高二英語11月月考試卷

陌南中學(xué)高二年級月考

英語試題

2015.12

第I卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，20個小題：每小題3分，滿分60分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題3分，滿分45分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng),

并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Acarneedsgastorunandyourbodyalsoneedsfoodtoworkforyou.Eatingthe

rightkindoffoodisveryimportant.Itcanhelpyourbodygrowstrong,sotakecare

ofwhatyoueat.

Therearefourmainfoodgroupsaltogether.Thedairygrouphasfoodlike

milk,cheeseandsourmilk.Theotherthreegroupsarethemeatandfishgroup,the

fruitandvegetablegroup,andthebreadandricegroup.Eachmealshouldhaveat

leastonefoodfromallfourmaingroups.Withallthesefoodtogether,youwillbe

givenenoughenergyduringtheday.

Itiseasytogetintobadeatinghabits.Youmayeatyourbreakfastinahurryto

gettoschoolontime.Oryoumaynothavetimeforagoodlunch.Itmayseemeasy

tofinishyoursupperwithfishandchipsallthetime.Butyouwillfindyourselftired

inthesedaysandyoucannotthinkquickly.

Watchingwhatyoueatwillhelpkeepyourbodyhealthyandstrong.Itisalso

goodtotakesomeexercise.Itwillhelpyoueatmoreifyoutakeawalkorplay

gamesintheopenair.Havingagoodeatinghabitwithsomeexerciseisthekeyto

yourhealth.

1.Whichofthefollowingdietsdoyouthinkisthebestone?

A.Eggs,tomatoesandchicken.

B.Milk,bread,cabbageandbeef

C.Corn,fish,creamandpork.

D.Rice,beancurd,apples,fishandchicken.

2.Whichofthefollowingisagoodeatinghabit?

A.Goingtoschoolwithoutanybreakfast.

B.Havingatleastonefoodfromallfourgroupseachmeal.

C.Eatingfishandchipsforsupperallthetime.

D.Finishingyourlunchinaveryshorttime.

3.Inthepassagethewritermainlytellsusthat.

A.everypersonneedsfoodtogrowwell

B.takingexercisecankeepyourbodystrong

C.enoughenergyhelpspeoplethinkmorequickly

D.rightkindoffoodwithexercisewillkeepyouhealthy

4.Theunderlinedword“dairy“inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.thefoodmadeoutofcowssuchasmilkandbutter

B.theshopthatsellsmilkandbutter.

C.afarmwherecowsarekept

D.aplacewheremilkproductsaremade

B

Whenmilkarrivedonthedoorstep

WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkman

deliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapand

droveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn'ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchanger

fixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarterout

ofhiscoinchanger.

Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifwe

neededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote-'Tleaseaddabottleof

buttennilknextdelivery^-andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.And

then,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.

Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationship

betweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,for

thosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilk

wouldn'tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatour

kitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.

Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedthe

productionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,

milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadelivery

service.

Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhood

memories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch（門廊）.Everysooften

myson'sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andof

themilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.

5.MrBasillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.

A.tosatisfyhiscuriosity.B.toshowhismagicalpower.

C.topayforthedeliveryD.topleasehismother.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy's

house?

A.Hewantedtohaveteathere.

B.Hewasarespectableperson.

C.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.

D.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.

7.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?

A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.

B.Itisforbiddenbylaw.

C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.

D.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.

8.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?

A.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.

B.Hemissedthegoodolddays.

C.Hemisseditforhismilkbottles.

D.Heplantedflowersinit.

C

Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoa

film-studio（影棚）totakepartinacrowd-scene.Althoughour"act"wouldlastonly

forashorttime,wecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.

Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescene,setting

uptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoon,brightlightswereturnedonandthe

bigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothe

cameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwas

hotinthestudio,itcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavy

overcoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.Abigfanbeganblowingtinywhite

feathersdownonhim,andsoonthetreeswerecoveredin"snow".Twomorefans

wereturnedon,anda"strongwind"blewthroughthetrees.Thepicturelookedso

realthatitmadeusfeelcold.

Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast（對比）.Thewayitwasfilmedwasquite

unusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.An

actorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthe

water'sedgeonanisland.Byasimpletricklikethis,palmtrees,sandybeaches,and

blue,clearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!

Sinceitwasourturnnext,wewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbe

preparedforus.Forafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingthe

excitementofbeingfilm“Stars”!

9.Whoistheauthor?

A.Acameraman.B.Afilmdirector.

C.AworkmanforscenesettingD.Acrowd-sceneactor

10.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?

A.Theman-madescene.B.Theheavysnowfall.

C.Thelowtemperature.D.Thefilmbeingshown.

11.Whatwouldhappeninthe"threeminutes"mentioned,inthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio..

B.Morestarswouldactinthefilm.

C.Anewscenewouldbefilmed.

D.Thenextscenewouldbeprepared.

D

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearnsY35,000ayeardesigningnew

computergames,yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard.

Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyears,untilheis18.The16-year-old

worksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhis

ageisfindingajob.David'sfirmreleases（推出）twonewgamesforthefast

throwingcomputermarketeachmonth.

ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughhe

earnsalot,hecannotdriveacar,takeoutamortgage（抵押貸款）,orgetcreditcards.

DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafter

leavingschoolwithsixO-Ievelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop."Igot

thejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensome

programs,“hesaid.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,and

giveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

"Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,hesaid."ButI

hadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.Iknew

whatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthis

businessarefairlyyoung,anyway.^^Davidadded:"Iwouldliketoearnamillionand

Isupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmight

disappear.”

12.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?

A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Hehasahandsomeincome.

C.Heliveswithhismother.D.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.

13.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?

A.Heistooyoungtogetacreditcard.

B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.

C.Hehasverylittlesparetime.

D.Hewillsoonlosehisjob.

14.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?

A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.

B.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.

C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.

D.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.

15.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?

A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.

C.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving..D.Helostinterestinschoolstudies

第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題3分，滿分15分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩

項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

16Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,furniture,books,bicyclesandhundreds

ofotherthingstheyneedorwant.Whentheywork,theyusuallygetpaidinmoney.

Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.。Oneofthefirst

kindsofmoneywasshells.

Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChina,clothandkniveswere

used.InthePhilippineIslands,ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime.Elephant

tusks,monkeytailsandsaltwereusedasmoneyinpartsofAfrica.

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquare

holeinthecenter.18

Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.

19SwedenandRussiausedcopper（銅）tomaketheirmoney.Latersome

countriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.

Butevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomething

expensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.20The

firstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepaper

moneyusedtoday.

Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.

A.Peoplestrung（串連）themtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.

B.Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.

C.Nooneknowsforcertainwhenpeoplebegantousemoney.

D.Theybegantousepapermoney.

E.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.

F.Money,asweknow,isallmadeofpaper.

G.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin（錫）.

第二部分英語知識應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分55分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可

以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Longlongago,therewasasmallvillage.Thisvillagehada21tradition.At

thebeginningofeveryyear,anyboywhohadreachedtheageofmajority（成年）was

givenlandandmoneytobuildahome.Theboyhadto22hishomebefore

winter.Ifhishomefailedtoendurethecoldweatherinwinter,thevillagerscouldnot

23himinanyway.

One24*PaulandMarcreachedtheirmajority.They25theirlandand

moneyanddecidedtosearchnearbyvillagesforideasonbuildingtheirhomes.In

eachvillage,theyfoundthenicest26andtalkedtotheowners.Eachowner

gladlyoffered27

AfterMarcsawseveralhomes,he28thebestideasandwentbacktohis

ownland.Paul,29,continuedcollectingmoreideas.Soonhehadsomanygreat

ideasthathebeganto30someofthem.Buthealwaysbelievedhecouldfind

evenbetterideasinthenextvillage.

Marcbeganbuildinghishome.Hehadseveralfalsestarts,31hishome

graduallyrosefromhisland.Byfall,Marchadfinishedhishome.Itwasn'tperfect,

butitwasstrongandhecould32itlater.Paulenjoyedallthebeautifulhomesand

33withhomeowners.ThefirstsnowcameandPaul,realizinghewasrunningout

oftime,34backtohisland.Hebuiltthebesthomehecouldinthetimehehad,

butitwas35.Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishomeandhefrozeto36.The

villagersmournedforhim.

Marc37thewinter.Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecould

usetomakehisownhomelookbetter.Hebecamealeaderinthevillage,38a

family,andlivedahappy,contentlife.

Weallbuildandimproveourownmentalhomes.It's39andfunforusto

searchforideasfromothermentalhomeowners,butweonlyimproveourown

mentalhomeifweactually40thebestideas.

2l.A.cultural.B.hopefulC.literaryD.strange

22.A.findB.completeC.makeD.buy

23.A.scoldB.encourageC.helpD.persuade

24.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

25.A.exchangedB.recognizedC.receivedD.advice

26.A.girlsB.jobsC.housesD.presents

27.A.roomsB.advice.C.attentionD.drinks

28.A.expectedB.createdC.gatheredD.understood

29.A.similarlyB.finallyC.furthermoreD.however

30.A.believeB.forgetC.replaceD.doubt

31.A.becauseB.butC.althoughD.so

32.A.repairB.rebuildC.improveD.sell

33.A.achievementsB.conversationsC.strugglesD.arguments

34.A.rushedB.droveC.flewD.moved

35.A.amazingB.funnyC.smallD.weak

36.A.deathB.blindnessC.sadnessD.illness

37.A.experiencedB.lovedC.spentD.survived

38.A.broughtB.raisedC.contactedD.earned.

39.A.slowB.dangerousC.easyD.special

40.A.realizeB.bringC.collectD.apply

第二節(jié)（共10小題:每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout41(be)latefor

school.Thereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,42someofthemlooked

veryanxiousand43(disappoint).Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedon

board.Igotaplacenext44thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalk.A

boyonabike45(catch)myattention.Hewasridingbesidethebusandwaving

hisarms.Iheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused46

(stop)untilwereachedthenextstop.Still,theboykept47(ride).Hewas

carryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshouting.Finally,whenwecametothe

nextstop,theboyranuptothedoorofthebus.Iheardanexcitedconversati