商南县高级中学2012-2013学年度高二第二学期

第一次月考英语试题

命题人：姚家承

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第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. north
A. that B. worth C. neither D. clothes

2. custom A. measure B. upstairs C. respect D. sugar

3. question A. situation B. suggestion C. invitation D. attention

4 head
A agreement B leap C feature D measure

5 honest A husband B habit C hour D hurricane

第二节 ?情景对话（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。（此题答案写在二卷上）

A. How long have you been like this?

B. You've got a cold.

C. Are you feeling well?

D. I can't go to school today.

E. What's your trouble?

F. When did you begin to cough?

G. My temperature seems to be all right.

A: Good morning!

B: Good morning! 6 .

A: I don't feel very well. I coughed almost the whole night.

B: Sorry to hear that. 7 .

A: Since yesterday afternoon.

B: Have you taken your temperature?

A: Yes, I have. 8 .

B: Nothing serious. 9 . Take the medicine, then have a good rest. You'll be all right.

A: 10 .

B: Don't worry. I can help you with your lessons this evening.

A: Thank you.

B: You're welcome.

第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

11.．--- It’s said that John will be in a job paying over $60,000 year.

--- Right, he will also get paid by week.

A．the; the B．a; the C．the; a D. a; a

12．They produced two reports, ______ of which contained any useful suggestions.

A．either B．all C．neither D．none

13． I often the
words I don’t know in the dictionary or on the Internet.

A. look up
B. look at C. look for D. look into

14. an important role in a new movie, Andy has a chance to become famous.

A. Offer B. Offering C. Offered D. To offer

15. My sister ,_____ my family are proud, was admitted to Tsinghua University last autumn.

A. who B. which C. in which
D. of whom

16． the students stood up, they began to speak aloud.

A. The moment B. although C. even if D. on condition that

17．—How is your recent trip to Sichuan?

—I’ve never had one before.

A. a pleasant B. a more pleasant C. a most pleasant D. the most pleasant

18 Our teachers always tell us to believes in we do and who we are if we want to succeed.

A. why B. how C. what D. which

19 Simon
made a big bamboo box the little sick bird till it could fly.

A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep

20. It was not she took off her glasses I realized she was a famous star.

A. when; that B. until; that C. until; when D. when; then

21 Lydia doesn’t feel like _____abroad. Her parents are old.

A. study B. studying C. studied D. to study

22. As it reported, it is 100 years _________ Beijing University was founded.

A. when B. before C. after D. since

23.—— Would you mind my having a talk with you?

——- ______________. You are welcome

A. Yes, I’d. B. Never mind. C. Yes, please. D. Not at all.

24. Neither you nor I _______ fond of this kind of music.

A. are B. am C. is D. be

25. Their house _____ in the big fire, so they decided to build another one.

A. has been destroyed. B. had destroyed

C. had been destroyed D. Destroyed

第四节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a bed of beautiful tulips(郁金香) in a garden. It belonged to a 26 old woman. One night she was awakened by the sounds of babies laughing outside. She looked 27 at the window but could 28 nothing.

The next morning she walked among her flowers but there were no 29 of anybody having been there the night before.

On the following night she was again awakened by the 30 . She stepped softly through her garden and 31 closely. She saw a little Fairy(小精灵) mother standing by each tulip(郁金香). They were singing softly while rocking(轻轻摇动) the 32 like a cradle(摇篮) slowly. In each tulip-cup lay a little Fairy(小精灵) baby who was 33 and playing.

The old woman stepped 34 back to her house, and from that time on she 35 picked a tulip, nor did she 36 her neighbors to touch the flowers.

The tulips grew daily
brighter in color and 37 in size, and they gave out a delicious 38 like that of roses, They 39 to bloom(开花) all the year round. And every 40 the little Fairy mothers kissed their babies and rocked them to 41 in the flower-cups.

The day came when the old woman died, and the tulip-bed was 42 by people who didn’t know about the Fairies, and trees were 43 there instead of the flowers. But the trees soon 44 , and so did all the other plants and from that time nothing would grow there.

But the old woman’s grave（坟墓）grew 45 , for the Fairies sang above it, and kept it green; while all around it were tulips.

26.A. pretty B. weak C. good D. strict

27.A. in B. out C. down D. up

28.A. hear B. feel C. touch D. see

29.A. signs B. places C. colors D. words

30.A. cries B. sounds C. steps D. screams

31.A. drove B. shook C. looked D.
jumped

32.A. cats B. birds C. trees D. flowers

33.A. dreaming B. laughing C. writing D. reading

34.A. quietly B. quickly C. sadly D. calmly

35.A. even B. also C. never D. always

36.A. beg B. remind C. advise D. allow

37.A. shorter B. larger C. darker D. heavier

38.A. smell B. light C. picture D. gas

39.A. stopped B. hoped C. began D. tried

40.A. noon B. afternoon C. morning D. night

41.A. travel B. sleep C. walk D. relax

42.A. destroyed B. protected C. ignored D. examined

43.A. planted B. cut C. kept D. used

44.A. grew B. appeared C. died D. moved

45.A. black B. tall C. deep D. beautiful

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

?Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.??? Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak”with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!??? Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop used in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.?? At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teac
her said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”46. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ______.?? A. use for their schoolwork???????? B. access the Internet?? C. work at home????????????????? D. connect them to libraries47Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引号)??? A. They don’t really talk????????? ??B. They use the computer language.?? C. Laptops have speakers.????????? ?D. None of
the above reasons is correct.48 Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College??? A. All teachers use computers.?????? B.1500 students have laptops.?? C. It is an old college in America.??? ?D. Students there can do everything.49. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ______.?? A. attend lectures on information technology???? B. travel around the world?? C. get information from around the world?????? D. have free laptops50.What can we infer from the passage??? A. The program is successful??????? ?B. The program is not workable.?? C. The program is too expensive.??? ??D. We don’t know the result yet.

B

Americans are proud of their variety and individuality (个性), yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of a lift operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States? ??? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的)clothes. People have become conditioned to expect higher quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform is likely to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a hairdresser, or a waiter to lose professional identity (职业身份) than to step out of uniform? ??? Uniforms also have many practical good points. They are often more comfortable and more lasting than civilian clothes. ??? Primary among the argument against uniforms is their lack of variety and the loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear th