平阳三中2006年第二学期第一次月考
高 二 英 语 试 卷 命题人：熊正荣 审核人：成立新 2006.09.24
说明：本试卷考试时间为120分钟，总分为150分 试卷共 页，第 为答卷
第一部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项选择：从ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白中的最佳选项（20分）
1. To everyone’s surprise, the beautiful lady_______ a thief.
A. turns down B. turned up C. turns in D. turned out
2. The children’s attention was suddenly _______ the passer-by who had a funny hat on and ______ strange clothes.
A. drawing to; wearing B. drawn to; wore C. drawn; wearing D. drawing; wore
3. The woman is known _____ a singer and she is most known ___ singing pop songs, which is known ____ many young people.
A. to; for; as B. as; for; to C. for; to; as D. as; to; for
4. Mr. Smith, ______ of the _____ speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
5. ______ the employees’ working efficiency（效率）, the supervisor will allow them to have a coffee break.
A. improving B. To improve C. Having improved D. Improved
6. I don’t think _____ possible to master English without _____ practice.
A. that; much B. which; enough C. it; much D. it; a number of
7. -- Can I get you a cup of tea?
-- ____ .
A. That’s very kind of you B. With pleasure C. You can, please D. No, I haven’t
8. The rescue team made every______ to find the missing mountain climber.
A. force B. energy C. effort D. possibility
9. -- How is my coat?
-- I don’t think the color of the coat and hat _____.
A. match B. suit C. fit D. agree
10. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.
A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing
11. – Would you rather go to the cinema or stay at home?
-- _____ the fact the film is good, I will stay home and watch TV.
A. In spite of B. No matter how C. So that D. Even if
12. Busy as they are, parents should ____ at least two hours every week to spend with their children.
A. set out B. set away C. set aside D. set off
13. No matter whether students are clever or not, teachers should not show _____ for anyone of them.
A. proceeding B. preference C. proposal D. punctual
14. When he got home, he found his pocket ____ open and his wallet _______.
A. cut; stealing B. cut; stolen C. cutting; stealing D. cutting; stolen
15. We all ______ those scientists who have made great contributions to our military science.
A. look down on B. look up to C. make up for D. make way for
16. The reason _____ they were not accepted is ____ they didn’t receive enough education.
A. why; because B. that; for C. why; that D. that; that
17. Peter got engaged ____ Mary when studying at Shantou University. But now he is engaged
_____ the study of music.
A. to ; in B. to; to C. to ; for D. in ;for
18. Mr. Zhang is _____ our maths teacher, he is also our good friend. He often cares for us and talks a lot with us.
A. other than B. rather than C. or other D. more than
19. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting roe EXPO 2010 is strongly
impressed ______ my memory.
A. to B. over C. by D. on
20. Only by taking a taxi ____ on time.
A. you can arrive there B. arrive there you can
C. can you arrive there D. there you can arrive
第二节：完形填空：从ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空中的最佳选项（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Last autumn I spent a week at a big hotel in London, where every room is the same size and has the same furniture, and looks just like every other room.
One night, quite late, I got back to the hotel after a good 21 with some friends. I walked into the lift and 22 the button. When the lift stopped, I got out and walked to what I 23 was my room. When I opened the door I saw an 24 scene. A man pointed a 25 at a woman sitting in an armchair, and the woman was saying in a 26 voice, “Please don’t shoot me!” I turned 27 , ran along the corridor and 28 the stair---I daren’t wait for the lift ---and found the night porter in the hall. “Quick.” I cried, “Someone was murdered in my room”. Controlling his 29 he came back with me, but when we opened the door of 311, the room was 30 . the porter looked at me strangely, said, “I think, sir, you’d better 31 ,” and he left. I thought I must have drunk 32 much. I followed his 33 . At last, I thought I hadn’t heard a gun 34 . The next morning I made some inquires（询问）, and the explanation was really quite 35 . I went to Room411 on the floor 36 where a famous actor and his wife were studying 37 of a new play. When I told them that it was I who had 38 their room, they laughed and gave me a 39 to see the play on the 40 night.
| 21.A.dinner | B. lunch | C. rest | D. party |
| 22.A.found | B. repaired | C. pressed | D. fixed |
| 23.A.saw | B. found | C. guessed | D. thought |
| 24.A.interesting | B. exciting | C. astonishing | D. striking |
| 25.A.branch | B. finger | C. stick | D. gun |
| 26.A.soft | B. frightened | C. stick | D. whisper |
| 27.A.round | B. right | C. pale | D. outside |
| 28.A.for | B. up | C. down | D. under |
| 29.A.sorrow | B. fear | C. surprise | D. doubt |
| 30.A.full | B. disorder | C. tidy | D. empty |
| 31.A.go back | B. go to bed | C. go home | D. go away |
| 32.A.so | B. very | C. enough | D. too |
| 33.A.advice | B. way | C. suggestion | D. idea |
| 34.A.shout | B. shot | C. shooting | D. fire |
| 35.A.moving | B. simple | C. funny | D. lively |
| 36.A.over | B. in | C. above | D. just |
| 37.A.a scene | B. a picture | C. the music | D. the sense |
| 38.A.robbed | B. stole into | C. broke into | D. burst out |
| 39.A.seat | B. card | C. time | D. ticket |
| 40.A.opening | B. last | C. lonely | D. closing |
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once, ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well, tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold.” Saying this, the fairy disappeared.
The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in. ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him. ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘ give me back my daughter.” ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.”
The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
41. The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because _____.
A. she hoped to make the king the richest in the world.
B. she loved gold too.
C. she wanted to teach the king a lesson.
D. she wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold.
42. When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____.
A. excited B. hungry C. worried D. happy
43. The king’s daughter became a golden statue when _____.
A. she saw her father B. the king went to meet her
C. she put her arms around her father D. the king loved her very much
44. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A. The king died in the river.
B. The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.
C. All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.
D. Both B and C
45. What do you think the story tries to tell us?
A. Gold makes people unhappy. B. More gold , more happiness.
C. Gold is not the thing that makes life happy. D. People feel happy if they have not gold.
B
When someone meets a stranger with the same hobby, that person immediately becomes a friend. People enjoy the company of others who share a similar interest. Often they will form a club and travel great distances to attend meetings where they can talk about their hobbies. Other people have such unusual hobbies that no one else can share them. Sometimes they try to do something better, faster or longer than anyone else in order to have their names included in the Guinness Book of world Records.
A lady in Massachusetts may have the world’s easiest hobby – she lets her hair grow. Diane Witte has not cut her hair for twelve years. It is now eight feet(2.44meters)long, and she will soon set a new record and her name will be placed in the Guinness Book. A thirty-year-old man in Pennsylvanis played the piano for forty-five days and eleven hours, while a musician in Connecticut played the flute for forty-three hours.
A teacher in California typed for over 162 hours, probably the cleanest people in the world are two young women from England who stayed in the shower for over ninety-eight hours; but a man in Oregon was more than twice as clean after taking a shower that lasted two hundred hours.
Someone said that “records are made to be broken.” One record that many young men might enjoy breaking is the one made by Roger Guy, English of California. During a period of eight hours Roger kissed three thousand young women.
46. People want to break the world records in order to ________.
A. Show that they are brave enough B. get a lot of money from it.
C. be world famous D. enjoy themselves
47. Which of the following might break the world record according to the text?
A. Hane’s hair is now 2.38 meters B. tom played the piano for 1,090hours
C. Mr. Smith took a shower that lasted 8 days.
D. Miss. Green typed for one whole week.
48. John, a 14-year-old boy, is dreaming to break the Guinness Records.
Which of the following records do you think is suitable for him to break?
A. having the longest hair B. typing
C. kissing many girls D. taking the longest shower
C
At the onset of a new year, I always ask my Chinese friends what their expectations to realize that, even than last year, they all dream of owning a car. Most of them hope that sooner or later every Chinese family can acquire a car.
I don’t by any means contest the rights of Chinese people to enjoy the same housing conditions, household appliances and other goods that are available in developed countries. But it seems obvious that many of them have related to the mass ownership of private autos.
I know that it’s not easy to sacrifice our personal comfort and open our minds to consider what is good for an entire society, rather than just for ourselves. But I for one would not contribute to the further pollution of Beijing by owning a car. And if I were to return to Montreal, I would not buy a car there either.
In today’s China, owning a car is seen as a symbol of wealth and success. I wish Chinese people would acquire the maturity to reject that idea, and turn their efforts towards developing a good public transportation system. The country needs more trains (light urban commuter lines as well as long-distance trains), more buses and more subways. That is the only way to get out of the traffic jam.
49. According to the passage, most of Chinese hope that sooner or later every Chinese family can possess ________.
A. a house B. a car
- a TV D. goods that are available in developed countries
50. Many of people want to own a car without considering _________.
A. this is a dream B. money
C. the problems related to the mass ownership of private autos
- comfort
51. In today’s China, owning a car is seen as a symbol of _________.
A. wealth B. success
C. maturity D. both A and B
52. In the writer’s opinion, Chinese people should turn their efforts towards developing ________.
A. a good public transportation system B. cars housing conditions
C. household D. appliances
D
A blood donation（捐献）is gift of life
When I arrived in Beijing more than five years ago, I had already given blood 79 times. I wanted to continue to be a donor and asked around if there was a Red Cross clinic in Beijing. There was one, and I went. I was very surprised to be received as a hero; for me, a blood donation was simply a good habit and a gift of love to Humanity.
In Canada, donors can give 450ml each time every 51 days. That means six times a year. In China, we can give only 200ml, every four months.
In 1984, there were only 19 donors in Beijing who offered their blood for free. One year later, there were 141. In 1986, 1,083, and so on until the figure reached 10,046 in 1990,14,016 in 1992 and more than double that the following year. There were 41,037 in 1994, and my statistics stop here. I’m so glad to see that the Chinese have understood that giving blood is not dangerous, and that it’s a way to say, in a real communist spirit, “brother, I love you”.
In fact, every time I give blood, I think of my blood running in a man or a woman’s veins, someone who has become my brother or my sister through a transfusion. Thirteen Chinese have become my relatives now; isn’t that great? Giving blood is like giving birth. Some of these thirteen people may have died without my donation; doesn’t that make it worth becoming a volunteer? What makes me ever more happy is when I can convince a Chinese friend to come with me and become a donor too.
53. UP till now, how many times have the author given blood?
A. 79 B. 51 C. 13 D. 92
54. The amount a donor gives in Canada a year is that a donor gives in China ______
A. two years B. about 3.5 years C. half a years D. about 4.5 years
55. From the third passage we can infer that ________
A. before 1984, most Chinese thought giving blood was a dangerous thing
B. in 1993, the number of donors who offered blood for free was less than 28032
C. donors are received as heroes
D. people like to give blood
56. The author went to a Red Gross clinic when he (or she) arrived in Beijing five years ago because ______
A. the author wanted to sell blood
B. the author wanted to continue to give blood for free
C. the author went to see an old friend
D. the author wanted to see a doctor
E
Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and actions of youth.
Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel.
College students today have strong opinions (观点) about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. As a result, there is often trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems too.
57. The writer of this article agrees that young Americans today ________.
A. are mainly concerned about their own interest
B. refuse to understand their parents
C. are deeply concerned about the life of all people in the country
D. are not interested in writing about themselves
58. College students in America today ________.
A. have a strong sense of social justice (正义) B. have a weak sense of social justice
C. do not think much about social problem D. cannot tell bad from wrong
59. According to the passage, old people must try ________.
A. to be strict with their children B. to understand their children
C. to teach their children how to think and act D. to write about their children
60. Which of the following is NOT true according to it?
A. There are often disagreements between the old and the young in American families.
B. There are some people in America who have not been given a fair chance.
C. It seems that America is the only country in the world that has family trouble.
D. Many of the college students today will soon be responsible (负责的) for their country.
第二节： 在61到65题中Parent One, Parent Two, Parent Three, Parent Four, Parent Five各自谈了自己对教育孩子的看法。阅读下面对相关看法的概括（选项A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合个人观点的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
________ 61. Parent One
I think that the old saying “spare the rod（棒）, spoil the child” is very reasonable. About teaching children, we should be as strict with them as possible.
________ 62. Parent Two
I think we must obey the child’s idea in everything. You love your child. Doing everything that you can for him is the best way to show your love to him.
_________ 63. Parent Three
I think that all parents should try to sit down and listen to your children’s views carefully, and reason with your children. As you know, everyone has his own idea.
________ 64. Parent Four
We must make our children obey by using reasons, but I think that sometimes giving them a series of quick, short hits on the bottoms is a nice way.
________ 65. Parent Five
I want to tell every parent that children also have their own secrets. When your child is in breach（违反) of your family discipline, you must ask for it clear. Don’t directly hit children, and we should respect their right.
A. You can never be too strict with your child.
B. A child has his right to keep a secret.
C. whatever children say should be ignored.
D. Parents should try their best to meet any demand make by their children.
E. We can teach our children by both beating and reasoning.
F. Children’s opinions should be listened to by parents carefully.
第三部分：写作
第一节：单词拼写（根据下列句子及所给首字母提示，在句子有的横线上，写出空缺处单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。每空1分，共10分）
66. The child was too c__________ to what was in the box. So he opened it without permission.
67. They a_______ with each other about which was the best answer to the question. But they
didn’t agree with each other.
68. After he g ________ from the college, he decided to be a teacher in a middle school.
69. M_______ is the plural form of “ medium”.
70. Nowadays many children are a ________ to different kinds of computer games.
71. He is so rude to his parents. I wouldn’t t _________ that kind of behavior in my family.
72. Her unhappiness was so o _________ that anyone could see it.
73. An a______ is a person who designs bridges, buildings and other things.
74. More highways have been built, which makes it c _________ for people to travel.
75. It was Lily’s birthday yesterday. She was very happy because she received many p_________ from her friends.
第二节：短文改错（10分）
此题目要求改正所给短文的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上
画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I began to learn English three years before. At first, I 76. __________
found it difficult to learn and always make mistake. My teacher 77.___________
often gave me some advices on how to learn English well instead 78.__________
of laugh at me. When I made progress, she would praise me 79._________
and encourage me keep on practicing. Before long my English 80._________
improved a lot. Now, every morning, I read English 81.__________
aloud and recite some interested paragraphs of the texts. In 82.__________
class, I always listen to the teacher careful and make 83.__________
any notes. After class, I usually do my homework carefully 84.___________
and then prepare my new lessons. On the morning, I usually 85.__________
listen to the English programs on the air.
第三节：书面表达（30分）
假如你叫李明，你的澳大利亚朋友Jim来信想了解有关北京迎接2008年奥运会而举行的城市美化工作的情况，请你根据下表内容，用英语写一封短信，并欢迎他届时来北京。
| 口号 | 绿色奥运 | |
| 计划投资 | 122亿美元 | |
| 美化内容 | 环境 | 大面积植树、种草、栽花 |
| 环保 | 使用清洁能源，处理和再利用污水 | |
| 目标 | 花园城市，天再蓝些，水再清些 | |
注意：1. 认真阅读材料，给Jim写一封100字左右的书信。
2. 要求内容完整，书写干净整洁。
3. 参考词汇：口号：slogan 投资：invest 花园城市：flowery city
清洁能源：clean energy
参考答案
单项选择: 1-5DBBAB 6-10CBCAC 11-15ACBBB 16-20 CADDC
完形填空: 21-25ACDCD 26-30BACCD 31-35BDABB 36-40CACDA
阅读理解A篇：41-45CCCDC B篇：46-48 CDB C篇：49-52 BCDA
D篇：53-56 DDAB E篇；57-60 CABC F篇；61-65 ADFEB
短文改错：
76. before--- ago 77. mistake----mistakes 78. advices---advice 79.laugh----laughing 80. me to keep 81. 正确 82. interested--- interesting 83. careful----carefully
84. any---some 85.on---in
单词拼写
66. curious 67.argued 68. graduated 69. Media 70. addicted
71. tolerate 72.obvious 73. architect 74. convenient 75. presents
书面表达
Dear Jim,
How time flies! It is a week since I received your letter. Glad to hear from you again. I’d like to describe the beautifying preparations of the 2008 Olympic Games to you.
The slogan is “Green Olympic”. Our government has planned to invest 12.2 billion dollars to protect and improve the environment. On one side, a large area of the land will be covered with a variety of trees, grass and flowers. On the other side, we shall use clean energy. Meanwhile, polluted water well be dealt with and reused. Our goal is to build Beijing as a flowery city and make the sky clearer and the water cleaner.
I must stop here. I’m looking forward to seeing you by then.
Best wishes to you!
Your’s truly.
Li Ming