新疆兵团农二师华山中学2012-2013学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高二月考英语卷第I卷（选择题，共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。1. How would you like your tea?_.A. Very quicklyB. As it comes, pleaseC. Very much D. I dont like2. _ city in Zhejiang Province, located on the rivers upper reaches, is believed to be

2、 _ source of the dead pigs.A. The; aB. The; theC. A; theD. A; a 3. This practice satisfies people of high moral standards psychologically and materially and _ encourages other peoples enthusiasm. A. on the contraryB. in the meantime C. from time to time D. all at once4. In this section, we will brie

3、fly describe possible ways of reducing the costs and risks _ in doing this. A. involvingB. involvedC. to involve D. being involved5. How can they learn anything _ they spend all their spare time watching television? A. whenB. thoughC. whileD. before6. Johnson would have faced the music but he _ doin

4、g things like that. A. had stoppedB. stoppedC. was stoppingD. has stopped7. As President Xi Jinping put it in Moscow on Saturday, Chinas development creates more _ than threats. A. changesB. opportunitiesC. positionsD. shares8. I thought you _ for vacation tomorrow. I had planned to, but I have a ve

5、ry important meeting to attend tomorrow. A. will leaveB. are leavingC. have leftD. were leaving9. I still remember _ to the Science Museum for the first time when I was young. A. to take B. having takenC. takingD. being taken10. The people in the Kiss Nightclub were trying to escape from the fire bu

6、t were _ by smoke. A. coveredB. overcomeC. arrestedD. scared11. The boy doesnt like _ when his mother compares him with the other children in the neighborhood. A. oneB. thisC. thatD. it12. Women are more generous with their money and are _ more likely to suffer from money problems. A. otherwiseB. al

7、soC. indeedD. then13. The police investigation hasnt _ any new evidence, which really let the public down. A. taken upB. made upC. came upD. turned up14. How old is Ms Jassica? Dont ask her how old she isshes really _ about it. A. particular B. cautious C. sensitive D. anxious15. You can make a _ by

8、 turning off the light after you leave the house. A. differenceB. decisionC. promiseD. mistake第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。Now youre a fool for helping. “I dont want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was

9、 driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his 16 out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time 17 youd be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by someb

10、ody 18 .Several days later I was still 19 about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didnt even lift my foot 20 the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBoiss famous line”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that 21 these days?

11、 One way to test this would be for a person to journey 22 the US without any money, just 23 on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support? The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.The week I 24 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. 25 I decided to r

12、eally do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept 26 of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly 27 I went. I was 28 by peoples readiness to help a stranger. In Oregon, a h

13、ouse painter named Mike 29 the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didnt, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a 30 dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it

14、into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or 31 with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the 32 to give often gave the most.Im 33 to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelte

15、r and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was 34 . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the 35 of strangers. 16. A. thumb B. finger C. foot D. hand17. A. thatB. where C. which D. when18. A. in danger B. in need

16、C. in trouble D. in favor19. A. worrying B. considering C. bringing D. thinking20. A. off B. on C. away D. from21. A. interesting B. possible C. necessary D. important22. A. acrossB. through C. in D. over23. A. basingB. relyingC. insistingD. relating24. A. seemed B. got C. becameD. turned25. A. But

17、B. SoC. AndD. However26. A. jobsB. supplies C. helps D. offers 27. A. nowhereB. everywhere C. anywhereD. somewhere28. A. frightenedB. annoyedC. disappointedD. amazed29. A. notedB. saw C. felt D. sensed 30. A. simpleB. rich C. deliciousD. interesting31. A. suppliedB. offeredC. sharedD. provided32. A.

18、 fewestB. mostC. leastD. best33. A. careful B. gratefulC. hopefulD. helpful34. A. createdB. remindedC. renewedD. returned35. A. kindnessB. happiness C. fairnessD. brightness第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50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，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。AGet out of the plane! Justin shouted

19、. Teddy and he dropped to the groundWhen Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow, flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the airKathy couldnt believe what she was seeingOne glance told her they needed medical attention immediatelyShe questioned Victor, Are you able to fi

20、nd someone nearby for help?There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby, he repliedIm a distance runner, and Ill go for help Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, It may take me several hours to get out She started out When she was 23, Kathy set a womens record in a Marathon of 4

21、2 kilometersBut now she was running the race of life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get helpKathy had been running for two hoursThis was far back into the wildernessThe country path was growing vagueShe stopped to take a quick compass readingYes, she had run almost for

22、more than 20 kilometersHer heart fell, her muscle achingAnd finally she saw her car in the distanceShe jumped into the car and sped awayShe reached a holiday house and called the policeDuring the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a police hel

23、icopter to reach her at the trail endThey needed her for one more task36Who actually had the airplane accident?AJustin and Teddy BKathy and VictorCJustin himself DKathy herself37The underlined part Now, she was running the race of life means that _AKathy would set up a new recordBKathy would run a r

24、ace aloneCKathy was running for the lives of othersDKathy couldnt rely on Victor this time38Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because _Ashe wasnt sure of her own memory Bshe had completely lost her wayCthe country path was getting vague Dthere was only the wilderness39What do you think Kat

25、hys final task would be?AGiving the injured food and drinks BShowing the police the crash site CGoing back to put out the big fire DTaking the injured to the hospitalBIt is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becomin

26、g horribleEverybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheelIt is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter altogether.Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense tooIt takes the most cool-headed drivers great

27、 patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude drivingOn the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fightingA friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good w

28、ill and calm so necessary in modern traffic conditionBut such behaviors of politeness are by no means enoughMany drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerousTypical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing

29、 the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in timeThe same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want toIt always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies (奶奶).An experience

30、d driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelingsUnfortunately, modern drivers cant even learn to driveYears ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car

31、 ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road usersIt is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.40According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by _.Aroad conditions Bthe speed of modern lifeCthe large number of cars Dthe behavior of the drivers41In the wr

32、iters opinion, _.Adrivers should show road politeness properlyBstrict traffic rules are badly neededCunskillful drivers should be punishedD. drivers should avoid traffic jams42The underlined word “give-and-take” in the passage means_.Apoliteness and impolitenessBwillingness to give in to each others

33、 wishesCoffering help to others as much as possibleDgood manners and bad manners43What is the best title of the passage?ARoad Politeness BTraffic ProblemsCBad Manners on the Road DGood Drivers and Bad Drivers www.C The energetic co-creator of MSNBCs “Morning Joe” was unprepared for the pain, fear, a

34、nd helplessness he felt after suffering a brain bleed. But as he detailed in this outspoken, thoughtful book, the lessons he took from the event surprised him the most.FIRE AND RAINby David Browne, nonfiction, $26 This book transports you back to a year the 1970 of Apollo 13, the first Earth Day and

35、 the turning point of albums by the Beatles, James Taylor, and Crosby, Stills and Nash that provided the sound for a new decade. Rolling Stone contributing editor Browne artfully describes the creation of these classic songs.LONG DRIVE HOMEby Will Allison, fiction, $22 A moment of anger has life-and

36、-death consequences in this beautifully written novel. Being angry with a speeding teenage driver, Dad Glen Bauer makes a turn of his car in response, causing an accident in which the other driver dies. Its a story about guilt, responsibility, and how mistrust can tear a loving family apart.JESSICA

37、LOSTby Bunny Crumpacker and J.S. Picariello, memoir (回忆录)，$25 Two authors a woman who gave up a baby for adoption and the child herself write alternating chapters in this memoir, which takes readers on a 50-year journey through their separate lives, their meeting, and their following relationship. I

38、ts account is both original and heartbreaking.44. Which of the following is TURE according to the text? A. MAINE talks about a loving happy family. B. WHAT I LEARNED WHEN I ALMOST DIED is a novel. C. JSSICA LOST is about a mother and her daughter. D. LONG DRIVE HOME is written in the first person.45

39、. Which of the following may be favored by music lovers? A. MAINE. B. FIRE AND RAIN. C. LONG DRIVE HOME. D. JESSICA LOST.46. The text is most probably a(n) _. A. advertisement B. literary research report C. collection of novels D book reviewDCopenhagen, one of the worlds most bicycle-friendly cities

40、, has begun turning its extensive network of cycle paths into bike highways in an effort to push more commuters (上下班往返的人) to leave their cars at home.Considered one of Europes two “bicycle capitals” along with Amsterdam, Copenhagen counts more bicycles than people and cycling is so popular that its

41、numerous bike paths can become congested(堵塞的).Two-wheeler traffic jams are especially regular on the main Noerrebrogade thoroughfare (大街) used by around 36,000 cyclists a day. “You have to elbow your way to go forward and some cyclists arent always thoughtful,” complains 22-year-old university stude

42、nt Lea Bresell.The creation of bike highways “comes right on time”, says Danish Cyclist Federation spokesman Frits Bredal. “Copenhagens roads are overloaded with people who want to ride their bicycles in all kinds of weather,” he says.If in the 1960s Danes viewed the car as the symbol of freedom, th

43、e bicycle has assumed that role today, Bredal says. “Its a means of transportation used by all social classes, and even politicians ride bikes,” he says.It is on crowded Noerrebrogade the busiest bicycle street in Europe that city planners have decided to build the first of Copenhagens environmental

44、ly friendly streets. The jammed bike paths will be widened up to four meters on either side of the road, which will itself be reserved for buses only.The idea is to make Noerrebrogade “Europes great cycling street”, says Andreas Roehl, the Copenhagen citys bicycle program manager who is also known a

45、s “Mister Bike”.But Roehl is not content with making life easier for Copenhagens inner city cyclists: He wants to get suburbanites (郊区居民) out of their cars and onto two wheels as well.His goal is to increase the percentage of suburban commuters cycling to and from the city from the 33 percent it is

46、today to more than 50 percent by 2015. Within the city, 55 percent of all commuters already travel by bike.Already Copenhagen stands out among other European capitals for its cycling infrastructure, counting more than 390 kilometers of bike paths.47. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Copenhage

47、n is one of Europes two “bicycle capitals”.B. Copenhagen is planning to build highways.C. Copenhagen is planning to build bicycle-friendly highways.D. Two-wheeler traffic jams are especially common in Copenhagen.48. What does Lea Bresell think of the present bike traffic on the main Noerrebrogade th

48、oroughfare?A. Terrible B. PleasantC. Cyclists are considerateD. Bike paths are not made full use of 49. We can infer that _.A. most of people in Copenhagen cant afford to buy carsB. cars will not be allowed to run on the widened Noerrebrogade thoroughfare C. hiking is very common in CopenhagenD. Noe

49、rrebrogade thoroughfare will be deserted50. How do suburban commuters travel to and from the city in Copenhagen at present?A. More than half of the suburban commuters travel by bike.B. Almost all the suburban commuters take buses.C. Few suburban commuters travel by car.D. About one third of the subu

50、rban commuters travel by bike.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。The First AmericansThere was a time long ago when a land bridge connected Asia and North AmericaThe first settlers in North America crossed this land bridge from what is now Siberia to AlaskaThe people who ma

51、de this initial crossing were probably following the animals they used for foodFinally, the oceans rose and the land bridge between the continents disappearedThe settlers, who I shall call the First Americans , could not return to their homeland 51 For the next few thousand years, the First American

52、s moved south and east throughout North and South AmericaThey made the journey all the way from Alaska to the southern tip of South America, a distance of more than 10,000 miles 52 In the far north, above the Arctic Circle, the First Americans became hunters of the ocean 53 In the summer, they gathe

53、red berries and other plantsIn the winter, they stayed in lodges much of the time preparing for the next summerIt was a hard life, but they learned to survive in these terrible conditionsFarther south, in what is now Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, the First Americans became cliff dwellersT

54、hey began by living in caves that already existed in the cliffs 54 The dwellings they built in many ways resembled todays apartment buildings55 They built a system of dams and canals so they could store and use water almost any time of the yearThey were so successful that they could raise fruits and

55、 vegetables that were not found naturally in the desertA. They also discovered foods like corn and potatoesB. Along the way, they established many different civilizationsC. They discovered how to add to the caves by building structures of wood and stoneD. People living near each other tended to shar

56、e similar environments and customsE. They built boats of animal skins and hunted or fished for their foodF. They would have to survive in the New World, they had discoveredG. The First Americans of the Southwest learned to water the desert 第卷 （非选择题，共40分）第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下

57、面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并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。It is reported, some needy students receive financialsupport of some kind people but never express ourthanksPersonally, I think they are wrongThoug

58、h the helpers didnt expect any reward in return, but its necessary and good manner to say “thank you”Besides, it is abasic social skill express ourselves in modern societyMaybe some of them do feel thankfullyIt is only because they are afraid of being looked down upon which they remain silentBut I j

59、ust want to say that being poor for a moment doesnt mean you will be poor forever第二节：书面表达（满分25分）目前我国餐桌浪费现象严重。请用英语写一篇100-120词的短文，谈谈你对 Anti-waste and “Clear the Plates” Campaign的看法。文章的题目和开头已给出（不计词数）。参考词汇：好客 hospitality 公款吃喝 banquets at public expenses 发起 launchAnti-waste and “Clear the Plates” CampaignNowadays, food waste is serious in China. _ 第二次月考卷英语答案 （共120分）第二节：书面表达（满分25分）