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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