湖南省双峰县2015-2016学年高二英语下册第一次月考试题

湖南省双峰县第一中学2015-2016学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题本卷分为第I卷和第II卷，满分150分，考试时间为120分钟第I卷（选择题）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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10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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。1.Whatdidthespeakersplantodo?A.Gosailing.B.Readsomebooks.C.Seeafilm.2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inastore.B.Inthestreet.C.Onthephone.3.WhyisthewomanstudyingEnglish?A.Tofindagoodjob.B.Tohelpherwithherjob.C.TogotoAmerica.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Putanadtosellahouse.B.Havealookatthehouses.C.Getsomeinformationtotakeatrip.5.Whenistheclinicopen?A.FromMondaytoFriday.B.AtweekendsC.Duringthewholeweek第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出2秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whydoesthewomanhavetoputoffthemeeting?A.Becauseshecouldn’tgetintouchwithhercousin.B.Becauseshehasanothermoreimportantmeeting.C.Becauseherplaneisdelayedbythefog,7.WhatdoesthewomanaskMr.Smithtodo?A.Toattendhercousin’sparty.B.Tosendhercousinamessage.C.Tofindouthercousin’stelephonenumberforher.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Upset.B.Nervous.C.Sick.9.What’swrongwiththeman?A.HewasknockeddownbyacarB.Hehadacaraccidentthatmorning.C.Hehadanaccidentwhilewalking.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题10.Whydoesthewomanlikegoingtothebeach?A.Tositinthesun.B.TowatchthewavesC.Toobserveseabirds.11.Whendothespeakersplantomeetagain?A.OnFridayB.OnSaturdayC.OnSunday.12.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?A.FriendsB.AtripC.Seabirds听第9段材料，回答第13至第14题。13.WheredidGeorgego?A.Anartexhibition.B.AnartlectureC.Anartmuseum.14.WhatistrueaboutGeorge?A.Heisagoodpainter.B.HehasartisticabilityC.Helovesartverymuch.15.WhatpaintingsdoseGeorgeprefer?A.Watercolours.B.OilpaintingsC.Portraits.16.WhatisMarygoingtodofortheweekend?A.Buyaticketfortheexhibition.B.Paintapicture.C.Gototheartexhibition.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17.WhatdifficultydidthespeakerhavewhenstartingtolearnFrench?A.Vocabulary.B.Grammar.C.Pronunciation18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?A.Tosettlethere.B.Tocontinueherstudies.C.Tolookforajob.19.WhatdidthespeakerthinkofherFrenchaftershearrivedinFrance?A.Poor.B.AcceptableC.Excellent.20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?A.Masteringthegrammarrules.B.Knowingalargenumberofwords.CUsingthelanguageinreallife.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AAsurewaytodestroyyourchancesoflearninghowtowriteskillfullyistobelievethatwritingisa“naturalgift”ratherthanalearnedskill.Peoplewithsuchanattitudethinkthattheyaretheonlyonesforwhomwritingisunbearablydifficult.Theyfeelthateveryoneelsefindswritingeasyoratleasttolerable.Suchpeopleoftensay,“I’mnotanygoodatwriting”or“Englishwasnotoneofmygoodsubjects.”Theyimplythattheysimplydonothaveatalentforwritingwhileothersdo.Theresultofthisattitudeisthatthesepeopletrytoavoidwriting,andwhentheydowrite,theydon’ttrytheirbest.Theirwritingfailschieflybecausetheybelievethattheydon’thavethe“naturaltalent”neededtowrite.Unlesstheirattitudechanges,theyprobablywillnotlearnhowtowriteeffectively.Arealisticattitudeaboutwritingmustbuildontheideathatwritingisaskill.Itisaskilllikedriving,typing,orcooking;and,likeanyskill,itcanbelearned.Ifyouhavethedeterminationtolearn,youwilldevelopyourwritingskillsbypracticingextensively.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttodotheactivethinkingthatclearwritingdemands.Itisfrustratingtodiscoverhowmuchofachallengeitistotransferthoughtsandfeelingsfromone’sheadontoasheetofpaper.Butwritingisnotanautomaticprocess:Wewillnotgetsomethingfornothing—andweshouldnotexpectto.Foralmosteveryone,skillfulwritingcomesfromhardwork—fromdeterminationandsweat.Thegoodnewsisthattheskillofwritingcanbemastered,andifyouarereadytowork,youwilllearnwhatyouneedtoknow.21．Whydosomepeoplethinkwritingisdifficult?A.Theyhavenotimetopracticewriting.B.Theybelievefewpeoplecanwritewell.C.Theyhavenogoodteacherstohelpthem.D.Theydon’tthinkwritingcanbelearned.22．ItcanbeinferredfromPara.1that______.A.“naturalgift”isthedeterminingfactorinone’ssuccessB.hardworkcanresultinsuccessC.apersonwithout“naturalgift”issuretofailinwritingD.attitudedetermineswhatonewillbe23．Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Whywritingisimportant.B.Whetherwritingisaborngift.C.Benefitsofessaywriting.D.Howtoimprovewritingskills.BInAmerica,parentstendtoencouragetheirchildrentodeveloptheirpotential(潜能)tothefullestextent.Fathersandmothersfrequentlyteachtheirchildrenbothambitionandtheconfidencenecessarytoworktowardtheirgoals.Americanparentsarealwaysactiveinconcentratingonwhattheirkidscando,notwhattheycan’t.Asaresult,millionsofAmericanboysandgirlsgrowuphopingtobecomeactorsandathletes,diplomatsanddoctors.Manyofthemevenwanttobecomepresident.Americanparentsoftenencouragetheirchildrentobecomeinvolvedinextraactivitiesofalltypesatschool,suchasstudentgovernment,sportsandmusic.Theybelievethatonlythroughtakingpartintheseactivitiescantheirchildrenbecomematureyoungadults.Asweallknow,schoolworkisimportant.Butparentsshouldrealizethatthesocialskillstheirchildrenlearnformnaturalconversationswitheachotherareasimportantasschoolworkandtheskillstheywillneedinthefuturework.What’smoreimportantintheirworkisthattheirchildrenshouldhaveasoundknowledgeofphysicsortheabilitytocommunicateeffectively.Asarule,Chineseparentsdon’teducatetheirchildrenaboutthesamekindofambitionandconfidenceasAmericansdo,nordotheyencouragethesamelevelofparticipationinextraactivities.Childrenaretypicallyadvisedtostudyhardandpassexams.Theyhavetospendalotoftimeindoingmuchschoolworkeveryday.Itisagreatwasteoftimetodoso.NowmoreandmoreChineseparentshaverecognizedthattheyshouldpayattentiontodevelopingthepotentialoftheirchildren.IhopethatleadersinChineseeducationalcirclesshouldtakesomemeasurestodevelopthepotentialoftheirchildren.Iamveryconfidentaboutit.24．Fromthepassage,weknowtheAmericanparentspaymuchmoreattentionto________.A.thesocialskillsthanChineseparentsB.theirchildren’sstudyinghardandwellC.whattheirchildrenwantbuttheycan’tD.extraactivitiesthanschoolwork25．Accordingtothepassage,Chineseparents________.A.knowmorethanAmericanparentstoeducatetheirchildrenB.knowambitionandconfidenceisnecessaryandimportantC.paymuchmoreattentiontotheirchildren’sfinefutureD.don’tencouragetheirchildrentoparticipateinextraactivities26．Fromthepassage,wecaninfer_______.A.AmericanchildrenarebraveandadventurousB.AmericanchildrenaremoreactiveintheirstudiesC.ChinesechildrenhavetheabilitytocommunicateeffectivelyD.SomethingshouldbedonetodevelopthepotentialofthechildreninChina27．What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsChineseeducationrevolution?A.Neutral.B.Unconcerned.C.Positive.D.Negative.CManykidsdon'tdrinkenoughwaterdaily,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudy'sleadauthor,EricaKenney,atfirstplannedtolookintotheamountofsugarydrinkskidsweredrinkinginschools.However,duringherresearchshefoundthatmanykidsweresimplynotdrinkingenoughwater.Kenneyandherteamexamineddatafromagroupof4,000children,aged6to19,betweentheyearsof2009and2012.ThedatawastakenfromtheNationalHealthandNutritionSurvey,astudyonthehealthofchildrenintheUnitedStatesconductedeachyearbytheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention..Whilelookingthroughthesurveyresults,shenoticedthatmorethanhalfofthekidswhotookpartinthestudyweredehydrated(脱水的).Of'thatgroup,boyswere76%morelikelythangirlsnottohaveenoughwaterintheirsystem.Nearlyonequarterofthekidsinthesurveyreporteddrinkingnoplainwateratall.“Thesefindingshighlight(突出)apossiblehealthissuethatwasn'tgivenalotofattentioninthepast,"Kenneysaidinastatement.“Eventhoughformostofthesekidsthisisnotanimmediateandgreathealththreat,thisisanissuethatcouldreallybereducingqualityoflifeandwell-beingformanychildrenandyouth."TheUnitedStates-NationalAgricultureLibrarysaysaveragekidsneedbetween10to14cupsofwatereveryday.Thiswatercancomefromamixofdrinksandfoodsthatcontainhighamountsofwater,suchascelery,melonsortomatoes.Itisalsorecommendedthatfluids（液体）comefromwaterinsteadofsugarydrinksthatarehighincaloriesandcanleadtoweightproblems.28．WhatwasEricaKenney'spurposeindoingthestudy?A.Tostudyifkidsdrinkenoughwaterdaily.B.ToprovethatsugarydrinksareharmfultokidsC.Toshowwhatkindofsugarydrinkskidslove.D.Tofindouthowmanysugarydrinkskidsdrinkatschool.29．AccordingtothefindingsofEricaKenney'sstudy,weknowthat________.A.schoolkidscannotfinddrinkablewatereasilyB.boysaremorelikelytogetdehydratedthangirlsC.sugarydrinksareverypopularwithschoolkidsD.mostkidsknowtheimportanceofdrinkingplainwater.30．Fromthelastparagraphwelearnthatkids________.A.shoulddrinkplainwatertoloseweightB.cantrytotakeinwaterfromsugarydrinks.C.caneatcelery,melonsandtomatoesforwater.D.shoulddrinknomorethan10cupsofwatereveryday31．Thetextmainlytellsusthatmanykids_____________A.don'tlikedrinkingwaterB.prefersugarydrinkstowaterC.areatriskofhealthproblemsD.don'tdrinkenoughwaterdailyDClevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice．Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall．Choicecanbehard．IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago．IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear．I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast，andtheideaofbuildingallonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold，andI’dbeenmarriedforayear．ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect．MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit．Asayoungboy，I’dbeenagarageinventor．I’dalwayswantedtobeallinventor，andshewantedmetofollowmypassion．IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired．IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet．HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark，listenedcarefullytome，andfinallysaid，“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea，butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob．”That1ogicmadesomesensetome，andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision．Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice，butfinally，IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot．Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing．AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.Aftermuchconsideration，Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion，andI’mproudofthatchoice．Forallofus，intheend，weareourchoice．32．Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?A．Hisdreamofbeinganinventor．B．Thesupportofhiswife．C．ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet．D．Millionsofexcitingtitles,33．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?A．Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim．B．Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout．C．Bewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry．D．Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim．34．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______．A．thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorB．theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaC．theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaD．theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed35．Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ClevernessandKindnessB．TheStartingofAmazonC．FollowingMyPassionD．WeAreWhatWeChoose（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。ThereisanoldSpanishsayingwhichstates,“Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek．”Howmanytimeshaveweputoffoutdreamstomorrow?___36．___Wehavetogoforthemnow!Tomorrowisnotpromised．Nobodylikestotalkaboutdeath,buteverybodyisgoingtodieatonepoint．Noneofusknowthedayorthehour．___37．____Don’tgotoyourtomb(坟墓)withunrealizeddreams．Makethedecisiontogoaftereverydream,bigorsmallrightnow．_____38．____Oneofthebiggestdreamkillersisfear．Manypeoplecouldhaveachievedamazingthingsifonlytheyweren’tafraid．Justthinkaboutallthethingsyou’vewantedtogo,butallowedfeartoconvinceyouthatyouweren’ttalented,orgoodenough．Fearisnotreal．Itisaproductofthoughtsyoucreate．Takeactiontorealizeyourdream．Youcandreamaboutwritingagreatplay,butit’snevergoingtohappenunlessyouactuallyputpentopaper．Youcandreamaboutfindingacureforcancer,butitwillneverhappenunlessyouactuallybecomeequippedwiththenecessarytoolstofindthatcure．____39．___Possibilitiesarewaitingonyou．Therearesomanyamazingopportunitiesandpeoplewaitingonyou．Howdoyougettothem?Simple!Followyourdream．___40．__You’llneverseethosedoorsifyousitaroundwaitingonadreamtohappen,insteadofactuallyworkingtomakeithappen．A．Don’tletfearwin．B．Inotherwords,dreamsdon’tworkunlessyoudo．C．Ourdreamsshouldnot,andcannotwait．D．Therefore,todayisallwehave．E．You’llbemuchhappierifyougoforit．F．Youwerebornintotheworldwithauniquegift,whichnobodycancopy．G．Doorsthatyoucouldn’timagineopenupwhenyougoafterwhatyouwant．第三部分语言知识运用（共两节；每小题1.5分，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Annie,aneighbor’sdaughter,wasawayforherfirstsemesteratcollegethisschoolyear.Sheisaverysweetgirlbutjustabitshy.Whenherbirthdaycamearound,Ifoundoutshewasfeelingabit41.Herfamilyisquitepoorand42aretight,sotherewouldn’tbeanybirthdayvisitors.Iwantedto43heracardandmaybeasmallgiftto44herdayabit.Igotherschool45fromhermomandplannedtopicksomethingup.ThenIgota(n)46!I47perhapsabitmorebirthdaycheerwasneededhere.Iboughtsomeballoons,birthdayhats,and48noveltiesatastore.Itookasmall49andaskedthreeotherpeopleinmyareaatworkto50“HappyBirthday”andsendsomebirthdaywishestoher.Itwassuchfunmakingtherecording!Otherpeople51whatweweredoingand52theirvoices,soitreallysoundedlikewehadapartygoingon!ThenIboughtherasmallpresentandacardas53planned.Therealfunwaspackingthemtobesent.I54everythingsoitwaslikeopeningaminibirthdayparty!AtthelastminuteIaddedapackofcupcakesandaboxofbirthdaycandles55sendingthemoff.Igotacallafewdayslater．Anniesaidherroommatesandoneoftheirneighborsinthe56gottogetherwithherandheldapartyforherthemomenttheyarrived.Shesoundedso57andIwassogladthatshehadsomefriendsto58herspecialdaywith.Itwassuchaneasyand59thingtodo.Thepeoplewhohelpedmemakethetapestilllaughandtalkaboutit.AndAnnie60meitwasthemostfunbirthdayshewouldremember!41．A.lonelyB.nervousC.happyD.bored42．A.thoughtsB.financesC.measuresD.times43．A.provideB.sellC.sendD.draw44．A.attractB.rememberC.describeD.brighten45．A.numberB.campusC.addressD.report46．A.ideaB.surpriseC.chanceD.message47．A.decidedB.thoughtC.wishedD.concluded48．A.anotherB.othersC.otherD.one49．A.radioB.cameraC.recorderD.phone50．A.sayB.singC.repeatD.make51．A.tookoutB.setoutC.letoutD.foundout52．A.addedB.devotedC.clearedD.lifted53．A.suddenlyB.originallyC.finallyD.carefully54．A.collectedB.paidC.arrangedD.expected55．A.untilB.afterC.unlessD.before56．A.dormitoryB.homeC.classroomD.office57．A.familiarB.happyC.wonderfulD.upset58．A.helpB.compareC.shareD.witness59．A.hardB.challengingC.funD.time-consuming60．A.warnedB.convincedC.advisedD.told第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Thisarticlewillfocusontwodrugs----aspirinandpenicillin,bothof61._______havesavedmillionsofpeople’slivesandhaveproved62.________(benefit)tomankindsincetheywereborn.63._______(invent)in1897,aspirinwassoldinshops64.______theformoftabletsthreeyears65._______(late).Notonlyhasaspirinprovedvitalforreducingfeverand66._______(help)stoppain,67.______therearealsootherthingsthataspirincanhelpwith.Ithas68.________potentialtoreducetheriskofheartattacks.Penicillinwasdiscoveredin1928.Thegovernmentapprovalforpenicillinwasaccelerated69._______thenewdrugwasneededforWorldWarII,anditsmass70.________(produce)beganin1944.第II卷（非选择题）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。I'mverygratefultomyEnglishteacher.Inthepast,mybiggestshortcomingusedtobeingcarelessness,thatworriedmealot.Tomakemattersworse,Iwastooanxioustoseekthefundamentalreasoninmyfailure.Ijustdevotedmetohugeamountsofpractice,notpayingattentiontorepeatedmistakes.Fortunately,myteachernoticeditandofferstohavethelongtalkwithme.Shegavemelotsofadvicesonhowtogetridofit.AfterIwaspersuadingtochangemyattitude,Ifinallygottherightwaytoridmyselfofcarelessnessandgained