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1、学年第二学期月考12013-2014学年第二学期高二年级英语月考试题（一）说明：1. 语法填空及写作的答案写在Answer Sheet的指定位置；2. 完型填空、阅读理解及信息匹配的答案涂在答题卡上；3. 信息匹配的E、F选项在填涂时分别以AB、CD代替,即如果选择E答案的，在答题卡上涂黑AB，如果选择F答案的，在答题卡上涂黑CD。第二部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项。Many of the worlds pollution problems hav

2、e been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further_ by industry. If the rapid increase of world _2_ in continues at the present rate, there may be much greater _3_ to human beings. Some scientists _4_ of the increase in number

3、s of people as “population pollution”. About 2000 years ago, the world population was probably about 250 million. It _5_ a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now six billion. It is _6_ to double by the year 2020. If the population _7_ to grow at the same rate, there will

4、be 25 billion people in the _8_ a hundred years from now! Man has been _9_ the Earths resources more and more _10_ over the past years. Some of them are almost gone. Now many people believe that mans _11_ problem is how to control the _12_ of the population. The material supplies in the world will b

5、e far from enough to _13_ the human population if the present rate of increase continues. There is already overcrowding in many cities and _14_ in some countries. Many people believe that human survival in the future _15_ on the answer to this question.1. A. progress B. pollution C. education D. pro

6、duction2. A. agriculture B. industry C. environment D. population3. A. danger B. harm C. benefit D. hardship4. A. dream B. approve C. rid D. speak5. A. got B. took C. brought D. reached6. A. suggested B. hoped C. expected D. said7. A. continues B. fails C. tries D. means8. A. world B. country C. sta

7、r D. end9. A. discovering B. using C. digging D. destroying 10. A. seriously B. dangerously C. rapidly D. steadily11. A. greatest B. easiest C. lightest D. simplest12. A. existence B. start C. growth D. birth13. A. increase B. starve C. construct D. support14. A. discussion B. starvation C. construc

8、tion D. argument15. A. depends B. agrees C. saves D. passes第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，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词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。 A farmer once organized a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot

9、and a bone in it. He wanted to see _16_ animal would find them first. The _17_ (cheer) and optimistic rabbit threw himself into looking for the carrot, _18_ (dig) here and there, totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog, after sniffing around for a bit, _19_ (lie) down and began to compl

10、ain about how difficult it, was to find one bone in such a big field. The rabbit dug _20_ hours, and with every new hole the dog complained even more about how difficult this was, even for the rabbit. _21_ the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no

11、 place in the whole field _22_ (leave) to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel right to _23_ the dog had been lying all the time. There he found the carrot and the bone. This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to _24_ right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone _25_ he only complain

12、ed and didnt try at all.II 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节阅读理解(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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHe had been on a long flight. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: “Fasten your seat belts.”Then, after a while, a calm voice said, “

13、We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(气流). Please be sure your seat belt is fastened.”As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming nervous.Later, the voice of the announcer said, “We are so sorry that

14、we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”And then the storm broke out. The terrible thunder could be heard even above the sound of the engines. Lightening lit up the darkening skies and within moments that great plane was like a feather thrown around on a va

15、st ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on great currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.The man admitted that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, “As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alar

16、med. Some were praying.”“The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would make it through the storm. And then, I suddenly saw a girl to whom the storm meant nothing. She just sat on her seat and was reading a book. Everything within her small world was calm and orderly. Sometimes she

17、 closed her eyes, then she would read again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world. When the plane was being hit by the terrible storm, when it shook this way and that, as it rose and fell so severely, when all the adults were scared half to death, that unusual

18、 child was completely composed and unafraid.”The man could hardly believe his eyes. It was not surprising, therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying off board, he asked the girl why she had not been afraid. The sweet child replied, “Sir, my D

19、ad is the pilot and he is taking me home.”26What happened while the author was taking the flight?AA passenger was scared to death. BThe plane met a turbulence.CA girl became deaf in the plane. DDrinks and food were run out.27Some passengers were praying during the turbulence because .AGod asked them

20、 to Bthey could do nothingCthey were too afraid Dthey were warned to28Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “composed” ?Aclever Bcalm Cstrong Dhealthy29Which is the right order of the description about the girl when others were scared half to death? aShe closed her eyes. bShe stra

21、ightened her legs.cShe went on reading. dShe sat on her seat reading.Ad-a-c-b Bd-c-a-b Ca-d-b-c Da-b-c-d30What makes the girl behave so differently from others then?ADestination. BDetermination .CBehavior. DConfidence.BAhead of so-called Singles Day on the 11th of this month，2013, online sales have

22、already begun peaking.The leading e-retail platform, , has promoted its fifty-percent-off discount to attract consumers. They are also trying to attract buyers through social media.Vice President of Wang Yulei says more than 20 thousand online stores have joined the Double 11 Day promotion campaign(

23、促销活动). This number has doubled. The final number of how many products going to be on sale has not been known yet. But so far, many more products planned to be put on shelves with discounts.During last years Singles Day, , together with , reached a record of 19.1 billion yuan in sales volume, which c

24、onsidered a hallmark(品质证明) in the e-commerce（电子商务） history of China.Singles Day was first started by Chinese college students in the 1990s as the opposite of Valentines Day, a celebration for people without romantic partners. The timing was based on the date: Nov. 11or double 11for singles. Unattach

25、ed young people would treat each other to dinner or give gifts to who that special someone and end their single status.But now, the Singles Day has been promoted as a kind of grand craze just for the shopping season kicks-off, thanks to thousands of discounted products being promoted online.T was th

26、e first big e-retail platform which used the double 11 idea to promote sales. T reached one million yuan worth of sales volume on that day in 2009, when they first promoted the Singles Day idea. In 2010, that volume increased to 936 million yuan. The figure climbed up to 5.3 billion yuan in 2011, pu

27、tting huge demand on shipping services. The figure doubled in 2012.E-commerce is considered to be elbowing out the traditional retailing industry, but the reality is both sides are learning from each other.31. During Singles Day, in order to attract customers, a dress sold at 250 yuan usually at is

28、_. A. 500 B. 200 C. 100 D. 125 32. We can infer from the passage that _.A. to get rid of the single status is the original wish for those who celebrate Double 11 Day B. more than 20 thousand products are to be participated in the promotion campaignC. Chinese University students dont have any romanti

29、c partnersD. is the most popular network 33. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A. Why Singles Day is so popular. B. Singles Day promotes online sales.C. How people celebrate Singles Day. D. What the definition of Singles Day is.34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the

30、 passage? A. When first promoted the Singles Day idea, it was a success.B. T reached 2.65 billion yuan in 2012.C. E-commerce is going to replace traditional business.D. T is the first to make use of the double 11 idea to push sales.35. Where do you think is the passage taken from? A. A Science Textb

31、ook. B. A Science journal. C. A Newspaper. D. A book review.CWhat would you like to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astronaut? What do you need to do to achieve your dream job?Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will get you the successful career you want. We are constantly taught that our hard work will eventually pay off.But a government survey has shown that hard work is not the only thing that will help you