陕西省黄陵中学2016-2017学年高二（普通班）下学期第三学月考英语试题
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高二普通班第三学月考试
英语试题
I．单项选择（每小题1分，满分20分））
1. The lecture was given by a history professor came from Nanjing University.
A. who B. when C. which D. whom【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
2. The little boy was taken into the small house door faced the south.
A. that B. which C. whose D. its21·世纪*教育网
3. I will never forget the days we spent together at a small village near the Yangtze River.
A. that B. when C. where D. what
4. As I know, this poet comes from the county the famous poet named Quyuan was born.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
5. The reason I’m writing is to tell you about a party on Saturday.
A. because B. why C. for D. as
6. This is the best interesting novel .
A. what I have very read B. which I have ever read
C. I have ever read it D. that I have ever read
7. Tow was one of the best students who at yesterday’s school meeting.
A. was praising B. were praising C. have been praised D. were praised
8. Believe it or not, this is such a moving story I have read many times so far.
A. as B. that C. so D. and【版权所有：21教育】
9. He lives in a house, the window faces the south.
A. of which B. whose C. in which D. which
10 Mrs. White often recalls the people and things she met when she taught in that small village.
A. that B. who C. which D. whom
11. There is a supermarket around the corner you may buy all you need.
A. in which; what B. that; that C. where; that D. which; that
12. The boy didn’t say anything, , of course, made his parents very angry.
A. that B. which C. it D. what
13. In the western countries, Sunday is the day people usually go to church.
A. on which B. on that C. in which D. at which
14. This is the same coat he left in my study yesterday afternoon.
A. in which B. as C. which D. that
15. I have reached a point in my life I am supposed to make decisions of my own.
A. which B. that C. where D. What
16．In time of war，different parties tend to________their political differences to fight against foreign invaders shoulder to shoulder.
A．pick up B．relate to
C．set aside D．give away
17．This novel was concerned______the Second World War，while most teenagers are more concerned______the hero’s love story.
A．with；about B．with；at
C．for；about D．about；with
18．I was going to do some shopping in Golden Eagle，but________watching TV at home because of tiredness.
A．ended up B．took up
C．got down D．settled down
19．The police suspected him of carrying drugs so they________his bag，but found nothing.
A．looked up B．turned in
C．searched for D．went through
20．The best way to deal with an impolite person is to______him.21世纪教育网版权所有
A．ignore B．neglect
C．omit D．Overlook
II：阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
A
Birds enjoy a relatively slow rate of extinction but a new study suggests that rate might be severely underestimated(低估). Even worse, if human actions continue, bird extinction rates couldskyrocket?and 12 percent of the known bird species(物种) could be dying out by the end of the century.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Presently there are 10,000 known bird species — most identified after 1850 — and an estimated 130 of those have become extinct since 1500, setting the extinction rate at about one species every four years.21*cnjy*com
But according to Stuart Pimm of Duke University, this rate fails to take into account three key points: The continual identification of extinct bird species from fossil remains; numerous "missing" species not yet declared extinct; and the fact that present extinction rates were not calculated using the proper baseline date for when the species was first described.
Taking these points into consideration, the extinction rate is closer to one bird species per year, says Pimm, the leading author of the study. And the rate could be three times as high as that if not for recent bird preservation efforts.
In previous centuries, bird extinctions took place mainly on islands as Polynesian peoples expanded into the Pacific or Europeans took over the Americas, wiping out birds along the way.
In recent years, scientists are seeing an increased number of extinctions on continents, again because of human activities. Habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species, and climate change combine to harm many bird species. Before human influence, the estimated rate of bird extinctions would have been only one species per hundred years, researchers estimate.
Bird extinction rates are slower than for most animals, mainly because humans do more harm to other species and people take special efforts to protect birds. Still, if the present trends continue, the researchers estimate that the bird extinction rate will continue to climb to as many as 10 species per year,
?21. The underlined word "skyrocket" in the first paragraph means_________.
A. fly high?????????????????????????? ? B. appear soon
C. increase quickly??????????????????? D. change regularly
?22. According to Pimm, the extinction rate of birds is____________.
A. one species per hundred years
B. one species every year
C. three species per year
D. ten species every year
23. What can we infer from the fifth and sixth paragraphs?
A. Humans have started destroying bird habitat in recent years.
B. Humans are doing more harm to animals than to birds.
C. Humans have made no effort to protect birds.
D. Humans are responsible for the bird extinctions.
24. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Humans' Fighting against Bird Extinction
B. Humans' Responsibilities for Bird Protection
C. Bird Extinction Rates Far Worse Than Realized
D. Bird Extinction Occurring on Islands and Continentswww.21-cn-jy.com
B
Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast. It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. From his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast. He could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.
All?Jalpur?owned?in?the?world?were?the?clothes?he?wore?day?in?and?day?out,?the?miserable-hut?that?he?slept?in?at?night,?a?few?tools?and?cooking?pots?–?and?his?fields.?The?corn?that?hegrew?was?all?that?made?life?possible.?If?the?weather?was?kind?and?the?harvest?was?good,?Jalpur?could?live?happily?enough?–?not?well,?but?happily.?When?the?sun?was?fierce,?and?there?was?littleor?no?rain,?then?he?came?close?to?the?line?between?life?and?death.
Last?year?the?weather?had?been?so?kind,?and?the?harvest?promised?to?be?so?good,?that?Jalpur?hadbeen?wondering?whether?he?could?sell?all?that?he?had?and?live?with?his?son?farther?up?the?coast.He?had?been?thinking?about?doing?this?for?some?years.?It?was?his?dearest?wish?to?spend?his?lastdays?with?his?son?and?his?wife.?But?he?would?go?only?if?he?could?give;?he?would?not?go?if?it?meant?taking?food?out?of?the?mouths?of?his?grandchildren.?He?would?rather?die?hungry?than?do?this.
On?the?day?when?Jalpur?decided?that?he?would?harvest?his?corn,?sell?it,?and?move?up?the?coast,?he?looked?out?to?the?sea?and?saw?a?huge?wave,?several?kilometers?out,?advancing?on?the?coast?andon?the?village?of?Shundagarh.?Within?ten?minutes?everyone?in?Shundagarh?would?be?drowned.?Jalpurwould?have?shouted,?but?the?people?were?too?far?away?to?hear.?He?would?have?run?down?the?hill,?but?he?was?too?old?to?run.?He?was?prepared?to?do?anything?to?save?the?people?of?Shundagarh,?so?hedid?the?only?thing?that?he?could?do:?he?set?fire?to?his?corn.?In?a?matter?of?seconds?the?flameswere?rising?high?and?smoke?was?rising?higher.?Within?a?minute?the?people?of?Shundagarh?were?racing?up?the?hill?to?see?what?had?happened.?There,?in?the?middle?of?his?blackened?cornfield,?they?found?Jalpur;?and?there?they?buried?him.
On his grave, they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living; a man who died, giving.21教育名师原创作品
25.Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his fields?
A.?Fathers taking their corn to market.
B?Mothers?washing?clothes.
C.?Fishing boats traveling on the sea.
D.?Children playing on the sands.
26.Why didn’t Jalpur live well?
A.?He?didn’t?work?hard.
B.?He?had?too?many?children?to?feed.
C.?The?villagers?kept?taking?his?corn.
D.?He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.
27.?What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?
A.?He?ran?down?the?hill?to?tell?the?people.
B.?He?screamed?loudly?to?get?the?villagers’?attention.
C.?He?set?his?corn?on?fire?so?the?people?of?Shundagarh?would?leave?the?beach.
D.?He stood still, not knowing what to do.
28.The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had???? ??.
A.?given?them?his?corn?in?order?to?save?them?from?hunger
B.?saved?their?village?from?being?drowned?by?the?wave
C.?given?them?many?things?during?his?life
D.?given?his?life?in?order?to?save?theirs
C
The first living creatures to travel in space were the dogs of the Soviet Unions space program. Beginning in 1951 dogs flew aboard sub-orbital flights to the height of 63 miles and higher. They helped to test the equipment that would later be used by humans. The first pair of dogs to fly, on July 22. 1951, were named Tsygan and Dezik.
?? Space dogs would make history on November 3rd?1957. On this date, just one month after the historic launch of the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, the Soviet Union shocked the world again by launching Sputnik 2. This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika. Laika was to have orbited for a week or more until her food and oxygen ran out. In fact, Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.
That next step, occurred in August 1960, when the dogs Belka and Strelka made 18 orbits of earth and returned alive. Like Laika before them, they became?distinguished, featured in newspapers and magazines around the world.
Six more orbital dog flights over the next eight months further tested the equipment necessary for humans to follow in the dogs’ footsteps. That historic event happened on April 12, 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the human to travel in space.
The role of the space dogs had proven important in advancing the exploration of space. But, they would make one final flight. In 1966, traveling aboard the Cosmos 110 satellite, the dogs Ugolek and Veterok spent 22 days in orbit. Once again dogs led the way. Humans would not achieve a space flight that long for eight more years, in Skylab 2.
29. From the passage we may infer that _____________.
?? A. Laika couldn’t return to the earth alive
?? B. Tsygan and Dezik became world famous after they returned to the earth safely
?? C. Laike was not as famous as Belka and Strelka
?? D. man travel earlier in space than dogs
30. The underlined word “distinguished” in paragraph 3 probably means________.
?? A. crazy????????????? B. terrified??? ????????C. anxious????????????? D. famous
31. According to the passage, space dogs ___________.??
?? A. played an important part in space exploration
?? B. were used to walked on the surface of planets instead of man
?? C. did more research work than man when traveling in space
?? D. could stay longer in space than man
D
Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold, dry climate of the ice ages, but till now, no one has reached a satisfying answer.
Rainforests?like?the?Amazon?are?important?for?mopping?up?CO2?from?the?atmosphere?and?helping?tosolve?global?warming.?Currently?the?trees?in?the?Amazon?take?in?around?500?million?tons?of?CO2?each?year:?equal?to?the?total?amount?of?CO2?given?off?in?the?UK?each?year.?But?how?will?the?Amazon?react?to?the?future?climate?change??If?it?gets?drier,?will?it?survive?and?continue?to?draw?down?CO2??Scientists?hope?that?they?will?be?able?to?learn?in?advance?how?the?rainforest?will?managein?the?future?by?understanding?how?rainforests?reacted?to?climate?change?in?the?past.
Unfortunately, collecting information is incredibly difficult. To study the past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen（花粉）kept in lake mud, Going back to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments（沉淀物）, which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. There are very few roads and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes.? Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled（未取样）. So far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon forest reacts to climate change.
32.How do scientists study the past climate change?
A.?By?predicting?the?climate?change?in?the?future.
B.?By?drilling?down?deep?into?land?sediments.
C.?By?analyzing?fossilized?pollen?in?lake?mud.
D. By taking samples from rivers in the Amazon.
33.Why is it difficult to collect information about the past climate change?
A.?Because?scientists?can't?find?proper?equipment?and?machinery.
B.?Because?it?is?very?difficult?to?obtain?complete?samples.
C.?Because?helicopters?and?aeroplanes?have?no?place?to?land.
D. Because none of the cores provide any information.
34.Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A.?A?medical?journal.?????????????????????????????B.?A?news?report
C. A travel brochure.???????????????????????????? D. A science magazine.
35.The best title for the text may be?????????.
A.?Secrets?of?the?Rainforest
B.?Climates?of?the?Amazon
C.?The?History?of?the?Rainforest
D.?Changes?of?the?Rainforest
第二节 七选五（共5小题每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。
Taking good notes is a time-savin6 skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.?36???Second your notes are excellent21·cn·jy·com
materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
??? You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook.or doing research for a report? 37???Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.?? 38???
??? The following methods may work best for you.
??? Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.21*cnjy*com
??? Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
??? Write your notes in your own words.
????39?????
Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
??? As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记法). When you do this, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.? 40???
??? A. Use words, not complete sentences. .
??? B. There are three practical note-taking methods
??? C. You must write your notes on separate paper.2-1-c-n-j-y
??? D. First; the simple act of writing something down makes it easier
for you to understand and remember it.
??? E. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
??? F. You will' also want to develop your own methods for taking notes.
G. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
III．完形填空（满分30分）
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a__1__effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know __2__ but whose actions gave a new __3__ to the words—kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early __4__.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was __5__ for change on a street corner.
A BMW car __6__ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about __7__ years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie.He walked__8__ across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of __9__ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he __10__ them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them and stared with a/an __11__ mouth.
As he drove off，I couldn't __12__ thinking that it was probably the first time he had __13__ the pedal(踏板)of that top-brand BMW car with a __14__ foot！I stood there and the looks of __15__ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.
Two men of about the same age __16__ very different lives had met and the one who was __17__ in materials had offered __18__ than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and __19__ down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，__20__and real generosity.
1．A.strong B．bad C．light D．slow
2．A.officially B．personally C．similarly D．generally
3．A.benefit B．attitude C．meaning D．award【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
4．A.spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
5．A.searching B．making C．blaming D．begging
6．A.called up B．broke up C．pulled up D．sped up
7．A.40 B．50 C．60 D．70
8．A.directly B．usually C．unwillingly D．fluently
9．A.money B．water C．sand D．oil
10．A.posted B．handed C．kicked D．threw
11．A.closed B．full C．open D．empty
12．A.stand B．delay C．forget D．help
13．A.bended B．cut C．repaired D．pressed
14．A.relaxed B．large C．bare D．single21cnjy.com
15．A.excitement B．astonishment C．sadness D．pride
16．A.but B．or C．and D．before21世纪教育网
17．A.successful B．careful C．useful D．helpful
18．A.rather B．more C．other D．better
19．A.broken B．fell C．stepped D．rolled
20．A.surprise B．disappointment C．anxiety D．kindness
IV.语法填空（满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
How do learning habits influence learning results? It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous __1__(say)“Good habits lead to good endings”， which shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” also __2__(show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge __3__(include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude __4__ the content of our learning. __5__(obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits—keeping __6__ learning diary every day. We can start the habit by __7__(write)a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, __8__ gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What's __9__(much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits __10__ well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
V.短文改错（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。 21教育网
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()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。
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。
English has always been my most favorite subject, so I signed up for the school English speech competition with hesitation. Since I was confident that I would win a prize easy, I didn't spend much time get myself fully prepared. However, as soon as I stepped on the stage, word escaped me. As result, my performance couldn't be worse. The unexpected failure brought myself endless regret and shame. Just then my English teacher came to me and says, “Pride comes before a fall”. I was deeply touched by her words, that I would treasure forever. Indeed, the contest was not only a shock to me and a harvest as well.
VI书面表达（满分20分）
假设你是某国际学校高二(1)班的学生Jack，你的美国朋友Peter来信说要来北京游玩。请根据下面提供的信息，给Peter写一封回信，内容包括：
1.?建议他游览故宫及周边景区；
2.?建议的理由；
3.?祝愿……。
注意：1.?词数不少于80;? 2.?回信开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
I am pleased to hear that you are coming to Beijing soon.?????????????????
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2·1·c·n·j·y
Yours,
Jack
答 案
I．单项选择（20分）
1——5 ACADB 6----10 DDAAA 11-----15 CBADC 16-----20.CAADA【出处：21教育名师】
II. 阅读理解（30分）
21—24CBDC 25-28ADCD 29-31BDA 32-35CBDA 36—40DFEAG
III完形填空（30分）
1．A 2．B 3．C4．D 5．D
6．C 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．B
11．C 12．D 13．D 14．C 15．B
16．A17．A 18．B 19．C 20．D
IV答案：（10分）
1．saying 考查名词。there is a famous saying表示“有一句名言”。
2．shows 考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时；句子的主语为：“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”，谓语动词用单数。
3．included 考查非谓语动词。high scores and abundant knowledge和include之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。
4．to/towards 考查介词。attitude to/towards表示“对……的态度”。
5．Obviously 考查副词。根据语境可知，此处应用副词作状语。
6．a 考查固定搭配。keep a diary“记日记”。
7．writing 考查动名词。by为介词，后接动名词作宾语。
8．and 考查固定句型。这是一个固定句型“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”。
9．more 考查固定词组。what's more表示“而且”。
10．as 考查固定搭配。as well表示“还”
V.答案：（10分）
English has always been my most favorite subject, so I signed up for the school English speech competition hesitation. Since I was confident that I would win a prize ， I didn't spend much time myself fully prepared. However, as soon as I stepped on the stage, escaped me. As result, my performance couldn't be worse. The unexpected failure brought endless regret and shame. Just then my English teacher came to me and ， “Pride comes before a fall”. I was deeply touched by her words, I would treasure forever. Indeed, the contest was not only a shock to me a harvest as well.
VI.Dear Peter，
I am pleased to hear that you are coming to Beijing soon. I'd like to advise you to visit the Palace Museum, which is located in the centre of Beijing. The Palace Museum, the largest museum in China was established during the Ming Dynasty and then passed on to the Qing Dynasty, housing a large valuable collection of royal family treasures.
After visiting the Palace Museum, you can take a trip around it. There are some other well-known museums, parks and commercial centres nearby, such as Chinese History Museum, Beihai Park and Wang Fujing Street etc.
The public transport around is very convenient, You can choose to take subways, buses or taxis. You can also rent a bicycle and hang out on it around. You are sure to enjoy your ride. Wish you a good trip in Beijing.
Yours,
Jack
英语试题
I．单项选择（每小题1分，满分20分））
1. The lecture was given by a history professor came from Nanjing University.
A. who B. when C. which D. whom【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
2. The little boy was taken into the small house door faced the south.
A. that B. which C. whose D. its21·世纪*教育网
3. I will never forget the days we spent together at a small village near the Yangtze River.
A. that B. when C. where D. what
4. As I know, this poet comes from the county the famous poet named Quyuan was born.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
5. The reason I’m writing is to tell you about a party on Saturday.
A. because B. why C. for D. as
6. This is the best interesting novel .
A. what I have very read B. which I have ever read
C. I have ever read it D. that I have ever read
7. Tow was one of the best students who at yesterday’s school meeting.
A. was praising B. were praising C. have been praised D. were praised
8. Believe it or not, this is such a moving story I have read many times so far.
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9. He lives in a house, the window faces the south.
A. of which B. whose C. in which D. which
10 Mrs. White often recalls the people and things she met when she taught in that small village.
A. that B. who C. which D. whom
11. There is a supermarket around the corner you may buy all you need.
A. in which; what B. that; that C. where; that D. which; that
12. The boy didn’t say anything, , of course, made his parents very angry.
A. that B. which C. it D. what
13. In the western countries, Sunday is the day people usually go to church.
A. on which B. on that C. in which D. at which
14. This is the same coat he left in my study yesterday afternoon.
A. in which B. as C. which D. that
15. I have reached a point in my life I am supposed to make decisions of my own.
A. which B. that C. where D. What
16．In time of war，different parties tend to________their political differences to fight against foreign invaders shoulder to shoulder.
A．pick up B．relate to
C．set aside D．give away
17．This novel was concerned______the Second World War，while most teenagers are more concerned______the hero’s love story.
A．with；about B．with；at
C．for；about D．about；with
18．I was going to do some shopping in Golden Eagle，but________watching TV at home because of tiredness.
A．ended up B．took up
C．got down D．settled down
19．The police suspected him of carrying drugs so they________his bag，but found nothing.
A．looked up B．turned in
C．searched for D．went through
20．The best way to deal with an impolite person is to______him.21世纪教育网版权所有
A．ignore B．neglect
C．omit D．Overlook
II：阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
A
Birds enjoy a relatively slow rate of extinction but a new study suggests that rate might be severely underestimated(低估). Even worse, if human actions continue, bird extinction rates couldskyrocket?and 12 percent of the known bird species(物种) could be dying out by the end of the century.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Presently there are 10,000 known bird species — most identified after 1850 — and an estimated 130 of those have become extinct since 1500, setting the extinction rate at about one species every four years.21*cnjy*com
But according to Stuart Pimm of Duke University, this rate fails to take into account three key points: The continual identification of extinct bird species from fossil remains; numerous "missing" species not yet declared extinct; and the fact that present extinction rates were not calculated using the proper baseline date for when the species was first described.
Taking these points into consideration, the extinction rate is closer to one bird species per year, says Pimm, the leading author of the study. And the rate could be three times as high as that if not for recent bird preservation efforts.
In previous centuries, bird extinctions took place mainly on islands as Polynesian peoples expanded into the Pacific or Europeans took over the Americas, wiping out birds along the way.
In recent years, scientists are seeing an increased number of extinctions on continents, again because of human activities. Habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species, and climate change combine to harm many bird species. Before human influence, the estimated rate of bird extinctions would have been only one species per hundred years, researchers estimate.
Bird extinction rates are slower than for most animals, mainly because humans do more harm to other species and people take special efforts to protect birds. Still, if the present trends continue, the researchers estimate that the bird extinction rate will continue to climb to as many as 10 species per year,
?21. The underlined word "skyrocket" in the first paragraph means_________.
A. fly high?????????????????????????? ? B. appear soon
C. increase quickly??????????????????? D. change regularly
?22. According to Pimm, the extinction rate of birds is____________.
A. one species per hundred years
B. one species every year
C. three species per year
D. ten species every year
23. What can we infer from the fifth and sixth paragraphs?
A. Humans have started destroying bird habitat in recent years.
B. Humans are doing more harm to animals than to birds.
C. Humans have made no effort to protect birds.
D. Humans are responsible for the bird extinctions.
24. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Humans' Fighting against Bird Extinction
B. Humans' Responsibilities for Bird Protection
C. Bird Extinction Rates Far Worse Than Realized
D. Bird Extinction Occurring on Islands and Continentswww.21-cn-jy.com
B
Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast. It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. From his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast. He could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.
All?Jalpur?owned?in?the?world?were?the?clothes?he?wore?day?in?and?day?out,?the?miserable-hut?that?he?slept?in?at?night,?a?few?tools?and?cooking?pots?–?and?his?fields.?The?corn?that?hegrew?was?all?that?made?life?possible.?If?the?weather?was?kind?and?the?harvest?was?good,?Jalpur?could?live?happily?enough?–?not?well,?but?happily.?When?the?sun?was?fierce,?and?there?was?littleor?no?rain,?then?he?came?close?to?the?line?between?life?and?death.
Last?year?the?weather?had?been?so?kind,?and?the?harvest?promised?to?be?so?good,?that?Jalpur?hadbeen?wondering?whether?he?could?sell?all?that?he?had?and?live?with?his?son?farther?up?the?coast.He?had?been?thinking?about?doing?this?for?some?years.?It?was?his?dearest?wish?to?spend?his?lastdays?with?his?son?and?his?wife.?But?he?would?go?only?if?he?could?give;?he?would?not?go?if?it?meant?taking?food?out?of?the?mouths?of?his?grandchildren.?He?would?rather?die?hungry?than?do?this.
On?the?day?when?Jalpur?decided?that?he?would?harvest?his?corn,?sell?it,?and?move?up?the?coast,?he?looked?out?to?the?sea?and?saw?a?huge?wave,?several?kilometers?out,?advancing?on?the?coast?andon?the?village?of?Shundagarh.?Within?ten?minutes?everyone?in?Shundagarh?would?be?drowned.?Jalpurwould?have?shouted,?but?the?people?were?too?far?away?to?hear.?He?would?have?run?down?the?hill,?but?he?was?too?old?to?run.?He?was?prepared?to?do?anything?to?save?the?people?of?Shundagarh,?so?hedid?the?only?thing?that?he?could?do:?he?set?fire?to?his?corn.?In?a?matter?of?seconds?the?flameswere?rising?high?and?smoke?was?rising?higher.?Within?a?minute?the?people?of?Shundagarh?were?racing?up?the?hill?to?see?what?had?happened.?There,?in?the?middle?of?his?blackened?cornfield,?they?found?Jalpur;?and?there?they?buried?him.
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25.Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his fields?
A.?Fathers taking their corn to market.
B?Mothers?washing?clothes.
C.?Fishing boats traveling on the sea.
D.?Children playing on the sands.
26.Why didn’t Jalpur live well?
A.?He?didn’t?work?hard.
B.?He?had?too?many?children?to?feed.
C.?The?villagers?kept?taking?his?corn.
D.?He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.
27.?What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?
A.?He?ran?down?the?hill?to?tell?the?people.
B.?He?screamed?loudly?to?get?the?villagers’?attention.
C.?He?set?his?corn?on?fire?so?the?people?of?Shundagarh?would?leave?the?beach.
D.?He stood still, not knowing what to do.
28.The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had???? ??.
A.?given?them?his?corn?in?order?to?save?them?from?hunger
B.?saved?their?village?from?being?drowned?by?the?wave
C.?given?them?many?things?during?his?life
D.?given?his?life?in?order?to?save?theirs
C
The first living creatures to travel in space were the dogs of the Soviet Unions space program. Beginning in 1951 dogs flew aboard sub-orbital flights to the height of 63 miles and higher. They helped to test the equipment that would later be used by humans. The first pair of dogs to fly, on July 22. 1951, were named Tsygan and Dezik.
?? Space dogs would make history on November 3rd?1957. On this date, just one month after the historic launch of the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, the Soviet Union shocked the world again by launching Sputnik 2. This satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named Laika. Laika was to have orbited for a week or more until her food and oxygen ran out. In fact, Laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.
That next step, occurred in August 1960, when the dogs Belka and Strelka made 18 orbits of earth and returned alive. Like Laika before them, they became?distinguished, featured in newspapers and magazines around the world.
Six more orbital dog flights over the next eight months further tested the equipment necessary for humans to follow in the dogs’ footsteps. That historic event happened on April 12, 1961, when Yuri Gagarin became the human to travel in space.
The role of the space dogs had proven important in advancing the exploration of space. But, they would make one final flight. In 1966, traveling aboard the Cosmos 110 satellite, the dogs Ugolek and Veterok spent 22 days in orbit. Once again dogs led the way. Humans would not achieve a space flight that long for eight more years, in Skylab 2.
29. From the passage we may infer that _____________.
?? A. Laika couldn’t return to the earth alive
?? B. Tsygan and Dezik became world famous after they returned to the earth safely
?? C. Laike was not as famous as Belka and Strelka
?? D. man travel earlier in space than dogs
30. The underlined word “distinguished” in paragraph 3 probably means________.
?? A. crazy????????????? B. terrified??? ????????C. anxious????????????? D. famous
31. According to the passage, space dogs ___________.??
?? A. played an important part in space exploration
?? B. were used to walked on the surface of planets instead of man
?? C. did more research work than man when traveling in space
?? D. could stay longer in space than man
D
Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold, dry climate of the ice ages, but till now, no one has reached a satisfying answer.
Rainforests?like?the?Amazon?are?important?for?mopping?up?CO2?from?the?atmosphere?and?helping?tosolve?global?warming.?Currently?the?trees?in?the?Amazon?take?in?around?500?million?tons?of?CO2?each?year:?equal?to?the?total?amount?of?CO2?given?off?in?the?UK?each?year.?But?how?will?the?Amazon?react?to?the?future?climate?change??If?it?gets?drier,?will?it?survive?and?continue?to?draw?down?CO2??Scientists?hope?that?they?will?be?able?to?learn?in?advance?how?the?rainforest?will?managein?the?future?by?understanding?how?rainforests?reacted?to?climate?change?in?the?past.
Unfortunately, collecting information is incredibly difficult. To study the past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen（花粉）kept in lake mud, Going back to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments（沉淀物）, which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. There are very few roads and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes.? Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled（未取样）. So far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon forest reacts to climate change.
32.How do scientists study the past climate change?
A.?By?predicting?the?climate?change?in?the?future.
B.?By?drilling?down?deep?into?land?sediments.
C.?By?analyzing?fossilized?pollen?in?lake?mud.
D. By taking samples from rivers in the Amazon.
33.Why is it difficult to collect information about the past climate change?
A.?Because?scientists?can't?find?proper?equipment?and?machinery.
B.?Because?it?is?very?difficult?to?obtain?complete?samples.
C.?Because?helicopters?and?aeroplanes?have?no?place?to?land.
D. Because none of the cores provide any information.
34.Where is the passage most probably taken from?
A.?A?medical?journal.?????????????????????????????B.?A?news?report
C. A travel brochure.???????????????????????????? D. A science magazine.
35.The best title for the text may be?????????.
A.?Secrets?of?the?Rainforest
B.?Climates?of?the?Amazon
C.?The?History?of?the?Rainforest
D.?Changes?of?the?Rainforest
第二节 七选五（共5小题每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。
Taking good notes is a time-savin6 skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.?36???Second your notes are excellent21·cn·jy·com
materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
??? You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook.or doing research for a report? 37???Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.?? 38???
??? The following methods may work best for you.
??? Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.21*cnjy*com
??? Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
??? Write your notes in your own words.
????39?????
Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
??? As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记法). When you do this, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.? 40???
??? A. Use words, not complete sentences. .
??? B. There are three practical note-taking methods
??? C. You must write your notes on separate paper.2-1-c-n-j-y
??? D. First; the simple act of writing something down makes it easier
for you to understand and remember it.
??? E. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
??? F. You will' also want to develop your own methods for taking notes.
G. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
III．完形填空（满分30分）
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a__1__effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know __2__ but whose actions gave a new __3__ to the words—kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early __4__.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was __5__ for change on a street corner.
A BMW car __6__ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about __7__ years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie.He walked__8__ across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of __9__ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he __10__ them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them and stared with a/an __11__ mouth.
As he drove off，I couldn't __12__ thinking that it was probably the first time he had __13__ the pedal(踏板)of that top-brand BMW car with a __14__ foot！I stood there and the looks of __15__ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.
Two men of about the same age __16__ very different lives had met and the one who was __17__ in materials had offered __18__ than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and __19__ down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，__20__and real generosity.
1．A.strong B．bad C．light D．slow
2．A.officially B．personally C．similarly D．generally
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4．A.spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
5．A.searching B．making C．blaming D．begging
6．A.called up B．broke up C．pulled up D．sped up
7．A.40 B．50 C．60 D．70
8．A.directly B．usually C．unwillingly D．fluently
9．A.money B．water C．sand D．oil
10．A.posted B．handed C．kicked D．threw
11．A.closed B．full C．open D．empty
12．A.stand B．delay C．forget D．help
13．A.bended B．cut C．repaired D．pressed
14．A.relaxed B．large C．bare D．single21cnjy.com
15．A.excitement B．astonishment C．sadness D．pride
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17．A.successful B．careful C．useful D．helpful
18．A.rather B．more C．other D．better
19．A.broken B．fell C．stepped D．rolled
20．A.surprise B．disappointment C．anxiety D．kindness
IV.语法填空（满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
How do learning habits influence learning results? It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous __1__(say)“Good habits lead to good endings”， which shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” also __2__(show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge __3__(include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude __4__ the content of our learning. __5__(obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits—keeping __6__ learning diary every day. We can start the habit by __7__(write)a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, __8__ gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What's __9__(much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits __10__ well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
V.短文改错（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。 21教育网
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()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。
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。
English has always been my most favorite subject, so I signed up for the school English speech competition with hesitation. Since I was confident that I would win a prize easy, I didn't spend much time get myself fully prepared. However, as soon as I stepped on the stage, word escaped me. As result, my performance couldn't be worse. The unexpected failure brought myself endless regret and shame. Just then my English teacher came to me and says, “Pride comes before a fall”. I was deeply touched by her words, that I would treasure forever. Indeed, the contest was not only a shock to me and a harvest as well.
VI书面表达（满分20分）
假设你是某国际学校高二(1)班的学生Jack，你的美国朋友Peter来信说要来北京游玩。请根据下面提供的信息，给Peter写一封回信，内容包括：
1.?建议他游览故宫及周边景区；
2.?建议的理由；
3.?祝愿……。
注意：1.?词数不少于80;? 2.?回信开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
I am pleased to hear that you are coming to Beijing soon.?????????????????
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2·1·c·n·j·y
Yours,
Jack
答 案
I．单项选择（20分）
1——5 ACADB 6----10 DDAAA 11-----15 CBADC 16-----20.CAADA【出处：21教育名师】
II. 阅读理解（30分）
21—24CBDC 25-28ADCD 29-31BDA 32-35CBDA 36—40DFEAG
III完形填空（30分）
1．A 2．B 3．C4．D 5．D
6．C 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．B
11．C 12．D 13．D 14．C 15．B
16．A17．A 18．B 19．C 20．D
IV答案：（10分）
1．saying 考查名词。there is a famous saying表示“有一句名言”。
2．shows 考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时；句子的主语为：“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”，谓语动词用单数。
3．included 考查非谓语动词。high scores and abundant knowledge和include之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。
4．to/towards 考查介词。attitude to/towards表示“对……的态度”。
5．Obviously 考查副词。根据语境可知，此处应用副词作状语。
6．a 考查固定搭配。keep a diary“记日记”。
7．writing 考查动名词。by为介词，后接动名词作宾语。
8．and 考查固定句型。这是一个固定句型“祈使句＋and＋陈述句”。
9．more 考查固定词组。what's more表示“而且”。
10．as 考查固定搭配。as well表示“还”
V.答案：（10分）
English has always been my most favorite subject, so I signed up for the school English speech competition hesitation. Since I was confident that I would win a prize ， I didn't spend much time myself fully prepared. However, as soon as I stepped on the stage, escaped me. As result, my performance couldn't be worse. The unexpected failure brought endless regret and shame. Just then my English teacher came to me and ， “Pride comes before a fall”. I was deeply touched by her words, I would treasure forever. Indeed, the contest was not only a shock to me a harvest as well.
VI.Dear Peter，
I am pleased to hear that you are coming to Beijing soon. I'd like to advise you to visit the Palace Museum, which is located in the centre of Beijing. The Palace Museum, the largest museum in China was established during the Ming Dynasty and then passed on to the Qing Dynasty, housing a large valuable collection of royal family treasures.
After visiting the Palace Museum, you can take a trip around it. There are some other well-known museums, parks and commercial centres nearby, such as Chinese History Museum, Beihai Park and Wang Fujing Street etc.
The public transport around is very convenient, You can choose to take subways, buses or taxis. You can also rent a bicycle and hang out on it around. You are sure to enjoy your ride. Wish you a good trip in Beijing.
Yours,
Jack
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