山东省莱芜市新起点教育培训学校2014年高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

1、山东省莱芜市新起点教育培训学校2014年高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40 分）第一节语法和词汇知识（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）从 A 、B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上填上正确答案21. The “Chinese Dream|” is _ dream to improve peoples well-being and_dream of harmony , peace and development.A. the; aB.a; aC.a;theD.the; the22.With Christmas _, the

2、 kids in my class become pretty excited.A. ApproachedB. approachingC. to approachD. having approached23.Up to now, a great number of high-rise buildings _in our hometown, which isntwhat it used to be five years ago.A.are builtB.was builtC.have builtD . have been built24. Usually a metal cant react _

3、another without being added some chemicals_them or heated.25. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather _the helplessness for the crew（船员） at the sea.26. -May I open the window to let in some fresh air?-_A. Come on !B. Take care !C. Go ahead !D. Hold on !27.According to scientists

4、, the climate of the globe is getting _.A .warmer and warm B. warm and warmC. warmer and warmer D.warmest and warmer28.Can you tell me who _ the telephone ?A. createdB. inventedC.discoveredD.produced29._ is difficult for this shy girls to master( 艺术） of public speaking.A. WhatB. ThatC.ThisD.It30.Pro

5、fessor Smith was_the most popular teacher of public speakingA. famous forB. known asC. known forD.known to第二节完形填空（共 20 小题；每个 1.5 分， 共 30 分）阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 从短文后所给的四个选项中， 选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上填入正确答案。Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man is allowed to31 up in his bed for

6、an hour each afternoon. His bed was32the rooms onlywindow. The other man on the other side of the room had to33all his time lyingon his back in bed.Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he would pass the time34describing to his35all the things he could see outside the window. “Thew

7、indow overlooked（俯视） a36with a lovely lake. Ducks（鸭子） and swans（天鹅）played on the37while children sailed their model boats（玩具船 .Young lovers walked arm in arm（手挽手） view of the city skyline（轮廓） could be window 40 all these in detail（细节） , would close his eyes and 41 the scene.among38of every color, an

8、d a fine39 in the distance”.As the man by the the man on the other side of the roomDays and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse came only to find the man bythe window had died 42in his sleep. When the mans body was43, the otherman asked if he could be moved next to the44 . The nurse agreed and

9、after45sure he was comfortable, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself,46to take his first look at the47 world outside by himself. But to his48, he sawnothing 49 a blank（空的） wall.In fact the man by the window was 50and could not even see the wall. He justwanted to encourage his roomm

10、ate.31A .wakeB climbC sitD stand32.A. wall aboveB just overC far fromD next to33.A .spendB loseC wasteD save34.A .inB byC atD on35.A. doctorB nurseC friendD roommate36.A.wallB streetC houseD park37.A. woodB waterC. beachD road38.A. treesB flowersC grassD stones39.A. seenB heardC feltD smelt40.A.expl

11、ainedB. describesC watchedD. heard41.A. believeB.expectC imagineD guess42.A .peacefullyB. bravelyC carefullyD excitedly43.A. put downB taken awayC picked upD caught up44.A. wallB parkC lakeD window45.A.takingB turningC makingD breaking46.A. planningB tryingC refusingD pretending47A. amazingB embarra

12、ssingC beautifulD favorite48.A. horrorB delightC. surpriseD sadness49.A. likeB asC butD and50.A. deadB deafC painfulD blind第三部分：阅读理解（共15 小题；每个 2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将正确答案写在答题卡上。ANorm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australias northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping o

13、nto a crocodile s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to dra

14、g herunderwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went tohelp her. He jumped onto the back, poked ( 戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finallygot his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment.The doctors said she was su

15、ffering eight puncture wounds (伤口 ) in her right leg, apuncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.“ Thiscould have been a fatal and tragic situation,said” the general manager ofRoyal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick wa

16、s saved by her husband s “ quick and diligent actionsDr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and havean operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria(细菌 ) on the teeth of the crocodile.51. This passage is most likely to be found in

17、 _.A. a travel guideB. a newspaperC. a textbookD. a novel52. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was _.A. swimming in the riverB. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodileD. fishing in the water53. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly p

18、oked.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. One of the crocodile s teeth was found in herleg.”54. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT_.A. braveB. diligentC. quickD. humorous55. Which of the following would be the best title

19、for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wife s life from crocodile s jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesBI came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I

20、was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had

21、 good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.But every

22、 day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to seeanother. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.My lawyer was all smiles the

23、 first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.Now I had to act a

24、s my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurancecompany the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.56. The author s roommate offered to help him because_.A. he felt sorry for the authorB. he thought it was a chance to make some m

25、oneyC. he knew the doctor was a very good oneD. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer57. A good doctor is essential for the author to _.A. be properly treatedB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. recover before he leaves AmericaD. eventually get the responsible party to pay for

26、 his injury58. The word “ charge ” in the third paragraph means_ .A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim 59. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_.A. friendlyB. selfishC. professionalD. busy60. What conclusion can you draw from the story?A. Going to court is someth

27、ing very common in America.B. One must be very careful while driving a car.C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.D. Money is more important than other things in the US.CRodd and Todd were lucky children chosen to go and see Santa Claus himself up at the North Pole. Some elves ( 精灵 )

28、 came in and said, “Santa Claus is very busy. You ll only be able to see him for a short while, so make the most of it. ”Santa Claus appeared, carrying all the toys the two boys had ever wanted. While Todd ran to hug ( 拥抱 ) Santa Claus, Rodd went over to the bicycle he had always dreamed of having.

29、Santa was only there for a few seconds, and disappeared before Rodd had even looked at him. He cried and complained, but within a few hours the two boys had been returned to their homes.From that day on, every time Rodd saw a toy he felt the excitement of receiving a present, but he would immediatel

30、y look around to see what else of importance he was missing. And in this way, Rodd helped those who had nothing, giving love to those who almost never received it, and putting smiles on the faces of the unhappy. All by himself, he managed to change the atmosphere of his town, and no one could know h

31、im without being grateful ( 感激的 ) to him.One Christmas, while he was sleeping, he felt someone pulling his leg. Rodd opened his eyes and saw the long white beard ( 胡须 ) and soft red suit. “Forgive me. I didn tknow how to choosewhat was most important, ”said Rodd. But Santa Claus answered with a smil

32、e:“I choose to spendsome time with the best boy in the world, just before I leave you the great gift you ve earned for yourself. Thank you! ”And the next morning, there were no presents under the Christmas tree. That Christmas, the gift had been so big that it couldn tfit down the chimney (烟囱 ); the

33、 only place it could fit was in Rodd s heart.61. The story mainly tells us_. A. to respect Santa ClausB. to spend Christmas with Santa Claus C. not to miss the important thingD. not to ask for too many gifts for Christmas62. Rodd and Todd were told by elves that_. A. it was not easy to meet Santa Cl

34、ausB. they had to wait for a long timeC. they have only a little time to be with Santa Claus D. they would be sent back a few hours later63. Rodd missed Santa Claus because_.A. he only focused on the presentB. he preferred the present to Santa ClausC. he had never received any presents beforeD. he w

35、as too young to know what was more important64.WhatwasthepeoplesattitudetowardsRoddinthetown?65. We can infer from the story that_. A. Todd was cleverer than RoddB. Rodd would give present to othersC. Rodd would go to the North Pole againD. Rodd got more than common boys at last第二卷（共60 分）第四部分：书面表达（共

36、四节，满分60）第一节：词汇运用（共10 小题；妹小题1 分，满分 10 分）根据课文语境，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，完成下列短文The meals 66_ (cook)by experts were great and the scenery was very 67_( color ).There68 _(be) fields and the soil was dark red , and then the desert.There were even some69_(abandon) farms which 70_ 71_(build)more than a hundred year

37、sago.The reason why the train is called the Ghan is that 72_(train) camels from Afghanistanwere once 73_(use) to74 _ (carry) food and other 75_(supply).In the1920s, a new railway line was built and they didn tneed camels any more.第二节：完成句子（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分）76. The children_ walk to school _take a

38、bus.孩子们宁愿步行去学校也不愿乘公交车。77.Mike fell offa tree and got injured. _ _ ,he could go to school .迈克从树上跌落下来摔伤了；结果他不能上学了。78.They _ their tents as soon as they arrived.他们一到就搭起了帐篷。79.Citizens may _ _ to the library.市民可以免费使用这个图书馆。80.Everybody _ _ to know the law, but few people do.人人都应当懂法律，但很少有人懂。第三节：阅读表达（共5 小题

39、；每小题3 分，满分15 分）阅读下面短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（注意问题后的字数要求）Ashley Power s mother bought a computer for her when she was eight.When she was thirteen ， she was surfing the Internet regularly ， but she couldnt find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk.And one day she thought ，“ If I had my own website ，Id make it

40、 a really interesting site forteenagers.”So，when Ashley was sixteen，she launched her own website，called Goosehead.She had no idea how big a success it would be ，but three years later，the site was the most successful teen site in the USA ！ It was getting 100,000 hits every day ， and Ashley had about

41、30 employees.After a few years ，the website closed down.Then Ashley ，who lives in Los Angeles ，was askedto write a book called The Goosehead Guide to Life.The book is about how to design a websiteand start a business.It begins with a section called “ All About Ashley ”，where Ashley tells readerswhat

42、 it is like to be the boss of a company when you are only sixteen.“ I was so happy.But it wascrazy in a lot of ways.I got very stressed.I mean ， I was only sixteen I didn t even have a car！If you were sixteen and you had your own company ， you d be stressed， too！”In an interview Ashley gave advice t

43、o teenagers who wanted to start their own business ，“ Just be strong and have your dreams and work hard at them.And don t listen when people tell you that you can t do it ，because I heard no a lot.Just keep going until you hear yes！” 81 For what purpose did Ashley create Goosehead？(No more than 10 words)_82.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 ？ (No more than 6 words)_83翻译第三段划线句子。_84According to Paragraph 3 ，what did Ashley do after Goosehead closed down ？ (No more than10 words)_85 How did Ashley feel as a young boss of a company ？ (N