内蒙古巴市中学2012-2013学年高二英语上学期12月月考试题新人教版.doc

内蒙古巴市中学2012-2013学年高二英语上学期12月月考试题新人教版
第一卷（105分）
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。
1. What did the man buy?
A. He bought a computer. B. He bought a book. C. He bought a radio.
2. What will the two speakers do tomorrow?
A. They will buy some fresh air. B. They will go for a field trip.
C. They will grow some vegetables in their garden.
3. What is the time now?
A. It is at noon. B. It is in the morning. C. It is in the afternoon.
4. Where are the two speakers?
A. They are in a bank. B. They are by a river. C. They are at home.
5. What will the man buy?
A. He will buy a red shirt. B. He will buy a green shirt.
C. He will buy a white shirt.
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,各个小题将给出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。
 6. What’s the trouble with the shirt?
A. It is too small. B It is too large C. It has something wrong with the sleeve.
7. What did the saleswoman advise the man to do?
A. She advised him to take back his money. B. She advised him to mend it himself.
C. She advised him to change it for another one.
8. What does the man do in the end?
A. He took a pink shirt. B. He took a pair of shoes.
C. He took a pair of trousers.
     听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
 9. Where are the children now?
A. They are in the mountains. B. They are at school.
C. They are at the post office.
10. Which of the following will happen soon?
A. The children will soon come back. B. It is going to rain.
C. The two speakers will soon get back.
11. What’s the woman worried about?
A. She is worried that her children will be caught in the heavy rain.
B. She is worried that her children will not pass the examination.
C. She is worried that her husband will catch cold.
     听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
 12. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Father and mother. B. Mother and son C. Father and son
13. Where did Charlie have his supper?
A. He had his supper at his friend’s home. B. He had his supper in a hotel.
C. He had his supper at home.
14. Why were Charlie’s parents worried about him?
A. Because his teachers kept him at school until after suppertime.
B. Because he was taken away by the police.
C. Because he didn’t come back home until after suppertime.
     听第9段材料,回答第15至18题。
 15. Why was it difficult for ordinary people to travel by air during the Second World War ?
A. Because planes were not fast enough at that time.
B. Because ordinary people couldn’t buy tickets easily.
C. Because ordinary people were not allowed to take planes.
16. What did Mr. Brown act as?
A. He acted as a cook. B. He acted as a teacher. C. He acted as a professor.
17. Why did Mr. Brown have to fly to Landon one day?
A. He was to make a report to some important people in the government and army.
B. He wanted to pay a visit to his friend there.
C. He wanted to have a holiday in the city.
18. Why couldn’t Mr. Brown get to London on time?
A. Because the plane was late because of bad weather.
B. Because there was something wrong with his plane.
C. Because his ticket was given to an important official.
     听第10段材料,回答第19至20题。
 19. Why does the woman think she should buy some more clothes?
A. Because her clothes are all worn out now.
B. Because her clothes are all very tight ( 紧的) now.
C. Because she loves new clothes.
20. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. He advises her to buy some new clothes.
B. He advises her to keep the house clean.
C. He advises her to eat less and do more exercise.
第二部分 英语知识运用（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)
     从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. He was badly hurt last night. That is _____ he didn’t come to school.
A. because B. that C. why D. what
22. No one likes _____ in public.
A. being teased at B. being laughed for C. teased D. being made fun
23. No one can _____ how to deal with the matter.
A. make up B. figure out C. put off D. take up
24. Had it not been for your help, I _____ penniless today.
A. wound have been B. must be C. wound be D. may be
25. He made _____ experiments to prove his theory, and the number _____ added up to 600.
A. a large number of ;have B. a great deal of; has
C. a great many; has D. plenty of; have
26. Hey, your serve is too fast. _____, okay?
A. tare care B.Take your chance C. Take it seriously D. Take it easy
27. The prisoners __ to escape, but failed.
A. succeeded B. attempted C. managed D. advised
28. The price of the house is reasonable and I love its garden _____.
A. in general B. in total C. in common D. in particular
29. He dressed up and went to the party as if_____.
A. was invited B. had been invited C. to be invited D. invited
30. -- Is there any room in the ship?
-- Yes. We can probably _____ a few more people into it.
A. squeeze B. press C. hold D. push
31. Once natural resources _____ , the consequence will be unimaginable.
A. use up B. run out C. are given out D. run out of
32. We _____ had told her that she failed the examination.
A. rather than B. would rather C. or rather D. would like
33. _____, please come to see me.
A. When it convenient B. When is convenient
C. When convenient D. Convenient
34. _____ opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games really gave the world ____ big surprise.
A. /;a B. The; the C. /;the D. The; a
35. _____ into many languages , the book is popular with young people.
A. Having been translated B. Having translated
C. To be translated D. Been translated
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,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。      
While we were riding the old German bus in Albania, a gypsy (吉普赛人) girl got on. She was about seven years old. Most gypsy children had a 36 look in their eyes.
     They were hardened by the world and by 37 they had experienced. The gypsies 38 in slums (贫民窟). The children begged on the streets or did other work so that their parents could 39 to buy wine. Every time we saw these 40 , we could always see the dead look in their eyes. But not this 41 . She was cheerful and had a beautiful smile on her face. As soon as she 42 , she started talking to us. Her name was Angela and she was on her 43 to visit her grandfather in a nearby slum village. I 44 my purse for something nice to give her. 45 , all I had with me was gum. She eagerly put a 46 in her mouth, and then squinted (眯着眼睛看) her eyes because the 47 was mint-flavored (薄荷味). It seemed like she had 48 tasted it before. She 49 in a funny way and the other people on the bus were all amused by what she did. When the bus 50 , she picked up the big bag she was carrying, 51 and jumped out of the bus.
    She is out of my life, but not out of my 52 . This girl deserved so much more than her 53 surroundings, yet she didn’t let any of them get herself 54 . I pray I will 55 her again someday, so that I can give her that hug which I should have given her that day on the bus!
36. A. worried B. happy C. dead D. curious
37. A. which B. this C. that D. what
38. A. lived B. played C. worked D. studied
39. A. manage B. try C. have D. afford
40. A. children B. adults C. beggars D. passers-by
41. A. day B. girl C. place D. story
42. A. sat down B. crowded in C. moved off D. lied down
43. A. bus B. car C. way D. taxi
44. A. searched B. examined  C. touched D. found
45. A. Fortunately B. Sadly C. Surprisingly D. Clearly
46. A. little B. block C. piece D. set
47. A. smell B. sweet C. sugar D. gum
48. A. ever B. never C. always D. often
49. A. laughed B. shouted C. cried D. complained
50. A. got on B. got off C. pulled in D. pulled down
51. A. sighed B. bent C. nodded D. waved
52. A. feeling B. dream C. mind D. eyesight
53. A. poor B. warm     C. comfortable D. rich
54. A. off B. up C. away D. down
55. A. help B. meet C. invite D. thank
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
    阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Low-fat Diets Do Not Work
     Many people in today’s society are buying mostly low- fat or non-fat food at the grocery store. Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this. They are not losing weight by changing to this low fat lifestyle.
     Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they will lose weight.
56. What is the main reason why people are overweight?
     A. They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time.
B. They eat food with lots of calories.
C. They don’t take any weight loss pills.
     D. They burn many calories every day.
57. The article is written in order to _______.
     A. tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food
B. tell readers how to lose weight
C. tell readers about an important scientific discovery
D. call on people to lose weight and stay healthy
58. To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should ________.
a. do exercise every day
b. eat meals at the right time
c. eat fruits and vegetables
d. eat low-fat or sweet food
e. eat the proper foods at each meal
A. a, b, c, d B. a, b, d, e C. a, c, d, e D. a, b, c, e
B
The following is the information about plays which will be on these days.     
    Big and Little
     It is a play written by Botho Strauss and directed by Laurence Strangio, featuring (由……主演) second-year Performing Arts students. It is about a lonely woman living in a big city. From the play, we can learn how to get along well with our friends, our family, our lovers, ... and with ourselves.
     A dreamlike journey in search of identity ...
    When:15-17 March, 7:30 pm

    Where: Drama Theatre, Centre for the Performing Arts, Building 68, Clayton campus (校园)
     Tickets: Adults $10, Concessions (优惠票价) $5
     You can get the tickets at the door.
Love Play
     It is written by Moira Buffini and directed by Trent Baker, featuring Performing Arts students.
     First-year Performing Arts students present
Love Play. It follows a series of unexpected meetings that have taken place in the same place in London across 2,000 years, through the centuries from the Romans to the Elizabethans to the present day. Love Play is a comedy that challenges the reasons and ways we want love.
When:17-19 April, 8 pm
     Where: Drama Theatre, Centre for the Performing Arts, Building 68, Clayton campus
     Tickets: Adults $10, Concessions $5
     You can get the tickets at the door.
Smashed
     It is a play written by Lally Katz and directed by Suzanne Chaundy, featuring second-year Performing Arts students. Smashed is about friendship, time travel and death. Writing for TheAge, Helen Thomson calls the play "a wonderful memory of childhood on the edge (边缘) of adulthood."Smashedp raises invention, imagination and girl power.
     When: 24-26 April, 8 pm
     Where: Drama Theatre, Centre for the Performing Arts, Building 68, Clayton campus
     Tickets: Adults $10, Concessions $5 You can get the tickets at the door.
 59. We can know from the passage that Moira Buffini ______.
A. is a character in Big and Little
B. is the director of Smashed
C. wrote the play Love Play
      D. once wrote for The Age
60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the plays begin at 8 pm on Clayton campus.
B. The tickets have different prices but all are sold at the door.
C. Love Play is a comedy which has a different idea about love.
D. All the plays are performed by second-year Performing Arts students.
61. The play Big and Little is mainly about _________.
      A. friendship, time travel and death
B. the life experience of a lonely woman
C. the life of a Performing Arts student on Clayton campus
D. unexpected meetings in London during the past 2,000 years

C
Give yourself a reward
     Rewarding yourself for what you’ve already done, no matter how small, is a great way to motivate yourself to keep going. It will reduce stress, and make you happier to go on with the next task.
Give yourself a break
     Breaks of ten to fifteen minutes are important. Visit a cafe or take a quick walk —anything to take your mind off the work for a while. If you need to stay at work, sit with your eyes closed and imagine a peaceful place or some other relaxing scenes. This will remove the stress from your muscles and mind.
62. The best title for the passage would probably be _____.
     A. Stress Is Good or Not
B. How to Form Good Working Habits
C. Tips on How to Manage Stress
     D. Ways to Keep Healthy
63. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. It’s better to plan a specific time to do the task.
B. It helps you stay motivated to think about the undone tasks.
C. It’s unnecessary for you to do all the tasks by yourself.
D. It helps if you put your attention to one task at a time.
64. Which of the following would the author agree?
     A. The more stress you have, the more motivated you will be.
B. Writing down everything seems impossible.
C. Only reward yourself for your biggest achievements in your work.
     D. It is necessary to have a break during your work.
65. What can we learn from the passage?
     A Stress is always bad for people.
B. Imagining a relaxing scene may help.
C. The best way to relax is by rewarding yourself.
D. Finishing tasks on time reduces stress.

D
It seems that the Englishmen just can’t live without sports of some kind. 66____ Whenever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?
Taking all amateur (业余的) and professional sports in Britain into