江苏省四星级高中2015-2016学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题.doc

江苏省四星级高中2017届高二上学12月月考英语试题 本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷 (选择题，共80分)第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后。你将有两分钟的时间将卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题，每题1分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，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。每段对话只读一遍。 1. What do we know about Betty? A. She has traveled world-wide. B. She is going to New York. C. She likes postcards.2. Why cant the man get a table? A. The woman is busy at lunch time. B. Theres no free table at the moment. C. Theres a traffic jam at the moment.3. What does the man want to do before leaving? A. Send some e-mails. B. Have breakfast. C. Buy a train ticket.4. Why wont the woman go to the library? A. Shes going there with Joe. B. She has to wait for Joe. C. She doesnt have a car. 5. What is the man going to do now? A. To go to Jeans birthday party.B. To help his mother do some shopping. C. To buy a birthday present for Jean.第二节（共10小题，每题 1分） 听下面4段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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、7题。6. What s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Interviewer and interviewee.7. What do we know about the man? A. He has lots of working experience.B. He wants to earn more money.C. He began drawing in primary school.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How old is the mans sister? A. Two years younger than the man.B. Twelve years younger than the man C. Two years older than the man.9. How do the man and his sister keep in contact usually? A. By sending letters or cards every weekB. By writing e-mails almost every day. C. By calling each other every day10. What are the two speakers probably doing now? A. They are talking on a TV show.B. They are talking in the street. C. They are talking on a radio program听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When does the conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.12. Whats the mans health insurance number? A. 2658A. B. 88564802. C. 5559008.13. Whats the mans problem? A. His back hurts. B. He has a fever. C. He has a stomachache.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Why did the woman mention theSaharadesert? A.She watched a TV program about it last night. B.She thinks it is boring to hitchhike across theSaharadesert. C.She knows that the man likes foreign things.15.What kind of film does the woman like? A.Love stories. B.Travel stories. C.Horror stories.16. What can we learn about the man speaker? A.He does not like having lunch with the woman.B.He likes unusual food. C.He gets sick of chips.17. What does the man like? A. Greek food. B. Love stories and chips. C. New food and horror films.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.How many ways are mentioned to solve personal problems? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 19.Why does the writer suggest stating the problem in a few words? A. To draw other peoples attention. B. To know where the problem is. C. To find a solution to the problem. 20. What is the best way to solve problems? A. Finding the cause of your unhappines. B. Facing the problems bravely. C. Making direct attack. 第二部分 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. -Could I use this dictionary ? - _. Its a spare one . A. Just go ahead B. Oh ,I m sorry . C. Youre welcome D. Youd better not .22. Lily adopted a pet cat ,but when the _ excitement died down , it was deserted .A. previous B. constant C. normal D. initial23. We should always bear in mind that if we ignore our health because of busy work ,diseases will gradually _ us with the help of tiredness . A. instruct B. approach C. occupy D. transfer 24. -I was abroad when you were carrying out the survey , or I _ to your help. - It cant be helped ,but I managed to get it finished in the end . A. would come B. should come C . must have come D. could have come .25.our boat has been floating on the sea for several days ,and I dont know how long our supplies will _ before some people come to rescue.A. die out B. drop out C. hold out D fall out .26._ to his research , he spared no time to spend a weekend with us .A. Devoting B. Devoted C. Lost D. Caught 27.Football is the worlds number one sport , it _ the highest level of popularity worldwide A. enjoys B .has enjoyed C. is enjoying D. enjoying 28.The young lady was proud of the things she _ and she was happy to be alive .A. had accomplished B. has accomplished C. will accomplish D. has been accomplishing 29._nice , the fresh flowers were soon sold out .A. Smelled . B. Being smelled C. Smelling D. To smell .30._ the help from his relatives , he does part-time job to support his studies at college .A . Regardless of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. Apart from 31. Whom would you like to _ the lights as soon as possible on the wall? A. have fixed B. have fix C. get fixed D. get fix32. . _, I think, and the problem can be solved.A. If you double your effortsB. So long as you keep up your spiritsC. A bit more effortsD. Making great efforts33 . Mum is coming. What present _ for your birthday? A. you expect she has got B. you expect has she gotC. do you expect she has gotD. do you expect has she got34 . After a long discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the plan, they finally _ a conclusion _ it is practical. A. came up; that B. came into; / C. came over; / D. came to; that35 .Your dreams can come true in the end _ your heart really desires .A. unless B. even if C. until D. if 第三部分 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the countryto 36 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 37 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 38 .The weeks ahead werent 39 . I knew my small university town couldnt offer me anyopportunities, 40 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what Ithought would take a 41 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I foundmyself in the exact same 42 as I was before.You know that feeling when you wake up in 43 ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting 44 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldnt seem to make any 45 .So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 46 . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 47 . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 48 ! I put my 49 into a childrens book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 50 to give up his dream.And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world just a lot of hard work and determination I was offered a 51 contract (合同) for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 52 . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 53 shortly after.Dont give up. Even if things look 54 now, dont give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in waiting just a little further upstream . all we need is the 55 to push beyond the river.36. A. attendB. holdC. prepareD. enjoy37. A. environmentB. economy C. opportunityD. climate38. A. choiceB. dangerC. desireD. future39. A. quietB. busyC. easyD. long40. A. soB. butC. forD. or41. A. dayB. weekC. monthD. year42. A. townB. direction C. situationD. habit43. A. surpriseB. fearC. delightD. peace44. A. gloryB. complaint C. loveD. pain45. A. appointmentB. progress C. commitmentD. decision46. A. readB. thinkC. writeD. paint47. A. hopeB. wisdomC. pleasureD. inspiration48. A. lackB. findC. buryD. need49. A. disapprovalB. disagreementC. dissatisfactionD. disadvantage50. A. refusedB. managedC. failedD. decided51. A. writing B. translatingC. publishingD. reviewing52. A. ruinB. placeC. piecesD. despair53. A. rewardedB. paidC. firedD. hired54. A. differentB. unimportantC. strangeD. tough55. A. courageB. chanceC. timeD. dream第四部分阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ADONALD SLOANGates HallUniversity of KansasLawrence, KS 66045913-243-1682After May 2009:46 Clayton DriveSt. Louis, MO 63130314-726-8840ObjectiveTo work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position. EducationB.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009Major: Social ServicesMinor: Applied PsychologyExperienceAssistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS, November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreational activities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, day trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.Hotline Volunteer. Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006- May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealt with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown of parent-teen relationships.Nurses Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006. Assisted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helped prepare patients for surgery. University Concert Board. Work with other board members to plan and implement on-campus concerts.Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the senior class gift to the university.Residence Hall Programming Board. Planned social events for Eggar Residence Hall. SkillsFluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working with people. InterestsSkiing, softball, classical music, and guitar. 56.This passage is most probably _.A. an advertisement for enrolling new employeesB. a self-introduction meant to apply for a jobC. a school report at the end of an academic yearD. a part of a recommendation letter from a university57.According to the “Experience” section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be _ .A. a wise leaderB. a skillful performerC. a good social worker D. a gifted scientist 58.From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan _. Ais about to graduate from a university Bis good at singing and dancingChas an interest in being a surgeon Dspecializes in psychology BAs anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results. Thats partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals. What are far less understood by scientists, however, are the potentially harmful effects of goal-setting. There has been surprisingly little research on how the practice may have contributed to the current economic crisis and unethical （不道德）behavior in general.“Goals are widely used and promoted as having really beneficial effects. And yet, the same motivation that can push people to exert more effort in a constructive way could also motivate people to be more likely to engage in unethical behaviors,” says Maurice Schweitzer, an associate professor of operations and information management at Penns Wharton School. His paper, titled “Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting,” appears in the February issue of the Academy of Management Perspectives. “It turns out theres no economic benefit to just having a goal-you just get a psychological benefit and thats quite motivating in itself,” Schweitzer says. “But in many cases, goals have economic rewards that make them more powerful.”A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues give is the 2004 closing down of energy-trading titan（巨头）Enron, where managers used financial rewards to motivate salesmen to meet specific sales goals. The problem, Schweitzer says, is the actual trades were not earning money. Other studies have shown that pressing employees with unrealistic goals can force them to lie, cheat or steal. Such was the case, Schweitzer says, in the early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales target on its auto repair staff. It resulted in employees overcharging for work and completing unnecessary repairs on a companywide basis.Schweitzer admits his research run against a very large body of literature that praises the many benefits of goal-setting. Edwin A. Locke, from the University of Maryland, College Park, and Gary P. Latham, from the University of Toronto, write: “Goal setting is not going away. Organizations cannot develop without being focused on their desired results any more than an individual can develop without goals to provide a sense of purpose.”The debate is likely to be popular on in future papers, and the practice of setting goals no doubt will continue. For now, though, the lesson seems to be to put more thought into setting goals. “They really do help to coordinate and motivate people. My idea would be to combine that with careful observation, a strong organizational culture, and make sure the goals that you use are going to be constructive and not significantly harm the organization,” Schweitzer says.59. What message does the author try to get across about goal-setting?A. The goal increase peoples work efficiency. B. Its role has been largely underestimated.C. The goal most people set are unrealistic. D. Its negative effects have long been ignored. 60. What does Maurice Schweitzer want to show by giving the example of Enron?A. Financial rewards ensure companies meet specific sales goals.B. Businesses are less likely to succeed without setting realistic goals.C. Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power. D. Setting realistic goals can turn a failing business into success.61. How did Sears goal-setting affect its employees?A. They were forced to work more hours to increase their sales.B. They turned to unethical practice to meet their sales target.C. They improved their customer service on a companywide basis.D. They competed with one another to attract more customers.CYouve probably heard of Marco Polo, but how much do you actually know about him and his amazing journey? Marco was the original travel writer, whose trade contacts with Asia changed Europe, opening it up to new ideas and cultures.Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic around 1254. At the time, Venice was one of the most powerful trading cities in the world, and was ruled as an independent city state. Marcos mother died when he was young, so he was brought up by his aunt and uncle. When Marco was born, his brother (Maffeo) and father (Niccolo), who were successful businessmen, were away on a trading voyage. They didnt get back until Marco was about 15.In 1271, Niccolo and Maffeo set off again for Asia, this time taking Marco with them. On a previous journey theyd met Kublai Khan (the Yuan Dynasty), and they were eager to establish trade links between Kublais empire and Venice. The Polos sailed across the Mediterranean to Acre (now in northern Israel). Then, they traveled by camel to the port of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. Their plan was to sail to China but they couldnt find any good boats. So, they continued the journey overland, finally meeting Kublai Khan at his summer palace in Xanadu, about 275 km north of modern Beijing. Marco was now probably 21 years old. The journey had taken over three years.The Polos had learnt a great deal about the world during their travels and so Kublai employed Marco as a government official. This gave Marco the opportunity to travel around much of Kublais empire in China. In fact, Kublai found the Polos so useful that he was unwilling to let them return home. However, in 1292, the Polos eventually left, sailing from China and ending up in Hormuz again. The journey was extremely dangerous: of the 600 travelers who set off, only 18 arrived in Hormuz, including all three of the Polo family. The Polos finally returned to Venice in 1295, twenty-four years after setting off