河南省新野县第三高级中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河南省新野县第三高级中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案
2014—2015学年下学期高中二年级第二次阶段性考试
英语试题
第一部分:
词汇知识运用
第一节:
单项选择(25分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Asweknow,our“ChineseDream”is________dreamtoimprovepeople’slifeand________dreamofharmony,peaceanddevelopment.
A.the;aB.a;aC.a;theD.the;the
2.WhileshewasinParis,shedevelopedaforfineart.
A.wayB.relationC.tasteD.habit
3.Anaverageofjust18.75cmofrainfelllastyear,making______thedriestyearsinceCalifornia
becameastatein1850.
A.eachB.itC.thisD.one
4.—Musttheapplicantscometotheinterview?
—Yes,they_____
A.needB.willC.mayD.must
5.—Hey,man!
Whysotired?
—I________forweeksforthecomingcelebrationoftheschool’s100thanniversary.
A.waspreparingB.havebeenpreparing
C.hadpreparedD.wasprepared
6.Notonce__theirhopeofreturninghomeonthatadventurousjourneyacrosstheunknownseas.
A.thesailorshavelostB.thesailorslost
C.hadthesailorslostD.didthesailorslose
7.Inthelecture__hewilltellussomethingaboutmodernEnglishusage.
A.followingB.followedC.tofollowD.beingfollowed
8.Asmilecosts____.butgivesmuch.
A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything
9.Beingabletoafford__rentforahouseofmyowngaveme__comfortinthosetoughtimes.
A./;theB.the;/C.a;theD./;/
10.WheneverImademistakes,theteacherpointedthemoutwith______.
A.curiosityB.satisfaction.C.envyD.patience.
11..I’dappreciate________ifyoucouldletmeknowinadvancewhetherornotyouwillcome.
A.itB.youC.oneD.this
12.—IspenttwoweeksinLondonlastsummer.
—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheBritishMuseumduringyourstay,____you?
A.mustn'tB.haven'tC.didn'tD.hadn't
13.IwouldhavecomesoonerbutI__thatyouwereWaiting.
A.didn'tknowB.haven'tknownC.hadn'tknownD.don'tknow
14.—Youshouldhavetalkedtoyourteacheraboutthis.
—I_____needto--Ihandledtheproblemperfectlywellonmyown.
A.wouldn'tB.don'tC.didn'tD.won't
15.Theproducercomesregularlytocollectthecameras_____toourshopforqualityproblems.
A.returningB.returnedC.toreturnD.tobereturned
16.Cathyhadquitherjobwhenhersonwasborn_______shecouldstayhomeandraiseherfamily.
A.nowthatB.asifC.onlyifD.sothat
17.Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey_____toourhelp.
A.wouldhavecomeB.couldcomeC.havecomeD.hadcome
18.AnnieSalmon,disabled,isattendedthroughoutherschooldaysbyanurse_______toguardher.
A.toappointB.appointingC.appointedD.havingappointed
19.Peoplewon’tpayattentiontoyouwhentheystillhavealotofideasoftheirowncrying_______
expression.
A.fromB.overC.withD.for
20.Theaimofeducationistoteachyoungpeopletothinkforthemselvesandnotfollowothers______.
A.blindlyB.unwillinglyC.closelyD.carefully、
21.There’snoreasontobedisappointed.______,thiscouldberatheramusing.
A.AboveallB.AsaresultC.InadditionD.Asamatteroffact
22.Facinguptoyourproblem__runningawayfromthemisthebestapproachtoworkingthingsout.
A.morethanB.ratherthanC.alongwithD.orrather
23.Howcouldyou______suchafantasticjobwhenyouhavebeenoutofworkformonths.
A.turnoffB.turninC.turndownD.turnto
24Sofialookedaroundatallthefaces:
shehadtheimpressionthatshe____mostoftheguestsbefore.
A.hasseenB.hadseenC.sawD.wouldsee
25.—I’dlikeawake-upcallat7:
00a.m.,please!
—OK,_______.
A.helpyourselfB.Youwillcertainlymakeit
C.justdowhatyoulikeD.I’llmakesureyougetone
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
PartI:
_____________
Ifyou'vealreadysignedupforsummerreading,typeinyourusernameandpasswordabove.Ifthisisyourfirsttimehere,createyourownaccountfirst.You'llonlyhavetodothatonce.BeginningJune11,trackthetimeyouspendreading.Friday,August9isthelastdaytorecordreadingtime.AtsignUpandwhenyoureach10hoursand20hours,cometothelibrarytocollectaprize.Ifyoucontinueto30hoursofreading,you'llbeenteredinourgrandprizedrawings.ThefinaldaytocollectprizesisSaturday,August17,2014.Prizesareavailablewhilesupplieslastandmustbecollectedinperson.
PartII:
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Whoiseligible?
TeensmustbetwelveyearsoldorbeforeAugust31,2014,toparticipateinTeenSummerReading.Tobeeligibletowinprizes,participantsmustberesidentsofCharlotteMecklenburgLibraryserviceareaOrholdavalid,non-residentCMLlibrarycard.
HowmuchshouldIread?
Weallreadatourownpace,butweencourageyoutoreadatleast30minuteseachday.
WhatcanIread?
Youmayreadanythingyoulike.Wejustwantyoutoread!
Magazines,newspapers,recordedbooks,Internetpages,andbooks(eventheonesyourschoolassignedyoutoread)countinTeenSummerReading.
26.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforPartI?
A.TeenSummerReadingInstructions.
B.HowtoDevelopGoodReadingHabits.
C.TheAdvantagesofSummerReading.
D.RecordWhatYouReadinOurProgram.
27.Whatdoweknowabouttheprogram?
A.Thelibraryencouragesreadingbyofferingprizes.
B.Thelibrarycansenttheprizestoyoubymail.
C.Teensmorethan12yearsoldcan'tjointheprogram.
D.Youhavetoreadatleast30minutesaday.
28.Theunderlinedword"eligible"mostprobablymeans"________".
A.qualifiedB.educatedC.successfulD.selected
29.Wherewillyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?
A.Inalibrary.B.Onawebsite.C.Intheclassroom.D.Inthenewspaper.
B
It'sgenerallybelievedthatpeopleactthewaytheydobecauseoftheirpersonalitiesandattitudes.Theyrecycletheirgarbagebecausetheycareabouttheenvironment.Theypay$5foracaramelbruléelattebecausetheylikeexpensivecoffeedrinks.
It'sundeniablethatbehaviorcomesfromourinnerdispositions(性情),butinmanyinstanceswealsodrawinferencesaboutwhoweare,assuggestedbythesocialpsychologistDarylBern.Byobservingourownbehavior.Wecanbestrangerstoourselves.Ifweknewourownminds,whywouldweneedtoguesswhatourpreferencesarefromourbehavior?
Ifourmindswereanopenbook,wewouldknowexactlyhowmuchwecareabouttheenvironmentorlikelattes.Actually,weoftenneedtolooktoourbehaviortofigureoutwhoweare.
Moreover,wedon'tjustuseourbehaviortolearnaboutourparticulartypesofcharacter—weinfercharactersthatweren'ttherebefore.Ourbehaviorisoftenshapedbylittlepressuresaroundus,whichwefailtorecognize.Maybewerecyclebecauseourwivesandneighborswoulddisapproveifwedidn't.Maybewebuylattesinordertoimpressthepeoplearoundus.Weshouldnotmistakenlybelievethatwealwaysbehaveasaresultofsomeinnerdisposition.
Whateverpressurestherecanbeorinferencesonecanmake,peoplebecomewhattheydo,thoughitmaynotbeincompliance(符合)withtheirtruedesires.Therefore,weshouldallbearinmindKurtVonnegut'sadvice:
"Wearewhatwepretendtobe,sowemustbecarefulaboutwhatwepretendtobe.
30.Accordingtothepassage,personalitiesandattitudesarecommonlybelievedto__
A.determineone'sbehaviorB.reflectone'staste
C.influenceone'ssurroundingsD.resultfromone'shabits
31.WhichofthefollowingwouldDarylBernmostprobablyagreewith?
A.Thereturnofawalletcanindicateone'shonesty.
B.Akindpersonwillofferhisseattotheold.
C.Onerecyclesplasticstoprotecttheenvironment.
D,Onebuyslatteoutoftrueloveofcoffee.
32.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?
A.Wefalltorealizeourinnerdispositions.
B.Wecanbeinfluencedbyoutsidepressures.
C.Ourbehavioristheresultofourtruedesires.
D.Ourcharacterscanshapeoursocialrelationships.
33,Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?
A.Personalitiesandattitudes.B.Preferencesandhabits.
C.Behaviorandpersonalities.D.Attitudesandpreferences.
C
Theideaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutartificialaid--wesimplyweightoomuch,andallourmmpushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalotofpressurethatmakesussink.
However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.OneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasiliskBasilicus.Basilicus,alizard(蜥蜴)nativetoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater'ssurfacewithitsfeet.Thelizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhumanstodothis,we'dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbringuptoourearsinordertocreate
adequate"hitting.“
Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:
cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowater(anditdoestakealot),youcancreatea"non-Newtonian"liquidthatdoesn'tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewaterishithardenough,particles(微粒)inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyoureallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.
Funthoughallthismaysound,it'sstillrathermessyandbettermadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice,ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink--andtakeashowerafterward!
34.Walkingonwaterhasn'tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans__
A.arenotinterestedinit