河南省周口中英文学校10-11学年度高二下期第一次月考（英语）.doc

1、周口中英文学校2010-2011学年度高二下期第一次月考英 语 试 题第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.Six players can _ a volleyball team while a football team is _ eleven players.A. make up; made up B. make up of; made upC. make up; made up of D. make up of; made up of22.The two boys started to fight and an old m

2、an tried to _ them.A. separate B. divide C. seize D. share23.Helen had to shout _ above the sound of music.A. making herself hear B. to make herself hearC. making herself heard D. to make herself heard24. Did you find your watch yesterday? No, I didnt find _, but Ive bought _.A. it; itB. it; one C.

3、one; one D. one; it25. _ surprised me most was the news _ our team won. A. That; thatB. That; whichC. What; thatD. What; which26. Oh, Ive forgotten to bring my food with me. Take it easy. You can have _. A. us someB. some of us C. some of itD. some of ours27. - I missed the first part of the film. I

4、t was really a pity. - You home half an hour earlier. A. should have left B. must have left C. should leave D. must leave28. By the time _, Jim _ three hundred Chinese characters.A. he was five; had learntB. he was five; has learntC. at the age of five; learnt D. when he was five; has29. Will you go

5、 to the exhibition with them? If you dont, _.A. I not do B. neither shall I C. so do I D. so will I 30. This museum is not _ it was ten years ago.A. that B. what C. whereD. how31 So difficult _it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.A. I did find B. did I find C. I have found

6、 D. have I found32 You cant have this football back _you promise not to kick it at my cat again, the old man said firmly.A. because B. since C. when D. until33 The computer center, _ last year, is very popular among the students in this school. A. open B. opening C. having opened D. opened34. There

7、is no doubt _ man will conquer nature some day. A. whether B. why C. which D. that35 I was still sleeping when the fire_, and then it spread quickly.A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out 第二节：完形填空 （共30小题，每小题15分, 共30分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。One day a police officer managed

8、 to get some fresh mushrooms（蘑菇）. He was so 36 what he had bought that he offered to 37 the mushrooms with his brother officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate. “Let the dog 38 a piece first,” suggested one 39 officer who was afraid that the

9、 mushrooms might be poisonous. The dog seemed to 40 his mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal saying that the mushrooms had a very strange 41 quite pleasant taste.An hour 42 , however, they were all astonished when the gardener rushed on and said 43 the dog was dead. 44 , the offi

10、cers jumped into their cars and rushed into the nearest hospital. Pumps (泵) were used and the officers had a very 45 time getting rid of the mushrooms that 46 in their stomachs. When they 47 to the police station, they sat down and started to 48 the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains t

11、hat he had felt and they agreed that 49 had grown worse on their 50 to the hospital. The gardener was called to tell the way 51 the poor dog had died. “Did it 52 much before death?” asked one of the officers, 53 very pleased that he had escaped a 54 death himself. “No,” answered the gardener looking

12、 rather 55 .“It was killed the moment a car hit it.”36. A. sure of B. careless about C. pleased with D. disappointed at37. A. share B. grow C. wash D. cook38. A. check B. smell C. try D. examine39. A. shy B. frightened C. cheerful D. careful40. A. refuse B. hate C. want D. enjoy41. A. besides B. but

13、 C. and D. or42. A. later B. after C. past D. over43. A. cruelly B. curiously C. seriously D. finally44. A. Slowly B. Carefully C. Suddenly D. Immediately45. A. hard B. busy C. exciting D. unforgettable46. A. stopped B. dropped C. settled D. remained47. A. hurried B. drove C. went D. returned48. A.

14、study B. discuss C. record D. remember49. A. this B. these C. it D. they50. A. road B. street C. way D. direction51. A. how B. in that C. which D. in which52. A. suffer B. eat C. harm D. spit53. A. to feel B. feeling C. felt D. having felt54. A. strange B. painful C. peaceful D. natural55. A. happy

15、B. interested C. surprised D. Excited第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）A Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading abil

16、ity. There are four parts in the book: Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to wad(填塞) information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages. Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal lette

17、r between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading. Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is informal Englis

18、h of a holiday postcard. There is also formal English in a letter of complaint. Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer. You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or infor

19、mal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it. 56. We can find the introduction to a product in _. A. Part 1 B. Part 2C. Part 3 D. Part 457. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English? A. A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook. C. A letter to a f

20、riend. D. A story of a president. 58. The passage is most probably written for_. A. test designers B. studentsC. test-takers D. teachers59. What is the best title of the book? A. Test Your Reading B. Help with Your Writing C. Learn Different Kinds of English D. Practise English in Different WaysBIn

21、the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first u

22、sed in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rod

23、e horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Mom

24、and and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a serie

25、s of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 2

26、8 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr Jones always seems to be ahead.60.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses b

27、acause they _. A.want to be as rich as their neigboursB.want others to know or to think that they are richC.dont want others to know they are richD.want to be happy61.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A.live outside New York CityB.live in New York city C.live in apartment

28、sD.have many neighbours62.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _. A.an important nameB.a popular name in the United StatesC.his neighbours nameD.not a good name63.According to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the Joneses. A.correctB.interestingC.im

29、possibleD.goodCEarly one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the

30、 needle.Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before.

31、The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing

32、 that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practical sewing machine.Elias Ho

33、we was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.To know the value of drea

34、ms, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious (无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have

35、 forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why

36、 dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.64. According to the passage, Elias Howe was _. A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleepB. the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked C. much more hard-working than other inventorsD. the only perso

37、n at the time who knew the value of dreams65. The problem Howe was trying to solve was _.A. what kind of thread to useB. how to design a needle which would not breakC. where to put the needleD. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle66. Thomas Edison is spoken of because _.A.

38、 he also tried to invent a sewing machineB. he got some of his ideas from dreamsC. he was one of Howes best friendsD. he also had difficulty in falling asleep67. Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because _.A. strange images are used to communicate ideasB. images which have n

39、o meaning are usedC. we can never understand the real meaningD. only specially trained people can understand themDWhen Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What?” and “How?” and “Why?”They couldnt always tell him what he wa

40、nted to know.When they couldnt tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself.Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, “That Ben Franklin! Hes always finding out something new!”Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how t

41、he wind blew them across the water.One day Ben said to himself, “Why cant the wind help me float across the water? And Im going to try.” Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.The wind blew the kit

42、e high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all.One boy shouted, “Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”“Yes,” said another. “Hes always finding new ways to do things. 68. Wh

43、en he was only a child, Ben . A. liked to fly a kite by himself B. always asked easy questionsC. always liked to play with water D. always liked to find out how things worked69. How did Ben Franklin float across the water?A. The other boy took him across it. B. The water carried him across it.C. The

44、 flying kite took him across it. D. A boat took him across it.70. He found out many things that .A. children didnt know B. his father and brothers knewC. people didnt know D. most people knewII.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（每题2分，共计10分）Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will hel

45、p you to become a better student in several ways 71 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while rea

46、ding a textbook or doing research for a report. 72 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 73The following methods may work best for you.Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.Carefully read the text and watch for words that can

47、 show main points and supporting facts. Write your notes in your own words. 74 Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the ti

48、me.75A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide w

49、hat is important enough to include in your notes.G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.第二卷（共35分）第四部分: 写作（共两节, 满分35分）第一节：短文改错 （共10分,每小题1分,满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ）, 并在此

50、符号下面写出该加的词。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、只允许修改十处, 多者（从第11处起） 不计分。Thank you very much for invite me to your birthday party in Saturday morning.Id like to come and I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They were very old and unluckily they are not in

51、 a good health recently. My mother has already made a telephone call to them and promised visit them with me this Saturday .My mother said we will stay at my grandparents the whole weekend. So Im real sorry I cant attend your party. I hope you will understand all this. Here I wish you a lot fun on y

52、our birthday and much happy returns of the day.第二节：书面表达（共25分）李明在光明路一家中外合资公司买了一台电冰箱，使用半年后出现了问题。即向公司写信要求来人修理。内容如下：1去年我在你们商店买了一台电冰箱（refrigerator），外形和颜色我都很满意。2但是，最近发现电冰箱时常发出噪音，从低到高，有时甚至停止工作。3我们对此深感失望。希望能尽快派人来修理。来时请打电话联系。电话：68065931我们将在家恭候。（100-120 words）Dear sir,_Customer， Li Ming总分座号_ 学校 班级 姓名 考场 高 二 英

53、 语 答 题 卷卷 1 ABCD 21 ABCD 36 ABCD 56 ABCD2 ABCD 22 ABCD 37 ABCD 57 ABCD3 ABCD 23 ABCD 38 ABCD 58 ABCD4 ABCD 24 ABCD 39 ABCD 59 ABCD5 ABCD 25 ABCD 40 ABCD 60 ABCD6 ABCD 26 ABCD 41 ABCD 61 ABCD7 ABCD 27 ABCD 42 ABCD 62 ABCD8 ABCD 28 ABCD 43 ABCD 63 ABCD9 ABCD 29 ABCD 44 ABCD 64 ABCD10 ABCD 30 ABCD 45 A

54、BCD 65 ABCD11 ABCD 31 ABCD 46 ABCD 66 ABCD12 ABCD 32 ABCD 47 ABCD 67 ABCD13 ABCD 33 ABCD 48 ABCD 68 ABCD14 ABCD 34 ABCD 49 ABCD 69 ABCD15 ABCD 35 ABCD 50 ABCD 70 ABCD16 ABCD 51 ABCD 71-75 _17 ABCD 52 ABCD 18 ABCD 53 ABCD 19 ABCD 54 ABCD 20 ABCD 55 ABCD 、短文改错 (共10分Thank you very much for invite me to

55、 your birthday party in Saturday morning.Id like to come and I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They were very old and unluckily they are not in a good health recently. My mother has already made a telephone call to them and promised visit them with me this Saturday .My mother said

56、we will stay at my grandparents the whole weekend. So Im real sorry I cant attend your party. I hope you will understand all this. Here I wish you a lot fun on your birthday and much happy returns of the day.第二节、书面表达 (满分25分) Dear sir Customer，Li Ming周口中英文学校2010-2011学年度高二下期第一次月考英 语 试 题选择题21-25CADBC 2

57、6-30DAABB 31-35BDDDA36-40 CACDD 41-45 BACDA 46-50 DDBBC 51-55 DABBC56-59DCBA 60-63BABC 64-67 BDBA 68-70DCC 7175GEFAD短文改错Thank you very much for (invite-inviting) me to your birthday party (in-on) Saturday morning.Id like to come (and_but) I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They (wer

58、e-are) very old and unluckily they are not in(去掉 a ）good health recently. My mother has already made a telephone call to them and promised（加to） visit them with me this Saturday .My mother said we （will-would） stay at my grandparents the whole weekend. So Im （realreally） sorry I cant attend your part

59、y. I hope you will understand all （this-these）. Here I wish you a lot （of) fun on your birthday and much happy returns of the day.第三部分：书面表达 Possible version:Dear sir,Last year I bought a refrigerator in your store on Chang An road. We all like the shape and colour of the refrigerator. But recently I

60、 find something is wrong with it. It begins to make noise when it is turned on. At first it is low but gradually it becomes louder and louder. To make the matter worse, it even stops working sometimes. We all feel disappointed with. I am writing to you to ask for help. Would you please send somebody to repair it. I will be at home this weekend. Please call me before you come. My telephone number is 68065931. Thank you very much.Customer， Li Ming