高二英语月考试题及答案沈阳二中学年高二上学期月考试题Word文档下载推荐.docx
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例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15
B.
£9.18
C.
£9.15
答案是C。
1.Whattimeisitnow?
A.9:
10.
B.9:
50.
C.10:
00.
2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?
A.It’snice.
B.It’swarm.
C.It’scold.
3.Whatwillthemando?
A.Attendameeting.
B.Givealecture.
C.Leavehisoffice.
4.Whatisthewoman’sopinionaboutthecourse?
A.Toohard.
B.Worthtaking.
C.Veryeasy.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Speaklouder.
B.Apologizetoher.
C.Turnofftheradio.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15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、7题。
6.HowlongdidMichaelstayin
China?
A.Fivedays.
B.Oneweek.
C.Twoweeks.
7.WheredidMichaelgolastyear?
A.
Russia.
B.
Norway.
C.India.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WhatfooddoesSallylike?
A.Chicken.
B.Fish.
C.Eggs.
9.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?
A.Cookdinner.
B.Goshopping.
C.Orderdishes.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inahospital.
B.Intheoffice.
C.Athome.
11.Whenisthereportdue(约定的,预期的)?
A.Thursday.
B.Friday.
C.NextMonday.
12.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport?
A.Improveit.
B.Handitinlater.
C.Leaveitwithhim.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Salespersonandcustomer.
B.Homeownerandcleaner.
C.Husbandandwife.
14.Whatkindofapartmentdothespeakersprefer?
A.Onewithtwobedrooms.
B.Onewithoutfurniture.
C.Onenearamarket.
15.Howmuchrendshouldonepayfortheone-bedroomapartment?
A.$350.
B.
$400.
C.
$415.
16.Whereistheapartmentthespeakerswouldliketosee?
A.On
LakeStreet.
B.On
MarketStreet.
C.On
SouthStreet.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatpercentageoftheworld’steaexportsgoto
Britain?
A.Almost15%
.
B.About30%.
C.Over40%.
18.Whydoteatasterstasteteawithmilk?
A.MostBritishpeopledrinkteathatway.
B.Teatastesmuchbetterwithmilk.
C.Teawithmilkishealthy.
19.Whosuggestsapriceforeachtea?
A.Teatasters.
B.Teaexporters.
C.Teacompanies.
20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?
A.Thelifeofteatasters.
B.Afternoonteain
Britain.
C.The
London
TeaTradeCenter.
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
PeanutstoThis
Proudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?
”
Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtalkIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:
goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!
Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice;
flip(掷)acoin.Heads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!
Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.
Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!
HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?
Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:
Nore-dos;
nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster’sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!
21.Whatdidtheauthor’sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?
A.Excellent.B.Ridiculous.
C.Boring.D.Puzzling.
22.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?
A.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.
B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.
C.Heforgothisteacher’sinstruction.
D.Hewasnewattheschool.
23.Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans________.
A.annoyedB.ashamed
C.readyD.eager
24.Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround________.
A.byredoinghistask
B.throughhisownefforts
C.withthehelpofhisgrandfather
D.undertheguidanceofhisheadmaster
B
DeputyAgricultureSecretaryKathleenMerriganseesanepidemic(流行病)sweepingacrossAmericasfarmland.Ithaslittletodowiththeusualchallenges,suchasflood,risingfuelpricesandcrop-eatinginsects.Thecountry’sfarmersaregettingolder,andtherearefewerpeoplestandinginlinetotaketheirplace.Nationalagriculturalcensus(普查)figuresshowthatthefastest-growinggroupoffarmersisthepartover65.Merriganisafraidtheaverageagewillbeevenhigherwhenthe2012statisticsarecompleted.
Merrigan,aformercollegeprofessor,ismakingstopsatuniversitiesacrossthecountryinhopesofencouragingmorestudentstothinkaboutcareersinagriculture.AsidefromtryingtostopthegrayingofAmerica’sfarmers,herworkismadetougherbyarecentblogpostingthatputagricultureatNo.1onalistof“useless”collegedegrees.Topfederalagricultureofficialsaretalkingabouttheposting,andithastheattentionofagriculturalorganizationsacrossthecountry.
“Therecouldn’tbeanythingthat’smoreincorrect,”Merrigansaid.“Weknowthattherearen’tenoughqualifiedgraduatestofillthejobsthatareoutthereinAmericanagriculture.Inaddition,agrowingworldpopulationthatsomeexpertspredictwillrequire70%morefoodproductionby2050,”shesaid.
“Itrulybelievewe’reatagoldenageofagriculture.Globaldemandisatanall-timerecordhigh,andglobalsuppliesareatall-timerecordlows,”saidMattRush,directoroftheTexasFarmBureau.“Productioncostsaregoingtobevaluableenoughthatyoungerpeoplearegoingtohavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinagriculture.”
TheDepartmentofAgriculturehasprogramsaimedatdevelopingmorefarmersandatincreasinginterestinlocallygrownfood.TheNationalYoungFarmers’Coalitionhasalsobeenpushingforstateandfederalpolicychangestomakeiteasierfornewfarmers.
RyanBest,presidentofFutureFarmersofAmerica,hasbeenlivingoutofasuitcase,travelingthecountryandvisitingwithhighschoolstudentsaboutcareersinagriculture.The21-year-oldBesthopeshismessage-thatthisisanewtimeinagriculture-willmotivatethenextgenerationtoturnaroundthestatistics.“Neverbeforehavewehadtheinnovations(创新)intechnologywhichhaveledtoagricultureinthiscountrybeingthemostefficientithaseverbeen,”hesaid.“there’sreallyaplaceforeverybodytofitin.”
25.WhatisthenewchallengetoAmericanagriculture?
A.Fewerandolderfarmers.B.Higherfuelprices.
C.Morenaturaldisasters.D.Loweragriculturaloutput.
26.WhyisMerriganvisitinguniversitiesacrossthecountry?
A.Todrawfederalagricultureofficials'
attention.
B.Toselectqualifiedagriculturegraduates.
C.Toclarifyarecentblogposting.
D.Totalkmorestudentsintofarmingcareers.
27.AccordingtoMattRush,Americanagriculturewillprovideopportunitiesforyoungerpeoplebecause________.
A.thegovernmentwillcoverproductioncosts
B.globalfoodsupplieswillbeevenlower
C.investmentinagriculturewillbeprofitable
D.Americawillincreaseitsfoodexport
28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"
toturnaroundthestatistics"
inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Tore-analyzetheresultofthenationalcensus.
B.Toincreaseagriculturalproduction.
C.Tobringdowntheaverageageoffarmers.
D.Toinvestmoreinagriculture.
C
Whatbringsanationtogether?
Ofthefourchoices—sharedvalues,language,history,andreligion,it’ssharedvalues.Inourlatestpoll(民意调査),sevenoutof16countrieschosevaluesasthegreatestfactor(因索)bringinganationtogether,andsixpreferredlanguage.Bothchoicesscoredhighinthepoll,suggestingthatourvaluesandhowweexpressthemarecloselylinked.Still,historywasnotforgotteninsomecountries,particularlyinMexicoandRussia.EvenCanadaandtheUnitedStateschosenationalhistoriesasthesecond-mostimportantfactorunitingtheirpeople.Thebiggestsurprise?
Notonecountrypickedreligi