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山西省大同市第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期12月月考试题 i单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1. the general manager thought _ of these problems before he made the final decision. a. a good many b. a great deal c. lots d. a plenty 2. the woman she acted in the film is _ the women in the 1930s. a. typical of b. conventional of c. impressive of d. consistent of 3. cloning humans has been _ in the science world for many years and it is likely to continue . a. ridiculous b. contemporary c. controversial d. contradictory 4. instructions for homework have to be _ so that every student knows clearly what is to do after class. a. specific b. generous c. general d. detail 5. the spring festival gala(春节晚会) on cctv has _ many ordinary entertainers into well-known stars overnight a. created b. transformed c. made d. produced 6. many of the big world sports events are _by wealthy big companies, who hope to advertise their companies or their products. a. organized b. arranged c. hosted d. sponsored 7. the mayor was charged with _ his power for personal benefits. a. applying b. abusing c. taking d. spending 8. once you get _ something, it is very hard to _. a. addicted to; rid yourself of it b. used to; rid yourself of it c. accustomed to; be got rid of it d. addicted to; get away with it 9doctors are doing research to find out what happens physically when people_ smoking.aquit bdecline cprevent dreserve10there was a(n)_silence in the live interview，when on one knew what to say to the audience.aashamed bdisappointed cdesperate dawkward11. much labour would have been saved if the electronic computers_ before.a. had invented b. were invented c. should have been invented d. had been invented12. _ cease（终止） advertising, prices would be significantly reduced. a. were they to b. could they c. if they d. would they13. it was essential that the application forms _ back before the deadline . a. must be sent b. would be sent c. be sent d. were sent14. we didnt know his telephone number, otherwise we _ him. a. would have telephoned b. must have telephoned c. would telephone d. had telephoned15. if only you _ him what i said! everything would have been all right.a. didnt told b. hadnt told c. would not tell d. would have not toldii. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。what i noticed first about my new parrot, chico, was that he couldnt fly. his wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the 16 just like us humans. when the weather turned nice, i took chico outside. i sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him 17 . at first he seemed 18 . he walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. he didnt even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. somehow he knew he was 19 .one day chico got especially excited . he paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of 20 . then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. he started 21 flapping his wings for the first time ever then he lifted off the 22 like a space shuttle! i was amazed and 23 . little did i know his feathers had been growing back, and chico had been 24 until the moment was ripe for escape! two days later chico 25 . first i tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. then i took his 26 and put it awaystill he would not come. finally, i made him a firm promise that i would let him 27 every day the weather was nice if he did come back. 28 , he flew onto my shoulder.from that day on, whenever the weather was good i would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. the 29 lasted for two months before suddenly chico became 30 . the vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. within a few days he died.i was very sad. the 31 crossed my mind that if i had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. but what 32 is there in being a bird if you cant fly?chico made his first break for 33 on a late monday afternoon in april. when will you make yours? you too can take a 34 when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. if you dont 35 , what will be the purpose of your life?16. a. floorb. earthc. scened. road17. a. smarterb. healthierc. happierd. stronger18. a. disappointedb. determinedc. frightenedd. confused19. a. incapableb. disabled c. wrongd. stupid20. a. noiseb. progressc. energyd. consideration21. a. slowlyb. gentlyc. madly d. gracefully22. a. groundb. treec. caged. branch23. a. movedb. shockedc. delightedd. excited24. a. strugglingb. pacingc. flyingd. waiting 25. a. leftb. returnedc. survivedd. recovered26. a. cageb. featherc. chaind. food27. a. inb. outc. offd. alone28. a. as usuallyb. at that momentc. once in a whiled. at the same time29. a. actionb. attemptc. routined. effort30. a. activeb. injuredc. sadd. ill 31. a. factb. concernc. thoughtd. detail32. a. senseb. mistakec. interestd. problem33. a. lifeb. freedomc. fund. food34. a. breakb. holidayc. chanced. look35. a. keep yourself busyb. cheer yourself upc. let yourself downd. set yourself freeiii. 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。aone hundred and thirteen million americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. they give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. more and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. for many of us the “cashless society” is not on the horizon-its already here.while computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. they can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. this information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. at the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. and they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.36according to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to .a. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishesb. obtain more convenient services than other people doc. enjoy greater trust from the storekeeperd. cash money where he wishes to37from the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that .a. in the future all the americans will use credit cardsb. credit cards are mainly used in the united states todayc. nowadays many americans do not pay in cashd. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before38the phrase “ring up sales” most probably means .a. make an order of goods b. record sales on a cash registerc. call the sales manager d. keep track of the goods in stock39it can be inferred that .a. computers will bring disaster b. computer industry will not develop fasterc. computers will bring about more convenience to peoples life d. none bthe museum of childhood is australias most comprehensive collection of childhood items including toys , dolls , infant and school material .housed in a modern facility , the displays reflect australian childhood experience over time including play , child rearing , orphanage childhood , and home , school , and war time experience .there are many hands on exhibits and education sessions including the famous lesson in the 1920s one teacher bush classroom .the museum also hosts national touring exhibitions and conducts special activities on sundays and school holidays（ring for details ）.open: tuesday- friday 10am 4pm , sunday 10am 4:30 pm , or by arrangement .special activities on sundays as advertise .closed: public holidays ,16 december-18 january .location: edith cowan university campus , bay road , claremont (take bus 208 and alight at the bay road and princess road intersection . the museum is 15 minutes walk from claremont train station )tel :(08) 9442 1373 ; fax ; (08 ) 9442 131440on you can stay at the museum until half past four .awednesday bfriday csunday dmonday 41if you want to attend a special activity , youd better come on .amonday btuesday csaturday dsunday42when you come on december 20th , friday ,you will find the museum .aclosed bholding special activities cnot closed until 4:00dnot closed until 4:3043the main purpose of the museum of childhood is to .adisplay toys , dolls , infant and school material breflect australian childhood experience over time chost national touring exhibition dtell you the famous lesson in the 1920s cyou may not be aware, but digital currency (货币) is a big part of the internet world. qq coins can buy you accessories (配饰) for your qq images. more importantly, a new digital currency, bitcoin, is bringing the worlds commerce online.if youre traveling, you can spend bitcoins at restaurants and hotels listed at bitcoint. in china, bitcoins can be used to buy goods at about 134 online shops on taobao. and at a caf named 2nd place in beijing, you can even buy fresh coffee with bitcoins.so what makes bitcoin so attractive to investors?first of all, the bitcoin system is not controlled by anyone. one central authority cannot make policies to change the value of bitcoins. the fixed amount of bitcoins also means they cannot lose value through inflation(通货膨胀), as all forms of paper money have done over time.in addition, accounts in the bitcoin system are anonymous and transparent. users can set up an account easily and track every bitcoin. all of these features seem to make bitcoins immune(有免疫力的) from loss, but that is not entirely true. “the value of bitcoins can vary wildly as no central government makes the price of them steady. if the value drops suddenly, investors cannot get any compensation(赔偿),” zhao qingming, a senior researcher at china construction bank, told china economic weekly. and bitcoins, unlike company shares, are not backed by any tangible funds, which also adds to their risk. while china will not recognize the digital currency anytime soon, xinhua said, lawmakers and officials at a hearing on nov. 18 in the us made positive comments about bitcoin. ben bernanke, outgoing chairman of the federal reserve, told the washington post that “these types of creations, such as bitcoin may hold long-term promise, particularly if its system promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.”44. bitcoin is _. a. actually exactly like qq coins b. only used online c. a new currency used both online and in real life d a countrys new digital currency.45. we can use bitcoin to buy the following things except _. a. online goods b. goods at 134 online shops on taobao c. books in physical shops d. coffee at a caf named 2nd place46. what is the disadvantage of bitcoin? a. the value of it can rise and fall wildly. b. it cannot lose value through inflation. c. every bitcoin in your account can be followed. d. it can even be used at some specific restaurants and hotels.d on a cool november afternoon in fleming island, florida, melissa hawkinson, 41, was driving her five-year-old twins home from school when she saw a sudden splash in doctors lake just ahead. what was that? she thought. as she drove up to the scene, she saw a half-submerged car sinking about 30 yards offshore. “it was going down pretty quickly,” hawkinson recalls. she stopped the car near the boat ramp and ran toward the water. water is going to be cold, she thought. she took off her vest and leather boots, got into the icy water, and swam to the car, where she found cameron dorsey, five, trapped into his car as the swirling water rose around him. hawkinson tried to open the door, but it was locked. so she pushed and pulled hard on the partially open window until she could reach through and unlock the door. she pulled the boy free, swam to shore, and handed him off to onlookers who were only watching them on a dock. the driver, the boys suicidal father, swam back to land on his own. afterward, hawkinson sat on the shore wrapped in a blanket. “for ten or 15 minutes, i couldnt stop shaking,” she said. theres nothing visibly extraordinary about melissa hawkinson, an energetic stay-at-home mom with brown hair and a sweet smile. yet something made her different from the dockside onlookers that day. why do some people act quickly, willing to take a risk for a stranger? what makes them run toward danger rather than away from it? hawkinson, the granite mountain hotshots (能手，高手)-19 of whom lost their life this past summer in arizona- every hero who puts his or her life on the line to save another: what makes them brave? moreover, can bravery be learned, or is it a quality with which you are born? the answer is complex. bravery taps the mind, brain and heart. it comes from instinct, training and sympathy. today, neurologists, psychologists and other researchers are studying bravery, trying to uncover the mystery.47. it can be learned from the passage that _. a. melissa hawkinson was a 41-year-old nurse b. it was spring when the accident happened c. melissa hawkinson was picking up her five-year-old son d. melissa hawkinson was kind and courageous.48. what conclusion can we draw from the third paragraph? a. not everyone was ready to risk saving the five-year-old boy. b. the father committed suicide because of the divorce. c. the father was saved in the end by melissa hawkinson. d. no one else was available except melissa hawkinson.49. how does the writer find other people on the dockside? a. warm and ready to help b. thoughtful c. kind of cold-blooded d. not skillful at swimming50. what is the writers purpose of writing this passage? a. to set us thinking what makes people brave. b. to call on us to learn from such people as hawkinson. c. to remind people of risk while saving others. d. to show people bravery can be learned.第二节 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。how to love your parents even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. you love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. here are some ways to love your parents. _51_ a gentle “good morning” and “i love you” will warm a coldest heart. remember that they brought you into this world. without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. respect them more and cherish these moments. you can use these moments to learn from them when youre off on your own. its ok to get angry but angry actions dont help you or your parents. act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend. _52_ obey their requests. it will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. it may seem like you are going through hell when you dont get what you want or you have to clean. however, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when its cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes._53_ since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents? keep company with them. do things with your parents like watching tv, or go somewhere with them. _54_ listen to their old stories and learn from them. you will find they are your teachers in this way or another. some people simply may not be able to love their parents. _55_ seek help if you are being abused in any way. parents do not have a right to harm you. a.forgivenessisthekey. b.tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning. c.parentswillinturnexpresstheirlovetoyou. d.afterthis,shareyourfeelingswithyourparents. e.anyway,spendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan. f.pleaserememberparentsareasimp