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新疆石河子市17学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题
新疆石河子市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题
考试时间:
120分钟
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分,每小题1.5分)
第一节:
1.Wherearethetwospeakers?
A.OnatrainB.OnabusC.Onaplane
2.HowlongdoesittakeJennytodrivetotheuniversityduringrushhours?
A.50minutes.B.40minutes.C.25minutes
3.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?
A.WhenthemeetingistobeheldB.Wherethemeetingistobeheld.
C.Whatistobediscussedatthemeeting
4.Whycan’tthewomangototheparty?
A.Shehastoseeadoctor.B.ShehastoworkovertimeC.Shehastostayathome.
5.Howdoesthewomanfeel?
A.Angry.B.Happy.C.Tired.
第二节:
听第六段材料,回答第6至7题
6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.FatheranddaughterB.WifeandhusbandC.Motherandson
7.Howlongdidthewomanspendcookingthefish?
A.ThewholedayB.HalfadayC.Onlyanhour
听第七段材料,回答第8至9题
8.WhomarriedJessicaatlast?
A.AwriterB.AmodelC.Anactor
9.WhatdoweknowaboutHelen?
A.Shewantstobeahousewife.B.ShefallsinlovewithBob.C.Shewon’tgiveupherjob.
听第八段材料,回答第10至12题
10.Wheredoesthewomanwanttolive?
A.OnanAmericanfarm.B.InanAmericancity.C.InaBritishtown.
11.Whatkindoflifedoesthewomanlike?
A.Busy.B.Quiet.C.Challenging.
12.WhendoAmericanfarmersgoshopping?
A.OnweekdaysB.OnSundays.C.OnSaturdays.
听第九段材料,回答第13至16题
13.Howlongistheman’sholidaythisyear?
A.Fortwoweeks.B.Forthreeweeks.C.Forfiveweeks.
14.WherewillthemanspendhisholidayinJune?
A.InItaly.B.Athome.C.InSpain.
15.WhydoesthewomansuggestthemantakehisholidayinOctober?
A.Toenjoythegoodseason.B.Tosaveenoughmoney.C.Tohavealongerholiday.
16.What’stheweatherlikeinNorway?
A.Rainy.B.SnowyC.Wedon’tknow.
听第十段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WhatisJohn’sfirstproblem?
A.Hehasnofriends.B.Heisshyanschool.C.Helacksclearideas.
18.HowmanybrothersdoesJohnhave?
A.One.B.Two.C.None.
19.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn?
A.Heisgettingmuchbetter.B.Hefeelsratherpuzzled.C.Hedoesn’tlikestrangers.
20.WhoisBradmostprobably?
A.Anexpert.B.John’steacher.C.John’sclassmate.
二、阅读理解(共20题,满分40分)第一节(共30分)
A
TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.
Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.
Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.
21.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?
A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.
B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.
C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.
D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.
22.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.
A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor
B.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman
C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany
D.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached
23.Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.avoidedB.lackedC.abandonedD.took
24.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheEmotionalWell-being
B.TheTwoSaddestWords
C.TheMostUsefulRule
D.ThePeaceofMind
B
Hemetherataparty.Shewasoutstanding;manyguyswereafterher,butnobodypaidanyattentiontohim.Aftertheparty,heinvitedherforcoffee.Shewassurprised,soasnottoappearrude,shewentalong.
Astheysatinanicecoffeeshop,hewastoonervoustosayanythingandshefeltuncomfortable.Suddenly,heaskedthewaiter,“Couldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?
I'dliketoputitinmycoffee.”
Theystaredathim.Heturnedred,butwhenthesaltcame,heputitinhiscoffeeanddrank.Curious,sheasked,"Whysaltwithcoffee?
"Heexplained,“WhenIwasalittleboy,Ilivednearthesea.Ilikedplayingonthesea.Icouldfeelitsalty,likesaltycoffee.NoweverytimeIdrinkit,Ithinkofmychildhoodandmyhometown.Imissitandmyparents,whoarestillthere.”
Shewasdeeplymoved.Amanwhocanadmitthathe'shomesickmustlovehishomeandcareabouthisfamily.Hemustberesponsible.Shetalkedtoo,aboutherfarawayhometown,herchildhood,herfamily.Thatwasthestarttotheirlovestory.
Theycontinuedtodate.Shefoundthathemetallherrequirements.Hewastolerant,kind,warmandcareful.Andtothinkshewouldhavemissedthecatchifnotforthesaltycoffee!
Sotheymarriedandlivedhappilytogether.Andeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhim,sheputinsomesalt,thewayhelikedit.
After40years,hepassedawayandleftheraletterwhichsaid:
Mydearest,pleaseforgivemylife-longlie.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?
IwassonervousthatIaskedforsaltinsteadofsugar.Itwashardformetoaskforachange,soIjustwentahead.Ineverthoughtthatwewouldhititoff.Manytimes,Itriedtotellyouthetruth,butIwasafraidthatitwouldruineverything.
Sweetheart,Idon'texactlylikesaltycoffee.Butasitmatteredsomuchtoyou,I'velearnttoenjoyit.Havingyouwithmewasmygreatesthappiness.IfIcouldliveasecondtime,Ihopewecanbetogetheragain,evenifitmeansthatIhavetodrinksaltycoffeefortherestofmylife.
Hertearsmadethelettertotallywet.Someday,someoneaskedher,“What’sthetasteofsaltycoffee?
”“It’ssweet,”shereplied.
25.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“shewouldhavemissedthecatch”?
A.Shemeanttoleavehimontheirfirstdate.
B.Shethoughtofhimeverynowandthen.
C.Shenearlymisunderstoodhisexplanation.
D.Shecouldhardlybelievethissimplefact.
26.Whydidthemanhavesaltycoffeeallhislife?
A.Tochangelifestyle.
B.Topleasehiswife.
C.Tokeephisword.
D.Torememberthepast.
27.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe________.
A.AWell-keptSecret
B.SaltyCoffee
C.Amistakeforlove
D.AHomesickMan
C
EverydayFood
byMarthaStewart
Nomatterhowbusyyouare,attheendofthedayyouwantmealsthatareeasytoprepare.Andyouwantlotsofchoicesandvariations.You'llfindallofthatinthisbook:
250simplerecipesfordeliciousmealsthatbringfreshnessandnutrition.
Paperback,publishedbyRandomHouse,$16.79
Zeroes
byScottWesterfeld,MargoLanagan,DeborahBiancotti
NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorScottWesterfeldteamsupwithMargoLanaganand
DeborahBiancottiinthebookaboutsixteenagerswithamazingabilities.Theseteenagershavepowersthatsetthemapart.Theycandothingsordinarypeoplecan't.
Paperback,publishedbySimon&Schuster,$12.99
MrghtyJack
byBenHatke
Jaekdislikessummer.Buthe'sgotagoodreason:
summeriswhenhissinglemomtakesasecondjobandleaveshimathometowatchhissister,Maddy.It'slotsofresponsibility,andit’sboring,too,becauseMaddydoesn’ttalk.Ever.Butoneday,atthemarket,MaddydoestalktotellJacktotradetheirmom'scarforaboxofmysteriousseeds.It'sthebestmistakeJackhasevermade.
Hardcover,publishedbyFirstSecond,$14.15
OnlyDaughter
byAnnaSnoekstra
She'scaughtstealing.She’shomelessandontherun.Butshehappenstolookthesameasagirlwhowentmissingadecadeago,RebeccaWinter.SheassumesRebecca’sidentity,usingitasawayout.LittledoessheknowhernewlifeasRebeccaisitselfaprisonanditlookslikeakillermightbeafterher.
Kindleedition,publishedbyHarlequinEnterprises,$8.88
28.Whowroteabooktohelpyoucookameal?
A.MarthaStewart.
B.AnnaSnoekstra.
C.BenHatke.
D.ScottWesterfeld.
29.Howmuchshouldreaderspayforastoryaboutaboy'samazingexperience?
A.$8.88B$12.99C.$14.15D.$16.79
30.HowisZeroesdifferentfromtherestbooks?
A.Ittellsastory.
B.It'sinpaperback.
C.It'squitepopular.
D.It'saco-writtenbook.
31.WhatdoweknowaboutOnlyDaughter?
A.Itsheroineenjoysherlifeontherun.
B.Itsheroineliveswithafalseidentity.
C.Itprovidesdifferentkindsofeditions.
D.ItiswrittenbyHarlequinEnterprises.
D
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