高二第一次月考B卷.docx

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高二第一次月考B卷

正泰高中高二英语月考试题（B卷）

2014-9-26

时间：

100分钟分值：

120分

第一部分阅读理解（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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Low-CostGiftsforMother'sDay

GiftNo.I

Offertobeyourmother'shealthfriend.Promisetobethereforanyandalldoctor'svisitswhetheradiseaseoraregularmedicalcheck-up.Mostmothersalwayssay"noneed,"anothersetofeyesandearsisalwaysagoodideaatadoctor'svisit.Thebestpart?

Thisoneisfree.

GiftNo.2

Helpyourmotherorganizeallofhermedicalrecords,whichincludethetestresultsandmedicalinformation.Putthemallinoneplace.Besuretomakealistofallofhermedicinesandwhattimesshetakesthem."Havingallthisinformationinoneplacecouldendupsavingyourmother'slife,"Dr.MarieSavardsaid.

GiftNo.3

Enoughsleepisconnectedtogeneralhealthconditions."Buyyourmothercottonsheetsandcomfortablepillowstoencouragebettersleep,"Savardsaid."Weknowthatgoodsleepisveryimportanttoourhealth."

GiftNo.4

SomegiftcompaniessuchasPresentsforPurposeallowyoutopayitforwardthisMother'sDaybypickinggiftsinwhich10percentofthepriceyoupaygoestoacharity（慈善机构）.Giftgiverscanchoosefromawidevarietyofusefulbutinexpensivethings-manyofwhichare"green"-andthenchooseameaningfulcharityfromalist.Whenyourmothergetsthegift,shewillbetoldthatshehashelpedthechosencharity.

21.Whatareyouadvisedtodoforyourmotheratdoctor'svisits?

A.Bewithher.B.Takenotes.C.Buymedicine.D.Givehergifts.

22.Wherecanyoufindagiftideatoimproveyourmother’ssleep?

A.InGiftNo.1.B.InGiftNo.3.C.InGiftNo.2.D.InGiftNo.4.

23.BuyinggiftsfromPresentsforPurposeallowsmothersto

A.enjoygoodsleepB.bewell-organizedC.giveothershelp

D.getextrasupport

B

LONDON---ABritishjudgeonThursdaysentencedabusinessmanwhosoldfake（假冒的）bombdetectors（探测器）to10yearsinprison,sayingthemanhadn’tcaredaboutpotentiallydeadlyconsequences.

ItisbelievedthatJamesMcCormickgotabout$77.8millionfromthesalesofhisdetectors---whichwerebasedonakindofgolfballfinder---tocountriesincludingIraq,BelgiumandSaudiArabia.

McCormick,57,wasconvicted（判罪）ofcheatslastmonthandsentencedThursdayattheOldBaileycourtinLondon.

“Yourcheatingconductinsellingagreatamountofuselessequipmentsimplyforhugeprofitpromotedafalsesenseofsecurityandinallprobabilitymateriallycontributedtocausingdeathandinjurytoinnocentpeople,”JudgeRichardHonetoldMcCormick.“Youhaveneitherregret,norshame,noranysenseofguilt.”

Thedetectors,soldforupto$42,000each,weresaidtobeabletofindsuchdangerousobjectsasbombsunderwaterandfromtheair.Butinfactthey“lackedanygroundinginscience”andwereofnouse.

McCormickhadtoldthecourtthathesoldhisdetectorstothepoliceinKenya,theprisonserviceinHongKong,thearmyinEgyptandthebordercontrolinThailand.“Ineverhadanybadresultsfromcustomers,”hesaid.

24.WhywasMcCormicksentencedtoprison?

A.Hesoldbombs.B.Hecauseddeathofpeople.

C.Hecheatedinbusiness.D.Hemadedetectors.

25.Accordingtothejudge,whatMcCormickhaddone.

A.increasedthecostofsafeguarding

B.causedinnocentpeopletocommitcrimes

C.changedpeople’sideaofsocialsecurity

D.loweredpeople’sguardagainstdanger

26.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthedetectors?

A.Theydon’tfunctiononthebasisofscience.

B.Theyhavecausedmanyseriousproblems.

C.Theycanfinddangerousobjectsinwater.

D.TheyhavenotbeensoldtoAfrica.

27.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMcCormick.

A.solotheequipmentatalowprice

B.didnotthinkhehadcommittedthecrime

C.waswell-knowninmostcountries

D.hadnotgotsuchhugeprofitasmentionedinthetext

C

Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim.

TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes（路线）.

Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes（尖状物）thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagain,inchbyinch,for13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimb.

However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured.”Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.

TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,stoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slife.

“Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner’slife,”Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.“Therearerealcloseties.”

28.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome?

A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.Tolocktheropeinplace.

C.Todo5,000pull-upsuptherope.D.Toclimbittwice

29.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?

A.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman.

B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.

C.Corbettwaspoorlytrained.

D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.

30.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?

A.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself.

B.Hestoppedrock-climbingforsometime.

C.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.

D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimb.

31.Themainideaofthetextisthat___________..

A.twoheadsarebetterthanone

B.thedisabledshouldnevergiveup

C.friendshipispreciousinlife

D.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated

D

Thewaywedothingsroundhere

Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus."That"quite"saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".

SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）．

Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dress,foodandhoursofwork-whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（气候），whilegettingonwithbusiness.

Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（准时）．Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyinthe

AmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword"late"becausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.

32.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______．

A.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture

B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson

C.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim

D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans

33．Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.

A.encouragesB.drawsattentionto

C.increasesD.helpstonarrow

34.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?

A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.B.Doin-depthresearch.

C.Dothingsinourownway.D.Understandandacceptthem.

35.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.

A.ItaliansB.theBritishC.GreeksD.Germans

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10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。

HowtoMakeFriends

Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits.Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtown,orchangedourjobsorschools.Suchchangesoftenleavesuswithoutafriend.36.Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.

1.Associatewithothers.

Thefirststeptomakingfriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople.Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople.Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.

2.Startaconversation.

Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.37Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation.Beingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskillinrelatingwithotherpeople.

3.38

Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbu