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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