山西省阳泉市十一中学2022-2023学年高二英语月考试题含解析

1、山西省阳泉市十一中学2022-2023学年高二英语月考试题含解析一、 选择题1. After staying in the USA for ten years , he has been determined to_ American citizenship .A.concentrate onB.appeal to C.apply forD.contribute to参考答案：C2. Why did you the third paragraph of the composition?-Because I think it was off the point.A. make out B. pu

2、t out C. leave out D. figure out参考答案：C3. I would rather you _ it.A. do B. did C. will do D. would do 参考答案：B4. One of the _ moments in my life was when I conquered my fear and stood on the stage making a speech to hundreds of people.Ainventive BdistortedCmoral Dsignificant参考答案：D考查形容词辨析。句意：我生命中最重要的时刻之

3、一是，我克服了恐惧，站在舞台上向数百人发表演讲。A. inventive发明的；B. distorted歪曲的；C. moral道德的；D. significant重大的，故选D。5. The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is _ volunteers to help make the historic event a success. A. caring for B. sending for C. standing for D. calling for参考答案：D6. _ a certain doubt among t

4、he people as to the practical value of the project.A. It hasB. They haveC. It seemsD. There remains参考答案：D7. How soon will the candidates get their university admissions? It may take three weeks for all the applications to be _.A. withdrawnB. processedC. correspondedD. violated参考答案：B【详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. w

5、ithdrawn收回；B. processed处理、审核；C. corresponded符合；D. violated违反。句意：考生多久才能收到他们的大学录取通知书？可能需要三周才能把所有的申请审批完。根据句意可知此处表示“审批、审核”，故B项正确。8. After paying the tax, 2000 yuan is my _salary. A. taking-home B. taken-home C. take-home D. home-taken参考答案：C9. Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we pro

6、duce is much less than _ produced by a car.A. it B. the one C. what D. that参考答案：D10. - How long have Mr. White and his wife _?-Its 8 years _ they got married.A. been married; since B. got married; when C. been married; after D. got married; before参考答案：A略11. Was it in the village _we used to live in

7、_the accident happened? A. where; that B. which; that C. that; where D. where; which参考答案：B略12. - Im not good at singing, you know. - ! Its just for fun.A. No problem B. Cheer up C. What a pity D. Come on 参考答案：D略13. Did you manage to contact Roger?Well yes，_.Aconsequently BconstantlyCappropriately De

8、ventually参考答案：D14. Tired of such a long movie,the little boy_his favourite music. A turn to B turn off C turn up D turn down参考答案：A略15. _ around the zoo, we were taken to see the dolphin performance.A. To be shown B. To show C. Being shown D. Having been shown参考答案：D二、 完型填空16. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请

9、认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Joan was a nurse who worked in a childrens hospital. One 36 there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course some had to be 37 to look after the children, and Joan wasnt one of the lucky ones 38 were

10、 free to go to the dance. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening 39 her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very 40 for herself.She went to each sick child one after another and said 41 ,until she came to one little boy whom she was very 42 of. Hi

11、s name was Dicky and he was eleven, but he already talked like a(n) 43 . Poor Dicky had had a very serious illness, and now he was 44 able to move any part of his body 45 his hands. Joan knew that he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people 46 about

12、himself.He knew that Joan loved dancing, so now, when she came to 47 good-night to him, he greeted her 48 the words, Im very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of 49 . But were going to have a party for you. If you look inside my drawer, youll 50 piece of cake. I saved it 51 my supper tod

13、ay, so its quite fresh. And theres also a shilling there, 52 my mother gave me last week. You can 53 something to drink with that. And Id 54 and dance with you myself if I was able to, he added.Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all 55 to Joan.36. A.noon B.morning C.afternoo

14、n D.evening37. A.stayed B.left C.sat D.sent38. A.who B.whom C.which D.whose39. A.as B.when C.because D.while40. A.sad B.glad C.sorry D.happy41. A.good evening B.hello C.good-night D.good-bye42. A.fond B.tired C.liked D.sick43. A.adult B.doctor C.child D.actor44. A.hardly B.almost C.nearly D.never45.

15、 A.beside B.besides C.except D.but for46. A.instead B.instead of C.and D.before47. A.talk B.speak C.tell D.say48. A.by B.for C.to D.with49. A.us B.me C.we D.I50. A.look B.find C.have D.take51. A.with B.off C.from D.of52. A.that B.who C.which D.where53. A.borrow B.buy C.catch D.bring54. A.lie down B.

16、sit down C.get up D.jump up55. A.important B.happy C.necessary D. possible参考答案：略三、 阅读理解17. Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobswhat do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site baidu. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”. B

17、ut just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd. Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy. “Cool” relates

18、 to ideas of grace under pressure. “In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War II. “Post-war cool was in part an expression of war-weariness (厌战情绪), . . . it w

19、ent against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude. But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who di

20、sobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies. In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years. Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (体育运动) stars. Often in

21、movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die. But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in

22、 schools. “Call it the Harry Potterization of Americaa time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.32If you were considered“cool”in Africa in the 15th century, you_. A. thought and acted differently from the majority B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards lifeC. didnt obse

23、rve rules and authorities D. had all kinds of “bad” manners33The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who _. A. do very well in their studiesB. are very skilled at sportsC. are good at chess and other thinking games.D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter34Wh

24、ich of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd. B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century. C. Disobeying ones parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowada

25、ys. D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”. 35What does the article mainly talk about? A. The origin of the word “cool”. B. The kinds of people who are “cool”. C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”. D. How to be a “ cool” person.参考答案：32.B33.B34.D35.C【名师点拨】推理判断题。推理题的

26、答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。 这种题型主要包括细节判断题、态度观点推断题、写作意图推断题、文章出处判断题和猜测想象推断题。34小题D推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom.”和倒数第二段“But many teenager

27、s also think being smart is cool.”可知，学习成绩好的人没有热爱运动的人受欢迎，故选D。18. I was in the fifth grade and had just moved to Westminster from London when I met Ms. May. Most of my teachers seemed to ignore me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. May, however, took a special interest. “You can write,” she s

28、aid, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I.A decade later, when my first novel was published, I went back to Ms. Mays classroom, handing her a copy of my book. “And I wrote this for you.” Ms. May began to cry happily. Shed been considering early retirement, sh

29、e said, because she felt she wasnt having enough of an effect on her students. I didnt know how to make Ms. May understand what shed done for me: It was because of her that I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her belief in me that gave me the confidence to beco

30、me a writer. Now I felt I owed her. I told her to forget her idea, and she did.Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was finally ready to retire, I attended her going-away party. All Ms. May needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming. Instead, she stood up and made an e

31、xciting speech that began like this, “Those of you are always complaining (抱怨) that kids have changed and that its harder to teach these days. Youre getting old and lazy. These kids havent changed. You have! Do not give up on these kids!”When she finished her talk, everyone clapped hands! I went up to Ms. May and gave her a big hug. She smiled with tears rolling down her face. I came to realize that she would miss her teaching life.4. How did most of the authors teachers treat him when he was in the fifth grade?A. They helped with his writing.B. They paid little at