高二英语月考试题及答案-南昌市第二中学2015-2016学年高二上学期第一次月考

南昌二中2015－2016学年度上学期第一次考试
高二英语试卷
第I 卷( 选择题)
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 does the woman want to go?
A. The bus station.
B. A gas station.
C. A subway station.
2. What does the mother ask the boy to do?
A. Get up.
B. Do sports.
C. Do housework.
3. Who is Julia?
A. The one wearing glasses.
B. The one having long hairs.
C. The tall one in jeans.
4. What’s the woman worried about?
A. She couldn’t finish her paper on time.
B. She would fail in the experiment.
C. She missed the meeting.
5. What does the man think of the vase?
A. Cheap.
B. Expensive.
C. Excellent.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When will the man come back?
A. On the 3rd.
B. On the 15th.
C. On the 30th.
7. What can we know about the XYZ flight?
A. It costs $299.
B. It’s the cheapest direct flight.
C. It takes 15 hours. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How is the man’s father?
A. He is weak.
B. He is well.
C. He is lonely.
9. What does the man’s father tell him to do?
A. Say hi to the woman.
B. Have regular meals.
C. Take care of health early. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What can we know about the man?
A. He wants to change a new car.
B. He’s going to buy his first car.
C. He hasn’t decided what kind of car to buy.
11. What does the woman think of the car dealers?
A. Doubtful.
B. Efficient.
C. Helpful.
12. Who will go to buy the car with the man?
A. His father.
B. The woman.
C. Joseph.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the No.11 bus stop?
A. At the second turning.
B. On the next block.
C. On the opposite side of the street.
14. How long will it take to get to the hospital by subway?
A. Only 10 minutes.
B. At least 15 minutes.
C. Around 20 minutes.
15. Where can the man take a taxi?
A. On this street.
B. On the other street.
C. At the traffic lights.
16. What transportation would the man like to take to the hospital?
A. By bus.
B. By taxi.
C. Not mentioned.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does President Xi Jinping promise to send for Macao?
A. Send a pair of giant pandas to Macao.
B. Send a female giant panda to Macao.
C. Send two pairs of giant pandas to Macao.
18. Who asked for giant pandas?
A. Local people in Macao
B. Chui Sai On, chief executive of the Macao SAR.
C. The wife of Chui Sai On.
19. When did the China government give Macao a pair of pandas before?
A. In 2007.
B. In 2010.
C. In 2012.
20. What happened to the pair of giant pandas, Kai Kai and Xin Xin?
A. Both of them died recently.
B. The female died.
C. The male died.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A
“Is there anything else you need, honey?” my dad asked me as he put three twenty dollar bills in my hand. I was traveling back home from a family visit, and after treating me to breakfast and filling my car with gas, it was obvious that my dad wanted to make sure that I would be okay on the road.
“No, Dad. You've done so much already. Thank you！” I was overwhelmed once again by his kind acts of providing everything I needed, although I turned 40. Yet I realize that in my father's eyes, I will always be his little girl. He takes deep pleasure in knowing his children are all right. Now that he has enough money, he loves to give whenever he sees a need.
But this was not always the case. Divorced from my mother when I was 11, my dad couldn't be around his kids as often as he would have liked. Money was also tight; even weekend visits were rare. However, my dad stayed in constant communication with us and made sure he was involved in our lives. Though he couldn't always be there in person, I knew he was only a phone call away. I could always make sure of that.
Even now, almost 30 years later, I treasure knowing that I can pick up the phone and call Dad, and he'll be there for me. I have a wonderful husband, but that hasn't changed how Dad sees me. I'm still his child and he loves to see that my needs are met.
I remember a time when I was shopping in a hardware store (五金店) with Dad. I mentioned my plans to paint one wall in my house. Well, that's all it took for Dad to take action. By the time I
got to the checkout(结账) line, all the supplies I picked out were put out of my hands and placed with things he bought.
Then there was the time when I took him with me to do some grocery shopping for just a few “ items”. By the time we were finished, my shopping cart was full of groceries from every shelf in the store! My sister and I joke that if you don't want Dad to buy it for you, avoid even mentioning you want something.
21. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Father's generosity
B. Father's considerate love
C. The love for children
D. Love's power
22. The author demonstrates her father's love for her mainly by______.
A. suggestion
B. reasoning
C. examples
D. argument
23. Which of the following is not TRUE?
A. After the author got married, her father no longer get himself involved in her life.
B. Now the father's economic condition is satisfying.
C. The author's father was divorced when she was 11.
D. The father has a great sense of responsibility.
24. The authors' two shopping experiences with father show______.
A. father paid little attention to money
B. father was quick in action
C. father loved going shopping very much
D. father paid great attention to his children's needs
B
Founded in 1764 by French traders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.
American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects.
The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is ＄1 for children up to 13, ＄2.50 for senior citizens, and ＄5 for others.
Anheuser Busch Brewery
The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.
Gateway Arch
Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one milion people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.
St. Louis Zoo
First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but in the century since it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Raiload passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.
The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.
25. If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
with his parents and his five-year-old brother, he has to pay ______.
A. ＄8.5
B. ＄12
C. ＄13.5
D. ＄16
26. Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?
A. It was built in three years.
B. You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.
C. It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.
D. President Jefferson was buried there.
27. If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo, you can go there ______.
A. at 8:30 am in summer
B. at 5:30 pm in autumn
C. on Christmas
D. on New Year
C
Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.
"Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men lend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status," said Professor Ryan.
Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions such as falling in love or giving birth.
But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.
Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.
Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants（参与者）received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).
After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.
Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.
The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.
Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish (区分，辨别) different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors that are mainly hormonal."
28. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?
A. Placebo.
B. The gesture.
C. Oxytocin.
D. The social status.
29. What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?
A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.
B. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success.
C. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.
D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.
30. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?
A. To test people's understanding of body language.
B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.
C. To know people's different abilities to answer questions.
D. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.
31. The author develops the text by______.
A. discussing research experiments
B. describing his own experiences
C. distinguishing sexual differences
D. explaining people's behaviors
D
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor
The amount of stress a person can withstand (忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crisis we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so
C. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
D. strong will to hold out stress
35. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is ______.
B. to avoid it
第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

36 You can find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture. Even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
Street art started very secretly because it was illegal to paint on public and private property without permission. 37 Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture. Art experts say that the street art movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults painted words and other images on the walls and trains. This colourful style of writing became known as graffiti（涂鸦）, whose art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society.
Street artists do their work for different reasons. 38 They choose street art because it is closer to the people. Some artists try to express their political opinion in their works. Others like to do things that are not allowed and hope they can’t be caug ht. Advertising companies also use street art in their ads because it gives people the impressions of youth and energy.
39 Artists can show their pictures to people all over the world. Many people, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it alive.
40 There, it will continue to change and grow.
A. Some of them do not like artists who make so much money in galleries and museums.
B. In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence on street art.
C. People often have different opinions about street art.
D. Street art used to be illegal, but now has become popular.
E. Street art, a very popular form of art spreads quickly all over the world.
F. With the development of science and technology, different art styles come into the Internet.
G. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big city.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 41 . His chances of surviving were small. 42 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much 43 than he was when he started, but alive. His description of 44 he survived
is fascinating. His cleverness —how he 45 to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发）sea water to 46 fresh water—is very interesting．
But the thing that 47 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 48 in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 49 worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．
When people 50 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 51 desperate circumstances 52 in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 53 difficulties．
"I tell myself I can 54 it," wrote Callahan in his book. Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 55 up courage．．．"
I wrote that down after I read it. And I've told 56 the same thing when my own goals seemed 57 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my senses.
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 58 to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been 59 , you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 60 through the rough situations with a little more courage．
41．A. full B. rich C. few D. enough
42．A. And B. Yet C. Still D. Thus
43．A. thinner B. stronger C. worse D. healthier
44．A. where B. why C. when D. how
45．A. helped B. tended C. managed D. intended
46．A. make B. absorb C. select D. replace
47．A. attacked B. caught C. froze D. cheated
48．A. operation B. taste C. message D. point
49．A. firmly B. completely C. hardly D. generally
50．A. deal B. defend C. survive D. observe
51．A. similarly B. differently C. gradually D. commonly 52．A. pull B. take C. break D. give
53．A. for the lack of B. in the charge of C. in the face of D. as a result of 54．A. handle B. carry C. follow D. examine
55．A. rolling B. using C. building D. making
56．A. you B. me C. yourself D. myself
57．A. far B. long C. ever D. even
58．A. related B. measured C. contributed D. compared
59．A. across B. through C. over D. down
60．A. see B. cut C. get D. think
第二节单项填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

61. I was never ______ to ballet until I was sixteen.
A. absorbed
B. delighted
C. thrilled
D. exposed
62. It is unfair that such a nice person like Jane ______ lose her job. She works so hard!
A. can
B. may
C. should
D. shall
63. No difficulty could ______ this brave man since he is so much confident and capable.
A. attack
B. defeat
C. win
D. overcome
64. There are plenty of jobs ______ in the western part of the country.
A. available
B. present
C. precious
D. convenient
65. Helen always helps her mother even though going to school ______ most of her day.
A. takes up
B. makes up
C. saves up
D. puts up
66. Life in London has so many______ --- nightclubs, good restaurants and so on.
A. impressions
B. instructions
C. attractions
D. collections
67. A woman liked the water from the pump so much that she had it ___ to her house every day.
A. deliver
B. delivered
C. delivering
D. to deliver
68. He tried to deal with the increasing burden of his work, but he finally ______ and had to
take a complete rest.
A. broke off
B. broke away
C. broke out
D. broke down
69. When ______, the museum will be open to the public next year.
A. completed
B. completing
C. being completed
D. to be completed
70. Mr. Brown is very strict ____ his sons ____ everything though he loves them very much.
A. in；in
B. in；with
C. with；in
D. with；with
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）
第三节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Long before, there was a large mountainside, where rested an eagle’s nest with four large
eagle eggs. One day _ 71 earthquake rocked the mountain, causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain to a chicken farm _ 72 (locate) in the valley below. The chickens were kind enough to care for the eagle’s egg, and an old hen vol unteered to nurture (哺育) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, _ 73 , the eagle was raised to be a chicken. Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing 74 a chicken. The eagle loved his present family, but his spirit cried out for more. While playing 75 the farm one day, the eagle happened to notice a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar like those birds.”
The chickens roared with 76 (laugh), “Yo u cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle continued staring at his real family up above, _ 77 _ (dream) that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his dreams known, he 78 (tell ) it couldn’t be done. That was _ 79 the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.
You become what you believe you are. So, if you ever dream of becoming an eagle, follow _ 80 _ dreams, not the words of a chicken.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Nowadays there was a kind of language called Web language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed in English words. This is a phenomenon which is worth think about. Some people think it will ruin a Chinese language. However, the others, especially the youngsters, are fond this
new language. They think it of special help in expressing them. What’s more, it may make the language having more uses. In my opinions, it’s no good using this kind of language. It may be popular, and you may also get others confused.
第二节书面表达（满分20分）
近些年来，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生的书写能力明显退步了。

为了改变这种局面，保护传统民族文化------ 汉字，我校学生会提出以下倡议：
1、减少课外上网时间，多读书；
2、养成每天记日记的好习惯，练习书写；
3、少发电子邮件，尽量动手给亲朋好友写书信。

请你根据以上内容，代学生会写一封英文倡议书。

注意：1、词数：100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear friends,
Let’s take action now!
Stude nts’ Union
南昌二中2015－2016学年度上学期第一次考试
高二英语试卷参考答案
1-5 BACAB 6-10 CBACB 11-15 ACCBB 16-20 CABBC
21-24 BCAD 25-27 DBA 28-31 CBDA 32-35 CDBA
36-40 ECABG
41-45 CBADC 46-50 ABDBC 51-55 ADCAC 56-60 DADBC
61-65 DCBAA 66-70 CBDAC
71.an 72. located 73. however 74. but 75. on
ughter 77. dreaming 78. was told 79. what 80. Your
短文改错
1.was→ is
2. in→with
3. think→thinking
4. a→ the
5.the others中去掉the
6. 在are fond后加of
7. them→themselves
8. having→have 9. opinions→opinion 10. and→but
In recent years, many of us spend a lot of time on the Internet with
its popularity. As a result, we don’t write as well as we did in the past. Inorder to prote ct our Chine se characters and improve our handwriting, we’d
like to offer some suggestions:
First, we should spend less time online so that we can have more timeto read books. Besides, we’d better form the habit of keeping diaries
every day to practice handwriting. What’s more, it is better to write letters to our relative s and friends by hand rather than send e-mails.
As the saying goes, “The style is the man.” Beautiful and neat
handwriting is beneficial to us students. So please pay more attention to ourhandwriting in the future.
Let’s take action now!
Students’ Union。