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肇庆市第四中学2014-2015年度第二学期高二年级英语月考一试题本试卷共8页，满分135分，考试用时120分钟。、语言知识及运用 （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，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的a、b、c、d选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。twenty years ago, when i was nine, my family and some friends took a trip. during the trip some members of the group felt 21 , so we stopped at a small stand. everyone lined up to buy their food. however, after i finished eating, i was still a little hungry and wanted some 22 . soon i was sure my parents wouldnt 23 me any candy. i have to think of a plan, i thought. then an old lady 24 to buy something she wanted, and would have to get back in line. i knew what i could do. so i rushed to her and volunteered my 25 . she 26 and gave me a $20 bill to get some chips. when i reached the stand, i found nobody from our group was around. then i spent the whole $20 buying the candy. i thought 27 , i have almost bought all the candies for the next century! but then, i 28 i should explain to the old lady why i bought no chips and where the whole bill had gone. suddenly, an idea occurred to me. so i shouted, i was robbed! upon 29 this, the old lady rushed to me to see if i 30 any harm. however, my parents just stayed behind, without any words. with so much candy being found in my bag, they knew i was 31 ！when my daddy stared at me angrily, i knew i had to tell the 32 . as a result, i was blamed and had to apologize to the old lady for my 33 action. later, i had to work during the whole summer holiday to 34 the old lady back that $20. from this 35 , i learned a lesson. i also promised that i would never do it again in the future.1a. angry b. hungry c. bored d. exhausted 2a. juice b. candy c. money d. chips 3a. buy b. lend c. leave d. show 4a. reminded b. remembered c. promised d. forgot 5a. opinion b. service c. mind d. decision 6a. argued b. considered c. agreed d. doubted 7a. fearfully b. regretfully c. excitedly d. hopefully8a. hoped b. realized c. discovered d. approved9a. watching b. telling c. finding d. hearing 10a. made b. received c. meant d. accepted11a. assisting b. joking c. lying d. stealing12a. condition b. truth c. situation d. case 13a. humorous b. generous c. dishonest d. admirable 14a. offer b. afford c. pass d. pay 15a. experiment b. appointment c. punishment d. experience 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1625的相应位置上。now many singers and bands have little to do with good music. they know little about _16_ good music means. what is the cause?most of these singers so far 17 (see) music as a “job” because it is a good source of making money. and if you have a good 18 (appear) and also original or expensive clothes to show off at your concerts then your voice is not 19 important as it should be. the public will prefer to admire more the most interesting parts of your body and even forget that you are there _20 (show) your music skills, not your dancing, which is important too, but not at such a high level.therefore, many young girls on tv choose to wear the most provocative (挑逗性的) clothes to catch attention, but when it comes to singing they are in 21 complete mess and one doesnt need to have an ear _22_ music to notice their lack of talent.however, the young generation should understand talent and a good voice matter more in their musical career. all the bands 23 have little to do with good music fail to be viewed as _24 (succeed) on stage. if a young man has a great voice and wants to become a singer, he should take some special courses in this area, because they will help 25_ improve singing abilities.、阅读 （共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面几篇文章，从媒体所给的a、b、c、d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aa woman renewing her drivers license at the county clerks office was asked to state her occupation. she hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “what i mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a ”“of course i have a job,” said emily. “im a mother.”“we dont list mother as an occupation housewife covers it,” said the recorder.one day i found myself in the same situation. the clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title“what is your occupation?” she asked. the words simply popped out. “im a research associate in the field of child development and human relations.”the clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.i repeated the title slowly, and then i stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.“might i ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in this field?”coolly, without any trace of panic（恐慌，惊慌） in my voice, i heard myself reply, “i have a continuing program of research (what mother doesnt）, in the lab and in the field (normally i would have said indoors and out). of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and i often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). but the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”there was an increasing note of respect in the clerks voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out. as i drove into our driveway, buoyed up (依托) by my glamorous new career, i was greeted by my lab assistants-ages 13, 7 and 3.upstairs i could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal patterni felt proud! i had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”motherhoodwhat a glorious career! especially when theres a title on the door.26. what can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?a. the woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.b. the recorder was impatient and rude.c. the author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.d. motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.27. how did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?a. curious b. puzzled c. indifferent d. interested28. how did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?a. calm b. panic-stricken c. confident d. cool29. why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?a. because the author cared little about rewards.b. because she admired the authors research work in the lab.c. because she thought the author did admirable work.d. because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.30. what is the authors purpose of writing the passage?a. to show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.b. to argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.c. to show that the author had a grander job than emily.d. to show that being a mother is hard and boring work. bno one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. the number of disabled people in india alone is probably more than double the total population of canada. in the united kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. some people are born with disabilities. many others become disabled as they get older. there are many progressive disabling diseases. the longer time goes on, the worse they become. some people are disabled in accidents. many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. all are affected by peoples attitude towards them. disabled people face many physical barriers. next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. how would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? but there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. it is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.31. the first paragraph points out that _. a. there are many disabled people in the world b. the number of disabled people in india is the greatest c. india has much more disabled people than canada d. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the worlds disabled people32. the key word in paragraph 4 is _. a. disability b. ignorance c. prejudice d. barriers33. the last word of the passage “counts” more probably means _. a. is most important b. is considered c. is included d. is numbered34. which of the following statement is not true according to the passage? a. even the able-bodied many lose some of their body functions when they get older b. there are about 10 percent disabled persons in the uk c. the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people d. there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance35. it can be concluded from the passage that _. a. we should try our best to prevent disablement b. both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down c. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabled d. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabledclife is difficult. this is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. then life is no longer difficult. most do not fully see this truth. instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if lifeshould be easy. it seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forcedupon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. what makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.problems,depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. these areuncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. and since life causes an endlessseries of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. when we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, weencourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children tosolve. it is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. as benjamin franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. it is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.36. from the passage, it can be inferred that _. a. everybody had problems b. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life c. life id difficult because our problems bring us pain d. people like to complain about their problems37. the writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to _. a. save space b. persuade readers c. make readers laugh d. get readers attention38. the main idea of paragraph 3 is that _. a. most people feel life is easy b. the writer feels life is easy c. the writer likes to complain about his problems d. most people complain about his problems.39. according to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to _. a. encourage them to learn b. teach tem to fear the pain of solving the problem c. help them learn to deal with pain d. teach them how to respect from problems40. the saying from benjamin franklin “those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that _. a. we do not learn from experience b. we do not learn when we are in pain c. pain teaches us important lessons d. pain cannot be avoideddwhether were 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. but a growing body of research is raising questions about how a childs lie is different from an adults lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.“parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says dr. lee, a professor at the university of toronto and director of the institute of child study. he has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others as well as which factors can reduce lying. the fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. dr. lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the childs back. whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tape.for young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. when the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. at age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didnt. by 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show.researchers have found that its kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. thats because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. the ability to lie and lie successfully is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.41. whats the purpose of children telling lies? a. to help their friends out. b. to get rid of trouble. c. to get attention from others. d. to create a popular image.42. the underlined word “deceive” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ ”.a. tell lies b. handle troubles c. raise questions d. do research43. from the second paragraph we can know that . a. which factors can reduce lying b. why some lie more than othersc. it is normal for kids to tell lies d. how lying changes as kids grow44. it can be inferred from the passage that .a. childrens lies are the same as adults b. the better kids are, the more they lie c. the older kids are, the more they lie d. kids always keep the truth in their mind 45. what is not included in the passage?a. the reasons why kids tell lies b. which kind of kids tells more liesc. experiments about lying of young kids d. what to do with lying children第二节 信息匹配 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。请阅读伦敦博物馆将要举行的系列讲座的基本信息：alecturer: professor jennifer jenkinsthe million women studywednesday, 28 may 2014 - 6:00 pmmuseum of londonsubject: health, medical scienceblecturer: professor catherine fiskwomen in redtuesday, 4 march 2014 - 6:00 pmmuseum of londonsubject: art and literature, history, religionclecturer: professor michael carrollhow modern scientific knowledge helps to prevent blindnesswednesday, 26 february 2014 - 6:00 pmmuseum of londonsubject: medical science, vision and the eyedlecturer: professor justin hughesdesigning it to make healthcare safertuesday, 11 february 2014 - 6:00 pmmuseum of londonsubject: disease history, healthelecturer: professor arti raihow the earth moveswednesday, 2 april 2014 - 1:00 pmmuseum of londonsubject: astronomy, scienceflecturer: professor koleman strumpfwhats happened to childhood?thursday, 6 february 2014 - 6:00 pmmuseum of londonsubject: 20th century history, heritage, history以下是上述系列讲座的简介。请将讲座的简介与讲座的基本信息匹配起来。46this lecture about women in red considers the visual representation of the fallen women, whose fashionable dress in the nineteenth century had a moral dimension. it introduces the theme of the morality and modernity of fashion.47this lecture will draw on a national study of millions of womens health in cooperation with cancer research uk and the national health service, aiming to answer many outstanding questions about the factors affecting womens health.48this lecture focuses on computer and it systems in hospitals, the sixth biggest killer ahead of road accidents, including mobile devices, whats wrong with them and how they can be improved. such problems are common, and by no means limited to health care.49this lecture focuses on our spaceship earth is in constant motion. this is a story of our evolving understanding of the geography of earths position in space - a story of astrometry from the ancient greeks to the most modern satellite, gaia.50the new exci