山西省晋城市2015-2016学年高二英语上册12月月考试题

晋城一中2015年十二月月考英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）一．单项选择（15题，每题1分，共15分）1.Hetriedtoescapetaking_____________fortheaccident.A.possibilityB.responsibilityC.chargeD.duty2.---Howdoyouliketherecorder?---Itcan’thelp________myspokenEnglishandIcan’thelp_______itaway.A.improving;throwB.toimprove;throwC.toimprove;throwingD.improving;throwing3.Thelawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,________race,sexororigin.A.regardlessofB.insteadofC.inspiteofD.thanksto4.---WhatdoyouthinkhasmadeTomfeeldown?----______hisseatintheelection,Ithink.A.AshelostB.LostC.LosingD.Becauseoflosing5.IfeelreallyguiltybecauseI_______somecruelremarksonmybestfriend.A.made B.tookC.gotD.used6.---Willhecometoourdinner?---Hesaysthathewillnotcome________.A.unlessbeinginvitedB.ifinvitingC.unlessinvitedD.ifinvited7.Isthismuseum________youvisitedafewdaysago?A.whereB.theoneC.thatD.onwhich8.Mr.Harrisapologizedforthechildren______thelady_____whattheyhaddone.A.to;toB.to;forC.for;to D.for;for9.LittleTomadmitted______intheexamination,givingtheteacherhiswordthathewouldn’tdothatagain.A.tocheatB.beingcheatedC.havingcheatedD.tohavecheated10.Thevalueoftheteachingmethod______theinterestitinspiresinthestudents.A.consistsof B.isconsistedofC.consistswithD.consistsin11.Ifeelitisyourhusbandwho_________forthespoiledchild.A.istoblameB.isgoingtoblameC.istobeblamedD.shouldblame12.---Theweatherforecastsaysit’llbefinetomorrow.---________,whataboutgoinghiking?A.IfpossibleB.Ifnecessary C.Ifso D.Ifreal13.Theposterwasrevised_________thesuggestionsofothergroupmembers.A.basedonB.tobaseonC.basingonD.whichbasedonIt___________lastnight,forthegroundiswetoutside.A.wouldberainingB.wouldhaverainedC.mustrainD.musthaverained15.---Studentsshoulddevotemostoftheirtimetostudyingratherthanplayingcomputergames.---________.Nopains,nogains.A.ExtremelyB.ActuallyC.ObviouslyD.Exactly二．完形填空（20题，每题2分，共40分）Throughouthistorymanhashadtoacceptthefactthatalllivingthingsmustdie.Butpeoplenowlive

longerthanthey_16_.Yet,alllivingthingsstillshowthe_17_ofaging,whichwilleventually__18__death.Agingisnotadisease,butasapersonpassesmaturity(成熟期),thecellsofthebodyandthe__19__theyformdonotfunctionaswellasthey__20__inchildhoodandteenageyears.Thebodyprovidesless__21__againstdiseaseandismore__22__tohaveanaccident.

Anumberofrelatedcausesmay__23__toaging.Somecellsofthebodyhaveafairlylonglife,buttheyarenot__24__whentheydie.Asapersonages,

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growthasthoseofayoungperson.

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.Someoftheprotein(蛋白质)chemicalsincellsareknown

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withageandbecomelesselastic(有弹性).Thisiswhytheskinofoldpeoplewrinkles（起皱纹）and

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inheight.Theremaybeothermoreimportantchemicalchangesinthecells.Somecomplexcellchemicals,suchasDNAandRNA,storeand

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andchangetheinformationcarryingmolecules(分子)sothattheydonottransmittheinformationaswell.16.A.would

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19．A.hands

20．A.do

21．A.energy

22．A.likely

23．A.attend

24．A.replaced

25．A.anumber

26．A.Theothers

27．A.old

28．A.to

29．A.factor

30．A.forthemselves

31．A.change

32．A.becomesloose

33．A.increase

34．A.passaway

35.A.improvement

B.beusedto

B.effect

B.givein

B.feet

B.hasdone

B.protection

B.probable

B.lead

B.rebuilt

B.theamount

B.Others

B.left

B.for

B.effect

B.ofthemselves

B.tohavechanged

B.isbecomeloosely

B.shrink

B.passby

B.possess

C.usedto

C.affect

C.runinto

C.heart

C.did

C.prevention

C.possible

C.add

C.recovered

C.thenumber

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C.tochange

C.becameloosely

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C.passoff

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D.used

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D.organs

D.haddone

D.power

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D.devote

D.rearranged

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三、阅读理解（20题，共50分，每小题2.5分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分）ARightintheheartofAmerica—inSmithCenter,Kansas,tobeexact—highschoolfootballcoachRogerBartaglancedathisnotesashestoodamongtheseaofplayersgatheredbeforehim.Itwas6:30a.m.onAugust18,2008,thefirstdayofpracticeforthiseditionoftheRedmenandthe31stopeningdayoftheseasonforBarta,longtimecoachandformermathteacheratSmithCenterHighSchool.BartaworearedT-shirtcoveringaball-shapedbelly(腹部).Bartabeganwithbasicinstructions:Drinklotsofwater.Fineadvice.ButwhatCoachBartalaidoutnextwastheessentialgameplan—lifelessonsthatmanypeopleconsiderhisgreateststrength.“Someonehereisthebest,andsomeoneistheworst,”hesaid.“It’stimetoforgetaboutthat.Let’srespecteachother.Thus,we’lllikeeachotherandthenloveeachother.That’swhen,together,we’llbecomechampions.”Hepausedforamoment.Whenhecontinued,hespokewithevenmorefervor(热诚)tothe56youngmensittingbeforehim.“Onemorething,guys.Wedon’ttalkaboutwinningandlosing.Wetalkaboutgettingalittlebettereveryday,aboutbeingthebestwecanbe,aboutbeingateam.Andwhenwedothat,winningandlosingtakecareofthemselves.”Overthenextfourmonths,theRedmanwentontobeateachcompetitor,winninganotherperfectseason.Astheircoach,Bartahascreateda289-58record,eightKansasstatechampionships,and67victories.Inhighschoolfootball,it’sthelongestwininthenation.Throughitall,CoachBartakepthisword:Notoncedidheeversaythatagamewasdo-or-die.“Noneofthisisreallyaboutfootball,”hehadexplainedtomebackin2007,convincingly(令人信服地)enoughtoforcemetomovetoSmithCenterfromNewYorkCitywithmywife,Mary,andthree-year-oldson,Jack,soIcouldwriteabouthimforayear.“WhatIhopewe’redoingissendingkidsintolifewhoknowthateverydaymeanssomething.”36.Accordingtothepassage,welearnthatBarta______.A.wasonceateacherB.isabasketballcoachC.worksintheuniversityD.hasbeenacoachfor40years37.Inthethirdparagraph,Bartastressedtheimportanceof______.A.healthB.competitionC.combinationD.success38.InBarta’sopinion,whichisimportantforaplayer?A.Winningthegame.B.Learningfromfailure.C.Tryinghisorherbest.D.Caringabouttheresult.39.Thefifthparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A.Barta’smottoB.Barta’strainingmethodsC.Barta’sattitudetowardslifeD.BartaandtheRedmen’sachievementsBMostshoplifters(商店扒手)agreethattheJanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthehard-workingthief.Withtheshopssocrowdedandthestaffsobusy,itdoesnotrequireanyextraordinarytalenttohelpyoutotakeoneortwolittlethingsandescapeunnoticed.Itisknown,inthebusiness,as"hoisting".

Butthehoistinggameisnotwhatitusedtobe.Evenattheheightofthesales,shoplifterstodayneverknowiftheyarebeingwatchedbyoneofthoseevillittleballs（摄像头）thathangfromtheceilingsofsomanydepartmentstoresabovethemostdesirablegoods.

Asifthatwasnottroubleenoughforthem,theycannowbefilmedatworkandforcedtoattendashowingoftheirperformanceincourt.

SelfridgeswasthefirstbigLondonstoretoinstallvideotapeequipmenttowatchitssalesfloors.InOctoberlastyearthestorewonitsfirstcourtcaseforshopliftingusingaevidenceavideotapeclearlyshowingacouplestealingdresses.Itwasanimportanttestcasewhichencouragedotherstorestoinstallsimilarequipment.

Whentheballsfirstmakeanappearanceinshops,itwaswidelybelievedthattheironlyfunctionwastofrightenshoplifters.Theirsomewhatridiculousappearances,thecuriousholesandredlightsgoingonandoff,certainlymakethetheorybelievable.

Itdidnottakelong,however,forseriousshoplifterstostartshowingsuitablerespect.SoonaftertheequipmentwasinoperationatSelfridges,storedetectiveBrianChadwickwassittinginthecontrolroomwatchingawomansecretlyputtingbottlesofperfume（香水）intoherbag.

"Assheturnedtogo,"Chadwickrecalled,"shesuddenlylookedupatthe'balls'andstopped.Shecouldnotpossiblyhaveseenthatthecamerawastrainedonherbecauseitiscompletelyhidden,butshemusthavehadafeelingthatIwaslookingather."

"Foramomentshepaused,butthenshereturnedtocounterandstartedputtingeverythingback.Whenshehadfinished,sheopenedherbagtowardsthecameratoshowitwasemptyandhurriedoutofthestore."

40.Januaryisagoodmonthforshopliftersbecause________.

Atheydon'tneedtowaitforstafftoservethem

Btheydon'tneedanypreviousexperienceasthieves

Ctherearesomanypeopleinthestore

DJanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthem41.ThecaselastOctoberwasimportantbecause________.

A.thestoregotthedressesback

B.theequipmentwasabletofrightenshoplifters

C.othershopsfoundoutabouttheequipment

D.thekindofevidencesuppliedwasacceptedbycourt42.Thewomanstealingperfume________.

A.guessedthatthedetectivehadseenherB.wasfrightenedbyitsshapeC.couldseethecamerafilmingD.knewthattheballswereforher43.Thewoman'sactionbeforeleavingthestoreshowsthatshe________.

A.wassorryforwhatshehaddoneB.wasafraidshewouldbearrested

C.decidedshedidn'twantwhatshehadpickedup

D.wantedtoproveshehadnotintendedtostealanythingCChildrenwhoarespanked(挨打)havelowerIQsworldwide,includingintheUnitedStates.Allparentswantsmartchildren.Avoidingspankingandcorrectingmisbehaviorinotherwayscanhelpthathappen.AnewresearchbyProfessorMurrayStrausfoundthatchildrenintheUnitedStateswhowerespankedhadlowerIQsfouryearslaterthanthosewhoweren’tspanked.StrausandMalliePaschall,aseniorresearchscientist,studiednationallyexamplesof806childrenaged2to4,and704aged5to9.Bothgroupswereretestedfouryearslater.TheIQsofchildrenIQsaged2to4whoweren’tspankedwere5pointshigherfouryearlaterthantheIQsofthosewhowerespanked.TheIQsofchildrenaged5to9whoweren’tspankedwere2.8pointshigherfouryearslaterthantheIQsofchildrenatthesameagewhowerespanked.Howoftenparentsspankedmadeadifference.Themorespanking,theslowerthedevelopmentofchildren’smentalability.Butevensmallamountsofspankingmadeadifference.StrausalsofoundalowernationalaverageIQinnationsinwhichspankingwasmorepopular.HisanalysisshowsthestrongestlinkbetweenphysicalpunishmentandIQisforthosewhoseparentscontinuetousephysicalpunishmentevenwhentheyareteenagers.StrausalsofoundalowernationalaverageIQinnationsinwhichspankingwasmorepopular.HisanalysisshowsthestrongestlinkbetweenphysicalpunishmentandIQisforthosewhoseparentscontinuetousephysicalpunishmentevenwhentheyareteenagers.Strausandcolleaguesin32nationsuseddataonphysicalpunishmentexperiencedby17,404universitystudentswhentheywerechildren.AccordingtoStraus,there’retwoexplanationsfortherelationofphysicalpunishmenttolowerIQ.First,physicalpunishmentisextremelystressfulandcanbecomealong-lastingstressorforyoungchildren,whotypicallyexperiencepunishmentthreeormoretimesaweek.Formanyitcontinuesforyears.Thestressofphysicalpunishmentoftenleadstobeingfearfulthatterriblethingsareabouttohappenandbeingeasilyshocked.They’reassociatedwithlowerIQ.Second,ahighernationallevelofeconomicdevelopmentleadstobothfewerparentsusingphysicalpunishmentandahighernationalIQ.Thegoodnewsisthattheuseofphysicalpunishmenthasbeendecreasingworldwide,whichmaysignalfuturegainsinIQacrosstheglobe.TheUnitedNationshascalledonallmembernationstoforbidphysicalpunishmentbyparents.Nevertheless,there’sevidencethatattitudefavoringphysicalpunishmentandactualuseofphysicalpunishmenthavebeendecliningeveninnationswhichhaven’tforbiddenphysicalpunishment.44.Fromthepassagewecanknowthatphysicalpunishmentwillmake______.A.noscientistB.awell-behavedchildC.abadparent-childrelationshipD.achildfeelnervouscontinuously45.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3andParagraph4that______.A.long-termspankingwillcausechildren’smentaldisorder.B.lownationalaverageIQlimitsthementaldevelopmentofchildrenC.youngchildrenhavemorechancestosufferfromphysicalpunishment.D.highfrequencyofspankingresultsinslowdevelopmentofchildren’sintelligence46.AccordingtoStraus’sresearch,children’sbeingspankedisprobablyrelatedtoparents’______.A.lowincomeB.littleeducationC.long-lastingpressureD.passivepersonalities47.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.theimprovementofglobalaverageIQisoutofthequestionB.physicalpunishmentbecomeslesspopularintheworldC.mostcountrieshaverealizedthenegativeconsequenceofpunishinginitsmembernations.D.theUNhassucceededinbanningphysicalpunishmentinitsmembernationsDJustastheworld’smostrespectedscientificbodieshaveconfirmedthattheworldisgettinghotter,theyhavealsostatedthatthereisstrongevidencethathumansaredrivingthewarming.Countlessrecentreportsfromtheworld’sleadingscientificbodieshavesaidthesamething.Forexample,a2010summaryofclimatesciencebytheRoyalSocietystatedthat:“ThereisstrongevidencethatthewarmingoftheEarthoverthelasthalf-centuryhasbeencausedlargelybyhumanactivity.”Theideathathumanscouldchangetheplanet’sclimatemaybecounter-intuitive(与直觉不符的),butthebasicscienceiswellunderstood．Eachyear,humanactivitycausesbillionsoftonsofgreenhousegasestobereleased(释放)intotheatmosphere.Asscientistshaveknownforyears,thesegasesholdheatthatwouldotherwiseescapetospace,wrappingtheplanetinaninvisibleblanket.Ofcourse,theplanet’sclimatehasalwaysbeenchangingthanksto“natural”factorssuchaschangesinsolarorvolcanicactivity,orcyclesrelatingtheEarth’sgoingaroundthesun.Accordingtothescientificliterature,however,thewarmingrecordedtodatematchesthepatternofwarmingwewouldexpectfromabuild-upofgreenhousegasintheatmosphere–notthewarmingwewouldexpectfromotherpossiblecauses.Evenifscientistsdiddiscoveranotherreasonableexplanationforthewarmingobservedsofar,thatwouldbegadifficultquestion.AsRobertHensonputsitinTheRoughGuidetoClimateChange:“Ifsomenewlydiscoveredfactorcanaccountfortheclimatechange,thenwhycan’tcarbondioxideandtheothergreenhousegases?Theonlywaytoprovewith100%certaintythathumansareresponsibleforglobalwarmingwouldbetorunanexperimentwithtwoidenticalEarths–

onewithhumaninfluenceandonewithout.Thatobviouslyisn’tpossible,andsomostscientistsarecarefulnottostatehumaninfluenceasanabsolutecertainty．48．Inmostscientists’opinion,theglobalwarmingismainlycausedby____． A.solaractivity B.volcanicactivity C.theEarth’sgoingaroundthesun D.humanactivity49．Thetextisdevelopedby____． A.givingtypicalexamples B.followingtheorderofspace C.analyzingatheoryandarguingit D.comparingandfindingdifferences50．Theunderlineword“identical”means____． A.totallydifferent B.exactlythesame C.extremelyimportant D.relativelyindependent第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5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。Aschildrengrow,sodoestheirdesiretobecomeindependent.---51---.Asparents,ourjobistofindtherightbalancebetweenkids’desireforindependenceandtheneedtokeepkidssafe.Kidsneedtobeallowed,infactencouraged;theyliketobegivencertainrisks.---52---.Therightrisklevelforyourchildwilldependontheirage,developmentallevel,andcharacter.Itwillchangeovertime,andtherearefewhardandfastrulesthatapplytoeverychild.---53---.Everytimeyouputyourkidsinthecaryouareputtingthematrisk.Itisafactoflife.Sowhatisaparenttodo?Wemustencouragethemtoexploretheirworldwhilesettingclearlimitswheresafetyisanissue.---54---.Wemustletthemrun,butbepreparedtocatchthemwhentheyfall.Wecan’ttaketheirstepsforthem;wecanonlypointoutthepath.It’shardtoimaginewhentheyaresmall,butsomedayverysoontheywillbewalking,ridingabike,evendriving!---55--.Childrendonotoftenwanttobecomeindependent.Itisimpossibleforanyofustolivecompletelyrisk-free.Thegoalforparentsistodeterminehowmuchriskisappropriate.Oftentheywillbecomemorewillingtotakerisksandtrynewthings.Sometimesitisreallytoughforparentstoencouragetheirchildrentobeindependent.Somedaytheymustfacetheworldwithoutus,andpartofourjobistopreparethemforthat.Ifweareoverprotective,theyarelikelytogrowupill-preparedtomeetandovercomethechallengestheymustinevitably(不可避免地)face.主观题（满分45分）第一题、语法填空（阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或用所给单词正确形式填空，不多于3个单词，共10个，每个1分，满分10分）Simon：Linda,doyouknowwhenthevisitorsfromChinaarecoming?Linda:Weofferthemthree__56__(choose):theendofMarch,themiddleofAprilandthebeginningofMay,andtheychosetheearliest__57__，whichisgoodactuallywithexams__58__(come)upinMay.Simon：Right.Andhowmanyarecoming?Didyousayabout8?Linda：Yes,theysaid8atfirst,but__59__(change)to6thismorning.Simon:Good,wehave5weekstoprepare.Herearemysuggestions.Onthefirstday,awelcomeparty,thentheycanvisit__60__schoolsinthedistrictonthesecondandthirddays.Linda:We'vegottorememberthisgroupwantstolookathowtheInternetisbeing__61__(use)intheclassroom.That's__62__theyarecomingfor.Simon：Exactly,__63__IwanttoaskMr.Toddtogivethematalkonthisontheafternoonofthethirdday.Linda：Thatwillfitinvery__64__(nice)．Simon：Andonthelastday,theywoulddosomesightseeing.WecouldtakethemonthetourofLondon,butmanyofthemmayhavebeentherealready,andScotlandwillbetoofaraway.Linda:Whynottakethemforawalkalongthecoast?Itshouldbe65(interest).Simon：Goodidea!Linda.I'msurethey'lllikeit.第二题、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（∧），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。Itwasdinnertime.MrandMrsSmithwereabouttobegintheirdinnerthentheyfindthattheirson,Mike,wasn’tthere.SoMrsSmithaskedherhusbandtogoandfindhim.MrSmithwenttoMike’sroomandfoundMikelayingonthefloor,readabook.Hewaslaughing!MrSmithtoldhimtogofordinner,andheleftquiteunwilling.Wonderingthatwhatattractedhissonsomuch,MrSmithtookalookatthebook.NowMrsSmithandMikewereatthetable，waitingMrSmith.Shegotquitepatientandsenthersonforhisfather.Mikewentbacktoh