浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学高二英语5月月考试题.doc

杭西高2016年5月高二英语试卷第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. where does the conversation take place?a. in a restaurant. b. in a store. c. at home.2. when can the woman move in?a. on the 12th. b. on the 13th. c. on the 14th.3. what are the speakers probably doing?a. moving to a new home. b. packing their bags.b. cleaning their apartment.4. what will the twins drink?a. tea. b. coke. c. coffee.5. how will the woman go to the town center?a. by bus. b. by subway. c. by taxi.第二节（共15小题）请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what does the man dislike doing?a. playing the piano. b. reading books. c. collecting things.7. what does the womans cousin collect?a. cds. b. coins. c. stamps.请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. who doesnt eat meat?a. brigit. b. hamid. c. arthur.9. where do the speakers decide to go in the end?a. the pizza experience. b. the kingfisher. c. the carrots.10. what day is it today probably?a. wednesday. b. thursday. c. friday.请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. how did the woman know about the twenty-year-old mans online shop?a. from a magazine. b. from a newspaper. c. from the internet.12. what food is the mans mum good at cooking?a. roast beef. b. fish and chips. c. beans on toast.13. what will the man call his company?a . b. . c..请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. what will the woman do on the second day?a. visit the eiffel tower. b. go to the river seine. c. see the old parts of the city.15. where will the man go first on the third day?a. the louvre. b. the musee dorsay. c. the rodin museum.16. which work does the man prefer?a. mona lisa. b sunflowers. c. the thinker.17. how long will the mans holiday last?a. three days. b. four days. c. five days.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. when will tomorrows performance begin?a. at 8:30 am. b. at 9:30 am. c. at 10 am. 19. what do we know about the first speaker today?a. he will come after the coffee break.b. he was refused to do the lecture.c. he is not feeling good now.20. where will the regular meeting take place?a. in room 213. b. in room 231. c. in room 211.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分） ado dogs understand us? be careful what you say around your dog. it might understand more than you think.a border collie named rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in germany. the dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).in one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. in four tests, rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. as the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe rico must understand the meanings of certain words.in another experiment, the scientists took one toy that rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. the owner then told rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.the correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). a month later, rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive. rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. for one thing, rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. in addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months. its hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. even if they do, they cant talk back. still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. you might just get a big, wet kiss in return!21. both experiments show that . a. rico is smart enough to get all commands right b. rico can recognize different things including toys c. rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics d. rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them22. which of the following statements is true? a. the purpose of the experiments is to show the border collies mental abilities. b. rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training. c. the border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. d. rico is born to understand its owners commands.23. what does the writer want to tell us? a. to train your dog. b. to talk to your dog. c. to be friendly to your dog. d. to be careful with your dog.bparents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do，and home has become much less of a workshop. clothes can be bought ready made; washing can go to the laundry; food can be bought; cooked，canned or preserved; bread is baked and delivered by the baker; milk arrives on the doorstep; meats can be had at the restaurant，the works canteen，and the school dining-room.it is unusual now for father to pursue his trade or other employment at home，and his children rarely，if ever，see him at his place of work. boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation，and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. the young wage-earner often earns good money，and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. in textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work，but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a childs home life，the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. with mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. when mother works, economic advantages accrue，but children lose something of great value if mothers employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.24. the writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. he means_.a. in the past, home was more like a workshopb. home is much more of a workshop nowc. home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewerd. home was less like a workshop in the past25. the chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation is _.a. that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of workb. that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any morec. that there is a wide choice of employment for childrend. that children also like to have jobs outside26. what makes father no longer the only dominant person in a family?a. with their earning，mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life.b. there are many choice of employment for mothers and children.c. father does much less for his children today than he used to.d. the number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.c not all memories are sweet. some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. often they relive these experiences in nightmares. now american researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. the pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. they hope it might reduce ,or possibly erase(抹去),the effect of painful memories. in november, experts tested a drug on people in the us and france. the drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. so far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased. the research has caused a great deal of argument. some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war. they say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. some memories can ruin peoples lives . they come back to you when you dont want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. they usually come with very painful emotions, said roger pitman, a professor of psychiatry at harvard medical school. this could relieve a lot of that suffering. but those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特质). they also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past. all of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. im not sure we want to wipe those memories out, said rebecca dresser, a medical ethicist. 27. the passage is mainly about . a. a new medical invention b. a new research on the pill c. a way of erasing painful memories d. an argument about the research on the pill 28. the drug tested on people can . a. cause the brain to fix memories b. stop people remembering bad experiences c. prevent body producing certain chemicals d. wipe out the emotional effects of memories29. we can infer from the passage that . a. people doubt the effects of the pills b. the pill will stop peoples bad experiences c. taking the pill will do harm to peoples health d. the pill has probably been produced in america20. which of the following does rebecca dresser agree with? a. some memories can ruin peoples lives. b. people want to get rid of bad memories. c. experiencing bad events makes us different from others. d. the pill will reduce peoples sufferings from bad memories.第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项。we are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us dont do a very good job. 31 .so, you have to give a speechand you are terrified. you get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble（结结巴巴） over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. later you think, “thank goodness, its over. im just not good at public speaking. i hope i never have to do that again.”cheep up! 32 . here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. ask yourself the purpose of your speech. what is the occasion? why are you speaking? then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. spend plenty of your time doing your research. then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 33 . dont talk down to them. treat your audience with respect. they will appreciate your thoughtfulness.just remember: be prepared. know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. be brief. 34 . and be yourself. let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.if you follow these simple steps, you will see that you dont have to be afraid of public speaking. in fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! youre not convinced yet? 35 .a. it doesnt have to be that bad.b. take several deep breaths before your speech.c. this article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.d. say what you have to say and then stop.e. dont give a try to say what you arent familiar with.f. never forget your audience.g. give it a try and see what happens.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）it is an usual sunny afternoon in the village of midwich, england. it seems not 36 any afternoon in the village, but all of a sudden, 37 and animals lose consciousness. 38 they awake, all of the women of child-bearing age have become pregnant (怀孕的). this is an episode from a 1960 science fiction story. the women in the story 39 birth to children that have the 40 appearance. they 41 have blond hair and “strange eyes”.42 the children grow, they run around the village in a pack, 43 the same clothing and hairstyles, stating at everyone 44 . 45 one child learns is also known by the others immediately. villagers begin to 46 their belief that the children all have one mind. in this story, the children are 47 by some unexplained force from outer space. but this story 48 40 years ago 49_ predicted the arrival of a recent method of genetic engineering cloning. cloning is the genetic process of producing copies of an individual. will the genetic copies of a human really have one mind as 50 in this story? this situation is so strange 51 us that we do not know what will 52 of it. 53 with this new situation, people have 54 to find out how to 55 it.36. a. dislike b. unlike c. alike d. like37. a. people b. women c. men d. youths38. a. then b. when c. since d. and39. a. send b. make c. take d. give40. a. pretty b. same c. ugly d. funny41. a. every b. both c. themselves d. all42. a. if b. for c. as d. so43. a. having on b. wearing c. in d. with44. a. lonely b. bravely c. impolitely d. patiently45. a. which b. while c. where d. what46. a. express b. wonder c. select d. argue47. a. given b. produced c. created d. taken out48. a. written b. being written c. to be written d. writes49. a. sometimes b. anyway c. somehow d. anyhow50. a. describes b. described c. describe d. describing51. a. for b. at c. with d. to52. a. happen b. occur c. appear d. become53. a. faced b. compared c. covered d. filled54. a. not b. yet c. till d. though55. a. do with b. deal with c. make d. settle第二节（共10个小题；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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。enough sleep is important to health. the amount of sleep needed _56_ on the age of the person and the conditions in _57_ sleep takes place. the young may need more sleep than _58_ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. some can do with _59_ than this amount, but others may need more. every person knows his own need. _60_ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. sleep _61_ always be enough to make one bring back his _62_ (strong) and get ready for a days work.fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. so it is not _63_ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. a bath at bedtime, _64_ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. sleep-producing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when _65_ (suggest) by a doctor.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校外教smith任教期满即将回国，你们班同学将于明晚7点至9点在校礼堂为其举办一场特别的聚会。请你代表全班同学给smith老师发一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。注意：1.洗漱80左右（开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数）； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。dear smith, we are all sorry to hear that you will leave our school. _.we are looking forward to seeing you. yours, li hua第二节：概要写作（满分25分） 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 for years, humans have made war with the dandelion(蒲公英). most people consider dandelions annoying weeds, and try to get rid of them. they usually pull them up by the roots, or use chemicals to kill the plants. but our war with the dandelion may soon be over. although considered weeds, its no secret that dandelions have their uses. young dandelion leaves make a delicious salad. dandelion plants have a long, thin root called a taproot, which grows deep into the soil. the taproot creates paths in the soil, which a