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月考卷

2012-2013学年度第一学期

高二级第二次月考英语试题

一、完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

（30分，每题2分）

Twofriendsvisitedthezootogether.Thezoowasverylargeanditwasimpossibletogoeverywhere.Theyhadtodecidewhereandwhichanimaltovisitastheirtimewas__1__.Sobothofthemagreednotto__2__afterchoosinga__3__　ateveryfork（岔路口）．

Aroadsignatthefirstforkshowedonewaytothelionquartersandtheothertothetigerhill.Theydecidedonthe__4__aftera__5__discussionbecauselionswere“thekingofthegrassland”．Thesecondshowedadivision（路口）goingseparatelytothepandaandpeacock.They__6__pandaasitwasthenation'streasure.Thustheymadechoicesallalongthewayandeachchoicemeantgivingupwhattheycouldn'thelpregretting.Buttheyhadtomakeit，and__7__，foritbrooked（容忍）nodelay.Iftheyhesitated（犹豫不决）theywouldmiss__8__.Onlyrapiddecisioncouldoffermorechancesforsightseeingand__9__possibleregret.

Lifeis__10__likethischoicesoftenoccurthatonehastomake，forexample，betweentwo__11__jobs.Togetoneyou__12__giveuptheother—youcangethalfofit.Ifyouspendtimeweighingtheprosandconsandcalculatinggainsandlosses，youwillmostlikely__13__emptyhandedness.Don'tbesadaboutit.__14__youhavegothalfofthedesirablethingsinlife—somethingthatis__15__tocomeby.

1．A.enough　　　　　B．limited

C．tightD．plentiful

2．A.retraceB．come

C．goD．goback

3．A.mainroadB．branch

C．crossingD．highway

4．A.formerB．later

C．lastD．thethird

5．A.briefB．long

C．noD．heated

6．A.hopedB．wanted

C．favoredD．got

7．A.slowlyB．immediately

C．timelyD．easily

8．A.lessB．more

C．mostD．least

9．A.increaseB．rid

C．reduceD．raise

10．A.justexactlyB．moreorless

C．hardlyD．most

11．A.unwantedB．rejected

C．enjoyableD．desirable

12．A.wishB．want

C．mustD．haveto

13．A.startwithB．getup

C．succeedinD．endupin

14．A.ByonmeansB．Notintheleast

C．AtmostD．Atleast

15．A.stupidB．delighted

C．hardD．supported

二、语法填空。

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

（15分，每空1.5分）

Inmanycountries，__16__isnotunusualforfamiliesofdifferentbackgroundstolivetogetherinthesharedspace.__17__，intheUnitedStates，thisideamaystillbeconsideredodd.

Butthistypeofhousing，__18__（call）cohousing，isgaining__19__（popular）intheUnitedStates，too.Cohousingcomplexesarepoppingupacrossthecountry.Formanypeople，thiswayoflifeisarelieftothebusymodernlifestyle.Acohousingcommunityhas__20__（private）ownedhousesandsharedland.Thereisoftena“commonhouse”withakitchenanddiningroom，meetingroom，andmaybeaworkshopoflibraryormusicroom.About25cohousingcommunities__21_（build）inrecentyears，and150moreareplanned.

Acohousingcomplexisaplace__22__residentsshop，cook，andeattogether.Residentsofacohousingcomplexlikeitssenseofsharedcommunity.Childrenhaveotherkidstoplay__23__，__24__manyfamilieslike.Otherresidentslikethefeelingoflivingina“village”．Residentsalsosaythattheycanliveincohousingfor__25__moneythantheywouldpayfornearbyapartments.

三、阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

（30分，每题2分）

A

Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundthatifthecatistakenbackhomebeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Intwo-thirdsofthehomescatsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.

However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguagesarejustdifferent.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggression,whileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk“Dog”,and

dogscanlearnhowtotalk“Cat”.

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtobecomesmarter.Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodylanguages,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanexpected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’sbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.

Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalongwell,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevencountries.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

26.TheunderlinedwordswimminglyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.earlyB.mostlyC.quicklyD.smoothly

27.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.

A.theyarecoldtoeachother

B.theylookawayfromeachother

C.theymisunderstandeachother’sbodylanguages

D.theyareintroducedatanearlyage

28.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A.Theyeatandsleeptogether.

B.Theywatcheachother’sbehaviors.

C.Theylearntospeakeachother’slanguage.

D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother’svoices.

29.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havecommoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanwasthought

C.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arenotsosmartaswasexpected

30.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A.Weshouldlearntogetalongwellwithothers

B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.

C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.

D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.

B

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However，beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofoverconsumptioninthegreenestwaypossible，butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.

Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold'swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK，forexample，isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt，itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps，buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem，too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However，afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue，encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags，forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butitalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts，whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle，wearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture，butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

31．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“overconsumption”referto?

A．Usingtoomuchpackaging.

B．Recyclingtoomanywastes.

C．Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.

D．Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.

32．TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow________.

A．thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwaste

B．theincreaseofpackagingrecycling

C．therapidgrowthofsupermarkets

D．thefactofpackagingoveruse

33．Accordingtothetext，recycling________.

A．helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect

B．meansburningpackagingforenergy

C．isthesolutiontogasshortage

D．leadstoawasteofland

34．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A．Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.

B．Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.

C．Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.

D．Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.

35．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.

B．Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.

C．Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.

D．Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

C

It’shightimesomeonespokeupfortoday’scollegestudents.They’reprobablythemosthardworking,ambitiouspeopleinAmericaandtheirproblemsarenotproperlyappreciated.

PeopleliketheSecretaryofEducationsimplydon’tknowwhatthey’retalkingaboutwhentheyknockstudents.Nordothosewhocomplainaboutfallingacademicstandards.

Thevastmajorityofthenation’s12millionstudentsarestrugglingtopayfortheireducations.Theyarepartoftheinvisibleworkforce.Manyholddownfull-timejobs.They’refryinghamburgers,photographingweddings,workinginconstruction,andwaitingontables.Thefactthattheyevenshowupforclassesisawonderfulevent.

Thefinancialsituationofmoststudentsexplainsalotaboutwhatishappeninginschools.Whyarethetraditionalcoursessounpopular?

Whyarestudentsflockingtoaccountingandcomputerscienceandanyprofessionalprogramsthatseemtoleadtocareers?

Answer:

Today’sworkingstudenthasbeenforcedintoakindofprematurematter-of-factwayofviewingthings.Romanceisgone.Thenotionoftransformingone’sselfthroughstudyalonehasdisappeared.Today’sstudentsseekfreedomfrommanuallabor,andthestatusconfe