西华一高2012-2013学年度高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

时间：100分钟 分值：120分 命题人：周桂臣 校对人：李宏辉

第二部分 英语知识运用 :

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

21. ---Something is wrong with my bike. I wonder if you could lend me a hand.

---_______.

A. Take it easy B. No problem C. Help yourself D. It’s my pleasure

22. In the dark street there wasn’t a single person ____Jane could turn for help.

A. that B. who C. from whom D. to whom

23. My careless friend Bob received a ticket for speeding. He ____ have driven so fast.　A. can’t　　　B. wouldn’t　　　C. mustn’t 　　 D. shouldn’t

24. —How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers.

—The key ______the problem is to meet the demands_______ by the customers.

A. to solving; making B. to solving; made C. to solve; making D. to solve; made

25. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears ____ everything.

A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told

26. At the beginning of the class, the noise of desks ____ could be heard outside the classroom.

A. opened and closed B. to be opened and closed

C. to open and close D. being opened and closed

27. ____ from other continent for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.

A. being separated B. having separated C. having been separated D. to be separated

28.That’s an interesting article ----I’ll ____it____ of the newspaper.

A. cut out B. cut down C. cut off D. cut in

29.The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ______the change.

A. adapt to B. adopt to C. apply to D. devote to

30. ----I'm extremely ________ at the way he always stares at me in the office.

--- Yes. That interruption is indeed ________.

A. annoyed; annoyed B. annoying; annoyed

C. annoyed; annoying D. annoying; annoying

31.We were having lunch when the clock ___________ twelve.

A. beat B. struck C. hit D. impressed

32.----- Did you have a good time at the party?

------ Thanks. I appreciate ______ to your house.

A. to be invited B. being invited C. to have invited D. having invited

33.They have made _____ a rule _____ in the room.

A. this; not to smoke B. it; smoking not C. it; to not smoke D. it; not to smoke

34. On seeing the sight, the audience can’t help but_______.

A. to laugh B. laughing C. laugh D. being laughed

35. — I’m thinking of the driving test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.

— _____! I’m sure you’ll make it.

A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No matter D. Cheer up

第二节: 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Sometimes a person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him doing a good job. He may have the 36 that he is not able to do it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the37 use of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may think that they are too old to 38 anything new because of their old age.

A person who believes that he is unable will not make a real 39 , because he feels it 40 be useless. He won’t work with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work 41 . He is 42 likely to fail, and the failure will 43 his belief in his incompetence (无能)。

Adler, a famous doctor, had 44 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 45 in math. His teacher told his 46 he had no ability in math in order that they would not 47 too much of him. In this way, they too 48 the idea. He accepted 49 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 50 , and was even poorer at math, 51 they expected.

One day he worked out a problem which 52of the other students had been able to solve. He succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 53 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 54 .He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability.

36. A. belief B. way C. method D. condition

37.A. biggest B. best C. highest D. deepest

38.A. teach B. learn C. accept D. use

39.A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble

40.A. will B. should C. must D. can

41.A. well B. hard C. fast D. carefully

42.A. truly B. really C. however D. therefore

43. A. change B. strengthen C. become D. get rid of

44.A. an experience B. an example C. an experiment D. a story

45.A. interest B. thought C. beginning D. ending

46.A. classmates B. friends C. neighbors D. parents

47.A. ask B. expect C. get D. win

48.A. developed B. proposed C. discovered D. found

49.A. his B. her C. its D. their

50. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. act

51.A. though B. when C. as D. because

52.A. none B. all C. many D. most

53.A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated

54.A. lessons B. studies C. jobs D. math

55.A. encourage B. teach C. astonish D. admire

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，共计40分）

A

For many years, no one could communicate with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf people were not able to use a spoken language.

But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using this language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.

How did this sign language work? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant “ you are not telling the truth.” They might tap their chins(下巴) with three fingers. This meant “ my uncle”.

The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet. They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way , they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.

Sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are also taught how to speak.

56. Sign language is _____.

not used as much today as it once was

used as much today as it once was

no longer used in the schools

never used as much as today

57. The deaf “ talked ” to other people_____.

by moving their hands, faces and bodies

by shouting and singing

without using any letters

without using any language

58. From the text we learn that _____.

deaf people make signs to earn a living

there is still no way to communicate with the deaf

sign language helped the deaf learn to read

many deaf people now can speak

59. The story as a whole is about _____.

A. learning to spell B. teaching the deaf to speak

C. how the deaf communicate D. understanding Indian sign language

B

A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.

The boys’ mother heard that a clergyman（牧师）in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with his boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming(嗡嗡) voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, “where is God?”

The boy’s mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone(语调) “where is God?” Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy’s face and shouted “where is God?”

The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked “what happened?”

The younger brother replied out of breath, “We are in big trouble this time. God is missing, and they think we did it.”

60. What were the two boys like?

A. They always made trouble. B. They were brave.

C. They were easygoing. D. They were honest.

61. What did their parents plan to do?

A. They give up their children.

B. They liked their children very much.

C. They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children.

D. They helped their children to make trouble.

62. What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?

A. Happy B. Sad C. Afraid D. Surprised

63. What do you think the underlined word “slamming” in paragraph 5 means?

A. Open B. Shut C. Knock D. Pull

C

Successful people always have a dream. They dream big dreams and then show great courage to do things that others say cannot be done.

Your dreams form the foundation of success. Many people have long forgotten the dreams they used to have when they were kids. As they grow older, they are simply too caught up with their work activities that they fail to discover what they really want to pursue in life.

To get you back on track to pursue your dreams, follow these steps:

Learn to dream again; We are born to dream. But we hear of teachers calling in school: “Stop dreaming and pay attention in class!” Parents , too, have shouted, “Stop dreaming and go on with your homework!” In the end, many do get “realistic” and give up their dreams in time.

Dream big dreams; Never set mental boundaries on what you are able to achieve. Dreams are free anyway so as long as you are dreaming, you might as well dream big. Many people cannot realize their dreams and achieve greater success because they limit their own beliefs.

Flee from dream killers; Dream killers are de