安徽省巢湖市柘皋中学20162017学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

巢湖市柘皋中学2016-2017学年高二第二次月考
英语试卷
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)
A
A little girl lived in a small, simple house on a hill. She often played in the small garden next to the house. There she could see a wonderful house with golden windows high on the hill across the valley. She often dreamed of growing up in it instead of an ordinary house like hers.
When she grew older and learned how to ride a bike, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. Her mother allowed her to go, but insisted that she should keep close to the house and do not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house on the other hill.
As she stopped her bike, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She couldn’t believe her eyes as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty.
She didn’t go any further and turned back, heartbroken as she got on her bike. However, as she glanced up she saw a sight that amazed her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened(闪闪发光) as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
21. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the little girl .
A. didn’t like living with her parents at all
B. enjoyed living in her own house very much
C. didn’t like playing in the garden next to her house
D. liked the house on the hill across the valley very much
22. Why did the girl want to go out one day?
A. Because she wanted to enjoy a bike ride.
B. Because she wanted to go to that golden house.
C. Because she was tired of playing in the garden.
D. Because she wante d to look a t her own house on another hill.
23. When the girl finally saw the house on the hill across the valley, she probably felt .
A. worried
B. excited
C. relaxed
D. disappointed
B
Explore the possibility of using the iPad App Store in teaching.
App Name: Drawp
Cost: $4.99
Drawp is a drawing app with over 200 colors, voice recording, unlimited art storage and coloring pages designed by leading artists. The app allows kids to create items such as thank-you notes or birthday cards and even offers SimpleShare, which lets kids share artwork on Twitter safely and easily.
App Name: ABC Circus
Cost: $1.99
The app promises to teach kids letter writing, letter names and sounds, and letter phonics (语音). The game includes various visual representations for each letter, including ”A”for Ant, “B” for Bear, “C” for Camel and more. The app is simple but engaging. Kids can tap and practice their letters. The game
can also be customized (定制) by teachers and parents, with various activities turned on or off.
App Name: Polar GoFit
Cost: $3.99
This app enables PE teachers to view and measure their students’ performance during the class. Because the GoFit app measures heart rate information, the teacher can let the students work at the right level for him or her. The Polar GoFit app is designed to be used with the web service. Simply take an iPad to a PE class and use the GoFit app to see how each student is performing.
App Name: EarthViewer
Cost: $5.99
Based on the latest scientific research, EarthViewer is like a time machine for exploring the history of the earth. This app can help students answer questions such as “What did the earth’s continents and oceans look like 250 million years ago?” or “Can you say anything about the earth’s climate as far back as our planet’s origin?”
24. Drawp can help children .
A. make more friends
B. share artwork online safely
C. meet leading artists
D. download birthday c ards
25. If you want to teach your kids to read letters, you can download .
A. Drawp
B. ABC Circus
C. Polar GoFit
D. EarthViewer
26. Polar GoFit is usually used by .
A. PE teachers
B. parents
C. English teachers
D. students
27. By playing EarthViewer, children can .
A. learn human beings’ origin
B. learn how to protect our planet
C. learn the history of the universe
D. learn the earth’s climate in ancient times
C
It was 2007 and John Maloof was working on a book about Chicago’s neighborhoods. He was hoping to find a few pictures from the 1960s that he could use in the book. What he ended up finding was far more interesting.
After purchasing boxes full of negatives (底片) from a local auction (拍卖) house, Maloof began developing some of the images. When he finished, he was stunned. There were tons of them — more than 30,000 pictures in these boxes. Whoever had taken these pictures was surely one of the most talented American photographers of the last hundred years.
The images discovered by Maloof were taken by a woman named Vivian Maier. For nearly 40 years, Maier worked as a babysitter for wealthy families in Chicago and New York. During
her trips to other cities around the United States, Maier took nearly 150,000 photos of the people and architecture that surrounded her.
Maloof then collected 100 of the best photos and posted them online. People loved them. Major newspapers called to run stories about Maier’s work and wanted to know how Maloof discovered the images. Galleries began to exhibit her work throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. The uncovering of Vivian Maier’s images has been referred to as the greatest photographic discovery of the 21st century in America.
We’ll never know the reasons why Vivian Maier decided to hide her works away in boxes, but her story is a wonderful reminder that we all carry some brilliance inside of us. How easily could Maier’s works have been forgotten? How many other brilliant artists, scientists and thinkers have their works
hidden in boxes or tucked away in attics (阁楼)?
We have responsibility to share our works with the world and to contribute our talents to this little corner of the universe. Choose to share your brilliance with the world.
28. John Maloof’s book probably has much to do with .
A. Chicago’s history
B. Vivian Maier’s life
C. New York’s geography
D. Chicago’s famous photographers
29. The underlined word “stunned” in Para.2 can be replaced by “”.
A. tired
B. puzzled
C. shocked
D. terrified
30. What do we know about Vivian Maier from the text?
A. She was not good at working as a babysitter.
B. She was born in a wealthy family in Chicago.
C. She was the most talented photographer in America.
D. She was not well known in America in the 20th century.
31. What does the author want to tell us by Maier’s story?
A. You never know your luck unless you try it.
B. The excellent artistic works must be well protected.
C. It’s worthwhile to use our talents to serve those in need.
D. Everyone should learn to share his brilliance with others.
D
In an exam-driven culture, a good student means one who achieves high scores. In such a system, education is just a passive reproduction of the ideas others have presented. Life skills such as self-confidence, passion for science and love for knowledge are all underestimated (低估).
Finland, a current leader of educational reform in the world, has carried out a no-national-exams policy and succeeded in creating a generation of inspired and outstanding students. At the same time it is committed to quality teaching; to teach in Finland, one needs to have a master’s degree. The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) measures average scores for reading, mathematics and science literacy of students in the world. Finnish students have continued to place close to the top of all the subjects on the PISA list.
Pasi Sahlberg, of Finland’s Education Department, said, “Thirty years ago, Finland’s education system was a mess. Now, we manage to restart the whole system. We prepare children to learn how to learn, not how to take a test.” Dr. Sahlberg said Finnish children don’t start school until they are seven years old because the Finnish authorities don’t want to go against children’s right to be children. “The first six years of education are not about academic success,” he said. “We don’t measure children at all. It’s about being ready to learn and finding their passion.” According to the survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the smallest differences in the world between the strongest and weakest students are found in Finland.
While the heavy standardized testing is a norm in many countries, the Finnish authorities think that such tests cost too much to manage and cause stress. The Finnish answer to such testing was to trust teachers and to have only a small sample of students sit for exams to keep track of school performance.
However, the results of these tests are not made public.
32. If you want to apply for a teacher in Finland, .
A. you must speak English fluently
B. you should have a master’s degree
C. you should be interested in teaching
D. you must have th e spirit of competition
33. According to Pasi Sahlberg, we can learn that .
A. Finland has the most advanced technology
B. it is important to develop children’s passion
C. it is children’s right to enjoy a good education system
D. Finland had the poorest education system 30 years ago
34. If a student takes an exam in Finland, .
A. he will be given extra help from his teachers
B. he will be regarded as one of the weakest students
C. he can’t see his scores posted for public attention
D. he will gain experience as to taking examinations
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. The happiest students and teachers in the world.
B. Different voices on Finland’s education system.
C. The development of no-national-exams policy.
D. Finland’s no-national-exams education system.
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。

Cooking is fun. 36___ This means knowing when to get the help of an adult assistant, how to keep things clean and how to use the kitchen safely.
Before beginning any recipe (食谱), get an adult’s permission to work in the kitchen. If your recipe uses knives, the stove or other kitchen tools, you must have some adult help. Some things that adults use in the kitchen may seem simple to operate. 37___ By having your assistant around, you can avoid surprise, stay safe and have fun while you cook.
38____ The idea is to keep germs out of your food. Always wash your hands with soap before you begin any recipe. This is especially important for recipes that involve to uching the food directly with your hands.
Also be sure to wash your hands before and after handling raw meat, eggs and fish products.
39 _______ Certainly you don’t want those bacteria getting on your hands because then they could end up in your mouth. You can also fight germs by keeping your working surfaces clean and dry. Wash them with soap after you finish cooking.
Now that you have your ingredients neatly lined up, your hands washed, it i s important to use the kitchen safely. Before you start, it’s a good idea to learn a few rules. It’s easy to get injured in the kitchen if you’re not careful. 40_____
A. These foods can contain bacteria.
B. However, it’s important to know how to be safe.
C. A big part of safe cooking is keeping clean.
D. If you’re not sure if something is safe, ask an adult first.
E. And a cut or burn will put an end to your fun cooking experience.
F. If you’re a kid, an adult assistant can come in handy to keep you safe.
G. But once you use them yourself, you’ll be surprised by how difficult they
actually are.
英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）
Matt Myles, 27, was working hard on night shifts in a factory in Britain when a Euromillions ticket he bought made him gain 1 million pounds. 41 he wasted no time in putting his surprise wealth to good use — flying to Indonesia before the 42 hit his account.
Mr. Myles began his round-the-world 43 in April, taking his brother Peter, 26, along for the ride and 44 his bills. His generous lifestyle had taken them to Hong Kong, Bali and Thailand. They then 45 for Brazil, where England’s 46 World Cup performance failed to destroy the journey.
Still on their tour 47 are visiting Machu Picchu in Peru, 48 at the Great Barrier Reef (大堡礁) in Australia, bungee jumping into the Grand Canyon in Arizona and driving 49 Road 66 in a Ford Mustang. He then 50 to go boating in the Amazon, see the pyramids in 51 , walk the Great Wall of China and 52 in UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) in Africa for three months.
Mr. Myles, who used to 53 in the army, told Sunday People, “From traveling the world to meeting many famous people I couldn’t have made these things up in my wildest 54 . They say money can’t buy 55 but I have never been happier.” He said, “ 56 the shock win, I was working on night shifts and
was 57 that I’d have to move back home with nothing. While the next 12 months will be
unbelievable, I won’t change. I’ll live as I 58 have — go big or go home!”
However, despite spending his winnings on the main hobby, Mr. Myles says he has set himself a 59 of 100,000 pounds. Upon winning, he invested (投资) half of the cash in 60
a new company with friends, and hopes to be trained as an airline pilot.
41. A. If B. But C. And D. Or
42. A. picture B. ticket C. card D. money
43. A. tour B. study C. idea D. work
44. A. putting up B. picking up C. bringing up D. taking up
45. A. got off B. put off C. set off D. turned off
46. A. disappointing B. interesting C. confusing D. astonishing
47. A. book B. list C. party D. date
48. A. driving B. flying C. drawing D. diving
49. A. above B. below C. across D. under
50. A. refuses B. hopes C. forgets D. regrets
51. A. America B. Japan C. Egypt D. England
52. A. compete B. examine C. charge D. volunteer
53. A. serve B. save C. sell D. seize
54. A. dream B. fear C. fact D. truth
55. A. respect B. happine ss C. duty D. love
56. A. When B. During C. Before D. After
57. A. certain B. sorry C. worried D. glad
58. A. seldom B. never C. sometimes D. always
59. A. record B. limit C. rule D. task
60. A. learning B. damaging C. explaining D. building
阅读下面材料，在标有61~70 的空格处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone needs friends. Friends are people with 61____ we can share secrets. And we can turn to them for help when in trouble.
Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives, but the ability to make friends 62____ (change) from person to person. For some people, making friends is easy, but for others it’s very difficult. 63 ______(make) friends, you must first of all be friendly and kind.
Smile at others and you are sure to get a smile in 64______. You should think more of others 65______ of yourself.
No two people are just the same. If you don’t agree with other people, you should still be friendly. Do not argue, 66____ discuss. You always lose friends if you argue too much, and no one is willing to hear your 67______ (complain) all the time. Therefore, you should learn to accept 68_____ you can’t c hange.
Here is more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than the people who don’t have friends. Why? It could be that they are 69_____ (happy). Being happy helps you stay well and 70 could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.
61. ____ 62._____ 63.______ 64._____65.______
66._____67.______ 68. ______69.______ 70.______
写作 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请修改下面的短文。

短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误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(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

In the middle of last term, just as I was busy with my lessons, I suddenly all ill and had to stay from school for a couple of weeks. Learning this, our monitor Li Lei, together with some others classmates, helped me with my lessons. It was with their unselfish help what I managed to catch up with others. Look back on those days, I am thankful to their help. They have taught me the important of being unselfi sh and offering help to that in need.
As the saying go, no one is an island. Only when we show concern to others and help them can we unite together and make up a difference.
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第二节书面表达 (满分25分)
假设你是王林，你弟弟初中毕业后想到某中学的国际部就读。

请你根据以下要点给该学校的负责人写一封询问信：
1. 入学考试何时进行，有哪些测试科目？
2. 学费是多少？对奖学金有哪些规定？
3. 完成学业后，可以申请哪些国外的大学？
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可根据内容需要适当拓展，以使行文连贯。

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短文改错
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One possible version:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m Wang Lin. My younger brother, who is a junior middle school student, wants to receive education in your International Department. I’m writing to get some information on the issue.
To begin with, I’d like to kn ow when the entrance examination will take place and which subjects will be tested. In addition, could you tell me your tuition and the relative rules about the scholarship? Finally, after finishing the studies in your school, which foreign universities can one apply for?
I would be grateful if you would be so kind to provide me with the information and I am looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully,。