2011-2012学年广东省东莞市麻涌中学高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

2011-2012学年度第二学期第二次月考高一英语试题命题人：翟艳青审题人：郑彩英Ⅰ、听力部分第一节选择题（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）听下面一段独白，回答第1-2题1.What‟s the probable relationship between the two speakers ?A.friends.B. colleagues.C. neighbors.2.Where is the woman from?A.The United States.B. England.C. China.听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。

3.How often does the man do his part-time job?A.Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.4.Where did the woman get a part-time job?A.At a cafe.B. At the post office.C. At a bookstore.5.What does the man do with his part-time income?A.He saves all of it for trips.B. He spends some of it on clothes.C. He buys books with some of it.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听取下面一段独白。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为11-15（即现在的6-10题）的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒的阅读时间，录音读两遍。

你将有60秒的作答时间。

Ⅱ、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11~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some boys join the Navy when they are quite young, and they then are given acourse of training as sailors. It is a long course; both on land 11 at sea. During it,the boys study things like math and science as well as learn to tie knots (结), fire gunsand 12 other practical things.One of the important things they are 13 is how to swim. In the old days, many sailors were 14 to swim, but now it is rare to find one that cannot. At one school for sailors, the swimming instructor was good. He had never had a boy whom he had 15 to teach to swim by the time the course ended. One year, however, There was one particular boy on the training course 16 seemed quite unable to learn to 17 . The instructor tried giving him extra lessons, but he had 18 success at all, whatever he did. In the end, as the time drew near for the 19 to end, he had to admit defeat.One day, he called the boy aside after the swimming lesson and said, “John, I have tried 20 to teach you to swim, but I have failed 21 the first time in my life. Now I want to give you a piece of 22 .Listen carefully.”“ Yes, sir,” answered the boy.“Well,” the instructor 23 on, “if you are ever in a ship and it 24 , just dive off the side into the sea, go right down to the bottom and 25 to the shore as fast as you can. That‟s the only way you will save your life.”11. A. or B. nor C. and D. besides12. A. do B. teach C. finish D. watch13. A. learned B. studied C. done D. taught14. A. supposed B. unable C. able D. considered15. A. managed B. tried C. failed D. occurred16. A. who B. which C. it D. what17. A. play B. swim C. fire D. sail18. A. some B. any C. none D. no19. A. school B. boy C. course D. swimming20. A. hardly B. enough C. merely D. hard21. A. for B. on C. as D. of22. A. news B. idea C. advice D. word23. A. put B. said C. came D. went24. A. floats B. moves C. sinks D. drops25. A. swim B. run C. walk D. jump第二节语法填空（共15小题；每小题1分满分15分）根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格出填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当的形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷上标号为26-40的相应的位置上26.I have no ________ (intend)of bringing you so much trouble.27. We had an ____________ (argue) with the waiter about the bill.28. The number of the students present ______ (be) 200.29. ________ is needed for the space trip is careful preparation.30. I regret __________ (waste) so much time when I was a student.31. Not only you but also he ____ (be) wrong.32. All students but one ________ (be) here just now.33. Focus your attention ________ your work.34. To everyone‟s ________(satisfy), we won the game.35. Paul finally rid himself ______ debt.36. Since 1953, _____ (find) ways to grow more rice has been his life goal.37. ______ (fortunate), I lost my way and got lost.38. The girl (sit) at her computer is my sister Clare.39．This is an _______ (entertain) story.40. Generally _______（speak）, the rich in the U.S.A employ a private detective.Ⅲ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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AHave you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy. Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird‟s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.41. Some scientists believe that most of the time bird‟s singing is actually ________.A.an expression of happinessB. a way of warningC.an expression of angerD. a way of greeting42. What is a bird‟s “territory”?A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.C.An area for which birds fight against each other.D.An area which a bird considers to be its own.43. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?A.Because they want to invite more friends.B.Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.C.Because they want to find outsiders around.D.Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.44. How does the writer explain birds‟ singing?A. By comparing birds with human beings.B.By reporting experiment results.C.By describing birds‟ da ily life.D.By telling a bird‟s story.45. What does the underline word “screaming” in paragraph 4 mean?A. 哭喊声B. 令人惊愕的C. 尖叫声D. 尖叫的BThere is an English saying: “laughter is best medicine.”Until recently,few people took the saying seriously .Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body .They have found that laughter really can improve people‟s health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body .People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts ,blood pressure ,breathing and muscles .It was found that laughter had similar effects to physical exercise .It increases blood pressure ,the heart beating and breathing ; it also works several groups of muscles in the face ,the stomach ,and even the feet .If laughter exercises the body ,it must be beneficial .Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body .In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs .The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients‟ health by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.46. Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that .A. smiling does good to healthB. laughter can be toleratedC. there is a way to reduce painD. laughter can work the muscles in the feet47. The main idea of the passage is .A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human bodyB. smile can produce the same effects as laughterC. pain can be reduced by laughterD. laughter is the best medicine48. The students who tolerated the pain for the longest time.A. listened to different radio programsB. could produce a kind of chemicalC. don‟t have stress of painD. listened to a funny program49. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to .A. testB. stopC. reduceD. increase50. Doctors hold laughter clinics _________.A. to give better condition to their patientsB. in order to improve patients‟ healthC. to make patients smileD. to prove smile and laughter have the same effectCW e do some strange things when we don‟t like the way our life is going．Too often we blame(责怪)someone else．……I wish my parents were more understanding．”“I have such a bad Chemistry teacher!”“My friends are so boring and self-centered．They make my life worse and worse．‟‟Blame! Blame! Blame!It seems natural to sing this self-pitying song，but the truth is，if you don‟t like your life，you should do something about it．No one else knows exactly how you feel or what you need．No one can read your mind correctly．You are the only one with the power to cheek your life，and if you want it to be different，you can change what you‟re doing．When you‟re in trouble，don‟t give away your power to decide how you feel about yourself. Choose how you want to think and act．Other people can‟t make you unhappy or angry．They only act in their own way and then it‟s up to you to decide how you will respond(回应)．For example，your friends go out to lunch without you and you feel very angry．How are you going to act? You may blame your friends，“They are not kind．Who needs them anyway?” Or you may tell your friends how you feel，listen to their explanation，and let them know you‟d like to be invited next time．When you decide everything in your own way，you‟re getting hold o f your own life and shaping(塑造)it according to your tastes and feelings．You can choose to be happy，to make friends and to build an interesting life．When you blame others for what is or isn‟t happening in your life，you have stopped growing or learning．One of the most important rules is that you can never change another person by your direct action．The only person you have the right to change is yourself．Once you change，the other person has something different to respond to and change is possible．If you want change in your life，begin with yourself．51．What should we do if we don‟t like our life?A．Change what we‟re doing．B．Read our minds correctly．C．Sing that self-pitying song．D．Tell others what we want．52．If the writer‟s friends have dinner t ogether without him，he may _________.A．ask somebody else to talk to themB．do the same thing to them in returnC．talk to them and try to find out whyD．forget it and be still friendly with them53．What‟s the writer‟s idea about how to change other s?A．He thinks it‟s impossible to change others．B．He believes our love can change everything．C．He chooses to talk with others directly．D．He prefers to change ourselves first instead．54. At the beginning of the passage three examples are given __________.A．to support the idea that people often blame othersB．to suggest that there are various problems in people‟s lifeC．to show that not all chemistry teachers are fit for their jobD．to explain the reason why some people‟s life is worse a nd worse55．What‟s the best title of the passage?A. Blame! Blame! Blame!B．Who Controls My Life?C. Change! Change! Change!D．What Makes Me Unhappy?DYears ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window e ach afternoon, sewing or reading.After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.56．The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because_____________.A．the woman's window was dirtyB．the writer's window was dirtyC．the woman lived nearbyD．the writer was near-sighted57．Finishing the cleaning, the writer was surprised that_____________.A．the woman was sitting by her windowB．the woman's window was cleanC．the woman did cleaning in the afternoonD．the woman's window was still terrible58．“…it dawned on me”probably means “______________”.A．I began to understand itB．it cheered me upC．I knew it grew lightD．it began to get dark59．It‟s clear that__________________.A．the writer had never met the woman beforeB．the writer often washed the windowC．they both worked as cleanersD．they lived in a small town60．From the passage, we can learn__________________.A．one shouldn't criticize others very oftenB．one should often make his windows cleanC．one must judge himself before he judges othersD．one must look at others through his dirty windows第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。