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集宁一中2015-2016学年第一学期第二次月考考试高二年级英语试题本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟第I卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分 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。AMany years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas. I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friends. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful. Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom. Just how friendly is Friendly Ford? I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said. Thank you - two powerful words. Theyre easy to say and mean so much.1. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City_.A. to visit a friend B. to see his parentsC. to pay at the cash register D. to have more gas for his car2. The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “_”.A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up3. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?A. He had it pulled back to the gas station. B. The couple sent him a business card.C. The couple offered to help him. D. He called his friend for help.4. The battery of the authors car was dead because_.A. something went wrong with the lights B. the meeting lasted a whole dayC. he forgot to turn off the lights D. he drove too long a distance5. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show_.A. how to write a thank-you letter B. how to deal with car problemsC. the kind-heartedness of older people D. the importance of expressing thanks BFacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of another culture, but it does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to conclude about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.6. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _. A. show friendliness to strangers B. be used to hide true feelings C. be used in the wrong places D. show personal habits7. What should we do before attempting to “read” people? A. Learn about their relations with others. B. Understand their cultural backgrounds. C. Find out about their past experience. D. Figure out what they will do next.8. What would be the best title for the test? A. Cultural Differences B. Smiles and Relationships C. Facial Expressiveness D. Habits and EmotionsCThomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.9. Edison thought _.A. he could be happy if he was a geniusB. genius plays the most important part in ones successC. hard work could do better than geniusD. genius could do better than hard work10. In Edisons opinion, _.A. thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as helpB. peoples success lies mostly in geniusC. hard work is the second important thing in making people successfulD. there are few secrets for him to discover later11. The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(暗示） _.A. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beingsB. Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeC. Edison was able to live and work for 100 yearsD. People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years workDIs There Life on Earth?There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago).Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusianscientists were able to get valuable information as to feasibility (可行性) of a manned flying saucer (碟) landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.“We have come to the conclusion, based on last weeks satellite landing,” Prof. Zog said, “that there is no life on Earth.”“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.“For one thing, Earths surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide (一氧化碳) and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe the air and survive.”“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than originally planned.”“Are there any other dangers that you discovered in your studies?”“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering(盘旋) over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We dont know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.”“Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?”“We are not certain. They seem to be metal particles(粒子) that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one”“What are those stalagmite(石笋) projections sticking up?”“They are some of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies. ”“If all you say is true, wont this set back the flying saucer program several years?”“Yes, but we shall continue as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.” Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”12. According to Prof. Zog, the Venusians will have to take their own oxygen with them when they carry out their flying saucer program because .A. they need it on their way to the planet of earth. B. the earths atmosphere is filled with deadly gases.C. oxygen is far from enough in the area of ManhattanD. there is no air on the planet of Earth13. The” dark black cloud” in the 10th paragraph indicates .A. the polluted air hovering over the surface of EarthB. the mass of tiny drops of water floating above EarthC. the mass of small things moving through the airD. the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks14. The author wishes to call our attention to the fact that _.A. modern man has polluted his environment to such an extent that he may destroy himself if he carries on like thisB. there is no point in spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on EarthC. pollution has become so serious a problem on Earth that even Venusians find life there unbearable.D. it is difficult, if not altogether impossible, to land a manned flying saucer on Earth.15. The tone of this essay is .A. hopeless and objectiveB. serious and critical (批评的)C. humorous and satirical (讽刺的)D. sensitive and subjective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。Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? Many students say that a lack of concentration is their biggest problem. 16 If so, use these tips to help you.Study Techniques17 You shouldnt sit somewhere that you use for another purpose. For example, you always study at the desk, but when you sit on a sofa to study, your brain will think it is time to relax.Before sitting down to study, bring together all the equipment you need. 18 If your study desk or table is needed when you are not studying, store all your equipment in a box beside it.Dont try to do a lot of things in one study period. 19 if you need a break, stand up and walk around for a few minutes, but try not to telephone a friend or have something to eat.Test-taking skillsAll your hard work will be for nothing if you are too nervous or tired to take your test. Getting plenty of rest is very important. 20 When you arrive in the examination room, find your seat and sit down. Breathe slowly and deeply. Check the time on the clock during the test, but not too often.A. Dont watch TV while you are studying.B. Finish one thing before beginning another.C. You should always study in the same place.D. It is a better idea to have a long-term study plan.E. This means that you mustnt study all night before you test.F. It has a negative influence on their study and their test results.G. If you are studying English, have textbooks, pens and a dictionary at hand.第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题： 每小题1.5分， 满分30）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 21 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 22 person. I think my 23 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 24 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 25 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 26. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 27 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 28 to help. That was really a big 29 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 30 are still my best friends today. A bigger cause of my new 31 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 32 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 33 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 34 her, so I took her place. She let me 35 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 36 , but I was very grateful to her. I think I am a much 37 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 38 these experiences. They have 39 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 40 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago. 21. A. sinceB. orC. before D. unless22. A. famousB. simpleC. different D. skilled 23. A. education B. changeC. tourD. career24. A. balanceB. homeworkC. degreeD. interest 25. A. reportedB. wrote C. lied D. talked 26. A. carefulB. lonelyC. curiousD. guilty 27. A. experiment B. game C. argument D. defence 28. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened 29. A. dream B. problemC. duty D. step 30. A. usB. them C. whichD. whom31. A. hopeB. hobbyC. attitudeD. luck 32. A. friendB. partner C. guide D. guest 33. A. politeB. happy C. strange D. confident 34. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted 35. A. explainB. seeC. declareD. guess36. A. homelessB. hopelessC. bad-tempered D. heartbroken 37. A. quieterB. busier C. better D. richer38. A. improveB. faceC. forget D. analyze 39. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught40. A. likeB. miss C. wonder D. expect 第II卷（非选择题 共50分）注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The pressures of 41 (provide) full-time care for a loved one with a learning disability can be felt throughout the whole family. When I was younger, I remembered my parents taking 42 (turn) to look after Frances until she fell asleep, 43 was usually around 5 am. As my parents got more hopeless, I felt I 44 (have) to take a turn and give them a break. But every morning 45 fail, after endless nights of no sleep, my 46 (tire) dad would still be ready at 5 am to take me to swimming practice. It is a miracle 47 under such stress and pressure, my mum and dad have always remained calm and loving with Frances, with me, and most incredibly with each other.Its 48 (absolute) heartbreaking to see families 49 (tear) apart because they are not getting the short breaks they badly need. MENCAP is asking the government to make sure that any money they invest 50 (spend) on these services. They are also calling on councils to make sure that they reach out early to families caring for a son or daughter with a learning disability, 第三部分 改错 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I used to feel sleepy in class and I couldnt focus to my lessons. As a result, not only did I do badly in our studies, but also my health went from bad to worse, for that I was often scolded by my parents. I decide to change my situation. Half a year ago, followed my teachers advice, I began to join some sports activities. I now play the basketball for 45 minutes every day. My health has improved, but at the same time, Ive made lots of progresses in my studies. Physical exercise has changed me into an entire new person.第二节书面表达（满分25分）（注意：在试题卷上作答无效）加拿大高中生David在互联网上登出启事，希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化。假设你是李华，请在看到这则启事后，用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：1你怎样得知David的愿望.2你愿意成为他的朋友.3你打算如何帮助他 4你盼望他的回复注意事项：1电子邮件的格式已为你写好。2.词数：100词左右。Dear David,_ Yours sincerely,Li hua集宁一中2015-2016学年第一学期第二次月考考试高二年级英语试题答案阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）1-5ABCCD 6-8BBC 911 CAA1215BAAC14. A 文章通篇讲述了假设的金星人发现地球上的不适应人类生存的因素， 从而警示人们不要在继续破坏环境了。C项易选错的原因是：金星人是假想的，不存在的。七选五1620FCGBE完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）21-25-C C B C D 26-30BA B D B 31-35C A B C B 36-40D C C D A语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）41. providing 42. turns 43. which 44. had 45. without46. tired 47.that 48. absolutely 49. torn 50. is spent短文改错（每题1分，共10分）1. to改为on 2. our改为my 3. that改为which 4. decide改为decided5. followed改为following 6. 在join后加in 7. 去掉play 后的the 8.but改为and 9. progresses改为progress 10. entire改为entirely作文【参考范文】（25分）Dear David,Im a Chinese middle school student named Li hua. Yesterday, while surfing the internet, I saw your notice. Im very happy to be able to become friends with you.From your notice, I can see that you are from Canada and you want to learn Chinese language, culture and customs. I think Im a great person to teach you about these things. China is a great country with a long history. Not only our history but also our culture is the access to understandusbetter.There are so much that you can know, if you are interested. Ill be looking forward to your reply. Ill show you around our great China if you come to China.【英语作文评分标准-各档次的给分范围和要求】 第五档(很好)；(21-25分) 1. 完全完成了试题规定的任务。 2. 覆盖所有内容要点。 3. 应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。4. 语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。 5. 有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。 6. 完全达到了预期的写作目的。 第四档(好)：(16-20分) 1. 完全完成了试题规定的任务。2. 虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有
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