1、 吕梁学院附中2011-2012学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题 第一部分 听力 第一节（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分） 1. What does the man mean? A. He does feel comfortable. B. Hell repeat what he said. C. Hell say his feelings. 2. What day is it today? A. Friday B. Thursday C. Wednesday 3. What does the man suggest Lucy do? A. Spend more time studyi
2、ng B. Work for the school C. Talk to the teacher. 4. How much does the man have now? A. 3 B. 4 C.7 5.What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman helped hand in the mans paper.B. The man didnt hand in his paper on time.C. The teacher liked his paper very much.第二节请听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6. When will
3、 the party be held? A. At 6:00 pm this Sunday. B. At 7:00 pm next Sunday C. At 7:30 pm next Saturday.7.What do we know about the man? A. He will go to the party alone. B. He will go to the party with his wife. C. He doesnt have time to go to the party.请听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。8.What kind of job is the man in
4、terested in? A. A job related to designing B. A job related to computers.C. A job related to advertising9.What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Practice her interview skills. B. Write an application letter. C. Try some advertising companies.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the woman do this afte
5、rnoon? A. Go to a department store. B. Visit an important client. C. Attend a sales meeting.11. When will the two speakers meet each other? A. At 2:00 pm tomorrow. B. At 10:00 am tomorrow. C. At 3:00 pm today.12.What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is the womans friend. B. The two spe
6、akers are on the phone C. The woman wants to change their appointment.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman usually do on Monday afternoons? A. Watch English films. B. Play sports and games. C. Go to the reading room or the library.14. When will there be an English party? A. On Friday afternoons
7、 B. On Wednesday afternoons C. On Monday mornings15. Why doesnt the man want to see the film City Lights? A. Because he has seen it more than once. B. Because he doesnt like this kind of film. C. Because people say it isnt interesting at all.16. What do we know about the football match? A. It will b
8、e on Tuesday afternoon. B. The man wont go to watch it. C. It is between Grade One and Grade Two.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is the woman doing? A. Reading a book about Helen Keller. B. Writing a passage about Helen Keller. C. Watching a program about Helen Keller.18. When did Helen Keller become dea
9、f and blind? A. Around one year old. B. Around two years old C. Around three years old.19. How many signs did Helen Keller have to “talk” to others? A. 40 B. 50 C. 6020. What do we know about Helen Keller? A. She had a bad memory. B. She had developed amazing skills. C. She couldnt recognize people
10、by feeling their clothes.第二部分第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. What about a picnic this Sunday? _ We havent eaten out for long. A. I dont care. B. I disagree. C. Good idea! D. Never mind!22. He said that _ disease is becoming more common, but really _ opposite i
11、s true. A. the; the B. the; an C. a; the D. a; 不填23. I didnt know you played hockey what _ do you play? Im a striker. A. direction B. position C. part D. role24. Teenagers _ their health because they play computer games too much. A. have damagedB. are damaging C. damaged D. will damage25. My favorit
12、e part is toward the end of the book, _ the heroine returns home. A. which B. when C. that D. where 26. _ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time. A. FacedB. Face C. Facing D. To face 27. _ makes sense to buy a large packet because it works out cheaper in the end. A. What B. Tha
13、t C. It D. You28. I _ a few words of Greek when I was there last year. A. made up B. brought up C. opened up D. picked up29. The performer was waving his stick in the street and it _ missed the child standing nearby. A. narrowly B. nearly C. hardly D. closely30. It rained heavily in the south, _ ser
14、ious flooding in several provinces. A. caused B. having causedC. causing D. to cause31. Why did you leave that job?If you _ know, I was fired. A. may B. can C. will D. must32. _ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting.A. What B. As C. Which D. Whether 33. School
15、s in the north tend to be better equipped, _ those in the south are relatively poor. A. since B. when C. while D. until 34. Suddenly the telephone rang again. It was the third time that I _ that evening. A. was interrupted B. had been interruptedC. had interrupted D. interrupted35. Youre leaving, ar
16、ent you?_ Im just going on vacation. A. Not really. B. Who said so? C. I dont know. D. Not exactly.第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。At eleven, I was picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother practiced my lines with me. B
17、ut no matter how 36 _ I practiced them at home, as soon as I 37_ onstage, every word disappeared from my head.Finally, my teacher took me aside. She 38 that she had written a narrators part to the play, and asked me to switch 39 . Her word sounded kind but still hurt me, especially 40 I saw my part
18、go to another girl.I didnt tell my mother about it that day. But she 41 something strange, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the 42 . It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤) was turning green. We could see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) growing throug
19、h the grass, as if a painter had 43 our landscape with gold. I watched my mother 44 . “I think Im going to dig up all these 45 ,” she said, “From now on, well have only roses in this garden.” “But I 46 dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful even dandelions. “My mother looked at me 47 .
20、 “Yes, every flower gives 48 in its own way, doesnt it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is 49 of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no 50 in that.” I suddenly cried and told her what had happened.“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, 51 me
21、of how much I loved to read 52 aloud to her. “The narrators part is as 53 as the part of a princess.” Over the next few weeks, with her constant 54 , I learned to take pride in the role. Lunchtimes were 55 reading over my lines. I was glad that my mother was always with me.36. A. hardly B. easily C.
22、 plainly D. firmly37. A. stepped B. moved C. passed D. entered38. A. demanded B. admitted C. explained D. agreed39. A. places B. positions C. statue D. roles40. A. since B. because C. when D. though41. A. found B. tasted C. invented D. expected42. A. street B. park C. yard D. field43. A. protected B
23、. touched C. occupied D. controlled44. A. settle down B. keep off C. show off D. bend down45. A. stones B. bushes C. plants D. weeds46. A. hate B. like C. pick D. sell47. A. seriously B. simply C. smoothly D. surely48. A. happiness B. sympathy C. pleasure D. hesitation49. A. fond B. nice C. kind D.
24、true 50. A. dignity B. mercy C. shame D. sense51. A. informing B. regarding C. reminding D. warning52. A. newspapers B. stories C. magazines D. letters53. A. complex B. difficult C. important D. useful54. A. achievement B. encouragement C. argument D. excitement55. A. spent B. wasted C. recorded D.
25、limited第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe ocean covers about 70 percent of the Earths surface, and we hardly know anything about it. We humans are creating big problems because of what we dont know.We take fish from the ocean to eat without
26、really knowing where they are from, or what they eat, or how many of them there are, or if were maybe taking the last one. We dump whatever we like in the ocean and watch it float away - to where? Who cares? The ocean is a massive, unexplored area of our planet, and in the U.S., we spend less in get
27、ting to know it than we spend in getting to know outer space. And our lack of attention is showing. Ocean fish are shrinking in size from year to year; coral reefs are disappearing, and glorious ocean habitats are dying. But because they happen in the blank blue part of the globe, we dont hear about
28、 them or if we do, we dont pay attention.In April, we went on a trip to the Galpagos with 100 ocean scientists, activists and artists, filmmakers and musicians, to talk about whats going on in the ocean and what we can do to help. On the Mission Blue Voyage, we heard things and saw things that shock
29、ed us like Brian Skerrys description of a nearly lifeless ocean taken over by jellyfish (水母). Were not scientists, but we know something we can do: encourage you to talk and think about the ocean, with hope that you will be more involved in the things that will make a difference. In fact, all of us
30、have to.56. The passage mainly talks about _. A. Traveling to the oceansB. our exploration of the oceansC. our lack of attention to the oceans D. something shocking in the oceans57. The underlined word “dump” in Para 2 probably means _. A. throw away B. sell out C. criticize D. copy58. From the pass
31、age we can know that _. A. we cause big problems because of the rubbishB. Ocean fish are disappearing because we cant hear about it.C. only scientists can make a difference in solving the problemD. US spent more exploring outer space than the oceans59. When the author heard the description of a near
32、ly lifeless ocean taken over by jellyfish, he / she felt _. A. excited B. ashamed C. surprised D. frightenedBMany people go to work everyday and are also frustrated with the amount of time all that driving seems to take up. However, by doing a few simple things, and knowing how to avoid the worst of
33、 the traffic, going to work doesnt have to be difficult. Plan things carefully. Pack up as much as you can the night before, and make your breakfast as much as you can. make coffee at home and put it in a travel mug. Toast your bread and put it in a bag. Grab an apple or banana. Your breakfast is no
34、w going with you. In the winter, about five minutes before youre ready to leave, go outside and start your car. If theres a lot of snow on your car, knock off the loose snow and leave the rest. You wont scrape much ice if you let your car warm up. Then go back inside and gather the last things toget
35、her, finish making your breakfast, or do whatever you need to do. By the time youre ready to really walk out of the door, your cars ready and waiting for you.When youre driving, look for opportunities in traffic to pass slower drivers, but dont drive like a maniac. Be realistic: keep up with the flo
36、w of traffic, but dont speed recklessly. By driving much faster or much slower than the general traffic around you, youre causing problems. Its smart to work with the other traffic, rather than against it. To avoid rush hour traffic, plan to leave early, choose the best (though possibly not the most
37、 direct) routes, and save time by eating breakfast while driving. If you do all of this, your morning driving should be much easier. 60. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Ways to drive on the highway. B. Ways to keep up with the traffic while driving C. Ways to avoid rus
38、h hour and save timeD. Ways to look for opportunities to pass61. From the third paragraph, we can infer that _. A. you must scrape all the snow on your carB. in winter theres always lots of snowC. making breakfast is not very difficultD. in winter its difficult for a car to start62. Which is NOT the
39、 way to avoid rush hour traffic according to the passage? A. Plan to leave early.B. Choose the suitable day.C. Eat breakfast while driving.D. Start your car in advance in winter.CI lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thir
40、ty-two. I can remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a disaster can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadnt been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure
41、that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise. Life, I believe, asks a series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was confused and afraid. But I was lucky. M
42、y parents and my teachers saw something in me a potential to live, you might call it which I didnt see, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. It took me years to discover and strengthen self-confidence. It had to start with t
43、he most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was mocking me and I was hurt. “I cant use this,” I said. “Take it with you,” he said to me, “and roll it around.” The words stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me
44、 an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball. At Philadephias Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball. All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, once at a time. I woul
45、d fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.63. The writer lost his sight because he _. A. played baseball B. fell off a box car C. set a series of goals D. was punished by teachers64. From the sentence “ I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadnt been blind” we can infer t
46、hat the writer _.A. hated to be blindB. appreciated life betterC. never believed in life beforeD. preferred to go without my eyes 65. At first, what was the writers attitude towards adjustments to reality? A. worried B. positiveC. indifferent D. responsible66. Why did the writer think the man was la
47、ughing at him?A. He was blind B. He hated baseball C. He was badly hurt D. He had no self-confidenceDAround 2500 BC, an ancient tribe (部落) of Central American Indians called the Olmecs settled in the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America. About two thousand years later, around 400
48、BC, a new people suddenly appeared. These people were called the Maya. No one knows where they came from, but they arrived with amazing skills. They were an advanced civilization. They soon took over the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America.The Maya were very clever. Their system of mathematics was
49、among the most sophisticated (先进的) in the ancient world. Like the ancient Romans, the Mayas were skilled builders. Unlike the ancient Romans, the ancient Mayas did not have metal tools. Their tools were made of stone, bone, and wood. Yet they built beautiful structures, huge cities, and excellent ro
50、ads, which connected the many hundreds of cities that made up the Maya world.Around 900 AD, the Maya cities wereabandoned. A few people continued to live in the cities, but mostly, the cities were empty. The people had disappeared and gone somewhere else.Those who remained were unable or unwilling t
51、o repair the roads and buildings. The great Maya cities fell into ruin.During the 1500 years or so that the Maya Indians made their home in Central America, they build hundreds of religious centers, each filled with huge pyramids andtemples. There was at least one ball court in every city. Excellent
52、 roads ran for miles through the jungles and swamps, linking these centers of religion and learning.There are not many, but there are some Maya people still living in Central America, who remained behind in the nearly deserted cities. Still today, their crafts (手艺) are among the most beautiful in th
53、e world. 67. When the Maya appeared in the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America? A. About 2500 BC B. About 400 BC C. Around 1500 AD D. Around 900 AD68. Something the Maya shared with the ancient Romans was they _. A. were good at maths B. used metal tools C. made stone tools D. were good at building
54、69. What does the underlined word “abandoned” in Paragraph 3 means? A. left B. returned C. built D. found70. During 1500 years or so, the Maya built the following EXCEPT _. A. pyramids B. temples C. ball courts D. Lighthouse of Alexandria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。
55、Air travel and healthFlying is the safest form of transportation. 71 To stay healthy and comfortable on your flight, try these tips. 72 In the days before your departure, be sure to get plenty of sleep. No matter how comfortable your seat is, it can be hard to get to sleep on airplanes and your own
56、bed will provide a more restful sleep.Drink plenty of water and juice, since the airplane environment is dry. Humidity levels (空气湿度) on the plane can drop below ten percent. 73 Drink plenty of fluids, but avoid alcohol and caffeine, which just dry you out further. 74 Maintaining good blood circulati
57、on during air travel can help you avoid discomfort and rare, yet potentially serious, diseases like Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). This circulatory disorder can be life-threatening, so its worth learning about. Getting up and walking when the fasten seatbelts sign goes off helps prevent DVT.Prevent mot
58、ion sickness. If you tend to car sickness, consider medication for your flight and dont do a lot of reading. 75 This goes for over the counter stuff, too. Luckily, there are a lot of options that really do work for air travelers, such as travel sickness wrist bands.A. Move around the cabin.B. Get so
59、me rest before you fly.C. Doing some running is good for this.D. Consult your doctor before taking anything new.E. You can take your own decision to leave or not.F. It can cause illnesses such as dry skin and loss of too much water.G. However, air travel does present a unique environment that can so
60、metimes stress you out.第二卷第四部分：写作(共两节，满分15分)第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、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：在错的词下画一横线，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仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Jennifer,It is two months w
61、hen you came to teach in our school and I am glad to know that you had already adapted to the life here. It is because of your hard work that all the member in our English club have made rapidly progress in English. To provide the students for some knowledge of American films, our club is planned to
62、 hold an American Film Festival next week. As chairman of the club, Im writing to inviting you to come and give us talk on the history of American films. Will one hour be enough for you? Please let me to know if you are willing to come but I can make arrangements. I believe youll have a happy time here. Yours sincerely, Li Ming第二节：书面表达（满分15分）假如你是向阳中学的学生李华，得知某英文报社招聘兼职记者，你有意应聘，请按照下列要点给报社写一封信申请该职位。表示有意得到该职位；说明优势：知识面、英语水平、团队精神及相关经历；希望得到该职位。注意：1. 词数：100左右； 2. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。Dear Sir or Madam,Im a student from Xiangyang Middle School. _Yours faithfully,Li Hua
Copyright@ 2020-2024 m.ketangku.com网站版权所有