高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

内蒙古赤峰二中2016-2017学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题第Ⅰ卷基础知识应用

第一部分单项选择。（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）

1.WhenTomgothomehesawamessageonthetable,_______hewouldbebacksoon.

A.read B.reads C.toread D.reading

2.______throughoutthegardenarebeautifulflowersofallkinds.

A.Togrow B.Growing C.Grown D.Grow

3.Wesetoffafterdark______therethreehourslater.

A.andarrived B.isarrive C.havingarrived D.arriving

4._______theforeignstudentstotheendoftheroadandyouwillseeasplendidworld.

A.Follow B.Whenfollow C.Following D.Ifyoufollow

5._______carefullybeforeyouhandinyourpaperplease.

A.Checking B.Check C.Tocheck D.Checked

6.Mr.SmithwasverysadtofindtheTVsethehadhad______wentwrongagain.

A.toberepaired B.itrepaired C.it D.repaired

7.Nosuchyoungmanlikes______.

A.tobemadefun B.makingfunofC.beingmadefunof D.tomakefunof

8.ThisRussianprogramisdifficult______forChinesestudents.

A.understandingit B.understanding

C.tobeunderstood D.tounderstand

9.Theyhadnochoicebut______astheirmothertoldthem.

A.do B.todo C.doing D.done

10.WecanneverimaginethetroubleMrs.Blackhad______herdaughter.

A.tohavebroughtup B.tobringup C.bringingup D.broughtup

11.Itistheveryfactory______Ionceworked.

A.where B.that C.as D.which

12.Theyknewnothingaboutthewar_______theyheardfromtheradio.

A.besides B.except C.exceptwhat D.exceptfor

13.Katehasbeeninhospital______shefelloffaladderandhadherleftarmbroken.

A.from B.because C.since D.after

14.______Shenzhenmanytimesbutwestilldon'tknowthecitywell.

A.Wehavegoneto B.Thoughwehavegoneto

C.Wehavebeento D.Havingbeento

15.Theyfinishedtheirworkearlierthan______.

A.expected B.expecting C.tobeexpected D.beingexpected

16.Mr.Johns______abetterplanthantheonenowunderconsideration.

A.putupwith B.putforward

C.putaway D.putoff

17.Wehave______theconclusionthatthewehaveimprovedourspokenEnglishalotthisterm.WhichoftheanswersisWRONGhere?

A.cometo B.arrivedatC.getto D.drawn

18.LittleTomcuredhimself______thehabitoflying.

A.to B.from C.for D.of

19.Wecan'tmake______ofwhattheteacherissaying.

A.sense B.asense C.senses D.tense

20.Unlikemostofthestudents,Susandividedherappleinto______.

A.halves B.halfs C.half D.ahalf

21.Wemusttakemeasurestopreventapossible______betweenthetwosides.

A.accomplish B.conflict C.construct

D.contact

22.Thethieves______thebankandstolelotsofmoney.

A.brokein B.brokedown C.brokethrough D.brokeinto

23.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisRIGHT?

A.Iamconvenienttogotherebytrain.B.Igotherebytrainatconvenience.

C.Itisconvenientformetogotherebytrain.D.Itisconvenienceformetogotherebytrain.

24.Noonespeakstoher;she'salways______.

A.leftoff B.leftout C.leftbehind D.leftup

25.Itisstrangethathe______there.

A.send B.issent C.shouldbesent D.issending

26.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisRIGHT?

A.Notuntilhissoncamebackdidhegotobed.

B.Notuntilhissoncamebackhewenttobed.

C.Notuntildidhissoncomebackhewenttobed.

D.Notuntildidhissoncomebackdidhegotobed.

27.There______thebell.A.go B.goes C.isgoing D.isringing

28.______understandfullyhowfilmreactstolight,itisnecessarytostudythechemicalsinthefilm.

A.Inorderto B.Soasto C.Sothat D.Inorderthat

29.Onthetopofthehill______manytrees.

A.stand B.stands C.isstanding D.havestood

30.Itwasrainingheavily.LittleTomfeltcoldsoshestood______tohermother.

A.closely B.closed C.closing D.close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）ATherewasastrangefather,JohnBlake,fromMichigan,whonamedhischildrenafteracomputersoftwareterm.HetoldthelocalnewspapertheUStraditionalwayofadding“Junior”or“II”afteraboy'snamewastoocommon.So,whenhissonwasbornlastweek,hedecidedonthenameJohnBlake2.0,asifhewereasoftwareprogrammer.

Mr.Blakeadmittedthatittookmonthstopersuadehiswife,Jamie,toaccepttheidea.Mrs.Blakesaidsheaskedseveralfriendswhethertheycouldacceptthisnameornot.“Allthemen,”shesaid,“feltthenamewascool.”However，herwomenfriendsdidnotthinkso.“Ithinkthewomenenduplikeit，”shesaid.

Mr.BlaketoldthelocalnewspaperhegottheideafromafilmcalledTheLegendof1900，inwhichanabandonedbabyisgiventhename1900toremembertheyearofitsbirth.“Ithoughtthatiftheycandoit,whycan'twe?”hesaid.AfterlittleJohnversion2.0wasborn,Mr.Blakeevensentacelebratorye-mailtothefamilyandfriends,whichwasdesignedtolookasifheandhiswifehadcreatedanewsoftware.“IwrotethingsliketherearealotofnewfeaturesfromVersion1.0withadditionalfeaturesfromJamie,”hesaid.Andhehasalreadyplannedforhisson'sfuture.“Ifhehasachild,hecouldnameit3.0,”hesaid.

31．Fromthepassageweknowthat“JohnBlake2.0”_____.

A.isalsothenameofacomputer

B.showsthetraditionalwayofAmericanbabynaming

C.hasthesamemeaningas“JohnBlakeJunior”

D.tellssomethingaboutthehopethefatherplacesonhisbaby

32．Whatdothenameof“1900”and“JonVersion2.0”haveincommon?

A.Theyarebothconnectedwithcomputer.

B.Theyarebothuntraditional.

C.Theybothtellaboutthebirths.

D.Theyaretobeequallypopular.

33．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.AllMrs.Blake'sfriendssupporttheiridea.

B.Thename“1900”isalsoacomputersoftwareterm.

C.WhenMr.Blakehadasecondchild,hewouldnameit“JohnVersion3.0”.

D.Mrs.Blakedidn'tagreetonamehersonafteracomputersoftwaretermattheverybeginning.B

BERLIN---AGermanwoman,fearfulthataburglarwastryingtobreakintohersecond-storeyapartment,calledpoliceaftersheheardsomeoneclimbinguptoherbalconyshortlyaftermidnight,policesaidThursday.

Policediscoveredthe“burglar”wasamancarryingflowersandabottleofwinewhoturnedouttobethewoman'sboyfriend.Butthenarrestedhimonanoutstandingreason.

“Hewastryingtosurpriseherwiththeflowersandabottleofwinebutitallwentwrong,”saidKorbachpolicespokesmanVolkerKoenig.Hesaidthemanjumpeddownfromthebalconyandtriedtoescapebutwasquicklycaughtbypolice.

“Hegavethepolicewhoweretakinghimtojailthebottleofwineasagestureofthanksforthefriendlytreatmentafterthearrest.”Koenigsaid．

LONDON---Asmokerwhodiedafterbattlingemphysema(肺气肿)hashadhisdyingwishgrantedwiththeplacementofa“SMOKINGKILLEDME”signonhishearse(灵车)andhisgrave.

AlbertWhittamoreblamedhisyouthfulsmokinghabitforthelungdisease.HesaidbeforehediedinFebruarythathewantedthesigntoserveasawarningtoyoungpeopleaboutthedangersoftobaccosmoking.

Thesignwasdesignedtolooklikethehealthwarningonapacketofcigarettes.Theprintednoticeathisgravewillbeleftinplaceforaweek.ThehearsecarryinghisbodythroughthetownofDover100miles(160kilometers)southeastofLondonandseveraloftheprintedsignsshowninthewindows.

34.Themanclimbinguptothegirl'sbalcony_______

A.wasactuallyawantedthief B.wasputintoprisonintheend

C.thankedthepoliceforsettinghimfree D.wastreatedbadlybythepolice

35.Thebesttitleforthefirstnewsitemmightbe“_______.”

A.Aburglar'slove B.Aburglarboyfriend

C.Flowersandwine D.Priceforbeingromantic

36.Thepublicpaidmoreattentiontothesmokerbecause_______.

A.hediedaftersmokingformanyyears

B.hehadthesignputonhishearseandhisgrave

C.hediedofalungdiseasewithoutanytreatment

D.hewantedthesignleftonhisgraveforoneday

37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thesignwillbeprintedonthepacketofcigarettes.

B.Thesignswerealsoshowninthewindowsofthehearse.

C.Thesmokerwantedtotellpeoplehowbaditwastosmoke.

D.Thesmokerregrettedformingthehabitofsmoking.CDoyouwanttoliveforever?Bytheyear2050,youmightactuallygetyourwish-ifyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandliveinsiliconcircuits(半导体电路).Butlongbeforethen,perhapsasearlyas2020,somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality(虚的永生).

Researchersareconfidentthatthetechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife?Whateveryouseeandhear,allthatyousayandwrite,canberecorded,analyzedandaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles(履历).Bytheyear2030,itmaybepossibletocatchyournervoussystemsthroughelectricalactivities,whichwouldalsokeepyourthoughtsandemotions.

ResearchersatthelaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavegiventhenameofthisideaasSoulCatcher.SmallelectronicequipmentwillmakepreparationforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearable

supercomputer,perhapsinawristwatch,withwirelesslinkstomicroseosorsunderyourscalp(头皮)andinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.

Atfirst,theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem-theSoulReader-mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtsincompletedetails.Evenin2030,wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandhowthebrainisworkinginside,soreadingyourthoughtsandunderstandingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbekeptforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorevitalizemindseverlastingentities(永生实体).Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.

Forpeoplewhochoosenottoliveinsilicon,semblanceofimmortalitwouldnotbeasuselessastheythought.Peoplewouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgotten,butwouldbekeptarecordofthehuman

raceforever.Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfullerunderstandingofthepast.Historywouldnotbecontrolledbyjusttherichandpowerful,Hollywoodstars,andafewthinkersintheuppersociety.

38.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_____.

A.humanbeingslongforlivingforever

B.therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcher

C.peoplecanliveforeverastechnologydevelops

D.theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatimportance

39.Accordingtothispassage,aSoulCatcherwillbe______.

A.anewmachineonwhichresearchmeasureshavealreadybeenmade

B.anewinventioninordertocatchandkeephuman'sthoughts

C.madebyBritishscientiststooffersomethingthatlookslikelivingforever

D.madeofsiliconcircuitswhichcancatchpeople'snervousactivity

40.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatsemblanceofimmortalityis______.

A.tobearealitysoonerorlater

B.farfromcertain

C.justanideathatcouldn'tberealizedatall

D.afadinghope

41.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordrevitalize,inthefourthparagraphiscloseto___.

A.makedead

B.makefamous

C.makeknown

D.makeactiveDResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes.“Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers”,theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality．

LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.

Someoftheresultswereexpected:Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However，someofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional''shoesweregenerallywornbymore“pleasant"people,whileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety",spendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal(主张变革的)typeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.

Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalities,butresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.

42．Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?

A．ShoesCallhidepeople'srealpersonalities．

B．Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer．

C．People'spersonalitiescallbejudgedbytheirshoes．

D．Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities．

43．Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople'sexpectation?

A．Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes．

B．Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes．

C．Aggressivepeoplearelikelytoweal"ankleboots．

D．Flashiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople．

44．Peoplesufferingfrom“attachmentanxiety”tendto

A．wearstrangeshoes B．worryabouttheirappearance

C．haveacalmcharacter D．becomeapoliticalleader

45．Theauthorwrotethetextinorderto

A．informusofanewstudy B．introducearesearchmethod

C．teachhowtochooseshoes D．describedifferentpersonalities

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。

Ourmoodmaychangesuddenlylikeastormwithlightningandthunderboltsthatcomeswithoutnotice.

Thegoodnewsisthatbadmoodscanleaveassuddenlyastheyhavecome.Exceptionstothisruleofcoursearecaseswherethereareotherproblemssuchasdepressionoranyothermentaldestruction.

Howtoimproveyourmood?

46Whenyouunderstandthatyouarenotfeelinghappybutyouareindepressionordisappointment,thenyoucanusethesesimpletechniquesthatwillbeabletochangethenegativesituationandimproveyourmood.

47.Exercises,gymnasticsandsportshelpalottoachieveabetteremotionalbalance.

Ifyoufeelthatyouareinabadmood,takeahotbathorsauna.48.

Watchamovie,readabookortalktoafriend.

49.Whenyouleaveworkorhome,gotoplacesthatmakeyouhappyandcalm.Thishelpstoimproveyourmood.

Makerelationswithhappy,optimisticandpleasantpeople.50.Positiveandoptimisticfeelingsthatcreatepositivethinkingforthefuturewillhelpyouovercomeyourbadfeelingsanddefeatyourbadmood.

Whentheproblemofbadmoods,frustrationandnegativeemotionsbeyondnormalsituationsbecomeschronic(长期的),itisimportanttoturntoaspecialistforhelp.

A．Therelaxationofthemuscleswillhelp.

B．Changeyourenvironment.

C．Usephysicalactivitytofightagainstfeelingsofdepression.

D．Thiscanhelpyouimproveyourmoodsignificantly.

E.Firstyouhavetolearntorecognizewhenyouareinabadmood.

F.Therearewaystoimproveyourmood.

G.Changesinfeelingsandmoodcanhappenforvariousreasons.

第三部分英语知识运用（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）

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“Wheredidhegetthat61”Lukeasked.“You've62himfor10yearsallbyyourself.Youdon't63himathing.Heshouldbegladyouhaven'tkickedhimoutoftheapartmentalready.WhenIwasintheeleventhgrade,myfathermadeit64tomethatwhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,Iwasexpectedtoleavehome.65Kylethinksyouhavetopayhiswaythroughcollege!”

Janewould66LuketotalktoKyle.“Hesaysyou'renothisfather,sowhyshouldhehavetolistentoyou”

“Well,hisfather'sdead.HeshouldappreciatethatI'm67totrytohelphim.”Lukesaid.

“Kylewillbeabletolearntoacceptyourhelpandadvice68.Butbeforethat,Luke,weneedtotryhardtogethimtoacceptyouinhisheart,closetothe69ofhisownfather.”

“Iagreeandwesurehaveeveryconfidenceinhim.”saidLuke.

“Yes.Andin70,too!”Janeremindedhim.

51.A.cousin B.stepbrother C.nephew D.stepson

52.A.discuss B.meet C.argue D.deal

53.A.teachers B.grades C.friends D.prizes

54.A.need B.money C.hope D.time

55.A.Insteadof B.Inadditionto C.Inspiteof D.Alongwith

56.A.rules B.tests C.regulations D.admissions

57.A.inform B.warn C.promise D.remind

58.A.scholarship B.degree C.reward D.job

59.A.honor B.rightC.pleasure D.responsibility

60.A.since B.when C.until D.after

61.A.principle B.decision C.saying D.idea

62.A.helped B.raised C.educated D.sponsored

63.A.owe B.ask C.lend D.offer

64.A.easy B.possible C.clear D.strange

65.A.So B.Yet C.Still D.Because

66.A.force B.allow C.invite D.forbid

67.A.around B.out C.away D.off

68.A.inturn B.atfirst C.intime D.atonce

69.A.heart B.place C.duty D.life

70.A.himself B.ourselves C.myself D.yourselves

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分。满分15分）

Arecentstudysuggestedthattakingabottleofwaterintotheexamhallcouldhelpstudentsimprovetheirgrades.

Accordingtothestudythosewhobroughtdrinks,71(especial)water,withthemwhensittingtheirexamsperformedupto10percentbetterthanthosewhodidnot.