陕西省宁强县天津中学2011—2012学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

1、陕西省宁强县天津中学20112012学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题考试时间：120分钟 分数：150分第一部分 英语知识运用 ( 共四节, 满分55 分)第一节语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）1. abrupt A absorb B acre C airmail D awesome2. recite A curtain B circle C collar D coach 3. luggage A popularity B button C ambulance D valued4. steak A sneaker B scream C eager D break5. concept

2、A concern B confirm C confident D confuse 第二节 情景对话 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个为多余选项。 Oh, my goodness! Its really you. 6 ! Yes, five years. How are you going? 7 I am running a company in Boston. Running a company? I remember you taught History in Hanson School. 8 . But

3、 I dont like peaceful and stable work. 9 ? Yeah, so I am. I like teaching. Oh, the commuter train comes. 10 . This is my business card. Please keep in touch! I will. Bye! A. I am afraid I have to go. .B. Are you still teaching?C. Havent seen you for ages!D. Not bad. E. Welcome to visit my company. F

4、. Thats right. G. Do you like teaching? 第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分）11. Chamberlain held record that he was the only one who finished an entire season with average of over 50 points in history of NBA.A. the; an; the B. a; the; the C. a; the; / D. /; a; the12. We must pay attention the fact that

5、 the young dont look to the old nowadays,A. to; down B. on; down C. on; upon D. to; up 13. You can complain, but I doubt it will make any difference.A. that B. weather C. whether D. what.14. Although the shirt me well, the color doesnt me. A. fits; match B. fits; suit C. matches; fit D. matches; sui

6、t15. Why didnt you answer when I spoke to you in the street this morning?I , but you didnt hear me. A. didnt answer B. did answer C. could answer D. couldnt answer16. A large number of people present at the fair and a huge amount of money raised to help the homeless people.A. were; were B. were; was

7、 C. was; were D. was; was17. Hardly down he stepped in.A. had I sat; when B. had I sat; than C. I had sat; when D. I had sat; than18. He was moved by the story. As a result, he couldnt fall asleep in the night.A. deep; deep B. deeply; deeply C. deeply; deep D. deep; deeply19. We should customers to

8、our restaurant by providing the best at the lowest price.A. attack; service B. attain; serve C. attach; serve D. attract; service20. worried the doctors most was they couldnt find the cause of the disease.A. What; that B. That; how C. What; how D. That; what 21. It was when I got off the bus I found

9、 my wallet .A. that; stealing B. where; stealing C. that; stolen D. where; stolen22. Nowhere else in the world a quiet, beautiful place.A. you can find such B. can you find suchC. you can find so D. can you find so23. I will never forget the days we spent together. great fun we had at the seaside. A

10、. What a; to play B. How; to play C. What; play D. What; playing24. Some parents try to do everything for their children. Thats they are mistaken. A. when B. what C. where D. that25. The Qing Ming festival is coming. Shall we go somewhere to have a trip? . We dont know what the weather will be like

11、then.A. It just depends B. Its up to youC. Lets get going D. Thats all right第四节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Ill never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was 26 . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter 27 with a roll of golden wrapping paper.

12、 I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became 28 and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are 29 your fathers money. You dont know how hard your parents are working.” She was 30 and cried bitterly, running away. 31 , she brought a gift, a golden 32 made of golde

13、n wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was 33 of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was 34 . I shouted at her, “Dont you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She 35 at me with

14、tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, its not empty at all. I blew 36 into the box. Theyre all for you, Daddy.”I was completely 37 . I put my arms around her and begged for her 38 . A year later, a serious 39 took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I 40 in bed for three days and three nig

15、hts, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was 41 , I would take out an imaginary kiss and 42 the love of my daughter who had put it there.In a very real 43 , each one of us, as humans beings, has been

16、 given a golden container 44 with unconditional love and kisses . from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are 45 no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.26. A. niceB. hardC. instructiveD. dull27. A. tearingB. litteringC. cuttingD. busy28. A. disappointe

17、dB. curiousC. angryD. anxious29. A. usingB. spendingC. sparingD. wasting30. A. confusedB. frightenedC. amazedD. calm31. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. ThusD. Though32. A. boxB. tieC. carD. pen33. A. scaredB. happyC. ashamedD. satisfied34. A. fullB. brokenC. cheapD. empty35. A. looked aroundB. looked awayC

18、. looked upD. looked down36. A. kissesB. loveC. heartsD. prays37. A. gladB. touchedC. upsetD. confident38. A. thanksB. giftsC. forgivenessD. explanation39. A. eventB. illnessC. operationD. accident40. A. layB. stoodC. kneltD. sat41. A. lostB. hungryC. discouragedD. sick42. A. realizeB. rememberC. re

19、cognizeD. respond43. A. wayB. stateC. directionD. sense44. A. decoratedB. filledC. coveredD. linked45. A. onlyB. naturallyC. simplyD. actually第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 (共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)AMichelle Kwan was born on July 7, 1980, in Torrance, California. The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, Kwan watc

20、hed her older brother play ice hockey as a kid. She began skating when she was five, entering and winning her first skating competition at seven. She won the world title in the 1994 World Championships at the age of 13, earning a chance to take part in the 1994 Olympic Games. Kwan went on to capture

21、 the world title in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003. At the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998, Kwan felt sure to win gold, but ended up with a disappointing silver medal when US skater Tara Lipinski took a surprising first place. Shortly before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002, Kwan, who was

22、to be the world champion, surprisingly fired both her choreographer(编舞者), Lori Nichol, and longtime coach, Frank Carrol. Once again, she failed to get the gold medal when she finished third behind Irina Slutskaya of Russia and US skater Sarah Hughes, who took first.A student at the University of Cal

23、ifornia at Los Angeles, Kwan has continued to compete since her failure in Salt Lake City. In February 2006, she was unable to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy because of her serious injury. Though Michelle Kwan did not compete during the 2006-2007 skating season, she has turned down

24、an offer to work for NBC Sports and says she is not giving it up.46. The first paragraph tells us that Michelle Kwan _. A. was born in the late 1970s B. has local American parents C. began skating when she was a kid D. entered her first skating competition at thirteen47. The underlined word “capture

25、” in the first paragraph means _. A. enter B. win C. learn D. find48. Which of the following may not be world champion? A. Lori Nichol. B. Michelle Kwan. C. Tara Lipinski. D. Sarah Hughes.BThis year some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in UShomesThe

26、y will study in USschools, meet USteenagers, and form impressions of the real AmericaAt the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world Here is a two-way student exchange in actionFred,

27、nineteen, spent last year in Germany with Georges familyIn turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in AmericaFred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study , the language began to come to himSchool was completely different from what he had expected

28、-much harderStudents rose respectfully when the teacher entered the roomThey took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United StatesThere were almost no outside activitiesFamily life, too, was differentThe fathers word was law, and all activities were around the family rather t

29、han the individual(个人)Fred found the food too simple at firstAlso, he missed having a carBack home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good timeIn Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his ide

30、aI suppose I should criticize(批评)American schools, he saysIt is far too easy by our levelBut I have to say that I like it very muchIn Germany we do nothing but studyHere we take part in many outside activitiesI think that maybe you schools are better in training for citizensThere ought to be some mi

31、ddle ground between the two49This year _ teenagers will take part in the exchange program between America and othercountries. Aover three thousand Bthirteen hundredCtwenty three hundredDless than two thousand50The whole exchange program is mainly to _Ahelp teen-agers in other countries know the real

32、 AmericaBsend students in America to travel in GermanyClet students learn something about other countriesDhave teen-agers learn new languages51Both Fred and Mike agreed that _AAmerican food tasted better than German foodBGerman schools were harder than American schoolsCAmericans and Germans were bot

33、h friendlyDThere were more cars on the streets in America52What is particular in American schools is that _Athere is some middle ground between the two teaching buildingsBstudents go outside to enjoy themselves in a car Cstudents usually take fourteen subjects in allDthere are a lot of after-school

34、activitiesCJermaine Washington, 26，did something that amazes many peopleHe gave an important organ to a woman who he describes（描述） as “just a friend”Jermaine met Michelle Stevens, 23，when they began working together in Washington, DCThey used to have lunch with one another and chat during breaks“He

35、was somebody I could talk to”says Michelle“One day, I cried on his shoulderI had been on the kidney（肾） donor（捐赠者） waiting list for 11 months，and I had lost all hope”She told Jermaine how sad it was to spend three days a week，three hours a day，on a kidney dialysis (透析) machine“I saw my friend dying b

36、efore my eyes，”Jermaine says“What should I do? Sit back and watch her die?”Michelles mother, who was suffering from an illness，was unable to donate a kidneyHer two elder brothers were reluctant（不愿意的）“I understood，”says Michelle，“They said they loved me very much，but they were jus too afraid.”The ope

37、ration at Washington Hospital Center had a lot of painful procedures (步骤)，but Jermaine never changed his decision and never regretted what he had done for MichelleToday, both Michelle and Jermaine are fineThree times a month, they get together for what they call a “thank-you lunch”Though their frien

38、ds hope they will get married，a romantic relationship is not what they want“We are thankful for the beautiful friendship that we have，”Michelle says“We dont want to mess up a good thing.”53According to the first paragraph, in many peoples opinion，Jermaines deed is very_Abrave Bsurprising Cacceptable

39、 Dstupid54We learn that when Michelles brothers learnt about her illness, _Athey offered to help her Bthey pretended not to know anythingCthey were unwilling to give their kidneys to herDthey lied that they could not donate their kidneys55It is implied(暗示) in the passage that_AMichelles father died

40、when she was youngBMichelle is Jermaines only friend at workCMichelle was always sure that she would find a kidney donorDboth Michelle and Jermaine just want to stay good friends56Which of the following old sayings can summarize what Jermaine has done for Michelle? AA friend in need is a friend inde

41、ed Bwhere there is a will there is a way CActions speak louder than words DMany hands make light work.DWhos in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, its other peoplesociety, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating w

42、hen we were very young. But we were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone elses opinions,

43、 their lives a mimicry(模仿), their passions a quotation.”So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want

44、 to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix (一剂毒品). We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedomthe freedom to be ourselves. The truth is t

45、hat we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, theyre more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a differ

46、ent way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process. So how can we take back control? I think theres only one waymake a conscious decision to stop caring what other

47、people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values-not values imposed（强加）from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, pur

48、poseful and happy life.57. What Oscar Wilde says implies that _.A. we have thoughts similar to those of others B. most people have a variety of thoughtsC. most peoples thoughts are controlled by othersD. other peoples thoughts are more important 58. What does the author try to argue in the third par

49、agraph?A. We may lose ourselves to please others.B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom. C. We need to pay for what we want to get.D. The price of taking drugs is freedom.59. In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life, we should _.A. care about others opinions and change opinions

50、all the timeB. guide ourselves by means of values from the outsideC. persuade others to accept our opinions D. stick to our own values60. It can be concluded from the passage that _.A. we shouldnt care what others think B. its better to do what we likeC. we shouldnt change our own opinions D. its im

51、portant to accept others opinions第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从下框的AF选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。ASee how well our new schedule worksBPlan by the weekCCut out wasted timeDDivide big tasks into small ones EPlan by the semesterFPlan each dayHow to manage your timeIt is very important to manage your ti

52、me wisely. As you get older, you will have more responsibilities. You will find it easier to succeed if you learn to manage your time well.61_Write down major due dates on your calendar for the semester. Estimate how long it will take to do each project. Allow yourself more time than you think you w

53、ill really need. Make a master schedule which should include the following activities：all required school activitieswork scheduleafter school activitiesblank spaces for unknown activitiesA master schedule can help you keep track of all the things that you need to do. If you know what you have to do

54、and when you need to do it, you can prepare better to finish it on time.62_Plan when to do all your tasks for the week. Schedule time to study for tests, read your textbooks, write papers, go to work, and be at meetings. Leave enough time for your household duties.63_ Make a “to do” list the night before or the first thing in the morning. If you write down what you need to do, your mind will be free to study. You wont worry and spend time thinking about what you have to do next.64_Use it for a few weeks, and then ask yourself some questions. Are you getting your schoolwo