高二月考卷

高二1英语月考试卷 2011-5- 27

II. 单选：(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. In the past too many trees were cut down on the hills, _____ the rich soil exposed to the sun and rainwater.

A. left B. to leave C. leaving D. leaves

22. — Why didn’t you take Mike to the camp last week?

— _______ the room in my car, I had to leave him home doing his homework. A. Given B. To give C. Being given D. To be given

23. Soon after the earthquake, the army was called in to help rescue people _____ in the fallen buildings. A. trapped B. seized C. controlled D. wrapped

24. Mr. Smith must know about your brother because he _______ your brother when I was talking with him.

A. referred to B. took to C. kept to D. saw to

25. _____ people attended the meeting and ______ them has increased to 600. A. The number of; the number of B. A number of ; a number of C. The number of ; a number of D. A number of ; the number of 26. ---where did you meet Tom?

---It was in the hotel _______ he stayed last night. A. where B. what C. which D. that

27. The whole nation took up _____ to defend their country, although the enemy were _____ to the teeth.

A. arm; arming B. arm; armed C. arms; armed D. arms; arming

28. Five passengers were reported ________ by the soldiers. Policemen and soldiers are still searching for the missing passengers on the sea.

A. to save B. being saved C. to be saved D. to have been saved

29. — You ______ in the garden for the whole morning. You should do some exercise now.

— Yes, Mom. I will.

A. have played B. have been playing C. played D. are playing 30. I’ve tried very hard to improve my English, but by no means _____ with my progress.

A. the teacher is not satisfied B. is the teacher not satisfied C. the teacher is satisfied D. is the teacher satisfied

31. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ___ the good opportunity.

A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost

32. The old worker _____ holding a meeting with the experts in order to discuss the matter so as to work out a better solution.

A. agreed B. suggested C. insisted D. offered

33. In the last twenty years, ________ great changes in all walks of life in our country, which shocks the whole world.

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A. it has been B. there has been C. there have been D. they have been

34. I was walking alone in the silent alley when a dog rushed out and ______ me. I got so frightened by it.

A. turned off B. turned over C. turned out D. turned on

35. Our company has admitted more than fifty university students this year, ______ most graduated from famous universities.

A. of them B. of whom C. of which D. who III. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was 36 . Even so, Roebling could not 37 the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he 38 convince his son Washington, an

up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their 39 and began to build their dream bridge.

Only a few months 40 the project was underway, a terrible accident kills John Roebling and 41 injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or 42 . Surely now the project would have to be 43 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not 44 and his mind remained as 45 as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea 46 him. All he could move was one finger, so he 47 the arm of his wife with that finger, 48 to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his 49 with one finger until the bridge was 50 completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of never-say-die attitude that 51 a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible 52 . Often when we face difficulties in our daily lives, our problems seem very small 53 what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that even the most 54 dream can be realized with 55 no matter what the chances are. 36.A .impossible B. unnecessary C. hard D. excellent 37.A. recognize B. accept C. ignore D. believe

38. A. attempted to B. ought to C. failed to D. managed to 39. A. family B. staff C. class D. team 40. A. since B. before C. after D. when 41. A. seriously B. slightly C. poorly D. hardly 42. A. work B. say C. eat D. talk

43. A. continued B. abandoned C. interrupted D. accomplished 44. A. defeated B .hurt C. frightened D. destroyed 45. A. sharp B. broad C. noble D. advanced

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46. A. beat B. occurred C. happened D. hit 47. A. waved B. felt C. touched D. held

48. A. appealing B. speaking C. indicating D. advising 49. A. orders B. instructions C. suggestions D .movements 50. A. quickly B. partly C. eventually D. slowly 51. A. overcomes B. acquires C. fights D. removes 52. A. award B. fortune C. status D. goal

53. A. combines with B. separated from C. compared to D.concerned about 54. A. primary B. distant C. lifelong D. good

55. A. determination B. knowledge C. confidence D. strength IV 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） Ａ

Every year millions of people are affected by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, and bushfires. When a natural disaster affects a community, the resulting trauma (创伤) can influence those not directly affected by the disaster. Disasters of this type can be sudden and overwhelming. In addition to the cost on lives and property, disaster affects even those who are far away from the scene, as they can be easily hurt on learning about the disaster. Common reactions include feeling afraid, sad and helpless and children may also be bothered by upsetting thoughts and images. Remember any human being will have these kinds of reactions to such stressful events. Children will look to you and other adults for help. How you react to disasters gives them hints on how to act.

Children often see or hear the news many times a day through television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet. Seeing and hearing about local and world events, such as natural disasters, can make children more imaginative and they may suffer from more stress, anxiety, and fear. A child who feels afraid needs support. It’s your words and actions that will provide comfort. Calmly give them the factual information about the disaster and encourage them to talk about their feelings. Be as honest as you can about your own.

Parents should remember that it is important to talk to the child about what has been seen or heard. This will lessen the potential negative effects of the news and let them discuss their own ideas and values. While children can’t be completely protected from outside events, parents can help them to feel safe and to better understand the world around them. 56. The first paragraph mainly tells us that natural disasters _____.

A. cause great losses to people B. cause emotional harm to people as well C. are powerful in front of human beings D. happen from time to time 57. From the passage, we learn that _____________.

A. it is a normal reaction for a boy to be frightened by a disaster B. parents are often bothered by children’s thoughts and images

C. children usually can’t believe their parents’ words and actions about the disaster D. the writer thinks natural disasters should be reported only once on TV

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58. Much of the fear in children comes from ________.

A. a lack of care from parents B. a lack of knowledge about natural disasters C. their imagination D. the reports about natural disasters

59. Which of the following may be helpful to reduce the negative effects of the news on disasters?

A. Parents hide their fears in front of their children. B. Parents stop their children watching the news. C. Parents talk honestly about the disaster.

D. Parents encourage their children to ignore their fear. 60. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To talk about how natural disasters affect children. B. To explain how children will react to natural disasters.

C. To criticize the negative effects that reports have on children.

D. To advise parents on how to help their kids react to natural disasters.

B

Summer means the end of another school year in America. May and June are the graduation season. Centuries of tradition explains the special caps and gowns that students and professors wear at commencement (学位授予典礼) ceremonies. Top members of the class and invited guests offer speeches and advice. Finally the time comes for what everyone has been waiting for: one by one, the names of the students are called. They go to the front and shake hands with school officials. They might receive their official diploma that day or maybe a few weeks later. Graduations are always emotional events. But at Fort Hays State University in Kansas, in May this year, a graduate named Nola Ochs received special attention. Her major area of study was history. There was nothing unusual about that. But Nola Ochs is ninety-five years old. That made her the world’s oldest graduate for the keepers of the Guinness World Records. Until now they have recognized a ninety-year-old journalism graduate from the University of Oklahoma. Nola Ochs’s granddaughter graduated with her. One of the commencement speakers told the students to take a lesson from Nola Ochs and never stop trying. That is good advice on which to end our Student Series on higher education in the United States.

We began in September with the process of applying to an American college or university. Population experts at the Census Bureau say American colleges and universities will have 8,000,000 students this fall. Twenty years ago, there were 3,000,000. Today there are not only more college-age Americans, but more going to college, including older people and women. According to a report from two years ago, fifty-five percent of undergraduates were women, which was 15 percent more than it was twenty years ago. And fifty-nine percent of graduate students were women.

61. At commencement ceremonies, students will _____.

A. explain their success secrets B. shake hands with school officials

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C. invite guests to give some advice D. receive their diploma

62. Nola Ochs’s graduation attracted special attention because _______. A. her major area was connected with history B. she made great achievements in her major C. her experience was rather a good example

D. she broke the record of being the oldest graduate

63. How many women undergraduates were there in America twenty years ago? A. 1,200,000. B. 3,200,000. C. 1,320,000. D. 3,520,000.

C

Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time when they are twenty-eight days of age. They are first taught to enter the loft (阁楼) through a trap and to exercise above and around the loft and later they are taken away a short distance in baskets and set free. They are then expected to find their way home in the shortest possible time.

The head of a homing pigeon is comparatively small, but its brain is one quarter larger than that of an ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent and will be to the point of stubbornness (顽强); some have been known to fly a hundred miles off course to avoid a storm. Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird has a form of built-in radar that helps it find its own loft after hours of flight, for hidden under the head feathers are two very sensitive ears, and the sharp prominent (突出的) eyes can see great distances in daytime.

Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this natural skill; it is found in most migratory birds (候鸟), in bees, ants, even turtles, which have been known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animal world, the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carry out the jobs that people demand. 64. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ___. A. convince us to buy a homing pigeon

B. inform us about homing pigeons and their training C. protect homing pigeons against the threat of extinction

D. encourage the owners of homing pigeons to set their birds free

65. According to the passage, homing pigeons about a month old ______. A. are kept in a trap B. enter their first race

C. receive a training program D. get their wings clipped and marked

66. The difference between a homing pigeon and an ordinary one lies in ______. A. the span of the wings B. the shape of the eyes C. the texture of the feathers D. the size of the brain

67. The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to _____. A. radar B. the born skill C. the distance D. the bird itself

D

A campaign to fight “white pollution” by reducing the use of plastic carrier bags has been

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launched. Environmentally friendly cloth bags will be distributed to Ito Yokado and Lotus Centre supermarkets in Beijing over the next two weekends. More than 15,000 of the reusable bags will be handed over by volunteers, which means they can take the place of 7.5 million plastic bags, according to the project leaders. “If people use a cloth bag at the supermarket for shopping, they can probably reuse it up to 500 times,” said Wang Chao, vice-director of World Vision China. Statistics from the organization indicate that the Chinese use 2 billion plastic bags every day. “In Ito Yokado’s five supermarkets in Beijing, we hand out 100,000 bags of different sizes every day,” said Shen Yingying, from the supermarket. “And during festivals or promotions, about 130,000 plastic bags will be taken away by customers every day.” Some customers have already started bringing their own cloth bags with them to carry their shopping home. “I have used a cloth bag for three or four years,” said Wang Ying, a Beijing resident. “And cashiers in supermarkets are all fine when I use my own bags.” However, a mass conversion (转变) to the use of cloth bags is unlikely to happen quickly. “Plastic bags offer great convenience to consumers,” said another resident, surnamed Sun. “My family use the plastic bags from supermarkets as waste bags.” Wang Yue, from the Beijing Committee of the China Communist Youth League, said: “It is a step-by-step process.” “The government should introduce polices to reduce the use of plastic bags, such as levying taxation (征税) on ‘white’ products.”

Other measures to try to protect the environment have already been taken by outlets(专营店) in the capital. WalMart Supermarkets in Beijing use degradable (能降解的) plastic bags in their outlets.

68. The campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags has been launched in order to _____. A. prevent the use of plastic bags B. raise taxes for the government C. make shopping more convenient D. reduce environmental pollution 69. The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 3) refers to _____. A. the reusable bags B. the volunteers C. the two supermarkets D. the customers

70. Why is a mass conversion to the use of cloth bags unlikely to happen quickly? A. Because there are still many plastic bags stored in the supermarkets. B. Because customers can take away plastic bags for free.

C. Because a mass conversion to cloth bags will take a lot of money. D. Because plastic bags are convenient and customers are u

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launched. Environmentally friendly cloth bags will be distributed to Ito Yokado and Lotus Centre supermarkets in Beijing over the next two weekends. More than 15,000 of the reusable bags will be handed over by volunteers, which means they can take the place of 7.5 million plastic bags, according to the project leaders. “If people use a cloth bag at the supermarket for shopping, they can probably reuse it up to 500 times,” said Wang Chao, vice-director of World Vision China. Statistics from the organization indicate that the Chinese use 2 billion plastic bags every day. “In Ito Yokado’s five supermarkets in Beijing, we hand out 100,000 bags of different sizes every day,” said Shen Yingying, from the supermarket. “And during festivals or promotions, about 130,000 plastic bags will be taken away by customers every day.” Some customers have already started bringing their own cloth bags with them to carry their shopping home. “I have used a cloth bag for three or four years,” said Wang Ying, a Beijing resident. “And cashiers in supermarkets are all fine when I use my own bags.” However, a mass conversion (转变) to the use of cloth bags is unlikely to happen quickly. “Plastic bags offer great convenience to consumers,” said another resident, surnamed Sun. “My family use the plastic bags from supermarkets as waste bags.” Wang Yue, from the Beijing Committee of the China Communist Youth League, said: “It is a step-by-step process.” “The government should introduce polices to reduce the use of plastic bags, such as levying taxation (征税) on ‘white’ products.”

Other measures to try to protect the environment have already been taken by outlets(专营店) in the capital. WalMart Supermarkets in Beijing use degradable (能降解的) plastic bags in their outlets.

68. The campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags has been launched in order to _____. A. prevent the use of plastic bags B. raise taxes for the government C. make shopping more convenient D. reduce environmental pollution 69. The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 3) refers to _____. A. the reusable bags B. the volunteers C. the two supermarkets D. the customers

70. Why is a mass conversion to the use of cloth bags unlikely to happen quickly? A. Because there are still many plastic bags stored in the supermarkets. B. Because customers can take away plastic bags for free.

C. Because a mass conversion to cloth bags will take a lot of money. D. Because plastic bags are convenient and customers are u

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