山东省泰安一中09-10学年高二10月月考(英语

1、2008级高二第一学期英语单元学情检测2009.10第I卷（选择题，共105分）第一部分 听力第一节：听下面5段对话。每段对话有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where is the man probably from? A. Britain.B. China.C. Germany.2. What do the British like best? A. Everything.B. Coffee.C. Tea.3. How does the man feel

2、 about his exam? A. He is happy.B. He is disappointed.C. He does not care.4. Where does the conversation take place? A. At home.B. At a hotel.C. In a hospital.5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. On the train.B. On a bus.C. In a plane.第二节：听下面5段对话。每段对话有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

3、选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。6. Why does the man look worried? A. The telephone bill is more than they can afford. B. The telephone made a mistake with their telephone bill. C. There seems something wrong with the telephone list.7. Who will pay for the bill

4、? A. The man.B. The womans father.C. Jack.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the two speakers talking about? A. How to spend their summer holiday. B. When to go to France. C. How to study foreign languages.9. What do we know about the woman? A. She has been to many countries in Europe. B. Her job includes

5、the use of foreign languages. C. She has a well-paid job in Britain.10. What is one of the mans difficulties? A. He has not enough time. B. He is not familiar with France. C. He cant speak either French or Spanish.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What will the woman do tonight? A. Go out for dinner with the man

6、. B. Go to the Main Street. C. Work late.12. When will the man drive to womans place? A. Tomorrow morning.B. Tomorrow evening.C. Tonight.13. Where will the woman do tomorrow night? A. Have French dinner. B. Drive to the French restaurant. C. See a friend.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the probable rel

7、ationship between the two speakers? A. Friends.B. Teacher and student.C. Father and daughter.15. Which of the following is the misuse of names for the country? A. The Great Britain.B. The United Kingdom.C. Britain.16. What is the size of the country? A. 242,110 sq km.B. 24,360 sq km.C. 243,600 sq km

8、.17. Why do people in Britain like to take an umbrella? A. It is their custom to carry an umbrella wherever they are. B. They are afraid of too much sunlight. C. The weather in Britain is always changeable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What does the speaker mainly tell us? A. Everyone needs some rest to sta

9、y alive. B. The story about Herpin. C. The importance of sleep.19. What was the matter with Herpin? A. He never slept. B. He lives in New Jersey. C. He lived to 94 years old.20. How did Herpin get rest? A. By sleeping in the bed. B. By sitting in a chair. C. By talking with people.第三节：语法选择（共15小题，每小题

10、15分）21. Nowadays young people dont like talking on _ telephone, but prefer communicating by _ mail. A. a; theB. the; theC. the; /D. the; a22. _ from the rest of the world for five years, he couldnt get used to city life again when he returned. A. separatedB. separatingC. To be separatedD. Having sep

11、arated23. We were told that in no case _ the office telephone for personal matters. A. couldnt we useB. we could use C. we couldnt useD. could we use24. I recognized her _, even though we hadnt seen each other since graduating from university. A. previouslyB. constantlyC. instantlyD. curiously25. _

12、providing financial aid, the government is also supposed to provide other kinds of aid. A. In additionB. Apart fromC. Except forD. Thanks to26. Its being reported that a building just _ there last month fell down unexpectedly. A. being completedB. was completed C. to be completedD. completed27. To o

13、ur delight, the results are completely _ with what we expected from the experiment. A. considerateB. convenientC. consistentD. constant28. It is reported that peace talks between the two countries have _ because they just couldnt reach an agreement. A. broken outB. broken downC. broken upD. broken o

14、ff29. He was very angry to see a blind man _ by some nasty boys, so he drove them away. A. laugh atB. to be laughed at C. laughing atD. being laughed at30. Recently, doctors in different areas have observed more and more children _ with the virus. A. infectedB. infectingC. to infectD. to be infected

15、31. Mr Smith _ his secretary to take charge of the company since last week. A. had arranged toB. had arranged for C. has arranged forD. has arranged to32. Walking out of the office with a _ smile on her face, she turned to say goodbye to her teacher. A. forcingB. forcedC. being forcedD. force33. Wou

16、ld it be _ for you to pick me up at four oclock and take me to the airport? A. freeB. availableC. handyD. convenient34. She was completely _ in her own affairs, for she didnt know what was happening out of the room. A. frightenedB. absorbedC. instructedD. surprised35. Why dont we go to the new resta

17、urant for Lunch? _。 A. Sorry, but Ive forgotten it. B. No, I wont go C. Its my pleasureD. Great! Id love to第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I

18、done anything that really 36 your feeling?”Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special 37 that I really wanted but you 38 gave it to me.”The 39 was that Id completely forgotten about it. I 40 , “Is there anything else Ive done wrong, but didnt apologize for?”Again, his 41 wa

19、s immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 42 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 43 in a hurry. Remember?”“Well, you left and 44 the suitcase.” I couldnt believe he 45 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 46 . When

20、you got home, the suitcase had been opened and 47 had been thrown all over the place. And you 48 me.”“And you didnt do it?” I asked.“No, I didnt . I was just searching for my gift.”My heart sank. I felt 49 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 50 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Ma

21、ybe Id hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the 51 question. Kevins answer was as immediate as his 52 , “Last Christmas you 53 us a special toy, but you forgot about it.” 54 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 55 thing wasnt th

22、e toy. The problem was Id made a promise too lightly and didnt keep it as their father.36. A. showedB. hurtC. attendedD. expressed37. A. candyB. bookC. pictureD. toy38. A. neverB. oftenC. alwaysD. ever39. A. challengeB. messageC. ideaD. fact40. A. complainedB. apologizedC. continuedD. explained41. A

23、. suggestionB. answerC. actionD. blame42. A. hospitalB. churchC. schoolD. garden43. A. settled downB. went onC. set offD. got up44. A. replacedB. forgotC. broughtD. opened45. A. knewB. imaginedC. discoveredD. remembered46. A. angryB. worriedC. happyD. satisfied47. A. nothingB. somebodyC. everythingD

24、. nobody48. A. praisedB. punishedC. helpedD. educated49. A. terribleB. hopelessC. inspiredD. encouraged50. A. supportB. criticizeC. suspectD. forgive51. A. easyB. directC. sameD. funny52. A. mothersB. brothersC. sistersD. fathers53. A. boughtB. borrowedC. leftD. promised54. A. ThoughB. BecauseC. Sin

25、ceD. Until55. A. strangeB. interestingC. importantD. difficult第三部分 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ASpring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The s

26、eason represents hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece Spring, which shows happiness. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundreds.However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D. Langisabout dreami

27、ng of spring in cold dark places. She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008.Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers

28、also wrote spring Is Here, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, spring Will be a Little Late This Year. Why has the season been delayed? Because the singers lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行)

29、her version of the song in 1953.By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of Americas most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When Its Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.And finally, well leave you with a sunny song called

30、Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.56. If you are in a bad mood, youd better listen to _. A. Up Jumped SpringB. I Dream of Spring C. Spring Is HereD. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year57. It Might as Will Be Spring is a song that _. A

31、. is also called State FairB. is sung by Ella Fitzgerald C. has a lonely feelingD. was written by two people58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers. B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs. C. Sarah Vaughn sang th

32、e song Up Jumped Spring first. D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.59. Which of the following songs was first written or recorded? A. Spring. B. I Dream of Spring. C. When Its Springtime in the Rockies. D. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year.60. Whats the purpose of the auth

33、or to write the passage? A. Introduce some songs about spring. B. Introduce some wonderful music. C. Introduce some famous singers. D. Express his/ her love to spring.BYour childrens teacher will be providing extra time for test preparation. This school years test will be held on January 8 and 9. Th

34、e test preparation time is open to all students, and we strongly encourage your children to attend.This year we are changing the time for our test preparation: it will be on Thursday mornings from 8:10 to 8:50. This helps children who ride the bus and cannot stay for the after-school period. It also

35、 helps avoid conflicts with after-school activities.Danielle and Marina will be working with the recent new test takers 6 days on the following Thursdays: 15th, Nov; 29th, Nov; 6th, Dec; 13th, Dec.; 20th, Dec. and 3rd, Jan.Besides the test preparation lectures on these dates, teachers are already pu

36、tting test preparation into their usual courses. We are finding that we can help our students to be both skilful and whole-hearted readers and test takers after all, we all know that the best test preparation is good reading and writing training.What can you do at home? Again, the best and most effe

37、ctive test preparation for the ELA test is reading and more reading. The research is quite clear students who do well in the tests are those who are good readers. Reading not only builds reading ability, it also helps build confidence important for successful test taking! But do discourage your chil

38、dren from spending too much time on books that are too hard or even a bit too hard. Children best develop comprehension skills when they are reading books just right for them(too easy doesnt hurt here either).Finally, on Friday, December 7, we will have a morning lecture on the ELA. Please pay atten

39、tion!61. The text is mainly about _. A. how teachers will provide more time for test preparation B. the reason why time for test preparation will be changed C. how teachers have put test preparation into their usual courses D. test preparation information that parents should know about62. The time f

40、or test preparation has been changed to _. A. make it more convenient for the students to attend B. help the new test-takers have more time to read C. avoid disagreement in time between different years of students D. avoid conflicts between preparation time and the usual courses63. From the passage,

41、 we know that _. A. Danielle will help students prepare for different tests B. the school year test will be on a Tuesday C. all the children must take part in the test preparation D. the students can learn how to write well in the test preparation64. Parents should _ at home. A. prepare good meals f

42、or their children B. read more books with their children C. ask their children not to spend too much time on reading D. encourage their children to read more books fit for them65. Why did the school encourage all the students to take part in the test preparation? A. Test preparation is what they alw

43、ays do. B. The students will learn what will be included in the final exam. C. Test preparation helps students to be more interested in reading and confident. D. The test is a long way off and there are better things to do.CTwelve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, Ca

44、lifornia, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In one area of the rainforest, he watched a bird flying through the trees. The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him. But weeks later, back home, Rhett Butler got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited.That e

45、xperience led Rhett Butler to begin writing a book about rainforests and threats to their existence. But he did not publish the book. Instead, in 1999, he used his research for the book to create a website. The site is Mongabay. Com. His purpose was to inform the public about tropical rainforests. B

46、ut the subject quickly developed. As a former businessman, he became a respected writer of science and environmental stories.The popularity of Mongabay. Com attracted advertisers. Small ads on the site pay for its operations. Mongabay. Com has grown and led to other sites. For example, there is a si

47、te for children which is called kids. Mongabay. Com. Another one, WildMadangascar. Org, is all about the island nation that Rhett Butler calls his favorite place.To keep his website going, he travels around the world on several major trips each year. His working tools are a laptop computer, cameras

48、and sometimes diving equipment. He often calls on experts for information. For example, he interviewed Alison Jolly, a top experts on lemurs(狐猴). He interviewed Rodney Jackson, a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Inte

49、rnet for researchers, students and teachers. In April, Time. Com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.66. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Rhett Butler and his website. B. Rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. C. How Rhett Butler protected rare animals. D. Ho

50、w Rhett Butler made his website popular.67. Rhett Butler didnt publish his book about rainforests because _. A. making websites earns more money than writing books B. he didnt want to become a writer C. the book was not about rainforest protection D. he wanted to use the information to create a webs

51、ite68. Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay. Com? A. It was set up in 1999. B. It attracted many advertisers. C. At least two related websites grew from it. D. Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.69. To keep his website going, Rhett Butler _. A. kept visiting the rainforest B.

52、 traveled around and interviewed experts C. raised rare snow leopards D. made a great number of advertisements70. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Mongabay. Com was loved by researchers as well as students B. kids. Mongabay. Com. has many stories written by kids C. Wild Madagascar org is bet

53、ter known than Mongabay. Com D. Rodney Jackson was once a businessmanDA new study has found that honeybees can recognize a pattern based on numbers. If the bees learn to recognize three blue dots, then later they can find three yellow stars, three yellow lemons or three purple grapes.Honeybees are p

54、retty clever. They can tell which objects in a group are similar, and which different. They can even notice and remember landmarks they pass on their way to get their food. “I have been studying honeybees since 1980, and I am often surprised by our results. The bee is smart,” says Shaowu Zhang of th

55、e Australian National University in Camberra.Zhang and his team trained about 20 honeybees to fly through two holes marked with either two or three blue dots. On the other side, the bees found two exits(出口). Each exit was marked with a pattern, either two or three blue dots. If the bees remembered the first pattern, and picked the matching hole, they received a sugary treat. By repeating this training, the bees learned that if they matched the patterns, they would get a reward.The honeybees may not count “one, two, three” the way we do. But the bees got their sugar snack about 70 percent of