江苏省苏州市第五中学2016-2017学年高二12月月考英语试题
苏州五中2016-2017学年第一学期12月月考试卷高二英语2016.12第一部分听力：（共两节，20小题；每小题1分，满分20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 does the woman want to do?A. Find a place.B. Buy a map.C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car.B. Give her a ride.C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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，各小题将给出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. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee.B. He wants to watch TV.C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home.B. Take Harry to hospital.C. Do some exercise. 听第7段材料，回答第8 、9题。
8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45.B. At 6:15.C. At 6:50.9. Where will the speakers go ?'A. The Green House Cinema.B. The New State Cinema.C. The UME Cinema. 听第8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。
10. How will the speaker go to New York?A. By air.B. By taxi.C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business.B. For shopping.C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passengerB. Husband and wife.C. Fellow workers.听第9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。
13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. He’s a trainer.B. He’s a tour guide.C. He’s a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500.B. $ 12,000.C. $ 15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year.B. Ten years.C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?A. It’s comfortable.B. It’s time-saving.C. It’s cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. It’s safer.B. It’s healthier.C. It’s more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy.B. ColourfulC. Quiet.第二部分第一节单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)21. ______ to the sun for at least two hours every day is helpful to the growth ofour bones.A. ExposedB. ExposingC. Being exposedD. having exposed22. I am sorry I can’t help ____ the classroom at the moment.A. cleaningB. cleanC. cleanedD. cleans23. With time going on, the method she had stuck __________ very effective and it was worthy ______________.A. proved ; adoptingB. to proving ; to be adoptedC. to proved; of being adoptedD. to proved ; adopting24. Two people saying hello to each other after __________ for the first time do not always mean that they have a strong wish to develop a friendship.A. introducingB. introducedC. are introducedD. being introduced25. It is common sense that new ideas have to be tested many times before _____.A. fully acceptingB. being fully acceptedC. fully acceptedD. been accepted fully26.The club ________by quarrels, all she had to do was______ herself ________those members who influenced her a lot.A. torn apart, tear--- away fromB. tore up, to tear--- apartC. was torn apart, to tear --- apart fromD. was torn down, tore --- away from27. The big fire ________ due to the burning of construction materials caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there.A. was believed to occurB. was believed to have occurredC. believed to have been occurredD. believed to have occurred28. My uncle hasn’t been able to quit smoking, but at least he has _________.A. cut outB. cut offC. cut downD. cut up29. Hardly could he _________ this amount of work in such a short time.A. get throughB. get downC. get acrossD. get into30. With a large amount of work _________, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.A. remained to be doneB. remained being doneC. remaining to be doneD. remaining to do31.---He ought to have been warned of the danger.---_________, but he wouldn’t listen to me.A. Yes, he ought to.B. So he was.C. So it was with him.D. So he did.32. ----Have we ____________ water?----Yes, ____________. We’d better get some.A. run out; our water has run outB. given out; we have run it outC. used up; our water has been run outD. run out of; our water has run out33. They dislike when people do not look at the cards, so remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking.A. thatB. themC. itD. you34.---It is not a secret that CEOs of major companies earn a large amount each year. --- I agree. ____ the hard economic times, it seems that their salaries have remained the same.A. Apart fromB. Thanks toC. Regardless ofD. In regard to35. ---Does tiredness or inadequate sleep cause dark circles under eyes?---Lack of sleep will _______ making your skin look pale, and this will make your circles look darker.A. come upB. show upC. end upD. take up第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)While traveling, you might have stayed at a hotel or a family member’s house. But have you ever thought about staying in a stranger’s 36 ?This might sound _37 , but it’s actually a trend that’s becoming popular around the world, including China.Lodging rental (借宿出租) companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to 38 . This website allows people to rent out their 39 rooms or apartments as an alternative to 40 in over 190 countries.Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a 41 economy. Through the Internet, people share 42 such as cars, apartments and 43 their special skills. 44 post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the 45 and find their favorite place to stay. Users 46 their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is good or not.A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his 47 for $22 (140 yuan) per night through Airbnb. This is no 48 car. Powley took out the car seats and changed the 49 to look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells travelers where they can go and shower.But Airbnb does have some 50 . Sometimes you end up living with a stranger or it is not as 51 as it looked like online. 52 , hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and it’s a complete 53 .In China, Airbnb operates in five 54 including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major increase in Airbnb users in the past year. Local home rental companies such as have also started providing 55 .36. A. office B. camp C. home D. garden37. A. great B. dangerous C. strange D. amazing38. A. travel B. play C. walk D. live39. A. new B. private C. separate D. spare40. A. shops B. hotels C. restaurants D. homes41. A. sharing B. different C. fresh D. commercial42. A. objects B. resources C. rooms D. experiences43. A. still B. yet C. always D. even44. A. Guests B. Travelers C. Hosts D. Sellers45. A. agent B. company C. hotel D. website46. A. show B. put C. post D. deliver47. A. expertise B. taxi C. apartment D. car seats48. A. terrible B. comfortable C. ordinary D. special49. A. inside B. outside C. size D. shape50. A. advantages B. reasons C. regulations D. problems51. A. real B. cheap C. nice D. bad52. A. Instead B. Also C. Though D. Therefore53. A. mess B. trip C. surprise D. joy54. A. projects B. businesses C. locations D. agents55. A. competition B. economy C. Internet D. program第三部分阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）ANot all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional pains. Often they relive these experiences.Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase(消除) the effect of painful memories.In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far, the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war s.They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. “Some memories can destroy people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions,”said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry(精神病学)at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve（减轻）a lot of that suffering.”But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity. They also help us avoid the mistakes in thepast. “All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I am no t sure whether we’d want to wipe those memories out.”said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.56.What’s the main idea of this passage?A. People often suffer from bad memories.B. Painful experiences.C. Forget bad memories , and be happy.D. The research by American researchers has caused a heated argument.57.The underlined word “it”in Paragraph 4 refers to “_____”.A. the new drugB. the research into the drugC. the bad memoryD. the chemical in the drug58.Which of the following is NOT the opinion of the opponents(反对者)?A. Our memories give us our identity.B. The memories help human avoid mistakes of the past.C. The drug should be used in only very serious cases.D. People may not be sure whether they want to wipe the memories out.BExercise may help to safeguard the mind against depression（沮丧）through previously unknown effects on working muscles, according to a new study involving mice. Mental health experts have long been aware that even mild, repeated stress can contribute to the development of depression and other mood disorders in animals and people. Scientists have also known that exercise seems to cushion against depression. But precisely how exercise, a physical activity can reduce someone’s risk for depression, a mood state, has been mysterious. So for the new study, researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm studied the brains and behavior of mice in a complicated and novel fashion.We can’t ask mice if they are feeling cheerful or in low spirits. Instead, researchers have pictured certain behaviors that indicate depression in mice. If animals lose weight, stop seeking out a sugar solution when it’s available —because, probably,they no longer experience normal pleasures — or give up trying to escape from the cold-water zone just freeze in place, they are categorized as depressed. And in the new experiment, after five weeks of frequent but low-level stress, such as being lightly shocked, mice displayed exactly those behaviors. They became depressed. The scientists could then have tested whether exercise blunts (延缓) the risk of developing depression after stress by having mice run first. But, frankly, from earlier research, they wanted to know how, so they bred pre-exercised mice. A wealth of earlier research by these scientists and others had shown that aerobic exercise, in both mice and people, increases the production within muscles of an enzyme (酶) called PGC-1alpha. The Karolinska scientists suspected（怀疑） that this enzyme somehow creates conditions within the body that protect the brain against depression. Then, the scientists exposed the animals, which without exercising, were in high levels of PGC-1alpha to five weeks of mild stress. The mice responded with slight symptoms of worry. But they did not develop depression. They continued to seek out sugar and fought to get out of the cold-water zone. Their high levels of PGC-1alpha appeared to make them depression-resistant（抵抗的）. Finally, to ensure that these findings are relevant to people, the researchers had a group of adult volunteers complete three weeks of frequent endurance training, consisting of 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cycling or jogging. The scientists conducted muscle biopsies (活体检查) before and after the program and found that by the end of the three weeks, the volunteers’ muscle cells contained substantially more PGC-1alpha than at the study’s start.The finding of these results, in the simplest terms, is that “you reduce the risk of getting depression when you exercise,” said Maria Lindskog, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute.59. The researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm conducted the new study hoping to know______.A. if exercise cushions against depressionB. what can lead to depression in animals and peopleC. if stress can contribute to the development of depressionD. how exercise contributes to reducing someone’s risk for depression60. We can infer from the new experiment conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institute that mice are depressed except when ______.A. they stand still in placeB. they stop searching for the sugar waterC. they attempt to escape from the cold-water zoneD. they can’t experience normal pleasures any longer61. Researchers asked a group of adult volunteers to complete three weeks of frequent endurance training in order to ______.A. know if exercise can help to safeguard the mind against depressionB. know if they can endure 40 to 50 minutes of moderate cycling or joggingC. confirm the findings above are also relevant to peopleD. ensure they can lose weight after moderate cycling or jogging62. It can be concluded from the passage that______.A. the enzyme called PGC-1alpha helps to reduce depressionB. athletes are more likely to develop depression than ordinary peopleC. the mice with high levels of PGC-1alpha are easier to develop depressionD. in the past mental health specialists didn’t know exercise could help reduce depressionCThe word tolerance is widely used in liberal democracies(自由民主). It indicates a positive meaning. Politicians urge us to be tolerant towards minorities. Educators teach us to be tolerant towards the other. The press is full of references to the need to display tolerance when faced with individuals or groups espousing a different view or holding a different religious belief. A tolerant society is an objective sought after by anyone who believes in the values of democracy. A tolerant individual is attributed with virtuous qualities.The question we must ask is whether we have been using the word tolerance fully aware of its meaning and whether we have applied it correctly to reflect what we reallywish to convey?The word tolerance means to bear, or to bear with. If I tolerate something or someone,I basically say that I am ready to bear it or him. I can tolerate a bad smell ora noisy neighbour. The act of toleration forces me to desist from conveying my objection to the existence of a phenomenon, which I find difficult to bear. A bad smell or a noisy neighbour is considered by me to be an objectionable phenomenon. By tolerating either of them, I am not transforming the bad smell or the noisy neighbour into positive phenomena. Let's be honest: I don't have a different taste when it comes to bad smells. I simply dislike it and wish that it disappears. I don't respect the noisy neighbour. I would rather have him stop at once the noise he is making so I can live in peace.To try to remove the bad smell or take reasonable action in order for the noisy neighbour to stop bothering me would most probably not be considered an intolerant act by most people.Now, let's try to apply the word tolerance in reference to a person who is law-abiding and holds a legally acceptable different view from my own. I may have a strong view, which is opposed to his. Quite frankly, I may decide to tolerate his view. By so doing, I would be attributing to it a negative characteristic. I would apply the same attitude to his view as to the bad smell or noisy neighbour. Thus, to try to take action in order to make his view disappear would be considered an intolerant act. To tolerate his view the way I would a bad smell or a noisy neighbour, could hardly be considered virtuous.The subject tolerating is by nature not equal to the object being tolerated. If I tolerate you, I essentially say that I am above you and am prepared, although unwillingly, to bear with your presence or with your practices or opinions. That may be true in the case of an individual who is ready to tolerate the other. However, this attitude by such an individual, though empirically true, is hardly a virtue. Certainly, the fact that an individual, in reality, may merely tolerate the other or his opinion does not justify a government or any official authority promoting tolerance as a virtue. One cannot tolerate an equal being. True equality involvesrespect, not toleration. To respect the other as a distinctive person is hardly to tolerate him. This is the true meaning of equality: diversity existing in a mutually-respectful socio-legal setting.The danger with tolerance is that it can lead to the acceptance of individuals or groups bent on destroying the foundations of democratic systems. We have seen such cases with regard to political parties or destructive religious groups that have been treated in a liberal manner under the guise of tolerance.A tolerant attitude involves the grant of a favor, not a right. The question we should ask ourselves is whether we would ever wish a parliament to make laws according to us, as individuals and as part of a collective entity or a permission to pursue certain actions interpreted as a favor rather than a right? Indeed, would we ever wish anyone to listen to our views and accept us the way we are simply because he is kind enough to tolerate us?63. The first two paragraphs are mainly intended to show that __________.A. people’s understanding of tolerance is one-sidedB. democratic society always advocates toleranceC. tolerance is a symbol of liberal democraciesD. tolerance can be applied to many situations64. The example of a bad smell and a noisy neighbour is raised to indicate that _________.A. the writer are fed up with themB. tolerating them isn’t a virtuous actC. the writer isn’t prejudiced against themD. most people find them hard to tolerate65. The best title for this passage s hould be “___________”.A. Tolerance and respectB. What is to be tolerated?C. Should people be tolerant?D. Is Tolerance a Virtue?第四部分任务型阅读 (共10小题, 每小题1分, 共10分)认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中填入最恰当的单词。
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷带答案解析
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.To persuade drivers to ______ checking their phones whenever they beep, New York state plans to introduce so-called Texting Zones along its major highways to make sure of the drivers’ safety.A．allow B．resist C．admit D．insist2.In his plays, Shakespeare _______ his characters live through their language.A．will make B．had made C．was making D．Makes3.----What do you think about that new librarian?----She is ______ of a good clerk, for she even doesn’t know how to classify the books.A．somebody B．nothing C．something D．nobody4.Floyd Landis made several lame excuses blaming medicine he had been taking for an injury, but these were all ______.A．in progress B．in vain C．in turn D．in tune5.______his death, one of the England’s greatest writers is lost _______the world.A．For; in B．By; inC．By; to D．On; to6.The approach was condemned by many as a _______from normal scientific method.A．feature B．creatureC．structure D．departure7.As a mother I ask your justice to be ______and not to punish my son for matters he has no control over. A．civil B．mercifulC．grateful D．supreme8.________ has been growing concern over the health effects ________the September 11 attacks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.A．It; arising from B．There; causingC．There; arising from D．It; caused9.Mary, ________becoming a well-known singer, ________in the Voice of China.A．bending on; participated B．bent on; participatingC．bending on; participating D．bent on; participated10.Hearing the news of her sudden death in a car crash, I went _______with shock.A．tense B．bitterC．rigid D．dull11.A book may be compared to your neighbour; if it is good, it _______last too long.A．can’t B．needn’tC．won’t D．shouldn’t12.My mother opposes me ________ in the newly-decorated house for a long time, for the fresh paint______poisonous smell.A．staying; lets in B．staying; gives offC．to stay; lets out D．to stay; gives out13.In order to get his hands on the French Open title, ______he has never won, Djokovic has decided to work harder.A．one B．the oneC．that D．it14.The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity ______the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.A．in the light of B．in view ofC．in the event of D．in terms of15.The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, ________ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.A．if B．as C．although D．though16.The sound of guns ____the peace of the countryside, which got the villagers into panic.A．abused B．struckC．violated D．twisted17.He’s a good actor, ____a lot of comedians are not, and he’s a good director and a good writer as well. A．who B．whatC．where D．which18.Don’t be ________ by his rude remarks. He’s really very kind underneath.A．dropped off B．sent offC．put off D．let off19.—The car crash hasn’t brought any traffic inconvenience, has it?—Yes. The road ________ up with several miles of vehicles within a few minutes.A．was chocked B．has been chockedC．had been choked D．is choked20.The poetry of the Romantic Movement often focuses on concepts like freedom and beauty, and tends to use imagination and ______strong feelings.A．warm up B．spring upC．call on D．touch on21.According to the policy, people over 60 in the countryside can get their 60-yuan pensions each month, somewhat _____the burden of their children.A．to relieve B．relievingC．having relieved D．relieved22.Charles Yerkes, a wealthy American businessman, _______the job improving the system by obtaining______of the many different lines.A．overtook; invitation B．undertook; authorityC．underwent; reputation D．undertook; ownership23.The news came ______Sout h Korea’s Lotte Group has agreed to trade the land needed to host a planned missile shield despite China’s recent warning, _________made the headlines all over the world.A．that; that B．that; whichC．which; that D．when; which24.Emphasis is laid on the necessity that all the objectives to be attained ________into account before staring a new project.A．be taken B．should takeC．would be taken D．have to be taken25.Many drivers are ____and push into other lanes of traffic, while some drivers ignore that speed ____. A．sensitive; harms B．impressive; killsC．aggressive; kills D．attractive; suffers26.As these beautiful places attract lost of tourists, their protection comes under ________.A．threat B．controlC．repair D．construction27.I spent a fruitless ten minutes wandering around street, _____avoiding eye contact with passers-by. A．narrowly B．graduallyC．violently D．desperately28.---Can you attend tomorrow’s meeting?---I am sorry, but I will have too much work ________.A．to see to come B．seeing to comeC．to see to coming D．doing to come29.To _______the circumstances, Oliver runs away to London, where he _______under the control of a man called Fagin.A．escape; goes B．flee; fallsC．avoid; drops D．prevent; turns30.Online shopkeepers are supposed to provide goods which _________the quality of their description. A．catch up on B．keep pace withC．live up to D．hold on to31.—Won’t Terry be upset?—_______? He never thinks about anyone but himself.A．Guess what B．Now whatC．Who cares D．Who knows32.Halfway through the chapter ____ I didn’t take anything in.A．did I realize B．had I realizedC．I realized D．I would realize33.Nowadays many new couples like to _____their wedding photos and hang them on the wall.A．extend B．enlargeC．spread D．stretch34.Beauty lies in the lover’s eyes. ______most people saw nothing but a cruel criminal, she saw an affectionate man.A．When B．BecauseC．Which D．Where35.It is a truly delightful place, which looks the same as it _______100 years ago with its winding streets and pretty cottages.A．could have done B．would have doneC．must have done D．should have done36.Many new stations were constructed between 1918 and 1938, _____ by an architect named Charles Holden. A．the most famous of them were designedB．and the most famous of which were designedC．the most famous of them designedD．the most famous of which designed37.The success of Le Pen _____the withdrawal of France from EU, but Macaroon defeated her in the election this month; as a result, EU let out a sigh of relief.A．should otherwise promote B．will have promotedC．might as well D．would otherwise promote38.When we learned that it was not ____we would go to a restaurant of luxury, we all felt on the top of the world because it was ______we last enjoyed ourselves.A．long before; before long that B．long before; long before thatC．before long; not long before D．before long that; not long before39.—Have the parts we need for the copying machine arrived yet?—I ordered them last week, but something ________ them up.A．holds B．is going to holdC．will hold D．is holding40.—His son has been out of consciousness since the accident. Will he come to, Doctor?—It’s going to be tough, but we all expect he will be likely to ________.A．pull over B．get overC．pull through D．get through二、完形填空Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now_______o n their way to impressive careers. By society’s _______, they seem to have it made.On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a _______ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and _______out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine_______ a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have _______ that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some _______ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they _______. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _______. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the ________ to which they have so quickly become ________.People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and ________ the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they ________ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almostalways leads them to the same conclusion; it’s ________. They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押贷款) to________, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ________ in their lives, but it’s ________ to step off the track.In a society that tends to ________ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ________ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ________ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.【1】A．much B．never C．well D．seldom【2】A．standards B．policies C．experiments D．regulations【3】A．least B．last C．second D．best【4】A．moved B．cycled C．slid D．looked【5】A．shared B．paid C．collected D．equaled【6】A．advertised B．witnessed C．demanded D．admitted【7】A．dream B．complain C．hear D．approve【8】A．hate B．distribute C．applaud D．neglect【9】A．calm B．guilty C．empty D．warm【10】A．family B．government C．project D．lifestyle【11】A．appointed B．accustomed C．unique D．available【12】A．also B．yet C．instead D．rather【13】A．let out B．turn in C．believe in D．give up【14】A．fundamental B．practical C．unforgettable D．impossible 【15】A．take off B．drop off C．pay off D．put off【16】A．inspiring B．missing C．sinking D．shining【17】A．hard B．harmful C．useful D．normal【18】A．suffer B．measure C．digest D．deliver【19】A．disasters B．motivations C．decisions D．campaigns 【20】A．involved B．assessed C．covered D．reduced三、阅读理解1.This is a European Company which produces elevators all over the world. These two positions are based in their R&D center.Please send your resume and cover letter to edison.shi@【1】According to the ads, candidates, who are likely to be employed, should be ________.A．honest and strict B．cooperative and experiencedC．independent and energetic D．humorous and reliable【2】Which of the following is true about the requirements of the two positions?A．Solid skills of Microsoft Office software are required in them.B．Candidates who have no job experience in Mechanical engineering can apply for them.C．Both fluent Chinese and English abilities are required in them.D．Candidates with Master’s degree in Mechanical engineering can apply for them.2.One of the most practical parts of my college education (and my entire education)was my student teaching. For six month, I gradually took over until I was completely teaching the class. It wasn’t quite the same as a real teaching job. However, it was definitely a good way to get some real world experience. School should prepare students for the job market. Therefore, are our kids receiving enough practical education so they can be successful in the real world?When teaching kids, it’s important to be able to have a purpose for everything we teach. As parents and teachers, we should ask ourselves: what can this be used for when kids enter the job market? I can think about a college class I took where we had to analyze various movies. I honestly can’t think of how analyzing “Rambo” benefited me. Perhaps, I would have been better off taking an auto shop class or a carpentry class. After all, I can’t change a tire and I’m completely incapable when it comes to using power tools. The Guardian points out that the current generation is one of the most educated but lacks the skills to mend a hole in a shirt or put up a shelf. We have become a society that hires someone else to do these basic tasks. So how can we fix this?Perhaps, learning how to think is not enough. Rather than focusing on standardized tests so much, schools need to give students more practical application. Cooking is actually helpful when teaching children about fractions, measuring and multiplication. Students can learn how to double a recipe and see the relationship between 1/4 and 1/3 cup. As kids get into the upper grades, money management should be a focus. Making a budget and learning about interest rates are good ideas. I used to give my students real restaurant menus and a budged. They had to come up with what they could buy, including the tip with a set amount of money. In college, rather than only focus on the craft of writing, I wish I would have learned more about marketing and publishing my writing. Finally, internships in both high school and college should be required.It appears that some high schools are doing a better job of preparing students for the real world. For instance, according to NBC News, in Michigan, “the Utica Center for Science and Industry uses technology to prepare students for automotive and military industry jobs.” The program aims to combine students’ skills with employers’ needs. Students take optional courses in areas such as “multimedia, engineering or mechatronics” and also take part in activities where there isn’t one right answer. For me, giving kids the opportunity to create is the key point. So far, the program is showing success.According to a Gallup poll, fifty-seven percent of American workers say “the type of work they do generally” doesnot require “a bachelor’s or a more advanced degree.” Therefore, if a college degree isn’t helping the majority of Americans at their job, then what is required? Many jobs require a skill. Electricians and contractors have specific skill that allow them to complete their jobs. Whether students go to four-year school or not, I think it’s important for everyone to have a skill. After all, a Forbes article states that half of college graduates are working at jobs that don’t require a degree. Clearly, being smart and qualified isn’t always enough to make it in the real world.I’m going to encourage my kids to go to college and earn a degree. I’m also going to encourage them to think outside of the box and give them a practical education too. After all, you never know where life will take you. 【1】The author mentions his student teaching in order to ________.A．show his experiences in teachingB．tell us the importance of experiencesC．introduce the topic of the textD．advise us to learn well at school【2】What does the underlined word “Rambo” in the second paragraph refer to?A．Name of a film.B．A film producer.C．A kind of plant.D．Name of a subject.【3】What does the Gallup poll show us?A．More and more Americans hate to go to school.B．American schools don’t prepare their students for their jobs.C．Most of the rich Americans don’t graduate from colleges.D．Most of American jobs do not require high degrees.【4】What’s the topic of this passage?A．No one is too sure about his or her own life.B．More practical education should be given to students.C．College degree is more important than anything else.D．Half of college graduates don’t live on their degree.3.For years, scientist and others concerned about climate change have been talking about the need for carbon capture and storage(CCS).That is the term for removing carbon dioxide from, say, a coal-burning power plant’s smokestack and pumping it deep underground to keep it out of the atmosphere, where it would otherwise contribute to global warming. However, currently, only one power plant in Canada captures and stores carbon on a commercial scale (and it has been having problems). Among the concerns about storage is that carbon dioxide in gaseous or liquid form that is pumped underground might escape back to the atmosphere. So storage sites would have to be monitored, potentially for decades or centuries.But scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University and other institutions have come up with a different way to store COreacts with the rock to form a mineral call calcite(方解石). By turning the gas into2stone, scientists can lock it away permanently. Volcanic rocks called basalts(玄武岩) are excellent for his process,because they are rich in calcium, magnesium and iron, which react with CO.2The project called CarbFix started in Iceland, 2012, when the scientists pumped about 250 tons of carbon dioxide, mixed with water, about 1,500 feet down into porous basalt. Early sings were encouraging: The scientists found that about 95 percent of the carbon dioxide was changed into calcite. And even more importantly, they wrote, the change happened relatively quickly—in less than two years.“It’s beyond all our expectations,” said Edda Aradottir, who manages the project. Rapid change of the CO2means that a project would probably have to be monitored for a far shorter time than a more conventional storage site.There are still concerns about whether the technology will prove useful in the fight against global warming. For one thing, it would have to be scaled up enormously. For another, a lot of water is needed—25 tons of it for every ton of CO—along with the right kind of rock.2But the researchers say that there is enough porous basaltic rock in Iceland, including in the ocean floors and along the margins of continents. And sitting a storage project in or near the ocean could potentially solve the water problem at the same time, as the researchers say seawater would work just fine.【1】What can we learn about CCS in Paragraphs 2 and 3?A．Scientists believe global warming will be avoided if CO2 is pumped underground.B．It’s been a common practice in many plants to capture and store CO2 underground.C．There is no guarantee that CO2 will not escape even if pumped underground.D．It requires decades to turn CO2 into liquid form and be locked underground.【2】What materials should be involved in the project CarbFix?A．Water, CO2, soda water and basaltsB．Water, soda water, a pump and calciteC．CO2, basalts, a pump and calciteD．Water, CO2, a pump and basalts【3】According to Edda Aradottir, the result of the project was beyond the researchers’ expectations, because________.A．it’s disappointing to discover new problems caused by rapid changeB．it’s amazing to see 95% of the carbon dioxide turn into calcite that fastC．it’s puzzling to find the encouraging but unexpected result of the projectD．it’s exciting to sense the problem of storing CO2 likely to be solved【4】What is the author’s p urpose in writing the passage?A．To inform us of a breakthrough in storing CO2.B．To praise the efforts of scientists in storing CO2.C．To show the different ways to fight against CO2.D．To urge people to produce the least possible CO2.4.Written in the first chapter of the book Pride and Prejudice is an extraordinary sentence of which even a person who has had only a brief look upon the book will not fail to receive a deep impression — It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. In terms of Sherlock Holmes, we’d better alter the sentence into “It is a fact universally accepted by readers throughout the world that an excellent book in possession of our famous detective Sherlock Holmes is undoubtedly a masterpiece of all times.” Perhaps this is one of the most obvious explanations for the unrivaled popularity of “Holmes series” in the field of detective stories. Overwhelmed by the recommendations provided by my friends, I decided to take a look on this Sherlock Holmes and the Duke’s Son originally published by Oxford University Press.As a whole, this book is about a case concerning the Duke’s missing son. Arthur, the Duke’s son, was found out in a certain morning to have disappeared, accompanied with which was also the disappearance of the German teacher. The school master Dr. Huxtable then turned to the famous detective of the time Sherlock Holmes for help. Realizing how tough and important the case is, Holmes immediately made up his mind to accept the case and followed Dr. Huxtable back to Mackleton by train. Having formed a rough idea about the whole matter, Holmes probed into the case immediately and had a careful investigation of the entire area shortly after thearrival, during the process of which he discovered the body of the German teacher Heidegger. Finally, primarily due to his prominent ability as a detective, he managed to unravel the mystery.Having once started reading this fiction, I was completely immersed in the mysterious story. At the beginning, unlike other detect ive stories, this story first delineates the client’s strange behavior at length to indicate the severity of the incident in order to attract the readers to continue reading it. As is known to all, vivid depiction is essential to detective stories as it makes the story more authentic and attractive. Therefore, trying to present a “real world” to his readership, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the original “Holmes series”, has skillfully arranged the plots of the whole story from the perspective of Dr. Wat son, a friend of Homes’. In this way, he elaborately (精心)depicted every scene and character in the book. Apart from the special start, the ending of the whole story, being dramatic but reasonable, is certainly an outstanding one. After all, except the author himself, who knows that the Duke’s seemingly ordinary secretary is in fact the Duke’s bastard(私生子)? In addition, who knows that the Duke actually has already been acquainted with the whole thing before Holmes solves this complicated problem? Yet, surprising as it is, this ending seems so natural that it fits all the plots of the story perfectly well. Closing my eyes, I can even “see” the story happening just like watching a film.As far as I am concerned, nothing is more admirable and surprising in the hero Sherlock Homes than his profound knowledge which has certainly assisted him a lot when he was studying the case. Take the bicycle tyres for instance, Holmes is capable of recognizing 42 different varieties of bicycle tyres. Except for his illimitable knowledge, Holmes also specializes in arranging the facts in order and then finding the fact leading him to a great discovery or even the truth itself. In this case, after getting rid of unrelated facts, Sherlock Homes eventually grasped the clue and discovered the amazing fact.Needless to say, as a world-renowned masterpiece, Sherlock Holmes and the Duke’s Son has attracted and is still charming numerous readers from all corners of the world and people from all walks of life. The “Holmes series” has alread y set up a standard against which all the following detective fictions are measured. Sherlock Holmes, beyond all doubt, has been a name firmly rooted in people’s memories. Although Dr. Watson’s closing The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes in 1927 was a great pity to the readers, the discontinuance of the entire “Holmes series” may have actually added to the legendary stature of Sherlock Holmes.【1】Why does the author mention the book Pride and Prejudice?A．To show his/her impression on it.B．To change a sentence in it to evaluate the Holmes series.C．To quote a sentence to directly illustrate its impressiveness.D．To state the reason why he/she began reading Sherlock Holmes and the Duck’s son.【2】Many factors contribute to the author’s positive attitude toward the book EXCEPT that __________. A．the detailed description of a client’s strange behavior arouses the readers’ interestB．the plots are well laid out and all scenes and characters are artfully presentedC．the book is even adapted into a film and the author really enjoys watching itD．its ending is so surprising that it makes the author deeply impressed【3】What kind of a person is Sherlock Holmes according to the passage?A．Knowledgeable.B．Arbitrary.C．Mysterious.D．Courageous.【4】How is the passage organized?(p=paragraph)A．B．C．D．【5】What’s the passage mainly about?A．It mainly introduces the plots of the book Sherlock Holmes and the Duck’s son.B．It’s mainly about the author’s attitude towards Sherlock Holmes.C．It’s mainly about the thoughts of the author after reading Sherlock Holmes and the Duck’s son.D．It’s mainly a comparison between the book Pride and Prejudice and the Holmes series.四、其他“HELL is a city much like London,” said Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1819. Modern academics agree. Last year Dutch researchers showed that city dwellers(居民) have a 21% higher risk of suffering from anxiety disorders than do their calmer rural countrymen, and a 39% higher risk of suffering from mood disorders. But exactly how the inner workings of the urban and rural minds cause this difference has remained unclear—until now. A study just published in Nature by Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg of the University of Heidelberg and his colleagues has used a scanning technique called functional magnetic-resonance imaging (机能性磁共振成像，简称fMRI) to examine the brains of city dwellers and countrymen when they are under stress.In Dr Meyer-Lindenberg’s first experiment, participants lying with their heads in a scanner took maths tests that they were bound to fail (the researchers had designed success rates to be just 25-40%). To make the experience still more embarrassing, the team provided negative feedback through headphones, all the while checking participants for indications of stress, such as high blood pressure.The city people’s general mental health did not differ from that of the rural countrymen. However, their brains dealt with the stress caused by the experimenters in different ways. These differences were noticeable in two regions: the amygdalas (杏仁核) and the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex (前扣带皮层，简称pACC).People living in the countryside had the lowest levels of activity in their amygdalas. Those living in towns had higher levels. City dwellers had the highest. In the case of the pACC, however, what mattered was not where someone was living now, but where he or she was brought up. The more urban a person’s childhood, the more active his pACC, regardless of where he was dwelling at the time of the experiment.The amygdalas thus seem to respond to the here-and-now while the pACC is programmed early on, and does not react in the same, flexible way as the amygdalas. Second-to-second changes in its activity might, though, be expected to be connected with changes in the amygdalas, because of its role in regulating them. fMRI allows such connections to be measured.In the cases of those brought up in the countryside, regardless of where they now live, the connections were as expected. For those brought up in cities, however, these connections broke down. The regulatory mechanism of the native urbanite, in other words, seems to be out of order.Dr Meyer-Lindenberg and his team conducted several more experiments to check their findings. They asked participants to complete more maths tests—and also tests in which they were mentally ups and downs—while investigators scolded them about their performance. The results matched those of the first test. They also studied another group of volunteers, who were given stress-free tasks to complete. These experiments showed no activity in either the amygdalas or the pACC, suggesting that the earlier results were indeed the result of social stress rather than mental effort.As is usually the case in studies of this sort, the sample size was small and the result showed an association, rather than a definite, causal relationship. That association is, nevertheless, interesting. Living in cities brings many benefits, but Dr Meyer-Lindenberg’s work suggests that Shelley and his fellow Romantics had at least half a point.Title: Do urban brains behave differently from rural ones?。
江苏省苏州市高二英语12月月考试题
江苏省苏州市2016-2017学年高二英语12月月考试题2016.12第一部分听力：（共两节，20小题；每小题1分，满分20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 does the woman want to do?A. Find a place.B. Buy a map.C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car.B. Give her a ride.C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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，各小题将给出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. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee.B. He wants to watch TV.C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home.B. Take Harry to hospital.C. Do some exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8 、9题。
高中英语真题：2016-2017学年高二年级上学期12月月考英语试题
2016-2017学年高二年级上学期12月月考英语试题（时间：120分钟分值150分）本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
2．全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第I卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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。
第一节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)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。
What is the woman going to do?A. Buy a carB. Draw some moneyC. Pick up her grandmaWhat dose the woman need to buy for skiing?A. GlovesB. A scarfC. SunglassesWhen is the man going to get married?A. On July 30thB. On June 30thC. On May 3rd.What does the man think of the studio apartment?A. It is old.B. It is small.C. It is expensive.Why does the man have much coffee？A. He is sleepy.B. He is thirsty.C. He is addicted.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
江苏省苏州市20162017学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题(有答案)(2021年整理)
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江苏省苏州市2016-2017学年上学期期末考试英语试题高二英语 2017。
1注意事项:1。
本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题)，满分120分。
考试时间120分钟。
2。
请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。
答题时，务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方.第I卷（选择题，共80分）第一部分听力理解(共两节，满分15分）做题时,请先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）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 did he woman give the man for Christmas?A. A pair of shoes B。
A basketball C. A soccer shirt 2。
What was the original price of the book？A. $1.50 B。
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷带答案解析
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.It was his ambition to become ______ lawyer before he ______ thirty.A．不填，reached B．the, gotC．不填，grew D．a, turned2.The actor’s absurd behavior put an end to the last traces of ______ his fans had for him.A．appreciation B．motivationC．affection D．expectation3.In accordance to the latest news report, two hundred people died in the accident, _______, which made the parentscry their heart out.A．many of them childrenB．many of them were childrenC．and many of them childrenD．many of which were children4.— D on’t you think the new job is a real challenge for Jack?—Well, ______ difficulties he meets, I believe he will never lose heart.A．whenever B．howeverC．whichever D．whatever5.—What is upsetting you, dear?—________ it is necessary for us to move our home to the city.A．Whether B．HowC．That D．Why6.You can depend on _______ that the school will ______ immediately to the students’ request that they should have more time to relax.A．this; answer B．it; refer C．/; follow D．it; respond7.When the questions got personal during the talk show, the actress ______ in tears as she opened up about the wounds she suffered.A．broke up B．broke down C．broke out D．broke through 8.—You shouldn’t have told everybody my secret.—Wait a minute! I didn’t tell anyone… I swear!—Oh, ________! You big mouth!A．I don’t buy it B．I mean itC．You don’t forget it D．You got it9.—Where will the peace talk be held?—It is in the hotel __________ we stayed last time we went to Beijing.A．where B．which C．that D．when10.________, I think, and the problems could be settled.A．If you double your effortsB．So long as you keep up your spiritsC．Making greater effortsD．A bit more efforts11.The first painting Guilin Heights, which ______ several steep hills with the Li River _______ below, _______ over three meters tall.A．focuses on; flowing; measures B．focuses on; flows; measuringC．focusing on; flowing; measures D．focusing on; flows; measuring12.Medical doctors sometimes can make mistakes _______ will cost ________.A．that; patients their livesB．what; patients their livesC．which; patients for their livesD．that; patients with their lives13.—Hello, is Mr Smith in?—Sorry, there is no such person _______ you referred to in my office.A．that B．asC．who D．whom14.Many people have applied for a job with our company, but we only have one or two ______ positions at the moment.A．empty B．vacant C．permanent D．adequate 15.—Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is?—It’s class time, so she _____ in the classroom now.A．can be B．must have beenC．might have been D．should be二、完形填空完型填空What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you it because you thought that it was just a little thought? Have you ever what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts (直觉) if you had paid more attention to it?Imagine a , where you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book, suddenly a light is on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to it, but wait a minute! That thought could be the potential beginning of the you have so much wished for.As the thought crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a solution, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has escaped you. It is almost as if a wise man has the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality, thereby bringing light to your life. It is like finding the piece of jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏). This becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that but powerful thought.Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become of the great possibilities that can if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. meaningless little thought or ideas when acted have a potential to explode into great projects. Many successful projects have been fromthe little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things.Don't waste a(n) to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don't have to wait for a major idea, orapproval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.That little thought or idea is the 55 of great things if you decide to follow it through.【1】A．hate B．like C．ignore D．value【2】A．considered B．remembered C．complained D．discovered【3】A．but B．or C．and D．nor【4】A．condition B．sight C．scene D．view【5】A．turned B．worked C．taken D．moved 【6】A．puts B．catches C．causes D．pulls【7】A．adore B．abandon C．account D．adopt 【8】A．wealth B．success C．dream D．reality 【9】A．highly B．fast C．hardly D．long 【10】A．whispered B．shouted C．talked D．laughed 【11】A．best B．first C．last D．exact 【12】A．little B．good C．strong D．weak 【13】A．capable B．conscious C．proud D．typical 【14】A．arise B．cause C．attain D．prove 【15】A．off B．out C．up D．down 【16】A．Fortunately B．Seemingly C．Obviously D．Deliberately 【17】A．by B．in C．upon D．to【18】A．grown B．done C．born D．torn 【19】A．opportunity B．possibility C．minute D．moment 【20】A．center B．beginning C．result D．sign三、阅读理解1.阅读理解阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
江苏省苏州五中2013-2014学年高二12月月考英语试题
江苏省苏州五中2013-2014学年高二12月月考英语试题4. What did the man do?A. He gave the woman the wrong information.B. He put the sugar in the black container.C. He added salt to his coffee.5. How long is a day on Mars?A. Less than 24 hours.B. 24 hours and 37 minutes.C. 37 hours.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What do we know about the woman’s document?A. It’s about 30000 words long.B. It’s written in English.C. It’s a textbook.7. Which language is the most difficult according to the man?A. Arabic.B. Spanish.C. English.8. What does the woman decide to do?A. Translate the document herself.B. Hire the man to do the translation.C. Look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。
9. Why does the woman call the man?A. To place an ad in the newspaper.B. To ask about something for sale.C. To find out about a TV program.10. When will the speakers meet this afternoon?A. At 200.B. At 300.C. At 400.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
江苏省苏州市第五中学高二英语上学期期中试题
苏州五中2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语2015.11第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）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 will the man do this afternoon?A.Go swimming.B. Get a dog.C. Go to a lecture.2.What is the woman most probably doing?A.Receiving a job interview.B.Talking with a friend.C.Helping the man type.3.How many languages can David speak?A.3.B. 4.C. 5.4.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.At a doctor’s.B. At home.C. In the office.5.What do we know about the woman?A.She is on a diet.B. She isn’t well.C. She is very thin.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)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，各小题将给出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至7题。
6.How long will the contest last?A.An hour.B. One and a half hours.C. Two hours.7.How will the man probably get to his destination?A.By subway.B. In James’s car.C. By bus.听第7段材料，回答第8、9 题。
高三英语月考试题及答案-苏州市第五中学2016届高三12月月考
2015-2016学年第一学期阶段性测试高三英语第I卷（选择题共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）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. Who was badly hurt?A. A taxi driver.B. A truck driver.C. A passer-by.2. What is the weather like at the moment?A. Rainy.B. Cloudy.C. Sunny.3.Why does the woman prefer the brick house?A. The yard is larger.B. It is prettier.C. It is bigger.4. How does the woman suggest the man go to work?A. By bus.B. By car.C. By subway.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A tour experience.B. A travel plan.C. A happy family.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）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，各小题将给出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 woman doing?A. Offering help.B. Asking the way.C. Making an invitation.7. Where is the bus station?A. On Main Street.B. On First Street.C. On Park Street.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷带答案解析
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.According to a recent survey, homework is what students most often ________ for their lack of sleep. A．blame B．remindC．accuse D．suspect2.Don't pretend ________ hard. I know that you are reading a magazine at the same time.A．to work B．workingC．to be working D．to have worked3.Generally，________ to a university in the USA, foreign students need to prove their strong ability in using English.A．admitting B．admittedC．to be admitted D．being admitted4.With our knowledge ________ practice，we can make great contributions to our society.A．to base on B．basing onC．based on D．base on5.Generally speaking，the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth，but whether or not he reaches those limits will ________ his environment.A．focus on B．rely onC．agree on D．carry on6.I am sorry, but I didn't mean to keep you waiting here so long. Can you ________ me?A．hesitate B．forgiveC．apologize D．satisfy7.I like reading books about ________ story of Sang Lan who has ________ positive attitude towards life. A．the；the B．a；aC．a；/D．the；a8.—What is going on over there?—They are arguing ________ each other ________ private affairs.A．about；with B．with；aboutC．with；with D．about；about9.The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once ________.A．they had quarreled B．they have quarreledC．have they quarreled D．had they quarreled10.I made ________ acquaintance of his sister at the party and then I fell in ________ love with her. A．an；a B．the；aC．the；/D．an；a11.I don't believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in tomorrow's business，________？A．do I B．don't IC．can you D．can't you12.I believe we could face delays if we travel by bus，________ traffic jams.A．thanks to B．despiteC．regardless of D．in spite of13.Looking you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. Experienced liars often do this in a(n) ________ way，playing on people believing the myth.A．automatic B．compulsoryC．sensitive D．deliberate14.Whether in a professional or social setting it's always ________ if you fail to introduce two people when you're their only shared acquaintance.A．superior B．awkwardC．mysterious D．current15.—Guess what！I have got A for my term paper.—Great！You ________ read widely and put a lot of work into it.A．must B．shouldC．must have D．should have二、完形填空She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds. However, Miss Bessie was a(n) ______ presence in the classroom. From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Saint Bernard's High School, she taught me a lot ______ I realized.There was never a(n) ______ problem in Miss Bessie's classes. We didn't dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and ______ Shakespeare and Milton.Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn't afford to buy a newspaper. She knew we didn't ______ own a radio. Still, she ______ me to look out for my ______ and find some ways to ______ what's going on in the world.______ I became a delivery boy who delivered newspapers. I ______ made a dollar a week, but I got to read a newspaper every day.Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork but were vital to a youngster's ______. Once a few classmates made fun of my ______ overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie ______ me on the back of that old overcoat and said, “Carl, never worry about what you don't have. Just make the most of what you do have—a(n) ______.”Among the things that I didn't have was ______ in the little wooden house. But because of her ______, I spent many hours beside a kerosene lamp(煤油灯) reading Shakespeare's works. Miss Bessie introduced me ______ a wonderful world of poems and stories. She led me to ______that I could write poems as well as Shakespeare. So I read ______ Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store. Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note ______“I'm so proud to read your article in TheTimes.”【1】A．amusing B．towering C．interesting D．exciting【2】A．more than B．less than C．better than D．worse than【3】A．academy B．homework C．race D．discipline【4】A．make use of B．make fun of C．make sense of D．make light of【5】A．even B．still C．ever D．yet【6】A．allowed B．forced C．turned D．encouraged 【7】A．happiness B．future C．family D．mistake 【8】A．catch up with B．come up with C．keep up with D．put up with 【9】A．So B．And C．Because D．As【10】A．always B．merely C．sometimes D．almost 【11】A．appearance B．health C．development D．performance 【12】A．colourful B．modern C．informal D．used 【13】A．patted B．hit C．struck D．pulled 【14】A．house B．overcoat C．radio D．brain 【15】A．money B．electricity C．water D．gas【16】A．inspiration B．anger C．curiosity D．sponsorship 【17】A．to B．in C．of D．about 【18】A．imagine B．believe C．dream D．insist 【19】A．whenever B．wherever C．whichever D．whatever 【20】A．writing B．printing C．saying D．speaking三、阅读理解This Sunday in London, an American running phenomenon will hit the UK for the first time — and looks set to leave a mark. The Color Run™ series, founded in 2011 by Utah resident Travis Snyder, who currently lives in Los Angeles, is a 5k with a twist: runners start in white clothing, and at each kilometer get caked in brightly colored powders (made from 100% eco-friendly and natural food-grade corn starch) thrown by volunteers. Snyder, 35, previously organized rock climbing events but says it was having a child that inspired him to think of an event combining fitness and pleasure. So far, 600,000 people have already taken part in Snyder's fitness festivals across the world, from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, becoming America's biggest 5k along the way.What does Snyder think is its appeal? "I think sometimes people get tired of being so competitive," he says. "In a running event, the person next to you is the tool that you are going to compare yourself to; whether or not you run faster than them or they run faster than you. The Color Run still has running in its basis: people still get to be out and be active. But instead of it being an exclusive experience, it's an inclusive experience, where the people next to you are part of that."The events attract a large population, including families and children, along with a higher proportion of women than most runs. For many, it is their first race and furthest distance. Synder's eight-year-old son has taken part in 20 of the races. "It's not a big deal because he doesn't think of it as 5k – he is just running and having fun."In line with this theme of participation rather than competition, there are no praises for coming first. If runners want to get a result, they will have to track it themselves, as it is not officially timed. And, needless to say, the finish line is one big party – before the clean up begins.【1】Those ________ can join in the Color Run.A．whose ages are more than 8B．who wear colorful clothesC．who are good at running D．who dress in white【2】What contributed to Travis Snyder’s founding the fitness festival?A．Competitive society.B．Being a father.C．Love among families and children.D．Having a lifestyle mentally and physically.【3】The Color Run series main aim is to ________.A．reduce people’s stress B．find the fastest runnersC．combine health and fun D．have a big party for every family【4】Why does the author mention Snyder’s eight-year-old son in Paragraph 4?A．To show Snyder’s love for his son.B．To prove the son was good at running.C．To tell us how the son covers his furthest distance.D．To argue the activity gains popularity whatever age.四、其他Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two hands. These are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problems. In order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufactured. This helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aids. The kind of disability aids that an individual might require depends on the person only. It is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobs. The following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant use.The first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socks. These stocking aids have a gutter that is made up of plastic material. These gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in it. The sock is then put over the gutter. The foot is placed inside the gutter. The cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sock. In this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending one’s back and reaching the foot.There are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingers.The third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are lifts. Now what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairs. These lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applications. It is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to use.For people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab rails. These grab rails are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodies. These rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and angles. These grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different va riations. One can purchase and fix one to their homes according to one’s specificities. These grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate place. The prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizes.A portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aid. It can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabled. These portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved about. These holders relieve t he strains on one’s hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a book. The holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distance.Thus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex one.Disability AidsDisability aids are of great 【1】 to those who are disabled as a result of some majorsickness or other problems.五、单词拼写【1】Customers with a strong emotional investment in your company or brand will feel _________(背叛) if you ever let them down.【2】They feel ________(内疚) about not being able to see their son often because they are busy with their work.【3】It's no use a__________ about the question with him, for he won't change his opinion.【4】It is __________(荒谬的) to believe that number 13 is unlucky.【5】If we pass the entrance examination and are fortunately a_________ to a university, we shall not stop making effort.【6】The practice of law requires __________(了解) with court procedures.【7】I apologize for the delay in __________(回复) to your message and greatly appreciate your patience. 【8】Chinese leaders are __________(坚定的) to continuing Deng Xiaoping's path of opening up policy and economic reform.【9】The two organizations work together to raise public awareness of the vast scale of hunger____________(全世界).【10】We do not need to __________(羡慕，忌妒) any other person, for our existence is actually unique!江苏高二高中英语月考试卷答案及解析一、单项选择1.According to a recent survey, homework is what students most often ________ for their lack of sleep.A．blame B．remindC．accuse D．suspect【答案】A【解析】考查动词辨析。
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷带答案解析
江苏高二高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.I made ________ acquaintance of my wife I the university and I fell in ______ love with heart first sight．（）A．an; 不填B．the; aC．the;不填D．an; a2.Tom pretended ________when the teacher came.（）A．to read B．to be readingC．to have read D．reading3.--- Have you ________?--- No．I dialed the wrong number.（）A．got in B．got awayC．got off D．got through4.________her grandma before, he didn’t know she was his grandma even if his mother had told him.（）A．Not being seen B．Not having seenC．Having not seen D．Not seeing5.The doctor did everything he could ____ the patient.（）A．save B．to saveC．saving D．saved6.The old man _______ his load on the ground and _______ down to have a rest.（）A．lay; lay B．laid; layC．laid; laid D．lied; lied7.“If,”he added, “_____ enough time, I would certainly have done it better.”（）A．to give B．givenC．I was given D．to be given8.A terrible earthquake hit Japan, ______ thousands of deaths.（）A．caused B．to causeC．having caused D．causing9.Although the country has had political independence for over a century,_______ it needs support of its neighbors..（）A．naturally B．fortunatelyC．particularly D．economically10.I don’t think it is teachers who _________ for giving students too much pr essure.（）A．are going to blame B．are to blameC．are to be blamed D．should blame11.－Do you have anything ______, Sir?－No．You can have a rest or do something else.（）A．to type B．to be typedC．typed D．typing12.You are most _________ to _______ taking over this company if you play your cards right..（）A．likely; end up B．probable; end inC．end with D．perhaps; end up with13.This special school accepts all disabled students, _____ educational level and background.（）A．according to B．as a consequence ofC．in addition to D．regardless of14._____ the big snake, the little girl stood under the tree _____ out of life.（）A．Seen; frightened B．Seeing; frighteningC．Seeing; frightened D．To see; frightening15.Brendan hurriedly got to the airport, only ______ the plane had taken off．（）A．to find B．to findingC．to be finding D．to have found二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。