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高新第一中学09-10学年高二上学期十月月考高二英语月考题一. 单词辨音（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分） 1. regretA. cigaretteB. vegetableC. messageD. passenger2. animalA. acheB. anythingC. advanceD. anxious3. societyA. achievedB. friendC. scienceD. believe4. breatheA. thickB. southernC. mathematicsD. method5. pleasureA. possessionB. televisionC. anxiousD. precious二. 单项选择 （共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）6. I ordered him not to be late, so he _his clock. A. put back B. put off C. put forward D. put away7. _do you base your calculation? A. On which B. On what C. About what D. For what8. Its dangerous to get close to the building_. A. under constructionB. built C. been built D. building 9. The bad weather was partly_ for crop failure this year. A. blame B. to blame C. blaming D. to have blamed10. What he said at the meeting suggested that he _with us . A. didnt agree B. shouldnt agreeC. not agree D. should agree11. _to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. A. Exposed B. Having exposedC. Being exposed D. After being exposed12. The student was _reading the novel that he didnt sense that his teacher was just standing beside him. A. very absorbingB. very absorbed inC. so absorbed in D. so absorbed on 13. It rained for two weeks, completely _ our holiday. A. ruined B. to ruin C. ruining D. to ruining14. _ in ancient times, the book is still welcomed by lots of readers today. A. Though written B. Though it written C. It was written D. Written it was15. When can I use your computer? - Never! _ should you touch it.A. In no time B. At no time C. At any time D. At one time16. -I failed again. I wish I _ harder. -But you_. A. had worked; hadnt B. worked; dontC. worked; didnt D. had worked; didnt17. In the past, there _ an old temple in that town. A. used to be B. used to have C. would have D. used to being18. _ from the heart trouble for years, he has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes. A. Suffered B. Suffering C. Having suffered D. Being suffered19I spent the whole day repairing the motorbike. The work was _easy. A. nothing but B. anything but C. something D. all except20. Every time _ I go to school, I am usually riding my bike, _ I take a bus. A. when; besides B. /; except when C. when; except for D. /; except for三 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5.分，满分30分）One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场) house in a large valley. _21 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 22 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. _23 _ the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 24 Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his 25_ in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats (蹄声). He _ 26 . There before him stood a tall, white 27 . An old man stared down at him from its back.“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you ?”asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered _28_ . “Come with me.” Raul followed on his horse. A 29 feeling came over him. All 30 them the rain was pouring down, _31 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be _32 back toward Rauls home. Raul couldnt remember the exact time. Then suddenly he found_33 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, _34 his hand and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were_35 . Rauls father ran out across the yard to_36 him. “We have been _37 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Lets get in off the_38 .” “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?” “I _39 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They said he was _40 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask that?”21.A. SomethingB. EverythingC. AnythingD. Nothing22.A. droppedB. fellC. rolledD. covered23.A. SuddenlyB. StronglyC. QuicklyD. Hardly24.A. beatingB. blindingC. burningD. touching25.A. noseB. hairC. neckD. head26.A. looked upB. woke upC. lay downD. sat down27.A. tigerB. horseC. lionD. elephant28.A. lazilyB. angrilyC. coldlyD. slowly29.A. naturalB. commonC. strangeD. bad30.A. aroundB. besideC. throughD. above31.A. yetB. forC. soD. or32.A. walkingB. leadingC. headingD. returning33.A. themB. themselvesC. himD. himself34.A. shookB. wavedC. heldD. took35.A. goneB. leftC. followedD. lost36.A. seeB. meetC. beatD. ask37.A. waitedB. thoughtC. worriedD. excited38.A. yardB. windC. grassD. rain39.A. believeB. consider C. doubtD. forget40.A. defeatedB. caughtC. damagedD. struck四阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2.分，满分40分）AMy Aunt Edith was a widow(寡妇)of 50,working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.Aunt Edith didnt accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor, Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same illness. The article said DrDeBakeys fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldnt possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasnt a word of self-pity(自怜)-only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didnt wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.Signed: Michael DeBakeyThat was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know.41. “Aunt Edith doesnt accept defeat easily” means that_. A. she is very beautiful B. she is very strongC. she is very brave D. she is very warm-hearted42.Why did Aunt Edith write to Dr. DeBakeys? Because_.A. she had no time to visit him B. she didnt know the way to HoustonC. she didnt believe in him D. she wanted to get some help from him43.In fact, Aunt Ediths letter to Dr. DeBakey was full of _.A. sadness B. illness C. pity D. courage44.After reading Dr. DeBakeys letter, Aunt Edith felt_ . A. discouraged B. frightened C. disappointed D. encouragedBFrom the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided; when to attack and when to run away. The animal is, in fact, playing a very dangerous game with its environment, a game in which it must make decisiona matter of life or death. Animals ability to act reasonably is believed to come partly from what we may call “genetic (遗传性的)learning”, which is different from the individual (个体的) learning that an animal does in the course of its own lifetime. Genetic learning is learning by a speciesanimals of the same kindas a whole, and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to act in the right way. However, the role of genetic learning depends upon how similar the future environment is to the past. The more important individual experience is likely to be, the less important is genetic learning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game. Because most animals live in ever changing environments from one generation to the next, it is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning. In the great majority of animals, their particular ways of acting in a new environment are a compound (复合体) of individual experience added to the action patterns animals are born with. That is why animals can survive. 45The animals life will come to an end _ . Aif the animal makes a wrong decision Bif the animal plays a dangerous game Cwhen the animal attacks its enemy Dwhen the animal runs too slowly46Very few species depend entirely on genetic learning because _ . Aeach generation has its own way of learning Btheir environments change all the time Cthey can act reasonably on their own Dit takes their whole life to learn47When the environment doesnt change much, _. Aanimals cannot act in a right way Bgenetic learning is less important for animals Cindividual learning plays a less important role Danimals cannot get over problems on their own48Animals living on generation after generation depends on _ . Atheir natural action pattern with their own experience Bthe lessons they have learnt during their lifetime Ctheir experience in particular environments Dthe knowledge passed on by their parentsCAn underwater robot that can hear the calls of whales, and so help ships to avoid them, has just been successfully tested in the Bahamas.The scheme （方案） relies on a fish-shaped glider (滑翔机) that moves freely through the ocean. It can dive down as far as 200 meters below the surface and direct itself by shifting a weight from fore to aft (从前到后). A microphone attached to the bottom of the glider can pick up calls from all whales, including the high frequency call of the beaked whale, which until now has been difficult to detect. The glider returns periodically to the surface to radio its data back to base, or if thats too far away, it can call a satellite phone and send its information anywhere in the world.“We are entering a new era（时代）of underwater sensing,” says Jim Theriault of Defence Research and Development Canada, Dartmouth, who ran the test. “We can put a glider in the Bahamas and control it in Nova Scotia.”The hope is that naval or other ocean-going operations that use sonar (声纳) will be able to move easily track where whales are, and so avoid using their noisy equipment when they are close by. There is circumstantial evidence that sonar can upset whales and a number of strandings (搁浅) have been seen shortly after naval sonar operations. “Were trying to lower the potential risk by knowing the animals are there,”says Theriault. 49. The shape of the underwater robot is like .A. a man B. a fish C. a snake D. a turtle 50. The underwater robot is built to .A. help whales move to the BahamasB. help whales give birth to their youngC. help ships avoid whalesD. help humans kill more whales 51. To radio its data back to base, the robot has to .A. dive down as far as 200 meters below the surfaceB. stay deep in the waterC. call a satellite phoneD. come to the surface periodically 52. The best title for the passage would be “ ”.A. Whales are in dangerB. Whales are difficult to findC. Robot built to kill whalesD. Robot built to spy on whales DIn many countries in the process of industrialization, overcrowded cities present a major problem. Poor conditions in these cities, such as lack of housing, inadequate sanitation(卫生) and lack of employment, bring about an increase in poverty, disease and crime.The over-population of towns is mainly caused by the drift of large numbers of people from the rural areas. These people have become dissatisfied with the traditional life of farming, and have come to the towns hoping for better work and pay.One possible solution to the problem would be to impose(实行) registration on town residents. Only officially registered residents would be allowed to live in the towns and the urban population would thus be limited. In practice, however, registration would be very difficult to enforce(推行); it would cause a great deal of resentment(不满), which would ultimately lead to violence.The only long-term solution is to make life in the rural areas more attractive, which would encourage people to stay there. This could be achieved by providing encouragement for people to go and work in the villages. Facilities in the rural areas, such as transport, health and education services should be improved. Education should include training in improved methods of farming and other rural industries, so as to develop a more positive attitude towards rural life. The improvement of life in the villages is very important, because the towns themselves cannot be developed without the simultaneous or previous development of the rural area.53What does the word “urban” (Line3, Para. 3) mean?AOf the city.BOut of work.CIn a bad condition.DOf enormous size.54Large numbers of farmers have poured into towns because _.Athey can hardly support their families on farms.Bthey are unhappy with their life in the countryCthe rural areas are too crowded with peopleDthey hope to have their own business55In the authors view, solving the cities problem of overcrowding by strict registrations is _ApracticalBpossibleCnot realisticDnot sufficient56According to the writer, the problem with crowded cities will be solved if _.Atraditional methods of farming are well keptBconditions in rural areas are much improvedCthe government can provide more jobsDviolence could be controlled in citiesEBeauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的） circle, beauty can become a liability.While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the manlyqualifies required.This is true even in politics, When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.57The word liability most probably means _.A. disadvantageB. advantageC. misfortune D. trouble58Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness_A. turns out tobe a disadvantage to menB. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to womenC. has as little effect on men as on womenD. affects men and women alike59It can be inferred from the passage that peoples views on beauty are often_.A. practicalB. supportive C. old - fashionedD. one - sided60The author writes this passage to _.A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractiveB. discuss the disadvantages of being attractiveC. demand equal rights for womenD. state the importance of appearance五、用所给单词的正确形式填空 （共10小题，每题1分， 满分10分）1. She has a very _ method of dealing with political problems. (science)2. The _ of Disneyland in Shanghai is under hot discussion now. (construct)3. For a long time after the accident, he had no _ in his legs. (move)4. We must arrange a _ time and place for the meeting. (convenience)5. She selected a diamond ring from the_. (collect)6. He took a seat, _ the newspaper and began to read. (fold)7. As the language grows, our language is _ changing. (constant)8. The children crawled through an _ space in the fence. (open) 9. You should pay attention to the _ environment. (surround) 10. _ (optimistic) speaking, Ive just learned something ne