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1、柘木中学2012-2013学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题第二部分：词汇知识运用（共二节，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。22. At last, I should thank Mr. White for the _ of speaking here and for ensuring me such an attentive audience. A. prejudiceB. privilege C. ambitionD. favor23. Lack food supplies a

2、nd wanted by the police, the terrorists made a _ attempt to hijack(劫持) a plane to Iran.A. braveB. freshC. harmfulD. desperate24. Lawrences novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be _ as a work of genius.A. acknowledgedB. permittedC. adaptedD. congratulated25. The old man asked the childre

3、n to _ to each other near the campfire so that he could start telling his story at once.A. take up B. stay up C. close up D. turn up26. To solve the problem, we would appreciate it if you could give us an _ explanation and compensate (补偿) us. A. abundant B. adequateC. approximateD. awesome27. TheChi

4、nese government has made great efforts to_thegapbetween the rich and the poor, but has not achieved obvious results.A. abolishB. conductC. dragD. narrow28. All around them was only the white snow and the night; they were _ from the rest of the world and were conscious only of each other.A. cut outB.

5、 cut downC. cut offD. cut in29. That restaurant serves _ the best food Ive ever eaten, so I strongly recommend you go there next time.A. actuallyB. eventuallyC. absolutelyD. steadily 30. Somehow this seems to me to be _. How could a team that had fought for Canada before suddenly become citizens of

6、the USA?A. out of questionB. out of placeC. out of shapeD. out of control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）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 31 .Some stories a

7、re told 32 they were true. Real people who live in a 33 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 34 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that w

8、ould be 35 for us.But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 36 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we 37 seem to learn something about the real world. An

9、d when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 38 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 39 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 40-which is realand our imaginationwhich is real in a di

10、fferent way - to make the words come to life in our minds.Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 41 the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 42 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we 43 that we are real a

11、nd they are 44 . It sounds 45 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 46 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 47 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.Most of us probably dont think about what is go

12、ing on in our 48 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 49 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 50 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.31. A. possible B. easy C. new D. different3

13、2. A. that B. what C. whether D. as if33. A. usual B. normal C. certain D. common34. A. realistic B. reasonable C. moral D. instructive35. A. difficult B. impossible C. important D. necessary36. A. thinkable B. designed C. imagined D. planned37. A. do B. make C. have D. are38. A. lessons B. dreams C

14、. experience D. magic39. A. working B .thinking C. living D. understanding40. A. knowledge B. skill C. words D. grammar41. A. make B. get C. use D. have42. A. a newspaper B. something C. everything D. a story43. A. find B. learn C. know D. hope 44. A. too B. not C. all D. so45. A. dangerous B. serio

15、us C. strange D. terrible 46. A. talk B. learn C. read D. think47. A. telling B. pretending C. promising D. guessing48. A. mind B. life C. world D. society49. A. heart B. time C. money D. ourselves50. A. what B. how C. when D. why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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，

16、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 APeople have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. Peoples understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. Recently the term health has come to have a wider meaning than it used to. It no longer means ju

17、st the absence of illness. Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. This new concept of health is closely related to another term-quality of life. Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.Why has the

18、 emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a persons life? One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. Imagi

19、ne for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75. 51._ leads to peoples deeper understanding of health.ACommon knowledgeBProgress in sci

20、entific researchCBetter conditions of livingDQuality of life52. The emphasis of health has shifted nowadays because _.Apeople enjoy better conditions of living and they can live longerBpeople pay more attention to their physical health, not their mental healthCpeople have realized the importance of

21、mental well-beingDpeople are inspired by medical advances53We can infer from the passage _.Anowadays the emphasis of health has a broader focus because of improvements in the quality of foodBthe overall quality of peoples lives improved greatly in the 20th centuryCthose who never fall ill are the tr

22、uly healthy peopleDthose who were born before 1900 could not have lived until now54This passage is mainly about _.Adifferent understandings of the term healthBimproving the quality of lifeCthe importance of quality livingDpeoples expectations of a long and healthy lifeBBackground music may seem harm

23、less, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to background mus

24、ic.To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing (舒适的) atmosphere. Recently, however, its becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.But it has to be the light music. L

25、ively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts(收入) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isnt always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers

26、took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.55. Background music was first used _.Ain the cinemas and theatres in the U

27、SABin the offices and hospitals in the USACin the schools and churches in the USADin the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA56. An American marketing expert has found background music can _.Aincrease sales or factory productionBcreate a soothing atmosphereCmake people slow downDmake people f

28、orget their worries57. Slow music is useless in _ in increasing sales.AshopsBrestaurantsCfactoriesDcinemas58. Restaurant owners are advised to play _ to increase overall sales.Alively musicBloud musicCslower musicDfaster musicCThe French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a cris

29、is. The government was badly run and peoples lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, t

30、hey stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy(君主制) was

31、abolished_. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation.

32、The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte.59. Whats this passage about?AFrance. BKing Louis.CThe French Revolution. DEurope.60. Which did not happen in 1789?AThe French Revolution broke out.BThe national econo

33、my was developing rapidly.CThe government wasnt well run.DKing Louis XIV was in power.61. What does the underlined word abolished mean?APut off.BEstablished.CUnited.DEnded.62. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution?AJuly 14 has become the French National Day.BIt brought some impact on the other E

34、uropean kings.CLouiss wife, Marie was killed.DThe king tried to control the national parliament. DI was in a strange city I didnt know at all, and whats more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and

35、 walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I p

36、ronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person.I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently

37、 took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me.

38、 I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.63. The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.A. he had no money to buy a ticketB. he wanted to lose himself in the cityC. he tried to know the city in this wayD. it was l

39、ate and there were no buses passing by64. From the story we know that the policeman_.A. was kind but didnt understand the writerB. told the writer where to take a trainC. knew what the writer really meantD. was cold-hearted and didnt help the writer65. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Th

40、e writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.B. The writer got to the hotel with the policemans help.C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.66. In your opinion, what was the writers real trouble?A. He didnt

41、know the city at all. B. He couldnt speak the language.C. He went too far in the wrong bus. D. He followed the policemans direction. EInternational experts meeting in Australia say global carbon emissions (排放) can be reduced by more than 50 percent through simple energy saving measures. People at a

42、conference in Australia, which increasingly relies on coal for power, say that reducing power consumption is an affordable way to both cut energy costs and reduce pollution.While many nations turn to cheap and dirty energy sources, such as coal, to meet their increasing energy needs, analysts in Aus

43、tralia say the best way to meet those needs is to improve energy efficiency.A range of simple solutions include using energy-efficient homes, household appliances and lighting, and driving electric cars. Encouraging homeowners and office workers to switch off their televisions and computers at the e

44、nd of the day is also seen as an effective way to save electricity.Grayson Heffner, from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, says reducing consumption could greatly cut global carbon emissions. He calls efficiency strategies (策略) the “soft giant” of clean energy.“We forecast that energy eff

45、iciency will deliver something like three-quarters of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the next 20 years. So in the short term energy efficiency is the main way that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions but oftentimes it is not so importantly stressed in the discussions,” said Heffner.Ener

46、gy experts working in China say the government is making significant cuts in power usage.Wan Xingwang, a Beijing-based representative of the Energy Foundation, a U.S. non-government organization, says the results have been impressive.“In the past five years China achieved about 19.1 percent of energy reduction of its GDP. That translates to something like more than 600 million tons of coal savings,” said Wan Xingwang.While most nations have some sort of government-sponsored energy efficiency programs, energy analysts say initiatives (主动性) by individuals and companies can