北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

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北京大学附属中学河南分校学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

北大附中河南分校2015-2016学年上学期九月考试试卷

高二英语

考试时间100分钟满分120分

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Onahill600feetabovethesurroundingland,wewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescene,themoonriseoverthehills,andthestarsappearinthesky.Theviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhouse.

Everywindowinourwoodenhousehasaview,andtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbefore.Eachlookremindsuswhereweare.

Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutside,toshootarrows,collecttreeseeds,buildearthhousesandclimbtrees.

Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetrees,andwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterest,maple（枫树）makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.

Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttaste,anditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswater,theyneversayanythingagainstthat.

Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’（杨树）puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappears,andthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.Afamilyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelake.

21.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?

A.Thescenesarecolorfulandchangeable.B.Therearemanywindowsinthewoodenhouse.

C.Theviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhouse.

D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.

22.Bymentioningthenamesofthetrees,theauthoraimstoshowthat______.

A.thekidslikeplayingintreesB.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtrees

C.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledgeD.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.B.Theseasonsmakethesceneschange.

C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.

D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?

A.Todescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehouse.

B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.

C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.

D.Tosharethejoyoflivinginthenature.

B

SpringpeepersarefoundinwoodedareasandgrassylowlandsnearpoolsinthecentralandeasternpartsofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Theseloudanimalsarerarelyseen,butastemperaturesbegintoriseinMarchandApril,themalescertainlyareheard.Theirpeep...peep...peepcreatesanother-worldlywhistlingsoundthat,tomany,isthefirstsignofspring,comparedwiththatofsomebirds.

SpringpeepersarebrownincolorwithdarklinesthatformanXontheirbacks.Theygrowtoabout1.5inches（3.8centimeters）inlength,andhavelargespecialtoesforclimbing.Thesecreaturesareactiveatnight,comingouttofeedonants,beetles,flies,andspiders.

Whenthewarmerweatherarrives,malefrogsattempttoattractamatewithaspringsong.Thefrogsnormallyperforminsinging.Theonewhostartseachroundusuallyhasthedeepestvoice.The"vocalsacs"undertheirmouthsallowthefrogsto"sing".Theyfilltheirvocalsacswithairuntiltheylooklikeaballoon,andthentheyletouta"peep"astheyreleasetheair.They"peep"aboutonceeverysecond.Thesesoundscanoftenbeheardasfarasahalf-mileaway

Afterafemaleandmalepeepermate,thefemalelayshereggsinwaterandspendstheremainderoftheyearintheforest.Duringthewinter,theysleepunderlogsorbehindloosebarkontrees.Themusicdiesdownduringthecoldmonths,butthesoundsofpeeperswillsoonbeheardagain,soundingthecomingofspring.

25.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto_____.

A.tellpeoplewhatspringpeeperslooklikeB.letpeopleknowmoreaboutspringpeepers

C.explainwhyspringpeeperssingD.showenvironmentalharmonyinnature

26.Whatcanweknowaboutthespringpeepersfromthetext?

A.TheyprefertoliveinthedryareasinNorthAmerica.

B.Theyarethefirstanimalstomakesoundsinspring.

C.Theycanlivebothinwaterandonland.

D.Theyareactiveduringthecoldmonthsoftheyear.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"release"inParagraph3mean?

A.turnout.B.breakout.C.leaveout.D.letout.

28.Thebesttitleforthistextmightbe_____.

A.TheRingofTinyFrogsinSpringB.TheRelationshipbetweenAnimalsandSeasons

C.TheLivingCond

itionsofSpringPeepersD.TheInvitationfromaMalePeeper

C

Windbreaksarebarriersformedbytreesandotherplants.Farmersplantthesebarriersaroundtheirfields,whichhelppreventthelossofsoil,stopthewindfromblowingsoilaway.Theyalsokeepthewindfromdamagingordestroyingcrops.Besides,extratreesandplantscanbecutdownandusedorsoldforwood.

Windbreakscanbehighlyvaluableforprotectinggraincrops.Forexample,inpartsofWestAfr

icagrainharvestswereasmuchastwentypercenthigherinfieldsprotectedbywindbreakscomparedtofieldswithoutthem.

Buthereissomethinginterestingaboutwindbreaks.Theyseemtoworkbestwhentheyallowsomewindtopassthroughthebarrieroftreesorplantsaroundafield.Ifnot,thenthemovementofairclosetothegroundwillliftthesoil.Thenthesoilwillbeblownaway.Forthisreason,awindbreakworksbestifi

tcontainsonly60to80percentofthetreesandplantsthatwouldbeneededtomakeasolidline.Aneasyruletorememberisthatwindbreakscanprotectareasupto10timestheheightofthetallesttreesinthewindbreak.

Thereshouldbeatleasttwolinesineachwindbreak.Onelineshouldbelargetrees.Thesecondline,rightnexttoit,canbeshortertreesorotherplantswithleaves.Locallygrowntreesandplantsareconsideredthebestchoicesforwindbreaks.Treesreducethedamagingeffectsofwindandrain.Theirrootshelpprotectsoilfrombeingwashedaway.Andtreescanprovideanimalsoutdoorswithshadefromthesun.

29.Theadvantages

ofbuildingawindbreakareasfollowsexcept_____.

A.keepingthewindfromdestroyinggraincropsB.increasingtheproductionofgrainharvests

C.providinghumanswithshadefromthesunD.reducingthed

amagingeffectsofwindandrain

30.Theauthorthinkswindbreaksareinterestingbecause______.

A.themovementofairliftsthesoilB.windbreaksallowsomewindtopassthrough

C.largetreesarelinedwithshortonesD.windbreakscanstopthewindgettingthrough

31.Ifthetreesgrowtoaheightof30feet,theareasthewindbreakcanprotectare______.

A.100squarefeetB.150squarefeetC.240squarefeetD.300squarefeet

32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Extratreesandplantscanbecutdownforwood.

B.Theenvironmentisgoingfrombadtoworse.

C.Treesandplantsfromabroadarethebestforwindbreaks.

D.Windbreakscancontributetoagricultureharvests.

D

OftheseveralfilmsHirokazuhasmadeaboutchildhoodandchildren,thisoneisthemostmodest,butnolesspleasingforitsdelicatestyleandsmallsetting.IWishwasoriginallycalledMiracle,andthechangeisforthebetter.Thetwo-wordtitlemakesyouwanttoknowwho'swishingforwhat,whilethesinglewordsoundsplainandself-praising.Thiswiseandfunnyfilmworkssmallmiraclesindescribingsuchamomentwhenkidsturnfromthewishfulnessofchildhoodintoshapingtheworldforthemselves.

Thesweetlyreflectivehero,asixth-gradernamedKoichi,startsoutbywishingforavolcanotoerupt.Notjustanyvolcano,buttheonethattowersabovehistown,smokingheavilyandgivingoffash.Aneruptionwouldleadtoawithdrawing,whichwouldlead,atleastinhismind,toareunionwithhisfatherandkidbrother,who'vebeenlivinginHakatawhileKoichiliveswithhismotherandretiredgrandparentsinKagoshima.Thevolcano,knowingnothingofthis,refusestoerupt,butKoichihearsofanotherapproachtorealizingthedesiredmiracl

e.

OneofthepleasuresofIWishiswatchinghowkidsbehave—howKoichiattackshisdinner,forexample.Anotherpleasureisrediscoveringhowkidsthink.Thesekidscanbelogicalandeversotricky.Butchildren'sthoughtprocessescanalsobefancy.Aboywisheshecouldplaybaseballlikeoneofbaseballstars,whoeatscurryforbreakfast;sohe,too,startseatingcurryforbreakfast,insteadofpracticingonthefield.Anotherboytriestowishhisdeaddog,Marble,backtolife.AndwhatdoesKoichifinallywishfor?

Iwishyou'dseethisdelightfulfilmtofindout.

33.WhyhasthenameofthefilmbeenchangedfromMiracletoIWish?

A.Theformerisambiguousandself-praising.

B.Thelatteriseasiertoarouseaudience'sinterest.

C.Thelatteriseasyforaudiencetoremember.

D.Theformerisn'trelatedtothecontentofthefilm.

34.Koichiwi

shesthevolcanotoeruptsothathecan_______.

A.enjoythewonderfulsceneofavolcanoB.helpthosewhosufferfromtheeruption

C.gettogetherwithhisfamilymembersD.workmiraclesduringthedisaster

35.Whatdoesthewriterintendtodointhistext?

A.Tosharepleasuresofwatchingafilm.B.Tomakeareviewonafilm.

C.Todiscusskids'behaviorandthoughts.D.Torecommendafilm.

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分,满分l0分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Areyoupreparinganygiftsforyourfriendsnow?

36,butchoosingapropergiftcanbeabigheadache,becauseittakesalotoftimeandefforttothinkoftherightgiftf