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普宁二中2012-2013学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题i 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） we all have dreams. yet so few of us realize them. often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born _ 1 we lack the confidence to keep it. when i was old enough, i realized that society puts a high _2_ on youth, beauty and intellectual achievement. this discovery gave me some idea to develop my dream although i was _3_. my dream was 4 . i dreamed of becoming a _5_. the employment field was a highly 6 place. it gave not only fierce competition to a disabled job seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the _7_ strong and healthy. they see the disabled as the back row of society. however, i _8_ to sit in the back row. i decided to take a course. when i handed over the application form to the interviewer, she looked at me and advised me to _9_ my choice from typing. but i was _10_ to stay with it. she accepted me. on the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were chosen to do some copy typing. i was one of them. i was very _11_ and finished half of the work given to us all. more work came to me after this test. i could see quite clearly the way to _12_ my dream. i became a typist in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. i did not _13_ starting at the bottom of the ladder. being a typist was just the beginning. having achieved one dream, i set out to achieve others. there was no easy task. but the sacrifice proved _14_ . dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams, whatever the _15_ is, until they get what they want in life.1. a. even if b. becausec. althoughd. unless2. a. standardb. view c. value d. measure3. a. disabledb. talentedc. excitedd. measure4. a. fantasticb. complicatedc. acceptabled. simple5. a. teacherb. typist c. scientistd. doctor6. a. competitive b. valuablec. mysteriousd. adventurous7. a. originallyb. extremelyc. physicallyd. fortunately8. ahad bcontinuedcmeantdrefused9. achangebignore cconfirm dprevent10. awillingbreluctantcdetermineddglad11. ahappybefficientcdevelopingdexcited12. aachievingbchangingcturningdenjoying13. aavoidbriskcconsiderdmind14.adisappointingbrewardingcencouragingdsatisfying15. ahappinessbpaincsorrowdexcitement第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）dr isaac asimov was an american author and biochemist who _16_(bear)in russia in 1920. asimov went to the united states with his family at the age of three. he grew up in new york, _17_(graduate)from columbia university in 1939. in 1948, he earned a phd _18_. he began to write stories _19_ science-fiction magazines in 1939. he was a very successful writer who produced _20_ amazing number of books: he wrote over 400 volumes. asimov is _21_(well) known for his science fiction and popular science book, of _22_ the foundation series, the galactic empire series and the robot series are the most popular. asimovs books cover _23_(vary)topics in science, and he developed a set of ethics for robots and machine intelligence which influence many _24_ writers. _25_(have) a further knowledge, you can surf the related information on the website www.i ii 阅读理解（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）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!26. which of the following best explains the underlined word “a border collie”?a. a parrot which is better b. a dog which is foolish c. a dog which is smarter d. a dog which is better27. from paragraph 2 we know that _ .a. animals are as clever as human beingsb. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzeesc. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children d. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills28. both experiments show that .a. rico is smart enough to get all commands rightb. rico can recognize different things including toysc. rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics d. rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them29. which of the following statements is true?a. the purpose of the experiments is to show the border collies mental abilities.b. the border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. c. rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.d. rico is born to understand its owners commands.30. what does the writer want to tell us?a. to be friendly to your dog. b. to train your dog. c. to talk to your dog. d. to be careful with your dog.bin the united states, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. and even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. that is what keeping up with the joneses is about, it is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors. the expression was first used in 1913 by a young american called arthur momand. he told this story about himself. he began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. that was a lot of money in those days. he got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside new york city. when he saw that rich people rode horses, momand went horseback riding every day. when he saw that rich people had servants, momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. it was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. the race ended for momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. they moved back to an apartment in new york city. momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. he saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, he called it keeping up with the joneses because jones is a very common name in the united states. keeping up with the joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. people never seem to get tired of keeping up with the joneses. and there are jonses in every city of the world. but one must get tired of trying to keep up with the joneses because no matter what one does, mr. jones always seems to be ahead.31. some people want to keep up with the joneses because they _. a. want others to know or to think that they are rich b. want to be as rich as their neighbours c. dont want others to know they are rich d. want to be happy32. it can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. a. live outside new york city b. live in new york city c. live in apartments d. have many neighbours33. the underlined word “neighbourhood” in the second paragraph means _. a. a person who lives near another b. people living in an area c. an area in another town or city d. an area near the place referred to34. arthur momand used the name jones in his series of short stories because jones is _. a. an important name b. a popular name in the united states c. his neighbours name d. not a good name35. according to the writer, it is to keep up with the joneses. a. correct b. impossible c. interesting d. goodcthe way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. if fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. but in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.as a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. they fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment , self - improvement.ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. if he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. for commitment is in fact quite painful. the single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three - day vacation. i dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. but couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. it liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. it liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. and it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.36according to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _ .a. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singleb. he finds more fun in dating than in marriagec. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement d. he is unwilling to take on family responsibilities37raising children, in the authors opinion is _ .a. a moral duty b. a rewarding task c. a thankless job d. a source of inevitable pain38. from the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from _ .a. hatredb. prejudicec. misunderstandingd. ignorance39to understand what true happiness is one must _ .a. have as much fun as possible during ones lifetime b. be able to distinguish happiness from fun c. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain d. put up with pain under all circumstances40what is the author trying to tell us?a. attaining happiness is necessary for everyone.b. it is important to make commitments. c. happiness often goes hand in hand with pain d. it is pain that leads to happiness.dboys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (男子气概), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent to a stereotype, a us study says.boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their abilities to express their emotions, rather than feeling they had to obey to the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.the findings of the study are against the received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.tony little, headmaster of eton, warned that boys were being ignored by the british education system because it had become too focused on girls. he criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.the research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.“but in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom”, wrote the studys author, abigail james of the university of virginia.teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. because boys generally have sharper vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modern type in which violence and sexism are major themes,” james wrote.single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to give in to a stereotype(陈词滥调) that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “in mixed schools boys feel pressed to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.41. the author believes that a single-sex school would _ . a. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely b. force boys to hide their emotions to be “real men” c. help to form masculine aggressiveness in boys d. naturally place emphasis on the traditional image of a man to boys42. what does tony little say about the british education system? a. it fails more boys than girls academically. b. it focuses more on mixed school education. c. it places more pressure on boys than on girls. d. it fails to give boys the attention they need.43. it is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _ . a. grow up more healthily b. perform relatively better c. behave more responsiblyd. receive a better education44. according to abigail james, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _. a. boys can focus on their lessons without being absent-minded b. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in c. teaching can be designed to promote boys team spirit d. teaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys45. which of the following is the characteristic of boys according to abigail james report? a. they have sharper vision.b. they enjoy being in charge. c. they act the same to stereotypes. d. they are violent and sexist.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请根据下面需要志愿帮助的信息，找出能够为他们提供帮助的援助者。a. suppose world cup will be held in beijing and many people from other countries will come to visit china. the taxi drivers in dongfeng taxi company think the way to show kindness is to be able to greet the foreigners in their languages. they need someone who can teach them languages and the best time is at night when they are not so busy.b. tim is so addicted to on-line games that he cannot concentrate on his study like before. now he often misses school in order to play games, thus telling lies to his teachers and parents again and again, though he realizes what he does is wrong, he just cant stop it. how badly he needs someones help.c. marie, a 44-year-old single mother of three, has to walk two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she doesnt know which bus to take. whats worse, since she does not know words, she can not write out a shopping list. also, she can only recognize items by sight, so if the product has a different label, she will not recognize it as the product she wants.d. “ help hand” organization will hold an event to help the starving children in africa. the even starts in august and those taking part in will go without food for 30 hours. in this way, it is expected that money will be raised for the poor children.e. “ green earth” cares a lot for the animals in danger. still many people in the world dont know much about the importance of animal protecting. this summer vacation a lot of events will be organized to call on people to live in harmony with our earth.f. a group of young children in a remote village in southwest china are in great need of teachers. because of the low salary, any teachers came and then went. the villagers hope to have a teacher who can stay for at least a year, because they know knowledge can make a different to the childrens future.请阅读下列五个援助者的基本情况， 然后匹配相关信息：【46】 susan: i am a girl from england and has studied french for years. i am here in beijing university studying chinese. i hope the voluntary work will help me to get in touch with chinese people and get to know about china. although my study is b