广东省东莞市麻涌中学2011-2012学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题.doc

2011-2012学年度第二学期第二次月考高一英语试题命题人：翟艳青 审题人：郑彩英、听力部分第一节选择题（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）听下面一段独白，回答第1-2题1. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers ?A. friends. B. colleagues. C. neighbors.2. Where is the woman from?A. The United States. B. England. C. China.听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。3. How often does the man do his part-time job?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.4. Where did the woman get a part-time job?A. At a cafe. B. At the post office. C. At a bookstore.5. What does the man do with his part-time income?A. He saves all of it for trips. B. He spends some of it on clothes. C. He buys books with some of it.第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听取下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为11-15（即现在的6-10题）的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒的阅读时间，录音读两遍。你将有60秒的作答时间。Must high school students go to collegeGoing to college may not be the best choice.A solid technical or 6 school certificate can also give them an advantage.A lot of people lead 7 lives with a high school education and years of work experience.The college feeIts too much for some students and their families to 8 .Being away from homeMost students suffer from 9 . For some, its too much to 10 、语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1125各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Some boys join the Navy when they are quite young, and they then are given a course of training as sailors. It is a long course; both on land 11 at sea. During it, the boys study things like math and science as well as learn to tie knots (结), fire guns and 12 other practical things. One of the important things they are 13 is how to swim. In the old days, many sailors were 14 to swim, but now it is rare to find one that cannot. At one school for sailors, the swimming instructor was good. He had never had a boy whom he had 15 to teach to swim by the time the course ended. One year, however, There was one particular boy on the training course 16 seemed quite unable to learn to 17 . The instructor tried giving him extra lessons, but he had 18 success at all, whatever he did. In the end, as the time drew near for the 19 to end, he had to admit defeat.One day, he called the boy aside after the swimming lesson and said, “John, I have tried 20 to teach you to swim, but I have failed 21 the first time in my life. Now I want to give you a piece of 22 .Listen carefully.”“ Yes, sir,” answered the boy.“Well,” the instructor 23 on, “if you are ever in a ship and it 24 , just dive off the side into the sea, go right down to the bottom and 25 to the shore as fast as you can. Thats the only way you will save your life.”11. A. or B. nor C. and D. besides12. A. do B. teach C. finish D. watch13. A. learned B. studied C. done D. taught14. A. supposed B. unable C. able D. considered15. A. managed B. tried C. failed D. occurred16. A. who B. which C. it D. what17. A. play B. swim C. fire D. sail18. A. some B. any C. none D. no19. A. school B. boy C. course D. swimming20. A. hardly B. enough C. merely D. hard21. A. for B. on C. as D. of 22. A. news B. idea C. advice D. word23. A. put B. said C. came D. went24. A. floats B. moves C. sinks D. drops25. A. swim B. run C. walk D. jump第二节 语法填空（共15小题；每小题1分满分15分）根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格出填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当的形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷上标号为26-40的相应的位置上26.I have no _ (intend)of bringing you so much trouble.27. We had an _ (argue) with the waiter about the bill.28. The number of the students present _ (be) 200. 29. _ is needed for the space trip is careful preparation.30. I regret _ (waste) so much time when I was a student.31. Not only you but also he _ (be) wrong. 32. All students but one _ (be) here just now.33. Focus your attention _ your work.34. To everyones _(satisfy), we won the game.35. Paul finally rid himself _ debt.36. Since 1953, _ (find) ways to grow more rice has been his life goal.37. _ (fortunate), I lost my way and got lost.38. The girl (sit) at her computer is my sister Clare.39This is an _ (entertain) story.40. Generally _（speak）, the rich in the U.S.A employ a private detective.阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHave you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy. Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a birds song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.41. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually _.A. an expression of happiness B. a way of warningC. an expression of anger D. a way of greeting42. What is a birds “territory”?A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.C. An area for which birds fight against each other.D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.43. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?A. Because they want to invite more friends.B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.C. Because they want to find outsiders around.D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.44. How does the writer explain birds singing?A. By comparing birds with human beings.B. By reporting experiment results.C. By describing birds daily life.D. By telling a birds story.45. What does the underline word “screaming” in paragraph 4 mean?A. 哭喊声 B. 令人惊愕的 C. 尖叫声 D. 尖叫的BThere is an English saying: “laughter is best medicine.”Until recently, few people took the saying seriously .Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body .They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body .People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts ,blood pressure ,breathing and muscles .It was found that laughter had similar effects to physical exercise .It increases blood pressure ,the heart beating and breathing ; it also works several groups of muscles in the face ,the stomach ,and even the feet .If laughter exercises the body ,it must be beneficial .Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body .In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs .The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients health by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.46. Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that .A. smiling does good to health B. laughter can be toleratedC. there is a way to reduce pain D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet 47. The main idea of the passage is . A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter C. pain can be reduced by laughter D. laughter is the best medicine 48. The students who tolerated the pain for the longest time.A. listened to different radio programs B. could produce a kind of chemical C. dont have stress of pain D. listened to a funny program49. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to .A. test B. stop C. reduce D. increase 50. Doctors hold laughter clinics _. A. to give better condition to their patients B. in order to improve patients health C. to make patients smile D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect C We do some strange things when we dont like the way our life is goingToo often we blame(责怪)someone elseI wish my parents were more understanding” “I have such a bad Chemistry teacher!” “My friends are so boring and self-centeredThey make my life worse and worse Blame! Blame! Blame! It seems natural to sing this self-pitying song，but the truth is，if you dont like your life，you should do something about itNo one else knows exactly how you feel or what you needNo one can read your mind correctlyYou are the only one with the power to cheek your life，and if you want it to be different，you can change what youre doing When youre in trouble，dont give away your power to decide how you feel about yourself. Choose how you want to think and actOther people cant make you unhappy or angryThey only act in their own way and then its up to you to decide how you will respond(回应)For example，your friends go out to lunch without you and you feel very angryHow are you going to act? You may blame your friends，“They are not kindWho needs them anyway?” Or you may tell your friends how you feel，listen to their explanation，and let them know youd like to be invited next time When you decide everything in your own way，youre getting hold of your own life and shaping(塑造)it according to your tastes and feelingsYou can choose to be happy，to make friends and to build an interesting lifeWhen you blame others for what is or isnt happening in your life，you have stopped growing or learning One of the most important rules is that you can never change another person by your direct actionThe only person you have the right to change is yourselfOnce you change，the other person has something different to respond to and change is possibleIf you want change in your life，begin with yourself51What should we do if we dont like our life?AChange what were doing BRead our minds correctlyCSing that self-pitying song DTell others what we want52If the writers friends have dinner together without him，he may _. Aask somebody else to talk to them Bdo the same thing to them in return Ctalk to them and try to find out why Dforget it and be still friendly with them53Whats the writers idea about how to change others? AHe thinks its impossible to change others BHe believes our love can change everything CHe chooses to talk with others directly DHe prefers to change ourselves first instead54. At the beginning of the passage three examples are given _. Ato support the idea that people often blame others Bto suggest that there are various problems in peoples life Cto show that not all chemistry teachers are fit for their job Dto explain the reason why some peoples life is worse and worse55Whats the best title of the passage?A. Blame! Blame! Blame! BWho Controls My Life?C. Change! Change! Change! DWhat Makes Me Unhappy?DYears ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window e ach afternoon, sewing or reading. After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesnt wash her window. It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly. 56The writer couldnt see everything clearly through the window because_.Athe womans window was dirty Bthe writers window was dirtyCthe woman lived nearby Dthe writer was near-sighted57Finishing the cleaning, the writer was surprised that_.Athe woman was sitting by her window Bthe womans window was cleanCthe woman did cleaning in the afternoon Dthe womans window was still terrible58“it dawned on me” probably means “_”.AI began to understand it Bit cheered me upCI knew it grew light Dit began to get dark59Its clear that_.Athe writer had never met the woman before B the writer often washed the windowCthey both worked as cleaners Dthey lived in a small town60From the passage, we can learn_.Aone shouldnt criticize others very oftenBone should often make his windows cleanCone must judge himself before he judges othersDone must look at others through his dirty windows第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为61-65的相应位置上。（注意：若选E则涂AB；选F则涂AC）首先，请阅读以下某理财论坛提供的几条省钱建议：AUse cash. Instead of paying things with credit cards，use cash for nonbill spending such as eating out，gas and groceries. Spending cash makes the spending more real，and theres an added advantage of knowing when youre out of cash.BSmall weekly savings transfers. I got this idea from my friend，who automatically deducts (扣除) $20 a week from his check to savings. I decided that I could live with the deduction of $40/week without really feeling itits a relatively small transfer that I barely notice，and I save about $2,000 a year!CStay at home. Going out makes you spend money unnecessarily. You eat at restaurants，go to the mall，and stop at the gas station for snacks. Its hard to avoid spending when youre on the road. Instead，stay at home and find free entertainment. Its also a great way to bond with your family.DDont get catalogs (商品宣传册)Their announcements of sales or cool new products make it very tempting (引诱人的) to buy something you dont need. Instead，stop getting the catalogs，and youll spend less.EKeep a 30day list. If you have an impulse (冲动) to buy something you dont absolutely need，put it on a 30day list. You cant buy anything but necessities everything else goes on the list. When the 30 days are up，you can buy itbut most likely，the strong urge to buy it will be gone，and you can evaluate it more calmly.FCook at home. I know it seems more difficult than eating out. But it doesnt have to be hard. Make homemade pizza with a readymade crust，some sauce，cheese and veggies. Put some spices on something and throw it in the oven while you cook some brown rice. Not only is this much cheaper than eating out，but its healthier.阅读下面几位消费者的情况介绍，并为他们匹配合适的建议。61_Mr. And Mrs. Brown are a newly married couple who work in the same company. They dont earn much in their work，but they have to spend a larger part of their income to pay for their rent and daily necessities. Furthermore，they seldom eat at home because neither of them cooks well. Therefore，they have to pay a lot more extra money for food.62_Mrs. Wang enjoys shopping very much because she is free all day long. Whenever she is wandering in the shops or stores，she will have a strong impulse and find it difficult for her to get back home with her hands empty. But it is quite often that she will find what she has bought is almost useless when she gets home.63_Tony is a university student in New York，who is far away from his parents. He pays everything with his credit card. He finds it very cool for him to purchase with his credit card. However，he often finds his money has already run out in the middle of the month.64_Miss Betty is a high school girl whose parents give her some money e