贵州省北师大贵阳附中高一下学期第二次月考英语试题无答案.docx

1、贵州省北师大贵阳附中高一下学期第二次月考英语试题无答案 贵阳附中2011-2012学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题（时间：90分钟）I. 单项选择题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 根据语境或句意，选择可填入句子的最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卡上。1. Have you heard about the news that she _ a healthy boy last night?A. delivered B. was birth to C. was born D. gave birth 2. In the school he _ busy _ and devotes his time

2、to helping others.A. have a; living B. live a; life C. leads a; life D. make a; life3. It will be very difficult to _ them _ our story.A. convince; of B. believe; in C. convince; about D. believe; of4. We shouldnt complain about being poor because many families are much _.A. better off B. badly off

3、C. well off D. worse off 5. - Mom, may I play the computer games for a while?- _! Finish your homework first!A. Help yourself B. Its up to you C. Behave yourself D. Go ahead6. These apples have been kept in the box for several weeks. Would you please _ those good apples and put them in to the basket

4、? A. find out B. pick out C. look out D. speak out 7. As there is no butter, we shall have to _ dry bread.A. content to B. content C. content ourselves with D. content ourselves to 8. He made a promise that he would _ us with dinner next day, but he broke his word.A. give B. offer C. entertain D. eq

5、uip9. Dina, _ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at this restaurant. A. struggling B. struggled C. having struggled D. to struggle 10. It is impossible to _ the local airport, which is surrounded with high buildings.A. increase B. raise C. add D. expand 11. What way are

6、you thinking of _ this kind of pollution?A. to get rid of B. be rid of C. being rid of D. get rid of 12. The report had all the attention _ the traffic accident. A. focus on B. focusing to C. focused in D. focused on 13. -You were brave enough to quarrel against your boss at the meeting.-Well, now I

7、 regret _ that. A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done14. I _ those women who never work but depend on rich men. In my opinion, women should be financially independent. A. look forward to B. look down on C. look back on D. look on15. Just do what you are told and _ dont _ me.A. argue

8、 with B. argue against C. argue about D. argue into II. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案,并将答案写在答题卡上。At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his 16, and it was half past one. “Im not getting 17 at this time,” he 18 to hi

9、mself, and rolled over.Then, a 19 knock followed. “Arent you going to 20 it?” said his wife.So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man 21 at the door. It didnt take long to 22 the man was drunk. “Hi, there,” slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me

10、 a push?”“No, get lost. Its half past one. I was 23 ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back 24 to bed and told his wife what had happened.She said, “That wasnt very 25 of you. Remember that night we had a 26 in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to 27 that mans door

11、to get our car 28 again? What would have happened if hed told 29 to get lost?”“But the guy was 30 ,” said Peter.“It doesnt matter,” said the wife. “He needs help 31 it would be the Christian thing to help him.”So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and

12、not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a 32 ?”And he heard a 33 ,“Yeah, please.”So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ 34 are you?”The drunk replied, “Over here, on the 35 .”16Adoor Bclock Cwife Dwindow17Aout of bed Bout of the house Cdown

13、 to work Dinto trouble18Acomplained Bexplained Creplied Dthought19Aweaker Blouder Clonger Dangrier20Astand Bstop Canswer Drefuse21Astanding Blying Cknocking Dlooking22Aremember Bshow Crealize Ddoubt23Ain bed Bin surprise Cat home Dat work24Adown Bup Cinside Dhome25Anice Bfoolish Ctypical Dgenerous26

14、Ahard time Bquarrel Cfight Dbreakdown27Adrive to Bpass by Cknock on Ddrop into28Astarted Brefreshed Cunited Ddelighted29Aus Bthem Cthe man Dothers30Amad Bdrunk Cdifferent Ddangerous31Abut Bthough Cand Dbecause32Arest Bpush Croom Dlift33Alady Bgentleman Cdrunk Dvoice34AWhat BHow CWho DWhere35Aroof Bb

15、ed Cswing DgroundIII. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将答案填写在答题卡上。 AI began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mothers idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.With

16、 my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING P

17、OST. When it was supper time, I walked back home.“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.“None.”“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”“What did you do?”“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”“You just stood there?”“Didnt sell a single one.”“My God,

18、Russell!”Uncle Allen put in, “Well, Ive decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle (五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by sayin

19、g that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day, I told my mother Id changed my mind. I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business.“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “youll become a good-for-nothing.”

20、 She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my fathers plain workmans life, determined that I would

21、not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husbands people for true life and love.36Why did the boy start his job young?AHe wanted to be famous in the future BThe job was quite easy for him.CHis mothe

22、r had high hopes for him. DThe competition for the job was fierce.37From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _.Aexcited Binterested Cashamed Ddisappointed 38What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?AShe forced him to continue. BShe punished him.CShe

23、 gave him some money. DShe changed her plan.39The phrase “this battle” in the last paragraph refers to .Athe war between the boys parentsBthe arguing between the boy and his motherCthe quarrel between the boy and his customersDthe fight between the boy and his father40What is the text mainly about?A

24、The early life of a journalist. BThe early success of a journalist.CThe happy childhood of the writer.DThe important role of the writer in his family.BAs you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and

25、 your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.Now, perhaps, more than eve

26、r before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for fa

27、mily or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work f

28、or an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldnt get home until eight or nine oclock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned

29、 a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm then,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. Its taken some getting used to, but its been worth it. We ha

30、ve to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think its made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. Im not really a c

31、ountry girl, but I suppose Im gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”41The passage tells us that _.Apeople seldom work long hours to make moneyBpeople hardly buy more things than necessaryCpeople are sure everything they own is in the right placeDpeople realize there is more to life than jus