高二英语月考试题13.docx

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高二英语月考试题13

河北省定州市第二中学2016-2017学年高二英语10月月考试题

卷I

I语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置

Oneday,anoldmonknamedWisdom,followedbytwoyoungmonks,waswalkingfromonetowntoanother__1.__theycaughtsightofalake.Tiredandthirsty,theystoppedtohavearest.__2.__oldmonk,pointingtothelake,askedthe_3.__（young）onetogethimsomewater.

Whenthelittlemonkreachedthelake,acart__4.__（draw）byanoxstartedcrossingthelake,___5.___madethewaterverymuddy.Thelittlemonkthought,“HowcanIgivethismuddywatertomymastertodrink!

”Sohecameback__6.___anywater,saying,“Thewaterisverymuddy.Idon’tthink__7.__issuitabletodrink.”

Afterawhile,thesamemonk__8.___（ask）togetwateragain.Whenhewentbacktothelake,hefoundthatthemud_9.（settle）downalready,sohecollectedbackapotofwater.Wisdomlookedatthewaterhappilyandthenupatthemonk,“Tomakethewaterclean,__10.__youneedtodoisjusttoletitbeandthemudwouldsettledownonitsown.”

Itisalsothesamewithyourmind.Whenitisdisturbed,justletitbe.Giveitalittletimeanditwillsettledownitself.

卷II

I短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：

在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：

把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：

在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Canyoui

maginewearingaprettysweatermadeofgarbage?

Itcouldnothappen!

Afewcompaniesacrossthecountryaremakingclothesfromthingsthosearethrownawaybypeople．Forexample,thecompanymakessweatersfromoldplasticbottles．First,thebottlesarecutintosmallpieces．Thepiecesismelted．Thenthemeltingplasticismadeintolongandthinthreads．Thethreadsareusedtomakingsweaterswhichareverysoftandlight．

Believeitnot,thesesweaterssellwellinspiteofthefactthattheyarenotexpensiveatall．Manypeoplethinkthattheserecycledclothescanhelpuscutupongarbage．

II书面表达（满分25分）

越来越多的人利用假日旅游，然而一些不文明行为不断出现，请你“文明旅游”为题给英文报社写一封信，呼吁大家做文明游客。

要点如下：

1尊重习俗。

2不高声喧哗。

3其他你认为需要注意的方面。

注意：

1词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

卷III

I阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries（食品杂货），savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,se

veralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity（人性）asawhole.Andithasinfluenced（影响）ustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

21.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18s

peed.D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

22.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.

23.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.

24.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

B

WhenIwas12,

allIwantedwasasignet（图章）ring.Theywerethe“in”thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthday,myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials（姓名首字母）carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.

Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeing"replaced".We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe"new"stuff（东西）wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.

Then,onlyonemonthlater,Ilostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.Eventually,Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslater,wesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater,Iwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme.Itwasn'tmybirthday,norwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergift-givingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook."You'llrecognizethisone,"shesaid,smiling.

Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinside.Thef

amilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorations,whichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroom,theyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoit,theyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.Anditstillfitsme.

25.Theunderlinedword"in"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"_____".

A．fashionable   B．available    C．practical  D．renewable

26.Whenshegottheringback,thewriterwasabout_____.

A．13yearsold      B．15yearsold       

C．2

6yearsold      D．28yearsold

27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.

B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.

C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.

D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyNewRing          B.LostandFound

C.LostandReplaced       D.AnExpensiveRing

C

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow,however,thattheyexistedover5,500yearsagoinancientAsia.

Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5,100yearsold.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Thiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfa

rmingtoolsandhumansaround.

Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventually,roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodemroaddesign.

Inthemid-1700s,aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer（层）oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastrong,lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelime,metalhubs（thecentralpartofawheel）cameintobeing,followedbythewheelswereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmacroads（柏油路）.Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.

29.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?

A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.

B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.

C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftra

nsport.

D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.

30.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?

A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.

B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.

C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.

D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.

31.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtimeorder.D.Bymakingclassifications.

32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.

B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.

C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.

D.Theinventionoffast-movingvehicles.

D

About97%oftheworld’swaterissaltyandisfoundinouroceansandseas.But,aswecan’tdrinkseawater,howcanitbeimportant?

Everypartofourseasandoceanscontainsanamazingnumberofanimalsandfishthatliveatdifferentoceandepths.Mostofthedifferentspeciesofanimalsandfishde

pendonsimpleplantsfortheirfood.Thesesimpleplantscalledalgae（海藻）driftnearthesurfaceoftheoceanandusesunlighttoturncarbondioxideandwaterintofoodandoxygen.Infact,algaeproduceoverhalfoftheoxygenpeoplebreathe.Howimportantseawateris!

Eachplantoranimalinourseasandoceansisanimportantlinkinafoodchain.Thealgaeareeateninlargeamountsbytinyanimals,whichareinturnconsumedbylargeranimals.Thesefoodchainsaredelicatelybalanced.

Thebadnewsaboutthefoodchainsi