江苏省无锡市青阳县第一中学高二英语10月月考试题

1、青阳一中20162017学年第一学期10月月考高二英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、R 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。What are the speakers talking about?A. A beautiful park.B. The Greek language. C. The buildings in a town.What does the woman mean?She will play classical

2、 music at the concert.She will buy a record of rock music.She won t go with the man.What is the woman most probably doing?A. Reading a novel.B. Writing a novel.C. Visiting a writer.What does the woman say about shows and advertisements?A. They re boring.B. They re silly.C. They re exciting.Who is th

3、e woman most probably?A. The man s teacher.B. The man s doctor.C. The man s s tudent.第二节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至.7题。Where is the man s credit card?A. In the drawer. B. In his bag.C. On the ground.What is th

4、e relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Wife and husband.C. Sister and brother.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。What happened when the woman turned on her computer the second time?A. The screen went dark suddenly.There was a strange noise.There was nothing on the screen.Where is the woman now most p

5、robably?A. At school.B. At home. C. At a repair shop.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。What is the woman looking for?A. An album. B. A desk lamp. C. A model picture.Which does the woman want?A. The fourth picture on Page3. B. The third picture on Page2. C. The second pictureon Page3.What will be the price of th

6、e new products?A. $10.50.B. $.12.50 C. $.14.50听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。Where did the man see the dog?A. At the woman s gate.B. At Mr. Wang s gate.C. In its cage.What does the woman think of the dog?A. It should have been white. B. It s noisy and dirty.C. It s lovelier thanhers.Who was bitten yesterday?

7、A. The man. B. Mr. Wang s son. C. The milkman.What does the man think is strange?The dog barks and bites.The dog comes from Britain.The woman doesn t know much English.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。What are Billy Cohn and Bud Frazier?A. Teachers.B. Reporters. C. Doctors.When could Lewis sit up in bed?About

8、 12 hours after the operation.About 7 days after the operation.About 12 days after the operation.What do we know about the artificial heart Lewis used?It is larger and quieter.It has saved 37people.It can last longer than previous ones.What is the speaker s reactions to the use of the artificial hea

9、rt?A. Optimistic .B. Doubtful. C. proud.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。ABalancing Work & LifeRobert Holden, Ben Reshow 9.70Balancing Work & Life focuses on the key challenge of our generation. It is a must-read for anyone who is trying to bal

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15、ertime work, which book can probably offer you help?A. The Secrets of Relationships.B. Happiness Now.C. Balancing Work & Life.D. None.The Secrets of Relationships gives you tips on how to.A. get on with othersB. build up confidenceC. find a right partnerD. make good choicesIf you buy the three books

16、 on line, how much should you pay?A. 26.20 B. 2.62.C. 28.82.D. 23.58.The three books mainly help us,A. make good friends easilyB. improve our life qualityC. hunt for a satisfactory jobD. identify our goalsBAround the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of c

17、ourse, there have always been people who have looked for adventurethose who haveclimbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only las

18、t a few minutes or even seconds.I would consider bungee-jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hotair balloon)200 meters above the ground with anelastic( 有弹性的)rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers. It is estimated that

19、 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee-jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee-jumping involve jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.atWhy do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologi

20、sts suggest thit is because life in modern societies has becomesafe and boring. Not very long ago people s lives were constantly under threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases couldnot easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays, according to many people, li

21、fe offers little excitement. They live and workin comparatively safe environments ; they buy food in shops ; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee-jumping.A suitable title for the

22、text is .A. Dangerous Sports : What and Why? B. The Boredom of Modern LifeC. Bungee-jumping : Is It Really Dangerous? D. The Need for ExcitementMore and more people today are . trying activities such as bungee-jumpingB. climbing the highest mountainscoming close to death in sportslooking for adventu

23、res such as exploring unknown placesPeople take part in dangerous sports nowadays probably because . A. they have a lot of free timeB. they can go to hospital when they areinjuredC. their lives are short of excitementD. they no longer need to hunt for foodWhat does the word “thrill in the first para

24、graph mean?A. a strong feeling of excitementB. a feeling of unhappinessC. a feeling of feeling upsetD. a feeling of being frightenedAudrey Hepburn （ 奥黛丽赫本 ）won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first majorAmerican movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much

25、 for her aid work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey s father was British and her mother wasr Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German att

26、acks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn t going to be a ballerina（芭蕾舞女演员）.So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.But it was Audrey Hepburn s move to America

27、 that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character Gigi in the Broadway play of the same nameto great critical praise.Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at T jffany

28、s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF （联合国儿童基金会）projects. The UN agency said she was

29、a tireless worker. Sheoften gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences asa child during World War n . She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to besaved by international aid. S

30、he was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.In Paragraph 1,“ her aid work refers to.A. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF B. making her own moviesC. winning an Academy Award as Best Actress D.taking acting parts in stage showsThe reason why Audrey lived and studied

31、 in the Netherlands was that.A. the education there was excellen tB. her parents were from BritainC. it was safe thereD.she wanted to be a ballerinais NOTmentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.A. MarriageB. Identity C. Contribution D. Religionis the right order for Audrey s life.The first tim

32、e she began to play in movies.She returned to London from the Netherlands.She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.She played a part in My Fair Lady.A. B. C.D.DMost people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree?

33、 Animals cant talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior?Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals.Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other anim

34、als. For example, a birdcalled the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. Whena predator （猎食动物） gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How?It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the hurt adult, leaving the baby birds sa

35、fe in the nest.Another kind of bird, the scrub jay,buries its food so it always has something to eat.Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury i

36、t again somewhere else.Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They dont make nests. Instead, they get into other birds nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fl y away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.Chimpanzees, or ch

37、imps, can also be dishonest. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. Whenthe winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winners hand and start fighting again.Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too.

38、When chimps find food that they love, such asbananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps dont hear them, and they dont need to share their food.As is mentioned above, animals b

39、ehave dishonestly for survival. Is it OKto lie for us human? 33. A plover protects its youngfrom a predator by.A. driving away the adult predatorB. getting closer to itsyoungC. leaving its young in another nestD. pretending to be injuredWhat is the common reaction of most chimps when they find their

40、 favorite food?A. They let out a loud cry.B. They hide their food immediately.C. They cry in a very low voice. D. They share their food with other chimps.What does the author think of the animals dishonest behaviors ?A. Unforgettable B. Unreasonable C. Acceptable D. Negative第二节 （ 共 5 小题 ; 每小题 2 分，满分

41、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。“ Do it yourself （DIY） ” is a term used to describe building or repairingof somethingwithout the aid of experts. It came into common usage in the 1950s in reference to home improvement projects which people might choose to complete independently. 36.Itp

42、romotes the ability of the ordinary person to learn to do more than what he thinks is possible.From the late 20th century, we have given in to the convenience of being told the “ right way” to do thin gs because it is convenient. 37. Wehave organized shopping, organizedentertainment, and even organi

43、zed marriage. With the development of industrial revolution, we have had our clothes and furniture made with the help of the machine. Our food supply has left our backyards and ventured（ 冒险 ） into the factory. Things get cheaper and easier to find, but we buy as one and eat as one.DIY culture holds

44、a powerful belief； 38.That statement may seem like the DIYmovement is quite self-centered, but there is great evidence that the opposite is true.By creating with our own minds and hands, by relying on what has come before and projecting what will be, we have become open to many possibilities.39.Peop

45、le can both create to serve their own needs and find the value in what others create. In other words, we can both learn how to make what we desire ourselves and consume goods made by others. 40. But the joy of DIY culture is how we begin to find ourinterconnectedness, for example, our talents of swi

46、mming and skating with the talents of others in our community.Almost everything in our life has been arranged in a system.DIY provides us with some particular requirements and tools.People can have what they want if they can learn to make it themselves.We question the lifestyle based on our values a

47、nd fashioned with our hands.Of course the danger of DIY culture is that we try to become entirely self-confident.In recent years, DIY has taken on a broader meaning that covers a wide range of skill sets.Wecan sew our own clothes, grow vegetables, and do other activities that put us in touch with th

48、e processes of life.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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）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。About two years ago, I was at a stop sign when I heard whimpering （微弱的狗叫声）coming from inside a car parked on the street next to me. It was very 41 and the dog was trying to

49、 get some of the cooler fresh air outside the car. Without thinking I 42 my car and got out to help him.The car was locked and there was no way to 43 the dog. Thinking of the irresponsible owner I became 44. I didn t know if I should 45 the window and take the dog or try to contact the owner. Just t

50、hen, I 46 a police car on the opposite side of the street.I ran out and flargged it down（ 挥手示意停车 ）.When the police officer helped open the door, the dog 47 both of us and ran quickly behind the house the car was parked in front of. We 48 the dog to make sure he was OK. Then we saw 49 the dog had run

51、: The dog s owner was 50 in the middle of his garage.App arently the man had a condition that caused him to have a（n） 51 . This one was particularly 52 and required medical attention. After the incident I learned that had I not 53 , both the dog and the man would likely have died. I was overcome wit

52、h emotion and my eyes swelled up. I realized how much of an effect you can have 54other people slives by doing the 55 thing. I was so quick to 56 assuming the dog s owner wasneglecting （ 疏忽）his pet. And had the police officer not have been around I may have just left a（n） 57 on the car after I took

53、the dog.I cannot 58 what I would feel if I knew that man had died because of any number of things that may have went 59 . It made me understand 60 things are not always as they seem and there are always several sides to every story.41. A. dryB.darkC. quiteD.hot42.A. parkedB.droveC. tookD.locked43.A.

54、saveB.findC. walkD.touch44.A.sadB.angryC. puzzledD.bored45.A.cleanB.openC. breakD. replace46.A.hitB.noticedC. stoppedD.called47. A. disappointedB. frightenedC. surprisedD.excited48. A. went afterB. looked afterC. shouted atD. pointed at49. A. howB. whyC. whenD. where50. A. lyingB. sleepingC. standin

55、gD. working51. A. opportunityB. restC. attackD. fight52. A. badB. strangeC. importantD. clear53. A. knownB. helpedC. stayedD. continued54. A. toB. atC. inD. on55. A. rightB. hardC. riskyD. big56. A. actB. agreeC. blameD. judge57. A. noteB. addressC. markD. number58. A. believeB. imagineC. faceD. rem

56、ember59. A. differentlyB. perfectlyC. quicklyD. smoothly60. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. it第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容15分）（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。With the development of cities and the increase in the number of students, many high schools 61 lay in the city centers have been moved to the suburb

57、s, thus causing a series of 62 (change).First, our learning and living environment has been greatly improved. The 63 (terrible) noisy surrounding area has given way 64 pleasantly quiet one.Also, the new schoolyardhas been greatly enlarged.Second, more school facilities have been improved, making 65

58、possible to accept more students. Besides, the advanced equipment is highly 66 (benefit) to our all-sided development.67 inconvenience has, meanwhile, been caused, especially traffic inconvenience. Moretime is wasted on 68 way to and from school. The change of school sites, I think, 69 (meet) the ne

59、eds for balanced education and quality education resources. Therefore, it will surely promote the 70 (develop) of our education.第四部分写作(共两节；满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请彳修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。In England, afternoon tea, taken between four or five, is the most formal meal of theday. If you are a friend of the family, you may dro