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湖北省文理学院附属中学学年高二英语月考试题

2016年3月湖北文理学院附属中学月考试题

高二英语

一、听力部分

第Ⅰ卷　（选择题　共60分）

Ⅰ.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）

A

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirls

itwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn'thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop

.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecause

shethoughtitwastoohard.

Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,t

hedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElizabethexplains,“Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,

andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness.”

Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.

21.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow________．

A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficultyofgrowingup

C.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson

22.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily________．

A.startedabusinessin1975B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles

23WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?

A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.

B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.

C.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.

D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtorunacorporationB.Strengthcomesfrompeace

C.HowtoachieveabigdreamD.Familyunitybuildssuccess

B

Theboymadeit!

OneSunday,Nicholas,ateenager,wentskiingatSugarloafMountaininMaine.Intheearlyafternoon,whenhewasplanningtogohome,afiercesnowstormsweptintothearea.Unabletoseefar,heaccidentallyturnedoffthepath.Beforeheknewit,Nicholaswaslost,allalone!

Hedidn'thavefood,water,aphone,orothersupplies.Hewasgettingcolderbytheminute.

Nicholashadnoideawherehewas.Hetriednottopanic.HethoughtaboutallofthesurvivalshowshehadwatchedonTV.Itwastimetoputthetipshehadlearnedtouse.

Hedecidedtostopskiing.Therewasabetterchanceofsomeonefindinghimifhestayedput.Thefirstthinghedidwastofindshelterfromthefreezingwindandsnow.Ifhedidn't,hisbodytemperaturewouldgetverylow,whichcouldquicklykillhim.

Usinghisskis,Nicholasbuiltasnowcave.Hegatheredahugemassofsnowanddugoutaholeinthemiddle.Thenhepiledbranchesontopo

fhimself,likeablanket,tostayaswarmashecould.

Bythatevening,Nicholaswasreallyhungry.Heatesnowanddrankwaterfromanearbystreamsothathisbodywouldn'tlosetoomuchwater.Notknowinghowmuchlongerhecouldlast,Nicholasdidtheonlythinghecould—hehuddled（蜷缩）inhiscaveandslept.

Thenextday,Nicholaswentouttolookforhelp,buthecouldn'tfindanyone.Hefollowedhistracksandreturnedtothesnowcave,becausewithoutshelter,hecoulddiethatnight.OnTuesday,Nicholaswentoutagaintofindhelp.Hehadwalkedf

oraboutamilewhenavolunteersearcherfoundhim.Aftertwodaysstuckinthesnow,Nicholaswassaved.

NicholasmightnothavesurvivedthissnowstormhaditnotbeenforTV.HehadoftenwatchedGrylls'survivalshowManvs.Wild.That'swherehelearnedthetipsthatsavedhislife.Ineachepisode（一期节目）ofManvs.Wild,Gryllsisabandonedinawildareaandhastofindhiswayout.

WhenGryllsheardaboutNicholas'amazingdeeds,hewassuperimpressedthatNicholashadmadeitsinceheknewbetterthananyonehowhardNicholashadtoworktostayalive.

25．Whathappe

nedtoNicholasoneSundayafternoon?

A．Hegotlost.BHebrokehisskis.C．Hehurthiseyes.D．Hecaughtacold.

26．HowdidNicholaskeephimselfwarm?

A．Hefoundashelter.B．Helightedsomebranches.

C．Hekeptonskiing.D．Hebuiltasnowcave.

27．OnTuesday,Nicholas________．

A．returnedtohissheltersafelyB．wassavedbyasearcher

C．gotstuckinthesnowD．stayedwherehewas

28．NicholasleftGryllsaverydeepimpressionbecausehe________．

A．didtherightthingsinthedangeroussituation

B．watchedGrylls'TVprogrammeregularly

C．createdsometipsforsurvivalD．wasveryhardworking

C

Haveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly?

Imaginehavingyourentirehouse,garage,andyardinspectedatanytime—withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse（灯塔）living,andakeeper'sreputationdependedontheresults.Afewtimeseachyear,aninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprise,butkeeperssometimeshadadvancenotice.

Oncelighthouseshadtelephones,keeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectorwasaboard,thekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboat,everyonewoulddolastminutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.

Despitetheseriousnatureofinspections,theyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetime,peopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.Inanefforttocleanupquickly,MrsByrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpan,coveredthemwithacloth,andstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendoor,itwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.Heneverdid.

Oneday,GlennFurst'smotherputoilonthekitchenfl

oorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwax,theoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistime,though,sheuseda

littletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn'smother,heslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurface.“Hecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight，”Glennlaterwrote.Afterhesteadiedhimself,heshookGlenn'smother'shand,andtheinspectioncontinuedasthoughnothinghadhappened.

29.WhatdoesParagraph1tellusabouttheinspectionatthelightstation?

A.Itwascarriedoutonceayear.B.Itwasoftenannouncedinadvance.

C.Itwasimportantforthekeeper'sfame.D.Itwasfocusedonthegarageandyard.

30Thefamilybeganmakingpreparationsimmediatelyafter________．

A.oneofthememberssawtheboatB.awarningcallreachedthelighthouse

C.thekeeperputonthedressuniformandcap

D.theinspectorflewspecialflagsinthedistance

31.MrsByrnesputthedishesintheovenbecausethiswould________．

A.resultinsomefunB.speedupwashingthem

C.makeherhomelooktidyD.beademandfromtheinspector

32Iftheinspectorhadopenedtheovendoor,hewouldhaveseen________.

A.anemptypanB.manycleandishes

C.piecesofbakedbreadD.aclothcoveringsomething

D

Mycolourtelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn'tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater，whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventyfivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn'tgetanychannelsshowi

ngallnightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason，whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually，thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit，Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork，andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise，Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist，anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow，butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

33．WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A．Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B．Hecouldn'treturnitwhenit