广东省肇庆第四中学高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.doc

广东省肇庆第四中学2014-2015学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题when i was fifteen, i announced to my english class that i was going to write my own books. half the students smiled 1 , and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “dont be 2 . only geniuses can become writers.” the english teacher said, “and you are getting a d this term.” i was so 3 that i burst into tears. that night i wrote a short 4 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. to my 5 , they published it and sent me two dollars. i was a published and paid writer. i showed my teacher and fellow students. they laughed, “just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. i tasted 6 ; id sold the first thing id ever written. that was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.during the next two years,i sold dozens of poems and letters. by the time i graduated from high school, i had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) 7 with my published works. i never 8 my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again because they were dream 9 .i had four children at the time. while the children slept, i typed on my ancient typewriter. i wrote what i felt. it took nine months. i chose a 10 and mailed it. a month later i received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start 11 another book. crying wind, which became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. my first book also became required 12 in native american schools incanada. in the 13 year i ever had as a writer i earned two dollars. in my best year i earned 36,000 dollars. people ask what college i 14 , what degrees i have and what qualifications i have to be a writer. the answer is: “none.” i just write. im not a genius. i use an electric typewriter that i paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. i do all the housework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. ive written eight books. to all those who dream of writing, im shouting at you: “yes, you can. dont listen to them.” i dont write right but ive succeeded. writing is 15 ; its fun and anyone can do it. of course, a little dumb luck doesnt hurt.1.a. unkindlyb. happilyc. willinglyd. crazily2.a. curiousb.depressedc. excitedd. silly3.a. unluckyb. ashamedc. movedd. unconfident4.a.sadb. innocentc disappointingd. puzzling5.a. puzzlementb. expectationc. astonishmentd. disappointment6.a. coldnessb. failurec. successd. prejudice7.a. furnishedb. linkedc. combinedd. filled8.a. rememberedb. concludedc. describedd.mentioned9.a.killersb. makersc. designersd. creators10.a. writerb. reporterc.publisherd. manager11.a.working onb. going onc. turning ond. putting on12.a. writingb.readingc. sellingd. buyinga. busiestb. unluckiestc.worstd. highest14.a. workedb. attendedc. admittedd. participated15.a.easyb. hardc. convenientd. practical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标号为1625的相应位置上。after graduating from college, tom and bob joined a company together. both worked very hard. several years later, the boss promoted bob to manager, but tom remained as 16 ordinary worker. tom couldnt take it. he handed his resignation to the boss, complaining(抱怨) that the boss didnt value hardworking workers, but only promoted those 17 (please) guys. the boss knew tom worked very hard these years. so he said, “thank you, 18 i have a request. i hope youll do one more thing for our company 19 you leave. perhaps youll change your mind.”tom agreed. the boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. tom went and returned soon, and said he had found 20 . the boss asked how much per kg? tom 21 (shake) his head, went back to the market and returned 22 (inform) the boss $1.2 per kg. the boss told tom to wait a second. he called bob to come to his office and asked bob to do the same. bob went, returned and said 23 (gentle), “boss, only one person is selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, and $10 24 10 kg. he has 320 melons in all, 58 of 25 are on the table. fresh and red, each weighs about 2 kg. ” tom was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and bob. he decided to stay to learn from bob.第二部分：阅读理解（满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）a daniel boone was born in the united states in 1734. he didnt go to school and couldnt read, although he learned all about the forests, streams and hunting. he could move silently like an indian leaving no marks. he loved to live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.when he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. a year later, however, he wasnt satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western lands, crossing the appalachian mountains. when he returned after two years, he became famous for his long journey. he brought valuable animal skins and told stories about the indians.after this, he chose to keep travelling to unknown places. once he was lost to the indians in a battle and was taken away. the indians liked him and became his friends.daniel boone died at the age of 86 . he is remembered as an explorer(探险者)and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of american nation.26daniel boones early life was mainly spent in _ .alearning about naturebhunting with his friendsclearning useful skills from the indiansdstudying at home because he couldnt go to school27when he got married, daniel boone first planned to _.a set up a large farmbgo on a journey with his wifec find food, new land for his farmdlive a peaceful life with his family28daniel boone became famous because _ .ahe travelled a lot in the western landsbhe was very good at telling storiesche found better animal skins than othersdhe was the first to climb the appalachian mountains29why did the indians want to make friends with him?abecause they wanted to learn from him.bbecause he wanted to make peace with them.cbecause they wanted to make friends with white people. dno reason is told in this article.30in this article, daniel boone is best described as _ .awarm-heartedbstrongccarefuldbrave bone day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. he is a teacher at one of londons big medical schools, he had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to russia to give a lecture.he had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). at the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. he left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.when he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. he often wonders what they said when they got home and found rupert.31. who wrote the story?a. ruperts teacher. b. the neighbours teacher.c. a medical school teacher. d. the teachers neighbour.32. why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?a. he needed it for the summer term in london.b. he needed it for the lecture he was going to give.c. he wanted to take it to russia for medical research.d. he wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.33. what happened at the airport?a. the skeleton went missing . b. the skeleton was stolen .c. the teacher forgot his suitcase. d. the teacher took the wrong suitcase .34. which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident?a. he is very angry . b. he thinks it rather funny .c. he feels helpless without rupert. d. he feels good without rupert .35. which of the following might have happened afterwards?a. the teacher got back the suitcase but not rupert.b. the teacher got back neither the suitcase nor rupert.c. the teacher got back rupert but not the suitcase.d. the teacher got back both the suitcase and rupert. ca well-dressed man walked into a famous jewelry shop. he explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wifes birthday. the price didnt matter, since business had been very good for him that year. after examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.a few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pear so much that she wanted another one just like it. it had to be exactly the same size and quality, “ she wanted a pair of earrings made. can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. the jeweler regretfully replied, “i would say its exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”the rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. to his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “i dont like to part with it,” she said sadly, “i inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. but i really need the money.”the jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. then he called the rich mans hotel to tell him the good news. the man, however, was nowhere to be found.36. the man said he wanted to buy a pearl for _.a. his wife b. his mother-in-lawc. his own mother d. no one37. he paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because _.a. he was very rich b. he wanted to make the jeweler believe himc. his business had been successful d. he was anxious to get it38. he told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be _.a. exactly the same size as the black oneb. exactly the same quality as the black onec. worth no more than $ 25,000d. exactly as big and nice as the black one39. many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _.a. to see the perfect pearlb. to buy some beautiful pearls too c. to get in touch with the rich mand. to sell their own pearl at a high price40. the jeweler couldnt find the man anywhere because _.a. he died suddenly.b. he happened to be out c. he got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money.d. he wouldnt show up until the jeweler called him a second time. dpeople bury treasure to stop other people from taking it. they choose a quiet place, dig a deep hole and bury the treasure in it. then they make a map of where the treasure is or write down other clues（线索）that will help them or someone else to find it again. in britain a few years ago; a writer wrote about some treasure that he had buried. he put clues in the story to help readers find it. thousands of people hunted for the treasure. they dug holes all over britain, hoping to find it. one of the most popular adventure stories ever written is robert louis stephensons treasured island, an exciting story about a young boy, jim hawkins, who is captured by pirates （海盗）and later finds some buried treasure. then there is the true story about a man who had to travel overseas for a year. he did not trust banks, so he buried his life savings in a park. then he went away. on his return, he went straight to the park. but the park was no longer there. in its place there was a huge building. and then there was the man who buried his savings, all in bank notes, in a waterproof（防水的） bag. when he dug it up years later, there was nothing left. worms and insects had eaten the bag and everything in it. and of course, these are stories about people who bury things and either forget where they have buried them or lose the map. although it is true that people sometimes lose their money because a bank fails, banks are still the safest place to keep our savings and treasures. 41people who bury treasure usuallyado not trust banksbhave a little money . cwant to live in a quiet place. dexpect to lose it42the writer in britainareally had buried something. bstarted a nationwide treasure hunt. chad lost his treasure and wanted people to help him find it. dcaused trouble because people dug holes everywhere. 43“treasure island”ais a story about pirates. bis about the adventures of jim hawkins. cis the most popular story ever written. dis a well-known fairy tale. 44the man who buried his money in a parkathought his money was safer there than in a bank. btravelled on the sea for a year. cgot his life savings back again. dstayed away longer than he expected. 45 . from these stories we understand thatawe cannot trust banks. bwe should not trust anyone. ca waterproof bag is not proof against worms and insects. dinsects eat anything.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。下面是几则预言小故事：46. a wolf，having a bone stuck in this throat, hired a crane（鹤）, to put her head into his throat, and draw out the bone. when the crane had extracted the bone, and demanded the promised payment, the wolf, grinning and grinding this teeth， exclaimed: “why? you have surely already a sufficient recompense（报酬）, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf.”47. two men were traveling together, when a bear suddenly met them on their path. one of them climbed up quickly into a tree and hid himself in the branches. the other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the bear came up and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and pretended to be dead as much as he could. the bear soon left him, for it wound not touch a dead body. when it disappeared, the other traveler descended from the tree, and asked his friend what it was the bear had whispered in his ear. “it gave me this advice,” his companion replied. “never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger.”48. a woodman came into a forest to ask the trees to give him a handle for axe. it seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it, and it was settled that the plain, homely ash (白蜡树) should serve what the woodman wanted. no sooner had the woodman fitted the staff to his purpose than he began cutting trees crazily. feeling the whole matter too late, the principal tree whispered to the cedar(雪松): “the first concession (让步) has lost all. if we havent sacrificed our humble neighbor, we might have yet stood for ages ourselves.”49. a cock(公鸡) was once strutting (趾高气扬地走)up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he noticed something shinning in the straw. “ho! ho!” said he, “thats for me,” and soon rooted it out (搜寻) from beneath the straw. it turned out to be a pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard. “you may be a treasure to man,” sighed the cock, “but for me i would rather have a single barley-corn(大麦粒).”50. an old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. he ordered his servants to bring in a bunch of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “break it.” the son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the bundle. the other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. “untie it,” said the father. “and each of you take a stick”. when they had done so, he called out to them: “now, break,” and each stick was easily broken.请阅读下面的故事寓意，然后匹配与之对应的小故事。a. to be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to ourselves.b. one mans pleasure may be anothers pain.c. misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.d. dont expect the reward from the evil （邪恶的）person.e. union （团结）gives strength.f. precious things are for those that can prize them.第三部分：书面表达一、基础写作：根据新闻报道，每年全国在餐馆里被倒掉的食物估计可养活2亿人。中国开展了“光盘”运动。请以“against food waste”为题，用英语写一篇短文。短文应包含以下内容：注意： 1. 用5个句子表达全部内容，开头已给出，不计在内。 3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。 4. 参考词汇：好客hospitality；打包make a doggie bagagainst food wasteaccording to reports, the leftovers in restaurants across the country are almost enough to feed 200 million people annually. therefore, china has taken on a national campaign “eat up all on the plates”.二、任务型写作：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。ho