1、高二上学期第二次月考英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.What do we know about Tom?A. He didnt sleep yesterday.B. He is often absent fr
2、om class.C. He goes to school as usual.2.Where did the man grow up?A. In England B. In Canada C. In Germany3.What is the original price of the T-shirt?A. 2.5 dollars B. 5 dollars C. 10 dollars4. What colour sweatshirt does the man like?A. orange B. Blue C. Green5. What language is the woman learning
3、?A. Chinese B. French C. English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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。听第6段对话，回答6、7题。6. Where does John come from?A. England B. Italy C. France7.Whats the possible relationship between the speak
4、ers?A. Classmates B. Mother and son C. Teacher and student听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8.Which subway goes to the museum？A. The northbound subway.B. The southbound subway.C. The eastbound subway.9.Where did the woman come from?A. The office B. The hotel C. Her home10. How will the woman go to the main terminal?A
5、. By bus B. By car C. On foot听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What was the girl doing just now?A. Watching TV B. Doing her homework C. Playing with her grandpa12. What programme does the girl want to watch?A. World News B. Cartoons C. Animal world13. When will the TV programme end?A. At 5:30 p.m. B. At 5:20 p.m
6、. C. At 5:40 p.m.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题14. Where does the man pay his bills normally?A. Online B. Through the mail C. At the bank15. What will the man show the woman?A. His ID card B. His passport C. His bank account 16. What are the speakers talking about?A. Shopping online B. Writing cheques C. Opening
7、a bank account.听第10段材料， 回答第17至20题17. How many people went camping with the speaker?A. Two B. Three C. Four18. Where did the speaker camp?A. On the mountain B. By the lake C. In the forest19. What was plentiful there?A. Butterflies B. Other insects C. Wildflowers20.What was the speaker doing?A. Writi
8、ng a novel B. Writing a composition C. Writing about nature第二部分 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)AMy 3-year-old son and I lived a very hard life because I had been out of work since two years ago. Being poor is a terrible feeling when your 3-year-old finishes his meal and says: “Can I have som
9、e more bread and jam please, Mummy?” And you break down in tears, because you dont know how to tell him that there is no more food. With 6, I went to the supermarket, picked up some food and started to cook at home. It was time for me to make a change and get back on my feet. I began to write a seri
10、es of articles for the website named Hunger Hurt in July 2011.A few months later, local food bank gave me some help- with some free vegetables every month, which made my life a little easier. I began to write recipes， posting them on my blog. To my surprise, families, students and those poor people
11、told me how much it helped to see healthy recipes made from affordable supermarket vegetables.My Life took unexpected turns. I was invited to give a speech on food, interviewed for an Oxfam report on food banks and asked to write a cookery book.When I got the money from the book, for the first night
12、 in almost two years, I went to bed without worrying. Now, I have a well-paid job and a beautiful home, and Ill never forget the days when I worked hard for a good life.21.The writer started to cook because _.Athe food at the supermarket was unhealthyBshe was advised to do so by someoneCshe had to f
13、eed themselves in a cheap way Dher son preferred home-cooked food22.According to the text, the food bank _.Ahelps sell the food in supermarketsBbrings people together who care about food wasteCgives out food to those people who are in need Dwrite healthy recipes to food lovers around the world23. Th
14、e writers first post of recipes _.Aattracted only housewives Bwas given little noticeCmoved the readers Ddrew much attention24.Which could be the best title?ASuccess lies in your own hands BA lesson hard life teaches meCA mothers dream job Dwhat a loving motherBWalking is so simple and convenient th
15、at it couldnt possibly count as exercise, right? WrongStudy after study shows that regular walking can help you lose weight and reduce your risk of heart diseaseThe study published inDiabetes Research and Clinical Practiceshows that the blood pressure of the overweight men being tested improved and
16、the amount of body fat greatly decreasedThats good news, because walking has now become the most popular fitness activity in the United StatesConvenient, simple, and gentle on the joints, walking is perhaps the easiest form of exercise to maintainAccording to a survey, four out of five women who sta
17、rt a walking program continue to walk, while half of women who attempt other types ofaerobic exercise(有氧运动), such as swimming, drop out during the first few monthsHere are some basics for walking exerciseWalk at a pace that makes you breathe heavily, but still able to talkYour goal, first and foremo
18、st, is to walk five days a week, 30 minutes a walkDo that, and you are getting the base-level amount of exercise that research says should maintain your health andvigor(精力)Walk for as long as you are comfortable the first week, even if it is just to your mailbox and backEach following week, increase
19、 that amount by no more than 10 percentStart every walk with five minutes of easy-paced walking, about the same pace at which you do shopping, to get your body warmed upThen, cool down at the end of each walk with another five minutes of easy-paced walkingThis allows your heart rate to gradually spe
20、ed up and slow down25. The survey mentioned in Paragraph 3 shows that _A. 80 of the women surveyed are walking as a means of exerciseB. 50 of the women surveyed want to swim as a means of exerciseC. walking is more easily maintained than other types of aerobic exerciseD. the effect of walking is as
21、good as that of other types of aerobic exercise26. Which of the following statements is TRUE about walking for exercise?A. Walking five days a week, 30 minutes altogether, is the goalB. Increase at least 10 of the amount of each previous weekC. Each walk should start with the pace of doing shoppingD
22、. Walking as much as you can in the first week is suggested27. What is the purpose of the easy-paced walking in every walk?A. To help reduce your blood pressureB. To help reduce your risk of heart diseaseC. To help your body lose fatD. To help your heart rate change gradually28. What would be the be
23、st title for the passage?A. How to Keep Healthy?B. Walking for ExerciseC. Different Ways of ExerciseD. Is Walking a Type of Exercise?CThe tradition of having a pine tree as a Christmas Tree is believed to come from Germany. Since the medieval time, lighting a candle on a tree is common to welcome gu
24、ests. Such practice has evolved into the Christmas celebration.The formal Christmas Tree was introduced to England about 100 years ago when Queen Victoria married German Albert. The evidence of Victorias love for Albert is not only expressed through inheriting the German tradition of having a Christ
25、mas Tree but also through the gold Albert Statues that Victoria had ordered to build for Albert, standing in many places in London. In America, the Christmas Tree idea was brought by German immigrants too.The custom of sending Christmas cards was initiated in England around 1850. The first cards wer
26、e decorated with elaborate designs of flowers, birds and landscapes.As for Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the story goes back to the third century.Legend has it, Saint Nicholas dedicated all his life to helping mankind, especially children. He died on December 6, which marks the Saint Nicholas Day
27、in many European countries and that was when gifts were given to children. Saint Nicholas bears many different names, such as Father Christmas in the UK, San Nicolas in the Netherlands, Le Pere Noel in France, and Kriss Kringle in Germany.He also arrives on different dates to deliver presents to chi
28、ldren in different countries, typically from chimneys. The chimney story was this: Santa flew over house tops in a sleigh, he dropped coins by accident and they landed in some stockings hanging next to the fireplace to dry. From then on, red stockings were hung by the chimney in hopes that Santa wou
29、ld fill them with gifts.29. The passage is most probably taken from _.A. a history book B. a geography bookC. a folk story book D. a book on culture30. Which of the following descriptions about Santa Clause is NOT right according to the passage?A. In the UK, Santa Claus is Father Christmas.B. Santa
30、Claus usually delivers presents to children through chimneys.C. Santa Claus became known to the British about 170 years ago.D. Santa Claus was devoted to helping mankind.31. We can infer from the passage that _.A. England is the birthplace of pine treesB. Santa Claus was very popular among childrenC
31、. it was the Germans who brought the Christmas tree to the United statesD. Santa Claus is someone only existing in peoples imaginationDIt is often easy to feel overwhelmed (受打击的)in the face of species loss and habitat destruction. The problem is large and complex, and its natural for individuals to
32、feel powerless. Yet, everything you do is vitally important. It may not seem to amount to much in the grand scheme of things, but your seemingly small actions, added together, can make a big difference. Here are some things you can do:Protect Wildlife Habitat. Perhaps the greatest threat to many spe
33、cies is the widespread destruction of habitats. Farming, development, and cutting down of forests all result in loss of wildlife habitats. In areas where rare species live, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction. By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can also be
34、 protected together. Parks, reserves, and other protected lands are too often the only places left untouched by habitat destruction.Reduce the threat of invasive (入侵的) species. The spread of non-native species has greatly reduced native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with nat
35、ive species for resources and habitats. They can even prey on native species directly, greatly reducing their population. one way to reduce the threat of invasive species is to grow native plants in your garden and to welcome native animals into your yard.Place bird-shaped paper on your windows. It
36、is estimated that as many as one billion birds in the United States die each year due to collisions with windows. You can help reduce the number of collisions simply by placing bird-shaped paper on your windows. Other simple steps you can take are to draw the shades and curtains during brightest par
37、ts of the day, and put screens on the outside of the windows.Slow down when driving. Many native animals live in developed areas, in other words, close to humans. Roads are a particularly big danger to them: animals are at risk every time they try to cross. So when youre out and about, slow down, an
38、d keep an eye out for wildlife.32. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. How Do Animals Become Extinct?B. The Importance of Protecting Wildlife.C. What Can We Do to Protect Wild life?D. New Ways of Saving Endangered Animals.33. The main idea of the second paragraph is _.A
39、. more parks and reserves should be builtB. we should keep wildlife habitats from destructionC. conditions of parks and reserves have been improvedD. parks and reserves are best ways of protecting34. People are advised to put bird-shaped paper on their windows to _.A. beautify their housesB. protect
40、 the windows from birdsC. attract more birds to live nearbyD. stop birds from hitting windows by mistake35. The underlined phrase “prey on” in paragraph 3 probably means “_”A. drive away B. live with C. hunt down D. fight with第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）The Art of Slow ReadingIf you are reading this artic
41、le in print, chances are that you will only get through half of what I have written. And if you are reading this online, you may not even finish a fifth. _36_ They suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion.So are we getting stupider? Actual
42、ly, our online habits are damaging the mental power we need to process and understand textual information. Round-the-clock news makes us read from one article to the next without necessarily engaging fully with any of the content. Our reading is frequently stopped by the noise of the latest email an
43、d we are now absorbing short bursts of words on Twitter and Facebook more regularly than longer texts. _37_ But we are gradually forgetting how to sit back, think carefully, and relate all the facts to each other._38_ A desperate bunch of academics want us to take our time while reading, and re-read
44、ing. They ask us to switch off our computers every so often and rediscover both the joy of personal engagement with printed texts, and the ability to process them fully. Whats to be done then? Most slow readers realize that total rejection of the web is extremely unrealistic. They feel that getaway
45、from technology for a while is the answer. _39_Personally, Im not sure whether I could ever go offline for long. Even while writing this article, I am switching constantly between sites, skimming too often, absorbing too little. Internet reading has become too rooted in my daily life for me to chang
46、e. I read essays and articles not in hard copy but as PDFs. I suspect that many readers are in a similar position. _40_ You can download a computer application called Freedom, which allows you to read in peace by cutting off your Internet connection. Or if you want to avoid being disturbed by the In
47、ternet, you could always download offline reader Instapaper for your iPhone. If youre still reading my article, that is slow reading.A. The Internet is probably part of the problem.B. Now some campaigns are advocating slow reading.C. But if you just occasionally want to read more slowly, help is at
48、hand.D. These are the two findings from the recent research projects.E. Because of the Internet, we have become very good at collecting information.F. Slow reading can help connect a reader to neighborhood and become popular.G. Some of them have suggested turning their computers off for one day a we
49、ek.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，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) 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和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。Yesterday, our teacher asked us when people could be considered old. David said that when people got wrinkles (皱纹). However, Mary didnt 41 . She thought people might gain wrinkles at an ear
50、lier age because of their 42 work. Then Lily said that those 43 their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her doubt. She said that some old people might 44 be full of energy and working on their dreams, which made them appear 45 .The class was over and the teacher aske
51、d me to continue to 46 it after class.The question 47 me of a saying of J.Barrymore: a man isnt old 48 he is pursuing (追求) something.My grandma is such a woman who 49 her dream even when shes 70 now. She has kept her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. 50 , because her family was
52、poor, she had to 51 her dream. She had to work to raise money so as to 52 her family. Although she had never forgotten her dream, she could hardly find any 53 to make it come true because of the tough work. Fortunately, a(n) 54 came when she retired from her work. She 55 taking painting lessons even
53、 though she was already old. At first, I was 56 her idea of attending school at such an old age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I began feeling it a good 57 . She looks fine and seems 58 .So if we have our dreams and try to 59 them, we arent old. If we dont know what we want and l
54、et regrets be the 60 point of our lives, then we can be considered old.41.A. agree B. answer C. move D.understand42.A. exciting B. common C. old D.hard43.A. reaching B. confirmingC. repeating D.avoiding44.A. still B.almost C. hardly D.sometimes45.A. attractive B.smart C. young D.interesting46.A. ref
55、er to B.look for C. think about D.turn to47.A. prevented B.spotted C. puzzled D.reminded48.A. even if B.as if C.so that D.as long as49.A. remembers B.finds C. knows D.follows50.A. Approximately B. Fortunately C. However D. Also51.A. put aside B.search for C. give up D. return to52.A. combine B.suppo
56、rt C. leave D.protect53.A. way B.person C. place D.service54.A. success B.excuse C. chance D. helper55.A. stopped B.began C. liked D. considered56.A. against B.for C. on D. with57.A. purpose B.dream C.task D. choice58.A. gentle B.penniless C.wealthy D. energetic59.A. realize B.express C.change D.sat
57、isfy60. A. tip B .bottom C.center D. side第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Memorizing hundreds of English words 61 (be) always a big headache for students. Why not let 62 amazing app Baicizhan help you? First of all, the app helps you divide your work into daily tasks. 63 you have c
58、hosen the vocabulary list and an end date, the app then quickly tells you how many words you need to learn every day. For example, you can spend just 10 minutes 64 (memorize) 15 words every day. Doesnt that sound much 65 (easy) than trying to do everything at once? Thats not allit can also be much f
59、un. The learning process is like playing a guessing game. Instead 66 just showing the Chinese and English 67 (meaning) of a new word, the app asks you to first choose the correct picture from four, 68 (base) on an English description. This helps you memorize the words 69 (clear). And all of the Engl
60、ish is read by native speakers. You can also listen to 70 (it) “English words radio” feature while youre walking.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节 改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)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。We high school students do have some growing pai
61、ns, but we can get rid of it correctly and wisely. First, some of us are upset with their body figures and looks. Its necessary and its not important at all. We neednt care for it. It is ones inner beauty which matters. Second, we sometime seem to be misunderstood by our the teachers, parents and cl
62、assmates.Facing this, we can find a properly time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, try to remove themisunderstanding. Third, we may fall behind others, which make us stressed. All we need to do is to encourage ourselves work harder, full of determination.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）仿写（5分）The greatest lea
63、der is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things._书面表达（20分）一家英语报社现以移动支付为话题向中学生征文。移动支付已全面走近我们的生活，但人们对此褒贬不一。请结合它的优点和缺点，以及你的个人观点写一篇短文。注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可适当再增加细节，以使行文连贯。_ 高二第二次月考英语试题听力1-5 BBCBA 6-10 CBABC 11-15 BCACB 16-20 CBBCA阅读理解2
64、1-24 CCDA 25-28 CCDB 29-31 DCB 32-35CBDC36-40 DEBGC完形填空41-45ADAAC 46-50 CDDDC 51-55 ABACB 56-60 ADDAC语法填空61. is 62. the 63. After/When/ Once 64. memorizing 65. easier 66. of67.meanings 68. based 69. clearly70.its改错1. it-them 2. necessary-unnecessary 3. for-about4.which-that 5.sometime-sometimes 6.the 去掉7.properly-proper 8.try-trying 9. make-makes10.ourselves后加 to作文略