会宁二中高一英语第二次月考试卷答题时间为120分钟

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，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，并写在答题卡上。

A

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry , but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.

But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today？”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！

1、Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite .

A、cruelly B、fairly C、kindly D、friendly

2、It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it .

A、might do it much harm B、could do it much good

C、would help the butcher D、was worth many pounds

3、The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .

A、before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith

B、when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C、because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D、until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

4、From its experience, the dog found that .

A、only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat

B、the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C、Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D、a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

5、At the end of the story, you'll find that .

A、the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B、the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C、the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D、the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

B

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. And then answer questions.

Happiness（Romance）★★★★

Happiness tells the story of two people（Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy）who work for different advertising companies. They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other. But then they correspond by e-mail and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. It also has beautiful music.

I Scream（Thriller）★★

In I Scream, Paul（Colin Jacks）is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly. It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people who like thrillers.

Paul's Heroes（Comedy）★★★

This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two. Six soldiers（including Sammy Turblow）have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there.

6. Which of the three movies is the least popular with people?

A. The 1st one. B. The 2nd one. C. The 3rd one. D. The 4th one.

7. The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by _____________.

A. date B. exchange C. inform D. communicate

8. A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _____________.

A. frightening B. instructive C. humorous D. interesting

C

Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere(半球)of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has wild flower exhibitions. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to our car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself among the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.

9. Which country is the writer most possibly from?

A. Japan B. Canada C. China D. America

10. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A. Australia has enough laws to fight against pollution.

B. Perth is the biggest city in Australia.

C. The wild flowers in Perth must be different from what the author sees in his/her country.

D. The author enjoyed his/her visit in the countryside.

11. The underlined word “exhibition” in the third paragraph probably means_______.

A. a public show for people to visit

B. a market where you can buy all kinds of flowers

C. a place where all kinds of flowers are grown

D. a field where there are flowers and animals

12. From the passage we know Perth is famous for ____

A. its population B. its size C. its kangaroos D. its wild flowers

D

The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the earth.

On 17 July, a piece of 4 kilometers wide comet enters the Earth’s atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards form the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.

Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes ate set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won’t be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.

Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?

13. What is mainly described in the passage?

A. A historic discovery.

B. An event in imagination.

C. A research on space.

D. A scientific adventure.

14. When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes________.

A. an earthquake B. hunger

C. an Earth explosion D. huge waves

15. Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long?

A. Because the land is covered with water.

B. Because the light and heat form the sun cannot reach the earth.

C. Because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero.

D. Because wars break out among countries.

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如空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money. 16 so you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

1. The basic function of money

Being explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier（收银员）17 When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

2. Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 18 If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, ”You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say. “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

3. 19

Begin at the grocery