高二英语月考试题

本试卷分为四部分，第一部分的第一节和第二节、第二部分和第三部分为选择题，第一部分的第三节和第四部分为非选择题。满分100分，考试时间90分钟。

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

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

21. Teachers usually get paid once_____ month.

A. a B. an C. the D. 不填

22. He made a few notes to _____ himself of what he wanted to say.

A. call B. miss C. remind D. remember

23. _____ for breaking the window, the boy cried for he hadn’t done it.

A. To be blamed B. Blamed C. Having blamed　 D. Blaming

24. Our water supply has been _____ because they’re repairing one of the main pipes.

A. cut out B. cut up C. cut away D. cut off

25. His best film, _____ won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi.

A. this B. that C. whose D. which

26. Harry's been driving all day. He _____ be tired.

A. need B. must C. should D. could

27. If I were any younger, I would do _____ I am interested in.

A. whichever B. whoever C. whomever D. whatever

28. Why not try on this overcoat? You will look great _____ it.

A. for B. in C. with D. at

29. She did much _____ in the second half of the match.

A. best B. good C. better D. well

30. What he said is well worth _____.

A. considering B. being considered C. to be considered D. to consider

31. She finds _____ boring to stay at home alone all day long.

A. them B. these C. that D. it

32. She walked home by herself, _____ she knew that it was dangerous.

A. because B. if C. although D. as

33. There's no _____ for you to come if you don't want to.

A. need B. wonder C. doubt D. possibility

34. He _____ as a captain since ten years ago.

A. is serving B. serves C. has served D. served

35. — I think you should go now.

—_____.

A. Never mind B. Go ahead C. All right D. You’re welcome

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题l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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A little boy almost considered himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a terrible illness made his leg lame (瘸的). He 36 played with his classmates; and when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always 37 his head without a word.

One spring, the boy’s father got some saplings (树苗) 38 the neighbor and told his 39 to plant one each person. The father also 40 to buy a favorite gift for whoever grew best. The boy also wanted to get his father’s 41 . But seeing his brothers and sisters carry water actively, he lost 42 . So after watering it once or twice, he never 43 it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was 44 to find that it appeared greener and 45 than his sisters’ and brothers’. His father 46 his promise, and said that he would surely become an outstanding botanist (植物学家) when he 47 up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became 48 . One night, looking at the bright moonlight outside, he suddenly recalled what the 49 teacher once said: plants generally grow at night. Then he came to the courtyard and unexpectedly found his father 50 under his tree with a big spoon. 51 , he understood: his father had been secretly watering his small tree! He 52 to his room, tears running down out of control…

Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist, 53 he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

54 is the best nutrition (营养) of life; even if it is just one spoonful of clear 55 , it can make the tree of life lively.

36. A. always B. seldom C. frequently D. sometimes

37. A. lowered B. raised C. bent D. nodded

38. A. through B. into C. of D. from

39. A. daughters B. sons C. children D. neighbours

40. A. demanded B. promised C. agreed D. wished

41. A. gift B. praise C. tool D. help

42. A. touch B. sight C. heart D. face

43. A. looked after B. looked for C. looked around D. looked into

44. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. surprised

45. A. stronger B. weaker C. heavier D. shorter

46. A. changed B. made C. kept D. broke

47. A. grew B. woke C. turned D. stayed

48. A. hopeless B. optimistic C. guilty D. generous

49. A. history B. physics C. chemistry D. biology

50. A. working B. resting C. sleeping D. singing

51. A. Fortunately B. Therefore C. Suddenly D. However

52. A. came B. returned C. turned D. walked

53. A. and B. or C. but D. so

54. A. Help B. Love C. Work D. Promise

55. A. sand B. soup C. soil D. water

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

(共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20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

A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (水坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn’t possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out, especially Jack, he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, especially Martha and Jackie, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.

He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat!” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie lost her balance in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, “Thank you, Lord!”

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule (嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy (同情). The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. Martha even gave him her own candy. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been turned to someone else—Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.

When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”

56. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means _______.

A. the boys would never play with him

B. the boys would treat him as usual

C. he would hardly hear any praise from the boys

D. he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly

57. After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _______.

A. disappointment B. relief C. anxiety D. anger

58. What did the other kids do after the incident?

A. They offered him dry clothes. B. They laughed at the boy rudely.

C. They helped the boy do the cleaning. D. They urged the boy to get out angrily.

59. Why did Susie dump water in the boy’s lap?

A. The boy asked her to do so. B. She just did it by accident.

C. The teacher told her to do so. D. She knew the boy’s trouble.

60. Besides Susie, _______ also knows what had really happened to the boy.

A. Martha B. Jack C. the teacher D. the boys

B

The possibility that pleasant smells might reduce pain has recently been suggested by new research. In a scientific study, doctors asked 20 men and 20 women to keep their hands in very hot water for as long as possible while breathing in different smells.

As people believe that strong smells can affect the senses, volunteers were asked not to eat or drink for eight hours before the experiment began. During the experiment, volunteers were asked to take in pleasant smells such as vanilla (香草), and unpleasant smells such as durians (榴莲). The volunteers kept their hands in the water until it became too hot for them. When they could not bear the pain any more, they took their hands out of the water.

Scientists are interested in whether the senses or smell is related to pain and whether men and women have the same senses. Now, the study has proved that for women, pleasant smells reduce pain. For men, there is no change.

Dr Finkelstein has been studying smells since 1999. He says that scientists already have data from 40 volunteers. He adds that this year, scientists will test another 60 volunteers and will be in a better position to explain the results.

One explanation is that women’s sense of smell developed long ago, and is linked to recognizing the smell of babies. Scientists used to believe that mothers recognized their children by sight only. Now, they have started to believe that the sense of smell also helps, but why pleasant smells do not reduce pain in men is a question still to be answered by scientists.

61. Before the experiment, volunteers ______.

A. are gathered and take a training B. cannot eat or drink for several hours

C. must wash their hands carefully D. will be interviewed by Dr Finkelstein

62. If both men and women are asked to keep their hands in hot water while taking in some pleasant smells, ______.

A. women may stand the pain of the hot water longer

B. men may keep their hands in the hot water longer

C. they will probably take their hands out at the same time

D. we are not quite sure who will take their hands out earlier

63. From the passage we learn that _________.

A. the reason why women are sensitive to smells is clear

B. the experiment for the sense of smell has come to an end

C. unpleasant smells affect men’s senses more than women’s

D. scientists have not totally explained the result of the study

64. Now scientists believe that _______.

A. mothers recognize their children only by sight

B. men’s sense of smell developed a long time ago

C. strong smell