1、 青阳一中20162017学年度第二学期5月月考试题高二英语第一部分 听力试题(共30分,每题1.5分)第二部分 阅读理解第一节 阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项（共30分，每空2分）。ACan trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交际) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked i
2、n the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell-a signal (信号) causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leave
3、s and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesnt need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patte
4、rns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldnt trees have ways of sending message?21. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that _. A. are lying on the ground B. have an unpleasant taste C. bees dont like D. have an unfamiliar sha
5、pe22. The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by _. A. growing more branches B. communicating with birds and bees C. changing its leaf chemistry D. shaking caterpillars off23. According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by _. A. waving its bra
6、nches B. giving off a special smell C. dropping its leaves D. changing the colour of its trunkBThe Antarctica is actually a desert. It is the only continent on the earth without a river or a lake. The Antarctica is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded (所记录的) there is zero, a
7、t the South Pole. Explorers (探险家) used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snowfall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water. Ten times that much moisture (水份) falls in parts of the Sahara.The little snow that falls in Antarctica never m
8、elts . It continues to pile up deeper and deeper year after year and century after century. When the snow gets to be about eighty feet deep it is turned to ice by the weight of snow above it .24. Antarctica is called a desert because it _. A. is sandy. B. has the same temperature as a desert.C. has
9、little moisture and no lakes or rivers. D. there are no people there.25. Antarctica has _.A. ten times as much moisture as the Sahara. B. the same amount of moisture as the Sahara.C. about onetenth of the moisture of the Sahara. D. none of the above.26. The snow in Antarctica is very deep because it
10、 _.A. never stops falling. B. piles up year after year.C. never melts. D. both B and C.27. The snow turns to ice when _.A. it gets wet. B. the next snowfall comes.C. the temperature gets colder. D. the snow above it is heavy enough.CMore and more scientific experiments prove that physical exercise c
11、an reduce the danger of some illnesses in middle-aged persons. Exercise strengthens the heart muscle, reduces blood pressure and helps to prevent muscles from changing into fat. Physical exercise is just as important for children.Exercise and food affect growing speed in young lab animals. Baby mice
12、 start running as soon as they are big enough to use an exercise wheel in their cage. If they get extra food and run a lot, they will grow as much as 1.5 times bigger than normal.The same differences in growing speed might be found between active and inactive children. Physical exercise helps active
13、 children grow faster than inactive children. One experiment shows that the brains of the mice that had enough exercise weighed about 3% more than those of the mice that did not exercise. The mice that exercised are much quicker to learn doing new exercise than the mice that did not exercise.The res
14、ult of the experiments support the theory that exercise can help babies learn to talk and walk sooner than expected. The good efforts of physical exercise are not limited to children and middle-aged people. Exercises continue to be an important part of our lives after we grow old. For example, peopl
15、e over 50 years old begin to lose calcium(钙) in their bones, which get weaker and can break easily. Physical exercise, however, helps to strengthen the bones and to prevent them from losing calcium. Of course, old people can take medicines to prevent themselves from suffering from losing calcium, bu
16、t the medicines they take increase the chance of developing some kind of cancer. So physical exercise is a much safer means of treatment.28. This passage tells that _.A. only middle-aged persons can benefit from physical exerciseB. physical exercise can do good to both the middle-aged and childrenC.
17、 people of different ages can all benefit from physical exerciseD. physical exercise is the safest treatment for losing calcium29. Active children _ than inactive children.A. are cleverer and healthier B. are clever but not strongerC. are stronger but some foolish D. enjoy walking more30. From the p
18、assage we know that _.A. mice need to eat more and exercise moreB. children need more exercise than other peopleC. old people like to take medicine to treat their illnessD. middle-aged people are easy to get fat31. The bones of old people are easy to break because_.A. there is less calcium in their
19、bones than in those of other peopleB. they are easy to become ill C. they eat less than other peopleD. they have less exercise than other peopleD.The Knowledge EconomyThe President: Let me answer the knowledge economy questions first. And let me answer by telling you what I have tried to do in the U
20、nited States. I have tried to produce a situation in American in which the doors of universities and colleges are open to every young person who has sufficient academic achievement (enough education) to get in, that there are no financial (economic) burdens of any kind. And we have not completely ac
21、hieved it, but have made a great deal of progress. Now, why would I do that? Because I believe that the more advanced an economy becomes, the more important it is to have a higher and higher percent-age of people with a university education. Let me tell you how important it is in the United States.
22、We count our peopleevery 10 years we do a census and we count the number of the American people and we get all kinds of information on them. In the 1990 census, younger Americans who had a college degree were very likely to get good jobs and have their incomes grow. Younger Americans who didnt go to
23、 university at all were likely to get jobs where their incomes went down and were much more likely to be unemployed. And the more advanced Chinas economy becomes, the more that will be true of Chinathe more you will need very large numbers of people getting university education and technical educati
24、on. So I think it is very, very important.32. The answer was probably given by _.A. the US President visiting China B. the Chinese President visiting the United StatesC. the US President at an international conference D. the US President visiting Japan 33. The President mainly talked about_.A. the u
25、niversity education in the United StatesB. the university education in ChinaC. the differences in university education between the United States and ChinaD. the important of university education in the development of economy34. According to the President, when economy develops _.A. more people will
26、get university educationB. more people with a university education are neededC. more people will get good jobsD. more people will have their pay raised35. The underlined word in paragraph 2 probably means _ in Chinese.A. 资源调查 B. 财政预算 C. 人口普查 D. 教育规划第二节 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。(共10分，
27、每空2分)Some people often complain about their poor memory. Actually there are several ways to keep your memory sharp. This article will show you some simple tips._36_When you say these things, you begin to plant the thought in your mind and it may become true. Tell yourself you can remember anything a
28、s long as you put your mind to the task. You will see an improvement in your memory._ 37_If you have trouble remembering phone numbers or other blocks of numbers, it can be really helpful to try this method. If you remember them in smaller groups, like two or three digits(数字), it will also be much e
29、asier to remember the number.Be sure to see a doctor if you really are losing your memory. A poor memory can be a sign that you are in low spirits._38_Playing games also helps improve your memory. Any type of games that involve(涉及) remembering things is wonderful._39_Try and remember it when you hav
30、e nothing better to do. A useful tip for anyone interested in games is to often work on solving word puzzles and similar types of games._40_Not only will your memory probably improve, you will also have a great deal of fun.ATake a right attitude.BRemember numbers in small groups.CStop telling yourse
31、lf you have a weak memory.DIf you dont know your condition, you cannot treat it!EIf you dont like games, you can go over a list of “to do things”FIf so, treating it could be the key to getting your memory back.GSuch games use the same skills needed to remember facts and help keep the mind sharp. 第三部
32、分 英语知识运用（共俩节，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，掌握其大意，然后从4160题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。My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family.When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. _41_ the guests was a neighborhood big shot
33、 who was doing well _42_. His wife was proud of their social status. They had a little girl about my age who was _43_ and very much used to getting her own way.At one point during the party, I _44_ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl _45_ the
34、bathroom door and grandly walked in. I was still sitting down. Dont you know that little girls arent _46_ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!? I shouted. The _47_ I had heaped upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully _48_ to her parents and my gra
35、ndmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest _49_. After her scolding was over and I had been 50_, the party continuedTwenty minutes later, all that changedGrandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water _51_ out from under the d
36、oor. She _52_ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the _53_ were going at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a _54_ wall around me, but Grandmother was _55 angry that she almost got to me anyway.My grandfather took me _56 to the
37、 window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience. _57_ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he _58 his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, _59_ angry or upset.Tell me, he asked, why did you do it?Well, she yelled at me _60_, I said earnestly. Now shes got somethin
38、g to yell about.Grandfather didnt speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. Eric, he said at last, you are my revenge.41ABetween BAmong CAround DBeside42Aon business Bfor wealth Cin money Din business43Aspoiled Bharmed Cliked Dconcerned44Amade Bfound Cpushed Dwound45Aclosed Bop
39、ened Cbeat Dtapped46Aexpected Basked C supposed Dtold47Ahappiness Bdepression Cembarrassment Danger48Acomplained Bapologized Creplied Dreferred49Acrying Bscolding Cmurmuring Dwhispering50Afined Bhired Cdismissed Dfired51Amoving Bstirring Cfloating Dstreaming52Apushed open Bpulled down Cshut up Dknoc
40、ked at53Apipes Btaps Ctubes Dswitches54Aproductive Bhard Cprotective Drough55Aso Btoo Cas Dvery56Aby his hand Bby the hand Cby surprise Dwith anxiety57AOften BSometimes CAlways DRarely58Aargue with Btalk with Cput up with Ddiscuss with59Aat least Bat most Cnot at all Dmore than60Afor something Bfor
41、nothing Cwithout doubt Dwith sympathy第二节 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共15分，每空1.5）Nowadays, millions 61 lonely singles are now going online instead. 62 World Wide Web is quickly becoming the worlds most popular matchmaker(媒人). Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet 63 (main) because their bu
42、sy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene 64 (just lead) them from one bad experience to 65 and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make 66 easy to avoid someone 67
43、you are not interested in. In the real world, 68 , ignoring someone you dont like can be difficult. Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People arent always those who they declare to be in their online 69 (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just
44、 _70 (like) to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right. 第四部分 写作（满分35分，共两节）第一节:短文改错（满分10分，每题1分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处浯言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均限一词。 2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Now
45、adays, some students would not like to live in a dormitory. Instead, they rented houses outside the school. There are advantages for they both. Living in a dormitory can increase friendship and cooperation among classmates, but of course it is saferBesides, a dormitory is more like a society, where
46、enables students to learn to get along with each other，thus preparing for the social life later. As for renting houses to live lonely, its better for your study as you can feel freely in your own room without interrupted by others. As a result，you can have a plenty of time to devote yourself to revi
47、ew your lessons wholeheartedly. But there may appear a few safety problem as you live outside the school. Anyhow as a student, I prefer living in a dormitory.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）目前随着网络媒体的迅速发展，网络已经在学生学习生活中扮演着很重要的作用了，但许多学生过度依耐网络，请根据下面图片，以此为主题，写一篇120词左右的文章。注意：开头已给出，但不计入总词数。As is vividly shown in the picture
48、, a boy is happy with the fact that_ 英语参考答案听力理解CCAAB CBABB CABBBCACAC阅读理解21-35 BCB CADB CADA ADBC36C根据本段“Tell yourself you can remember anything as long as you put your mind to the task.”可知这里强调的是不要暗示自己记不住，一定要给自己积极的心理暗示。37B根据本段最后一句“If you remember them in smaller groups, like two or three digits(数字),
49、 it will also be much easier to remember the number.”可知作者建议把数字分成小组来记忆。38F根据本段首句可知治疗是重新获得记忆的关键。39E根据前面一句“Any type of games that involve(涉及) remembering things is wonderful.”可知玩游戏也可以改善你的记忆，如果你不喜欢玩游戏，也可以做一些其他的事情。40G根据前面一句“A useful tip for anyone interested in games is to often work on solving word puzz
50、les and similar types of games.”可知作者建议我们做一些和字谜有关的游戏，因为这样的游戏有可能提高我们的记忆力。完型填空:这是一篇趣味性记叙文。作者通过一件小事描写了祖母和祖父的两个截然不同的处理方法。表现出祖母脾气蛮横，祖父性格温和。人物性格鲜明突出。41B 前文说她邀请了一些亲戚朋友到公寓里聚会。此处表示：在这些客人中。42D 由a neighborhood big shot可知：是做生意发了财的大款。do well in sth.在方面很出色。43A 因家里有钱以及下文的and very much used to getting her own way可知：
51、他们的小女儿被宠得非常娇气，脾气很蛮横。spoil宠坏，溺爱。44A 晚会进行中，我走进了洗手间并随手把门关上。make ones way to向走去。Find ones way 找到去的路；push ones way 挤出的路；wind ones way 蜿蜒前进。45B 由and grandly walked in得知：那个小女孩推开洗手间的门。46C be supposed to do sth. 理应做；应该做。句意为：“难道你不知道当一个男孩在使用洗手间的时候女孩子是不可以进来的吗！？47D 由上文得知：男孩很生气。48A 听到我生气的吼声，她一下子惊呆了，然后她边哭边向她的父母和我的
52、祖母告状。49B 当我从洗手间出来，祖母劈头盖脸地把我骂了一通。50C 等她骂完叫我滚开之后，晚会继续进行。dismiss使退去，退下，解散。51D 当祖母从洗手间走过的时候，她发现有股水流从门缝里涌出来。52A 她猛力地撞开洗手间的门，发现洗手盆和浴缸都被塞子塞住了。53B 水龙头被拧到最大，水正哗啦啦地直流。54C 每个人都知道是谁搞的鬼，愤怒的祖母使劲地挥舞着双手要打我，客人们马上在我周围形成了一堵人墙保护我。productive多产的；protective 保护性的。55A 此处是sothat 句型，表示“如此愤怒，（尽管有人墙保护）差点打了我”。56B 祖父牵着我的手来到窗前。表示牵
53、着/抓着某人的手或其它部位的句型为：主语+ take / catch / hold / get etC+sB+ 介词by +the +身体某部位。此处的the 不能用his, her, my代替。by surprise，with anxiety与句子意义不符。57D 此处进一步讲述祖父是个什么样的人。由上文He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience可知：他很少提高嗓门和别人说话。从句子结构上分析，此处是倒装形式，只有否定意义的副词位于句首才能倒装。58A 由上文kind and gentle man可知：他也从来没有和祖母
54、吵架。59C 由下文意义可知祖父的反映是：没有半点生气或烦恼的样子。60B 此处表示“祖母她先无缘无故地骂了我一顿”，这回小男孩故意捣乱之后让她骂就有理由语法填空：61. of 62. The 63. mainly 64. has just led 65. another 66. it 67. who / whom 68. however 69. description 70. likely 短文改错:1.rented改为rent 2.they- them 3. but改为and4. where改为which5. lonely改为alone6. freely改为free7.withoutbei
55、ng8. 去掉a9. review改为reviewing10. problem改为problems书面表达范文: As is vividly shown in the picture, a boy is happy with the fact that he can depend on the Internet to finish tasks without any difficulty. Nowadays, students can get convenient access to much information they need on the Internet.On the one h
56、and, students find it convenient to surf the Internet for useful information, where problems can be solved with the help of several clicks. On the other hand, turning to the Internet too much may cause students to use their heads less. As a result, its likely that students will not develop their potential to the full, which is not beneficial to their overall development.In my opinion, it is vital that students should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages. They should know clearly when and where to turn to the Internet. Most importantly, they should learn to be creative.