高二12月月考英语试题 (四)

高二英语试题

第I卷（选择题，共150分）

I.听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有十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。

l.Whatsizewillthemanprobablybuy?

A.Asizeof5.5.B.Asizeof6.C.Asizeof7.5.

2.WhatdoesBettythinkofskiing?

A.Sheenjoysit.B.Sheisscaredofit.C.Shefeelsexcited.

3.WhenwillthemanleaveforNewYork?

A.At8:00.B.At8:15.C.At9:00.

4.Whoansweredthephone?

A.MissGreen.B.MrBlack.C.DavidStevens.

5.Whatdoesthewomanoftendoinautumn?

A.Swimming.B.Traveling.C.Climbing.

第二节（共15小题；每小题L5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5

秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Amagazine.B.Anewfilm.C.Anewnovel.

7.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheReader'sDigest?

A.Itisnotpopular.

B.Itisnotinstructive.

C.Itisinspiring.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwanttoborrowthistime?

A.SomeCDs.B.Avideo.C.Abookontravel.

9.Whydoesthewomanaskfortheman'snumber?

A.Toinformhimofavailablebooks.

B.Tocheckoutbooksheborrowed.

C.ToarrangeforhertriptoChina.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.SheadoresAndyLauverymuch.

B.SheistojoinAndyLau'sfanclub.

C.ShesawAndyLau'sinterviewonDVD.

11.Whatdoesthewomanhave?

A.AllAndyLau'sfilmsonDVD.B.AllAndyLau*salbums.

C.AllAndyLau'sposters.

12.Whatdidthewomanbuylastmonth?

A.Twocopiesofamagazine.B.SeveralpostersofAndyLau.

C.AndyLau'searlyfilmsonDVD.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarethespeakertalkingabout?

A.Theman'sholiday.B.Theman'shobby.

C.Theman'sfamily.

14.WheredidthemangorightafterPinnacles?

A.Sydney.B.NorthernQueensland.C.Perth.

15.Whatdidthewomanthinkoftheman'sscubadivingexperience?

A.Exciting.B.Scary.C.Interesting.

16.WhatdidthemandoinSydney?

A.Didsomeshopping.B.Swaminthesea.

C.Visitedhisfriends.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17.HowoftendoesPhilgoshoppingforgroceriesnow?

A.Onceaweek.B.Almosteveryday.

C.Onceeveryfourdays.

18.WhydoesPhilbuymeatatlast?

A.Itistooheavy.B.Itiseasytoget.

C.Itcanstaycold.

19.WhichsectiondoesPhilalwaysgotofirst?

A.Thecerealsection.B.Thevegetablesection.

C.Thefruitsection.

20.WhatcanwelearnaboutPhil?

A.Heeatscerealforbreakfast.B.Healwaysbuysfoodforaweek.

C.Healwayswastsfood.

II.单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分工5分）

21.—It'ssaidthatJohnwillbeinajobpayingover$60,000year.

—Right,hewillalsogetpaidbyweek.

A.a;theB.the;theC.the;aD.a;a

22.Shepretendedtothemanager,butactuallyshewasthinkingabout

somethingelse.

A.tolisteningB.tohavelistenedC.tobelisteningD.havinglistened

23.Unfortunately,thebandofasinger,twoguitaristsandadrummer

brokeupsoon.

A.consistsB.consistedC.isconsistedD.consisting

24.Sheisnotparticularclothesaslongastheyarecomfortabletowear.

A.aboutB.fromC.ofD.in

25.-Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?

—Notyet.Itodoitjustafewminutesago.

A.gotdownB.setaboutC.setoutD.got

on

26.withpeopleintheWest,peopleintheEastpaymoreattentionto

theirfamily.

A.ComparingB.ComparedC.BeingcomparedD.To

compare

27.—Howaboutyourtravel?

—Youcanhardlyimaginewhatdifficultywehavehadthevastdesert.

A.exploredB.exploringC.toexploreD.explore

28.Itisintheirabilitytospeakhumansfromanimals.

A.which;differB.that;different

C.that;differD.which;different

29.Nowthatsheisoutofajob,Lucygoingbacktoschool,butshe

hasn'tdecidedyet.

A.hadconsideredB.isgoingtoconsider

C.hasbeenconsideringD.considered

30.Theboysthenewspaperonthegroundandbegantoreadthenews

andarticlesinit.

A.extendedB.expandedC.spreadD.

stretched

31.frightenedusatigerturnedupsuddenlyinfrontofus.

A.What;wasthatB.What;wasC.It;thatwasD.Itwas;that

32.Bythetimeyoucomeback,yourauntforNanjingtoattenda

meeting.

A.willleaveB.leavesC.leftD.willhaveleft

33.Thetradeunionintendedtocallontheworkerstogoonstrikethe

government'slimitationonexports.

A.inmemoryofB.inhonorofC.inneedofD.inresponseto

34.Theydemandedthatthebookstotheschoollibraryrightaway.

A.shouldreturnB.bereturnedC.werereturnedD.returned

35.Pleaseleaveyourphonenumberwecangetintouchwithyouin

caseofemergency.

A.sothatB.onconditionthatC.forfearthatD.solongas

III.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1・5分，满分30分）

Itwasherlaughingthatdrewmyattention.Notetakingreallywasn'tallthat

funny.

Walkingovertotheoffender（someonethatdoessomethingwrong）,I

askedforthe36.Frozen,sherefusedtogiveittome.Iwaited,allattention

intheclassroomonthequiet37betweenteacherandstudent.Whenshe

finally38itovershewhispered,''Okay,butIdidn'tdrawit.”

Itwasahand-drawn39ofme,teethblackenedandthewords''Em

stupid“comingoutofmymouth.

Imanagedtofolditupcalmly.Mymindz40,wasworkingangrilyasI

strugglednotto41.1figuredIknewthetwostudentswhoweremostlikely

todrawthepicture.Itwoulddothemsome42toteachthemalesson,and

maybeitwashightimethatIdidit!

Thankfully,Iwasabletokeepmyself43.

Whentherewereaboutsixminutesremaining,Ishowedtheclassthe

picture.TheywereallsilentasItoldthemhow44thiswasforme.Itold

themtheremustbeareason45andnowwastheirchancetowritedown

anythingtheyneededtotellme.ThenIletthemwritesilentlywhileIsniffled（抽

鼻子）inthebackoftheclassroom.

AsI46thenoteslater,manyofthemsaidsomethinglike,'Tvegot

nothingagainstyou,"or''Emsorryyouwerehurt."Anumberofthemsaid,''You

giveustoomuchhomework."Somekidssaid,''We're47ofyou.z,Buttwo

notes,fromthegirlswhoI48werebehindthepicture,hadalistofissues.

Iwastoo49,toostrict...

Readingthosenotes,Irealizedthatoverthecourseofthisyear,insteadof

50mvstudents,Ihadbeguncommandingthemto51.WhereIthoughtI

wasdrivingthemtosuccessIwas52drivingthemaway.

Ihadsomeapologizingtodo.Butthenextdayintheclassroom,oneboy

andonegirleachhandedmeacard.Theone53byalltheboysexpressed

sincereregretfortheuglyjoke.Theonefromthegirlsaskedfor54.

Thiswasalessonforboththekidsandme.Forgivenessdoesnotchangethe

past,butitdoesenlargethe55.

36.A.helpB.adviceC.reasonD.note

37.A.conversationB.matchC.argumentD.battle

38.A.tookB.handedC.turned0.thought

39.A.statueB.cardC.poster0.picture

40.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.besides

41.A.leaveB.explainC.argueD.cry

42.A.favorB.harmC.goodD.punishment

43.A.controlledB.amusedC.uninterestedD.relaxed

44.A.meaningfulB.hurtfulC.regretfulD.forgetful

45.A.asideB.behindC.belowD.above

46.A.readB.finishedC.wroteD.collected

47.A.proudB.fondC.afraidD.

ashamed

48.A.figuredB.promisedC.concludedD.doubted

49.A.talkativeB.thoughtfulC.kindD.mean

50.A.forcingB.teachingC.comfortingD.encouraging

51.A.achieveB.apologizeC.fail0,appreciate

52.A.normallyB.actuallyC.immediatelyD.generally

53.A.signedB.offeredC.drawnD.bought

54.A.thankfulnessB.pityC.forgivenessD.

communication

55.A.friendshipB.futureC.knowledge0,education

IV.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂

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A

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethe

nightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecanceled.Icalledhimseveral

times,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathe

wouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Three

hourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmy

agentdidn'tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn'tcareaboutme.Iwasovercome

withthatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone/'Letmewait,willyou?Who

doyouthinkyouare?"

AtthattimeIdidn'trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowingher

surprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthe

phone,''Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”And

shesweptitintothewastebasket.

Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?

Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,''Nowhear

this!Allobjectsinthisroom—ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyou

go!"

Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly,''Honey,youjusthaveto

learnhowtotakecontrol,"Withthat,shelefttheroom.

Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythingin

sight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymoodhadchanged.Iwaslaughing.How

couldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeen

drivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasable

tolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.

56.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?

A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.

C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.D.Hewasimpatientwiththe

secretary.

57.Whatdidtheauthor'swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?

A.Shethrewthephoneaway.B.Sheshoutedathim.

C.Shecalledtheagent.D.Shesaidnothing.

58.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?

A.Hischangeablefeelings.B.Hiswife'ssuggestion.

C.Hisownbehavior.D.Hiswife'ssweetkiss.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"antics“referto?

A.Smartwords.B.Anxiousfeelings.

C.Surprisinglooks.D.Unusualactions.

B

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November20z

DearSirs,

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forElectro-RoboseeninlocalmediainCalifornia.Specifically,Iamreferringto

newspaperandmagazineads(attachedtothisletter)publishedtheweekof

November15.

Childrenrespondtoyourtypeofadvertisinginanimmatureway;thatis,

theyareunabletounderstandhowexpensivesometoysareformiddleclass

parents.Further;yourproductisviolentinnature.Youradvertisementgives

childrentheimpressionthatit'sfinetohave''twogunsandlasereyes/zYoualso

suggestthatchildrenneedyourtoytoprotectthem''whenyougooutside/7This

isnotahealthyattitudeforchildrentohave.

Ihopeyouwillstopadvertisingyourproductinsuchawaythatmayharm

ourchildren.

Sincerelyyours,

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President,ParentsforNonviolentToys

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Electro-Roboislikeafriendathome.Hecanwalk,talk,andevenshake

yourhand!Hehastwogunsandlasereyestohelpyoudefendyourself

whenyougooutsidewithhim.EveryboyneedsElectro-Robo!

AskyourMomandDadtobuyElectro-Roboforyourbirthdayorfor

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60.Whatisthepurposeoftheletter?

A.Tocomplainaboutabrokentoy.B.ToorderagiftforChristmas.

C.Toopposetheadvertising.D.Toapplyforajobinatoycompany.

61.WhydoesthewriteroftheletterfeelthatElectro-Roboisviolent?

A.Itbearsarms.B.Itisexpensivetobuy.

C.Itis80centimeterstall.D.Itiscontrolledbyradiowaves.

62.Electro-RobocandoallthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.shakinghandsB.sittingdownC.talkingD.walking

C

Inourlife,wehaverarelyexpressedourgratitudetotheonewho'dlived

thoseyearswithus.Infact,wedon'thavetowaitforanniversariestothankthe

onesclosetous—theonessoeasilyoverlooked.IfIhavelearnedanything

aboutgivingthanks,itisthis:giveitnow!Whileyourfeelingofappreciationis

aliveandsincere,actonit.Sayingthanksissuchaneasywaytoaddtothe

world'shappiness.

Sayingthanksnotonlybrightenssomeoneelse'sworld,butitalsobrightens

yours.Ifyou'refeelingleftout,unlovedorunappreciated,tryreachingoutto

others.Itmaybejustthemedicineyouneed.

Ofcourse,therearetimeswhenyoucan'texpressgratitudeimmediately.In

thatcasedon'tletembarrassmentsinkyouintosilence-speakupthefirsttime

youhavethechance.

Onceayoungminister,MarkBrian,wassenttoaremoteparishofKwakiutl

IndiansinBritishColumbia.HehadbeentoldthattheIndiansdidnothavea

wordforthankyou.ButBriansoonfoundthatthesepeoplehadexceptional

generosity.Insteadofsayingthanks,itistheircustomtoreturneveryfavorwith

afavoroftheirown,andeverykindnesswithanequalorsuperiorkindness.

Theydotheirthanks.

Iwonderifwehadnowordsinourvocabularyforthankyou,wouldwedo

abetterjobofcommunicatingourgratitude?Wouldwebemoreresponsive,

moresensitiveandmorecaring?

ThankfuInesssetsinmotionachainofreactionthattransformspeopleall

aroundus—includingourselves,fornooneevermisunderstandsthemelodyof

agratefulheart.

63.Inthefirstparagraphthewritermainlyencouragesus.

A.toexpressoursincerethankstimelytothosearoundus

B.nevertooverlookourclosefriendsindailylife

C.towaitforaproperoccasiontoshowourgratitude

D.toincreasetheworld'shappinessbysayingthanks

64.Whenwesaysomethingforwhatothersdoforus,it.

A.isgoodforbothusandpeoplewhohelpus

B.benefitsthepeoplewhodosomethingforus

C.wastesourandourfriends'timeatthesametime

D.doesharmtobothusandpeoplewhohelpus

65.Accordingtothewriter,couldbethebestwaytopreventourselves

frombeingleftout.

A.seeingadoctortofindtherightmedicineweneed

B.expressingourgratitudeinaneasyway

C.speakingupthemomentwehavethechance

□.showingothersactivelywearewillingtohelpthem

66.MarkBrain'sstoryismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthefact

that.

A.theIndiansdidn'thaveanywordsforappreciation

B.theIndianswereparticularlygeneroustoothers

C.somepeoplemayexpresstheirgratitudethroughdifferentapproaches

D.MarkBrainsettheIndiansanexampletoshowsayingthanksisvery

important

D

Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40%of

Americanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-year

industry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetofor

agivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?Thecommonopinionin

thepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduced

uncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.

Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.

ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolonger

serveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547

groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertips

andbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphad

anythingtodowiththequalityofservice.

Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.In

America,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartof

theacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleast15%

couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpectto

getI5%-2O%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2,InEurope,tippingis

lesscommon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandard

servicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonat

all.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.

AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers'author;countriesinwhich

peoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxiety

aboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,''InAmerica,wherepeople

areexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.

Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff."

67.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountries

B.therelationshipbetweentippingandcustom

C.theoriginandpresentmeaningoftipping

D.mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping

68.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase"caughton"?

A.becomepopular.B.beenhated.

C.beenstopped.D.beenpermitted

69.Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?

A.AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNew

York.

B.AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantin

NewYork.

C.AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutin

NewYork.

D.AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantin

NewYork.

70.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat.

A.tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselves

B.tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYork

C.tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternow

D.tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople'scharacter

E

Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition

（学会）ofeachnewskill—thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,

orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itiscommonthatparentshurrythe

childbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsof

failureandstatesofworryinthechild.Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababy

mightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,andayoungchildmightbeencouraged

tolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Onthe

otherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearning

opportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasm（热情）forlifeandhisdesireto

findoutnewthingsforhimself.

Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.

Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters;othersaresevereovertimeof

cominghomeatnightorpunctuality（准时）formeals.Ingeneral,thecontrols

imposed（强力口的）representtheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthe

community（社区）asmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.

Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,

consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayand

excuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality.Also,parentsshouldrealize

that''exampleisbetterthanpreceptsIftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractice

whattheypreach（说教）,theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionally

insecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizethey

havebeentosomeextentfooled.

Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents'principles

andtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.

71.Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills.

A.shouldbeavoidedB.isuniversalamongparents

C.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild

D.willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings

72.Whenchildrenarelearningnewskills,parentsshould.

A.achieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemon

theirown

B.notexpecttoomuchofthem

C.encouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordsthey

read

D.createasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible

73.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat.

A.parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitof

thechildrenalone

B.parentalcontrolssatisfyonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesof

thecommunity

C.parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren

D.parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothe

situation

74.Theunderlinedword"precept”（inParagraph3）probablymeans''〃.

A.ideaB.punishmentC.instructionD.behaviour

75.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould.

A.satisfytheirchildren'sneeds

B.beawareofthemarkeddifferenc