广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验学校学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

1、广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验学校学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题学校 姓名 _ 班级 _ 考场 考号 陈店实验学校20142015学年度下学期第一次月考试题高二年级英语学科考试说明：本卷共三大题，满分135分，考试时间为120分钟，请在答题卡上认真作答！第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共25小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D选项中，选出最佳选项。The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the

2、steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 1 the seats, settled in one of them.It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness. Susans husband Mark watched her sink into hopelessness and he was 2 to use every pos

3、sible means to help his wife.Finally, Susan felt ready to 3 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 4 to get around the city by herself. Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 5 she could manage it by herself.For two weeks,

4、 Mark 6 Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 8 .At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 9 . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 10 , h

5、er eyes filled with tears of gratitude (感激）. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 11 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 12 Susan. She was doing it!On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 13 . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure

6、 14 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver why.“You know, every morning for the past week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said. Tears of happiness poured down Susans cheeks. S

7、he was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 15 . That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.1. A. touch B.grab C.count D.feel 2. A.inspired B.determined C.honored D.pleased3. A.return B.adjust C.contribute D.stick 4. A.tired B.astonished C.depressed D.fr

8、ightened 5. A.when B.as C.until D.after 6. A.drove B.directed C.accompanied D.sent7. A.feelings B.organs C.skills D.senses 8. A.position B.environment C.status D.role9. A.on her own B.in person C.to her benefit D.on foot 10. A.politely B.calmly C.briefly D.tightly11 A.opposite B.separate C.fixed D.l

9、onely 12. A.took charge of B.took place of C.took advantage of D.took hold of 13. A.as usual B.as a rule C.as well D.as a consequence14 A.respect B.envy C.know D.support15 A.courage B.will C.sight D.wisdom第二节 语法填空(共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下列短文，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所给词语的正确形式填空。The Intern

10、ational Red Cross and Red Crescent(弯月) Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. 16 tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, have given assistance 17 victims of wars and natural disasters.The organization 18 (found) in 1863, and was based on an idea b

11、y a Swiss businessman called Henry Dunant. He had witnessed too many 19 (die) and wounds at the Battle of Solferino in Italy four years 20 (early), in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded, 21 simp

12、ly died from lack of care. The International Red Cross/Red Crescent exists 22 (help) the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless of their nationality. 23 symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance; the founders 24 the movement adopted it in h

13、onor of Switzerland. However, the original symbol, the red cross could hurt Muslim soldiers, 25 a second symbol, the red crescent, was used. Both are now official symbols.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）AWhether were 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get o

14、ut of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. But a growing body of research is raising questions about how a childs lie is different from an adults lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.“Parents and teachers who catch their children lying sho

15、uld not be alarmed. Their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says Dr. Lee, a professor at the University of Toronto and director of the Institute of Child Study. He has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others a

16、s well as which factors can reduce lying. The fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. Dr. Lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. Children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while bei

17、ng told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the childs back. Whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tape.For young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. When the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looke

18、d secretly. At age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didnt. By 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show.Researchers have found that its kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. Thats because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind,

19、which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. The ability to lie and lie successfully is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abi

20、lities. Kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.26. Whats the purpose of children telling lies? A. To help their friends out. B. To get rid of trouble. C. To get attention from others. D. To create a popular image.27. The underlined word “deceive” in Paragra

21、ph 1 can be replaced by “ ”.A. tell lies B. handle troubles C. raise questions D. do research28. From the second paragraph we can know that . A. which factors can reduce lying B. why some lie more than othersC. it is normal for kids to tell lies D. how lying changes as kids grow29. It can be inferre

22、d from the passage that .A. childrens lies are the same as adults B. the better kids are, the more they lie C. the older kids are, the more they lie D. kids always keep the truth in their mind 30. What is NOT included in the passage?A. The reasons why kids tell lies. B. Which kind of kids tells more

23、 lies.C. Experiments about lying of young kids. D. What to do with lying children.BNo one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total populatio

24、n of Canada. In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of lif

25、e. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness.

26、 All are affected by peoples attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going

27、or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to

28、 draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.31. The first paragraph points out that _. A. there are many disabled people in the world B. the number of disabled people in India is the greatest C. India has much more

29、 disabled people than Canada D. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the worlds disabled people32. The key word in Paragraph 4 is _. A. disability B. ignorance C. prejudice D. barriers33. The last word of the passage “counts” more probably means _. A. is most important B. is considered C. is i

30、ncluded D. is numbered34. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage? A. Even the able-bodied many lose some of their body functions when they get older B. There are about 10 percent disabled persons in the UK C. The whole society should pay due attention to the barriers f

31、aced by the disabled people D. There still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignorance35. It can be concluded from the passage that _. A. we should try our best to prevent disablement B. both physical and mental barriers are hard to break down C. we must take a proper a

32、ttitude towards the disabled D. the able-bodied people will never fully understand the disabledCCarbon monoxide(一氧化碳) poisoning kills and injures many people and animals around the world. The gas has been a problem since people first began burning fuels to cook food or to create heat. It is a problem in all parts of the world that experience cold weather.Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do