四川省德阳市第五中学2014年高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷.doc

四川省德阳市第五中学2014年高二上学期第二次月考英语试卷第I卷 （选择题 共90分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 共40分）第一节 单项填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。1. - She might complain about you to your manager. - _? I know I am in the right. A. What for B. Why not C. Whats up D. So what2. - It seems that you have worked here for a long time. - No. It was just a year ago _ I started working here. A. that B. how C. when D. before3. I think full advantage is _ of this technology to improve the quality of our products. A. taken B. made C. placed D. picked4. Nowadays, _ number of people doing fitness training is on _ increase. A. a, the B. a. an C. the, the D. the, an5. _ to give up smoking, he threw away his _ cigarettes. A. Determined, remained B. Determined, remaining C. Determining, remaining D. Determining, remained6. It is silly of me _ all eggs in one basket. That is the worst mistake I have made. A. to put B. to have put C. put D. putting7. I lent him ten magazines, _ are more wonderful than you can imagine. A. most of which B. most of them C. and most of which D. most of that8. - Its too strange that these people should laugh when their relatives die. - That is the local custom _ the seventeenth century. A. dates back to B. dated back to C. dating back to D. had dated back to9. I think _ is no need for us to comment on his action: it speaks for itself. A. it B. that C. there D. this10. She _ someone, so I nodded to her and went away. A. phoned B. had phoned C. was phoning D. has phoned第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Each one of us is a wonderful being. Encouragement can 11 the hidden ability and wonder in an individual. Telling others constantly that they are the useless, stupid, and uncreative only 12 the possibility of their improvement. But if we were to 13 the encouragement technique in our praises, chances are that we would make others realize their 14 . An old man was 15 picking fish from the shore and throwing them back into the sea. A young man 16 this and said, “For the past two hours you are throwing fishes into the sea. But there are so many fishes around. Can you 17 make a difference to all of them?” The old man smiled, 18 yet another fish, threw it into the sea and said, “I have made difference to this fish.”Constantly encourage yourself and encourage others. Let this be your 19 and duty. Believe in them, and life will have meaningful 20 . With such a purpose you will have no time to be depressed. The act of 21 yourself and others will be a source of joy.“But I am so 22 . Can I make a difference to the world?” asked the man. It is said, “What a little lamp can do, the great Sun cannot; it can shine in the 23 .”A pilot while flying realized that he 24 direction. It was dark and difficult for him to land. The 25 was running out. There was a great 26 . Suddenly he saw a heavy truck on the expressway; its headlight beam 27 him to make out the path. Using expressway as runway, he 28 . He said to himself, “I am sure the truck driver would not have realized that the trucks headlights 29 many lives”.In the same way, we may not know how we can 30 to others. What is important is our intention to contribute.11. A. lose B. lack C. inspire D. appreciate12. A. destroys B. adds C. creates D. gains13. A. discover B. study C. employ D. improve14. A. goal B. dream C. fault D. potential15. A. sure B. busy C. worth D. foolish16. A. observed B. praised C. opposed D. heard17. A. really B. specially C. quickly D. frequently18. A. set up B. ran up C. picked up D. went up19. A. progress B. habit C. result D. benefit20. A. stories B. tasks C. friends D. purposes21. A. encouraging B. trusting C. enjoying D. appreciating22. A. helpful B. meaningful C. unimportant D. unlucky23. A. morning B. night C. sky D. hole24. A. missed B. found C. mistook D. lost25. A. fuel B. money C. strength D. patience26. A. comfort B. surprise C. pleasure D. danger27. A. advised B. helped C. taught D. requested28. A. escaped B. failed C. landed D. appeared29. A. killed B. saved C. risked D. cost30. A. turn B. contribute C. point D. prefer第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Well I decided to cut my front lawn （草坪）today, especially since I live on a main street downtown with lots of traffic. Anyway, I finished mine and decided to cut my neighborJeans grass while I was at it. She is a sweet person who has gone through some trying times in the last year. Her brother passed away of cancer last year; her sister (who lives with her) is mentally challengedyet so sweet! It was a difficult time with physical and mental challenges that led her employer in our local hospital to let her go after 25 years of service! Lastly, my neighbor Jean, who is a nurse in our local hospital, was diagnosed with esophageal （食道） cancer in December. She went through radiation and a long recoverybut thankful she is in remission（缓解）.Anyway, in short I was leaving my house this afternoon and she stopped me to thank me for cutting her grass. She told me her dad passed away on Friday and she just arrived home from the funeral service, so she didnt know when I would have time to cut her grass. So, when she arrived home and saw it cut she was more than happy and grateful! I said to her “You are welcome, just a small act of kindness for a neighbor.”I did it for exercise and shared pleasure not knowing it meant more to her than just doing a neighbor a favor!31. Although a lot of unfortunate matters happened to Jean, she is still _.A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. depressed D. disappointed32. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “trying” in the first paragraph?A. Happy. B. Exciting. C. Simple. D. Hard.33. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?A. Jean is unlucky. B. Jean lives happily.C. Jean has retired. D. Jeans employer doesnt like her.34. How does Jean feel about the author helping her cutting grass?A. She feels sad. B. She feels only happy.C. She feels very happy and thankful. D. She feels easy.BOne morning, Anns neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day. Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（传单）, and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Anns son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent. “If it hadnt come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it. The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friends son.” Peter drove to Anns house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”35. What did Tracy do after finding the dog? A. She looked for its owner B. She gave it to Ann as a gift. C. She sold it to the dollar store. D. She bought some food for it. 36. How did the dog help save Jack? A. By breaking the door for Ann. B. By leading Ann to Jacks room. C. By dragging Jack out of the room. D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.37. What was Anns attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4? A. Sympathetic B. Doubtful C. Tolerant D. Grateful 38. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy? A. To help her friends son. B. To interview Tracy C. To take back his dog. D. To return the flier to her. CA couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hours apart. Helen Felumlee, died at 92 on April 12. Her husband, 91-year-old Kenneth Felumlee, died the next morning. The couples eight children say the two had been inseparable since meeting as teenagers, once sharing the bottom of a bunk (双层) bed on a ferry rather than sleeping on night apart. They remained deeply in love until the very end, even eating breakfast together while holding hands, said their daughter, Linda Cody. “We knew when one went, the other was going to go,” she said. According to Cody, about 12 hours after Helen died, Kenneth looked at his children and said, “Mons dead.” He quickly began to fade, surrounded by 24 of his closest family members and friends when he died the next morning. “He was ready,” Cody said, “He just didnt want to leave her here by herself.” Son Dick said his parents died of old age, surrounded by family. The pair had known each other for several years when they eloped（私奔）in Newport across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, on Feb. 20, 1994. At two days shy of his 21st birthday, Kenneth-who went by Kenny-was too young to marry in Ohio. “He couldnt wait. son Jim said. Kenneth worked as a railroad car inspector and mechanic before becoming a mail carrier for the Post Office. He was active in the church as a Sunday teacher. Helen stayed at home, not only cooking and cleaning for her own family but also for other families in need in the area. She taught Sunday school, too, but was known more for her greeting card ministry, sending cards for birthdays, sympathy and the holidays to everyone in her community, each with a personal note inside. “She kept Hallmark in business,” daughter-in-law Debbie joked. When Kenneth retired in 1983 and the children began to leave the house, the Felumlees began to explore their love of travel, visiting almost all 50 states by bus. “He didnt want to fly anywhere because you couldnt see anything as you were going,” Jim said. Although both experienced declining health in recent years, Cody said, each tried to stay strong for the other. “Thats what kept them going,” she said.39. From the second paragraph we can infer _.A. Helen and Kenneth have two childrenB. Helen and Kenneth have eight childrenC. Helen and Kenneth once stayed on a ferry togetherD. Helen and Kenneth loved each other since teenage times40. From what Cody said, we can learn the children _.A. were not in front of their father B. dont look after their fatherC. foresaw their father would go D. surrounded their father41. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?A. Helen and Kenneth got married when they didnt reach the demanded ages.B. Helen and Kenneth got married after they had known for 2 days.C. Helen didnt wait for Kenneth.D. Kenneth was 22 years old when they got married.42. How many jobs did Kenneth get?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. One.DIts generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and attitudes. They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment. They pay $5 for a caramel brule latte because they like expensive coffee drinks.Its undeniable that behavior comes from our inner dispositions (性情), but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are, as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bern, by observing our own behavior. We can be strangers to ourselves. If we knew our own minds, why would we need to guess what our preferences are from our behavior? If our minds were an open book, we would know exactly how much we care about the environment or like lattes. Actually, we often need to look to our behavior to figure out who we are. Moreover, we dont just use our behavior to learn about our particular types of characterwe infer characters that werent there before. Our behavior is often shaped by little pressures around us, which we fail to recognize. Maybe we recycle because our wives and neighbors would disapprove if we didnt. Maybe we buy lattes in order to impress the people around us. We should not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner disposition. Whatever pressures there can be or inferences one can make, people become what they do, though it may not be in compliance (符合) with their true desires. Therefore, we should all bear in mind Kurt Vonneguts advice: We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”43. According to the passage, personalities and attitudes are commonly believed to _.A. determine ones behavior B. reflect ones taste C. influence ones surroundings D. result from ones habits 44. Which of the following would Daryl Bern most probably agree with? A. The return of a wallet can indicate ones honesty. B. A kind person will offer his seat to the old. C. One recycles plastics to protect the environment. D. One buys latte out of true love of coffee. 45. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in the passage? A. We fail to realize our inner dispositions. B. We can be influenced by outside pressures. C. Our behavior is the result of our true desires. D. Our characters can shape our social relationships. 46. What does the author mainly discuss in the passage? A. Personalities and attitudes. B. Preferences and habits.C. Behavior and personalities. D. Attitudes and preferences.EDid you know that many people today are getting extra work by taking translating jobs online?Its true! And you can do it too. Many companies in the USA need translators now to translate simple documents online from Chinese to English, such as emails, website content, movie subtitles and more.Companies like Real Translator Jobs are actively seeking translators from China to fill demand. There are more translation jobs than people to complete them. This leaves a big opportunity for anyone to start doing this and earn extra money.Do you have to speak perfect English? No! Even basic knowledge of English is OK. This is really a job for anyone from China who wants to do it.We spoke to one student from Beijing, Harris, who has been doing this for 2 years now and is earning between $150 and $225 every day. He completes about 3 to 4 jobs per day which takes him about 3 hours. Its an incredible amount of money to earn on your spare time!It is great that we now live in the “Information Age” and opportunities like this are available to people in China to earn extra money working from home over the Internet. Its something that our parents generation could have never imagined. This type of work is surely to do great things for young people in China.If you would also like to do this, its easy to get started. Just follow these steps:1. Sign up at Real Translator Jobs (where Chinese translators are needed now), or a similar service.2. Review the job posting and complete the ones you like.3. Get paid once per month by cheque, PayPal or bank wire transfer.I hope you enjoyed this information and good luck earning extra money online translating documents.47. Whats the best title of the passage?A. How to find a job on the InternetB. How to earn extra moneyC. Getting extra work by taking translating jobs onlineD. How to find a friend on the Internet48. Which of the following is not mentioned about the documents online translated?A. Articles. B. Emails. C. Website content. D. Movie subtitles. 49. If one company in the USA needs a translator, he or she _.A. should speak perfect English B. can speak basic EnglishC. must come from China D. must come from Beijing50. Which step is not followed if you get started the translating job online?A. Signing up at Real Translator Jobs.B. Reviewing and completing the job posting.C. Getting paid once per month by cheque.D. Getting paid once a month in cash.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。Mark: Im so glad a Taco Bells is going to open at the corner of the street next week.Dora: 51 Mark: What? I really cannot believe this! Dont you know Taco Bells? It is said to be the most visited drive-in fast food restaurant in the world.Dora: I dont go to fast food restaurants. I cook. 52 Mark: The French fries.Dora: 53 I never eat fries.Mark: I love French fries. And I think many people around the world love French fries.Dora: 54 Mark: Because there are hundreds of Taco Bells fast food resta