河南省郑州智林学校高二英语12月月考试题.doc

河南省郑州智林学校2014-2015学年高二英语12月月考试题amy l4-year-old son, john, and i spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. it stood out among big and old coats. it had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. i looked at my son and we both said nothing, but johns eyes shone. dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. this coat was even better. john tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. the fit was perfect. john wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “did the kids like your coat?” i asked. “they loved it.” he said. over the next few weeks, john changed. he was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “good dinner, mom.” he would say every evening. without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. one day when i suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, john, who always put things off, said: “youre right. i guess i will.” when i mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.john and i both know we should never mistake a persons clothes for the real person within them. but there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 21. what does the author try to express in the first paragraph?a. the coat looked like a magical coat.b. they were good at shopping.c. the coat was a real bargain.d. they had the same taste in clothes.22. what does the underlined word “grin” in paragraph 2 probably mean?a. a wide smile. b. a worried look.c. a low spirit. d. a joking voice.23. after john wore the new coat, the author found he _.a. was happier and better-behaved b. received more praise from his teachersc. was willing to follow suggestions d. made rapid progress in studye. would say sweet words to please hera. a, b, c b. a, c, e c. b, d, e d. c, d, e24. what message does the author intend to deliver in the article?a. we should not judge people by their appearance.b. life is full of possibilities when we are young.c. its beneficial to try different things in our lives.d. what we wear could help shape who we are inside. bdo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someones life?if yes, dont care about sex or age! come and join us, then youll make it!position: volunteer social care assistant (no pay with free meals)place: manchesterhours: part timewe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! only 4 days left. dont miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!role:you will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. you will help them to develop new skills. you will help them to protect their rights and their safety. but your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.skills and experience required:you will have the right values and great listening skills. you will be honest and patient. you will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken english since youll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.25. the text is meant to _a. leave a noteb. send an invitationc. present a documentd. carry an advertisement26. what does the underlined part mean?a. youll make others lives more meaningful with this job.b. youll arrive home just in time from this job.c. youll earn a good salary from this job.d. youll succeed in getting this job.27. the volunteers primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities _.a. to get some financial supportb. to properly protect themselvesc. to learn some new living skillsd. to realize their own importance28. which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?a. the one who can drive a car.b. the one who has done similar work before.c. the one who has patience to listen to others.d. the one who can use english to communicate.cmost young architectsparticularly those in big citiescan only dream about working in a building of their own. and making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to david yocum and his partner, brain bell. their building is a former automobile electricalparts firm in atlanta. from the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的) walls.in 2000, yocum and bell found this building in the citys west end. built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned (放弃) years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. but the price was right, so yocum bought it. he spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building, the demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was therethe walls, the rust, the light,” yocum said. “every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. its like an art installation (装置) in therea slow-motion show.”since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. the back of the building is a working area and a living room for yocum and his wife. a sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical (机械的) room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.yocum and bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. it has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.29. according to the passage, it is for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own. a. easyb. unnecessary c. unrealisticd. common30. working on the old building, yocum and bell .a. pulled rubbish out through the roofb. removed the skylights from the bathroomc. presented a slowmotion show in an art galleryd. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building31. it can be inferred from the passage that yocum and bell .a. benefited a lot from pulling down the roofb. turned more old buildings into art galleriesc. got inspiration from decorating their old buildingd. paid more attention to the outside of the gallery32. the main idea of the passage is that . a. people can learn a lot from their failuresb. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old buildingc. people should not judge things by their appearanced. creative people can make the best of what they havedeven when youre extremely busy, you arent using your time with 100% efficiency. there are gaps in everyones schedule where they arent doing anything important. even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you arent working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.why arent you completely efficient? its because time isnt the limiting factor. if it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions (消遣). instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate (拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.the real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. energy levels limit your productivity because when youre tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.you might not be able to add another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. but even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling (取消) anything. the reason why its hard to “find time” isnt a lack of time. its because you dont have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.i first suspected time wasnt the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. i was extremely busy, but at that time i still exercised regularly. i had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and i still found time to exercise. however, after a few weeks off, due to illness, i stopped exercising. i was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. despite this free time, i found it hard to find time to exercise. it seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. how can i explain this strange experience? i believe you have known it. 33. if someone cant work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is _.a. a schedule without gaps b. breaks and distractionsc. the limited time d. the limited energy34. the writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to _.a. prove what the real limiting factor isb. show us how busily he needs to workc. explain how important a healthy body isd. tell us what an strange experience he has35. what is the best title of the passage?a. do you really lack time? b. how can you work efficiently?c. what makes your energy limited? d. when should you do exercise? 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。 (涂71-75处) a major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. when you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?be involved. parents need to be involved in their teens work. 36 what they look for is your presence to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. communicate openly with your teen. encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but dont let them focus on those fears.help them get organized. 37 together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which he can study for what he knows will be on the test.provide a calm setting. help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. give them a nutritious diet. it is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his best. 38 if this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. a healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress.39 persuade your teenager to get some sleep and /or do something active when he needs a real break from studying. making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. help your teen balance his time so that he will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.show a positive attitude. 40 your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teens pressure. make your teen feel accepted and valued for his efforts. most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.a. a parents attitude will dictate their teens emotions.b. exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.c. they will only make the situation worse.d. encourage your teen to relax.e. the best thing is simply to listen.f. help your teen think about what he has to study and plan accordingly.g. your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.第三部分： 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in germany, lived a family with eighteen childreneighteen! in order 41 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by 42 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his tradedespite their seemingly 43 condition, two of the eldest children had a dreamthey both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 44 they knew well that their father would never be able to 45 either of them to study at the academyafter many long discussions at night in their 46 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact(协议)they would toss（掷）a cointhe 47 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 48 his winning brother for the academythen, in four years, he would support the other onethen albrecht durer won the toss and 49 to nurembergalbert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 50 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensationby the time he graduated, he was beginning to 51 considerable fees for himselfwhen the young artist 52 home and said to his brother, and now, albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 53 . now you can go to the academy to pursue your dream, and i will 54 youalbert rose and wiped the 55 from his cheeksno, brotheri cannot go to nurembergit is too 56 for melooklook what four years in the mines have done to my 57 ! i cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas 58 a pen or a brushmore than 450 years have 59 by now, among albrecht durers hundreds of masterful portraits, the praying hands is one 60 creation that can catch the worlds hearts41.amerelybfully ccompletely dentirely42.aheartbmethodcprofessiondwords43.ademandingbpromisingchopelessdcareless44.asobandchoweverdbut45.astudybsendcgivedoffer46.aseparatedbcrowdedcnewdunusual47.awinner blosercolddyounger48.asupportbadvertisecexpectdrequire49.aflew awaybwent offcset asidedleft behind50.adeservedbdesiredcfinanceddenvied51.aspendbsavecdrawdearn52.aarrivedbregainedcreturneddgot53.aturnbtimectop dfate54.atake charge ofbmake up for cmake use of dtake care of55.asmilesbsweatsctears dhints56.alatebnervousctiringdtense57.aeyesbhandscpicturesdmines58.ainbofcupondwith59.apassedbkeptcremembereddchanged60.astrangebtouchingcwonderfuldmysterious第二卷第三部分 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。 first aid is of _61_ (important) in our life. there is no doubt _62_ it is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time. if a person has an accident, he needs medical care before a doctor can_63_(find) . but in the process of first aid, 64 the injured will be properly treat