高二英语试题附答案.doc

高二英语月考试卷

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. How will they go to New York?
A.By car B.By bus C.By air
2.What are the two speakers talking about
A.The man’s birthday gifts B.The man’s relatives
C.The woman’s birthday gifts
3.Where are the two speakers ?
A.At a store B.At home C.At a fashion show
4.What will the woman do next?
A.Listen to news. B.Go to the park. C.Talk at home.
5.What is the woman doing ?
A.Checking in a hotel B.Seeing a doctor. C.Asking for directions.
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。在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7题。
6. Whom will the woman spend this afternoon with?
A. Her cousin. B. The man C. The man’s cousin.
7. What do they agree to do in the end?
A. Go to a movie this afternoon. B.Hang out together this afternoon.
C.Go to a movie tomorrow afternoon.
听第7段材料，回答8至9 题
8. What does the man’s father like doing?
A. Playing ping-pong B. Going to the gym C. Playing football
9. What will the woman do tomorrow?
A.Watch movie at home B. Surf the Internet C. Play ping-pong
听第8段材料, 回答10至12题

10. What’s the man looking for?
A. A list B. His wallet C. The cat
11.Where does the man find what he needs?
A. In a drawer. B.In the garage C. Under a pillow
12. How will the man go to the supermarket ?
A.Drive Mike’s car . B.Drive his own car . C.On foot.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
13.Who’s the woman speaking to?
A.A radio program host . B. A school newspaper journalist. C. A TV show host
14. What happened to that girl?
A. She fell down the stairs . B. She had a traffic accident.
C.She fell over on the ground .
15. How did the woman react when she realized what had happened ？
A. She shouted for help. B.She took the girl to hospital C. She stayed calm and called 911. .
16. What does the woman think of taking a first-aid course?
A. Casual B. Helpless C. Necessary.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. What does the woman want Mike to do?
A. See her off at the airport. B. Give her a ride. C. Call her a taxi.
18. When will the woman leave for the airport tomorrow morning？
A.At 5:00 am B.At 6:00 am C.At 7:00 am
19. What’s the weather like today？
A.Fine. B.Cloudy. C.Rainy.
20. What did the woman do in the country?
A.She traveled. B.She visited the man. C.She taught here.
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，从题中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
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21. We know that at a Lego Birthday Party, ____________.
A. talented kids can win robots
B. robotics experience is required
C. no robots are allowed to be built
D. good robotics instructors will be present
22. How much does one have to pay for a party with 15 party attendees?
A. $225 B. $230 C. $240 D $250
23. What is implied about participants of a Lego Robot Camp?
A. Every kid will earn a special award at the end.
B. They are finalists of previous petitions.
C. Every participant will be given a trophy.
D. Not all participants will build a robot.
B
Nowadays many young people don’t want to go to college as it’s costly to receive education at college. So, is a college education worth the price? This is a question more Americans are asking as college costs continue rising while the job market remains weak.
Attending a four-year college in the United States can cost more than $40,000 a year. That information es from the College Board, a private pany. Many people with a college education are drowning in student debt. They have to borrow money to finance their education. Reading this, some people may think it’s really not worth it to spend so much money on college education. But is it really so?
A recent study suggests that a college education is worth it, at least in the United States. That information es from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. The study found that someone with a four-year college education earns two times as much as a high school graduate over a lifetime. And for nearly all study programs, an individual with a four-year bachelor’s degree earns even more than someone with a two-year degree.
However, graduates of some college majors may find their situation disappointing. For example, a chemical engineer can expect to earn double the earnings of a social worker over a lifetime. On average, a finance graduate makes more than a nurse or medical aide, while a nurse makes more than an elementary school teacher. Generally, college majors that require skill in mathematics promise high lifetime earnings. Graduates in puter science, engineering, and physics have the highest wages. Majors that involve teaching children or counseling have the lowest pay. Actually, graduates with bachelor’s degrees in some fields earn even less than people with a two-year associate’s degree over a time. They include early childhood education, elementary education and social work.
Now what do you think of going to college? Perhaps you’ve concluded that generally people who go to college earn more than people who don’t receive a college education. And you can earn very good salaries if you choose a good major. Therefore, we can say that a college education is worth the price.
Actually, from my point of view, I think people should go to college. Earnings shouldn’t be the only factor to be considered. Receiving a college education has many other benefits. Considering all the benefits, we can see it’s worth it to go to college.
24. What is the topic of the text?
A. Should a college education be costly?
B. Is a college education worth the price?
C. Can people find good jobs after graduation?
D. Is a four-year degree better than a two- year degree?
25. Paragraph 2 shows that a college education is ____________.
A. tiring B. worthy C. important D. costly
26. On average, which of the following people earns the most?
A. A nurse. B. A social worker.
C. A finance graduate. D. An elementary school teacher.
27. We can conclude from Paragraph 4 that _____________
A. some college majors shouldn’t exist
B. not all college graduates can find work
C. some college graduates can’t support themselves
D. not all college majors have a guarantee of good wages
C
Whether they are hunters or the hunted, these clever animals are all masters of disguise (伪装) who can fool even the most beady-eyed passers-by into believing they are not there. Some hide under lily pads, some hide into the bark of a tree while others slip into the snow, either to hide from a hungry predator (捕食性动物) or move silently towards an unwitting prey.
These animals, as some of the earth’s best masters of disguise, can hide from their predators. However, they can’t escape the sharp eyes of American photographer Art Wolfe, who has spent over 35 years working in the deserts of Africa, the rainforests of South America, the mountains of the United States and snow plains of Canada to capture wildlife.
The Seattle, WA photographer says that finding and filming these clever animals is a difficult process, one that often takes many hours. However, for him, it is definitely worth the time because of the thrill of capturing a creature that has managed to blend into its natural habitat so skillfully like none other.
His search has taken him to almost every continent in the world --- from the deserts of Africa to the rainforests of South America and even, the snow plains of Canada. Over the years he has snapped so many amazing photos that he has been able to showcase them in two books --- a children’s book entitled Hiding Out that was first published in 2003 and Vanishing Act, which first came to bookstores in 2005, both of which have been translated into several languages and been extremely popular all over the world.
Besides, he is not done yet. The 61-year-old man continues to unearth nature’s beauties under lily pads, hiding into tree trunks or stealthily awaiting their prey in the white snow! Would you have been able to spot any of them had you not known they were in the photographs?
28. Some animals fool predators by ___________.
A. moving silently to them B. pretending to be friends
C. disguising themselves D. changing things around
29. How old was Art Wolfe when he began to take photos of these animals?
A. 61 B. 35 C. 29 D. 26
30. How did Art Wolfe feel when finding and filming these clever animals?
A. Easy and interesting. B. Hard and excited.
C. Dangerous and enjoyable. D. plicated and boring.
31. The underlined word “ unearth ” in the last paragraph means _______________.
A. bury something in the ground B. have a close look at something
C. find something and make it known D. leave the earth for another planet
D
We know smoking cigarettes kills. So, manufacturers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice --- safer than tobacco. E-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes. But they don’t use tobacco. And you don’t light them. They are powered by battery.
So, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why have poison control centers around the United States seen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings? The answer is children.
Most of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices. In the period of one month this year, the United States Centers for Disease Control (the CDC) says 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concerns. More than half of these calls were for children aged below five. The devices apparently had made them sick.
Tim McAfee, director of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, says the problem is regulation (管控). The federal government doesn’t control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotine. Mr. McAfree adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known danger. He explains that nicotine poisoning happens when the substance gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowed. Even a small amount can make a person sick. Nicotine poisoning can cause stomach pain or a sense of imbalance. Headaches and seizures (疾病的突然发作) are also mon signs of nicotine poisoning. And too much nicotine can kill a person.
Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes don’t create the level of risk to people that tobacco products do. He notes that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes. “Cigarettes are the winner in that contest. And we don’t really know what’s going to happen with e-cigarettes,” he said.
E-cigarettes don’t contain hundreds of harmful chemicals that are found in real cigarettes. So e-cigarettes are considered a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use or quit.
But McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmless. They could bee addicted or hooked on the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettes. In other words, he fears that, for young people, fake e-cigarettes could be a “gateway” to the real thing.
32. What can we learn from Paragraph 1 about e-cigarettes?
A. They don’t contain nicotine.
B. They are much less expensive.
C. They are also made of tobacco.
D. They are devices with batteries.
33. The telephone calls received by the CDC plained about e-cigarettes’ _________.
A. safety issues B. influence on children
C. impact on environment D. harm on smokers’ families
34. Tim MaAfee proves his statement “liquid nicotine is a wellknown danger” by _________.
A. giving examples B. listing its effects
C. analyzing its ingredients D. paring it with solid nicotine
35. What does the underlined sentence “Cigarettes are the winner in that contest.” In Paragraph 5 mean?
A. Cigarettes cause more deaths than e-cigarettes.
B. Cigarettes contain more nicotine than e-cigarettes.
C. Cigarettes are smoked by more people than e-cigarettes.
D. Cigarettes are more popular with teenagers than e-cigarettes.
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。选择中有两项为多余选项。
5 Tips for Helping Your Child Overe Shyness
If you were a shy child yourself, then you would understand the fear, lack of trust, and isolation that affect your child. 36 It will have a bad effect on his or her friendships, the ability to have intimate relationships, success in work and overall satisfaction with life. By following the steps below, you can help your child effectively overe shyness.
Bee a trusted and responsive parent. If you are an adult who can be relied on to meet your child’s needs and a parent who is caring and responsive, then the sense of trust your child has in you will naturally ext