高二英语月考.doc

重庆2010届高二年级英语试卷
2010届重庆中学高二年级月考
英语卷
（考试时间：120分钟）
第I卷
第一部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项填空（共40小题，每小题1分，满分40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。
1．The reason _______ I can’t come is that I have to prepare for the exam.
A. for B. because C. as D. why
2．We went right round to the west coast by ______ sea instead of driving across ______ continent.
A．the; the B．不填；the
C．the; 不填 D．不填；不填
3．Much _____ I have read has been nonsense.
A. which B. as B. that D. of which
4．In the summer months the difference in temperature between London and the north can be _______ 9 degrees!
A．as many as B．as cool as C．as far as D．as much as
5．I’m going to Paris tomorrow. Which hotel can you __________ me to stay in?
A．contribute B．suggest
C．translate D．recommend
6．Our manager has not been satisfied with Mr. Yang ____ for a long time.
A．to the point B．at one point
C．on the point D．in a point
7．Johnny is a great dancer, he ________above the rest for his perfect performance.
A．stands out B．makes for
C．sets aside D．passes down
8．I had thought that some of them would be absent ______ the meeting. But to my surprise, everyone was present _____ it.
A．from; at B．at; from C．at; to D．in; at
9．Don't you know that Australia was as a matter of fact ______used to be a nation or prisoners.
A．whore B．what C．which D．that
10．As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village ____ scenes of my childhood.
A．called up B．called for
C．called on D．called in
11．More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays, ____ advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.
A．taking B．to take C．having taken D．taken
12．The proposal had been put forward and then arose the question ____ we were to get the proofs .
A．what; needed B．where; to need
C．what; to need D．where; needed
13．______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.
A．Whatever B．Whenever C．Wherever D．However
14．--The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
--Don't worry. We have already _______two thirds of it.
A．got down B．got through C．given in D．given away
15．Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane________.
A．takes off B．is taking off
C．has taken off D．took off
16. He was disappointed to find his suggestion ____ .
A. been turned down B. turned down C. to be turned down D. to turn down
17. Returning home ____.
A. my watch was missing B. my watch was gone
C. my watch was lost D. I found my watch missing
18. I looked forward ____ what was happening in the crowd.
A. to seeing B. saw C. to see D. meeting
19. It was after we had prepared everything necessary ______ we began to make tests.
A. that B. which C. when D. then
20. We need a chairman _______.
A. whom everyone has confidence
B. in whom everyone has confidence
C. that everyone has confidence
D. in who everyone has confidence
21. A higher crime rate exists in cities _______ a large percentage of unemployment.
A. where have B. that have
C. which they have D. that having
22. . ____ either he or I to attend the mass meeting this evening？
A. is     B. am    C. are    D. be
23. This is one of the most interesting questions that ____ asked.
A.have   B.has    C. have been    D.has been
24. Many a man ____ come to help us.
A.have      B.has      C.is      D.are
25. One and a half bananas ____ left on the table.
A.is     B.are    C.has     D.have
26. Only in this way ______ progress in your English.
A. you make B. can you make a
C. you will be able to make D. will you be able to make
27. —Hello, can I speak to Braham here?
—Oh, he is ______serving here, he has been ______ because of his careless.
A. no longer; fired B. not any longer; fined
C. no more, turned away D. not any more; blamed
28. It is believed that a reporter must present the material in an ______ way so that the editors are able to work efficiently.
  A. organized             B. fashionable         C. complicated          D. normal
29. When he was seeing the ____ film, he was very ______ .
A. bored; disappointing B. boring; disappointed
C. boring; disappointing D. bored; disappointed
30. He went back home without having ______ any success.
A. accomplished B. achieved C. completed D. finished
31. The question took the professor ______. He was at a loss for the answer for a while.
A. by accident B. by chance C. by mistake D. by surprise
32. The boy is most _____ to make a great difference in the future, because he is so
bright. Besides, he works extremely hard.
A. likely B. possibly C. probably D. perhaps
33．Our school ____ in the centre of the town, between two busy streets, so sometimes it’s noisy.
A. is lying B. is lain C. locates D. is located
34. . To get Mary’s property, he married her ____ her looks .
A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in place of
35. . I blamed him so angrily for his mistakes, but I ____ it like that.
A. would rather not do B. wouldn’t rather do
C. would rather not have done D. wouldn’t rather have done
36. English is a language that many young people around the world ____ not speak perfectly
but _______ at least understand.
A. may; can B. would; might C. will; must D. could; might
37. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _____ earned by his own labor.
A. one B. that C. what D. those
38. In some countries, ______ is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights for
all people.
A. that B. what C. which D. how
39. --- Why didn’t you buy the gold ring?
--- I ____ , but I didn’t have the money.
A. had bought B. bought C. would D. would have
40. .A story _____ by Granny yesterday.
     A. was told us B. was told to us C. is told us  D. told us

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. __ 41 __ we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than __ 42__ and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my __ 43__ It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was__ 44__ a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to __ 45 __ to buy anything. He looked __ 46__ he toy section, picked up this item and __ 47__ , and carefully put them __ 48__ in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes__49__ and the dimple（酒窝）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas __ 50__ to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his__ 51__ and look around. He did. After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy__ 52__, walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”
“How much you got?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and__ 53__ it. His hand was creased(起皱) with __ 54 __ lines of dirt from holding his __ 55__ too tightly. In his hand __ 56__ two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.
“That’ll just __ 57__ it,” Dad said as he __ 58 __ the sale. Dad’s reply still __ 59__ in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a __ 60__ .
41．A．Because B．Since C．As D．After
42．A．survival B．labor C．hardship D．entertainment
43．A．way B．mind C．life D．time
44．A．putting on B．dressing C．having D．wearing
45．A．try B．attempt C．afford D．manage
46．A．for B．around C．up D．over
47．A．that B．one C．it D．this
48．A．up B．away C．back D．off
49．A．opened B．smiled C．shone D．looked
50．A．tree B．card C．present D．cake
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51．A．effort B．word C．time D．courage
52．A．car B．gift C．plane D．section
53．A．showed B．opened C．gave D．turned
54．A．long B．straight C．wet D．main
55．A．toy B．pocket C．hand D．money
56．A．lay B．had C．held D．laid
57．A．work B．cover C．need D．take
58．A．took B．returned C．made D．offered
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59．A．rings B．stays C．remains D．gets
60．A．bag B．treasure C．package D．thing

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，
A
When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its too.
One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and the air is so that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it became of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.
61．What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
A．Staying on the farm. B．Moving to the countryside.
C．Leaving home for the city. D．Running away from the school.
62．Which of the following is true about the writer?
A．He is very old now. B．He is in good health.
C．He prefers driving a car. D．He lives in the city now.
63．In the passage, the writer tries to __________.
A．express his opinions about way of life B．describe his life in the countryside
C．show an interest in the outside world D．persuade the reader to live in the city
64．How is the passage mainly developed?
A．By inferring. B．By comparing.
C．By listing examples. D．By giving explanations.
B
Even though she’s just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages. She’s a good reader. She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication and division. Cindy looks like an average doll, with long, blond hair, baby-blue eyes, and a button nose.
But loaded with some devices, Cindy is the first doll that can see, think, and do as she’s told. The eagle-eyed Cindy follows in the path of other breakthrough toys like Sony’s barking Robot Aibo, which was the first to popularize voice command in the late 1990s. Cindy takes Aibo’s innovations(创新) one step beyond: she not only follows instructions but also recognizes shapes, colors and words, and remembers. The effect is a doll that appears to be learning.
The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breath into an inanimate(无生命的) object. Its engineers began creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure. However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking in one of the abilities that life-forms use to react to their environment.
So how do the engineers make a doll actually see? In Cindy’s case, it’s a multistep process. When presented a text like “I love you” and asked “Can you read this?” Cindy identifies it as one of 70 preprogrammed commands. Then the inbuilt digital camera scans a 15-degree radius in search of number- or letter-shaped objects. Buried in her stomach, Cindy’s 16-bit microprocessor compares the text with her database of 700 words. If it’s a match, “I love you,” she says.
65．This passage most likely appears in a _______________.
A．medical report B．classified ad
C．science journal D．music magazine
66．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Robot Aibo?
A．It could recognize shapes and colors.
B．It could respond to spoken commands.
C．It came onto the market no later than 1990.
D．It was created much later than Cindy Smart.
67．The underlined “it” in the third paragraph most likely refers to _____________.
A．the process B．the object
C．the doll D．the company
68．According to the passage, how can Cindy “see”?
A．She recognizes any text as “I love you”.
B．She is equipped with a camera to search for text.
C．She is instructed by an engineer standing next to her.
D．She makes contact with the shapes of the text with her stomach.
C
Major cities around the world will fall into darkness for an hour in March 2008 to mark their commitment(承诺) to battling climate change, conservation group WWF said Friday.
Toronto, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Copenhagen and Chicago and many other cities in Asia, Europe and North America will switch off the lights on March 29 for the so-called Earth Hour, the group announced.
James Leape, head of WWF International, praised the "unique global event" as a demonstration of the world's commitment to fighting global warming.
"During Earth Hour, governments, businesses, community leaders and individuals will be turning out their lights and switching on their support for actions that can help make a difference in the most significant challenge facing the world today," Leape said in a statement.
The announcement came as the world's environment ministers and senior officials thrashed out the details on a new climate change road map in Bali, Indonesia as talks entered 11th-hour debates with key issues unresolved.
"While we expect the government leaders here in Bali to make brave decisions that are needed to save our planet, Earth Hour reminds us that each of us can be part of the solution to climate change," Leape said.
Environmental officials from more than 180 countries have until the end of Friday to agree a framework for tackling(解决) global warming past 2012, when pledges under the climate change treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, was out of date.
This will be the second Earth Hour organised by WWF, afte