江西省白鹭洲中学2011-2012学年高二下学期第二次月考(英语)

白鹭洲中学2011—2012学年下学期高二年级第二次月考
英语试卷
命题人：胡苗琴，李文佳
考生注意:
1、本试卷设试卷I 、II卷和答题卡纸三部分,试卷所有答题都必须写
在答题纸上。

2、答题纸与试卷在编号上是一一对应的，答题时特别注意，不能错
位。

3、考试时间为120分钟,试卷满分为150分.
第Ⅰ卷（共115分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置.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。

Where are the two speakers?
A。

In a restaurant。

B. In a hotel。

C. In a bathroom。

.
2. What does the woman like on the cake?
A. The cream。

B. The cherry. C。

The chocolate。

3. What does the man mean?
A. He will buy a new car。

B. He will use his old car。

C。

He will abandon the old car。

4. What kind of music does the man like？
A. Modern music。

B. Country music. C。

Folk music。

5。

Why will the woman go to the park?
A。

To visit a friend. B. To sell newspapers. C。

To see new exhibits。

第二节（共15小题；每小题1。

5分，满分22.5分）
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。

6. What’s the weather like today？
A. Sunny.
B. Cold
C. Rainy
7。

How will they learn tomorrow’s weather?
A。

From the Internet。

B. From the radio。

C. From the TV.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8。

What did the boy think of the movie？
A。

Dull B. Excellent C。

Funny
9. What does the girl think is the most wonderful part?
A. The beginning. B。

The middle. C。

The ending.
10。

Where are the two speakers?
A。

At home. B。

In a school。

C. In a theater.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What do we know about Victor’s hometown?
A。

It’s near the sea. B. It is very big. C。

It’s an old city。

12。

What is the main industry there？
A。

Coal B. Tourism C。

Clothing
13。

What’s the weather like in winter there？
A。

It’s very cold. B. It seldom snows. C. It often rains。

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14。

Where are the two speakers？
A。

In a zoo。

B。

In a pet hospital。

C. In a pet shop。

15. What does the woman think of snakes？
A。

It is dangerous。

B。

It is expensive。

C。

It is interesting. 16。

How often should the woman feed the ants？
A .Once a day。

B. Twice a day. C. Once a week。

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What do boys have to do in Ethiopia(埃塞俄比亚)?
A. Carry water.
B. Look after animals.
C. Play paper balls.
18。

Why do so few children go to primary school there?
A. Many children can’t afford it.
B。

Many children hate schools。

C。

There aren't enough schools。

19。

How do children often go to school there？
A. By bus B。

On foot C。

By bike
20。

What are the dreams for many children there?
A. To be doctors。

B. To be teachers。

C。

To be engineers.第二部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Mrs. Chen is ______ paper—cutting expert，whom I interviewed for my
article on _____ Chinese Art.
A. a，the B。

an, / C。

a, / D. an, the
22. Why don't you take off your shoes and have them washed？They will
soon ______ in the sun。

A. hang out B。

dry out C. warm up D. dry up 23。

People are advised not to drive after drinking, but _______ seemed not to help a lot。

A。

it B. which C。

they D。

one
24。

- Mum，I can't see any point in studying hard。

—Come on，dear。

Years of hard study will surely ______ in your future career。

A。

make sure B。

pay off C. bring back D. pay back 25. I urged that they _____ themselves to their new conditions.
A。

adapt B. adjusted C. matched D。

put
26. The answer is connected with the main use ________ the body makes of
food-—-—to supply the energy for movement。

A. where B。

why C. what D。

that
27. —I’d like a pen which ______ well。

—Will this one ______？
A. is written；do
B. writes; do C。

writes；work D。

is written; work
28。

I have been convinced that the print media are usually more _____ and
more reliable than television。

A。

accurate B。

ridiculous C。

urgent D. shallow 29。

- Thanks for the ______ you did me to move away the stone。

—That's all right.
A. favor
B. good
C. trouble
D. kindness
30. _______ a lift on her way，Jenny finally managed to get to the station in time.
A。

Offered B。

Offer C。

Offering D。

To offer 31。

______ healthy, with easy access to affordable medical care，is still a dream for many people, with medicine price______ sharply.
A。

Keeping; rise B。

Keeping; rising
C。

To keep; risen D. Having kept, to rise
32。

—Has your son come back from abroad for the winter vocation?
—Yes。

But he stayed at home for only a week。

Now he ______ back to college.
A。

went B. will go C。

has gone D. was going
33. His suggestion made me angry, but________.
A。

making others happy B. to make others happy
C. with others happy D。

others happy
34。

________ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labour needed on construction sites by 90 percent。

A. Such construction robots are clever
B. So clever the construction robots are
C。

So clever are the construction robots
D。

Such clever construction robots are
35. — What do you think of that tea set as a gift for Mary’s birthday?
— ________。

A. My pleasure。

B. I think it's a Chinese style。

C。

Not bad。

D. Let me think it over.
第二节:完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1。

5分；满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A，B，C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.
Joy in the Journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often，achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing。

Let me 36 .
Two brothers decided to 37 a deep hole behind their house. As they were working，a couple of older boys stopped by to 38 。

“What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors.
“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the39 !” one of the brothers volunteered 40 .
The older boys began to 41 ，telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 42 。

After a long silence，one of the 43 picked up a jar full of spiders, 44 and many other kinds of insects. He 45 the lid and showed the wonderful 46 to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly
and confidently, “Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth，look at what we have found 47 the way！”
Their goal was far too ambitious，but it did cause them to dig。

And that is 48 a goal is for - to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen，49 , to set us digging!
But not every goal will be fully 50 。

Not every job will end 51 。

Not every hope will come to pass。

Not every love will last. Not every dream will be 52 。

But when you fall short of your aim，perhaps you can say, “Ye s，53 look at what I've found along the way! Look at the wonderful things 54 my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived。

And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end，that truly 55 .
36. A. say B. explain C. think D。

study
37. A. find B。

fill C. dig D. search
38. A。

rest B。

work C。

laugh D. watch
39. A。

house B. earth C。

wall D. road 40。

A. calmly B。

patiently C。

excitedly D。

impatiently
41. A. laugh B。

think C。

stare D。

smile 42。

A。

important B。

difficult C. impossible D。

interesting
43。

A. passers-by B. watchers C. visitors D. diggers 44。

A。

worms B. rabbits C。

wolves D. flies
45。

A. moved B。

removed C. broke D。

pushed 46. A。

contents B。

scenes C. pictures D。

jars
47。

A。

in B。

along C。

to D。

out 48。

A. what B. how C。

where D. which
49。

A. other than B。

in other words C. rather than D. instead
50。

A. made B. prepared C. produced D。

achieved 51。

A. hopelessly B. pleasantly C。

surprisingly D. successfully
52。

A. come true B。

realized C. made D。

predicted
53. A。

and B. or C. but D。

so
54。

A. breaking into B. turning to C. coming into D. holding to
55。

A。

matters B. happens C. appears D. proves
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A
Gao Xiaosong, the 42—year—old singer，music producer and director was three times over the legal alcohol limit when he crashed his Infiniti SUV into a car stopped at a red light in Beijing May 9。

A blood test showed Gao had 243.04 milligrams of alcohol for 100 milliliters of blood，well over the 80 milligram limit within a 100 milliliters
of blood.
On Tuesday afternoon the man known to million for his harsh (严厉的）comments to participants on China’s Got Talent had to face the judge himself at Beijing Dongcheng District People’s Court under China’s newly amended（修改的) Road Traffic Safety Law.
“I’ve nothing to defend myself only regret,” he told the courtroom filled with people. “I always thought alcohol could bring me freedom, but it never occurred to me that drunk driving will rid others of their freedom. I’ll be responsible for all the loss it has caused. This incident showed my irresponsibility for life。

I’m willi ng to be a volunteer for my life promoting the non-drunk driving."
A day earlier at an administrative（行政的）punishment hearing, wearing an orange detention suit，he was banned from driving for five years and fined 1, 000 yuan for having an expired（过期的）license。

On Ma y 10 he was pictured at Beijing’s traffic police headquarters where he turned down requests for interviews, but wrote on a piece of paper, “sorry，never drive when drunk.”
Now he has become the first celebrity(名人）to be punished under the tough new rules that came into effect on May 1. Guo Shudong，the first driver sentenced since the new law was introduced, was jailed for four months for being twice over the legal limit on May 9.
Gao, famous for campus song “My Deskmate” in the 1990s, was replaced by music producer and composer Antonio Chen during the recording of China's Got Talent on May 10。

56.According to the passage,anyone whose blood test indicates milligrams of alcohol for 100 milliliters of blood is not considered to have broken the newly amended Road Traffic Safety Law.
A。

over 100 B. over 80 C. below 243.04 D。

below
80
57. It is suggested in what Gao Xiaosong said in Paragraph 3
that 。

A。

he promised to pay for those injured in the accident caused by him B。

he was a responsible person as he answered for what he had done actively
C。

he used to rely on drinking for relaxation and relief
D. he didn’t feel regretful for what he had done.
58。

Which of the following is NOT true about Gao Xiaosong?
A。

He was the first driver sentenced since the new law was introduced.
B. His comments often made the participants in China’s Got Talent embarrassed.
C。

He became famous in the 1990s for a song about school life。

D. His SUV knocked into the car waiting for the light to change。

59。

What is the author’s attitude toward Gao Xiaosong？
A。

Support B. Pity C。

Doubt D。

Hatred 60。

What can be the best title of the passage？
A. Gao Xiaosong，the Famous Musician
B. Famous Musician Sentenced for-Drunk Driving
C. China Battles Against Drunk Driving
D。

Amended Road Traffic Safety Law Came into Effect
B
The Chinese word”Shanzhai” means a small mountain village，but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes（假货）after" Shanzhai cell phones ” produced by sm all workshops in southern China, became popular in the mainland market over the past few years。

Besides" Shanzhai" electronic products，there are ”Shanzhai" movies，”Shanzhai" stars and even a ”Shanzhai" Spring Festival Gala,
a copy of the 25—year—old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve.
"Shanzhai” has become a culture of its own，symbolizing anything that imitates something famous.
The phenomenon has caused a public debate over whether it is healthy or sick being a copycat.
In south western China’s Chongqing Municipality,
a ”Shanzhai"—version”Bird’s Nest" woven by farmers with bamboo attracts wide attention and the ”Shanzhai”-version "Water Cube” is popular with tourists too。

Both are copies of the famous Olympics buildings in Beijing.
Xie Xizhang, a literature critic, said that taking the "Shanzhai" Gala as an example，when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the "Shanzhai" version appears naturally to attract people.
”In spite of its poor techniques and operation, “Shanzhai”culture meets the psychological demands of common people and could be a comfort to their minds，" Xie said.
Tian Huiqun，a professor at Beijing Normal University, said
that ”Shanzhai” culture never copies classic things, only trendy products. In that sense, it's like a computer virus，multiplying without meaning.
Though controversial, ”Shanzhai” culture is becoming a widely accepted phenomenon。

”To the mainstream culture，the rise of “Shanzhai” culture is a challenge as well as a motivation,” said Xie。

Tian said different kinds of cultures developing together is an ideal situation and it is for the public to choose。

61。

The Chinese word ”Shanzhai” may have its origin in .
A。

fake cell phones B. electronic products
C。

Spring Festival Gala D。

Olympics buildings
62. The underlined word" imitates" is closest in meaning to .
A. steals B。

copies C. advertises D。

cheats 63。

According to the passage，”Shanzhai" culture refers to 。

A .the action that a person imitates famous people
B. anything that imitates something famous
C. those similar names to famous brands
D. products with poor techniques and quality
64. We can infer that the mainstream culture 。

A。

will be held back by "Shanzhai” culture
B。

will sooner or later be replaced by "Shanzhai" culture
C. may develop faster because of the challenging of ”Shanzhai” culture
D。

thinks nothing of the challenge of” Shanzhai" culture
65。

The passage mainly tells us that________. A。

"Shanzhai" culture will definitely fade out
B。

”Shanzhai" culture—the mountain village culture
C。

”Shanzhai” culture—the mainstream culture D。

"Shanzhai" culture takes on life of its own
C
Sandstorms hit northwestern China's Gansu Province and North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the first day this year. According to Sun Landong, a meteorologist with the Lanzhou Meteorology Observatory, visibility was less than 100 meters in Minqin，a Gansu county near Inner Mongolia，because of sand。

When visibility drops to less than 1 kilometer，it is called a sandstorm. The sandstorm in Minqin blew up dust in neighboring towns，such as Baiyin, Wuwei，
Jinchang and Lanzhou，the capital city of Gansu Province. Dust-laden winds also swept into Beijing. Brought by northwesterly blowing at more than 20 meters per second，dust first reached the capital’s suburbs at 7 a. m。

，downtown areas at 9 a。

m. The winds，which died down during the night，brought the temperature down to as low as 8 0C below zero and m any flights put off their planned time from the city’s airport.
It is quite rare for sandstorms，which are frequent between March and June, to happen in winter, when the earth is frozen. The sandstorms in Gansu and Inner Mongolia do not necessarily mean there will be more of them in the spring than last year, when they were serious, but Beijing is taking it very seriously。

It is reported that Beijing will spend 6 billion yuan (US 725 million) in preventing sandstorms in the capital and has already set up a special team to make sure what causes them。

66. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Sandstorms took place in Gansu.
B. Sandstorms happened on the first day of the new year。

C。

Sandstorms are very serious,compared to last year。

D。

Experts are trying their best to determine the cause of the sandstorm formed this year
67。

Suppose the dust was 300 kilometers away from Beijing,it would reach Beijing about，hours later if it travels at a speed of 20
meters per second?
A。

4。

2 B. 1。

5 C。

2.0 D. 2.5
68. Why did sandstorms begin in the winter this year？
A. Because there was little snow this season。

B。

Because a lot of trees have been cut down。

C. Because people took few measures to control them.
D。

It is not mentioned in the passage。

69。

Which of the following doesn’t belong to the bad effect the sandstorms have done in Beijing？
A。

The temperature fell. B。

Flights put off their time to take off. C。

The air is dirty. D. People had three days off
70. The author wrote the passage to .
A。

tell us the environments are becoming worse and worse
B. explain what measures people have taken to control sandstorms
C。

make people realize the need to protect the environment
D. call on us to do what we can to save the earth.
D
English is fast becoming the language of science around the world，but what is its future among everyday speakers？One expert points out that the percentage of native English speakers is declining （降低) while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important。

However，British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance（主导) by the middle of this century to rank，after Chinese，about equally with Arabic，Hindi，and Urdu. ”The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise，but it isn’t rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages around the world，simply because the main population group has been largely in the less developed countries where languages other than English have been spoken，" he says。

In a recent article in the journal Science，Mr. Graddol noted that three languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon。

These are Bengali,Tamil，and Malay，spoken in south and southeast Asia.
David Crystal，the author of The Cambridge Encycloρedia of the English Lαηguage, says about 1. 5 billion of the world's six billion people speak it as a second tongue compared to the 400 million native speakers。

But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates (低估）the future of its dominance。

”All the evidence suggests that the English language snowball is rolling down a hill and is getting faster，but nobody quite knows what's going to happen because no language has been in this position before。

” he said。

71。

In David Graddol’ s opinion，English will 。

A。

remain widespread and important
B。

be more important than any other language
C。

lose its dominant position
D。

die away in the near future
72。

The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies
that .
A。

snowballs will roll down faster than language balls
B。

the English language snowball is rolling down faster than any time in the past
C. English language will soon drop in dominance
D。

more and more language users will choose English
73。

How many experts express their ideas about the future of English in the passage？
A. 2。

B。

3. C。

4。

D. 5
74。

According to David Graddol，which of the folowing will possibly be one of the languages that will be most widely spoken？
A。

Malay。

B. Arabic. C. Urdu。

D. German. 75。

What should be the best title for the passage？
A. English Remaining the Dominant Position
B. The Future of English？Who Knows?
C. Opinions from Different Experts
D。

The English Language Snowball Rolling Down
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分）［1] Why can’t I get it done?
［2] This is one question millions of people over the globe ask themselves every now and then. It is not as if you are not working hard，but you simply may not know that there is a difference between work and productivity. Your plan is what gives you a clear picture of what you are aiming at, but the method of achieving may vary from time to time。

That you did not meet up with a deadline does not mean you were not working on it。

The problem is whether you will be able to manage time.
［3] Before you start on the next activity，task or project, first ask yourself why you want to do what you are about to do now. You will by this be able to know if the task should be done, and if the timing is right。

[4] Doing the right thing at the wrong time makes it absolutely wrong。

So it is not just enough to do what is right, also consider . Your time has value, when you spend it on what is right at that instance. On the other hand, the value of your task is when it is done at the right time.
［5] You will feel sorry about the time spent on what was not profitable to you. Time can not be wasted，because it can not be preserved and replaced. You are always doing something with your time。

What matters is the value of what you are doing at the moment with your time.
[6］The desire to make a difference begins with the ability to take the right decision on what to do. It will become simple if you learn to manage time effectively.
76。

What is the main idea of the text? (within 10 words）
77 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words。

（within 10 words）78。

Complete the following statement with proper words. （no more than 5 words)
You will regret doing things which were of no value to you. 79。

What should be the first step to get some work done？（within 12 words)
80. What does the underlined word "it" （line 4，paragraph 4）probably refer to? (no more than 3words）
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
随着科技的发展，智能型机器人因其功能完善，价格不贵等优势，越来越受到人们的青睐，在人们生活中起了很大作用，比如：可以代替人们从事一些危险工作，帮助人们做家务，甚至照看病人和小孩等，请你就未来机器人是否会完全代替人类表达自己的观点。

要求：1．文章开头已给出，不记入总词数，词数：120左右。

2．为使行文连贯,可适当增加细节。

3．参考词汇：智能型机器人intelligent robots
With the development of science and technology，more and more intelligent robots are being used in……
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
白鹭洲中学2011-2012学年下学期高二年级第二次月考
英语参考答案
听力1—5 BCBAC 6-10 ACACB 11—15 CBACA 16-20 CBCBA
单选21—25 CBABA 26—30 DCAAA 31-35 BCDCC
完形36-40 BCDBC 41—-45 ACDAB 46——50 ABABD 51——55 DBCCA
阅读理解56—60 DCABB 61-65 ABBCD 66—70 BADDC 71—75 CDBAB
阅读表达
76. Learn to manage time effectively to get things done.
77. if it is done at the right time或doing the right thing at the right time 78。

having spent your time
79. Understanding why you want to do what you are doing now
80. Your task。

书面表达:
Possible version：
With the development of science and technology, more and more intelligent robots are being used in industrial fields，taking the place of humans to do many dangerous tasks. Besides，with the price of robots
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
going down，they have begun to enter families, helping people do some housework and even care for patients or read books for babies.
All of these suggest that robots are playing a big part in our life. By using robots，people can save time to do what they like。

Meanwhile, they reduce the rate of death and injury in dangerous work.
But can people be out of work because of the existence of robots？Certainly not! However clever robots are，they are made by humans and whatever they do，they just follow the instructions given to them by humans. Therefore, robots will never completely replace humans.
Let's enjoy the convenience brought by robots.
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