东中分校高二下学期4月月考1

东中分校高二下学期月考

英语试题（2011.4.）命题人郑颖

本试卷四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

第一部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A，B，C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.

"Is your cab 1 ?" I asked when he finally looked 2 _at me. He nodded, then said _3__as I settled into the back seat, "I'm sorry, but I was reading a 4___." He sounded as if he had a cold .

"I am not in a hurry," I told him. "Go ahead and finish your letter." He 5__his head. "I've read it several times already. I guess I _6__ know it by heart."

"Letters from home always mean a lot," I said. "From a child?"

"This isn't __7 __," he replied. "Although it might just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend'-when we'd meet. I'm not much good at__ 8 __ ."

"I don't think any of us keep __9 _ our correspondence (来往信件)too well," I said. "I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've 10 quite a while?"

"All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the way through high school."

"There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship," I said.

" _11_," the driver went on, "I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of（多少有点）lose touch __12__ you never forget."

"Y ou said 'was'. Does that mean....?"

He nodded. " 13 a couple of weeks ago."

"I'm sorry," I said. "It's no fun to lose any friend-and losing a real old one is even__14 ."

He didn't reply to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: "I should have kept in touch."

"Well," I agreed, "we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things __15 __and we just don't seem to find the time."

When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

1. A. available B. acceptable C. beneficial D. occupied

2. A. down B. up C. to D. off

3. A. unexpectedly B. curiously C.apologetically D. definitely

4. A. booklet B. novel C. book D. letter

5. A. hung B nodded. C. shook D. kept

6. A. anyhow B. hardly C. almost D. really

7. A. friendship B. family C. leadership D. colleague

8. A. writing B. reading C. talking D. learning

9. A. up B. with C. on D. in

10. A. found B. written C. known D. seen

11. A. Eventually B. Actually C. Additionally D. Beside

12. A. even though B. as though C. when D. whereas

13. A. Died B. Suffered C. Choked D. Survived

14. A. easier B. tougher C. happier D. hardly

15. A. take up. B. pick up C. come up D. break up

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16--25的相应位置上。

Over the centuries, people have always wondered about the future. Some like to read fantasy stories and imagine what the world will be like in 10, 50 or even 1,000 years’ time. 16 write about the future themselves. In the 18th and 19th century, especially 17 latter, the most common theme in science fiction novels was the future. Some authors even predicted things 18 have ever happened, for example, landing on the moon! But for some people, __19 _(think) about the future is not just for fun. They plan the future of the world for a living. These people _20__ ( call) futurologists.

In the next few years, computers will become 21 ( handy). Shortly all of us are going to use out voices to give 22 ( instruct) to computers. We will be able to download any file or update our computers just 23 saying a few words.

By the year 2015, the clothing industry 24 ( produce) new types of material that will remain 25 (spot) no mater what you spill on them. Red wine stains will no longer ruin clothes.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A， C B，，D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

THE bright eyes turned dull (呆滞的) and blank, quickly becoming uninterested because I could not properly answer any of their questions. My face flushed red with embarrassment (尴尬), as I stood up at the front of the class unprepared and incompetent (无能的).

This was the very first time I taught my math class. My math class is extremely special: We have a new style of learning that involves (使参与) us teaching instead of our teacher. My teacher realized that we would work hard to know the material very well if we were able to teach it, so our class was divided into four groups with each group assigned a topic. Each week, within the group, we take turns and teach parts of the topic.

My group’s topic was probability and statistics (概率和统计), and my first part was geometric (几何的) probability. I wrote my lesson plan as I was supposed to, learning briefly and vaguely (含糊地) from the book. I figured that it would be pretty simple. Wrong! When I was questioned about how each formula (公式) works, I completely drew a blank. I never asked myself these questions, and so I never learned the material in depth. I was completely caught off guard when asked these questions.

That night, when I got home, I reread my chapter. I analyzed, researched, and gave deep consideration to each section of my subunit. I drew graphs and considered how to express what I needed to in a way that would be better understood by the students. I then realized that being a teacher was a whole lot more work than I originally imagined –teachers have to understand the material 200 percent and predict any weird (奇怪的) or different question that a student may ask.

During the unit that my group taught, I grew a lot emotionally. I learned how best to adapt my own teaching style to fit the learning curve (曲线) of the class, and I slowly grew more and more able to predict what was needed of me and what kind of questions would be posed. I grew more mature (成熟的) and understanding of others’ needs, and I learned how to think in more creative ways. I am so thankful that my teacher insisted on this style of learning, and teaching my math class is an experience I will never forget.

26. W e can infer from the first two paragraphs that ______.

A. the author was a new inexperienced teacher

B. th e author didn’t like her teacher’s experiment

C. the author was very nervous in front of the class

D. the class weren’t satisfied with the author’s performance

27. The underlined phrase “drew a blank” in Paragraph 3 could be replaced by ______.

A. ―had no idea‖

B. ―asked for help‖

C. ―drew a blank shape on the blackboard‖

D. ―not in the mood for doing something‖28. From Paragraph 3, we can conclude the author ______.

A. was given a topic beyond her

B. prepared the class fully

C. was quite poor at math

D. failed to grasp the material

29. Which of the following statements about the author’s opinion on teaching is TRUE?

A. Teaching involves predictive skills.

B. Teaching needs various experiments.

C. Teaching means choosing good material.

D. Teaching is about learning.

30. What is the main point of the article?

A. A valuable teaching experience in the math class.

B. The learning curve of high school students.

C. An embarrassing experience in high school.

D. A fun new teaching style.

B

Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behaviour agree that there is virtually an epidemic （流行病）of sleepiness in the nation. “I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,”says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.

The beginning of our sleep-deficit （lack）crises can be traced back to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and our personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9. 5 hours a night. ―The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.‖ By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7. 5 and 8 hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. ―People cheat in their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,‖ says Dr. David. ―They think they’re okey because they can get by on 6. 5 hours, when they really need 7. 5, 8 or even more to feel ideally energetic. ‖

Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say, is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community increase, many people

consider sleep the least expensive item on their programme. ―In our society , you’re considered dynamic if you say you need only 5. 5 hours’ sleep. If you’ve got to get 8. 5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition. ‖

To determine the consequences of sleep-deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlie r. ―We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,‖ says Dr. David. ―Short -term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.‖ 31. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. Research on the causes and consequences of sleep-deficit.

B. The epidemic of sleepiness in the modern times.

C. The history of people’s sleeping patterns.

D. The minimum of our sleeping hours. 32. Which of the following is Dr . David’s opinion?

A. People who think they are sleeping enough are better off than those who don't.

B. Some people can remain energetic with only 6. 5 hours’ sleep a night.

C. If they get 8. 5 hours’ sleep, people will be full of drive and ambition.

D. People’s metal power suffers if they are lacking in sleep.

33. People in the 18th and 19th centuries slept about 9. 5 hours a night because _______. A. they were forced by their parents to do so B. they knew what was best for their health C. they had no electricity

D. they were not so dynamic and ambitious as modern people are 34. The major cause of sleep-deficit of modern people is _______. A. the endless TV programmes in the evenings and the internet B. the heavy work load of the day

C. the sufficient energy modern people usually have

D. loud noises in the modern cities

35. What does the word “subjects” in paragraph 4 mean? A. Person or thing that is being discussed or described. B. Branch of knowledge studied in a school.

C. Person or thing being treated in a certain way or being experimented on.

D. Any member of a State apart from the the supreme ruler.

C

Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (断层), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?

Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of New Madrid, Missouri, on the Mississippi River. Property damage was severe. Buildings in the area were almost destroyed. Whole forests fell at once, and huge cracks opened in the ground, allowing smell of sulfur （硫磺）to filter upward. The Mississippi River itself completely changed character, developing sudden rapids and whirlpools. Several times it changed its course, and once, according to some observers, it actually appeared to run backwards. Few people were killed in the New Madrid earthquakes, probably simply because few people lived in the area in 1811; but the severity of the earthquakes are shown by the fact that the shock waves rang bells in church towers in Charleston, South Carolina, on the coast. Buildings shook in New Y ork City , and clocks were stopped in Washington, D.C.

Scientists now know that America’s two major faults are essentially different. The San Andreas is a horizontal boundary between two major land masses that are slowly moving in opposite directions. California earthquakes result when the movement of these two masses suddenly lurches (倾斜) forward.

The New Madrid fault, on the other hand, is a vertical(垂直的) fault; a some point, possibly hundreds of millions of years ago, rock was pushed up toward the surface, probably by volcanoes under the surface. Suddenly, the volcanoes cooled and the rock collapsed, leaving huge cracks. Even now, the rock continues to settle downwards, and sudden sinking motions trigger (触发) earthquakes in the region. The fault itself, a large crack in this layer of rock, with dozens of other cracks that split off from it, extends from northeast Arkansas through Missouri and into southern lllinois.

Scientists who have studied the New Madrid fault say there have been numerous smaller quakes in the area since 1811; these smaller quakes indicate that larger ones are probably

coming, but the scientists say have no method of predicting when a large earthquake will occur.

36. This passage is mainly about__________.

A. the New Madrid fault in Missouri

B. the San Andreas and the New Madrid faults

C. the causes of faults

D. current scientific knowledge about faults

37. This passage implies that ________.

A. horizontal faults are more dangerous than vertical faults

B. vertical faults are more dangerous than horizontal faults

C. a lot of people would die if the 1811 New Madrid earthquakes happened today

D. the volcanoes that caused the New Madrid fault are still alive.

38. We may conclude from the passage that__________.

A. it is probably as dangerous to live in Missouri as in California

B. the New Madrid fault will eventually develop a mountain range in Missouri

C. California will become an island in future

D. A big earthquake will occur to California soon

39. Which of the following pictures best describes the type of the New Madrid fault?

A

40. As used in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph, the word “essentially”

means____ .

A greatly

B extremely

C basically

D necessarily

D

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第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请把选择出的答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上。首先，请阅读以下网站信息：请阅读以下人员信息，然后匹配人员与相关网站：

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47. Whitney has been out of work for several weeks now since she left her last job. She has been trying to find another one, but with no luck. She u rgently needs a new job, so she’s searching for advice on how to make the best use of her time so as to successfully get a job.

48. After a job interview, Ralph was told that the company would like to have him as one of its staff. He would sell the company’s products if he worked there. However, he’s not sure whether he is good at selling things or not, so he’s looking for a way to find out about this before taking the job.

49. Thomas Howard is 23 years old, working at a gas station. He earns little money every week, feels that his life is hopeless, and never thinks that things will be better for him. His mother is worried about this and wishes to find a way to inspire her son.

50. Katrina is quite worried recently, because her manager seems to be turning on her, criticizing her in front of her colleagues for things that she does quite well. What’s worse, he even tells others that she has several boyfriends at the same time, which is of course not true. She really wishes to find a way for her problem

第二部分写作基础（共两节，满分55分）

第一节：基础知识（共40小题，满分40分,每空一词）

一、单词拼写（共10小题，满分10分）

1.The theatre has very good access for the _____________(残疾人).

2. I _________（后悔）saying it almost at once..

3. We all ____________(渴望) worldwide peace and happiness.

4. She took a years leave of ______________ （离开）from her job because of illness.

5.“We must’t buy things we don’t need .‖ I ________(评说)suddenly.

6.The war came to an end, to the _________ (满意) of everybody.

7. I have been a prisoner, so I have a lot of _______ (同情心)with other people in prison.

8. The snake _______(继续) to dance slowly, and it ______(显然) could not tell the difference between India music and jazz.

9. The plane was then able to rise and it _________(飞越) the mountains by 400 feet.

二、用所给词的正确的形式填空（共10题，满分10分）

1. The aircraft could fly over the _____(end) white plains without difficulty.

2. Although the snake was not very ___(music) ,they could still follow the movements of the pipe.

3. Sally thinks the noisy cinema ______(suit) her condition.

4. What makes me ______(annoy) is that some fellow students can’t see the real person inside me.

5. Tony worked _______(steady) on the improvements.

6. Often the robots would ____( favourite ) the designs that were grander than their owners wanted.

7. In order to meet with your _____(approve), we had to offer extra chances to you.

8. R.E.Byrd ______(succeed) flew over the South Pole for the first time.

9. He prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of ________ (fail)

10..My life is a lot _____(easy) for me when I am in high school because my fellow students have accepted me.

三、语法基础（共5题，满分5分）

1. I read in the newspaper today that you _____(be) the architect for the new cinema.

2. Hearing the illness of the man, the woman gave us a __________(concern) look .

3. As well as ______(drop)things on the floor and bumping into the furniture, I can’t run as quickly as others.

4. Living well means _____(enjoy) the same rights and the same opportunities for a good life.

5. Byrd and hiss men were able to take photographs pf the mountains that _____(lie) below.

四、选择填空（共5题，满分5分）

1 Many people stood near the bus stop, nervously waiting___.

A. to pick up

B. picking up

C. to be picked up

D. being picked up

2 It is always difficult being in a foreign country, ____ if you don’t speak the language.

A. extremely

B. naturally

C. basically

D. especially

3.That was really a splendid evening. It’s years ________ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. when

B. that

C. before

D. since

4. -- Bob still performing?

--I’m afraid not. He is said ________ the stage already as he has become an official.

A. to have left

B. leaving

C. to leave

D. to be leaving

5. With all the audience ________, the speech began.

A. sat

B. seating

C. seated

D. having seated

五、完成句子（共10题，满分10分，每空一词）

1．Make sure all the people with disability in our community ______ _____ _____(进入) all public buildings.

2. Regular exercises ______ _______ ______ your health.(对….有益)

3. George shouted ―_______ _______ _______‖ and ran to his own bedroom.（别管我）

4. Claire borrowed a pile of books from the library for him to read , ______ ______ scan.(或者说、准确的说)

5. When Claire got home ,she wept _____ ______(愤怒地) in her armchair.

6.____ _____ _____(在很多方面) ，I have helped myself grow stronger and become more independent.

7.I got out of breath ______ ________(在跑步之后) a short way or had to stop .

8.他是你能遇到的最讲究的男人了。He is _____ ______ ____ _____ as you could ever met.

9.I began to get _____ _____ ______(越来越虚弱) until I could only enjoy football from a bench at the stadium.

10.Don’t _____ _____ _____ them because they should have fulfilled the project well.(为… 感到惋惜)

第二节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

请根据以下任务说明，用五句话概括以下要点：

上周三我们参加了一个主题为“是否应该让机器人干家务”的讨论，大家热烈讨论并发表看法，最后总结如下:

1. 50%同学认为机器人的使用意味着让人们从枯燥的家务活中解放出来，是社会科技进步的表现。

2. 30%同学认为机器人干家务也可以使我们的生活更方便，比如说，它们可以洗衣服、做饭、洗碗

等等；而且它们从来不会感到累，也不怕危险，高智能机器人还可以照顾家人。

4. 20%同学认为机器人的价格昂贵，一般人家负担不起，而且机器人的行动缓慢，不能与人类真正沟通。

单词提示：high-intelligence（高智能）

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东中分校高二下学期4月月考

作文：英语答题卡（2011.4）

语法填空：(每空1.5分，满分15分)

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单词拼写：(每空1分，满分10分)

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所给词的正确形式填空：(每空1分，满分10分)

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语法基础：(每空1分，满分5分)

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选择填空：(每空1分，满分10分)

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完成句子：(每空1分，满分10分)

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7、_________________ 8、________________ 9、_________________

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