陕西省西安市第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题

西安市第一中学 2015-2016学年度第一学期第二次月考 高二英语试题 第一卷第一部分 听力第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place.B. Buy a map.C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car.B. Give her a ride.C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee.B. He wants to watch TV.C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home.B. Take Harry to hospital.C. Do some exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45.B. At 6:15.C. At 6:50.9. Where will the speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema.姓 名：班 级：考试号：试 场：座位号：B. The New State Cinema.C. The UME Cinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By air.B. By taxi.C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business.B. For shopping.C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger.B. Husband and wife.C. Fellow workers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. He's a trainer.B. He's a tour guide.C. He's a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500.B. $12,000.C. $15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year.B. Ten years.C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speaker's opinion on public transport?A. It's comfortable.B. It's time-saving.C. It's cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. It's safer.B. It's healthier.C. It's more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy.B. Colourful.C. Quiet.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共10 小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面两篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AHow I Turned to Be OptimisticI began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were onthe bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me.I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times”．My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.From my experiences I have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles eventually go away！Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little！I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.21．Upon leaving for America the author felt ________.A．confused B．excited C．worried D．amazed 22．For the first two years in New York, the author ________.A．often lost her way B．did not think about her futureC．studied in three different schools D．got on well with her stepfather 23．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?A．She worked as a translator.B．She attended a lot of job interviews.C．She paid telephone bills for her family.D．She helped her family with her English.24．The author believes that ________.A．her future will be free from troublesB．it is difficult to learn to become patientC．there are more good things than bad thingsD．good things will happen if one keeps tryingBI was 9 years when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday, “Kerrel, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.We couldn't afford all the necessary medical care for him, and because Dad was unable to work.I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.I did not share my burden with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table, even though he was too weak to feed himself.I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having neverspoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.25. What does Kerrel tell us about her father?A. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.B. He depended on the nurses in his final days.C. He worked hard to pay for his medication.D. He told no one about his disease.26. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?A. Kerrel couldn't understand her teacher.B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.C. Kerrel was too troubled to pay attention to the lesson.D. Kerrel was too tired and angry to hear her teacher's words.27. Why did Kerrel write the passage?A. To tell people about the sufferings of her father.B. To show how little people knew about AIDS.C. To draw people's attention to AIDS.D. To remember her father.CDrinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap?In America, people will include a case or two of bottled water when buying the week's groceries. When they are going to a soccer game or activity, it's common for them to grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridge with them．In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, about 29 billion bottles a year．But all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment．In order to make all the 29 billion bottles, producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil, which is enough to keep a million cars going for 12 months．So why don't people drink water straight from the tap? Some people have a strong belief that bottled water is better than water out of the tap, but that's not necessarily true．In the US, the local governments make sure water from the tap is safe．There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water．People love the convenience of bottled water．But maybe if they realized theproblems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plastic．Some argue that plastic bottle recycling can help．Recycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothing．Unfortunately, only one in six bottles is recycled．The rest make it to landfills（垃圾填埋场）or end as trash in other places．Plastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrate．Water is important for you, so keep drinking it．But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change．And yes, you can make a difference．Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours．28. Why do Americans prefer bottled water?A. Bottled water is better than water from the tap．B. Bottled water is cheaper than water from the tap．C. Bottled water contains beneficial chemicals in it．D. Bottled water is more convenient than water from the tap．29. What does the underlined word "disintegrate" in the fifth paragraph probably mean_____ .A. Be well recycled．B. Become less poisonous．C. Break into small pieces．D. Go down below a surface．30. The author's intention of writing this passage is to recommend Americans_____.A. drink more water from the tapB. send plastic bottles to landfillsC. use water bottles to power light bulls.D. buy bottles filled with water from the tap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。