甘肃省临洮县第二中学学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题.docx

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甘肃省临洮县第二中学学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题

2016—2017学年度第一学期高二年级第三次月考试卷

英语

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40）

第一节（共15小题，每题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中选出最佳答案。

A

WhenIwas-infifthgrade,youcouldhavetoldme,"Colin,it’snotcooltowearthesamepairofsweatpants（肥大的运动裤）everysingledayofschool,"butIwascomfortable.Andyoucouldhavetoldme,"Colin,.youarenotcooltobeanmemberofyourlocalChristian-clowning（小丑）group.’’ButIwouldn’tstop.

Onthefirstday，whenateachergaveusasurveyabout“howtogettoknowyou”questions.Ithoughtthatshewouldreadthemprivately,soIfeltsafetowritethesweatpants（肥大的运动裤）,andactChristian-clowning（小丑）.Thefirstquestionwas"what’syourfavoritemovie?

”Theotherkidswrote"Scream"and"UniversalSoldier".Hereadmyanswer,"BeautyandtheBeast".Alaughburstfromtheroom,andmycheeksburned.Thenextquestionwas"Whatwouldyouliketodoonweekends.Theotherkidswrote"gooutwithfriends"and"gotothemarket".Iwrote“Performwithclowns”.Anotherburstintolaughter.

Butthen,avoicefromthebackoftheroomsaid,"Guys,stoplaughing."Andtheroomwentsilent.TheVoicebelongedtoMichelleSiever,andshewaspopularandcool.

Idon’tremembertheteacherorthekids’names,butIrememberMichelleSiever'sname.Irememberhowitfeltwhenshespokeupforme.

1.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Colinusuallybehavedasheliked...B.Colinoftenwenttochurchwithhisparents.

C.Colinwanttobehavestupidly.D.Colinwasparticularabouthisappearance.

2.WhatisbeyondColin'sexpectations?

A.Theanswershegavewerehumorous.

B.Thestudents'answerswerereadinpublic.

C.Theteacheraskedthestudentstosharetheirsecrets.

D.Themeanestboymadehisanswersknowntoall

3.HowdidColinfeelwhiletheboyreadhisanswers?

A.Angry.B.Puzzled.C.Embarrassed.D.Excited.

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Aclassmatestoodupforme

B.Ateacheraskedthestudentsprivatequestions

C.Aboylaughedathisclassmates

D.Agirtherofoughtagainstherclassmates

B

TheCityofKentsummer.ConcertSeriesofferstonsofentertainmentinJulyandAugust.HereistheJulyschedulefor.Theperformances:

July8RobertotheMagnificent

RobertotheMagnificentridesverytallcycles;jumpsupanddownonextremelyhighsticks;juggles（杂耍）,sharpknives,burningtorches,--allwhilekeepingaudiencesfrightenedandexcited

July14JessicaLynne

ComparedtopopularnameslikeDoltyPatton,JessicaLynnehastakentheNorthwestbystorm.Shehasalreadyplayedveryfamoussongsinnorthwest..

July15BigBangBoom

Thisrockin'three-piecebanddeliversaclevermixofhip-hop,pop,country,andotherstyles.Fromcallingkidsonstagetotakepartinthe"SpongebobChorus'tothe"ParentsagainstKidsHokeyPokeyChallenge"BigBangBoommakessurethattheirshowsareenergetictojoinin.

July29TickleTuneTyphoon

Dancingvegetables,larger-than-liferobotsandaward-winningcompetitions!

ThisNorthwestfavoritedeliversamusingmessagesandeducationaltopicscleverlydisguised（伪装）assillyfun!

5.Whichofthefollowingperformancesmaymakeyoufeelfrightened?

A.RobertotheMagnificent.B.BigBangBoom.

C.JPHennessy.D.TickleTuneTyphoon.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"JessicaLynnehastakentheNorthwestbystorm”mean?

"

A.JessicaLynneunparticularintheNorthwest.

B.JessicaLynneisverysuccessfulintheNorthwest

C.JessicaLynnemakesasuddenappearanceintheNorthwest

D.JessicaLynnegivesthenewperformancesintheNorthwest.

7.WhyistheperformanceonJuly15differentfromtheothers?

A.Becauseit'slikelytomakeyoulaughuncontrollably.

B.Becauseitusesthemostmusicalinstruments.

C.Becauseitgivesaudiencesthechancetotakepartin.

D.BecauseitfeaturesNativeAmericanmusic.

8.Whencanyouattendtheperformancethatcombinesentertainmentandeducation?

A.OnJuly8.B.OnJuly15.C.OnJuly23.D.OnJuly29.'

C

Anewdriverwithlittleexperiencehastochangedirectionsuddenlyintoanotherlanetoavoidacarelessdrivertalkingonacellphone，whichisnotsomethingthatIampreparedfor.AccordingtotheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,anaccidentisfourtimesmorelikelywhiletalkingonthephone.Therefore,usingacellphonewhiledrivingshouldbebanned

Carsaretwo-tonweaponsandshouldbetreatedassuch.whendriversputakeyintheignition（点火开关）.Heshouldbearesponsibilityofbeingadriver.Answeringthephonewhiledrivingislikefiringagun---atanymomentsomethingcouldgowrongandchangealifeforever.

Afewcountries,includingAustralia,GreatBritain,SpainandIsrael,haverecognizedthedamage

thatcellphoneusecanCause.AccordingtoTomAlexofTheDesMoinesRegister,peoplewhotalkoncellphoneswhiledrivingarejustasdangerousasdrunkdrivers.OneSmalldistraction（分心的事物）couldtriggeradeadlymistake,causingthemtohurtthemselvesorsomeoneelse.

Somemayarguethatcellphonesarehelpfulwhenyouhaveanemergencysituation.AlthoughIagree,Ibelievethesafestwaytouseyourphoneistopullovertothesideoftheroadfirst.Somemayarguethathands-fleephonesarelessofadistraction,butstudieshave.shownthattheriskofhavinganaccidentremainsthesameevenwiththese.

Usingacellphonewhiledrivingshouldbeoutlawed.Onesmallmistakecouldchangeyour

wholelife.Pleasedon'tletthathappen--stayoffyourcellphonewhiledriving.

9.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.Hesometimestalksoverthephonewhiledriving.

B.Heconsidershimselftobeacarelessdriver.

C.Hewantstochangelaneswhiledriving.

D.Heisn'tverygoodatdriving.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"trigger"inParagraph3mean?

A.Cause.B.Avoid.C.Explain.D.Increase.

1l.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedoifweareinanemergencysituationwhiledriving

A.Useaphonefreely

B.Asksomeoneelsetomakeacall.

C.Pullovertothesideoftheroadfirst.

D.Usethephoneassoonaspossible.

I2.What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toencourageustodrivecarefully.

B.Totellusaboutthecausesofcaraccidents.

C.Toexplainthedisadvantagesofusingcellphones.

D.Tosuggestweshouldn'tuseacellphonewhiledriving.

D

CaliforniagirlMiawantstospendhervacationatthebeach.Butherparentshavedifferentplans.TheysendhertoVietnamwithhergrandmother,hopingMiawilllearntoappreciateVietnameseculture.ButMiadoesn'tviewVietnamesecultureasherown.Shedoesn'tevenspeakthelanguage.ThisisthestoryItellinmynewnovel,Listen,SlowlyCanthetripattractMia'sinterestinherroots?

Willsherefusetoacceptherfamily’shistory?

NowI'1Itellyoumoreaboutmynewbook.

Sowhatinspiredmetowritethebook?

IwantedtolookatculturaldifferencesbetweenteenagersintheUnitedStatesandVietnam.Ialsowantedtoplaywiththeideaofhowwepracticealanguageandhowwecommunicateinspiteoflanguagebarriers.

WhatisthemaincharacterMialike?

Well,shecanbesarcastic（尖刻的）,butshe'sbasicallyagoodchild.ShejustwantstobeaCaliforniabeachgirl.ShehasnointerestinVietnam.Shespendsagoodtwoweekspouting（噘嘴）whenshegetstoVietnam.Thenshecomestotheconclusionthatshemayaswellmakethebestofit.

YoumaywonderwhyIputMiainacompletelydifferentenvironment.Well,ifMiaisgoingtoconnectwithherpast,shewillhavetoleavetheworldsheknows.Ithinktheeasiestwaytochangeachild'sattitudeistotakeawayeverythingshehasalreadyknown.Forexample,Miacan’tbesarcasticinVietnambecauseshedoesn’thavethelanguagetodoit.Iwantedhertolisteninsteadofrunningtiermouth.Whenyourelearninganewlanguage,youareforcedtolistenbecauseyoucanunderstandmuchmorethanyoucanspeak.

Actually,thegrandmotherinthenovelisverymuchlikemyownmother.IamtheageofMia'sparentssoIunderstandthem.TheyspeakbothEnglish,andVietnamese.TheyhavesomuchthattheywanttopassontoMiabutthatshe'snotinterestedin.

Asfornow,I’mwritinganovelaboutanAmericanboywhowantstobeacowboy.

13.WhydoMiasparentswanthertogoto-Vietnam?

A.BecauseMia'sgrandmothernee&hercompany.

B.BecausetheywantMiatolearnaboutforeigncultures.

C.BecausetheywantMia-todeveloplikingforVietnameseculture.

D.Becausetheydon'twantMiatogotothebeachalone.

14.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Whatdifficultiestheauthorhadinwritingthebook

B.Whoinspiredtheauthortowritethebook.

C.Whatthebookmainlytalksabout.

D.Howtheauthorwrotethebook:

15.HowdoesMiamostprobablyfeelafterarrivinginVietnam?

A.Confused.B.Upset.C.Excited.D.Relaxed.

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人空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

BeforeyoubeginstudyingEnglish,askyourselfonequestion:

"16“Isitbecauseyouwantto,orbecausesomeoneelsewantsyouto?

Likeeverydecisioninlife,studyingEnglishmustbesomethingyouwanttodo.HerearesometipstohelpyoulearnEnglishwell

Setgoals

Ifyouknowwhyyouwanttostudy,settinggoalsiseasy.Forexample,maybeyouwanttotraveltoanEnglish-speakingcountry.Great17perhapsyouhavealreadyknownmanyusefulphrases,butyouwanttoimproveyourlisteningskillsandpronunciation.What-everyourgoalsare,youshouldwritethemdown.

18

Howlongdoyouneedtostudytoachieveyourgoals?

Thisanswerisdifferentforeverystudent.19Ifyouwork40hoursperweek,don'tplanonspendinganother40hoursaweekstudyingEnglish_Startoffslow,butstudyregularly.Usemat