高二英语十二月月考试卷2

巢湖市新世纪中学2011/2012学年度第一学期高二年级英语十二月月考试卷(时间：120分钟 总分：150分)第一部分：听 力（30分）第一节：听下面五段对话。

回答对话后的一个小题，每段对话只读一遍。

1. What are they talking about?A. An actor.B. A director.C. The ending of a movie. 2. What did the girl drink?A. Tea.B. Water.C. Coffee.3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Mother and son. 4. What are they going to do?A. Go to the airport.B. Call a taxi.C. Buy some snacks. 5. Who is calling?A. Fin.B. Steven.C. Kevin.第二节：听下面五段独白并回答其后的几个小题，每段独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6. What does the girl think of the news?A. Boring.B. Creative.C. Informative. 7. What is being shown on Channel 7?A. News.B. A movie.C. A reality show. 听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8. What was the man doing before speaking to the woman?A. Looking for tools.B. Working on computer.C. Fixing the refrigerator. 9. What can we learn about the man?A. He is good at fixing things.B. He used to fix things.C. He likes to fix things. 10. Where is the man going?A. The sitting room.B. The bathroom.C. The kitchen. 听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the man dislike the tour group?A. Its schedule is tight.B. Its food isn ’t fresh.C. Its cost is high.12. Which of the following is NOT covered in the package price? A. A tour guide. B. Hotels. C. Entrance tickets 13. How long does the tour last?A. Five days.B. Three days.C. Two days. 听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14. What is Mr Henry most probably doing?A. Having an interview.B. Taking an oral test.C. Chatting with friends.15. When did Mr Henry begin to work at Weston?A. In July.B. In October.C. In November 16. Why does Mr Henry want to change his job?A. To get an interesting job.B. To earn more money.C. To get a higher position 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. How was the weather on the last day?A. Rainy.B. Snowy.C. Sunny. 18. What didn ’t Jane see on her way?A. Wild flowers.B. Vegetables.C. Monkeys. 19. What did Jane do on the last day?A. She visited the ruins.B. She bought souvenirs.姓名 班级C. She had a rest.20．What kind of bad effect will the tourists have on the city?A. Polluting the environment.B. Preventing the economic growth.C. Destroying the ruins.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节单项填空（共15 题；满分15 分）21. As long as a person does his best, it doesn’t _____ what people think of him.A. worryB. mindC. careD. matter22. Although ______ my opinion, the boss didn’t come up with his own..A. inB. forC. onD. against23. The Shenzho uⅦ, _____ by China herself, has been sent up into space successfully.A. designingB. designedC. designD. to design24. We all know that the weather in the south is much warmer than _____ in the north.A. itB. thatC. the oneD. one25. He ______ football regularly for many years when he was young.A. was playingB. playedC. has playedD. had played26. All of the guests ______ by 10o’clock, but the host ______ until fifteen minutes later.A. had arrived; hasn’t turned upB. arrived; didn’t turn upC. had arrived; didn’t turn upD. arrived; hadn’t turned up27. I can’t remember ______ made the teacher give Mary the permission to leave the class earlier.A. that it was whatB. what it was thatC. what was it thatD. that was it what28. Children often dream of ______ they will become when they grow up.A. whatB. whetherC. whichD. that29. Mr. Xie asked me ______ when I didn’t feel very well..A. What was the matter with meB. What the matter was with meC. What matter was with meD. What was matter with me 30. Rather than ______ in trying to make people better after they are ill, we prefer to _____ money in preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living.A. to spend, to spendB. to spend, spendC. spend, to spendD. spend, spend31. Is this the watch which you wish ________?.A. repairedB. to have it repairedC. to have been repairedD. to have repaired32. The director told us the new workshop ______ three years before, while the old one _____ in 1999.A. had been built, was set upB. was built, was set upC. had been built, had been set upD. was built, had been set up33. I made a promise ______ anyone set me free I would make him very rich..A. thatB. that ifC. ifD. if that34. The trouble she had _______ her terrible illness was solved by the local government.A. treatingB. to treatC. treatedD. treat35. ______ his task, he had enough time for his family.A. To accompanyB. AccomplishingC. AccomplishedD. Having accomplished第二节完形填空（共20 题；满分30分）On the day that Benjamin Franklin was seven years old, his mother gave him a few pennies, saying,“You may buy something if you want.”That was the first __36_ _ Benjamin had ever had and he asked, “Will you give me more?” His mother __37___ her head and said, “No, I cannot give you any more. So you must be careful not to spend these__38___.”Benjamin ___39___the street. How ___40___ he was! As he wondered what he should __41___ , he met a boy, who was__42___ a whistle(哨子). Oh, what a pretty __43__ it made!“I have some pennies,” said Benjamin, __44__ them to the boy. “You may have all of them if you give me the whistle.”“Well, it’s a(n) __45__,” said the boy. He gave the whistle to Benjamin and took the __46_.Benjamin was very__47__. He ran home as fast as he could, blowing the whistle.“Look, Mother,” he said, “I have bought a whistle.”“How much did you __48__ for it？”“All the pennies you gave me.”“Oh, you might have bought half a dozen such whistles with the money,” said his mother.The boy saw what a big __49__ he had made. The whistle did not__50__him any more. He threw it on the floor and began to__51__.“Never__52__ , my child,” said his mother very kindly. “You are only a very little boy, and you will __53__ a great deal as you grow up.”Benjamin Franklin lived to be a very old man, but he never forgot that__54__. He was a great thinker and a great doer, and with Washington he helped to make our country__55__. No man could ever say, “Ben Franklin has wronged me.”36. A. help B. card C. money D. present37. A. buried B. shook C. lowered D. turned38. A. foolishly B. happily C. fast D. secretly39. A. searched for B. looked at C. got through D. ran into40. A. clever B. strong C. rich D. proud41. A. count B. carry C. prepare D. buy42. A. dropping B. blowing C. making D. describing43. A. way B. tool C. sound D. face44. A. passing B. introducing C. offering D. showing45. A. deal B. success C. chance D. experience46. A. gifts B. pennies C. pockets D. bags47. A. happy B. brave C. kind D. busy48. A. save B. keep C. pay D. charge49. A. difference B. attempt C. trouble D. mistake 50. A. warn B. please C. teach D. serve51. A. cry B. wait C. watch D. listen52. A. mind B. stop C. doubt D. judge53. A. believe B. prove C. learn D. achieve54. A. method B. lecture C. truth D. lesson55. A. open B. free C. famous D. friendly第三部分阅读理解（共20 题；满分40 分）ASmall talk is meaningless conversation in terms of content, but is often seen as socially important in certain situations. In many English-speaking countries, it can be viewed as rude or unfriendly not to make small talk.Discussing weather with people who you don’t know is an example of small talk that many of us are very familiar with on a daily basis. We may chat about weather with the cashier at the supermarket or with the attendant at the gas station. Small talk may also be related to situations such as waiting in line. People in the line may comment to others on how slow it is in the post office or bank that day, for instance. We also engage in small talk with people we may see every day but don’t really know such as those we share the elevator with in our office building.Small talk is common at parties when guests may only know the host but not each other. It is considered rude not to mingle and speak with other guests at a party. Small talk can break the ice and get guests chatting. Compliments(赞美) may be a type of small talk such as one woman at party complimenting another on her dress.Some people like small talk because they find silence uncomfortable and/ or they enjoy communicating verbally. Others enjoy meeting new people and use small talk to start conversations. When making small talk, especially with strangers or those you don’t know very well, it’s important to observe certain socially acceptable conversations. First, small talk should be general and not personal or about controversial topics. Second, while compliments are acceptable, they shouldn’t refer to the person’s body.56. What do people usually talk about in small talk?A. The influence of their country.B. The development of science.C. How crowed the mall is.D. Their families.57. We can learn from the second paragraph that______.A. it’s considered rude not to make small talk with people we often meetB. it’s common to make small talk with strangers on informal occasionsC. a great deal of small talk is carried out in a secret way.D. many people don’t know what to talk about in small talk.58. At parties, it’s considered rude to _________.A. be unwilling to make small talk with othersB. speak to several guests at the same timeC. compliment a woman on her dressD. have small talk with the hostBWhen we lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, we would see many birds, such as Canada geese and wild swans(天鹅), fly east for the winter. Each year, when this happens, it is so cold outside that water freezes.On a winter morning when I stood beside the window, suddenly I noticed that there was something out there. I fetched a pair of binoculars(双目望远镜). Into my sight came the figure of a large Canada goose, its feet frozen to the ice. Then from the sky, I saw a line of swans. They flew high above the house, moving to the east.As I watched, the birds became a white circle. At last, the circle landed on the ice. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, I didn’t know what would happen to this poor goose.Amazingly, those swans began to work on the ice. It went on for a long time. At last, the goose’s head lifted. Its body pulled. Then the goose was free and standing on the ice. The swans flew into the air watching. Then four of the swans came down around it as if it had cried, “I cannot fly.” Their powerful beaks(鸟喙)scraped the goose’s wings from top to bottom and rode up its body, chipping off the ice held in the feathers.Slowly, the goose spread its wings as if testing. When the wings fully opened, the four swans took off and joined the flying group.Behind them, rising with speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky. It followed them, like a small child at the end of a group of older boys. I watched them with my eyes filling with tears until they disappeared into the sky.59. What happened to the Canada goose when the author saw it?A. It was seeking its group.B. It lost its way.C. It couldn’t move.D. Its wings got injured..60. We can learn from the text that the swans _______.A. often flew in the sky to help those in needB. passed on information with their wingsC. hoped that the goose could join themD. saved the goose and helped it to fly again61. We can infer from the text that seeing the birds flying away, the author felt______.A. puzzledB. cautiousC. movedD. surprised62. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the text?A. A goose and some swans.B. Animals in Maryland.C. An injured bird.D. Life on the seashore.63. Which of the following words can best describe the swans?A. Brave.B. Helpful.C. Generous.D. Faithful.CThe white swan(天鹅) is the most beautiful bird in the world. It is mostly silent through its life, unable to sing sweet songs like most other birds.In ancient times, however, people believed that the swan was given a special gift of singing at the end of its life. They believed a swan sings a most beautiful song just before it dies.The ancient Greek philosopher(哲学家)Socrates talked of this 2,300 years ago. Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy. The bird was happy because it was going to serve the Greek God Apollo.The story of the swan’s last song found a place in the works of other writers, including the early English writer Chaucer and Shakespeare.And the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language. At first, swan song meant the last work of a poet, musician or writer. Now, it means the final effort of any person. Someone’s swan song usually is also considered to be that person’s finest work.A political(政治的) expression with a similar meaning is the last hurrah(欢呼声). The expression may be used to describe a politician’s final attempt to win the cheers and votes of the people.Writer Edwin O’Connor made the expression popular in 1956. he wrote a book about the final years in the political life. He called his book The Last Hurrah.Some language experts say the expression came from a name given to noisy supporters of Andrew Jackson---American’s seventh president. They cheered so loudly that they became known as the hurrah boys. so many points.64. The passage is mainly written to ___________.A. call for people to protect the white swanB. tell about the living habits of the white swanC. tell us the meaning of some English expressionsD. explain how language has changed through history65. The expression “swan song” now can be used to mean ______________.A. the best work of a writerB. the first work of a poetC. the last words of a musicianD. the end of a person’s life66. What do we know about the hurrah boys from the passage?A. They took an active part in politics.B. They were all against Andrew Jackson.C. They liked to make noises in public places.D. They used to play a key role in American history.67. According to Socrates, _______________.A. a swan sang most beautifully among all birdsB. a swan could sing just as beautifully as other birdsC. a swan would sing because it would meet God ApolloD. a swan would sing beautifully whenever it felt happyDA young sales manager by the name of Richard Hollingshead who worked at his father’s auto products store had an idea to invent something that combined his two interests: cars and movies. Richard Hollingshead’s plan was an open-air movie theater where moviegoers could watch from their own cars. On June 6, 1933, the world’s first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. By 1950, there were 4,000 of these “movies under the stars”across the country. Almost 80 years later, only a couple hundred survive.At the drive-in, instead of taking a theater seat next to talkative strangers and crying babies, you watched a movie on a huge screen from the comfort of your car, side by side with other autos in a large parking lot(停车场).The movies themselves mostly differed from science fiction and action movies. The sound from the little speaker that you attached（安装）to your car window was tinny at best. And one person stood at the drive-in offering a full menu of fried food, popcorn and sodas.But when it’s summer, dusk comes late and the movie couldn’t start until 9 p.m. or later. The arrival of color television and CDs keep people home as well.Many U.S. cities have tried to bring back the nostalgic(怀念的) feeling of outdoor movies by showing films in parks and malls, but people sit on blankets, not in their cars.68. According to the first paragraph, drive-in movie theaters now _______.A. are not as popular as beforeB. are still increasing in numbersC. have gone out of businessD. have changed in design69. What happened in summer-time?A. A lot more people went to drive-in movie theaters.B. The number of people going to drive-in movie theaters dropped.C. People turned to watch TV at home.D. People had more spare time watching movies.70. Which of the following words can best describe Richard Hollingshead?A. CrazyB. LazyC. CreativeD. Fun-loving71. The last paragraph implies that _________.A. people prefer to watch movies on blanketsB. films shown in parks and malls have more attractionC. people no longer find the old feeling at drive-in movie theatersD. people are disappointed at the disappearance of old drive-in movie theatersEDancing is a beautiful language. It can bring happiness to everyone. Throughout my career I have had an opportunity to work with the most lovely people—kids. Nothing can beat the feeling of sharing dance with the dancing talents. One of my most favorite experiences was being a warm-up coach for a youth dance group in Norway. They were performing for a large stage show in the city.At the beginning of the first warm-up session, the little ones ran to me with open arms but the older ones wanted me to prove myself first. I tried my best and by the end of the week the kinds were waiting eagerly to show me some new moves they had been working on.Dance opened us up to great friendships. While we danced, we told stories, we shared dreams and we laughed so loud. But sometimes I had to hide my tears because some of their personal experience were heartbreaking. My class helper was always joking about his new glass eye. It took me a couple of days before I was brave enough to ask him why he had a glass eye.The local militia (民兵) took it out because I didn’t want to join them.” He must have seen my face because he then said, “Don’t be sad! I have a new one now.” it was hard to play the music so they could just dance. Dance melted away my sadness and I could just be happy with the kids.72. We can learn from the passage that the author ______.A. was once a language teacherB. traveled to Norway beforeC. organized a city’s stage showD. gave instructions to some kid dancers73. The author hid her sad feelings in order ______.A. to show she was strong enoughB. not to make the kids feel upsetC. not to let the kids laugh at herD. to draw the kids’ attention to dancing74. Which of the following words can best describe the class helper?A. Careful and creative.B. Helpful and friendly.C. Honest and hardworking.D. Humorous and positive75. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Sad stories behind dancingB. A successful stage showC. Kids are dancing talentsD. The power of dance第四部分任务型阅读（每空1 分，满分10 分）Filling in company application forms can become a boring and repetitive task, yet any carelessness on an applicant’s part can draw a negative reaction from readers. Blow it at this stage and you won’t get a chance to persuade them in person, no matter how good you are. Each company or organization usually uses its own specially designed form from that, although it generally asks for the same basic information, may vary in detail. So the suggestions below will help you to know what to do rather than what you should write.■When visiting future employers, always carry your personal data record with you so that you can readily search for details such as dates, telephone, numbers and other useful information.■Treat every application form as though it is the first one you are completing-write carefully and neatly.■Use words that describe each job you have held as fully as possible rather than list only the duties you performed.■Particularly describe social activities that show your involvement in the community, or activities in which you held a teaching or coaching role.■Pay particular attention if there is a section on the form that asks you to say how your education and past experience have specially prepared you for the position. Think this through very carefully before you write so that what you say shows a natural progression from past experience to the job you are applying for. If you can, and if they fit naturally, add a few words to explain how the position fits you overall career plan.Follow these suggestions and you can get your foot in the door of a great future!第五部分书面表达（满分25 分）请以“An unforgettable Event ”或是“An Unforgettable Person”为题，写一篇关于你们生活中遇到的让你难以忘怀的人或事。