shock c. shame d. anger28. a. express b. contain c. save d. suffer29. a. support b. stand c. cause d. bring30. a. discover b. control c. improve d. replace31. a. me b. yourself c. it d. them32. a. back b. out c. ahead d. away33. a. filling b. setting c. making d. using34. a. step b. hand c. path d. pole35. a. near b. far c. rightd. left36. a. rememberingb. mentioning c. seeing d. hearing37. a. flowers b. animals c. plants d. species38. a. confidence b. atmosphere c. wealth d. beauty39. a. farmed b. entered c. watered d. worked40. a. people b. seeds c. woods d. leaves第二节 （共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。over the summer, a chinese company, xiaomi, took the no. 1 position in chinas competitive market. 41title is now the worlds third largest phone maker.xiaomi 42(found) in 2010 as a company to sell smartly designed phones at cheap prices over 43internet. a clever social mediastrategy and a business plan 44emphasized customers satisf