河北省故城县高级中学2015-2016学年高二上学期9月月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、第二部分阅读理解AHundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to declare war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.One night, the leader of the Scots

2、 marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. We will rest here tonight, my men, he said. Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.They were all very tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and on

3、e by one, they fell asleep.The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He c

4、ried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots up. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. Bu

5、t the people of Scotland like it so much that they made it their national flower.21. Hundreds of years ago, the Romans _.A. came from the north through England todeclare war on ScotlandB. came to the north Scotland from England todeclare war on ScotlandC. came from the north of England to fight agai

6、nst the ScotsD. came to the north from the south of Britain to fight against the Scots22. At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill _.A. began to fight the Romans hardB. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fightC. woke and rose immediately, ready to

7、fightD. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight23. The result of the war is that _.A. the Romans killed all the ScotsB. the Scots were defeatedC. the Scots were driven out of ScotlandD. the Scots defeated the Romans24. The Scots made thistle their national flowerbecause thist

8、le _.A. is lovely, though not beautifulB. gives them happinessC. is a kind of useful plantD. helped the Scots in wiping out the RomansB The hands，the eyes and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals.No other animals have all three parts to work together.No animals c

9、an do what human beings can do.Humans can do many things and feel many things with the hand.The hands can hold on to things and make things because the thumb works with the fingers.This fifth finger is strong.Most animals dont have thumbs.The thumb can press against the other fingers.Without a thumb

10、 to press against the fingers，it is difficult to hold on to anything.The thumb and fingers can also fit the flat surface of a box and the curved(不平的)surface of a pencil.We can feel that something is hot or cold，soft or hard，smooth or rough.The hands，with thumb and fingers，is one of the best tools we

11、 have. Most animals see a flat picture.Their eyes can only see how high and how wide something is. Some animals see a different picture with each eye.Some dont see in colour. Humans see one picture with both eyes working together.We can see how high and how wide something is.We can also see how far

12、in front of or in back of something a thing is.The brain tells other parts of the body how to work.Some of the things the body does are automatic；that is，we dont have to think about them.For example，we dont have to think to make our heart work or our stomach eat.The brain tells the eyes and hands ho

13、w to make useful and beautiful things.That is how human beings become tool makers and artists.That is how human can have richer and better lives than other animals.本文主要介绍了人的手、眼和脑的一起合作使得人与其他动物不同。25.Human beings are different from other animals because _.A.human beings have the hands，the eyes and the

14、brain working all the timeB.other animals also have the hands，the eyes and the brainC.human beings work together with other animalsD.the hands，the eyes and the brain of the human can work together26.According to the passage，when you say you hold on to something，you mean _.A.you have it in your hands

15、 and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round itB.you have it in your arms and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round itC.you feel it with your handsD.you press the fingers of your right hand against those of your left hand27.The author tells us that no animals can do what huma

16、ns can do.He gives quite a few facts to support the idea.One of them is that _.A.most animals dont see in colourB.the humans see a thing with both eyes working togetherC.only humans can see and how high and how wide a thing isD.some animals can see only one picture28._ is automatic.A.Breathing B.Dri

17、ving a car C.Making a chair D.Playing footballC “I dont speak English”these are the first words I learned when I came to America. Soon I was able to pronounce the four words clearly，and said them whenever an American tried to talk to me.This answer was very effective at ending our conversation and s

18、aving me from another uncomfortable situation where I might have to actually try and communicate in a language I was not familiar with. Before coming to the United States，I thought I knew English pretty well.But the truth is the dry grammar and vocabularybased English that is taught in schools overs

19、eas(海外的)is not the English people speak in America. But fear not! Once you are in America，you can immediately begin to bridge the gap(差距)between the learned English that you already know，and the spoken English that is all around you.To do this，first of all，it is important not to fear when you realiz

20、e that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought.For me，the minute I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking，I made rapid progress.Often the people didnt even notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me. Another good id

21、ea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed.For example，if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while，you can either say “I would like to stop working and rest for a while” or “I want to take a quick break from work”The first

22、 sentence，I quickly learned，sounds dry and too formal(正式)for any kind of communication，while the second is an idiom(成语)that is widely used in American English conversation. Finally，use what you already knowthe vocabulary，the grammar and the spelling. Try to use these into the spoken language for mor

23、e impressive and accurate(精确)speaking results. 本文作者介绍了自己在国外说英语的经历，自己由怕说到有了很大的进步。29.Whats the main idea of this passage?A.Youd better not say “I dont speak English” in the USB.How you can improve your spoken English in the USA.C.You should speak loudly in the USA.D.Listening is the best way to improv

24、e your spoken English.30.The writer preferred to use the sentence “I dont speak English” to _.A.protect himself from being troubledB.admit he is not a nativeC.avoid getting upset in communicating with othersD.save much time for himself31.Whats the problem with the English taught outside Englishspeak

25、ing countries?A.It is quite different from what the natives speak.B.It is taught incorrectly and boring.C.It has nothing to do with English.D.It totally misleads the learners.32.When did the writer make rapid progress in spoken English?A.Immediately he arrived in the USB.The moment he removed the fe

26、ar of speaking.C.As soon as he paid attention to the way Americans spoke.D.Directly he found what had been learned useless. DA home school is a school where parents educate their children at home instead of sending them out to a public or private school. Home schooling is legal throughout Europe, Au

27、stralia, New Zealand, North America, Hong Kong, and South Africa. Home schooling is most popular in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Home schooling is legally accepted in all 50 states of the US, but each state has its own laws that a family must obey. Currently, it is esti

28、mated that over one million families school their children at home. Most of these families include a breadwinner and a stay-at-home parent who does most of the teaching, although there are single parent families and double career families.Home schooling education models range from unschooling to tra

29、ditional classroom schooling. Unschooling is based on interest-based learning in which the child expresses interest in a particular subject, and the parents take steps to provide the materials for that subject.In some places, the home school group shares a professional teacher to teach a particular

30、subject. The group may also arrange field trips and sports activities with local private schools. These activities are intended to provide social skills for the students.Home school families take advantage of technology and the Internet to supplement (补充) traditional teaching. Some home school famil

31、ies enroll (注册) their children in an online school or course as a supplement to their own teaching.Some home school families teach their children through high school graduation. Others teach their children until they feel they are old enough to live independently.In America, colleges do recognize a

32、home school diploma (文凭), but most are more interested in high school transcripts (成绩报告单) and SAT and ACT scores. There are currently over 800 colleges that accept home-schooled graduates including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford.33. In most of the home school families, _.A. one parent goes to work and

33、the other stays at homeB. one parent is a worker and the other is a teacherC. both of the parents stay at homeD. both of the parents go to work34. In the education model of unschooling, _.A. children are taught in traditional waysB. children dont need any textbooksC. special attention is paid to chi

34、ldrens interestD. everything is decided by childrens parents35. We can know from the passage that _.A. home schooling is only popular in developedcountriesB. children in a home school have no connectionwith other studentsC. a home school diploma is not accepted bycolleges in AmericaD. some children

35、in a home school also takecourses online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。In Bill Gates book for high school and college graduates, there is a list of ten things they can not learn in school. In his book, Bill Gates writes that modern education may feel good, but it crea

36、tes a full generation of kids with no idea of reality. 36 The ten things are:1. Be nice to people. 2. Life is not fair. You have to get used to it.3. 37 It will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself.4. You will not make forty thousand dollars a year right out of high

37、 school. You will not be a vice president until you earn it.5. If you think your teacher is strict, wait till you get a boss.6. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity (尊严).387. Before you were born, your parents were not as boring as they are now. 398. Your school may have done away with (废除)

38、winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished (废除) failing grades; they will give you as many times as you want to get the right answers. 409. Life is not divided into semesters. You do not get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself

39、.10. Television is not real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.A. This does not bear the slightest similarity to anythingin real life. B. Make full use of every chance to improve yourself.C. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaningyour clothes,

40、 and listening to your talk about howcool you are.D. He also talks about how this education sets them upfor failure in the real world.E. If you are not happy, its not your parents fault.F. Your grandparents had a different word for burgerflipping; they call it opportunity.G. The world will not care

41、about your self-esteem.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节完形填空.Shopping on the Internet，or shopping online，is becoming more and more popular. More and more people are using the （41） to buy things.Why do people use the Internet to shop？Some people say that it is more （42） .They do not have to leave their homes to order s

42、omething，and they can shop for anything that they want at any （43） ， day or night. （44） say that they can find things for sale that they cant find in the stores near their （45） .Still other people say that they can find better （46） on the Internet. If you want to buy something on the Internet，you ne

43、ed a credit card.You have to type your credit card （47） and information on the website and send it to the （48） over the Internet.You have to be sure that the store will not use your （49） in the wrong way.You do not want someone to get your credit card number and （50） something to your account.Of cou

44、rse，you always have to be （51） with your credit card number， （52） some bad people sometimes steal credit card numbers from （53） and restaurants too. For people who are too （54） to shop online，the Internet is a good place to go windowshopping.Windowshopping is （55） you go to a store and look at the t

45、hings for sale，but do not plan to （56） anything.Windowshopping is （57） on the Internet. You can see what kinds of products are （58） and how much they cost.You can visit stores with （59） near you，or you can visit stores that are （60） on the Internet.（41）A.cash B.Internet C.card D.computer（42）A.encour

46、aging B.attractive C.interesting D.convenient（43）A.place B.shop C.time D.cost（44）A.Others B.Many C.Few D.A few（45）A.offices B.homes C.cities D.towns（46）A.prices B.goods C.clothes D.foods（47）A.teller B.user C.number D.holder（48）A.bank B.account C.server D.store（49）A.number B.money C.card D.informatio

47、n（50）A.buy B.sell C.charge D.make（51）A.grateful B.thoughtful C.careful D.helpful（52）A.however B.even though C.unless D.because（53）A.banks B.stores C.cinemas D.post offices（54）A.poor B.careful C.proud D.nervous（55）A.when B.where C.how D.what（56）A.buy B.see C.keep D.find（57）A.unsafe B.easy C.uncertain

48、 D.cheap（58）A.modern B.new C.available D.popular（59）A.branches B.assistants C.saleswomen D.goods（60）A.always B.sometimes C.only D.all第二节：语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词，或者用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空。每空最多填入不超过3个词。Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, th

49、e worlds first igloo (冰屋) hotel. 1 (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks time Bergqvists ice creation 2 (be) nothing more than a pool of water. “We dont see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to 3 (replace) it.

50、”Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was 4 successful that he designed the present one, 5 measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks 6 (pile) 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base 7 (remove).After their sta

51、y, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. 8 no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0, it may seem more like a survival test 9 a relaxing hotel break. “Its great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”The popularity o

52、f the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists 10 all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺

53、词处加一个漏字符号（ ），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。Not all people like to work and everyone likes to play. All over the world men and woman, boys and girls enjoy sports. Since long ago, many adults and children called their friends toget

54、her to spend hours, even days play games. One of the reasons why people like to play is that sports help them to live happy. In another words, they help to keep people strong. When people play games, they move a lot. That is how sports are good activities for their health. Having fun with their frie

55、nds make them delighted. Many people enjoy sports by watching the others play. In big American cities, thousands sell tickets to watch football or basketball games.书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，第6届亚洲冬季运动会将在你居住的城市举办，现在正招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英语给组委会写一封申请信。1. 个人情况：年龄、性别、学历2. 个人条件：英语好、爱好体育、善于交往、乐于助人、熟悉本地情况3. 承诺：提供最佳服

56、务，展现青年志愿者的风采。表达全部的内容，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入考查范围内。 句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。 高二英语月考试题参考答案阅读理解21-24 BCDD 24-28DABA 29-32BCAB 33-35ACD 36-40DGFCA 完形填空41-45BDCAB 46-50ACDDC 51-55 CDBDB 56-60 ABCAC语法填空1. Built 2. will be 3. replacing 4. so 5. which 6. piling 7. was removed 8. With 9. than 10. from短文改错Not all people

57、 like to work andbuteveryone likes to play. All over the world men and woman, boys andwomengirls enjoy sports. Since long ago, many adults and children calledhavetheir friends together to spend hours, even days play games. One of theplayingreasons why people like to play is that sports help them to

58、live happy.happilyIn another words, they help to keepotherpeople strong. When people play games, they move a lot. That is howwhysports are good activities for their health. Having fun with their friends make them delighted. Many peoplemakesenjoy sports by watching the others play. In big American cities, thousands sell tickets to watch football orbuybasketball games