湖南省常德淮阳中学2014-2015学年度高二上学期第二次月考英语试题

常德淮阳中学2014-2015学年上学期高二英语第二次月考
英语试题
时量：120分钟 分值：150分
PartⅠ　Listening Comprehension(30 marks)
Section A (22. 5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
Conversation 1
1. Whose CD is broken
A. Kathy’s. B. Mum’s. C. Jack’s.
2. What does the boy promise to do for the girl
A. Buy her a new CD. B. Do some cleaning. C. Give her ten dollars.
Conversation 2
3. Where does the man find a job
A. In Paris. B. In New York. C. In London.
4. What is the problem for the man
A. He has to leave his friends. B. He has to meet many people. C. He has to travel a lot.
Conversation 3
5. What did the man think of the meal
A. Just so-so. B. Quite satisfactory. C. A bit disappointing.
6. What was the 15% on the bill paid for
A. The food. B. The drinks. C. The service.
Conversation 4
7. Why is the man at the shop
A. To order a camera for his wife. B. To have a camera repaired. C. To get a camera changed.
8. What color does the man want
A. Pink. B. Black. C. Orange.
9. What will the man do afterwards
A. Make a phone call. B. Wait until further notice. C. Come again the next day.
Conversation 5
10. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday
A. Go to a play. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston.
11. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto
A. Attend a party. B. Meet her aunt. C. See a car show.
12. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave
A. To call up Betty. B. To buy some DVDs. C. To pick up Daniel.
Conversation 6
13. Where does Thomas Manning work
A. In the Guineans Company B. At a radio station C. In a museum
14. Where does the idea of a book of records come from
A. A bird-shooting trip B. A visit to Europe C. A television talk show
15. When did Sir Hugh’s first book of records appear
A. In 1875 B. In 1950 C. In 1955
Section B(5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
The History of the Umbrella
● First, the umbrella was not invented as a protection against 16 . It was first used as a shade against the sun.
● When it first appeared in Egypt, it was used only by the rich as a 17 of their power.
● In 18 , the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella.
● During the middle ages, it appeared again in Italy in the 19 century and later in France and in England.
● Now, umbrellas have not changed much in style, but they do become much 20 .
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. All the citizens are taking action to protect the environment, so our city is a clean and beautiful city.
A. on the way becoming B. on the way become
C. on the way to becoming D. on the way to become
22. Traveling is ______, but we often feel ________ when we are back from travels.
A .interesting; tired B. interested; tiring C. interested; tired D. interesting, tiring
23. Children’s curiosity may many useful inventions.
A. lead to B. take place C. gather in D. bring away
24. If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party, .
A. he will either B. neither will he C. he neither will D. either he will
25. I don’t appreciate like a second-class citizen.
A. treating B. to be treated C. being treated D. having treated
26. It’s heavy, but I can to carry it upstairs.
A. try B. attempt C. succeed D. manage
27. Punishment has very little on him.
A. affect B. effect C. effort D. use
28. He sent me an e-mail, _______ to get further information.
A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope
29. worries me the way he keeps changing his mind.
A. It B. That C. This D. What
30. The teacher teaches us by using his personal examples, which us a lot.
A. benefits B. makes C. promises D. prevents
31. ____________ that it was going to snow, the climbers decided to put off their attempt on the highest peak.
A. Having been told B. Having told C. Told D. Telling
32. --- What can I do for you, Mum
--- The salt has . You’d better go to the shop to buy some.
A. run out of B. used up C. made use of D. run out
33. The joke told by Jenny made us , so our maths teacher couldn’t make himself .
A. laugh; hearing B. laugh; heard C. laughing; hear D. laughed; to be heard
34. I can’t believe him, so his words are beyond .
A. surprise B. belief C. imagination D. understanding
35. —Do you know the time which she devotes ________English in a day reaches 10 hours
—Yes. I know that her key ________ success lies in her devotion to English study.
A．to studying; to achieving B．to study; to achieve
C．to studying; to achieve D．to study; to achieving
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. He was very happy with her 36 . Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish “I will go through the forest where you were born. What 37 should I take for the birds there ” The bird said, “Tell them I am full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and I’m cut off from all of life’s sweet things. I hope it won’t be long before I can fly 38 _ through the trees with them again.”
When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “Dear birds! 39 to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a 40 from you. She wants to join you, but I would 41 her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” Suddenly one bird screamed and 42 to the ground.
Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to the city and 43 his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, “I do not know what happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead.”
Suddenly the bird 44 a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The merchant was terrified and wept in 45 . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and 46 on the nearest tree. She turned to him and said gratefully,” I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird instructed me how to 47 my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead.”
36. A. cry B. poem C. speech D. song
37. A. report B. conversation C. message D. invitation
38. A. carefully B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
39. A. Thanks B. Rewards C. Greetings D. Congratulations
40. A. reply B. story C. joke D. letter
41. A. avoid B. miss C. ignore D. quit
42. A. flew B. ran C. fell D. jumped
43. A. afforded B. served C. offered D. traded
44. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
45. A. surprise B. interest C. hopelessness D. curiosity
46. A. hid B．started C．hit D. landed
47. A. fight B. treat C. win D. strike
Section C
Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Considered 48._______ a virtue, honesty is admired in every country and every culture.
49._______, there are still some dishonest people living in this world. Some businessmen are not always honest in their dealings. Some students 50._______ caught cheating in a test. Some newspapers carry some untrue news just in order to attract 51._______ readers.
Actually, being dishonest is generally regarded as a bad behavior, which is looked down upon by the society. But being 52._______ honest person, we can benefit a lot. 53. _______, we can have s peaceful life, for we will not feel ashamed of telling lies. Second, we can be trusted by other people, 54._______ will do good to our lives.
I do believe honesty is a virtue which is the very key 55._______ the door of success.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 marks)
Section A(30)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
56. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B. She decided to further her education in Paris
C. A serious eye problem stopped her
D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
57. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor
A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters.
C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school. D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.
58. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital
A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years
59. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell,
except that she ______.
A. became the first woman physician
B. was the first woman doctor
C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D. set up the first medical school for women
60. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.
A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City
B
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. Then
People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
61. We should take good care of our eyes .
A. only when we can see well B. only when we cannot see perfectly
C. even if we can see well D. only when we realize how important our eyes are
62. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .
A. near-sighted B. far-sighted
C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts
63. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .
A. experience B. imagine C. feel pain D. are affected with
64. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .
A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away
C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances
65. People who suffer from astigmatism have .
A. one eye bigger than the other
B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape
C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses
C
From a very early age, some children show better self-control than others. Now, a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child’s low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.
Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now. They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “Persistence in reaching goals.”
The study led by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin, New Zealand.
“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten, later on had the most health problems in their 30s,” Moffitt said，“and they had the worst financial situation. They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.” Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed, and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.
Moffitt said it’s still unclear why some children have better self-control than others, though she said other researchers have found that it’s mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence. But good self-control can be set to run in families because children with good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents. But the good news, Moffitt said, is that self-control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective.
66．From the first two paragraphs we learn that .
A. the research has been carried out for five years
B. self-control in kids tends to determine their future
C. self-control was assessed by children’s intelligence
D. children’s self-control is almost the same at early age
67．Children with low self-control are more likely to .
A. become wealthy in later life B. get good school performance
C. have better financial planning D. adopt negative behaviors
68．According to Moffitt， .
A. only good genetic factors can shape their lives in the future
B. scientists know well why some children have better self-control
C. self-control in childhood has nothing to do with criminal activity
D. willpower as a child really influences people’s chances of adulthood
69．What can be inferred from the passage
A. Self-control cannot be taught in schools.
B. The study is restricted within few participants.
C. It’s never too late to deal with self-control problems.
D. Good parenting can improve self-control and life success.
70．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？
A. Child’s self-control predicts future health and success
B. Kids are encouraged to take risks at an early age
C. Children’s development cannot be changed by teachers
D. How to teach the kids a bit of self-control in schools
Section B(10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for dealing with stress.
Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercises or physical activity .Running , walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.
Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest .If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough, or you're not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situation .If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor.
Make time for yourself
Schedule time for both work and entertainment .Don't forget that play can be just as important to your overall well being as work—you need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun .Go window shopping or work on a hobby .Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.
Make a list of the things you need to do
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there's so much to do, and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything .Instead , make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, and check off each task as it is completed .Set out to do the most important tasks first.
How to deal with stress
71.________ Solutions/Ways Action(s)
Being nervous, angry or upset Trying physical activity ·running·walking·playing tennis·72.________
·73.________·Not sleeping well enough·Eating 74.________ Taking care of yourself ·eating well·75.________·consulting a doctor
Scheduling time for both work and entertainment not properly 76.________ for yourself ·77.________·working on a hobby·doing something you enjoy
78.________ and feeling that time is not enough Making a list of the things you need to do ·79.________ at a time·80.________ each task as it is completed·setting out to do the most important tasks first
Part Ⅳ Writing (35 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
My name is Bob. My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via telephone for a well-known company. One day, the dialer （接线员） connected me to a man who answered the phone and sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal tone, and expecting to hear the normal response, “I don’t want any”, and be hung up on.
Instead he spoke in a weak voice and began to tell me how he wished he could take a vacation like the one I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of emphysema. He explained how he was on oxygen, and it took almost all his energy just to get to the phone to answer the call. I apologized to him for that. He asked me if I smoked and then begged me to stop. He told me smoking is what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them all the time how much I love them. At this point, I was in tears, and couldn’t control myself, and he could tell. We ended the call, and I put my phone on hold to prevent another call from coming in so I could collect myself.
After a few moments, I decided to write down his name and address, and just send him a card telling him that I appreciated his advice and that I would pray for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a nice letter back from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I read it, my eyes were filled with tears. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters, and then explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, they read the first letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he had never even met.
81. What would the customer normally do when the phone was connected (no more than 13 words) (3 marks)
__________________________________________________________________________
82. What did Frank beg Bob to do (no more than 7 words) (2 marks)
__________________________________________________________________________
83. What happened after Bob and Frank wrote to each other for a few months (no more than 8 words) (2 marks)
__________________________________________________________________________
84. Why was Bob’s letter read at Frank’s funeral (no more than 11 words) (3 marks)
__________________________________________________________________________
Section B (25 marks)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below.
假如你叫李丽，你的好友王芳来信说她一直感到不快乐。请你根据以下提示用英文给她回信。
快乐因人而异 有人因有家人和朋友陪伴而快乐有人因成功而快乐 病者，伤者或残疾人因没有病痛折磨或者因还活在人世而快乐
感受快乐的方法 学习新鲜事物增强自信，充实自己，保持乐观的态度保持与别人的良好关系
注意：
1．词数120左右；
2．可适当增减或删减内容以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：陪伴 accompany/be surrounded by ; 残疾人 disabled people；
乐观的 optimistic ；态度 attitude； 关系 relationship
Dear Wang Fang,
I’m sorry to know that you don’t feel happy.
Yours,
Li Li
2014-2015学年上期高二第二次月考英语试题答案
听力:
1-5 CBBAB 6-10 CCABB 11-15 ACAAC
16. rain 17. symbol 18. Europe 19. 16th 20. lighter
单选答案：
21-25. CAABC 26-30. DBBAA 31-35. ADBBA
完形
36-40 DCDCA 41-45 BCDAC 46-47 DC
48. as 49. However 50 are 51 more 52 an 53 First 54 which 55 to
阅读理解
56-60：CAABC 61-65：CADDB 66-70：BDDDA
阅读填空
71．Problems/Symptoms/Phenomena 72．gardening/working in gardens
73．Easily getting angry 74．Improperly 75．getting enough rest
76．Making time 77．going window shopping 78．Disorganizing time
79．doing one thing 80．checking off
回答问题
81. He would say he didn’t want any and hung up the phone.
82. He begged him to stop smoking.
83. They became very fond of each other.
84. It was read to show how Frank affected a 19-year-old.
One possible version:
Dear Wang Fang,
Knowing that you don’t feel happy, I feel sorry about that.
I don’t know why you’re not happy, but in my opinion, everyone can enjoy his own happiness. Some people feel happy when they are surrounded by family and friends. Others have a happy feeling when they achieve success. To whoever suffering serious illness or struggling with physical disabilities, happiness means living a day without pain and suffering, or just staying alive in the world.
There are many things that you can do to make yourself happy. Firstly, you can experience happiness by learning new things to make yourself full inside. In addition, increasing your own confidence and keeping optimistic can offer you pleasure. What’s more, keeping good relationship with others is a good way to increase your happiness.
In conclusion, as long as you hold a positive attitude towards life, whether you are in favorable circumstances or you are faced with hardships, you will find happiness around you.
Best wishes,
Yours,
Lili

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