高二英语月考试题和答案.docx

1、高二英语月考试题和答案高二英语月考试卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A The New York Aquarium (水族馆) offers a diverse collection and nice viewing experience for all our guests. Whether youre observing penguins on their rocky coastline home or swimming und

2、erwater, looking at a coral reef (珊瑚礁) under the water, or cheering on California sea lions at the theater, youll find plenty to see and do during your visit. Your underwater adventure is waiting for you! This summer, head out to Coney Island to learn about the underwater world at the New York Aquar

3、ium. Just off the Coney Island in Brooklyn, the New York Aquarium features more than 300 marine (海洋的) species, such as dolphins and seals. Meet some of our mammals and fish, and learn about their natural history, biology, and cultural roles.Hours Summer hoursMay 28 Sept. 5 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. , Mon

4、dayFriday10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. , Weekends & HolidaysFall hoursSept. 6 Nov. 610:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. , MondayFriday10:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. , Weekends & HolidaysWinter hours Nov. 7 Mar. 3110:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. , DailySpring hoursApr. 1 May 2710:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. , MondayFriday10:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. , Weekends &

5、 HolidaysTotal Experience TicketAdult $18.00Child (Ages 3-12) $14.00Senior (65+) $15.00Groups (at least ten visitors) $8.00Includes admission to our 4-D Theater Plus General Admission.Children under 3 years old are free!To receive the group rate, you must make a reservation at least two weeks in adv

6、ance of your groups visit. Please call 718-741-1818.Friday Afternoon SpecialAdmission on Fridays beginning at 3:00 p.m. is by donation. Suggested donation is $13 for adults, $9 for children, and $10 for seniors. Every dollar you give supports our work in caring for animals at the aquarium.Aquarium P

7、arkingCar $13.00Bus $13.00Please note:Due to rising costs, the Wildlife Conservation Society reserves the right to change all fees without notice.All Aquarium buildings and exhibits are wheelchair-accessible.For further information, please call 718-265-3454.21Which animal cant visitors probably see

8、at the New York Aquarium?A. Penguins. B. Pandas. C. Dolphins. D. Seals.22Six adults (including a man of 68) and two children (aged 2 and 10) are going to visit the New York Aquarium on Sunday. They will have to pay _ at least.A. $144 B. $133 C. $119 D. $6423The donation is used to _.A. help the poor

9、 peopleB. help to save the endangered animals in the wildC. help the disabled visitorsD. care for animals at the aquarium24Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. A visitor in a wheelchair can get around at the New York Aquarium.B. You can visit the New York Aquarium at

10、 5:30 p.m. on Christmas.C. Visitors can enjoy free parking service on Friday. D. To enjoy the group rate, visitors must make a reservation at least two weeks in advance by sending an e-mail. BIve loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letter

11、s. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “its for Elizab

12、eth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”. As years passe

13、d I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest a

14、nd, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writi

15、ng was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 25. The passage shows

16、 that _. A. mother cared much about her daughter in wordsB. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words 26. The underlined word “gulf” in the fourth paragraph me

17、ans _. A. different ideas between the mother and the daughterB. deep understanding between the old and the youngC. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land 27. What did mother do with her daughters letter asking forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter. B.

18、 For years, she often talked about the letter. C. She read the letter again and again till she died.D. She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life.28. Whats the best title of the passage?A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children C. Talks between Mother and Me D. My mothers Desk C Car c

19、rashes are the top killer of American teenagersMost of the crashes result from distracted driving not paying attention to the roadRyan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a treeHe was one of the nations more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008Nearly four tho

20、usand deaths, about twelve percent, involved drivers aged fifteen to twentyRyans father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Montgomery County, MarylandHe said, It was an inexperienced, immature driver who felt that he was invincible(不可战胜的), driving at night with a carload of kidsHe was distracted

21、, he was going too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some upsetting experiences and tragedy for the rest of the community.Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company said The number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phoneTalking on the phone or reaching for it is

22、 like drinking four beers and drivingIf youre texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isntReaching for a cell phone when its going off, youre nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving, The insurance industry r

23、ecently held a safety event near Washington for teen driversAt first, nineteen-year-old Kevin Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent childrenHe also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the roadThen, as part of the test, he started texting. H

24、e hit several cones and at least one doll Debbie Pickford from the Allstate Insurance Company said, Teens are especially at risk from distracted drivingand not just because they lack experience on the roadsWhat we know from research on teen brain development, is that teens dont really have fully dev

25、eloped brains until they are twenty-five years old. You put those two things together and you get a much, much higher risk.”29According to the passage, _is the most likely to lead to a traffic accident while you are driving Atexting on the mobile phone Breaching for a cell phone Ctalking on the mobi

26、le phone Dbringing along a cell phone30A safety event held by insurance industry was meant to _ _. Aattract more teenagers to take part in it Bdraw enough attention to teenagers distracted driving Cmake more teenagers practice avoiding large barriers Dencourage more teenagers to pay for insurance pr

27、otection31The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about _ Amuch higher risk Bteen brain development Cexperience on the roads Dmeasures to be taken 32. Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?A. Car Crashes the Top Killer. B. Distracted Driving Lets Avoid! C.

28、Drunken Driving Dangerous Enough！ D. Tips on Driving While CallingDAre some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth,

29、 and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of persons intelligence are fixed at birth, whe

30、ther or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are l

31、ikely to be intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very probably be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory w