1、高考资源网( ),您身边的高考专家茚旺高级中学2011-2012学年高二5月月考英语试题考生注意:本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,共75个小题,总分150分,考试时间120分钟。第卷(选择题,共115分)第一部分 听力 (共两节,满分30分)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。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. Whats the man doing when the call comes in ?A. Talking with
2、 a secretary.B. Making a long distance call.C. He is about to leave the office.2. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Talk to her friend.B. Be brave when in danger.C. Borrow money from her friend.3. Why is the woman having a hard time?A. To feed the children. B. Children eat a lot. C. Food cos
3、ts more.4. What will the man do?A. Go to a picnic. B. Visit Mary. C. Do some gardening.5. What did the waman expect?A. Getting a pay raise.B. Being the new manager.C. To change to another department.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。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间来阅读各个小题
4、;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。听下面一段材料,回答第6和第7题。6. What are the speakers doing?A. Talking about the movers. B. Choosing things to pack. C. Preparing to move.7. What are the speakers planning to do next?A. Make a call. B. Eat out. C. Go on packing.听下面一段材料,回答第8和第10题。8. What are they talking about?A. A
5、 concert. B. A party. C. A trip.9. What does the man plan to do ?A. Visit Jenny. B. Go to Scotland. C. Meet friends.10. Who are the speakers?A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Friends.听下面一段材料,回答第11和第13题。11. When did the man have his first car?A. When he went abroad.B. When he was a stude
6、nt.C. When he started working.12. What do we know about his car?A. Small. B. Brown. C. Ugly.13. What happened to it later?A. He sold it. B. He broke it. C. He sent it abroad.听下面一段材料,回答第14和第16题。14. Why was the man invited?A. He is a successful businessman.B. he is a famous radio announcer.C. He is go
7、od at making a speech.15. What skill is important for the man to start his restaurant?A. Cleaning. B. Waiting at the table. C. Cooking.16. Where was the mans second restaurant?A. On the western side of the town.B. On the eastern side of the town.C. Outside the town.听下面一段材料,回答第17和第20题。17. Where did t
8、hey stay most during the trip?A. In Modesto. B. In Fairmount. C. At his cousins.18. What did they ask the manager to do?A. Chain the TV to the table.B. Operate the TV.C. Get a TV.19. Why did the manager give them a roll of paper?A. To dry themselves.B. To replace the toilet paper.C. To clean the bat
9、hroom.20. How did the woman sound?A. Sad. B. Annoyed. C. Funny.第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节 满分45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。21. The party last night was _ success. We sang and danced until it came to _ end at 12:00.A. a; an B. a; the C. the; an D. /; an22. _ the heavy rain, people
10、 managed to help those who were suffering from the earthquake. A. Because of B. In case of C. In spite of D. Instead of23. _, a boy of seventeen should have had three novels published. A. Unbelievable as might it sound B. As it might sound unbelievable C. As unbelievable it might sound D. Unbelievab
11、le as it might sound24. Its time you _ some reading or the other students will leave you behind. A. got down to B. got away C. got rid of D. got over25. It sounds like something is wrong with the cars engine. , wed better take it to the garage immediately.A. Otherwise B. If not C. If so D. But for t
12、hat26. Its important for the figures regularly.A. to be updated B. to have been updated C. to update D. to have updated27. Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, , of course, made all the others upset.A. who B. which C. what D. that28. volleyball is her main focus, shes also great
13、at basketball.A. Since B. Once C. Unless D. While29. Guess what! I have won the first prize in the speaking competition. Congratulations! You _ put a lot of work into it.A. should B. must C. should have D. must have30. After arriving in the United States, this 20-year-old Chinese student found it ra
14、ther difficult to _ living on his own.A. rely on B. adjust to C. depend on D. stick to31. Tom looked at Jenny, with tears _ his eyes, and shouted out the words _ in his heart for years.A. filling; having been hidden B. filled; hidden C. filling; hidden D. filled; hiding32. Recently a survey _ prices
15、 of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.Acompared Bcomparing Ccompares Dbeing compared33. - Would you do me a favor and carry these books? - _. A. Yes, thats right B. No trouble C. No wonder D. With pleasure34. The number of traffic accidents that _ i
16、n developing countries _ increasing.A. happen; is B. happens; is C. happens; are D. happen; are35. It was not until dark _ he found _ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.Athat; whatBthat; thatCwhen; whatDwhen; that 第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白
17、处的最佳选项。September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday. I received a warm 36 from my host family- the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 37 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 38 me around the campus. On our w
18、ay to my dorm, we saw a huge truck delivering a students 39 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations. But I was 40 not to because I thought it was a 41 of time and money. I had a single room, which was about the 42 of a Chinese college
19、 dorm - the ones which usually hold six people.43 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me, “Whats your favorite 44 ,Teresa?”I thought for a moment before answering, “Orange.”I didnt know why she had asked the question.We 45 an introduction meeting after dinner. 46 of the students were native English
20、 speakers, so I felt a little 47 .I returned to my room after the 48 , tired and wanted to go to bed after a (n) 49 day.When I opened my door, I found a big 50 .The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 51 was a sunflower-pattern mat(垫子)while a colorful lamp 52
21、beside the bed.I opened my mouth, 53 . How beautiful!There was also a 54 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 55 .36. A. heart B. card C. service D. welcome37. A. student B. teacher C. citizen D. visitor38. A. walked B. introduced C.
22、showed D. invited39. A. bag B. newspaper C. letters D. furniture40. A. warned B. forced C. determined D. supposed41. A. matter B. waste C. show D. use42. A. design B. size C. pattern D. example43. A. As B. Though C. Because D. While44. A. fruit B. weather C. food D. color 45. A. organized B. planned
23、 C. attended D. opened46. A. All B. Most C. Some D. Few47. A. pleased B. nervous C. angry D. afraid48. A. dinner B. class C. meeting D. party49. A. exciting B. surprising C. tiring D. interesting50. A. secret B. joke C. warmth D. surprise51. A. wall B. desk C. floor D. ground52. A. stood B. lay C. a
24、ppeared D. hung53. A. frightened B. moved C. satisfied D. understood54. A. post B. birthday C. name D. festival55. A. mind B. head C. face D. body第三部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15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。AThe next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hos
25、pitable farmer and his wife. After sharing the little food they had the couple let the angles sleep in their bed where they could have a good nights rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angles found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, l
26、ay dead in the field. The younger angle was infuriated and asked the older angle how he could have let this happen. “The first man had everything, yet you helped him,” he accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die”. “Things arent always what t
27、hey seem,” the older angle replied. “when we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldnt find it.” “Then last night as we slept in
28、the farmers bed, the angle of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things arent always what they seem.”56.Whats the best title of the passage?A. Two Angles Spread LoveB. Things Arent Always What They SeemC. The Rich And The PoorD. Tales of Angles57. In paragraph 2, the underlined wor
29、d “infuriated” most probably means _.A. amusedB. angryC. puzzledD. disappointed58.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?A. In the home of the wealthy family, the older angle put some gold into a hole in the wall.B. In the home of the poor family, the older angle killed their cow.C
30、. The younger angle agreed with what the older angle did at first.D. The angle of death is in charge of humans death.BAnchors(新闻节目主持人)on China Central Television(CCTV) will need to do some fast talking to replace the popular English acronyms(首字母缩略词)they are now banned from using. Shanghai Daily repo
31、rts that “anchors at China Central Television have been banned from saying the English acronyms NBA, CBA, GDP, and the like in their programs.”The replacement for those handy acronyms? Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Tele
32、vision.Chinese explanation of the English initials must be followed if my tongue slips. It is a little troublesome but a necessary one because not every member of the audience can understand the initials.”Although the government isnt giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to h
33、ave something to do with a proposal by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at Marchs NPC meeting. In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese. If w
34、e dont pay attention and dont take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese wont be a pure language in a couple of years.”Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages, acronyms are more about saving time than they are about co
35、rrupting(破坏)a language, we would think. Good luck to the CCTV anchors.59. CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer _.A. speak as slowly as they likeB. mix English into ChineseC. use shortened Chinese expressionsD. have much time for their programs60. According to the wr
36、iter, “CBA” is supposed to be replaced with “_”by CCTV anchors.A. 中国男子篮球职业联赛B. 中国篮球协会全国男女篮球职业联赛C. 中国篮球联赛D. 男子篮球联赛61. Whats Huang Youyis purpose?A. Using full English names instead of short forms.B. Translating Chinese terms into proper English.C. Avoiding Chinese words being mixed into English.D. Ke
37、eping our mother tongue a pure language.62. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?A. China has fallen behind in the matter of protection of its language.B. The ban is not necessary.C. Chinese shouldnt be corrupted.D. CCTV anchors will have a hard time.CIn 1963,former Senator Gaylord Nelson began
38、 to worry about our planet (A senator is a person that the people of the United States have chosen to help make the laws.). Senator Nelson knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying .He wondered why most people werent trying to solve these problems. He t
39、alked to other lawmakers and to the President. They decided that the President would go around the country and tell people about these concerns(关系重大之事). He did, but still not enough people were working on the problem.On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day was held .People all over the country made pr
40、omises to help the environment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isnt it great? One person had an id
41、ea and kept working until everyone began working together to solve it. See what happens when people care about our world?63The passage mainly talks about _.Athe importance of Earth DayBthe person who planned the Earth Day Cthe history of Earth Day Dthe first Earth Day64Why did Senator Gaylord Nelson
42、 worry about our planet?_AThe world was getting dirty.BMany plants and animals were dying.CFew people cared about the earth.DAll of the above.65From the text, we know that _ helped him most .Athe president Bthe other lawmakersCthe colleges Dthe students66It took Nelson _ years to get the people pay
43、much attention to the earth.A10B7C6D1DSocial networking isnt only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, My Space and Twitter, according to new research.The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is beco
44、ming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus, said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchil
45、dren. They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them, said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and peers. Almost 50 percent of old
46、er adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet, according to the report.67. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Social networking isnt for the under 40s in
47、 the U.S.A.B. American old peoples way of life is quite fashionable.C. The Internet is also popular among the American over 50s.D. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are hot websites in America.68. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Nearly 2000 adults took part in the
48、survey on line.B. The over 50s were introduced to the Internet by the young.C. About 20% of adults aged 50 and older dont like the Internet.D. Many Americans 50 plus stay connected using the Internet.69. Whats the underlined sentence used for? A. Its used as a reason for the popularity of the Apple
49、iPad in America.B. Its used as an example of the older adults awareness of the latest technology.C. Its used as a suggestion to the readers who are interested in the IT products.D. Its used as a choice for the Americans intending to use Social networking.70. Where can we most probably read this pass
50、age? A. In an experiment introduction.B. In a computer magazine.C. In a product advertisement.D. In a news report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。Do you constantly use the computer, whether for learning or entertainment? Computers give off radiation that is bad for your
51、health, but here are some ways to protect yourself from computer radiation._71_ Green tea can be absorbed by the body easily into a form of vitamin A, which helps reduce radiation. _72_It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate(辐射过滤板)in front of your computers screen. Make sure to avoid putt
52、ing any metal substances near your computer as these may have reflected some of the electromagnetic waves that are harmful to your health. _73_The brighter the screen, the higher the radiation there will be and vice versa.You can also put some radiation-absorbing plants such as several cacti near yo
53、ur computer to prevent radiation.Make sure you do a skincare protection before sitting in front of the computer. _74_Wash your face soon after using the computer in order to reduce 70% of the radiation_75_ Old computer in general, has one to two times more radiations released than the new one within
54、 the same distance.A. And adjust the brightness of your computer screen. B. Apply a layer of facial mask to protect yourself. C. And adjust the sound level on your computer. D. The most efficient way is by drinking some coffee regularly. E. The simplest way is by drinking 2 & 3 cups of green tea eve
55、ry day. F. If possible, purchase a new computer instead of using an old model computer. G. It also helps keep our eyes see things clearly in the dark by improving the visual ability. 第二卷(35分)第一节 短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处
56、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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词;2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。When we got up in the morning every day, we start our daily routine: washing our faces, brushing our teeth and maybe take a bath. When you do so, do you ever think that there is enough water
57、 or not? One thirds of the 4.4 billion people in the developing world has no way to clean drinking water. Water-relating diseases kill 10,000 to 20,000 children every day in the developing world. What comes our minds when we read these numbers? Do you think we are lucky or not? In a fact, the outloo
58、k for the future, even for us, are not very bright. So let us value our water as much as possibly not only for ourselves, but also for our children.第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)假设你是李华,昨天你收到好友Mike的来信,他邀请你参加他的生日聚会,但你因故不能赴约,现在请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信:1.表示歉意; 2.解释原因:照顾突然生病的父亲; 3.邮寄一份生日礼物表示祝贺。注意:1.词数:100左右; 2.可以适当发挥,使行文连贯。Dear Mike,_ Yours, LI Hua欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿,稿酬丰厚。