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沭阳银河学校2014-2015学年度第一学期12月月考 高二英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后于一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并表在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒中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 does the woman advise the man to do?a. to write a letter to his sister.b. give his sister a call.c. visit his sister.2.what does the man mean?a. it wont rain this afternoon.b. he will buy some furniture this afternoon.c. he will help the woman if the weather is fine.3.what is the woman going to do?a. see a doctor. b. go to a party. c. look after her children.4.which photocopier（复印件） does the man want to buy?a. the x40.b. the rx200.c. the bt100.5.what are the speakers talking about?a. a concert. b. an opera.c. a movie.第二节听下面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秒中的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。6.where does the man come from?a. orleans. b. london. c. paris.7.what does the man want to be in the future?a. a businessman. b. a teacher. c. a lawyer.8.what do we know about the man? a. he is a man of wide interests.b. he is a middle school student.c. he is good at windsurfing. 听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。9.why does the woman talk to the man?a. to invite him to attend her wedding. b. to him that she plans to quit. c. to ask for leave.10.where are the speakers?a. in england.b. in canada.c. in america. 11.what do we know about terry? a. he lives in canada.b. he works for the man.c. he earns quite a lot.听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。12.what does the woman think of the mans neighbour?a. helpful. b. considerate.c. troublesome.13.how did the man help his neighbour?a. he found his key for him.b. he looked after his plants.c. he helped him move furniture.14.why didnt the man complain to his neighbour?a. he still needs his help. b. he thought it was rude. c. he didnt want to hurt him.听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。15.whats the mans opinion about the environment?a. its getting better than ever.b. there is nothing wrong with it.c. the problems arent as severe as some people think.16.in what way will oil age end according to the man?a. people use up oil.b. people stop using oil.c. people use other sources of energy.17.what does the man say about pollution?a. it becomes more serious.b. it has been reduced gradually.c. it is the biggest problem in the world.听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18.how much is the chicken salad sandwich?a. $1. b. $1.5. c. $2.25.19.what does the speaker say about the roast beef sandwich?a. tasty. b. huge. c. cheap.20.what does the beef stew come with?a. salad. b. soup. c. french fries.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21.the film 2014 has filled some people with _ fear that _ man will meet terminal disasters in 2014.a. a；/ b. a；the c. /；the d. the；/22.the noise _, she couldnt live here any longer.a. is too loud to put up b. is too loud to live withc. being too loud to put up d. being too loud to live with23.no matter how frequently _, the works of beethoven still attract people all over the world. a. performed b. performing c. to be performed d. being performed24.the lawyer suggested that the problem worth paying attention_ at the next meeting.a. to be discussedb. to being discussedc. being discussedd. be discussed25.she is a vegetarian. she will _ if you mention eating meat in front of her. a. fall over the moon b. be down in the dumpsc. get hot under the collar d. laugh her head off26.the setting sun was reflected on the river, _ everything along the banks _ all the more beautiful. a. to make; look b. making; lookingc. making; to look d. making; look27.the ability _ an idea is as important as the idea itself. a. expressing b. expressed c. to express d. to be expressed28.the lack of evidence and witness led to _ . a. the appeal having rejectedb. reject the appeal c. the appeal being rejected d. the appeal to be rejected29.the good thing about children is that they _ very easily to new environments. a. adapt b. appeal c. adopt d. apply30.so much of interest _ that most visitors run out of time before seeing it all. a. offers beijing b. beijing offers c. does beijing offer d. beijing does offer31. whats the event like? several witnesses _differ from the official version.a. accounts b. opinions c. descriptiond. explanations32.with a lot of difficult problems_, they are working hard day and night! a. settling b. to settle c. being settled d. settled 33.with more trees being destroyed, huge quantities of soil _ each year.a. are washing awayb. is being washed awayc. has been washed awayd. are being washed away34.the big fire in shanghai, believed to _ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there.a. have occurred b. occur c. have been occurring d. be occurring35. what do you think of this new five-year plan? we believe it will _ the peace, stability and prosperity of our country in future.a. distribute tob. refer toc. subscribe tod. contribute to36.after the students put up new year decorations, the classroom _ a holiday appearance.a. put onb. turned onc. took ond. carried on37.its time i _to the company, and it is the first time that i _there.a. have got; gotb. went; gotc. have gone; have gotd. went; have got38.she studied the young mans expression with her _ eyes, because she didnt believe him. a. wiseb. sharpc. cleverd. tough39.nowadays, more and more people are addicted _ shopping on the net, _a challenge to traditional department stores. a. to doing; becoming b. to do; to become c. doing; having become d. to dong; becomes40.this candidate has far more chances of winning the election than _ recommended by the organizer. a. thatb. the one c. whomd. one41. do you think it _ to spend 70 yuan watching the film “the flowers of war”? havent you seen the film? i think it is well _ the money.a. worthy; worthb. worthwhile; worth c. worth; worthyd. worthy; worthwhile42.as we have mentioned previously, we will be dedicated to solving the problem within the current framework, rather than _ a new one.a. establishing b. establish c. to establish d. established43.the possibility of a murder _, the police have set about looking for the clues to her suicide. a. to be ruled out b. to rule out c. having ruled out d. having been ruled out44.the flowers _ sweet in the garden look _ and attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. a. to smell; beautifully b. smell; lovely c. are smelt; beautiful d. smelling; lovely45.the more you practise _ english, the better your _ english will be. a. to speak; speaking b. speaking; spoken c. spoken; spoken d. spoken; speaking46.having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it. a. to see b. to be seen c. seeingd. seen47.he is a man of few words, and seldom speaks until _ to. a. spoken b. speaking c. speak d. be spoken48._ us a definite answer cant solve the problem. i agree with you. someone must have a talk with him.a. avoiding to giveb. avoiding giving c. he avoided givingd. his avoiding giving49._ awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered another.a. staying b. stayed c. to stay d. having stayed50.much disappointed as he is _ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.a. to have failed b. failed c. having failed d. failing第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。sharpen your axe (斧头)a young man approached the foreman (工头)of a logging crew and asked for a job. “that _51_” replied the foreman. “lets see you fell this tree.”the young man stepped forward and skillfully_52_ a great tree._53_, the foreman exclaimed, “you can start monday.”monday, tuesday, wednesday _54_ and on thursday afternoon the foreman approached the young man and said, “you can pick up your _55_ on the way out today.” _56_, the young man replied, “i thought you paid on friday.”“_57_ we do,” said the foreman. “but were letting you go today because youve _58_. our daily felling charts show that youve _59_ from first place on monday to last place today.”“but im a _60_ worker,” the young man objected. “i arrive first, leave last, and _61_ have worked through my coffee breaks!”the foreman, _62_ the young mans honesty, thought for a minute and then asked, “have you been _63_ your axe?”the young man replied, “no, sir, ive been working too hard to take time for _64_!”our lives are like that. we sometimes get so _65_ that we dont take time to sharpen the axe. in todays world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but _66_ happy than ever. why is that? could it be that we have forgotten how to _67_ sharp?theres nothing wrong with activity and hard work. but we all need time to _68_, to think and meditate(谋划), to learn and _69_. if we dont take time to sharpen the axe, we will become _70_ and lose our effectiveness.51.a. depends b. expects c. experiences d. makes52.a. cut down b. pulled down c. moved away d. put down53.a. scared b. disappointed c. impressed d. approved54.a. ran off b. went by c. came on d. went along55.a. spirit b. effort c. work d. paycheck56.a. discouraged b. moved c. astonished d. satisfied57.a. unfortunately b. excitedly c. commonly d. normally58.a fallen behind b. finished up c. cut up d. speeded up59.a. reduced b. dropped c. decreased d. climbed60.a. excellent b. new c. young d. hard61.a. usually b. even c. yet d. ever62.a. noticing b. observing c. sensing d. watching63.a. repairing b. sharpening c. breaking d. operating64.a. that b. one c. those d. something65.a. busy b. tired c. easy d. ready66.a. more b. rather c. less d. most67.a. make b. turn c. grow d. stay68.a. explore b. motivate c. relax d. work69.a. grow b. observe c. play d. practice70.a. full b. dull c. stupid d. lazy第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） a.london-lazy students can now give up on work altogether as two oxford university students have made scores of a-grade essays on the website for students to copy.the essays are on the new website, “revise.it”the website includes an “essaylab” designed to make cheating (舞弊) as effective and effortless as possible.its homepage announces to surfers (网上冲浪者): “the revise.it essaylab is a bank of hundreds of a-level essays covering popular topics.”“next time you are asked to write an essay, why not see what we have on the subject-if you are in a lazy state of mind you can even use our guide to writing the essays and then just hand them in.”nick rose and jordan mayo, both 19 and first from manchester, spent much of their first year as students at the university setting up the website. there is no charge for downloading the essays.“i have never been very good at essay writing,” rose admitted. “we dont see essay bank as a cheating way. its a surprising valuable resource. you can learn a lot by reading other peoples work on the subject.”among other tips, the website suggests inventing important speeches to give essays extra weight: “popular people to quote (引用) are douglass hurd or disraeli.”hurd was a foreign secretary in the 1980s and disraeli was a 19th century prime minister.teachers are expressing their opinions by e-mail that they are angry about the website that “encourages students to cheat”, but students disagree. according to rose: “exams are a fight. its us against them.”71.it can be inferred from this passage that _.a. students who visit the website “revise. it” are all lazyb. students in oxford university are all lazyc. websites in oxford university are all set up by studentsd. websites can provide people with different kinds of information72.nick rose and jordan mayo set up their website for the purpose of _. a. helping students to cheat in exams b. helping students to improve their writing c. making money to pay for their schooling d. making their teacher free73.what rose said at last suggests that in england _.a .it is difficult for students to pass their exams b. it is difficult for teachers to finish their teachingc. students are not satisfied with the education system d. students are too lazy to learn anythingb.fish have ears. really. theyre quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. for the past seven years, simon thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths.as fish grow, so do their otoliths. each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). by looking through a microscope (显微镜) and counting these rings, thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. as a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fishs age, just like the growth rings of a tree.ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. but thorold has turned to a new direction. theyre examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.the daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. these elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. it also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. he can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.in the case of the atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the traveling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.this is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending thorrold their ears.74.what can we learn about fish ears from the text?a. they are small soft rings.b. they are not seen from the outside.c. they are opening only on food fish.d. they are not used to receive sound.75.why does the writer compare the fish to trees?a. trees gain a growth ring each day.b. trees also have otoliths.c. their growth rings are very small.d. they both have growth rings.76.why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?a. the elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.b. chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.c. we can know more about fish and their living environment.d. scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.77.how would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?a. they are very interested in thorrolds research findings.b. they want to know where they can find fish.c. they lend their fish for chemical studies.d. they wonder if thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.c.scientists have found what look like caves on mars, and say they could be protecting life from the planets terrible environment.the first caves discovered beyond the earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by nasas mars odyssey orbiter. each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the martian surface.“if there is life on mars, there is a good chance youd find it in caves,” said jut wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a us geological survey mars cave detection program.jonathan clarke, a geologist with the mars society of australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.one photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm, suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.“i said: wow, thats a cave.” dr. clarke said excitedly. “people have been looking for these for a long time; now we have found them.”he agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold, radiation-soaked(充满辐射的), dry surface.“tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “if there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. a cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.”the caves probably formed