山西省晋城市第一中学2014-2015学年高二4月月考英语试题

晋城一中14-15学年高二年级四月月考试题英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

请将全部答案按要求写在答卷纸上。

第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从每题所给的Ａ、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.——He must be busy doing his homework right now.——I imagine ____.A. thatB. toC. soD. it2. We need a(n) ____ team leader who can really motivate the members to work harder.A. considerableB. cautiousC. dynamicD. conventional3. When chatting with him on the mobile phone, the battery _____ dead suddenly.A. wentB. cameC. remainedD. changed4. We had really a bad time about six months ago, but now things are _____ .A. looking upB. coming upC. making upD. turning up5. ——Why did you put the wood near the fire? It is dangerous.——Don’t worry. Wet wood won’t ____.A. burntB. be burntC. be burningD. burn6. Fish have eyes and ____ appears to be a nose, and they can hear, too.A. thatB. whichC. itD. what7. David got well-prepared for the university interview, for he couldn’t risk the good opportunity ____.A. to loseB. losingC. to be lostD. being lost8. What if you ____ to send an essay with your application? Would you have been rejected?A. forgetB. would forgetC. had forgottenD. should forget9. One is to make every effort ____ he can achieve something.A. whenB. unlessC. sinceD. before10. ——Is there any hope of saving his life?——His injuries are extremely serious, but he is expected to ____.A. pull inB. pull throughC. pull upD. pull over11. His wife urged ____ the family somewhere and have a good holiday.A. he would takeB. on him takeC. for him to takeD. he take12. ____ that he found it difficult to stop at the busy crossing.A. So fast he was drivingB. So fast was he drivingC. So fast drove heD. So fast he drove13. A lecture ____, a lively question-and-answer session followed.A. being givenB. having givenC. to be givenD. having been given14. Passenger: Look out! There’s a kangaroo wandering on the road!Driver: ____ it! That was lucky. It can damage my car really badly.A. MissingB. MissedC. To missD. Miss15. ——“Dear Frank, when will our wedding be?——“Ah, when? God knows.” He said, and ____ away from her, walked rapidly away.A. turningB. turnedC. turnD. to turn16. The factory produced many cars, none of ____ shipped to foreign countries.A. themB. whichC. itD. what17. ——The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online.—— ____ ? But I promise you we’ll look into it right away.A. Who saysB. How comeC. What forD. Why worry18. Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and ____to ruins, the city took on a new look.A. reducingB. reducedC. being reducedD. having reduced19. Experts say ____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.A. exposedB. being exposedC. having exposedD. exposing20. The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work ____ a good impression is a must.A. whenB. whichC. whereD. as第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

AUrban grasshoppers change their tune for femalesgrasshopperGrasshoppers that live in noisy urban environments are having to change their song, a study has found.Researchers suggest that high levels of background noise may affect the grasshoppers’ mating process. They say the insects are forced to increase the volume of the low-frequency sections of their call. Results of the study, by scientists from the University of Bielefeld, Germany, are published in the journal Functional Ecology. The research, which shows traffic noise could upset bow-winged grasshoppers’ (Chorthippus biguttulus) mating system, is the first of its kind, according to lead researcher Ulrike Lampe."Effects of man-made noise on communication has only been studied with vertebrates(脊椎动物), so far," said Ms Lampe, a P hD student at the University of Bielefeld’s Department ofEvolutionary Biology. The scientists caught 188 male bow-winged grasshoppers from noisy roadsides and quiet rural locations.According to Ms Lampe: "Bow-winged grasshoppers are a good model organism to study sexual selection because females can respond to male loving songs with their own low-frequency signal, if they are attracted to a male song." The grasshoppers produce their mating call by rubbing a toothed file on their hind-legs against a vein t hat is located on their front wings. The male’s song consists of short phrases of two to three seconds. The first part of the call consists of slower ticking sounds that increase in speed, leading to a buzzing sound towards the end of the phrase.In order to stimulate the males to begin mating calls, scientists exposed the males to a female and recorded the results in the laboratory. The team then analysed the differences between the results of each group of grasshoppers. “Results showed that compared to ma les from rural locations, urban grasshoppers shift the frequency peak of the lower part of their spectrum(频谱) upwards," Ms Lampe explained. This would make sense to avoid low-frequency noise, as traffic noise could mask signals in that part of the frequenc y spectrum. The team’s findings demonstrate that traffic noise could be upsetting the grasshopper’s mating system. "Increased noise levels could affect grasshopper courtship in several ways," commented Ms Lampe. "It could prevent females from hearing male loving songs properly, prevent females from recognising males of their own species, or impair females’ ability to estimate how attractive a male is from his song."21. What is the usage of the grasshoppers’ songs?A. To make our urban hear better.B. To attract the mate grasshoppers.C. To fight against the urban noise.D. To attract the female grasshoppers.22. How did scientist prove their conclusion?A. By using statistics.B. By arguing a topic.C. By quoting person’s theory.D. By comparing the results.23. What does the underlined word “mask” mean?A. Cover.B. Affect.C. Prevent.D. Destroy.24. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Urban environment affects some animal lives.B. Urban grasshoppers have to change their tune.C. Grasshoppers shift the peak of spectrum.D. Grasshoppers don’t lik e living in noisy urban areas.BNearly every morning for more than half a century, 85-year-old Ruth Ziolkowski rises arounddawn and puts her feet on the ground. Since 1947, she's worked at the Crazy Horse monument to Native Americans in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where she's leading the effort to literally move a mountain.Declared as the world's largest sculpture, Crazy Horse is only a 20-mile drive from better-known Mount Rushmore, where faces of Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt are carved into granite (花岗岩). A few more miles down the road is Pine Ridge reservation, a mostly poor land.Pine Ridge is where many Sioux Indians were put after they were caught by the U．S. Army and lost their traditional lands. Unhappy that a monument to white leaders was carved into mountains the Sioux considered sacred (神圣的), Lakota Sioux elder Chief Henry Standing Bear invited Korczak Ziolkowski to Pine Ridge, who won the New York World's Fair sculpture prize in 1939. They decided to carve a rival (与之匹敌的) monument to Native Americans featuring Crazy Horse, a Sioux fighter who helped lead the Indians to one of the most famous Indian victories over the U．S. Army in 1876.Korczak Ziolkowski began working on the granite mountain along with volunteers including young Ruth Ross from Connecticut. Ruth and Korczak were married in 1950. Many people thought Korczak's plan was indeed crazy. Stubbornly independent, Korczak accepted only private donations. He designed a monument much larger than Mount Rushmore, with the fighter on horseback.Some Native Americans opposed the project. They said Henry Standing Bear had no authority to invite Korczak to carve the monument, and that it was desecrating (亵渎) the Black Hills. Korczak worked on the mountain for years and died in 1982, 16 years before the giant face of Crazy Horse was completed in 1998.The project has expanded, with a visitor center including a museum, restaurant and gift shop, and many other events. About a million people come to Crazy Horse every year.25．Henry Standing Bear decided to carve Crazy Horse to________.A．attract tourists to pay a visit to itB．compete against the sculptures in Mount RushmoreC．promote the development of the poor land Pine RidgeD．celebrate the Indian victory over the U．S. Army in 187626．According to the text, Korczak Ziolkowski ________.A．designed Crazy HorseB．completed Crazy Horse aloneC．refused to accept any donationsD．became famous because of Crazy Horse27．What do we know about the Crazy Horse monument?A．It was finished in 1982.B．It was opposed by Ruth.C．It was named after an Indian hero.D．It is smaller than Mount Rushmore.28．What would be the best title for the text?A．An Indian heroB．The history of Crazy HorseC．Mount Rushmore in AmericaD．A famous tourist attraction in AmericaCPublic speaking has been among the most important means of communication in human history．What the Greek leader Pericles said more than 2,500 years ago is sill true today: "One who forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain it clearly might as well never have thought at all on the subject．" It is not difficult to understand that public speaking, as its name implies, is a way of making your ideas public．But what does public speaking have to do with me if I do not want to be a professional public speaker?" you may think to yourself．However，the need for public speaking will almost certainly touch you sometime in your life maybe tomorrow, maybe not for five years．Can you imagine how you would talk about some problems in front of a lot of people? The point is that public speaking is sure to be needed when some situations occur in your life．Can you be good at public speaking the moment you realize that it is important? The problem is that many people who express themselves easily in all kinds of everyday situations become frightened at the idea of standing up before a group to make a speech．If you are worried about “stage fright"．you may feel better knowing that you are not alone．A survey made recently asked more than 2, 500 Americans to list their greatest fears．The researchers were very surprised to learn that the largest number of people ---41 percent ---listed speaking before a group among their greatest fears．29．What Pericles said over 2, 500 years ago actually means that _____．A．making your judgment clear and easy to understand is very importantB．explaining your judgment well is based on a clear mindC．an open mind helps to explain your judgment and makes it clearD．a good idea won't come until you first explain your judgment clearly30．What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A．Public speaking about problems is hard to imagine．B．Public speaking is a key part of a public speaker's life．C．Public speakers help people settle difficult problems．D．Public speaking is what everyone may need to do．31．What does the underlined phrase "stage fright" in the third paragraph mean? A．Nervousness people have when acting for the first time．B．Nervousness that occurs to someone about to speak in public．C．A feeling of fear before one has to speak in public for the first time．D．A feeling of fear people have when meeting someone on a stage．DIn the new book The Education of Millionaires, Michael Ellsberg suggests that although “there are many wonderful things you can learn in college,” few of them are applied to real life. So Ellsberg has written the book to tell “the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom.”I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education. It is necessary to remember, however, that Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make money. He mentions a number of college dropouts — such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell — to show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degree. While Ellsberg stresses theachievements of dropouts, he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous. For example, of the current Fortune 500 CEOs, some 99% have a college degree. Similarly, of the Forbes 400 richest people in America, 81% hold postsecondary（高等）degrees.But in the discussion, what is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life. What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nation’s elites（精英）. If we have the discussion that way, we may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures（结构）of our society. Though these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them grasp, most are doing something even more important: they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare, including providing for their families.32. In the book The Education of Millionaires, Michael Ellsberg _______.A. approves of the value of educationB. explains the reasons for dropping outC. tells the way of getting out of collegeD. discusses the practical value of college degrees33. The second paragraph suggests a fact that _______.A. the value of higher education is never challengedB. higher education ensures people making more moneyC. most of the richest people received college educationD. success of dropouts proves the value of higher education34. From the last paragraph we can learn that the author _______.A. is keen on society charity workB. calls for the equality of all manC. speaks highly of the nation’s elitesD. shows respect to common people35. The passage is written mainly to_______.A. persuade people to go to universityB. make a comment on a new bookC. complain about the college educationD. praise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。