高二英语11月月考试题1

2016—2017学年第一学期11月份月考

高二英语试题

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分为150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.请将答案填写到答题卡上。

Ⅰ卷 (选择题共90分)

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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. Which section is the woman responsible for?

A. Art.

B. Music.

C. sports.

2. How much did the woman pay for the washer?

A. $140.

B. $200.

C. $230.

3. What will the man do tomorrow afternoon?

A. Go to the hospital.

B. Have a meeting.

C. Go shopping with the woman.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a bookstore.

B. In the street.

C. In a publisher.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She won’t go to see the new movie.

B. She will go downtown with the man.

C. She thinks the new movie is worth the money.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，各小题将给出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. What does the woman want for later?

A. A watermelon.

B. Ice cream.

C. Sweets.

7. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Make a list.

B. Do some shopping.

C. Tidy up the kitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why wouldn’t the man like to go for a walk?

A. He needs to do some shopping.

B. It seems it’s going to rain soon.

C. He doesn’t feel well.

9. What happened to the woman last week?

A. She lost her ticket for Shrek2.

B. She had wallet stolen.

C. She hurt her wrist.

10. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is taking some medicine.

B. She loves bowling best.

C. She hasn’t seen Million Dollar Baby.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did the woman think of learning French?

A. Hard.

B. Interesting.

C. Boring.

12. What are the speakers going to do tomorrow?

A. Have lunch with Jeff.

B. Go to an English class.

C. Ask Jeff for help.

13. How soon will the woman’s French class begin?

A. In 45 minutes.

B. In 30 minutes.

C. In 15 minutes.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is required being a teaching assistant?

A. Being creative.

B. Having work experience.

C. Being willing to work flexible hours.

15. Why doesn’t the man choose the job in a pet store?

A. The wages are low.

B. The working hours don’t suit him.

C. He doesn’t want to feed and clean the animals.

16. Who is Miss Parker?

A. The man’s former boss.

B. The man’s neighbor.

C. The man’s teacher.

17. What will the man do next?

A. Phone the Italian restaurant.

B. Ask Mr. Frye for a reference.

C. Keep looking through the ads.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why does the speaker say her school has a “smart campus”?

A. It has many intelligent students and teachers.

B. The library has a wealth of leaning materials and information services.

C. There are lots of student personal computers on site and the campus is full of Wi-Fi.

19. What do we know about the University Students’ Union?

A. It is on the right of the Chapter Café.

B. It has recently reopened with new decoration.

C. There are more than 60 clubs for students to join.

20. Where can students play badminton?

A. In a four-court hall.

B. In a three-court hall.

C. In a two-court hall.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）

第一节（共12小题; 每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

It was the day after Halloween when my grandmother was admitted to the hospital with the worst headache she’d ever had. While posing in our costumes the night before, we knew something was wrong, just not how wrong.

Grandma’s house was the central gathering place of my family. Sunday lunches, birthday dinners, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas — all were our traditions, with her as hostess. While my parents were busy running their small business, there were many nights when Grandma fed me and put me to bed in her spare room, until they came to get me. I spent my summers at Grandma’s and I went everywhere with her. I couldn’t imagine a time when she wouldn’t be around me.

Then November 1,1991 began her month-long stay in the hospital—she suffered from a

rare infection (感染)called nocardia asteroides. After being born in the year of the Great Depression, living through World War II, raising three kids, and being widowed at the age of 48, Grandma never expected to live into her seventies. The infection in her brain seemed to confirm that she wasn’t long for this world. But that’s not the end of her story. A team of doctors successfully removed the abscess(脓肿), and Grandma even made it into a local medical journal. Her doctor called her “the brain lady”.

Grandma celebrated her 85th birthday in March this year. In the almost 23 years since her recovery, she’s seen two of her four grandchildren get married and welcomed three great-grandsons. Although they damage something in her house, she loves it when my two boys come over. And while I know they make her day, seeing her love blossom for another generation makes my day too. Happy Grandparents’ Day to my amazing grandmother!

21. When celebrating Halloween, the author’s family _______.

A. knew Grandma would appear in a local medical journal

B. found that something was wrong with the costumes

C. didn’t realize that Grandma was feeling unwell

D. didn’t know how serious Grandma’s illness was

22. What is the tradition of the author’s family?

A. Running small businesses.

B. Spending summers at Grandma’s.

C. Making Grandma hostess anywhere.

D. Gathering at Grandma’s at special eve nts.

23. When did Grandma have the operation to remove the abscess?

A. At the age of 60.

B. When she was about 62.

C. Before November 1, 1991.

D. After this year’s Halloween.

24. The author wrote this text _____.

A. in honor of Grandma

B. to promote Grandparents’ Day

C. to stress the importance of health

D. in celebration of Grandma’s recovery

B

Bas ketball Statistician Help Wanted

The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:

● Good computer skills

● Available evenings and weekends

● Knowing basketball rules and statistics

Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的)campuses.

● TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone, 240-567-J308

● Rockville Athletic Coordinator Jorge Zuniga, 240-S67-7589

● Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller, 240-567-2273

● Germantown Athletic Coordinator GavriChavan, 240-567-6915

25. When will the job start?

A. In May 2016.

B. In May 2017.

C. In September 2016.

D. In September2017.

26. Who is more likely to get the job?

A. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball team.

B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children's basketball team coach.

C. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends.

D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother.

27. Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?

A. Michael.

B. Jorge.

C. Gauri.

D. Gary.

C

What were you doing before you started reading this? Were you fully focused on another article? Or eating breakfast? Organizing your day? Or were you staring out of the window, feeling restless and bored?

It is likely to have been the latter. Brief moments of boredom are universal, and are frequently what drives us to stop what we are doing and move to something that we hope will be more exciting.

But although boredom is common, it is neither unimportant nor favorable, according to Dr John Eastwood, a psychologist at York University, Toronto. Eastwood is the joint author of The Unengaged Mind, a major new paper on the theory of boredom.

Boredom, he points out in the paper, has been connected with overeating, depression,

anxiety, and an increased risk of making mistakes. Mistakes at work might not be a matter of life and death for most of us, but if you are an air traffic controller, pilot or nuclear power plant operator, they most certainly can be.

Commercial polo Sami Franks confirms that boredom can make pilots lose attention. “When you fly a lengthy distance, there are two pilots, one of whom is monitoring all the screens while the other does the paperwork, talks to air traffic control and so on. You need to be alert(警觉的) for landing and takeoff, but once you’re 500 ft above the runway, the plane’s on autopilot(自动驾驶仪) and it can be very quiet and boring. In a study I saw of pilots who woke up after a short sleep. 30% of them reported seeing the other pilot asleep too,” said Franks.

However, Dr Esther Priyadharshini, a senior lecturer in education at the university of East Anglia, has studied boredom and says it can be seen in a positive light. “We can’t prevent boredom—it’s an unavoidable human emotion. We have to accept it and find ways to control it. We all need downtime. There’s no need to be fully busy with work at all times.” she says.

Children who complain that they have nothing to do on rainy holidays may try to find other things to focus on. The artist Grayson Perry has reportedly spoken of how long periods of boredom in childhood may have improved his creativity.

“We all need vacant time to mull(深思熟虑)things over,” says Priyadharshini.

28. The study mentioned by Franks shows that ______.

A. pilots need to be alert for landing and takeoff

B. pilots must work well together when flying

C. boredom can make pilots lose attention

D. flying a plane is generally quite fun

29. Which of the following might be Perry’s opinion on boredom?

A. It often leads to failure.

B. It has a beneficial effect.

C. It is more likely to happen to children.

D. It makes children lose interest in learning.

30. What is the best title for the text?

A. Why am I so bored?

B. Is boredom bad for you?

C. Can I have your attention?

D. How can I get rid of boredom?

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。

Th e Science of Risk-Seeking

Sometimes We decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 31 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.

The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, righting, or exploring. 32 As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.

So why aren't we all jumping; out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 33 No matter where you arc on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to lake risks increases during your teenage years. 34 To help yon do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

Mean taking sonic risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

35 For the risk-seekers, a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we'll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

A. It all depends on your character.

B. Those are the risks you should jump to take.

C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.

E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.

F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.

G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.

第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

That morning, I got on the train as always. I was a publishing director and was reading my newspaper 36 . But that day, I read it very 37 . I thought I must be tired. At the office, I sat down, turned on my 38 and found I couldn’t read the message on the screen.

Eventually, worried 39 drove me to hospital. There, confirmation came that I suffered from aphasia(失语症), a condition that 40 it’s difficult or impossible to receive and produce language.

I was back at home a week later, and my 41 was to get better and return to work in

a couple of months. I started 42 a speech therapist(治疗专家) three times a week, and was given homework to help 43 my vocabulary and grammar. After a month, my own speech became 44 —“Could you pass the salt?”“S hall we go for a walk?”— but I couldn’t have a conversation. I couldn’t read the newspaper.

For 25 years, I was used to a(n) 45 day of meetings, and bringing three manuscripts home with me each night. I didn’t feel 46 to say goodbye to my old self.

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 47 . I would spend hours writing a description of something 48 like a pencil. I couldn’t 49 novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines easier to 50 . My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, 51 much more slowly. I spent more time with my family, and 52 myself to slow down.

Now, 10 years later, my relationship with my 53 is deeper than ever. We have 54 to be very patient with each other. I’m no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who 55 10 books a week. I’m a family man with aphasia, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s good.

36. A. once again B. as usual C. in time D. at last

37. A. smoothly B. patiently C. worr iedly D. slowly

38. A. radio B. computer C. phone D. typewriter

39. A. friends B. coaches C. colleagues D. roommates

40. A. means B. proves C. explains D. admits

41. A. discovery B. goal C. ability D. reason

42. A. seeing B. teaching C. describing D. greeting

43. A. receive B. repeat C. reunite D. rebuild

44. A. easy B. delightful C. functional D. fast

45. A. exciting B. busy C. interesting D. short

46. A. afraid B. anxious C. ready D. right

47. A. trying B. preparing C. focusing D. asking

48. A. similar B. strange C. special D. simple

49. A. produce B. recognize C. manage D. arrange

50. A. create B. understand C. write D. believe

51. A. since B. though C. unless D. when

52. A. allowed B. expected C. advised D. ordered

53. A. books B. illness C. doctors D. family

54. A. decided B. chosen C. continued D. learned

55. A. sells B. delivers C. reads D. collects

Ⅱ卷（非选择题共60分）

第四部分基础知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：单词和词组拼写（共10空,每小题1分，满分10分） (每空只写一词)

56.Keep me ______________(通知，告知)of any developments..

57. The government is ___________( 呼吁)to everyone to save water.

58. He was _______________(上瘾的) to playing games..

59. He made great _________________(贡献)to the success of the project.

60. _________ __________(巧合地)，oil paints were also developed at this time.

61. Did you know that English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry --- Tang poems

from China ________ __________(尤其).

62.On the other hand ,there are those who are _________ ________(反对)this view

第二节：语法填空（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。

Reporters play an important role in making the news. 1 them, the public wouldn’t have the latest news. However, 2 is not easy to be a good reporter. The following may be of help if you want to be one of them.

As a newcomer, don’t go out on a stor y 3 (immediate). You will be able to cover

the story yourself when you 4 (be) more experienced. Curiosity and skill are also needed to know 5 is really going on. Only if you know how to ask different 6 (question) will you acquire the information you need. You have to listen for detailed facts. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question 7 (base) on what the interviewee says. Besides, you should have 8 good “nose” for a story, that is, you can assess whether you 9 (inform) of the whole truth. If the interviewee agrees, you can use

a recorder so that you have the evidence to support your story. There are cases 10 people want to challenge you. But most importantly, you should be faithful to the facts. With all these preparations, you can become a successful reporter pretty soon.

第五部分写作（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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处

语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

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限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I am a enthusiastic and fun-loving student. My favorite subject is English. I am pretty fluent with English, and my teachers say my style and presentation is good. My first love

is writing, and I have been writing for some magazines about three years. Mostly I like

to write about things those are happening in the school, like sports events, trips to place

of interest, and tips on how to study effectively. Seen my words in print makes me extremely pride. I also enjoy communicating with other people to find out what do they think. I am always interested in what others are concerning about, from student worries, local news,

to world events.