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高二英语月考试题1下
太原市外国语学校高二10月考试卷(英语)
第I卷
I.单项选择。
(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
1.—Howdoyoulikehisplan?
—Itmaybegreatin________theory,buthowwillitworkin________practice?
A.the;the
B./;/C.the;/D./;the
2.Theword“boring”is_____“tiring”_____meaning.
A.similarto,inB.similarwith,inC.similarwith,byD.similarto,by
3.Alltheroommateswere_____mysuggestionthatweshouldgocampingthenextmonth.
A.inhonorofB.insteadofC.infavorofD.bymeans
of
4.IamsorrybutIhavetotellyouthatyouranswerisso____thatIamgreatly____atit.
A.confusing,confusedB.confused,confusing
C.confusing,confusingD.confused,confused
5.—What________whenIphonedyou?
—I________myhomework.Ibegantobathe.
A.hadyoudone;finished
B.wereyoudoing;hadjustfinished
C.didyoudo;hadjustfinished
D.wereyoudoing;wasfinishing
6.Therunners________theirpositionsonthestartinglineatthesoundofthewhistle.
A.madeupB.tookupC.turnedupD.setup
7.Itrainedheavilyinthesouth,_______seriousfloodinginseveralprovinces.
A.causedB.havingcausedC.causingD.tocause
8.–ShallIhelpyoucarrytheheavybox?
–________________.
A.I’mafraidnotB.Thanks.Icanmanageitmyself
C.No,IcancarrymyselfD.Thanks.Idomyself
9.Althoughold,mycariskept_______goodconditionandrunswell.
A.inB.inaC.onD.ona
10.Idon’tthink_________possibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemorywork.
A.thisB.thatC.itsD.it
11.Thegirlis_______togiveussomehelpifasked.
A.possibleB.likelyC.probablyD.possibly
12.It________lastnightforthegroundiswet.
A.musthaverainedB.mustrainC.mightrainD.shouldhaverained
13.Irushedtotherailwaystation,only________thetrainhadgone.
A.findingB.havingfoundC.tofindD.tohavefound
14.Afraidofbeingscoldedbyhisfather,theboy_______anexcuseforarrivinghomelate.
A.pickedupB.madeupC.tookupD.gaveup
15.Themomenthecamebackhome,Tom_______tocleanthehousethoroughly.
A.setaboutB.setoffC.setoutD.setup
16.–Whichwouldyouliketohavefor
breakfast,twoeggsorabottleofmilk?
--Ratherthan____eggs,Iprefer______abottleofmilk.
A.toeat,todrinkB.eat,todrinkC.toeat,drinkingD.eat,drinking
17.____theteacher____aburningcandle,hehelpedthestudentstounderstandthefunctionofteachers.
A.Compared,toB.Comparing,withC.Comparing,toD.Compared,with
18.Itisintheabilitytothinkandthewaytosolvethings____he____fromyou.
A.which,differsB.that,differentC.which,differentD.that,differs
19.Thoughhisfacesuggestedthatthere____nothingserious,thedoctorstillsuggestedhe____inbedforafewdays.
A.was,stayB.was,stayedC.be,stayedD.be,stay
20.SofarasIknow,anumberofthestudentsinourschool____fromthesuburbandthenumberofthem_____500.
A.come,isB.comes,areC.comes,isD.come,are
II.阅读理解。
(共两节,满
分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Atthebeginningofmy8:
00a.m.classoneMondayatUNLV(拉斯维加斯内华达大学),Icheerfullyaskedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeenverygood.TheyoungmanthenproceededtoaskmewhyIalwaysseemedtobesocheerful.
HisquestionremindedmeofsomethingI’dreadsomewherebefore:
“Everymorningwhenyougetup,youhaveachoiceabouthowyouwanttoapproachlifethatday,”Isaidtotheyoungman.“Ichoosetobecheerful.”
“Letmegiveyouanexample,”Icontinued.“InadditiontoteachinghereatUNLV,IalsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinHenderson.OnedayafewweeksagoIdrovetoHenderson.IexitedthefreewayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Butjustthenmycardied.Itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn’tturnover.SoIputmyflasherson,grabbedmybooks,andmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.”
“AssoonasIgotthere,thesecretaryintheProvost’sofficeaskedmewhathadhappened.‘Thisismyluckyday’,Ireplied,smiling.”
“Yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?
”Shewaspuzzled,“Whatdoyoumean?
”
“Iliveseventeenmilesfromhere.”Ireplied.“Mycarcouldhavebrokendownanywherealongthefreeway.Itdidn’t.Instead,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:
offthefreeway,withinwalkingdistanceofhere.I’mstillabletoteachmyclass,andI’vebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwasmeanttobreakdowntoday,itcouldn’thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenientfashion.”
21.Theunderlinedphrase“turnover”inthethirdparagraphmeans“________”
A.rolloverB.worknormallyC.stoppedsuddenlyD.movearound
22.Accordingtothispassagewecaninferthattheteacher’scarbrokedown____.
A.nearUNLVB.alongthehighway
C.nearHendersonD.nearthecommunitycollege
23.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappenafterthestory?
A.Thestudentsaskedtheteachertotellanotherstory.
B.Thestudentswonderedhowtobecheerful.
C.Thestorytouchedthestudentsandtheywouldtrytobecheerful.
D.Thestudentsdoubtedwhetherthestorywastrue.
B
Livinginthewildcanbehard.Findingfoodandstayingsafearen’teasy.Eachday,animalsstruggletosurviveintheirhabitats.Notallanimalsgetbyontheirown.Someanimalsformaclosepartnershipwithotherkindsofanimals.Thesepairingsarecalledsymbiotic(共生的)relationships.
Inasymbioticrelationship,theanimalsdependoneachother.Oneanimalhelpstheothermeetitsneeds.Soundsgood,right?
Notalways.Someanimalsarenotverykindtotheirpartners.Insomecases,oneanimalmeetsitsneedsbuthurtsitspartner.Taketicks,forexample.Theseinsectssuckbloodtolive.Togetblood,theyattachthemselvestootherkindsofanimals.Tickscanpassgermsthatcausediseaseinsteadofhelpingtheirhosts.
Inotherrelationships,animalsdon’ttreattheirpartnerssopoorly.Bothanimalsbenefitfromlivingwiththeotheranimal.
Smallanimalscalledcleanershrimpshavefoundawayofhelpingfishatcoralreefs.Astheirnamesuggests,theshrimpscleanthefish.Theyhangoutatwhatscientistscallacleaningstation.Afishstopsby.Thenashrimpclimbsontothefishandevenstepsintothefish’smouth.Theshrimpusesitstinyclawstopickstuffoffthefish’sbody.Thatcanincludedeadskin,tinypiecesoffood,andweecreaturesthatcanhurtthefish.Thefishgetsanicecleaning.Theshrimpenjoysatastymealoffishtrash.
Smallbirdscalledploversarealsointhecleaningbusiness.Theyhavebigcustomers-crocodiles.Crocshavelongsnouts(鼻子)filledwithsharpteeth.Cleaningthemistricky.Whenacrocopensitsmouth,theploverhopsrightin.Thecrocdoesnotsnapitssnoutshut.Instead,itletstheplovereatsmall,harmfulanimalsattachedtothecrocodile’steeth.Theplovergetsaneasymealwhilethecrocgetscleanteeth.
24.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.thehardlifeinthewild
B.somedangerousanimals
C.animalslivingtogether
D.animalsinasymbioticrelationship
25.Whydothecleanershrimpscleanthefish?
A.Togetfishtrashforfood.
B.Toeatweecreatures.
C.Tohelpfishgooutofcoralreefs.
D.Togetfoodforfish.
26.Whenplovershopintocrocodiles’mouths,they________.
A.arereallytocleancrocodiles’teeth
B.aretomakecrocodileshappy
C.aren’tafraidofbeingeaten
D.aren’thappytocleanthecrocodiles’teeth
C
Americancollegesanduniversitiesconsideranumberofthingsaboutastudentwhowantstobeadmitted.Admissionofficerslooknotonlyatthegradesthatthestudenthasearned.Theyalsolookatthelevelofdifficultyoftheclasses.
Astudent’sinterestsandactivitiesmayalsoplayapartingettingaccepted.Butinmostcasesanotherconsiderationishowwellthestudentdidoncollegeentranceexams.TheSAT(ScholasticAssessmentTests)measuresreasoning(推理)skillsinmathematicsandlanguage.Studentshavealm
ostfourhourstocompletetheSAT.Thenewestpartisanessay.Studentshavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteananswertoaquestion.
TheSATcostsforty-onedollarsandfiftycents.Theinternationalprocessingchargeistwenty-twodollarsmore.Andtest-takersinIndiaandPakistanmustalsopayatwenty-onedollarandfiftycentsecuritycharge.
StudentsmayalsoneedtotakeSATsubjecttestsinareaslikehistory,scienceandforeignlanguage.Subjecttestscosteighteendollarseach.
TheACTisanachievementtest.Itisdesignedtomeasurewhatastudenthaslearnedinschool.Studentsaretestedinmathematics,English,readingandscience.Awritingtestisofferedbutnotrequired.Withoutit,theACTtakesaboutthreehourstocomplete.Theessaypartaddsthirtyminutes.TheACTcostsforty-ninedollarstotakeoutsidetheUnitedStates.Thewritingtestcostsanadditionalfourteendollars.
RecentChinesenewsreportssuggestedthatACTtestingwouldbeexpandedinChinanextyear.ButanACTspokesmande
niesthosereports.Hetellsustheywerebasedonamisunderstanding.HesaystherearenoplanstoincreasethenumberoftestingcentersinChina.TencentersthereoffertheACT,butstudentsmustfirsttaketrainingclassesatthosecenters.TheonlyplaceinChinawheretheSATisofferedforChinesestudentsisinHongKong.InternationalstudentslivinginChinahavemorechoices.
27.IfyouwanttogotocollegeallthefollowingisimportantEXCEPT________
A.thepersonalityandhobbiesB.thegradesgained
C.theresultofthetestD.thehighschoolrecord
28.IfastudentfromIndiawantstotaketheSAT,howmuchshouldhepay?
A.41.5dollars.B.63.5dollarsC.63dollars.D.85dollars.
29.Whichofthefollowingexcept_________mustbetestedintheAC