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16-17学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试卷班级_ 姓名_ 座号_第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）jack baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. he was the youngest of eight children. his father had a 1 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 2 to work because of poor health. the family couldnt 3 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 4 . after leaving school at the age of 14, jack was 5 what to do when mr walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him 100 to start his own 6 . it was just after the war. raw materials were not enough, and jack saw a 7 in scrap metal(废弃金属). he bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. when he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 8 plenty of money. jack 9 working hard. after one year he succeeded in 10 the 100. by the time jack was 30 years old he had 11 his first million, and he wanted to 12 this achievement by doing something “ 13 ”. with all his money it was 14 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. in 1959, “baines castle” was built in the 15 of the lancashire countryside. it was one of the finest buildings in the country. jack has recently sold “baines castle” for 500 million, 16 jack still cant get used to 17 the good life. he can 18 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）. “i remember being very 19 as a child, but never 20 as a child,” says jack, “and i will never forget where i came from and who i am.”1. a. job b. work c. company d. house2. a. able b. glad c. unable d. eager3. a. offer b. like c. expect d. afford4. a. wrong b. hungry c. ill d. bad5. a. seeing b. wondering c. doubting d. preparing6. a. school b. farm c. business d. store7. a. problem b. purpose c. future d. principle8. a. spent b. borrowed c. wasted d. earned9. a. enjoyed b. preferred c. promised d. hated10. a. developing b. saving c. repaying d. paying11. a. given b. made c. taken d. lost12. a. remember b. honor c. celebrate d. recognize13. a. common b. simple c. interesting d. grand14. a. impossible b. possible c. obvious d. basic15. a. ground b. front c. spot d. heart16. a. so b. and c. or d. but17. a. using b. sparing c. living d. keeping 18. a. often b. never c. sometimes d. seldom19. a. rich b. poor c. healthy d. well20. a. proud b. satisfied c. unhappy d. happy第二部分：阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. he worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. hard work made him thin and weak. he wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts. one day a lawyer said to him, “one thousand dollars, and here is the money.” as hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. he didnt know where the money came from and how to spend it. he said to himself, “i could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or i give up my work in the factory and do what id like to do: painting pictures. i could do that for a few weeks, but what would i do after that? i should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. if it were a little less money, i would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. if it were more, i could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. but its too much for one and too little for the other.” “here is the reading of your uncles will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. i must ask you to remember one point. your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.” “yes, i see. ill do that,” said the young man.21. hobbs wanted to borrow money to _. a. study abroad b. work abroad c. pay off the debts d. learn to paint pictures22. what does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in paragraph 2） probably mean? a. surprised. b. frightened.c. satisfied. d. excited.23. with the money he got, at first hobbs _. a. planned to have a happy life for a few days b. decided to give up his work in the factory c. was to give a dinner to his friends d. had no idea what to do24. hobbs was asked to _. a. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it b. read his uncles will c. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money d. buy some picturesb mark twain was a great writer. he was from the usa. he was born in 1835. he was also a famous speaker. he was famous for his sense of humour. many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. one day mark twain was going to a small town because of his writing. before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that hed better not go there. mark twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “it doesnt matter. the mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. i dont think they will come to visit me.” after he arrived at the town, mark twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. he went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. the waiters felt very sorry about that. “im very sorry, mr mark twain. there are too many mosquitoes in our town.” one of them said to him. mark twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “the mosquitoes are very clever. they know my room number. they didnt come into the wrong room.” what he said made all the people present laugh heartily. but that night mark twain slept well. do you know why? that was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. 25. that day mark twain went to the town _. a. to see one of his friends b. because he wanted to do something there for his writing c. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there d. to see one of his relatives26. the waiters felt sorry because _. a. they did something wrong to mark twain b. their hotel was too small c. the room was not very clean d. there were quite a few mosquitoes in mark twains room27. all the people present laughed heartily because _. a. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didnt come into the wrong room b. the mosquitoes knew mark twains room number c. mark twain gave the waiters some nice presents d. mark twain made a joke28. from the story we know _. a. no mosquitoes troubled mark twain in the night b. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after mark twain well at night c. mark twain didnt have a good rest that night d. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longeraair is an odorless (无气味的), invisible (看不见的) gas that surrounds the earth. it is everywhere on the planet. an “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room, to give two examples, are not really empty. each is filled with air. when the glass is filled with water, the water pushes the air out of the glass.air, as a gas, has no definite (明确的) shape, but, because it is matter, it takes up space. it is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space. stuff a dry handkerchief into the bottom（底部） of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down. push the upside-down glass; hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered. when the glass is taken out of water, the handkerchief will be dry. the air inside the glass takes up space and keeps the water from coming in.29. what does the underlined word “stuff” (in paragraph 2) mean? a. press tightly. b. take out. c. put down. d. turn fully.30. the writer tells us that _. a. the experiment is done in the laboratory b. the experiment is done outside the room c. the experiment is easily done d. the experiment is carried out indoors31. which of the following pictures gives us the correct result? (wwater; aair; hhandkerchief)aeveryone needs friends. we all like to feel close to someone. it is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. surely, there are times when we need to be alone. we dont always want people around. but we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.no two people are the same. sometimes friends dont get along well, which doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. most of the time they will go on being friends. sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. we miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. it is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. families sometimes name their children after a close friend. many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. some libraries are named this way. so are some schools. we think of these people when we go to these places.theres more good news for people, if they have friends. these people live longer than those people if those dont have friends. why? it could be that they are happier. being happy helps you stay well. or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.32. the first paragraph tells us _. a. none needs friends b. we always need friends around us c. making friends is the need in peoples life d. we need to be alone33. which of the following is what the writer doesnt say in the passage? a. people are happy when their friends leave them. b. people may never see their friends after their friends move away. c. people can know their friends in different ways. d. people like their friends very much if they get to know them.34. which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people? a. a house. b. a room. c. a library. d. a village.35. if people have friends, they would live longer, because _. a. they feel happier and healthier b. they get a lot of help from their friends c. they take better care of themselves d. both a and ce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。you often find somebody who works around you complaining(抱怨) all the time, dont you? _1_ about 70% of americans say being around nonstop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them. luckily, here are 4 tips to help form positive patterns.1selfawarenesswhen a negative(消极的) thought pops into your mind, immediately correct it. instead of telling yourself “thats a nice shirt, but i cant afford it，” change the message to “that will look great with my black pants when i can afford it.” _2_of course everyone complains sometimes. but the less frequently you complain, the better you will feel.2distance yourself_3_ excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet, somewhere outdoors in the fresh air. think of something pleasant before returning. you have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand.3dont try to change complainersif you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event, simply choose silence. let their words bounce off you while you think of something else. attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target. _4_ if someone says, “i hate mondays; weekends are too short，” try to think, “im glad i rested up over the weekend, so im ready to make some improvement on that big project.”4._5_when someone is shouting at you angrily, throw the responsibility back at them by asking, “so what do you intend to do about it？” in most cases, complainers dont really want a solution(解决方法). they just want to speak them out. if you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions, they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to. if so, you will be happy.afind solutionsbchange responsibilitycyou have got a lot of company.dby doing this, it will lead to positive behaviors.ebut you can redirect the discussion in your own mind.fwhenever possible, escape from negative conversations.gyou will never know what they are going to talk about.三节、开放作文 ( 满分30分)假设你是李华，请根据下面的提示写一封信给一家艺术博物馆的委员，建议建一个艺术馆，在信中提出你的理由并请求许可。注意：词数120左右art gallery 艺术馆 artists 艺术家完型36-40 acdbb 41-45 ccdac 46-50 bcdbd 51-55 dcabc 阅读 1 dada 2 bdda 3 acc 4 cacd文章大意：本文为说明文。主要介绍了如何应对爱抱怨的人。1c由前一句“you often find somebody who works around you complaining all the time”和后一句“about 70%