高二英语上学期第一次月考试题11.docx

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高二英语上学期第一次月考试题11

阳春一中2016—2017学年第一学期月考

（一）

高二英语科试卷

（时间：

120分钟，满分：

150分）

2016.10.16

第一

部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thefirstsummerjobisoftenasignalthatyou’reonyourwaytoadulthood,andit’salsoamethodforearningmoneytopayforwhatyoudreamof.It’snevertooearlytostartconsideringthefuture.Now,herearesomegoodchoicesforyou!

Retail（零售）Sales

Retailoffersplentyofopportunityforteenswhoarelookingforajob.Thistypeofworkcanpayfrom$10to$15anhourdependinguponthedutyyouareexpectedtotakeon.Itcanalsobegreatforteenswhoarefriendlyandenjoytalkingtootherpeople.Formoreinformation,callusat111-222-3333.

FoodService

Ajobinthefoodserviceindustryisanaturalfitforsociableteenswhoenjoycommunicatingwiththepublic.Itallowsemployeestoworkaspartofateamwhilelearningaboutfollowinginstructions.Italsocomeswiththeopportunitytoearnbetween$8and$10perhour.Justcall111-222-3533formoreinformation.

Babysitter

Thisjobrequiressomeonewhoishighlyresponsible.Thoughitpaysgenerallybetween$6and$8hourly,italsorequiresalotofpatience.Thisisagreatchoiceforteenswhowishtomakeacareerinteaching,childcare,socialworkoranyotherfieldthatmakesuseofsocialskillsorrequiresinteractionwithkids.Gotaquestion?

Justcall111-222-3336.

Housekeeping

Thistypeofworkcanbringinabout$5anhouranditwillallowteenstolearnresponsibilityanddeveloptheirorganizationalskills.Thesummerseesanupswinginthetourismindustry,sohotelsareoftenlookingformorehousekeepingstaff,andparksoftenneedmorepeopletoassistwithkeepingpublicareascleanandorganizedaswell.Telephone:

111-222-3330.

1.Howmuchcanyouearnatleastintwohoursasaretailer?

A.$10.    B.$12.C.$16.   D.$20.

2.Whichofthefollowingjobsmayattractteenswhowanttobeateacher?

A.RetailSales.       B.FoodService.

C.Babysitter.      D.Housekeeping.

3.Theunderlinedpart“anupswing”inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“_____”.

A.anincrease    B.alimitC.asign     D.atrick

B

Wejustlovegivingcardsin Britain.Ifthere’saspecialoccasioncomingup,there’snodoubtthatwe’llbethere,cardinhand,tocelebrateit. Andthisisn’tjustforbirthdays;wealsogivecardswhenpeopleareillorwhentheyhavegotanewjob.Andevenifyouforgotsomebody’sbirthday,thereareeven“sorryit’slate”cards. Soyoucanprettymuchfindacardforanyoccasion.

Beforecomingto Italy Ihadneverevenconsideredthatourloveforcardgivingmightnotbesharedbyothercountries.Infact,myworkmatestoldmethathardlyanyonesendsChristmascardsin Italy andthattheyactuallydon’treallygivebirthdaycardseither!

Unbelievable!

Inthe UK,ifaclosefriendorfamilymemberdidn’tgetmeacardI’dfeelupset!

However,theonlyplaceyoucanbuycardsin Italy isinashopwhichsellsschoolthings.Incomparison,wehavewholeshopsthatselltheminthe UK andweevenhavedifferenttypesofcardshops.

Althoughcardscantakeupyourtime,fromchoosingtheperfectone,tothinkingupthepersonalmessageinside,Ithinkit’sareallynicegesture.AndespeciallywithChristmascards,itaddstothatfestivefeeling.WhenIsitdowntowritecountlesscardstofriendsandfamily,IgetthatlittlebithappierthatitwillbeChristmassoon!

EspeciallywhenIseemyownChristmascards,proudlysittingonmydeskwishingmeaverymerryChristmas.

Ofcourse,theproblemcomeswhenthey’renolongerneeded,whenChristmasisover.Itmakesmesadjusttothrowthemallaway,soItryandkeepmyfavoriteones.

4.AccordingtoParagraph1,inthe UK cardgiving_____.

A.isverypopular

B.ischangingpeople’slives

C.ismainlycarriedoutonbirthdays

D.ismorecommonbetweenfamilymembers

5.Afterarrivingin Italy,theauthorfoundthat_____.

A.Italiansseldomsendcards

B.cardsaresoldincardshops

C.therelationshipbetweenpeopleisbad

D.cardgivingislosingitsattractionslowly

6.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?

A.Self-madecardsmakeChristmashappy.

B.Givingcardsdoesn’ttakeupanytime.

C.Throwingc

ardsawayisabadgesture.

D.Thereisnoneedtosaveeverycard.

7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardscardgiving?

A.Hesupportsit.            B.Hedoubtsit.

C.Hedisagreeswithit.         D.Heisuninter

estedinit.

C

MostofthesandstormsthathadsweptChinalastyearcamefromforeignland，aChineseofficialinchargeofdesertification（荒漠化）controlsaidonMonday.Andtheinvasions（入侵）couldpartlyexplainthefrequentsandstormsinthecountryinrecentyearsdespiteitsachievementsindesertificationcontrol.

Sincethestartoflastspring，thenorthandnorthwesternChineseareashadbeenhitby17sandstorms，ofwhich，adozencamefromforeignland.

LocatedinthecentralAsiasandstormarea，oneoftheworld'sfourlargestsandstormsources，ChinaalsosuffersfromsandstormsfromoutsidethecountrywhilebeingblamedasasandsourcetonortheastAsia.TheotherthreemajorsourcesareinAfrica，NorthAmericaandAustralia.

Thelandsufferingfromdesertificationhasbeendecreasingby7,585squarekilom

etresannuallyinChina，andtheareaofsandylandhasalsobeenfallingby1,284squarekilometresayear.

Theshrinkage（收缩）formsaclearcontrasttothefactthatthelandsufferingfromdesertificationandsandyfeaturewasaddedby10,400squarekilometresand3,436squarekilometreslatelastcentury，respectively.

Currently，thedesertificationlandinChinamakesup2.64millionsquarekilometres，accountingfor27.46percentofthenation'sland，anditssandylandtotals1.74millionsquarekilometres，accountingfor18.1percentofthecountry'stotal.

8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decreasing”meaninParagraph4?

A．Goingdown.　　　　　B．Goingup.

C．Comingfrom.D．Takingup.

9．WheredomostofthesandstormsinChinacomefrom

?

A．ThenorthwesternChineseareas.B．ThenorthernChineseareas.

C．ThewesternpartofChina.D．Foreigncountries.

10．WhichofthefollowingisbelievedtobethesandsourcetonortheastAsia?

A．Mongolia.B．Africa.C．China.D．Australia.

11．Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A．ThelandinChinasufferingfromdesertificationhasbeenincreasinggreatly.

B．Chinahasmadeachievementsinitsowndesertificationcontrol.

C．ThedesertificationlandmakesupnearlyhalfofChina'sterritory（领土）.

D．L

ittleprogresshasbeenmadeincontrollingdesertificationinChina.

D

WarmweatherbroughtbyElNinohashadmixedeffectsonanimalsinusuallysnowyplacesinNorthAmerica,includingNewEngland,accordingtoanAssociatedPressarticle.

Someanimalsseemtobenefitfromhavingachancetogathermorefoodbeforewinter,andfromexpendinglessenergyindailysurvivalmode.Others,likesnowshoehares,areputatcenterstageinpredators’（捕食者）viewwhentheylacksnowfordisguising（掩饰）theirwhitefur—notagodthingforthem,ofcourse.

Blackbears,ontheotherhand,havebeenkeepingbusygatheringnutsandapples,whentheywouldnormallyhavesettledintotheirwinterhomesbynow.VermontandMassachusettsofficialshaveaskedresidents（居民）towaittillsnowfallstotakeouttheirbirdfeedersforthesakeofsafety,thearticlesaid.

“Wesuggestwaitingfor6ormoreinchesofsnowthatlastsbeforetakingoutyourbirdfeeders,especiallyifyouhavebeenvisitedinthepastbybearsoriftherearesightingsofbearsinyourneighborhood,”ForrestHammond,VermontFishandWildlife’sbearbiologist,saidinthearticle.“Duetolackofsnowandfrozenground,birdsareabletoseekfoodinfieldsandforestsfortheirnaturalfoods.”

Snowamountscanalsodeterminehowcomfortablebearsareandhowquicklytheyconsumetheiraccumulatedfatduringhibernation（冬眠）,notedHammondinthearticle.Thisisbecausesnowcoversandtrapsthemintheirwinterhomes,andalsohidesthemfrompredators.

12.WhatmayupsetsnowshoeharesbecauseofElNino?

A.Theirbeingcaughtmoreeasily.

B.Theirfailingtogathermorefood.

C.Theirconsumingmoreenergy.

D.Theirlosingsightoftheirenemies.

13.Whydidtheofficialsaskpeopletokeepbirdfeedersuntilsnowfalls?

A.Theymanydisturbbears.

B.There’snoneedtodoso.

C.Toavoidattractingbears.

D.Forthesafetyofbears.

14.Whatdothebearbiologist’swordsimply?

A.Aheavysnowisontheway.

B.Bearsarecommonnowadays.

C.Bearslivemainlyonbirdsinwinter.

D.

Warmweatherbenefitsbirdsinwinter.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthepassage?

A.WarmWeatherHelpsAnimalsSurvive

B.SnowAmountsDetermineAnimals’WinterLife

C.MeasuresShouldBeTakenToProtectWildlife

D.LackofSnowAffectsNorthAmericanAnimals

第二节（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

ThingsYouShouldStopDoingtoBeSuccessful

Areyouahappyperson?

Howoftendoyouthinkofreasonswhyeveryonearoundyouissuccessfulthoughtheyarenotbetterthanyouingeneral?

Whatdoyoudowrong?

Herearesomethingsyoushouldstopdoingtobesuccessful.

1.16

Differentpeoplemayinterpret（解说）“success”indifferentways：

someofthemmeasureitinmoney,otherones—inpositivechangestopeoplearoun

dthemandtheworldingeneral.17Don’tworryaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkbutcomeafterwhatmakesyouhappy.

2.Donotbelieveanythingwithoutquestioningit.

18Theyarecritical（批判性的）thinkers,andtheyunderstandthatweallareruledbyourprejudices,sotheywillalwaysquestionnewinformation.

3.Donotworryaboutallunpredictablethingsthatmayhappentoyou.

Ifyouwanttobesucce