山西省高平市特立高级中学高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

特立中学20152016学年第二学期高二英语月考卷考试时间：100分钟 满分：150分一 、阅读理解：（每空3分，共45分） a alexis was hot and tired. with rage in her voice she shouted, pull me up！i give up, i hate this. this is stupid! it was at that moment when jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, ed, im going to go down and talk with her. i then shouted down to alexis, hold on! you can do this. we know you can! jason grasped another rope, put his climbing harness(系带)on and began to move down the cliff. within moments jason was beside alexis. she had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that stuck outward. jason said to alexis, i know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. your feet and fingers are cramping(痉挛)up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. but , alexis, you are strong, look how far up you are already. you have taken one of the more difficult paths up the cliff. alexis, look at the path you have taken. at that moment, alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. the bright white chalk she used in her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. jason was right. alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. jason then looked straight into alexis eyes and in a calm voice he said, you are not alone out here, there are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. we are going to do this together. are you ready? slowly she nodded her head and took a deep breath. 1. jason went down the cliff because _. a. alexis took a wrong path b. alexis was trapped in rocks c. alexis didnt believe in herself d. alexis forearms were badly hurt2. the underlined word hot in the story means _. a. disappointed b. uncomfortable c. angry d. running a high body temperature3. we can infer from the passage that _. a. alexis was finally pulled up by ed b. alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff c. alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up d. alexis successfully rock climbed in the end4. alexis would probably become _. a. more strong-minded b. easier to give up c. poorer in health d. less interested in rock climbing b sir edmund hillary is best known for being the first, along with climbing partner tenzing norgay, to reach the top of mount everest(珠穆朗玛峰).however, he also made many visits to antarctica(南极洲). in 1957, he led the first trip over ice to the south pole. hillary also helped his home country, new zealand, build a research center on antarctica, called scott base. he visited it in january 2007, when he was 87 years old. in the 1900s, many people like hillary saw antarctica as an exciting place. scientists are interested in how glaciers(冰川) flow and melt. they also worry that global(全球的) warming is making glaciers melt faster. it has caused a 75 percent increase in ice loss in the last 10 years, according to a new study. scientists say ice loss could cause water levels around the world to rise faster than expected. ice is melting faster than expected because of global warming. researchers in antarctica are studying many other subjects too. some use the cold weather and clear air as a way to study things that affect other parts of the globe. antarctica has the cleanest air in the world. that allows scientists to compare the air there to the air in polluted places. antarctica is the darkest place on earth, so it is a great place to study the stars. some scientists are even studying penguin droppings(企鹅粪). they have developed a new test to learn more about penguins diets.5. what is sir edmund hillary best known for? a. he was the first to reach the top of mount everest. b. he went to antarctica many times. c. he led the first trip to the south pole. d. he helped build a research center on antarctica. 6. the final result of global warming is that_. a. there would be no ice b. water levels could rise faster c. the climate would become warm d. the ocean would be polluted7. who of the following would not be interested in antarctica? a. people who are interested in what penguins eat. b. researchers who like watching stars. c. adventurers who decide to climb mount everest. d. scientists who are studying the worlds air.8. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. edmund hillary. b. antarcticabest place for scientific research. c. global warming. d. studies on antarctica. c just 50 years ago manx seemed to be on the point of disappearing. if you spoke manx in a pub on the island in the 1960s, it was considered provocative(挑衅的) and you were likely to find yourself in a fight, recalls brian stowell, a 76-year-old islander who has written a manx-language novel, the vampire murders, and presents a radio show on manx radio spreading the language every sunday.the language itself is similar to the gaelic tongues spoken in the islands neighbours, ireland and scotland. a century ago, moghrey mie would have been commonly heard instead of good morning on the island.in the 1860s there were thousands of manx people who couldnt speak english, says stowell. but only a century later it was considered to be so backwards to speak the language that there were stories of manx speakers getting stones thrown at them in the towns. i learnt it myself from one of the last surviving native speakers back in the 1950s.recession(经济衰退) in the mid 19th century forced many manx residents to leave the island to seek work in england. and parents were not willing to pass the language down through the generations, with many believing that to have manx as a first language would affect job opportunities overseas.there was a fall in the language. by the early 1960s there were perhaps as few as 200 who spoke the tongue. the last native speaker, ned maddrell, died in 1974. unesco(联合国教科文组织) pronounced the language died out in the 1990s.now there is even a manx language primary school in which all subjects are taught in the language, with more than 60 pupils attending. manx is also taught in other schools across the island.9. what does “moghrey mie” mean according to the passage? a.all the best. b. congratulations. c. never mind. d. good morning.10. many manx people went to england to _. a. learn manx b. teach english c. look for jobs d. attend college11. what is the passage mainly about? a. the manx language. b. the life of manx people c. the manx island. d. the manx language school d the kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. they sleep beside cows and sheep in huts(小屋） made of sticks and mud. they have no school. yet they all can chant the english alphabet（字母表）, and some can make words. the key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their ethiopian village in february by a u.s. group called one laptop per child. the goal is to find out whether kids using todays new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. the massachusetts institute of technology researchers analyzing the project data say theyre already amazed. “what i think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said matt keller, who runs the ethiopia program. the fastest learnerand the first to turn on one of the tabletsis 8-year-old kelbesa negusse. the devices camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. he called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in ethiopia. with his tablet, kelbasa rearranged the letters hsroe into one of the many english animal names he knows. then he spelled words on his own. “seven months ago he didnt know any english. thats unbelievable,” said keller. the project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. it wont be in amharic, ethiopias first language, but in english, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs. 12. what can we infer from kellers words in paragraph 3? a. they need more time to analyze data. b.more children are needed for the research. c. he is confident about the future of the project. d. the research should be carried out in kindergartens. it amazed keller that with the tablet kelbesa could _. a.learn english words quickly b.draw pictures of animals c.write letters to researchers d.make phone calls to his friends14. how does the ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village? a. it trains teachers for them. b. it contributes to their self-study. c. it helps raise their living standards. d. it provides funds for building schools. 15. what is the aim of the project? a. to offer ethiopians higher paying jobs. b. to make amharic widely used in the world. c. to help ethiopian kids read to learn in english. d. to assist ethiopians in learning their first language.二、阅读填空：（每题3分，共15分）self-confidence, motivation, support and knowledge are the main factors determining if one succeeds or fails. each of these factors influences our chances of success in a different way.16.lack of self-confidence is probably the most dreadful enemy of success.17 even the most capable person is sure to fail with such an attitude. if it is your case too, improving your self-confidence is a must .motivation is equally as important as self-confidence. 18you may even not try to achieve the goal that lies before you. it is important to find out what is the best motivation for you. if you have to do something that does not motivate you, just treat yourself with a reward after you succeed. of course, this reward should consist of something that will motivate you to pursue(追求) a success. 19while it is not a must for succeeding in your goals, a lack of support can often lead to failure. it is also true that some people cannot succeed without a proper support from their surroundings. these people often lose their motivation or worse, their self-confidence. if you know such a person, supporting him or her is a right thing to do. also surround yourself with the right people. you will see the results soon.pursuing realistic goals is also important for a success. you should always make sure that your goals are achievable.20unrealistic goals usually lead to a fast failure and also make many people embarrassed.a.as we know, many people try but do not succeed.b.consider all your knowledge and skills when setting up a goal.c.motivation is something in yourself that can push you forwards.d.there are several main reasons why some people cannot succeed.e.supportive family and collective workplace are also very important.f.without it , you will not push yourself towards a better performance.g.thinking you are not good enough to achieve your goals is the same as deciding that you will not succeed.三、完型填空（每空2分，共40分）it was two days before christmas and young maggie dotson was already being told that her christmas wish would not be coming true. paxton, she was 1, would not be coming back.before that december day a/an 2 baby deer had been abandoned in the woods behind the dotsons home. so 3was the little deer that he hadnt the strength to run from maggies father when he 4him. 5he carried the little deer towards their home, maggie rushed outside and 6rubbed the little deers nose; it licked (舔) maggies hand, which made her laugh. mr. dotson smiled and just shook his head. he proceeded to carry the little deer to the 7.in what seemed like a few seconds to mr. dotson, maggie rushed to the house and came back carrying a medical bag, and a 8of lettuce (莴苣) she had 9from the refrigerator. maggie handed her father the bag, and then placed the lettuce by the little deers mouth - but he wasnt 10.as mr. dotson placed a 11around the little deers injured hoof (蹄), maggie became excited as the little deer began to bite on the lettuce. it was dark outside and the temperature was quite 12. maggie insisted that her father return with carrots and warm blankets for him. he promised he 13.after he 14the light in the garage, maggie turned to her father and said, “im going to name him paxton, daddy.with time and 15, maggie finally gained the little deers 16. in fact, he was soon eating carrots right out of her hand. and when the holidays were over and maggie was back in school, she never left 17feeding paxton first thing every morning.mr. dotson could see the 18 that his daughter felt for the little deer. that scared him,19, because he knew maggie would never be able to say 20. so when his hoof had finally healed, mr. dotson came home early one afternoon to set him free.1.a. asked b. advised c. told d. meant2.a. lost b. injured c. escaped d. freed3.a.weak b.sick c.tired d. frightened4.a. threatened b. scratched c. witnessed d. approached5.a. before b. since c. while d. as6.a. gently b. slightly c. toughly d. voluntarily7.a. house b. garage c. woods d. backyard8.a. row b. mouthful c. handful d. basket9.a. stole b. grabbed c. threw d. kept10.a. absorbed b. engaged c. satisfied d. interested11.a. ingredient b. label c. restriction d. bandage12.a. freezing b. warm c. hot d. normal13.a. could b. would c. should d. might14.a. turned up b. turned on c. turned off d. turned out15.a. persistence b. recognition c. sequence d. sacrifice16.a. appetite b. security c. awareness d. trust17.a. except b. without c. after d. until18.a. beauty b. bridge c. bond d. bitterness19.a. therefore b. thus c. still d. though20.a. goodbye b. good night c. hello d. apology四、语法填空（2小题，共25分）the british sense of humor differs from other countries _1_ it is generally more negative. when it comes to _2_ (make) the british laugh, there is nothing _3_ effective than a socially inappropriate joke.popular british comedy shows such as fawlty towers, blackadder and the office are _4_(full) of sarcasm (讽刺), teasing and self-deprecation (自嘲). it reflects the culture where mocking（嘲笑）, moaning（呻吟） and ridicule is part of everyday life. _5_ most british people dont take these jokes too _6_ (serious), foreigners are often puzzled by them. a recent survey found that most foreigners _7_ visited britain found that the british are “arrogant (傲慢的)”, unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor. do foreigners not understand british humor _8_ are the british just not so funny _9_ they think they are? mckinstry certainly thinks the british are funny. “accusing the british _10_ having no sense of humor is like telling rolls-royce that its cars are down-market.五、改错（每处1分，共10分）假定在英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文。请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。now some of the students are addicting to network novels and some even read them in class, affecting their study. the school will organize a one-month reading project help students choose good books to read them. every student is requiring to read a famous book and then write a essay after finishing the book.by d