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学年高二下学期第一次月考

2010---2011高二第二学期-第一次月考

第一卷

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.—Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.

--_________.

A.CongratulationsBCheersCBestWishedDGoodluck

2.Nobodywantsto___________especiallyinpublic.

A.makefunofB.bemadefunofC.makingfunofD.madefunof

3.Myfriend,David,wasnotused_________byair,sohefeltunwell.

A.totravelingB.totravelC.travelingD.travel

4.Ican’tremember_____madetheteachergiveMarythepermissiontoleavetheclassearlier.

A.thatitwaswhatB.whatitwasthatC.whatwasitthatD.thatwasitwhat

5.Hehasbeenabsent________classforquitealongtime.

A.inB.forC.withD.from

6.Seeingherfathercomeback,_________.

A.tearsrandownhercheeksB.Hertearsranout

C.sheburstintotearsD.Sheburstintocrying

7.Thefluisbelieved____byvirusesthatliketoreproduceinthecellsinsidethehumannoseandthroat.

A.causingB.beingcausedC.tobecausedD.tohavecaused

8.MycarelessfriendBobreceivedaticketforspeeding.He____havedrivensofast.

　　A.can’t　　　B.wouldn’t　　　C.mustn’t　　D.shouldn’t

9.Ona_______morningthelittlegirlwasfound_____atthecornerofthestreet.

A.frozen,freezingB.freezing,freezing

C.freezing,frozenD.frozen,frozen

10.Thelightintheofficeisstillon.

 —Oh,Iforgot         .

 A．turningitoff  B．toturnitoff C．turnitoff  Dhavingturneditoff

11.Therewasateapotshapedlikeaduck,outof______mouththeteawassupposedtocome.

A.whoseB.whichC.itsD.that

12.Theteachersuggestedthedictionary___________atonce.

A.bereferredtobeboughtB.bereferredtobeingbought

C.referredtobeboughtD.referredtobeingbought

13.Tomoughtnotto meyoursecret,butbemeantnoharm.

 A．havetold  B．tell   C．betelling   D．havingtold

14.Oneofthejudges__________toGana’sfilmfestivalwasafamousartistfromChina,ZhangZiyi.

A.toinviteB.invitedC.hadbeeninvitedD.beinginvited

15.Pleasepostthisletterinthepostofficenearby,and__________,Iwillgettwoticketsinthetrainstation.

A.inmeantimeB.onthemeanwhileC.inmeanwhileD.inthemeantime

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Mygrandparents,GeneandOpalHoward,recentlycelebratedtheir70thweddinganniversary.Ourwholefamilywas16aboutwhattogivethemaspresents.Theybothhadaskedthatweonlygivethem17andnogifts—theyhadeverythingalreadyandjustwantedtobewithfriendsand18.Still,everyonewantedtogive19orgetsomethingforthem.

Icouldn’tgivemoney,butIwantedtodosomething20forthemtoletthemknowhow21Iamofhavingthemasmygrandparents.ForthisreasonIwenttomyaunt,whotheylive22andaskedhertogivemealltheold23ofthemthatshecouldfind.ThenIputtogethera24scrapbookforthem,whichwas25withlotsoflovingmemories.

WhenIgavethemthescrapbook,ItoldthemthatIknewtheydidn’twant26,butIhopedthattheywouldacceptjustthisone.Astheylooked27it,bothofthemshed28andthen29thebookwitheveryonewhowasattheparty.

Laterthatday,beforetheyleft,mygrandmagavemeabig30andsaid,"Thankyouforgivingussuchawonderfulgift.Ididn’t31remembersomeofthosepictures!

Ifyouhadn’tmadethebookforus,thephotoswouldstillbeinthatoldbox,andIwouldn’thavebeenabletosharewitheveryoneherejustwhyIloveyour32somuchtoday."

Itdidn’t33meverymuch—onlyalittletime—butGrandmastill34herbookoffwheneveranyonecomestovisitandsharesthestories35thepictures.

16.A.strugglingB.arguingC.findingD.deciding

17.A.moneyB.cardsC.candiesD.cakes

18.A.grandchildrenB.childrenC.petsD.family.

19.A.moneyB.agiftC.apresentD.asurprise

20.A.interestingB.specialC.strangeD.nice

21.A.happyB.fortunateC.prideD.proud

22.A.onB.byC.withD.apart

23.A.picturesB.memoriesC.storiesD.life

24.A.man-madeB.boughtC.preparedD.hand-made

25.A.carriedB.involvedC.filledD.full

26.A.cardsB.moneyC.surprisesD.gifts

27.A.intoB.throughC.atD.up

28.A.laughsB.smilesC.tearsD.cries

29.A.showedB.enjoyedC.passedD.shared

30.A.praiseB.smileC.hugD.pat

31.A.evenB.stillC.yetD.simply

32.A.grandfatherB.childrenC.familyD.parents

33.A.wasteB.costC.takeD.spend

34.A.carryB.showC.takeD.bring

35.A.behindB.aboutC.ofD.in

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Fearcanbefun.Manyyoungpeoplequeueuptorideveryfastandscaryrollercoasters,screamingbutenjoyingthemselves.Otherpeopleliketoread"goosebumps（鸡皮疙瘩）"booksorwatchhorrormoviesatnight,scaredtodeathbutfeelingexcited.Whydopeoplelikebeingscared?

Fearisanancientwayofsurviving.Beingscaredmakesanimals,includinghumansescapefromdangerandsavethemselves.Itisbecauseoffearthatwehavelivedthroughmillionsofyearsofevolution.Thosewholackedastrongfearresponseweremorelikelytobekilled,leavingthemorefearfulandcarefultopasstheirgenesontothenextgeneration.

Howdoscientistsexplainwhyshakingoversuchscarythingsisfun?

"Somekidswillgotoascarymovieandloveitandlaughoverit,otherswillfeelanxiousandhidetheirfacesandsomewon'tevensetfootinthecinema,"saidNedKalin,aUSscientist."Whichkindofpersonyouaredependspartlyonexperiencesyou'vehadandpartlyonyourgenes."

Whathappensinthebrainwhensomethingfrightensyou?

Nervesthatbeginattheeyesandearsleadtoapartofthebraincalledtheamygdale.Whenyousuddenlyseeasnake,forexample,theamygdalemakesyoufreeze,sweat,haveaquickenedheartbeat,orrunveryfast.However,seeingthesnakealsousesanotherpartofthebrain,thecortex.Itanalyzesthesituation,andifitfindsthatthesnakeisonlymadeofrubberittellsyourheartandtherestofyourbodytocalmdown.Thinkoftheamygdaleastheengineandthecortexasthebrake.

Backtothefirstquestion:

Whydosomepeopleliketomakethemselvesscared?

"Onereasonisthatwecanplaygameswithfear,findwaystoreducethescarinessbylookingawayorthinkingofsomethingelse,"Kalinsaid."Tobelievewehavecontroloverasituationgivesusafeelingofpower.""Scarymoviesornovelsaregoodpracticetoprepareyoungpeoplefortherealthing.Thrillssuchasrollercoasterridesalsogotothebrain'spleasurecentre."

Andtheremightbesomeevolutionaryadvantagetobeingabletoadjustthissystemthatis

theretoprotectpeople.

36.Somepeopleliketobescaredbecause______________.

A.theyareafraidthatthefeargeneswillbepassedontotheirchildren

B.it'sagoodpracticetogetpreparedfortherealfrighteningsituation

C.itcanhelpthemshowtheirownpersonalities

D.theywillfeelpowerfulaftergettingridoffear

37.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthepeoplewhoarenoteasilyscared?

A.Theircortexisbetteratanalyzingthesituations.

B.Theyaremorelikelytosufferfrompotentialdanger.

C.Theyarebornunaffectedbyanythinghorrible.

D.Theylackastrongresponsetowardsthreat.

38.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Readytoscream?

B.Howtobescared?

C.Willingtoshake?

D.Whytobescared?

B

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,havebettermarriagesandmorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants,butintheexecutive（行政）circle,beautycanbecomealiability.

Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladder,itisharmfultoawoman.

Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainerones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.

Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestingly,though,theriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattractiveovernightsuccesses.

Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?

Anattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorewomanlyandanattractivemanmoremanlythanthelessattractiveones.Thus,anattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthe"manly"qualitiesrequired.

Thisistrueeveninpolitics."Whentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,peopletreatmenandwomendifferently,"saysAnneBowman,whorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomen,inorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldwhatthephotographswereof.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.

Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.

39.Accordingtothepassage,attractivepeoplearethosewhoare______.

A.good-lookingB.humorousC.well-educatedD.capable

40.Theauthorofthepassageintendedtoshowusthatpeople’sviewsonbeautyare______.

A.out-of-dateB.practicalC.reasonableD.one-sided

41.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Appeara