高二12月月考英语试题

高二第一学期第二次阶段测评英语试题

第一卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Themanager,greatlymysurprise,shouldturndownmyrequest.

A.toB.inC.forD.with

2.Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnotanyimportantdetailswhile

retellingthestory.

A.bringoutB.letoutC.leaveoutD.makeout

3.Theweatherturnedouttobefineyesterday.I_thetroubletocarrymyumbrellawithme.

A.shouldhavetakenB.couldhavetakenC.needn'thavetakenD.mustn'thavetaken

4.Shewasleaningagainstatreeasifforsomeone.

A.waitedB.waitC.towaitD.waiting

5.andshortofbreath,AndyandRubywerethefirsttoreachthetopofMountTai..

A.TobetiredB.TiredC.TiringD.Beingtired

6.Asmallplanecrashedintoahillsidefivemileseastofthecity,allfourpeopleonboard.

A.getalongB.killsC.killingD.tokill

7.Thereisnodoubtsmokingcanseriouslydamageourhealth.

A.thatB.whetherC.whyD.which

8.I'mstuckisused.

A.whenyouhaveagoodideaB.whenyougoontalkingwithoutstop

B.whenyouarethinkingsomethingistooeasy

D.whenyoucan'tcontinuewithsomethingbecauseit'stoodifficult

9.—ThisTVprogramhasalivelystyleandyoungpeople.—Soitdoes.

A.turnstoB.leadstoC.referstoD.appealsto

10.Youcan'timaginewhatgreattroublethedoctorhadthepatient.

A.treatsB.treatingC.totreatD.treated

11.Aftergraduation,shereachedapointinhercareersheneededtodecidewhattodo.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

12.Whileshopping,peoplecan'thelpintobuyingsomethingtheydon'treallywant.

A.persuadingB.topersuadeC.beingpersuadedD.persuaded

13.Inthefirstbook,Lyra'sscientistfathermakespossibletoenterotherworlds.

A.itB.thisC.thatD.one

14.TheywouldratherItheretomorrow.

A.willgoB.goC.hadgoneD.went

15.ThechildrentalkedsoloudlyatdinnertablethatIhadtostruggle.

A.tobeheardB.tohaveheardC.hearingD.beingheard

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分2（）分）

Awomaninhersixtieslivedaloneinherlittlecottagewithapeartreeatherdoor.Shespent

allhertimetakingcareofthetree.Butthechildrennearbydroveher16bymakingfunofher.

Theywouldclimbuphertreeandthenrunawaywithpears,17"AuntyMisery^^athe匚

Oneevening,apasserbyaskedto18forthenight.Seeingthathehadan19

face,shelethiminandgavehimanice20.Thenextmorningthestranger,actuallya

sorcerer（巫师），thankedherbygrantingting（允准）her21thatanyonewhoclimbedup

hertree22notbeabletocomebackdownuntilshe23it.

Whenthechildrencamebacktostealher24,shehadthemstuckonthetree.Theyhad

tobegherlong25shegavethetreepermissiontolet26go.AuntyMiserywasfree

fromthe27atlast.

Onedayanotherman28herdoor.Thisonedidnotlooktrustworthytoher,29

sheaskedwhohewas."IamDeath,Tvecometotakeyou30me.^^saidhe.

ThinkingfastAuntyMiserysaid,“Fine,butI'dliketo31somepearsfrommydear

treetorememberthe32itbroughttomeinthislife.ButIamtoo33toclimbhigh

togetthebestfruit.Willyoubeso34astodoitforme?”Withadeepsigh,Mr.Death

climbedupthetree35andwasimmediatelystucktoit.Nomatterhowmuchhewarnedor

begged,AuntyMiserywouldnotallowthetreetoletDeathgo.

16.A.hopelessB.painfulC.dullD.crazy

17.A.callingB.shoutingC.announcingD.whispering

18.A.stayB.liveC.hideD.lie

19.A.interestingB.honestC.anxiousD.angry

20.A.giftB.kissC.treatD.smile

21.A.suggestionB.demandC.permissionD.wish

22.A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.must

23.A.permittedB.promisedC.answeredD.declared

24.A.branchB.foodC.treeD.fruit

25.A.afterB.whileC.sinceD.before

26.A.itB.themC.himD.her

27.A.trickB.questionC.troubleD.difficulty

28.A.steppedintoB.leftforC.stoppedatD.walkedaround

29.A.soB.butC.althoughD.because

30.A.withB.offC.uponD.for

31.A.chooseB.pickC.shakeD.hit

32.A.honorB.pleasureC.hopeD.excitement

33.A.lightB.shortC.oldD.thin

34.A.proudB.kindC.fineD.smart

35.A.disappointedlyB.cheerfullyC.unwillinglyD.eagerly

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）

A

WhenwomensittogethertowatchamovieonTV,theyusuallytalksimultaneously（同时的）

aboutavarietyofsubjects,includingchildren,men,careersandwhat'shappeningintheirlives.

Whengroupsofmenandwomenwatchamovietogether,themenusuallyenduptellingthe

womentoshutup.Mencaneithertalkorwatchthescreen-theycan'tdoboth—andtheydon't

understandthatwomencan.Besides,womenconsiderthatthepointofallgettingtogetheristo

haveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships-notjusttosittherelikecouchpotatoesstaringatthe

screen.

Duringtheadbreaks,amanoftenasksawomantoexplaintheplotandtellhimwherethe

relationshipbetweenthecharactersisgoing.Heisunable,unlikewomen,toreadthesubtlebody

languagesignalsthatrevealhowthecharactersarefeelingemotionally.Sincewomenoriginally

spenttheirdayswiththeotherwomenandchildreninthegroup,theydevelopedtheabilityto

communicatesuccessfullyinordertomaintainrelationships.Forawoman,speechcontinuesto

havesuchaclearpurpose:tobuildrelationshipsandmakefriends.Formen,totalkistorelatethe

facts.

Menseethetelephoneasacommunicationtoolforsendingfactsandinformationtoother

people,butawomanseesitasameansofbonding.Awomancanspendtwoweeksonvacation

withhergirlfriendand,whenshereturnshome,telephonethesamegirlfriendandtalkforanother

twohours.

Thereisnoconvincingevidencethatsocialconditioning,thefactthatgirls'motherstalkedto

themmore,isthereasonwhygirlstalkmorethanboys.PsychiatristDrMichaelLewis,authorof

SocialBehaviourandLanguageAcquisition,conductedexperimentsthatfoundmotherstalkedto,

andlookedat,babygirlsmoreoftenthanbabyboys.Scientificevidenceshowsparentsrespond

thebrainbiasoftheirchildren.Sinceagirl'sbrainisbetterorganizedtosendandreceivespeech,

wethereforetalktothemmore.Consequently,motherswhotrytotalktotheirsonsareusually

disappointedtoreceiveonlyshortgruntsinreply.

36.WhilewatchingTVwithothers,womenusuallytalkalotbecausethey

A.areafraidofawkwardsilencewiththeirfamiliesandfriends

B.canbothtalkandwatchthescreenatthesametime

C.thinktheycanhaveagoodtimeanddeveloprelationships

D.havetoexplaintheplotandbodylanguagetotheirhusbands

37.Afteravacationwithhergirlfriend,awomanwouldtalktoheragainonthephonefor

hoursinorderto.

A.experiencethehappytimeagainB.keepaclosetiewithher

C.recommendheranewscenicspotD.remindherofsomethingforgotten

38.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusmost?

A.Women'sbrainsarebetterorganizedforlanguageandcommunication

B.Womenlovetotalkbecausetheyaremoresociablethanmen.

C.Mendonotliketalkingbecausetheyrelymoreonfacts.

D.Socialconditioningisnotthereasonwhywomenlovetalking.

39.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WomenAreSociallyTrainedtoTalkB.TalkingMaintainsRelationships

C.WomenLovetoTalkD.MenTalkDifferentlyfromWomen

B

Happinessisassociatedwithsmiling.Butdowealwayssmilewhenwearehappy?

DuringtheOlympicGamesinBarcelonain1992,Spanishresearchersanalyzedthefacial

expressionsof22goldmedalwinnersatthemedalceremonies.Theresearchersweresurprisedto

seethatthesemedalwinnersdidn'tsmileverymuch.Infact,throughoutthedifferentmedal

ceremonies,theyonlysmiledabout10%ofthetime.Butduringthebriefmomentwhenthegold

medalwasputaroundtheirneck,themedalwinnersgrinned（露齿笑）about70%ofthetime.

Theresearchersinterviewedthewinnerstheyhadwatchedtofindouthowtheyfelt.Allthe

winnersinterviewedsaidthattheyfeltintensely（强烈的）happythroughouttheceremony.

Thoughtheywereprofoundly（衷心、地）happy,theydidn'tsmileagreatdeal.Theresearchers

concludedthatsmilingwasnottheautomaticexpressionofhappiness.Thefactthatthegold

medalwinnerssmiledmuchmorewhentheywereactuallybeinggiventheirmedalscouldbe

explainedbecause,accordingtotheSpanishresearchers,smilingwasaformofcommunication

betweenindividuals.Thehappyathletesweresmilingatthepeoplewhoweregivingthemgold

medals.PerhapswecansupportthefindingsoftheSpanishresearchersbymakingsome

observationsofourownbehaviors.Whenweareallalone,forexample,dowesmileatourselves

whenwearehappy?Probablynotveryoften.Ifsomeonegreetsuswithafriendlysmile,dowe

respondwithasmile?Yes,weprobablydo.Whenafriendgivesusabeautifulpresent,willwe

showourappreciationwithasmile?Yes,ofcourse.Butifwearesittingalonewatchingtelevision,

dowesmileatacommentator（讲解员）whosmilesatus?

40.Howmuchofthetimedidthegoldmedalwinnerssmileduringthemedalceremonies?

A.10%.B.70%.C.22%.D.92%.

41.Accordingtothepassage,whendidtheathletessmilequitealot?

A.Throughoutthemedalceremony.

B.Whentheywereinformedoftheirsuccess.

C.Whenthegoldmedalwasputaroundtheirneck.

D.Whentheirnationalflagwasraised.

42.Accordingtothepassage,onwhichofthefollowingoccasionswouldwemostprobablyNOT

smile?

A.WhenwearesittingalonewatchingTV.B.Whensomeonegreetsuswithafriendlysmile.

C.Whenafriendgivesusabeautifulpresent.D.Whenwefeelintenselyhappy.

43.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thegoldmedalwinnersweretoonervousthattheywouldhardlysmileatthemedal

ceremonies.

B.Peoplewillalwayssmileautomaticallywhentheyfeelhappy.

C.Smilingisawayofcommunication.

D.Whenthegoldmedalwasputaroundtheirneck,thegoldmedalwinnersweresmilingatthe

audiencebutnotatthosewhogavethemedal.

C

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,though,

wasbeautifukblueskies,warmairandacalm,invitingseatouchingtheshoregently.Myfather

realiseditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.lwasonly14

andfishinghadneverbeenmything,butIdecidedtogoallthesame.I'msogladIdid.

Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoast,buttheharbour

itselfwasinfairlygoodshape.Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyone

tinychanneltothesea.Aswegotonboard,wenoticedtwobighumps（脊背）inthedistance.

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn'tbelieveit

------therearen'tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrossthe

oceanintothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadllypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.

Thelittlebabywhale------actuallyasbigasourboat------wasobviouslystuckandcouldnot

move.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（漩涡）and

waves."She'stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside,“myfathersaid.Atthispoint,my

fathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebaby

whale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappared

underwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptsto

escapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhales

andtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Showly,theyletusleadthem,some-timesrising

fromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe------andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.

Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusawave

withhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.

Intheexcitement,ithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutes,butwehadbeenwiththosewonderful

animalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearly

fourdecadeslater,Istilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatsea.

44.Theauthorsays'TmsogladIdid”(inPara.2)because.

A.bewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishing

B.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmsea

C.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhales

D.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily

45.Theharboursurvivedthestormbecauseof・

A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebay

C.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline

46.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause.

A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong

B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenough

C.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp

D.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection

47.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness.

B.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren.

C.It'snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals.

D.It'svitaltoprotecttheenvironment.

D

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutany

clearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisabout

boundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisis

becauseneitheriswillingtoadmit.anyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents5pointof

view,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents9completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,

theleenseeeitinexactlyIhesameway,exceptopposilely.Bothfeeltrapped.

Inthisarticle.I'lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensand

parentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsover

unimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen'shair,thecleanlinessofthebedroom,

thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild'sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhis

tendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming,thegoalofablamingbattleisto

maketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,

needingtoberight,Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthetopicis-politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproper

waytobreakanegg-thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheother

personiswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority-一someonewhoactuallyknows

somethingandthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteens

continuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they'llcontinuetofightthesebattles

foreverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

48.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent—teenwartoaborderconflict?

A.bothcancontinueforgenerations.

B.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline

C.Neitherhasanyclearwinner

D.Neithercanbeputtoanend

49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.

B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict

C.Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem

D.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents

50.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto.

A.giveorderstotheotherB.knowmorethantheother

C.gainrespectfromtheotherD.gettheothertobehaveproperly

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。

Muzak

Thenexttimeyougointoabank,astore,orasupermarket,stopandlisten.Whatdoyouhear?

51It'ssimilartothemusicyoulistento,butifsnotexactlythesame.That'sbecausethismusic

wasespeciallydesignedtorelaxyou,ortogiveyouextraenergy.Sometimesyoudon'teven

realizethemusicisplaying,butyoureacttothemusicanyway.

Quietbackgroundmusicusedtobecalled"elevator（电梯）music"becauseweoftenheardit

inelevators.Butlatelywehearitinmoreandmoreplaces,andithasanewname"Muzak".About

one-thirdofthepeopleinAmericalistento"Muzak"everyday.Themusicplaysfor15minutesat

atime,withshortpausesinbetween.Itisalwaysmorelivelybetweentenandeleveninthe

morning,andbetweenthreeandfourintheafternoon,whenpeoplearemoretired.52

IfyoulistentoMuzakcarefully,youwillprobablyrecognizethenamesofmanyofthesongs.

Somemusiciansorsongwritersdon'twanttheirsongstobeusedasMuzak,butothersarehappy

whentheirsongsarechosen.Why?53

Musicisoftenplayedinpublicplacesbecauseitisdesignedtomakepeoplefeellesslonely

whentheyareinanairportorahotel.IthasbeenproventhatMuzakdoeswhatitisdesignedtodo.

TiredofficeworkerssuddenlyhavemoreenergywhentheyhearthepleasantsoundofMuzakin

thebackground.54Supermarketshoppersbuy38percentmoregroceries.

55.Theysayit'sboringtohearthesamesongsallthetime.Butotherpeopleenjoyhearing

Muzakinpublicplaces.Theysayithelpsthemrelaxandfeelcalm.Onewayoranother,Muzak

affectseveryone.SomefarmersevensaytheircowsgivemoremilkwhentheyhearMuzak!

A.Somepeopledon'tlikeMuzak.

B.Themusicgivesthemextraenergy.

C.Musicisplayinginthebackground.

D.Factoryworkersproduce13percentmore.

E.Muzaktendstohelppeopleunderstandmusicbetter.

F.Theygetasmuchas$4millionayeariftheirsongsareused.

G.Muzakisplayedinmostofthebigsupermarketsintheworld.

第二卷

第三部分写作（共两节，满分25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，请你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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词.

删除：把多余的词用斜线（'划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Wisemendon'talwaysactaswiseaswethink.Attimes

theymaybedonesomethingsilly：Becausewealwaysthinkthey

arewellknown,sothestoriesabouttheirfoolishactsarestill

widelytalkedthroughouttheworldinmodemtimes.Forexample,

Beethoven,thegreatcomposerofAustriawassaidtohaveinsisted

onpayingawaiterinarestaurantforadinnerhehasnoteatenor

everordered;theBritishphysicistNewton,whilelivedinLondon,

cuttwoholesinthetwodoorsofhisflat,onebig,othersmall,

soasforhistwocatstopassthroughthem.Heonlythoughtthe

biggercatcouldnotgetthroughthesmallerholeseasily.

第二节书面表达（满分15分）

下表是对某中学高二（1）班50个学生健康问题的调查表。请根据表格内容，综述学生当

前存在的健康问题，并就中学生如何保持身心健康提出自己的建议。

问题类型学习焦虑逆反心理缺乏交往睡眠不足缺乏锻炼视力不佳

人数352015402535

比例70%40%30%80%50%70%

要求：1.词数120左右2.可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

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1-50请将正确的答案涂黑（打对勾不给分），51-55请填写出正确答案。

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（'划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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；