高二英语月考试题及答案黄冈中学学年高二月考试题.docx

1、高二英语月考试题及答案黄冈中学学年高二月考试题湖北省黄冈中学2013年高二12月月考英语试卷命题：方方 校对：方方第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题l.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。1. When will the woman most probably meet the man?A. At 6:00

2、. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:30.2. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C.In a theatre.3. Why did so many old people die last month? A. It was too hot. B. They were too old. C. It was too cold. 4. What will the man do first? A. Have the machine repaire

3、d. B. Try the buttons one by one. C. Read the operation manual.5. What do we know about the woman? A. She used to work in a car company. B. She wishes to have a different kind of job. C. Shed like her managers opinion on her work.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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

4、选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。6. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Guard and worker. B. Driver and passenger. C. Employer and employee.7. Why is the man often late for work?A. He cares for his aunt. B. He gets

5、 caught in traffic. C. He doesnt like his work hours.8. What might the man think of the woman?A. She is unfriendly. B. She is unreasonable. C. She is understanding.听第7段对话,回答第9至10题。9. What is a special feature of New Orleans? A. Its narrow streets. B. Its French Quarter. C. Its shops and restaurants.

6、10. Why do the cars in San Francisco need good brakes? A. There are hills in the city. B. The city has strict traffic rules. C. There are many travelers in the city. 听第8段对话,回答第11至13题。11. Where is the man now?A. At a radio station. B. In a downtown area. C. On the scene of an incident.12. What is the

7、 main aim of the latest attack?A. The living areas of the citizens.B. The present site of city leaders.C. The main lines of transportation.13. What is the main problem as a result of the war so far?A. Lack of food. B. A shortage of clothing. C. Catching diseases.听第九段材料,回答第14至16小题 14. What does the m

8、an notice about the woman?A. She is acting tired. B. She has gained weight.C. Shes in good physical condition.15. What do we know about a total body workout?A. It works all the muscles.B. It takes place outdoors.C. It is mainly for adults.16. How does the woman continue the exercise after the snow m

9、elts?A. She takes up a new sport. B. She uses an exercise machine. C. She does another type of exercise.听第10段独白,回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mainly telling the listeners about?A. Vacation arrangements. B. College facilities. C. Dormitory management.18. How long will most of the dormitories be c

10、losed?A. For about 5 days. B. For about 10 days. C. For about 15 days.19. What will remain open as usual?A. The post office and the college office. B. The library and the computer center.C. The college store and the dining-halls.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. He is president of the college

11、.B. He normally lives in Butler Hall.C. He is in charge of general affairs.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（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. I have been convinced that the print media are usually more and more reliable than television.A. accurate B. ridiculous C. urgent D

12、. shallow22. Hannah was busy with work then but she still tried her best to some time from her tight schedule to visit her mother. A. try out B. squeeze out C. leave out D. let out23. What do you think of the so called experts _ that the American debt will continue to be expanded?A. prediction B. co

13、mbination C. possession D. invitation 24. There are hundreds of people desperate to an orphan whose parents were killed in the Sichuan earthquake.A. educate B. adopt C. adapt D. receive25. How did you like Nicks performance last night? To be honest, his singing didnt to me much.A. appeal B. belong C

14、. refer D. ordinary26. According to Miss Powel, a sales representative of skin care products, careful consideration needs to be taken when looking after _ facial skin and preserving its youthful qualities.A. decent B. delicate C. vacant D. desperate27. AIDS is spreading all over the world at shockin

15、g speed. Where its dark _ appears, we see pain, tears and death. A. shape B. shadow C. assignment D. feeling28. speaking, I would say that about 50 students from different classes attended the English Speaking Competition held by Grade Two last Sunday afternoon.A. Generally B. Frankly C. Personally

16、D. Roughly 29. These children, their age and skating ability, will be divided into five different classes.A. accounting for B. turning to C. depending on D. resulting from30. “Chinas new buzzword(popular), tuhao, is very likely to appear on our _ list of words, if its influence continues” said Julie

17、 Kleeman, project manager of Oxford English Dictionary. A. updated B. tight C. concise D. sceptical第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.“Dad, my friend told me t

18、hat every snowflake is 31 . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.Dad felt it was his 32 to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each 33 in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.The child stood up, put out his hands, a

19、nd 34 as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more 35 and evident. Then if people are like snowflakes, why dont they 36 well?”“Choice,”Dad said. Their choices 37 them what they are.”“ 38 choice

20、is a bad thing?” the boy asked.“Oh, no. Only when we choose the 39 things.”“How do we tell right from wrong? the child asked.Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his sons 40 . He reached down and began to 41 with the snow. He 42 the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on o

21、ne side and several smaller ones on the other.“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.The child looked at both sides but 43 answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.“It s a snowman! The side 44 made me snowman!” the boy replied with 45 .Yes, all these people

22、 came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) 46 to build up mankind,” Dad said. The child then stood up and 47 an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can

23、t work together. They have a(n) 48 .”Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and 49 him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right 50 and learn to build the best snowman ever.”31A. different B. similar C. freezing D.

24、special32A. challenge B. responsibility C. trouble D. position33A. private B. associated C. unique D. separate34A. suspected B. watched C. glanced D. glared35A. beautiful B. effective C. comfortable D. available36A. cheer up B. take care C. get along D. break up37A. remain B. appear C. become D. mak

25、e38A. Though B. However C. So D. While39A. exact B. wrong C. fortunate D. coincident40A. interest B. concern C. worry D. faith41A. communicate B. mix C. work D. relate42A. separated B. divided C. told D. parted43A. couldn t B. shouldn t C. wouldn t D. needn t44A. that B. what C. how D. when45A. disa

26、ppointment B. relief C. enthusiasm D. humour46A. power B. effort C. organization D. attempt47A. gathered B. assisted C. threw D. formed48A.agreement B. debate C. war D. dilemma49A.swelled B. swung C. pulled D. held50A. steps B. turns C. choices D. points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，从每篇短文后所给各

27、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。 AThe day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning in my life. I was waving goodbye to my son, the last one of my fledglings(刚会飞的鸟) to leave home and go to pastures new(更好的地方), “University” actually. I felt so lighthearted after spending many years loo

28、king after my four childrencooking, washing, ironing, teaching them how to look after themselves and manage their finances that I actually thought “At long last, freedom”. But, as I watched my last one leave, although it was a joyous occasion, I realized I had not really prepared for this day. I was

29、 too tied up with bringing up these adults of the future to realize that they would all leave the nest and live independently. At first I didnt know what I wanted to do. I tried a part-time job, which ended in me running out in tears. I started a business making soft furnishings, but that didnt work

30、 either. I grew my own veggies and fruit, which lasted 3 years, until I was advised by my doctor that my feet couldnt take any more tools driven through them. I began wondering if I had a future of my own and why I had bothered. I cried for the life I was used to, and hadnt known or wanted anything

31、different. Then one day I saw an advert for foster parents. I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried and with great disturbance I rang up the number. I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter (代养女), even when my cooker is in a mess and my bathroom is a disaster area. I now know, 8 years later, what I was meant