2013年牛津高二英语模块七第一次月考试卷(带答案)-英语试题

2013年牛津高二英语模块七第一次月考试卷（带答案）-英语试题－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－2013年上高二年级第一次阶段性测试英语试卷

满分（150分）时量（120分钟）

PartIListening(30marks)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyou’llhear6conversationsbetween2speakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedby3choices.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.

Conversation1

1.WhoseCDisbroken?

A.Kathy’s.B.Mum’s.C.Jack’s.

2.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?

A.BuyheranewCD.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Giveher10dollars.

Conversation2

3.Wheredoesthemanfindajob?

A.InParis.B.InNewYork.C.InLondon.

4.Whatistheproblemfortheman?

A.Hehastomeetmanypeople.

B.Hehastoleavehisfriends.

C.Hehastotravelalot.

Conversation3

5.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?

A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.

6.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?

A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.

Conversation4

7.Whyisthemanattheshop?

A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.

B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.

C.Togetacamerachanged.

8.Whatcolordoesthemanwant?

A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.

9.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?

A.Makeaphonecall.B.Waituntilfurthernotice.C.Comeagainthenextday.

Conversation5

10.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?

A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston.

11.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?

A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.

12.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?

A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.

Conversation6

13.WheredoesThomasManningwork?

A.IntheGuinnessCompany.

B.Ataradiostation.

C.Inamuseum.

14.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?

A.Abird-shootingtrip.B.AvisittoEurope.C.Atelevisiontalkshow.

15.WhendidSirHugh’sfirstbookofrecordsappear?

A.In1875.B.In1950.C.In1955.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,you’llhearashorttalk.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHAN3WORDS.

YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE

TheHistoryoftheUmbrella

●First,theumbrellawasnotinventedasa16__againstrain.Itwasfirstusedasashadeagainstthesun.

●WhenitfirstappearedinEgypt,itwasusedonlybytherichasasymboloftheir__17.

●In18,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrella.

●Duringthemiddleages,itappearedagaininItalyinthe19centuryandlaterinFranceandinEngland.

●Now,umbrellashavenotchangedmuchin20__,buttheydobecomemuchlighter.

16.17.18.19.20.

PartIILanguageKnowledge(45marks)

SectionA(15marks)

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.Astudy________intheU.S.A.in1977showedthatthechemicalASAinaspirincouldpreventastroke.

A.carryingoutB.carriedoutC.workingoutD.workedout

22.Penicillinwasthenproduced________inordertomeetthedemandsofthearmies.

A.inlargeamountsB.inlargeplenty

C.inlargequantitiesD.inlargenumber

23.Thelittlegirl________acryatthesightofabigsnake.

A.letoutB.gaveoutC.madeoutD.shoutedout

24.Mostofourdreamsthatusedtobeimpossiblehave________true.

A.cameB.comeC.goneD.appeared

25.______acupuncturedeveloped,thesimple“bianstones”werereplacedfirstbystoneandpotteryneedles,and________bymetalneedles.

A.As,eventuallyB.With,eventually

C.With,accidentallyD.As,accidentally

26.Someonewholacksperseveranceisunlikelyto_______agoodresearcher.

A.makeB.turnC.getD.grow

27.Thetrafficlights______greenandIpulledaway.

A.cameB.grewC.gotD.went

28.—HowaboutyourjourneytoMountTai?

—Everythingwaswonderfulexceptthatourcar____twiceontheway.

A.sloweddownB.brokedownC.gotdownD.putdown

29.—I’vereadanotherbookthisweek.

—Well,maybe_____isnothowmuchyoureadbutwhatyoureadthatcounts.

A.thisB.thatC.thereD.it

30.It’shelpfultoputchildreninasituation_____theycanseethemselvesdifferently.

A.thatB.whenC.whichD.where

31.—Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.

—Thanks.You_______.Icouldmanageitmyself.

A.needn’tdoB.needn’thavedoneC.mustn’tdoD.shouldn’thavedone

32.________wellpreparedyouare,youstillneedalotofluckinmountainclimbing.

A.HoweverB.WhateverC.NomatterD.Although

33.Hewasbusywritingastory,only_____onceinawhiletosmokeacigarette.

A.tostopB.stoppingC.tohavestoppedD.havingstopped

34.Accordingtostatistics,amanismorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancer

_____awoman.

A.thanB.suchC.soD.as

35.Thepriceofporkhasnotbeenkeptundercontrolasexpected,and_____ismoresurprisingisthatthepricehasrisenby15%justinthepastfewmonths．

A．thatB．whichC．whatD．it

SectionB（18marks）

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthe

context．

Areyouatopstudentinyourschool,oratleastatoponeinyourclass?Ifnot,youmaylearnsomethingfrommystory.

Growingupinapoorfamilywithuneducatedparents,Iwasnotgoodatmystudy.Butateacherchangedmylife.Withouther,Icouldn’thave36somuchinmylatercareer.Icanstillremembertheveryimportantdaythathas37mywholelife.

Ididso38inmaththatyoumaynotimaginethatIevencouldn’tcountfrom“ONE”to“TEN”,whenIwasinGradeThree.

Thenthe39_daycame.Myfatherwasaskedtocometoschoolto40_withmyteacher,MsKing.Youcan’timaginehowangryand41_myfatherwaswhenheheardaboutmy“excellentachievement”.He42atme：“sinceyoucan’tevencountfrom‘ONE’to‘TEN’,whatareyouabletobewhenyou43_up?Now,tellme！”Iwasscaredand44_anddidn’tknowwhattosayandtearscameimmediatelyintomyeyes.

Thenthemostunforgettabletimeinmylifecame.“Maybehecanbeaboxingrefereeoneday.That45onlyneedshimtocountfrom‘ONE’to‘NINE’,whichmay46himwell.”MsKinglookedintomyeyesandfirmlysaid.

Now,Iaminmyforties,andcanyoubelieveitthatthankstoMsKing,Iamreallyawell-knownboxing47ofWBO(WorldBoxingOrganization),andthatIdoneedtocountonlyfrom“ONE”to“NINE”?Soarestillworriedaboutyourpoorgradesatschool?Remembertherewillalwaysbeaplacewaitingforyou!

36.A.lostB.rememberedC.achievedD.abandoned

37.A.transformedB.conveyedC.celebratedD.transported

38.A.wellB.badlyC.hopefullyD.doubtfully

39.A.wonderfulB.amazingC.boringD.terrible

40.A.meetB.comeC.dealD.cope

41.A.cheerfulB.ashamedC.delightedD.jealous

42.A.laughedB.smiledC.whisperedD.shouted

43.A.takeB.useC.growD.wash

44.A.embarrassedB.angryC.curiousD.unsatisfied

45.A.suggestionB.professionC.introductionD.instruction

46.A.teachB.trainC.educateD.suit

47.A.teacherB.coachC.refereeD.apprentice

SectionC(12marks)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.

InChina,Mother’sDayisbecomingmorepopular,andcarnations（康乃馨）areaverypopulargift.In199748wassetasthedaytohelppoormothers,speciallytoremindpeople49_thepoormothersinruralareas.InthePeople’sDaily,50_articleexplainedthat“despiteoriginatingintheUnitedStates,peopleinChinataketheholiday51itgoesinlinewith（符合）thecountry’straditionalethics（道德标准）—respecttotheelderlyandfilialpiety（子女的孝顺）toparents.”Inrecentyearsmanypeoplebegan52advocatefortheofficialadoptionofMother’sDay53memoryofMengMu,themotherofMengZi,andsomeofficialsevenformedanon-governmentalorganizationcalledChineseMothers’FestivalPromotionSociety,withthesupport100Confucianscholarsandlecturersofethics.TheyalsoasktoreplacetheWesterngiftofcarnationswithlilies（百合花),54_,wereplantedbyChinesemothers55childrenlefthomeinancienttimes.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（30marks）

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage．

A

BugsBunny'sHopingCarrotHunt

InthisgameyouareBugsBunny．andyourgoalistoreachthefinishline．Acarrottruckhasspilleditscargo!Gatherasmanycarrotsasyoucan,andwhenyougetthebigcarrot,you'llbeabletojumpevenhigher!

Instructions:UsethemousetomoveBugsleftandright,andclicktojumpagapwhilegatheringcarrots．

Category:Action

MushroomMadness

Youareinchargeofprotectingseveralfarms．It'suptoyoutomakesurethemushroomstherereachmaturitybeforetheanimalsintheforestgettheirhandsonthem．Useyourswatter（苍蝇拍）tofightoffanythingthatcomesnearthem;useheavierweaponsifnecessary．

Instructions：Slapanycreaturethatconiesnearyourmushrooms．Usethemousetocontroltheswatter．Ifyouseea"powerup",clicktouseit．Collectcoinstobuyupgradesaftereachlevel．

Category:Action

Rudolph'sKickandFly

Santa'slittlehelpershaveworkedallyearpreparingforChristmas．WhenSantafinallyleavestodeliverhispresents,theelves(精灵）headdowntothesnowfieldswithRudolph,thereindeer,toplaytheirfavoritegame:KickandFly!

Instructions:1.Usethemousetoaim,andclicktolaunchanelf．

2.Whileintheair,clickagaintocatch,andtogainextraheight．

3.ThegoalistocollectasmanyChristmasornaments（装饰物）possible,andget10pointsforeachone．

Tips:Ifyou'reheadingtowardsanobstacle(障碍),besuretoavoidit!

Category:Action

ClickFlick

Yourmissionistosavechicksfallingfromthesky．Useyourtrampoline（蹦床）tobouncethemupanddirectthemintoanest．Buthurry—ifyoudon't,manychickswillfallandlosetheirlives．Therewillbefallingbombs,worms,nutsandeggsandyoucangetextrapointsbycollectingthewormsandnuts．Savetheamountofchicksshowntounlockthenextlevel!

Instructions:Movethechicksleftandrightusingkeysorthemouse．

Category:Adventure

56.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___________．

A．tellusdifferentcategoriesofgames

B．askustodecidewhichgameisthebest

C.introduceseveralinterestingcomputergames

D.letusevaluatewhetherweareinterestedinthegames

57．Ifaplayerhascollectedsomewormsandnuts,he____________．

A.isplayingMushroomMadnessB.willlosethegamequitesoon

C.willget10pointsforeachoneD.willgetextrapointsandgetahead

58．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthegamesisTRUEaccordingtothe

passage?

A.BugsBunnyneedstobefasttowin．

B.Allfourgamesareinthesamecategory．

C.Playerscanonlyusethemousetocontrolthetargets．

D.ThenumberofelvesdecideswhetheraplayerwinsinRudolph's'KickandFly．

59．Ifaplayerwantstobecomestrongertodriveanimalsaway,heshouldtryto_____．

A.finda"powerup"oruseheavierweapons

B.collectfallingbombsasquicklyaspossible

C.clicktheelfwhileit'sintheair

D.getthebigcarrotwhilerunning

60．Inwhichgamearethereobstaclesyoumustavoid?

A.BugsBunny'sHoppingCarrotHunt．B.MushroomMadness．

C.Rudolph'sKickandFly．D.ClickFlick．

B

ChinesestarYaoMinghasretired.YaomadeitofficialWednesday,tellinganewsconferencethataseriesoffootandleginjuriesforcedhimtoendhisplayingcareerattheageof30.

“Iwillformallyendmycareer,’’saidYao,whobecameahouseholdnameinChinabeforestartinghisNBAcareerwiththeHoustonRocketsin2002.YaoplayedeightseasonsintheNBA.

“Todayisanimportantdayformeandholdsaspecialmeaningforbothmybasketballcareerandmyfuture,’’Yaosaid.“IhadtoleavethecourtsinceIsufferedastressfracture（断裂）inmyleftfootforthethirdtimeattheendoflastyear.Mypastsixmonthswereapainfulwait.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutmyfutureoverandover.TodayIamannouncingapersonaldecision,endingmycareerasabasketballplayerandofficiallyretire.Butonedoorisclosingandanotheroneisopening.’’

YaosaidhewouldreturntoworkwithhisformerChineseteam,theShanghaiSharks,withthepossibilityofbecominggeneralmanager.Healreadyownstheclubandwantstocontributemore.“Myplayingcareerstartedwiththeclub.IhopeIcandosomethingforit,’’Yaosaid.

Helaterappearedwithhisfamilyonthestagetotheapplauseandcheersofthecrowd.Hethankedalotofpeople—hisfamily,formercoaches,evenplayerslikeShaquilleO’Neal—“formakingmeabetterplayer.’’

RocketsgeneralmanagerDarylMoreywasamongthoseattendingthefarewell(告别)conferenceWednesday.MoreymadethelongtripfromHouston.Moreysaid20hoursonplaneswastiringbut“IwouldbesorryifIwasn’there.”“It’sabigmoment,’’Moreyadded.“Yaohadasenseofhumor,agreatattitudeandsenseofresponsibility.IhopewecancontinuehiscultureintheNBA.’’

61.YaoMinghasretiredfrombasketballbecauseof_____.

A.hisageB.hisbadconductsonthecourt

C.hisfootandleginjuriesD.hispoorhealth

62.YaoMingwas_____beforehedecidedtoendhiscareerasabasketballplayer.

A.peacefulB.upsetC.confidentD.proud

63.YaoMingstartedhisplayingcareerin_____.

A.ShanghaiB.HoustonC.BeijingD.NewYork

64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordscan’tbeusedtodescribe

YaoMing?

A.Talented.B.Responsible.C.Humorous.D.Cautious.

65.WhatdoyouknowaboutDarylMorey?

A.DarylMoreythinkshighlyofYaoMing.

B.DarylMoreywasYaoMing’scoach.

C.DarylMoreyisabasketballplayerintheHoustonRockets.

D.DarylMoreyisnotsatisfiedwithYaoMing’sretirementfrombasketball.

C

AnewreportsaysthenumberofforeignstudentsatcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStatesincreasedbythreepercentlastyear.Thishasbeenthefirstobviousincreasesince2001.

Americanschoolslastfallhad583,000foreignstudents.Therecordis586,000.Thatwassetin2002aftermanyyearsofgains.Butafterthatthenumbersfell.TheterroristattacksonSeptember11th,2001ledtomorevisa(签证)requirements.NowstrongereffortsarebeingmadetogetmoreforeignstudentstostudyintheUnitedStates.

ChinaremainedinsecondplaceinfrontofSouthKoreabutbehindIndia,whichsentalmost84,000studentslastfall.ThenumberofJapanesefellsharplybyninepercent,althoughitremainedinfourthplace.

TherewerethreepercentdropsfromIndonesiaandKenya,theonlyAfricancountryinthetoptwentylastyear.ButtherewereobviousincreasesfromSaudiArabia,NepalandVietnam.ThenumberofSaudistudentsmorethandoubled,risingtonearlyeightthousand.

Forasixthyear,theUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainLosAngeleshadthemostforeignstudents.ColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwassecond.OtherschoolsinthetopfivewereNewYorkUniversity,theUniversityofIllinoisandPurdueUniversity.

UnlikeAmericanstudentsinothercountries,whooftenchoosehistoryandlanguagestudy,theleadingareaofstudyintheUSAwasbusinessandmanagement.Secondwasengineering.

Thenewreportalsosaysmorethan220,000Americansstudiedinothercountries.Thatwasduringthe2005-2006schoolyear.Itwasarecordnumber,andanincreaseofeightandahalfpercentfromtheyearbefore.Butonlyfivepercentofthemstayedforafullyear.

66.After2002,thenumberofforeignstudentsintheUSAfellmainlybecause____.

A.Americanswereworriedthatforeignstudentsmightattackthem

B.fewAmericanuniversitieswelcomedstudentsfromabroad

C.theirowncountriescouldofferthemabettereducation

D.itwasharderforforeignstudentstogetpermissiontostudyintheUSA

67.WhichofthefollowingAsiancountrieshasthelargestnumberofstudentsstudying

intheUSA?

A.China.B.Japan.C.SouthKorea.D.India.

68.WhichsubjectisthemostattractivetoforeignstudentsintheUSA?

A.Businessandmanagement.B.History.

C.Engineering.D.Language.

69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.

A.KenyaistheonlyAfricancountrythathasstudentsintheUSA

B.nowforeignstudentsareencouragedtostudyintheUSA

C.thenumberofstudentsstudyinginAmericaalwaysincreases

D.thenumberofforeignstudentsintheUSAwillkeepincreasinginthefuture

70.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Culture.B.Science.C.Education.D.Business.

PartIVWriting(45marks)

SectionA(10marks)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Abicyclehelmetisahelmetintendedtobewornwhileridingabicycle．Theyaredesignedtoreduceimpactstotheskull(头颅骨)ofacyclistinfalls．However,thereisadebateonwhetherhelmetsareusefulforroadcyclists．

TheWorldHealthOrganizationpromotestheuseofhelmetsasastrategyforpreventingpeople'sheadsfrombeinginjuredbybicyclecrashesorfalls．UseofcyclinghelmetsissupportedbynumerousgroupsintheUnitedStates.US-basedcyclingactivistJohnForestersuggeststhathelmetwearingcouldprevent300deathsayearintheUnitedStatesoutofatotalof1530preventabledeaths．PublicHealthLawResearchreportsthatthereisenoughevidencetoestablishthatbicyclehelmetlawsareaneffectivepublichealthintervention(干涉)aimedtoreducethenumberofhead-relateddeaths．Receivedopinioninsomecountriesisthatbicyclehelmetsareusefulandthateverycyclistshouldwearone.Professionalbodieselsewherehaveagreed,suchastheSwissCouncilforAccidentPrevention．

MayerHillman,atransportandroadsafetyanalystfromtheUK,doesnotsupporttheuseofhelmets,reasoningthattheyareofverylimitedvalueintheeventofacollision（碰撞）withacar.Hecomparesittodrawingconclusionsonwhetheritisworthwhiletobuylotterytickets.Cyclists'representativegroupscomplainthatfocusonhelmetsdiverts(转移)attentionfromotherissueswhicharemuchmoreimportantforimprovingbicyclesafety,suchasroaddangerreduction．TheUK'slargestcyclists'organization,theCTC,believesthatthe"overallhealtheffectsofcompulsoryhelmetsarenegative.''Thesamereportestimated(估计)thatuniversalhelmetusewouldsavethelifeofonechildaged0to15eachyear．

Uptonow,thedebateiswithnoconsensus（共识）,butanorganizationhaspublishedareviewofstudiesin2011,sayingthereisagooddealofevidencethatthosewearingahelmetaremorelikelytocrashthanbareheadedcyclists．

SectionB(10marks)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.

I'veseenpeopledoallkindsofthingstorelieveanxiety.Somehaveaglassofwineatdinner.Othersshoporeat．Butthesearetroublingtimeswithhurricanes,tsunamis,war,andactsofterrorism—andifdrinking,eating,orhittingthemallisyourwayoffendingoffanxietyoverthestateoftheworld,youshouldknowthatthebillwilleventuallycomedue．AndIdon'tmeanjustthecreditcardstatement．Suchcopingmethodsdonothingtobuildyourinnerstrengthandresilience（弹性）．Fortunately,therearewaystonurture（培养）trueinnerpeacewhenouterpeaceisn'tanoption．

Afewmonthsago,awomancalledNancyattendedoneofmyseminars．Nancyhadbeenthroughhardtimes.Threeyearsearlierherhousehadburneddown;thenherhusband'sNationalGuardunitshippedouttoIraq,andwhenhereturnedhewasangry,depressed,andshocked．Thecouplegottreatmentyetgrewfurtherapartuntil,finally,herhusbandaskedforadivorce．Nancyrealizedshehadachoice:Shecoulddrowninself-pityormoveforward．Afterseeinghowthetrauma（心灵创伤）ofwarhadtornupherhusband,shewantedtomakeadifferencewithherlife．So,at35,sheenrolled（注册学习）inanursingschool．

IthinkevenNancywassurprisedbyherresilience．Butherleapintoalifeofgreatermeaningcamefromasimplechangeinoutlook．Sheshiftedherfocusfromherownproblemstothedifficultiesofothers．Andthatonechangebroughtherclarityandpeace．

Thistimeofglobaluncertaintychallengeseachofustocreateourownsenseofsecurity．Thatdoesn'tmeanyouneedtofollowNancy'sleadintoanursingcareer,butkeepinganeyeonwhatreallymatterswillhelpyoumaintainyourbalancewhenthingsaroundyouseemtofallapart．

81．Listatleastthreecommoncopingmethodswhenpeoplecomedownwithanxiety．（Nomorethan7words）

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82．HowdidNancy'shusbandfeelwhenhereturned?（Nomorethan6words）

83．WhatchoicedidNancymakeafterherhusbandaskedforadivorce?（Nomorethan13words）

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84．Ho