甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试题Word版含答案

甘肃天水市秦安县第二中学2014-2015学年下第二次月考

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

共100分，考试时间90分钟。

第I卷（选择题共50分）

一．阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

NickVujicicwasbornwithnoarmsorlegs,buthedoesn’tletthisstophim.

Thebrave26-year-oldmanplaysfootballandgolf,andswims,inspiteofthefactthathehasnoarmsorlegs.

Nickhasasmallfootonhisleftside,whichhelpshimbalanceandmakeshimabletokick.Heuseshisonefoottotype,writewithapenandpickthingsup.

“Icallitmychickendrumstick（鸡腿下段）,”jokedNick,whowasborninMelbourne,Australia,butnowlivesinLosAngeles.“I’dbelostwithoutit.WhenIgetinthewaterIfloatbecause80percentofmybodyislungsandmydrumstickactsasapropeller（螺旋桨）.”

“He’sverymodest,buthegetsmarriageproposals（求婚）fromwomenallthetime,”saidNick’sfriendSteveAppel.

“Hewouldlovetogetmarriedandstartafamily,buthe’swaitingfortherightgirltocomealong.”

WhenNickwasbornhisfatherwassoshockedthatheleftthehospitalroom.Hisdistraughtmothercouldn’tbringherselftoholdhimuntilhewasfourmonthsold.

Hisdisabilitycamewithoutanymedicalexplanation,whichwasararecase.Nickandhisparentsspentmanyyearsaskingwhythiscrueltrickwouldhappentothem.

“Mymotherwasanurseandshedideverythingrightduringpregnancybutshestillblamedherself,”hesaid.

“Itwassohardforthem,butrightfromthestarttheydidtheirbesttomakemeindependent.Mydadputmeinthewaterat18monthsandgavemethecouragetolearnhowtoswim.”

1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatNick_____.

A.hasapoorsenseofbalanceB.isdisappointedwithhishealthcondition

C.considershissmallfootuglyD.understandshismotherverywell

2.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatSteveAppelsaid?

A.NickVujicicisafraidofstartingafamily.

B.NickVujicicisnotpopularwithwomen.

C.NickVujicicisseriousabouthismarriage.

D.NickVujicicisnotwillingtogetmarried.

3.Whatcouldnothismotherdountilhewasfourmonthsold?

A.Shecouldn’tbringherselftoholdhim

B.Shecouldbringherselftoholdhim

C.Shecouldn’tdoeverythingrightduringpregnancy.

D.Shecouldn’tgotowork

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Nicklearnedtobeindependentatayoungage.

B.NickislivinginMelbourne,Australianow.

C.Nick’sfatherwastoblameforhisdisability.

D.Nick’sparentscouldn’taffordthehospitalbill.

B

OnTuesday,Apple’CEO,TimCook,announcedtheAppleWatch.Itislikeanormalwatch,butitcandoallthethingsamobilephonedoes—andmore.

AtUS$349,theAppleWatchisexpensive.Somepeopledoubtthattheywillbecomeassuccessfulassmartphones.However,itseemsthatitwillopenanotherdoorfortheuseofcomputers.Thewatchtapsyouwheneveranewmessagecomesin.Itpreparesanswerstoquestionsyoureceivefromfriends.Itchecksyourhealth.“It’sthemostpersonalproductwe’veevermade,”Cooksaid.

IftheAppleWatchbecomespopular,itwillchangethewaytheworldcommunicateswithcomputers.“ItmightnotonlybeachangeforApple,butforthewholeindustry,”saystechnologyexpert,DanielIves.

Howdoesitwork?

TheAppleWatchhasaspeakerthatuserscanbothhearandfeel.Youcanpressthesidebuttontocommunicatewithpeoplequicklyandeasily.TheAppleWatchalsointroduceshealthandfitnessapps（应用程序）thatcanhelppeopleleadhealthierlives.

Youcantryit.

AccordingtoMattVella,awriterforTIMEmagazine,thewatchis“themostthrillingproductsincetheiPad.”

Afteractuallytryingthewatch,hesays:

“There’salotwedon’tknowabouttheAppleWatch.Howlongwillitsbatterylast?

HowexactlywillitconnectwiththeiPhone?

Butwearingthewatchanswerssomeotherquestions.Itisverycomfortable.YoucaneasilyforgetyouarewearingtheAppleWatch.”

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?

A.TheAppleWatchwillbesuccessfulasthesmartphone.

B.Contrarytopopularbelief,manypeopledisliketheAppleWatch.

C.Somepeopledon’tthinktheAppleWatchwillbeaspopularassmartphones.

D.SomepeoplethinktheAppleWatchwillbemorepopularthansmartphones.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.TheAppleWatchhasaspeaker.

B.TheAppleWatchcancheckyourhealth.

C.YoucansendmessageswiththeAppleWatch.

D.TheAppleWatchdoesn’tneedabattery.

7.WhatdoesMattVellathinkabouttheAppleWatch?

A.Exciting.B.Beautiful.C.NormalD.Expensive.

8.Thispassageisabout________.

A.howtochoosetheAppleWatch

B.whypeoplebuytheAppleWatch

C.anewproduct

D.anewmethod

C

WayofLifeforStudents

TheInternetiswayoflifeforUScollegestudents,withresearchshowingthemtobeoneofthemostconnectedgroups.

ArecentstudybyHarrisInteractiveand360Youthfoundthat93percentofAmericancollegestudentsvisittheInternet,andthismarketisexpectedtogrowfrom15.2millionin2003to16.4millionin2007.ThatisslowbutcouldbetheresultofthealreadyhighnumberofcollegeInternetusers.

About88percentofAmericancollegestudentsownacomputer,andmorethanhalfhavebroadband（宽带）connections.Furthermore,67percentowncellphonesand36percentusetheirmobiledevicestovisittheInternet.Studyfindingsarethat42percentgoonlinemainlytocommunicatesocially,and72percentofcollegestudentscheckemailsatleastonceaday,with66percentusingatleasttwoemailaddresses.

Themostpopularonlinesocialactivityisforwardingmessagestofriendsorfamily,with37percentofcollegestudentssayingtheydoso.ThestudyalsolookedbeyondtheInternetsurfing（冲浪）habitsandintothebuyinghabitsofthisgroup,andfoundthemresponsibleformorethanUS$210billioninsaleslastyearalone.

Collegestudentshavelearnedhowtospendtheirmoney,with93percentsayinglowpriceswereimportantwhenshopping.

Thestudyalsoshowedthat65percentmakeloan（贷款）payments;41percentoffreshmenhaveacreditcard;and79percentofseniorshaveacreditcard.Asignificantnumberofchargesonthesecreditcardsarelikelytobeforentertainmentandleisureexpenses.

9.CollegestudentsintheUS,asthispassageshows,______.

A.wastemuchtimevisitingtheInternet

B.leadanexcitinglifebyusingtheInternet

C.don’thavetolearntheirlessonsintheirclassrooms

D.spendtoomuchtime,intheopinionofthewriter,visitingtheInternet

10.Tocommunicatewithfriends,nearlyhalfofthecollegestudentsuse________.

A.lettersB.telephonesC.textmessagesonmobilephonesD.emails

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。

Differentweathermakespeoplefeeldifferent.Itinfluenceshealth,intelligenceandfeelings.

InAugust,itisveryhotandwetinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.__11_IntheNortheastandtheMiddleWest,itisveryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.PeopleinthesestateshavemorehearttroubleaftertheweatherchangesinFebruaryorMarch.

Theweathercanalsoinfluenceintelligence.Forexample,ina1983reportbyscientists,IQofagroupofstudentswasveryhighwhenaverystrongwindcame,butafterthestrongwind,theirIQwas10%lower.___12__Veryhotweather,ontheotherhand,canmakeitlower.StudentsinmanyschoolsoftheUnitedStateoftengetworseonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear（JulyandAugust）.

Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople’sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthinpeople.Theyusuallyfeelcoldduringthesemonths.Theymightfeelunhappyduringcoldweather._13_Theyevendon’tliketodooutdooractivities.

Lowairpressuremaymakepeopleforgetful._14_Thereis“goodweather”forhealth.Peoplefeelbestatatemperatureofabout18℃.

Areyoufeelingsad,tired,forgetful,orunhappytoday?

__15__

A．Itmaybetheweather’sproblem.

B．Warmweathercanhaveabadeffectonhealth.

C.Thewindcanhelppeoplehavemoreintelligence.

D.Butfatpeoplemayhaveahardtimeinhotsummer.

E.Peoplemayhavemoreintelligencewhenlowairpressurecomes.

F.Peopleleavemorebagsonbusesandinshopsonlowpressuresdays.

G.Peopletherehavehearttroubleandotherkindsofhealthproblemsduringthismonth.

二．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16--35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You'vebeenawayfromusforoneyear;youtoldusaliewhichIcametoknownotlongago.

　Onthisspecialdayforteachersacrossthecountry,Ican___16___keepmyselffromtellingyourwhitelietothosewhowouldlendmeanear.

Doyoustillrememberthehappy___17___aboutsixyearsago?

Wefixedoureyesuponyouatyour___18___.You,abeautifulyounglady,___19___usthatyouwouldliveinourvillage.

Soonafter,webegantofindyouwerepartofyourstudentsandtheirsimplehonestparents.Thevillagersfoundtheirchildren___20___moretimeontheirbooks___21___afterdoingtheirhomeworkandhousework.Yettheystill___22___thatonedayyoumightleave.You___23___asmileallthetime,whichreducedtosomedegreetheir___24___ofyourleaving.Youwentalloutinthe___25___ofyourstudents,helpingthemnotonlyintheirstudiesbutalsointheirtuition（学费）.Youoftenemphasizedtousthe___26___ofone'slife,sothatmusthavebeenwhatyouwere___27___inthosefiveyears!

　　Onecoldmorningwhenclassbegan,youenteredtheroom___28___youhadbeencrying___29___.Inyourclass,we___30___butlookedawayfromyoureyes.You___31___forsometimeasifyouwere___32___tofindthisrightword…yousaidyouwouldgoawayandwo