山西省曲沃中学学年高二英语月考试题.docx

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山西省曲沃中学学年高二英语月考试题

曲沃中学高二年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷

第I卷

第一节. 单项选择。

（每题1分，共15分）

1.Thepresentsituationisverycomplex,soIthinkitwilltakemesometimeto______itsreality.

A.makeup       B.figureout        C.lookthrough          D.putoff

2.---HowdidyoulikeNick’sperformancelastnight?

   --- Tobehonest,hissingingdidn’t_______tomemuch.

A.appeal          B.belong           C.refer                D.occur

3.Newtechnologieshavemade_______possibletoturnoutnewproductsfasteratalowercost.

A.that           B.this         C.one            D.it

4.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Itooksometimeofftogotraveling,_______turnedouttobeawisedecision.

A.that       B.which         C.when            D.where

5.Onlywhenyoucanfindpeaceinyourheart________goodrelationshipswithothers.

A.willyoukeep   B.youwillkeep     C.youkept     D.didyoukeep

6.IwassoexcitedatthenewsthatIcouldhardly

________myfeelinginwords.

A.carry        B.convey        C.transmit         D.communicate

7.WecanvisityourcompanyonMondayorTuesday;ourplansarefairly_______.

A.generous          B.fragile          C.flexible        D.fragrant

8.I’vebecomegoodfriendswithseveralofthestudents______ImetintheEnglishspeechcontestlastyear.

A.who                  B.where            C.when        D.which

9.Mr.Whiteshowedhisstudentssomeoldmaps_______fromthelibrary.

A.toborrow       B.tobeborrowed     C.borrowed      D.borrowing

10.Ifwe_______adequate（充足的）preparations,theconferencewouldn’thavebeensosuccessful.

A.haven’tmade   B.wouldn’tmake   C.didn’tmake  D.hadn’tmade

11.Theparentsfelthelplesswhentheyfoundtheirsonhadbeen_______tocomputergames.

A.accustomed      B.devoted      C.absorbed         D.addicted

12.Inflation（通货膨胀）ishaving_______disastrouseffectontheeconomy,sothenewtaxratescomeinto_______effectfromApril.

A./;an       B.a;an       C.a./         D./;/

13.________thebadweatherweenjoyedourholiday.

A.Although    B.Inspiteof       C.Becauseof       D.Accordingto 

14._______aroundthefire,thetouristsdancedwiththelocalpeople.

A.Gather      B.Togather     C.Gathering      D.Tobegathering

15.Everyoneinthevillageisveryfriendly.Itdoesn’tmatter_____youhavelivedthereforashortoralongtime.

A.whether         B.how           C.when            D.why

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节 （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?

Trysomeoftheseplaces:

.Visitartmuseums. Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksignings（签名）bychildren'sfavoritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

.Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum. Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectio

nsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.

.GotoaYoutheater.

 Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplays

hopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.

.Tryhands-onscience. Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding..Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

16.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit

A.aYoutheater

B.anartmuseum

C.anaturalhistorymuseum

D.ahands-onsciencemuseum

17.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?

A.Lookatrockcollections.

B.Seedinosaurmodels.

C.Watchpuppetmaking.

D.Giveperformances.

18.Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.

B.Learningsciencebydoingthings.

C.Ashowofkids'sciencework.

D.Readingsciencebooks

B

OnasunnydaylastAugust,Timheardsomeshouting.Lookingouttotheseacarefully,hesawacoupleofkidsinarowboatwerebeingpulledouttosea.

Two12-year-oldboys,ChristianandJack,rowedoutaboattosearchforafootball.Oncethey'drowedbeyondthecalmwaters,abeachumbrellatiedtotheboatcaughtthewindandpulledtheboatintoopenwater.Thepairpanickedandtriedtorowbacktoshore.Buttheywerenomatchfor it andtheboatwasoutofcontrol.

Timknewitwouldsoonbeswallowedbythewaves.

"Everythingwentquietinmyhead,"Timrecalls（回忆）."Iwastryingtofigureouthowtoswimtotheboysinastraightline."

Timtookoffhisclothesandjumpedintothewater.Every500yardsorso,heraisedhisheadtojudgehisprogress."Atonepoint,Iconsideredturningback,"hesays."IwonderedifIwasputtingmylifeatrisk."After30minutesofstruggling,hewascloseenoughtoyelltotheboys,"Takedowntheumbrella!

"

Christianmademuchefforttotakedowntheumbrella.

ThenTimwasabletocatchupandclimbaboardtheboat.Hetookoverrowing,butthewaveswerealmosttoostrongforhim.

"Let'saimforthepier（码头）,"Jacksaid.Timturnedtheboattowardit.Soonafterward,wavescrashedovertheboat,anditbegantosink."Canyouguysswim?

"hecried."Alittlebit,"theboyssaid.

Oncetheywereinthewater,Timdecideditwouldhesaferandfasterforhimtopulltheboystowardthepier.ChristianandJackwerewearinglifejacketsandfloatedontheirbacks.Timswantowardlandaswaterwashedovertheboys'faces.

“Arewealmostthere?

"theyaskedagainandagain."Yes,"Timtoldthemeachtime.

After30minutes,theyreachedthepier.

19.Whydidthetwoboysgotothesea?

   A. Togoboatrowing.

   B. Totesttheumbrellaasasail.

   C. Toswimintheopenwater.

   D. Togetbacktheirfootball.

20.Whatdoes"it"inParagraph2referto?

   A. Thebeach.                B.Thewind.

   C. Theboat.                 D.Thewater.

21.WhydidTimraisehisheadregularly?

   A. Tocheckhisdistancefromtheboys.

   B. Toconsiderturningbackornot.

   C. Totakeinenoughfreshair.

   D. Toasktheboystotakedowntheumbrella.

22.Howdidthetwoboysfinallyreachthepier?

   A. Theywerewashedtothepierbythewaves.

   B. Theyswamtothepierallbythemselves.

   C. TheyweredraggedtothepierbyTim.

   D. TheywerecarriedtothepierbyTimonhisback.

C

LONDON—ABritishjudgeonThursdaysentencedabusinessmanwhosoldfake（假冒的）bombdetectors（探测器）to10yearsinprison,sayingthemanhadn'tcaredaboutpotentiallydeadlyconsequences.

ItisbelievedthatJamesMcCormickgotabout$77.8millionfromthesalesofhisdetectors—whichwerebasedonakindofgolfballfinder—tocountriesincludingIraq,BelgiumandSaudiArabia.

McCormick,57,wasconvicted（判罪）ofcheatslastmonthandsentencedThursdayattheOldBaileycourtinLondon.

"Yourcheatingconductinsellingagreatamountofuselessequipmentsimplyforhugeprofitpromotedafalsesenseofsecurityandinallprobabilitymateriallycontributedtocausingdeathandinjurytoinnocentpeople,"JudgeRichardHonetoldMcCormick."Youhaveneitherregret,norshame,noranysenseofguilt."

Thedetectors,soldforupto$42,000each,weresaidtobeabletofindsuchdangerousobjectsasbombsunderwaterandfromtheair.Butinfactthey"lackedanygroundinginscience"andwereof  nouse.

McCormickhadtoldthecourtthathesoldhisdetectorstothepoliceinKenya,theprisonserviceinHongKong,thearmyinEgyptandthebordercontrolinThailand.

"Ineverhadanyhadresultsfromcustomers,"hesaid.

23.WhywasMcCormicksentencedtoprison?

   A. Hesoldbombs.               B.Hecheatedinbusiness.

   C. Hemadedetectors.            D.Hecauseddeathofpeople.

24.Accordingtothejudge,whatMcCormickhaddone_______.

   A. increasedthecostofsafeguarding

   B. causedinnocentpeopletocommitcrimes

   C. changedpeople'sideaofsocialsecurity

   D. loweredpeople'sguardagainstdanger

25.Whicho

fthefollowingistrueofthedetectors?

   A. Theydon'tfunctiononthebasisofscience.

   B. Theyhavecausedmanyseriousproblems.

   C. Theycanfinddangerousobjectsinwater.

   D. TheyhavenotbeensoldtoAfrica.

26.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMcCormick_______.

   A. soldtheequipmentatalowprice

   B. waswell-knowninmostcountries

   C. didnotthinkhehadcommittedthecrime

   D. hadnotgotsuchhugeprofitasmentionedinthetext

D

Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia（怀旧）.It'sfuntocomehome.Itlooksthesame.Itsmellsthesame.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpain,live,andsomeotherexperiences;Wepartedhere;M

yparentsmethere;Iwonthreechampionshipshere.

IfIclosemyeyes,Icanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthome.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentable.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'sempty,butit'swheremyearliestmemoriesare.

ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdays,andwhereIcriedonHalloween-whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeforme.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistable,Icanseemyfa