学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

2016—2017学年度第二次月考试卷

高二英语

第

卷

第一节（共5小题：

每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Whatwilltheweatherbelikelatethisafternoon?

A.SunnyB．RainyC．Snowy

2．Whatwillthegirlprobablydotogether?

A．PreparefortheexamB．WatchamovieC．Playwithherfriends

3．WhydidHenrygotoOxford?

A．Fortravel．B．Forstudy．C．Forwork．

4．Whatcontributesmosttothegardenaccordingtotheman?

A．Hishardwork．B．Thegoodweather．C．Thewoman’sefforts．

5．Whatdidthemanorder?

A．Water．B．Coffee．C．Juice．

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A．Aspecialevent．B．Theman’sfriends．C．Abigbox．

7．Howdoestheboysound?

A．Surprised．B．Excited．C．Calm．

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Whatisthedatetoday?

A.January1stB．December24th．C．December25th．

9．Whatdoesthemansayaboutthegirl’smother?

A．Sheishardtoplease．B．Shewantstobuyanewhat．C．Shedoesn’tlikechocolates．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．WhatwasBonzodoingwhenhitbyacar?

A．Playinginagarden．B．Runningafteraball．C．Walkingontheroad．

11．WhatdoweknowaboutBonzo?

A．Heisapet．B．HeisMegan’sbrother．C．Heishavinganoperation．

12．Whatwillthespeakersdolater?

A．Dosomeshopping．B．Gotothehospital．C．Havesomecoffee．

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howcanpeopleknowtheageofastar?

A．Fromitssize．B．Fromitscolor．C．Fromitslight．

14．Whatdoesthemansayaboutspace?

A．Thereisanendinspace．B．Therearestillunsolvedproblems．

C．Therearesomeunknownstars.

15．Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A．Attendingameeting．B．Havinganinterview．C．Readingabook．

16．Whatdoesthemanthinkoffindinglifeelsewhereintheuniverse?

A．Impossible．B．Exciting．C．Easy．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．HowlongdidWestlifelast?

A．19years．B．14years．C．12years

18．HowmanytoptensinglesdidWestlifeachieve?

A．14．B．26．C．50．

19．WhichisWestlife’sfirstsingle?

A．FlyingWithoutWings．B．IfILetYouGo．C．SwearItAgain．

20．WhichcountrydidWestlifefailtobreakinto

A．TheUSB．IrelandC．TheUK

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduatingfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（外科医师）,butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

21.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

22.WhatmaindifficultyalmostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingadoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.

23.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears

24.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe______.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

B

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween"beingawriter"andwriting.Inmostcasestheseindividualsaredreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."You'vegottowanttowrite,"Isaytothem,"notwanttobeawriter."

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheUS.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter（自由撰稿者）,Ihadnoprospects（前途）atall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikeagreatwriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythathardlymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite,Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,"Whatif?

"Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest,eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.ThisistheShadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

25.Thepassageismeantto.

A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipsthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit'sunrealisticforawritertogoforwealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletopursueawritingcareer

26.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingcareer?

A.Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglelook.

B.Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter

C.Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Greatwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpovertyandloneliness.

D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.

28.Theunderlinedpartrefersto"those__________"

A.whothinktoomuchofthedarksideoflife

B.whoregretgivinguptheircareerhalfway

C.whothinkalotwithoutmakingadecision

D.whoarefullofimaginationevenupondeath

C

 Asmanyas10ofthe17kindsofpenguinsmaybeindangerofdisappearing.Thenumberofpenguinshavedecreasedby30%since1987.

　　Penguinsareblackandwhitebirdsthatliveinthesouthernpartoftheworld.TheyarecommoninSouthAmerica，NewZealand，AustraliaandSouthAfrica.Manylivenearcoldwaters.ButsomelivenearwarmwatersinGalapagosIslands.Penguinscannotfly，buttheyarefineswimmers.Penguinseatfishandkrill.

　　Thewarmingoftheearthisthedecreaseinpenguinpopulations.Theheatingoftheairhascausedoceanwaterstobecomewarmer.Higherwatertemperatureshavereducedthesupplyoffishandkrill.Someyearslaterthesebirdsarecompletelyunabletoreproduce.　Besides，manyadultpenguinsdieofhunger.

　　Widespreadfishing，explorationforoilandoilleaksalsomakepenguinsbeindanger.Poisonousorganismsinoceanwaterareanotherdanger.Penguinsalsohavetheirenemies，includingwilddogs，sharks，sealsandsealions.

　　Newsaboutpenguinsisnotallbad，however.Severalyearsago，oilleakingfromashiphurt40%ofthepenguinsinSouthAfrica.Thepenguinsbecamecoveredwithoil.Butthousandsofpeoplehelpedcleanandtreatthebirdswell.Thentheyreturnedthepenguinstothewild.NowtheseSouthAfricanpenguinsarereproducinginhighernumbersthanbeforetheoilleaking.

29.Penguins___________.

　A.canswimbetterthanfly　　B.canbefoundnearOceania

　C.eatfishonly　　D.liveonlyincoldwaters.

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofpenguin'sdecreaseinnumbers?

　A.Oilsearching.　　　　　　B.Widespreadfishing.

　C.Human'skilling.　　　　　D.Warmingoftheoceans.

31.WhyarethepenguinsinSouthAfricareproducinginhighernumbersthanbeforetheoilleaking?

　A.Becausepeopleremovedtheship.

B.Becausepeoplesentalotofpenguinstothewild.

C.Becausepeoplehelpedthepenguins.

D.Becausepeopletreatedthepenguinswell.

D

Fora400-year-oldartform,operahadabadfame:

overweightactressessingingthewordswhichwerehardtounderstandinoneofthoseromancelanguagesyouweresupposedtolearninhighschool.Andwithticketscostingasmuchas$145aperformance,operagoersalsohadacertainappearanceinpeople'smind:

rich,well-dressedandold.

Butnowoperacompaniesaroundthecountryarelooseningtheirtiesandkickingofftheirshoesinanattempttokeepoperaaliveandtakeittoayoungerandnotsowealthyaudience.

Operaproducershavefoundthattoattractthiscrowd,theyneedtomaketheoperaclosertocommonpeople.Becauseyoungpeopledon'torwon'tcometotheopera,companiesarebringingtheoperatothem,givingperformancesinsuchunusualplacesasparks,librariesandpublicschools.

TheHoustonGrandOpera'schoiceisthepubliclibrary,whereitperforms“mobileoperas”shortenedversions（剧本）ofchild-friendlyoperas.Thissummer'sproductionisHansel＆Gretel.Byperformingsmallerversionsoflargeproductions,producersareabletomakepeopleinterestedwhile