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1、高二年级第一次月考英语试卷（问卷） 考试范围：选修7 试卷页数：4 考试时间： 100分钟第一部分：阅读理解(共两节20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A One evening I noticed a young woman in a bar. She was different from other customers who passed her by. Some didnt see her because she wasnt fit in the “bar scene”

2、and others because her physical condition made her differentshe was born with a disabilityher left leg was shorter than the right when she walked. It was the “difference” that drew me to her. The woman didnt feel embarrassed. Instead, she was self-confident and full of life. Have you ever seen a per

3、son who just looked as though he knew something that you didnt know? Well, that was exactly how she looked as she smiled from the moment she went to her table to the moment she left. How did she own this quality while other customers did not? Other customers drank and talked about the trouble they m

4、et. she did not. Other customers complained about the “unfair” life. she did not. Other customers found courage in a bottle.she did not. There was no dancing for her. However, she saw obvious value and pleasure in just being there. This woman showed such appreciation, confidence and consideration at

5、 the moment. Faced with great adversityher disability, this young woman clearly did better not worse; faced with her tragedy(悲剧), she realized that she needed to make a decision to be better, and not worse，while so called “normal” people cant even see the existence of other choices. Whatever the eas

6、e may be, dont miss the wonderful gift that this young woman has given to me and also given you: you have a choice to find pleasure in every moment and to move towards a purpose that provides you with satisfaction. 1What attracted the authors attention in the bar?AA beautiful young woman. BThe disab

7、ility of a woman.CThe busy and noisy bar scene. DThe poor performance of a customer.2Compared with other customers, the young woman _.Ahas a good, unique quality Bwas easier to get attentionCwasnt so talkative and outgoing Dhad few chances to perform herself3What does the underlined word “adversity”

8、 mean?Aopportunity. Bdifficulty. Cmisfortune. Dchallenge.4What does the young woman tell us?AThe life is fair to everyone.BDont complain about life.CPeople can find pleasure through improving the quality.DPeople need to understand how to find pleasure. B When other nine-year-old kids were playing ga

9、mes, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a mov

10、ie, “Homeless to Harvard：The Liz Murray Story”， shown in late April. Liz Murray, a 22-yea-rold American girl, has been writing a reallife story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was th

11、e only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it. Liz went back t

12、o school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the

13、 society，” she wrote in her book Breaking Night. She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and wo

14、n a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time

15、.” Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”5In which order did the following things happen to Liz?aHer mother died of AIDS.bShe worked at a petrol station.cShe got admission into Harvard University.dThe movie about her life was put o

16、n.eShe had trouble finding a place to sleep.Ab，a，e，c，d Ba，b，c，e，dCe，d，b，a，c Db，e，a，d，c6The main idea of the passage is _.Ahow Liz managed to enter Harvard UniversityBwhat a hard time Liz had in her childhoodCwhy Liz loved her parents so muchDhow Liz struggled to change her life7What actually made he

17、r go towards her goal?AEnvy and encouragement. BWillpower and determination.CDecisions and understanding. DLove and respect for her parents.8When she wrote “What drove me to live on.I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that _.Ashe had little experience of social lifeBshe co

18、uld hardly understand the societyCshe would do something for her own lifeDshe needed to travel more around the world CCredit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years. But some people get deep into debt. And critics say some banks have terms and charges that can make

19、 it harder for people to pay off that debt. In the United States, there are calls for stronger government supervision of the credit card industry. Credit cards have been heavily marketed through the mail and at stores. They offer economic power at a price. In 2004, Americans had about $800 billion i

20、n credit card debt. Now they owe about $968 billion. Critics say banks made it very easy to get credit cards. But that may be changing. The crisis in the housing and credit markets is beginning to affect the credit card industry. More payments are late. Charges for late payments are a growing source

21、 of profit for banks. But late payments can also signal bad debts.The central bank, the Federal Reserve, says two thirds of American banks have recently reported tighter lending requirements. Many people report having their credit limits reduced without warning. Some lawmakers are concerned that car

22、dholders do not have enough protection from what critics say are abusive policies. These include actions like raising interest rates because of an unrelated event. Also, banks may raise the chances of a late payment by changing monthly payment dates for credit cards. According to a survey, 82% of Am

23、ericans think credit cards provide a valuable service. But a majority, 58%, say they do not trust credit card companies. And three out of four think the government should regulate the industry more closely. Three out of four people feel there is always some condition that makes a card less appealing

24、 than the company made it sound. And a little more than half say they have had a card that was not as good as they expected. But close to 80% say no one really reads the terms and conditions when they sign up for a credit card.9What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?A

25、We can enjoy more convenience using credit cards.BCredit cards can improve your buying power.CWe can buy things at lower prices using credit cards.DCredit cards bring more card debt as well as convenience.10Which of the following can be a case of abusive policies?ABanks make credit cards look more a

26、ttractive.BBanks ignore the danger of bad debts.CBanks raise interest rates with no good reason.DBanks put off monthly payment dates.11What can we know from the text?ABanks depend entirely on late payments to develop.BPeople should be more careful when applying for a credit card.CThe US government p

27、rovides better protection for cardholders.DThe majority of Americans dont think much of credit cards.12What is the main idea of the last paragraph?ACredit cards are still very well received in America.BCredit cards dont live up to some peoples expectations.CMany people dont believe in credit card co

28、mpanies.DThe results of a survey about credit cards in America. D Science fiction writers create imaginary worlds. The way things work in your imaginary worlds will be based on actual science. So its important for you to be familiar with the scientific principles and inventions that are related to y

29、our creation. For example, if youre writing about human living on a planet with zero gravity, then you need to know the effects of zero gravity on the human body. Then you have to figure out the exact rules of your imaginary worlds. And you have to follow them. If humans are able to breathe underwat

30、er in Chapter 1, your character cant drown in a swimming pool in Chapter 3. The issue here is maintaining your readers trust. That means the reader is willing to pretend along with you. If you start out with an ordinary detective novel and then throw in someone breathing underwater in the 6th chapte

31、r, you will pull the readers out of their imagination. The same thing happens if you change the rules halfway. Part of your preparation work for the novel is to map out its worlds in great detail. You should decide the following issues: the history of the world, the geography, what possibilities it

32、offers, how everything works in this new reality, and how all of these factors affect the way your characters think, feel, and react to things. You dont have to tell your readers all the rules in the first chapter. But you have to let readers know enough to understand whats going on. This also allow

33、s you to work out logical problems and contradictions before you start writing. When you are writing, remember to make it feet real. You are inviting readers to visit a new world. They will want to be able to see, hear, feel, smell, and even taste what its like. Whether your novel is about a world w

34、ithout disease or an undiscovered planet, help your readers feel like theyre actually there.13Whats the relationship between actual science and science fiction?AScience fiction promotes the development of actual science.BScience fiction often reflects the development of actual science.CActual scienc

35、e limits the imagination described in science fiction.DActual science provides basic principles for science fiction.14The second paragraph is mainly developed by _.Amaking comparisons Bgiving examplesCfollowing the time order Danalyzing causes15The passage is mainly about _.Ahow to do scientific res

36、earch Bhow to raise interest in scienceCwhat to expect from science fiction Dhow to write science fiction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。选项中有两项为多余选项。New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. 16 And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech

37、 communications equipment is greatly increased by foreign language skills. Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. 17 Overseas assignments (指派) are becoming increasingly important to advan

38、cement within executive (行政的) ranks. 18 He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the companys plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidenc

39、e in his or her ability to manage back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common. Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices (装置) with business applications, even small businesses in the United Sta

40、tes are able to get into international markets. 19 But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isnt generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal. The

41、employee posted abroad who speaks the countrys language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight (洞察力) to know when it is better to move more slowly. 20.A. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign customers over the telep

42、hone or by fax machine is an obvious asset (有价值的人或物) to the firm. B. We are connected by the Internet. C. More and more people are learning English. D. Its now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. E. The executive stationed in another country no

43、 longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind”. F. English is still the international language of business. G. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts. 第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45)第一节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 We Never To

44、ld Him He Couldnt Do It My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normallybut would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent on surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldnt know he had a

45、problem when you saw him walk. The children in our neighbourhood ran around as most children did during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never _21_ him that he probably wouldnt be able to run as _22_ as the other children. So he didnt know. In the seventh grade he decided

46、 to _23_ for the crosscountry team. Every day he _24_ with the team. He worked harder and ran _25_ than any of the othersperhaps he _26_ that the abilities that seemed to come _27_ to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the _28_ team runs，only the _29_ seven runners have the poten

47、tial(潜能) to _30_ points for the school. We didnt tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didnt know. He _31_ to run four to five miles a day, every dayeven the day he had a 103degree fever. I was _32_， so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all _33_. I asked him ho

48、w he felt. “Okay，”he said. He had two more miles to go. The _34_ ran down his face and his eyes were glassy(无神的) from his fever. Yet he looked straight ahead and _35_ running. We never told him he couldnt run four miles with a 103degree fever. So he didnt know. Two weeks later，the _36_ of the team r

49、unners were called. Joey was number six on the _37_. Joey had made the team. He was in the _38_ gradethe other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he shouldnt _39_ to make the team. We never told him he couldnt do it. So he didnt know. He just _40_ it. 21A. told Boffered Cass

50、ured Dcheated 22A. slowly Bfast Cwell Dbadly 23A. go all out Brun out Cjump in Dmake out 24A. connected Bstudied Ctrained Dcaught 25A. less Bmore Charder Dlonger 26A. knew Bunderstood Csensed Dpitied 27A. strangely Bnaturally Csurprisingly Dexcitedly 28A. only Bentire Csingle Dpossible 29A. poor BOn

51、ly Ctop Dhead 30A. make Bwin Cscore Dsee 31A. continued Bstopped Cbegan Dbegged 32A. pleased Bannoyed Cdisappointed Dworried 33A. along Balone Cwet Dright 34A. sweat Bwater Ctear Drain 35A. stopped Bkept CBegan Dliked 36A. names Bmen Cclothes Dscores 37A. list Bpole Cteam Dground 38A. eighth Bsevent

52、h Csixth Dfifth 39A. promise Bwait Cexpect Dlove 40A. did Benjoyed Cran Dcaught 第II卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A man came to the USA. After 41._(settle) down at an island, he went into a cafeteria to get something 42._(eat). He sat down at an empty table and wait

53、ed for someone to take his order, but nobody did. 43._(final), a woman with a tray full of food sat opposite him and informed him 44._ the cafeteria worked. “Start out at that end，” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At 45._ other end theyll tell you how much you have to p

54、ay.” “I soon 46._(learn) how everything worked in the USA，” the man told his friend. “Lifes a cafeteria there. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success, 47._ youll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to 48._. You have to get up

55、and get it yourself.” You cant change the inevitable. The only thing you can do 49._(be) to control your attitude. Once you reach that point in life, happiness and 50._(satisfy) wont be too far away.第三部分 写作（两共节，满分35分）第一节:短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)下面短文中有10 处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个的单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并

56、在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10 处，多者（从第11 处起）不计分。I found it great honor to work as for a volunteer in the Summer Olympics. I learnt that more than 1.27million people from home or abroad came to provide services. There were about 2,500 volunteers f

57、rom several universities who was providing services to the 50,000 athletes stay in the Olympic Village. I work in the equipment department, responsible for moving all the equipments. I was required to work from 6:30a.m to 11:00a.m., so I volunteered to work all the day. It was very tired and I felt

58、exhausted but it was worth it, because I was proud to have done that I could for this great event.第二节：书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李明，你的朋友刘华打算放弃读大学而外出打工。请你根据下面的要点用英文给他写一封信，说明上大学的好处和你的看法，劝他打消这一念头。1你的态度；2列举上大学的好处(23点)；3你对上大学的认识。注意：1.词数100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3信的开头与结束语已为你写好(不计入总词数)。Dear Liu Hua， I learn that you prefer to work directly after high school rather than go to college. But I dont think it is a wise choice in a long term._ _Best wishes， Li Ming版权所有：高考资源网()