高二上学期英语第三次月考试卷真题

高二上学期英语第三次月考试卷
一、阅读理解。

1. 根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。

A young couple that had received many valuable wedding presents built their house in a suburb. One morning they received in the post two tickets for a popular show in the city, with a single line:
“Guess who sent them.”
The couple had much amusement in trying to find out the kind person who gave them the tickets, but failed in the effort. They attended the theatre, and had a pleasant time. On their returning home late at night, still trying to guess who in the world had sent them the tickets, they found their house rid of everything valuable. And on the table in the kitchen was a piece of paper on which was written in the same hand as the note with the tickets.
“Now you know!”
（1）The young couple in the story ________.
A . received many valuable gifts one morning
B . bought two tickets for a popular show one morning
C . got two tickets for a show from strangers
D . were invited to a popular show by their friends one morning
（2）The couple went to the show ________.
A . early in the morning that day
B . to look for the person who sent them the tickets
C . to enjoy themselves in the evening
D . and found the person who
sent them the tickets also attended the show.
（3）The person who sent the couple the tickets was to ________.
A . show friendship to them
B . let them go out for a fresh air
C . make fun of them on purpose
D . have them go and then steal the things in the house
2. 根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。

Sam “Fingers” had been in trouble all his life. He’d started stealing things when he was only a kid. He used to walk through the street market near his home and “pick up” a few things—an apple, or a hairbrush perhaps. But things got worse as Sam got older. By the time he was twenty-five, he was spending a lot of time stealing and then he got caught. While he was in prison he decided that he’d never steal again. He really had to stop.
On his first day out of prison, Sam went for a walk along the High Street. It was so nice to walk along in the crowds and looked at the shops. Oh, the shops!
“I’ll just go into this jeweler’s and have a look around,” Sam said to himself. “There’s nothing to worry about. No more stealing for me.” Then Sam saw the diamond ring. He’d always wanted to give one to his girlfrie nd. And nobody was looking. In a minute the ring was in his pocket and Sam was walking out of the shop. But as he went towards the door he felt a hand on his shoulder, “I shall have to call the police.”
“I’ll pay for it. Yes, I’ll pay for it,” said Sam.
With a smile, the manager handed him the bill: 500!
“Err, um, well……” said Sam. “I really didn’t want to spend that much.
Would you please show me something a little cheaper?”
（1）People called him “Fingers” because he was a ________.
A . prisoner
B . piano-player
C . thief
D . small boy
（2）When Sam went into the shop he thought he was ________ to take anything.
A . possible
B . likely
C . impossible
D . unlikely
（3）Finally, Sam ________ diamond ring.
A . didn’t want the
B . didn’t like the
C . couldn’t afford the
D . wanted to see another
3. 根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。

What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken in while he or she is away? One step is to make sure that the house has a live-in look. Living room shades could be pulled down only half-away. Bedrooms that usually have the shades pulled down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside looks are the dead-belt type. Still another is to leave several low-watt lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turn on and off automatically are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea to leave a radio turned into a talking station. Any type of conversation makes a burglar think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on vacation, make sure that nothing collected in the front or back of the house. Make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbor has been asked to pick up the posts.
（1）What is the meaning of “live-in” in this passage?
A . Worn out.
B . Lively and cheerful.
C . Fed on.
D . Presently taken by people.
（2）The author advises people to ________.
A . pull the living-room shades down at night
B . leave a guard dog tied up on the property
C . ask a neighbor to pick up the daily post
D . make sure the newspaper is delivered
（3）The most important room to leave a light burning in is the ________.
A . bedroom
B . bathroom
C . living-room
D . kitchen
（4）Why is it a good idea to leave the radio turned to a talking station?
A . So one won’t feel lonely or afraid.
B . So a burglar can’t be sure whether or not there’s a person in the house.
C . To keep well-informed about the presence of thieves.
D . Because the music stations are too loud.
（5）All these things to be done are ________.
A . to keep the house free from being stolen
B . to make the burglar think twice before trying to enter a house
C . to make sure that all the posts will be collected by the neighbor
D . to let the others think that there’s no one in the house
4. 根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。

In most languages, a greeting is us ually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice day isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is s omething special about small talk. It must be about something that both people have the
same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching, “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system, “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.
（1）Small talk is ________.
A . a kind of conversation with short words
B . a greeting when people meet each other
C . to let people disagree about something
D . something we talk about to start with a conversation
（2）The passage suggests that when we learn a language, we should ________.
A . learn about the transport system of the country
B . only master the grammar and vocabulary
C . know the culture about the country
D . grasp the
importance of the language
（3）When we say “Great game isn’t it?” we are actually ________.
A . asking a question
B . having a conversation
C . greeting each other
D . beginning a small talk
（4）What we learn from the passage is that ________.
A . different language has different grammar
B . small talk is an important part in a language
C . small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation
D . in English speaking countries we should talk about the weather
二、完形填空。

5. 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。

English seems 1the passport to our modern society. About half the world’s newspapers and75 2of the world’s mail is 3English. Many countries have special shortwave radio broadcasts in English and some have 4English-language newspapers. Most scientific books and magazines5first in English. Many jobs 6a reading or speaking knowledge of the 7.
English has a large 8of speakers. Even 9there are more 10speakers of Chinese 11English, the use of English is 12widespread. It is spoken 13a native language in 14seven countries, and there are more than 35 countries 15have English as one of their official languages. That 16that the government publishes laws and information in 17, and sometimes classes at schools 18in English. In countries that 19speakers of many languages, English is sometimes the unofficial language. In these countries English is used 20in business, education, and government.
（1）A . to haveB . to have becomeC . beD . being（2）A . peopleB . numbersC . percentD . pieces（3）A . forB . inC . withD . about（4）A . one or moreB . fewC . one by oneD . no（5）A . are printedB . are producingC . are makingD . are made（6）A . haveB . getC . requireD . take（7）A . EnglishB . magazinesC . booksD . language（8）A . dealB . amountC . manyD . number（9）A . throughB . thoughC . thatD . because（10）A . nativeB . foreignC . people’sD . good（11）A . thanB . withC . whichD . as（12）A . muchB . veryC . moreD . many （13）A . asB . to beC . beingD . for（14）A . moreB . at leastC . above allD . in the end（15）A . whereB . whoseC . whomD . that（16）A . saidB . meansC . followsD . thinks（17）A . languagesB . ChineseC . EnglishD . words（18）A . gaveB . had givenC . teachesD . are taught（19）A . becomeB . areC . isD . have（20）A . manyB . a great dealC . littleD . less三、七选五。

6. 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。

All animals produce waste. We call it “waste,” but we all know it can be very useful. In some parts of the world, animal waste, or poop, is collected, dried, and burned for cooking and heating. ________
The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center has an unusual way of using animal “waste.” The center’s 40 pandas produce abo ut two tons of poop a day. This material is being turned into a new product called Panda Poop Paper. ________After all, paper is made from plant fiber, which cannot be digested and simply goes through the body as waste.
Since pandas eat nothing but bamboo, their “waste” is perfect paper
material. ________
Their stomachs haven’t fully developed for their vegetarian diet, so their bodies make use of just 20% of what they eat. The other 80% comes out as poop: very high in fiber and perfect for paper.
Once the poop is collected, it is cleaned with chemicals, crushed, and put into frames to dry. ________Because of its good quality as well as the worldwide popularity of the panda, gift products made from the paper sell well.
________They got the idea from the elephant dung paper made at Elephant Conservation Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. And Creative Paper Wales in the U.K. sell paper gifts made from sheep waste.
A. But do you know some paper from poop?
B. Where does the paper come from?
C. After these steps, good, strong paper comes into being.
D. Moreover, there is more special about pandas.
E. It’s not really that strange!
F. Yet, the Chinese weren’t the first people producing paper from animal waste.
G. Farmers have been using animal and human waste for a long time.
四、语法填空。

7. 根据短文内容的理解，用所给出的单词的适当形式填空。

July 20, 1969 was an important day. Two ________ astronauts planted the first human footstep on the moon. ________ names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went into a spaceship whose name was Apollo. As Armstrong reached his
left foot ________（touch）the moon’s surface, he said, “That’s one small step for a man, but one big leap for mankind.”
________two hours and twenty-one minutes, the man carefully at first and then ________, walked on the moon, ________（take）photos and picking stones.
After eight ________ stay in space, Apollo returned to the earth successfully. People everywhere were ________ by this moon trip. “This is the ________ week in the history of the world since the Creation,” President Nixon tol d the travelers. “________（多亏，由于）what you have done, the world has never been closer together before.”
五、短文改错。

8. 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处错误，各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（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。

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。

We all enjoy read short stories by O. Henry, such as “The last leaf” and “The Gift of Magi”.
Fewer writers in the world have ever put into prison. And even fewer took great success in prison. While O. Henry, the famous short story writer, was one of him. O. Henry, his real name was William Sidney Porter, was born on September 11, 1862.
In 1884, O. Henry entered the First National Bank as teller . On February 10, 1896, Henry was said to have something to do with the disappearance of $1,150 from the bank. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment In order to make money support his family, O. Henry began write stories to magazines. These stories became quiet popular with readers.
O. Henry died in New York in January 5, 1910. He was buried in North Carolina, the state where he was born.
六、书面表达。

9. 美国某刊物向你约稿，请你用英语写一则笑话，字数100-120。

笑话大意：有人穿错一双靴子，一只底厚一只底薄，走路一瘸一跛。

他想：”奇怪，我今天怎么一条腿长一条腿短呢？可能是路不平吧。

”有人说：”你是把靴子穿错了吧？”他低头一看，果然如此。

就叫仆人回家另取一双，一会儿仆人空手而归，说：”家里那双也是一样，所以我没有拿来。

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参考词汇：1. 靴子boot；2. 瘸或跛limp（n./vi）; lame 3. 底bottom-pad4. 不平not even / uneven。