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华鑫中学2015-2016学年第一学期第二次月考试卷 高二英语 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节(共5小题)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1.How often does the restaurant offer its dinner specials?A. Twice a day. B. Twice a week. C. Once a week.2.When did the woman make a speak?A. This morning. B. The day before yesterday. C. Yesterday.3.Which are sold in the store?A. Computers. B. Furniture. C. Eggs.4.What does the woman probably do?A.A nurse. B. An editor. C.A teacher.5.How will the man probably go downtown.?A. He is likely to take a bus.B. He is likely to take a taxi.C. He is likely to take the underground.第二节(共10小题)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6.How long will the woman take her holiday this year?A. Six weeks B. Four weeks. C. Ten weeks.7.Where will the woman spend her summer vacation?A. At home. B. In Europe C. In America听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Which of the following is true?A. The two speakers play the violin and take pictures together.B. The man and the woman have similar hobbies.C. The man and the woman have different hobbies.9.What are they going to do?A. They are gone to travel together.B. They are going to play instruments together.C. Each is going to show his or her hobby to the other.10.How old is woman right now?A.13 B.18 C.35听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.How many people will attend the meeting?A. Two B. Three. C. Four.12.Which day is fine with the two speakers?A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Friday.13.What is Roland going to do on Friday?A. Go to Washington. B. Meet his friend. C. Stay at home.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.When does the woman play her pop record?A.When she is at home.B.When she takes part in parties.C.When she performs in the concert.15.Where does the woman listen to jazz?A.On the Internet. B.On the tape recorder. C.On the radio.16.What is the man mainly studying in England?A.English B.Music C.Painting17.Who can visit the are museum for free?A.All but children. B.Children and art students. C.All but foreigners.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Who is the man probably speaking to?A.Children B.Students. C.Teachers.19.Where is the speaker?A.In the classroom. B.In the library. C.In the office.20.How does the man treat his job?A.He doesnt care about it. B.He is serious about it.C.He is tired of it.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 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。 ANew York, 10 November 5:27 pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the citys history.* Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didnt let him. Firemen finally got us out.”* “It was the best night weve ever had,” said Angela Carraro, who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here.”* The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problem keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted,” said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $ 50,000.”* The big electric clock in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time.21Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _.A. nervous B. excited C. calm D. frightened22In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro?A. She had a taste of adventure.B. Burning candles brightened the place.C. Business was better than usual.D. Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.23How long did the power failure last?A. Nearly 12 hours. B. More than 12 hours.C. Nearly 24 hours. D. More than 24 hours.BMany people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writers full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writers signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.There are people who wish to remain anonymous for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter if responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.24What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.B. Publication must bear the writers full name, address and phone number.C. Writers should be responsible for their names.D. Names are required to indicate writers responsibility for what they say.25The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may _.A. not get a replyB. help to end a relationship C. be accepted all the sameD. become a family problem26Some people dont want their names known because they are _.A. hesitant to make a donationB. unwilling to draw public attentionC. afraid of an accusationD. ready for involvement27The passage is mainly about _.A. honor and writersB. identity and signatureC. signature and responsibilityD. anonymity and signatureCBangkok has become the worlds top tourist destination, with 15.98 million visitors projected to visit Thailands capital city this year, according to the third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday. Based on data MasterCard collected from governments, central banks, related public agencies and airlines so far this year, the projection (预测) for the entire year says Bangkok is surpassing(超过) London, the previous holder of the top place, by a very narrow margin.Mondays report marked the first time an Asian city has been projected to be the top-ranked tourist destination. London came in second, with 15.96 million visitors expected in 2013, and Paris, third, with 13.92 million visitors. MasterCard looked at 132 cities.Other Asian cities that made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013 include Singapore at number four, with 11.75 million visitors; Kuala Lumpur at number eight, with 9.2 million visitors; Hong Kong at number nine, with 8.72 million visitors; Seoul at number 11, with 8.19 million visitors; Shanghai at number 14, with 6.5 million visitors, Tokyo at number 16, with5.8 million visitors, and Taipei, with 5.19 million visitors.The study found that Bangkok is experiencing a large increase in its number of tourists in 2013, up 9.8% from 2009. That compares to New Yorks increase at 5.0% and Londons at 3.8%. Paris, meanwhile, saw a small dip in its number of tourists (negative 0.7%).Caroline Lledo, who was visiting Bangkok from France, said Thailand has many offerings. “We like culture and the people are so nice. We also love shopping here,” Ms. Lledo said. MasterCard Worldwides global economic adviser Yuwa Hedrick-Wong cited（引用）overall value for money spent for why Bangkok is attractive. That is true for Thailand overall as well.28. From the passage we can know that_.A. Bangkok defeated London by a wide margin.B. there are 15.96 million visitors visiting London in 2013.C. Paris is experiencing an increase in its number of tourists.D. London Topped List of Worlds Tourist Destinations in 2012.29. How many Asian cities have made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013?A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine. D. Ten.30. What attracts visitors to Thailand?A. Culture and natural scenery. B. Culture, people and shopping.C. Shopping and environment. D. People and buildings.31. What can we know about MasterCard?A. MasterCard collected data from private agencies.B. MasterCard surveyed 131 cities.C. It is the third time that MasterCard has released the Index.D. Caroline Lledo was MasterCards adviser.DThese days, it seems that almost all of us are too seriousMy older daughter often says to me, “Daddy, youve got that serious look again” Even those of us who are committed to non-seriousness are probably too seriousPeople are frustrated and anxious about almost everything - being five minutes late, witnessing someone look at us wrong or say the wrong thing, paying bills, waiting in line, overcooking a meal, making an honest mistake - you name it, and we all lose perspective（理性判断） over itThe root of being anxious is our unwillingness to accept life as being different, in any way, from our expectationVery simply, we want things to be a certain way but theyre not a certain wayLife is simply as it isPerhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best: “Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when circumstances dont fit our ideas, they become our difficulties” We spend our lives wanting things, people, and events to be just as we want them to be - and when theyre not, we fight and we sufferThe first step in recovering from over-seriousness is to admit that you have a problemYou have to want to change, to become more easygoingYou have to see that your own anxiety is largely of your own creation - its made up of the way you have set up your life and the way you react to itThe next step is to understand the link between your expectations and your frustration levelWhenever you expect something to be a certain way and it isnt, youre upset and you sufferOn the other hand, when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, youre freeA good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectationDont expect people to be friendlyWhen theyre not, you wont be surprised or bothered; if they are, youll be delightedDont expect your day to be problem-freeInstead, as problems come up, say to yourself, “Ah, another barrier to overcome” As you approach your day in this manner youll notice how elegant life can beRather than fighting against life, youll be dancing with itPretty soon, with practice, youll lighten up your entire lifeAnd when you lighten up, life is a lot more fun32Why are people easily frustrated and anxious these days?ABecause their children are disappointingBBecause they have to look serious in publicCBecause life is becoming a greater burdenDBecause people have lost sensible judgment33According to Benjamin Franklin, what was the cause of over-seriousness?AThe fact that peoples perspective, hopes and fears are limitedBThe fact that people cant change life itselfCThe fact that things fail to meet peoples expectationsDThe fact that circumstances turn out to be difficult34In what pattern is this article developed?APhenomenon（现象）, causes and solutionsBProblems, explanation and conclusionCExamples, causes and argumentsDPhenomenon, analysis and conclusion35What might be the best title for the passage?APeople seem to be too serious BLife is simply as it isCHopes can turn into difficulties DA good exercise removes over-seriousness第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to _41_. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to _42_ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart. Now that my mom is a single parent, I do my own _43_, make dinner and do extra chores around the house. _44_ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive _45_ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these _46_ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined and trustworthy. I strive to display these _47_ in all aspects of my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my _48_ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to _49_ themselves. We _50_the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together. I am always determined to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is _51_. I am, for example, extremely _52_ of my decision not to drink alcohol. Personally, I dont feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to _53_ me. My mom and dad both found new _54_ and happily remarried. I am _55_ close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents divorce was going to be the worst thing that _56_ happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the _57_. I wasnt willing to let it _58_ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family. At age 9, I struggled with the confusion and _59_ of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that _60_ can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time.41. A. fall apart B. stand out C. carry on D. come true42. A. abandon B. remainC. accompany D. practice43. A. homework B. exercise C. decisionD. laundry44. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Since45. A. attitude B. experienceC. effect D. situation 46. A. achievements B. abilities C. chores D. disadvantages47. A. chores B. difficulties C. emotions D. qualities48. A. father B. headmaster C. brotherD. coach49. A. enjoy B. teach C. help D. push50. A. won B. lost C. had D. achieved51. A. wrong B. abnormal C. dynamic D. violent52. A. afraid B. tiredC. proudD. fond53. A. cheat B. pressure C. pleaseD. enlighten54. A. families B. jobs C. kids D. partners55. A. still B. not C. rarely D. less56. A. never B. evenC. ever D. almost57. A. best B. worst C. busiestD. first58. A. challenge B. protectC. beatD. ruin59. A. pain B. memory C. significance D. emergency60. A. obstacles B. families C. parents D. routines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。If you are in a crowd, the first and most important thing is to make yourself familiar with your surroundings and mentally notice alternate exits._36_Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd of moving people wet or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall._37_ When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference, giving you the possibility of taking advantage of escaping route. Always stay closer to the escape route.If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still or sit down, because you could easily get trampled._38_Take advantage of any space that may open up to move sideways to the crowd movement where the flow is weaker.Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxerit gives you movement and protects your chest._39_ If you cannot get up because you are injured, get someone to pull you back up. If you have kids, lift them up.If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl up into fetal position._40_A. No matter where you are, make sure you always know how to get out.B. If you fall, get up quickly.C. Do not l