湖北省宜昌市当阳长坂职业高级中学高二英语月考试卷含解析

湖北省宜昌市当阳长坂职业高级中学高二英语月考试卷含解析一、选择题1.AlthoughEnglishmaynotleaddirectlytoagreatcareer,itwillcertainlygiveyou____toawiderrangeofopportunities

A．assess

B．access

C．accent

D．account参考答案：B略2.Ifyouwanttobeamusician,youhavetoreally________yourselftoit.Whichwordisusedhereimproperly?A.devote

B.dedicate

C.enjoy

D.commit参考答案：C3.TocomebackbeforeSunday,Ihavemadeafewminor________tothescheduleofmytrip.A.adjustments

B.arrangement

C.adoptions

D.applications参考答案：A4.–HowdidyoulikeNick’sperformancelastnight?--Tobehonest,hissingingdidn’t______tomemuch.A.appeal

B.belong

C.refer

D.occur参考答案：A5.Weareunwillingtosee_________foodwasonthetableaftereachmeal.A.quantityof

B.many

C.anumberof

D.alargequantityof参考答案：D6.MumIwant______ofthetwocoats.Sorry.Youcanonlybuyone.A.both

B.all

C.some

D.one参考答案：A7.Heisalazyman

nobodywantstoworkwith

.A.as;him

B./;/

C.which;/

D.whom;him参考答案：B8.Canyoumakeasentenceto______themeaningofthephrase?A.showoff

B.turnout

C.bringout

D.takein参考答案：C9.MikeisMrs.’petstudent,____allherstudentsnooneelseisasniceashe.A.because

B.becauseof

C.with

D.as

参考答案：B10.Theposterwasrevised_____________thesuggestionsofothergroupmembers.

A.basedon

B.tobaseon

C.basingon

D.whichbasedon参考答案：A11.

Mysonlikeswalkingaroundin_____feet.It’sthecaseofkids.Mineoncegotbadlyhurt.A.bareB.baldC.nakedD.empty参考答案：A12.Idon’tcare

thatyoudidtoher,but

youdidthatpuzzlesme.A.whywasit;what B.whatitwas;whyC.whatwasit;what D.whyitwas,what参考答案：B考查名词性从句和强调句。句意：我不在乎你对她做了什么，但是你为什么这样做让我很困惑。第一空后是宾语从句，而且是强调句型，强调的是宾语从句引导词what，作youdid的宾语；第二空是but后分句应是主语从句，根据句意用why引导主语从句。故选B。13.________achildbeginsschool,heentersaworldoffiercecompetitionwheresuccessandfailureareclearlydefinedandmeasured.A.Before

B.Until

C.Whenever

D.Themoment参考答案：D略14.Theythoughtaboutitforalongtime,butstillcouldn't________asolution.A．comeover

B．getalongwith

C．comeout

D．comeupwith参考答案：D15.TheSouthernStateswantedto______fromtheUnion,sotheAmericanCivilWar______.A.getawaywith;brokeup

B.getawayfrom;brokeintoC.breakawayfrom;brokeout

D.breakawayfrom;wasbrokenout参考答案：C16.Withallthefamilymembers____onvacationwithouthim,theboyfeltextremelylonelyandafraid.Atohavegone

Bgoing

Chadgone

Dgone参考答案：B二、完型填空17.ItwasasimpleletteraskingforaplacetostudyatScotland'soldestuniversitywhichhelpedstartarevolutioninhighereducation.A140-year-oldletter___41___byaladycallingforhertobeallowedtostudy___42___atStAndrewsUniversityhasbeendiscovered.WrittenbySophiaJex-Blakein1873,thesevendocument,which___43___theuniversitytoallowwomentostudymedicineattheinstitution,was___44___yesterdayonInternationalWomen’sDay.Thedocumentwasdiscovered___45___intheuniversityarchives(档案)bypart-timehistorystudentLisSmith,whoiscompletingherPhDatStAndrewsUniversity.Shesaid,“WeknewthatSophiaJex-Blakeandhersupporters,intheireffortto___46___universitymedicaleducationforwomen,hadwrittentotheSenatusAcademicus(校评议委员会)___47___togainpermissiontoattendclassesthere,___48___wedidn’tknowdocumentaryevidenceexisted.While___49___thearchivesforinformationabouttheuniversity’shighercertificateforwomen,Iwasastonishedto____50____whatmustbetheveryletterJex-Blakewrote”.Intheletter,Sophiaandhersupportersofferedtohireteachersorbuildsuitablebuildingsforamedicalschool.Althoughherletterwasnot____51____,itfinally____52____theestablishmentoftheLadiesLiterateinArtsatStAndrews,adistance-learningdegreeforwomen.Thequalificationgavewomen____53____touniversityeducationinthedays____54____theywereadmittedasstudents.Itwassopopularthatit____55____longafterwomenwereadmittedas____56____studentstoStAndrewsin1892.MsJex-Blakewentontohelp____57____theLondonSchoolofMedicineforWomenin1874.Shewas____58____bytheUniversityofBerne,whereshewasawardedamedicaldegreeinJanuary1877.____59____,shemovedbacktoEdinburghand____60____herownpractice.41.A.told B.written C.selected D.stored42.A.medicine B.literature C.art D.history43.A.admitted B.prevented C.urged D.permitted44.A.obtained B.printed C.marked D.released45.A.broken B.burned C.buried D.taken46.A.openup B.comeup C.putup D.keepup47.A.invain B.inanattempt C.inaddition D.inasense48.A.but B.so C.therefore D.nevertheless49.A.protecting B.providing C.typing D.searching50.A.getthrough B.comeacross C.castdown D.applyfor51.A.significant B.successful C.intelligent D.brilliant52.A.managedto B.happenedto C.ledto D.attachedto53.A.authority B.justice C.expectation D.access54.A.until B.before C.since D.after55.A.survived B.relieved C.overlooked D.assumed56.A.compulsory B.dynamic C.full D.alternative57.A.establish B.visit C.donate D.form58.A.refused B.confirmed C.proved D.accepted59.A.Occasionally B.Apparently C.Eventually D.Currently60.A.employed B.invented C.decorated D.opened参考答案：41.B

42.A

43.C

44.D

45.C

46.A

47.B

48.A

49.D

50.B

51.B

52.C

53.D

54.B

55.A

56.C

57.A

58.D

59.C

60.D这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一封改变女性学习医学历史的信。一封尘封了140年的写给大学的来信，促使了妇女学位课程的创立。该信的发现纯属偶然，是一位女士向StAndrews大学写的学医申请信。【41题详解】考查动词辨析。A.told告诉；B.written写；C.selected挑选；D.stored储存。根据后面的宾语“letter”以及第10题的“betheveryletterJex-Blakewrote”可知，此处是指一封由一位女士写（written）的信。故选B。【42题详解】考查名词辨析。A.medicine医学；B.literature文学；C.art艺术；D.history历史。根据后面的“which___3___theuniversitytoallowwomentostudymedicineattheinstitution”可知，此处是指140年前一位女士写了一封信，要求允许她在圣安德鲁斯大学学习医学（medicine），故选A。【43题详解】考查动词辨析。A.admitted承认；B.prevented阻止；C.urged敦促；D.permitted允许。根据文章的内容可知，正是由于这封信，才敦促（urged）大学接受女性在这所大学学医。因此可知选C。【44题详解】考查动词辨析。A.obtained获得；B.printed印刷；C.marked标志；D.released公开，发布。根据语境可知，此信是由一位学生公开（released）。故选D。【45题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.broken破碎的；B.burned燃烧的；C.buried被埋（葬）的；D.taken被带走的。根据动词“discover”以及地点“intheuniversityarchives(档案)”以及信的时间是在140年前可知，此处是指该文件被发现埋（buried）在大学档案馆里的档案里。故选C。【46题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.openup打开，使（机会、可能性等）出现；提供……机会；B.comeup提出；C.putup举起，张贴；D.keepup跟上。此处是指“我们知道索菲亚·杰克斯·布莱克和她的支持者，努力为妇女争取大学医学教育（即获得进入大学的机会）”。分析选项可知，A符合题意，故选A。【47题详解】考查介词短语辨析。A.invain徒劳无益的；B.inanattempt试图；C.inaddition此外；D.inasense在某种意义上。根据语境可知，此处是指道索菲亚试图（inanattempt）获得在那里上课的许可，故选B。【48题详解】考查连词辨析。A.but但是，表转折；B.so因此，表因果；C.therefore因此，表因果；D.nevertheless尽管如此，不过。分析前后两句的内容可知，前后两句是转折的。即“试图获得在那里上课的许可，但我们不知道有书面证据”，分析句子可知，此空要连接两个句子，应填转折连词，而nevertheless是转折副词，故不能填。故选A。【49题详解】考查动词辨析。A.protecting保护；B.providing提供；C.typing键入；D.searching搜索，查找。根据上一句“butwedidn’tknowdocumentaryevidenceexisted.”因为“不知道（事情的真相）”才会寻找（searching）。“search.（）for”为固定搭配，意为“寻找”，故选D。【50题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.getthrough通过；B.comeacross（偶然）遇到；C.castdown放弃；D.applyfor申请。根据“astonishedto”可知，在寻找的过程中（偶然）遇到（comeacross）才会“惊讶”。此处是指“当我在档案馆里寻找有关大学女子高级证书的信息时，我惊讶地发现杰克斯·布莱克写的那封信……”，故选B。【51题详解】考查形容词辨析的。A.significant重要的；B.successful成功的；C.intelligent聪明的；D.brilliant精彩的。根据转折连词“although”以及后文的内容可知，此信虽没有成功，故选B项。【52题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A.managedto设法做某事；B.happenedto发生在；C.ledto导致；D.attachedto附在……，贴在……。根据第一段说此信在敦促该大学接受女士学习医学的机会，以及后文女性能在此大学学习可知，尽管她的信没有成功，但最终导致了(ledto)在圣安德鲁斯建立了女子文学学院。故选C。【53题详解】考查名词辨析。A.authority权威，官方；B.justice公平；C.expectation期望；D.access有做……的机会，权利。根据语境可知，此处指在圣安德鲁斯建立了女子文学院的资格使妇女有机会（access）接受大学教育。故选D。【54题详解】考查连词辨析。A.until一直到……；B.before在……之前，趁……；C.since自从，既然；D.after在……之后。此处是指这种资格使得他们在成为学生前（before）就使女性有机会接受教育。也就是说这项资格认证使那时候的女性有可能被录取在大学接受教育。故选B。【55题详解】考查动词辨析。A.survived继续存在，活下来；B.relieved解脱，缓解；C.overlooked忽视；D.assumed假设。此处是指这个大学是那么的受欢迎以至于存在（survived）了这么久。故选A。【56题详解】考查形容词辨析。A.compulsory强制的，义务的；B.dynamic充满活力的，动态的；C.full（权利、地位或重要性)完整的，正式的；D.alternative可替代的。此处是指在1892年圣安德鲁斯的女子正式入学。full（权利、地位或重要性)正式的。此处是指成为正式的学生。故选C。【57题详解】考查动词辨析。A.establish建立；B.visit参观；C.donate捐赠；D.form构成。此处是指JexBlake女士在1874年帮助建立（establish）了伦敦女子医学院。故选A。【58题详解】考查动词辨析。A.refused拒绝；B.confirmed确认；C.proved证明；D.accepted接受。根据后面的“shewasawardedamedicaldegreeinJanuary1877.”可知，她只有被大学录取，才能被授予学位。其中accepted意为“接受”，文中被大学接受也就是被录取，故选D。【59题详解】考查副词辨析。A.Occasionally偶尔；B.Apparently显而易见；C.Eventually最终；D.Currently目前。根据语境可知，最后（eventually），她搬回爱丁堡。故选C。【60题详解】考查动词辨析。A.employed雇佣；B.invented发明；C.decorated装饰；D.opened开放，开启。此处是指她回到爱丁堡后，开启了做医生的活动，即开始做医生了。故选D。三、阅读理解18.Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy,startingthemostseverefinancialcrisissincethe1920s.Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentum(势头)forawhileafterrisingconfusinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,thinksClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos(自负),greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector,theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld’stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’sandChristie’s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989.Thistimeexpertssupposethatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile(动荡的).ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schiefexecutive,says,“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”Whatmakesthisfalldifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whileintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’searningsinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.67.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst’ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because_______.A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoriesB.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbidsC.BeautifulinsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpiecesD.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2003to2008.B.Theartmarketdidn’tmatchmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinthesameway.D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.69.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare_________.A.auctionhouses’favorites B.contemporarytrendsC.factorspromotingartworkcirculation D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists70.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.Artmarketindecline. B.Up-to-dateartauctions.C.Volatilityofartprices.D.Shiftedinterestinarts.参考答案：DDCA19.Itisaknownfactthatwearecreaturesofhabit.Themorecomfortablewebecomewiththehabittheharderitistobreak,goodorbad.Wellnotcompletelytrue,theworstthehabit,thehardertobreak.Thegoodthingsinourlifeseemtobethehardestthingstostaytrueto.Sowhatmotivatesus?Thedesiretoobtainwhatwedonothave.Sometimesitisthethingsthatarejustoutsideourreach,butwethinktheyareimpossibletoreach.Sometimesitisthethingsthatarestaringusintheface,butwecannotseethem.Thefactisthatwefailtoobtainwhatwetrulydesire.InsteadofdrivingtheBMWthatyoudesireyoudrivetheNissan.Weworkourlivesaway,becomeslavestotheclock.Well,wedohavethatNissanandwedoliveinanicehouse,butisthatourtruedesire?JustrecentlyIhadtheopportunitytowatchsomeonebuildthehouseoftheirdreams.Andletmetellyouthatthisisa_house_of_houses.Thehouselacksnothing,fromsolidmahogany(红木)doorstoabreathtakingstonewaterfallflowingintoapool,andletsnotforgettheputtinggreen.Thepersonthatbuiltthathomehasworkedveryhardforaverylongtimeanddeservesthathome,butwhyamIoryouforthatmatteranydifferentthanthatperson?IhaveworkedveryhardinmylifeanddeservewhatIdesiresowhatisstoppingme?Atthispointnothingbutmyself.Sincewearecreaturesofhabitit'sallaboutchangingthewaywethinkandlearningto