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广东省惠州市学年高二英语下学期月考试题新人教版
惠州一中2011-2012学年度第二学期月考试题(2012.03)
高二英语
说明:
本试卷三大题,共计135分。
考试时间为120分钟
I.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping-watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.Insome1countries,peoplecanturnontheir2andshopforclothes,jewelry,foodandmanyotherthings.
Teleshoppingisbecoming3inSweden.Forexample,thebiggestSwedishcompanysellsvarietiesofthingsonTVindifferentEuropeancountries,andinoneyear,it4$10million.InFrance,there’retwoteleshoppingchannels,andtheFrench5about$20millionayearinbuyingthingsthroughthosechannels.
InGermany,untillastyear,teleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelforonehoureveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoreteleshopping.Otherchannelscan6fortelebusiness,includingthelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyanda24-hourteleshoppingcompany.German7arehopingthesewillhelpthemsellmorethings.
Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithout8.Withheavytrafficincities,goingshoppingisn’teasy.Butmeanwhile,otherEuropeans9thisnewwayofbuyingthings.Theycallteleshopping“10ontheair”.ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequalityofthethings11onTV.Theythinkhighqualityisthemostimportant,andtheyarenotsureaboutthequalityofthethings12.
TheneedofhighqualitymeansthattheEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobe13theAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthe14ofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannot15orseebythemselves.
1A.European
B.Asian
C.American
D.African
2A.lights
B.switches
C.radios
D.TVs
3A.fast
B.popular
C.particular
D.clear
4A.sells
B.owes
C.possesses
D.makes
5A.earn
B.owe
C.pay
D.spend
6A.begin
B.leave
C.open
D.turnon
7A.people
B.women
C.businessmen
D.officials
8A.paying
B.goingout
C.thinking
D.callingup
9A.like
B.mind
C.enjoy
D.dislike
10A.junk
B.gold
C.imagination
Dentertainment
11A.appearing
B.comingout
C.forsale
D.tobuy
12A.intheshop
B.onTV
C.athome
D.bythisway
13A.differentfrom
B.largethan
C.asbigas
D.thesamewith
14A.number
B.quality
C.places
D.buyers
15A.touch
B.feel
C.imagine
D.produce
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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,并将答案填写在答卷标号为l6—25的相应位置上。
InlargecitiessuchasShenzhen,ShanghaiandBeijing,16economyisdevelopingrapidly,officeworkersfacean17(increase)workpressuredaybyday,manyofwhomhavemadeoffice18home.
Mostofthemrangefrom25to45.Intheeyesofoutsiders,theyenjoya19(comfort)life:
theyleadthefashiontrendinthecityandearnahighsalary;theyenjoyaflexibleworkingscheduleandanexcellentworkingenvironment.
However,onlythewhitecollarsthemselvesknow20othersseeasagoodlifeisactuallyaboringone.Theyoftenworkforextrahours,sufferfrom21(lose)ofcreativeabilityandhavelittletimetomakefriends.Whengoingoff22worklateatnight,sometimestheymightthinkofaskingforleavethenextdayandhaving23holidaysomewhere.However,whenanewday24(begin),theyfindeverythingbacktonormaland25pushedbynewtasks.
II.阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Since1989,DaveThomas,whodiedatage69,wasoneofthemostrecognizablefacesonTV.Heappearedinmorethan800commercials(商业广告)forthehamburgerchainnamedforhisdaughter.“Aslongasitworks,"hesaidin1991,“I'llcontinuetodothosecommercials."
Eventhoughhewassuccessful,Thomasremainedtroubledbyhischildhood.“Hestillwon'tletanyoneseehisfeet,whichareoutofshapebecauseheneverhadproperfittingshoes,"Wendysaidin1993.Borntoasinglemother,hewasadoptedasababybyRexandAulevaThomasofKalamazooinMichigan.AfterAulevadiedwhenhewas5,ThomasspentyearsontheroadasRextraveledaroundseekingconstructionwork.“Hefedme,"Thomassaid,“andifIgotoutofline,he'dbeatme."
Movingoutonhisownat15,Thomasworked,firstasawaiter,inmanyrestaurants.Buthehadsomethingmuchbetterinmind.“IthoughtifIownedarestaurant,"hesaid,“Icouldeatforfree."A1956meetingwithHarlandSandersledThomastoacareerasthemanagerofaKentuckyFriedChickenrestaurantthatmadehimamillionairein1968.
In1969,afterbreakingwithSanders,ThomasstartedthefirstWendy'sOldFashionedHamburgers,inColumbus,Ohio,whichsetitselfapartbyservingmadetoorderburgers.With6,000restaurantsworldwide,thechainnowmakes$6billionayearinsales.
Althoughtroubledbyhisownexperiencewithadoption,Thomas,marriedsince1954toLorraine,66,andwithfourgrownkidsbesidesWendy,feltitcouldofferafutureforotherchildren.HestartedtheDaveThomasFoundationforAdoptionin1992.
In1993,Thomas,whohadleftschoolat15,graduatedfromCoconutCreekHighSchoolinFlorida.HeeventookLorrainetothegraduationdanceparty.ThekidsvotedhimMostLikelytoSucceed.
“TheDaveyousawonTVwastherealDave,"saysfriendPatWilliams.“Hewasn'tagreatactororagreatspeaker.HewasjustJoeEverybody."
26.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.ThelifeofDaveThomas.B.ThedreamofDaveThomas.
C.TheschoolingofDaveThomas.D.ThegrowthofDaveThomas'sbusiness.
27.Whatdoweknowabouthischildhood?
A.Helivedapoorlife.B.Hehadcaringparents.
C.Hestayedinoneplace.D.Hedidn'tgotoschool.
28.ChoosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingeventsinThomas'slife.
a.graduatedfromhighschoolb.startedhisownbusiness
c.becameamillionaired.startedafoundation
e.metHarlandSanders
A.e,b,c,d,a,B.a,e,c,b,d,
C.e,c,b,d,a,D.a,e,b,c,d,
29.“HewasjustJoeEverybody."(inthelastparagraph)means_______.
A.DavewasfamousB.Davewasordinary
C.DavewasshowyD.Davewasshy
30.WhatisthenameofDaveThomas'sbusiness?
A.Thomas's.B.Wendy's.C.Lorraine's.D.Rex's.
B
Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Today,nearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithin80kilometersoftheseacoast.
Inthemoderntechnologicalworld,theseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive.Resourcesonlandarebeginningtobeusedup.Thesea,however,stillcanbehopedtosupplymanyofman’sneeds.
Thelistofrichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyisimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshavebeencarriedoutfornearly30years.Valuableamountsofmineralsexistontheoceanfloorreadytobemined.
Fishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwaytoproducelargequantitiesoffood.ThecultureoffishandshellfishisanancientskillpracticedinthepastmainlybyOrientalpeople.
Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy.Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinawaysimilartothesteaminasteamship.Oceancurrentsandwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofenergy.
Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevermoredeeplyunderthesea.Thedevelopmentofstrong,newmaterialshasmadethispossible.
Thetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.Expertsbelievethatbytheyear2050theproblemsthatpreventusfromexploitingfullythefood,minerals,andenergysourcesoftheseawillbelargelysolved.
31.Whatisthebeattitleforthepassage?
A.NeedsofMan. B.SeaHarvestandFood
C.SeaandSourcesofEnergy D.SeaExploringTechnology.
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.manhasn'tcompletelymadeuseoftherichesofthesea
B.technologyforexploringtheseahasbeensolved
C.harvestingriceintheseawillbemadepossible
D.inthenearfuturemancanliveontheoceanfloor
33.Whydoestheauthormentionasteamshipinparagraph5?
A.Toillustratethatmancanmakeuseofsourcesofenergyfromthesea.
B.Toshowthatasteamshipisbetterthanotherkindsofships.
C.Toarguethatmanshouldusesteamships.
D.Toindicatethatitiswarmerintheoceanthanonland.
34.Accordingtotheauthor,technologyisimportantbecause______.
A.resourcesonlandarerunningshortintenyears
B.mancanuseittoexplorethedeepersea
C.itisalotoffundivingintothesea
D.ancientpeopleusedittoexplorethesea
35.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwilltheproblemstoexplorethedeepersealargelybesolved?
A.Inthenextgeneration.B.Attheendofthe20thcentury.
C.Inthenearfuture.D.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury.
C
Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheocean,sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachforever.Hesenthiscameracrewoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.
Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen,“Haveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?
”
“No,sir,”themenanswered.
Thedirectorwasangry,“Whynot?
”heasked.
“Well,sir,”oneofthemenanswered,“weareontheeastcoasthere,andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea,ifnecessary,butnotasunset.”
“ButIwantasunset!
”thedirectorshouted.“Gototheairport,take