高二英语第二学期第一次月考.docx

高二英语第二学期第一次月考.docx

《高二英语第二学期第一次月考.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高二英语第二学期第一次月考.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高二英语第二学期第一次月考

第I卷（选择题）

一.完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）

“Iwouldn’tbuythatwomanaMother’sDaycard,evenifmylifedependeduponit,”saidthewomanstandingbythecardshelfatWal-Mart.Ilookedupandsawa（n）　1　oftotaldisgustanddisappointment.

Havingbeen 　2　ataFloridaorphanage（孤儿院）atagefour,Ineverknewwhatitfeltliketohaveamotherorafather.NeveroncehadIreceivedahugorakissfrommyparents.Thatpartofmylifeisatotal　3　.

Shelookedup,sawmelookingatherand　4　angrily,“Justwhatareyoulookingat,youfool?

”

“SorryMa’am.Ineverhadamother,andIwas　5　byyourwords.”Ireachedoverandpickedupanice-looking　6　,openeditandbegantoread,“Thankyou　7　forbeingmymother.”

“Doyouthinkyourmotherwouldlikethatcard?

Minewould,Ithink,”Isaid.

“Doyouknowwhatitisliketobeyelledatforyears,and　8　betoldthatyouareloved?

”sheasked.

“Mymotherdidn’t　9　me,letaloneshout.Shejusttookmetotheorphanageandthat’swhereIstayeduntilIgrewup,”Ireplied.

“Don’tyou　10　her?

”sheasked.

“Oh,Ican’t.She’smymother.Beingamotherisapositiontobe　11　,evenifsheisnotaveryniceperson,”Itoldher.Thewomanstoodthere　12　herhead.

Ilookeddownatthefloorandsaid,“Iknowyourmother 　13　havedonealotofthingsthathurtyou.Itappearsasifyouhateher.ButIcantellyouthisfrommy　14　thatdislikingher,orevenhatingher,feelsnowherenearas　15　asneverhavingknownamotheratall—goodorbad.Atleast,youfeel　16　.Forme,it’salljustalargeblankoflonelinessinsidemyheart,andthat’s 　17　I’llfeeluntilIdie.”

Thewomanstoodthereforseveralseconds.　18　,shereachedout,tookthecardfrommyhand,smelledit,andplaceditinhercart.Aftersheleft,I　19　anicecardformymother.Itookithome,　20　it,andplaceditwiththeotherMotherandFather’sDayscardsboughtalltheseyears,eachmarked“Addressunknown”.

1．A.idea             B.appearance           C.impression             D.look

2．A.reserved       B.lost             C.deserted             D.rescued

3．A.blank             B.pain             C.misfortune             D.dark

4．A.requested        B.stared             C.screamed             D.refused

5．A.shocked            B.annoyed             C.disappointed             D.relieved

6．A.envelope            B.book             C.card             D.magazine

7．A.simply             B.basically             C.originally             D.mainly

8．A.always             B.sometimes            C.never             D.once

9．A.leavebehind        B.turnto             C.careabout             D.knowof

10．A.accuse             B.love             C.miss             D.hate

11．A.expected            B.obeyed             C.respected             D.depended

12．A.shaking             B.raising             C.dropping             D.nodding

13．A.might             B.could             C.would             D.should

14．A.belief             B.responsibility     C.experience             D.nature

15．A.fragile             B.lonely             C.anxious             D.hateful

16．A.nothing             B.everything         C.anything             D.something

17．A.when             B.where             C.how             D.why

18．A.Cheerfully           B.Eagerly             C.surprisingly             D.Hesitantly

19．A.tookup             B.packedup         C.broughtout             D.pickedout

20．A.mended             B.signed             C.covered             D.exposed

三.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题２分，满分40分）

A

I’marealbooklover.Everytimemyfriendsvisitme,mynoseisburiedinabook.WhereverIgo,Ialwayshaveabookwithme.Novels,historybooks,storiesaboutpeople,journalsandnews—IreadthemallandI’velearntalot,too.Forexample,manythingsinlifehappenforthebestevenifwedon’tlikeorunderstandthem.

Whyisreadingsuchanenjoyablepastimeforme?

Iprobablyfirstlearnedaboutitfrommyparents.Mymotherreadtomeatnightinmychildhoodandboughtmepicturebooks.Thegreatestpresentshehasgivenmeisaninterestinreading.Anditwillbealife-longhabit.

NooneeveraskedmewhyIlikedtoread.Theyjustsawmeandasked,“Oh?

Isthatforschoolwork?

”AndIjustshookmyhead,“No.It’sjustforfun.”Whilereadingagoodbook,Icantotallyforgetmyselfandflytoanotherworld.It’slikeexploringthroughsomeone’seyes,whichisjustasexcitingaswatchingamovie.

Readingisalsonecessaryinordertolearnaboutwriting,toimprovemyuseofwordsandphrasesandbroadenmyknowledge.Whatapitytoseeourimaginationgone,forwedon’texerciseitoften.Readingcanevenbegoodforone’shealth,Ithink.Everyoneshouldreadsadstoriesthatmakeuscryandalsobookswithhumorthatmakeuslaughoutloud!

21.Amongthegiftsmyparentshavegivenme,whichisthemostvaluableone?

A.Aloveforreading.B.Picturebooks.

C.Goodhealth.D.Alovablepastime.

22.Inthefourthparagraph,theauthorthinksreadingcan____.

A.makehisparentshappyB.finishhisschoolwork

C.improvewritingandbroadenknowledgeD.helphimunderstandsomemovies

23.Ifwedon’tuseourimaginationregularly,____.

A.itisbadforourhealthB.wewillsoonlearnhowtowrite

C.itwillhelpustohaveagoodrestD.itwillsoondisappear

24.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.WhydoIhavefewfriends?

B.Whataremylifehabits?

C.WhydoIlovereading?

D.Whydothingshappenforthebest?

B

Doyouhaveanyplacestovisitduringthisfall？

Howaboutthefollowingtwoplaces?

Tulum，Mexico

WhyYouShouldGo：

TulumisaboutanhourandahalfsouthofCancun，downtheRivieraMayaofMexico.Thebeachestherehavenotbeendevelopedyet.

WheretoSleep：

ThemostcommontypeofhousesinTulumaresmalloneswithnofrills（不实用的装饰）onornearthebeach；you’llliketheoceanwind，asthesmallhousesusuallydon’thaveairconditioners.Hemingwayhaswaterfrontsmallhouseswithgardens.

WheretoEat：

Youcanprobablyeatatyourhotel；theownersoftencook.YoucanalsotakeataxiintothecenterofthecityTulumandeatatCarlos’nCharlie’s，whichofferslivemusic.

Budapest，Hungary

WhyYouShouldGo：

BudapestislessexpensiveandlessexploredthanotherWesternEuropeancapitals.IthasthebeautifulBudaCastle，andtheDanubeRiverdividesthecityBudafromPest.

WheretoSleep：

TheOperaHouseandmuseumsareincentralPest，butstayinginBudacanbecheaper.TheHotelAstra（doublesfrom$144）isincentralBuda.VadviragPanzio（doublesfrom$81）isverycheapinnearbyBudaHills，butyou’llhavetotakeabusintotown.

WheretoEat：

HavecoffeeatthepopularRuszwurm.Fordinner，trythetraditionalTabaniTerasz.“It’sbelowscenicCastleHillandisstillunknowntomosttourists，”saysBenCurtis，aguidefromRickSteves’ourcompany，EuropeThroughtheBackDoor.

25.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellpeoplesomethingabouttwofamousplacesofinterest.

B.ToexplaintopeoplewhytheyshouldgotoTulumandBudapest.

C.ToattractpeopletovisitTulumandBudapest.

D.TotellpeoplewhattheyshoulddowhenvisitingTulumandBudapest.

26.Theunderlinedword“Hemingway”inthepassagemostprobablyrefersto________.

A.afamouswriter                       B.ahotel

C.aplaceofinterest                      D.asmallhouse

27.IfsixpeoplebookthreedoubleroomsintheHotelAstra，theyalltogetherwillpay_____foreachnightatleast.

A.$144        B.$288             C.$432            D.$576

C

Atelescope（望远镜）,calledGaia,isbeingdesignedbyastronomersinEurope,anditcouldn’tbemoredifferentfromPan-STARRS,whichisanothertelescopebeingdesigned.WhilePan-STARRSwillbelookingforasteroids（小行星）andcometsheadedforEarth,Gaiawillbelookingatourentiregalaxy.

GaiaisdesignedtodrawamapoftheMilkyWay,ourhomegalaxy.Justasamapofyourtowngivesyouapictureofwherethingsarelocated,Gaia’smapofthegalaxywilltellastronomerswherethestarsare.Overfiveyears,Gaiawillobserveaboutabillionstarsandotherobjectsinourgalaxy.Eachobjectwillbeobservedabout70times.

Gaiawillbesentintospaceconnectedtoarocket.Itcontainstwotelescopes,eachfocusedatadifferentangle（角度）.ThesetwotelescopesactlikeGaia’s“eyes”.Thereasonwhyhumanscanseethingsin3Disthatwehavetwoeyesfocusedonthesameobject,atslightlydifferentangles.Byusingtwotelescopeslikeeyes,Gaiacanproducethefirst3Dmapofthepositionsofthestarsitviews.

Gaia,whichistobesentintospacein2011,willbeapowerfultelescope.IfyouweretouseitonEarth,forexample,youcouldstand600milesawayfromyourbestfriendsandstillgetaclearpictureoftheirhair.

Gaiaisoneofmorethanadozentelescopesbeingdesignedbyscientistsrightnow.Thenextgenerationoftelescopeswillrevealnewpartsofouruniversethatwillseemsurprising.Theuniverse,withallitsplanets,starsandotherstrangeobjects,isapuzzlewithpiecesthatwecanseebyusingpowerfultelescopes.

28.HowmanydifferentanglescanGaiafocusateachtime?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

29.ThemaptobedrawnbyGaia______.

A.canshoweverybuildingonEarth

B.canshowyouwhereyourtownis

C.willjustshowthestarsaroundEarth

D.willshowwherethestarsareinourhomegalaxy

30.What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.WhatGaiawilldoinspace.B.WhenGaiawillstarttowork.

C.HowpowerfulGaiawillbe.D.WhatGaiawilldotoEarth.

31.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggeststhatthenextgenerationoftelescopes_______.

A.seemverysurprisingtoscientists

B.