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陕西省学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题无答案
陕西省咸阳百灵中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题(无答案)
第一卷(共两部分,共115分)
第1部分听力(每小题1分,共20分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳
选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小
题和阅读下一个小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshewascalledbythehead?
A.Shewaspleased.B.Shewasrelaxed.C.Shewasnervous.
2.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.Offeringhelp.B.Askingforhelp.C.Askingforpermission
3.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary.C.Inthepostoffice
4.Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay?
A.20dollars.B.30dollars.C.40dollars.
5.Whatdidthewomando?
A.Sheforgottodoastoldto.
B.Shecorrectedthefiguresinthefrontpage.
C.Shewrotethecorrectpartinanotherpage.
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whathappenedtothemanyesterday?
A.Hewaslockedin.B.Hewaslockedout
C.Hewastrickedx
7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’sexperience?
A.Annoying.B.Funny.C.Impossible.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Wherewillthetwospeakersgofortheweekend?
A.Scotland.B.Thecountryside.C.London.
9.Whenwilltheysetoff?
A.Saturdaymorning.B.Saturdayafternoon.C.Sundaymorning.
10.Howwilltheygototheirdestination?
A.Bybike.B.Bytrain.C.Bybus.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatdoesthewomanusuallyhaveforbreakfastathome?
A.Sometoast.B.Aboiledegg.C.Acupofmilk.
12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman?
A.Lazy.B.Considerate.C.Interesting.
13.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Eatsomething.B.Haveshower.C.Dosomecleaning.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.HowlongwillLisastayinJapan?
A.Amonth.B.Halfayear.C.Ayear.
15.WhatdoweknowaboutLisa?
A.Sheisgoodatlanguagelearning.
B.Sheisunhappyabouttheprogramme.
C.ShedecidedtolearnJapaneseonherown.
16.WhatdoesLisathinkisthemostimportantforonetostudyabroad?
A.Theknowledgeofaforeignlanguage.
B.Theabilitytogetusedtoanewenvironmentquickly.
C.Theexperienceoflivinginacountrywithdifferentcultures.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatkindofgiftsisthewomantalkingabout?
A.ThanksgivingDaygifts.B.Birthdaygifts.
C.Christmasgifts
18.Howmanygrandchildrendoesthewomanhave?
A.Four.B.Seven.C.Eleven
19.Wheredidthewoman’sgranddaughterputhergift?
A.Inabag.B.Inabox.C.Inanenvelope.
20.Whatimpressedthewomanmostaboutthegift?
A.ThatHergranddaughterusedFrenchtoexpressherself.
B.ThatHergranddaughtershowedgreatlovewithsimplewords
C.ThatHergranddaughterboughtthegiftwithallhermoney.
第2部分阅读理解(共两节,共40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,选出最佳选项。
(每小题2分,共30分)
A
TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.
ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper.hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.
ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBnren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresidentTheycanedtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.
()21.Theauthor.
A.believesbothofthestories
B.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories
C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue
D.istellingthestoriesjustforfun
()22.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson.
A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall
B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself
C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim
D.wasn’tgoodatreading,writingorspelling
()23.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”.
A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson
B.wasthetitleofsomeOfficialdocuments
C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson
D.wasanoldwaytospell”allcorrect”
()24.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm“OK”.
A.wastheshortwaytosay“oldKinderhookClub”
B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn
C.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclub
D.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection
B
AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansocietyLessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(林业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns,smallandlarge.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging:
everysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas(1argecitieswiththeirsuburbs,ofmorethanamillionpeopleeach-alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEngland,letaloneFrance.Thestatistics(统计)ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues.ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhouses,sothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburbbutmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.
()25.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople.howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestry?
A.About25million.B.Morethan25million.
C.Lessthan25million.D.Lessthan225million.
()26.Whichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareas?
A.UnitedStates.B.Germany.C.France.D.England.
()27.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”inthemiddleofthepassage?
A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.
C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofruralareas.
()28.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?
AMostsmalltownsbecomegraduallycrowded.
B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeachother.
C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.
D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities.
()29.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?
A.Becausetheyarethesame.
B.Becausetherushtakesplacetooquickly
C.Becausetheprocessisgradual.
D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.
C
ForanyEnglishman,therecanneverbeanydiscussionastowhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist(剧作家).Onlyonenamecanpossiblysuggestitselftohim:
thatofWilliamShakespeareEveryEnglishmanhassomeknowledge,howeverslight,oftheworkofourgreatestwriter.AllofUSusewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritingsthathavebecomepartofthecommonpropertyoftheEnglish-speakingpeople.Mostofthetimeweareprobablyunawareofthesourceofthewordsweused,ratherliketheoldladywhowastakentoseeaperformanceofHamletandcomplainedthatitwasfullofwell—knownproverbsandquotations.
Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,makesfulluseofthegreatresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofUSuseaboutfivethousandwordsinournormaluseofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand.
ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusedit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort(itisnot,ofcourse,recommendedtobeginners)eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.
()30.Englishpeople.
A.haveneverdiscussedwhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist
B.neverdiscussanyissueconcerningtheworld’sgreatestdramatist
C.aresurewhoistheworld’sgreatestdramatist
D.donotcarewhoistheworld’sgreatestpoetanddramatist
()31.EveryEnglishmanknows______.
A.moreorlessaboutShakespeare
B.Shakespeare,butonlyslightly
C.allShakespeare’swritings
D.onlythenameofthegreatestEnglishwriter
()32.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Weuseallthewords,phrasesandquotationsfromShakespeare’swritings.
B.Shakespeare’swritingshavebecomethepropertyofthosewhoarelearningtospeakEnglish.
C.Itislikelytobetruethatpeopleoftendonotknowtheoriginsofthewordstheyuse
D.AllthewordspeopleusearetakenfromthewritingsofShakespeare
()33.Whatdoestheword“proverb”mean?
A.FamiliarsayingsB.Shakespeare’splays.
C.Complaints.D.Actorsandactresses.
D
Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:
theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.
Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers.
Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempireItgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.
Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsu