河南省扶沟县高级中学高二英语5月月考试题 (2).doc

扶沟高中2014-2015学年度（下）高二第二次考试英语试卷 第一节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分30 分）amr. peter johnson, aged twentythree, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. he took the only escape routethrough the boot. mr. johnsons car had ended up in a ditch (沟渠) at romney marsin, kent after he lost proper control on ice and hit a bank. “fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly，” mr. johnson said. “i couldnt force the doors open because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because i knew water would come flooding in.” mr. johnson, a sweet salesman of sitting home, kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn (笛) and hammering on the roof and boot. then he began his struggle to escape. later he said, “it was really a half penny that saved my life. it was the only coin i had in my pocket and i used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. i hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” it took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. then mr. johnson found a wrench (扳手) and began to work on the boot lock. fifteen minutes passed by. “it was the only chance i had. finally it gave,but as soon as i moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. i forced the lid down into the mud and climbed up clear as the car filled up.” his hands and arms cut and bruised, mr. johnson got to beckett farm nearby. huddled in a blanket, he said, “that thirty minutes seemed like hours.” only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. the vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 21which of the following objects is the most important to mr. johnson?athe hammer.bthe coin. cthe seat. dthe horn. 22we know from the passage that _.amr. johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell downbmr. johnsons car accident was partly due to the slippery roadcmr. johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seatdmr. johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam23“finally it gave” in paragraph 5 means that _.aat last the wrench went brokenbthe chance was lost at the last minutecthe lock came open after all his effortsdluckily the door was torn away in the end24what is the best title for this newspaper article?adriver escapes through car boot bthe story of mr. johnson, a sweet salesmancthe driver survived a terrible car accidentdcar boot can serve as the best escape routebtalking plants might sound like characters in a fairy tale. but recent scientific studies have shown that plants communicate with each other and with other living things in a surprising number of ways. to understand them, scientists say, we just have to learn their language. farmers are especially interested in what plants have to say.“plants are able to communicate with all sorts of organisms (有机体). they can communicate with giant bacteria, with other plants and with insects. they do this chemically，” said cahill, an ecology professor of the university of alberta in canada.plant scientists are just beginning to understand this chemical “language”. cahill says studies have shown, for example, that plants can evaluate conditions in their immediate environment and take appropriate actions. plants have an ability, for example, to signal pain or discomfort caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect attack. jack schultz, a professor of chemical ecology at the university of missouri, says when a plant senses that its being eaten, it cannot walk away from trouble; on the contrary, it will release a chemical vapor that alerts other plants nearby.“their language is a chemical language, and it involves chemicals that move through the air that are easy to be changeable, and most of all are smells that we are familiar with，” schultz explained.“all plants responded to the attack by changing their chemistry to defend themselves，” schultz recalled. “but we were quite surprised to find that nearby plants also changed their chemistry to defend themselves, even though they were not part of the experiment.”studies have also shown that plants under attack release pleasant chemicals. those chemicals attract friendly insects that attack the pests eating the plant.in the end, plants ability to communicate their needsand our ability to understand themcould help farmers reduce the use of poisonous chemicals, cut operating costs and limit damage to the environment.25the recent scientific studies have shown that plants can _.acommunicate with other living things in a chemical waybhardly react to any sudden change in temperaturecuse a very special chemica1 language which is familiar to usdrespond to the attack by giving off poisonous chemicals26when being eaten by an insect, the plant will _.awalk away from troublebchange its chemistry to kill the insectcrelease a chemical vapor to “ask” other plants for helpdgive off nice chemicals to attract friendly insects killing the pest27the underlined word “alert” most probably means “_”awarnbprotect cthreaten dallow28which would be the best title for the passage?acommunication between plants ba chemical “language”cplants can talk dhow plants protect themselvescfor thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any british village have been the church and the pub. traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news. as a result, british pubs are often old and well preserved. many of them have become historicists. the most famous example is the pub in the city of nottingham called “the old trip to jerusalem”， which dates back to the year 1189 ad and is probably the oldest pub in england. however, british pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. on a cold night, the pubs landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. there is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.thats how things used to be. things are beginning to change. it is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩 ) is causing 39 british pubs a week to go out of business. people do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. recently, the uk government banned (禁止) smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.this decline(衰退) is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the uk government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 pm. previously, with 11 pm. as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. the british habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”， and it causes longterm health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities. in order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. british pubs now offer something for everyone. a lot of pubs used to be “working mens clubs”， meaning that women could not usually enter. today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. perhaps things are changing for the better .29the passage mainly tells us something about _.athe long history of british pubsbthe decline of british pubscthe past and present of british pubsdthe importance of british pubs30which may not be the cause of the decline of british pubs?athe credit crunch. bthe present closing time.cthe ban of smoking. dhaving no spare money.31we can infer from the passage that _.abinge drinking means drinking less beerbbritish people used to like drinking slowlycclosing the pubs early will reduce social problemsdbritish government aims to discourage people from binge drinking32we can see from the last paragraph that the author _.aholds an optimistic attitude towards the british pubsbis against the admission of too many women to the pubscthinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problemsdthinks that british pubs should offer everything you needdto the editor，re why a fallen angel is a centerfold (sunday review, nov. 6): i first met lindsay lohan in 1997 when she was 11 and i was the casting director (挑选演员的人) of the film the parent trap. i was struck by her talent, fresh charm and innocence the moment i caught sight of her. she was, and remains a gifted actress and a good human being.it is not for me to judge ms lohans choices, or whether fame has been less than kind to her, but i have been greatly saddened by the way the media have chosen, with all gloves off and seemingly going with what could please them, to record her efforts and failures. she is a sentient (能感知事物的) human being, not a thing, not a product, not anything else to be sold.charles mcgrath makes several attractive points in his news analysis about the public demand which is impossible to satisfy, in a 24/7 news cycle forever changed by the internet, to gossip about, and give nearly complete access to, celebrity or famous persons lives. perhaps people do feel better knowing that wealth and fame do not lead to a perfect life for everyone. perhaps we admire famous people only to reject them without any pity or mercy when their behavior disappoints us.i find it ironic (讽刺的) that ms lohans decision to pose for playboy for a monetary reward is considered to be morally questionable, while journalists and photographers gain profit by writing about and capturing images of her and other famous people.perhaps when reporting on and reading about famous people who have lost their way, we will remember that those people are also very human people who, like us, make mistakes, endure misfortune and have a chancein spite of media coverageto begin a completely new life tomorrow.ilene stargerbrooklyn33what does paragraph 1 mainly tell us?alindsay lohan became an actress at the age of 11.blindsay lohan is generally a good person.clindsay lohan used to be a good woman.dlindsay lohan once starred in the parent trap.34this letter was written mainly to tell the editor that _.athe public should bear famous peoples mistakesbthe public should be especially strict with famous peoplecthe media shouldnt only satisfy the publics demandsdnobody can get both wealth and fame at the same time35what can we infer from the passage?awhy a fallen angel is a centerfold was not received well by the public.bcharles mcgrath believes wealth and fame cant give a perfect life to anyone.cmany people as well as the media show much mercy to lindsay lohan.dcharles mcgrath is the author of why a fallen angel is a centerfold.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。 if youre looking for a challenging situation to practice your english, pick up the phone. not being able to see the other person and the body language can make the chatting difficult. _36_ here are some tips to guide you through an average phone conversation in english.1greetings every phone call should begin with a polite greeting such as “hi, howve you been？” or “nice to hear from you”. even if youre calling a business contact for a specific purpose, itd be rude to jump right into business. _37_2getting to the point there always comes the point where you want to move on from friendly chatting and get down to business. what should you do in this situation? _38_ however, if you are waiting to find out why someone called you, you can guide the conversation by saying “so what can i do for you？” 3interrupting without offence sometimes you may happen to be speaking with a very talkative person. _39_ keep in mind when youd like to interrupt, be sure to do it politely. for example, begin with “id like to say something here”4closing the call this can be the trickiest part of the conversation! it may be the time to offer good wishes if its appropriate. _40_ sometimes its easiest to just say you enjoyed speaking to the other person. also remember cleverly saying the word well at the beginning of a sentence can indicate youre ready to end the conversation.ause the phrase “im just calling to.” to change to the topic at hand.badditionally, you may want to confirm any plans youve made.cyou should make a little small talk at the beginning.dyoud better greet him or her in a friendly way.eso it may be difficult to get a word in.fpractice english through phone calls.gnever fear, though!第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分） 第一节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题15 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。 education from my father my memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. but there are _41_ that i am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of _42_. when i was small i was somewhat _43_ of lightning and thunder. my father explained it. the explanation was in _44_ that a child could understand but was basically correct. i gained a better _45_ later, but i didnt have to unlearn anything. what he said was that there was electricity in the clouds _46_ it travelled to the ground like a spark. when it travelled _47_ the air it made the air so hot that it _48_. then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to _49_ the space. he clapped his hands together very loud, _50_ to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. when i hear thunder, i can still hear that _51_. he explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was _52_. it was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. but there were more stars than you could _53_ and they had color too. he said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were _54_ to the universe. our warmth was going to _55_ the whole universe. when there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. i _56_ feel on the edge of space on a very clear night. i am sure there were many other lessons that i _57_ but no longer remember. what i did _58_， in general, was that there were explanations and that the more i understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. i was not taught that there were _59_ but that there was understanding if you looked for it. this may be why i have always been _60_ in science.41a. others bfew csome dall42a. science bnature cweather duniverse43a. sure bfond ctired dafraid44a. depth bwords cgestures ddata45a. understanding bknowledge ccommand dconfidence46a. but band cfor dor47a. above bto calong dthrough48a. shone bburned cexpanded dbroke49a. fill bmake cavoid dbreak50a. trying bproving choping dpretending51a. clap bremark cvoice dcrash52a. cold bbright cclear dfoggy53a. explore bforesee cimagine didentify54a. committed bexposed crelated dled55a. heat bprotect cextend dlight56a. ever balso ceven dstill57a. selected barranged cabsorbed ddelivered58a. consider bpromise cexplain dlearn59a. memories bblankets cmysteries dthunders60a. engaged binterested csuccessful dskillful第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题15 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。a：good evening, sir. i understand that you_61_(rob). when did this happen? b：about two hours ago. a：why didnt you report it before? b：i couldnt. i was bound. a：please tell me exactly what happened. b：i was sitting in this room_62_(watch) television when someone knocked on the door. without thinking, i opened it. a：that wasnt very wise, sir. b：i know. i was expecting my wife, you see, and thought it was her. a：you should never open a door without looking to see who_63_is. b：yes , i know. i regret it very much. a：what happened? b：two men pushed into the flat. one of them threatened me with a knife while the other bound me. a：did you get a good look at them? b：im afraid not. they were both wearing stockings over their faces.a：what did they take? b：my wallet, with $200 in it，my wrist watch，some of my wifes jewellery from our bedroom, and a silver photo frame. a：they dont seem to_64_(do)much damage to the flat. b：no. they had just begun to search_65_the dogs next door began to bark. they ran off then_66_(leave)me bound. it was some time_67_my wife returned and released me. i phoned the police_68_once. a：my men began searching the area as soon as we recei