广西桂林市2012-2013学年高二英语第二次月考试题

1、广西桂林市2012-2013学年高二英语第二次月考试题（满分：150分 时间：120分钟）第卷（三部分，共115分）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. What was the man reading?A. English newspapers. B. English short stories. C. English textbooks.2. How

2、 has the weather been like? A. It has been sunny. B. It has been rainy.C. It has been too cold.3. What news did the woman get from the man?A. Sam will leave New York very soon. B. Sams sister will leave for New York very soon.C. Sams sister will leave for Los Angeles very soon .4. What is the man go

3、ing to buy for his wife?A. Dresses and sweaters. B. Nothing. C. Skirts and suits.5. What is the boy doing?A. Writing a term paper. B. Taking an exam. C. Making a model rocket.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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

4、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8题。6. Who are the speakers? A. Mother and son B. Friends. C. Waitress and customer.7.What kind of food is suggested by the woman？A. Vegetables and fruits. B. Fried chicken and fish. C. Fruits and meat.8.What the man will try？A. To be more active. B. To do more exercise.

5、 C. To eat more healthy food.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What is the man looking for？A. A bank. B. The war memorial. C. A big sign.10. How far is the street to the traffic lights？A. About 50 meters. B. About 115 meters. C. About 150 meters.11. How will the man get there？A. By bus B. On foot. C. By taxi.听第8段材

6、料，回答第12至14题。12. What did the man do today？A. He looked for Neo. B. He went out for a camp. C. He took a walk.13. What can we know about the man？A. He cant find his way. B. He was afraid of dark. C. He sat around the camp fire.14. Who took the man home？A. Neo. B. A stranger. C. The woman.听第9段材料，回答第15

7、至17题。15. What does the man often talk about according to the conversation？A. The parties he went to.B. Finding a place to leave in.C. His trouble with his landlady.16. What kind of house does the man want to move to？A. A house near the town. B. A big house near the countryside.C. A quiet house far f

8、rom the town. 17. What will happen if the man goes to live in the same building as the woman？A. Hell have to spend more time on the way to work.B. Hell have to spend more money on housing.C. Hell have more freedom than he used to.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Why do people build underground houses in the US？

9、A. To save land and energy. B. To save land and money. C. To save time and energy.19. In what country have underground houses been used for a long time？A. Canada. B. Japan. C. China.20What was the temperature inside Rinkers house when it was 22 outside？A. 22. B. 16. C. -16.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节

10、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21- Do you think its going to rain over the weekend?- _ .A. I dont believe B. I dont believe itC. I believe not so D. I believe not22The cakes are delicious. Hed like to have _ third one because _ second one is too small. A. a; a B. the; the C. a;

11、the D. the; a23The book is said _ into many languages.A. translating B. having translated C. to be translated D. to have been translated24Rather than on a crowded bus, he always prefers _ bicycleAride：ride Briding；rideCride；to ride Dto ride；riding 25Please tell me what happened during my _ the compa

12、ny. A. out of B. away from C. absence from D. absence of 26. Many countries _ the Third World are developing quickly.A. belong B. belongs C. belongs to D. belonging to27He has no other interests, _ his work. A. far from B. away from C. apart from D. except that28We all felt the plan _.Adifficult to

13、be carried out Bdifficultly to carry out Cdifficult to carry out Ddifficulty to be carried out 29What they have said_ to what we are expecting.A. reflected B. is related C. switches D. tolerates30Come and see me whenever _. A. you are convenient B. you will be convenientC. it is convenient to you D.

14、 it will be convenient to you31She knows that as a secretary she must be pleasant and helpful no matter _ busy she is or what kind of _ she may be in .A .what ; mind B. how ; mood C. which ; form D. how ; thought32_ it _ or not , I will go to attend the conference on time . A. If; rains B. Whether;

15、rains C. If; will rain D. Whether; will rain33This soup _ tomatoes , meat and peas .A. makes up of B. consists of C. consists in D. is included34He recommended that a special committee _ to look into the incident. A. were set upB. was set up C. be set upD. set up35The fact has worried many scientist

16、s _ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these year.A. what B. which C. that D. though完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。36. A. step B. plan C. way D. idea37. A. small B. large C. right D. exact38. A. land B. choice C. house D. preference39. A. quiet B. pleased

17、C. lonely D. pleasant40. A. Yet B. Next C. However D. Though41. A. worker B. engineer C. builder D. drawer42. A. plan B. cost C. suggestion D. price43. A. appear B. design C. show D. recite44. A. height B. width C. length D. size45. A. rooms B. doors C. parts D. roofs46. A. for example B. such asC.

18、in other words D. on the other hand47. A. needed B. spent C: collected D. taken48. A. numbers B. amount C. cost D. level49. A. anything B. everything C. whatever D. others50. A. rising B. falling C. existing D. remaining51. A. by B. in C. among D. between52. A. plans B. design C. estimate D. cost53.

19、 A. expensive B. high C. cheap D. low54. A. reduce B. place C. add D. lay55. A. but B. so C. and D. then阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhat makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is

20、not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate(调查), how to discover information, is important to everyone. The sc

21、ientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.The scientists knowledge mus

22、t be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit what works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a

23、 demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigat

24、ions, Einsteins ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.56. What makes a scientist according to the passage?A. The tools he uses. B. His ways of learning.

25、C. The way he uses his tools. D. The various tools he use57“The scientist, however, goes one step further,”the author says this to show 。A. the importance of informationB. the importance of thinkingC. the difference between scientists and ordinary peopleD. the difference between carpenters

26、 and people with other jobs.58A sound scientific theory should be one that .A. does not only work under one set of conditions at one time, but also works under the same conditions at other timesB. leaves no room for improvementC. does not allow any change even under different conditionsD. can be use

27、d for many purposes59What is the main idea of the passage?A. Scientists are different from ordinary people.B. The theory of relativity.C. Exactness is the core（核心）of science.D.Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.B60. This passage mainly tells us about _.A. drin

28、king habits of the English. B. poor conditions in pubs.C. what pubs are like in the UK. D. why pubs are special for men.61. We can infer from the text that _.A. many of the pubs are of no character. B. you can often see people drinking outside the pubs.C. you can easily see people inside the pubs fr

29、om outside.D. people inside the pubs can see whats happening outside.62. The underlined word “regular” in the text refers to _.A. rules in the pub. B. people who often go to the same pub.C. people who have real characters. D. dull and ugly pubs.63. People go to the pubs mainly because of their _.A.

30、whisky B. meals C. surroundings. D. atmosphere64. Traditional pubs are often the places _.A. for men and women.B. for men after evening meal to drink and argue about the sports.C. which have a public bar and salon bar and provide lunch and dinner.D. which are mainly popular with high-class people.C“

31、In the old days,” as one wife said. “The husband was the husband and the wife was the wife.” In the past husbands each had their own way of going on. The wives jobs were to look after them.“The wives wouldnt stand for it nowadays. Husband help with the children now. They stay more, as well as have m

32、ore interest, at home.” We shall give some examples of what husbands do, firstly in sharing work with their wives; and secondly, in their largely independent domain（领域） of house repairs.“Some husbands, as well as doing much of the heavy work in the home, carrying the coals, and emptying the rubbish,

33、 act as assistants to their wives for at least part of the day.” Mr. Hammond washes up the dishes every night and lays the breakfast for the morning. Mr. Clark said that on Sunday mornings he usually hovered（吸尘）around and read plays aloud for his wife while she did a bit of washing. Mr. Davis polish

34、es the floors and helps to make the beds at weekend, and during weekdays, takes the dog out for one of his twice-daily walks. So it goes on.65. The expression “act as assistants to their wives” means that _.A. husband read plays aloud. B. husband are paid by their wives.C. husband help their wives.

35、D. husband look after their sick children.66. The meaning of the wifes words at the beginning of the passage were that _.A. in the past men stayed at home all day.B. in the past there was a clear division of role in the family.C. in the past most boys and girls were married at an early age.D. in the

36、 past wives and husbands lived separately.67. What does Mr. Davis do at weekends?A. He cleans the floors and makes the beds.B. He reads plays aloud and does the weekly shopping.C. He cooks food for his wife.D. He takes the dog out for a walk.68. In the past, the womans main job was to _.A. take the

37、children to school. B. take care of their husband.C. do the washing up. D. dig the garden.69. The passage is mainly about_.A. the division of husbands, wives and children.B. how to get on well between husbands and wives.C. the relationship between husband, wives and children.D. the relationship betw

38、een husband and wives today.DSeveral years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. Thats when it happened: my father did not reach for the check.Co

39、nversation continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up the check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed. I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed. I was an adult. I was

40、no longer a kid.Some people mark off（区分）their lives in years, I measure mine in small events. I didnt become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister.” These events in my life are called “milestones”（里程碑）There have been other miles

41、tones. The cops（policemen）of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly neither. The day came when I suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was. They were just big kids. With

42、 that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it.I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did. Now its what I do best. I never thought that I would go to the beach and no

43、t swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean. I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attract me. I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I u

44、sed to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I fond myself watching them, and maybe Ill get a book on the subject. I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought Id want, feel close to my ancestors (祖先) long gone, and echo my father in arguments with m

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