高二英语上学期12月月考

得夺市安庆阳光实验学校贵州省清华实验学校
09-10学年高二上学期12月月考
英语
2009-12
满分：150分时间：120分钟
一、听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节听力理解（5段共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1-3题：
1．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A．Classmates． B．Brother and sister． C．Salesgirl and customer．2．What are the speakers talking about?
A．The test． B．Cheating． C．Mr. McQuillan．3．What do we know about the boy from the conversation?
A．He thinks the girl will get a better grade．
B．He thinks the girl will be caught．
C．He is worried about the girl．
听第二段对话，回答第4-6题：
4．Where do the two speakers live?
A．In San Francisco． B． In Orlando． C. In Chicago．5．What does the woman taking a coach or business class depend on?
A．The service． B．The price． C．The time．
6．Why does the man ask the woman to tell him her decision?
A. He might take train for a trip．
B．He wants to go with the woman．
C．He will go to a friend’s wedding．
听第三段对话，回答第7-9题：
7．How does the speaker plan to attract the investors?
A．By selling goods on the Internet．
B．By developing a good business plan．
C．By changing the way people sell goods．
8．What does the speaker's friend suggest him doing first?
A．Giving an estimate Of sales for a period．
B．Giving investors a competitive advantage．
C．Figuring out a business model．
9．How long does h take the speaker to get ready for the plan?
A．A few months． B．A year． C．A few years．
听第四段对话，回答第10-12题：
10．How many people went to the theme park?
A．Three． B．Four． C．Five．
11．What is the relationship between Maria and Grace?
A．Sisters． B．Sister and brother． C．Mother and son．
12．With who did the speaker take the roller coasters?
A．Maria． B．Grace． C．His brother．
听第五段对话，回答第13-15题：
13．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant． B． In a hospital． C． In the Office．14．When does the woman get a pain in her stomach?
A．About an hour after she has eaten．
B．About an hour before she has eaten．
C．As soon as she begins to eat．
15．What do we know about the woman s husband?
A．He eats very quickly．
B．He doesn't eat as quickly as his wife．
C．He sometimes eats more slowly than his wife．
第二节听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16～20的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

你将有80秒钟的作答时间。

注释：flunk (考试、测验等)失败，不及格
entrepreneur 创业者，企业家
queasy 恶心的，欲吐的，紧张不安的
二、语言知识及应用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节：单项选择（15分）
21. —Is there anything special you’d like for the dinner, Teddy?
—Nothing ______, as usual, Mummy.
A. on the whole
B. in particular
C. in general
D. in total
22. I’m lucky because my job has ______ hours, and I can come and go at any time I want.
A. changing
B. flexible
C. basic
D. moveable
23. —Did she find a well-paid job after graduation?
—______, yes.
A. Eventually
B. Generally
C. Unfortunately
D. Purposefully
24. It is required that no smoking ______ in the bus. Please put out your cigarette.
A. was allowed
B. be allowed
C. would be allowed
D. had been allowed
25. People wrote letters to get in touch in the past. Nowadays email has
______ the way people communicate.
A. directed
B. conveyed
C. transformed
D. exchanged
26. Don’t you think necessary to make a plan before you start doing it?
A. one
B. that
C. it
D. this
27. Mark soon got to his college life abroad and began to like it.
A. linked
B. accustomed
C. addicted
D. exposed
28. Animal protection organizations try to take measures to prevent people
from animals.
A. accusing
B. seeking
C. ignoring
D. abusing
29. The boss advised Joyce that she should be more careful at work, but
didn’t help.
A. he
B. she
C. it
D. which
30. Jack had to the race because his foot was seriously injured halfway through.
A. quit
B. continue
C. lose
D. complete
31. —Why are you making so much noise?
—I just can’t help ________.
A. to
B. that
C. it
D. so
32. He wasted a lot of time playing football, otherwise he ________the exam.
A. had passed
B. passed
C. would pass
D. would have passed
33. How I wish I ________ the mistake! Everybody present was angry with me.
A. didn’t make
B. hadn’t mad e
C. wouldn’t make
D. wasn’t making
34. Tom said he had been working for three hours, ________, evidently, was untrue.
A. he
B. this
C. it
D. which
35. I have offered to work for the store owner ________ one night’s stay.
A. in place of
B. in exchange for
C. in relation to
D. in preference to
第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Nobody wants to appear fat. Many girls who care too much about their self-image（个人形象） choose to eat less food to __36__themselves from gaining weight. Some even take medicine to achieve their goals. Those unhealthy ways may lead to being __37__ to a certain drug and the addiction is usually very __38__. There is little difference to committing suicide（自杀）. I used to eat __39__ a lot, which is said to be high in protein but low in calories. But the moment bird flu __40__
out, I stopped eating this kind of meat. To me, health always comes first, because no matter how wealthy you are, your _41___ will deprive（剥夺）you of the right to _42___ your life, so why should we put ourselves in danger and suffer? However, you’d better keep it in mind that whether you go on a calorie- restricted （限制热量的）diet or not, exercising and __43___ eating are excellent ways to keep your body in good _44___ . Their emphasis is that the healthy way to lose weight is _45__ to make permanent changes to your lifestyle.
36. A. protect B. make C. promise D. keep
37. A. used B. addicted C. exposed D. devoted
38. A. painful B. useful C. cheerful D. sorrowful
39. A. fruit B. vegetable C. chicken D. pork
40. A. let B. set C. gave D. broke
41. A. medicine B. weight C. diet D. disease
42. A. enjoy B. make C. change D. take
43. A. wonderful B. healthy C. good D. normal
44. A. size B. shape C. situation D. style
45. A. usually B. generally C. quickly D. gradually
第三节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当
形式填空。

Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In 46 sixteenth century he made designs for machines 47 could fly. But they were never built.
A 48 (Britain) man 800 years ago made a pair of wings from chicken feathers and jumped into the air from a tall building. he did not fly very far, but 49 (fall) to the ground. His 50 ( break) bones frightened people.
The first real steps took place in France in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a large hot air balloon. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with 51 ? The balloon 52 (make) of cloth and paper. The first air passenger 53 (carry) by the balloon flew up in the sky. We don't know 54 he felt about his trip in the air, which lasted eight minutes. After all, he landed safe. Some 55 (science) inventions require people to take risks.
三、阅读（满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并
把答案写在答题卷上。

（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Edison’s Failed Inventions
Edison had 1,093 patents for different inventions. Many of them, like the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, were brilliant creations that have a huge influence on our everyday life. However, not everything he created was a success; he also had a few failures.
One concept that never took off was Edison’s interest in using cement to build things. He formed the Edison Portland Cement Co. in 1899, and made everything from cabinets(for phonograph) to pianos and houses. Unfortunately, at the time, concrete was too expensive and the idea was never accepted. Cement wasn’t a total failure, though. His company was hired to build Yankee Stadium in Bronx. What else do you think Edison tried to create?
From the beginning of the creation of motion pictures, many people tried to combine film and sound to make “talking” motion pictures. Here you can see an example of an early film attempting to combine sound with pictures made by Edison’s assistant, W.K.L.Dickson.
By 1895, Edison had created the kinetophone—a kinetoscope (peep-hole motion picture viewer) with a phonograph that played inside the cabinet. Sound could be heard through two ear tubes while the viewer watched the images. This creation never really took off, and by 1915 Edison abandoned the idea of sound motion pictures.
The greatest failure of Edison’s career was his inability to create a practical way to mine iron ore. He worked on mining methods through the late 1880s and early 1890s to supply the Pennsylvania s teel mills’ demand for iron ore. In order to finance this work, he sold all his stock in General Electric, but was never able to create a separator that could extract iron from unusable, low-grade ores. Eventually, Edison gave up on the idea, but by then h e had lost all the money he’d invested.
56. Among all of his 1,093 patents, which of the following is NOT his?
A. Light bulb.
B. Telephone.
C. Phonograph.
D. Motion picture camera.
57. Which failure made him lost all his investment?
A. The way to mine iron ore.
B. The talking motion pictures.
C. Using the cement to build things.
D. The light bulb.
58. Why was the cement to build things not totally successful in 1899?
A. Because he failed in inventing the cement.
B. Because the cement was not as firm as that of today.
C. Because his idea was not accepted at that time.
D. Because his company closed down.
59. What can we learn about Edison?
A. Edison was a successful businessman.
B. Edison only devoted all his time to the invention.
C. Edison had only two failures.
D. Edison was both an inventor and a businessman.
60. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Edison succeeded in all his inventions.
B. Edison was a lucky bird then.
C. Americans were conservative in 1899.
D. Even a famous man experienced failure.
B
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, everything else seems blurry (=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted.
People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objec t’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
61. We should take good care of our eyes ______ .
A. only when we can see well
B. only when we cannot see perfectly
C. even if we can see well
D. only when we realize how important our eyes are
62. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably ________ .
A. near-sighted
B. far-sighted
C. astigmatic
D. suffering from cataracts
63. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A. experience
B. imagine
C. feel pain
D. are affected with
64. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .
A. seeing at night
B. seeing objects far away
C. looking over a wide area
D. judging distances
65. People who suffer from astigmatism have ________.
A. one eye bigger than the other
B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape
C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses
C
The Romans built great “aqueducts” to carry fresh water from the mountains to the cities. Many of these aqueducts are still standing today. The Romans also built great pipes under the ground to carry away the sewage. In Rome, one of these sewage pipes (sewers) is still used today; it is 2,000 years old. The Roman Emperors even set up a government health service. They built the first great public hospitals in Europe, and they paid doctors to look after poor people.
Then the Roman Empire fell to pieces, these civilized methods of treatment disappeared from most of Europe, for more than a thousand years. People went back to the old way. They lived in dirty conditions which helped to cause diseases; and they asked God to cure the diseases. They shut up mentally sick people in prisons. Or they burnt them alive because they were supposed to have magic powers.
But the work of the Greek and Roman doctors was not lost. Over a thousand years ago, the Arabs moved into many of the Mediterranean countries. They took big parts of the old Roman lands. They translated the Greek and Roman medical books into Arabic. Arab doctors themselves made many new discoveries.
When civilization at last came back to Europe, men once again translated the Greek and Roman works on medicine into Latin. Slowly-very slowly-European doctors discovered again the things that the Greeks and Romans had known so long ago. Slowly, they began to make new discoveries. They found out more about the way body works-the way our blood goes round our bodies, the way our nerves send messages from our brains to our muscles, the way these muscles move our bodies.
66. The word “aqueduct” probably means .
A. something which was built long ago
B. something invented by a Roman Emperor
C. a big pipe under the ground
D. something built to supply clean water for the citizens
67. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A government health service was set up in ancient Rome.
B. The first public hospital in Europe was built in Rome.
C. In ancient Rome doctors were paid by the government.
D. Those who were mentally sick were all burnt alive in the Roman
Empire.
68. In Europe, people stopped using such civilized
treatments .
A. after they discovered better methods
B. because these methods were too old
C. when they discovered these treatments helped to cause diseases
D. after the fall of the Roman Empire
69. From this article we’ve learned that the Arabs .
A. made more discoveries than the Romans
B. helped to keep the Roman medical works
C. discovered more about the way the human body works
D. occupied big parts of the old Roman lands 2,000 years ago
70. This article is mainly about .
A. the contributions made by the Roman and Arabs to the promotion of public health
B. how the Arabs invaded the Roman Empire
C. the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
D. how Arabian doctors helped to translate the medical books
D
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad because it sets one person against another and it leads to unfriendly relationships between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winners and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame（责备）competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one' s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins
to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
71. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. Opinions about competition are different among people.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition
72. Why do some people favor competition according to passage?
A. It pushes society forward.
B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities.
D. It encourages individual efforts.
73. The underlined phrase "the most vocal" in Paragraph 3
means"_________”.
A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competition most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success
74. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with
a desire to fail?
A. One' s worth lies in his performance compared with others
B. One' s success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One' s achievement is determined by his particular
D. One' s success is based on how hard he has tried.75. Which point of view may the author agree to?
A. Every effort should be paid back.
B. Competition should be encouraged.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
四、写作(共40分)
第一节：单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
76. There are no p______ losers and winners in the business world.
77. I think that everybody’s a_____ in their own life is to be happy,
have a family, and a good job.
78. This picture will c______ to you some idea of the beauty of nature.
79. I prefer food that’s not too s______. Please don’t put too much salt in it.
80. Her e______ patience made her the best nurse in the hospital.
81. The class needs a m______ of 6 pupils to continue.
82. A literal(字面上的) t______ is not always the closest to the original meaning.
83. Public bars are licensed to sell a______ drinks for a certain number
of hours per week.
84. He was too proud of his knowledge and became very d______ after he failed.
85. The audience are b______ as they watch the tightrope act(绳索表演).
第二节：根据所给汉语的意思，完成下列句子（每节2分，共10分）
86. I will go with you . （如果有必要的话）
87. 要是我没丢失笔该多好呀！
If only my pen.
88. 抽烟有害健康，这一点大家都明白。

__________ __________ __________ , smoking is harmful to one’s health.
89. 工厂如果关闭，就意味着200人要失业。

When the factory closes, _____________________________________.
90. 假如我是你，我就会冒着牺牲性命的危险去救那个溺水的男孩了。

If I you, I would of losing my life to save the drowning boy.
第三节：书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）
假定你是学校的业余气象员李华，请你在晚上6：00根据电台天气预报节目中得知的天气情况，通过广播用英语向全体学生作天气预报，并提出忠告，要点如下表：
注意：1.必须包括所给要点，但不可逐条翻译；2.词数：100个左右。

贵州省清华实验学校09-10学年高二上学期12月月考
英语答案
一、听力
1-5 ABBCB 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 ABBAB
16. the latest 17. $ 17.95 18. 24 hours 19. 9 am 20. 6 pm
二、语言知识及应用
第一节：单项选择
21-25 BBABC 26-30 CBDCA 31-35 CDBDB
第二节：完形填空
36-40 DBACD 41-45 DABBD
第三节：语法填空
46 the 47 that 48 British 49 fell 50 broken
51 it 52 was made 53 carried 54 how 55 scientific
三、阅读
56-60 BACDD 61-65 CADDB 66-70 DDDBA 71-75 BACAD
四、写作
第一节：单词拼写
76. permanent 77. aim 78. convey 79. salty
80. endless 81. minimum 82. translation 83. alcoholic
84. disappointed 85. breathless
第二节：根据所给汉语的意思，完成下列句子
86. if necessary 87. I hadn’t lost 88. As is known
89. it mean 200 people will lost the job 90. had been , have
taken the risk
第三节：书面表达
May I have your attention,please,everyone?It’s now 6 o’clock in the evening.Here is the weather report.
There will be a strong wind from this midnight to two early tomorrow morning and the temperature will drop by 5℃~8℃.It’s going to be cloudy and there may be light snowfalls tomorrow morning.Therefore,make sure that all the windows and doors are closed when you leave the classroom tonight in case they might be broken by the strong winds.You see,it’s getting colder and colder,so I’d like to remind you that you should put on more clothes when getting up the following morning to protect yourself from cold.That’s all.Thank you a lot.
Here’s Li Hua reporting.。