浙江省磐安县第二中学学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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浙江省磐安县第二中学学年高二英语月考试题

浙江省磐安县第二中学2017-2018学年高二英语4月月考试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑

A

 "Iwouldsay,nomatterwhatpeopletellyou,anythingcanhappen."That'sthemessageInternetsingerAustinMahonesaysatWeDay,aneventforyoungpeopleinCanada.

   Whenhewas14，Austinandafriendbeganuploadingpopsongstomusicalwebsites."Iwasjustdoingitbecausewehadnothingtodo,livinginasmalltown."

 "I'dcheckdifferentwebsitesforthehottestsongs,andI'drecordmyownvideos,"heexplains."That'showpeoplebegantofindmeonline."Hisvideosgotmillionsofhitsandhesignedwitharecordcompany.TheresultwasthereleaseofAustin'sfirstalbum,JuniorYear.Whileitseemslikeasuddenrisefortheteenager,Austinadmitstheearlydayswerenotalwaysfun.Hesaysalotofpeoplethoughtbadlyofhimforpostinghisvideosonline.Yetthisdidn'tputhimoff."Ikeptworkinghard."Andthehitsonhisvideoskeptcoming.

Austin'sachievementandspiritmakehimaperfectfitforthemessageofWeDay.Afterall,FreetheChildren,thecreatoroftheevent,wasfoundedto"enableyouthtomakechanges."EvenAustin'sunusualrisebywayoftheInternetfitswiththewayFreeThechildrenworksandraisesmoney.

BecauseofAustin,hisfourmillionfollowerswilllearnaboutFreetheChildren.WhileAustin'spresencecertainlyhelpsWeDay,it'sgoodforhim,too.Austingetstoshowhimselfassomeonewhovolunteershistimeandtalentforaworthycauseandshowthathecaresaboutmakin

gtheworldabetterplace.

21.WhydidAustinputpopsongsonmusicalwebsites?

A.Hewasboredwithhislifethere.                    

B.Toattractpeople'sattention.

C.Tohelpadvertisethesongs.        

D.Hisfriendaskedhimtodoso.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph3referto?

A.Austin'ssuddenrise.             

B.People'sdissatisfaction.

C.ThereleaseofJuniorYear.         

D.Signingwitharecordcompany.

23.WhatAustindidatWeDay           .

A.wasawin-winsituation

B.setanexampleforallthesingers

C.firstmadehimbecomeknowntothepublic

D.ledmanyyoungpeopletobevolunteers

B

Itwasdangerouslycold.Afewdriversslippingandslidingofftheroadandbackonagainhadcutdeepruts（车辙）inthemud.Andtherutsbecamefrozensolid.Thedrumofourtruck'sagingengineworriedus.

Treesandbushesheavywithsnowbenttoformanicytunnel.WeinchedalongthescaryrouteasHowardgraspedthesteeringwheel（方向盘）tightly,tryingtokeepthetruckintheruts.Wewerenowridingthroughanightmarewithnogoingback.Ikeptprayingthetruckwouldnotquit.

However,theengine'scoughinggrewworse.Wecametoabumpingstop.Hottearsrandownmyface.Wenoticedasmallhouseoffinthedistance."Iwillgoforhelp."Howard'swordsruinedmycommonsenseandpanictookover.Wewouldtakethechildren—wewouldwalktothathousetogether!

Butthesnowwasdeep,andourtwochildren,asleepinthecab,weretooheavytocarry.Myhusbandconvincedmetolethimgoalone.Ifnoonewashomeortheydidn'tanswerthedoor,hewouldcomebackandwe'dtrytohikeouttoamainroad.Fornow,itwassaferinthetruc

k.IwishIcouldsayIhavefaith,butwhenhewalkedaway,Iwasmadattheworld.

ItseemedasifhourshadpassedbeforeIheardafamiliarvoiceandakindlaughofanothermanastheyapproachedinthesnow.Theolderfellowinvitedustogouptothehousewherehiswifewaswaiting.Twowide-awakekidsmovedacrosstheseat,readyforadventure.Theirvoicesandlaughtercarriedinthecoldnightair.Whenwefinallygotclose,acheerfulwomanopenedthedoor.Warmai

randthesmellofhotbutteredpopcornandchocolatedrewusin.

Relieved,myprayerswereheard!

24.WhatmadetheauthorworriedafterHowardleftthetruck?

A.Herbeinglockedinthetruck.

B.Howard'sfailuretogetthehelp.

C.Children'sfearinthefreezingnight.

D.Thetruck'ssuddenmoveinthefrozenmud.

25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheoldercouplefromParagraph5?

A.Theywerewill

ingtoofferhelp.

B.Theylovedmakingfriendswithchildren.

C.Theyenjoyedcookingincoldwinternights.

D.Theycameacrosst

heHowardsonthewayhome.

26.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AScaryNight   B.Man'sPrayer

C.ATruckAccident   D.God'sAnswer

C

Today,many

peopleuseplantsfromotherplacestodesigntheiryards.Well,dotheyhaveanyinfluenceonanimalslivingnearby?

Asweknow,plantssupplyfoodforthingslikeinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Inturn,birdsandmeat-eatinganimalsfeedontheseinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Itiseasytoseehowimportantplantsare.

Althoughforeignplantsmaylookbeautiful,theycancauseproblemswhentherearetoomanyofthem.IliveinVirginia,USA,andsometimesseeaplant—commonlyknownasKudzu—thatseemstocovereverythinginthearea,evenclimbingoverwholetreesandhouses.

Kudzuisanunbelievableplantsinceitgrowsveryfast.ItwasfirstbroughttotheUnitedStatesfromsouth-eastAsiaaroundthe1870'sasacropthatfarmerscouldgrow.However,KudzuquicklycametobeconsideredharmfulthroughoutthesouthernUnitedStates.

SinceKudzugrowsfastinmanydifferentenvironments,itcancompletelycoverareasoflandquickly.Theplantisalsonoteatenbyanyinsectsorbirdsin

theUnitedStatessoitcangrowunchecked.Kudzucancovertrees,bushes,andevenhouses.ItcoststheUnitedStates500milliondollarsayeartojustkeepKudzufromgrowingtoofast.Theplantisaperfectexampleofwhatscientistscallaninvasive（侵略性的）species,whichgrowsmorequicklythanothernativeplants.

Allforeignplantshavethepossibilitytospreadquickly.Notonlyaretheycostly,bu

tplantingthemingardensactuallytakesawayfoodfrominsects.Ifeveryonefilledtheirgardenwithplantsnativetowheretheylive,manylovelybutterfliesandothernativecreatureswouldbeattractedtotheirbackyards!

So,takealookoutofyourwindow—howdoesyourgardengrow?

27.WecanlearnfromthetextthatKudzuinVirginia              .

A.isverypopular                

B.isdifficulttogrow

C.cancausebigtrouble           

D.canmakeaircleaner

28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofKudzu?

A.ItservedasfoodatfirstinAmerica.    

B.ItcametoAmericaintheearly19thcentury.

C.ItgrowsfastinAsia,butslowlyinAmerica.

D.ItisofteneatenbyinsectsorbirdsinAmerica.

29.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingoftheseforeignplants?

A.Sad.          B.Worried.         C.Proud.         D.Excited.

30.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?

A.Everyoneshouldlearntolovenature.

B.Itisahardjobtogrowplantsinya

rds.

C.Gardeninghasbecomeaserioushobby.

D.Itisimportanttosaynotoforeignplants.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项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。

Beaninventor

Thebiggestsecretaboutinventingisthatanybodycandoit!

Perhapsthissoundscrazy,butit'strue.Maybeyouhavethewrongideaaboutinventing,soreadontodiscovert

hetruth.

Wrongideanumber1:

     31    

Well,inventingmeanscreatingsomething"new",buttheideacouldcomefromsomethingthatalreadyexists.     32    

Wrongideanumber2:

Inventorsareborn,notmade.

Therearealotoffactorsthatmakeinventionpossible.TakeMozart,forexample.Hewasbornwithaspecialtalentformusic.    33   Hisfatherwasamusicteacher,andMozartpracticedforhourseveryday,fromthetimehewasinkindergarten.

    34    Verysuccessfulcreatorsdon'tgiveupwhentheygetsomethingwrong.Asoneinventorsaid,"Afailureistherightanswertothewrongquestion!

"

Wrongideanumber3:

Inventorsarealwaysoldpeople.

        35    Hereisanexampleofayounginventor:

LouisBraillewentblindwhenhewasachild.Whenhewas15,heinventedasystemofreadingandwritingforblindpeoplethatisstillusedinmostcountriestoday.

A.Everydaythingscangivepeoplelotsofideas.

B.Aninventionhastobesomethingcompletelynew.

C.Butotherfactorswerealsoimportantforhiscreativity.

D.Asayoungman,GeorgeNisseninventedthetrampoline（蹦床）.

E.Don'tbelievethatyoucan'tinventsomethingwhenyouareyoung.

F.ThomasEdisonsaidthatbeinganinventorwas"99%hardworkand1%inspiration"!

G.TheWrightbrothers,forexample,gottheideaforbuildinga"flyingmachine"fromwatchingbirds.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

WhenIwasintheseventhgrade,Iwasavolunteeratalocalhospitalinmytown．Mostofthe  36   IspenttherewaswithMr.Gillespie．Heneverhadanyvisitorsandnobodyseemedtocareabouthis  37   .

Ispentmanydaysthereholdinghishandandtalkingtohim,   38  anythingthatneededtobedone．Hebecameaclosefriendofmine,   39 herespondedwithonlyanoccasionalsqueeze（捏）ofmy 40  ．Mr.Gillespiewasinacoma（昏迷）．

Ileftforaweektovacationwithmyparents,andwhenIcameback,Mr.Gillespiewas__41____．Ididn'thavethe　42　toaskanyofthenurseswherehewas,forfearthattheymight　　43　　mehehaddied．

Several　　44　　later,whenIwasaseniorinhighschool,IwasatthegasstationwhenInoticedafamiliarface．WhenI　　45　　whoitwas,myeyesfilledwithtears．Hewas 46  !

IgotupthenervetoaskhimifhisnamewasMr.Gillespie.Withanuncertainlook____47___hisface,herepliedyes．I　　48　　howIknewhimandthatIhadspentmanydaystalkingwithhiminthehospital．Hiseyeswelledupwithtears,andhegavemethewarmesthugIhadever　　49　　.

Hebegan