安平中学高二下学期第二次月考英语（试验部）试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2016-2017学年第二学期高二试验部第二次月考英语试题第一部分:英语听力（共两节,共20小题；每小题1.5分，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.1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout？A。People’sluck.B.Aterribleboard。C.Anaircrash2.Howmuchdidthemanpayforhisnewcar?A。＄45，000。 B。＄50，000。 C。＄55,000。3。Whatisthemanlookingfor?A。Apizzahouse.B.Ahospital. C。Asupermarket4。WhatisAgathaChristie？A。Adetective. B。Abookseller。 C.Awriter5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.Hethoughtlittleofthetest.B.Hepracticedtoomuch.C.Hewastoonervous。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5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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？A.Friends。 B.Motherandson。C.Singerandfan。7。Whatdothetwospeakershaveincommon?A.Theylovethesamekindofmusic.B.Theirparentsdon’tliketheirmusichobbies.C。Bothofthemjoinedthesameband。听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthemanprobablybe?A。Adoctor。 B。Ateacher。 C。Aheadmaster。9。Whydoesthemanhavetogo？A。Becauseofthestudents. B。Becauseofhisparents.C.Becauseoftherelationship。听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10。 Whatisthewomanprobablydoingnow?A.Workinginarestaurant. B。Designingcomputerprograms.C。WorkingforIBM。11。 Whydoesthewomanwantanewjob?A。Tofacenewchallenge。B.Touseherexperience。C.Tomakemoremoney.12. Whatdoesthemanprobablymeanattheendoftheconversation？A.Heisoptimisticabouther.B.Heisnotsureaboutherability.C。Heisangryaboutherchange.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题.13. Whendoesthemanusuallytakehiswinterholiday?A。Inmid—January.B。AttheendofJanuary.C。AtChristmas。14。 Wheredoesthemanusuallygoforhiswinterholiday？A。Europe。 B.Amountainnearby。C.Ahotel。15。 Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplacetheyoftengoto？A。Toofaraway.B。Veryexpensive。 C。Veryconvenient.16。 Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?A。Shedoesn’tenjoyskiing。B。Shewasinvitedbyanotherfriend.C.Shedoesn’tenjoycoldweather。听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17. Whattimedoestheclassmeet？A.From3：05to4：15p。m.B.From3:15to4：50a。m.C.From3：15to4：50p.m.18. Howoftenwilltheclassmeetinthemultimediaroomduringthelastpartofthecourse?A.Onceamonth.B.Twiceamonth. C。Threetimesamonth.19。 Whichofthefollowingwillaffectthestudents’finalgrades？A.Weeklyquizzes。B.Asurveyproject.C。Classroomparticipation.20. Whenwilltheteacherbeintheofficeregularly？A。Wednesdayafternoon。 B。Mondaymorning。C。Fridayafternoon。第二部分:阅读理解（共两节,20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AGeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs。ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatersinNewYorkCity。Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked，beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic。Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit。Andinthatshorttime，hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue。Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic。Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular。In1928，GershwinwenttoParis。Heappliedtostudycompositionwiththewell—knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis。Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring。ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates。Itsillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks。GeorgeGershwindiedin1937，justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold。Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages。Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.21.ManyofGershwin’smusicalworkswere________。A。playedmainlyinthecountrysideB。performedinvariouswaysC。writtenaboutNewYorkers D。composedforPaulWhiteman 22.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?A。Itattractedmorepeopletotheaters。 B。ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestra.C。Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic。D。Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.23.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?A。Friendlyandhonest B.Seriousandboring

C。Popularandunhappy D.TalentedandproductiveBWhilesmallmaybebeautiful，tallisjustplainuncomfortableitseems,particularlywhenitcomestostayinginhotelsandeatinginrestaurants.TheTallPersonsClubGreatBritain(TPCGB），whichwasformedsixmonthsagotocampaignfortheneedsofthetall,hasturneditsattentiontohotelsandrestaurantsbedsthataretoosmall,showerheadsthataretoolow,andrestauranttableswithhardlyanyleg-roomallmakelifedifficultforthoseofaboveaverageheight,itsays.Butitisnotjusttheextra—tallwhoseneedsarenotbeingmet.Theaverageheightofthepopulationhasbeenincreasingyetthestandardsizeofbeds，doorways,andchairshasremainedunchanged。“Thebeddingindustrysaysabedshouldbesixincheslargerthanthepersonusingit，soevenaking—sizebedat6′6″（6feetand6inches）isfallingshortfor25％ofmen,whilethestandard6′3″bedcatersfor(满足要求）lessthanhalfofthemalepopulation.”saidTPCGBpresidentPhilHeinricy，“Seven—footbedswouldworkfine。”Similarly，restauranttablescancausenoendofproblems。Smalltables，whichmeanthelong—leggedhavetositafootorsoawayfromthem,areenoughtomaketallcustomersgoelsewhere。Somehavealreadytakennote,however。AtQueensMoatHouses′CaledomanHotelinEdinburgh，6′6″bedsarenowputinasstandardafterrequestsforlongerbedsfromtallervisitors,particularlyAmericans.24。WhatisthepurposeoftheTPCGBcampaign?A.Todrawpublicattentiontotheneedsofthetall。B。Torebuildhotelsandrestaurants。C。Toprovidebetterservices.D。Toattractmorepeopletobecomeitsmembers.25。WhichofthefollowingmightbeabedofproperlengthaccordingtoPhilHeinricy？A.7′2″。B.6′3″C.6′6″D。7′26.Whatmayhappentorestaurantswithsmalltables？A。Theyhavetofindeasychairstomatchthetables。B.Theymaystartbusinesseselsewhere.C.Theymaylosesomecustomers。D。Theyhavetoprovideenoughspaceforthelong-legged.27。WhatchangehasalreadybeenmadeinahotelinEdinburgh?A.Tallpeoplepaymoreforlargerbeds。B.Guestroomsarestandardized.C.SpecialroomsarekeptforAmericans.D.6′6″bedshavetakentheplaceof6′3″beds.CAnewstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops(笔记本电脑）．Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote。takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility(清晰度）．Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotes“mindlessly”bytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaid.Inthefirstexperiment,studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper。Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote。takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalk，theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts。Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhand.However,thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.Theresearchers'reportsaid，“Whilemorenotesarebeneficial,ifthenotesaretakenmindlessly,asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop,thebenefitdisappears.”Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong。termmemory,studentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecture。Thistime，thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstanding,butthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuture.28．Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote。takingbecausetheycan________.A．writemorenotesB．digestconceptsbetterC．gethigherscoresD．understandlecturesbetter29．Whiletakingnotes，laptopuserstendtobe________.A．skillfulB．mindlessC．thoughtfulD．tireless30．Theauthorofthepassageaimsto________.A．examinetheimportanceoflong.termmemoryB．stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhandC．explaintheprocessoftakingnotesD．promotetheuseoflaptops31．Thepassageislikelytoappearin________。A．anewspaperadvertisementB．acomputertextbookC．asciencemagazineD．afinancereportDWhat'syourdreamvacation?WatchingwildlifeinKenya?BoatingdowntheAmazon?SunbathinginMalaysia?Newchancesareopeningupallthetimetoexploretheworld。Sowevisittravelagents，comparepackagesandprices,andpayourmoney。Weknowwhatourvacationcostsus。Butdoweknowwhatitmightcostsomeoneelse?It'struethatmanypoorercountriesnowdependontourismforforeignincome.Unfortunately,though,tourismoftenharmsthelocalpeoplemorethanithelpsthem.Itmightcosttheirhomesandlands。InMyanmar，5,200peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomesamongthepagodas(佛塔)inBagansothattouristscouldvisitthepagodas。Tourismmightalsocostthelocalpeopletheirlivelihoodanddignity。Localworkersoftenfindonlyjobswithslimsalariesinthetouristindustry.Andmostoftheprofitsdonothelpthelocaleconomy。Instead，profitsreturntothetouroperatorsinwealthiercountries,WhentheMaasaipeopleinTanzaniaweredrivenfromtheirlands,somemovedtocityslums.Othersnowmakealittlemoneysellingsouvenirsorposingforphotos。Problemslikethesewereobservedmorethan20yearsago。Butnowsomenon—governmentorganizations，touroperatorsandlocalgovernmentsareworkingtogethertobegincorrectingthem。Tourists,too,areputtingonthepressure.Theresultisresponsibletourism,or“ethicaltourism.”Ethicaltourismhaspeopleatitsheart.Newinternationalagreementsandcodesofconductcanhelpprotectthepeople'slands,homes，economiesandcultures。Thebeginningsaresmall，though,andtheproblemsarecomplex.Buttakeheart.Thegoodnewsisthateveryone，includingus,canplayaparttohelpthelocalpeopleintheplaceswevisit.Touroperatorsandcompaniescanhelpbymakingsurethatlocalpeopleworkingoodconditionsandearnreasonablewages.Theycanmakeitapointtouseonlylocallyownedhotel，restaurantsandguideservices.Theycanshareprofitsfairlytohelpthelocaleconomy.Andtheycaninvolvethelocalpeopleinplanningandmanagingtourism。Whatcantouristsdo？First，wecanasktourcompaniestoprovideinformationabouttheconditionsoflocalcitizens.Wecanthenmakeourchoicesandtellthemwhy。Andwhilewe'reabroad，wecan:Buylocalfoodsandproducts，notimportedones.Payafairpriceforgoodsandservicesandnotbargainforthecheapestprice。Avoidflauntingwealth.Askbeforetakingphotographsofpeople.Theyarenotjustpartofthelandscape！Let'senjoyourvacationandmakesureothersdo,too。32。Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle？A.TourismCausesBadEffects. B.VacationsBringaLotofFun.C.VacationsCostMoreThanYouThinkD。TourismCallsforGoodBehavior.33.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned？A.Localpeoplewerewellpaidtoleavetheirlands。B.Touristsmaystayinhotelsopenedbylocalpeople。C.Localpeoplearemainlyprovidedwithlow-payingwork.D。Touristscouldbargainwithlocalpeopleforareasonableprice.34.Theunderlinedphrase"takeheart"means"”。A.takecareB.cheerupC。payattentionD。calmdown35。Accordingtothepassage,thewriterthinks.A。touristsshouldrespectlocalcustomsandcultureB。dreamvacationsshouldbespentabroadC。tourismisnotapromisingindustryD。theproblemscausedbytourismareeasytosettle（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。TheMeaningofDreamsSleepanddreamshaveinterestedpeopleforcenturies．Scientistsarelearningmoreaboutsleep,buttheystillknowverylittleaboutwhywedream．36First，wehavemostofourdreamsduringREM（rapideyemovement）sleep．Atthistime，thebrainisveryactive．Second，everyonedreams,evenifwecan’trememberdoingsowhenweawaken．37Whilewearesleep，itworksmoreslowlyandsometimesputsourthoughtsandmemoriestogetherinstrangeways．38．Somebelievethatourdreamsareassociatedwiththoughtsandfeelingsthatweexperiencewhileweareawake．Manydreamresearchersthinkthatadreamaboutdeath,forexample,isreallyaboutanimportantlifechange．39．Dreamsaboutacarortraveloftenrepresentfeelingsaboutyourownlife．Dreamsaboutteeth﹣especiallybrokenorlooseones﹣mayindicatestressorfear．Dreamsinwhichyouareflyingoftenrepresentfreedomorescape．Researchersthinkpeopleinourdreamscantellussomethingabout﹣ourselves．Ifthepersoninthedreamwasyelling，forexample，maybeyouareangry．40．Thereisstillalotaboutdreamingthatwedonotunderstand．Bylearningmoreaboutourdreams，wemaylearnmoreaboutourselves．A．Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep．B．Scientistsdonotknowforcertainwhywedream．C．Ifheorshewasscaredthenmaybeyouareafraidofsomething．D．Modernresearchcantellussomeimportantthingsaboutdreams．E．Therearethreethingsyoushouldpayattentiontotohaveasweetdream．F．Finally，apartofourbrainhelpsustounderstanddailyexperiencewehave．G．Dreamsabouttelephonesarethoughttobeaboutgivingorreceivingmessages．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节：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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AtfirstCharlesDickenswrotejustforhisown__41__。Thenhethoughtsomeonemight

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60．A.whomB.thatC。whoD。Which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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Polarbearsliveinsuchenvironmentthatistoocoldformostanimals。Formuchoftheyear，theyliveandhuntonthe61（freeze）Arcticseaice.Naturehaspreparedthemforthecoldconditionsbutnothinghaspreparedthemforthedanger62threatens(威胁)theironlyhome.Thepolarbears’worldismelting.Polarbears63(suffer）inawarmerworldareindanger。Studiesshowthatthepolarice64(reduce)by9.8％every10yearssince1978.Atpresent,about20，000to25，000polarbearsliveintheArctic。Polarbearsdependontheseaicefortheir65（survive).“Theseaiceismorethanjusttheplatformthatthebearswalk66，”saysAndrewDerocher，whostudiesNorthAmericanpolarbearpopulations.“Without67,theycan’texist.”Somemeltingandrefreezingofthepolariceisnatural。Butina68（warm）world,thesecyclesspeedup,andbearshavelesstimetohunt.69（normal）,theyhavethreemonthsinthespringwhentheygainmoreweightandtheextrafatisusedlater，70thebearsarenotactivelyhunting。Therefore,itisurgenttoprotecttheenvironmentandmaintaintheecologicalbalance。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，请您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。每处错误仅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：把多余的词用斜钱(\)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.短文改错: Walkedslowlyalongthestreet,Mr.Smith，awarm-heartedoldman，sawalittleboytryingtoreachadoorbellthatitwastoohighforhim.“Letmeringabellforyou，"theoldmanstopsandsaid.Hethenpulledthebellquitehardthatitcouldbeheardalloverthehouse.Surprisedandhappily，thelittleboylookedupathimandsaying,“Nowwewillrunaway.Comeon."ThenaughtyboyhadrunawayafterMr.Smithcouldrealizewhatwashappening.Ofcourse,theoldmanhadtoexplaintheangryownerofthehousewhyhehadringthebell。书面表达（满分25分)假如你是外教DanielJames,,学生会主席LiHua代表学校邀请你在２０１７年９月１日的开学典礼上做个讲话，你接受了邀请并且回信对讲话内容作了简要的安排,主要内容要求如下。感谢学校提供这个教学职位及自己的打算。良好的英语学习习惯、方法的介绍，并阐明英语在现实生活中的重要性。号召全校师生学习一定量的英语。注意：1。词数1２0词左右；2.可适当增加细节使文章连贯；3。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearLiHua,AlotofsincerethanksforLookingforwardtomeetingyouallsoon。Allthebestwishes!