陕西省咸阳市学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

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陕西省咸阳市学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

2016—2017学年第二学期第二次月考试题

高二英语

考试时间：

90分钟满分：

120分

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分:

听力（共两节,满分20分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Waitingonthecorner.　　　B.Takingataxi.C.Callingthehotel.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.AthomeB.Inaflowershop.C.Atschool.

3.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Ha

vedinner.B.Cleanthetable.C.Readthenotebook.

4.Howmanycountrieshasthewomanbeentosofar?

A.Four.　　　　B.Three.　　　　C.Two.

5.Whendoesthebakeryclose?

A.At7:

00.B.At6:

55.C.At7:

30.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6～7小题。

6.Howoldisthedaughter?

A.Twoyearsold.　　　　B.Threeyearsold.C.Fouryearsold.

7.What’sthematterwiththewoman’sdaughter?

A.Sheisill.　　　　B.Shehasafever.C.Shedranksomeink.

听第7段材料,回答第8

～9小题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwant?

A.Apairofbrownsize4shoes.

B.Apairofblacksize6shoes.

C.Apairofbrownsize6shoes.

9.Whatkindofshoeswillthemanbringhome?

A.Theshoeshehasplannedtobuy.

B.Apairofbrownshoesinadifferentsize.

C.Apairofblacksize6shoes.

听第8段材料,回答第10～12小题。

10.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.ReadingEnglish.　B.ListeningtoEnglish.C.HowtoimproveEnglish.

11.Wheredoesthedialogueprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaclassroom.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.

12.WhatisthebestwaytostudyEnglishinLiPing’sopinion?

A.Listeningtotheradio.

B.WatchingTV.

C.Listening,speaking,readingandwriting.

听第9段材料,回答第13～16小题。

13.Wherearethemotherandherson?

A.Inaforest.B.NeartheYellowRiver.C.In

Beijing.

14.What’sthetroublewiththeboy?

A.Hecan’tfindhismother.

B.There’ssomethingwrongwithhiseyes.

C.Hecan’tseetheclocktowerclearly.

15.Whathaveth

epeopletherebeenaskedtodo?

A.Tocovertheirfaceswhengoingout.

B.Nottogoout.

C.Toputonglasseswhengoingout.

16.Whatcanpeopledotopreventsandstorms?

A.Savewater.

B.Keepthebalanceofnature.

C.Protecttheanimals.

听第10段材料,回答第17～20小题。

17.WhatkindofstudentisLaura?

A.Lazyandbad.

B.Lovelyandclever.

C.Naughtyandtalkative.

18.WheredoesLaurawanttogo?

A.Totheschool.B.Toherhome.C.Tothebeach.

19.WhydoesLauraagreeto“betheteacher”?

A.Becauseshewantstobetheteacher.

B.Becauseshewantstoendtheclassandgoout.

C.Becauseshehastodoit.

20.WhatdoesMr.Brownreallymean?

A.HeissatisfiedwithLaura.

B.HeneedsLaura’shelp.

C.HeisangrywithLaura.

第二部分阅读理解（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

MostofthesandstormsthathadsweptChinalastyearcamefromforeignland,aChineseofficialinchargeofdesertification（荒漠化）controlsaidonMonday.Andtheinvasions（入侵）couldpartlyexplainthefrequentsandstormsinthecountryinrecentyearsdespiteitsachievementsindesertificationcontrol.

Sincethestartoflastspring,thenorthandnorthwesternChineseregionshadbeenhitby17sandstorms,ofwhich,adozencamefromforeignland.

SituatedinthecentralAsiasandstormregion,oneoftheworld’sfourlargestsandstormsources,ChinaalsosuffersfromsandstormsfromoutsidethecountrywhilebeingblamedasasandsourcetonortheastAsia.TheotherthreemajorsourcesareinAfrica,NorthAmericaandAustralia.

Thelandsufferingfromdesertificationhasbeendecreasingby7,585squarekilometresannuallyinChina,andtheareaofsandylandhasalsobeenfallingby1,284squarekilometresayear.

Theshrinkage（收缩）formsaclearcontrasttothefactthatthelandsufferingfromdesertification

andsandyfeaturewasaddedby10,400squarekilometersand3,436squarekilometerslatelastcentury,respectively.

Currently,thedesertificationlandinChinamakesup2.64millionsquarekilometres,accountingfor27.46percentofthenation’sland,anditssandylandtotals1.74millionsquarekilometres,accountingfor18.1percentofthecountry’stotal.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decreasing”meaninParagraph4?

A.Goingdown.B.Goingup.C.Comingfrom.D.Takingup.

22.WheredomostofthesandstormsinChinacomefrom?

A.ThenorthwesternChineseregions.B.ThenorthernChineseregions.

C.ThewesternpartofChina.D.Foreigncountries.

23.WhichofthefollowingisbelievedtobethesandsourcetonortheastAsia?

A.Mongolia.B.Africa.C.China.D.Australia.

24.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?

A.ThelandinChinasufferingfromdesertificationhasbeenincreasinggreatly.

B.Chinahasmadeachievementsinitsowndesertificationcontrol.

C.ThedesertificationlandmakesupnearlyhalfofChina’sterritory.

D.LittleprogresshasbeenmadeincontrollingdesertificationinChina.

B

Thereisonetypeofillnessintheworldthathasasevereeffectonmorepeoplethananythingelseandisverydeadly.Ifuntreated,thisillnesscouldaffecteverythingyoudo.Whatisthisillness?

Depression.Seriousdepressionrequiresprofessionaltreatment.Self-induceddepressionissomethingeachofuscanchange.

Everyone’scircumstancesaredifferent,butthecausesofself-induceddepressionarecommon:

lowself-esteem,hurtfulthinkingandabadattitude.

Sohowcanwechangethewaywethink,feel,andhaveacheerfulattitude?

Firstwemustlookatourselves,trulyandhonestlyexaminingourmotivesforwhatwewishtoaccomplish.Ifyouaredissatisfiedbecauseyoufeelyouhaven’torcan’tdoanything,thenonestepisneeded—tosetgoals.

Alwaysstartyourgoalsrelativelysmallandeasytoattain.Thinkofthemassand;onegrainmaybeinsignificant（微不足道的）butasagrouptheyformthebeach.Onceyouhavesetandattainedsmallgoalsforyourself,moveontoslightlylarger,morechallenginggoals.Ittakesnotjustsettinggoalsbutpositivethinking.Howcanweobtainthis?

Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanmakeusthinknegativelyandoneofthoseisdiet.Inmyopinion,apersonwhoeatsalotoftake-outandfastfoodisfeedingtheirbodyjunk.StartbyeatingbetterfoodswhichgivethebodymuchNEEDEDminerals.Ifyourphysicalbodyishappy,it’smucheasierforyourmentalbodyor“thinkingability”tobehappy.

Next,exercise.Halfanhouradayisrecommendedforpositivewell-being.Thenthinkaboutgoodmemoriesyouhad,orgenerallythinkofthingsthatmakeyousmile.Remember,everythingyouwearcostsmoneybuttowearasmileisf

ree.Asmilecanbethedifferencebetweenanaveragedayandagreatday.

Ifyoufollowthesesteps,positivechangeisontheway.

25．WhichofthestatementsaboutdepressionisTRUE?

A.Depressionisakindofillnessthatcan’tbecuredlikesomecancer.

B.Depressioncanallbecuredsuccessfullybydoctorsinaneasyway.

C.Thosewhosufferfromdepressionliveinthesamecircumstances.

D.Thosewhosufferf

romdepressionholdnegativeattitudes.

26．Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat________.

A.apracticalgoalcanhelppeo

pletoachieveasenseofsuccess

B.weshouldn’tbesatisfiedwithsmallgoalsthatareinsignificant

C.weshouldavoidchallenginggoalsthatmayresultinfailure

D.peoplecanenj

oyhappinesseveniftheysetinappropriategoals

27．Whatcanweinferfromthereadingpassage?

A.Thosewhocanachievesmallgoalscansurelyachievebigones.

B.Depressionhassomethingtodowiththefoodpeopleeat.

C.Youcanonly

exercisehalfanhourifyouwanttogetridofdepression.

D.Smilemakesnosensetothefeelingindailylife.

C

Withenvironmentalistspointingtotheuseofcoal,oilandotherfossilfuelsasaddingtotheproblemofglobalwarming,theworldisrushingtofindothermoreenvironmentallyfriendlyenergysources.Manycountriesarelookingtonuclearpowerastheanswertotheirenergyneeds.Thosewhosupportusingnuclearpowerpointtothefactthattheprocessforcreatingnuclearpowerproduceshugequantitiesofelectricitywithoutproducinganygreenhousegases.Itseemstobethesafestandmostenvironmentallysafemethodforproducingthelargestamountofpower,muchmorethansolarorwindenergysources.

However,despitethemanyadvantagesofnuclearpower,therearemanygroupswhostronglyadviseagainsttheuseofnuclearpower.Somegroupspointtoconcernsaboutpossibleterroristattacksonnuclearplantsorpossiblenuclearaccidentsthatmightresultinwidespreaddisaster.However,strangeasitseems,manyofthestrongestvoicesagainstnuclearpowerareactuallyenvironmentalists,whoopposenuclearpowerbecausetheyclaimitresultsinmoregreenhousegases.

Itmayseemimpossible,butinfactbothfactsaretrue:

nuclearproductionitselfproducesnogreenhousegases,butnuclearpowerdoes,infact,leadtotheproductionofmanygreenhousegases.Howisthispossible?

Theactualp

roductionofnuclearpowerdoesnotletoffanygreenhousegasesatall;thisisthefactthatmostgovernmentsandnuclearpowercompaniespointto,anditis,indeed,correct.However,thosewhoopposenuclearpowerpointoutthebiggerproblem:

buildingandmaintainingthenuclearpowerstations,miningthematerialusedtoproducethenuclearpowerandgettingridofthenuclearwasteallcreategreenhousegases,theverythingthatnuclearpowerissupposedtoavoid.Thefinalpointthatenvironmentalistspointoutisthatnuclearpowerisnotalong-termsolutiontoenergy.Onedayuranium,theresourceneededforproducingnuclearpower,willbeatanend,thesameproblemtheworldisfacingwithcoalandoiltoday.

28．Whataremanycountriesrelyingontosatisfytheirenergyneedsacc

ordin