广东省肇庆第四中学高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（无答案）.doc

广东省肇庆第四中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（无答案）满分135分 考试时间：120分钟 第一部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1-15的相应位置上。being positive is very important. so i often _1_my son to be positive. but one day i was caught not doing what i often tell him to do.my son is 7 years old and he was _2_a show to be put on at his school. he was playing the role of an angel. on the evening before the show, he asked me, “mom, can we _3_angels?” as usual, i seized(抓住)the _4_to teach him to be positive and i said, “yes, but only those who are perfect, and think and talk positively can.” he asked, “you must have seen them then?” i was _5_for a few seconds, not knowing what to say. i was touched by his _6_that his mother was a perfect person. he looked into my eyes, _7_a positive answer. i chose to be _8_with him and told him, “no. ive not been a good person all the time.” i was almost_9_to admit this to him. i thought that his_10_of a perfect mother would now surely be torn into pieces. but he _11_it positively and said, “its all right. you know to try to be better from now on.” i smiled as i replied, “ thats _12_. sometimes, we might make a _13_, but when we do, we must always try to do better.”my sons _14_struck me right in my heart and are always with me. i learned a good lesson that day “to always try to be better.” this will always_15_ me in all situations where ill need to be positive.1. a. show b. refuse c. worry d. encourage2. a. going through b. preparing for c. turning to d. looking for3. a. describe b. draw c. invite d. see4. a. feeling b. attitude c. chance d. method5. a. pleased b. interested c. excited d. quiet6. a. thought b. behavior c. dream d. story7. a. making b. expecting c. trying d. choosing8. a. wrong b. angry c. strict d. honest9. a. glad b. surprised c. relaxed d. embarrassed10. a. description b. speech c. picture d. idea11. a. finished b. took c. caught d. changed12. a. right b. fine c. impossible d. unnecessary13. a. change b. decision c. difference d. mistake14. a. words b. performances c. joy d. progress15. a. hurt b. protect c. help d. find第二节：语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）in the western countries, especially in america, some social customs have lasted till today. for example, ladies first, that is to say, women in these countries 16 (respect) in many ways.in the usa, 17 in europe, you will see men usually open doors for women, and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or restaurant, 18 the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. on the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of the ladies 19 is closer to the traffic. but if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between 20 .if the host or hostess comes to fetch their guest for dinner in a car, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat free, as the host or hostess is also 21 driver. when the host shows the guest to the sitting room, most men 22 (seat) in the room will stand up if the guest is a lady. generally speaking, younger ones are introduced to older ones first. the ladies in the sitting room will not stand up 23 the new comer is a man or a woman. though today it is the fact that the custom is followed by 24 (few) people than in the past, especially among the young people, women of all ages still want to keep the custom. anyhow, 25 is believed that women are still respected in many ways in the western countries.第二部分：阅读第一节：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）amini book excerpts (节选)biography when salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it the townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor. j. d. salinger: a life by kenneth slawenski (random house, $27)mystery (疑案小说) youre a smart boy. bennys death was no accident, and youre the only who saw it happen. do you think the murderer should get away with it? the boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again. a thought suddenly occurred to annika, did you you recognized the man in the car, didnt you? the boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, maybe, he said quietly. red wolf by liza marklund (atria books, $25.99)short stories she wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be. some mothers suffer so their daughters wont. some mothers love so their daughters wont. you are free by danzy senna (riverhead books, $15)humor do your kids like to have fun? come to fun times! do you like to watch your kids having fun? bring them to fun times! fun times!s amusement cycling is the most fun you can have, legally, in the united states right now. why spend thousands of dollars flying to disney world when you can spend less than half of that within a days drive of most cities? happy: and other bad thoughts by larry doyle (ecco, $14.99)26. if the readers want to know about the life of salinger, they should buy the book published by _. a. ecco b. atria books c. riverhead books d. random house27. the book happy: and other bad thoughts is intended for _. a. young children b. disney world workers c. middle school teachers d. parents with young children28. which book describes women with characters of their own? a. happy and other bad thoughts b. j. d. salinger: a life c. you are free d. red wolf29. from the book you are free we can know that mothers _. a. teach her daughter read and write b. be a model for their daughters c. are born to give d. suffer a lot30. after finishing the book red wolf, the readers would learn that _. a. the boy helped arrest the murderer b. benny died of an accident c. the murderer got away with the crime d. annika carried out the crimebwhen dean arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldnt breathe. working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对过敏) flour can be painful. but arnold stayed with the national biscuit company for ten years. he was a businessman and he helped them improve production. at last his health problems became too serious. he left and formed his own company. with his wife and mother, he founded arnold bakery. they tried new recipes (配方) changing the kind and amount of flour used. this enabled arnold to work there without too much pain. the bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉). they began by baking two dozen loaves. the bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. but arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the united states.31. a good title for this passage would be_. a. a sick baker b. a brick-oven bread baker c. an old-fashioned baker d. how to overcome allergy32. dean left the national biscuit company because he_. a. suffered from allergy to flour b. didnt like the job c. wanted to make more money d. wanted to form his own company33. during his stay in the national biscuit company, _. a. he founded arnold bakery b. he tried a new method of baking c. he helped the company improve their production d. he became successful in his business34. which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? a. arnolds bread was baked in a brick oven. b. arnolds bread was made with unbleached flour. c. arnolds bread was sold at a low price. d. arnolds bread was of poor quality.35. from the passage we can conclude that arnold was _. a. determined b. brave c. unusual d. unhealthyc when many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist (存在). according to the inner mongolia morning post, the tragedy (悲剧) occurred on the afternoon of december 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in qingcheng park in hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. more than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. the childs body was not found for three hours. two of the rescuers, liu ye and hao longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion (筋疲力尽) . the body of hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. a student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. when they heard the childrens cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. but the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. local residents held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake.eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger. 36. theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeans“”a.employed b.mixed c.guided d.happened37.whenthethreestudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere_a.skatingontheice b.takingphotosatthelakec.havingapicnic d.walkingalongthelake38whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？ a. threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinallb.haolongbiaosbodywasfoundondecember14,2002.c.theuniversitystudentsdidntthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake.d.localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.39. itcanbeinferredthata.peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudentsdeathb.theiceonthelakewasntstrongenoughtoskateonc.somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddoned.heroesdontagreewiththestepsofmoderntimes40theauthorwrotethepassagetoa.warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingoniceb.callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudentsc.tellusatragedy d.adviseuniversitystudentstocherish（珍惜）theirlivesdjoker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. he sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. in new york, the diamond was resold. this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. the true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. its easy to understand why the owner of the joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, kaplan. the cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.when he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). he had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. six more months passed, and kaplan finally said to the owner, “i m ready to start my work. there will be one excellent diamond that be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” kaplan waited a few more days until be felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. he picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. the diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.41. joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _.a. in a minute b. at the foot of a big mountainc. in his own backyard d. in a garage 42. a diamond dealer is a person _, a. in the diamond business b. who stores diamonds c. who cuts diamonds d. who sells diamonds 43. when the diamond was resold, _. a. the dealer lost a lot of money b. joker made some more moneyc. the dealer got 800,000 dollars d. kaplan got 800,000 dollars 44. the owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth _. a. $300,000 b. $500, 000 c. $300, 000,000 d. $800, 000, 00045. kaplan studied the diamond for _. a. one and a half years b. more than half a year c. over eighteen months d. more than nineteen months第二节：信息匹配46. a valuable dog was taken while being walked by his owner in city park yesterday afternoon. police wish to talk to a man seen nearby at the time, described by people as short and fat with short light hair and clear glasses.47.yesterday morning at 9:30 a.m. a man with a gun went into the national bank and demanded money from the staff, before fleeing when they met the bank security staff. the security show the man as being short and thin with shoulder-length blonde hair.48.a tall, strong man with blonde hair, a thick black moustache and wearing dark glasses knocked a woman down and stole her purse on main street last saturday afternoon. if you see this man, please run away as he is very dangerous.49. at the football match, several people had their wallets stolen while waiting in the line to buy food. the victims did not see or notice the theif, but bystanders said that he is tall and thin, clean shaven with short light hair.50. a car was stole in the supermarket on friday, june 23 this year by a man who was very young, 1.7 meters tall with thin dark hair and carrying a blue backpack. a reward of 500 dollars is offered if anyone finds the car. 第三部分：书面表达第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 智能手机（smart-phone）的使用现在已经非常普遍了，尤其是在年轻人当中。它在给我们带来方便的同时，也带来了一些问题：1、网络聊天使得人与人之间缺乏面对面的交流，造成人际交往困难；3、青少年沉迷于网络游戏，导致睡眠质量差，上课睡觉，并影响身体健康；4、学生甚至做作业也依赖智能手机，不愿自己独立思考。5、你的观点【写作内容】 1.智能手机带来的问题； 2.你的观点。【写作要求】 只能用5个句子表达全部内容。文章开头已给出 the smart-phone has brought us great convenience. however, it has also brought us some problems._第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分） 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。nowadays, a new way of shopping is attracting increasing customers: online group buying, also known as collective buying, which offers products and services at reduced prices on the condition that a minimum number of buyers would make the purchase. origins of group buying can be traced to china where group buying or team buying was executed to get discount prices when a large group of people were willing to buy the same item.china group buying business hit 1.74 billion dollars in 2011, up 55% from the same period in 2010, according to a report. the report also shows that 2011 was the year that the chinese g