廣州市普通高中2017-2018學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期5月月考試題(9)

1、學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精下學(xué)期高二英語5月月考試題09滿分150分，時(shí)間為120分鐘。第一卷第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1.5分，共7。5分）聽下面5段對話.每段對話后有一道小題,從每題所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后,你將有10秒鐘來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。1. how much will the woman lend the man？a. 4. b. 6。 c。 7.2。 where did the conversation most probably take place?a。 at a bookstore.

2、 b。 at a library. c。 at a hotel。 3。 what is the relationship between the two speakers？ a. student and school administrator。 b. employer and employee. c. job seeker and interviewer. 4。 what do the speakers think of their teacher？a. easygoing。 b。 bad-mannered. c. strict。 5. what does the man mean？ a.

3、he is not angry. b. he has to finish his work first。 c。 typing will take him a whole afternoon. 第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分）聽下面4段對話。每段對話后有幾道小題，從每題所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話前，你將有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀每小題。聽完后,每小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時(shí)間。每段對話你將聽兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6. how much does the woman want to spend on the gift？a. $20. b。 $30. c。 $

4、13。7. what is the first gift the man suggests to the woman？a。 a basketball。 b. a recorder c。 a pen and a notebook。 聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. who is miss janet pearson？ a。 teacher of the group. b. director of the group。c. leader of the group。9. how often will the group meet？a. once a week。 b. twice a week。 c

5、. every other week.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. what are the two speakers talking about?a。 seeing faces。 b。 taking pictures. c. buying cameras.11。 what kind of pictures does the man dislike？ a. prepared for cameras. b. taken in daily life。c. taken by others。12. how many cameras does the man use often？a。 12。

6、 b。 10。 c。 2.聽第9段材料，回答第13至15題。13。 what is the womans problem？ a. she eats too much. b。 she eats too quickly. c。 she eats something too cold。14。 when should the woman take the medicine? a。 after the meal. b。 before the meal。 c。 at three oclock in the afternoon.15. what can you know from the conversat

7、ion? a. the woman has got stomachaches since last week。 b。 the womans stomach often hurts after lunch. c. the womans husband was very busy。第三節(jié) 聽取信息（共5小題；每小題1。5分，共7.5分）聽下面一段獨(dú)白,請根據(jù)題目要求，從所聽到的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息,填入標(biāo)號為1620的空格中。聽錄音前你將有10秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間，錄音讀兩遍。你將有60秒鐘的做答時(shí)間。（每空只填寫一個(gè)詞。）appointmentname16 burnsphone number17tim

8、e18special circumstancejust came back from 19 symptoms（癥狀）gaining weightfeeling tiredfeeling sick to the 20 vomiting in the mornings第二部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)選擇（共15分,每小題1分)21. we _ last night, but we went to the concert instead。 a。 must have studied b. might study c。 should have studied d. would s

9、tudy22. his failure in the experiment suggested that he _ his teachers proper instructions。 a. should not have followed b. should not follow c。 mustnt have followed d。 hadnt followed23。 did you have a hard journey back home？ -yes, it _ for four days and when i arrived in guiyang, all the roads _ cov

10、ered with ice。 a. snowed； were b。 was snowing; had beenc。 had snowed； were d。 had been snowing; had been24. are you enjoying your stay here？ -yes, very much。 i wish i _ have to leave so soon. a。 wont b。 dont c。 mustnt d. didnt25. if the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. but it _ a

11、ll day. a. rained b. rains c. has rained d. is raining26。 alexander tried to get his work _ in the medical circles. a。 to recognize b. recognizing c。 recognize d. recognized27。 -zhangjiajie is worth visiting. i _ there with my parents during the holidays. i agree. i have been there twice. a。 went b。

12、 have gone c. have been d。 am going28. did you happen to hear the recent news？ yes， alice _ the gold medal in the speech contest， which i find hard to believe。 a. wins b。 won c。 had won d。 will win29. mummy, i have broken my train。 i told you so. you _ on it。 a。 mustnt have ridden b. couldnt ride c.

13、 shouldnt have ridden d。 neednt ride30. claire had luggage _ an hour before her plane left。a。 check b. checking c. to check d。 checked31。 its the first time we _ an examination after class in the aftemoon。a. didnt have b。 arent havingc. dont haved. havent had32。 how i wish i _ to my parents advice!a

14、。 listening b. listen c。 am listening d. had listened33. i _ toward the door to go outside when suddenly jim opened it unexpectedly.a. walked b。 was walking c. had walked d. had been walking34。 most of the telephone lines _ in the hurricane last night， and so today its almost impossible to get throu

15、gh to anybody. a. have been destroyed b。 had destroyed c. were destroyed d。 had been destroyed35. joseph _ to evening classes since last month， but he still cant say whats your name？ in russian.a。 has been going b. went c。 goes d. has gone第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分,共30分)in a land far away, once upon a t

16、ime there was great poverty， and only the rich could manage without great 36 。 three of those rich men and their servants were 37 together on a road when they came to a very 38 village.the first could not stand seeing the poverty, 39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons（四輪載重馬車）and shared

17、40 out among the villagers。 he wished them all the best of luck， and he left.the second rich man, seeing the 41 situation， stopped for a short time and gave 42 all his food and drink, since he 43 see that money would be of little 44 to them。 he made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would

18、have enough food to 46 for some time. then， he left.the third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 47 and went straight through the 48 without stopping。 the two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. it was 50 that they themselves ha

19、d been there to offer help。however， three days later, they 51 the third rich man， who was coming in the opposite direction. he was 52 travelling quickly， but his wagons， 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 . he was rushing back to help them out

20、of poverty。36。 a。 loss b。 expectationsc。 success d。 problems37. a。 standingb. travellingc. gatheringd. running38。 a。 farawayb. poorc。 differentd。 ancient39。 a. unlessb。 bacausec。 sod. if40. a。 themb。 anythingc。 nothingd. those41. a。 curiousb。 worrying c。 dangerousd。 puzzling42。 a. the villagersb. hi

21、s servants c。 the othersd. the rest43. a. couldb。 mightc。 shouldd。 must44. a。 interestb。 concernc. used。 attraction45. a. returnedb. gainedc. offeredd. received46。 a。 remainb。 lastc. supplyd. share47。 a. turned backb. set outc. showed offd. speeded48。 a。 villageb. landc. fieldd。 road49. a whetherb.

22、howc。 whered。 when50。 a。 goodb. certainc. trued。 strange51。 a. welcomedb。 metc。 acceptedd。 persuaded52。 a. stillb. alreadyc。 alwaysd。 indeed53。 a。 exceptb. instead ofc. apart fromd. along with54. a. loadingb. treasuringc。 carryingd。 earning55. a。 foodb. jewelsc。 moneyd。 seeds第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分,共4

23、0分)第一節(jié) 閱讀文章,選出問題的最佳選項(xiàng)。a usually, when your teacher asks a question， there is only one correct answer. but there is one question that has millions of current answers。 that question is whats your name? everyone gives a different answer， but everyone is correct。 have you ever wondered about peoples nam

24、es? where do they come from? what do they mean？ peoples first names， or given names， are chosen by their parents。 sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. some parents choose the name of a well-known person。 a boy could be named george washington smith; a girl could

25、 be named helen keller jones。 some people give their children names that mean good things。 clara means bright”; beatrice means one who gives happiness”; donald means ”world ruler”; leonard means ”as brave as a lion”。 the earliest last names, or sumames, were taken from place names。 a family with the

26、 name brook or brooks probably lived near a brook(小溪）; someone who was called longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road。 the greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest。 other early surnames came from peoples occupations。 the most common occupational name is smith， which means a person wh

27、o makes things with iron or other metals。 in the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. some other occupational names are： cartera person who owned or drove a cart； pottera person who made pots and pans。 the ancestors of the baker family probably baked bread for their ne

28、ighbors in their native village. the carpenters great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture。 sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin， or their size, or their special abilities。 when there were two men who were named john in the same village， the john wit

29、h the gray hair probably became john gray. or the john was very tall could call himself john tallman. john fish was probably an excellent swimmer and john lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer。 some family names were made by adding something to the fathers name. englishspeaking peopl

30、e added s or son. the johnsons are descendants of john; the roberts familys ancestor was robert. irish and scottish people added mac or mc or o. perhaps all of the macdonnells and the mcdonnells and the odonnells are descendants of the same donnell. 56。 which of the following aspects do the surnames

31、 in the passage not cover? a。 places where people lived。 b。 peoples characters. c。 talents that people possessed. d. peoples occupations. 57. suppose an english couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _. a. beatrice

32、 smith b. leonard carter c. george longstreet d. donald greenwood 58. the underlined word ”descendants” in the last paragraph means a persons _。 a。 later generations b. friends and relatives c。 colleagues and partners d。 later sponsorsbit was a sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. the mo

33、rning after the storm， though， was beautiful： blue skies， warm air and a calm inviting sea touching the shore gently. my father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him。 i was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing， but i decided to go all the same。 im

34、so glad i did。 on the road to the harbor we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbor itself was in fairly good shape. after all, it was protected by the arms of the bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea。 as we got on board， we noticed two big humps(脊背)in the distance。

35、on approaching them， we saw it was a mother whale with her baby。 we couldnt believe itthere arent any whales along the coast here. the storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive. the little baby whaleactually a

36、s big as our boatwas obviously stuck and could not move。 the mother dived under the water and came up suddenly， making big whirlpools（漩渦）and waves. ”shes trying to help her baby; but on the wrong side，” my father said。 at this point， my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, he

37、ading the boat towards the baby whale， pushed it gently。 with our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water。 then it swam up right beside its mum。 they struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. we

38、hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. slowly, they let us lead them， sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breatheand to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea， the mum

39、gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. in the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half。 that was the simple and lasting beauty of the day。 nearly four decades later， i still look back fondly

40、to that golden day at sea。59。 the author says ”im so glad i did.(in para。2）because _. a。 he witnessed the whole process of fishing b。 he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea c. he experienced the rescue of the whales d. he spent the weekend with his family60。 the harbor survived the storm owing to _.

41、a. the shape of the harbor b. the arms of one bay c。 the still water in the channel d。 the long coast line61。 the mother whale failed to help her baby because _。 a. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long b. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough c. she had no other whales around

42、to turn for help d. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction62。 what is the theme of the story？ a。 saving lives brings people a sense of happiness。 b. fishing provides excitement for children。 c. its necessary to live in harmony with animals。 d. its vital to protect the environment。cwhen som

43、ething goes wrong， it can be very satisfying to say， ”well, its so-andsos fault.” or i know im late， but its not my fault； the car broke down. it is probably not your fault， but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. you have no power and

44、could do nothing that helps change the situation. however， you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation。 this is the winners key to success。winners are great at overcoming problems. for example, if you were

45、late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly。 or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers， so you could call for help when in need. for another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility o

46、r ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person。 ask to work with a different person, or dont rely on this person。 you should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague

47、 fails to do his job well.this is what being a winner is all aboutcreatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. winners dont have fewer problems in their lives； they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. they are just better at

48、seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. so， stop focusing on whose fault it is. once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.63。 the underlined word remedy” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning

49、to _.a. avoid b。 accept c. improve d。 consider64。 when your colleague brings about a problem, you should _。 a. find a better way to handle the problem b. blame him for his lack of responsibility c. tell him to find the cause of the problem d. ask a more able colleague for help65。 when problems occur

50、, winners take them as 。 a。 excuses for their failures b。 barriers to greater power c。 challenges to their colleagues d。 chances for self-development66。 which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. a winners secret。 b. a winners problem。 c. a winners opportunity。 d。 a winners achieve

51、ment.d feeling blue about the world？ cheer up.” says science writer matt ridley。 ”the world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature。 ridley calls himself a rational optimistrational， because hes carefully weighed the evidence; optim

52、istic， because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good. and this is what hes set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent book。 the rational optimist。 he views mankind as grand enterprise that on the whole， has done little but progress for 100，000 years。

53、 he backs his finding with hard facts gathered through years of research. heres how he explains his views。 1）shopping fuels invention it is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in london alone。 even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty， our own

54、generation has access to more nutritious food， more convenient transport, bigger houses， better cars， and of course， more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us. this will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. the more we specialize and exchange， the better off well

55、be。 2）brilliant advancesone reason we are richer, healthier， taller, cleverer, longerlived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needsfood, clothing， fuel and shelterhave grown a lot cheaper。 take one example. in 1800 a candle providing one hours light cost six hours work. in the 1880s the same light f