高二英语第二学期第一次月考试题
高二英语
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分35分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将第一节的答案转涂到答题卡上和将第二节的答案填入答题卡标号为16—20的空格中．
第一节 听力理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。每段对话或独自读两遍。
听第1段对话，回答第1-3题。
1. What did the man buy there last week?
A. A yellow shirt B. A
blue shirt C. A blue
coat
2. What’s wrong with it?
A. It’s a little small B.
It’s a little large. C. The color
ran easily
3. Why cannot the man give it back?
A. The manager is out B. He
is very busy C. He likes this
fashion
听第2段对话，回答第4-6题。
4. What do you think is the relationship
between the two speakers?
A. Father and daughter B. Secretary and boss C.Teacher and headmaster
5. Why does Alice call Mr. Brown?
A. Because she has to ask for leave.
B. Because Jimmy is ill
C. Because she can’t finish off the report tomorrow
6. How do you like Mr. Brown?
A. I like him very much B. He
is kind-hearted C. He is very
careful
听第3段对话，回答第7-9题。
7. What do the two speakers mainly talk about?
A. Weather B. The way to
start talk C. Agreement
8. What does the man think of the weather in
England?
A. Changeable B. Always good C. Foggy
9. What’s not the reason for people to talk
about weather?
A. One can never know what the weather will be
B. Weather will hurt nobody
C. People always like weather
听第4段独白，回答第10-12题。
10. How many people were hurt in the accident?
A. 10 B. 11 C.12
11. Which sentence best describes the accident?
A. A moving truck hit a stopped school bus
B. The accident was a result of drunken driving
C. Poor weather conditions led to the accident
12. About what time did the accident happen?
A. Shortly before 3 p.m. B.
Shortly after 3 p.m. C. shortly
before 5 p.m.
听第5段独白，回答第13-15题。
13. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. Whether to regulate every part of the Internet
B. Internet makes information accessible to people
C. To effectively regulate certain parts of the Internet
14. What does the speaker suggest?
A. Teaching people to use the Internet appropriately and constructively
B. People donate information to the Internet every day
C. Internet be a powerful source of good information
15. What can you infer from the speech?
A. People are unable to enter unpleasant material
B. Some social conflicts arise when people use the Internet
C. Internet is correctly used now
第二节 听取信息(共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分)
听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题纸标号为16—20的空格中，听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅读时间，录音读两遍。你有80秒钟的作答时间。
| The results of the studying on fears The results 41%: afraid of speaking in front of _(16)_ 32%: fear of _(17)_ 22%: terrified of insects 22%: afraid of deep water and _(18)_ 19%: afraid of _(19)_ 18%: fear of _(20)_ 14%: fear of loneliness 14%: fear of dogs 9%: frightened of riving or riding 8%: fear of dark 5%: fear of lifts |
第二部分 英语知识应用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节 选择填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
21. They desired that they ______ the right to attend the meeting.
A. had B.have C. are D.were
22. He has been ______ for three weeks.We’d better find another person to fill his place.
A.absent B.left C.gone D. resigned.
23.
I am going to the post office, Do you have any letter
______?
A. to be sent B. to send C. sending D. sent
24. The accident happened
on such an evening with strong winds______ by heavy rain.
A. appeared B. happened C. accompanied D. mixed
25.
I need time to ______ on what you offered.
A. consider B. reflect C. imagine D. suggest
26. The health
organization is ______ its tenth anniversary this year.
A. congratulating B. being
congratulated C. celebrating D.being celebrated
27.
Most parents are not ______ the danger of their babies’
eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.
A. Well aware to B.very aware
of C. aware that D. well aware of
28.
The disaster is so serious that the people in that area
really have a lot of difficulty ______with their lives.
A. with going B. to go on C. going on D. in going
29.
---I don’t think this TV set is of good quality .Can you
replace it with a new one?
---______.But I have to talk to my manager first.
A. I’m sorry B. No way C. It’s easy D. That’s a question
30.
Tom was very angry about ______ to Mary’s birthday party.
A. not inviting B. being not
invited C. not being invited D. not to be invited
第二节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
Mary’s parents are different from the average（普通人）. While she was growing up they required her to 31 . First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Mary worked for other people.
When Mary was 14 years old her mother and father told her that they were no 32 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes 33 suits, but everything else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 34 . But they wanted to teach Mary some valuable lessons. One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or free . She learned how to deal with her money 35 . Another thing she learned was how to keep from 36 out her clothes too fast.
Also, even when Mary went to school she was required to work. All through her high school and 37 years she worked as well as studied. Mary’s parents had plenty of money but they felt she would valude her education more if she had to 38 it. And strange 39 it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part-time generally got 40 grades than students who did no work.
Now Mary is a mother herself. She requires her children to do the same as she did, especially working part-time as they go to school.
31．A．study B．play C. learn D．work
32．A．longer B．sooner C. less D．fewer
33．A．and B．or C. as D．like
34．A．responsible B．lazy C. poor D．careless
35．A．quickly B．slowly C. carefully D．suddenly
36．A．working B．wearing C. giving D．taking
37．A．hard B．work C. primary D．college
38．A．enjoy B．pay C. pay for D．work
39．A．if B．as C. although D．through
40．A．worse B．better C. more D．less
第三节 语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）
仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卡标号41—50的对应位置。
Liu Xiang was the first Asian (41)___________ (win) the men’s 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens. After that he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.
“I never thought I would run under 13 seconds and break the Olympic (42)__________.”said Liu Xiang (43)__________tears, “I am very very excited. I’m proud not just for myself and for Chinese (44)_________ for Asia. My race went (45)___________ (wonderful) from start to finish.” Liu added. “It is (46)__________ amazing experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for all their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world we (47)_________ run as fast as anybody else.”
Since his return (48)_________ Athens, Liu Xiang (49)__________ (be) at the center of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings. But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu said, “For some players, it’s just a job. For me, it’s (50)_________ I love.”
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置将该项涂黑。
（A）
For those of you who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year. When talking to a Westerner, however, you've got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people view the pig as a smart and prosperous animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative. A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn't be smiling. When a person doesn't like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig. If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don't say, “Oh, you're a pig!” Most Westerners will understand. They will be sure that you made some kind of mistake. However, don't take any chances. You might just offend（触怒）someone who does not share your positive ideas about pigs.
51. You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______.
A. they worship pigs best of all
B. they consider pigs as bad animals
C. they aren't used to talking about pigs.
D. they don't like the topic about pigs at all
52. According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a _____ animal.
A. clever B. rich C. good D. all the above
53. A Westerner will call someone a pig if he _______ that man.
A. dislikes B. is afraid of C. looks up to D. makes fun of
54. When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them ___________.
A. will be angry B. will be very surprised
C. can forgive D. may quarrel with you
55. From the passage we can conclude that _________.
A. different people have different ideas about the same thing
B. Westerners do not like pigs as much as the Chinese
C. in general, Westerners and the Chinese don't like pigs
D. all of the Chinese like pigs better than Westerners
（B）
Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer — “That’s not a problem here.” — Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics （统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
56. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______.
A. to express the opinions of many parents
B. to choose a right one for their daughter
C. to check the cost of college education
D. to find a right one near a large city
57. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ______.
A. receive too many visitors B. mirror the rest of the nation
C. hide the truth of campus crime D. have too many watchdog groups
58. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ______.
A. mind B. admit C. believe D. expect
59. We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ______.
A. that are protected by campus security
B. that report campus crimes by law
C. that are free from campus crime
D. the enjoy very good publicity
60. What is the text mainly about?
A. Exact campus crime statistics.
B. Crimes on or around campuses.
C. Effective solutions to campus crime.
D. concerns about kids’ campus safety.
( C )
I'm usually fairly doubtful about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today's children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.
Why are America's kids so stressed? According to the report there are two main causes: increasing loneliness ─ brought on by high divorce rates and little communication with society, among other things ─ and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.
Given that we can't turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation handle such difficulties. At the top of the list is giving children a better appreciation of the limits of individualism (个人主义). No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps protect individuals against stress. To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.
Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It's not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news. Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale. Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you deal with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn't have to ruin your life.
61. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research comparing people's state of
mind today with people’s state of mind in the past are______.
A. surprising B.
confusing C.
interesting D. questionable
62. What does the author mean when he
says, “we can't turn the clock back”?
A. It's impossible to slow down the pace of change.
B. The social reality children are facing cannot be
changed.
C. Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.
D. It's impossible to forget the past.
63. According to the analysis, compared with normal children today, children
treated
as mentally ill 50 years ago____.
A. had little communication with friends
B. were probably less self-centered
C. probably suffered less from anxiety
D. were considered less individualistic
64. The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children
is ____.
A. to provide the children with a safer environment
B. to lower their expectations for the children
C. to get the children more active socially
D. to set an example for the children to follow
65. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A. Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be dealt with.
B. Children's anxiety has been taken too seriously.
C. Children's anxiety can disappear with more parental
care.
D. Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容。
[情景说明] 假设你去泰国旅游后，当地导游John请你在反馈表上写下对该旅行社提供的服务的意见或建议。
[写作内容]
1. 表示对旅行社提供的服务总体感到满意。
2. 当地导游对游客非常热情，体贴，耐心照顾团中的老人。
3．导游对游地讲解清晰、生动，增长了我们的见闻。
4．提出饭馆提供的膳食不合口味。
5．我们有些人不得不自买食物。
6．建议应该多提供货真价实的购物场所。
第二节 任务型写作（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
“Don’t spit, litter or shout loudly. Don’t yell into your mobile phone.” These are not just rules for kids. They are the basic “Dos and don’ts” in a guidebook the Chinese Government will give citizens traveling abroad and at home next year. This guidebook aims to improve China’s image in foreigners’ eyes. As more and more Chinese go on overseas trips, reports about their bad manner flood in. Many overseas Chinese are embarrassed when foreigners ask them if all Chinese talk loudly and spit everywhere. The poor behavior of some Chinese has done great harm to our reputation for having good manners. China has become an important corner of the global village. We have to understand and respect others’ cultures. So before you go on your next overseas trip, remember to learn about the culture and people there. You will have a better experience and win respect for yourself as well as your country.
【写作内容】
1、概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约为30；
2、就“Good Manners Matter”这一主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下的内容要点，该部分词数大约为120；
1) 你对文明礼仪的看法和认识；
2) 说出你有怎样的解决办法。
【写作要求】
你可以使用实例或其它方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭材料中的句子。
第二学期
高二英语第一次月考试题答案
1-15 BCABA BBACB ABCAB
16. a group 17. heights 18.money problem 19.illness and death 20.flying
21-30 BAACB CDCAC
31-40 DADCC BDCBB
41 to win 42 record 43 in/with 44 but (also) 45 wonderfully
46 an 47 can 48 from 49 has been 50 what
51-55 BDACA 56-60 BCCBD 61-65 DBCCA
基础写作：
I am quite satisfied with the travel agency. First of all, the local tour guide John was very enthusiastic and considerate to all tourists，especially to the older people. The local tour guide explained everything about the places we visited in a clear and lively way, which helped us broaden our horizons. However, the food provided in the restaurant didn’t agree with many of us and quite a few of us had to buy extra food. In addition, we wanted to be taken to the shops where we could buy good bargains but were not.
任务型写作：
The author argues that Chinese overseas visitors should pay more attention to their bad manners because good manners are of great importance as for the healthy and positive image of China.
As far as I am concerned, it is important to put emphasis on this issue because, as mentioned above, it does great harm to our Chinese people’s reputation. We know that it is easier to fall into bad manners than to get into good ones and indeed there are some Chinese people who do have some bad manners, but I firmly believe that we can do something about it. No matter where we are, home or abroad, we can have good manners. Be gentle with the car and shop doors, try to say more” Hello” and “Thank you”, and smile to people, even though you don’t know them. All these details in life will help us drop the bad manners and become more respectable and welcome in foreign countries.
听力原文：
Text1
W: What can I do for you, sir?
M: I bought a blue shirt here last week. But..
W: What’s the matter?
M: The color has
run.
W: Let me see. Did you wash it with hot water?
M: I’m not that foolish.
W: Do you have the receipt with you?
M: Yes, here it is.
W: Do you want to
change it for another one or give it back?
M: I want to give it back.
W: Then you have
to wait until our manager comes back next Monday.
M: Then I’ll change it for another one, for I’m very busy.
W: OK.
Text2
W: Hello. Is that Mr. Brown speaking?
M: Yes. What’s the matter, Alice?
W: I have to ask
for a two-day leave, so I’m afraid that I can’t finish off the report tomorrow.
M: Why? What’s the matter with you?
W: Jimmy, my husband, is ill and the doctor says he needs an operation at once, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after him.
M: Oh, I’m very sorry to hear that. I hope his illness is not too serious and he will recover soon.
W: Thank you. But the work…
M: Don’t worry.
Alice. Look after Jimmy carefully, and I will ask someone else to finish it.
W: Thank you.
M: If help is needed, call me, please.
W: Thanks a lot.
Text3
W: Why do English people often start their talk about weather?
M: Well, there are
two reasons, I think. One is that, of course, the weather in England is always
changing and we never know what to expect.
W: What’s the second reason, then?
M: The second reason may be that the weather’s a subject quite safe to talk
about. It won’t hurt anybody.
W: It’s an easy way of reaching an agreement, too.
M: Yes, I begin “A cold morning, isn’t it?” and the other man will say, “Yes, we’re having a very cold spring.”
W: So far you’ve
agreed about everything.
M: Yes. In this way, we’re beginning to feel friendly.
Text4
We interrupt this program to bring you special news. This afternoon, a school bus that left Central Junior High School at 3 p.m. was struck by a truck. The truck ran into the back of the bus. The students are getting off and ten other students had been badly hurt in the accident. The trucker was also hurt when the truck turned over. The police say that the trucker or the bus-driver had not been drinking and nor can poor weather conditions be used to explain the accident. The people who got hurt were sent to the hospital shortly after the accident. This is the seventh traffic accident in the city this month. The police tell drivers to be more careful in driving. We will tell you more about the accident in the five o’clock news report. Now we return you to the mid-afternoon music show.
Text5
It is difficult to regulate every part of the Internet. This is particularly because thousands of people donate information to the Internet every day. However, there are many ways to effectively regulate certain parts of the Internet so that people will be less able to enter unpleasant material.
All in all, there will always be material on the Internet unsuitable for people, and it would be a lifelong process to monitor and catch every bit of unpleasant material entering the Internet. People should be taught how to use the Internet appropriately and constructively. When used correctly, the Internet can be a powerful source of good information. The Internet makes information accessible to people. The new Internet regulation would bring a better Internet that truly everyone will be able to use without the worry of social conflicts arising.
Text6
A study of people’s greatest fears was recently made in the United States. A team of researchers talked to 3,000 people to find out what they were afraid of. These are the results of the study. The highest number, 41%, were afraid of speaking in front of a group . Heights frightened 32%. Most people, 22%, were terrified of insects. Twenty-two percent were also afraid of deep water and money problem. The researchers were surprised to find that only 19% were afraid of illness and death. Eighteen percent admitted to fear of flying and 14 percent of loneliness. Fourteen percent couldn’t stand dogs, and only 9% people were frightened of driving or riding. The dark terrified 8%. The last of fears mentioned was the fear of lifts: only 5%.