1、集宁一中2015-2016学年第二学期第一次月考高二年级英语试题本试卷满分为150（1201.25）分，考试时间为100分钟第一卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AI was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere.
2、 She even labeled（贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her scr
3、eaming. “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder. The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the
4、conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled（爬）under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was not something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils,
5、 took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didnt notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes.
6、 She smiled at me, “Thanks.” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.1. What made Kate so angry one evening? A. She couldnt find her books. BShe heard the author shouting loud. CShe
7、got the news that her grandma was ill. DShe saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.2. The author tidied up the room most probably because _. Ashe was scared by Kate s anger Bshe hated herself for being so messy Cshe wanted to show her care Dshe was asked by Kate to do so3. How is Paragraph 1 mainly d
8、eveloped? ABy analyzing causes BBy showing differences CBy describing a process DBy following time order4. What might be the best title for the story? AMy Friend Kate BHard Work Pays Off CHow to Be Organized DLearning to Be RoommatesBWith an overwhelming variety of educational toys and learning tool
9、s in the market, you really wonder if these educational products are really beneficial to children. There have been many educational DVDs in the market that promise to stimulate a childs learning and enhance his or her cognitive skills. Parents feel good about buying these products for their childre
10、n. After all, these educational tools try to do a parents job of participating in the childs education, especially when the parent cant be present due to his or her busy schedule.Moreover, children seem to love these DVDs that contain pictures, words, and loads of stories. Some DVDs contain fun, sin
11、g-along songs or read-aloud words to help the children learn different concepts and words. Although these are fun for the parents and the children, the question that needs to be asked is whether these DVDs are actually beneficial to the child, as they claim to be.Although parents expected “education
12、al” products to give their child some educational advantage, research has shown otherwise. Researchers in a recent study concluded that there was indeed no difference between the language and cognitive ability of the infants who were repeatedly exposed to educational DVDs and those who were not expo
13、sed to the DVDs. In fact, contrary to expectations, it was found that babies who were exposed to the DVDs at an earlier age had lower overall language scores at a later age. This suggested a damaging effect of such DVDs on younger children.For several years the American Academy of Pediatrics has rec
14、ommended that toddlers under age of 24 months or 2 years should not watch videos or television. However, there are many parents who believe these DVDs really help in stimulating the child and keep him or her entertained.While it may work as a great babysitter, it is important to limit activities lik
15、e video games, computer games, DVDs or TV programs. To promote their childrens development and cognitive skills, parents are advised to spend time with their children and increase interaction with them. For example, if you want to enhance language development, converse with the child, listen, and re
16、spond to whatever the child is trying to communicate. Children learn more by interacting with parents, rather than by watching DVDs.5. Many parents love to buy educational DVDs for their children actually because _.A. Their children have great interest in these DVDsB. They are sure that these DVDs a
17、re beneficial to childrenC. These DVDs can share their participation in children s education.D. These DVDs are effective in improving children s cognitive skills6. According to the study mentioned in Paragraph 3, educational DVDs _.A. need proper regulationsB. have only few advantagesC. are helpful
18、for older childrenD. are harmful to younger children7. What is the authors advice on promoting children s development and cognitive skills?A. Making a careful schedule for children s educationB. Increasing interaction between parents and childrenC. Keeping the children entertained and interestedD. S
19、eeking support and advice from experts8. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Do educational DVDs Really Work?B. Are You Prepared for Educational Tools?C. Are You Leading Your Child to the Right path?D. What Should You Do for Your Childs Education?CSea Life Melbourne Aqu
20、arium（水族馆）The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbournes CBD, is one of Victorias leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when
21、you visit the city.Opening TimesSea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.Location(位置)Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street,
22、Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.Getting to Sea Life Melbourne AquariumTrainSea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a short walk from either Flinders or Southern Cross train stations.Tram(有轨电车)The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium tram stop is located on the free C
23、ity Circle Tram route(公交线路) and also routes 70 and 75.City Circle Trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.Shuttle BusThe Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.Ca
24、r ParkingWhile there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.Wheelchair AccessSea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair access
25、ible toilets.TermsTickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your tickets once payment has been accepted. Please print all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!9. Sea Life Melbourne Aquari
26、um_.A. is located at the center of the CBD in the cityB. has 12 most attractive places in MelbourneC. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pmD. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex10. Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take_.A. trains from Southern Cross train stationB. shuttle
27、 buses around the train stationC. boats across the Yarra RiverD. either tram route 70 or 7511. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors_.A. free car parking B. wheelchair accessC. Internet connection D. transportation service12. Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _.A. are free to all visitors
28、 B. can be purchased by emailC. are checked at the entrance D. can be printed at the ticket officeD We have a strange obsession with the concept of perfection. Driven by our culture, we struggle for an unattainable ideal. If I had the perfect parents, perfect grades, perfect ., then I would be happy
29、. We seek what we cant have without remembering that we dont actually need to be perfect. Imperfection allows us to be humankind.Parents, teachers and other high-achieving peers will have us believe that we must be perfect if we wish to remain competitive. However, what job or school requires you to
30、 develop a cure for some of cancer by the age of 18? Although those grades will be admirable achievements, are they worth losing sleep? We feel that we need the perfect grades to get into the perfect college that will provide us with the education necessary for getting the perfect job. Making use of
31、 our thirst for perfection, the whole college and career industries have grown up making money by helping us reach our goals.In fact, you need to focus more on your passions. Dont worry about anything secondary to your passions. You wont become an expert in anything if you spend your time trying to
32、succeed in everything you do. Youll only become an expert when you devote your time to that one project that truly brings you joy.As members of this society, we have a responsibility to be excellent in what we do, not perfect. Although perfection can be a goal, it should not be the only goal. We onl
33、y have 24 hours in a day and seven days in a week. Thus, we need to prioritize what we what to do and cut out the activities we cannot do.With everything, though, make sure you are doing enough. Pursuing your passions is not an enough reason to completely give up on everything else. Try as hard as y
34、ou can and let your future worry about itself. Worry about your task at hand and you will be successful in achieving your dreams. Most of all, remember that you are going to be okay.13. According to paragraph 1, we know _.A. most people dont want to be perfectB. imperfect people arent happy at allC.
35、 its not necessary to be too perfectD. perfect grades result from remembering facts14. We can infer from the passage that _.A. a perfect grade is worth losing sleepB. the whole college and career industries are perfectC. some schools ask students to invent some medicineD. someone is profiting from o
36、ur search for perfection15. What might be the best title of the passage? A. How to be perfect B. Being enough is enoughC. Finding your own passions D. Giving up your secondary goals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.Everyone knows that good time management skills are impor
37、tant to students if they want to do well in school. _16_ The skills listed below are quite important.You should have the ability to say “no”. A party this weekend? A cool club to join? An overnight trip on Saturday? A quick pizza with your classmates that turns into three hours of just hanging out?
38、Learning to say “no” can save you a lot of time. But its not easy to say “no”. You should develop some good skills in saying “no”. _17_You shouldnt spare time for all the fun activities. High schools are amazing because there is always something fun for you to take part in. Unfortunately, you cannot
39、 spend time on all of the fun activities. _18_ You can go there when you finish your homework. In this way, you neednt feel guilty about enjoying yourself._19_ Some students like putting off things. This is a bad habit. You may end up with too many tasks one day. If you have a task, dont wait to get
40、 started until the last week, because you may not know what to do at all if you have too many tasks and you may end up in crisis._20_ Staying up a little too late? Maybe not eating a healthy dinner every night of the week? In order to keep in good health, you have to check on time so as to be energe
41、tic. Practicing a little self-care can really go a long way towards making sure you can have enough passion for your work with your limited time while in school.A. Choose the one that you like most.B. You should keep your health in check.C. You should avoid putting off your tasks.D. Try your best to
42、 get rid of your bad habits.E. It is very good for your time management.F. Here are some tips to help you learn to say “no”.G. But what skills are needed for good time management?第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题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。Body language i
43、s the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all ! It speaks21than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more22than we realize. In fact, non-verbal（非语言）communication takes up about 50% of what we really23. And body language is particularly24when we attempt to communicate across c
44、ultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so25 a part of us that its actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 26, different societies treat the27 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having28 contact(接触) even with friends, and cert
45、ainly not with29. People from Latin American countries, 30, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, its possible that in31, it may look like a Latino is32aNorwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving33. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness
46、, will keep34- which the Latino will in return regard as35 _. Clearly, a great deal is going on when people36. And only a part of it is in the wards themselves. And when parties are from37cultures, theres a strong possibility of38. But whatever the situation, the best39is to obey the Golden Rule: tr
47、eat others as you would like to be40.21. A. straighterB. louderC. harderD. further22. A. soundsB. invitationsC. feelingsD. messages23. A. hopeB. receiveC. discoverD. mean24. A. immediateB. misleadingC. importantD. difficult25. A. wellB. farC. muchD. long26. A. For exampleB. ThusC. HoweverD. In short
48、27. A. tradeB. distanceC. connectionsD. greetings28. A. eyeB. verbalC. bodilyD. telephone29. A. strangersB. RelativesC. neighboursD. enemies30. A. in other wordsB. on the other handC. in a similar wayD. by all means31. A. troubleB. conversationC. silenceD. experiment32. A. disturbingB. helpingC. gui
49、dingD. following33. A. closerB. fasterC. inD. away34. A. stepping forwardB. going onC. backing awayD. coming out35. A. weaknessB. carelessnessC. friendlinessD. coldness36. A. talkB. travelC. laughD. think37. A. differentB. EuropeanC. LatinoD. rich38. A. curiosityB. excitementC. misunderstandingD. ne
50、rvousness39. A. chanceB. timeC. resultD. advice40. A. noticedB. treatedC. respectedD. pleased第二卷（非选择题 共50分）第二部分英语知识运用第二节（共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 When treating some friends to dinner, we Chinese often say, “ The dishes are not good. Please forgive me.” In fact, it i
51、s a Chinese way of _41_ (be) modest. _42_ he really means is that all the dishes here are really wonderful! What he really hopes is compliment from the guests! But _43_ English would not understand it at all! Now that it is not very good, why should you present the dishes in front of us? The English
52、 would say to their guests “ Enjoy yourselves!” when eating and “ hope youve enjoyed!” after eating.While _44_ (eat) , we Chinese often say to the guests, “Eat slowly.” This would be very _45_ (puzzle) to the foreigners: Am I eating very violently? Am I eating too _46_ or too much?And now comes the
53、end of the dinner when your guests _47_ (leave). The Chinese would say, “Walk slowly!” This is a very polite saying in Chinese, but will also be confusing to the foreigners: why cant I walk fast? Does it matter _48_ I walk slowly or not? Are you worrying that I may fall over? _49_change your words _
54、50_ a simple “Bye!” or “See you next time!”第三部分：写作(共两节，满分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仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Last month the Students Uni
55、on of our school organize an English Speech Competition. At first I didnt show some interest and wasnt very much confident. Then my English teacher Mr Smith encouraged me. Inspiring by my teacher, I signed up for the competition and made fully preparations for it. Two weeks later the time I had been
56、 looking forward to coming and it was his turn. Glancing at my teachers smiling face, I built up my confidence and I was one of the winner.But my teachers encouragement, I couldnt have won the first prize. Im proud of Mr Smith or the wonderful experience. 第二节 书面表达(25分)某英文报社举办以“I Like Reading”为主题的征文活
57、动，你打算投稿。请根据以下要点写一篇短文。1. 你为什么喜欢读书；2. 你喜欢读哪一类的书（例如：历史、科学、文学等）？请给出至少两个理由。注意：词数100左右。_集宁一中2015-2016学年第一学期第一次月考高二年级英语（学科）试题参考答案一 阅读理解 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)A. 1. D 2. C 3.B 4. DB. 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. AC. 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. CD. 13. C 14.D 15.B第二节七选五 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)16-20：GEACB完型填空21-25. BDDCC 26-30 ABCA
58、B 31-35 BDACD 36-40 AACDB语法填空41. being 42.What 43. the 44. eating 45. Puzzling46. quickly/fast 47. will leave /are leaving 48. whether 49. So 50. forLast month the Students Union of our school organize an English Speech organizedCompetition. At first I didnt show some interest and wasnt very much co
59、nfident. Then anymy English teacher Mr Smith encouraged me. Inspiring by my teacher, I signed up for Inspiredthe competition and made fully preparations for it. Two weeks later the time I had been fulllooking forward to coming and it was his turn. Glancing at my teachers smiling face, I came mybuilt
60、 up my confidence and I was one of the winner. winners But / my teachers encouragement, I couldnt have won the first prize. Im proud of Without/ forMr Smith or the wonderful experience.改错 and书面表达 I Like ReadingReading is my favorite hobby. I can never stop the love for reading because books are like
61、wise teachers as well as good friends in my life. As we know, books are the source of knowledge. I benefit a great deal from reading.There are a variety of books for us to choose from, like history books, science books, literary books and so on. But what interests me most are literary books, especially those by famous writers. For one thing, they help to improve my writing skills and broaden my horizon. For another, they can enrich my life and provide me with great fun.Isnt it a pleasure to have great calm in mind while you are reading?
