福建省三明市尤溪县2012-2013学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（A卷）新人教版

1、尤溪一中2012-2013学年度上学期第一次月考（A卷）高二英语试卷（考试时间：分钟满分：5分）一听力（本大题有0小题，每小题.5分，共3分）第一节:(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。1. Why is the woman against going to New York?A. She wants to spend the Christmas with her family.B. She is too sick to go on vacation.C. The weather condition is unenjoyable there.2. What

2、 is the man busy doing?A. Chatting online B. Playing video games C. Studying for his exam 3. How does the woman feel about what the man said?A. Doubtful B. Excited C. Annoyed 4. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Leave him alone . B. Go to the end of the world.C. Stay where she is and rest. 5

3、. Whats the womans job?A. She sells cars. B. She gives advice about buying cars.C. She works in a gas station.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What is the woman probably doing?A. Shopping online. B. Looking at a dress in the window.C. Trying on a dress.7. How is the dress according to th

4、e man?A. It looks common and expensive. B. It looks cheap but fashionable. C. It looks special and pricey.8. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Give her a discount. B. Lend her some money. C. Buy the dress for her. 请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. Who are the speakers? A. Jennys parents B. Joyces friends

5、 C. Jennys teachers 10. What is the mans main concern about the party? A. It will be too wild. B. There wont be any parents there. C. It will end too late. 11. What will the speakers ask Jenny to do? A. Stay away from Joyce. B. Stay at Joyces home for only one night. C. Go back home before midnight.

6、请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Microblogs. B. Movie stars C. The death of a novelist.13. What are the speakers worried about? A. There is too much junk news on the Internet. B. People sometimes use the Internet to spread false news stories. C. They cant express

7、 their true feelings on the Internet. 14. How does the man think about the information on the Internet? A. It is total nonsense. B. It is mainly used for entertainment. C. It should be judged carefully.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15What happened to Tracy? A. She had an accident. B. She was almost hit by a tax

8、i on her way to school. C. She saw a taxi hit a student. 16. When does this conversation take place? A. Before class B. During the break C. After school17. What does Tracy decide to do? A. Report the driver to the police. B. Try to get a drivers license. C. Be more careful next time.请听第10段材料，回答第18至2

9、0题。18. Who is the target audience of the talk? A. International college students. B. Local high school students. C. Foreign travelers.19. Whats the target audiences concern? A. Where to live. B. Where to shop. C. How to stay safe.20. Which is an advantage of living off campus? A. Its much cheaper. B

10、. You can choose your roommates. C. Meals are provided. 二.单项选择(15小题。每小题1分，共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. .Lets go shopping after school._，call for me at any time.A. That depends B. Hold on，please C. Why D. Sounds good22. _ puzzled Li Lei a lot was _ his best friends didnt come to school this

11、morning. D A. That; why B. That; what C. What; whether D. What; why23. Mary thought highly of the painting, but to Mr. Smiths _ eye, the painting was terrible. A. eager B. extra C. exact D. expert24. I have had my bike _ , and I'm going to have somebody _ my radio tomorrow. A. repair; to repair

12、B. repairing; to be repaired C. repaired; repair D. to repair; repairing25. Dont say any more; we all believe the facts than your words. What you have explained doesnt make _. A. sense B. fun C. use D. meaning26. Now when people refer to England you find Wales_ as well. A. include B. included C. inc

13、luding D. includes27. The teacher _ his students_ five groups. A dividedinto B. separatedfrom .C. separatedinto D. dividedfrom28.The results of the medical checkup suggested that my father _ in poor health, so the doctor suggested that he _ smoking and take more exercise.A. was; gave up B. be; shoul

14、d give up C. should be; gave up D. was; give up 29. Only when the war was over _ return to his hometowns. A. have the soldiers B. the soldiers C. the soldiers did D. did the soldiers 30. How did she get infected? She _ the viruses without any protection.A. exposed to B. had exposed to C. was exposed

15、 to D. had been exposed to31. A quarrel _, which made him _ his family. A. was broken out; break away B. broke out; break away from C. was broken away; break down D. broke down; break out 32. My grandfather is too old to care for himself, so my aunt is looking for someone to _ him.A. treat B. cure C

16、. attend D. examine 33. He is such a strong-willed person that there is nothing in the world that can _ him.A. win B. defeat C. rescue D. attack34. I feel it is your husband who _ for the spoiled child. A. is to blame B. is going to blame C. is to be blamed D. should blame35 .He sent me an e-mail, _

17、 to get further information.A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope 三完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was six years old，I was visiting my grandfathers farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the _36_ to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.Pecan picking was re

18、ally _37_ work and my little basket was only half full. I wasnt about to _38_ Grandpa down. Just then something caught my _39_. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan，hurried to a tree and _40_ in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel _41_ out

19、and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again，he took the pecan back to his hiding place.Not so _42_ anymore，I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was _43_ with pecans！Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my _44_. Handful by handful，I sc

20、ooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full！I was so _45_ of myself. I couldnt wait to show Grandpa all the pecans._46_，I ran back and shouted，“Look at all the pecans！”He looked into the basket and said，“Well，well，how did you find so many?” I told him how Id _47_ the squirrel and taken

21、 the pecans from his hiding place.Grandpa congratulated me on how smart Id been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that _48_me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently _49_ my shoulders.“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter _50_ of food，” he

22、 said.“Now that all of his pecans are gone，dont you think that little squirrel will _51_ the cold winter？”“I didnt think about that，”I said.“I know，” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take _52_ of someone elses hard work.”Suddenly I felt a bit _53_. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn

23、t _54_ my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.I didnt eat any pecans that night，but I had something much more fillingthe _55_ of knowing I had done just the right thing.36A. rooms Bwoods Choles Droads37A. hard Bdirty

24、Clight Deasy38A. let Bsettle Chave Dkeep39A. sweater Bbasket Ceye Dhand40A. joined Blived Cdiscovered Ddisappeared41A. jumped Bheld Cstood Dfound42A. strange Bsecret Canxious Dpatient43A. covered Bfilled Crebuilt Ddecorated44A. time Bchoice Cchance Dachievement45A. afraid Bashamed Ccareful Dproud46A

25、. Otherwise BHowever CBesides DTherefore47A. driven Bfollowed Cprotected Dcaught48A. annoyed Bsatisfied Csurprised Ddelighted49A. off Bbeside Cover Daround50A. supply Bcost Csupport Dpreparation51A. escape Bspend Csurvive Dflee52A. place Bnotice Cadvantage Dcharge53A. guilty Bunconfident Cembarrasse

26、d Dnervous54A. open Bleave Ccross Doccupy55A. inspiration Bexpectation Cimpression Dsatisfaction四.阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） AOne of the best-known American writers of childrens books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called “Doctor Stron

27、g From Then to Now” is traveling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first childrens book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundre

28、d million copies around the world.Doctor Strongs books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.The San Diego Museum,

29、in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strongs original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.Most of Doctor Strongs books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligots Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discu

30、sses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eighty-four.Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even

31、a child, can understand. 56. Alfred Strong is a famous _ in the United States.A. doctor B. artist C. writer D. reader57. Doctor Strong first became famous in _.A. his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United StatesB. his fifties when his drawings and writings were publishedC. ninet

32、een eighty-four when his book MeEligots Pool was publishedD. his thirties when his first book was published 58. Doctor Strongs books are very popular in America because _.A. they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so onB. they are written in easy words with colorful picturesC. he

33、organized the art show in California D. they are written in a funny way59. His purpose in writing many such books is_. A. to show his original pictures and drawings B. to organize a special art show of his ownC. to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his booksD. not only to interest peopl

34、e but to expose (uncover) some serious social problemsBChinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) published Thursday. The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 perce

35、nt of interviewees use the internet for information, and 55.1 percent to read news on the internet. About 63 percent of the interviewees use e-mail. The average times spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29hours, respectively.Only 10.4 percent reported use the internet primari

36、ly to send and receive email; 65.9 percent read online news; 62.2 quite often play games on-line. More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online. Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages from the

37、 internet.Yet the survey found that television is still the dominant mass medium. Seventy-nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as important as TV.Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and

38、Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30.9 percent.Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million, second to that of the United States.60. Which of the following is not true?A. Chinese people ar

39、e now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV.B. There are more Chinese people using the internet for information compared with those reading news on the internet.C. There are more people using e-mail compared with those searching information on the internet.D. There are more people usin

40、g e-mail compared with those reading news on the internet.61. The survey shows that .A. Only 10.4% reported use the internet to send and receive email.B. Less than half of the people use the internet for entertainment.C. All of the people reported like to play games on-line.D. Most of the people rep

41、orted read online news.62. Which will you choose if you want to chat with your friends on the internet?A. TVB. SinaC. telephoneD. QQ63. The underlined word “exceeded” means .A. increased to B. increased byC. risenD. DecreasedCIS IT TIME TO GET MP3?Your computer has been playing music for years, one

42、CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC (personal computer) if theyre in the MP3 format.What is it?MP3 compresses music into small computer friendly files. You access MP3 music several ways : Music can be downloaded from websites that have converted vast music libraries into MP3

43、. Or you can prerecord CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PCs hard drive, you can play it through your computers speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or exchange MP3 files with friends using E-mail.How much?Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is

44、 often free. It comes preinstalled on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3. com. Some MP3 sites are free. Just type “MP3 sites” into any search engine. The popular MP3 players start at around $50and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record m

45、usic costs about a dollar.AdvantagesMP3 turns your home PC into a tape recorder. Tiny MP3 players are the size of a card, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.DisadvantagesYou may find that music at many sites is limited. And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings.

46、 Others let you download music that then cant be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.64. How can you get MP3 music?A. By turning your home PC into a tape recorderB. By taking your own music or songs with youC. By copying songs to a PC

47、 through the speakers.D. By downloading from websites which have converted music libraries into MP3.65. Which is NOT true to the passage?A. Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free of charge.B. MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail.C. MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any

48、site.D. A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.66. The underlined word “burn” probably means_.A. fireB. changeC. downloadD. play67. How much will you pay for a MP3 player?A. Free of charge. B. Free downloading.C. At least fifty dollars. D. About a dollar.D NOT all m

49、emories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares. Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, wh

50、ich will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce ,or possibly erase(抹去), the effect of painful memories. In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasin

51、g chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.Supporters say it could le

52、ad to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. Some memories can ruin people's lives. They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come wit

53、h very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering." But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特质). They also hel

54、p us all avoid the mistakes of the past. All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.68. The passage is mainly about .A. a new medical inventionB. a new research on the pillC. a way of erasing painful memoriesD. an argument about the research on the pill69. The drug tested on people can .A. cause the brain to fix me