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河南省方城县第一高级中学2013-2014学年高二5月月考英语试题第一部分：阅读理解（每题2分，满分40分）a the other day i heard a few local musicians talking “i hate all the terrible pianos in this town. i hate that rubbish they play on the radio. they cant even understand a bit of music.” “im never playing in that club again. too many drunks and nobody listens to us.” but, one younger musician said, “there are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and im trying to find other places to play. im also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.” ive heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are. attitudes are important. whether theyre positive or negative, theyre rubbing off on you. if youre around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. so its time to take a look at the people you call “friends”. this is an easy exercise make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. set a new standard (标准) for yourself and dont become friends with people who fall below that standard. keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. ask them how they do it. ask if they will help you get the work youre looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.21. which of the following would be the best title for this passage?a. a friend in need is a friend indeedb. how to make friendship last for everc. you are who your friends ared. friends are the most important in ones success22. the underlined sentence “theyre rubbing off on you” in paragraph 6 means _.a. theyll push you aheadb. theyll influence you c. theyll cover your shortcomingsd. theyll help you achieve your goal23. the musicians words at the beginning are written mainly to show _.a. the musicians living conditions are quite poorb. people have poor taste in musicc. people have different attitudes towards the same thingd. young people have greater chances of succeeding24. by taking the exercise mentioned in paragraph 7, you can _.a. improve a lot in making more friendsb. come to the right way of making friends c. develop a better relationship with your friendsd. arrange the time with your friends properlybin the united states, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. and even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. that is what “keeping up with the joneses” is about. it is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. the expression was first used in 1913 by a young american called arthur momand. he told this story about himself. he began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. that was a lot of money in those days. he got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside new york city. when he saw that rich people rode horses, momand went horseback riding every day. when he saw that rich people had servants, momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.it was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. the race ended for momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way if life. they moved back to an apartment in new york city.momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. he saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. he called it “keeping up with the joneses” because “jones” is a very common name in the united states. “keeping up with the joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.people never seem to get tired of keeping up with the joneses. and there are “joneses” in every city of the world. but one must get tired of trying to keep up with the joneses because no matter what one does, mr jones always seems to be ahead.25.some people want to keep up with the joneses bacause they _. a.want to be as rich as their neigboursb.want others to know or to think that they are richc.dont want others to know they are richd.want to be happy26.it can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. a.live outside new york cityb.live in new york city c.live in apartmentsd.have many neighbours27.arthur momand used the name “jones” in his series of short stories because “jones” is _. a.an important name b.a popular name in the united statesc.his neighbours name d.not a good name28.according to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the joneses. a.correctb.interestingc.impossibled.goodcreal christmas trees on farms would not exist if people stopped buying them. just one acre of growing christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirements for at least eighteen people.christmas tree farms protect water supplies, stabilize soil, and help protect wildlife. the forests of north america spread over roughly the same area of land as they did a century ago and in the past ten years have in fact expanded by almost ten million acres. furthermore, to guarantee a steady supply, one to three new seedlings are planted for every tree they harvest.with global warming being such a major concern, developing woodlands is an essential part of the fight. while potted trees are a better alternative than artificial, they require a certain amount of care. bur it would be a better choice than a plastic tree which will remain under the ground for centuries once its discarded.on average, it takes a christmas tree five to sixteen years to become mature. before the christmas tree industry appeared, people used to cut trees from forests, sometimes unlawfully, and usually with no concern for the possible harm to the forest. but today, christmas tree growers plant as many as fifty million trees per year.several districts have recycling programs that turn christmas trees into mulch（覆盖物）.for a small fee, the boy scouts will deal with it. fake christmas trees cant be recycled, while real christmas trees support life. we shouldnt add more pollution to our earth.if you know a needy family in need of a christmas tree, buy them a real one. give a live christmas tree to someone this christmas and what you do will help protect the environment.29 .the underlined word “discarded”(in paragraph3) can be replaced by _.a. plantedb. movedc .transportedd. deserted30 .we may infer from the passage that the boy scouts will _. a. buy artificial christmas treesb. sell real christmas treesc. make artificial christmas treesd .recycle real christmas trees31 .the purpose of the passage is to call on people to _. a. plant real christmas treesb. stop cutting down christmas treesc. stop buying fake christmas treesd. deal with plastic christmas treesdbeijings markets will soon be flooded with more and cheaper colourful fruit such as orange mangos and green durian （榴莲） all year round.thanks to a new free trade agreement signed last monday between china and the association of southeast asian nations（asean）， more and more tropical southeast asian fruit will enter the country.the agreement means that from july 1,2005, china and asean countries will begin to cut tariffs. there are about 7,000 products included in the cuts.as global communication develops, countries are trading more and more goods with each other. when products are sold across national borders, countries put a tax on them. this type of tax is called a tariff.just like removing an obstacle from the path of these goods, the reduction of tariffs will encourage trade between china and asean countries. it means more products and lower prices.the agreement will bring real benefits for chinese customers, said a chinese foreign ministry spokesman. “in the beijing markets you will easily find more tropical fruit like durian, which used to very, very, very expensive. now they will be cheaper.” the current tariff rate on durian is 22 per cent but will fall to zero in 2005.in the first 10 months of this year china did us84.6 billion of trade with asean countries. experts believe this may reach us100 billion next year.founded in 1967, asean now includes indonesia, malaysia, singapore, the philippines, thailand, brunei, viet nam, myanmar, cambodia and laos.32a tariff is money paid .awhen buying goodsbto sell or buy products of foreign brand namescto sell or buy goods across the border of the countrydto go through the customs33which of the following statements about the agreement is not true?ait will result in an increase in trade between china and asean countries.bin might cause the prices of asean products to fall.cit may greatly benefit the chinese customers.dit wont bring any benefits to producers of asean countries.34we can infer from the story that .achina lacks fruitbtariffs are an important factor in foreign tradectropical countries have cheaper fruitdchina prefers to trade with asean countries35the best title for this passage is .atariff cut boosts tradebbest ways to sell fruitsctropical fruit to chinadchina joins aseane taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways36 second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.you will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.37 whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.38the following methods may work best for you.read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. write your notes in your own words. 39 note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.as you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). when you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.40a. use words, not complete sentences.b. there are three practical note-taking methods.c. you must write your notes on separate paper.d. otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.e. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.f. that means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. g. first, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.完形填空阅读下面短文，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。(满分30分 ，每题1.5分)recently, i experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. my home is on the big island of hawaii. about a month ago, when i 41 my car and was about to drive off, i 42 at the roadside. a piece of paper 43 my eye. i picked it up and read it 44 . instantly, i was grateful that i had done that. the form turned out to be a receipt from the state motor vehicle division, documenting the owners 45 of their vehicles registration fees. quickly, i put myself in their shoes and 46 no one would throw this away, especially 47 it was current. i also looked over the form for contact or any personal 48 , perhaps a license tag or telephone number. but that seemed 49 .the form had been blown by the wind, so 50 would i find the owners? had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? so i checked the date and 51 the names of the owners, who must 52 in our town, i believed that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in a(n) 53 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. further, i imagined that if i had posted the receipt to a wrong 54 ,how frantic（慌乱的）id be. but it was much 55 to attempt to return it than to leave them angry, upsest, etc. over the 56 , so i did as i thought.my hunch（预感）was right. on the weekend, a happy couple 57 my house and brought me a big gift. they said they had panicked（恐慌）and 58 the receipt madly everywhere before giving up. without it they would have to 59 another $8,000. it felt great to know id helped someone avoid a major trouble by doing 60 which at first glance seemed minor.41.a.foundb. startedc. boughtd parked42.a.lay downb. flew downc. glanced downd. jumped down43.a.caughtb. blockedc. keptd. covered44.a.suddenlyb. gladlyc. formallyd. carefully45.a.applicationb. paymentc. permissiond. achievement46.a.decidedb. plannedc. calculatedd .thought47.a.ifb. becausec. whend. though48.a.opinionsb. newsc. datad. matters49.a.possibleb. importantc. usefuld. unlikely50.a.whyb. howc. whatd. which51.a.notedb. recalledc. calledd. changed52.a.waitb. livec .stopd. study53.a.bagb. pocketc. enveloped. dustbin54.a.placeb. countryc .wayd .station55.a.sadderb. betterc. worsed. faster56.a.luckb. painc. mistaked .loss57.a.called atb. toured aroundc. ran towardsd. returned to 58.a.took awayb. searched forc. looked atd. asked about59.a.earnb. savec. borrowd. spend60.a.anythingb. nothingc. somethingd. everything第二节： 语法填空 （每空1.5分，满分15分）there once were a goat and a donkey 1._ lived on a farm. the donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most 2._. sometimes the donkey was given more food 3._ it could eat. this made the goat so jealous 4._ it began plotting against（谋划对付）the donkey. hey, donkey, the goat said one day. i think you do too much work on this farm. you carry such heavy things from morning to night. why dont you pretend 5._（get）sick so you can take a day 6._? the donkey thought the goat had a great idea. so the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜栏）on its side with its eyes 7._ （close）. right away, the farmer called the doctor. 8._ looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made 9._ the heart of a goat. so the farmer killed 10._goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.单词拼写 （满分10分，每题1分）(每空不超过3个词)1. he had always been fair and_(体贴的)to everyone. 2. they finally_(计算)the cost of building a new house yesterday. .3.the knife isnt sharp，and it needs_. 4. if you continue to produce co2 and other gases，you are c_ life on earth. 5. because of the greenhouse effect，the earth is warmed by gases _(困在) in the atmosp