江西南城高二英语下学期第二次月考.docx

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江西南城高二英语下学期第二次月考

2015—2016年下学期第二次月考

高二英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节听下面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.Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterday?

A.Colderthantoday.B.Ascoldastoday.C.Warmerthantoday.

2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbours.B.Hotelclerkandguest.C.Strangers.

3.Whatwouldthewomandofirst?

A.Lookforthekey.B.Paintashelf.C.Fixashelf.

4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoseetonight?

A.Acomedy.B.Amatch.C.Adrama.

5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodothisevening?

A.Playsoldiergames.B.Watchafilm.C.Actinaplay.

第二节听下面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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Whentohaveaholiday.B.Whethertogoonaholiday.C.Wheretospendtheirholiday.

7.Wheredothespeakerslive?

A.InEngland.B.InFrance.C.InSpain.

听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题

8.Whatistheprobablytheman?

A.Astudent.B.Anengineer.C.Adoctor.

9.Whatdoesthemandowellin?

A.Art.B.Science.C.IT.

10.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman’smajorincollege.B.Theman’sfavoritesubjects.C.Theman’sfuturejob.

听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题

11.Howdoesthemantrytokeephealthy?

A.Bytakingexercise.B.Bystoppingeatingbread.C.Byhavingoneortwosmallmealsaday.

12.Whatkindoffooddoesthewomanliketoeatespecially?

A.Vegetables.B.Fruits.C.Cakes.

13.Whatisthewomangoingtodorightnow?

A.Seeadoctor.B.Continuehermeal.C.Stopeatinghamburger.

听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题

14.Whattimeisitnow?

A.4:

00B.3:

00C.1:

00

15.Whatisthemanworriedabout?

A.Hecan’tregisterforclassesintime.B.Hecan’taffordthefineinthelibrary.

C.Hecan’tgetaproofletterfromthelibrary.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?

A.Gotolibraryandgetaproofletter.B.Gothroughregistrationandthepaythefine

C.Speaktotheteacherofadmimistrationoffice.

听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题

17.Whatisthespeaker?

A.Asinger.B.Anactress.C.Areporter.

18.Whatdoesthespeakerusuallyhave?

A.Aspirin.B.VitaminC.C.Honey.

19.Wheredoesthespeakerlikegoingforaholiday?

A.Inthemountains.B.Alongthesea.C.Athome.

20.Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutherjob?

A.Tired.B.Pleased.C.Hard.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

InAmerica,VirginiaBeachhasalltheelementsofaclassicseasideresort:

brilliantbeaches,alivelyboardwalk,plentyofrestaurantsandnightspots,andamusementridessuretoappealtokids.ManybelieveVirginiaBeachisatitsbestintheoffseason,whenthetownislesscrowdedbuttheweatherisstillmild.

Meanwhile,somesafetytipsshouldbefollowed,enjoyingthehappinessandexcitementthebeachoffers.

Thenumber1safetytipconcernsoceansafety:

payattentiontoFlagconditionspostedonthelifeguardstands.Lifeguardspostaredflagtowarnwhentheoceanwaterisdangerous.Takethemseriously!

Touristsfromlandlockedregionsareparticularlyeasilyattractedbythemagicofthewaves.However,acalmoceancanbecomeriskywithoutwarning.Makesureyouswimnearalifeguard.Swimmingwithoutlifeguardprotectionisalmostfivetimesasgreatasdrowningatabeachwithlifeguards.

Neverswimalone.Manydrowningsinvolvesingleswimmer.Whenyouswimwithsomeoneelse,ifoneofyouhasaproblem,theothermaybeabletogethelp,includingsignalingforassistancefromothers.

Don’tfightthecurrent.Thefactsshowthatsome80%ofrescuesbylifeguardsatoceanbeachesarecausedbycurrents.Thesecurrentsareformedbysurfandgravity,becauseoncesurfpusheswateruptheslopeofabeach,gravitypullsitback.Thiscancreateconcentratedriversofwatermovingoffshore.Ifyouarecaughtinaripcurrent,don’tfightitbytryingtoswimdirectlytoshore.Instead,swimparalleltoshoreuntilyoufeelthecurrentrelax,thenswimtoshore.Mostripcurrentsarenarrowandashortswimparalleltoshorewillhelpbringyoutosafety.

21.TouristsbelieveVirginiaBeachisatitsbestintheoffseasonbecause________.

A.thetownsnearbyareemptyandthetouristscanenjoyquietness

B.theweatherishotandthetouristscanswiminthesea

C.thebeachcanofferthetouristshappinessandexcitement

D.theweatherisstillmildandtherearefewertouristsinthetownsnearby

22.WhichstatementbelowisTUREaccordingtothepassage?

A.Land-lockedtouristsaremoreattractedbythebeautyofthewaves.

B.Theredflagmeanstheoceanisclamandsafe.

C.Swimmingnearalifeguardwon’tbringyousafety.

D.Fightingthecurrentisexcitingandfun.

23.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat________.

A.oneinfivepersonsswimmingintheseaisdrowned

B.ifonewithalifeguardweredrowning,fivepersonswithoutlifeguardswouldbe

C.some80%peopledrowningbythecurrentsarerescuedbylifeguards

D.some20%peopledrowningbythecurrentsarerescuedbylifeguards

B

Ifyouliveinabigcity,therearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyroute,andit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.

VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forher,onethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator（自动扶梯）insubwaystations.“Escalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetime.Itisn’taplacetorest,”the24-year-oldsays.“Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.Itannoysmetonoend.”

Admittingsheisnotthepatienttype,ZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwhere“standright,walkleft”signsareoftenignored.

Thelogicbehindthe“standright,walkleft” escalator etiquette（礼仪） seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordown,youshouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurry,sothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.

Manycities’escalators,includingLondon’sandBeijing’s,usethe“standright,walkleft”systemtospeeduptheflowofpeople.（Australiaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinstead.）Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopleto“standstill”onescalators.Evenso,mostpeopleinthis fast-pacedcity observethe“standright,walkleft” etiquette.

Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassaying:

“Ifthepersonisinsucharush,whynotjusttakethestairs?

Evenwhenthe escalator ispackedandthere’snowheretomove,Iseethesesamepeoplecomplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.”

Whateverthe escalator etiquette isintheplaceyouliveorvisit,dowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:

leaveenoughspacebetweeneachother,don’t stay attheendoftheescalator,andifsomeoneisblockingyourway,asimple“excuseme”isenough.

24.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“It”refersto_____.

A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKong.

B.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsinrushhours.

C.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalators.

D.people’sstandingontherightsideresting.

25.Whenontheescalator,amajorityoflocalpeopleinHongKong_____.

A.standstillastherailwaystationsrequire.

B.ignorethe“standright,walkleft”signs

C.usethestairsinsteadofescalators.

D.followthe“standright,walkleft”etiquette.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraph?

A.Noteveryonefollowsthe“standright,walkleft”etiquette.

B.TheBBCisagainstthe“standright,walkleft”etiquette.

C.Peopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossible.

D.Peopleshouldn’tcomplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinion?

A.Peopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyare.

B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.

C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.

D.Peopleshouldbeseriouslycriticizedwhentheyblocktheway.

C

HuLi'sheartsankduetothecoloroftheair.Driving140kilometersfromTianjinCitytoBeijinglastweek，sheheldherbreathastheairbecameacharcoalgreyhaze（炭灰色的阴霾）．The39yearoldbusinesswomanhaslivedinBeijingforadecade，andthispastmonth，shesaid，broughttheworstairpollutionshehaseverseen.Itgaveherhusbandacoughandlefthersevenyearolddaughterhousebound（足不出户）．“MyhusbandaswellasIisworkinghere，sowehavenochoice，”shesaid.“Butifwehadachoice，we'dliketoescapefromBeijing.”

Theextendedheavypollutionoverthelastmonth，whichcausedpunishmentinreturnforadaylastweek－calledthe“airpocalypse”byinternetusers－haslargelychangedthewaythatChinesethinkaboutthecountry'sair.Ononeday，pollutionlevelswere30timeshigherthanlevelsconsideredsafebytheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）．Flightswerecancelled.Roadswereclosed.OnehospitalineastBeijingreportedtheyhadtreatedmorethan900childrenforbreathingissues.BloombergfoundthatformostofJanuary，Beijing'sairwasworsethanthatofanairportsmokingarea.

Thesmog's（烟雾）mostthreateningaspectisitshighconcentration（浓度）ofPM2.5－particulatematterthatissmallenoughtobreathedeepintothelungsandenterthebloodstream，causingbreathinginfections，lungcancerandpossiblydamagingchildren'sdevelopment.TheWHOhasestimatedthatoutdoorairpollutionaccountsfortwomilliondeat