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河北省石家庄市正定县正定中学2013-2014学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题第i卷第一部分 听力 （ 共两节，满分 20 分 ）第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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，你都有十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。1. what are they talking about? a. their neighbors.b. a dog. c. the garden.2. how did tom know the news? a. from a newspaper. b. from a tv program.c. from a radio program.3. what does the man mean? a. he has already been there.b. he will go there soon.c. he hasnt been there.4. where does this conversation take place? a. at a book store.b. in a library.c. in a college.5. what sport does the woman like best? a. swimming. b. diving.c. table tennis.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，共15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，并表在试卷的相应位置。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5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. whats the relationship between the two speakers? a. mother and son.b. husband and wife.c. friends.7. what will the woman do? a. go on a diet. b. ask her personal trainer for help.c. give up exercising. 听第7段材料，回答8-10题。8. what time is it now? a.its 3:00. b. its 4:00.c. its 5:00.9. what dose the man do? a. a robber.b. a policeman.c. a report.10. what will the man do? a. take action at once.b. find out more details. c. call for help.听第8段材料，回答第11-13题11.why is the woman angry? a. the man missed the appointment. b. the man was late for the appointment.c. she failed to meet the man.12.where was the man yesterday? a. in a park. b. at school. c. at his friends place.13. what does the woman think of the man? a. stupid. b. serious. c. unreliable.听第9段材料，回答第14-16题。14. how long will the girls uncle stay in her home? a. for one day.b. for three days. c. for a week. 15. how old is rosemary? a. 13. b.15. c.17.16. what are they going to do next? a. go to the store.b. make a shopping list. c. cook some meals.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. how many people lost their lives in the fire? a.more than 100. b. less than 100. c. not mentioned.18. why do people drive out of the city? a.to escape from the fire.b. to see the fire. c. to put out the fire.19. where does the fire take place?a. in southern africa. b. in southern america. c. in southern australia.20. why is it difficult for fire-fighters to put out the fire?a.the roads have been cut out. b. the wind is blowing heavily. c. it is too hot these days.第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。asherlock holmes was the greatest detective in history. his astonishing power of observation and analysis meant that he was able to solve cases which left the real police completely perplexed. as a problem solver in the law forced business, he was a knowledgeable person equal to superman, the comic book hero.like superman, of course, holmes did not exist. he was the creation of a scottish doctor and novelist arthur conan doyle, and remains one of the most famous literary fiction characters of all time.holmes general rule when trying to solve a case was as follows: completely get rid of the impossible. then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.its said that holmes powers of deduction (推断) were superhuman, particularly his ability to process information from what he observed. in a story called the boscombe valley mystery, holmes examines the area near a lake where a murder has been committed. the local police have already searched the area and found no clues. holmes spends ten minutes in the area, and announces that the murderer “is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting boots and a gray coat, smokes indian cigars, uses a cigar holder, and carries a penknife in his pocket. there are several other indications, but these may be enough to aid us in our search.” needless to say, he has found evidence to support all of these statements.the fictional holmes lived in an apartment at 221 baker street, a real street in central london. when conan doyle wrote about holmes, there was no 221 baker street, but after the street was extended northwards, there was. there is currently a bank at that address.the fact that holmes didnt actually exist doesnt stop thousands of people writing to him for help every year. the bank kindly responds to every letter they receive with the following message: “mr. holmes thanks you for your letter. at the moment he is retired in sussex, keeping bees, and does not undertake detective work nowadays.”21. in the first paragraph the underlined word “perplexed” suggests that the police were _ a. confident b. worried c. confused d. sure22. how does the writer describe holmes and superman? a. neither superman nor holmes was a real character. b. both superman and holmes used super intellect to solve problems. c. superman was a comic book figure, while holmes was a real detective. d. superman and holmes were equally intelligent and brave.23. how did holmes use his powers of deduction in the fourth paragraph? a. he spent a long time thinking about possible solutions. b. he found clues to help him create a full description of a suspect. c. he observed the crime area and guessed what happened. d. he searched the area with the police and discussed with them,24. when letters are written to holmes, _ a. he answers letters when he receives them b. his secretary answers them for him. c. the bank at 221 baker street where he used to live sends the letters back d. the bank at his address replies that holmes is no longer working as a detectiveb a funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another. i was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. there we were walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and. i became invisible, absent from the conversation. the telephone used to connect you to the absent. now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected i feel? every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction（互动）. with email and instant messaging over the internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. with voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. if my mom has a question, i just leave the answer on her machine. as almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated（自动化）, the alienation index（疏远指数） goes up. you cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. directory assistance is almost always fully automated. i am not against modern technology. i own a cell phone, an atm card, a voice mail system, and an email account. giving them up isnt wise. theyre a great help to us. its some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy. more and more. i find myself hiding behind email to do a job meant for conversation. or being relieved that voice mail picked up because i didnt really have time to talk. the industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier .or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts. so ive put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when im at home.25which of the following would be the best title of the passage? a. the advance of communications technology b. the consequences of modern technology c. the story of communications revolution d. the automation of modern communications26the sentence “now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent” means that _. a. the people sitting beside you have to go away to receive a phone call b. you can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside you c. modern technology makes it hard for people to have a face-to-face talk d. people can now go to work without going to the office27the writer feels that the use of modern communications is _. a. satisfying b. encouraging c. disappointing d. embarrassing28the passage implies that _. a. modern technology is bridging the people b. modern technology is separating the people c. modern technology is developing too fast d. modern technology is interrupting our communicationcverbier language schoolbeginner? fluent? young? young at heart? vls can help you learn or improve your language skills in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere with fun, professional teachers.what we offer:individual (个人) and group french, english, german, spanish, italian, russian and swedish lessons for children and adults.exam preparation for tefl, toefl, ielts, common entrance, gcse.summer course.translation services. summer immersion (浸泡式) campslanguage and activities including cooking, performances, art and crafts, walking, biking, various sports etc. 9am4pm (lunch included)winter immersion campslanguage and skiing. 9am4pm (lunch included)course + prices (prices shown are for 1 hour lessons, per student):private lessons90 dollarssemi-private (2 people)50 dollarsgroup lessons (3-6 people)30 dollarsprivateone-to-one tuition focusing on the individual needs of the student.grouplearn in a relaxed and fun environment.maximum of 6 students per group so there are still plenty of chances to ask questions.childrenlearning with fun and games in private or group lessons.corporatearrange private or group classes for your company aimed at your specific needs.conditionsif registering by phone and email, classes are not confirmed(确认) until a deposit(定金) has been received via the bank or paypal. please contact us for bank details.payment for the classes must be paid in full in advance or at each lessons.students must complete a test at their first lesson to make sure of their level.contact usby post: verbier language school, centre de letoile, case postal 475, rue de m dran 6, 1936 verbier, switzerlandby phone: + 41 (0) 79 653 22 27by email: 29. in the first paragraph, “young at heart” refers to _. a. optimistic peopleb. people with a strong heart c. old professional teachersd. the elderly people30. it can be inferred that ielts is _. a. a language courseb. a language test c. a sports competitiond. a summer camp31. john and his father both attend the group lessons to learn german. they learn two hours each day. how much do they need to pay per day? a. 200 dollars b. 180 dollars c. 120 dollars d. 60 dollars32. in their first lesson, students are required to _. a. report their interest b. take an exam c. complete a form d. pay by credit cardd “eat local. ” its one way to reduce human effect on the planet. eating local means to try to buy and consume foods that are grown in places close to home. however, most of the food sold at supermarkets is not locally grown or produced. trucks and planes deliver these foods from hundreds or thousands of miles away. during the transportation, greenhouse(温室)gases are produced, causing global warming. so the shorter the distance your foods must travel, the less the harm is done to the environment.but how do you get local food if you live in a large city, hundreds of miles away from farms？environmental health scientist dickson despommier and his students came up with the idea of a “vertical(垂直的) farm”. a vertical farm is a glass-walled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper(摩天大楼). since the garden is built upwards, rather than outwards, it requires much less space than an ordinary farm. the world is quickly running out of room for ordinary farming. vertical farms could be a key to this situation. despommier imagines a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor. the walls of the building would be clear, to allow crops to get as much sunlight as possible. depending on a citys water resources, despommier thinks hydroponic(水培的) farming is another method for the vertical farm which needs no soil to grow plants. despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would use a citys waste water and fill it with nutritions to make the crops grow. if this method works, it would provide food to a city and save millions of tons of water.the idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world. scott stringer, a government official from new york city, thinks the city is suitable for the vertical farming. “obviously we dont have much land left for us,” stringer said. “but the sky is the limit in manhattan. ” despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to do to make vertical farms a reality. “but i think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” he says.33. why are people advised to eat local? a. because it means convenience(方便) to people. b. because it can help people save a lot of money. c. because local food has more nutrition. d. because it is environmentally friendly.34. which is one of the vertical farms benefits when compared with ordinary farming? a. it produces healthier food. b. it does less harm to the cities. c. it needs less space of the city. d. it requires less transport costs.35. by saying “the sky is the limit in manhattan”, stringer means _. a. people can make full use of vertical space of manhattan b. there is a limit for using empty land in manhattan c. the height of buildings in manhattan is limited d. manhattan can spread as far as possible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。do you know that over ten million american kids go to camp every summer? 36 back then, before the air conditioner was invented, hot city summers were uncomfortable and even unhealthy for children, so escaping to the country for a few weeks became a popular trend.today, kids have different reasons for making camp a part of their lives, such as:to meet new peoplecamp might give you a chance to be with people from different states, or even different countries. its a great way to make new friends and learn about different places and cultures. michiko, 13, put it like this: “i loved camp. i met this girl name manny who lives in new york (i live in new jersey) and she is cool. 37 we taught each other words. we liked to swim in the pool a lot.”to challenge yourself 38 fresh challenges like trying new sports, learning new crafts and games, or pushing yourself to achieve something can be very rewarding. take it from arabella, 13, who told us: “ i went to summer camp and i passed my swimming test! i can hardly swim, so it was a big accomplishment (成就). 39 ”to appreciate naturetheres a great big natural world out there, and going to camp helps you learn how beautiful and important it really is. 40 getting out into the woods or mountains can give you a better understanding of how the web of life works.a. not all the things that kids do at camp are easy.b. she speaks spanish and i speak japanese.c. i felt great afterwards.d. its also a great way to learn about teamwork and tolerance(包容).e. summer camp has been a u.s. tradition for over 150 years.f. when you get right down to it, going to camp is all about having a good time.g. without trees, soil, water, and wildlife, the earth couldnt survive.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。my job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 41 . one day, i entered donnas classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and 42 . all the students were working 43 a task. the student next to me was filling her page with “i cants.” “i cant kick the soccer ball.” “i cant get debbie to like me.” her page was half full and she showed no 44 of stopping. i walked down the row and found 45 was writing sentences, describing things they couldnt do. by this time the activity aroused my 46 , so i decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on 47 i noticed she too was busy writing. “i cant get johns mother to come for a parents meeting.” i felt it best not to 48 .after another ten minutes, the students were 49 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. they placed their “i cant” statements into an empty shoebox. then donna 50 hers. she put the lid(盖子) on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. students followed the teacher. i followed the students. halfway down the hallway donna got a shovel(铁铲) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. there they began to 51 . the box of “i cants” was placed at the 52 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. at this point donna announced, “boys and girls, please join hands and 53 your heads.” they quickly formed a circle around the grave.donna delivered the eulogy (悼词