高二英语月考试卷(二).doc

高二英语月考试卷（二）第卷第一部分：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)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1How old is the mans brother?AAbout 28 years old.BAbout 38 years old.CAbout 48 years old.2What will the man do this weekend?AWork in his garden. BGo to the picnic.CGo to the company.3Why does the woman say“Im sorry”？AShe has never met the man before.BThe man cant recognize her at once.CShe has forgotten her meeting with the man.4What will the man probably do after the talk?ASmoke the cigarettes himself.BBring his wife the cigarettes.CLet Sarah smoke the cigarettes.5What does the woman think the man should do?AMove to another part of the plane.BJust smoke like her.CSit where there is a breeze.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6Why is the man so happy?AHe has got a new job in the government.BHe has seen his brother and sister.CHe is going to get lots of money.7How did the mans uncle get his $15,000?ABy selling his land to the government.BBy opening a hospital.CBy working in the government.8What is not mentioned as a way to do with the money?ATo put it into the bank. BTo pay off debts. CTo buy a house.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9How long does the winter last in the womans country according to the conversation?ASix months. BFour months. CTwo months.10Who spends more money on clothes?APeople in the mans country.BPeople in the womans country.CAll the men in the speakerscountries.11What can we know about people in the mans country from the woman?AIts not easy to get along well with them.BThey have the same things to worry about.CThey neednt worry about their children.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12What is the problem with the woman?AShe doesnt know what kind of shoes she should buy.BShe hardly knows what color is suitable for her grandson.CShe doesnt know what size her grandson wears.13How old is the womans grandson?A8 years old. B9 years old. C13 years old.14What can we know from the conversation?AThe shoes there are very expensive.BThe man is very helpful.CThe woman will waste a lot of money.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15What can we know about mahjong according to the conversation?AIt is a beneficial hobby.BIt can become an addiction.CIt is too boring to play mahjong.16Which of the following is the mans other hobby?ACollecting stamps. BWatching TV series.CCollecting science books.17What are the speakers going to do after the talk?ATeach their partners. BLearn old card games.CPlay mahjong games.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18How old are most American students when they graduate from secondary school?AFifteen or sixteen years old.BSixteen or seventeen years old.CSeventeen or eighteen years old.19Why dont the parents have to pay the public school for their childrens education?AThey are too poor to afford it.BThose schools are supported by tax money.CThose schools are supported by rich people.20What students at state universities will pay a bit less money for their college expenses?AStudents whose parents live in that state.BStudents whose families are not rich.CStudents who have parttime jobs.第二部分：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和D)中，选出最佳选项。AMy daughter recently asked me what a travel agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. “Why havent we ever been there？” she wanted to know. “ Because we do everything ourselves online these days” I explained.“But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you？” she wondered out loud.The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them. If you book your ticket yourself online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip. All those $30 discounts add up of course so I guess we should be happy with that.Consider books for a moment. Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book. Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address. So far so good.Unfortunately, that does mean you spend too much time browsing Amazon. com while you could do something fun instead.Like maybe reading an actual book?Then the package arrives and you arent home and end up having to pick it up at the local postoffice. All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing in the whole process. Time sounds free, but to most of us, it is more valuable than money.The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middlemen and we loved it. Somehow, Im starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middlemen we were so eager to get rid of.In any project you can always pick two of these: fast, cheap or good.We seem to have focused a lot on cheap and good but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it fast comes out of our own pockets.You can always make more money but you can never make more time.21What is the purpose of paragraph 1 ?AIt mainly shows the curiosity of the authors daughter.BIt indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life.CIt tells us the importance of a travel agency.DIt shows why people need a travel agency.22What can be inferred from paragraph 2 ?AWe should be satisfied with $30 that we have saved because it is worthwhile.B$30 that we have saved is too little, so we cant be happy with it.CWe should feel regretful although $30 is worth the time we have spent.DIts hard for us to be happy with $30 because we have wasted a lot of time.23Whats the authors attitude towards the Internet Economy?APositiveBIndifferentCNeutral DCritical24Whats the best title for the passage?AThe convenience of the Internet Economy.BHow to save time in the Internet Economy.CThe hidden cost of the Internet Economy.DHow to save money in the Internet Economy.BFor years，planethunters have been searching for a planet other than Earth that can support life.They may have found one.In other words：Aliens，if youre out there，were getting closer.The new planet is 20 light years away.We cant travel at the speed of lightonly light can go that fastso even at the fastest speed we could manage，it would take a spaceship from Earth more than 200 years to go that far.But that doesnt mean we cant study it.Thanks to powerful new telescopes and new techniques for searching the skies，scientists can learn a lot about distant planets without ever leaving Earth. Astronomers have found 492 extrasolar planets to date.An extrasolar planet is a planet that goes around a star other than the sun.These other stars are far away；in fact，Gliese 581 is a relatively close star，compared with many of the other stars found to have planets.Astronomers may be able to find new planets，but finding one that may have life is another story.The planet is the sixth found orbiting the star called Gliese 581.Steven Vogt，one of the scientists involved，told reporters that this star with its family of planets is kind of a smaller version of our own solar system.Vogt is an astronomer at the University of California，Santa Cruz.He said he expected the new planet to have water.On Earth，when we find water，we find life，so scientists are looking for life on other planets look for water first. “Its pretty hard to imagine that water wouldnt be there，”he said.A planet that can support life has to be just the right size for its system and just the right distance from its star.Maybe the planet，called Gliese 581g，doesnt sound very earthlike.After all，its very close and very big.But its star is a red dwarf(矮子)，which means its much cooler than the sun.Because the star is much cooler, its closein planets dont get as hot.Temperatures on Gliese 581gs surface probably range between24 degrees and 10 degrees Fahrenheit.Gliese 581g is an exciting discoveryand astronomers are likely to find more soon，thanks to new powerful telescopes specifically designed to look for planets.25People cant travel to Gliese 581g mainly because of _.Aits harsh environmentBits long distance from its starCits low temperaturesDits long distance from us26We can conclude that Gliese 581 is orbited by_.Amore than six big planetsBsix small and cold planetsCat least six planetsDno more than six planets27According to Vogt，life might exist on Gliese 581g if_.Aits size is similar to EarthsBit has a wide range of temperaturesCwater can be found thereDit is close to its star28In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?AScience. BLife.CEntertainment. DHistory.C“Iris scan(虹膜扫描), please，” the banks computer voice tells you. You step up and the computer reads your eye, comparing it to the stored file it has of your iris. The images had better matchotherwise, you wont be able to get your money.Iris scanning and other technologies, such as fingerprint and voice scanning, have appeared in many science fiction movies in the past. Today, these advanced technologies are part of the real world.They are common at work, the bank, the airport, and your local prison. The iris scan, fingerprint scan, and voice scan are all examples of biometrics(生物测定学), a fast developing area of automatic personal identification technology. Basically, biometrics uses various ways to verify a persons identity, based on the individuals unique characteristics, including fingerprints, signature, and so on.Biometrics identification systems have a number of advantages over password systems. The primary advantage is that an individual has to be physically present in order to be identified.Another important advantage is that there are no passwords to remember, forget, lose, or steal.The voice scan is the simplest and most affordable form of biometrics. It only requires a computer, a microphone, and the correct software. The software records a subjects voice and then compares it to a stored voice sample for identification purpose.For additional safety, fingerprint and handprint scans can also be employed.Fingerprint scans take the image of a fingerprint and compare it to a stored file of prints. Handprint scans identify the unique features of a hand.29The first paragraph serves as a(n)_.Aexample BexplanationCcomment Dconclusion30The underline word “verify” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”Aprotect BconfirmCdevelop Dchange31What is the authors attitude towards the future of biometrics?AHe is uncertain about it.BHe feels doubtful about it.CHe is worried about it.DHe feels hopeful about it.32What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo explain the importance of identification technology.BTo discuss the potential of biometrics systems.CTo introduce the technology of biometrics.DTo show the advantages of iris scanning.DLife in 2060Let us suppose it is now about AD2060.Lets make believe it is about fifty years from now.Of course，things have changed and life is very different.Voyages to the moon are being made every day.It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe.At a number of scenic spots on the moon，many hotels have been built.The hotels are airconditioned，naturally.In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon，every room has at least one picture window.Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment(娱乐)of the young and the old.What are people eating now？People are still eating food.They havent yet started to take on(继续)their supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power.They may some day.But many foods now come in pill form，and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago，most of our planets surface has to be filled.The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests.The harvest is always good.Farming，of course，is very highly developed.Very few people have to work on the farm.It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.People are now largely vegetarians(素食者)You see，as the number of people increases，the number of animals decreases.Therefore，the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds，and we know the causes and cures for diseases and pains，and it is possible to get rid of diseases.No one has to be ill any more.Such would be our life in 2060.33According to the passage，what will be on the moon in about AD2060?AMany tourists. BMany other animals.CMany plants. DA sea.34What will people eat then according to the passage?ABiscuits in pill form. BFoods in pill form.CFoods in water form. DFoods in gas form.35Why are people largely vegetarians in 2060?ABecause they dont eat meat.BBecause doctors advise them not to eat meat.CBecause the number of animals decreases.DBecause all the animals have died of diseases.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。Nearly everyone has spent at least one night lying in bed wishing for sleep. But for many, its a nightly struggle. The key, or secret, is to experiment. What works for some might not work as well for others. Its important to find the sleep strategies that work best for you.Set a regular bedtime. Go to bed at the same time every night._36_Try not to break this routine on weekends when it may be tempting to stay up late. If you want to change your bedtime, help your body adjust by making the change in small daily increments, such as 15 minutes earlier or later each day. Wake up at the same time every day. If youre getting enough sleep，_37_ If you need an alarm clock to wake up on time, you may need to set an earlier bedtime. As with your bedtime, try to maintain your regular waketime even on weekends.Be smart about napping. While taking a nap can be a great way to recharge, especially for older adults, it can make insomnia(失眠)worse. If insomnia is a problem for you, consider giving up napping. If you must nap，_38_Fight afterdinner drowsiness(睡意). If you find yourself getting sleepy before your bedtime，_39_such as washing the dishes, calling a friend, or getting clothes ready for the next day.