高二英语月考试卷及答案.doc

高二英语月考试卷
（命题人：陈晓燕）
时间：120分钟 满分120
第一卷（选择题部分，共90分）
第一部分：听力（共10小题，每小题１分，共10分）
第一节：听下面5 段对话，每段对话后有一小题，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，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What was the score?
A. 0: 40 B. 0: 14 C. 0: 4
2. When will the shirts be finished?
A. Sunday afternoon B. Friday afternoon C . Saturday afternoon
3. What does the man mean?
A. It will take him a long time to help the woman B. He can help her for a while C. It won’t take a long time for him to help her
4. How much did the man pay for the tickets?
A. $ 12 B. $ 16 C. $ 4
5. Where is the woman going now?
A .To school B .To the shop C. To her friend’s house
第二节:听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几小题，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。听完每段对话或独白，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟的时间作时间。。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6---7题
6. Which of the following did the doctor NOT do?
A. Take the temperature B. Look at the throat C. Examine the eyes
7. How often should Richard take the medicine?
A. Four times a day B. Three times a day C. Twice a day
听第7段材料，回答第8---10题
8. How is the kitchen?
A. It’s very big B. It’s well equipped C. It’s too modern
9. What is the woman going to do next?
A. To buy some furniture B. To move into the house C. To decorate the house
10. What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
A. They are husband and wife B. They are friends C. They are newly-married couple.
第二部分:英语知识运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
从A BCD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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
11．course A. journey B. four C. labour D. hour
12. match A. marry B. separate C. machine D. many
13. watched A .filled B. recognized C. whispered D. practised
14．climb A. thumb B. method C. rude D. applaud
15. how A. sow B. bow C. morrow D. throw
第二节 语法和词汇知识（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
16．________ it is to have a cold drink on such a hot day!
A. What a fun B. What fun C. How fun D. How a fun
17.----- ________ Mr Bardon changed his mind to take part in the movement ?
-----________ After he listened to the speech by Mr King.
A. When was that it B. When was it that
C. When was that D. When was it
18.Outside were four large stone figures, ________ was 20 metres high.
A．each of them B. all of them C. each of which D. all of which
19.With the boy ________ the way ,we found that faraway village very easily.
A. led B. leading C. to lead D. being led
20.----- Robert is indeed a wise man.
----- Oh, yes , how I have regretted ________ his advice.
A. to take B. not taking C. not to take D. taking
21.________ his pale face ,we all suggested ________ to see the doctor right away.
A. Seeing ; he going B. Having seen ;him go
C. Seeing ;his going D. Seen ;him going
22.Who did the manager of the company ________ the report?
A. have writing B. have write C. have writes D. have to write
23.________ back to the Ming Dynasty, the temple can offer us much useful information about history.
A. Date B. dated C. To date D. Dating
24.----- I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight ?
------ ________ .I’m not using it anyhow.
A. Sure ,go ahead B. I don’t know C. Yes ,indeed D. I don’t care
25.I can guess you were in a hurry .You ________ your sweater inside out .
A. had worn B. wore C. are wearing D. were wearing
26.Finding his car stolen , ______
A. a policeman was asked to help. B. the area was searched thoroughly.
C. it was looked for everywhere. D. he hurried to a policeman for help.
27.He make up an excuse for his failure in order to avoid ________ .
A.. to be punished . B. being punished C. to punish D. punishing
28.The professor spoke very clearly to make his speech _____.
A. to understand B. understanding C. understand D. understood
29.If better use is ________ of your spare time ,you’ll make great progress in it.
A. taken B. spent C. thought D. made
30.These clothes must be _______ to dry without sunshine after it washed.
A. hanged up B. hanging up C. hang up. D. hung up
31.It was not ________ she took off her dark glasses ________ I realized she was a famous film star.
A. when; that B. until ;that C. until; when D. when; then
32.You may be allowed to watch TV ________ you ________ your homework.
A. even if ;finish B. on condition that ;have finished
C. in case ;finish D. in order that ;will finish
33.They don’t allow ________ in the building ,but they allow me ________ out of it .
A. to smoke ;smoking B. smoking ;smoking
C. to smoke ;to smoke D. smoking, to smoke
34.I decided to put the _____ glass on the top of the wall to stop the boys _____ over it.
A. broken ;climbing B. breaking ;climbing
C. broken ;to climb D. breaking ;to climb
35.________ such heavy loss, the businessman didn’t have courage to go on.
A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered
第三节 完形填空（共20小题，满分20 分）
One evening Robert was on his way home from the railway station .When he turned round a _36____ he heard footsteps behind him and he thought __37___ was coming near .He began to walk __38___ .The footsteps became faster ,too . He slowed down .The footsteps also ___39__ down .Now he was __40___ that he was be followed . He tried to hide . __41___ the steps followed him . He didn’t know __42___ to save himself ,so he jumped over a fence and found __43___ in a cemetery (公墓 ),throwing himself down on one of the tombs.
The man __44___ followed . Robert could hear the man jump over __45___.Thoughts of thieves or murderers filled his __46___ . Robert stood up and ___47___ the man who was __48___ him . “What do you want ?” he asked . “__49___ are you following me ?”
“I say ,” asked the stranger .“Do you __50___go home like this , __51___ are you taking some special exercises ___52__ ? I want to go to Mr Brown’s and don’t know __53___ .The station master told me to follow you as you __54___ next door .__55___ me for asking ,but is there much to go before we get there ?”
36. A. corner B. park C. street D. way
37. A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone
38. A. slowly B. more slowly C. fast D. faster
39. A. put B .slowed C. became D .turned
40. A. sorry B. glad C. afraid D. sure
41. A. Still B. Sometimes C. Often D. Seldom
42. A. when B. where C. why D. how
43. A. him B. himself C. the man D. the thief
44. A. ahead. B. behind C. nearby D. beside
45.A. a bridge B .a wall C. the yard. D .the fence
46. A. head B. heard C. mind D. brains
47. A. faced B. beat C. hit D. told
48. A. stealing B. robbing C. following D .meeting
49. A. What B. Why C. How D. When
50. A. never B. always C. hardly D. seldom
51. A. and B. or C. so D. but
52. A. every night B. at night C. at the night D. tonight
53. A. him B. the house C. the way D. the partner
54. A. work B. play C. study D. live
55. A. Answer B. Show C. Tell D. Excuse
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30）
A
There was once a professor of medicine , who was very strict with the students . Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee , the students would be in fear , because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave . A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him . At the end of the term , the students of medicine would take their exam again . Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee . This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all .
The professor began to ask . The student was required to describe a certain illness , his description of which turned out to be OK .
Then the professor asked about the cure（药剂）for the illness , and the student , too , answered just as right . “ Good , ” said the professor , “ and how much will you give the patient ? ”
“ A full spoon , ” answered the student .
“ Now you may go out and wait for what you can get , ” said the professor . At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given .Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer . “ A full spoon is too much , ” he thought to himself . Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried , “ Mr . Professor , I’ve made a mistake ! A full spoon is too much for the patient . He can take only five drops . ”
“ I’m sorry , sir , ” said the professor coldly , “ but it’s too late . Your patient has died . ”
56. The students were afraid of the professor because .
A. they often angered and disappointed him B. their answers often astonished him
C. their answers seldom satisfied him D. he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
57. The student’s description of the illness was .
A. not correct B. not satisfying C. completely discouraging D. accepted
58. Before he left the room the student was almost sure that .
A. he had passed the exam , and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B. his last answer had been wrong C. he had made a mistake
D. he had not done well in the exam
59. Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage ?
A. The student must have passed the exam .
B. The student may not have passed the exam .
C. The student must have been very happy when he heard , “ Your patient has died . ”
D. The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark .
B
George Washington Carver and Thomas Alva Edison were American scientists were born during the nineteenth century.
Carver ,who was black ,was born in Missouri in 1864. Although his parents were slaves, he was able to get a college education .After he graduated from Iowa State College ,he developed many important new methods of farming .He also discovered many new uses for farming products. His discoveries included three hundred uses for peanuts and two hundred uses for sweet potatoes.
Edison ,who was born in Ohio in 1847,was not a good student when he was a young boy, so his parents took him out of school and his mother educated him at home. Although he hated school, he loved science .One day he burnt down a barn while he was doing a scientific experiment. Most people know what a great scientist Edison became .His six thousand inventions included the electric light bulb.
60.According to the passage ,Carver was _____ Edison.
A. seventeen year’s older than B. seventeen years younger than
C. seven years younger than D. the same age as
61.Edison graduated from _____ .
A. Iowa State College B. an American college
C. a famous university D. we don’t know where
62.Carver developed many important methods of _____ .
A. educating people B. making electric light bulbs C. farming D. writing
63.Which of the following is true?
A .Carver burnt down a barn while he was making an experiment.
B. As a young boy , Edison loved school and was a very good student.
C. Carver’s inventions included electric light bulbs
D. Carver once went to college.
C
Tug-of-war is not only popular in China , but in many other countries . Their tug-of-war match is a little different from ours . They have eight men for each team , while we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players . Of cause , they are usually tall , strong and heavy .
For a tug-of-war match , we need a long thick rope . Each team stands at one end of the rope , holding it . Then they try to pull the center of the rope , marked in the ground towards each of their own sides . The team which succeeds in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner .
Many foreign sports experts think we don’t have to be tall , heavy and strong to play tug-of-war . We don’t have endless energy , for a match lasts only a few minutes . The secret is good hands . The players must have big strong , hard hands . Before they start the match they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so they can hold the rope better .
Many foreign experts say the best hand for tug-of-war belong to the sons of farmers . This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young . Farming is a good practice for this sport !
64. In our country tug-of-war .
A. is not very popular B. is not so popular as in foreign countries
C. is only a men’s game D. s not only played by men but also by women
65. In foreign countries a tug-of-war team .
A. has eight men or women players
B. has men players equal in number to the other side
C. has eight men players
D. is formed in the same way as in our country
66. Tug-of-war is a match in which who winners .
A. pulled the rope to their side farther are
B. made the center near to their own side are
C. succeeded in pulling the center of the rope in their direction are
D. made the center of the rope pass through a certain length nearer to their side are
67. The foreign experts think a good tug-of-war player must .
A. have lasting energy B. have big , strong and hard hands
C. do farm work D. be tall , heavy and strong
D
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出价）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders. . . except one-the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the