1、微山一中2012-2013学年高二4月月考英语试题第一部分 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，满分15分）请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。1. We can never expect bluer sky unless we create less polluted world. A. the; a B. a; the C. a; a D. the; the2.The girl ran all the way to the classroom, arriving there quite out
2、of . A. mind B. reach C. sight D. breath3The president of the company will at the end of the year. Nobody knows who will take the place of him. A. reserve B. resign C. removeD. return4Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair to most facilities. A. access B. arrival C. entryD. exit5. W
3、hat do you think of the novel, Tom? Oh, wonderful. Its worth a second time. A. being read B.to be read C. reading D. to read6. Will you attend the opening ceremony of the sports meeting at the end of the month? A. takes place B. will take place C.taking placeD. to take place 7. Do you need any help,
4、 Lucy? Yes, the job is I could do myself. A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than 8.Would you please keep silent? The weather report and I want to listen. A. is being broadcast B. has been broadcastC. had been broadcast D. is broadcast9.As is known, we Chinese people are to win th
5、e battle against the present severe drought under the leadership of the Party. A. willing B. alert C. allergic D. bound 10.All the leaders were leave the hall when the explosion happened. A. sure to B. able toC. about to D. likely to11. It was several minutes before I was of what happened. A. tired
6、B. accusedC. awareD. ashamed12. Im going for a holiday tomorrow. . A. All the best B. Never mind C. Thats all right D. The same to you 13At the end of the news report, the reporter expressed her desire thatXinhua dictionaries contributed to the children in poor areas of Guangxi Province. A. will be
7、B. must be C. have been D. should be 14. Tom, whats wrong with you? You look so sad. , and mind your own business. A.Leave me aloneB. Leave me over C. Leave me outD. Leave me off 15.On the CCTV Spring Festival Gala (春晚), there are always some new singers who become famous for their excellent works.
8、A. one B. every C. each D. annual 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。At the age of fortyfive，my usually wellordered life became full of changes. After twentytwo years of working in a _16_，a plan to use less staff _17_ the unemployment of over one hund
9、red people，I being one of them.My once secure future became _18_.However，I was not a single parent，_19_ the family did not depend only on my income(收入).My motto（格言）has always been “Change is good；change is progress”，but when it _20_ my livelihood（生计），I had to change it to “_21_ change and make full
10、use of it.” From the beginning，I _22_ to look on this matter not as _23_ luck，but as a welcome opportunity.I refused to become sorry；_24_，I actively planned to do something new and different.Having a positive attitude made all the _25_ in the way I pursued (追求)the future.First,I decided to _26_ to c
11、ollege and graduate many years later than I should have.Doing this at my age took more than a little _27_.Not being a graduate had _28_ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to _29_.With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult _30_
12、.In the class，I became more and more confident.During this time，I _31_ that no matter what life throws in our way，personal growth never stops.The second thing I did to improve my innerself was to reevaluate(重新评估)my _32_ life.It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events.But now，my heart a
13、nd life are completely around people I _33_.The loss of my job led to some _34_ changes in my life.Revisiting the past made _35_ for the future.I realize that I have accepted the change and am making the most of it.16A.factoryBcompanyCbankDschool17A.set asideBtook offCmade upDcontributed to 18A.clea
14、rBbrightCboringDuncertain 19A.soBorCifDbut20A.destroyedBimprovedCaffectedDoffered21A.MakeBAcceptCBringDCollect22A.choseBconsideredChappenedDpretended23A.specialBrareCbadDgood24A. insteadBbesidesCanywayDhowever25A.differenceBdecisionCeffortDuse26A.attendBturnCreturnDadmit27A.timeBriskCchanceDcourage2
15、8A.sometimesBeverCalwaysDnever29A.findBachieveCarriveDdiscover30A.studentBteacherCmanagerDmonitor31A.hopedBrealizedCbelievedDsuggested32A.newBdailyCfutureDpast33A.care forBjoin inCstand forDlook at34A.normalBpositiveCconfidentDunsure35A.change Bprogress Croom Dpromise第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分 40分）阅读下列
16、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。AAsk someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. W
17、e are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. The total amount of packaging（包装）increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical househo
18、lds waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhous
19、e gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them ar
20、e coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate(联系) packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor
21、quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material are collecting. We need to face the w
22、astefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.36. According to the text, recycling _.A. helps control the greenhouse effect B. means burning packaging for energyC. is the solution to gas shortage D. leads to a waste of land37. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackage
23、d products are of bad quality. B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging. D. Other products are better packaged than food.38. What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to? A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes. C. Mak
24、ing more products than necessary. D. Having more material than is needed. 39. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _.A. the tendency of cutting household waste B. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of super markets D. the fact of packaging overuse40.What can we learn fr
25、om the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult. B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like collecting recyclable waste. D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.BIn todays world, we rely on computers as never before. They are used for everything from ordering a pizza
26、 to running hospitals and military defense systems. Banking and credit card information is stored and accessed by computers. So what happens when a computer gets infected with a virus（病毒）? One effect is that peoples access to their e-mail accounts is cut off. A more serious possible consequence(结果)
27、is that billions of dollars could be lost. A virus is a computer program that copies itself onto other programs and infects them. Similar to an easily spread disease, a computer virus goes from computer to computer, either adding to or changing the tasks a program is designed to do. The first comput
28、er viruses were created in the mid 80s and had varying effects. Some caused files to be deleted(删除), or made the letters on the screen appear to fall off. Others displayed a specific message once the computer was turned on. Viruses today are much more widespread and dangerous than ever before. Perha
29、ps the most damaging to date has been the I Love You virus. I Love You appeared in May 2000 and has possibly been the most destructive virus in terms of monetary loss. The virus is released (释放) when an attachment (附件) to a fake (假的) e-mail message is opened. By changing the names of files on comput
30、ers, I Love You makes them difficult to access（使用）. It also searches for important personal information, including passwords, which it sends to a web site for others to see. It is estimated (估计) that more than 45 million people in 20 countries have had their computers infected by the I Love You viru
31、s. Some say the cost of repair and lost business has been more than US$10 billion. If you own a computer, it is important to keep it in good health by installing an anti-virus program. If updated frequently, it will protect your e-mail access-not to mention(提及) your wallet.41. Which of the following
32、 is the best way to guard against virus? A. To load an up-to-date anti-virus program into our computer. B. Not to use an e-mail account. C. To upgrade our computer. D. Not to use the Internet.42. How does I Love You virus spread? A. It is spread when an e-mail account is opened. B. It is spread thro
33、ugh on-line chatting. C. It is spread through e-mail. D. It spreads from web site to web site.43. Which of the following is one of the damages brought by I Love You virus? A. It deletes files. B. It automatically(自动地) turns on computers. C. It automatically turns off computers. D. It makes it diffic
34、ult to access files.44. What does virus mean in the article?A. An easily spread disease. B. A contagious (传染的) computer program.C. An extremely small organism (生物) which causes disease.D. A parasite (寄生虫) in computer.45. What is the purpose of the article? A. To warn us against virus. B. To remind u
35、s the importance of being healthy. C. To stress the importance of computer. D. To alert(警告) us to economic loss.CAll over the world, and for many different reasons, there are millions of people who rarely or never eat meat. These people are called vegetarians. To people who eat meat, being a vegetar
36、ian may seem like a very strange thing. They choose their diets for several different reasons.First, vegetarians (素食主义者)have an enormous health advantage. One of the major health problems in modern societies is not too little protein（蛋白质） but too much food, especially in the form of animal fats. Med
37、ical evidence suggests that animal fats, including butter, lead to the development of cholesterol(胆固醇) in the human body. High amount of cholesterol seem to be part of the cause of heart disease. Most vegetarians have low level of cholesterol. High amounts of animal fats also seem to lead to certain
38、 kinds of cancer, and vegetarians are typically less vulnerable to these cancers than people who eat a lot of meat. Overall, studies comparing the health of vegetarians and meat-eaters show that the meat-eaters are twice as likely to die of heart disease as vegetarians are.Many vegetarians do not ea
39、t meat simply because they do not like the taste of it. They have no religious or philosophical reasons; they just do not like meat. Another important reason that vegetarians give for not eating meat is the health advantages that were given above. Lastly, there are many people who do not eat meat be
40、cause they just do not like the idea of killing animals for food. They believe that life, all life, is valuable, and that we do not have to destroy life to feed ourselves when there are other good sources of food.46. What does “vulnerable” mean in Paragraph 2?A. Having low level of cholesterol.B. Ha
41、ving high level of cholesterol.C. Having weak ability to resist(抵抗) diseases and harms.D. Having strong ability to resist disease and harms.47. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. being a vegetarian may be a very strange thingB. vegetarians eat meat on some special occasionsC. all vegetari
42、ans have reasons for their not eating meatD. most vegetarians believe that life without meat is happy.48. Which is true about the vegetarians?A. Vegetarians never eat meat for whatever reasonsB. There are more vegetarians than meat-eaters in the world.C. Vegetarians cannot eat meat because of their
43、health problems.D. Some vegetarians cannot get used to eating meat because of the taste.49. According to the passage, people choose to be vegetarians for the following reasons EXCEPT_.A. they want to stay healthyB. they are too kind to like the idea of killing animalsC. they live in areas where meat
44、 supply is not adequateD. they should not eat meat due to their religious belief50. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?A. Vegetarians enjoy a more healthy life than the meat eaters.B. Heart disease and cancer are caused by large amounts of protein.C. There are twice as many meat
45、-eaters as vegetarians who die of cancer.D. There are less health problems in modern society due to advanced medical care.DBarditch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Seve
46、ral former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled(轮椅) to the Park.Some eyes rolled(翻) and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with e
47、xcuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from and old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.Then Ms. Yates started to speak:“I cant tell you how pleased I am to be here. I havent seen many of you since yo
48、ur graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories(胜利) as well as crying for your tragedies(悲剧). I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I havent appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of y
49、our children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successfu
50、l in your chosen path.”“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few se
51、conds and then someone started clapping(鼓掌). The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(震耳欲聋的呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.51
52、. What activity was organized for the school reunion?A. Telling stories about past events. B. A picnic on the school playground.C. Sightseeing in the park. D. Graduates reports in the old building.52. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates speech
53、.B. Most people had little interest in the reunion.C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.D. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates ways of teaching.53. We can learn from Ms. Yates speech that she _.A. gave her students advice on their careersB. kept track (足迹) of her students progressC. at
54、tended her students college graduationsD. went to her students wedding ceremonies54. What was Ms.Yates belief in teaching teenagers?A. Teachers knowledge is the key to students achievements.B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.C. Students respect is the best reward for teachers.D.
55、 Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.55. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous.C. Strict but caring. D. Proud but patient. 第二部分 书面表达第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）（请注意问题后的字数要求）。With rapid increase of economic rate in western countrie
56、s, more and more married young couples tend to have no child or only one. In the meantime, many developing nations adopt family planning policy(政策) to get rid of poverty（贫穷）. All these facts result in a world with population growth rate declining. But I myself would like to grow up in a big family.
57、Of course, a small family has its advantages. Firstly, small family makes it easier for parents to bring up and educate their children. Parents could spend more time and money educating one child than several. The child could grow up in an influential environment. Secondly, the child could learn mor
58、e survival skills for future success. However, _. The only child becomes the little emperor. It would make the one child ask more for him and think less of others. Besides, after the child grows up and gets married, the new couple has to take care of four old parents. That means the two children mus
59、t work hard to support the old parents. At present, many nations are facing the problem of becoming aged society. China will face this situation in a short time to come.On the contrary, a big family weighs over a small family in many aspects. Firstly, parents could educate several children with almo
60、st the same time as they spend with one. Moreover, the old brothers or sisters also could help their parents bring up little children. Secondly, if one of the children turns out to be successful, it may mean he or she is becoming a model for other children to learn from.Despite the fact that parents
61、 have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be. With the help of good educational system and modern technology, it is becoming easier to afford several children.56.What is the writers attitude to growing up in a big family？（Please ans
62、wer within 10 words）57. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Oppositely, a big family has many advantages over a small family. 58. Whats the main idea of the second paragraph? (Please answer within 10 words) 59. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (P
63、lease answer within 10 words) 60. Translate the underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph into Chinese.第二节 写作（满分30分）假定你是李华，你的一位美国朋友Jane在北京学习中文两年，即将回国。现在由你给她发E-mail，邀请她参加为她举办的欢送会(farewell party)，要点如下：(1)祝贺 她顺利通过考试，她的学习进步很大，为她骄傲; (2)感谢她帮助你们学习英语;(3)时间：星期六晚六点; (4)地点：阳光俱乐部(The Sun Club)302房间;(5)路线：在她所住宾馆门
64、口乘坐332路公共汽车可直达。注意： (1)须包括以上主要内容，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯;(2)词数：120 - 150。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。(3)参考词汇：欢送会 farewell partyDear Jane,Congratulations on your passing all the exams. Yours Sincerely, Li Hua月考答案1 CDBAC 6 DBADC 11 CADAD 16 CDDAC 21 BACAA 26 CDDBA 31 BDABC 36 ACDDA 41 ACDBA 46 CCDCA 51 ADBDC阅读表达：1. He woul
65、d like to grow up in a big family. /The writer supports the idea of a big family. /The writer thinks big families have more advantages.（赞成生活在大家庭，表达无误即得分）2.On the contrary, a big family weighs over a small family in many aspects3 A small familyhas its advantages. /Advantages of a small family. 4 the
66、small families also have their disadvantages5、其次/第二，家中家中一个孩子的成功往往能成为其他孩子学习的榜样。Dear Jane, Congratulations on your passing all the exams. I am delighted that you have made great progress in the two years of your studying Chinese in Beijing. There is no doubt that all you have gained is the result of y
67、our hard work. We are proud of you. And thank you very much for your help with our English. Without your help, we wouldnt have found English easy and interesting to learn. The wonderful time which we spent together will never be forgotten. So a farewell party for you has been prepared before you lea
68、ve for the US. It will be held in Room 302 in the Sun Club this Saturday evening. I wonder if you could come by 6:00 p.m. By the way, you may take Bus No.332 in front of your hotel and i t will take you directly to the club. Our friends and I would appreciate it if you could come to the party. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours faithfully, Li Hua