天津市四合庄中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

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天津市四合庄中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

天津市四合庄中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

第Ⅰ卷

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.----Thanksalotforyourbook.Ifounditveryinteresting.

----_______.I’mgladyouenjoyedit.

A.ItisnothingB.AllthebestC.NothanksD.Verywell.

2.____hisgiftforlearningaforeignlanguage,Billcancommunicatewithpeoplefreelyinthecountrynow.

A.ThankstoB.AccordingtoC.InfavourofD.Inadditionto

3.Mr.Green___someideasforcookingnoodlesduringhissix-monthstayinChina.

A.tookupB.turnedupC.pickedupD.madeup

4.---Youliketheportablepersonalcomputersomuch.Whynotbuyone?

---Well,Ican’tafford___computeratpresent.

A.suchanexpensiveB.asuchcheapC.thatanexpensiveD.soacheap

5.Ihadsomehow___itforgrantedthatheshouldgooutwithhisunion.

A.lookedB.takenC.heldD.passed

6.Hehasnevergota___jobbecausehetravelsaroundtheworldmostofhistime.

A.positiveB.perfectC.permanentD.punctual

7.Markworkedas__volunteerduringtheBeijingOlympicGames,whichhad__profoundeffectonhislife.

A.a;不填B.the;不填C.the;aD.a;a

8.Mikegavemealovelykittyandtoldmethatitrequired___carefully.

A.beinglookedafterB.lookedafterC.lookingafterD.tolookafter

9.MissLiuisanexcellentdoctorandshebelievesher____inlifeistohelpthesick.

A.attemptB.attitudeC.demandD.mission

10.Ihadjustfinishedmytestpaper___thebellrang,announcingtheexamwasover.

A.unlessB.whenC.becauseD.though

11.Iranallthewaytothepostoffice,only___thatithadclosed.

A.findingB.havingfoundC.tofindD.tobefound

12.IregretthatIwaitedinthequeueforalongtimetobuytheticketthismorning.I__itonline.

A.couldbuyB.couldhaveboughtC.mustbuyD.musthavebought

13.We____eachothersincechildhood.

A.haveknownB.knewC.knowD.areknowing

14.Thegirl,___wasfrightenedatthesightofthesnake,shuthereyesanddarednothaeasecondlookatit.

A.thatB.whomC.whichD.who

15.—Whatdoyouthinkofthehouse?

—________It'severythingwe'vebeenlookingfor.

A．Perfect!

B．Goodidea!

C．Notbad.D．Soso.

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Mycarandmybestfriend

Formost,gettingyourfirstcaropensupanewworldoffreedomandallowsyoutogowhereveryouwant,wheneveryouwant.Gettingacardid16thisforme,anditalsobroughtmybestfriendandme17.Butthenittoreusapart（分开）.

Mybestfriendlivesthreeminutesfrommy18.Sinceher19isinlatesummer,sevenmonthsbehindmine,Ibasicallybecameher20whenIturned16inDecember.

AndsoI21herupforschoolandtookherhome.Wemadeice-cream22,wentshoppingandtothemovies―allinmycar.Iwoulddrivetoherhousejusttositonherbed,readmagazinesandhaveagoodlaugh.Iwenttoherhouseso23thatshegavemeakey24herhouse.

AweekafterIgotmylicense（驾照），shewaswithme25Ihadmyfirstaccident.Shewasthereand26meandwekeptita27,sinceIdidn’twantpeopleto28.Fromthenon,throughthickandthin（共患难）,itwasjustme,mycarandmybestfriend.

Highschoolisatimeof29,butIcouldn’t30foralongtime31webecamesodistant（疏远）afterbeingsoclose.Myfriendwaitedthreemonthsafterherbirthdaytogetherdreamcar：

agreen2004Beetle.Withits32,thepassengerseatofmycarbecame33.Ourcartripsbecamelessfrequent（频繁的）34Ididn’tevendrivedownherstreet.

It’sfunnyhowacarcanchangearelationshipsomuch.Ihadwantedhertogetacar,butonceshedid,I35it.Iwantedherfriendshipback,evenifitcouldn’tbethesame.

16.A.someB.anyC.noneD.all

17.A.closerB.fartherC.luckierD.happier

18.A.neighborB.schoolC.homeD.family

19.A.holidayB.birthdayC.courseD.job

20.A.guideB.followerC.partnerD.driver

21.A.pickedB.wokeC.calledD.hurried

22.A.partiesB.tripsC.plansD.classes

23.A.happilyB.oftenC.hardlyD.seldom

24.A.toB.onC.ofD.for

25.A.whileB.butC.whenD.after

26.A.savedB.suggestedC.advisedD.comforted

27.A.favoriteB.secretC.prideD.joke

28.A.helpB.seeC.knowD.laugh

29.A.changeB.disappointmentC.friendshipD.excitement

30.A.believeB.answerC.imagineD.understand

31.A.whenB.whereC.howD.what

32.A.arrivalB.dreamC.returnD.beauty

33.A.brokenB.crowdedC.emptyD.different

34.A.howeverB.untilC.asD.before

35.A.lostB.receivedC.enjoyedD.regretted

第三节　阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分）

A

ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.

Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedtheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.

However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.

Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate（磷酸盐）ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.

Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.

In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.

Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.

36.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToseekhelpforNauru’sproblems.

B.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney

D.Togiveawarningtoothercountries

37.WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?

A.PeacefulandattractiveB.Modernandopen

C.RichandpowerfulD.Greedyandaggressive

38.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom_______.

A.soilpollutionB.farmingactivity

C.phosphateoverminingD.whalehunting

39.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru’sfinancialproblem?

A.Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland

B.Itsleadersmisusedthemoney

C.Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney

D.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.

40.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?

A.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts’wordsseriously.

B.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.

C.TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans

D.Thephosphateminesweredestroyed

B

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?

In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworldfamousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthewellknownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazzinfluencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（评论家）weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirtynineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.

41．ManyofGershwin'smusicalworkswere________．

A．writtenaboutNewYorkersB．composedforPaulWhiteman

C．performedinvariouswaysD．playedmainlyinthecountryside

42．WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?

A．Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmus