山东省威海市环翠区实验中学高二年级下学期月考英语试题.docx

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山东省威海市环翠区实验中学高二年级下学期月考英语试题

高二年级下学期月考英语试题

（满分150分考试时间120分钟）命

第I卷

第一部分     听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whenwillthespeakersgoout?

A.At5:

30pm.   B.At6:

00pm.     C.At6:

30pm.

2.HowdidthemanspendhiseveningsinHawaii?

A.Heateout.B.Hewentswimming.C.Hewentdancing.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aphoto.B.Aplay.C.Adress.

4.Whatfooddidthewomanlikebest?

A.Thebeef.B.Thefish.C.Thechicken.

5.Whereistheman’shat?

A.Onthebus.B.Inthebag.C.Inthehall.

第二节（共15小题；每小题l.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhatdoesthewomanplantodoonThanksgiving?

A.Spenditwithhermother.  B.GobacktoNewYork.   C.Celebrateitathome.  

7. Forwhomdidthemanbuythebook?

  A. Hisson.  B. Hisnephew.C. Hisbrother.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whichmoviedidthemanlikebest?

A.BigHero6.B.TheNutJob.C.GuardiansoftheGalaxy.

9.WheredidthemanwatchPenguinsofMadagascar?

A.Onthecomputer.B.Atthecinema.C.OnTV.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10.What’stheman’sfavoritesport?

A.Tennis.B.Ping-pong.C.Football.

11.Whatdothemanandthewomanbothlikedoing?

A.Listeningtomusic.B.Readingbooks.C.Doingsports.

12.HowdoesthewomanfindJ.K.Rowling’sbooks?

A.Frightening.B.Difficult.C.Helpful.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13.Howmanypeoplewillthemaninvitetohisparty?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.

14.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.MakeaCD. B.Buysomemusic.C.PrepareaDVD.

15.WhoisnotavailableonSaturdayprobably?

A.Jack.B.Sean.C.Alicia.

16.Whenwillthepartybeheld?

A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofherpastlife?

A.Disorganized.B.Uninteresting.C.Unhappy.

18.Whatdoesthespeakerdecidetodo?

A.Starttakingexercise.B.WatchTVless.C.Getupearly.

19.WhydoesthespeakerwanttotraveltoLA?

A.Tovisitherfamily.B.Toexplorethecity.C.Toseesomefriends.

20.Howmuchdoesthespeakerwanttoweigh?

A.130pounds.B.110pounds.C.100pounds.

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）

A

Onceuponatime,adaughtercomplainedtoherfatherthatherlifewasunhappyandthatshewastiredofstrugglingallthetime.

Herfather,achef,tookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.Oncethethreepotsbegantoboil,heplacedpotatoes,eggsandcoffeebeansinthem.After20minutes,hetookthemout,puttingthepotatoesandeggsinabowlandthecoffeeinacup.

Turningtohisdaughter,hesaid,“Lookcloser,andtouchthepotatoes.”Shedidandnotedthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertotastethecoffee.Itsgoodsmellbroughtasmiletoherface.

“Father,whatdoesthismean?

”sheasked.Hethenexplainedthatthepotatoes,theeggsandthecoffeebeanswereinthesameadversity（逆境）——theboilingwater.However,eachonereacteddifferently.

Thestrongandhardpotatobecamesoftandweakinboilingwater.Theeggwasfragile,withthethinoutershellprotectingitsliquiduntilitwasputintheboilingwater.Thentheinsideoftheeggbecamehard.However,thecoffeebeanswereunique.Aftertheywereexposedtotheboilingwater,theychangedthewaterandcreatedsomethingnew.“Whichonedoyouwanttobelike,”heasked.“Whenadversityknocksonyourdoor,howwillyourespond?

”

Inlife,challengeshappentousall,buttheonlythingthattrulymattersiswhathappenswithinus.

21.Whydidthegirlcomplaintoherfather?

A.Becauseofherhardlife.

B.Becauseofhertiringjob.

C.Becauseofherfather’sbusywork.

D.Becauseofthefoodherfathercooked.

22.Whatcanweinferfromthisstory?

A.Thegirllikedthecoffeebest.

B.Thefatherwasgoodatcooking.

C.Thegirldidn’tlikethepotatoesandeggs.

D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreactionstoadversity.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fragile”meaninthe4thparagraph?

A.thickB.easily-brokenC.strongD.hard

B

Afteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.

Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:

aploughandawall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.

ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread,andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.

24.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat_________.

A.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohim

B.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore

C.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld

D.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim

25.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?

A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Drivingacar.

C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.

26.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A.Robert’swifesentfordoctorsimmediatelyaftertheshock

B.manydoctorscamebecauseRobertwasbadlyinjured

C.therewasnoaccurateexplanationforRobert’srecovery

D.asuddeninjuryintheheadledtoRobert’srecovery

27.What’sthebesttitleofthewholepassage?

A.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.RobertEdwardsandHisWife

C.WhataSuddenShockD.AnUnforgettableExperience

C

Throughouthistoryscientistshaveriskedtheirhealthandtheirlivesintheirsearchforthetruth.

SirIsaacNewton,theseventeenthcenturyscientist,wasverysmart,butthatdidn’tstophimfromdoingsomeprettystupidthings.InhislaboratoryinCambridgeheoftendidthestrangestexperiments.Once,whiletestinghowlightpassesthroughlenses（晶状体）,heputalongneedleintohiseye,pushedittotheback,andthenmoveditaroundjusttoseewhatwouldhappen.Luckily,nothinglong-lastingdid.Onanotheroccasionhestaredatthesunforaslongashecouldbear,todiscoverwhateffectthiswouldhaveonhissight.Againheescapedsuffering permanent damage,thoughhehadtospendsomedaysinadarkenedroombeforehiseyesrecovered.

Inthe1750stheSwedishchemistKarlScheelewasthefirstpersontofindawaytoproducephosphorus（磷）.Heinfactdiscoveredeightmorechemicalelementsincludingchlorine（氯）,thoughhedidn’tgetanypraiseforthem.Hewasaverycleverscientist,buthisonefailingwasacurioushabitoftastingalittleofeverysubstanceheworkedwith.Thisriskypracticefinallycaughtupwithhim,andin1786hewasfounddeadinhislaboratorysurroundedbyalargenumberofdangerouschemicals,anyofwhichmighthavebeenresponsibleforhisdeath.

EugeneShoemakerwasarespectedgeologist.Hespentalargepartofhislifestudyingcraters（火山口）onthemoon,andhowtheywereformed,andlaterdidresearchintothecometsoftheplanetJupiter.In1997heandhiswifewereintheAustraliandesertwheretheywenteveryyeartosearchforplaceswherecometsmighthavehittheearth.WhiledrivingintheTanamidesert,normallyoneoftheemptiestplacesintheworld,anothervehiclecrashedintothemandShoemakerwaskilledonthespot.Someofhisashes（骨灰）weresenttothemoonaboardtheLunarProspectorspacecraftandleftthere — heistheonlypersonwhohashadthishonor.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“permanent”inParagraph2mean?

A.Brief.B.Slight.C.Lasting.D.Ordinary.

29.WhatdidKarlScheelelikedoingwhenperformingexperiments?

A.Tastingchemicals.B.Stayingintheemptylab.

C.Experimentingindarkness.D.Workingtogetherwithothers.

30.WhatspecialhonorwasShoemakergivenafterhisdeath?

A.HewasburiedintheTanamidesert.

B.Someofhisasheswereplacedonthemoon.

C.OnecometofJupiterwasnamedafterhim.

D.AspacecraftcarryinghimtraveledaroundJupiter.

31.Thetextismainlyaboutthreegreatscientists’_____.

A.specialhonorsB.greatachievementsC.famousexperimentsD.sufferinginthejob

D

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