绝密★启用前 试卷类型： A
高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至11 页；第Ⅱ卷 12至14页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 （三部分，共105分）
注意事项：
1． 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2． 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干警后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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. When did the football match start?
A. At 2:15 B. At 2:45 C. At 2:30
2. What dose the man think of his contribution to the building of the bridge?
A. He did almost nothing.
B. He played the main role in the project.
C. He just did his part of the work.
3. Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A. At a publishing house.
B. In a reading room.
C. At a bookstore.
4. What dose the woman mean?
A. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.
B. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.
C. The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.
5. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
A. She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.
B. She’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.
C. She has been longing to attend Harvard University.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。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。听每段对话或独白前，你都有时间来阅读各个小题，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。
听第6段材料，回答第6和第7小题。
6. Where is the man now?
A. In Montreal. B. In Toronto. C. Not clear.
7. What is the train for Montreal?
A. A stopover train. B. A non-stop train. C. An Express
听第7段材料，回答第8至第10小题。
8. What are the students mainly discussing?
A. How to carry out an idea.
B. Thanksgiving party.
C. How to write an article.
9. Where is the article going to come out?
A. In a banner.
B. In the school paper.
C. In front of the students’ center.
10. What dose the man think of the woman?
A. She is competition with him.
B. She is quite helpful.
C. She is not practical.
听第8段材料，回答第11至第13小题。
11. How did the man get the money to fly to Britain?
A. To save 30% of every paycheck.
B. Applied for a job at a building site.
C. Applied for a job at a farm.
12. Where were they this morning between 8 and 10 a.m.?
A. In Britain. B. In Sydney. C. In Singapore.
13. Why did the man and the woman at the same time say “No”?
A. They don’t believe it is true.
B. They didn’t land at the same airport.
C. They refused to marry each other.
听第9段材料，回答第14至第17小题。
14. For what did the girl borrow money from her father?
A. For seeing a film. B. For watching a play. C. For going to a concert.
15. How much money did the girl need?
A. Eighteen dollars. B. Thirty-six dollars. C. Fifty-four dollars.
16. What dose the girl think of the band?
A. Relatively good. B. So-so. C. Great.
17. Who is going to get the tickets?
A. Bob. B. The girl. C. Jenny.
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20小题。
18. What is the speaker talking about?
A. His enjoyment as an office builder.
B. His experience as a window washer.
C. His adventure as a high building climber.
19. Why does the speaker choose the job?
A. Relaxing, high-paid; though dangerous.
B. Fresher and greater than other jobs.
C. Difficult but interesting.
20. Is the speaker successful in his work now?
A. No, as he is a starter.
B. Yes, as he has run his own business.
C. Of course, as he is always good at his job.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. It is often said ______ teachers have ______ very easy life.
A. /; / B. /; a C. the; / D. the; a
22. –Would you like something to drink, Sir?
-A cup of coffee, please.
-How do you like it?
- ______.
A. I like it very much B. I like it black
C. It tastes a little bitter D. I won’t leave it to you
23. The chief manager has decided to put ______ he thinks is energetic, clever and has good qualities in the position of the leadership.
A. those who B. anyone C. whomever D. whoever
24. ______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A. Being published B. Published
C. Publishing D. To be published
25. Mr. Brown has three children. One of ______ is a boy of six and ______ twins of twelve.
A. whom; others B. them; the others
C. whom; the others D. them; others
26. It’s such a difficult problem ______ only a few students in the class can work out.
A. as B. that C. which D. so
27. Large amounts of water ______ needed to plant the trees in this area.
A. is B. has C. are D. have
28. Scientists think that the continents ______ always where they ______ today.
A. aren’t; are B. aren’t; were C. weren’t; are D. weren’t; were
29. The matter ______ your fate can not be taken for granted.
A. relating to B. related to C. relate to D. to relate to
30. John, look at the time. ______ you play the piano at such a late hour?
A. Must B. Can C. May D. Need
31. John may phone tonight. I don’t want to go out ______ he phones.
A. as long as B. so that C. in case D. in order that
32. It was not until he went to the office ______ he remembered ______ the key at home.
A. when; to leave B. that; to leave
C. when; leaving D. that; leaving
33. Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to ______ since the flood hit the area.
A. have been missing B. have got lost
C. be missing D. got lost
34. All the money they had had been ______ , so they had to make their living by stealing.
A. used up B. run out C. stayed up D. given out
35. He doesn’t usually allow people to leave work early, but he’ll let you do it just ______.
A. in total B. in common C. for instance D. for once
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出一个最佳选项。
He started to paint. Suddenly he thought of a plan to get his friends to help him to do the work. “Aunt Polly told me to try very hard, and that is what I’m going to do.” He smiled and began 36 .
Just then his friend Ben came past. He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the matter, Tom? Does your 37 want you to work on such a nice day?” Tom didn’t stop 38 . “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is a(n) 39 . First you must choose the right 40 , then you must get the best paint and brush. But the most important of all, you must have the right 41 . Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a 42 in town who can paint this fence like me!”
Ben’s eyes opened wide. “ 43 ， Tom? Let me try a bit.”
“Oh, that isn’t possible,” said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 44 she wants her fence painted. Remember, she chose me.”
“ 45 , Tom. I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 46 . “Your aunt will never know the 47 ！”
“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very good eyes. And think how I would 48 . After all, she asks me to paint her fence.”
“You may have my whole 49 ,” Ben said. “Give me the paint brush now.”
“Well, if you really think you can do it—here , take the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom took a 50 of the red apple.
Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 51 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 52 you can really call yourself a painter.”
As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became close to being 53 . Each friend who happened to walk past took his 54 at painting a few boards—all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s something wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without 55 for it.”
36. A. singing B. crying C. shouting D. playing
37. A. uncle B. aunt C. mother D. teacher
38. A. thinking B. laughing C. trying D. painting
39. A. joy B. job C. art D. honor
40. A. day B. place C. wall D. fence
41. A. color B. person C. position D. master
42. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl
43. A. Really B. What C. Pardon D. Great
44. A. design B. plan C. way D. method
45. A. Come on B. Hurry up C. Take it easy D. Never mind
46. A. replied B. promised C. lied D. decided
47. A. pattern B. change C. trade D. difference
48. A. feel B. act C. end D. start
49. A. friendship B. apple C. trust D. help
50. A. bite B. smell C. taste D. breath
51. A. feet B. hours C. boards D. woods
52. A. before B. after C. when D. unless
53. A. easy B. complete C. pleasant D. beautiful
54. A. brush B. turn C. luck D. chance
55. A. looking B. thanking C. paying D. apologizing
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
For the first time in modern history, less than half of the U.S. adult population now reads literature, according to a recent survey. Reading At Risk: A Survey of Literacy Reading in America presents a detailed review of the decline of reading’s role in the nation’s culture.
Reading At Risk is a survey of national fashion in adult literacy reading. The data source for Reading At Risk is as reliable and objective(客观地) as any such survey can be. The key results of the survey are presented in the “summary”, but the report can be further explained as: literary reading in America is not only declining rapidly among all groups, but the rate of decline has been speeded up, especially among the young. Reading At Risk merely shows a great cultural change that most Americans have already noted—our society’s great turn to electronic media for entertainment and information.
Reading a book requires a degree of active attention and devotion. Indeed, reading itself is a progressive skill that depends years of education and practice. On the contrary, most electronic media such as television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences, and indeed often require no more than passive participation. While oral culture has a rich reality and electronic media offer the considerable advantages of variety, print culture affords irreplaceable forms of focused attention and thought that makes various communications and views possible. The decline in reading, therefore, equals a larger retreat(减少)from participation in public and cultural life.
What is to be done? There is surely no single solution to the present problem, just as there is no single cause. The important thing now is to understand that America can no longer take active and devoted reading for granted.
Reading is not a timeless, common ability. As more Americans lose this ability, our nation becomes less informed, active, and independent-minded. These are not qualities that a free, inventive, or productive society can afford to lose.
56. The main purpose of the survey is to ______.
A. focus on the role of electronic media and reading
B. show that American young people read less and less
C. give a report of the national fashion of literary reading
D. review that less than half of the population now reads literature.
57. According to the passage, reading ______.
A. requires less attention and devotion
B. demands no more than passive participation
C. limits various communications and views
D. means active participation in public and cultural life
58. The underlined phrase “cultural change” in Paragraph 2 refers to the change ______.
A. from oral culture to electronic media
B. from print culture to electronic media
C. from electronic media to oral culture
D. from electronic media to print culture
59. The author of the passage ______.
A. misunderstands oral culture
B. doubts the results of the survey
C. encourages the Americans to read more
D. agrees to the solution to the present problem in reading
B
In 1971, as the Vietnam War was reaching its height, heavy rains and unreasonable typhoons destroyed what was then North Vietnam. For the previous(先前的)four years, the U.S. had been setting Operation Popeye, a top secret program to increase the rainfall over Laos and Northern Vietnam with an attempt to destroy enemy supply lines. Using satellites photos, the U.S. found out weather systems with potential heavy rainfall. Then aircraft flew in to release crystals(晶体)of silver iodide(碘化银)into the atmosphere to help rainfall. Nobody knows whether the storms were the result, or if they would have happened naturally. But Popeye was cancelled(取消)shortly afterwards, when an American reporter called Jack Anderson discovered it and published detail of the operation.
The United Nations became worried that this and other attempts by the U.S. army to change the environment in Vietnam was the start of a dangerous new type of warfare that could threaten entire regions of the planet. And after talks between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1974, the U.N. drew up a convention(公约)banning(禁止)environmental change for war purposes. It finally came into force in 1978.
60. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A. Operation Popeye B. rainfall
C. the storm D. the U.S. military
61. The convention banning environmental change for war purposes drawn up by ______ came into force in 1978.
A. the U.S. B. Vietnam
C. the U.N. D. the Soviet Union
62. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. The storms in North Vietnam were caused just by the nature.
B. The storms in North Vietnam were caused just by the result of the secret program.
C. The U.S. military changed the environment in Vietnam in order to help Vietnam.
D. From 1967, the U.S. began to prepare for the secret program.
63. The best title for this passage would be ______.
A. Weather Wars B. Vietnam War
C. Protecting the environment D. Heavy rain
C
MOVIE IN THE PARK: A free showing of Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory will begin at 9:00 p.m. Thursday as part of Southlake’s Movies in Bob Jones Park each Thursday during the summer. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets and drinks. No alcohol or glass containers are allowed. For information, call 817-748-8203.
KILLIS MELTON ICE CREAM CRANK-OFF will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the historic downtown Mckinney. An ice cream contest is open to the public, and pre-registration isn’t required. Contestants should arrive by 10 p.m. with an ice cream freezer and pre-mixed ingredients.
FAMILY FUN on the square in Old Downtown Carrollton. Come for family fun that all ages can enjoy—1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call Susan at 972-242-4490 or Bob at 972-418-941.
HARRY POTTER ROCKS: Harry and the Potters, a band made up of 27-year-old Paul DeGeorge and his 19-year-old brother, Joe, write and perform rock songs about everyone’s favorite boy wizard. At 2 p.m. Saturday outdoors at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St. The performance will be in the plaza(广场)facing City Hall. 214-670-1671. Free.
FITNESS NIGHT OUT: Parents’ Night Out at EveryBody Fits, 200 Fitness Court in Coppell. There is a taekwondo(跆拳道)theme. 6:30 to 11 p.m. Drop off your kids at EveryBody Fits for an evening of taekwondo, games, food and fun. Pizza dinner is provided. Children can leave at 11 p.m. or stay overnight and be picked up at 8 a.m. Sunday. Cost is $25 per child or $35 for overnight. For more information and sign up, call EveryBody Fits at 972-471-2345.
64. These ads are intended for ______.
A. children B. workers C. families D. students
65. Which of the following activities needs sign up ahead of time?
A. Family Fun B. Happy Potter Rocks
C. Fitness Night Out D. Killis Melton Ice Cream Crank-off
66. If you want to see the movies in the park, which of the following is welcome?
A. Cold drinks B. Pet dogs C. Chairs for sale D. Glasses for drinks
67. According to the passage, these ads are put to _______.
A. earn more money from attendees
B. spare more free time for parents
C. have a happy and cool summer night
D. attract more people to attend these activities
D
If you’ve been joining in the chat room conversation, or trading e-mail with Web pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a special short form of English.
And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(sense of humor failure)to describe Internet new-comers who understand you. Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” online—many of them talk at the same time.
It’s fast: try talking to six people at the same time. It’s belief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit(机灵) and quick fingers.
Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI(=pardon me for jumping in). Interested in whom you are talking to? A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.
If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF(=on the floor) or LOL(=laugh out loud), or combine the two into ROTFL(=rolling on the floor laughing).
And when it’s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(=got to go) or TTYL(=talk to you later). People want to write as fast as possible, and they want their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters(大写字母)are left in the dust, except when expressing strong feelings, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctuation(标点)is going, too.
68. In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet, ______.
A. you have to speak fast and fluently
B. you should speak with wit and humor
C. you should pay much attention to the use of exact words
D. you have to express your ideas in a brief way
69. If you get 17/F/CN as an answer to your question A/S/L, it means ______.
A. you are taking to a girl who is 17 and lives in China
B. the person who is talking to you is a 1.7-foot-tall New York girl
C. you are talking to 17 girls who are from China
D. the person on the other end is 17 from China and he id fine
70. To save time on the Internet, ______.
A. some people leave their letters in the dustbin
B. some people never use “shift” in their writing
C. people seldom use capital letters and punctuation
D. many people leave the capital or punctuation
71. When you want to leave a chat room in the evening, you would probably type ______.
A. OTF B. ROTFL C. GTG D. ASL
E
More than 16 million Chinese suffer from some sort of mental illness. This fact has brought the public’s attention thanks to World Mental Health Day on October 10. This special day was started in 1992.
It is reported that children and teenagers make up more than a third of the people visiting psychiatric clinics(精神病诊所).
A person’s home environment has a lot to do with the problem, especially as parents and relatives put more pressure on children. Pressure also comes largely from heated competition among classmates. Anxiety and depression during studies become the main causes of mental illness.
People in big cities are more likely to suffer from depression. Increasing competition, more complicated(复杂的)relationship, different lifestyles, and expectations for a better life, all add to the pressure.
About 1 million people in Beijing suffer from some sort of mental illness. A study of 16 Beijing universities has shown that 70 percent of the students who dropped out (辍学)gave mental problems as a reason.
Experts are advising people to pay more attention to their own mental health. “Everyone in modern society has a different level of pressure, but the key is how to deal with it,” said Yan Shaoxiao, a doctor at the Mental Health Institute of Peking University. He suggested people should keep optimistic and develop more hobbies. Trying to find fun in studies and work, and making friends are also ways to duce pressure and depression.
72. According to the passage, about ______ of Chinese sufer from some forms of mental illness.
A. 12 percent B. 1.2 percent C. 0.12 percent D. 0.012 percent
73. The underlined word “depression” in Paragraph 3 means ______.
A. a feeling of sadness and hopelessness
B. high pressure
C. a state of being nervous
D. a feeling of being anxious
74. About two thirds of the college students who dropped out are because of ______.
A. heated competition B. lack of money
C. health problems D. mental problems
75. The purpose of the passage is ______.
A. to tell people the causes of mental illness
B. to draw people’s attention to mental health
C. to tell people the result of the study
D. to help people keep optimistic
绝密★启用前 试卷类型： A
高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
英语试题
第Ⅱ卷 （共45分）
注意事项：
1. 第Ⅱ卷共3页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。
2. 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达：（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，回答76―80五个小题。
2006 is likely to be the first year in human history when—across almost all the world—women can expect to live longer than men, say researchers in this week’s British Medical Journal.
The trend towards this unusual achievements will probably be confirmed(证实)this week in the 2006 world health report.
“We tend to forget, until recently, that in many countries of the world women could expect to live fewer years than men,” write Danny Dorling and colleagues. In Europe, men last outlived women in the Netherlands in 1860 and in Italy in 1889. Elsewhere females’ life expectancy has long been longer than males’: in Sweden since 1751, Denmark since 1835, England and Wales since 1841.
But in all western European countries the life expectancy gap between women and men is now narrowing.
Greater emancipation(解放)has freed women to demand better health care and to behave more like men, say the authors. As this change is so recent, the processes driving it cannot be only biological; they relate primarily to social change.
“We must remember, though, that life expectancy data apply from birth onwards, so the picture would be different in some countries if life expectancy from conception was considered,” they added. “But even the life expectancy from birth
may not be a lasting achievement, given that the largest remaining market for cigarettes in the world is made up of women living in poorer countries.”
76. What is the passage mainly about? (Please answer with about 10 words.)
_____________________________________________________.
77. What does the underlined word “outlive” in the third mean? (Please answer with 5 words.)
_____________________________________________________.
78. The underlined word “this” in the fifth paragraph may refer to ________________________________(Please answer with in 5 words)
79. Please translate the underlined paragraph into Chinese.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
80. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
If it is taken into consideration that a lot of women in poor countries may smoke, the achievements will probably not last long even if the life expectancy apply from birth.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.
第二节 书面表达：（满分30分）
写一篇短文，题目是Do “Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck? 词数100左右，要求包含下面的内容。
1. 有些人认为某些数字会带来好运。
2. 我认为数字与运气无关。
注意：信的开头已经写好。
Do “Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck?
My friend Mary was born on June 13, 1986. She is always dissatisfied with her birthday because 13 is a bad number. ______________________________________________________
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