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2014-2015学年第二学期高二第一次月考高二英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟； 分值： 150分；）第i卷注意事项：1答第i卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the two speakers are climbing stairs. b. the two speakers took the stairs. c. the woman suggested walking.2. what is the man going to do? a. take another flight. b. give the ticket to someone. c. catch the plane at 6:00.3. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. boss and employee. b. customer and waitress.c. customer and salesgirl.4. what will the speakers do over the weekend? a. go hiking. b. stay at home. c. climb mountains.5. where does this conversation probably take place? a. in a bookstore. b. in a classroom.c. in a library.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. whose wallet it is. b. where the wallet is. c. what is in the wallet.7. what will the man do?a. go to the supermarket. b. search in the house. c. make a phone call.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. athlete and teacher. b. customer and trainer. c. customer and club worker.9. how far can the woman run is an hour on the running machine?a. about 7 kilometres. b. about 8 kilometres. c. about 10 kilometres.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why is the woman so tired?a. she exercises too much. b. she has a lot to do at work. c. she watches tv late at night.11. what does the woman eat for lunch? a. nothing. b. a pizza. c. a sandwich.12. what does the man advise the woman to do? a. go to bed late. b. work more hours. c. eat at least a good meal every day.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. why does the woman call the man?a. to see whats wrong with him. b. to say hello to him.c. to ask him to play tennis with her.14. whats wrong with the man? a. hes hurt his feet. b. hes got a cold. c. hes got a stomachache.15. when will the woman call the man again?a. next weekend.b. later this week. c. later next week.16. how is the womans tennis? a. its better. b. its poor. c. its very good.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. which place will the travelers visit first?a. pigeon point. b. a seaside caf. c. an ice-cream factory.18. what should the travelers see in the nature park? a. food. b. medicine. c. swimsuits.19. what animals will the travelers see in the nature park? a. giraffes. b. monkeys. c. elephants.20. what extra costs may there be? a. money for souvenirs. b. tips for the tour guide. c. tips for the hotel clerks.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、 b 、 c 和 d ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a when sabrina vega was 5 years old, a friend invited her to a party held at a gym where sabrina discovered that she loved doing gymnastics. a few nights after the party, sabrina had a dreamshe told her mother, jahira, about the dream. jahira said, sabrina said that in her dream she went to the olympics. she described everything at this international competition. at first i did not take her story seriously. but sabrina kept talking about her dream. she told it to her father, david. so jahira and david decided to pay for sabrina to learn gymnastics. so sabrina started to train at a special and competitive gym. though only 7 years old, she was already training to compete at a high level. the years passed quickly. sabrina got better and better. by the time she was 12 years old, sabrina was training so many hours each day that she did not have time to do things that many other americans of the same age did.when sabrina was 13, she had a chance to compete in a national gymnastics event. if she did well, the event would give her the chance to join the national teamthe team that trains for the olympics. but the family was out of money. jahira had to tell sabrina that she could not go. jahira said, tears came to her eyes, and she said, i understand. a week or two later, a rich family came to visit sabrinas gym unexpectedly. they watched sabrina train. then they asked to talk to her mother. the rich family offered jahira all the money they needed! eventually, sabrina vega competed at the 2012 0lympic trials. she finished l0th in the all rounds21. sabrina vega had a dream to . a. go to the party b. do gymnastics c. take part in the olympicsd. attend a national competition22. from the passage, we can infer . a. sabrinas parents were tired of her talkingb. sabrinas parents loved her and were moved by her c. sabrinas mother supported her dream even at the beginning d. sabrina became a national team player at the age of twelve23. what does the author want to tell us? a. all roads lead to rome.b. early birds catch worms. c. practice makes perfect.d. god blesses the determined and hard-working.24. which of the following can be the best title for the text? a. a talented girl. b. the caring parents. c. an olympic dream. d. a helping hand.b the latest chinese god song (an internet term to describe pop songs that spread virally(病毒性地) through the internet) is still stirring up fierce debates between those who view it as a milestone for chinese pop music going global and those who regard it as a bad image of china. last week, little apple, written and performed by the chopsticks brothers, won the ama international song award and the duo performed the song at the 2014 american music awards in los angeles. another chinese pop singer, zhang jie, won the international artist award. but while fans of these singers are thinking highly of the awards and the performance by the chopsticks brothers at the ama celebration, there are others who are less excited. they have questioned the value of the awards and what effects it will have on chinese cultures going abroad, claiming it may leave foreign audiences with a poor impression of chinese pop music, and even chinese culture. the little apple phenomenon, both home and abroad, can be more easily understood and judged if we look at it from a business perspective rather than a cultural perspective. the professional promoters behind the duo have developed a clear strategy to promote the duo and their works, not just this particular song. little apple was originally released to promote the duos film old boys: the way of the dragon. from the very beginning a viral marketing strategy was used to promote the song, which immediately went viral on the internet due to its repetitive rhythm, easy-to-remember lyrics, simple and funny dance and, most importantly, grass roots nature. the video accumulated more than 1 billion hits on chinas major video websites. although the song was generally dismissed by music professionals who criticized it as musical junk food, little apples popularity nationally paved the way for promoting the duo internationally.25. the writers attitude to the song of little apple is _.a. opposed b. negative c. objective d. critical26. what does the underlined words “the duo” refer to? a. little apple. b. chopsticks brothers. c. zhang jie. d. american singers.27. we can learn from the passage that _.a. little apples popularity is also a success of marketing strategyb. little apple is generally thought worthless by the amac. little apple is really popular with all people in chinad. little apple was originally released as a pop song on the internetc sunstroke is a condition that can quickly go from dangerous to deadly, especially if proper care isnt given immediately. sunstroke, sometimes called heatstroke, is a result of the body temperature rising above the safe limits. this causes the bodys necessary functions to stop working. its usually pretty easy to avoid sunstroke, as long as proper action is taken. in that case, you need to act as quickly as possible to return that persons body to a safe temperature. here are a few tips to help treat sunstroke. call for help call to get an ambulance as quickly as possible. this should be the first thing you do, especially if the sunstroke person has fainted（昏迷）. also, call for help from anyone nearby if you re in a public place. if theres no one around, call someone nearby if they can get there sooner than an ambulance. ask everyone to bring you as much water as possible, if there isnt much nearby. get the person to a cooler area if theres a building nearby, aim for that. anywhere with plenty of air conditioners and water is perfect. if a building isnt available, bring the person to a well-shaded area. get the water flowing if the person is still conscious, get him or her to drink water. if theres a bathtub available, fill it with cool water and put the person in it. if your water supply is limited, you have to save it. dampen a towel or shirt and put it on the persons body. focus on the face, neck, and chest. fan the person getting moving air over the person cools him or her down. use anything, a towel or sheet, a shirt, your hands, or a piece of board. this is where having many people around really helps, as they can combine to fan the entire body.28. when does a person get sunstroke? a. when the body doesnt function. b. when proper care is given immediately. c. when someone is exposed to the sun too long. d. when the body temperature goes up beyond what one can bear.29. what is mainly discussed in the passage? a. the first aid for sunstroke. b. the cause of sunstroke.c. the chief symptoms of sunstroke. d. the essential prevention of sunstroke.30. which of the following is not mentioned in the text? a. call for assistance from others. b. leave the sunstroke person in the shade. c. put a wet towel on the persons face. d. help the person take some medicine.31. the text probably comes from_. a. a guide bookb. a book review c. a medical magazine d. an official documentdi used to joke that i spoke french like a 3-year-old. until i met a french 3-year-old and couldnt keep the conversation. this was after a year of intense study, including at least two hours a day with rosetta stone, fluenz and other self-instruction software, joining study groups and watching french movies. however, my failure at french was the best thing i could have done for my 57-year-old brain.in the last few years, unable to hold a list of just four grocery items in my head, i began to worry about my state of mind. so to comfort myself that nothing was wrong, just before learning french i took a test. i scored below average for my age group in all of the subjects.because learning a foreign language is a difficult task for adults, i worked my brains hard to learn it. surprisingly, my failure at french study produced an unexpected benefits. after a year of struggling with the language, i retook the test, and the results shocked me. my scores had improved, placing me above average in seven of 10 subjects, and average in the other three. my verbal memory score jumped from the bottom half to the 88. studying a language had been like drinking from a mental fountain of youth.what might explain such an improvement?a researcher said that language study was beneficial to older adults, noting that the cognitive(认知) tasks involved including working memory, and task switching are closely related to the areas of the brain that are most connected with declines due to aging. in other words, the things that make second language study so mad for grown-ups are the very things that may make the effort so beneficial. so i plan to spend the next year learning italian. 32. according to the text, rosetta stone is _. a. a person who helps the author learn french b. a french study group c. a kind of self-instruction software d. a french study programme33. how do you understand the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? a. giving up language study is totally wrong. b. studying a language satisfies your needs. c. studying a language gives you much pleasure. d. studying a language makes your brain young.34. what might explain the authors memory improvement? a. learning french trained part of his brain. b. cognitive tasks are interesting. c. a strong will is the key to his success. d. taking two tests made him clever.35. why did the author want to learn italian? a. to challenge himself. b. to get more benefits. c. to know italian culture. d. to travel to italy.第二节（共5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。dos and donts of donatinggiving up your unused or unwanted stuff is a great way to make space in your home for the items that you do enjoy on a regular basis. 36 here are 4 dos and donts of donating your belongings. do prep your clothesyouve thoroughly cleaned out your closets and drawers, and have a mountain of clothing waiting to be donated. before you bag up these pieces, examine each one to ensure that theyre in good condition. make sure all buttons are fastened, and that you cant see any dirty spots. 37 dont donate damaged itemsthe number one rule of donating your stuff is to make sure that it s in good, useable condition. dont donate clothes or furniture with rips（裂口 ）or stains, chipped dishes, or books that are missing pages. 38 find a local company that will recycle these items instead. do donate more than just clothes 39 stuffed animals, framed pictures, unused candles, small power tools, sports equipment, ornaments, baskets, blenders, dishes, glassware, utensils, silverware, pots and pans, curtains, blankets, toasters, mixers, pillows, towels, bed sheets, bikes, and exercise equipment are pretty popular donations. 40 with a little common sense its easy to figure out items that are ideal for donation. but unfortunately some people will throw away the contents of their home without a second thought. as a gentle reminder, its never a good idea to donate car parts, flammable products, construction materials, weapons, or explosives. anobody wants to take over your damaged belongings. bfood donations are always in need.cdont even think of donating these itemsdnot sure where to start?edont donate large appliancesfclothes arent the only household items that can be donated.gwash the items to make them fresh and ready for their new owners.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。loving todays challenge! my 13-year old son and i had quite the adventure this morning! we frequently walk by a 41 landscaped（美化的）yard with a nice little flower garden. i wanted to 42 my thanks for the time and effort put in by the 43 , but ive never seen him or her, so we went to a local nursery and bought a gift card that l will leave with a 44 and a smile card the next time that i pass by. we also ran to walmart and 45 a few $10 gift cards along with some note cards and our other 46 . while we were putting our things away in the car, my son 47 that a lady that had just parked next to us looked a little 48 . as soon as she entered the 49 , we grabbed（夺取）a note card, made a note 50 , and added a gift card for her to find when she got back to her 51 , hoping to comfort her feelings. after that, we went for a（n）52 breakfast. the restaurant was pretty 53 and the people working in the kitchen seemed to be busy forever. a young couple 54 across the dining room from us was having some trouble with their 55 , who looked to be about four or five. he grew 56 and impatient with the wait and they had their hands 57 keeping him from making troubles. i remember being in their 58 , so i stopped their 59 and had their breakfast added to my check. great 60 to my day, and i cant wait to do it again l41asmoothly bcarelessly croughly dbeautifully42aexpress brecognize cdesign daccept43anurse bdentist cgardener dpasser-by44apresent bnote cbook ddiploma45abought bborrowed csold dimported46ainstruments bdesserts cvegetables dgroceries47asuspected bobserved cimagined dreserved48aelegant bgenerous cexcited dupset49astore bclinic cbank dnursery50aslowly bunwillingly cquickly dshyly51ahouse bcar cbike dbench52aearly bdelicious cexpensive dlate53adecorated bempty ccrowded ddeserted54alain bloaded cseated darranged55akid bdaughter cdog dpet56adefenseless btireless ccareless drestless57aavailable bfull cnormal dnecessary58ashorts bgloves cshoes dsocks59awaitress bchild ccustomer dhostess60aend bstart cstory ddream第ii卷第二节 （共10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。some inventions happen in strange ways. the potato chip is one of them.moons lake house was 61