高二上学期第二次月考（英语）
（满分：120分 考试时间：120分钟）
第I卷 （选择题 满分85分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有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 does the woman mean?
A．She does not want to go to the movie． B．She is too tired to go to the movie. C．she wants to go to the movie，
2. Do you know what Maria’s hobbies are？
A．Maria doesn’t like to talk on the phone with her friends． B．Maria likes to talk on the phone with her friends． C．Maria’s friends don’t call her very often． 3．What can we learn from the conversation？
A．She doesn’t mind her husband’s watching the game． B．She can do much about his watching the game．
C．She has to agree to her husband’s watching the game． 4．Where’s the post-office？
A. On the right of the corner．B. Opposite the corner. C. On the left-hand corner． 5. How many dozen eggs does the woman need？
A. One dozen． B. Two dozen. C. Three dozen. 第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6．How much do you think the man will pay when he checks out？ A．30 dollars. B．13 dollars. C．90 dollars． 7. Who will show the man to the room?
A．Mr. Bell. B. A waitress. C．A boy servant. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where and the conversation take place？
A．In a bookshop B. In a library C. In the office. 9．How many books did the man finally take away? A．Four．B. Three．C. One． 10. What did the woman suggest?
A．She suggested the man ask his teachers to borrow the books． B．She suggested the man read the books there． C．She suggested the man copy the book． 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11．What is the woman going to do?
A．Attend a party. B. Take a holiday. C. Go on a business trip. 12．When does the woman plan to arrive?
A．Late Friday. B. Midday Saturday． C．Saturday night. 13. What is the weather like in the town during the day? A．Cold ．B．Wet．C．Warm. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14．What is the man looking for?
A．The post office. B. A police station. C．A gas station. 15．Where is the nearest service station?
A．Next to the post office， B. Next to the bank． C．On the left of the post office．
16．What does the woman suggest the man buy？ A．A map. B. A credit card（信用卡）． C. Some gas. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What happened to the boy in the earthquake？ A．He was seriously injured．
B．He was slightly（轻微地）wounded． C．He was buried under an icebox．
18．How did the boy survive（幸存）the big earthquake? A．His father pulled him out in time． B．He stayed in an icebox，
C．Their house escaped the earthquake． 19．How long did the boy stay in the icebox?
A. about four days B．Four nights C．Five days.
20．How many people may have been killed in the earthquake？ A．5,000. B．15,000. C．50,000． 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Of all the subjects, I like ______ history best because it gives us _______ useful knowledge of things in the past. A. /, the B. a, the C. /, a D. the, the 22. —There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man. —My goodness! I can’t imagine _________that old.
A. to be B. to have been C. being D. having been
23. It is said that dogs will keep you _______ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely. A. safety B. company C. house D. friend
24. Her failure in the college entrance exam ___________ her the opportunity to go to university. A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid
25. If we are to protect the environment, not only _____ but also _____ do his bit. A. government measures should be taken; should everyone B. should government measures be taken; everyone should C. government measures should be taken; everyone should D. should government measures take; should everyone
26. The news that the manned-spaceship Shenzhou VII landed safely came as no surprise to me, for I _____ it earlier. A. hear B. heard C. have heard D. had heard
27. They gave broadcast while the performance was in process . A. live; on the stage B. alive; in the stage C. lively; on the stage D. living; in the stage
28. The students are holding a heated discussion about what clothes are for school wear. A. formal B. appropriate C. correct D. appreciate 29. The boy ___________ his hand to help the old man across the street. A. held back B. held up C. held out D. held on 30. We were just ____ calling you up ____ you came in.
A. about; when B. on the point of; while C. on the point of; when D. on the point of; as 31. __________ much difficulty we may meet with, we will finish the work in time. A. However B. Whatever C. Whichever D. Though
32. They are just human creatures in a human environment, trying to __________ themselves to a social situation. A. adopt B. adapt C. advise D. admit
33. ___ is known to all, shared sadness is half the sorrow, but happiness, when ____, is doubled. A. As; sharing B. It; shared C. As; shared D. Which; shared
34. ___ the difficulty we may come across, we are determined to work hard to achieve our goal. A. Regardless B. Despite with C. Even though D. Regardless of 35. ____a letter, someone knocked at the door. A. While writingB. While I was writing C. Having writtenD. During writing
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _38__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _39_ of the rescue.
It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all, I checked up my __42__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.
Don’t you think you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place. 36. A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best 37. A. service B. way C. control D. work 38. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep 39. A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival 40. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless 41. A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse 42. A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical 43. A. energy B. way C. tools D. strength
44. A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding 45. A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness 46. A. had B. managed C. tried D. meant 47. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding 48. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction 49. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave 50. A. end B. top C. opening D. side 51. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm 52. A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind 53. A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn 54. A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully 55. A. and B. so C. but D. while 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living．One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM．When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window． I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice．
After a long pause, the door opened．A small woman in her eighties stood before me．By her side was a small suitcase．
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman．She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car．
She kept thanking me for my kindness．“It’s nothing,” I told her．“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated．”
“Oh, you’re such a good man．” She said．When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly． “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said．“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院)．I don’t have any family left．The doctor says I don’t live very long．”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器)．
For the next two hours, we drove through the city．She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl．
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing．
At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired．Let’s go now．” We drove in silence to the address she had given me． “How much do I owe you?” she asked． “Nothing．” I said．
“You have to make a living,” she answered．“Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered．
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug．She had hold of me tightly．Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy．”
56. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______．
A. show she was familiar with the city B. see some places for the last time C. let the driver earn more money D. reach the destination on time 57. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______．
A. wanted to do her a favor B. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advance D. was in a hurry to take other passengers 58. What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure． B. People should respect each other． C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy． D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern．
B
Domestic (驯养的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police．But early horses weren’t tame (驯服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks．Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today．
Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food．Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them．This was the first step in domestication．
As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics．For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily．People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals．Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals’ genes．So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young．Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics．
Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes．This variety didn’t exist in the horse population before domestication．The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall．With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings．Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700．People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads．
The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies．For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture．Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently．Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot．Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time．That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another．The new form of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world． 59. Before domestication horses were _________.
A. caught for sports B. hunted for food C. made to pull ploughs D. used to carry people 60. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show ______．
A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse B. horse used to have gentle personalities C. some horses have better shaped than others
D. horses were of less variety before domestication
61. Horses contributed to the spread of culture by ______．
A. carrying heavy loads B. changing farming methods
C. serving as a means of transport D. advancing agriculture in different areas 62. The passage is mainly about _______． A. why humans domesticated horses
B. how humans and horses needed each other C. why horses came in different shapes and sizes
D. how human societies and horses influenced each other C
Life is difficult.
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon