山西省河津市第三中学2016-2017学年高二12月月考英语试题(Word版无答案)

山西省河津市第三中学2016-2017学年高二12月月考英语试题（Word版无答案）河津三中12 月份高二英语月考题第一部分：阅读理解（每题2 分）AMy color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model, I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid, The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night, Fortunately, I didn’t got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) no i s e. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether .My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.1. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?A. He got an older model than he had expected.B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.C. He could have bought it at a lower price.D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.2.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?A. ended all their programsB. provided fewer channelsC. changed to commercialsD. showed all-night movies3.How did the author finally get his TV set working again?A. By shaking and hitting it.B. By turning it on and off.C. By switching channels.D. By having it repaired.4. How does the author sound when telling the storyA. CuriousB. AnxiousC. CautiousD. HumorousBWith around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them arc still awake after the first IS minutes; it is not even a surprise that most of them arestill in their pyjamas ( 睡衣). Obviously, students are terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.All human beings possess a body clock. Along with other alerting (警报) systems, this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behavior. Typically, the preferred sleep/wake cycle is delayed in adolescents, which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings. This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the "night owl" schedule of sleep.This is opposed to the "early bird" schedule, and is a kind of disorder where the individual tends to stay up much past midnight. Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings. Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night. Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be classified as "night owls" and only 10 percent can be classified as "early birds" -- the other 70 percent are in the middle. Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night owls this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.5. What docs the author stress in Paragraph I?A. Many students are absent from class.B. Students are very tired on Monday mornings.C. Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.D. Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.6. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?A. Most students prefer to get up late in the morning.B. Students don't sleep well because of alerting systems.C. One's body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently.D. Adolescents' delayed sleep/wake cycle isn't the preferred pattern.7. What docs the text mainly talk about?A. Functions of the body clock.B. The "night owl" phenomenon.C. Human beings' sleep behavior.D. The school schedule of "early birds".CUsing too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger , but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages(短缺). Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too Inthe United States, a family of four can use 1. 5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher ( 洗碗机)only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.8. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?A．Using river water. B．Throwing batteries away.C．Paving parking lots. D．Throwing rubbish into lakes.9. The last paragraph is intended to . .A．show us how to fix leaks at homeB．tell us how to run a dishwasherC．prove what drinking glass is best for usD．suggest what we do to save water at home10. he text is mainly about . .A．Why paving roads reduces our waterB．how much we depend on water to liveC．why droughts occur more in dry climatesD．how human activity affects our water supplyDThe benefits of keeping a journal (日志)If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. I t may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. 11 Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal.◆It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn’t write it down? 12 But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I’m away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.◆It helps you review all the lessons y ou’ve learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you’ve learned and the ideas you’ve gotten. 13 You can use the ideas to propel (鞭策) yourself forward.◆ 14 After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you’ve gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. Theraw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today.◆It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 15 In the end, you will expand your ideas.A. I often experienced that myself.B. It trains you to express your thoughts.C. It allows you to see your progress over time.D. Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.E. Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea.F. And to be honest, I can’t imagine what my life would be like without it.G. Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes.第二部分：完形填空（每题1.5 分）：My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were 16 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.One agent 17 a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 18 our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look 19 .We finally did and it was 20 at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 21 of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 22 it would be like to live there.Days later, we made a(n) 23 —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t 24 us. They renewed their offer 25 . It was also much more than we could afford, but far 26 than the original asking price.The next day, we got a 27 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the 28 directly. We made our final offer, which 29 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, 30 we had to try.“Sold!” said the owner. Then he 31 : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d 32 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 33 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the 34 in the price “an early wedding present.”That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 35 they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.16. A. needed B. limited C. enough D. large17. A. recommended B. decorated C. sold D. rented18. A. below B. within C. beyond D. between19. A. at least B. at most C. at times D. at hand20. A. relief B. concern C. love D. curiosity21. A. pride B. happiness C. challenge D. desire22. A. which B. why C. that D. what23. A. effort B. offer C. promise D. profit24. A. come across B. look after C. depend on D. laugh at25. A. instead B. indeed C. aside D. apart26. A. worse B. better C. less D. higher27. A. relaxing B. disappointing C. pleasant D. regular28. A. agents B. buyers C. managers D. owners29. A. already B. still C. generally D. ever30. A. so B. or C. for D. but31. A. apologized B. complained C. criticized D. explained32. A. check B. analyze C. appreciate D. ignore33. A. loss B. risk C. chance D. lead34. A. increase B. difference C. interest D. average35. A. kind B. polite C. smart D. energetic第三部分：语法填空（每题1.5 分）In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. 36__, we must understand the language when we hear 37 spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with 38 ( confident) and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct. There is no easy way to success 39 language learning . A good memory is 40_ great help, but it is not enough only 41 (memorize) rules from a grammar book. I t i s no m u c h us e42(learn) by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language.43 we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those 44 are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language 45 we can.第四部分：短文改错（每题1 分）Zhao Ming has always been hard-working pupil. However, he find that studying English is very difficult. At the beginning of the term, he was struggling to keep up to his classmates. So I was very pleasing that at the end of this term, Zhao Ming came top of his class. All area have improved.In his writing, his spelling and punctuation( 标点) are much more better. In speaking, he is much more confidently.Zhao Ming should feel very positive about the progress he had made this term. When he continues like this, he will do very good indeed.第五部分：写作（15 分）假设你是晨光中学的高中生李华。