高二五月份月考英语试题02

1、高二五月份英语月考试题第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的abc三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。1. how did charles travel?a.by car b.by bus c.by train2.what is the woman actually looking for? a.armchairs b.a handbag c.a key3. what are the two speakers talking about? a.who will pay for lunch.

2、 b.when they will have lunch. c.what they will eat for lunch.4. what does the woman mean? a.her job is too difficult for her. b.she is tired of her present job. c.she wants a more difficult job.5. who is the little girl? a.the womans niece b.the womans daughter c.the womans sister第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，

3、满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从提中所给的abc三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题6. what is the mans seat number? a.21c b.21b c.21a7. what does the man want to know? a.when he will board the plane. b.where he places his bags c.where gate c2 is.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题8.what did the doctor suggest the man do? a.

4、have a full examination. b.spend more time exercising c.avoid going out when it is cold.9. what do we know about the woman? a.she has just recovered from a cold. b.she often works out in the gym. c.she doesnt become ill easily.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. what did the woman dream of doing as she grew older?

5、a.living among the wildlife in africa. b.traveling with friends in africa. c.taking care of animals in a zoo.11.who invited the woman to kenya? a.louis b.james c.mary12.with what animals did the woman live almost every day? a.zebras b.giraffes c.chimpanzees.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. what is the invention

6、that the woman wants the man to guess? a.the wheel b.the carriage c.the train14. which of the following wasnt invented in the 19th century?a.the camera b.the radio c.the helicopter15.when was the jet plane invented?a.in 1929 b.in 1930 c.in 193516.what might the man be interested in? a.beef-powered t

7、rains. b.english-teaching robots c.superhero suits听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17.who created the solar-powered airplane? a.two swiss b.two americans c.two germans18.what was the solar-powered airplanes final destination? a.phoenix b.st.louis c.new york city19.how much does the plane weigh? a.about 3,550 lbs b.

8、about 3,500 lbs c.about 2,500 lbs20.when will the creators attempt an around-the world flight? a.in 2025 b.in 2019 c in 2015第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 单项填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)21. economy is booming, so it is hard for some of the firms to _ enough labor , though their working conditions are rather good.

9、a. hire b. fire c. use d. recommend22. - what youve said sounds _, but can we really solve the problem in that way?- it is worth a try.a. absurd b. awesome c. shallow d. reasonable23. rescue teams from four countries are making an all-out effort to search for the missing flight,but no_has been achie

10、ved yet up to now. a.procedure b.expectation c.correction d.breakthrough24.our manager shook his head at times in the meeting,_that he didnt quite agree with my analysis of the situation a.indicating b.distinguishing c.illustrating d.discovering25. we have a high regard for mr. smith because he alwa

11、ys tries to his principlesa.look forward to b. live up toc. catch up withd. live up with26. in my opinion, it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is important to teach him how to _.a. make a life b. make progress c. make sense d. make his way27.aunt li was_by the false advertisement a

12、nd spent a large sum of money buying many ineffective and unhealthy weight-loss drugs. a.taken in b.cast down c.called up d.paid off28.the choice of players for the team seemed completely_,which accounted for the failure of the team this season. a.arbitrary b.extinct c.available d.exact29.the crazy

13、fans had been waiting in the sun for hours,_to have a look at their favorite star. a.fairly b abruptly c.merely d.shortly30. all of toms attempts to start his car were_,because there was no petrol left in the petrol tank of the car. a.in return b.in vain c.in doubt d.in time第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20

14、分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years i have really changed. i have started to think about other people 31 i think about myself. i am happy that i am becoming a 32 person. i think my 33 started when i was at palo

15、mar college. at first, i just wanted to get my 34 and be left alone. i thought i was smarter than everyone else, so i hardly ever 35 to anyone in my classes. by the end of my first semester, i was really 36 . it seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. so tried a(n) 37 . i s

16、tarted asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble i 38 to help. that was really a big 39 for me. by the end of the year, i had several new friends, and two of 40 are still my best friends today. a bigger cause of my new 41 , however, came when i took a part-time job

17、 at a vista nursing home. one old lady there who had alzheimers disease became my 42 . every time i came into her room, she was so 43 because she thought i was her daughter. her real daughter never 44 her, so i took her place. she let me 45 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when s

18、he died, i was 46 , but i was very grateful to her. i think i am a much 47 person today than i used to be, and i hope i will not 48 these experiences. they have 49 me to care about other people more than about myself. i 50 who i am today, and i could not say that a few years ago. 31. a. since b. bef

19、ore c. or d. unless32. a. famousb. simplec. different d. skilled 33. a. education b. careerc. tourd. change34. a. balancec. homeworkc. degreed. interest 35. a. talked b. wrote c. lied d. reported 36. a. carefulb. lonelyc. curiousd. guilty 37. a. argument b. game c. experiment d. defence38. a. dared

20、b. offered c. hesitated d. happened 39. a. dream b. problemc. duty d. step 40. a. usb. which c. them d. whom41. a. attitude b. hobbyc. hope d. luck 42. a. friendb. partnerc. guide d. guest 43. a. politeb. happy c. strange d. confident 44. a. bothered b. answered c. visited d. trusted 45. a. explainb

21、. guessc. declared. see46. a. homelessb. heartbrokenc. bad-tempered d. hopeless 47. a. quieterb. busier c. better d. richer48. a. forget b. facec. improve d. analyze 49 a. forced b. preferred c. ordered d. taught50. a. missb. like c. wonder d. expect 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选

22、项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aa farmer had some puppies(小狗) he needed to sell. he painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing(钉) it to a post(标杆) on the edge of his yard. as he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug(用力拉) on his clothes. he looked down into the eyes of

23、 a little boy. “mister,” he said, “i want to buy one of your puppies.“well,” said the farmer. “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.”the boy dropped his head for a moment. then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer

24、. “ive got 39 cents. is that enough to take a look?” “sure,” said the farmer. and with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“here, dolly!” he called.out from the doghouse and down the ramp(斜坡) ran dolly followed by four little balls of fur. the little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence(铁丝网).

25、 his eyes danced with delight. as the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. slowly another little ball appeared; this one clearly smaller. down the ramp it slid（滑倒）. then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling(跛行) towa

26、rd the others, doing its best to catch up“i want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the little puppy.the farmer said: “son, you dont want that puppy. he will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and beg

27、an rolling up one leg of his trousers. he showed a steel brace(钢支架) running down both sides of his leg attaching(绑) itself to a specially made shoe. looking back up at the farmer, he said: “you see sir, i dont run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”the world is full of people

28、 who need someone who understands.51. the boy dropped his head for a while probably because .a. he was not sure whether to buy a puppy or notb. he just wanted to have a look at the puppiesc. he was disappointed about not having enough moneyd. he needed time to reach into his pocket for the change52.

29、 the author described the puppies as “balls of fur” .a. because they were fat enough to be a ballb. because they moved in a way like a ballc. to show they were from good parentsd. to show how lovely they were to the boy53. the boys eyes “danced with delight” because .a. he was excited to see the lov

30、ely puppiesb. he had been looking for a lame puppy for a long timec. he enjoyed comparing and choosing puppiesd. he noticed something interesting in the doghouse54. why did the boy decide to take the last dog?a. because he felt sorry for the dog.b. because he understood the dogs difficulty.c. becaus

31、e he didnt have enough money for the others.d. because he didnt need a dog that could run and play with him.b middle class workers aged 50 and above are being forced to delay their retirement until they are “at least 70”, with many blaming their children, a report revealed yesterday.the report, from

32、 the investment firm heartwood, said the delay is “not driven by a love of their job, but by concerns of their ability to find their retirement”. it is not the soaring cost of living which is triggering (引起)the delay. many blame the fact that they are constantly having to help out their grown-up chi

33、ldren at an age when they presumed they would be financially independent. asked bout the reason for the delay, one in five middle class workers said they “needed to keep working in order to support their children”. many grown-up children need help to get on to the property ladder, while others ask t

34、heir parents to clear their university debts.more than 40 percent said they plan to remain in work “for an average of five years longer that they had originally planned”. around one in five said they will delay their retirement until they are aged 70 or above. many are planning to “ semi-retire” , w

35、hich means they will stop working full-time to switch to part-time work. simon lough, chief executive of heartwood, said longer periods of semi-retirement are “increasingly becoming the norm” among wealthier people in their 50s and 60s.he added: “in many cases, they are being faced with greater dema

36、nds being placed on their pension pots, rises in the cost of living and unexpected financial commitments, such as supporting their children for longer than they had originally anticipated.(预料)”.it comes as a separate report, from the pension giant scottish widows, found one in four women is saving “

37、nothing at all” for their retirement, compared to 17 percent of men. this leaves many forced to rely on the state pension, which is just 102.15 pounds a week if they are eligible (合格的)for the full amount. to make matters worse, the age when a woman can claim her state pension is being increased. it

38、used to be 60 but it will reach 66 in 2020, and will continue to rise in the future.55. according to the report from the investment firm heartwood, the major reason that so many middle class workers are delaying their retirement age is_.a. the rising in the cost of living b. their love for their job

39、sc. supporting their grown-up children. d. the pension reduce.56. we can infer from the third paragraph that the average retirement age in britain is about _. a. 70 b. 65 c. 60 d. 6657. the underlined word “semi-retire” in paragraph 3 most probably means _. a. work full-time b. work on weekendsc. wo

40、rk part-time d. work day and night58. what can we learn from this passage?a. many parents are blaming their children for their retirement dreams are crushed because of their inability to get a job.b. more than 40 percent of the british people are planning to delay their retirement until they are 70

41、or above.c. the women in scotland will have to claim their state pension in an earlier age in the future.d. the semi-retirement is only popular among a small number of wealthier people in their 50s and 60s.conce there was a young woman who didnt like her job. everyday when she came home from work, s

42、he told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. “leave that job,” her husband told her.“oh, i will,” she said. “but not yet. i have too many friends there for me to leave.” and so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and he

43、r children had children. “leave that job,” her grandchildren told her. “oh, i will,” she said. “but not yet. there are only seven more years until i reach thirty years of service and can retire. so i cant just yet.” i know this woman. and her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch o

44、f a general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. “why is your dog acting that way?” a customer asked the store owner. “oh,” answered the man. “hes lying on a nail.” “well, why doesnt he move?” “because its not hurting him bad enough.”thats true for people, too. we convince ourselves the pain is n

45、ot bad enough to leave the workplace we know. but were wrong. prolonged work pain is continuing. some work pain damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams.wilbur wright once commented, “we could hardly wait to get up in the morning. i know that exhilarating feeling of being so

46、 passionate about something i was working on that i couldnt wait to get back to work. and people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too.”they get excited about work. they offer their unique gifts and talents eagerly. and when things dont change as they sometimes will, they refuse

47、to let environment hijack(劫持) their self-esteem, passion or dreams.59. the woman complained to her husband every day because .a. she didnt have enough money to support her familyb. her boss criticized her for what she had donec. she was not satisfied with her job at alld. her work was difficult and

48、her boss was cruel60. from the second paragraph we can know that the woman .a. liked making friends with othersb. loved all of her children very muchc. left her tiring job at last d. did exactly the same job all along61. the underlined word “prolonged” (in paragraph 4) means .a. lastingb. slightc. s

49、eriousd. hard62. people who are getting along well with their work .a. have to get up early every dayb. are not willing to go to workc. need more unique gifts and talentsd. are likely to change with the situation dshower every day? rinse (漂洗) after brushing teeth? these “healthy” habits could be ver

50、y bad for you. could your daily routine be ruining your health? we all know that smoking, drinking and bingeing (狂饮，狂吃) on junk food are behaviors to avoid if we want to keep fitbut an increasing amount of research is emerging to suggest other seemingly good habits could also be bad for us. here are

51、 some daily sins, and what we can do about them.daily sin 1: shower every daythe modern overemphasis on personal hygiene (卫生，保健) could do harm to our skin, according to dr. nick lowe, consultant doctor at the cranley clinic in london. he says, “using hot water combined with harsh soaps can strip the

52、 skin of its oils, resulting in dryness, crashing and even infection.”if the prospect of skipping a daily shower horrifies you, at least make sure you wash with cooler water, he says. if you have a tendency towards dry skin, use a soap-free shower gel or watery cream.daily sin 2: sleeping eight hour

53、s a daythe notion of getting eight hours of solid sleep each night is a “modern convention” that could leave you feeling more tired, says professor jim horne, of lough borough universitys sleep research centre. “a short four to 15-minute power nap can be as effective as an extra hour at night.” he a

54、dds, “this modern notion that waking in the middle of the night is a bad thing can actually be destructive to the quality of our sleep. for instance we wake at 3 a.m. and lie there becoming anxious about not sleeping, whereas we should simply get up and occupy our minds with something distracting bu

55、t relaxingsuch as doing a jigsaw (拼图) or reading a bookuntil our bodies tell us were ready to sleep again.”daily sin 3 : rinsing after brushing teethfight the urge to rinse after cleaning your teeth, says dentist dr. phil stemmer, from the fresh breath centre in london. “rinsing washes away the prot

56、ective fluoride (氟化物) coating left by the toothpaste, which would otherwise add hours of protection.” and whatever you do dont clean your teeth straight after eating, he says. “the best routine is to brush your teeth before meals, and then freshen up after using an alcohol-free mouthwash.”63. which can be a proper title of the passage? a. several bad habits in our daily life.b. several bad habits about t