高二下期第一次英语月考试题.docx

1、高二下期第一次英语月考试题遂宁一中高二下期第一次学月考试英语试题本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，总分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷 （选择题，共三部分 满分100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，共20分 ）第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，共40分 ）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。21. What a _ she and I both arrived at the same time! A. acquaintance B. consequence C. coinci

2、dence D. Circumstance22. Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to a good college.A. lacked B. lacking C. lacked in D. lack of23. There are only two days to go away from my test. Im so _ about it.Take it easy. Good luck!A. serious B. curious C. cautious D. nervous 24. I think John will help

3、 you, because he is willing to help others. _, he is your good friend.A. In return B. In turn C. In addition D. In fact25. I must apologize for _ ahead of time.A. letting you not know B. not letting you know C. letting you know not D. letting not you know26. In my opinion, a true friend is the one w

4、ho always _ when you are depressed.A. puts you up B. gives you up C. picks you up D. cheers you up27. Many people are against the new policy while some lawyers are _ it.A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honor of D. in search of28. You must _ the key information in the text if you want to choose

5、the correct answer.A. leave out B. let out C. make out D. find out29. Im sorry to _ your conversation, but I have got something urgent to tell you.A. interrupt B. introduce C. discourage D. avoid30. Do you know Tom very well? Yes. We became good friends _ we met at a meeting.A. by the time B. the fi

6、rst time C. since D. as long as第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。Peters job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（边境） to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker comin

7、g _31_ the hill towards the frontier, _32_ a bike with a pile of old straw on it. When the bike _33_ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and ask him to take the straw off and _34_ it. Then he would examine the straw very _35_ to see _36_ he could find anything, after which he would look in all th

8、e mans pockets _37_ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always hoping to find gold or other _38_ things _39_ in the straw, he never found _40_. He was sure the man was _41_ something, but he was not _42_ to think

9、out what it could be.Then one evening, after he had looked _43_ the straw and _44_ the workers pockets as usual, he _45_ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things _46_ this frontier. Wont you tell me what it is? Im an old man, and todays my last day on the _47_. Tomorrow Im going to _48_. I p

10、romise I shall tell _49_ if you tell me what youve been smuggling.” The worker _50_ for some time. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”31. A. towards B. down C. to D. up32. A. filling B. pulling C. pushing D. carrying33. A. arrived B. appeared C. left D. reached34. A. burn B. p

11、ack C. untie D. check35. A. carefully B. quickly C. silently D. horribly36. A. that B. where C. how D. whether37. A. before B. after C. first D. so38. A. terrifying B. valuable C. confusing D. obvious39. A. had been B. hidden C. hiding D. have been40. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anythin

12、g41. A. taking B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing42. A. possible B. strong C. able D. clever43. A. through B. at C. upon D. up44. A. filled B. compared C. picked D. emptied45. A. explained B. cried C. ordered D. said46. A. cross B. past C. across D. into47. A. thing B. work C. job D. duty48. A. res

13、t B. back C. retire D. retreat49. A. everyone B. anyone C. no one D. someone50. A. cried B. lied C. regretted D. hesitated第三部分 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的标号涂黑。ALast week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved the

14、re a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt

15、bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.On the first day of my visit, we went out

16、with one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my sons funny facial expressions. Gone was my fathers critical（挑剔的）air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so fr

17、iendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years,

18、Im at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, Im delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.51Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?AHe was silent most of the time. BHe was too proud of himsel

19、f.CHe did not love his children. DHe expected too much of her.52When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel . Anervous Bsorry Ctired Dsafe53What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?AMore critical. BMore talkative. CGentle and friendly. DStrict and h

20、ard-working54The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to .Athe authors son Bthe authors fatherCthe friend of the authors father Dthe cafe ownerBThere are about one million English words in all. English is also an international language in this society. You can see English wor

21、ds almost everywhere, even in non-English-spoken countries.How did English come into being? Why does it have so large a vocabulary? In the following passage, I will give you a general picture about these two questions.The English people are of a mixed blood. The early inhabitants of the island we no

22、w call England were the Britons, but in fact all the races were invaders who came from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century BC, but there had been at least three invasions before that. The first of these was by a dark-haired Mediterranean race

23、called the Iberians. The other two were by Celtic tribes: one is the Gaels, whose descendants are the modern Scots and Irish; the other is the Britons, who gave their name to the whole island of Britain. These were the people whom the Romans conquered. The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of thei

24、r civilization. Then at the beginning of the fifth century Britain was invaded by three tribes from the northern Europe: the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three tribes merged into one people, and the three dialects they spoke naturally grew into a single language, the English language.55.

25、 Which of the following can best describe the main idea of the passage?A. The development of English. B. How did English come into being?C. English vocabularies. D. English56. What will be dealt with if we continue the passage?A. The importance of English. B. The English grammarC. The reason why Eng

26、lish has such a large vocabulary. D. Some influences on English57. which of the following named the island of Britain? A. The Iberians. B. The Romans. C. The Gaels. D. The Britons.58. which races didnt invade the island of Britain? A. The Britons. B. The Angles. C. The Americans. D. The .IberiansCSh

27、e was known to millions as the “Queen of Crime” or the “Duchess(女公爵) of Death”. But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder. “I dont think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body,” Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared to

28、 travel where her eyes would not. In a 50-year writing career, Christies murder stories made her the worlds best-known mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her works have been turned into films and TV series, and a line of computer games is set to be released over the ne

29、xt six years. “My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work,” said Christies grandson, Mathew Prichard. “Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences.” Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began

30、 her writing career while working as a nurse during World War 1. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous short stories, dying at the age of 86. “With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies,” said one fan. Her first novel, “The Mysterious Affair at Style

31、s”(斯泰尔斯庄园奇案), also introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian(比利时的) police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are “Murder on the Orient Express” (东方快车谋杀案) (1934), and “Death on the Nile” (尼罗河上的惨案) (1937). Poirot is a tidy little man with a funny-looking moustache, an egg-shaped head, and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from watching the behavior of those around him, always managing to spot patterns tha