河北省正定中学2014年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷-1

1、河北省正定中学2014 年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷第卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）听下面 5 段对话。 每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的A 、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案，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.What does the woman think is a good way to learn English?A. Watching the news on TV .B. Listening to the radio.C. Reading

2、 the newspapers.2.What is the woman going to do for the man?A. Wash the dishes.B. Make the coffee.C. Prepare dinner.3.What did the man forget to do?A. Gas up the car.B. Take money with him.C. Book tickets to the play.4.How is the man feeling recently?A. Excited.B. Tired.C. Anxious.5. How long does i

3、t take the woman to go to school?A. About twenty minutes walk. B. About ten minutes walk. C. About twenty s minutesbus ride.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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，每小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6 至 7 题。6.

4、What does the womans mother probably do?A. A singer.B. A baby sitter.C. A teacher.7. What does the man think of the woman s mother?A. Energetic.B. Talkative.C. Open-minded.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 9 题。8. Where does the woman know about monkeys?A. From TV.B. From a newspaper.C. From the Internet.9. What does

5、the man wish he could do?A. Travel around the world.B. Draw a picture of monkeys. C. Observe monkeys in the forest.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10.Where was the woman probably last night when the man called her?A. At her teacher s home.B. In the supermarket.C. In the school.11.What does the woman think of

6、her former English teacher?A. Strict.B. Humorous.C. Professional.12.How old is the woman s new English teacher?A. 25.B. 30.C. 35.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13.How much did the woman spend on her guitar?A. 330 RMB.B. 300 RMB.C. 240 RMB.14.How does the woman learn to play the guitar?A. By taking lessons.B.

7、 By teaching herself.C. By joining a band.15.On which days does the woman learn to play the guitar?A. Tuesdays.B. Saturdays.C. Fridays.16.What kind of music does the woman prefer?A. Classical music.B. Pop music.C. Jazz music.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17.How long was Martin Saltzman stuck in the elevato

8、r?A. One hour.B. Two hours.C. Three hours.18. Why did Angela Carraro say it was the best night she had ever had?A. She had a taste of adventure. B. Business was better than usual. C. She sold more candles than before.19. How much did the store in downtown Manhattan may lose?A. $5,000.B. $15,000.C. $

9、50,000.20. How long did the power failure last?A. Nearly 10 hours.B. Nearly 12 hours.C. Nearly 24 hours.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，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、 C、 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANot many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in avillage in

10、the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. Whenhe was seventy five, he gave $ 60,000 to the villageschool to buy land and equipment for achildren s ground.As a result of his kindness, he became famous. Many people came to visit him. Among them wasa newspaperm

11、an. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live tobe hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five. Johnsonhad a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day.“ I have注射an)ininjectionmy (neck each evening,” he told th

12、e newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported thatJohnson was seventy-five and had daily injectionin his neck. Withina week Johnson receivedthousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the se

13、cret of his daily injection.21. Johnson became a rich man through _.A. doing businessB. making whiskyC. cheatingD. buying and selling land22. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson _.A. had many children in the schoolB. was a strange old manC. was very fond of childrenD. was very kind

14、23. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out _.A. what kind of whisky he hadB. how to live longerC. how to become wealthyD. in which part of the neck to have an injection24. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that _.A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky

15、in the eveningB. he needn t an injection in the neckC. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep wellD. there was something wrong with his neckBPeople who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds. Itbeing s pfullof vim and vigorhelps the body fightillnesses, say the

16、researchers from Carnegie MellonUniversity (CMU) in Pittsburgh.“ We need to take more seriously the possibility that a positive emotional style is a major playerin disease risk,” says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study s lead researcher.In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that peo

17、ple who tended to be cheerful andlively were least likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms(症状 ).Those findings were interesting, but they didn t prove that a person s attitude affor she gets sick. Instead, it was still probable that a person s underlying personality is what matte

18、rs. Evidence suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing andoptimistic, with high self-respect and a sense of control over life. This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our chances of catching colds.To figure out which mattered more

19、(personality or emotions), the CMU team interviewed 193healthy adults. The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks. Theytold the researchers about the positive and negative feelings they had experienced that day.The results showed that everyone in the study was equ

20、ally likely to get infected. Their symptoms,however, differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the previous 2weeks.Among those who reported good moods and had been infected with the flu virus, for example, 28percent developed coughs and stuffy( 堵塞 )noses. On the other h

21、and, those symptoms struck 41percent of people who had been less positive. Scientists argue about whether negative emotions orpositive emotions have a stronger effect on how healthy we are. For now, it can t hubright side more often than not!25. What is the text mainly about?A. how to get rid of col

22、dsB. Attitude determines lifeC. Smiles turn away coldsD. Different opinions about colds26. The word“ full of vim and vigor” underlined in Paragraph 1 probably means_.A. ignorantB. well-informedC. energeticD. in low spirits27. According to the finding a l eading factor of catching colds should be one

23、 s _.A. health.B. personality.C. qualityD. mood28. By saying the last paragraph, the writer intends to suggest_.A. positive emotions are as good as negative emotionsB. it is not necessarily good for you if you always look at problems positivelyC. it will be good for your health to always keep up an

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31、h of the following is true according to the ads?A. Spending $ 50 means 3 hours of free parking.B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of $ 2.31. We can know from the passage _.A. there is more than one theatre in the centreB. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the priceC. you

32、 may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoesD. you won t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the mealDFor most people, shopping is still a matter of wandering down the street or loading a cart in a shopping mall. Soon, that will change. Electronic c

33、ommerce (trade) is growing fast and will soon bring people more choices. There will, however, be a cost: protecting the consumer from beingcheated will be harder. Many governments therefore want to apply street regulations to the electronicworld. But politicians would be wiser to see cyberspace as a

34、 basis for a new era of corporate self-regulation.Consumers in rich countries have grown used to the idea that the government takes responsibility for everything from the stability of the banks to the safety of the drugs or their rights to refund when goods are faulty. But governments cannot enforce

35、 national laws on businesses whose only presence is on the screen. Even in a country where a clear right to compensation exists, the on-line customer in Tokyo, say, can hardly go to New York to get a refund ( 退款 ) for a clothes purchase.One answer is for government to cooperate more: to recognize ea

36、ch other rules. But thatrequires years of work and volumes of detailed rules. And plenty of countries have rules too fanciful for sober countries to accept. There is, however, another choice. Let the electronic businesses do the regulation themselves. They do, after all, have a self-interest in doin

37、g so.In electronic commerce, a reputation for honest dealing willbe a valuable competitive asset.Governments, too, may compete to be trusted. For instance, customers ordering medicines on- line may prefer to buy from the United States because they trust the rigorous screening of the Food and Drug Ad

38、ministration; or they may decide that the FDA s rules are too strict,and buy from Switzerland instead. Customers will still need to use their judgment, but precisely because the technology is new,electronic shoppers are likely for a while to be a lot more cautious than customers of the normal sort.

39、And the new technology will also make it easier for them to complain when a company lets them down. In this way, at least, the advent( 出现 ) of cyberspace may argue for fewer consumer protection laws, not more.32. In case an electronic shopper bought faulty goods from a foreign country, what could he

40、 do?A. Refuse to pay for the purchase.B. Go to the seller and ask for a refund.C. Appeal to consumer protection law.D. Complain about it on the Internet.33. In the author s view, businesses would place a high emphasis on esthondealing because in the electronic world _.A. international cooperation wo

41、uld be much more frequentB. consumers could easily seek government protectionC. a good reputation is a great advantage in competitionD. it would be easy for consumers to complain34. We can infer from the passage that in licensing new drugs the FDA in the United States is_.A. very quickB. very cautio

42、usC. very slowD. rather careless35. According to the author, what will be the best policy for electronic commerce?A. Self-regulation by the business.B. Strict Consumer protection laws.C. Close international cooperation.D. Government protection.第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 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

43、有两项为多余选项。 (注意： E 涂 AB ；F 涂 AC ；G 涂 AD)Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain SharpEveryone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and that can be a very annoying thing. 36 Read on for some techniques worth trying.1. 37People who regularly made plans and looked for

44、ward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer disease ( 早 老 性 痴 呆 症 ), according to a recent study. 38 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend willdo. There s evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or

45、 short-erm goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.2. Go for a walk.Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖 ) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exerciseproduces che

46、micals that are good for your brain.393. Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation ( 刺激 ) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn someth

47、ing new and are physically active at the sametime.40Or go dancing with your friends.A. Focus on the future.B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.C. It should be something like learning gardening.D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.E. But don t worry if your schedule isn-chan

48、gingtfilledwitheventslife.F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain第三部分英 知 运用（共两 ， 分45 分）第一 完形填空（共20 小 ；每小 1.5 分， 分 30 分） 下面短文，从短文后各 所 的四个 （A 、 B、 C、 D）中， 出可以填入空白 的最佳 ，并在答 卡上将 涂黑。Travis

49、laughed as he tore at the wrapping (包装 ) paper on his birthday present. He was so41! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball42,Chuck Hart.43Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship

50、 and infamous44he was agreat player. In fact, Travis wasn t thinking about Hart s behavior; he had only expected45on the side of the box. He realized that something was46as he tore away the last piece ofpaper. Not Hart Thes. new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was47for

51、 his amazing work in the community.Travis s hands48; his heart stopped. It wasn t that the Ryann shoes weren t nicewould his friends think?They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be49by the other players. When he looked upinto his dad s eyes, however, Travis knew he50tell him.“ Thanks, Dad. I was

52、 really hoping forshoes, ” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they51in front of his destination, Travisslowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.“ Hey, Travis, wait a minute” his52dad “saidTravis, I know those aren t the

53、shoes you hahoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n)53. The guy whose name is onthose shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis s feet,54.“Dois yousomeoneknow howI oftenRyann has found himself in55? “ No, ” Travis said.“ Never. He s never talked back to his coach or started a figh

54、t, and heYou could s a teahave acted like a(n)56when you didn t get the shoes you wanted, Travis,57 you were politeand made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I am hoping thatsomeday, your58will be on the coolest pai r of shoes I ll ever see.”When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes59. His dad had used his mind andheart to give the son a thoughtful 60 .41.A. surprisedB. ashamedC. excitedD. worrie