偃师高中14届高二下学期4月第一次月考试题卷

英 语

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节???单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

1. — Did you see?????????????jacket on the playground just now?

— Is it??_________ new one and very cool?

??????A. a; the??????????B. the; a????????C. a; a????????D. the; the

2. _______ enough evidence, the police gave up charging the man with murder.?

??????A. Absent from????????????B. Rich in??

??????C. Because of??????????????D. In the absence of

3. The opportunity he has?????????????abroad is very good for him to improve his foreign language.

??????A. to study????????????B. studying????????????C. study????????????????D. studies

4. The problem is?????????????he can reach the target he has set before the competition.　　

??????A. if???????????????B. whether?????????????C. /　　?????????????D. that

5. Being hard-working is of the highest?????????????to becoming successful.

??????A. important???????????????????B. to be important

??????C. importance??????????????????D. being importance

6. He made a promise?????????????he would achieve the success that his parents were looking forward to.

??????A. what???????????????B. when?????????????C. that???????????????D. which

7. The bus driver?????????????seriously in the accident was taken to hospital instantly.

?? A.?who injured??????B. injured????C. to injure???????????D. injuring

8. –?Do you need any help, Lucy

-- Yes, the job is??????I could do myself.?? A. less than??????B. more than????C. no more than????D. not more than

9.?????? tomorrow, our ship will set sail for Macao.

A. However the weather is like?????B. However is the weather like

C. Whatever is the weather like?????D. Whatever the weather is like

10.??My father will not be able to meet you this?afternoon?because?_______ his car.

A. will be?repairing?????????????????? B. he must repair?????C. he will have been repairing????????? D. he?repairs?????????????

11. —Why are you standing here?

—I’m waiting for Shirley. She will be back _____.

A. gradually???????????B. originally?????C. shortly???????????D. abruptly

12.?As a manager, you should be well???????all happening in the company.

A . informing of????B. informed of????C. informing with??D. informed with

13. _____ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.

A. Anyone?????????????B. The person??????????????C. Whoever??????????????D.Who

14. The damage of the world’s environment was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.

A. make out????????????B. make for??????C. make up for?????????D. make off?

15. The speaker always talked about difficult things. His ideas hardly _____ to the audience.

A. got over????????????B. got through??? C. got across?????????D. got down

第二节???完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

The elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house. Since it is not far away, I could go home for lunch and find my mother?16?for me.

At the time, I did not consider this a luxury (人生难得的享受),?17?today it certainly would be. I took it for granted that mothers were the sandwich-makers, and the?18??monitors?（监督者）. So I never?19?that this hardworking and intelligent woman,?20??had had a career before I was born and would return to a career, would spend every lunch hour just with me.

When the noon bell rang, I?21?race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me with a look that suggested I was the only??22?thing she had on her mind. For this, I am forever?23.

One lunchtime, when I was in the third grade, will?24?me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had patiently helped me practice my?25. But no matter how?26?I recited them at home,?27?I stepped on?stage, every word?28from my head.

Finally, my teacher took me aside. She?29?that she had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to?30?roles. Her words, kindly spoken,?31?hurt me, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home that day. But she sensed my32, and instead of helping me practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to?33?in the yard.

My mother bent down by one of the elm trees, “I think I’m going to?34?all these dandelions (蒲公英),” she said, pulling a flower up by its roots. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “Yes. All flowers are beautiful — even dandelions.” said mother. “My dear, don’t lose?35?whatever difficulties you?might meet with.”

16. A. crying??????????????B. concerning???????????C. looking????????????D. waiting

17. A. although???????????B. as long as???????????C. unless???????????? D. now that

18. A. housework???? B. homework??????? C. house???????????? D. home

19. A. predicted???????? B. hated?????????????????C. doubted???????????? ?D. disliked

20. A. whom????????????? B. that?????????????????? C. who???????????????? ?D. which

21. A. would??????????? ?B. should?????????????????C. might???????????? D. could

22. A. important??? ?B. unlucky???????????????C. simple??????????? D. common

23. A. angry????????? ?B. puzzled???????????????C. interested???????????D. grateful

24. A. break away from????????B. refer to??????C. stay with???????????D. escape from

25. A. dances?????????????B. experiments????????C. papers?????????????????D. lines

26. A. difficultly????????????B. slowly?????????????C. easily?????????????????D. lowly

27. A. as soon as?????????B. while?????????????? C. because??????????????D. in case

28. A. turned up????????????B. showed off????????C. disappeared???????D. came

29. A. lied??????????????? B. pretended????????????C. expressed???????????D. explained

30. A. check?????????????B. change????????????C. provide????????????D. improve

31. A. already??????????B. never????????????? C. hardly??????????????D. still

32. A. excitement????B. satisfaction??????C. sadness?????????????D. anger

33. A. walk???????????? B. run??????????????C. recite????????????????D. practice

34. A. bring in?????????B. dig up?????????C. bring back????????????D. take along

35. A. way?????????????B. mind??????????????C. breath???????????????D. heart

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)

A

?????What?picture do you have of the future? Will life be better, worse or the same as now?

??????Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.

??????In what concerns the environment, water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places, agriculture is changing and farmers are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase by ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we don’t act now.

??????In transport, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Nowadays, the United States shuttle (航天飞机) can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angels to Tokyo in just two hours.

??????In technology, robots will?have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots now. Big companies prefer robots — they do not ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere — not only in factories, but also in schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.

36. According to some futurologists, _____ might cause wars in the future.

A. political differences???????? B. cultural differences

C. the shortage of water????? D. the development of technology

37. Compared to employing people in factories, which of the following is NOT an advantage of robots?

A. They never demand pay rises. B. They are cheaper than people.

C. They can work day and night. D. They don’t go on strike as workers do.

38. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?

A. Future workforce in the factory.??? B. Transportation and travel.

C. Entertainment and media.??? D. Exploration of the outer space.

B

Time froze in London, England, on August 11. That day, a month long maintenance (维修) project began at Big Ben, the world-famous giant clock. A daring repair team, working more than 300 feet in the air, moved the clock’s 9-foot-long hour hand and 14-foot-long?minute hand to the midnight position. Then, time stood still.

After the cleaning were done, the huge clock began keeping time again. But its bells stayed silent. They will likely come back into action later this month, ringing out the hour and quarter hour, after the maintenance project is complete.

Though everyone calls the tower Big Ben, its official name is the Great Bell. Technically, “Big Ben” refers only to the 13-ton bell inside the clock tower.

Famous for its timekeeping accuracy, the four-faced clock rises high above London’s Houses of Parliament （议会大厦）.??It was built after a fire destroyed most of Parliament in 1834. The construction was long and difficult. Big Ben first rang out in 1859.

The clock faces are cleaned every five years. August marked?the first time since 1956 that both the hourly and the quarter-hourly bells fell silent.

Big Ben will celebrate its 150th anniversary （周年纪念日） in a few years. For now, time marches on — quietly — in London.

39.?How often do the bells of Big Ben ring out after Big Ben is repaired？

A. Every fifteen minutes. B. Every half an hour.

C. Every hour.????????????? D. Every