河南省叶县第二高级中学高二英语上学期第四次月考试题

1、河南省叶县第二高级中学高二英语上学期第四次月考试题高二英语第二部分：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、BC和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATomostpeople,noisepollutionisajetflyingovertheirhead.ForoneSpanishwoman,itisaneighborplayingthepiano.Thewomanhastakenherneighbortocourt.Nowshewantstosendherneighbortoprisonforoversevenyearsonthe

2、chargesofpsychologicaldamageandnoisepollution.Inacountryknownforitsnoisiness,thecasehasraisedeyebrows.NeighborsoftencomplainaboutstreetnoiseinSpain,butpeopleseekingprisontimeforsomeonepracticingthepianoisunheardof.Atthetrial,SoniaBosomsaysshehasbeensufferingnoisepollutionuptonowduetothepracticesessi

3、onsofLaiaMartin,wholivesbelowher.Martin,27,didn'tadmitthatsheplayedathomethatoften,sayingshetookregularclassesinothertownsandmostlypracticedathomeontheweekends.Onthefirstdayofthetrial,thenewspaperreportedthatBosomtoldthecourtshenowhatedpianossomuchthatshecouldn'tevenstandseeingtheminafilm.Bo

4、somsaysyearsofhearingconstantplayinghascausedherapsychologicalinjury".Medicalreportsshowshehassufferedfromavarietyofproblems,includinginsomnia（失眠），anxiety,andpanicattacks.Shesaystestsbylocalauthoritieshavefoundthatthesoundlevelsmadebythepianoareupto10decibels（分贝）higherthanthelimit.Cityauthoriti

5、eshaveaskedtherfamilyseveraltimestoeitherstopthepianoplayingorsoundproof（隔音）theroom.Thefamilytoldthecourttheycarriedoutsoundproofingworktwicebutthecomplaintscontinued.Thecourthasn'tmadeafinaldecision.AspokeswomansaysthetrialwillendbeforeMay.21.BosomwantstosendMartintoprisonbecause.A. Martin'

6、splayingthepianodamagedherhealthB. BosomsufferedfromheartattackC. MartinrefusedtotakeregularclassesinothertownsD. Martinflewajetoverherhead22. HowdidLaiaMartinrespondtothecomplaints?A. Shestoppedplayingthepiano.B. Shesoundproofedtheroom.C. Shedidn'tadmitsheplayedathome.D. Shetookherneighbortocou

7、rt.23. Whichofthefollowingmayprobablybethebesttitleforthepassage?A. A7-yearSentenceCausedbythePianoB. PianistChargedwithNoisePollutionC. HealthProblemsofaSpanishWomanD. ActionsAgainstNoisebyLocalAuthorityBPartiesandsocialgatheringsnolongerexciteusthesamewaytheyoncedid.Thisisnotduetoalackofdesiretoso

8、cialize,butthesmartphone.Atparties,morepeopleareontheirsmartphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationstudy,welloverhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitthemomenttheywakeup,keepingitinhandallday.Inadditionc,toomuchofsocietyisusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresu

9、ltgettingintocarcrashes.34percentofteensadmittotextwhiledriving,andtheyconfirmthattextmessagingistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People'sattachmenttotheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.Justasdriversdismisstheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroad,ma

10、nypeoplealsofailtorecognizethesignificanceofhumaninteraction.Whenwiththeirfriends,somepeoplepointlesslycheckorsendtextmessagesinthepresenceofafriend,whichsendsamessagetothatfriend:thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.Inaddition,relyingonoursmartphonestomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageas

11、beingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworld.Face-to-faceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.Asmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendatextormindlesslychecktheirmassages,smartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeople.Thequalityofthistechnologyisde

12、-advancingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretointeract（交流）face-to-facebutitisalsoloweringsociety'sabilitytocommunicate.24. Thepurposeofthistextisto.A. callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledrivingB. appealtoustopayattentiontocommunicatio

13、nskillsC. expressaconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphoneD. adviseustobecautiousabouttheaddictiontothesmartphone25. Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby.A.givingexamplesB.listingfiguresC.comparingfactsD.analyzingtheeffects26. Theauthoradvocatesustomakenewfriends.A.byusingsmartphonesB.inaface-to-facewayC.in

14、differentwaysD.underafreecircumstance27. Over-dependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat.A. partiesandgatheringslimittheirsocialcircleB. peoplearemoreandmorenarrow-mindedC. people'scommunicationskillsareweakenedD. face-to-facecommunicationbecomeslessimportant.CManyChinesekids,knownas"left-

15、behind"children,hardlyeverseetheirparents,becausertheirparentsaremigrant（移民）workers.LiLing,11,isaleft-behindchild.HerparentshavebeenworkinginZhejiangfor10years,whilesheliveswithhergrandparentsinGuangdong.ShewasreunitedwithherparentslastSpringFestival.AsthenumberofmigrantworkersinChinaincreases,

16、thenumberofleft-behindchildrenisrisingfast.Liisoneofthe61.02millionleft-behindchildrenunder17.Theyaccountfor37.7percentofruralchildrenand21.88percentofallChinesechildren.Thelargenumberofleft-behindchildrenhasalreadybecomeasocialissue.Ifleftunsolved, it will cause serious problems,WangZhenyao, direct

17、or of the China PhilanthropyResearchInstitute,toldChinaDaily.Theeducationlevelofadultssupervising（监管）thesechildrenisgenerallynotthathigh.Theycanonlytakecareofthechildren'spersonalsafetyanddailyliving,beingunabletocarefortheireducationalandspiritualneeds.Meanwhile,theabsenceofparentalsupportwillm

18、akesomeleft-behindchildrenlackself-confidence.Theymaybeslowerinphysicalandemotionalgrowththantheirpeers.Othersmayevenbecome"problemyouths".Tosolvethisproblem,thegovernmentistakingaction.Forinstance,30provincesandcitieshaveallowedcertainchildrentoattendschoolandtakethecollegeentranceexamint

19、hecitywheretheirparentsare.However,Wangsuggestedthatthecountrydomore,suchasmakingpoliciesencouragingmigrantworkerstoworkintheirhometowns.Healsosaidthatawell-balancedchildwelfaresystemisneeded."Thesechildrenarethefutureofthenation,sotheydeserveourlovingcareandprotection,"Wangsaid.28. Left-b

20、ehindkidshardlyseetheirparentsbecause.A. theyarepoorandinruralareasB. theyarebroughtupbytheirgrandparentsC. theirparentsaremakingalivinginothercitiesD. theirparentsdon'tgobackhomeonSpringFestival29. Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. LiLinghasn'tseenherparentsforabout10years.B

21、. Left-behindchildrenhavebecomeproblemyouths.C. Thereare61.02millionleft-behindchildreninChina.D. Muchremainstobedonetosettletheleft-behindkidsissue.30. Thepurposeofthepassageis.A. tocriticizethemigrantworkerswholeavetheirchildrenathomeB. tofocusonthepresentsituationoftheleft-behindchildrenC. toworr

22、yaboutthepresentsituationofleft-behindchildrenD. tocallonthegovernmenttoeducatethemigrantworkers31. Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A. Education.B. Society. C . Entertainment.D. Employment.DThanksgivingDay,aholidaydesignedtogivethanksandblessingsforagoodharvest,isdrawingnea

23、r.Butareyoustillhavingtroublewithwhatgiftsyoushouldgive?Solet'stakealookatsomeofthedifferentgiftsbeingsenttopeoplefromdifferentcountries,andmaybeyouwillbeabletofindsomeinspiration.AmericansIn1941,theUnitedStatesCongresshadpassedalaw,rulingthefourthThursdayofNovembertobeThanksgivingDay.Themakeupp

24、arade（游行）ishardtomiss,thereforecosmetics（化妆品），suchascosmeticmirrors,skincareproductsandsunglasses,maybegoodchoicesforgifts.EgyptiansInancientEgypt,HarvestFestivalwascelebratedinhonoroftheirharvestgodMinduringthespringseasonbecausethatwaswhentheirharvestseasonwouldfall.Thefestivalstartswithaparade,fo

25、llowedbybanquets,aballandsports.Becausemusicandmoviesareverypopularhere,CDsandDVDsarealwaysgreatgifts.Moreover,artisalsowelcomed.Onethingthatshouldbenotedisthatblueandyellowcolorsneedtobeavoidedsincetheyareforbiddeninthecountry.ChineseTheChinesehavethetraditionalfestival“Mid-AutumnFestival”,celebrat

26、edbyfamiliesonthe15thofAugustinChineselunarcalendar.Mooncakesandfruitsarecommongifts.Butbelieveitornot,itisbecomingatrendforanincreasingnumberofyoungChinesetocelebratetheWesternThanksgivingCarnations（康乃馨）areagoodpresentformothersduringthefestival.Glovesarealsoagoodidea,especiallyastheweatheriscold.J

27、ewsSukkot,aJewishfestivalcelebratedfortheautumnharvest,hasahistoryofover3,000years.DuringtheeightdayofSukkot,Jewsbuildmanycabins,usingbranches,tomemorizetheirancestors'chancel（圣所）.Afeastisheldduringtheseconddayinthesespecificcabins.Hanukkahistheoriginalnameofthefestival.Thuslampsandlanternsareal

28、waysinproperuse.Inaddition,silkisconsideredtobetheidealgiftforthisholiday.32. Whichcountriesholdsomeparadesduringthefestivals?A. EgyptandJewishcountries.B. AmericaandEgypt.C. ChinaandEgypt.D. ChinaandAmerica.33. WhatwillyoubuyasThanksgivinggiftstovisitaJewishfriend?A.Sunglasses.B.CDs.C.Gloves.D.Silk

29、.34. Whatcanwerlearnfromthepassage?A. Mooncakeshavenotbeenpopularasbefore.B. Chinesepeoplewon'tbuyflowersasgiftsinthefestival.C. Glovesarenotsowelcomeasfruits.D. YoungChinesepeopleprefertocelebratetheWesternThanksgiving.35. Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe.A. HowtobuyThanksgivinggiftsB. Avariet

30、yofThanksgivinggiftsC. ThefunctionofThanksgivinggiftsD. HowtosendThanksgivinggifts第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，茜分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。Whatisabigdream?36Or,isabigdreamsomethingthatprovidesonlyentertainment?Childrendreambigdreams,buttherearethreebarrierstorealizingdreams.Theyoftenkillthembef

31、oretheyeverhaveachancetogrow.TheSelfImmediatelyfollowingthebirthofabigdream,anegativeself-talktakesoverandgivesallthereasonswhyitcannothappen.Thisinsidevoiceistheego（自我）.It'sthereforprotectingandshouldbelistenedto.37Mostpeopleareinfluencedbytheinsidevoice.That'swhyonlyahandfulofpeoplemakethe

32、irdreamcometrue.38Familyandfriendsarealotliketheego.Theywanttoprotectthosetheylove,sotheywilloftenlistallthereasonswhythebigdreamswon'tcometrue.Sometimes,familyandfriendsdestroydreamsofthosetheylovemost,outoftheirownfearofbeingleftbehind.TheWorldIfonegetspastthefirsttwobarriers,onehastofacethewo

33、rld.39Inthepast,bigdreamerswerelockedupandsometimesevenkilledwhentheywereshowntotheworld.Fortunately,inmostoftheworldtoday,bigdreamersjustgetlaughedat.Thewaytorealizeabigdreamiswithconfidenceandaction.Whenchildrenhaveconfidenceandthentakeaction,theywillbereadytoacceptanyfailure.Thetruthisthateverygr

34、eatdreamerwhosedreamshaveneverseenthelightofsuccessknowsfailurewell.40A. FamilyandFriendsB. HowBigDreamsDieC. Doesabigdreamshowone'sfuture?D. Theysimplyfailuntiltheysucceed.E. Itisthelastandthemostterriblebarrier.F. Sometimesitisright,butmoreoftenitiswrongG. Andtheirbigdreamistobearockstarorafam

35、ousartist.第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TuYouyou,an84-year-oldfemalescientist,becamethefirstChinesecitizentowinaNobelPrizeinscienceonOct.5.Whilethenewshas_41_China'snationalpride,ithasalso_42_differencesinprizeawardingpracticesbe

36、tweenChinaandtheWesternworld.Tu_43_the2015NobelPrizeforMedicinewithIrishbornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapanforunlockingrevolutionary44_forparasiticdiseases.CampbellandOmurawerehonoredfortheiranti-roundwormtreatment,whileTu_45_anewdrugformalaria.Tuconductedresearchinthe1970sthatledtothe_46_ofar

37、temisinin（青蒿素）,adrugthathas_47_cutthenumberofmalariadeathsandsavedmillionsoflives.ThetreatmentisbasedonanherbusedinChinese_48_medicine,calledsweetwormwood.Artemisinin-baseddrugsarenowthe_49_treatmentformalaria.WhennewsbrokethatTuwasbeing_50_theprize,therewerecheersaswellas_51_.Somesaidtheachievement

38、wasthe_52_ofcollectiveeffortsbylotsofChinesescientists,soitis_53_toawardtheprizeonlytoTu,ChinaYouthDailyreported.Indeed,domesticscienceawardsareprimarily_54_toprojects,insteadofindividualscientists,thenewspaperpointedout.ButWesternawardstendtohonor_55_scientistswhoarethefirsttocomeupwithanew_56ormet

39、hod,saidLiZhenzhen,aresearcherwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences.“TheWestbelievesthattheadvancementofscience_57_fromindividuals'creativeminds,“saidLi.Tugottheawardforthree“firsts".,Shewasthefirstto_58_artemisinintoherprojectteam,thefirsttoextract（提炼）aformofartemisininfirsttocompleteaclinical（临

40、床的）_60_.thatcan_59_curemalaria,andthe41.A.discouragedB.recognizedC.raisedD.established42.A.removedB.distinguishedC.expandedD.highlighted43.A.sharedB.donatedC.dividedD.obtained44.A.mysteriesB.explanationC.,treatmentsD.interpretation45.A.putupwithB.cameupwithC.,caughtupwithD.keptupwith46.A.productionB

41、.discoveryC.popularityD.formation47.A.considerablyB.graduallyC.relatively，D.constantly48.A.complexB.ancientC.effectiveD.traditional49.A.standardB.expensiveC.absoluteD.helpful50.A.receivedB.offeredC.awardedD.honoured51.A.expectationsB.doubtsC.remarksD.admirations52.A.causeB.possessionC.affectionD.res

42、ult53.A.unfairB.gloriousC.worthyD.normal54.A.presentedB.introducedC.focusedD.belonged55.A.valuableB.excellentC.individualD.extraordinary56.A.ideaB.treatmentC.scienceD.medicine57.A.inspiresB.encouragesC.originatesD.develops58. A.researchB. bring CtransportD. presentmeanwhileD. eventuallyD. trial59. A

43、.altogetherB.primarilyC60. A.observationB.solutionC.success第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。OseolaMcCartyspentmorethan75yearswashingandironingotherpeople'sclothes.Asalaundrywoman,she61(pay)onlyafewdollarseachtime.Certainlynobodywouldconsiderherrich,sotheywereallamazedw

44、henMissMcCartydecidedtodonate$150,000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Themoney62(be)infactherlifesavings.Shecouldsave63alargeamountofmoneybecauseshelivedaverysimplelife.Sheneverlearnedtodrive,andwhenshewantedtogosomewhere,shejustwalked.Sheneverflewtoanywheretillshedonatedthemoney,andin50yearsshe

45、hadbeenoutoftheSouthonlyonce.Thehouse64shelivedwasalsoarathermodestone65(leave)toherbyherlastuncle.OnlyaftershebecameknowninAmericadidshebegintotravelalloverthecountry.Sincethen,shehadbeenthesubjectofmany66(interview)andarticlesandwaseveninvitedtotheWhiteHousebythepresident.Herdonationwasforstudents

46、who67(clear)neededfinancialhelp68(receive)education.Sheherselfleftschoolinthesixthgradeandhadnevermarried69hadchildren.Shesaidtothereportersthattheideaofhelpingsomebodyschildgotocollegegavehermuch70（please）.第四部分.写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）DearMary,IreceivedyourE-mailjustnow.Don'twor

47、ryaboutme.I'mgettingwellwithmyresearchworkinthelab.Buttomygreatsurprised,yousayyouwillgiveuplearningEnglish.Thereasonisbecauseyouhavenotdonewellinitrecentlyandyouhavelostinterestsinit.I'mafraidIcouldn'tagreewithyou.IknowitisdifficulttolearnEnglish,butEnglishiswideusedintheworldtoday.Itwillbeimportanttoolinourfuturework.Besides, it is becomingmore and more important in ours daily life.If you study hard, youwillbesucceed.Dorememberthatwherethereisawill,thereisaway.I'mlo