1、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）AThirty years ago I worked in a company. My job was to sell the cars. I was young and strong and I had been to most parts of the world and I spent one fifth of my time in the trains or planes
2、. I liked such a life and sometimes I called myself “traveler”. But one day I got into trouble. It was a cold morning. It blew heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow outside. I was still in bed though it was nine. I finished a long journey the day before and decided to have a good rest.
3、Suddenly the telephone rang and my manager told me to fly to New York to take part in an important meeting. I had to get up and after a quick breakfast I hurried to the airport. The taxi went slowly and I missed the first flight. I had to take the next one. It meant I would wait for nearly five hour
4、s in the waiting-room. But five hours later a passenger said the information showed there was a bomb in our plane and the policemen were looking for it. And another five hours passed and most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane. At the entrance each passenger an
5、d their baggage had to be examined. A young man who seemed a soldier shouted at the policemen at the entrance, “If I had a gun in my baggage, I would shoot you two hours ago!”1The writer called himself “traveler” because he . Asold cars for his company Boften took trains and cars Ctraveled all over
6、the world Dliked traveling in many places2He didnt get up until the phone rang because he . Afelt very cold outside Bwanted to have a rest that day Cwas going to have a meeting Dwas waiting for the managers call3The taxi went slowly because . Athere was much snow on the road Bit was very cold that m
7、orning Cthe driver didnt know he would fly to New York Dthe manager told him not to hurry4The young man became angry because he . Awouldnt be examined Bhad a gun in his baggage Cwaited for a long time at the airport Dhated the policemen at the entrance5. The young man waited for before getting on th
8、e plane. A. five hours B. ten hours C. fifteen hours D. twenty hoursBI think machine power is better than human power because we cannot survive without our daily used machines like bikes, coolers, computers, etc.Started on 14-Apr-2008 By SmithE-mail: rksscet12Johnson6-May-2008Yes, its very clear tha
9、t machine power is better than man power. But machine power has its limitations (局限). It cannot survive without electricity and manhandling. If it doesnt have these two then it is completely useless. So man should not completely depend on machines. One more point is that because of the use of machin
10、es man has become lazy. This laziness has brought in many problems like obesity, arthritis (关节炎) and other health problems. But I am not saying that man should completely turn from ma-chine power to man power. He should have a balance of both. Even I cant think of life without a car, a computer and
11、a cooler.Sally9-May-2008Humans only created the machines. So, human power is greater than machine power. To do the things quickly we created the machines. But machines cannot think. That thinking power beats machine power.Tina17-May-2008But without humans there is no value of any machine. If someone
12、 wants to use his machine perfectly then one must have expert labor or man power.Tommy19-May-2008Hi to all, my opinion is that human power is more powerful than machine power, because human beings created the machines. Human brain works more com-pared to machines.Mike20-May-2008I think human power i
13、s better than ma-chine power because even if we travel on foot to near places the money will not be wasted and we can get exercise.6.Who agrees with Smith generally?A. Tommy. B. Tina. C. Sally. D. Johnson.7. According to Johnson, man should _.A. keep a balance between human power and ma-chine powerB
14、. completely depend on machine powerC. turn from machine power to man power completelyD. live a life without a car, a computer or a cooler8. Sally thinks that human power is better than machine power because _.A. machines are useless without electricityB. machine power can make people become lazyC.
15、machines cant think like human beingsD. human brain can do things quickly9. Which of the following questions are the speakers talking about in the passage?A. Will machine power defeat human power?B. Which is better, human power or machine power?C. What limitations does machine power have?D. Will mac
16、hines think in the future? CTracy Caulkins is known as the first American to set an American record and win an American title in each of four swimming strokes: breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle. Tracy Caulkins was born in Minnesota and lived in Iowa until she was six. She began swimming
17、 when she was eight, after the family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee. While unwilling at first to swim in cold water or get her face wet, she began to train in earnest (认真地) as her talent became clear. Though her father worked for the public schools, the family sent her to a private school when t
18、he public schools could not accommodate (适应) her training schedule. At age 13, Tracy Caulkins took part in the trials for the 1976 Olympics, but did not make the team. She continued to win national and international titles, and was disappointed in 1980 when the U.S. didnt attend the Moscow Olympics.
19、 She continued to train and compete. In 1981, Tracy Caulkins began college, graduating in 1985. In college, she continued competing and training, though she had slowed down from her peak (顶峰) years. Caulkins trained especially hard for the 1984 Olympics, and not only made the team, but was captain o
20、f the swim team, and at Los Angeles, won three gold medals and was named Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. After that she retired from swimming, and was a commentator (解说员) for swimming events as well as taking advantage of her fame to do business. Tracy Caulkins married Austral
21、ian swimmer, Mark Stockwell, in 1991, their romance having begun at the 1984 Olympics when he jumped into a warm-up pool to introduce himself. They married in Nashville and moved to Australia, where they had three children who have dual citizenship. Caulkins continued to be professionally involved i
22、n sports. 10. Where did Tracy Caulkins begin swimming?A. In Los Angeles. B. In Iowa.C. In Minnesota. D. In Tennessee.11. Tracy Caulkins was sent to a private school because _.A. the schedule of the public school wasnt suitable for herB. her parents had to work in the schoolC. her family had moved to
23、 Nashville, TennesseeD. she showed strong interest in swimming12. Which Olympic Games did Tracy Caulkins attend?A. The 1976 Olympic Games.B. The 1980 Olympic Games.C. The 1984 Olympic Games.D. The 1992 Olympic Games.13. Give the correct order of the following events in Tracy Caulkins life.a. She was
24、 named Sportswoman of the Year. b. She became a commentator. c. She got married. d. She went to college.e. She attended the Olympics.A. d; e; a; b; c B. d; e; c; b; aC. d; a; e; c; b D. d; e; a; c; b D For 40 years, the people of London have been happy to discover in their parks a bird that seems to
25、 have made its way from the Himalayas to the capital of England. With its shocking green body, red mouth, long tail and noisy screech, the rose-ringed parakeet (长尾小鹦鹉) brought a vivid splash of colour to parks in and around London. However, the parakeets are no longer welcome. The government has sud
26、denly woken up to the fact that there are many more parakeets in and around London making life harder for the local bird population. Government experts put the number of parakeets at around 30,000. They fear that if the number of parakeets keeps rising, these birds will push out local birds like woo
27、d-peckers, starlings and nuthatches from trees to build their own nests. Not only that. According to an online report by The Independent, the parakeets will then also get control of most of the food available in the parks seeds, berries, fruit and nuts. The local bird population will then have a har
28、d time staying alive. An organization called the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has asked the government to investigate (调查) what kind of a threat the parakeet brings to local birds. If the government decides that these birds are indeed a threat to local birds, steps will be taken
29、to control the number of parakeets. The most surprising thing about the case of the rose-ringed parakeet is that no one quite knows how the parakeets came from India and started breeding (繁殖) in areas around London.14. Parakeets are no longer welcome mainly because _.A. the local birds are being dri
30、ven out B. the government doesnt like the birds C. they are a threat to peoples healthD. people have a great fear of this kind of birds15. According to an online report by The Independent, _.A. the parakeets future threat is impossible B. the number of the parakeets is around 3,000C. the parakeets s
31、hould fly back to the HimalayasD. the local birds wont have enough food 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。_16_ Home can be a great place for children to study. Its important to provide a workplace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends.Location (位置) _17_ Kitchen and dining room are not so well suited for regular study, since books and pens get in the way of the daytoday uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at hand without having to clear everything away each
