广东省汕头市潮南新发中英文学校2013-2014学年高二上学期第一次月考英语（2）试题 Word版含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精高二上学期第一次月考英语试题I语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.Someyearsago,Houstonairportfacedatroublingcustomer-relationsissue.Passengersweremakingahugenumberof1aboutthelongwaitsatbaggageclaim(行李提取处)。Inresponse,theairportmanagers2thenumberofbaggagehandlers.Theplanworked：theaveragewaitfelltoeightminutes。Butthecomplaints3despitetheapparentsuccess。4，themanagersundertookamorecareful,on-siteanalysis.Theyfoundthatittookpassengersaminutetowalkfromtheir5gatestobaggageclaimandsevenmoreminutestogettheirbags。Roughly88percentoftheirtime,inotherwords，wasspentstandingaround6waitingfortheirbags。Sotheairportdecidedonanewapproach：insteadofreducingwaittime,it7thearrivalgatesfartherawayfrombaggageclaimarea。Passengersnowhadto8sixtimeslongertogettheirbags。Complaintsdroppedtonearzero.Thisstoryshowsageneral9:theexperienceofwaitingisdefinedonlypartlybytheactuallengthofthewait。Oftenthepsychologyofqueuingismore10thanthelengthofthewaititself。Occupiedtime(walkingtobaggageclaim）feels11thanunoccupiedtime(standingatbaggageclaim）.Researchon12hasshownthat,onaverage,peopleoverestimatehowlongthey'vewaitedinalinebyabout36percent。Thisisalsowhyonefindsmirrorsnexttolifts。Thespreadofhigh-risebuildingsafterWorldWarIIledtocomplaintsaboutlift13。Themotivebehindthemirrorswas14totheoneusedattheHoustonairport:givepeoplesomethingto15theirtime,andthewaitseemsshorter。1。A。suggestions B.questions C。complaints D.challenges2。A。evaluatedB.counted C.decreased D。increased 3.A。continued B.disappeared C。doubled D。changed4。A.Annoyed B。Puzzled C.Discouraged D.Excited5。A。exit B.landing C.arrival D。departure6.A.uncomfortably B。aimlessly C.hopelessly D.impatiently7。A。freed B。sent C。moved D。removed 8。A。wait B.walk C.waste D.sit9.A.principle B.approach C。belief D。reason10.A。scientific B。interesting C.useful D。important11。A.slower B。shorter C.moredifficult D。morepainful12.A。figures B。baggage C.queuing D。standing13。A.delays B.quality C。safety D.repairs14。A。devoted B.superior C。familiar D。similar15.A。take B。occupy C.use D.value第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1。5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。Therewasonceasmallboywhowouldnevergetdressedwhenhisparentstoldhimto，16wouldhewearwhattheywantedhimto.Hepreferredunusualclothes，butaboveall，helikedtakinghistime.Hisparentswerealwaysinarush，andwantedhimtobemuch17(quick），buttheboydidn’tlikethis，18hewouldslowdownevenmore.Oneday，hisparentsgotsoangrywhenherefusedtodress,thattheytoldhimtogooutwithoutanyclothesatall。19(amuse），theboyfollowedhisparentsoutofthedoor。Heheldabelief20nobodycoulddoanythingtohim。Astheboystoodoutsidehishousewithnothingon,waitingforhisparents’car,alongcamethelocalpigfarmer.Thefarmer,21wasalmostdeaf，hadverypooreyesight。Notonlythat，butalsohe22(forget)hisglassesthatday。Whenhesawtheboy’spinkskin,hethoughtitwasoneofhispigs.Shoutingandpushing，thefarmerforced23intoapigcage。Theboybeggedhimtostopbutthedeaffarmercouldn’thear.Whenfoundbyhisparents,theterrifiedboyneveragainwantedtobemistaken24anythingotherthanahumanbeing.Nowhe’sthefirst25（get）dressed,andalwayslooksneat。AThefutureofwrittenEnglishwillowemoretoHollywoodfilmsthanDickensorShakespeare，ifthefindingsofastudyintochildren’swritingareanythingtogoby。ResearcherswholookedattheentriestoanationalcompetitionfoundtheywereincreasinglyusingAmericanwordssuchasgarbage，trashcan,sidewalk,candy,sneakers，soda，andflashlight。Thestories，writtenbypupilsaged7to13,showhowfairycakesarereferredtoascupcakesandadinnerjackethasbecomeatuxedo。“Smart”isnowoftenusedfor“clever”and“cranky”for“irritable"。Televisionalsohasapowerfulinfluenceonchildren’swork,withLadyGagaandArgentineanfootballerLionelMessiamongthefamousnamesfromTVcroppinguprepeatedly。Butpupilsareletdownbybasicspelling，punctuationandgrammar，accordingtothestudybyOxfordUniversityPress(OUP)，whichlookedattheentriestoBBCRadioTwo's“500Words"competition.Childrenstruggledtocorrectlyspellsimplewordssuchas“does”and“clothes"andoftenfailedtousethepasttensecorrectly，frequentlywriting“rised”insteadof“rose"or“thinked”insteadof“thought”.Researchersalsofoundthatpunctuationwasunderused,especiallysemi—colonsandspeechmarks.Somedidnotknowhowtousecapitalletters。However，exclamationmarkswereoverused.Researchersfound35，171examplesintotal，withsomeyoungwritersusingfiveatatime！PopularUSfictionsuchastheTwilightnovelsandfilmsisthoughttobefuelingtheincreasinguseofAmericanvocabularyandspelling.Meanwhile,fearsthattextingwascorruptingchildren'swrittenworkwereunfounded,theysaid，withyoungstersonlyusingtextlanguagewhentheywerereferringtoatextmessage.SamanthaArmstrongfromOUPsaid:“Perhapswearecatchingaglimpseofthelanguageofthefuture。”ChrisEvans,whoseradioshowrunsthecompetition,saidtheresultswere“fascinating",adding:“Who’dhavethoughtthatMessiandGagawouldbesomeofthemostusednames？”26.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisanexampleofBritishEnglish？A.sneakersB。fairycakesC.tuxedoD。cranky27.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTfrequentlyfoundinthepupils’stories？A。Textmessagelanguage。B.AvarietyofAmericanisms.C。Overuseofexclamationmarks.D。NamesoffamousTVstars。28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A。LionelMessiisnowthemostfamousfootballerinBritain.B.AmericanmoviesandbooksareincreasinglypopularinBritain。C.ThenationalwritingcompetitionisorganisedbyOxfordUniversityPress.D.WrittenEnglishismoreinfluencedbyclassicalliteraturethanpopularUSculture.29。Theunderlinedphrase“unfounded”inParagraph7probablymeans_________.A。unbearableB.unnoticeableC.notfoundD.notbasedonfacts30.Thepassageisintendedto_________。A.showthatBritishchildrenhavespellingsandgrammarabilitiesB。sharetheexperienceabouthowtoteachwrittenEnglishinacorrectwayC.discussthenoticeablechangesandevolutionofwrittenEnglishinBritainD。criticizetheinfluenceofpopularUScultureonBritishchildren'slanguageuseBBisselisasmallvillageoftheWestSahara.Itliesnexttoal.5—square—kilometeroasis（绿洲)，fromwherethreedaysandnightsaregenerallyrequiredtogooutofthedesert。However,beforeKenLevindiscovereditin1926,noneoftheBisselvillagershadeverwalkedoutofthedesert.Reportedly，theywerenotunwillingtoleavethisbarrenland.Manyhadpreviouslytriedbutfailed，alwayssomehowfindingthemselvesbackattheoasisafterseveraldaysoftryingtowalkout。WheninterviewedbyKenLevin，anexpertattheBritishRoyalCollegeofSciences，thevillagersexplainedthatnomatterwhichdirectiontheywalkeditalwaysbroughtthembacktothevillage。Tendayslater,theyhadwalkedforabout500milesbutwerestillinthedesert.Onthe11thmorning,anoasiscameintotheirview。TheywerebackatBissel。LevinnowunderstoodwhytheBisselpeoplecouldn’tescapethedesert。TheyhadnoknowledgeoftheNorthStar,whichhadforcenturiesprovidedsailorsandothertravelerswithapointofdirection。Inthedesert,ifapersongoesforwardrelyingonlyontheirsenses,theywillnotbeabletotravelinastraightline.Rathertheywilltravelinaverylargecircleandeventuallytrackbacktowheretheybegan.LevinexplainedtoArgutelthefunctionoftheNorthStarandsaid,“Aslongasyourestinthedaytimeandwalktowardsthebrighteststaratnight，youwouldbeabletowalkoutofthedesert。”Arguteldidashewastold。Threedayslater，hecametotheedgeofthedesert.NowintheWestSahara,Bisselhasbecomeabrightpearl,wheretensofthousandsoftouristscomeeveryyear。Argutel’sbronzestatuestandsinthecenterofthetown.Onitsbasearethewords：__________________________________。31。VillagersinBisselhadneverwalkedbeyondthedesertbecause________.A。theyhadnomethodtofindtheirwayoutB。theywerediscouragedbytheirfailuresC。theyhadafearoftheoutsideworldD.theyhadnodesiretoleavetheoasis32.KenLevinaskedArguteltowalktothenorthinorderto________.A。seehowfarawayBisselwastotheedgeofthedesertB.provethatpeoplecouldwalkoutofthedesertC.tellpeoplenottowalkincirclesD.showArgutelwasagreatperson33。Accordingtothepassage,KenLevin________。A.knewArgutelbeforehecametothevillageB。cametoBisseltodoexperimentsonbehalfofhiscollegeC。becamethefirstmantowalkoutofthedesertfromBisselD.taughtBisselvillagersknowledgeoftheNorthStarwhenhefirstarrived34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________。A.KenLevindidn’twalksouthbecauseitwouldtakemoredaysB。theuseofacompasswasnecessarytowalkoutofthedesertC.tourisminBisselhasbeengreatlydevelopedandimprovedD。ArgutelbecametheleaderofBisselafterhisreturn35.WhichofthefollowingcanmostprobablybefoundatthebaseofArgutel’sstatue？A.Twoheadsarebetterthanone。B。Wherethereisawill，thereisaway。C.Alongjourneystartswiththefirststep.D.Anewlifestartsfromthefixeddirection.CYearsago,IwaswatchingadetectiveshowonTVwherethefingerprintsofacriminalarerequired.Theheroinvitesthebadguytohishomeandoffershimaglassofwater.Themantakestheglassanddrinksthewater。Afterheleavestheherodramaticallybringsoutahandkerchiefandpicksuptheglass.Hisexpressionsshowthesatisfactionatajobwelldone。Thebadguywillsoonbearrested.Atthattime,Ifounditamazing–howcanprintsonaglassidentifypeople?Mydadexplainedthatifyouweretopressyourthumbonaninkpadandthenonasheetofwhitepaperyouwillleaveasmudgeorprint,whichnooneelseintheworldcanmake。Thesamewouldbetrueforeachofyourfingers。TheChinesewerethefirsttouseafingerprintasatypeofidentification–itwasusedasasignatureonimportantdocuments,althoughtheyhadnowayofindependentlymatchingitwiththeowner.Eachprintisone—of—a—kindandnotwopeoplehavethesamecharacteristic。Scientistsandcriminologists(thosewhostudycriminalcharacteristics)determinethedifferencesbetweenfingerprintsbyacarefulstudyoftheircurvesandnotbytheirgeneralshapeorpattern。In1892,anEnglishscientist,SirFrancisGalton，publishedabookonusingfingerprintstosolvecrimes。AtthesametimeinArgentina，apoliceresearcherJuanVucetichwasalsoworkingtowardsafingerprintclassificationsystem。However,itwasin1896thatSirEdwardHenry，thenservingasInspectorGeneralofPoliceinIndia，developedtheprintclassificationsystemthatwouldeventuallybeusedglobally。SirEdwardHenryandhisassistantKhanHaquediscoveredthatallfingerprintscouldbesystematicallyclassifiedaccordingtotheirgeneralcurvepatterns。Hedividedthemintothreeclassesonthebasisoftheirgeneralpattern:loops(箕形纹),whorls(斗形纹)，andarches（弓形纹）。Bycountingthecurvebetweenanytwopointsinthepattern,eachofthetenfingerscouldbeclassifiedintoaparticulargroup.Takingthegrouptogetherasaunityouhaveacompletesystemofclassifyingfingerprints.InJune1897，theworld’sfirstfingerprintbureauwassetupinCalcuttaandin1901，SirEdwardHenrywasappointedheadofScotlandYardinLondon,whereheappliedthesystem.Thissystem,calledthescienceoffingerprintidentification,isstillusedbypolicedepartmentsallovertheworldtodaywithfewchanges。36。Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistoshow_________.A。howaperson'sfingerprintsaretakenB.howsatisfiedtheherowaswithhisworkC.howcarefuldetectivesshouldbewhenworkingD。howfingerprintsarecommonlyusedtosolvecrimes37.FingerprintswerefirstusedinChinato_______。A。signdocumentsB.capturecriminalsC。showrespectD。proveidentity38.Inwhichcountrywastoday'sfingerprintclassificationsystemdeveloped？A.ChinaB。ScotlandC.ArgentinaD.India39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A。Thefingerprintclassificationsystemhasexperiencedgreatchanges.B.Formorethanacentury,fingerprintshavebeenappliedtocrimesolving。C。Henry’sfingerprintclassificationsystemwasimmediatelyacceptedinternationally。D。Bycomparingthegeneralshapeoftwofingerprints,onecaneasilytelltheirdifference。40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage？A。DetectivesandCriminalsB.ScientistsandCriminologistsC.FingerprintsandCrimeSolvingD.ResearchersandFingerprintPatternsDOrganicfood，onceconsideredsomethingthatonlyhealthfanaticsdesired，isnowaregularfeatureatmostsupermarkets.Andthathascreatedabitofadilemma。Ontheonehand，youhaveaconventionallygrownapple.Ontheother，youhaveonethat’sorganic。Bothapplesarefirm,shinyandred.Bothprovidevitaminsandfiber,andbotharefreeoffat，sodiumandcholesterol。Conventionallygrownfoodgenerallycostsless,butisorganicfoodabetterchoice？Theadvantagesclaimedforsuchfoodsoverconventionallygrownandsoldfoodproductsarenowbeingdebatedonalargescale.Supportersoforganicfoods–atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly–arefrequentlytellingtheworldthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.Thegrowinginterestofconsumersinthesafetyandnutritionalqualityofdailyfoodsisawelcomedevelopment。However,muchofthisinteresthasbeenarousedbysweepingclaimsthattheconventionalfoodsupplyisunsafeorinadequateinmeetingnutritionalneeds。Almostdaily,thepublicissurroundedbyclaimsfor“no—aging”diets，newvitaminsandotherwonderfoods.Therearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortoman—madeones，thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanthosetreatedwithinsectsprayandthelike。Althoughmostoftheseclaimsarenotsupportedbyscientificevidence,largeamountsofwrittenmaterialaboutthebenefitsoforganicfoodsmakesitdifficultforpeopletoseparatefactfromfiction.Asaresult，claimsthateatingadietconsistingoforganicallygrownfoodspreventsorcuresdiseaseorprovidesotherbenefitstohealthhavebecomewidelyadvertisedandformthebasisforpeople'sopinion。Onethingthatmostorganicallygrownfoodproductsseemtohaveincommonisthattheycostmorethanconventionallygrownfoods。Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods。Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes，distrusttheconventionalfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead。41.AccordingtoParagraph2，whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutorganicfoodistrue?A。Ithasnoagreeddefinition。 B。Itispopularamongproducers.C。Itisacceptedbymostnutritionists.D。Ithasn'tbeenuseduntilrecentyears。42.InParagraph4,treatedgrainsareA。organicfoodB。conventionallygrownfoodC.expensivefoodD。healthierfood43。Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________。A.organicfoodsareactuallylessnutritiousthanconventionallygrownfoodsB。peoplecannotseparatefactfromfictionbecauseoftheTVadvertisementsC。organicfoodscostmorebutarenotnecessarilybetterthanconventionallygrownfoodsD。mostdoctorsbelievethatorganicfoodspreventdiseaseorprovideotherbenefitstohealth44.Accordingtothepassage,manyconsumersareattractedbyorganicfoodsbecausethey_____。A.havecarefullyresearchedtheproductsB。valuefoodsafetyandnutritionC.expecttosavesomemoneyD.wanttotrysomethingnew45.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheclaimsoforganicfoods？A.Enthusiastic。 B.Supportive. C。 Uninterested.D。Doubtful。第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息.请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑.首先请阅读下列租房信息：以下是五个人的租房要求.请匹配每个人拟租的房子。46.XiaoNiisstudyinginSydneyforthenexttwomonths。ShewantstolivewithanAustralianfamilysoshecanimproveherEnglishasmuchaspossible.47。AkiraandYokohavejustgotmarried.YokoisteachingJapaneseatalocalSydneyhighschool。Theydon’treallywanttoshareaccommodationwithotherpeople。48。LiHuaisstudyingattheSydneyLanguageCentretowhichhedriveseachdayinhiscar。HiscousinfromGuangzhouisarrivinginSydneyverysoontostudyatthesamelanguagecentre。Healsoneedshisownroom.49.ToniFanwouldliketosharewithoneperson，preferablyanAustralianonesohecanlearnmoreaboutAustralianculture.Hedoesn’tsmokeandishappytorentasmallroom.50。KimChongWonisaKoreanstudentwithalimitedbudget。Hedoesn’twanttopaymo