高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx
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高二英语下学期第一次月考试题
2016--2017学年度第二学期第一次月考
高二英语试题
班级姓名
第I卷选择题(满分80分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,每小题2分,共40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
A
ThirtyyearsagoIworkedinacompany.Myjobwastosellthecars.IwasyoungandstrongandIhadbeentomostpartsoftheworldandIspentonefifthofmytimeinthetrainsorplanes.IlikedsuchalifeandsometimesI
calledmyself“traveler”.
ButonedayIgotintotrouble.Itwasacoldmorning.Itblewheavilyandthegroundwascoveredwiththicksnowoutside.Iwasstillinbedthoughitwasnine.Ifinishedalongjourneythedaybeforeanddecidedtohaveagoodrest.SuddenlythetelephonerangandmymanagertoldmetoflytoNewYorktotakepartinanimportantmeeting.IhadtogetupandafteraquickbreakfastIhurriedtotheairport.ThetaxiwentslowlyandImissedthefirstflight.Ihadtotakethenextone.ItmeantIwouldwaitfornearlyfivehoursinthewaiting-room.Butfivehourslaterapassengersaidtheinformationshowedtherewasabombinourplaneandthepolicemenwerelookingforit.Andanotherfivehourspassedandmostpassengerslosttheirpatiencebeforewewereallowedtogetontheplane.Attheentranceeachpassengerandtheirbaggagehadtobeexamined.Ayoungmanwhoseemedasoldiershoutedatthepolicemenattheentrance,“IfIhadaguninmybaggage,Iwouldshootyoutwohoursago!
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1.Thewritercalledhimself“traveler”becausehe .
A.soldcarsforhiscompany B.oftentooktrainsandcars
C.traveledallovertheworld D.likedtravelinginmanyplaces
2.Hedidn’tgetupuntilthephonerangbecausehe .
A.feltverycoldoutside B.wantedtohavearestthatday
C.wasgoingtohaveameeting D.waswaitingforthemanager’scall
3.Thetaxiwentslowlybecause .
A.therewasmuchsnowontheroad
B.itwasverycoldthatmorning
C.thedriverdidn’tknowhewouldflytoNewYork
D.themanagertoldhimnottohurry
4.Theyoungmanbecameangrybecausehe .
A.wouldn’tbeexamined
B.hadaguninhisbaggage
C.waited
foralongtimeattheairport
D.hatedthepolicemenattheentrance
5.Theyoungmanwaitedforbeforegettingontheplane.
A.fivehoursB.tenhoursC.fifteenhoursD.twentyhours
B
Ithinkmachinepowerisbetterthanhumanpowerbecausewecannotsurvivewithoutourdailyusedmachineslikebikes,coolers,computers,etc.
Startedon14-Apr-2008BySmith
E-mail:
rksscet12@
Johnson
6-May-2008
Yes,it’sveryclearthatmachinepowerisbetterthanmanpower.Butmachinepowerhasitslimitations(局限).Itcannotsurvivewithoutelectricityandmanhandling.Ifitdoesn’thavethesetwothenitiscompletelyuseless.Somanshoul
dnotcompletelydependonmachines.Onemorepointisthatbecauseoftheuseofmachinesmanhasbecomelazy.Thislazinesshasbroughtinmanyproblemslikeobesity,arthritis(关节炎)andotherhealthproblems.ButIamnotsayingthatmanshouldcompletelyturnfromma-chinepowertomanpower.Heshouldhaveabalanceofboth.EvenIcan’tthinkoflifewithoutacar,acomputerandacooler.
Sally
9-May-2008
Humansonlycreatedthemachines.So,humanpowerisgreaterthanmachinepower.Tod
othethingsquicklywecreatedthemachines.Butmachinescannotthink.Thatthinkingpowerbeatsmachinepower.
Tina
17-May-2008
Butwithouthumansthereisnovalueofanymachine.Ifsomeonewantstousehismachineperfectlythenonemusthaveexpertlaborormanpower.
Tommy
19-May-2008
Hitoall,myopin
ionisthathumanpowerismorepowerfulthanmachinepower,becausehumanbeingscreatedthemachines.Humanbrainworksmorecom-paredtomachines.
Mike
20-May-2008
Ithinkhumanpowerisbetterthanma-chinepowerbecauseevenifwetravelonfoottonearplacesthemoneywillnotbewastedandwecangetexercise.
6.WhoagreeswithSmithgenerally?
A.Tommy.B.Tina.C.Sally.D.Johnson.
7.AccordingtoJohnson,manshould______.
A.keepabalancebetweenhumanpowerandma-chinepower
B.completelydependonmachinepower
C.turnfrommachinepowertomanpowercompletely
D.livealifewithoutacar,acomputeroracooler
8.Sallythinksthathumanpowerisbetterthanmachinepowerbecause______.
A.machinesareuselesswithoutelectricity
B.machinepowercanmakepeoplebecomelazy
C.machinescan’tthinklikehumanbeings
D.humanbraincandothingsquickly
9.Whichofthefollowingquestionsarethespeakerstalkingaboutinthepassage?
A.Willmachinepowerdefeathumanpower?
B.Whichisbetter,humanpowerormachinepower?
C.Whatlimitationsdoesmachinepowerhave?
D.Willmachinesthinkinthefuture?
C
TracyCaulkinsisknownasthefirstAmericantosetanAmericanrecordandwinanAmericantitleineachoffourswimmingstrokes:
breaststroke,butterfly,backstroke,freestyle.
TracyCaulkinswasborninMinnesotaandlivedinIowauntilshewassix.Shebeganswimmingwhenshewaseight,afterthefamilyhadmovedtoNashville,Tennessee.Whileunwillingatfirsttoswimincoldwaterorgetherfacewet,shebegantotraininearnest(认真地)ashertalentbecameclear.Thoughherfatherworkedforthepublicschools,thefamilysenthertoaprivateschoolwhenthepublicschoolscouldnotaccommodate(适应)hertrainingschedule.
Atage13,TracyCaulkinstookpartinthetrialsforthe1976Olympics,butdidnotmaketheteam.Shecontinuedtowinnationalandinternationaltitles,andwasdisappointedin1980whentheU.S.didn’tattendtheMoscowOlympics.Shecontinuedtotrainandcompete.
In1981,TracyCaulkinsbegancollege,graduatingin1985.Incollege,shecontinuedcompetingandtraining,thoughshehadsloweddownfromherpeak(顶峰)years.
Caulkinstrainedespeciallyhardforthe1984Olympics,andnotonlymadetheteam,butwascaptainoftheswimteam,andatLosAngeles,wonthreegoldmedalsandwasnamedSportswomanoftheYearbytheU.S.OlympicCommittee.Afterthatsheretiredfromswimming,andwasacommentator(解说员)forswimmingeventsaswellastakingadvantageofherfame
todobusiness.
TracyCaulkinsmarriedAustralianswimmer,MarkStockwell,in1991,theirromancehavingbegunatthe1984Olympicswhenhejumpedintoawarm-uppooltointroducehimself.TheymarriedinNashvilleandmovedtoAustralia,wheretheyhadthreechildrenwhohavedualcitizenship.Caulkinscontinuedtobeprofessionallyinvolvedinsports.
10.WheredidTracyCaulkinsbeginswimming?
A.InLosAngeles.B.InIowa.
C.InMinnesota.D.InTennessee.
11.TracyCaulkinswassenttoaprivateschoolbecause_____.
A.thescheduleofthepublicschoolwasn’tsuitableforher
B.herparentshadtoworkintheschool
C.herfamilyhadmovedtoNashville,Tennessee
D.sheshowedstronginterestinswimming
12.WhichOlympicGamesdidTracyCaulkinsattend?
A.The1976OlympicGames.
B.The1980OlympicGames.
C.The1984OlympicGames.
D.The1992OlympicGames.
13.GivethecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsinTracyCaulkins’life.
a.ShewasnamedSportswomanoftheYear.
b.Shebecameacommentator.
c.Shegotmarried.
d.Shewenttocollege.
e.SheattendedtheOlympics.
A.d;e;a;b;cB.d;e;c;b;a
C.d;a;e;c;bD.d;e;a;c;b
D
For40years,thepeopleofLondonhavebeenhappytodiscoverintheirparksabirdthatseemstohavemadeitswayfromtheHimalayastothecapitalofEngland.Withitsshockinggreenbody,redmouth,longtailandnoisyscreech,therose-ringedparakeet(长尾小鹦鹉)broughtavividsplashofcolourtoparksinandaroundLondon.
However,theparakeetsarenolongerwelcome.ThegovernmenthassuddenlywokenuptothefactthattherearemanymoreparakeetsinandaroundLondonmakinglifeharderforthelocalbirdpopulation.Governmentexpertsputthenumberofparakeetsataround30,000.Theyfearthatifthenumberofparakeetskeepsrising,thesebirdswillpushoutlocalbirdslikewood-peckers,starlingsandnuthatchesfromtreestobuildtheirownnests.
Notonlythat.AccordingtoanonlinereportbyTheIndependent,theparakeetswillthenalsogetcontrolofmostofthefoodavailableintheparks—seeds,berries,fruitandnuts.Thelocalbirdpopulationwillthenhaveahardtimestayingalive.AnorganizationcalledtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds(RSPB)hasaskedthegovernmenttoinvestigate(调查)whatkindofathreattheparakeetbringstolocalbirds.Ifthegovernmentdecidesthatthesebirdsareindeedathreattolocalbirds,stepswillbetakentocontrolthenumberofparakeets.
Themostsurprisingthingaboutthecaseoftherose-ringedparakeetisthatnoonequiteknowshowtheparakeetscamefromIndiaandstartedbreeding(繁殖)inareasaroundLondon.
14.Parakeetsarenolongerwelcomemainlybecause______.
A.thelocalbirdsarebeingdrivenout
B.thegovernmentdoesn’tlikethebirds
C.theyareathreattopeople’shealth
D.peoplehaveagreatfearofthiskindofbirds
15.AccordingtoanonlinereportbyTheIndependent,______.
A.theparakeets’futurethreatisimpossible
B.thenumberoftheparakeetsisaround3,000
C.theparakeetsshouldflybacktotheHimalayas
D.thelocalbirdswon’thaveenoughfood
第2节阅读理解七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Homecanbeagreatplaceforchildrentostudy.It'simportanttoprovideaworkplaceoftheirownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirfriends.
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