高二上学期英语第二次月考试卷真题

高二上学期英语第二次月考试卷一、完形填空1. 完形填空Last weekend, I was blessed with an opportunity to serve as a volunteer in Maryland. I don’t have a car and the closest Amtrak station is about 30 minutes away from the actual site so I wasn’t sure1I would get there. I starte d thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be2and after a really long week, I thought that maybe I shouldn’t3at all. But I went ahead and posted a request for a4on the ride-share board.A few days later, an individual I had never met5that he would be able to pick me up and6me off at the station. He was also planning on serving but said he would wait7my train arrived before driving out there. How kind8this person whom I’ve never even met, I thought to myself. My heart9, and the stress I had been feeling from my week10away.When my new friend drove me to the train station, he11that it was in a deserted kind of area. There was no one12around. It was cold outside, and I still had 30 minutes to wait. So he13his car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.”I couldn’t believe his compassion and14. I knew that he had to be at work the next day15me, and that his wife and son were waiting for his return. But he just waited there with me so16, generously serving with his time.With five minutes17before the train arrived, he shared with me stories from his childhood. As a young boy, he18sit near the edge of the train tracks,excitedly waiting for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night, before returning home to his family, he waited with me as my train19. It didn’t rush by at full force but I left that station20the full force of his compassion and generosity.（1）A . howB . whyC . wheneverD . that（2）A . necessaryB . essentialC . possibleD . fortunate（3）A . refuseB . volunteerC . evaluateD . challenge（4）A . terminalB . sightseeingC . departureD . ride（5）A . repliedB . blamedC . reflectedD . advocated（6）A . fallB . breakC . takeD . drop（7）A . thoughB . untilC . unlessD . after（8）A . beyondB . againstC . forD . of（9）A . warmedB . frozeC . calmedD . burnt（10）A . gatheredB . meltedC . countedD . cherished（11）A . noticedB . foundedC . regrettedD . relieved（12）A . thusB . alsoC . elseD . too （13）A . startedB . purchasedC . parkedD . mended（14）A . encouragementB . kindnessC . commitmentD . privilege（15）A . instead ofB . regardless ofC . far fromD . just like（16）A . strictlyB . seriouslyC . patientlyD . carefully（17）A . leftB . goneC . passedD . spared（18）A . accustomed toB . used toC . stuck toD . attached to（19）A . stretchedB . vanishedC . pulledD . approached（20）A . envyingB . impressingC . feelingD . ignoring二、阅读理解2. 阅读理解Guide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sitand work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the wifi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study PlacesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.Storage of study materialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits, you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.Rules to be followedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.（1）Library computers on the ground floor .A . help students with their field experimentsB . contain software essential for schoolworkC . are for those who want to access the wi-fiD . are mostly used for filling out application forms（2）What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A . group must consist of 8 peopleB . Three-hour use per day is the minimumC . One should first register at the universityD . Applications must mark the room on the map（3）A student can rent a locker in the library if he .A . can afford the rental feeB . attends certain coursesC . has nowhere to put his booksD . has earned the required credits3. 阅读理解It all started in 2013, when Shea Stollenwerk, then eight years old, asked for a new hand for Christmas. Shea was born with a partial right hand, which restricts her ability to do things that other kids take for granted.“My mom went online”, says Shea, who lives in Muknowango, Wisconsin. Shea’s mother, Ranee, soon learned about a community of artists, designers, and scientists who are making big breakthrough with artificial hands.Frankie Flood, a professor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, was among the designers who saw Ranee’s online request. Flood obtained help from fellow professor Adeam Blair and their students, who were learninghow to make designs using a 3-D printer. “We made a mold of Shea’s hand out of plaster, and then we 3-D scanned her hand,” Flood says.While being fitted in Flood’s laboratory, Shea got to choose the color of her new hand. She went with bright pink. She now has a pink hand, a purple hand, and a purple and pink one, and can do things that she couldn’t do before, like peeling potatoes, picking up objects, and catching a ball.Flood and his team have since built hands for six other local children. Indirectly, they have helped dozens more by posting their designs online so that people around the world can print them out. Flood is also working on artificial legs for military soldiers who were injured on the battlefield. “Without a covering, the artificial leg is kind of ugly and plain,” Flood says. “Soldiers want something that will restore the shape of their legs and make them look cooler when they’re playing sports.”As for Shea, the aspiring musician can now play her violin with the help from an adaptive device that Flood’s team created. “Nothing is ever going to hold her back,” Shea’s father, Steve, told a local reporter.（1）What do we know about Shea from Paragraph 1?A . Her left hand is weakB . She is eager for many giftsC . She was born with a disabilityD . She comes from a poor family（2）What can Shea do with the help of her new hand?A . She can do simple things easilyB . She can play different kinds of sportsC . She can build hands for other childrenD . She can make designs using a 3-D printer（3）What can we infer from the passage?A . Flood made Shea’s new hand aloneB . Shea has hands of different colours nowC . Soldiers like artificial legs though they are uglyD . Ranee made big breakthroughts with artificial hands（4）What do Steve’s words suggest in the last paragraph?A . Shea is a determined girlB . Shea has an advanced deviceC . Shea is a famous musician nowD . Shea gets much help from her family4. 阅读理解There are quite a few advantages of wearing school uniforms. The idea may seem disagreeable at first, but considering all the positive effects coming from wearing uniforms you would be more likely to enjoy them.Teachers love school uniforms because it helps provide an orderly learning environment. Having students dressed in uniforms may teach them how to present themselves in a neat and professional manner. It gives students the opportunity to learn how to dress like young ladies and gentleman. And they can focus their attention on academics rather than style.Purchasing school uniforms is easy and needs less hesitation and consideration. No matter what the school’s policy is, there are only specific essential pieces to the wardrobe that are necessary, so it won’t break the bank. A few wardrobe items can last a long time. Parents could also enjoy an easy morning, as it will take less time to choose a set of clothes for the school day.Students wearing uniforms will feel less pressure about what to wear or not to wear when their classmates are dressed similarly. Getting dressed before school becomes less of a chore when students are limited in their choices, sothere shouldn’t be any trouble about choosing an outfit for the day and getting ready quickly. Some students may not like the lack of individuality with a uniform, but some school dress code policies may offer them the opportunities to show their unique styles.Uniforms today are also becoming trendier and can be seen in many areas of pop culture. Celebritiesand fashion designers are using uniforms as inspiration for new looks which also appeal to students.（1）What would be the best title for the text?A . How to dress properlyB . The history of school uniformsC . The advantages of school uniformsD . How to deal with pressure in school （2）Teachers think that wearing school uniforms .A . is just a tradition that students should followB . makes students feel less pressure in studyC . helps students put more effort into their studiesD . makes students lose their independence and identity（3）The underlined part “it won’t break the bank” in Paragraph 3 probably me ans “ ”.A . a school uniform doesn’t cost a lot of moneyB . a school uniform should be worn every dayC . parents will have to go to the bank many timesD . parents who work in a bank can afford the uniform（4）We can infer from the text that school uniforms .A . are not popular with fashion designersB . were not accepted by parents in the pastC . will be designed by students themselvesD . will be more fashionable in the future5. 阅读理解“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood.One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.R oses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. bushes must be pruned in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake.Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves.Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June, but they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweettomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I’ll think about that tomorrow.（1）What are the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?A . A lot of care and the right soilB . Frequent pruning and fertilizingC . Tomato plants grown alongsideD . Cages placed around the roots （2）The writer planted the tomato because .A . it cost only $1.25B . the soil was just right for itC . there was room for it in the gardenD . t he roses’ branches needed to be covered（3）This year the writer’s roses were .A . removed from the rose bedB . picked along with the tomatoesC . mostly damaged by too much sunlightD . largely hidden under the tomato plant （4）By saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to .A . show the difficulty in picking the tomatoesB . show the hardship of growing the rosesC . express her liking for the rosesD . express her care for the tomatoes三、单词拼写6. It’s universally acknowledged that it’s no use q________ with such an unreasonable person.7. She shouldn’t have dressed herself so c________ on such a formal occasion.8. It was my teacher’s patient g________ that contributed to my success in the English Contest.9. You should involve yourself in these activities, which can help strengthenyour strength and________.10. Working as a teacher, personally, is really challenging yet r________.11. The key to________ your shyness is to believe in yourself and recognize your strengths.12. In the past decade the number of the workers in the factory________ by 15%.13. He is one of the________ that were praised highly by the manager of the company.14. The comments came in________ to specific questions often asked by local newsmen.15. How could you turn________such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months?四、任务型阅读16. 任务型阅读The road to happinessWe all know that money can’t buy happiness, but many times we act as if we’d be happier with a bit more money. We are trained to want the latest style that television tells us.________But none of that win bring us happiness. No matter how much we earn, no matter how nice our clothing or cars or toys, none of it will make us happier. And the sad thing is that it could take us decades to pursuing wealth and luxury items before we realize this. So what will bring us happiness?________Positive thinking. I’m obviously a big proponent of positive thinking as the best way to achieve your goals, but it turns out that it can lead tohappiness too.________Happy people feel energetic, in control of their lives, and have a positive attitude to life.________We have a human need to be close. Having good, supportive friendships, a strong, marriage or close and loving links with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy.Flow. This is a popular concept on the Internet these days-the state we enter when we are completely focused on the work before us. Having work and leisure that gets you in this state of flow will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness. People find greatest enjoyment not when they’re passively mi ndless, but when they’re absorbed in a mindful challenge.________Don’t waste them!A. Good relationshipsB. You’ve been given the three secrets to happinessC. In fact, this should be one of first habits you developD. In may sound ridiculous, but it has worked for me every timeE. Luckily, here’re three secrets to happiness that don’t cost a thingF. We want to earn more money because then we’ll have the good lifeG. Optimism and self-esteem are some of the best indicators of people who lead happy lives五、语法填空17. 语法填空“Cinderella” is the new live-action Disney movie________ on the fairy tale “Cinderella” by Charles Perrault. This film version is not a direct remake of the 1950 Walt Disney movie,________follows the same storyline. The movietells the tale of Ella, a girl________family has experienced unexpected changes. Her father remarries a pretty woman who is cruel. When Ella’s father suddenly falls ill and passes away, her stepmother treats her________ and makes her a servant. But________invitation to a palace ball offers Ella a chance to change her life forever.The newly________ movie is different enough to breather some freshness into this popular fairy tale, but retains some elements to make________interesting.________makes “Cinderella” so wonderf ul is that while it maintains the magic and charm of the animated film, it also builds on the characters so that the story has more________ and emotion. In the new film, we get to see Ella________ badly by her stepmother and stepsisters. It makes the story interesting and the struggle more beautiful.六、短文改错18. 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。