高二上月考英语试题 赵.docx

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高二上月考英语试题赵

2014年嘉祥一中洪山校区高二上学期第二次月考英语试题命题人：

赵体华

2014-12-19

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisjob?

A.TiringB.Well-paidC.Interesting

2.Whereisthetallesttreenow?

A.InAustraliaB.InAmericaC.InIndia

3.Whyisthemangoingtobuyatelescope?

A.Togiveittohisbrotherasagift

B.Tostudystarswithhisbrother

C.Tostudystarswiththewoman

4.Whatdoesthewomanfailtodo?

A.Installthesoftware

B.Usethecomputercorrectly

C.Understandtheinstructions

5.Whatarethespeakersmostprobablygoingtotalkaboutnext?

A.AlampB.ArepairmanC.Ascientist

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatarescientistslikeinthewoman’sopinion?

A.TheyareseriousB.Theyarehard-workingC.Theyareclever

7.WhatmusicalinstrumentcouldEinsteinplay?

A.ThepianoB.ThedrumsC.Theviolin

8.Whatwillsomescientistsdowhentheyfeelstressed?

A.TurntosportsandmusicB.HaveagoodsleepC.Smokemuch

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.FarmingB.ChemicalsC.Organicgardening

10.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.AteacherB.AdoctorC.Afarmer

11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanintheend?

A.Howawordisspelled.

B.Whatthetopicmeans

C.Howtheproblemcanbesolved.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Howtheearthwasformed

B.Howtheoceanwasformed

C.Howthecloudswereformed

13.Whatwastheearthlikebillionsofyearsago?

A.WetB.HotC.Cold

14.Whatcanwelearnfromwhatthewomensaid?

A.Somescientistsbelievethewatercomesfromclouds

B.Thehotcloudsformedraindrops

C.Thehotearthbroughtrains

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatwasthegirllikeatfirstwhenshewassenttothehospital?

A.ShewasunconsciousB.ShewasinterriblepainC.Shewasdying

16.Whosavedthegirl’slife?

A.Thegirlherself

B.Thedoctorsinthehospital

C.Thetwostudentsandthespecialists

17.Howisthegirlmentionednow?

A.SheistillunconsciousB.SheisrecoveringC.Sheisveryhealthy

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whichpartoftheplanewaswrong?

A.Theengine

B.Thewindow

C.Thedirectionandcommunicationequipment

19.Whatcanwelearnfromwhatthespeakersaid?

A.Thefogwasverythickthatday

B.Thepilotsawatallbuildingandaskedforhelp

C.TheplanewasonthewayhomefromSeattle

20.Whatdidthepilotsayaboutcomputercompany’sstaff?

A.TheymadetheInternetveryhelpful

B.Theyofferedhimhelpfulinformation

C.Theyoftengavecorrectbutuselessanswers

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

Saturdaywasmyhusband’sbirthday,butwespentmostofthetimeinthecar.WeweredrivingtoPhoenixfortheweekendtocelebratehisbirthdayandseetheWarriorsplaytheSuns.

Myhusbandisaluckyman.Notonlyhashelivedtoseeanotherbirthday,buthedoesn’tminddriving200milestoseeanNBAbasketballgame.

Inthecar,hiscell-phonekeptringingwithbirthdaygreetingsfromfamilyandfriends.HeputthemallonthespeakerphonesohecoulddrivewithbothhandsandIcouldlistenineventhoughitwasn’tmybirthday.

Meanwhile,ontheCDplayer,theReverendA1GreenbegantosingLoveandHappiness.Alittlegoodmusicmakesabadroadbetter.

Fourhourslater,wecheckedintoahotel,gotdinnerandsatoutonarooftopfeelinggladtobealive.

Wehadagreatweekend—weatetoomuch,slepttoolittleandtheWarriors,well,theylost.Butstill,itwasallworththedrive.

Onthewayhome,Istartedthinkingaboutbirthdays.Inourfamily,wecelebratefourinJanuary,fourinFebruary,andalltheothersthroughouttheyear.Mineisnextweek.

IfI’mlucky,likemyhusband,I’llgetcardsandcallsandmaybeafewvideos.Idon’tneedpresentsanymore.Whenyou’veseenasmanybirthdaysasI’veseen,theonlygiftyoutrulywantistoseeonemore.

Birthdaysarethemilemarkersontheroadoflife.Theytellushowfarwe’vecome,butnothowfarwe’veyettogo.

Lifeisajourneymorethanadestination.Whatmattersiswhomwechooseastravelingcompanions,andhowoftenwegettositbackandenjoytheride.

21.WhathelpstomaketheirlongdrivetoPhoenixbetter?

A.Thephonecallsfromtheirfriends.B.Thebeautifulviewsalongtheroad.

C.ThemusicplayedontheirCDplayer.D.Thedesiretocelebrateanicebirthday.

22.Whatkindofbirthdaygiftdoestheauthorreallywant?

A.AliveNBAgame.B.Awishtoliveanotheryear

C.CallsandcardsfromfriendsD.Videosfromfriendsandfamily

23.Whatisthemajorlessonthattheauthortookfromthejourney?

A.Takingalongdriveisagreatwaytocelebrateabirthday.

B.Ameaningfullifeislikeajourneywithacleardestination.

C.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciatelifetogetherwiththeirlovedones.

D.Peopleshouldn’trestonwhattheyhavebuttrytomakenewachievements.

24.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ABirthdayJourneyB.MyLuckyHusband

C.DrivingtoSeeaBasketballGameD.MileMarkersontheRoadofLife

B

Thanksgivingisatimetogivethanksforfamily,health,andlifeingeneral.However,BlackFridayhasturneditintoabusiness.

Traditionally,thetruevalueofThanksgivingliesathomenottheshoppingcenters.However,BlackFridayhasnowadaysallowedsocietytoignorethisasindividualslongforsomethingthattheydonotneedoreventrulywant.ShoppingonBlackFridaybecomesasignofashiftintoaculturethatvaluesmaterialwealthoverspendingtimewithlovedones.Peoplearewillingtoforcetheirwaythroughthecrowdsintheirdesperatesearchformarked-downsweatersandnecklaces.

Inrecentyears,Thanksgivinghasbecomeapre-BlackFridayholidayformanyfamilies.Theyaredevotedtomappingoutshoppingroutesandmakingorganizedschedulesforwhichstorestohitfirst.Bydrawingindividualsouttoshoppingcenterswith“matchlesssavings”,businessesencouragethisbehaviorofignoringThanksgiving.Manyfamiliestaketheirhome-cookedmealswhilecampingoutatthedoorofshoppingcenters.Witheachnewyear,Thanksgivingisbecomingvictimtoover-commercialization—switchingfromameaningfultimeofthanksandfamilytoadaydedicatedtoproductsandprofit.

BlackFridayhasshownthatwithcurrentcommonstandards,peoplecannotevensetasideasingledaytoappreciatewhattheyalreadyhavewithoutimmediatelybuyingmore.Familieshavelostsightofwhatistrulyimportantinlife,andhavefoundreasonsindebatingbetweenalowcostHDtelevisionandanappreciationforwhattheyalreadyhave.Remember,Thanksgivingshouldbeadayinwhichpeoplearegratefulforallthattheyhave.

25.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2probablyrefersto____.

A.thesignofashiftB.thematerialwealth

C.theshoppingcrowdD.thetruevalueofThanksgiving

26.Inrecentyears,whatwillmanyfamiliesdowhenThanksgivingcomes?

A.Finditdifficulttochooseastorefortheirfirstvisit

B.MakefullpreparationsfortheBlackFridayshopping

C.Visitsomenewly-openedshoppingcentersinadvance

D.Gocampingatthegateofshoppingcentersforagoodmeal

27.Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainlyintendstotellusthatweshould____.

A.setasideasingledaytobuymore

B.trytospendlesstogetlowcostproducts

C.staywithourfamiliesaslongaswecan

D.appreciatewhatwe’vepossessedwithourfamilies

28.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentwayspeoplecelebrateThanksgiving?

A.AnnoyedB.WorriedC.SupportiveD.Unconcerned

C

FarfromthelandofAntarctica（南极洲）,ahugeshelfoficemeetstheocean.Attheundersideoftheshelftherelivesasmallfish,theAntarcticcod.

Forfortyyearsscientistshavebeencuriousaboutthatfish.Howdoesitlivewheremostfishwouldfreezetodeath?

Itmusthavesomesecret.TheAntarcticisnotacomfortableplacetoworkandresearchhasbeenslow.Nowitseemswehaveananswer.Researchwasbegunbycuttingholesintheiceandcatchingthefish.Scientistsstudiedthefish’sbloodandmeasureditsfreezingpoint.

Thefishweretakenfromseawaterthathadatemperatureof-1.88℃andmanytinypiecesoficefloatinginit.Thebloodofthefishdidnotbegintofreezeuntilitstemperaturewasloweredto-2.05℃.Thatsmalldifferenceisenoughforthefishtoliveatthefreezingtemperatureoftheice-saltmixture.

Thescientists’nextresearchjobwasclear:

Findoutwhatinthefish’sbloodkeptitfromfreezing.Theirsearchledtosomereallystrangethingmadeupofaprotein（蛋白质）neverbeforeseeninthebloodofafish.Whenitwasremoved,thebloodfrozeatseawatertemperature.Whenitwasputback,thebloodagainhaditsantifreezequalityandaloweredfreezingpoint.

Studyshowedthatitisanunusualkindofprotein.Ithasmanysmall sugarmolecules（分子）heldinspecialpositionswithineachbigproteinmolecule.Becauseofitssugarcontent,itiscalledaglycoprotein.Soithascometobecalledtheantifreezefishglycoprotein,orAFGP.

29.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ProtectionoftheAntarcticcod.

B.TheiceshelfaroundAntarctica.

C.Aspecialfishlivinginfreezingwaters.

D.TheterribleconditionsintheAntarctic.

30.WhycantheAntarcticcodliveatthefreezingtemperature?