广东省普宁市第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

普宁第一中学2015-2016学年度第二学期第一次月考高二英语试题试卷说明：1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2.将卷答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，将卷答案答在答题纸上。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What do we know about the mans new shirt? A. Its small. B. Its expensive. C. Its dirty.2. Why did Linda ignore the man?A. She didnt know him. B. She was in a bad mood. C. She didnt recognize him.3. Where are the speakers going to meet tomorrow afternoon? A. In front of the bank. B. In front of the school. C. In front of the ocean park.4. How did the woman spend her holiday?A. She went to the seaside. B. She worked in a company. C. She played computer games.5. Which train will the woman take?A. The 2:45. B. The 4:00. C. The 5:10.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a club. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.7. How much does Mr. Nash give the man for a tip?A. $10. B. $25. C. $100.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to apologize to Tom.B. What to buy for Toms birthday.C. How to prepare Toms birthday party.9. What does the man suggest the woman do in the end?A. Make a phone call to Tom.B. Send Tom an e-mail and a card.C. Write down Toms birthday somewhere.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How does the man get to work?A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.11. What does the man mainly do at work?A. He makes coffee. B. He telephones customers. C. He deals with phone calls.12. What is good about the mans job?A. He can get a free lunch. B. He can go home early.C. He can have a wonderful social life.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How is the woman getting to the museum?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.14. How long will the woman spend on the big street? A. About a quarter of an hour. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour.15. Where is the National Museum?A. Near City Hall. B. Next to the park. C. At the T-junction.16. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotel. B. In a park. C. In the US Embassy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17. What is the mans opinion about healthy living? A. It is easy to come true. B. It needs a lot of money. C. It demands patience and effort.18. What does the man think is the most important?A. Daily exercise. B. A nutritious diet. C. A good nights sleep.19. What does the man recommend doing?A. Taking some artificially produced vitamins.B. Drinking a little alcohol every day.C. Doing whatever one likes. 20. What is the next program?A. The music. B. The news. C. An advertisement.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。A Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against Malaria（疟疾）. This is the first Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within China. Tu shared the prize with Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan, who were honored for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment. 84-year-old Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria, reducing patients suffering and promoting mankinds health. Although she received several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most privilege reward that recognizes Tus dedication and perseverance in discovering artemisinin（青蒿素）, the key drug that battles malaria-friendly parasites（寄生虫）. However, her route to the honor has been anything but traditional. She won the Nobel Prize for medicine, but she doesnt have a medical degree or a PhD. In China, she is even being called the “three-noes” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and shes never worked overseas. No wonder her success has stirred Chinas national pride and helped promote confidence of native Chinese scientists. The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science should be more accessible to all. One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research. There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life. Their contributions can never be ignored. They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one. As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tus record-breaking winning also serves as a reminder to those who are too eager for instant success. Science is never about instant success. Tu spent decades on scientific research before its value is officially acknowledged. There is no way to measure how much one devotes to science and compare it with how much reward he or she may get.21. It can be concluded from the text that _. A. Tu worked home and abroad to conduct her researchB. Tu got the Nobel Prize for her anti-roundworm treatment C. The Nobel Prize is the first award to recognize her work D. Her discovery of artemisinin has helped to cut Malaria death rate22. The author seems to agree that a person who is more likely to become a scientist is the one with_. A. a sense of national pride B. relevant academic knowledge C. enthusiasm for scientific researchD. a desire to achieve success 23. In writing the passage, the author intends to _.A. remind readers of the principles of scientific researchB. discourage the pursuit of instant success in scienceC. inform readers of the news and make comments D. praise the award winner and encourage scientific research BI recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadnt been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.“Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania drivers license.“What are you doing here?” he asked. “Are you with the army?”“No, Im not.” I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadnt had time to re-register yet.“So what brings you here?” He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “since youve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. Weve moved down here to be close to my wifes family.”“So youve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? He took a long look at me. “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.”He was obviously thinking: “Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me, or hes telling the truth.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest. “Well, officer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors（肿瘤）are on the inside.” And then, I dont know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dying man. Well, he wasnt taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.”The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes (金发美女) who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.24. The author was stopped by the police officer because _. A. he was seriously ill B. he drove too fastC. he forgot to re-register D. he didnt have a license 25. The author moved to Virginia probably because _. A. he was homesickB. Virginia had better hospitalsC. he could spend more time with familiesD. he served in the army there 26. On hearing about the authors cancer, the police officer _. A. said it was an excuse B. doubted his honestyC. showed sympathy for himD. asked him to show his scars27. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _. A. romantic B. adventurousC. dishonest D. optimisticCTime TravelIf you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeares play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe youd voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine, which was written by H.G. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term “time machine”, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They proposeusing cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einsteins theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And Britishphysicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being bornIf the time traveler wasnt born, how would he travel back in time？And would you really like to visit the future？In HGWells book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).If thats whats in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all. 28The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show_Athe special feature of the bookBPeoples interest in time travelCthe long history of time travel Dthe contribution of HGWells29Einsteins and Hawkings theories_Asuggest the possibility to invent the time machineBhave similarities in many ways Chave proved wrong by some time travelersDpush the invention of the first spaceship30In Paragraph 4,“grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that_Athe traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfatherBthe traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfatherCthe grandfathers death makes the travelers birth impossibleDThe reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness31According to the passage, what is probably the authors attitude towards time travel？ASupportiveBUnconcernedCUnclearDSkepticalDSince the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my mouth. None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me. Im a unique creature.Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make. Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place. I will begin now to highlight my differences; hide my similarities. I am rare, and therefore I am valuable. I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men before me.But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will weaken, rot, and die for fear that I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a tiny part of my brain do I employ; only a small amount of my muscle do I apply. So never again will I be satisfied with yesterdays accomplishments nor will I lose myself, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will. I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth(从今往后) will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.I will increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell. I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I speak to multiply my sales, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career. Also will I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise. I am natures greatest miracle. And nature knows not defeat. Eventually, she achieves victory and so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult.32. It can be inferred from the text that the author is most probably a(n) _. A. salesman B. soldier C. robot D. athlete33. Which of the following can best describe the authors character?A. Intelligent, calm and content. B. Ambitious, confident and optimistic.C. Independent, cold and aggressive.D. Confident, modest and realistic.34. According to the text, which of the following is fundamental to the authors career building? A. Knowledge of mankind. B. Prediction of the market. C. Speaking skills. D. Sense of victory. 35. What is the best title for the passage? A. Great opportunities in disguiseB. The power of being different C. The great secret of life D. Natures greatest miracle 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。Lots of people give you advice on overcoming fear. _36_ However, I want to tell you that a world without fear would be more dangerous, less rewarding. So we want to treat fear as a friend. Here are three reasons. _37_ Think about it. Do you get more nervous when you meet the girl (or guy) of your dreams? Which is more fearful, talking to the boss of your company or to some of your friends? _38_ If you didnt have fear to guide you, you might not know that! Not so bad, right?Next, fear encourages us to take action. Fear is a call to action. In the past, our ancestors (祖先) didnt run away in fear when they saw a tiger running toward them but tried to kill it for food. Now, most of us dont face serious danger like hungry tigers every day, but we do face serious bosses or public speaking. So, what can we do? _39_ .Lastly, fear lets you know you are alive. Why do we like roller coasters (过山车)? _40_ Same for horror movies.So fear can guide you towards whats important for you and encourage you to take action to improve your situation. Dont we all need that kind of friend?A. The first is that fear is an excellent guide to opportunity.B. Dont fear to be wrong. C. They say if you can overcome fear, you will be successful. D. It frightens us in a mostly safe way.E. Imagine what life would be like without fear.F. Fear is showing you what is important and what matters to you.G. Let fear provide us with the energy to do what needs to be done.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5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、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。The Hard Truth One day, Marissa noticed a spider(蜘蛛) web, shining in the sunlight. A spider was spinning webs on it. The spider wasnt trying to be something else, like a butterfly or a bee, Marissa thought. It was happy to be exactly what it was and to do what it was good at. What came naturally to Marissa was 41 _. She could paint or draw all day long and never get bored. However, a few weeks ago Marissa signed _42_for high jump. Because her mother had been a high jump star in school, she thought it would make her mother happy. But now she 43 that however hard she worked, she would never be a high jump star like her mother.One night, halfway through her homework, Marissa fell 44 .When she woke up, the clock _45_1:00 A.M. Marissa got into a panic. There was still so much 46 to do, but she really needed her rest for track（田径） practice. Marissa had always been a good student, but now track was risking her 47 .Then a dark thought _48_ Marissas mind. If she 49 some of her classes, she would be off the track team. That was one way to solve her problem.After a week of 50 her homework, letters had been mailed out to parents listing grades, and Marissa knew the letters would show that her grades had 51 a lot. She walked home with s