1、山西省孝义市实验中学学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5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。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 will the man do?A. Clean his hands. B. Have lunch. C. Help his mother.2. How does the man like the womans idea?A. Boring. B. Crazy. C. Great
2、.3. Whats probably the Sign?A. No parking. B. No smoking. C. No shouting.4. What does the man mean?A. India is developing slower.B. America is developing faster.C. China is making much progress.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. They know each other.B. The-man wants to have a haircut.C Th
3、e man will look for the barbershop alone.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对活或独白。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。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,各小题将给出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、7题。6. What is the woman?A. A reporter. B. A coach. C. A player.7. What are the speakers talking about?A. The ways
4、to win the game.B. The importance of teamwork.C. The reasons for Greeks success.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors.9. Why did the man change his school?A. Helen advised him to.B. His family moved here.C. He disliked his
5、former school.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Where were the speakers talking now?A. On a train. B. In a car. C. At home.11. Who were following the speakers? A. Thieves. B. Doctors. C. Police.12. What can we know about the man?A. He was speeding.B. He will never drive again.C. He took the womans advice.听第9段材料,
6、回答第13至16题。13. What is the programme about?A. Eating habits. B. Unusual collection. C. Healthy lifestyles.14. How many collectors are invited each week?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.15. Where does the man keep most of his collection?A. On the desks. B. Under the beds. C. In the cupboards.16. What do we kn
7、ow about the mans collection?A. They are very big. B. They can please the man.C. They are in the same shape.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. When will Mr. Wilson be in the school gym next week?A. At 3:20 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 10:00 am.18. What wont volunteers do?A. Serve refreshments.B. Assist the track off
8、icials.C. Take students names.19. Who should students that want to volunteer see?A. Miss Parker. B. Mr. Wilson. C. The headmaster.20. What can be known according to the text?A. There will be four events in all.B. School Sports Day will last 4 hours.C. All students are required to attend Sports Day.第
9、二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ASummer vacation is coming soon. To enjoy a relaxing holiday, here wed like to share with you some of the best rock and jazz festivals. Although many Ukrainian music festivals were cancelled because of the bad financial condit
10、ion, plenty remain for music lovers.Krayina MriyWhen and where: June 20-21, Kyiv, Pyrohovo folk museumLineup (阵容): TNMK, Boombox, Vopli Vidoplyasova, OnukaKrayina Mriy is an annual rock music festival that promotes modern music. Besides music, the festival will offer dances as well as literary and t
11、heatrical performances and also playing of a traditional music instrument.Alfa FestWhen and where, June 2628, LvivSo far all tickets have been booked, but a waiting list is available at www. This annual festival held in Lviv will be interesting for both experienced jazz lovers and jazz learners. The
12、 performers on the lineup come from Ukraine, Japan, Cuba and the U. S.KoktebelWhen and where: Aug. 22Sept. 6, Zatoka village, Odesa Oblast Koktebel Jazz is the biggest outdoor jazz festival. The Cinematic Orchestra, Parov Stelar, Nino Katamadze, Bonobo, Submotion Orchestra, Billys Band were the GALA
13、S superstars in previous years. This year the list of festivals participants and tickets prices still remain unknown but the organizers revealed (透露) that apart from good jazz, the guests will be offered music lectures and movie screenings.RespublicaWhen and where: Sept. 47, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Khme
14、lnytska Oblast Folk music and street art festival Respublica will take place in Kamyanets, Podilsky, one of the most beautiful cities in the west. Kyiv Post staff writer Nataliya Trach can be reached at trach . Booking in advance can get a good discount.21. Who are the text mainly intended for?A. Pe
15、ople enthusiastic about music.B. People fond of travelling aroundC. Merchants able to make a fortune.D. Musicians able to play various instruments.22. What do Krayina Mriy and Alfa Fest have in common?A. Their performers are all from Ukraine.B. Their aim is spreading modern music.C. They both offer
16、other performances.D. They are both yearly-held festivals.23. Which festival lasts the longest?A. Krayina Mriy. B. Alfa Fest.C. Koktebel. D. Respublica.24. How is Respublica different from other festivals?A, It is to be held outdoors. B. It offers discounts to audience.C. Its ticket price keeps unkn
17、own. D. Its musical styles are various.BWhen Botty left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠缠) his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Botty grew annoyed, then disappointed. Still he wen
18、t on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. “Why dont you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker, Youd better find a way of opening it.”“But what can I do?”“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in an unclea
19、r sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”Botty began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to cr
20、eate possibilities and make money. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other handicaps. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop
21、on a new estate (住宅群) where there were plenty of customers but no competition.Botty and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters (小轮摩托车) and motorcycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Botty had managed to open the money-locker and found ba
22、nk notes and gold Coins inside.25. How did Botty feel after several tries to look for a job?A. Relaxed. B. Delighted. C. Excited. D. Discouraged.26. What made Botty decide to start his own business?A. His uncles encouragement. B. The increasing use of cycles,C. His creative thinking ability. D. The
23、change of the economic market.27. What does the underlined word “handicaps” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Systems. B. Benefits.C. Disadvantages. D. Requirements.28. What can we learn from the text?A. Practice makes perfect. B. When one door shuts, another opens.C. Well begun is half done. D. Harmo
24、ny brings wealth.CA 16-year survey on the arctic Norwegian island of Svalbard suggests the reindeer (驯鹿) there have declined in weight by an alarming 12 percent.The reduction in average body-mass is being blamed on global warming. In research presented lately at a meeting of the British Ecological S
25、ociety in Liverpool, scientists will explain how rising temperatures are depriving (剥夺) female reindeer of nutrients (营养物) during important periods of pregnancy.Snow in Svalbard typically covers the ground for eight months of the year, which, combines with low temperatures, limits grass growth to Ju
26、ne and July, But as summer temperatures increases by around 1.5 , grasslands will become more productive, allowing female reindeer to gain more weight by the autumn and therefore to conceive (怀孕) more babies. However, warmer winters have brought with them greater rainfall which freezes when it settl
27、es on the snow, thus locking out the reindeer from the life-sustaining (维持生命的) food below. Reindeer can often access the poor food sources beneath the snow by clearing it away with their antlers (鹿角), but it is impossible for them to break through the hard ice.As a result, female reindeer are becomi
28、ng starved, causing them to abort (流产) their babies or giving birth to much lighter young.The average mass of an adult reindeer in 1994, when the survey began, was 55kg, but by 2010 it had dropped to 48kg. If nothing should be done, there would be more harm to reindeer.29. What causes reindeers weig
29、ht loss?A. The immigration of reindeer. B. The rising of temperatures.C. The growing population of reindeer. D. The frequent hunting activities,30. How does the text explain the decrease in reindeers body-mass?A. By listing facts. B. By using figures.C. By giving examples. D. By making comparisons.3
30、1. What can be inferred from the text?A. Warm winters have brought more rainfall.B. Reindeer arent able to give birth anymore.C. The author shows much concern over reindeer.D. More productive grasslands make reindeer conceive fewer babies.DScience is always playing an important role in saving lives,
31、 but now its questioned whether science should save more lives through human cloning.The first cloning experiments in the 1950s were on frogs and toads. It was not until 1997 that scientists successfully cloned the first mammal (哺乳动物), the now World-famous sheep known as Dolly, and today there are cloned mice, salmon, and cattle.Some scientists want to apply the methods used in cloning animals to produce skin, organs, and other body parts for