内蒙古萨二中高二英语第二学期第一次月考试题(无答案) (2)

萨二中2014—2015学年度第二学期高二年级第一次月考英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1. Where are the two speakers now?A. On the first floor.B. On the fourth floor.C. On the fifth floor.2. What will the man most probably do?A. Give the woman directions.B. Take the woman there.C．Ask for directions.3. What will the two speakers discuss first?A. A report.B. A computer.C. A meeting.4. How did the man go to school at last this morning?A. By bus.B. On foot. C．By bike.5. What will the woman probably buy for John's birthday?A. A pen.B. A schoolbag.C. A science fiction book.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6．Why is the woman late?A．She set off too late. B. There was heavy traffic.C. The weather was terrible.7. What will the man order?A. Steak and an apple pie.B. Cabbage and a salad.C. Steak and cabbage.请听第7段材料，回答8，9题。

8. Why doesn’t th e man take the black T-shirt?A. He dislikes the color.B. It’s too small for him.C. He dislikes the style.9. How much does the man have to pay?A. $40B. $45C. $50请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man want to do?A. Exchange ideas about iPads.B. Find the most popular iPad games.C. Do some market research on iPads.11. When did the woman get her first iPad?A. In 2010.B. In 2011.C. In 2013.12. What does the woman usually use her iPad for?A. Doing some online shopping.B. Keeping track of her bank account.C. Doing a teach-yourself French program.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What was Williams' life like in Mississippi?A. Quiet.B. Difficult.C. Pleasant.14. What was Williams before he became famous?A. A movie actor.B. A sales clerk.C. A shoemaker.15. What do we know about Battle of Angels? .A. It was first put on in 1941.B. It wasn’t successful at first.C. It helped Williams win two awards.16. What does the man think is Williams' most famous play?A. A Streetcar Named Desire.B. Cat on a Hot tin Roof.C. Sweet Bird of Youth.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many people won Golden Tickets?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.18. What is Golden Tickets for?A. A day tour in a factory.B. New types of chocolates.C. Some candy bars.19. Why did the chocolate firm give Dahl and some other kids chocolates?A. To attract customers' attention.B. To reward them for their grades.C. To ask them to judge the chocolates.20. What is the speaker doing?A. Describing a book.B. Introducing a tour.C. Talking about a chocolate.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AParker Liautaud, a teenage student, is preparing for an expedition (探险) to the South Pole. The 19-year-old is now training for a 640-kilometre journey from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole. If he successfully makes the journey in 22 days as planned, he will break the speed record for the fastest trip from the continent’s coast to the South Pole on foot. He would also be the youngest male to reach the goal, although a younger female once did it in the past.Parker says he was motivated by the opportunity to raise awareness about climate change, rather than pushing his own physical limits. Citing (提及) Ben Saunders, the British explorer who recently made an expedition to the South Pole and back, as an inspiring influence in his physical preparation, he said, “Training is something I used to feel very out of place doing, but now I feel very confident about my ability to get from A to B physically.”Given that background and a training schedule involving two or th ree hours’ preparation a day, he might be expected to take a hiatus from his studies at Yale University. However, he is continuing his course in geology and geophysics, until he heads out to the Antarctic next month. While in Antarctica, he will be carrying out tests to help show how the climate is changing, including testing a lightweight weather station for the first time on the continent.Parker admitted feeling anxious about the journey, which he is carrying out with his partner Doug Stoup and is expected to complete in less than a month, but he said, “The best way to respond to pressure is to be as well-prepared as humanly possible.”21. During the expedition, Parker Liautaud will _____.A. have a tight scheduleB. face all difficulties aloneC. cover 640 kilometres a dayD. drive all the way by himself22. Why does Parker Liautaud plan to visit the South Pole?A. To push his own physical limits.B. To do repairs to a weather station.C. To do research on climate change.D. To finish a project in his university.23. The underlined word “hiatus” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.A. prizeB. degreeC.decision D. break24. What does the author mainly tell us in the text?A. The climate of the Antarctic keeps changing rapidly.B. A teenage student prepares for the South Pole record.C. A 19-year-old boy has crossed the Antarctic successfully.D. It takes courage to go on an expedition to the South Pole.BIt’s time to study like a rock star! Many rock stars are smart enough to know that it’s cool to go to a top-rated school. Let’s check out these musicians who went to Ivy League colleges.Rivers CuomoThe lead singer and guitarist of the band, Weezer, is an Ivy League rocker, graduating from Harvard with outstanding performance. Rivers Cuomo earned his bachelor’s degree in English after 10 year on-off work at this famous university. John LegendThe Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter had scholarship offers from Harvard, Georgetown and Morehouse before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in English with an emphasis on African American literature. John Legend famously contributed to Kanye West’s album, “The College Dropout (辍学者)”. He always supports education reform and has even taken part in a public performance for dropout prevention for free.Lisa LoebIt was just a few years after she graduated from Brown University with a degree in comparative literature that singer Lisa Loeb had a hit single (畅销的单曲唱片) with her song “Stay”. The smart rocker made history with “Stay” as the only artist to ever have a number one single before being signed to a recording contract. Greg GraffinThe lead singer of the L.A. punk band, Bad Religion, earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University. He later worked at the University of California at Los Angeles as a life science professor. Greg Graffin has said, “[Evolution (进化) is] a controversial topic that I research both on an academic (学术的) lev el and in my music.”25. We can learn from the text that John Legend _____.A. won a Grammy Award at collegeB. majored in comparative literatureC. became famous for The College DropoutD. once performed to help school dropouts26. Which of the following musicians taught at a university?A. Rivers Cuomo.B. John Legend.C. Lisa Loeb.D. Greg Graffin.27. Which university did the singer of “Stay” graduate from?A. Harvard University.B. The University of Pennsylvania.C. Brown University.D. Cornell University.28. The text mainly aims to _____.A. advise readers to pursue their studiesB. advise readers to learn to enjoy rock musicC. show the importance of entering a top-rated schoolD. show the relationship between education and musicCHe has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic’s 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge — the Ironman Triathlon (铁人三项) Championship in Hawaii.To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather.Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries (充电电池) of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only “breaks” will be to recharge his batteries.The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different “Evolta” robot bodies competing —each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel.In spite of all these advantages, the robot’s creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge —not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles (障碍) that humans just step over.The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic’s rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the “world’s longest-lasting batteries”!29. When competing in the triathlon, Evolta _____.A. has to finish the competition in 17 hoursB. will be allowed to have a break from time to timeC. will start three weeks earlier than other competitorsD. will have three specially-built bodies for the competition30. By saying “Evolta will add another feather in his cap”, the author means _____.A. Evolta will celebrate the victory with a feather capB. Evolta will become very famous and attractiveC. Evolta will be awarded with another feather capD. Evolta will have another thing to be proud of31. From the text, we can infer that Evolta will take part in the competition to _____.A. challenge human runnersB. prove the potential of robotsC. market Panasonic’s batteriesD. show today’s advanced technology32. The text is mainly about a robot _____.A. using the energy-efficient batteriesB. accomplishing a challenging triathlonC. winning human athletes for the first timeD. competing in the Ironman Triathlon ChampionshipDMen take more risks. In studies, men as a whole display less cautious behavior than women, such as driving at higher speeds and closer to other cars, not wearing seat belts, and driving while drunk more often. They even make riskier turns and take less time when parking (although they do a more accurate job, says Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us).BUT ... how someone drives doesn’t necessarily equal how well he drives. Men do seem to be better at certain driving tasks than women. However, this slight edge (优势) in ability doesn’t translate into better driving records. The kinds of accidents men get into are generally the result of their riskier behavior. Accordingto one study, men are more than three times as likely to be ticketed for “aggressive driving” than women, and more than 25 percent as likely to be at fault in an accide nt.Perception (观念) is a powerful thing. In spite of the research, it is still difficult to determine whether men are truly innately (天生地) better drivers than women or if they’re simply more confident in their driving because they’re considered to be better, and thus show better skills. Similarly, the perception that women are weaker drivers may negatively affect their performance behind the wheel.Women are catching up ... which isn’t necessarily good news. Men may be responsible for more accidents than women, but the gap is getting smaller. Today, more women drive (and drive more) than ever before, which has the unfortunate consequence of an increase in speeding, aggressive driving, and so on.33. The text is most probably taken from _____.A. a book reviewB. a library guideC. a driving guidebookD. a newspaper report34. The author develops the first paragraph mainly by _____.A. making comparisonsB. giving examplesC. analyzing reasons and resultsD. following the order of importance35. What can we learn from the text?A. Women should be responsible for most accidents.B. Men cause accidents mainly because they are careless.C. Tom Vanderbilt believes that women can park more accurately than men.D. The author doubts whether men are born to be better drivers than women.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。