广东省普宁英才华侨中学学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

1、广东省普宁英才华侨中学学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题普宁英才华侨中学2015-2016学年度第二学期第二次月考高二英语试题试卷说明：1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2.将卷答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，将卷答案答在答题纸上。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题; 每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.Hows the weather probably no

2、w?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.2. What will the man do after school?A. Watch a movie. B. Play volleyball. C. Play basketball.3. How much will the woman pay?A. 140 dollars. B. 160 dollars. C. 200 dollars.4. Which of the following places has the woman visited?A. Greenwich Village. B. Chinatown. C. Ce

3、ntral Park.5. Whats the reason the woman gives for being late?A. A flat tire. B. The bad weather. C. A traffic accident.第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. What does the woman want to buy for herself?A. A laptop. B. A dres

4、s. C. A skirt.7. When is the womans birthday?A. In two days. B. In four days. C. In six days. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What problems do the old people in the mans state often have in August?A. Food problems. B. Travel problems. C. Health problems.9. Whats the man like?A. Thin. B. Strong. C. Short.听第8段材料，回答第

5、10至12题。10.Where did the man read the advertisements?A. In a newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. In a magazine.11. What is the highest price that the man can accept?A. $600. B. $700. C. $800.12. How many people will live in the apartment?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What activity does the woma

6、n report?A. Frequent visits to the house at all hours. B. Strange noises from the house late in the night.C. The fact that some houses were broken in at night.14. How long has the activity been going on at the house?A. For about several weeks. B. For about several months. C. For about a year.15. Wha

7、t was the polices attitude to the activity when it was first reported?A. Nervous. B. Indifferent. C. Doubtful.16. What will the police do first?A. Catch the persons in the house. B. Have a neighborhood meeting. C. Check the house.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many different kinds of cycling events are t

8、here in the Olympics?A .2. B. 3. C. 4.18. What events does track cycling have?A. Short, medium and long distance events. B. Uphill event and downhill event. C. Inside event and outside event.19. How long does the mens road race cover?A. 62 to 87 miles. B. 87 to 142 miles. C. 142 to 155 miles.20. Wha

9、t happened in 1996?A. Mountain biking started in California. B. Mountain biking became an Olympic sport.C. Women began to take part in cycling in the Olympics.第二部分 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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。AA woman in the US is able to speak for the firs

10、t time in 11 years after a pioneering voice box transplant.Brenda Jensen said the operation was a great success which had saved her life. Thirteen days after the surgery she said her first words, “Good morning. I want to go home. ”It is the first time a voice box and windpipe(气管)have been transplant

11、ed at the same time and only the second time a voice box has ever been transplanted.Ms. Jensen, 52, had been unable to speak on her own since her voice box was damaged during surgery in 1999. Since then, she has been unable to taste or smell food, could breathe only through a hole in her windpipe an

12、d could talk only with the help of an electronic voice box.In October, surgeons at the University of California Davis Medical Centre removed the voice box and 6cm of the windpipe from a donor body. In an 18-hour operation, this was transplanted into Ms. Jensens throat and the team connected it to he

13、r blood supply and nerves.Professor Martin Birchall from University College London, who was part of the surgery team, said, “Weve learned that we can repair nerves to make even very complex organs function again. Itll open the door to better facial transplants and will be extremely important as tiss

14、ue engineering develops. ”A voice box transplant might be life changing, but it is not life saving. Everyone who receives a transplant must take drugs to control the immune system for the rest of their lives. These drugs can reduce life expectancy, so they are normally set aside for life saving proc

15、edures. One of the reasons Ms. Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas(胰腺)transplant four years ago. Professor Peter Belafsky, part of the surgical team, said, “Brenda was an exceptional(例外的)candidate for the t

16、ransplant because she was highly motivated. ”Anyone whos met Brenda knows that she is a strong and determined person with a great outlook on life in spite of the many physical challenges shes faced over her lifetime.21.The voice box transplant operation is of great significance because it proves tha

17、t_.A.facial transplants are now easier to performB.nerve repairing is a breakthrough in tissue engineeringC.new medical technology is always possible to discoverD.the drugs taken after the operation help the patient live longer22.Ms.Jensen was a suitable person for this transplant because she was_.A

18、.experienced and braveB.seriously ill and motivatedC.determined and realisticD.strong-willed and prepared23.Which of the following is the right chronological order of the event?a. Ms. Jensen received a voice box transplant operation.b. Ms. Jensen began to take immune controlling drugs.c. Doctors rem

19、oved the voice box from a donor body.d. Ms. Jensen had a kidney-pancreas transplant operation.A.a c d bB.d b c aC.b d c aD.c a b d24.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.First Words from New Voice Box.B.Transplant Saves a Womans Life.C.Overcoming Obstacles to Speak Again.D.Cour

20、ageous Woman Defeating Fears.BAround four years ago, I received a call from the principal of our school as to the“Parents View”talk the next morning. He asked me to speak to the group. After the call, I became feverish and panicky. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The wh

21、ole night, I could not sleep with manyominousapprehensionsin mind. One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I gathered some courage. I thought, “If I miss this opportunity, surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”I

22、reached the school in time. Before my turn came, my whole body was trembling. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasnt even able to read the written speech properly. I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the da

23、y when I realized my biggest weakness, Public Speaking.After my speech, I met with the principal and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happens to everyone. Even the great speakers faced the same thing when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.Around one month late

24、r, I was invited to refer to a topic on Motivation. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers, because I was able to get my idea across to them. They encouraged and praised my efforts.After delivering it successfully, I became more confid

25、ent. I said to myself, “If I can speak in front of such a learned audience, like the principal who educates others, I can now speak in front of others too. ”I started delivering lectures in my plant, on various topics like Self-motivation, Personality Development, Personal Excellence, Spoken English

26、 and Presentation Skills. This has become a passion for me. I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.25.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker.B.Public Speaking Makes a Man Embarrassed.C.Principa

27、l Provides the Best Chances.D.Spoken English Develops in Making Speeches.26.The author had bad feelings before the speech because_.A.he disliked the idea of giving a lectureB.he had got a high fever before thatC.he regretted accepting the invitationD.he feared he couldnt perform it properly27.What d

28、oes the underlined part“ominous apprehensions”in the first paragraph mean?A.Unlucky opportunities.B.Negative ideas.C.Curious views.D.Happy comments.28.What can we conclude from the passage?A.Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.B.Knowledge makes one humble;ignorance makes one proud.C.A jou

29、rney of a thousand miles begins with a single step.D.Necessity is the mother of invention.CScientists from the United States say they have found fish and other creatures living under key waters in Antarctica. They made the announcement after completing three months of research at the Ross Ice Shelft

30、he worlds largest floating ice sheet.The researchers hoped to find clues to explain the force of the melting ice and its effect on sea level rise. Reed Scherer and Ross Powell are with Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. They just finished up their research on our southernmost continen

31、t. Money for the project came from Americas National Science Foundation.“We chose a study site where, in the first year, we went into the subglacial(冰川下的)lake and tried to understand the environment there, both ecologically and in terms of the ice dynamics about how the lake operates, and how the se

32、diment(沉淀物)underneath the ice sheet operates, as well, because its the water and the sediment underneath the ice that control how fast the ice is flowing into the ocean.”says Ross Powell, who led the investigation. The team included scientists, engineers, machinery and other supplies across the ice from the main U. S. scientific base at McMurdo Station to the re