高二下学期第二次月考英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共105分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1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 秒钟的时间来回答相应小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

Where are the speakers talking about?

A. In a shop. B. In the library. C. In the museum.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. The man could buy the tickets the day after tomorrow.

B. The man could buy tickets for the next performance.

C. The man could buy standing-room tickets.

3. What time is it now?

A. 4:50. B. 5:00. C.5:10.

4. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Couple. B. Friends. C. Strangers.

5. What time did the mail arrive today?

A. At 3 pm. B. Before 3 pm. C. After 3pm.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1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题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题将给出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 does the man do on the holidays?

A. Have a further training course. B. Take a part-time job. C. Stay with his parents.

7. How does the man pay for his tuition?

A. By taking part-time jobs. B. Depending on parents. C. By the scholarship.

8. Which of the following statement is true according to the conversation?

A. The man always takes part-time jobs through the whole term.

B. The man wants to finish his education early.

C. The man can have someone share the rent.

听第七段材料，回答第9至11题

What are the speakers discussing about?

A. Working abroad. B. Job opportunities. C. Traveling.

10. What suggestion did the man give?

A. To travel. B. To make more money. C. To live in a family and do housework for them.

11. What is the woman worried about?

A. She is unable to live in a family. B. How to use a reputable agency.

C. Whether the family will treat her well.

听第八段材料，回答第12至14题

12. What has made the woman so angry? A. Mrs. Green brought the dog into her garden.

B. Her husband doesn’t look after the garden.

C. Her neighbor’s dog dug holes in her yard yesterday.

13. What does the man think of the dog?

A. Annoying B. Very helpful. C. Noisy

14. What will the man probably do tonight?

A. Have a talk with Mrs. Green. B. Have a talk with Tom. C. Catch the dog and tie it up.

听第九段材料，回答第15至17题

Why is the woman moving?

To find a nicer place to live in. B．To live together with her parents.

C. To have a better job in a new place.

Where do the woman’s parents live now?

A. In a big city. B. In a small village. C. In a nearby country

17. Why doesn’t the woman take her son with her?

A. She can’t take care of her son. B. Her parents don’t want her to take her son.

C. She thought her son might not be happy there.

听第十段材料，回答第18至20题

What did Fred gain while he worked in clothing chain?

A. Nothing. B. Experience. C. Reputation.

19. Why did the clothing chain pay Fred after weeks?

A. He worked hard. B. He was so poor. C. He was leaving for home.

20. What happened to Fred at last?

A. He went to open his own business. B. He continued his drawing career.

C. He worked for the advertising agencies.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 语法和词汇知识（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答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. — Can you finish the book in ________ month or two?

— Yes, it’s out of ________ question.

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

22. What Mary said sounds reasonable, but _____ it's not true.

A．fortunately B．actually C．naturally D．gradually

23. It’s said that in that area there is more land than the government knows ______.

A. it what to do with B. how to do it with C. what to do with it D. to do how with it

24. There are two rooms in the apartment, ________ serves as a kitchen.

A. the smaller of them B. the smallest of which

C. the smaller of which D. smallest of which

25. --- Is everyone here?

--- Not yet … Look, there ___ the rest of our guests!

A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming

26. What has not yet been announced is _____ the English contest will be held. I guess it may be held in the hall.

A. where B. that C. when D. how

27. I intend to buy this kind of pen because I the pen well.

A. have told, writes B. have been told, writes C. was told, wrote D. have been told, is written

28. —Peter, let’s check what we still have left.

—Well, _____ is no use evaluating the total loss before the typhoon leaves.

A. there B. that C. it D. this

29. Don’t be angry with us. We _____with you together, but we were busy with our final reports when you called in.

A. would eat out B. must have eaten out C. could eat out D. could have eaten out

30. After he retired from office, Tom ___ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. brought up B. took up C. sped up D. cleaned up

31. ---Have they got their new house painted yet?

---I don’t know. But I was told it ______when I met them last week.

A. had been painting B. would be painting C. was painted D. was being painted

32. ___ in the fascinating book , he did not notice a thief enter his room.

A. To absorb B. Absorbing C. Absorbed D. To be absorbed

33. _________volcanoes now for many years, I am still as enthusiastic about my job as the first day I first______.

A. Studied, started B. Have studied, started

C. Having studied, started D. Having studied, starting

34. _____ James was sleepy, he stayed up late to finish his project．

A．As B．Since C．Unless D．Although

35. --- Will you stay in this city for another two weeks?

--- I am not sure. ______

A. It depends. B. Thanks a lot C. You’re welcome D. You’re right

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes. Mary had __36__ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely __37__,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she __38__ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a (an) __39__ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s __40__ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was __41__ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon __42__ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a __43__ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or __44__ — her favorite hobby. She __45__ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too __46__. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But __47__ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she __48__ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. __49__ set in, but Mary could not run — she was __50___to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, __51__ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — __52__ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three __53___little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were __54__, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She__55__ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

36. A. written B. given C. taught D. told

37. A. successful B. helpful C. tiring D. surprising

38. A. shook B. put C. bent D. kept

39. A. difficult B. boring C. important D. easy

40. A. eyes B. mind C. heart D. legs

41. A. nicely B. exactly C. curiously D. carelessly

42. A. realized B. reminded C. learnt D. dreamt

43. A. decision B. business C. fortune D. plan

44. A. cooking B. reading C. running D. babysitting

45. A. just B. ever C. even D. only

46. A. selfish B. proud C. stubborn D. sensitive

47. A everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

48. A. tried B. arranged C. managed D. prepared

49. A. Panic B. Pain C. Noise D. Stress

50. A. frozen B. dragged C. pushed D. brought

51. A. until B. because C. as D. unless

52. A. light B. smoke C. water D. fire

53. A. cheerful B. strange C. guilty D. confident

54. A. busy B. hungry C. worried D. asleep

55. A. promised B. allowed C. expected D. persuaded

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In Singapore, most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days．Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm．However, we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects．Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impassable to traffic．People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects．

Elsewhere, heavy tropical （热带的） storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Fhailand and Malaysia．This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them．If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too．This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage．

Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years．Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise．This in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in coun