福建省莆田市第二十四中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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福建省莆田市第二十四中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案

2017-2018学年高二（上）英语第二次月考试卷

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Amousehappenedtolookthroughaholeinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopenapackage..“Whatfoodmightthiscontain？

”Themousewondered.Buthewassadtodiscoveritwasamousetrap.

Backtothefarmyard,themouseannouncedthiswarning;“Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!

Thereisamousetrapinthehouse！

”

Thehenclucked（咯咯地叫）andscratched,raisedherheadandsaid,“Mr.Mouse,Icantellthisisagreatconcerntoyou,butitisofnoconsequencetome.Icannotbebotheredbyit.”

Thenthemouseturnedtothepig.Thepigsympathized,butsaid,“Iamsoverysorry,Mr.Mouse,butthereisnothingIcandoaboutitbutpray.Beassuredyouareinmyprayers.”

Thenthemouseturnedtothecowandrepeatedthesamewords.Thecowsaid,“Moo,Mr.Mouse.I’msorryforyou,butit'snoskinoffmynose.”

So,themousereturnedtothehouse,headdownandsadlyfacedthefarmer'smousetrapalone.Thatveryrightasoundwasheardthroughoutthehouse—thesoundofamousetrapcatchingitsprey（猎物）．Thefarmer'swiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarkness,shedidnotseeit.Itwasapoisonoussnakewhosetailwascaughtinthetrap.Thesnakebitthefarmer'swife.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospital.Whenshereturnedhome,shestillhadafever.

Everyoneknowsfreshchickensoupisgoodtotreatafever.Sothefarmertookhisknifetothefarmyard.Thehenwaskilled.

Buthiswife'ssicknesscontinued.Friendsandneighborscametositwithheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthem,thefarmerbutcheredthepig.

Thefarmer’swifedidnotgetwellbutdied.Somanypeoplecameforherfuneralthatthefarmerhadthecowkilledtoprovideenoughmeatforallofthemforthelunch.

Themouselookeduponitallfromhisholeinthewallwithgreatsadness.

（　　）21.Whatsurprisedthemousewhenlookingthroughthehole?

A.Thefarmerandhiswife.B．Adangerousmousetrap.

C.Apackagewithfoodin.D.Apoisonoussnake.

（　　）22.Whatdidthemousedowhenitreturnedtothefarmyard?

A.Hehadawarntalkwithhisfriends.

B.Hewarneditsneighborsofthedanger.

C.Hearguedwithitsneighborsloudly.

D.Hetriedhardtocheeritsneighbors.

（　　）23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthestory?

A.Thehenwassurethatitneedn'tbebotheredbyit.

B.Thepigonlyexpresseditssympathyforthemouse.

C.Thefarmer'swifewasbittenbythepoisonoussnake.

D.Thefarmer'sneighborscametohishomeformeat.

（　　）24.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“butit'snoskinoffmynose”in

paragraph5mean?

A.Itisnoneofmybusiness.B.Itisoutofthequestion.

C.Itdoesn'taffectmysmell.D．Itisnotinterestingatall.

B

CharlieChaplinwasoneofthegreatestandwidelylovedsilentmoviestars.FromEasyStreet（1917）toModernTimes（1936）,hemademanyofthefunniestandmostpopularfilmsofhistime.Hewasbestknownforhischaracter,thenaiveandlovableLittleTramp.TheLittleTramp,awellmeaningmaninaraggedysuitwithcane,alwaysfoundhimselfwobblingintoawkwardsituationsandstrangelywobblingaway.Morethananyotherfigure,itisthiskind-heartedcharacterthatweassociatewiththetimebeforethetalkies（soundfilms）.

BorninLondonin1889,ChaplinfirstvisitedAmericawithatheatercompanyin1907.Appearingas“Billy”intheplay“SherlockHolmes”,theyoungChaplintouredthecountrytwice.Onhissecondtour,hemetMackSennettandwassignedtoKeystoneStudiostoactinfilms.In1914Chaplinmadehisfirstone-reeler,“MakingaLiving”.Thatsameyearhemadethirty-fourmoreshortfilms,including“CaughtinaCabaret”,“CaughtintheRain”,“TheFaceontheBar-RoomFloor”,and“HisTrystingPlace”.Theseearlysilentshortsallowedverylittletimeforanythingbutphysicalcomedy,andChaplinwasamasteratit.

ThoughChaplinisofthesilentmovieera,weseehisachievementscarriedthroughinthefilmsoftoday.Withtheappearanceofthefeature-length（达到正片应有的长度）talkies,theneedformoresubtleactingbecameapparent.Tomaintaintheaudience’sattentionthroughoutasix-reelfilm,anactorneededtomovebeyondconstantcomedy.Chaplinhaddemandedthisdepthlongbeforeanyoneelse.Hisstrictnessandconcernfortheprocessesofactinganddirectingmadehisfilmsgreatandledthewaytoanew,moresophisticated（精密的、高雅的）,cinema.

25.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．“ThelittleTramp”wastheonlycharacterthatCharlieChaplinacted.

B．CharlieChaplinsignedtoKeystoneStudiosin1906.

C．CharlieChaplinmadefiveshortfilmsin1914.

D．CharlieChaplinhasagreateffectontoday’ssoundfilm.

26.Whatistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?

a.CharlieChaplinmadethefilm“EasyStreet”.

b.Thefilm“Caughtintherain”wasmade.

c.CharlieChaplinfirstvisitedAmerica.

d.CharlieChaplinmetMackSennett.

e.“ModernTimes”wasmade.

A.d,c,a,e,bBd,c,b,a,eC.c,d,b,a,eD.c,d,a,b,e

27.WhichwordcanbestdescribeCharlieChaplinaccordingtothepassage?

A．LovableB．Kind-heartedC．StrictD．Awkward

28.Whatdoyouthinkisthepassageabout?

A．LifeofChaplinB．WorksofChaplin

C．CharactersofChaplinD．AnintroductionofChaplin

C

Mylifesufferedalotinsummerfiveyearsago.Myfatherdiedinacaraccident,leavingmymother,mytwoyoungerbrothersandIalone.Atthattime,Iwasaseniorhighschoolstudent.Aftermyfather’sfuneral（葬礼）,Ihadnochoicebuttodropoutofschoolandworkinafactory.

Ireallywantedtoreturntoschoolandwantedtogotocollege,butIcouldn’t.Ionlyhopedtobringupmytwoyoungerbrothers.Lifewasnoteasyforme,forIcan’taffordtheirtuition（学费）evenifIworkedfromdaytonightwithoutstopping.Withoutmyfather’sprotection,IthoughtIwasaslavetothefate.

Lateron,somethingchangedmylife.Istillrememberthatitwasarainyday.Iputmyselfintherainandwalkedslowlyinthestreet.

Suddenlytherainstopped!

Iraisedmyheadandfound“thesky”wasinfactadarkblueumbrella.ThenInoticedamiddle-agedmanwithonelegoncrutch（拐杖）standingbehindme.Hesaidtome,“Whynotrunwithoutanumbrella?

Ifyoudidn’trun,youwouldgetdrenched.”

Themantoldmethathewaspromoter（推销员）.Heoncedreamedofbeingapoliceman,butanaccidentruinedhisdream.Thoughhispresentjobwasnotsuitableforhislegs,itwaswonderfulstarttohim.Hewasveryhappythathedidn’tloseheartandstill“ran”ontheroadoflife…

Iwasencouragedbytheman’swords.IwenttoabigcityandIbecameanassurancerepresentative（保险代理人）.Aftertwoyears’running,Ididwellandmyfamilyconditionturnedbetterlittlebylittle.LaterIreturnedtoschoolandsucceededinmyentrancetouniversity.

Lifeislikethis.Whenyouareinrainydaysinyourlife,ifyoucouldn’tfindawaytopreventyoufrombeingwet,youwouldbeoverwhelmed（被制服）.Butifyoudecidetogetridofit,you’lldiscoverthattherainydayslastnotsolongasyouimagine.

29.Whathappenedtothewriteratthebeginningofthestory?

A．Hisfatherdiedinacaraccidentsixyearsago.

B．Hehadtodropoutofschooltolookafterhissickmother.

C．Hecouldn’taffordhistwobrothers’tuitionevenifheworkedfromdaytonight.

D．Hedidn’thavemoneytoholdthefuneralforhisfather.

30.Aboutthemiddle-agedmanwithonelegoncrutch,whichofthefollowingisNOT

true?

A．Hehaddreamedofbeingapoliceman.

B．Hewasapromoter.

C．Helostoneleginanaccident.

D．Hehadagoodjobwhichwassuitableforhimverywell.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drenched”meaninChinese?

A．湿透的B．干燥的C．紧张的D．舒服的

32.What’sthemainideaofthesixthparagraph?

A．Thewriterdidn’twanttolistentothemiddle-agedmanandleftwithoutany

word.

B．Thewritermadefriendswiththemiddle-agedmanandtheygotonwellwith

eachother.

C．Thewriterhadtogiveuphisdreamandbecameapromoterasthemiddle-aged

man.

D．Thewriterlearnedfromthemiddle-agedmanandthesituationsoongotbetter.

D

Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughblood,thebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan'tfixthedamage.Sometimestheyareafraidto

trysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.

Dr.RobertWhite,afamousprofessoranddoctor,thinksheknowsawaytohelp.Hethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycold.Ifitisverycold,thebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.

Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobs,thenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodgothroughamachine,Themachinecooledtheblood.Thenthemachinesentthebloodbacktothemonkeys'brains.Whenthebrain'stemperaturewas10℃,Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswereliketheyhadbeenbefore.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.

33.Thebiggestdifficultyinoperatingonthedamagedbrainisthat_____.

A.thetimeistooshortfordoctors

B.thepatientsareoftentoonervous

C.thedamageisextremelyhardtofix

D.theblood-coolingmachinemightbreakdown

34.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby_____.

A.takingthebloo