新课标2012-2013学年高一下学期第二次月考 英语 WORD版含答案.doc

1、2012-2013学年度下学期第二次月考高一英语试题【新课标】I语音及单项填空（共20 小题, 每小题1分,共20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1native A natural B behave C anything D necklace2honour A course B journey C colour D source3remain A mountain B certain C daily D dairy 4technology A angry B glass C message D government5excuse A exp

2、ensive B textbook C extra D examine6Tom missed his footing and fell, but he quickly struggled _his feetA with B at C for D to7 The rainy season makes _impossible to continue with the repair work A / B them C that D it 8 Trees provide _from the sun I mean, they are _from the sun A a shelter; a shelte

3、r B shelter; shelter C a shelter; shelter D shelter; a shelter;9 How I regretted _the hours in the forest, _I should have studied hard in the classroomA to waste, when B to waste, where C wasting, when D wasting, where10 Mrs Green thinks that _, the situation would have got worse A if not dealing wi

4、th carefully B if having not dealt with carefully C if not having been dealt with carefully D if having not been dealt with carefully11 It wasnt long _the broken windows were repaired A before B after C when D since12 Since the mid-1980s growing numbers of Asians have settled in New Zealand, and the

5、y _ about 6% of the total population A take up B pick up C make up D hold up13 A ship sank 20 miles _the coast of France and more than 60 people lost their lives A at B on C off D to14 After 3 months of sailing eastwards they arrived at Australia, a place _westerners had never been A which B that C

6、where D/15 The farmer keeps 12 _of cattle The cattle _fed on grass and corn A heads, is B head, are C heads, are D head is16 On the other side of the street stand more than 180 houses, _are in poor condition now A of which half B which half of C half of them D of them half17 Radioactive matter is da

7、ngerous to work with because it has a bad effect _the blood A to B for C in D on18 - What does PO _? -Poster order, I guess A call for B wait for C prepare for D stand for19 -Are you going to London for a holiday? -_ A That all depends B Thats nothing C It doesnt matter D If you like20 It was not un

8、til dark_ he found _he thought was the correct way to solve the problem A that, what B that, that C when, what D when thatII 完形填空 （共20 小题, 每小题15分, 共30分） Plants dont have legs to run or arms to throw a ball, but that doesnt 21 that plants cant 22at all If you watch closely, you will see 23 plants ben

9、d their stems and flowers toward the sunlight every day 24 are plants able to move 25 they dont have bodies like animals do?Plants cells 26 chemicals called auxins（植物生长素） to 27 them to move To find out how chemicals 28, think of a plant outside in a garden Because the sun rise in the east in the mor

10、ning, the 29 side of the plant stem is in the light But the west side of the stem is in the _30 So the cells in the shaded side of the stem 31 to make auxins, which make that side of the stem grow 32 while the side of the stem 33 the sun grows much slower When the shaded side grows faster, it makes

11、the whole stem 34 toward the sunlight, and 35 leaves and flowers on the stem face the 36 too When the sun moves to the west in the afternoon, the 37 thing happens and the stem bends toward the light again38 is a reason why the plant produces chemicals that make stems 39 the sun Leaves 40 sunlight to

12、 make food for the plant So it is important for stem to get as much light as they can21A tell B promise C show D mean22A grow B go C move D stand23A most B few C tall D short24A why B How C Where D When25A because B although C if D as soon as26A make B accept C keep D send27A push B bring C help D s

13、top28A form B work C flow D look at29A west B bright C opposite D east30A shade B light C dark D garden31A stop B begin C continue D help32A fast B slowly C up D badly33A near B toward C against D in34A bend B fall C turn D walk35A some B all C few D no36A stem B west C ground D sun37A common B stra

14、nge C same D different38A This B That C It D There39A follow B circle C catch D pull40A receive B have C use D reduce 阅读理解 （共20 小题, 每小题2分,共40分） A Will it matter if you dont take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to

15、83 During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast The results showed that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she w

16、ill work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class Contrary to what many peop

17、le believe, if you dont eat breakfast, you will not lose weight This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining some weight instead of losing some You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals41 During the test, those who were

18、tested were given _ A no breakfast at all B a very rich breakfast C little food for breakfast D different breakfasts or none42 The results of the test showed that _ A breakfast has a great effect on work and study B breakfast has little to do with a persons work C a person will work better if he has

19、 a simple breakfast D those working with brains should have a lot for breakfast 43 The passage infers that many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will _ A lose weight B not lose or gain weight C be healthier D gain a lot of weight44 Which of the following is NOT true according to th

20、e passage? A Poor breakfasts affect those who work with their brains B Having no breakfast may cause one to get fatter C Having a big lunch and supper is of great value in weight-losing D Eating less for lunch and supper may help to lose weightBLife is difficult It is great truth because once we tru

21、ly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult Most do not fully see this truth Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy It seems to them that difficulties represent （代表） a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or upon thei

22、r families, their class, or even their nation What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, loneliness or regret or anger and fear These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of

23、physical pain And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning Problems are the serious tests that tell us success from failure When we desire to encourage t

24、he growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt instruct” It is for this reason that wi

25、se people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems45 From the passage, it can be inferred that_ A everybody has problems B we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D people like to complain about their problems

26、46 The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to _ A save space B persuade readers C makes readers laugh D get readers attention47 The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that _ A most people feel life is easy B the writer feels life is easy C the writer likes to complain about

27、his problems D most people complain about how hard their lives are48 According to the passage, we give schoolchildren difficult problems to solve in order to _ A encourage them to learn B teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem C helps them learn to deal with pain D teach them how to solv

28、e problemsCIn old times, man considered lightning to be one of the greatest mysteries of nature In fact, a single flash of lightning 16 km long has enough electricity to light one million lamps The American scientist, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to suggest that lightning is in fact electricity

29、formed between the Earth and clouds high above It happened in 1752 In the same year, he also built the first lightning rod to protect buildings from being struck by lightning Modern science has discovered that lightning is very long and powerful A lightning between a cloud and the Earth may be as lo

30、ng as 13 km, and travels at a speed of 30 million meters per second Scientists have the opinion that there are about 2 billion flashes of lightning per year In the United States alone, it kills almost one person per day The safest place to be in during an electrical storm is a closed car Outside, on

31、e should go close to low ground for cover and not stop under a tree Also one should stay out of water and away from metal fences Inside a house, people should keep away from open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things49 From the passage, we know that lightning is _ A one of the gre

32、at mysterious of nature B electricity high above the Earth C a kind of light D the sound from the clouds50 In the USA, _ A every person can see lightning every day B at least one person is killed by lightning every day C there are about 6 million flashes of lightning per year D about one person per

33、day dies from lightning51 During a lightning storm, it would be best if you _ A stand under a tree B go outside C stay in a closed car D stop near windows52 A lightning rod can _ A prevent accidents caused by lightning B stop lightning C protect building from being washed away D delay the coming of

34、lightningD Looking back on my childhood, I get to believe that naturalists are born and not made Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon threw away their pressed flowers and insects Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages I was not an early reader and

35、I could not do mental arithmetic Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary I have only the unclear memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door But I do have a clear

36、 memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and, above all, the insects I am a naturalist, not a scientist I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm（热情） has led me into varied investigations（调查） I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil whi

37、le reading about other peoples observations and discoveries Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind Suddenly you wonder you see the answer to the riddle（迷）, because it all seems to fit together This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which

38、 some might honour with the title of scientific research But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist; one of the outstanding qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard

39、 training, determination and a goal A scientist, up to a point, can be made A naturalist is born If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds53 The first paragraph tells us that the author _ A was born to a naturalists family B lost his hearing when he was a child C didnt like his bro

40、thers and sisters D was interested in flowers and insects54 The author cant remember his relatives clearly because _ A he didnt live long with them B he was fully busy observing nature C the family was too large to remember D he was too young when he lived with them55 It can be inferred from the pas

41、sage that the author was _ A a naturalist but not a scientist B more a good observer than a listener C no more than a born naturalist D a scientist as well as a naturalist56 The author says hes a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _ A lacks some of the qualities require

42、d of a scientist B he couldnt do mental arithmetic C he was brought up in a family of farmers D he was not knowledgeable enoughE When I opened my E-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm Every no

43、w and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss She was reading to me an E-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high speed Internet connection It was pretty cool Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail, Facemail lets you

44、 send an E-mail that gets ready to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown （小丑） The software, which is free, can be downloaded at wwwfacemail com Facemail faces are lifelike, and they simulate（模拟） emotions based on emotions that you put in your text For example, type in-X, an

45、d Rachel blows a kiss The company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses The reason E-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch, but what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited o

46、n you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool（惠普公司） about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge Then if Mom cant be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with a voice and image telling them what there is to eat Facemail could get hot f

47、ast Personally, Im a fan But Facemail should be used with care The clown looks lively and funny at first But if you select the clown, put a few rude words in an E-mail and add some angry emotions, youve got a Psycho mail（疯人型电子邮件）57 The pretty woman that appears on the writers computer screen was _ A

48、 a woman working on the Internet B his brothers girlfriend C not a real person D the picture of his pen-friend58 The main advantage of Facemail is that _ A you can hire a beautiful woman to read the E-mail to you B you can see the representation of the person who sends you the E-mail C you can send

49、an E-mail free of charge D E-mail can be attractive in a more lovely way59 The writer mentioned the Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that _ A famous people like Michael Jordan also like to use Facemail B Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting C Nike website will increase

50、its sales by Jordan D Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website60 What is the writers attitude towards Facemail? A He thinks it needs further improvement B He thinks it cool and funny C He thinks it a danger to the Internet D He thinks people should be careful with Facemail根据对话内容从从对话后的选项

51、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1分,请把答案涂到答题卡的71-75处）（ Telephoning） American Airlines May I help you? 61 Where are you flying from, and what is your destination, sir?_62 And when do you plan to travel? August the third So you have any flights to the morning? _63 We have a flight leaving New York at nine

52、am arriving in LA at eleven am Another flight leaves here at eleven am and arrives in LA at one pm _64 OK By the way, how many people are there in your party? _65 And Id like economy class All right, there are seats left Whats your last name? Wang, W-A-N-GANew York to Los AngelesBYes, we doCYes, we

53、canDI prefer the earlier flightEYes, I would like to make a reservationFJust myselfGI dont recognize them参考答案1-5 BCCCA 6-10 DDDCC 11-15ACCCB 16-20ADDAA 21-25DCABB26-30ACBDA 31-35BABAB 36-40DCDAC41-44 DAAC 45-48 BDDA 49-52 BDCA 53-56 DBDA 57-60 CDBB61-65 EABDF 66central 67secretary 68practical 69depe

54、nds 70extremely71inspired 72surrounding 73kindergarten 74protection 75agricultural76去掉was 77went后加 to 78minute -minutes 79thatwhat 80right 81out 后加of 82disppearing -disappeared 83surprising-surprised 84slowly- slow 85some- any 书面表达 How to Learn English WellIts over six since I began to learn English

55、 At first I found it quite difficult I couldnt get most of the sounds right, spell new words correctly or remember the rules of grammar With the help of my teachers and classmates, I have made great progress Now I am getting on well with my English studySix years study has taught me that one cannot learn English well without hard work We must do more listening and speaking both in and out of class Enough attention should also be paid to reading and writing Only in this way can we get the best results in the shortest time