浙江省台州市书生中学高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.doc

台州市书生中学 2015学年第一学期 高二英语第一次月考试卷 （满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。第i卷（选择题 共两个部分 90分）第一部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）dad had a green comb(梳子). he bought it when he married mum. every night, he would hand me his 1 and say, “good girl, help daddy clean it, ok?” i was 2 to do it. at age five, this dull task brought me such 3 . i would excitedly turn the tap 4 and brush the comb carefully. satisfied that id done a good job, i would happily return the comb to dad. he would 5 affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet. two years later, dad started his own 6 , which wasnt doing so well. that was when things started to 7 . dad didnt come home as early and as much as he used to. mum and i became 8 with him for placing our family in trouble. with 9 , an uncomfortable silence grew between us.after my graduation, dads business was getting back on track. on my 28th birthday, dad came home 10 . as usual, i helped him carry his bags into his study. when i turned to leave, he said ,“hey, would you help me 11 my comb?” i looked at him a while, then 12 the comb and headed to the sink. it hit me then: why, as a child, 13 dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. that routine(习惯) meant dad was home early to 14 the evening with mum and me. it 15 a happy and loving family. i passed the clean comb back to dad. he smiled at me and 16 placed his comb on his wallet. but this time, i noticed something 17 . dad had aged. he had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, 18 his smile was still as 19 as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good 20 for his family.1. a. bag b. wallet c. brush d. comb2. a. relieved b. ashamed c. pleased d. annoyed 3 .a. courage b. joy c. sadness d. pain4. a. on b. in c. over d. out5. a. laughb. shout c. smile d. stare6. a. family b. task c. journey d. business7. a. progress b. improve c. change d. form8. a. mad b. satisfied c. delighted d. strict9. a. ease b. speed c. patience d. time10. a. earlyb. occasionally c. rarely d. frequently11. a. sharpen b. clean c. repair d. keep12. a. threwb. dropped c. took d. handed13. a. hearing b. helping c. watching d. letting14. a. findb. spend c. waste d. lose15. a. meantb. affected c. broke d. supported16. a. casually b. hurriedly c. carefully d. firmly17. a. urgent b. exciting c. interesting d. different18. a. for b. yet c. or d. so19. a. heartwarmingb. convincing c. innocent d. cautious20. a. originb. reputation c. education d. life第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共19小题；每小题2.5分，满分47.5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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 a the freezing northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to sarasota, florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. i left for the land of warmth and vitamin c(维生素c), thinking of beaches and orange trees. when we touched down to blue skies and warm air, i sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call. the market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along north lemon and state streets. baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the java dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes. disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, ive refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. no matter how attractive they look in the store, once i get them home theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. but i homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the browns grove farms stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. these were the real deal- and at that moment, i realized that the best part of sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in new york i wouldnt be experiencing again for months. delighted as i was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when i learned that browns grove farm is one of the suppliers for jack dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the sarasota ritz carlton, where- luckily for me- i was planning to have dinner that very night. without even seeing the menu, i knew id be ordering every tomato on it.21. what did the author think of her winter life in new york?a. exciting. b. relaxing. c. boring. d. annoying.22. what made the authors getting up late early worthwhile?a. having a swim. b. breathing in fresh air.c. visiting a local farmers market. d. walking in the morning sun.23. what can we learn about tomatoes sold in new york in winter?a. they are juicy. b. they are soft.c. they taste great. d. they look nice.24. what was the author going to that evening?a. eat in a restaurant. b. check into a hotel.c. go to a farm. d. buy fresh vegetables.b homestay provides english language students with the opportunity to speak english outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a british home.what to expect the host will provide accommodation and meals. rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. you will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.accommodation zones homestays are located in london mainly in zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central london is commercial and not residential (居住的). zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. it is very convenient to travel in london by underground.meal plans available continental breakfast breakfast and dinner breakfast, packed lunch and dinner its important to note that few english families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. your accommodation includes continental breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice cereal (谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee. cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a continental breakfast in england. dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.friends if you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your hosts permission. you have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.self-catering accommodation in private homes accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. this kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. however, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice english at home quite as much.25. the passage is probably written for _.a. hosts willing to receive foreign studentsb. travellers planning to visit families in londonc. english learners applying to live in english homesd. foreigners hoping to build british culture26. which of the following will the host provide?a. medical careb. room cleaning c. free transportd. physical training27. according to the passage, what does continental breakfast include?a. dessert and coffee.b. fruit and vegetables.c. bread and fruit juice.d. cereal and cold meat.28. why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?a. to enjoy much more freedom.b. to entertain friends as they like.c. to enrich their knowledge of english.d. to experience a warmer family atmosphere.c many people think that listening is a passive(被动的) business. it is just the opposite. listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. it is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well. listening well also needs total concentration upon someone else. an essential part of listening well is the rule known as bracketing. bracketing includes the temporary（暂时的）giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone elses world from the inside , stepping into his or her shoes . moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. true communication is under way and the energy needed for listening well is so great that it can be achieved only by the will to extend oneself for mutual(相互的) growth. most of the time we lack this energy. even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we dont want to hear. it wasnt until toward the end of my doctor career that i have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapheutic (有疗效的) . in about a quarter of the patients i saw , surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of the psychotherapy (心理疗法) , before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained . there are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, i believe, was the patients sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years , and for some , perhaps for the first time ever .29.the phrase “ stepping into his or her shoes ” in paragraph 2 probably means _ .a. preparing a topic list first b. experiencing the speakers inside worldc. focusing on ones own mind d. directing the talk to the desired results30.what is mainly discussed in paragraph 2 ? a.what to listen to. b. how to listen well. c. benefits of listening. d. problems in listening 31.according to the author, in communication people tend to _ .a. listen actively b. listen purposefully c. set aside their prejudices d. open up their inner mind 32.according to the author, the patients improved mainly because _ .a. they had partners to talk to b. they were taken good care of c. they knew the roots of problems d. they knew they were truly listened to33.what type of writing is the article likely to be? a. science fiction. b. a news report. c. popular science. d. a medical report. das a young boy, i sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. he was a rural mail carrier, and on saturdays he would ask me to go with him. driving through the countryside was always an adventure: there were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and dad did.in the spring, dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when i was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.on dads final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route. he used to say, and a story at every one. one lady had no mailbox, so dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. one note left in a mailbox read. nat, take these eggs to marian; shes baking a cake and doesnt have any eggs. mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. on cold days dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. a young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox; dad paid for the stamps. one businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for dad to take to the bank. once, the amount came to $ 32,000.a dozen years ago, when i traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of dads death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. i thought i knew them all, but that wasnt the case. as i drove home, i noticed two lamp poles, one on each side of the street. when my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. one box was painted green and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: santa claus, north pole. for years children had dropped letters to santa through those holes.i made a turn at the corner and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. mom and i were sitting at the kitchen table when i heard footsteps. there, at the door, stood frank townsend, dads postmaster and great friend for many years. so we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.at one point frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. what are we going to do about the letters this christmas? he asked. the letters? “i guess you never knew. knew what? remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to santa in those green and red boxes on main street? it was your dad who answered all those letters every year. i just sat there with tears in my eyes. it wasnt hard for me to imagine dad sitting at the old table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. i have since spoken with several of the people who received christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that santa had known so much about their homes and families.for me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.34. it can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with dad as_.a.great chances to help other people b. exciting experiences with a lot of func.happy occasions to play with baby chickens d. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies35. the writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that_.a.dad had a strong sense of duty b. dad was a kind and generous man c.dad had a strong sense of honor d. dad was an honest and reliable man36.according to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?a. dad answered childrens christmas letters every year.b. dad read letters for a blind lady for years.c. dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.d. dad delivered some eggs to marian.37.the method the writer uses to develop paragraph 4 is_.a. offering analysesb. making comparisons c. giving examplesd. providing explanations38.what surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from santa claus every year?a.santa claus lived alone in the cold north pole.b.santa claus answered all their letters every year.c.santa claus had unique mailboxes for the children.d.santa claus had so much information about their families.39.which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. memorable travelsb. the mail c. special mailboxesd. christmas letters第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句。请从以下选项（a、b、c、d、e 和 f） 中选出适合各段落的首句，并在答题纸上写出相应的答案选项。a. care about the details. b. be a good listener.c. make time for friendships. d. strike up a conversation. e. avoid causing inconveniences. f. reach out to the newcomers. develop better relationships with neighbors good neighbors are a lot like electricity or running water：we dont know how much we depend on them until we dont have them. they make our lives more pleasant and give us a sense of who we are, both as an individual and as a member of the community. heres how to develop your relationships with these very important people in your life.40. _ often neighbors dont even know each others names. but its okay to be the one to break the ice, even if youve lived next door for years. most neighbors enjoy making small talk with the folks on the other side of the fence. so as you see them at work in their yards, smile, wave, and say hello. ask how their kids are (whether theyre babies or in college), whether they could use an extra cucumber from your garden, or what they think of the prices at the local supermarket.41. _these days, the old welcome wagon is a thing of the past. but your new neighbors may be feeling lonely and unsure, especially if theyre far from home, and might appreciate a friendly face bearing fresh-chocolate cakes. if they have kids, tell them where the children in the neigh