高二第二次月考英语试题含解析

1、第卷第一部分：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、 When will the meeting be held?A. This afternoon.B. Tomorrow.2、 What will the woman do this afternoon?A. Work on an essay.B. Go to see a movie.3、 What d

2、oes the woman want the man to do?A. Speak louder.B. Apologize to her.radio.4、 What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Go to a party.B. Change his shirt.clothes.5、 What can we learn from the conversation?A. The sign is not clear enough.B. The man wants to see the staff.第二节C. The man is in the wro

3、ng place.C. Next week.C. Take a rest.C. TurnC. Wear black（共 15 小题；每小题off the1.5 分，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，各小题将给出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、7 题。6、 Why does the man make the phone call?A. To make an appointment.B. To

4、 cancel an appointment.C. To change an appointment.7、 When will the man meet Doctor Jones?A. At 9:15 am.B. At 2:15 pm.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。C. At 3:30 pm.8、 What should Jack do first when he gets off the bus?A. Cross the road.B. Turn left.C. Turn right.9、 Where is the man's house?A. In front of a s

5、hop.B. Near a bookstore.C. Behind aschool.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10、 What is the weather like?A. Snowy.B. Fine.C. Windy.11、 Where are the two speakers?A. In a shop.B. On an island.C. On a boat.12、 When do people go to see the ancient castle'?A. In summer.B. In autumn.C. In winter.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至

6、 16 题。13、 How did the girl get cheap tickets?A. She bought student tickets.B. She bought return tickets.C. She bought group tickets.14、 Where did the girl stay?A. In a hotel.B. In a tent.C. In a treehouse.15、 What did the girl think of the weekend on the mountain?A. Frightening.B. Enjoyable.C. Tirin

7、g.16、 What do we know about the woman?A. She went out alone.B. She did some walking in Scotland.C. She went to a big city at the weekend.听第 10 段材料，回答第17至20题。17、 When has the group leader decided to leave the camp?A. At 7:30.B. At 7:15.C. At 7:00.18、 Why does the speaker bring lots of music?A. To kil

8、l time.B. To attract animals.C. To prepare performances.19、 What will the weather be like?A. Rainy.B. Cool.C. Hot.20、 What will the tourists do along the way?A. Have a rest by the river.B. Watch monkeys.C. Relax bythe,lake.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题3 分，满分45 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C、和 D）中，

9、选出最佳选项。ADiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third WheelBy Jeff KinneyA dance at Greg Heffley's middle school is going to be held, but he can't findsomeone to go with him.Finally he findsa girlfrom hisclass to gowith him. Thatis when The Third Wheel story begins.The Third Wheel is full of jokes and int

10、eresting drawings.Ivy and Bean Make the RulesBy Annie BarrowsBean'solder sisterJessiegoes to a summercamp calledGirlPower 4-Ever,butBean can'tjoinher because she istoo young. So Bean and her best friend,Ivy,decideto create their own camp. At Camp Flaming Arrow, Ivy and Bean come up with all

11、theactivities and, of course, they make the rules. Their happiness and kindness willmake you want to keep reading.Stick DogBy Tom WatsonStick Dog is a dog that lives in an empty pipe. He has four dog friends namedPoo-Poo, Stripes,Karen and Mutt.When StickDog smellssome delicioushamburgers,he and his

12、 friends decide to steal the food from a human family that is having apicnic in Picas-so Park. Along the way, they face a lot of funny challenges.White Fur FlyingBy Patricia MaclachlanZoo andAlice's mother might just have thecoolestjob ever.She rescues GreatPyrenees dogs! But dogs aren't the

13、 only things that need to be saved. The family'snew neighbour, Philfip, doesn't speak, and no one knows why.WhiteFur Flyingis allabout understandingthatlovecan come from both insideand outside. Although it is a little sad, the book is good to read. Kids who loveanimals and a good story will

14、really like it, too.21. There are interesting drawings in.A. Stick DogB. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The ThirdWheelC. Ivy and Bean Make the RulesD. White Fun Flying22. Who wants to start a camp?A. Jessie.B. Greg.C. Bean.D. Alice.23. What's the main idea of the book Stick Dog?A. The dogs' experienc

15、e of stealing food.B. The dogs' picnic in a park.C. How five dogs are saved from danger.D. How to get along with dogs.24. In which section of a newspaper can we see the text?A.LiteratureB.Lifestyles.C.Hobbies.D.Travel.【答案】21.B22.C23.A24.A【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了四种不同类型的书。21.B 细节理解题。根据Diary of a Wimpy Kid:

16、The Third WheelBy Jeff Kinney中【名师点睛】事实询问题， 这类试题通常以疑问词what/who/when/where/why/how引起的特殊问句， 就文章中某一词语、 某一句子、 某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义，然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节，正确估计答案来源。同时要注意题目和文章中的暗示作用，特别注意辨别各种信息，确认各种信息。22.C 细节理解题。根据Ivyand Bean Make the RulesByAnnie Barrows 中 Bean and her bestfriend, Ivy, decid

17、e to create their own camp.可知Bean 想创造自己的露营。故选C。考点：考查广告类阅读BTo support his sick wife and earn a paycheck, a 61-year-old Iowa man named SteveSimoff sometimes walks 35 miles to his job as an overnight gatekeeper. Simof saidthat he leaves his basement apartment in a small town at about 3:30 p.m. to get t

18、otheLakesside hoteland Casino in Osceolawherehe beginstowork at11:00p.m. for$9.07 per hour. His wife suffered a stoke nine years ago and some days there justisn t enough money to put gas in the couples 2002 car. Moving closer to his jobwould likely mean paying more than he now does in monthly rent-$

19、400.Family and a job are“the two most important things I can think of,” Simoffsaid,explainingwhy he walks tohisjob.He and his wife,Renee,adoptedtheir now22-year-grandson, Steven, who has been unemployed since January.Although some people along the route do stop to offer him a lift, they oftendrophim

20、 offabout8 miles from home. ButSimon doesntseem tomind. He describesthewalkingrouteas “picturesque （风景如画的）”and sounds likehe enjoy passingthe cows and fields along the way. Hes done the walk in all kinds of weather,includingsnow. Its a littledangerousbecausetrucks frequentInterstatehighway35, whizzi

21、ng（飞驰） past him at 70 miles per hour.Simoff story has a familiar ring. Last month there were storied written abouta Detroitman named James Robertson who foryearshas been walking21 milesroundtripthrough citystreetsto andfromhisfactoryjob.The media attentiongotRobertson$350,000 from a GoFundMe campaig

22、n and a new car. We wonder what the Internet holdsfor Simoff.25. Simoff walks 35 miles to his job mainly _.A. to attract others attentionB. to keep healthy and strongC. to accompany his sick wife.D. to save money for his family26. What do we know about Simoffs walking route?A. It is pretty boring.B.

23、 There are high buildingsC. It is full of fun and danger.D. There are only a few regulars.27. James Robertson is mentioned because _.Ahis story inspired SimoffBhe donated money to SimoffCheisquitefamiliarwithSimoffDhisexperienceis similartoSimoff s25.D26.C27.D【解析】【学法指导】推理题常见的提问形式常以 infer，imply ，sugg

24、est ，conclude ， learn ， intend ，mean，describe，purpose 等词提问。或提问中含有表示推测的情态动词，如can， could ， might ， would 等和其他表示可能性的动词，如probably ， most likely等。27.D 推理判断题。 由最后一段开头的Simoff's storyhas a familiarring及下文的 JamesRobertson who for years has been walking 21 miles . to andfrom his factory job可推断，作者提到James R

25、obertson是因为他和 Simoff有类似的经历都因家庭经济困难而步行很远去上班。故选D。考点：考查记叙文阅读CWhile the presence of rats in homes may cause anxiety and annoyance， they rarelyresult indrivingout theresidents.Butthatisexactlywhat happened to theinhabitantsofthe10 square mileHawadax IslandoffthecoastofAlaska ， almost230 yearsago.Now than

26、ks to a five year effortby scientists， theterriblysilent“Rat Island ” as ithad been calledfor many yearshas been returnedto itsrightfulowners birds!Hawadax Island is part of a chain of volcanic islands in the Bering Sea calledthe Aleutian Islands.The rats that arrived there in 1780， when a Japanese

27、shipcarrying them brokedown nearby ， completelydestroyedthe nativepopulationbecausethe environment of the island was not built to defend its animals from thesepredators.There isn't any tree on the island， which meant that the birds wereaccustomed to building their nests low in the ground，giving

28、the rodents(啮齿动物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks.As years passed， the birds that hadcalled the island home for thousands of years became endangered and eventually，disappeared completely.In 2007，the US FWS(Fish and Wildlife Service) started a serious plan to ridtheislandoftheratsand trybrin

29、gingback thebeautifulbirdsthat had once calledit home.Giventhattherewere an estimated10，000 rodents inhabiting“Rat Island”and the fact that they reproduce rapidly， it was not an easy task.But by 2009，the island was officially declared rat free!Then slowly but surely， the birds began to return. Unfor

30、tunately， some of thepioneers were unintentionally killed from the leavings of the raticide， a poisonthathad been used towipe outtherodents.Butnow it seems thingsarebecoming morestableand the islandisstartingtoincreasinglylooklikeitsformerself.Beforethe transformation，“ Hawadax”， also known as“Rat I

31、sland”，was a silent andghostlyplacewithbirdbones ， snailremains and rockscoveredinratfeces( 粪便 ) Today， birds' singing and flying in and out is a common sight.Tufted puffinsand song sparrows ， which had long disappeared， are gradually making their wayback.Scientists have also been observing an i

32、ncrease in ground nesting and shorebirds.Thoughtheislandisstillnotbacktoitsfullglory， thesignsareencouraging and things can only get better， as time passes.28The underlined word“that ” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to _A birds' being driven outB the presence of ratsC birds' returning to the

33、 islandD residents' worrying about rats29 Birds on Hawadax Island became an easy target because _A their chicks were extremely weak B they nested randomlyC they reproduced too rapidlyD this island was treeless30 From the passage ， we can know the plan of US FWS _A has helped the island fully rec

34、overedB cost little but benefited greatlyC involved poisoning the rats on a large scaleD accomplished its goal after exactly 24 months31 Which would be the best title for the passage?A FWS help get rare birds back to alaska islandB Japanese changed a bird paradise into rat islandC Alaska's rat i

35、sland returns to a bird paradiseD FWS plan to drive rats out of rat Island【答案】28.A29.D30.C31.C【解析】【名师点睛】猜词悟义。 任何一篇文章中的句子在内容上都不是绝对孤立的，都跟句子所在的段落及整整篇文章有关。 利用上下文提供的情景和线索，进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义，是阅读过程中的一大关键，最常见的就是利用上下文语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。抓住所需推断词汇前后的“ mean”或系动词或破折号等直接定义该词的部分非常关键。28.A 词义推测题。根据后文 has been returned to

36、its rightful ownersbirds可知，该岛上的小鸟曾经被老鼠驱逐出去。故可知选考点：考查说明文阅读A。DWhen it comes to preschool education, there are two lines of thought. One says that preschoolers need to be taught early academic skills in order to get a leg up onfuture school achievement. Another says the focus should be on social and em

37、otional development. But, new research from Penn State University says a high quality preschool program should do both.Karen Bierman, Penn State Professor of Psychology, and her team studied 350preschoolers. Half were taught the traditional curriculum(课程） . The other halfwere given the basic curricu

38、lum as well as social and emotional teaching.The resultsshow thatthe halfstudentstaughtwitha curriculumthatincludessocial lesson, such as sharing, listening and self-control, score higher in both the social and academic areas of school readiness than the other half students.The other finding is that

39、 when you work on both academic and social-emotionalskills,you getstrongergainsin both areas.“You get the combinedpower when youput both together, so neither area is weakened.” she says.Clearly,knowinghowtoshare,develophealthyfriendships,andlearnside-by-side with others is important to a childs acad

40、emic achievement in theclassroom.But,Biermansaysthe importanceof socialand emotionaleducation goesbeyond that.Preschoolis primetime forthedevelopment of self-regulation,whichnot only tells a child not to hit another child, but also tells a child how to setpersonalgoalsand focus himselfenough tofollo

41、wthroughwiththosegoals.And theabilitytoregulate behavioriswhat helpschildrengetmotivatedatschool.“Whenthey get upset, bored, or frustrated, it doesnt defeat them.” she says.Goal-oriented( 面向目标的 )and motivatedlearningisbesttaughtin preschool,Biernam says,when the prefrontalpart ofthebrain,whichcontro

42、lsdecision-making,is at the height of development.“ First grade teachers can teach letter names,but preschool is when that behavior is peaking and language is just beginning todevelop, ” she says.32. Karen Bierman and her team carried out the research by _. A tracking 350 preschoolers for years.B se

43、parating children into two equal groups.C working out a high quality preschool program.D analyzing the importance of social and emotional teaching.33. The underlined words“ prime time ” in the text probably refer to _.A the best timeB the only timeC the earliest timeD the suitable time34. According

44、to the text, self-regulation can help children _.A be willing to studyB become emotionlessC memorize letter namesD learn language quickly35. What s the best title for the text?A. Preschool learning: more than ABCs and 123sB. Karen Bierman: freeing kids from boring learning.C. Learning self-regulatio

45、n in preschool: why it matters?D. Academic and social-emotional skills: which is more important?32.B33.A34.A35.A【解析】前。故选A。34.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“And the ability to regulate behavior is whathelps children get motivated at school.”可知答案为A 项。35.A主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段: 学前教育不应该仅仅教授基本知识, 还应该包括社交能力和情绪管理方面的内容。A 项符

46、合本文主题。【名师点睛】找主题句的四个小窍门：1. 段落中出现表转折的词语( 如 however,but,in fact,actually,while,on the contrary,in contrast等 ) 时，其后的句子很可能是主题句。2. 首段出现疑问句时，对该问题的回答很可能就是主题句。35.A主旨大意题。文章第一段是本文的主题段: 学前教育不应该仅仅教授基本知识, 还应该包括社交能力和情绪管理方面的内容。 A 项符合本文主题。3. 作者有意识地反复强调的观点，通常是主旨 ; 反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。4. 表示总结或结论的话常有therefore，thus ，

47、in short， conclude ， conclusion等。考点：考查议论文阅读第二节 ( 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。There isno betterfeelingthan walkingaway from your desk inthe eveningwitha sense of deep satisfaction for a job well done. 36Here are five ways to helpyou do just that：·Empty your inb

48、ox(收件箱) _37_ You willfindthatan empty inboxlatein the day willgiveyou a strongsense of accomplishmentand orderin your life.Ifyou want an empty inbox ， itmeanseverything is in a particular spot： either in the trash， or sent to someone else.· 38If you leave a tiring and undesirable task until the next day，you will walkaway from your desk with a dark cloud hanging over you and a sense of fear.On theotherhand， tryto completethe taskb