广东省江门市新会二中2014-2015学年高一第一学期第二次月考英语试题

新会二中2014-2015学年第一学期高一级英语第二次月考试题

.I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn 1 for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had always made fun of her. The worst thing was that Lewis 2 her 'Four Eyes'. She acted like she didn't 3 , but in fact Susannah couldn't stand it．

One day, the class went on a school outing to 4 some famous caves. The children were walking towards the caves, while Lewis 5 . While falling, he got 6 of Susannah, who walked next to him, and both 7 down the hole.

They landed in a dark cave. Susannah and Lewis shouted for 8 , but no one came. The next morning they still hadn't been found and Lewis continued shouting for help, but no 9 and he started feeling 10 .

It must have been noontime, because Susannah 11 that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her. 12 , she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying(放大) glass, she focused the ray of light onto the 13 . Now they had a torch(火把). Lewis watched with surprise and excitement and off they went to explore the cave.

It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but 14 they found a way out. On top of hugs and cries of 15 , Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.

1．A．glasses B．necklaces C．earrings D．watches

2．A．teased B．laughed C．warned D．called

3．A．defend B．mind C．object D．offend

4．A．approach B．enter C．visit D．attend

5．A．wandered B．waved C．smiled D．slipped

6．A．hold B．touch C．support D．place

7．A．walked B．moved C．fell D．flew

8．A．praise B．water C．food D．help

9．A．feedback B．response C．reaction D．effect

10．A．scared B．shocked C．disturbed D．annoyed

11．A．doubted B．concluded C．recognized D．noticed

12．A．Slowly B．Quickly C．Unexpectedly D．Obviously

13．A．glass B．torch C．wood D．floor

14．A．seriously B．hurriedly C．finally D．curiously

15．A．loss B．relief C．justice D．return

第二节，语法填空，（共10小题，每小题1.5分, 共15分）

Strange things were happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. For three days the water in the village___16___ (well) rose and fell ,rose and fell. Farmers ____17____ (notice) that the well had deep cracks in them. A ___18___ （smell）gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields ___19___ (look) for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ___20___ bowls and ponds. ___21___about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, some people saw bright light in the sky. The sound

of planes could be___22___ (hear) outside the city of Tangshan even ___23__ no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, __ 24____ thought little of these events, were asleep ___25____usual that night.

Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The ho tel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”

Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true. Robert Friedlander’s next desti nations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

26. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles

B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road

D. An American Achieving His Aims

27. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because

A. he asked to see the manager

B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

28. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .

A. China, India, and Pakistan

B. India, China, and Pakistan

C. Pakistan, China, and India

D. China, Pakistan, and India

29. What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo .

B. The famous sights in Xi’an .

C. His interest in Chinese silk.

D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .

30. Friedlander can be said to be_________ .

A. clever

B. friendly

C. hardworking

D. strong—minded

B

Joe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining (抱怨) about this and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone, to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.

Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.

He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, “If you pretend that you’re asleep, he stops.”

31. The children always resisted going to bed, which .

A. made Helen suffer a lot

B. satisfied their mother

C. Helen was not satisfied with

D. gave Helen much trouble

32. The husband couldn’t help the wife to look after the children .

A. because he returned from work too late

B. since his voice sounded like a singer’s

C. except on Saturday and Sunday

D. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed weekends

33. Joe worked _____________ .

A. all the week including Saturday and Sunday

B. during the week including the weekends

C. every day but Saturday and Sunday

D. every week except on Sunday

34. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?

A. Joe’s song did help the children to relax.

B. With Joe’s help, the children went to sleep.

C. The wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.

D. The children were so tired of the ir father’s voice that they pretended to be asleep.

35. This joke tells about ____________ .

A. Joe and Helen

B. Helen’s trouble

C. Joe’s foolery

D. the bright idea of the two small children

C

Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.

You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.

Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.

Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.

36. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.

A. the pull of everything.

B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.

C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth

D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.

37. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because

A. the earth always turns round.

B. the earth has gravity

C. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.

D. you are careless.

38. Gravity is strong that

A. it can throw a ball into the air.

B. it makes you jump only seven feet.

C. it can let you fly away from the earth.

D. it can keep everything on earth.

39. Because of gravity,

A. water flows everything.

B. we can go everywhere by ship.

C. water always flows downwards.

D. fish can live in water.

40. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because

A. the spaceship goes very fast.

B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.

C. the spaceship has a strong force.

D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.

D

The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.

The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.

The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread lo the rest of the world.

For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.

41. Who discovered how to make paper?

A. The Chinese.

B. The Pacific Islanders.

C. The Mayan Indians. C. All of the above.

42. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?

A. About 1 ,800 years ago.

B. About 1, 900 years ago.

C. About 2, 000 years ago.

D. About 2, 100 years ago.

43. Which of the following is the most important thing that has made it possible for paper making industry to develop so quickly in the last few centuries?

A. New discoveries.

B. New inventions.

C. Hardwork.

D. Science.

44. How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?

A. Through wars,

B. Through the Muslims.

C. Through the Mayan Indians.

D. Through the Pacific Islanders.

45. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. The Invention of Paper.

B. The History of Papermaking.

C. Different Ways of Making Paper.

D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读以下职位申请者的信息，然后匹配申请者和他/ 她拟要申请的职位：

46.Linda, majoring in the Chinese language, has just graduated from university. She is going

to engage herself in teaching Chinese.

47.Mr. Smith is skilled in the treatment of animal diseases and injuries. He is retired now.

However, he still loves the animal-related work. And he doesn’t mind the work time.

48.Miss Maggie, a very pretty lady, aged 23, 1.65 meters tall, wants to find a job with a good

salary. She loves the sky and can speak English and Japanese and used to win the 1st place in the swimming contest in college.

49.Jack has been doing painting work for 5 years. During the period, he has been well trained

In the painting skill.

50.Mr. John, aged 35, is out of work. But he has an advantage. He has been driving for ten

years and has never broken any traffic rules. So he is seeking a chance that takes full advantage of his driving skills.

申请职位

A. PAINTER

B. FULL TIME DRIVER

C. VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT

D. AIR HOSTESS

E. COOK

F. TEACHER

Ⅲ. 基础写作（15分）

假设你是李华，昨天你收到你的好朋友JACK 寄给你的生日礼物———一本电子词典。请根据一下要点，写一封感谢信。

1.收到他的礼物，你感到十分高兴，因为你正急需一本这样的电子词典，而且你几乎找遍了

全市的商店都买不到；

2.这本电子词典对你的英语学习很有帮助；

3.感谢他送给你的礼物，并表示你会努力学好英语作为回报；

4.希望他暑假有空来你家一起学习英语。

参考词汇：电子词典electronic dictionary

要求：1.使用5句话

2.短文必须包括提供的所有内容，可适当发挥。

Dear Jack，

Yesterday, I received your present, a useful electronic dictionary, very unexpectedly and excitedly .

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes to your parents.

Yours

Li Hua (注：下列答案也写在答题卡上)

Ⅳ.单词拼写。根据提示，写出正确的单词。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

51. The fireman r three women from the burning house.

52. We were s at their terrible working conditions.

53. The audience b into laughter.

54. The flood d a lot of houses and many people became homeless.

55. The f in this school are so high that I can’t study there.

56. There were 16 (选票) in favor of my suggestion and 15 against.

57. It was __________（慷慨的）of him to pay for us both.

58. His grandma is a well______________（受过教育的）woman.

59. Luckily, he was able to __________ （逃脱）from the burning building.

60. In my ___________（看法）, he was a good student.

Ⅴ. 根据中文意义，完成下列句子，使句子通顺。（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）

61.她看起来似乎快要哭了。

She looks _______ _______ she’s going to cry.

62. 战争终于结束了。

The war was finally _______ ________ _________.

63. 事实上，我不喜欢被当众表扬。

_______ ______ ______ ________ _______, I don’t like to be praised in public.

64. 这届政府何时上台执政的？

When did the government _______ ______ ________?

65. 别灰心，一切都会好的。

Don’t ______ ________. Everything will be all right.

新会二中2014-2015学年第一学期高一级英语第二次月考试题

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Dear Jack,

Yesterday, I received your present, a useful electronic dictionary, very unexpectedly and excitedly.

Believe it or not, what you sent me is the very electronic dictionary I am anxious for. I have been looking for it in almost every store in my city. I’m sure this electronic dictionary must be great help to my English learning. Thank you for your timely help and fine present, and I will work harder at English in return. If you have time this summer holiday, I’d like you to come to my home and let’s study English together.

Best wishes to your parents.

Yours

Li Hua