江西省上饶县中学高二英语上学期第二次月考试卷.doc

江西省上饶县中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试卷第一部分 听力部分（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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10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. why did the woman come late?a. the traffic was heavy. b. her car broke down on the way. c. something was wrong with her bike2. where did the conversation most probably take place? a. in a plane. b. in a coffee shop. c. in a restaurant.3. whats the man going to do?a. travel in africa. b. work in nigeria. c. leave the medical team.4. how did the woman find the concert?a. boring. b. funny. c. great.5. what flowers do the speakers choose?a. red and pink ones.b. red and purple ones.c. pink and purple ones.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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至7题。6. what time do the banks usually close?a. 6:45 pm. b. 7 pm. c. 7:15pm.7. whats the possible relationship of the two speakers?a. strangers. b. workmates. c. partners.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. how long did the man stay in beijing?a. three days. b. four days. c. ten days.9. what can we know about the man? a. he flew to china on business.b. he went to china for his further study.c. he travelled around china with his wife.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what did the man want to do in the shop?a. to buy his father a present. b. to look for something as a present. c. to buy a tie to match his suit.11. how much does the tie cost?a. 230 dollars. b. 213 dollars. c. 130 dollars.12. how do you find the woman in the dialogue?a. she is a little shy. b. she is tiresomec. she is good at selling goods .听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. when did the robbery happen?a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evening.14. where did the robbery take place?a. at a supermarket. b. at a bank.c. in a jewelry store.15. how many robbers were there?a. one. b. two.c. three.16. who reported the robbery to the police?a. the manager of the shop. b. an assistant of the shop. c. a customer in the shop.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what does webster toys plan to do?a. get someone to sell their toys.b. set up a new factory.c. set up a branch company.18. what is most important for webster toys sellers?a. they should be young. b. they should be good at making money. c. they should be good at one language of the far east.19. how can you contact webster toys if you want to get the job?a. by phone. b. by fax. c. by letter.20. where will you love if you get the job? a. new zealand. b. singapore.c. japan.第二部分 阅读理解第一节(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。aan eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. all she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. when she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.she hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.“and what do you want?” asked the salesman. “its for my little brother,” the girl answered. “hes really, really sick and i want to buy a miracle.” “pardon?” said the salesman.“my brother andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. so how much does a miracle cost?” “we dont sell a miracle here, child. im sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.“listen, if it isnt enough, i can try and get some more. just tell me how much it costs.”a well-dressed man heard it and asked, “what kind of a miracle does your brother need?”“i dont know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. but my daddy cant pay for it, so i have brought all my money.”“how much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but i can try and get some more,” she answered.“well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.”he took up the girls hand and said, “take me to where you live. i want to see your brother and meet your parents. lets see if i have the kind of miracle you need.”that well-dressed man was dr. carlton armstrong, a famous doctor. the operation was successful and it wasnt long before andrew was home again.how much did the miracle cost?bguide to stockholm university libraryour library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.zonesthe library is divided into different zones. the upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. the reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. the ground floor is the zone where you can talk. here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.computers you can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as microsoft office. they are situated in the area known as the experimental field on the ground floor.group-study placesif you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. all rooms are marked on the library maps.there are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. to book, you need an active university account and a valid university card. you can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.storage of study materialthe library has lockers for students to store course literature. when you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 sek for a years rental period.rules to be followedmobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.cwe know that sugary sodas arent good for our bodies. now it turns out that they may not be good for our minds, either. a new study of more than 260,000 people has found a link between sweetened soft-drinks and depression, and diet sodas may be making matters worse.americans drink far more sodas than people in other countries as much as 170 liters per person per year. but the impact of this study isnt limited to the united states. “sweetened drinks, coffee and tea are commonly consumed worldwide and have important physical consequences. and they may have important mental-health consequences as well,” study author dr honglei chen said in a statement.the study studied 263,925 people between the ages of 50 and 71. researchers followed their consumption of drinks like soda, tea coffee, and other soft drinks from 1995 to 1996 and then. 10 years later, asked them if they had been diagnosed with depression since the year 2000. more than 11,3000 of them had.participants who drank more than four servings of sodas per day were 30 percent more likely to develop depression than participants who did not drink sodas at all. people who stuck with fruit punch(鸡尾酒), had a 38 percent higher risk than people who didnt drink sweetened drinks. and all that extra sugar isnt the actual problem. researchers say that the artificial sweetener aspartame may be to blame.the study found a link but could not surely determine whether sodas and other sweet soft drinks cause depression. still, the results “are consistent with a small but growing body of evidence suggesting that artificially sweetened beverages may be linked to poor health outcomes.”but theres a bright side for those who cant live without their daily sodas. adults who drank coffee had a 10 percent lower risk of depression compared to people who didnt drink any coffee, according to the study. “our research suggests that cutting out or down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with unsweetened coffee may naturally help lower your depression risk,” said chen.28what has the new study of more than 260,000 people found?a. sugary sodas arent good for the physical health of old people.b. americans have a special tooth for sweet foods.c. sweetened soft-drinks may increase the risk of depression.d. sweetened soft-drinks have important physical consequences.29what do we know about the process of the study?a. about twenty-six thousand people participated in it.b. the oldest participants were below 80 when the study was over.c. most of the participants had depression when the study was over.d. the study lasted more than ten years from the beginning to the end.30it is implied in the passage that _.a. more research is needed to confirm the new findingsb. the new findings arent consistent with any previous findingsc. cutting ones sodas intake will surely reduce ones depressiond. the new findings wont have an impact on peoples drinking habits31what should you drink in order to reduce the risk of depression?a. sodas. b. unsweetened coffee.c. sugary coffee. d. fruit punch.dbrazil is a federation that consists of twenty-six states and one federal district. the biggest majority of brazils population belongs to the christian religion and almost all of them are catholics. this is something brazil inherited being portugals colony.historically, the country was a colony claimed by people from portugal and this made portuguese the official language. the portuguese reached brazil in 1500 and until that moment it was inhabited by semi-nomadic(半游牧的) people. the portuguese changed brazil into a country of slaves until 1800, when maria i of portugal came to live in brazil. the queen did not stay long in brazil, but during the 20 years of royal presence a lot of changes occurred: commercial ports to united kingdom were opened; brazil stopped being isolated from other countries. so at the moment of getting the independence on the 7th of september, 1822, brazil already had the potential to develop. the brazilian empire, pedro i, abolished(废除) slavery in 1888 in the face of princess isabel. a lot of european people started coming to brazil and the industry of the country started working. in the 19th and the 20th century as it has been said above foreign people immigrated to brazil and basically 5 million european and japanese people became the residents of brazil. the beginning of the 20th century was especially marked by the immigration of a lot of asian people: japanese, korean and chinese immigrants. as a matter of fact japanese people do not immigrate a lot, and the fact that the brazilian-japanese people are the largest japanese minority in the world does astonish greatly.the majority of the cultural inherits of brazil are actually portuguese, due to the fact that brazil was portugals colony for a very long time. the southern states mainly consist of european population and the north and the northeast consist of a mixed population including africans, amerindians and europeans. most of this population is roman catholic. no other country in the world has the same amount of catholics. the modern tendency of brazil is the growing number of people calling themselves protestants. around 7.4% of the population dont believe any god. some brazilians, especially in the northern states are mixed africans who prefer following the traditional african religions. only 1.8% of the population chose buddhism, islam or judaism.though brazil always tried to maintain democracy（民主）, it was failed several times by the dictatorship（独裁） of getulo vargas. this fact could not affect the political situation in the country.32. brazil was ruled by portuguese about _. a. 22 years b. 300 years c. 322 years d. 328 years33. who might block the development of brazil?a. maria i b. pedro i c. immigrants d. getulo vargas34. the writer mainly tells us the _ of brazil in the passage.a. religion b. history c. culture d. political situation35. which of the following statements is not true? a. brazil was isolated from other countries when maria i stayed there. b. the industry of the country started working in 1888. c. brazil has the largest population of catholics in the world.d. some people in brazil dont believe any god.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。there are many benefits of reading books. read on to learn the various benefits of reading books. 36 whenever you read something, you learn information that you otherwise wouldnt have known. it can be a fact about history or a theory you didnt know existed. if you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlarge your vocabulary. reading keeps your mind in good condition. similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. 37 one of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. 38 wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery-solving prowess(技能) to a test. one of the great benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be accessed over and over again. for example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury of reviewing the procedures whenever you need to . 39 dont even think about writing the information down because you may lose the paper you wrote down on sooner or later. these are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books. why dont you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up? if you cant even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your computer. 40 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；每小题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。i was in the ninth grade, when i began to suffer from depression. i didnt have many friends. i could never 41 my problems. soon i 42 to attend classes for days. i became 43 and angry. i would even 44 myself in my room for hours. the exams were approaching, but i simply didnt care. my parents and teachers were astonished at my bad 45 . constant quarrels made life at home a living hellall because of me.one morning, after a hard 46 from dad, i stood blankly at the school gate. as the other students 47 to their classrooms, our english teacher found me. 48 what id done, i was led to her office.the next 45 minutes was the most 49 moment of my life. she said she had noticed a big 50 in me. she wanted to know why i was so often absent and unhappy. she took my hand in hers and listened 51 as i spilled out my worries. she then 52 me as i sobbed my closed emotions out. i could feel my months of frustration and 53 melt away.no one had tried to understand what the real problem was, but my teacher had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such 54 and caring.she 55 to be my best friend. from then on, i often went to her office and we discussed my problems, hobbies and 56 on my mind. i 57 school every day.as the exams 58 again, i studied hard. when the 59 were declared, everybody was pleased. but the happiest of all was my english teacher. with tears of 60 ,she presented me with a pen. today i have become a happy writer, thanks to her.41. a. explainb. hidec. shared. keep42. a. agreedb. struggledc. refusedd. obeyed43. a. sensitiveb. convincedc. awared. tired44. a. fellb. cheeredc. knockedd. shut45. a. competitionb. performancec. debated. experience46.a. reportb. suggestionc. lectured. comment47. a. foughtb. marchedc. exploredd. pushed48. a. believingb. expressingc. rememberingd. wondering49. a. expensiveb. preciousc. comfortabled. interesting50. a. hurtb. changec. testd. examine51.a. carefullyb. madlyc. disappointedlyd. patiently52. a. forgaveb. hitc. huggedd. begged53. a. lonelinessb. illness c. silenced. happiness54. a. attentionb. willc. bodyd. strength55. a. expectedb. promisedc. persuadedd. ordered56. a. everyoneb. everythingc. someoned. something57. a. got away with b. put up with c. made sense of d. looked forward to58. a. visitedb. approachedc. passedd. left59. a. causesb. studiesc. resultsd. actions60. a. joyb. safetyc. healthd. pain第二节（共 10小题:每小题 1.5分，满分 15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 babara: you look _61_(tire). whats the matter with you?bob: nothing serious. i want to have a job after graduation. i am under great pressure.babara: do you find that _62_is difficult to find a suitable job this year?bob: yes. now college graduates _63_(encourage) to start their own business, which sounds really good for us. at the same time, we can get some valuable social _64_and we may also know more about ourselves an