甘肅省20152016學(xué)年高二英語下冊第一次月考試題

1、高二英語月考試題第一節(jié) 單詞辨析(每小題1分，滿分10分)1The girl _to figure out the boy's attitude towards her but without success.AmanagedBsucceededCattemptedDpredicted2. An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a persons characters；however, they are not always_.A. practicalB. avoidable C. permanent D. ben

2、eficial 3Nowadays with the help of advanced equipment，it's easy to _the weather ahead of time.ApredictBforecastCforetellDprefer4The applause made it _that the play was a hit.AobviousBdistinctCapparentDevident5_ we happened to be traveling on the same train to the same place.ABy coincidenceBBy mi

3、stakeCBy accidentDBy consequence6Last summer holidays he went to America and lived together with the local family. In this way he learnt _ from them.Aa great manyBa great dealCscores ofDmuch more7At least 45 miners were killed，_22 and 13_in a coal mine gas explosion in that city.Ainjuring；trappingBi

4、njured；trappedCinjured；trapping Dinjuring；trapped8What a mess！Tom，put all of your things_.Ain place Bin the placeCat place Dat a place9Once a decision has been made，all of us should _it.Adirect to Bstick toClead to Drefer to10He works so hard that there's _that he will succeed in the contest.Ano

5、 wonder Bno doubtCno way Dno need第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。 It was Mother's Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five­year­old son, Tenyson. As we were _11_， we realized that only minutes earlier an _12_ woman had fallen over at the

6、entrance and hit her head on the ground._13_ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. _14_， a lot of people stopped to help out._15_ we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very _16_ about what had happened to the elderly couple. He _

7、17_ to me, “Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of _18_.” Seeing that there was a flower stall(攤位)at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn't we _19_ the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was _20_ that he'd come up with this _21_ idea. So we went over

8、 and told the flower seller _22_ we wanted. “Just take it，” she replied. “I _23_ take your money for such a wonderful _24_.”By now medical staff had arrived, and were _25_ the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was _26_ my son. At that, the old man started

9、 crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a _27_ son. Happy Mother's Day to you.”The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. _28_ being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with _29_ in her eyes and gave him a little _30_.1

10、1A.leaving Bdriving Cmoving Dstopping 12A.injured Bawkward Chonest Delderly 13A.Her husband BMy son CThe crowd DThe seller 14A.Specifically BParticularly CInterestingly DFortunately 15A.If BSince CWhile DUnless 16A.guilty Bcurious Cangry Dworried 17A.complained Bsaid Clied Dresponded 18A.no one Bsom

11、eone Ceveryone Danyone 19A.lend Bbring Cleave Dbuy 20A.amazed Bshocked Cpuzzled Dconcerned 21A.wise Bsweet Cinnocent Dcrazy 22A.which Bwhen Cwhat Dwhether 23A.must not Bcan't Cmay not Dneedn't 24A.scene Bhabit Cflower Ddeed 25A.checking with Blooking after Coperating on Dpraying for 26A.from

12、 Bto Cwith Dabout 27A.respectful Bcheerful Csuccessful Dwonderful 28A.Out of BRegardless of CThanks to DAs to 29A.love Bhope Cpity Dpain 30A.idea Bmoney Csmile Dcomfort 第三節(jié) 閱讀理解（每小題2分，滿分30分） AMany people like cooking but never have much time for it. Helen Fry's new book Quick Cooking has been sp

13、ecially written for busy people. It has over 1,000 ways to cook dishes. The book is well written and the photographs and the drawings are clear. The book has a strong plastic cover. It is easy to find your way around it, too. And busy people, notice this! Mrs Fry tells you how much time you need in

14、order to get each dish ready.Quick Cooking has four parts, one for each season. This helps you to use fresh fruit and vegetables when they are cheaper and, of course, better. There are a lot of exciting ideas from foreign countries, and most of the ways are not complicated(復(fù)雜的). You take something s

15、imple like a chicken or some cheese, and make an unusual dish out of it. For example, there are no fewer than 40 ways for cooking eggs! The beginner will have to find out a lot of things for him to try many of the ways as soon as he reads them. For people with little spare time, Helen Fry's Quic

16、k Cooking is of excellent value.31. The writer writes this short passage in order to _.A. make you like cooking B. let you know the book Quick CookingC. help you to cook eggs D. teach you cooking32. Helen Fry's book is called Quick Cooking because _.A. none of the dishes are complicatedB. there

17、are over l,000 ways to cook dishes in itC. it is written for people who don't have much timeD. it tells you how to cook all kinds of food quickly33. Busy people should notice that_ .A. it is easy to find your way around the bookB. they are told how long each dish takes to cookC. there are photog

18、raphs and drawings in this bookD. the book has a strong cover34. "It is easy to find your way around it too. "means _.A. it is easy to find things around the bookB. it is easy to find things in the supermarket to prepare the food in the bookC. it is easy to find the ways you want to cook d

19、ishes in the bookD. it is easy to find the cover of the book35. Once you read the book, you _.A. can't help trying the ways in it B. find the cover is very strongC. find most of it is about cooking eggs D. find it very cheapBThere is an English saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until rece

20、ntly, few people took the saying very seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found the facts that laughter really can improve peoples health.       Tests were carried out to study the effects of l

21、aughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of m

22、uscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial（有益的）.       Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produce pain in groups of st

23、udents who listened to different radio programs. The group which tolerated（忍受） the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins in the brain. These are natural chemicals which dimin

24、ish （消除）both stress and pain.       There is also some fact to suggest that laughter helps the bodys immune（免疫） system, that is, the system which fights infection（感染）. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group of students served a

25、s the control group in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watch the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection

26、.       As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.       They have found that even if

27、their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.36. According to the passage, _.A. All the people have realized the positive effect laughter has on usB. Nobody knows the positive effect laughter has on usC

28、. Not many people have realized the positive effect laughter has on usD. Only doctors know the positive effect laughter has on us37. It can be learnt from the passage that laughter can _.      A. make people feel youngerB. change peoples habits   

29、60;  C. improve peoples healthD. make people love their lives38. Laughter can improve peoples health because _.      A. people who like to laugh can have more white blood cells      B. laughter can help fight infection, exercise o

30、ur body, and reduce stress and pain      C. the more endorphins our body produces in the brain, the less stress and pain we have      D. laughter helps fight infection, people with more laughter will not catch a cold39. Smiling can pro

31、duce _.      A. more effects than laughter B. the same effects as laughter      C. less effects on the human body D. no effects on the human body40. The main idea of this passage is that _.      A. there are se

32、veral ways of studying the benefits of laughter      B. laughter and physical exercise have the same effects on human body      C. the doctors should learn how to make people laugh      D. tests show that laugh

33、ter can produce beneficial effects on human bodyC I have always lived in India，and was recently traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur for work. Arriving at the airport early and without much else to do. I decided to check out the gift shop there. As I walked around the store，I saw two American women havin

34、g a nap in a chair outside. It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours，and I couldn't help doing something to help ease their wait. I looked around the store for a while，and ended up buying a medium­sized stuffed toy which looked like the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

35、 I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a pen and wrote，“When you get up if this makes you smile，it would mean the world to me. Have a good trip and an awesome experience.” I walked quietly towards the two women and placed the toy and the note next to them. Not wanting to surprise or wake them

36、，I tried to be as slow and quiet as possible，but in my attempt to flee the scene，one of them woke up and caught me in the act. At first when she looked at me，I worried maybe she thought I was a thief! But when she looked at the toy and the note，she brightened up，as if this was the best thing anyone

37、had ever done for her.“Is this for me，sir？”she asked in surprise. I gave her a huge smile and nodded. She was so delighted. For a minute，it didn't feel like we were strangers anymore. I shook hands with her，and her smile made my day.I walked away with nothing but admiration and gratitude from he

38、r，and came to feel that，even though we were from different places，she was just like me.41The author went to the gift shop to_. Abuy some gifts Bkill time Chave a rest Dmeet someone42What can we learn about the author from the passage? AHe flied from Mumbai to Jaipur to have a holiday. BHe wanted to

39、play a joke on the two American women. CHe bought a medium­sized stuffed toy at the gift shop. DHe left the gift shop quietly without being found at last.43Which of the following best describes the author? AKind and considerate. BBrave and strong.CProud and honest. DSerious and boring.44What do

40、es the underlined sentence “her smile made my day” in the last paragraph probably mean?AHer smile surprised me. BHer smile interested me.CHer smile was very sweet. DHer smile made me happy.45What can be the best title for the passage?AA thief caught in the act at the airportBTwo sleeping American wo

41、men at the airportCA gift for two sleeping strangers at the airportDA cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants第四節(jié) 閱讀填句(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)Taking good notes is a time­saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 46Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to

42、 when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.47Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that not

43、e-taking is a selective process. 48The following methods may work best for you.·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.·Read the text carefully and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.·Write your notes in your own words.· 49·N

44、ote any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes，you may want to use your own shorthand(速記)When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.50AUse words, not complete sentences.BThere are three practical note-taking meth

45、ods.CYou must write your notes on separate paper.DOtherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.EYou will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.FThat means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.GFirst, the simple act of writing something do

46、wn makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.第五節(jié)：語法填空(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。My hometown is in the southwest of England,1._ is a very beautiful area in the country famous for its cheese. In the north of this area there are hills. In the s

47、outh there are several villages on the coast,2._ (surround)half of the hills. In the east there are woods and in the west there are more hills. There are several islands 3._ the south coast,4. _fishermen go to catch fish. My village,5._ (locate)on the River Test，has a 6._ (popular) of 750 people. It

48、 is 15 kilometers to the east of Hope，the nearest town.7._ new road runs into the village and divides it into two parts. My house is part of an old farm. My father used to keep animals in it,8._ now the building has been changed into a house. There is an 9._ (attract)garden in front of my house，in w

49、hich I grow many kinds of flowers and vegetables. In the summer days my family often stay there in the open air and cook our meals. Can you imagine living in 10._ a wonderful place?第六節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分） 文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在

50、錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。 2只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。I'm a senior student from China, aging seventeen. While surfing the Internet, I have found that your organization will hold a summer camp in Singapore. With greatly interest, I'd like to apply for them. I'm an outgoing girl

51、 who like communicating with others. I could speak English well. My written English is excellent, either. I wish to join in the activities. For one thing, I'm willing to introduce China to other students from all over world; for another, I expect to learn from more about other countries. In addi

52、tion, I'd like to make friend. The chance is so precious as I'm really looking forward to your approval.第七節(jié) 書面表達（滿分20分）假定你是高中生李華，學(xué)校將為高一新生舉辦主題為“What to learn in senior high school？”的英語沙龍活動，特邀請你結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷談?wù)勛约旱捏w會。請根據(jù)以下提綱準(zhǔn)備一份英語發(fā)言稿。1學(xué)會學(xué)習(xí)：方法、習(xí)慣等；2學(xué)會做人：真誠、友善等；3其他方面：考生自擬。注意：1. 詞數(shù)120左右；2. 發(fā)言稿開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。Good morning, everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school._Thank yo