嵊泗中学2012-2013学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

1-8班

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分80分）

第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A B C D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. —Of the two apples，which one do you prefer?

—________ bigger one. It’s ________ most delicious one，I think.

A．The；a B．The；the C．A；/ D．A；the

2．Don’t take anything away. Father likes everything to be___________.

A．in place B．in the place

C．out of place D．out of the place

3. In case of emergency, whether knowing how to apply first aid or not really ________ in matters concerning wounds like swollen wrists, broken arms, burns, cuts, and so on.

A. makes difference B. makes a difference

C. makes differences D. makes different

4．The bride and bridegroom were _______ wedding gifts when all lights went out and the hall fell into completely darkness and the wedding ceremony had to _______.

A. presenting; be put off B. exchanging; put off

C. offering; be stopped D. exchanging; stop

5. --- Would you like to go to the party tonight?

---I’d like to, but I must go over my lessons, _________ tomorrow’s exam.

A. meaning passing B. aiming to pass

C. intended to passing D. pointing at passing

6. As students, we have many duties to perform, with improving our ability to learn _______.

A. in special B. in advance C. in practice D. in particular

7． My money________，so I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I've none in hand.

A．is being run out B．has been run out

C．is running out D．has run out

8．I have experienced quite a number of cases ______ I really wanted to help but could not find anything to _______.

A. when; put on my hands B. that; put my hands on

C. where; put my hands on D. in that; put on my hands

9. The opponents(对手) were ________ the ball for most of the match, and at last they won the game.

A．in the possession of B．in possession of

C．in the possession by D．in possession by

10．People exposed to radiation are more _______ to suffer from certain forms of cancer, which can

be ______ but can’t be ______at present.

A. more likely; treated; cured B. more probable; treated; cured

C. more possible; cured; treated D. more likely; cured; treated

11．The reason________ she didn’t get the job was________ her English was not very good.

A．which；that B．why；that

C．why；because D．that；because

12．Now a lot of new technologies can ________ problems in industry.

A．be applied to solve B．be applied to solving

C．apply to solve D．apply to solving

13．Strict measures have to be ______ to protect______ children from family abuses.

A. adapted; adopted B. adopted; adopted

C. adjusted; adjusted D. attached; adopted

14．I want to sell the house，but ________ I can’t bear the thought of moving.

A．in other words B．on the other hand

C．for one thing D．as a matter of fact

15. —My uncle suggests I ________ abroad.

—I would rather you ________ at home.

A．go; stay B．went; stayed C．go; stayed D．went; stay

16. Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy________.

A．would have been saved　　 B．had been saved

C．will be saved D．was saved

17. I can't thank you _______ much because without your help I _______ have won the first prize.

A．too; wouldn't B．very; shouldn't

C．that; might not D．so; couldn't

18. —Who should be responsible for the accident?

—The boss, not the workers. They just carry the orders________.

A．as told B．as are told

C．as telling D．as they told

19. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the UN Secretary General points out that，________， the climate situation will get worse and worse.

A．if not dealing with properly

B．unless dealing with properly

C．if properly dealt with

D．unless properly dealt with

20．—Let's go Dutch for this supper, OK?

—No，________this time, as a reward for all your help.

A．it's up to you B．it's my treat

C．let's talk about it D．it doesn't matter

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my? ?21? ?. The sadness was so great that I found it hard to? 22??_ at times.

Suddenly, I heard a ?23? ?open and shut at the back of the church. Quick ?24? ?hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a? ?25? ?and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.

“I’m ??26? ,” he explained, though no explanation was ??27 ? . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep ? ?28? ?Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I? ?29? ?. “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t ??30? ?this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the? ?31? ?funeral, sir.”

The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion ??32? ?with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help ?? 33? ?. I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing. ??34? ?. I imagined Mother laughing. At the? ?35? ?“Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.

“I do believe we’ll be the ??36? ?of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that?? 37 ??he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong ??38? ?for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were? ?39? ?at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

Whenever anyone asks us how we ? ?40? ?, Rick tells them, “Her mother and may aunt Mary introduced us.”

21. A. sister ?????????????????????? B. neighbor????????????????? C. mother???????????????????????????D. aunt

2. A. imagine????????????????????????B. breathe???????????????????? C. explain???????????????????? D. sit

23. A. box?????????????????????????? B. bottle?????????????????????? C. door??????????????????????? D. window

第三节：阅读理解（第一部分20小题，第二部分5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

I. 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking（搭便车）on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road．The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him．Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop．The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel（方向盘）!

The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve （拐弯处）coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve．Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky （幽灵般的）car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.

Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!

About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other, “Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”

41. After he entered the car, the man found ____________.

A. it didn’t move at all. B. it moved very quickly.

C. there was no driver in it. D. someone was pushing it.

42. When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man _______________ .

A. felt very curious B. was extremely frightened

C. cried for help D. remained as calm as possible

43. According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?

A. His reasonable behavior. B. His vivid description.

C. His plain appearance. D. His honest attitude.

44. We can infer from the passage that ____________ .

A. it is unsafe for people to take a free ride

B. the man was telling a lie to his listeners

C. the car probably broke down on the way

D. the two young men were familiar with the man

45. As a whole , the story of the man can best be described as ______________ .

A. strange B. puzzling C. mysterious D. funny

B

You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts．The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to．You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness．It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time．

Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer．They only feel glad when they make others feel bad．No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect．

When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you，you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you do