2009年新人教版高二英語第一學(xué)期第二次月考試卷

1、高二英語第一學(xué)期第二次月考試卷英語試卷 (Book 6 Units 13)滿分：150分 時(shí)間：120分鐘命題老師：XAH2008.12.13.一、聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié) 聽力理解(5段共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)每段播放兩遍。各段后有幾個(gè)小題，各段播放前每小題有5秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間。請根據(jù)各段播放內(nèi)容及其相關(guān)小題，在5秒鐘內(nèi)從題中所給的A、B、C項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。聽第一段對話，回答第13題。1.What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Fat

2、her and daughter.C. Reporter and audience. 2.What job will the woman be able to do in Beijing? A. Announcer.B. Translator.C. Teacher.3. Why can the woman get a job in China?A. Because she speaks Chinese well.B. Because English is her mother tongue. C. Because she can speak English and French. 聽第二段對話

3、，回答第46題。4. What are the listeners asked to do while they are listening to the lecture?A. To record the lecture. B. To answer the lectures questions actively.C. To take careful notes.5. Who is the woman giving the oral announcement to?A. The teachers of the astronomy office. B. All the teachers and s

4、tudents of the physics department. C. All the teachers and students of the university. 6. Why does the woman advise the listeners to get to the lecture-room a bit earlier before it starts?A. Because she wants them to have good seats. B. Because she wants them to get fully prepared for the lecture. C

5、. Because she wants them to meet the visiting professor ahead of time.聽第三段對話，回答第79題。7. Which of the following are the two speakers talking about? A. Taking a vacation.B. Going to sleep.C. Traveling to New York City. 8. How do they go camping? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car.9. Why cant they leave

6、that night for their vacation? A. Because the car needs to be fixed. B. Because they need to work next day.C. Because the weather is very bad that night.聽第四段對話，回答第1012題。10. What is the man going to do bywww.ks5 train? A. Attending a meeting. B. Going back home. C. Traveling to Manchester.11. Where i

7、s the briefcase lost? A. In the supermarket. B. At the booking office.C. Before the kiosk (亭子). 12. What does the briefcase like? A. A small ordinary one. B. A large brown one.C. A small leather one. 聽第五段對話，回答第1315題。13. Which country is the speaker studying in now?A. Britain.B. America.C. France.14.

8、 How long has the speaker been there?A. About a week. B. About a month. C. About a year. 15. How many classmates do the speaker probably have? A. 50.B. 15.C. 14. 第二節(jié) 聽取信息(共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分)聽下面一段對話，請根據(jù)題目要求，從所聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息，填入答題卡標(biāo)號為1620的空格中。聽錄音前，你將有10秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間，錄音讀兩遍。你將有60秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。SightingWhere is the tour g

9、uide from?He is a native (16) _ .What are they going to visit first?The (17) _ of (18) _ .How did New York get its nickname?It started with (19) _ in the 20s. What is the nickname of New York?(20) _ .二、語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選My father was o

10、nce a strong man who loved being active but a terrible illness 22 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even walking is 23 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 24 about life, I told them about one of my beliefs. I said we must v

11、ery often give things up 25 we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends but it always 26 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father summed up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up 27 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anythi

12、ng to say. Surprisingly, he answered his own question: “ I 28 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also touched by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (憤怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and beco

13、me 29 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be likely to give up my small irritations. In this way, I learned the 30 of acceptance from my father. 21. A. tiredB. weakC. poorD. slow22. A. took B. threwC. sentD. put 23. A. impossible B. difficultC. stres

14、sedD. hopeless24. A. worryingB. caring C. talkingD. asking 25. A. aswww.ks5 B. sinceC. before D. till 26. A. suggestsB. promisesC. seems D. requires 27. A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything 28. A. hadB. acceptedC. gained D. enjoyed 29. A. relaxed B. calmC. quietD. happy 30. A. meaningB. ro

15、leC. strengthD. power 第一節(jié) 完形填空（20分）2125 BAACA2630 CDCDD第二節(jié)：語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語，或使用括號中的詞語的適當(dāng)形式填空，并將答案填在標(biāo)號為31-40的相應(yīng)位置。In country after country, talk of nonsmokers right is in the air. While a majority of countries have taken little or 31 action yet, some 30 nations introduced

16、steps based on the law to control smoking. Many laws have been made in other 32 to help clear the air for nonsmokers, or to cut the quantity of cigarettes. In some developed countries the quantity of cigarettes has become more or less fixed. However, in many 33 (develop) nations, smoking is seen as

17、a sign of economic progress and is 34 encouraged. As more tobacco companies go international, new markets are sought to gain new 35 in those countries. For example, great efforts are made by the American tobacco industry to sell cigarettes in Middle East and North Africa, 36 sales of tobacco increas

18、ed by more than 27 percent in 1974. World government should lead the battle 37 smoking. Limitations on cigarette advertisements, plus health warnings on packages and forbidding public smoking in certain places, are 38 most popular tools used by nations in support of nonsmoker or controlling smoking.

19、 But world attention also is being paid to another step which will make the smoker increasingly self-conscious (自覺的) and uncomfortable about his habit. Great efforts should 39 (make) to inform young people especially of the shocking results of taking up the habit. And cigarette price should be raise

20、d. In the long run, 40 is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were forbidden altogether, but people are not ready for such strong action. 三、閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并把答案寫在答題卷上。（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）ASome people have the feeling that nothing can be done a

21、bout their poor reading ability. They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it? To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for baske

22、tball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well wi

23、thout any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability. Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After so

24、me of the causes of their reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores. 41.With the example of basketball players, the author shows

25、_. A. why certain people are poor readersB. that there are differences in peoples abilitiesC. why some people are good basketball players D. that good basketball players can be good readers42.To improve their reading ability, people should _.A. work long and hardB. take different forms of testsC. ha

26、ve special help and practiceD. try different reading materials 43.The experiments mentioned in the text show that _. A. good readers seem to enjoy readingB. almost all poor readers can make progressC. causes of poor reading were difficult to find out D. tests help people improve their reading abilit

27、y 44.What does the underlined sentence “many would be in between” mean?A. It means that many are the best basket players.B. It means that many are the worst basket players. C. It means that many are standing in the middle of the line.D. It means that there are several levels of players in many stude

28、nts. 45.Whats the purpose of the authors writing this passage?A. To encourage people to improve their reading ability. B. To suggest that readers should do practice only in reading. C. To tell us that readers cant improve their reading ability without special help.D. To tell us that to be a good rea

29、der, one should be guided in the right way.BAt a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible site for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.The neare

30、st thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the dollars and sold him the farm

31、for just what I gave for it. The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded (相鄰) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and f

32、ences showed that it hadnt been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees

33、 which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said. I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I dont think I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to liv

34、e free and uncommitted (無牽掛的). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not. 46.What do we know about the author?A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he live.B. He made a study of many farms before buying. C. He made money by buying and selling farms. D. He had the money to

35、 buy the best farm in the country.47.Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?A. It was of good market value.B. It was next to the highway. C. It was is a good position.D. It was behind a nice garden. 48.Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?A. He was afraid the owner might

36、change his mind.B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm. C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.D. He was eager to become a farm owner. 49.The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to _.A. the money the author lost in buying the farmB. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell

37、 place C. the removal of the trees around the houseD. the failure to possess the Hollowell place50.What does the author believe as important in life? A. To own a farm. B. To satisfy his needs. C. To be free from worries.D. To live in the countryside. CLatest data shows an estimated 39.5 million peop

38、le around the world are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to the report, this means every eight seconds somebody in the world is infected with HIV, resulting in 11,000 people becoming newly infected every day.The director of UNAIDS, Peter Piot, says most of the new infections, n

39、early two-thirds, are in Sub-Saharan Africa. But, the biggest increases are in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where infection rates have risen by more than 50 percent since 2004. He says 2.9 million people died from AIDS-related illnesses this year, the highest number ever.UNAIDS senior epidemiolo

40、gist(流行病學(xué)家), Karen Stanecki, says infections are rising in countries where HIV prevention programs have not adapted to the changing nature of the epidemics(流行病). Stanecki noted，"In Thailand, one of our past success stories, a large percentage of new HIV infections are occurring in people consid

41、ered to be low risk. One third of new infections are among married women." It says data shows increased use of condoms has resulted in drops in HIV prevalence(流行) among young people between 2000 and 2005 in a number of African countries, including Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Nevertheless, the

42、 report notes young people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for 40 percent of new HIV infections. It finds the risk behavior, such as injecting drug use, homosexuals, is a factor of concern in many regions of the world, especially in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The report notes the

43、emergence (出現(xiàn)) of injecting drug use as a factor of HIV in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and South Africa is a recent development in Sub-Saharan Africa. 51. According to the news report, how many people are newly infected with HIV a year?A. 39.5 million.B. 2.9 million. C. 3.5 million.D. 4 million.52.The

44、highest rate of new HIV infection is in _.A. Sub-Saharan AfricaB. Eastern EuropeC. Central AsiaD. both A and B53. The underlined word “noted” in the third paragraph mean?A. specially mentioned B. said angrilyC. fully noticedD. uttered weakly 54.Which of the following statements is Not True? A. Most

45、of new infections of HIV are among married women. B. Two fifths of the new infections are among young people aged 15 to 24.C. The risk behavior, such as injecting drug use and homosexuals, exists in many parts of the world. D. Injecting drug use occurs in many African countries. 55.What is the main

46、idea of the new report?A. More and more women in the world are getting new HIV infection.B. The AIDS epidemic continues to grow in the world. C. The AIDS epidemic has been reduced in the world.D. No one can tell when the AIDS epidemic will be completely controlled. 第二節(jié)：信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）下面是一篇應(yīng)用文

47、及其應(yīng)用場合的信息，請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文和相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余的。首先，請閱讀下列職位招聘的信息：A. Friendly young person wanted for evening work (six evenings per week) in busy bar.Phone 87904 for details.B.Driver, male or female, needed for evening work. No weekends. Please ring 23407.C. Lady with experience of childr

48、en wanted to look after two small boys, 8:30-4:00 Mon. to Fri. Phone 42356 after 6:00 pm.D.Cook wanted for small country. Evenings and all day at weekend.Tel: 54328.E.Gardener needed one morning per week.Tel: 81164.FPerson with driving license needed for pizza delivery. Six evenings per week.Please

49、ring 712087.請閱讀以下職位申請者的信息，然后匹配申請者及其要申請的職位：56.Greg is a student, aged nineteen. He likes meeting people. He is not free during the day. He cant cook or drive a car. 57.Peter is sixty-five. He would like to work out of doors. He would prefer not to work in the evenings.58.Jenny is forty. She does not

50、like children. She can cook and drive, but she isnt available for work at weekends or in the mornings. 59.Audrey does not want to work at weekends. She is a good cook but she cant drive. She has two children. Now grow up. She wants to work indoors, but she doesnt like housework much. 60.Gary, aged t

51、hirty, like cooking and gardening. He wants to work as many hours a week as possible and would prefer to work all day on Saturdays and Sundays. He has never worked with children. 四、根據(jù)所給漢語的意思，完成下列句子（30個(gè)空，每空0.5分，滿分15分）請將答案寫在答題卡上。61.我們已經(jīng)用完冰箱里的雞蛋了。We the eggs in the fridge. 62.他們預(yù)定于本周周末舉行晚會。They are an evening party this . 63.中外學(xué)生晚會后相互交換禮物。The foreign and Chinese students each other the party.64.政府呼吁民眾要采取措施遏制艾滋病。The government _ _ the public _ _ measures _ _ AIDS.65