高二第一次月考英语试卷

-2015学年上学期高二第一次月考英语试卷命题人：秦海庄时间：100分钟总分：120分钟注意：请将所选择的第一卷试题的答案选项填在答题卡上，否则不得分。第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分：阅读理解（共两节20小题；每题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AJesseOwenswasborninAlabamaintheUSA,in1913.Thereweretenchildreninhisfamily.Jessewastheyoungest.HewenttoschoolinthecityofCleveland.Atschoolheshowedhehadaspecialtalentforathletics(田径).Hecouldrunfast.Hecouldjumphigh.Hecouldjumpfar.Becausehewasgoodatathletics,JessebecameastudentatOhioStateUniversity.InMay,1935inMichigan,USA,hebroketheworldrecordforthelongjump.Thiswashisfirstworldrecord.Onthe25thMayJessedidsomethingunusual.In45minuteshebrokesixworldrecords.Somepeoplethinkthatthiswasthegreatestathleticsachievementever.In1936JessewenttotheOlympicGamesinBerlin,Germany.TherewereonlynineteenblackathletesintheUSAteam.Hewongoldmedalsinthe100metersrace,the200metersrace,thelongjumpandtherelayrace.Jessewasnotaprofessionalathlete.Thismeantthathecouldnotgetmoneyforrunning.Later,hebecameaprofessionalathlete.Tomakemoneyhehadtoappearinstrangeraces.Sometimeshehadtoraceagainsthorses.In1960somebodybrokeJesse'slastworldrecord.In1980Jessedied.21.Jesseshowedhewasverygoodat______whenhewasatschool.A.basketballB.swimmingC.athleticsD.shooting22.Jesse'sfirstworldrecordwasforthe______.A.runningB.relayraceC.highjumpD.longjump23.Thistextmainlytellsusastoryabout_____.A.Jesse'slifeB.Jesse'sfamilyC.therecordsJessebrokeD.thegoldmedalsJessewonBDoctorshaveknownforalongtimethatextremelyloudnoisescancausehearingdamageorloss.Thenoisecanbethesoundofajetairplaneormachinesinfactoriesofloudmusicorothercommonsoundathomeandatwork.Apersononlyneedstohearthenoiseforlittlemorethanonesecondtobeaffected.AnAmericanscientisthasfoundthatusingaspirin(阿斯匹林)increasethetemporary(暂时的)hearinglossordamagefromloudnoise.Hedidanexperimentusinganumberofstudentsatauniversitywhoallhadnormalhearing.Hegavethemdifferentamountsofaspirinfordifferentperiodsoftime,thenhetestedtheirhearingability.Hefoundthatstudentswhoweregivenfourgramsofaspirinadayfortwodayssufferedmuchgreatertemporaryhearinglossthanthosewhodidnotuseaspirin.Thehearinglosswasabouttwotimesasgreat.ThescientistsaidmillionsofpersonsintheU.S.usemuchlargeramountsofaspirinthanwereusedinhisexperiment.Hesaidthesepersonsfaceaseriousdangerofsufferinghearinglossfromloudnoise.24.Doctorshavelongknownthat__________.A.onemaylosehishearingwhenhehearsaterriblyloudnoise.B.onemaybecomedeafwhenhehearsaloudnoise.C.loudnoisescancausedamagetothehearingoftheyoungpeopleonlyD.commonsoundsathomearenotharmfultotheear25.Thispassagesuggeststhatone’shearing________.A.willbedamagedevenifhehasheardaloudnoiseforonlylittlemorethanonesecondB.willbedamagedevenifhehasheardaloudnoiselessthanonesecondC.willnotbedamagedifhehasheardaloudnoiseforonlylittlemorethanonesecondD.willnotbedamagedifhehaslittlemorethanonesecondtogetready26.Oneconclusionyoucandrawfromthepassageisthataspirin________.A.makeshearingdamagefromloudnoiseworseB.shouldneverbetakenmorethanfourgramsC.candamageone’shearingwhenitisgivenmorethanfourgramsdailyD.alwaysincreaseshearinglossbytwotimes27.TheAmericanscientistdidhisexperimentinordertofind________.A.howmuchaspirinwouldaffectaperson’shearingB.howmuchaspirinshouldbegiveninthetreatmentofthepatientswithhearingdamagefromloudnoiseC.whetheraspirinwouldincreasethetemporaryhearingdamagefromloudnoisesD.whetherthepeoplewhohadhearingdamageshoulduseaspirinCBreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.Itisalsothemostneglect(忽视).31.Inthelastparagraphthewritermainly_________.A.persuadesustohaveagoodbreakfastB.telluswhatfoodisn’tsuitableforbreakfastCdescribeswhenandhowweshouldhaveourbreakfastD.telluswhatfoodweshouldhaveforbreakfastD:YoumightsaythatonereasonBarackObamaisthePresidentoftheUSisbecauseheknowshowtogiveagoodspeech.In2004,whenMassachusettsSenator(参议员)JohnKerrywastheDemocraticParty’snominee（被提名者）forthepresidency,alittle-knownsenatorfromIllinoisgavethekeynotespeechattheDemocraticNationalConvention.ThatsenatorwasObama.Itwasaremarkablespeech--poetic,andinspiring.Thepeoplewhohearditwouldrememberitforalongtime.Since2004,Obamahaswrittenanddeliveredthousandsofspeeches.Theseareusuallypraisedfortworeasons:hetreatstheaudienceslikeintelligentadults,andheisabletoexpresscomplicatedideasinaneasy,naturalway.Beforebecomingpresident,Obamawasalawyer,acollegeprofessor,andasuccessfulwriter--histwomemoirs(回忆录)havebecomebest-sellers.Theskillsheneededtosucceedinhispreviousjobshavealsocontributedtohissuccessasaspeechmaker.Writingteam:Obamahasateamofpeoplewhowritehisspeeches.ThewriterschatwithObamaforhoursaboutwhathewantstosay.Theylistentorecordingsofpastpresidentialaddressesandseekadvicefromadvisers.Obamausuallyeditsandrewritesthedraftsseveraltimes.Obama’stricksforalightheartedspeechthatstaysonmessage:Makefunoftheguests.Obamastartshisspeechbygentlyteasinghisguests.Hisopeninglinesgrabtheaudience’sattentionwhilegivingthemanopportunitytorelaxandlaughatthemselvesandeachother.Makefunofyourself.Agoodruleforspeechmakers:Ifyou’regoingtomakeajokeaboutsomeoneelse,besuretomakeoneaboutyourself,too.ObamamockshisownpoorchoicesforfillingthepositionofCommerceSecretary,saying,"NoPresidentinhistoryhasevernamedthreeCommerceSecretariesthisquickly.”32.Obamamadethepoeticandinspiringspeechin2004as________.A.presidentB.anomineeforthepresidencyC.asenatorD.asecretary33.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatbeforebecomingpresident,_________.A.Obamawasoncealawyer,adoctorandacollegeprofessor.B.Obamawasasuccessfulwriter.C.Obama’sthreememoirshavebecomebest-sellers.D.Obama’sformerjobshavenothingtodowithhisspeech.34.Accordingtoparagraph3,weknowthat_________.A.Obamawriteshisspeechhimself.B.thewriterschatwithObamaonlyforminutesbeforewriting.C.thewritersneverlistentorecordingsofpastpresidentialspeeches.D.Obamaisseriouswithhisspeech.35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SecretofObama’ssuccessfulspeeches.B.Obama’ssuccessfulspeeches.C.Obama’swayofmakingspeeches.D.ProblemsofObama’sspeeches.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。36．Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show:

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.__37__Aweeklyschedule(日程表)maynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.

Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.__38__Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

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Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tbeoverworried.

__40__.Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.

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D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.

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G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.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）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

WranglersandStranglersYearsagotherewasagroupofbrilliantyoungmenattheUniversityofWisconsin，whoseemedtohaveamazingcreative__41__talent.Theywerewould­bepoets，novelists，andessayists.Theywereextraordinaryintheir__42__toputtheEnglishlanguagetoitsbestuse.Thesepromisingyoungmen__43__regularlytoreadandcritique(评论)eachother'swork.Andcritiqueittheydid!Thesemenweremercilesswithoneanother.They__44__theminutestliteraryexpressionintoahundredpieces.Theywereheartless，tough，evenmeanintheir__45__.Thesessionsbecamesuchareasofliterarycriticismthatthe__46__ofthisspecialclubcalledthemselvesthe“Stranglers(扼杀者)”．Inorderto__47__，thewomenofliterarytalentintheuniversity__48__tostartacluboftheirown，onecomparabletotheStranglers.They__49__themselvesthe“Wranglers(争论者)”．They，too，readtheir__50__oneanother.Buttherewasonegreatdifference.Thecriticismwasmuchsofter，more__51__，moreencouraging.Sometimes，therewasalmostnocriticism(批评)atall.Everyeffort，eventheweakestone，was__52__.Twentyyearslateranalumnusoftheuniversitywasmakinganexhaustive__53__ofhisclassmates'careerswhenhe__54__avastdifferenceintheliteraryaccomplishments（成就）oftheStranglersasopposedtotheWranglers.Ofallthe__55__youngmenintheStranglers，noonehadmadeasignificantliterary__56__ofanykind.FromtheWranglershadcomesixormoresuccessful__57__，someofnationalrenown（名声）suchasMarjorieKinnanRawlings，whowroteTheYearling.Talentbetweenthetwo？Probablythesame.Levelof__58__？Notmuchdifference.ButtheStranglerswerestrangled，whiletheWranglersweredeterminedtogiveeachothera(an)__59__.TheStranglers__60__anatmosphereofargumentandself­doubt.TheWranglershighlighted(强调)thebest，nottheworst.41．A.architecturalB．artisticC．literaryD．musical42．A.strengthB．abilityC．performanceD．power43．A.gatheredB．organizedC．challengedD．collected44．A.turnedB．translatedC．combinedD．divided45．A.appreciationB．criticismC．assessmentD．judgment46．A.leadersB．organizersC．membersD．arrangers47．A.participateB．practiceC．succeedD．compete48．A.determinedB．agreedC．promisedD．dreamed49．A.regardedB．calledC．thoughtD．recognized50．A.worksB．lettersC．booksD．papers51．A.fantasticB．criticalC．positiveD．serious52．A.requiredB．sparedC．madeD．encouraged53．A.experimentB．studyC．analysisD．judgment54．A.reflectedB．resolvedC．explainedD．noticed55．A.optimisticB．confidentC．brightD．honest56．A.achievementB．influenceC．contributionD．improvement57．A.engineersB．writersC．doctorsD．lawyers58．A.courageB．patienceC．educationD．skill59．A.rewardB．favorC．honorD．lift60．A.ruinedB．lightenedC．promotedD．enjoyed第二节：语法填空（每空最多填三个单词，共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）Nowadays,millions

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第一节：词汇运用（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）根据首字母填出适合句意的单词：71.Fisthemotherofsuccess.72.Hechangedhisjobtogetabiggeri.73.Sheshouldn’thavedressedsuchcclothesinaformaloccasion.74.Don’ttakethemedicineunlessyouhavecthedoctor.75.Someoneiisabletodothingsbythemselvesandintheirownway.根据给出的汉语，写出适当的单词：76.Iremindedyounottoforgetthe.(约会)77.Thoughtheir(个性)differed,theygotalongquitewell.78.Theteacheraskedmeto(宣布)theresultsoftheexam.79.Timgetspaidanhourly(工资)of$20forworkinginthesupermarket.80.Ourfriendsshouldbe_____(伙伴)whoencourageusandhelpus.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是王林。为培养学生的想象力和激发学生的学习兴趣，你班计划于明天的英语课上举行一场题为Lifeinthefuture的讨论会。请根据以下提示写一篇英语发言稿：1.未来的生活不同于现在的生活；2.因为环境污染，人们不能乘飞机、火车和汽车，而是骑自行车或步行；3.全球只使用一种语言——汉语；4.人们可能移居到其它星球或海底。注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数120左右。阅读理解：21-25CDAAA26-30ACBBC31-35DCBDA36-40EBCGA完形填空：1．答案C[考查语境逻辑。从后面的“Theywerewould­bepoets，novelists，andessayists.”可知他们即将成为诗人、小说家等，由此可知他们拥有了不起的文学天赋。architectural“建筑的”；artistic“艺术的”；musical“音乐的”。]2．答案B[考查语境中名词的辨析。从前面的“talent”可知他们很有文学天赋，所以此处是指他们在语言方面有着非凡的能力。strength“力量，力气”；performance“表演”；power“权力，力量”。]3．答案A[考查语境逻辑。结合后面的“toreadandcritique(评论)eachother'swork”可知他们聚集在一起来阅读和评论彼此的作品。]4．答案D[考查固定搭配。结合后面的“theminutestliteraryexpressionintoahundredpieces”可知他们把最微小的文学表达都分解成很多份，来批评他人的作品。o“把……变成”；o“把……翻译成”；combine不与into连用。]5．答案B[考查语境逻辑。根据前面的“critique(评论)eachother'swork”可知此处表示他们在评论的时候一点也不留情面。appreciation“欣赏”；assessment“估计，评估”；judgment“判断”。]6．答案C[考查语境逻辑。从后面的“ofthisspecialclubcalledthemselves...”可知此处是指这个俱乐部的成员。leader“领导者”；organizer“组织者”；arranger“组织者，经办者”。]7．答案D[考查上下文暗示。结合后面的“thewomenofliterarytalentintheuniversity__8__tostartacluboftheirown，onecomparabletotheStranglers”可知这个大学的具有文学天赋的女同学们决定组建一个她们自己的俱乐部来和那些男同学们竞争。participate“参加”；practice“练习”；succeed“成功”。]8．答案A[考查语境逻辑。此处指这些女同学们下决心来开办自己的俱乐部。agree“同意”；promise“允诺”；dream“梦想”。]9．答案B[考查上下文暗示，结合前面的“calledthemselvesthe‘Stranglers(扼杀者)’”可知此处是指这些女同学把自己称为Wranglers。“regard”认为；“think”思考，认为；“recognize”承认。]10．答案A[考查语境逻辑。她们也读她们彼此的作品。letter“信件”；book“书籍”；paper“论文”。]11．答案C[考查上下文暗示。从后面的“moreencouraging”可知她们的批评多是积极的，具有鼓励性的。fantastic“荒诞的”；critical“批评的”；serious“严肃的”。]12．答案D[考查语境逻辑。由上文可知，“Wranglers”的特点就是“鼓励”，故选D。此处表示她们鼓励每一次尝试，哪怕是最微弱的尝试。require“要求”。sparenoeffort“不遗余力”；makeeveryeffort“努力”；B、C两项均与语境不符。]13．答案B[考查语境逻辑。这里表示一个校友对他的同班同学所从事的职业进行了研究。experiment“试验，实验”；analysis“分析”；judgment“判断”。]14．答案D[考查上下文暗示。根据后面的“avastdifferenceintheliteraryaccomplishmentsoftheStranglersasopposedtotheWranglers”可知通过研究他发现了Stranglers和Wranglers在文学成就方面的巨大差别。reflect“表明，表达”；resolve“解决”；explain“解释”。]15．答案C[考查上下文逻辑。从第一段中“...agroupofbrilliantyoungmen...”可知此处是指那些聪明的男同学。opt