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阳高一中2015-2016学年高二年级下学期英语第一次月考试题一、阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。aasia has many wild places. the following national parks are among the most famous in asia. people come to visit them from near and far in order to appreciate the unique qualities of the land and everything on it. have you ever visited any of these asian national parks?jiuzhai valley national park, chinathe extraordinarily beautiful park is famous for its fascinating blue-green lakes, waterfalls and its unique wildlife. located in the minshan mountain, sichuan province, it is a breathtaking park because of its scenery and it is also home to nine tibetan villages, over 220 bird species as well as a number of endangered animals and plants, such as giant pandas, sichuan golden monkeys and numerous orchids. this park was also declared a unesco world heritage site in 1992.khao sok(考索)national park, thailand this extraordinary park is several miles away from phuket(普吉岛), yet its remoteness(遥远)prevents it from being visited. even so, it is well worth a visit as scientists have noted that is rainforest stretches are not only longer than those of the amazon, but also more divers(多样化的). animals like tigers, asian elephants, and macaaues make their home here. everyone who visits the park, however, seems to want to have a look at the amazing rafflesia, one of the strangest flowering plants on earth; it smells like smelly meat when it blooms.nikko(日高)national park, japanit is lovely to visit this park all the year round with its waterfalls and picturesque lake chuzenji. and it is especially worth visiting in autumn when the leaves change from green to deep red and orange. set with unesco protected shrines(神坛)and temples, the park is a unique mixture of natural and man-made attractions. with various routes perfect for adventurous hikers, a visit to the nikko national park is not to be missed.if you want to know more information about asian famous national parks, you can log in .a. if you want to enjoy all the above, welcome to call and we can give a reasonable price.1. what does the underlined word “orchids” probably refer to?a. wild animals. b. endangered flowers.c. rare monkeys. d. tibetan buildings.2. compared with amazon, khao sok national park has_.a. stranger flower plants b. more animalsc. more varieties of rain-forests d. more visitors3. if youre an adventurous hiker, which park would you probably choose to visit?a. jiuzhai valley national park. b. khao sok national park.c. nikko national park. d. zhangjiajie national park.byou may have experienced the frustration(挫败感)of being slapped with a parking fine(罚款)or finding your car held firmly in the place after leaving it parked precariously(不安全的) for a couple of minutes. but now a high-tech car sticker thats designed to be stuck to a cars windscreen, could help motorists avoid such a situation by allowing a traffic warden（管理员）to get in touch with them.the towstop sticker sends a text message to a driver when it is touched by a traffic warden, to allow motorists to send a reply and give them time to move their car immediately. its designed to save drivers time and money by giving them a chance to move their car instead of having it towed(拖) away but relies on the good will of traffic wardens. frankfurt-based it consultant(顾问), daniel kalliontzis, came up with the idea and is raising funds on indiegogo to put his 54 (43) sticker into production.car owners can buy the sticker and place it inside their cars windscreen, having set it up with important information, such as their phone number. the message will ask them to move their car immediately .the driver could then type a reply for the warden using their smartphone, which will appear on the stickers screen. they may choose to write something along the lines of back in two minutes in a bid to avoid a fine.the smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic wardens and critically, a german law. the law states: an officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle. it could be cheaper for the authorities to contact the driver than to tow his car.4. what is the purpose of the first paragraph?a. to arouse readers interest in the new invention.b. to tell readers some ways of parking cars.c. to show drivers how to avoid parking fine.d. to disclose(揭示)how traffic wardens fine drivers.5. daniel kalliontzis came up with the idea of the slicker so that_.a. traffic can be smooth b. drivers can avoid being finedc. cars can be put in safe places d. laws can be carried out6. if traffic warden wants to send a text message to the driver, he should_.a. slap the windscreen b. strike the wheelc. use a smartphone d. touch the sticker7. from the passage we know that_.a. a german traffic warden is required to remind car owners to move their carsb. the towstop sticker will cost drivers much time and moneyc. not many drivers will mind being finedd. car owners must buy the stickers by lawcpeople who are worried about bad breath often reach for a toothbrush or a gun. but in the future, personal breath monitoring may include far more than fresh breath.in face, breath is so rich in chemical compounds that fully understanding it has proved challenging. each breath contains gases like carbon dioxide, the volatile(挥发性的)remains of recent snacks, medicines and even compounds taken in from things like carpeting or various kinds of air pollution. but breath detectors(检测器) can sort out these substances with increasing sensitivity(敏感性)。scientists are building electronic sniffers that examine the exhaled(呼气)air for signs of cancer, asthma(哮喘), and other diseases.“there are clear signatures in the breath for liver(肝)disease, kidney(肾)disease and heart disease. breath is a rich mixture that can reflect out state of health and disease.” said dr. raed dweik, director of the cleveland clinic, adding “breath analysis is the future of medical testing.”he and his partners are testing a desktop system called breathlink for use in rapid identification of diseases. the system is designed to work wherever there is an internet connection. to use breathlink, a person breathes into a long tube, and a breath sample is collected and analyzed within the system. then it can detail chemical concentrations(浓度)of the breath in graphics. dr. raed dweik said, “if you examine patients of asthma, you will find they have higher levels of nitric oxide(一氧化碳) in their exhaled air. it reflects their abnormal symptoms in the lungs.” his tests have reached 85 percent accuracy(精确度)so far in spotting people with some illness.but some trained dogs, he pointed out, can sniff out cancer with 99 percent accuracyalthough without the ability to identify particular compounds the way some detectors can.“we are getting better and better,” he said. “but whether we will ever approach the accuracy of the dogwe dont know.”8. what is the breath detector used for?a. to find what kind of disease a person has. b. to identify substances from peoples breath.c. to help a patient recover from disease. d. to smell how bad the breath is.9. in the fifth paragraph, what dr. raed dwik said is meant to_.a. show how he and his partners treated patients b. tell why a person has asthmac. show how sensitive the device is d. show how to diagnose a patient of asthma10. it can be inferred that_a. brushing teeth can improve ones bad breath b. there are leftovers like snacks and medicines in ones breathc. one can know exactly about his physical state through the breathd. breath analysis can be helpful in medical diagnosis11. whats the authors attitude towards the future of breath detectors?a. indifferent b. positive c. doubtful. d. critical.dhow to graduate from college with a high gpa(grade point average)one hour a dayone of the most challenging things about college is time management. its not that you dont have enough. in fact you usually have too much time, and as a result time gets wasted. if you take good notes in class, and spend one hour reviewing your notes every day before going to sleep, you will make use of the power of the subconscious(下意识)to absorb information and by the time exams come around youll know all the material on a subconscious level, and you dont have to sit up the night before exams.select easy coursesthe reason why selecting easy courses is powerful is that it allows you to start off your college career with an extremely high gpa. good grades have less and less of an impact on your gpa later in your college career and raising your gpa becomes much more difficult. selecting easy courses in the first term also leaves room for the occasional failure when coursework become more challenging.join (or form) study groupsif you go to a large public school where classes often have 700 plus people, study groups are an extremely effective way to ensure good grades. study groups are often led by older students who have taken the course and received as in that particular course. they also often provide you with resources such as practice tests, practice problems, and many others that might not be provided by professors.use personal developmenti can honestly say i didnt involve myself in personal development when i was in college. looking back i realize that i suffered from low self-respect and a very unhealthy self-image. but, if i had combined personal development techniques with the three steps above, my college career would have turned out very differently.if you have already started school, i recommend developing a strategy that applies these four ideas to your current schedule. if you havent started school yet, do some research on easier courses and what study groups might be available. if you follow through and commit to the four recommendations above, youll set yourself up for a very successful first term, and hopefully a very successful college career. 12. according to the passage, managing your wisely leads to _. a. sitting up late before exams b. spending less time each day c. mastering what you learn in an easy way d. benefiting from the notes13. group study is meant to let the students _. a. study effectively b. get along well with one another c. practice solving problems d. study independently14. the winter attached least importance to _ when he was at college. a. reviewing his lessons one hour a day b. selecting easier courses to learn c. involving a study group led by senior students d. applying personal development techniques15. from the passage we can infer that _. a. every college student is to get a high gpa when graduated b. personal development is that most important techniques of the 4 steps c. the earlier you choose easy courses, the better performance youll have d. the fist school years success plays an important role in your college career第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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，选项有两项为多余选项。many of us unhappy, or we go through moments of feeling stuck in life. the fastest way to remove depression(沮丧)and fear from our life is to access our true and unique self.leaning into love is the fastest way to realize your dream life. 16 recognize that fear is an evidence of insecurity and worry. it does not need to control your actions. instead, learn into lovelook at every area of your life. but your body is the greatest tool for assessing you inner happiness and health. 17 learning to listen to your beautiful body and accept it for its uniqueness will help you feel more peace.listening to the advice of others and ignoring your own inner guidance can keep you feeling stuck in life. 18 many of us try to change people, or to change things in the world that dont fit or make sense to us. 19 its better t turn inward and ask how you can improve yourself. you should be kind to your own self. 20 the journey is where the fun is, so give yourself time to be present in this moment because this moment is all we will ever late.a. the magic is in this momentb. let your goals drive you, but not defeat you.c. your body will tell you when you are hungry or tired.d. believe in yourself and the power of your dreamse. you are giving more faith to your fears than your dreamsf. learn to truest your heart and become your own best friendg. its useless spending so much time focusing on what is not working二、完形填空（2*20=40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。a learned man always has a lot of riches in himself.simonides, a famous greek poet, once made a tour around the well-known cities of asia. years later, he decided to 21 to his native land by sea.however, he boarded a ship, which got 22 in a terrible storm. together with its own poor condition, the ship began to 23 into the sea. some passengers were busy 24 together their bags, and others their 25 belongings.to everyones surprise , simonides was a(n) 26 . one who was 27 curious, asked, “ are you going to save 28 of your property, simonides?” he made a reply, “ all my possessions are 29 me.”while a few made their 30 by swimming, the majority, being weighed down by their burdens, disappeared in the sea. 31 , some thieves appeared, and stole 32 the few lucky people had saved, leaving them nothing.clazomenae, an ancient city, chanced to be near the beach. here lived a wealthy man 33 the pursuits(追求) of literature. he had often read the poems of simonides, and was a very great 34 of him though he had never seen simonides. 35 , simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach. knowing who he was from their brief conversation, the man 36 simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure, and 37 him with clothes, money, and attendants. the other 38 meanwhile were carrying their bowls, begging for food in the same city. one day, simonides 39 to meet them. with much sympathy(同情), simonides remarked, “ i told you that all my property was about me; what you have 40 to save is lost now.”21. a. getb. comec. visitd. return 22. a. caughtb. hitc.struckd. seized23. a. breakb. drownc. sinkd. fall24. a. keepingb. gatheringc. joiningd. carrying25. a.commonb. formalc. preciousd. previous26. a. exceptionb.examplec. foold. millionaire 27. a. slightlyb. graduallyc. extremelyd. generally28. a. nothingb. nonec. fewd. no one29. a. ofb. aroundc. aboutd. for30. a. escapeb. effectc. effortd. attempt31. a.in factb. in briefc. after alld. worse still32. a. thatb. whichc. whatd.when33. a. related to b. adapted to c.determined to d.devoted to 34. a. adviserb. admirerc. listenerd. buyer35. a. unluckilyb. frequentlyc.naturallyd.fortunately 36. a. orderedb. invitedc. forcedd. begged37. a. affordedb. offeredc. showedd. provided 38. a. survivorsb. writersc. stealersd. villagers39. a. hopedb. happenedc. managedd. demanded40. a.struggledb. failedc. encouragedd. succeeded三、语法填空（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（只填一个单词），或括号内单词的正确形式, 不多于3个单词 we high school students do have some growing pains, 41 we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. first, some of us are upset about their body styles and looks. its 42 ( necessary) and its not important at all. we neednt care about it . its ones inner beauty that 43 (matter) . second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood by our teachers, parents and classmates. 44 (face) with this, we can find 45 proper time to have a hear-to-heart talk with them , 46 ( try) to remove the misunderstanding. some of us have fewer friends. i think 47 (be) open-minded and friendly will do you good. third , we may fall behind others, 48 makes us stressed. 49 (actual) we can encourage ourselves to work efficiently, full of 50 (determine) . last , some of us dont have much pocket money , so they feel unhappy . isnt it strange? so long as we have some, thats enough. and we can learn how to spend money.四、短文改错（满分10分） it is four days since mother accepted the operation. she is feeling much more better. the