高二下学期第一次月考英语试题（无答案含听力）.docx

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1、高二英语第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项1. Why does （he man think he has a cold?A.He feels cold. B. He is coughing C. He has a runny nose.2. What does （he man suggest the woman wear （o the party?AJcans B. A shirt C. A dress3. Where does the woman want （o go?A.To the post off

2、ice B. To the library C. To the school4. How often does the man go swimming?A.Four times a week B. Five times a week C. Seven times a week5. What do the two speakers need in the living room?A.Some chairs B. A table C. A sofa第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项 请听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。6. What is the

3、womans nationality?A.ChineseB. Indian C. Brazilian7. How many boys are there in the mans family?A.ThreeB. Four C. Six请听第7段材料，回答第8,9题8. Where did the woman go to college?A.In Canberra B. In Auckland C. In Sydney9. What will the man probably do next year?A.Take a trip to Australia B. Climb Mount Cook

4、C. Visit the woman 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. What does the woman think of Ms. Petty?A.Smart B. Unbearable C. Humorous11. Why does the man like Mr. Clark?A.He knows a lot of different thingsB.Hc is easy to get along withC.He has a good sense of humor12. What do we know about Mrs. White?A.She assigns a lot

5、 of homework on Friday.B.She speaks （oo quietly in class.C.She sometimes forgets the mans name.请听第8段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What programs does the man like?A.News and sports B. Movies C. Music14. When does the soccer match start?A.At 6:00 pm.B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 9:00 pm.15. What is the man?A.A player B. A

6、student C. A reporter16. Why doesnt the man follow the womans advice?A.He prefers watching the Asian news.B. He doesnt like romantic movies.C.He has to get up early for work.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which of the following situations is described in the talk?A.A man taikina with his wife in a restauran

7、t.B.A man talking with his girlfriend over the phone.C.A woman talking with her boyfriend in a restaurant.18. What should people do if there are noisy customers beside them in a restaurant?A.Ask them to （alk in a low voice.B.Stop their conversation politely.C.Le（ （he manager deal with （hem19. Where

8、should wc never make calls according to the talk?A.On the bus B. In a restaurant C. In the theater20. What is the last rule about?A.Pay attention to where youre walking while making a call.B.Turning off your cell phone while you are driving.C. Making short conversations only when we are allowed.第二部分

9、：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项。AApollo Robbins is a pickpocket（扒手）,but he is not a normal pickpocket. He is an entertainer. .Hundreds of people enjoy watching Robbins perform in shows.Robbins began learning these skills at a very young age. His two older bro

10、thers taught him basic pick pocketing tricks. And Robbins quickly became very good stealing.Robbins was naturally good at pick pocketing. But it took years to develop his ability to perform for other people. When he was 15, he started studying magic. As he learned about magic, he was less interested

11、 in stealing.After seven years, he began to perform in his own shows. He now performs at events and meetings around the United Slates. Many magicians agree that Robbins is the best at what he does. His tricks surprise even experienced magicians!Robbins has also worked with the scientists at Yale Uni

12、versity in the United States. He would show his different methods of movements to people while the scientist watched how their eyes moved. They were interested in what peopJe concentrated on. They discovered that different people reacted in the same ways.This work is helping the scientists understan

13、d attention and human nature. Knowing how human attention works is important. It can help officials create better driving laws and road signs. It can help companies create telephones that are easier to use. It can even help office workers to manage their time better. More importantly, it can help pe

14、ople know how to protect themselves from pickpockets!For Robbins, understanding human attention makes him a better magician. While performing his tricks, he can tell the crowd how he uses a person,s attention to his advantage. 4tA lot of magic is designed to look very beautiful. But I am trying to a

15、 fleet peoples minds, emotions, and ideas. My g.oal is not to hurt or （rick them. I want （o challenge the ideas they have about what is real/ he said.21. We know from the text that Apollo Robbins.A.is an excellent magician.B.used to steal things from others.C. learned magic from his brothers.D.is no

16、w a professional pickpocket.22. The scientists at Yale University mainly studied.A.Peoples interestsB. peoples attentionB. Apollo Robbinss trickD. Apollo Robbins movement23. What do we know about the scientists discovery?A.It is just as they expected.B.It has been beneficial in many fields.C.Il has

17、contributed to an increase in crime.D.It is helping to solve many health problems.24. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.Robbins magic looks quite beautiful.B.Robbins Iries hard to trick the audience.C. Magic wont affect peoples attention and ideas.D.Robbins has a great knowledge of human a

18、ttention.BThe college selection process is tough enough. Dont let the myths（谣言）about college frighten you away from a college or university that might be just right for you. Year after year students settle for a second and third choice college because they listened to the half-truths for false descr

19、iptions concerning the college selection process. We want to explode these myths so you can choose the college or university that is best for you.MYTH 1: I need to decide on my career before I can choose a college.College is a time to explore. Except in a few specific cases, you can choose a major i

20、n your second year and still complete the degree in four years. A surprising number of students discover the field for them while taking a course they didnt expect to like. Dont let well-meaning friends pressure you into deciding on a major field or a career at this time. Take your time.MYTH 2: A lo

21、t of out-of-class activities will make up for poor grades.Admittedly, colleges consider out-of-class activities when they review an application. But colleges look at your academic performance first. Lots of out-of-class activities help only if the college already believes you can do the work. 4tthe

22、thicker the papers, the stupider the child is an expression admissions counselors （招生顾问）use when a promising student submits materials on all that they have done, but they have poor high school grades.MYTH3: Colleges are only concerned with my academic development.Many colleges and smaller universit

23、ies pride themselves on their ability to “develop the whole person”. Some of （his personal development comes from requiring a broad-based general education that coniributes to your understanding of the world and our society. In some cases, personal and professional development is intentional. At the

24、se colleges, there are workshops （研讨会）open to students on time management, developing relationships, handling yourself at a job interview and your responsibilities as a citizen.25. As fbr choosing the major, you should.A. explore it fbr yourselfB. take your friends, adviceC. choose it in the first y

25、ear of collegeD. decide on i（ before going to college26. According to the text, out-of-class activities.A. should be to as few as possibleB. wont be considered by admissions counselorsC. wont help if you have poor high school gradesD. will certainly make up for your poor academic performance27. What

26、 can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Students must take part in workshops in college.B. Colleges inainly develop students* academic ability.C. Most students mainly develop professional skills in college.D. Colleges attach importance to students all-round development.CMichael Guerreri wanted to t

27、ry human growth hormones （激素）so he could look like a great wrestler （摔跤 手）.Joe Badalanato hoped HGH would help him become a better football player. James OBrien figured the drug would improve his fastball.The three 18-year-olds from Philadelphia said that they bought bottles of HGH online in the pas

28、t year. Turns out, what they bought was not the real thing.Their experiences are part of a growing trend. A national study, published Wednesday by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, finds in 2013, 11% of 3,705 American high school students reported using human growth hormones at least once, without

29、 doctors, permission. Thats a jump form 2011 and 2012 when the number of teens using the drug was 5%.Many products claiming （声称）to be human growth hormones are widely available on the internet. But getting real HGHwhich can cost up to $ 1,0（X） for a monthly supplyisnt that simple.Dr. John Kolonich,

30、a chiropractor （按摩师）in Franklinville, New Jersey, said real HGH is only injectable and also noted it is very expensive. uHGHn is not the drug of choice fbr a high school kid who wants to play better,“ he warned.Steve Saunders, CEO of Power Train Sports Institute, trains thousands of high school and

31、college athletes. “We tell all our athletes they cant use chemicals to replace hard work and a proper nutrition plan, Saunders said.Parents are partly responsible for the increase of the trend. Frank Trumbetti, owner of Rock Bottom Nutrition and Fitness Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, said not on

32、ly teens but also parents ask him about HGH every day. He said he threatened to call child protection services on a dad who wanted to put his 14-year-old son on human growth hormones.“Thats just one example,“ Trumbctti said. uYou have some moms and dads that are afraid to have their kids take just p

33、rotein powder （蛋白粉）（which is commonly used by （hose involved in bodybuilding and athletics）. And then you have parents that are encouraging their kids to use performance-improving drugs like HGH because they think theyll help the kid get a college scholarship.M28. What can we infer about the three t

34、eens from Philadelphia?A. They all were cheated.B. They all achieved their aims.C. They all benefited from HGH.D. They all enjoyed their experiences.29. What do we leam from the national study?A. Most doctors are against using HGH.B. It is easy for US students to get real HGH.C. High school students

35、 arc fond of online shopping.D. The use of HGH among US teens is on the increase.30. What is Steve Saunderss attitude toward athletes using HGH?A. CuriousB. UnfavorableC. SkepticalD. Uncaring31. Frank Trumbetti pro.vided an example of a dad who.A. often called child protection serviceB. forbade his

36、kid to take protein powderC. had no interest in bodybuilding and athleticsD. asked his kid to take performance-iniproving drugsDOn an elementary school playground, hundreds of children run and jump, smiling and laughing as they play. Watching sea otters （3每獭）playing in （heir own environment is like

37、watching children a（ play. Sea oilers, which arc presently on the endangered species list, are a joy to watch and, fortunately, are experiencing an increase in population.Groups of sea otters live on the shores of the North Pacific Ocean. They arc seldom found far from land but spend almost their en

38、tire lives at sea. The otter has been known to dive as deep as 180 feet and stay underwater as long as four minutes. Each day the sea otter eats as much as one-fifth of its body weight in fish or shellfish.Not only are sea otters playful, （hey are also amazingly resourceful. Their favorite food, aba

39、lone （鲍鱼）,is protected by a thick shell sea otters arc unable to break with their teeth. Sea otters use stones from the ocean floor and break the abalone open on their bellies（肚子）as they move slowly across the surface of the water on their backs, a behavior that makes them one of only a few animals

40、on Earth, including human beings, to use tools! Their intelligence is also displayed while sleeping, in order not to move into dangerous waters, sea otters actually cover themselves with plants in the sea, which keep them in place before falling asleep.Because sea otters have a special means of keep

41、ing insulated （隔热的），they can keep their body heat in their cold environment. They have unbelievably fine fur that traps tiny air bubbles, and that keeps them comfortable when warmed by body heat, however, their fur loses this insulating quality if it becomes dirty.Sea otters have faced dangers from

42、hunters in the past and from oil spills more recently. Fortunately, due to a 1911 agreement and to rescue and habitat protection efforts, the sea otter population has nearly recovered.32. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about sea otters5.A. appearance B. living habits C. economic value D. living environmen

43、t33. The underlined word “resourceful“ in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to.A. beautiful B. energetic C. careful D. smart34. What can be inferred about sea otters fiir?A. Il consists of tiny air bubbles.B. It has a layer of insulating water bubbles.C. It keeps sea otters warm only when its clean.

44、D. It becomes dirty easily in （he cold environment.35. We learn from the text that sea otters.A. mostly stay on the landB. like sleeping among stonesC. arc increasing in population againD. usually hide themselves under plants in the sea第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Li

45、fe in Death ValleyDeath Valley, in southeasleni California, is the driest place in North America. 36 The highest temperature ever recorded in the valley was 134E, and the temperature routinel reaches 115F in July. 37 This extremely low rainfall is caused by the rain shadow effect.Sources disagree on

46、 the exact size of Death Valley National Park but agree that it is more than 3.3 million acres. The park includes the valley itself and the surrounding mountains. Although （he name of the park has ihe word “death“ and it has extremely bad climatic conditions, Death Valley is alive! 38 These plants i

47、nclude not only cactus（仙人掌），but also grasses, bushes, and even trees like pine and others. Most of the trees grow in the mountains, where the air is cooler and there is more water.39 Most are active a（ night. There are scores of bird species, as well as many reptiles and a few amphibians. Snakes, a

48、few kinds of frogs and many others survive here, too. Small mammals, including mice, rats and squirrels, also live in （he park. So do larger ones, like foxes, wolves, mountain lions, deer, and sheep. Horses, while not native species, also survive in Death Valley. 40 They live in the parks spring, streams, and ponds.A. More than 970 types of plants grow there.B. The park is alive with various animals, too.C. It,s also one of the hottest places known in the world.D. There is an even more surprising fact: there are fish in