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广东省阳东广雅学校学年高二月考英语试
阳东广雅中学2017-2018学年第一学期高二年级12月月考考试试卷
英语
第一部分基础知识(共一节,满分15分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.They had a wonderful holiday, ____________bad weather.
A. because of B. due to C. in spite of D. despite of
2. Since our country has so many good table tennis players, we have to ______ the best ones to take
part in the game.
A. rely on B. depend on C. judge on D. decide on
3.Althoughitrainedheavilyoutside,he__________tothefactoryasusual.
A.madehiswayB.tookhiswayC.madethewayD.tooktheway
4.We are totally opposed ____ any change in the plan.
A. of making B. to making C. to make D. against making
5.Eachtimecigarettes__________inprice,Tommakesuphismindtogiveupsmoking.
A.riseupB.goupC.liftupD.raiseup
6.Ican___________thehousebeinguntidy,butIhateitifit’snotclean.
A.putupwithB.comeupwithC.turntoD.stickto
7.As I waited for Mike to arrive,I________the clock and saw that he was late.
A.glanced at B.stared at C.watched D.noticed
8.Theaccident______thedeathoftwopassengers.
A.resultedfromB.resultedinC.resultedofD.resultedwith
9.Thestudents’ages____15to18.
A.rangeB.rangedC.rangefromD.rangesfrom
10.I________________Reader’sDigestmagazineeveryyear.
A.agreetoB.taketoC.getintoD.subscribeto
11.Eventhoughheknewhewouldputhisownlife______,hestillfelt____thenewlydiscoveredherbtofindoutwhatitwould_______.
A.atarisk;liketotry;feellikeB.atrisks;liketrying;feel
C.atrisk;liketotry;feelasD.atrisk;liketrying;feellike
12.Pleasetellmehowtheaccident_____.Iamstillinthedark.
A.camebyB.cameout
C.cametoD.cameabout
13.Youcangoout,_________youpromisetobebackbefore11o'clock.
A.asfarasB.solongasC.whenD.sofaras
14.Iwouldliketowelcomeyoutocometoourhouse____________myparents.
A.onbehalfofB.inbehalfofC.onmybehalfofD.bybehalfof
15.Inthespringoflastyear,whenaseriousdiseasespreadalloverthecountry,people_______apanic.
A.cameintoB.wereatC.gotintoD.wereinto
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo?
”asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?
Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.
Languagesdonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomaster(掌握)therules(规则)forwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakerputswordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan’tunderstandthespeaker’ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges,Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchange.Let’sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences.
“Sheonlylikesapples.”
“Onlyshelikesapples.”
“Ihaveseenthefilmalready.”
“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”
WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespirit(精神实质)ofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.
16.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______whenwearelearningEnglish.
A.weshouldn’tputeverywordintoourownlanguage
B.weshouldlookupeverywordinthedictionary
C.weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguage
D.wemustreadwordbyword
17.Thewriterthinksitis_______inlearningEnglish.
A.difficulttounderstanddifferentsoundsB.possibletorememberthewordorder
C.importanttomastertherulesindifferentwaysD.easytomastertherulesforwordorder
18.“Sheonlylikesapples.”________.
A.isthesameas“Onlyshelikesapples.”B.isdifferentfrom“Onlyshelikesapples.”
C.means“Shelikesfruitexceptapples.”D.means“Shedoesn’tlikeapples.”
B
Mytopicisfashion(时装),andtomakemytalkmorelively,Ihavebroughtalongfiveobjects.Fashionisimportanttoallofus.Nowweareallwearingschooluniforms(校服).Whenwegohome,whatdowedo?
Wechangeintootherclothes.Ifwearegoingout,weliketowearfashionableclothes.Somyfirstobjectisthisblouse.Itlooksbeautiful,doesn’tit?
Itisthemostexpensivepieceofclothing,andIloveit.Itcostover$600.Youmaysaythatitistooexpensive,butluckilyIcanaffordit.Themoreyouspend,thebetterthequalityis.Soyousee,fashionisquiteimportanttome,Iadmireit.
However,I’mnotasfondoffashionasmyelderbrother.Lastsummer,myparentstookusbothtoLondon.Theywantedtoshowussomefamoussights.ButmybrotherGarydidnotappreciatetheoldbuildings.Hejustwantedtospendallhistimeinthebigshoppingarcades(拱廊),searchingforthecoolestpairoftrousers!
Forhim,fashionwasmoreimportantthanculture.Thesearethetrousershebought.WeretheyworththeexpensiveofatriptoLondontobuythese?
Idon’tthinkso.Ithinkitwasawasteoftimeandmoney.
Wemust,however,rememberthatfashionisaverybigbusiness.Changesinfashioncancreateorlosejobs.Asanexample,Ihaveboughtthisblonde(淡黄色的)wig(假发)toshowyou.Doyoulikeit?
Itbelongstooneofmymother’sfriends.Shetoldmethatinthe1960s,itwasfashionableforwesternwomentowearwigs.Butafewyearslaterfashionschangedandwomenworewigsmuchlessoften.Thenthewigfactoriescloseddownandhundredsofworkerslosttheirjobs.
19.Thepassagemaybe____.
A.astoryfromamagazineB.apieceofnewsfromanewspaper
C.areportontheradioD.aspeechtothefellowstudents
20.TheauthorshowedalltheseobjectsEXCEPT_____inthepassage.
A.theblondewigB.theexpensiveblouse
C.thecoolesttrousersD.theschooluniform
21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Theauthordoesn’tlikefashionasmuchasherelderbrother
B.Atoncetime,wearingwigswasfashionableforwesternwomen
C.Fashionisimportanttopeoplewholikeit
D.Thehighthepriceis,thebetterthequalityis.
22.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinlastparagraph?
A.WigswerealwayspopularinthepastB.Peopleintheeastoncelikedwearingblondewigs
C.FashionisactuallyabusinessD.Businessoftendependsontheproductionofwigs.
C
Scope:
Recentlyyourschoolboardproposed(提议)movingtheschoolstarttimefrom7:
50a.m.to7:
20a.m.Whatwasyourreactiontothis?
JillyDosSantos:
IwasgettingonlyfourtosixhoursofsleepanightandIwaslateforschoolalot.Withthenewstarttime,I'dhavetowakeupevenearlier.Afterweheardabouttheproposal,ateachersaidtomyclass,“Ifyoudon'tlikeit,whydon'tyoudosomethingaboutit?
”
Scope:
Whatdidyoudo?
Jilly:
Iorganizedagroupofstudentstospeaktotheschoolboard.
Scope:
Whatdidyoudotoprepareforthemeeting?
Jilly:
Iwantedtofocusourpresentationonwhyhavinganearlierstarttimewasunhealthy.Thereisscientificresearchaboutteensandsleep.Ilearnedthatduringyourteenyears,becauseofachangeinhormones(激素),yourbodyclockbeginstochange.Youstarttowanttogotobedlater.Schoolstartsthesametimeitalwayshas,sogettingenoughsleepbecomesdifficult.Irealizedtherewasn'tsomethingwrongwithmytimemanagementorme;thewayIwasfeelinghadaphysicalandbiologicalbasis.
Scope:
Howdiditgo?
Jilly:
About30studentscametosupportme,andtheboardlikedthatIdidn'tgetemotionalandjustprovidedtheevidence.Twomonthslater,an8:
55a.m.starttimebecameofficial:
Theboarddecidedtomakethestarttimelaterinsteadofearlier.
Scope:
Whathaschangedsincethelaterstarttime?
Jilly:
Idon'tneedtostayupanextrahourortwoatnight,becauseIcangetworkdoneinthemorning.I'vealsobeenlatealotless.Andthisyear,therearemoremorningclubsandmorepeoplegoingtothem.
23.Jilly'steacherseemedtoencouragethestudents_____.
A.totalkwiththeschoolboardB.tovoicetheiropinionsbravely
C.togettheirworkdoneintimeD.totakeactiontosupporttheproposal
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?
A.Jilly'sbodyclock.B.Thescientificresearch.
C.ThemeetingJillyorganized.D.Jilly'ssecretfortimemanagement.
25.HowdidJillysucceedinpersuadingtheschoolboard?
A.Byshowingscientificevidence.B.Byputtingforwardanewproposal.
C.Bytellingdifferentstudents'stories.D.Bypresentingherpersonalexperience.
26.Becauseofthelaterschoolstarttime,studentshavebecomevery_____.
A.impatient B.lazyC.responsible D.energetic
D
MeetLiamMills,thefirstaidspecialistwhoprovideslife-savingsupportatfestivalsandevents,andhe'sjust16yearsold.
Abityoungtobeafirstaider,aren’tyou?
Youmightthinkthat,butinfactI'vebeendoingthisforalmostayearnow.Ialreadyhaveahugeamountofvaluableexperience.
WhydidyoujointheBritishRedCross?
I'vealwaysbeeninterestedinfirstaid,sowhenIsawsomeRedCrossvolunteersatalocaleventIwentoverforaquicktalk.Afterhearingwhattheyhadtosay,Ijumpedatthechanceofjoining.
What’sthebigattraction?
Assoonasyou'vetreatedaninjuredman,youwillneverlookback.I'vetreatedmanytypesofinjurynow,fromcutfingerstoevenheartdiseasecases.It'sendlesslychallengingandinteresting.
Whathaveyoulearned?
I'mnowaskilledvo