2016-2017下学期高二月考二英语试卷

安义中学2016-2017学年度下学期高二第二次月考

英语试卷

命题人：刘妮

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节听下面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. What is the woman going to do this evening?

A. Go out dancing.

B. Take care of Catherine.

C. Dance with Catherine at home.

2. What will the man buy for Sarah?

A. A plant.

B. Chocolate.

C. A birthday card.

3. How will the speakers go to the restaurant?

A. By car.

B. By bus. .

C. By taxi.

4. Why does the man learn Chinese?

A. To write a paper.

B. To visit China one day.

C. To communicate with a friend.

5. When will the speakers play tennis?

A. On April 16th.

B. On April 15th.

C. On April 6th.

第二节听下面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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Mother and son.

B. Wife and husband.

C. Customer and shop assistant.

7. How many steaks does the woman want?

A. Twelve.

B. Four.

C. Three.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why will the woman go to Paris?

A. To visit a friend.

B. To do business.

C. To go sightseeing.

9. When will the speakers meet?

A. On Tuesday.

B. On Wednesday.

C. On Thursday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where is the camera?

A. In the woman's bag.

B. In the man's hand luggage.

C. In the woman's hand luggage.

11. What is the woman's attitude towards the man's words?

A. Nervous.

B. Happy.

C. Impatient. 12. What did the woman probably forget?

A. The tickets.

B. The passports.

C. The traveller's cheques.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers doing?

A. Looking at some pictures.

B. Taking a trip abroad.

C. Making a trip plan.

14. Where is the man's first stop?

A. In Bali.

B. In India.

C. In Thailand.

15. What happened to the man in Fiji?

A. A man hurt him.

B. A girl asked him to marry her.

C. A man asked him to marry his daughter.

16. What is the nationality of the salesgirl?

A. Swiss.

B. Chilean.(智利人).

C. Argentinian.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker?

A. A radio host.

B. A ticket seller.

C. A band leader.

18. How much money will be donated to a children's hospital per ticket?

A.￡19.

B.￡28.

C. ￡38.

19. How should people pay for the tickets?

A. In cash.

B. By credit card.

C. By check.

20. What is the best way to get to South Bank Hall?

A. Take the bus.

B. Take the train.

C. Take the boat.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

When 10-year-old Ellie realized her grandmother wouldn't be able to attend her birthday party, she decided to bring the party to her.

On Dec. 10, Ellie celebrated her 10th birthday. She was heartbroken that her grandmother, Rita, wouldn't be able to come to the celebration because she had to stay at a nursing home for several days after an operation. That's why about two weeks before the big day, Ellie decided to throw her party in a meeting room at the nursing home.

"They are crazy about one another and love to spend time together cooking, shopping, going to church, helping with church functions or just chatting," Kimber, Ellie's mother, said. " Granny has taught Ellie how to sew (and then they started a girls' group at church to teach other young girls to sew), paint, cook, etc. She's helped me in so many ways. "

Rita had no idea her granddaughter had invited her friends to the nursing home for her party. After they set up the meeting room with party favors and decorations fit for the theme, Ellie and her friends knocked on Rita's door and asked her if she'd join them for a tea party. "I think she was in shock," Kimber said. "She was so choked up and had tears streaming down her face. "

Kimber said that Rita and Ellie both had a wonderful time at the party and that there were lots of smiles and hugs. When asked what she thought about her daughter's kind gesture, Kimber said she was "proud" of Ellie. Then, she realized that word wasn't quite enough "Actually, I'm more than proud, but I don't know the right word to express my feelings," she said. "I'm blown away by

her heart!"

21. Why did Ellie decide to hold her birthday party at a nursing home?

A. Her friends intended to offer her a special party.

B. Her grandmother was recovering from an operation

C. Her grandmother's doctor would attend the party.

D. Her mother was performing an operation there.

22. What do Kimber's words in Paragraph 3 imply?

A. She should have spent more time with Ellie.

B. She's proud of having a great painter-Ellie.

C. Ellie and her grandmother have a close bond.

D. Ellie becomes crazy when it comes to shopping.

23. Which of the following can best describe Rita's feelings about Ellie's arrangement?

A. Surprised but moved.

B. Nervous but thankful.

C. Natural and appreciative.

D. Unexpected and embarrassed.

24. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Kimber is strict with Ellie in daily life.

B. Ellie's birthday party isn't a great success.

C. Kimber is good at expressing her feelings.

D. Kimber thinks highly of Ellie's behavior.

B

DA TE: March 11

TO: Sabrina Weissman

FROM: Grace Montgarden

CC: Marcus Stroud

SUBJECT: Letter of Concern

This memo serves as an official notice of concern as a result of your use of leave, and your unpunctuality to work. Our records indicate that you have used an unusually large number of sick days over the past three months, using up your sick leave for the service year. You are now being docked pay for any sick leave reported. A breakdown of your leave usage during the past three months was as follows:

●Sick or unscheduled leave days: l0

●Scheduled leave days: 5

In addition, during the past five months there were 8 days when you were more than 10 minutes late for work.

As an accountant for the Reykjavik Public Works Department, you are responsible for financial activities that are critical to effective operation of the office. I must be able to rely on your regular attendance in order to make decisions regarding distribution of work assignments. You should pay attention to the following requirements:

●Doctor's note required for absences of 3 or more days

●Obtain reliable child care in preparation for upcoming student vacation days

●Required call to supervisor when expecting to be more than 10 minutes late to work

You will be expected to stick to the above requirements. The above stated conditions and requirements will be in effect for all future absences. Failure to obey the requirements will make you subject to disciplinary action

Respectfully,

Grace Montgarden

Personnel Officer

Revkiavik Public Works Department

25. How many days has Ms Weissman been late for work?

A. 3 days.

B. 5 days.

C. 8 days.

D. l0 days.

26. What must Ms Weissman do to obey the new rules?

A. Bring doctor's note for taking a day off.

B. Sign in and out on her attendance records book

C. Make a required call to Grace Montgarden

D. Contact her manager if she is late for work over 10 minutes.

27. The word "breakdown" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to "_ "

A failure

B analysis C.application D.damage

C

Most dating services match their users by the things they like, but a new dating app called Hater completely turns this idea on its head, using common disinterest to help people find love. Hater founder Brendan Alper first came up with the idea for the app as a joke. But the more he thought about it, the more he became convinced that it would actually be an interesting real-life dating app, and after finding some scientific studies that confirmed his intuition (直觉) , he decided to tum it into a reality. Hater has been in testing since last December, and will be officially available for Android devices soon. So get ready to let the things you hate guide you to true love.

"What we hate is an important part of who we are," Alper says. "We want people to express themselves more honestly. Plus, it's easy to start a conversation with someone if you know you both hate something. Hater finds potential matches based on the things you hate and your location"

"Dating is supposed to be fun, somewhere along the line, dating apps lost sight of that," Alper adds. "Hater wants to bring it back " It's a breath of fresh air in the online dating service scene, and the company claims that they've received very positive feedback during the testing period. Who knows, maybe hate can sometimes bring people closer.

One thing that Alper and his team can't stand is negative behavior, and to make sure that doesn't happen they carefully monitor the thousands of topics available on Hater and have a one-strike policy for users who act inappropriately. "Hater absolutely does not stand for hate speech-particularly hate toward races, religions, or body types," the app terms of service state.

28. What is said about Hater in the first paragraph?

A. There is nothing special about it. B It is not ready for public use yet

C. It was first intended to help find love.

D. It was founded without much thinking.

29. What does the underliried word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Dating.

B. The line.

C. Sight.

D.Fun

30. What are Hater users welcome to do?

A. Start as many topics.

B. Begin with hate speech

C. Behave positively.

D. Show the dislike of races.

31. What's the purpose of the text?

A. To introduce a match-making app.

B. To inform how to find love online.

C. To explain why hate can bring people closer.

D. To show the operating principles of dating app.

D

On Jan.11, 1964, Dr Luther Terry, the US surgeon general of the US Public Health Service, released The Surgeon General's report of 1964, the first such analysis that laid out the effects of tobacco and smoking, and encouraged Americans to lower tobacco use. Its conclusions were built on more than 7,000 studies on smoking and concluded for the first time that smoking caused lung cancer in men, and likely in women, and that lighting up was the most likely cause of chronic bronchitis (慢性支气管炎).

Now, fifty years later, thanks to Terry's efforts and those of his successors, a study published in JAMA by researchers from the Cancer Intervention and Surveiltance Modeling Network reports that 20% of adult Americans now smoke, compared to 50% in 1964. In the latest study, the researchers looked at smoking patterns up to 1964 and then estimated what the death rates would have been if no tobacco control strategies, such as anti-smoking laws and higher taxes on cigarettes, had been implemented. Then, they compared it to current smoking rates, and estimated that 157 million years of lives have been saved about 19. 6 more years for every smoker who quit.

During the 50 years since the report, the researchers estimated that the life expectancy for adults at age 40 increased 7. 8 years for men and 5. 4 years for women, and that tobacco control efforts accounted for 2.3 of these additional years for men and 1. 6 of them for women Still, the researchers say, "Despite the success of tobacco control in reducing premature deaths in the United States, smoking remains a significant public health problem " Another report, also published in JAMA, found that even though the percentage of the global population that smokes on a daily basis has decreased, the number of smokers has increased due to population growth. The new report showed that overall smoking rates worldwide dropped by 42% among women and 25% among men. Rates in Canada, Mexico, Norway and Iceland dropped by more than half.

Population growth, however, means that these rates are not making a significant dent in the absolute numbers of smokers around the world; since 1980, there are 41% more male smokers and 7% more female smokers.

Still, both reports highlight how effective tobacco control can be. "We know from these global trends that rapid progress is possible. If more countries were able to repeat the success we have seen in Norway, Mexico, and the United States, we would see much less health loss from smoking," said Emmanuela Gakidou, a prof'essor of global health at the University of Washington and author of the second study, in a statement.

32. What did The Surgeon General's report of 1964 show?

A. Americans were eager to lower tobacco use.

B. Few studies on smoking were conducted then.

C. Chronic bronchitis might develop into lung cancer.

D. Smoking was the factor causing lung cancer in men.

33. What problem about smoking was indicated by another report published in JAMA?

A. The percentage of the global population that smokes has increased.

B. The number of smokers has increased due to population growth

C. Overall smoking rates worldwide has dropped by 42%.

D. Smoking rates in some countries have increased. 34. Which could replace the phrase "making a significant dent" in Paragraph 5?

A. Having a great effect.

B. Causing a noticeable decrease.

C. Bringing a significant increase.

D. Making a great effort.

35. According to Gakidou, what should we do to reduce the health loss from smoking around the world?

A. Highlight the significant effects of tobacco control.

B. Recognize the global trends of tobacco control.

C. Succeed in tobacco control in more countries.

D. Help other countries to control tobacco.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0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。

Figure skating (花样滑冰), as we know it, got its start in the mid-19th century, when an American named Jackson Haines combined dancing and skating for the first time. Americans did not accept Haines's technique at that time. 36 There he was an immediate success. Some 50 years later, Haines's style finally caught on in the United States.

Figure skating become an Olympic sport before there were Winter Games. 37 Ice dancing joined the Olympics in 1976, when the Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria.

In singles skating, each skater performs a short routine of required steps. 38 The pairs event follows the same forrmat, but with one male and one female performing together.

39 But unlike pairs skating, ice dance does not include overhead lifts and jumps. An ice dance competition is made up of three parts: one set to music that has a required rhythm, and two parts set to whatever music the ice dancers choose.

A panel of nine judges scores the quality of each figure skating performance, but only seven out of nine scores are used. To determine which iudges' scores will be used, there is a random draw before each event. Skaters are given a grade for each step, jump, spin, or any other element that is part of their routine. They also receive an "overall" score for each performance. 40

A. Therefore he moved to Vienna, Austria.

B. Jackson tried to teach Americans his technique.

C. Ice dance is performed by one male and one female, too.

D. Figure skating is one of the most popular games in the world.

E. The person or team with the highest total score is the winner.

F. Events for pairs and singles first appeared at the London 1908 Summer Games.

G. They are jumps, spins, and combinations, as well as a longer free-skating routine.

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l．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A professor was famous for his excellent lessons for life, which attracted a lot of students to his class. This time, when the class began, he picked up a very large and 41 jar and began to fill it with golf balls. He asked the students if the jar was full. They 42 that it was. The professor picked up a box of small pebbles (鹅卵石) and 43 them into the jar. He shook the jar 44 to let the pebbles roll into the open 45 between the golf balls. When asked if

the jar was full, they 46 with a firm "Yes".

The professor then poured a box of sand into the jar, which seemingly 47 everything else. The same question was asked and the same answer was given. The professor then 48 two cans of beer from under the table and poured the 49 contents into the jar, filling the empty space between the sand.

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this jar 50 your life. The golf balls are the 51 things－your family, your children, your health, your friends. If everything else was lost and only they 52 , your life would still be full. The 53 can he the other things that 54 like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else－the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first," he 55 , "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for 56 . If you spend all your time and 57 on the small stuff, you will never have 58 for the things that are more important to you. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. The rest is just sand. "

One of the students raised her hand and 59 what the Beer represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked this. It just goes to show you that, no matter how 60 your life may seem, there's always room for a can of beer. "

41. A. valuable B. beautiful C. empty D. heavy

42. A. wanted B. agreed C. supposed D. expected

43. A. poured B. drove C. threw D. rolled

44. A. typically B. suddenly C. happily D. lightly

45. A. fields B. spaces C. platforms D. locations

46. A. reacted B. behaved C. responded D. described

47. A. filled up B. used up C. gave up D. picked up

48. A. drank B. reached C. took D. broke

49. A. general B. entire C. special D. strange

50. A. explains B. indicates C. represents D. compares

51. A. common B. best C. natural D. important

52. A. left B. remained C. struggled D. happened

53. A. pebbles B. sand C. balls D. beer

54. A. matter B. look C. serve D. feel

55. A. doubted B. continued C. commented D. replied

56. A. future B. happiness C. success D. life

57. A. energy B. money C. interest D. strength

58. A. ambition B. fun C. room D. effort

59. A. suspected B. insisted C. required D. asked

60. A. happy B. easy C. full D. hard

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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。

Changes in environmental conditions, activity levels, living conditions, diet and time zones may be harder, particularly if you have a long-lasting 61 (ill). You may also be at greater risk for such problems 62 some diseases and injuries. 63 is important to discuss with a health care provider 64 your activities, or drugs will create a problem.

Falls 65 (be) the leading cause of injury among older travellers. You might consider using a walking aid to prevent falls.

Older travellers should be especially mindful of the effects of heat. Be sure 66 (drink) plenty of water during hot weather. If you're planning a holiday 67 (involve) hiking or walking, make sure you're physically prepared for the effort. A suitable exercise program to prepare your body should be discussed with your health care provider and practised 68 least a few weeks before leaving.

If you're an older traveller, you should discuss the details of your trip－destination, 69 (long) of stay and activities－with your health care provider or a travel health clinic well before leaving. We 70 (strong) recommend that you purchase proper travel health insurance.

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l分，满分l0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。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(八)，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l0处，多者(从第ll处起)不计分。

Dear Peter,

How are you doing? I'm going to America for further study for a year as a exchange student, that is a good opportunity for me to experience American culture. And I can broaden my horizon and enrich my school life. Therefore, what worries me now is why I haven't got a good command of American culture. I'm afraid I will have some difficulty in fitting in with others when I will study in the foreign school. Consequently, I would like you do me a favor to recommend some learning materials about American culture, such as books, website, films and TV programmes. By this way I can make good preparation before going there.

I'm looking forward to hear from you.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua 第二节书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是李华，你校即将举行一年一度的“校园书市(campus book fair)”活动，其目的是给同学们提供一个交换、买卖二手书的机会。请你用英语给你的加拿大笔友Mike写封信，介绍该活动的相关情况。内容包括：

1．活动目的；

2．活动内容：买书，卖书，交换图书；

3．活动意义。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mike,

How are you doing these days?

Looking forward to your advice.

Yours,

Li Hua