高二英语月考试题5.docx

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高二英语月考试题5

山西省太原市2016-2017学年高二英语3月月考试题

（亲爱的同学，这份试卷将再次记录你的自信、沉着、智慧和收获，请认真审题，看清要求，仔细答题，相信你能行）

第一卷第一部分

英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节阅读填句根据短文内容,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。

（10分）

FourwaystoImproveYourMemory

Haveyoueverimaginedthebenefitsthatagoodmemorycanbringtoyou?

Beingabletorememberimportantpiecesofinformationcangiveyouapowerfuladvantageinyourlife.__1__.Herearefourwaystoimproveyourmemory:

Makethemostofyourimagination.__2_　Forexample,torememberwhereyouhaveleftyourcarkeys,pretendtoholdacameratoyoureyes,focusonthescene,andclicktheimageintoyourmemorywhenyouareleaving.Thistechniqueworkswithalmosteverythingyouwanttoremember,astherolloffilmsinyourmindisendless.

Trytopractice.Therearelotsofwaystodothis:

trytorememberwhichdayoftheweekyourlastbirthdaywas.__3__Trytorememberalltheping-pongfinalistsandthewinner.Ifyoucantrytorememberthescoresaswell,itwouldbeevenbettertopractice.Itwon’tbelongbeforeyourdailypracticepaysoff,makingyourmindsharperandmoreadaptable.

Getphysicalexercise.Physicalexercisenotonlyimprovesmemorybutalsohelpsyouthinkfaster.Acombinationofmentalandphysicalactivitycanprotectyourmemory.Itisknownthatthebrain’sprocessingspeedgraduallyslowsasyouage._____4_____

__5___　Mentalexercisesareasimportantasphysicalonestokeepone’sbrainpower.Takeupwordgameslikecrosswordpuzzles.Memorizefavoritepoemsandreadchallengingbooksorarticlesthatencourageyoutoexpandyourinterests.Anyactivitythatrequiresyoutothinkandconcentratewillchallengeyourbrain.Andyourbrainwilldevelopbetteronthechallenge.

A.Exerciseyourbrain.

B.Playmoregames.

C.Fortunately,stayingphysicallyfitcanavoidsomeoftheeffectsofageonthebrain.

D.Infact,theabilitytorememberthingsisnecessaryto

yoursuccess.

E.Thenextendthistothebirthdaysofallyourfamilymembers.

F.Aneasywaytoremembersomethingisto“takeapicture”.

G.Ifyouareright-handed,trytobrushyourteethwithyourlefthand.

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，答案写在答题卡上。

InthemountainsofKenya,anoldmanstandsatagate.Hisskinisagedandhishairiswhite. Heiswearing 6 schooluniform.Thisman 7 outsidetheKapkenduiywaPrimarySchoolnearEldoret,Kenya.Hehascomemanytimesoverthelastfewmonths.

Today,hewatchesthechildrensingintheschoolyard.Hewaitsatthe 8 fortheheadteacher.Heasksherthe 9 questionashealwaysdoes.Heasksifhecan 10 theschool.Inthepast,theheadteachertoldhimno.Shetoldhimthatthisschoolisforchildren. 11,thistimeshesaysyes.Today,84-year-oldKimaniMarugewill 12 hisfirstdayofschool.

WhenMarugedecidedhewantedtogotoschool,nothingcould 13 him.Hesaid:

“Atfirst,theheadteachersaidno.I 14 itmustbebecauseIdidno

thavetheblueschooluniform.So,Isavedmymoneyandboughtclothes.”

Manypeople 15 whyMarugewantedtostartschoolatsuchanoldage.Thereasonis 16 —hewasnotabletoattendschoolwhenhewasyounger.

Marugewantedtolearntoreadandwriteformany 17.Hewantedtobeabletoread 18fromfriends,familyandthegovernment.Healsowantedtobeableto 19 officialbusinesspapers.Hewantedtobeabletomakemoreeducated 20.

WhenMarugestartedschool,heattendedwiththreeofhischildren’schildren.Theywereallinhigher 21 thanMaruge.However,withmuchhardwork,Marugelearnedquickly.

 “Iwantallchildrenintheworldtobeeducated.ThatiswhatI22 hopetosee. 23 it’shardformetogototheschoolalone,theurge（强烈的愿望）tolearnkeepsme 24,”Marugesaid.

AlthoughMarugediedin2009at90,hisstory 25.Andhismessageissimple.AsMarugeoncesaid,“Apersonisnevertoooldtolearn.”

6.A.white     B.yellow      C.red         D.blue

7.A.plays      B.waitsC.shouts      D.sings

8.A.shop     B.gateC.office        D.restaurant

9.A.direct      B.stupidC.same        D.difficult

10.A.clean     B.tourC.attend      D.serve

11.A.However   B.ThereforeC.Besides      D.Moreover

12.A.miss      B.startC.describe    D.remember

13.A.stop      B.beat   C.comfort       D.satisfy

14.A.realized    B.thoughtC.agreed      D.admitted

15.A.wonder     B.guess C.hear      D.understand

16.A.strange     B.simpleC.special      D.clear

17.A.points     B.advantages C.challenges   D.reasons

18.A.stories     B.books C.letters       D.diaries

19.A.read      B.answerC.collect       D.receive

20.A.notes     B.announcementsC.decisions     D.examples

21.A.grades     B.spiritsC.standards     D.expectations

22.A.suddenly   B.nearlyC.really       D.quietly

23.A.Because    B.AlthoughC.Once      D.If

24.A.laughing    B.dreamingC.changing    D.going

25.A.liveson    B.tu

rnsupC.passesby   D.goesaway

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，答案写在答题卡上。

A

AnEnglishman,aFrenchmanandaRussianwerediscussinghappiness."Happiness,"saidtheEnglishman,"Happinessiswhenyoureturnhometiredafterwork,yetfindyourslippers（拖鞋）warmingbythefire."

"YouEnglishhavenoromance,"saidtheFrenchman."Happinessiswhenyougoonabusinesstrip,findaprettygirlwhoentertainsyou－thenafterwardsyoupartwithoutregrets."

"Youarebothwrong,"saidtheRussian."Trueh

appinessiswhenyouareathomeinbedandat4a.m.,you

hearahammeringatthedoorandoutsidestandthesecretpolice,whosaytoyou,'IvanIvanovitch,youareunderarrest',and

yousay,'Sorry,Ivanovitchlivesnextdoor.'"

26.WhattheFrenchmansaidmeansthat_______.

A.amancanbefreetoplaywithanyprettygirlwhenpossible

B.hewantstomarryagirlheloves

C.heisinterestedingoingonabusinesstrip

D.theEnglishmanshouldhavemoreromance

27.T

hebesttitleforthisstoryis"_______".

A.TheDifferenceinHappinessB.HowtoGetHappiness

C.TheDefinitionofHappinessD.TheImportanceofHappiness

B

Thisisanexcerpt（摘录）oftheUSPresidentBarackObama’sspeechfollowingtheschoolshootinginNewtown,ConnecticutonDec14.

Themajorityofthosewhodiedtodaywerechildren.Theywerebeautifullittlekidsbetweentheagesof5and10.Theyhadtheirentirelivesaheadofthem—birthdays,graduations,weddings,kidsoftheirown.Amongthefallenwerealsoteachers—menandwomenwhodevotedtheirlivestohelpingourchildrenachievetheirdreams.

Soourheartsarebrokentoday—fortheparentsandgrandparents,sistersandbrothersoftheselittlechildren,andforthefamiliesoftheadultswhowerelost.Ourheartsarebrokenfortheparentsofthesurvivorsaswell,forasblessedastheyaretohavetheirchildrenhometonight,theyknowthattheirchildren’sinnocencehasbeentornawayfromthemtooearly,andtherearenowordsthatwilleasetheirpain.

Asacountry,wehavebeenthroughthistoomanytimes.Whetherit’sanelementaryschoolinNewtown,orashoppingmallinOregon,oratempleinWisconsin,oramovietheaterinAurora,orastreetcornerinChicago—theseneighborhoodsareourneighborhoods,andthesechildrenareourchildren.Andwe’regoingtohavetocometogetherandtakemeaningfulactiontopreventmoretragedies（悲剧）likethisfromhappening,regardlessofthepolitics.Thisevening,MichelleandIwilldowhatIknoweveryparentinAmericawilldo,whichishugourchildrenalittletighterandwe’lltellthemthatwelovethem,andwe’llremindeachotherhowdeeplyweloveoneanother.ButtherearefamiliesinConnecticutwhocannotdothattonight.Andtheyneedallofusrightnow.Intheharddaystocome,thatcommunityneedsustobeatourbestasAmericans.AndIwilldoeverythinginmypowerasPresidenttohelp.

Becausewhilenothingcanfillthespaceofalostchildorlovedone,allofuscanextendahandtothoseinneed—toremindthemthatwearethereforthem,thatweareprayingforthem,thatthelovetheyfeltforthosetheylostendures（延续）notjustintheirmemoriesbutalsoinours.

28.ThemainpurposeofObama’sspeechisto　　　.

A.showtheimportanceofguncontrol

B.seeksuggestionsabouthowtoimproveschoolsafety

C.expresssympathyforthosevictimsandtheirfamilies

D.giveexactinformationabouttheshooting

29.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4refersto“＿＿＿＿”.

A.suchaspeechB.suchafuneralC.suchashootingD.suchanactivity

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegovernmentwillgetridofviolentcrimesinthefuture.

B.Thegovernmentwillhelpthesurvivorsintheshootingforever.

C.Thegovernmen

twillpassnewpoliciestocontrolguns.

D.Thegovernmentwillstopsuchatragedyfromoccurringagain.

31.WhichbestdescribesObama’stone（腔调）inthespeech?

A.AnxiousB.SorrowfulC.SharpD.Faithful

C

MauriceSendak’schildren’sbook,WheretheWildThingsAre,publishedin1963,hasbecomeverysuccessfulthroughouttheyearsandwasmadeintoamovieearlierthisyear.

Thebook’smaincharacterisaboynamedMaxwhogetsintotroublewithhismotherandissenttobedwithoutanysupper.Beforelong,Max’sroommagicallybecomesaforest,andhesailsawaytoalandwheremonsters（怪物,怪兽）live.Maxisn’tscared,though,andbecomeskingofthewildthings,butafterawhile,hebeginsfeelinghome