2012015扬州中学高二英语10月月考卷牛津译林版有答案

1、2014-2015扬州中学高二英语10月月考卷（牛津译林版有答案）2014-2015扬州中学高二英语10月月考卷（牛津译林版有答案）第I卷非选择题（共80分）第一部分：听力（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）第一节听下面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.Howmanypeoplearethereinthegroup?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.2.Whyisthemansohappy?A.Heisingoodphysicalco

2、ndition.B.Hepassedhisexamwithahighscore.C.Hewonabigprize.3.Wheremightthespeakersbe?A.Inafurniturestore.B.Inabakery.C.Inanelectronicsstore.4.Whatdoesthemanwanthischildrentodo?A.Takephotos.B.Enjoymusic.C.Savemoney.5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heisunemployed.B.Heisafraidofthewoman'sboss.C.Helikeshis

3、presentjob.第二节听下面5段对话或对白。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。听完每段对话或独白钱，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。6.HowdidthemanknowabouttheJamesons?A.HeplayedgolfwithJohn.B.HeusedtoworkwithJenna.C.Hehappenedtomeetthemwhilejogging.7.What'stherelationshipbetween

4、thespeakers?A.Theyareoldfriends.B.Theyjustkneweachotherattheparty.C.Themanisthewomansnewcolleague.听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。8.Whatdidthewomanwatchlastnight?A.Atennismatch.B.Abasketballgame.C.Avolleyballgame.9.WhatdoesthemanimplyabouttheChinesebasketballteam?A.TheyarestillmorefamousthanLiNa.B.Theyhavenotdoneve

5、rywellininternationalgames.C.TheyareshowingtheworldwhatChinacando.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10.Whatimpressedthewomanabouttherestaurant?A.Itsoutsidelook.B.Itsdeliciousfood.C.Itsinsidedecoration.11.Whydothespeakersgototherestaurant?A.It'sthewoman'sgrandparents'favoriteplace.B.Theyhavesomethingspec

6、ialtocelebrate.C.Themanthoughtthewomanwouldloveit.12.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?A.TheyboththinkthatFrenchfoodisthebestintheworld.B.Theybothliketosharetheirfoodwithothersatthetable.C.Theywerebothreallyclosetotheirgrandparents.听下面一段对话，回答第13至15题。13.WhatshouldthestudentsbringwiththemonthebustoCampCaz

7、adero?A.Theirpermissionslips.B.Theirlunch.C.Asnack.14.Whenwillthestudentsgohikingintheforest?A.RightafterbreakfastonSaturday.B.AfterlunchonFriday.C.JustbeforethedanceonSaturday.15.Whatdoyouknowaboutthefieldtrip?A.ThisisnotthefirstyearfortheschooltogotoCampCazadero.B.StudentswillgetbackonSundaymornin

8、g.C.Studentswillspendthreenightsintheopenair.第二部分：单项选择（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的AB、CD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16.Ofthetwobrothers,Bill,youngerone,andheisaquietboy,thatmostadultslikeverymuch.A.the;theoneB.the;oneC.a;theoneD.a;theone17.Whattroubledtheteacherwasthatononepresentmadeananswerwh

9、enaskedwhohadbrokentheglasses,sohedidn'tknowwho.A.wasblamedB.wastobeblamedC.wouldbeblamedD.wastoblame18.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanketthedesert.A.coveredB.coveringC.tocoverD.cover19.It'smanyyearssinceIsawyoulast;Iyouatall.1wouldn'thave,either,ifsomeoneyoubythename.A.haven'

10、;trecognize;didn'tcallB.didn'trecognize;didn'tcallC.didn'trecognize;hadn'tcalledD.recognized;hadcalled20.anyTVreportsonplacesthereisawar,andyou'llseesoldierswearingblueberets.A.HavingwatchedB.WatchedC.TowatchD.Watch21.NobodybutdoctorsandthosebyDr.Hutoenterthepatient'sroom

11、.A.areinvited;areallowedB.beinginvited;allowedC.invited;isallowedD.invited;areallowed22.ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A.enjoymentB.entertainmentC.appreciationD.reputation23.Heoughttohavebeenwarnedofthedanger.,buthewouldn'tlistentome.A.Yes,heoughtto.B.Sohewas.C.Soitwaswithhim.D.

12、Sohedid.24.Withalargeamountofwork,thechiefmanagercouldn'tsparetimeforaholiday.A.remainedtobedoneB.remainedbeingdoneC.remainingtobedoneD.remainingtodo25.CanIpaythebillbycheck?Sorry,sir.Butitisthemanagementrulesofourhotelthatpaymentbemadeincash.A.shouldB.shallC.canD.will26.Soquicklyarescienceandte

13、chnologyadvancingisapossibilitytodaymaybearealitytomorrow.A.thatwhatB.whichC.whatD.thatwhich27.Myunclehasn'tbeenabletoquitsmoking,butatleasthehas.A.cutoutB.cutoffC.cutdownD.cutup28.It'salongtimeIsawyoulast.Andwhatisapitynowthatitwillbealongtimeweseeeachotheragain.A.before;sinceB.since;whenC.

14、when;beforeD.since;before29.Hardlycouldhethisamountofworkinsuchashottime.A.getthroughB.getdownC.getacrossD.getinto30.Neversaynever,andyou'llmakeit.That'sit.A.Ican'tagreewithit.B.You'vegotapointthere.C.You'vegotmethere.D.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面

15、短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（AB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。HowwouldyouliketostudyatanAmericanuniversityinChina?31thenewsthatNewYorkUniversity(NYU)isopeningacampusonChinesemainland,thepossibilityofgettinganAmericaneducationiscomingclosertoa32.ButhowwillChinesestudentsdealwithaverydifferentstyleofteaching?33thatenc

16、ouragesdebate,discussionandcriticalthinking?Youknowhowkidsconstantlyaskquestions?Theyhavesomuchtolearnandsimply34information.Askingquestions35theyarecurious.So36doesthatnatural37becomeweak?Notatkindergarten,noratprimaryschool.Butperhapsself-consciousnessandareluctance(不情愿)todrawattentiontoyourselfby

17、askingtheteacherquestions38withadolescence.39,that'sapity,becauseaskingyourteachersquestionsshouldbeencouraged.Afterall,they'vebeeneducated,40alotmoreexperiencethanyouandperhapshavealittlewisdom.WhenItaughtjournalismatcollegeinScotland,I41answeringstudents'questions.Someofthemaskeddiffic

18、ultones.Ididn'talwaysknowtheanswers.IfIdidn't,I'dadmit42andtrytofindoutlater.Atuniversitywewereencouragedtochallengeourpeersandtutors.Astudentwouldprepareapaperonasubjectandotherstudentswould43it.Itwasawayof44criticalandlogicalthinking.Youcanlearntothinklogically,45someofthemoredifficult

19、problemswouldprobablyrequireadvancedmath.Havingalogicalmindcanhelpdevelopcriticalthinking.Mywifedoesn'thavealogicalmind,butshedoeshaveemotionalintelligence.Anabilitytoempathizewithpeople,relatetothemand46theirpersonalitiesisalsoimportanttocriticalthinking.Ican'tclaimtohave47likeheremotionali

20、ntelligence,butTdliketothinksomeofithasinfluencedme.Ifyoucan't48trytoputyourselfinsomeoneelse's49,howcanyouunderstandtheirsituationandtheirproblems?Sotrytodevelopyourpowersofcriticalthinking.50books,films,musicandnewspapers.Anddon'tbelieveeverythingyoureadorsee.Thinkforyourself.31A.WithB

21、.AsC.FromD.In32A.goalB.realityC.dreamD.challenge33A.WhichB.OneC.ItD.anything34A.askB.findC.lookD.want35A.showsB.explainsC.predictsD.requires36.A.whenB.whereC.whatD.why37.A.characterB.abilityC.intelligenceD.curiosity38.A.getsB.existsC.comesD.runs39.A.EvensoB.IfnotC.EvenifD.Ifso40.A.possessingB.posses

22、sC.havingpossessedD.topossess41.A.enjoyedB.hatedC.metD.avoided42.A.itB.themC.thisD.one43.A.disagreeofB.conflictwithC.disapproveofD.disapprove44.A.promotingB.worseningC.discussingD.increasing45.A.althoughB.asifC.soD.however46.A.getB.viewC.readD.have47.A.everythingB.nothingC.somethingD.anything48.A.at

23、leastB.atmostC.aboveallD.firstofall49.A.problemsB.statusC.shoesD.attitude50.A.ChoosefromB.StartwithC.HavealookatD.Dependon第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、RC和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMANYdriversdreamofthedaywhentheycansitbackwhiletheircardrivesitself.Whileseveralcompaniesareworkin

24、ghardtomakeitareality,self-曲Mingcarsstillfacemanyproblems.Googlewasoneofthefirsttogetintothisindustry.Ithasbeendevelopingself-drivingcarssince2009,anditsnewdriverlesscariscalledFirefly.Thetwo-seatercarhasacute,roundshape.Itsfrontendlookslikeafriendlyface:The“eyes”areheadlights,the“nose”isalasersenso

25、randradarAnothergroupofradars,lasersandcamerassitsontopoftheroofandgivesthecarsa360-degree“view”.Theyarelinkedtocomputersoftwarethatcanidentifypeople,cars,roadsigns,andtrafficlights,andthustellthecartomaketurnsandstops.Butthedriverlesscarisonlya“fairweatherfriend”,theDailyMailcommented.Accordingtoth

26、eMITTechnologyReview,thecurrentdriverlesscarscan'treactlikeahumandriver.Theycan'tdriveinheavyrainorsnow.ChrisUrmson,directoroftheGooglecarteam,saidthatthisisbecausethedetectiontechnologyisnotyetgoodenoughtoseparatecertainobjectsfromweatherconditions.Inthecars'"eyes”,raindropsandsnow

27、flakesarethesameasrocks,andcarsstopforthem.Butifthemanholeaheadisuncovered,theydriveoveritwithouthesitation.Also,ifapoliceofficerwavesatthesideoftheroadtoasktraffictostop,thecarscannotunderstandthem.Despitealltheseproblems,Urmsonsaiddriverlesscarswill“happenmorequicklythanpeoplethink”?Cperhapsassoon

28、asinfiveyears'time.Butevenatthattime,driverlesscarswon'tbetruly“driverless”.IntheUS,driverlesscarsareonlyallowedonroadsincertainstatesifsomeonesitsinthedriver'sseat.Europeancountries,Mexico,Chile,Brazil,andRussiafollowtheUnitedNationsConvention（公约）onRoadTraffic.Theconventionusedtosay:“Ev

29、erydrivershallatalltimesbeabletocontrolhisvehicleortoguidehisanimals.”AchangewasagreedinMay,allowingacartodriveitselfaslongasadriverisinthecarandabletotakethewheelatanytime.51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdriverlesscars?A.Theequipmentontopoftheirroofshelpsthecarstogetafullviewoftheareaaroundthem.B.

30、Theylookcompletelydifferentfromnormalcars.C.Itis川egalforthemtodriveonroadsaccordingtotheUnitedNationsConventiononroadtraffic.D.Thecars'softwareanalyzestheinformationitgetsfromtheradarsandthenadjuststheradars'directions.52.Accordingtothearticle,thecurrentdriverlesscarsstopwhen.A.itisthunderin

31、gB.thereisanuncoveredmanholeaheadC.thetrafficlightsareredD.apoliceofficersuggeststhattheydoso53.What'soneofthe“problems”facingdriverlesscarsaccordingtothearticle?A.Howtomakethemrunfaster.B.HowtoguidethecarswhentheGPSfailstowork.C.Howtopowerthecarsusinggreenerenergy.D.Howtoimprovetheirdetectionte

32、chnology.54.WhatbestdescribesUrmsodsattitudetowardthedevelopmentofdriverlesscars?A.Excited.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D.Worried.BHoweverwealthywemaybe,wecanneverfindenoughhoursinthedaytodoeverythingwewant.Economicsdealswiththisproblemthroughtheconceptofopportunitycost,whichsimplyreferstowhethersomeone&

33、#39;stimeormoneycouldbebetterspentonsomethingelse.Everyhourofourtimehasavalue.Foreveryhourweworkatonejobwecouldquiteeasilybedoinganother,orbesleepingorwatchingafilm.Eachoftheseoptionshasadifferentopportunitycostnamely,whattheycostusinmissedopportunities.Sayyouintendtowatchafootballmatchbutthetickets

34、areexpensiveanditwilltakeyouacoupleofhourstogettoandfromthestadium.Whynot,youmightreason,watchthegamefromhomeandusetheleftovermoneyandtimetohavedinnerwithfriends?Thisthealternativeuseofyourcashandtimeistheopportunitycost.Foreconomists,everydecisionismadebyknowledgeofwhatonemustforgointermsofmoneyand

35、enjoymentinordertotakeitup.Byknowingpreciselywhatyouarereceivingandwhatyouaremissingouton,yououghttobeabletomakebetter-informed,morereasonabledecisions.Considerthatmostfamouseconomicruleofall:there'snosuchthingasafreelunch.Evenifsomeoneofferstotakeyououttolunchforfree,thetimeyouwillspendintheres

36、taurantstillcostsyousomethingintermsofforgoneopportunities.Somepeoplefindtheideaofopportunitycostextremelydiscouraging:imaginespendingyourentirelifecalculatingwhetheryourtimewouldbebetterspentelsewheredoingsomethingmoreprofitableorenjoyable.Yet,inasenseit'shumannaturetodopreciselythatweassessthe

37、advantagesanddisadvantagesofdecisionsallthetime.Inthebusinessworld,apopularphraseis"valueformoney."Peoplewanttheircashtogoasfaraspossible.However,anotherisfastobtaininganadvantage:"valuefortime."Thebiggestrestrictiononourresourcesisthenumberofhourswecandevotetosomething,sowelookt

38、omaximizethereturnwegetonourinvestmentoftime.Byreadingthispassageyouaregivingoverabitofyourtimewhichcouldbespentdoingotheractivities,suchassleepingandeating.Inreturn,however,thispassagewillhelpyoutothinklikeaneconomist,closelyconsideringtheopportunitycostofeachofyourdecisions.55.Accordingtothepassag

39、e,theconceptof"opportunitycost"isappliedto.A.makingmoremoneyB.takingmoreopportunitiesC.reducingmissedopportunitiesD.weighingthechoiceofopportunities56.The"leftover.time"inParagraph3probablyreferstothetime.A.sparedforwatchingthematchathomeB.takentohavedinnerwithfriendsC.spentonthe

40、waytoandfromthematchD.savedfromnotgoingtowatchthematch57.Whatareforgoneopportunities?A.Opportunitiesyouforgetindecision-making.B.Opportunitiesyougiveupforbetterones.C.Opportunitiesyoumissaccidentally.D.Opportunitiesyoumakeupfor.CSomepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupinthe

41、rightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I'mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon'tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat'sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstoset

42、agoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it'llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon'tputin.Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosometh

43、ingyoulove.Ifyoudon'tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It'ssometimeseasytothinktheygot

44、luckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere'sahugechancethatyou'rewronganyway.Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou'renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don'texpe

45、cttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistent,hardworkwon'tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.58.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout.A.themeaningofsuccessB.thereasonsforsuccessC.thestandardsofsuccessD.theimportanceofsuccess59.Succes

46、sfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause.A.workmakesonefeelpainB.onetendstoenjoyhisworkC.ittakesalotoftimetosucceedD.onegivesuphisworkeasily60.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.B.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.C.Peopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecosto

47、flife.D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.61.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.C.Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.D.Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.DGivenalltheheateddebatesabouthowAmerica'schildrenshouldbe

48、taught,itmaycomeasasurprisetolearnthatstudentsspendlessthan15%oftheirtimeinschool.Whilethere'snodoubtthatschoolisimportant,aseriesofrecentstudiesremindusthatparentsareevenmoreso.Astudy,forexample,findsthatparentalinvolvementcheckinghomework,attendingschoolmeetingsandevents,discussingschoolactivi

49、tiesathome-hasamorepowerfulinfluenceonstudents'academicperformancethananythingabouttheschoolthestudentsattend.Anotherstudy,reportsthattheeffortputforthbyparentshasabiggerimpactontheirchildren'seducationalachievementthantheeffortdevotedbyeitherteachersorthestudentsthemselves.Andathirdstudycon

50、cludesthatschoolswouldhavetoincreasetheirspendingbymorethan$1,000perpupilinordertoachievethesameresultsthataregainedwithparentalinvolvement.Soparentsmatteralotapointmadeclearbydecadesofresearchshowingthatamajorpartoftheacademicadvantageheldbychildrenfromwealthyfamiliescomesfromtheaconcertedcultivati

51、on（协作培养）ofchildren”ascomparedtothemorelaissez-fairestyleofparentingcommoninworking-classfamilies.Butthisresearchalsorevealssomethingelse:thatparents,ofallbackgrounds,don'tneedtobuyexpensiveeducationaltoysordigitaldevicesfortheirkidsinordertogivethemanedge.Theydon'tneedtochauffeurtheiroffspri

52、ngtoenrichmentclassesortest-prepcourses.Whattheyneedtodowiththeirchildrenismuchsimpler:talk.Butnotjustanytalk.Althoughwell-knownresearchbypsychologistsBettyHartandToddRisleyhasshownthatprofessionalparentstalkmoretotheirchildrenthanless-affluentparentsalotmore,resultingina30million“wordgap”bythetimec

53、hildrenreachagethreemorerecentresearchesareraisingoursenseofexactlywhatkindsoftalksathomecontributedtochildren'ssuccessatschool.Forexample,astudyconductedbyresearchersattheUCLASchoolofPublicHealthandpublishedinthejournalPediatricsfoundthattwo-wayadult-childconversationsweresixtimesaseffectiveinp

54、romotinglanguagedevelopmentasinterludesinwhichtheadultdidallthetalking.Engaginginthisreciprocalback-and-forthgiveschildrenachancetotryoutlanguageforthemselves,andalsogivesthemthesensethattheirthoughtsandopinionsmatter.Astheygrowolder,thisfeelinghelpsmiddle-andupper-classkidsdevelopintoconfidentsuppo

55、rtersfortheirowninterests,whileworking-classstudentstendtoavoidaskingforhelporarguingtheirowncasewithteachers,accordingtoaresearchpresentedatAmericanSociologicalAssociationconferenceearlierthisyear.Thecontentofparents'conversationswithkidsmatters,too.Childrenwhoheartalkaboutcountingandnumbersath

56、omestartschoolwithmuchmoreextensivemathematicalknowledge,whichpredictsfutureachievementinthesubject.PsychologistSusanLevine,wholedthestudyonnumberwords,hasalsofoundthattheamountoftalkyoungchildrenhearaboutthespatialpropertiesofthephysicalworldhowbigorsmallorroundorsharpobjectsarepredictskids'pro

57、blem-solvingabilitiesastheypreparetoenterkindergarten.Whiletheconversationsparentshavewiththeirchildrenchangeaskidsgrowolder,theeffectoftheseexchangesonacademicachievementremainsstrong.Andagain,thewaymothersandfatherstalktotheirmiddle-schoolstudentsmakesadifference.ResearchbyNancyHill,aprofessoratHa

58、rvardUniversity'sGraduateSchoolofEducation,findsthatparentsplayanimportantroleinwhatHillcallsaacademicsocialization”settingexpectationsandmakingconnectionsbetweencurrentbehaviorandfuturegoals(goingtocollege,gettingagoodjob).Engaginginthesesortsofconversations,Hillreports,hasagreaterimpactoneduca

59、tionalaccomplishmentthanvolunteeringatachild'sschoolorgoingtoPTAmeetings,oreventakingchildrentolibrariesandmuseums.Whenitcomestopromotingstudents'success,itseems,it'snotsomuchwhatparentsdoaswhattheysay.62.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthat.A.TeachingmethodsarevitaltostudentsintheUSAB.sch

60、oolingisnecessaryforAmericanstudentsC.parentsaffecttheirchildren'sachievementgreatlyD.schoolshavepaidmoremoneytogetthesameresultsasparentalinvolvement63.FromthesecondparagraphwecanknowthatintheUSA.A.childrenfromrichfamiliesmayhavemoreacademicadvantagesB.working-classparentstendtotalktotheirchildrenmoreC.wealthyfamiliestendtoadoptlaissez-fairestyleofparentingD.parentshavemanywaystogivetheirchildrenanadvantage64.Whatisthemosteffectivetalkbetweenparentsandchildreninimprovinglanguagedevelopmen