广东省惠州市2011-2012学年高二英语下学期3月月考试题新人教版

1、惠州一中 2011-2012 学年度第二学期月考试题（2012.03）高二英语说 明：本试卷三大题，共计135 分。考试时间为 120 分钟I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1 15 各题所给的 A B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。For several years, America ns have enjoyed teleshopp ing watch ing TV andbuying things by phone. Now teleshopping is s

2、tartingin Europe. In some_ 1countries, people can turn on their 2 and shop for clothes, jewelry, food and many other thin gs.Teleshopp ing is beco ming3 in Swede n. For example, the biggest Swedishcompany sells varieties of things on TV in differentEuropean countries, and in oneyear, it 4$10 million

3、. In France, there re two teleshopping channels, and theFrench 5 about $ 20 millio n a year in buying things through those cha nn els.In Germany, until last year, teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day.The n the gover nment allowed more teleshopp ing. Other cha nn els c

4、an 6 for telebus in ess, in cludi ngthe largest America n teleshopp ing compa ny and a 24-hour teleshoppingcompany. German7are hoping these will help themsell more thin gs.Somepeople like teleshoppingbecause it allows them to do their shopping without8_. With heavy traffic in cities, going shopp ing

5、 isn t easy. But mean while, otherEuropea ns9 this new way of buying thin gs. They call teleshopp ing“10 onthe air ” . Many Europea ns usually worry about the quality of the thi ngs11 onTV. They think high quality is the most importa nt, and they are not sure about the quality of the thi ngs12.The n

6、 eed of high quality means that the Europea n teleshopp ing compa nies will have to be 13the American companies. They will have to be more careful aboutthe14 ofthe things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell thingsthat the buyers cannot15 or seeby themselves.1 A. Europea nB. Asia nC.

7、 America nD. Africa n2 A. lightsB. switchesC. radiosD. TVs3 A. fastB. popularC. particularD. clear4 A. sellsB. owesC. possessesD. makes5 A. earnB. oweC. payD.spend6 A. beginB. leaveC. openD. turn on7 A. peopleB. wome nC. bus in essme nD. officials8 A. pay ingB. going outC. thi nki ngD. calli ng up9

8、A. likeB. mindC. enjoyD. dislike10 A. ju nkB. goldC. imagi nati onD en terta inmentday, many of whom have made office18 home.Most of them range from 25 to 45. In the eyes of outsiders, they enjoy a19(comfort) life: they lead the fashion trend in the city and earn a high salary; they enjoy a flexible

9、 worki ngschedule and an excelle nt worki ng environment.However, only the white collars themselves know20 others see as a goodlife is actually a bori ng one. They ofte n work for extra hours, suffer from21(lose) of creative ability and have little time to make friends.Whengoing off 22work late at n

10、ight, sometimes they might think of asking for leave the next day and hav ing23holiday somewhere. However, whe n a new day24 (begi n), theyfind everyth ing back to no rmal and25 pushed by new tasks.II.阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节：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A B C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项ASince 198

11、9, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizablefaceson TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商业广告 )for the hamburger chain n amed for hisdaughter. “ As long as it works, he said in 1991,“ ni con ti nueto do those commercials.Even though he was successful, Thomas remained

12、 troubled by his childhood.“ Hestill wont let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he n ever hadproper fitting shoes, Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adoptedas a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5,Thomas spent ye

13、ars on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “ He fed me,Thomas said, “ and if I got out of line, hed beat me.Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants.11A. appeari ng12A. in the shop13A. differe nt from14A. nu mber15A. touch第二节语法填空(共B. c

14、oming outB. on TVB. large tha nB. qualityB. feel10 小题，每小题C. for saleC. at homeC. as big asC. placesC. imagi ne1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为In large cities such as Shen zhe n, Shan ghai and Beiji ng,develop ing rapidly, office workers face anD. to buyD. by thi

15、s wayD. the same withD. buyersD. produce在空格处填入一个适当的16 25 的相应位置上。16 economy is17 (in crease) work pressure day byBut he had somethi ng much better in mind.“ I thought if I owned a restaura nt, hesaid, “ I c ould eat for free. A 1956 meet ing with Harla nd San ders led Thomas to a career as theman age

16、r of a Ken tucky Fried Chicke n restaura nt that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendys Old Fashioned Hamburgers,in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made to order burgers. With 6,000 restaurantsworldwide, the chain now ma

17、kes $ 6 billion a year in sales.Although troubled by his own experienee with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine,66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a futurefor other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who ha

18、d left school at 15, graduated from Coco nut Creek High School in Florida.He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.“ The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave, says friend Pat Williams.“ He was nta great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe E

19、verybody.26. What is the article mainly about?A. The life of Dave Thomas.B. The dream of Dave Thomas.C. The schooli ng of Dave Thomas. D. The growth of Dave Thomass bus in ess.27. What do we know about his childhood?A. He lived a poor life.B. He had cari ng pare nts.C. He stayed in one place.D. He d

20、id nt go to school.28. Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomass life. a. graduated from high schoolb. started his own bus in essc. became a millio nairee. met Harla nd Sanders d. started a foundati on29.“ He was just Joe Everybody. (in the last paragraph) means _A. Dave was fam

21、ousB. Dave was ordinaryC. Dave was showyD. Dave was shy30. What is the n ame of Dave Thomass bus in ess?A. Thomass. B. Wen dys. C. Lorrai nes.D. Rexs.BMan is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout historythe sea has served the n eeds of man. The sea has provided man with f

22、ood and a convenient way to travel to manyparts of the world. Today, n early two-thirds of the world s population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.In the moder n tech no logical world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on landare beginning to be used up. The

23、sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man s needs.The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man s tech no logy is impressive. Oil and gas explorationshave been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of min erals exist on the ocea n floor ready to be mined.Fish farm

24、ing promises to be a good way to produce large qua ntities of food. Theculture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Orien tal people.A. e , b, c, d, a,B. a, e, c, b, d,C. e , c, b, d, a,D. a, e, b, c, d,Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy

25、. Experts believe that the warm temperature of theocea n can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocea n curre nts and waves offer possible use asa source of en ergy.Tech no logy is en abli ng man to explore ever more deeply un der the sea. The developme nt of strong, newmaterials h

26、as made this possible.The tech no logy to harvest the sea con ti nues to improve. Experts believe that bythe year 2050 the problems that preve nt us from exploit ingfully the food, mi nerals,and en ergy sources of the sea will be largely solved.31. What is the beat title for the passage?A. Needs of

27、Man.B. Sea Harvest and FoodC. Sea and Sources of En ergyD. Sea Explori ng Tech no logy.32. It can be in ferred from the passage that_.A. man has nt completely made use of the riches of the seaB. tech no logy for explori ng the sea has bee n solvedC. harvesting rice in the sea will be made possibleD.

28、 in the n ear future man can live on the ocea n floor33. Why does the author men ti on a steamship in paragraph 5?A. To illustrate that man can make use of sources of energy from the sea.B. To show that a steamship is better tha n other kinds of ships.C. To argue that man should use steamships.D. To

29、 indicate that it is warmer in the ocean than on land.34. Accord ing to the author, tech no logy is importa nt because_ .A. resources on land are running short in ten yearsB. man can use it to explore the deeper seaC. it is a lot of fun divi ng into the seaD. ancient people used it to explore the se

30、a35. According to the author, when will the problems to explore the deeper sea largely be solved?A. In the n ext gen erati on.B. At the end of the 20th cen tury.C. In the near future.D. By the middle of the 21st cen tury.CThe famous director of a big and expe nsive movie pla nned to film a beautiful

31、sun setover the ocea n, so that the audie nces could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they saidgoodbye to each for ever. He sent his cameracrew out one evening to film the sun set for him.The next morning he said to the men,“ Have you provided me with that sun set?”“

32、 No, sir, ” the men answered.The d irector was angry,“Why not?” he asked.“Well, sir, ” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and thesun sets in the west. We can get you a sun rise over the sea, if n ecessary, but not a sun set. ”“ But I want a sun set!” the director shouted.“ Go t

33、o the airport, take the n extflight to the west coast, and get one”But the n a young secretary had an idea.“ Why don t you photograph a sun rise? ”she suggested,“ and the n play it backwards? Then it ll look like a sun set.”“That s a good idea! ” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew

34、and said, “ Tomorrow morningI want you to get me a beautiful sun rise over the sea.”The camera crew were out early the n ext morni ng and filmed a bright sun rise over the beach in the middle of abeautiful bay. Then at nine o clock they took it tothe director. “ Her it is, sir. ” They said, and gave

35、 it to him. He was very pleased.They all went into the studio. All right, ” the directorexplained,now ourhero and hero ine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sun set beh indthem. ”The sun set ” bega n, but after a quarter of minu te, the director sudde nly put hi

36、s face in the hands andshouted to the camera crew to stop.The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.36. One eve ning, the director sent his camera crew out_ .A. to watch a beautiful sun set B. to find an actor and an actressC. to film a sce

37、ne on the seaD. to meet the audie nee37. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?A. Because he cha nged his mind about gett ing a sun setB. Because he was angry with his crewC. Because it was his secretary s suggestionD. Because he wan ted to get a sce ne of sun set38. The direc

38、tor wan ted to film a sun set over the ocea n because_.A. it went well with the separati on of the hero and heroineB. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the eveningC. it was more moving tha n a sun riseD. the ocea n looked more beautiful at sun set39. After the sun set ” bega n, the di

39、rector sudde nly put his face in his handsA. because he was moved to tearsB. as he saw everything in the film moving backwardsC. as the sun rise did no t look as beautiful as he had imagi nedD. because he was disappo in ted with the performa nee of the hero and heroine40. Which of the followi ng is

40、not true?A. The crew had to follow the secretary s adviceB. If you want to see a sun rise. The east coast is the place to go toC. The camera crew wasn t abl e to film the scene the first dayD. The director ordered his crew to stop filmi ng the sun riseDAmong the most popular books being writte n tod

41、ay are those which are usually classified as scienee fiction.Hundreds of titles are published every year and areread by all kinds of people. Furthermore, someof the most successful films in recent years have bee n based on scienee ficti on stories.It is often thought that scienee fiction is a fairly

42、new development in literature,but it can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentationof some form of ideal society, a theme which is stilloften found in modern stories.Most of the classics of scie nee ficti on, however, have bee n writte n w

43、ithin thelast one hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H. Wells, to mention just two well-k nown authors,have bee n tran slated into many Ian guages. Moder n scienee fiction writers don t write about menfrom Mars orspace adventure stories. They are more in terested in predict ing

44、the results of tech ni cal developme nts on societyand the huma n mind or in imag ining future world which results the world we live in now. Because of this their writinghas obvious political undertones.In an age where scie nee fact freque ntly overtakes scie nee fiction, the writers may find it dif

45、ficult to keep aheadof scientificadvances. Those who see the futureclearly can teach us how to master new tech no logy and live in a rapidly cha nging world.41. You can find scie nee fiction_.A. only in moder n literatureB. only in books written for childrenC. in books written today and hundreds of

46、years agoD. as a new developme nt in literature42. Moder n scie nee fictio n writers are in terested in_ .A. writ ing about men from MarsB. writi ng about everyth ing but politicsC. imag ining future world with the results of tech nical developme ntsD. writ ing space adve nture stories43. It can be

47、con eluded that moder n scie nee fiction_.A. reflects social political reformB. shows the writers viewpo intsC. is not as good as that in the pastD. is better than other literary forms44. Science fiction writers may provide a valuable less on on how to deal with theproblems of_.A. conflict used by d

48、ifferent political theoriesB. adopt ing new tech no logy and adapt ing quickly to its effect on societyC. con flict caused by differe nt religious beliefsD. space adve nture45. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is NOT true?A. Scie nee fiction ofte n overtakes scie nee fact.B. Writers may find it h

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59、.奥巴马姓名巴拉克奥巴马（Barack Obama ）出生时间1961 年 8 月 4 日出生地点夏威夷(Hawaii)家庭父亲是肯尼亚(Kenya)黑人，母亲是美国白人小时梦想当总统教育1988 考入哈佛法学院(Harvard Law School),1991年获博士学位职业毕业后当律师、大学讲师，后来从政。2008 年 11 用 4 日，在大选(the generalelection)中击败麦凯恩(John McCain ),成为首位黑人(African American)总统。第二节读写任务(共 I 小题，满分 25 分)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文。Gr

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