1、重庆市杨家坪中学2014-2015学年度高一下期第二次月考英语试题考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分钟）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 does the woman plan to do? A. Stay at school B. Visit her family. C. Go camping.2. What is the man d
2、oing? A. Applying for a job. B. Watching a movie C. Making a joke.3. Why cant the speakers go on the trip? A. The mans uncle died. B. The man got sick. C. The woman has to attend a meeting.4. What does the man mean? A. Benjamin is very honest.B. Benjamin often breaks his words. C. Benjamin is seriou
3、s about his work.5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Teacher and student.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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the speak
4、ers eat when they were young? A. Very healthy bread. B. Bread made with no ingredients. C. Bread with a lot of artificial things in it.7. What does the man want to make? A. A pizza. B. A sandwich C. A whole loaf of bread.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where did the man grow up? A. In the countryside. B. In a sm
5、all town. C. In a city9. What do the speakers see in the street? A. Kids playing ball. B. Nice shops. C. A lot of trash.10. What was the main industry in the city before? A. Clothes B. Glass C. Cars. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How does the woman feel about the mans behavior at first? A. Understandable. B.
6、 Unbelievable. C. Unhealthy.12. What animals did the mans friends have? A. Horses. B. Pigs C. Sheep.13. What made the man decide to eat differently? A. He read about being a vegetarian. B. He saw a chicken being killed. C. He didnt like his mothers cooking.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What kind of food doe
7、s the man want to eat? A. Thai B. Italian. C. Indian.15. What does the woman suggest first? A. Going to a big city to find the right spices. B. Looking around the local market. C. The man should learn how to cook the food himself.16. Where do the speakers live? A. In Australia. B. In America. C. In
8、England.17. Who may the woman ask for help? A. The mans brother. B. The mans uncle. C. Her mother.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。18. Which word can be used to describe the New York subway? A. Old B. Boring C. Slow.19. Why did Rosie Ruiz get on the subway? A. She was tired of running. B. She wanted to go home. C.
9、 She wanted to win a race.20. What happened in the 1960s? A. The trains ran much faster. B. The subway became dangerous. C. The trains started running underground.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AHarry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His
10、parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the super is ready. Of
11、 course, he never washes his colthes or goes to buy something in the shops.Once Harrys father was sent to London on business, he would stay there for half a year. Leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And tw
12、o months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldnt do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didnt know where to get on the bus!Yesterday Harrys mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop.
13、But he didnt know how to choose. The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to but a pair of shoes himself. With a policemans help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, su
14、ddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “Whats the matter, young man?” “Im sorry, Ive left the shoe pattern at home!”21 always does some housework in the morning?A. Harrys father B. Harrys mother C. Harry D. Nobody22Harrys parents do all for him because _.A
15、. hes too young B. he has poor healthC. hes always busy with his studies D. they hope he spends all time on studies23The woman had to look after her son by herself because _.A.her husband wasnt at home B. she was stronger than her husbandC. she knew the young man well D. she was freer than her husba
16、nd24When the man was in London, ?A. Harry had to stay at home B. Harry didnt find the bus stopC. Harry fell behind in his classD. Harry wouldnt go to schoolBEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently d
17、ied. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” She said.“Can we write him a letter?”She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”My heart jumped, “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returne
18、d with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.“ Just wait, honey. Youll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happe
19、ned in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I re
20、alized, like the balloon , that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, hed persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the g
21、ray and white and I prayed that his strength was he reditary. I prayed to be a balloon.25When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother . Afelt it hard to answer Bthought her a creative girl Cbelieved it easy to do soDfound it easy to lie26When the girl was told that sh
22、e could send a letter to her father, she .Ajumped with joy Bbecame excitedCstarted writing immediately Dwas worried that it couldnt be delivered27In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?AAn incurable disease BAn unforgettable memory CThe hard time her father had DThe failures her father ex
23、periencedCThere are several reasons for hair loss in women. However, in most cases, treatment is quite effective. Female hair loss patterns in women are not as easily recognizable as they are in men. A woman may experience it temporarily due to pregnancy or illness, although they may experience it f
24、or other reasons.Hair loss can be due to a variety of factors, including a genetic tendency (which is not genetically linked to just one parentboth parents contribute to the tendency to lose hair).Women who are experiencing hair problems seem to have more limited choices than men. There are some fem
25、ale hair loss treatments that are available such as the Tricomin System which is a topical treatment that is nutrition based. Shen Min for Women is another natural treatment that contains herbs ( 药草) that are said to stimulate(刺激) hair growth and even restore hair that is graying to its natural colo
26、r.The majority of the popular, proven hair loss treatments are only intended for men and are not suitable for women. True, a womans hair issue is different from a mans. The biological makeup is different and the needs are different. Women have different needs and their bodies react in different ways
27、 to environmental changes, physical illness and even the treatments that are available. There are many natural treatments such as vitamin and mineral supplements that are said to stimulate hair growth, but, for the most part, these claims are currently unproven.One of the first and most important fa
28、ctors to effectively treating is to get a diagnosis from a doctor. Talk to your doctor about any symptoms(症状) that you may be experiencing in addition to the thinning hair. Stress, weight loss or gain, illness and depression, all of these can be contributing factors.28. It can be learned from the 1s
29、t paragraph that _.A. usually hair loss is hard to heal B. female hair loss is more common than the mensC. women tend to suffer from hair loss during the pregnant periodD. only illness contributes to hair loss29. Which of the following statements matches the text about the two treatments?A. Both are
30、 to solve the problem of male hair loss.B. Tricomin System is effective in speeding the growth of the new hairC. Shen Min is an updated way of treating hair lossD. The former is nutrition-based, while the latter is medicine-based.30. The reasons for the differences between the female and male hair l
31、oss problems do not include _.A. The biological structure and composition of the hair B. The wants and needsC. The reactions and responses to the outside changes D. The approach to taking exercise31. The natural treatments _.A. include vitamin and mineral supplements B. are applied to keep the hair
32、healthyC. have been proved useful D. are the most commonly-used waysDIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnsons famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson
33、s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators(评论员) fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be unde
34、rstood. He argues that to an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the Engl
35、ish weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, “because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena(现象).”The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and unce
36、rtain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is
37、a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In ot
38、her words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.32.The author mentions Dr. Johnsons comment to show that_.A. most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson B. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationC. the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD. English conversations usually st
39、art with the weather33. What does the underlined word ”obsession” most probably refer to?A.A social trend. B. An emotional state. C.A historical concept. D. An unknown phenomenon.34.According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that_.A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB. there is n
40、othing special about the English weatherC. the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty35.What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?A. To explain what English weather-speak is about.B. To analyse misconceptions abo
41、ut the English weather.C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.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项。How can I fight laziness?Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can
42、 be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind. 36 Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to
43、procrastinate(拖延). By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from project to project. Oth
44、ers take a more proactive approach, viewing each project or task as a challenge they must overcome alone. 37 Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often promotes laziness. Cre
45、ate a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child to promote responsibility. Complete a certain number of chores and reward yourself with a good dinner. 38 39 Spouse(配偶) and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not addressed quickly. To fight ho
46、usehold laziness, lead by example. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own chores. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people. 40 Enough exercise and a balanced diet can he
47、lp you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help boost your mood.A. Knowing how to fight laziness is important.B. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.C. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home.D. If you have a hobby, celebrate after completing
48、 a project.E. Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.F. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.G. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处
49、的最佳选项。If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a _41_ reason, such as your job or your studies?_42_ perhaps youre interested in the _43_ ,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a _44_ of the language
50、.Most people learn best using a variety of _45_, but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They _46_ an environment where you can practice under the _47_ of someone whos good at the language. We all lead _48_ lives and learning a language takes _49_. You will have more success
51、if you study regularly, so try to develop a _50_. It doesnt matter if you havent got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes _51_.Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “Im too _52_,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more _53_ than
52、 adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any _54_. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. Ive also heard people _55_ about the mistakes they make when _56_. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes _57_ youre much less likely to make them again.Learning a ne
53、w language is never _58_. But with some work and devotion, youll make progress. And youll be _59_ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in _60_ own language. Good luck!41.A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical42. A. After B. So C. Though D. Or43.A literatu
54、re B. transport C. agriculture D. medicine44.A view B. knowledge C. form D. database45.A paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers46.A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide47.A. control B. command C. guidance D. pressure48.A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal49.A. courage B. time C. energy
55、 D. place50.A. theory B. business C. routine D. project51.A. some risks B. a lot less C. some notes D. a lot more52.A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired53.A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly54.A. age B. speed C. distance D. school55.A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel56.A. singing B. wo
56、rking C. bargaining D. learning57.A. if B. and C. but D. before58.A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy59.A. blamed B. amazed C. interrupted D. informed60.A. their B. his C. our D. your第卷第二节 （共10小题；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 I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl
57、who liked to point out my flaws. Week by week her list 61. _ (grow): I was very thin, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to ignore this for as long as I could. In the end, though, I got very angry. I ran to my father 62. _ tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he
58、asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, havent you ever wondered 63. _ youre really like? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did 64. _ he told me. To my grea
59、t surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change, but a good number I 65. _. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than 66. _ else
60、 the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and 67. _ (feel) hurt. When something someone says about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know what you should do. Dont shut your ears. Listen to
61、 them all, 68. _ hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” Daddys advice 69. _ (return) to me at many important moments. In all my life, Ive never had a 70. _ (good) piece of advice.第四部分 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） 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
62、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。My swimming experience is extreme interesting. There was a time that I swam like a rock. This went on until one day when I was fishing with a friend at nearby pond. I fall into it. If my frie
63、nd has not come to my rescue, I would have drowned. Ever since then, I have come to know the important of learning to swim. I didnt attend to any training class but learned it on my own. Gradually, I have no difficulty swim at all now. Though my self-invented styles looks awkward（笨拙的）, at least they
64、 can keep my floating. Thinking of this, I am more than satisfied.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）最近，李华被评为你们班的“校园之星”。请你根据她的事迹（在周六下午，不顾天气炎热，为班级选购歌咏比赛服装），用英语为班级板报写一篇100120个词的短文。你的文章应包括以下要点：1. 李华的事迹及其对同学的影响。2. 你的评论。 注意：1. 文章的标题和开头已给出（不计词数）。 2. 参考词汇： singing contest 歌咏比赛 costume 服装 Star Student of the CampusLi Hua has b
65、een awarded the title of “Star Student of the Campus” for what she did for our class. 高一下期第二次月考 英语听力 1-5 CBABB 6-10 CBCCB 11-15 BCBCC 16-20 BAACB阅读理解21-24: ADAB 25-27: ABC 28-31: CDDA 32-35: DBDA 36-40: BGDCE完型填空41-45CDABC 46-50 DCABC 51-55 BABAA 55-60 DBDBA语法填空61.grew 62. with 63. what 64. as 65. c
66、ould 66. anyone 67. feel 68. but 69. has returned 70. Better改错importanceitmeswimminghadfellawhenextremelyMy swimming experience is extreme interesting. There was a time that I swam like a rock. This went on until one day when I was fishing with a friend at nearby pond. I fall into it. If my friend h
67、as not come to my rescue, I would have drowned. Ever since then, I have come to know the important of learning to swim. I didnt attend to any training class but learned it on my own. Gradually, I have no difficulty swim at all now. Though my self-invented styles looks awkward（笨拙的）, at least they can
68、 keep my floating. Thinking of this, I am more than satisfied.写作（参考范文）Star Student of the CampusLi Hua has been awarded the title of “Star Student of the Campus” for what she did for our class. On the hot afternoon of last Saturday, Li Hua went downtown and walked from one store to another, looking
69、for the costumes we would wear in the singing contest. While the rest of us were enjoying our leisure time in cool and comfortable rooms, she spends the whole afternoon searching and selecting. Finally, she found the right clothed. Deeply moved by her efforts, we tried our best and won the first prize in the contest.Li Hua is always warm-hearted and cares a lot about the class. Besides, she often devoted her spare time to helping others. She has set a good example for us. Therefore, she deserves the honor and we should learn from her.
