江西省上饶中学2012-2013学年高二第一次月考英语试题[3].doc

上饶中学2012-2013学年高二第一次月考
英语试题
　时间：120分钟 总分：150分 命题人：

第一卷（选择题，满分115分）
第一部分：听力（共二节, 每小题1.5 分，满分30分）
第一节 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。
1. Where are the speakers?
A. At a garage. B. At a car store. C. At a gas station.
2. Why is the woman unable to find Bob Hope?
A. She has mixed up the names.
B. She has called the wrong number.
C. She has come to the wrong place.
3. What does the woman think about the decision to build a hospital?
A. It will take too long.
B. It is not a good decision.
C. It should have been built earlier.
4. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates C. Colleagues
5. How much time will the speakers have to enjoy a coffee?
A. 15 minutes. B. 45 minutes. C. 60 minutes.
第二节 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7题。
  6. What has Linda done recently?
A. She’s just rented a new flat.
B. She’s just bought a new flat.
C. She’s just sold a new flat.
7. What will the man do to help Linda?
A. He’ll treat Linda to a meal.
B. He’ll say something to his sister.
C. He’ll talk with the owner.
听第7段材料，回答第8、10题。
8. What does the woman tell about her country?
A. Its area and weather. B. Its geography and history. C. Its population and area.
9. How much do most people earn in the woman’s country ?
A.About 2000 dollars a week. B. About 12,000 dollars a month.
C. About 24,000 dollars a year.
10. What do you learn about the man’s country?
A. More rich people. B. Lower unemployment. C. Less crowded in the north.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where are the speakers?
A. In the library. B. In a shop. C. In a theatre.
12. How much are the tickets for two adults and a child under ten?
A. $ 3 . B. $ 2.25. C. $ 3.75.
13.What gifts can a child most probably get from the library this year?
A. A pen. B. A book. C. A schoolbag.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When does the mid-morning flight arrive in London?
A. At 9:00. B. At 11:05. C. At 10:25.
15. How much does the man have to pay for the tickets altogether?
A. $ 215 . B. $ 250. C. $ 1250.
16. When should he arrive at the airport on June 9th?
A. Before 6:40. B. Before 7:40. C. Before 9:00.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why is the bird called the tailor bird?
A. Because it can sew. B. Because it can use a needle.
C. Because it can put straw in its nest.
18. What is the name of the bird that can make its nest very solid?
A.The tailor bird. B. The weaver bird. C. The oven bird.
19. Why is there a hole in the weaver bird’s nest?
A. To let in the sunshine. B. To serve as its door. C. For the bird to lay eggs.
20. What can we know from the speech?
A. There are mainly three kinds of birds in the world.
B. Not all birds build nests. C. You can easily find birds’ nest.
第二部分：知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. ----Do you know who _______a theory about black holes?
----Yes, it is Stephen William Hawking.
A. put away B. put forward C. put down D. put on
22. ----What illness does the patient get?
----The doctor that the patient's disease was cancer.
A. arrive a conclusion B. come a conclusion
C. draw a conclusion D. take a conclusion
23. We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only _____violence.
A. leads to B.resulted from C. devoted to D.attended to
24. He suggests we ____ to the cinema at once, otherwise we ____ late.
A go ; will be B must go; are C will go ; will be D would go ; are
25. The writer was his writing and he forgot to flick(轻弹) the ashes from his cigar.
A. absorbed to B. absorbed in
C. absorbed on D. absorbed at
26. I recognized her ______ I saw her.
A. for the moment B. the moment C. at the moment D. before
27. Most of the teachers ______ to visit our school were young ones.
A. invited B. to invite C. being invited D. had been invited
28. Only in this way ______ our goals.
A. we can reach B. can we arrive C. we can arrive D. can we reach
29. _______he said at the meeting astonished everyone present. 　　　　
A. What B. That C. Whether D. /
30. Though of the danger，he still went skating on the thin ice.
A. warning B. to warn C. warn D. warned
31. The Group of Eight (G8) ______ the eight richest countries in the world.
A. is made up B. consists of C. is consisted of D. consist of
32. It is reported that a province has ______ to form a new state.
A. broken down B. broken up C. broken away D. broken out
33. Could you drive me to the supermarket at noon if ?
A．it’s convenient of you B．you are convenient
C．it’s convenient to you D．you will be convenient
34. Mr. Black was ill that day ,so Miss Avens came to the school to him
A. take place of B. take the place of C. instead of D. rather than
35. All of us , Jane will make a trip to London next month.
A. include B. included C. including D. is included
第二节 完型填空（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，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. One of his__36__important inventions was the train. He _37__his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the __38__engine on the train, he met with __39__from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would __40__ cows, horses and sheep, that the _41__ would burst or that the hot coals from it would __42_ their houses. At that time,__43__people believed what they said.
George Stephenson __44__the people that the train could go on small _45_, could pull carriages __46_goods and passengers and there was __47__to them. It was a very __48__ matter for him to __49__them believe. However, after _50_, he was able to do it; and the first train that __51__by Stephenson himself __52_ what he had said.
The first day _53_the people along the way _54_the noises of the train __55__ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪).They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
36. A. very B. a lot C. most D. much
37. A. made B. bought C. introduced D. did
38. A. electrical B. atomic C. steam D. oil
39. A. success B. troubles C. people D. pleasure
40. A. kill B. buy C. interest D. take away
41. A. smoke B. noise C. driver D. engine
42. A. pull down B. blow away C. set fire to D. pass
43. A. most B. few C. only a few D. the rich
44. A. said B. spoke C. told D. warned
45. A. roads B. rivers C. steam D. rails
46. A. short of B. full of C. empty of D. without
47. A. no great danger B. dangerous
C. a lot of danger D. danger
48. A. easy B. difficult C. pleasant D. light
49. A. get B. cause C. make D. force
50. A. sometime B. some time C. a few times D. sometimes
51. A. was sold B. was driven C. was pulled D. helped
52. A. believed B. seemed C. sensed D. proved
53. A. of B. when C. while D. for
54. A. caught sight of B. listened to
C. heard D. thought
55. A. nearby B. in the distance C. on the far D. from the distance
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Great young stars make Chinese people proud, like Yao Ming in the NBA, and Liu Xiang in track and field（田径）. Now maybe we can add one more name: Ding Junhui.
The teenage player has become China’s hero at snooker（斯诺克）.
Two days after his 18th birthday, Ding reached the top of the 2005 World Snooker China Open on Sunday. He’s the second youngest ever to win a world ranking title（排名赛冠军）！
In the final, Ding beat the world champion 9:5. He came from far behind to win.
“I didn’t feel nervous because I just looked at it as a practice match,” said Ding. “I was able to learn from the other players.”
Ding doesn’t talk much. Besides snooker, he hasn’t many outside interests. He says he doesn’t want anyone to beat him at snooker.
He has been in Britain since he was 16. He can play with the world’s best players there. He practices many hours a day.
“Every game is so different for me. I have to think a lot before I win. That’s why I enjoy snooker so much,” he said.
56. Liu Xiang is famous as a _______ player.
A. basketball B. football C. track and field D. tennis
57. Ding Junhui was born in _______.
A. 1987 B. 1990 C. 1997 D. 2005
58. Ding Junhui didn’t feel nervous because ________.
A. he didn’t want to win B. he would be the first in the match
C. he regarded it as a practice match D. he was’t interested in the match
59. From the passage, we know that Ding _______.
A. is a man with few words B. has many outside interests
C. is good at basketball D. never learns from others
60. Ding has been in Britain since he was 16 so that _______.
A. he can practice his English
B. he can make many friends there
C. he loves Britain
D. he can play with the world’s best players there
B
才61. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
   A. Some large food shops open for about 11 hours on Thursday or Friday.
   B. Only a few things can be bought on Sundays.
   C. Many shops are closed in the afternoon once a week on Tuesday.
   D. It is not difficult for foreign visitors to buy things in Britain.
62. You can not buy __________ in shops.
   A. cigarette    B. stamps    C. sweets  D. Clothes
63. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Most shops usually close for an hour at lunchtime.
B. Most shops have detectives.
   C. Many large shops are self-service.
   D. People do not have to queue to be served.
64. Which of the following statements can be the best title of this passage?
   A. How long are the British shops?    B. How to buy things in Britain?
   C. The British Way of Queuing    D. Shops in Britain
65. What does the underlined word "self-service" mean?
A. 自助的 B. 自尊的 C. 自爱的 D.自拍的
C
A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．
Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（惊奇）．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫)． Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？” “Oh yes，I’d love that．” the boy answered
After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”
Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的） holiday ride.
66．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．
A．Paul received an expensive car
B．Paul told him about the car
C．he saw the shining car
D．he was walking around the car
67．From the story we can see the urchin ________．
A．wished to give his brother a car
B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D．wished Paul could be a brother like that
68．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．
A．to show his neighbors the big car
B．to show he had a rich friend
C．to let his brother ride in the car
D．to tell his brother about his wish
69．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．
A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end
70．The best name of the name story is _________．
A．A Christmas Present
B．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like That
D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

D
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet , but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1969. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government , but in the early 1970s, universities , hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" (浏览) the Internet more convenient .
Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the I