河北獅州中學高二英語12月月考試題承智班

1、河北獅州中學高二英語12月月考試題承智班一、選擇題1. OurhopeimmediatelyafterhearingthenewsthatwewouldhaveonemorechanceA.roseB.increasedC.liftedD.grew2. Thissummer'sfirstheavyrainfallturnedKunming,capitalcityofYunnanprovinceintoworldofwater.A.a,aB.a,theC./,aD.the,the3. Robertissaidabroad,butIdon'tknowwhatcountryhestu

2、diedin.A.tohavestudiedB.tostudyC.tobestudyingD.tohavebeenstudying4. Sheherhusbandafteryearsofunhappinessandmarriedagainsoon.A.divorcedB.divorcedfromC.divorcedwithD.wasdivorced5. Youhurtherfeelingswhatyousaidyesterday.A.becauseB.asC.becauseofD.since6. Despiteherrecentsurgeryshehasbeencarryingon.A.con

3、sequentlyB.otherwiseC.likewiseD.regardless7. -Areyougoingtothesummercampnextmonth?-.Ican'tmisssuchagoodopportunitytotempermyself.A.ItalldependsB.I'mafraidnotC.YoubetD.Noway8. Ijustcan'tbelievethatEllathecathasleftmeforever.一andcry.Don'tholditin.A.Don'tworryB.GoaheadC.ForgetitD.He

4、lpyourself9. Ourmotherssatusdowntoreadandpaint,allwereallywantedtodowastomakeamess.A.sinceB.asC.unlessD.when10. Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentways,thesituationtheyarein.A.bringingaboutB.dependingonC.gettingintoD.leadingto二、閱讀理解TheEnigma（謎）ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspa

5、nscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4,000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrance,wealthynoblemenworelargewigs（假發(fā)）oflong,whitehairtomakethemselvesattractive.Today,peoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearance.Thereisatleastone

6、goodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoney,getcalledonmoreofteninclass,andareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearly,andyetweknowitwhenweseeit.Andourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyage.Inonesetofstudi

7、es,six-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudies,thebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbyp

8、sychologists,menconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyes,fullerlips,andasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientists,themindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraitsthefulllips,clearskin,strongshouldersequalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Note

9、veryonethinksthesameway,however."Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectationsmostlycultural,“saysC.LoringBrace,ananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthis“perfec

10、t”bodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientistsanswerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworld.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworse,beautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepers

11、onattractivetoanother.Althoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealing,itisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingle,uniformstandard.Beautyreallyis,asthesayinggoes,intheeyeofthebeholder.11 Peoplesideasaboutbeauty.A. haveexistedsinceancienttimesB. canbeeasilydescribedC. h

12、avelittleinfluenceonapersonssuccessD. arebaseduponstrictcriteria12 InParagraph3,thebabiesinthestudy.A. wereratedfortheirappearanceB. wereenteredinabeautycontestC. wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD. wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones13Theunderlinedword“traits”inParagraph4probab

13、lymeans.A. qualitiesB. measurementsC. judgmentsD. standards14. Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A. theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB. thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC. thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD. theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds“Folksingersare

14、morelikepoetsthansingers,“LiYahe,amusicbusinessman,oncetoldChinaYouthDaily.ThatsayingperfectlydescribesZhangLei,the34-year-oldchampionofthefourth“VoiceofChina"singingcompetition,whichendedonOct7.CriticsthoughtZhang'ssuccessasavictoryforfolksingers.TheVoiceofChinausedtoattachgreatimportancet

15、osingingskillsandvocaltechniques,whicharenotnecessarilywhatfolksingersaregoodat."Folksongsaremoreaboutemotionsandstorytelling,”saidLi.Folkisoneoftheoldestmusicalstyles.Itdatesbacktoancienttimes,whenpeoplesangabouttheireverydaylivesandthesocietyaroundthem.ApowerfulcomebackFolkmusicbecamepopulara

16、gainintheWesternworldinthe1960s.Duringsocialrevolutions,manyyoungWesternersturnedtothesimplerhythmsoffolk.PioneersincludedUSsingerBobDylan,whosesongsarereflectionsofsomesocialissuesliketheVietnamWar.Singersatthattimeusedtraditionalfolkinstrumentslikethebanjo,theuprightbass,themandolinandthepiano.Int

17、helate1970s,folkmusicwasintroducedtoTaiwan.TheriseofsingerslikeLoTayuandChyiYupopularizedfolkmusic,particularlyamongyoungChinesepeople.Atthattime,folktuneswerebasedonsimplesongstructures,withpleasantchordprogressionandprettylyrics,justlikeduringoldtimes.Buttheyfocusedmoreonthedreamsandsorrowofyoutht

18、hanonpolitics.Thiscontinuedtobethecasewhenthefolk"wave'sweptChinesemainlandinthe1990s.FolkpioneersSadly,itdidn'tlastlonginChina.Folkgavewaytopopinthelate1990s,whenpeoplestartedlivingmorefast-pacedlives.Butthatdidn'tmeanfolkmusichaddisappearedfromthemusicworldentirely.“Thedropinthepo

19、pularityoffolksongsisbecausethebusinessmodeofthemusicindustryisoutdated,notbecauseofthemusicitself,“folksingerSongKeoncesaid.Hewasright.Recentyearshaveseenfolksongsgainingpopularity,withtheappearanceofsingerslikeLiJianandSongDongye.“ThepopularityoftheInternethasshockedthetraditionalprofitmodelinmusi

20、cindustry,"LuZhongqiang,managerof13-Month,amusicrecordingandpublishingcompany,toldTencentEntertainment.“Not-so-well-knownmusicstartsshowingitsstrengthwhentheproductionofmainstreammusicisdeclining,"headded.15. Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheHistoryofFolkMusic.B.FolkMusicPioneersC

21、.TheFolkMusicIndustry.D.TheVoiceofChina16. Theunderlinedworld"it"inthelastbutfourparagraphmeans.A. thepopularityoffolkmusic.B. thefocusoffolkmusic.C. thetraditionoffolkpioneers.D. thenewmodelofpopmusic.17. Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. TheVoiceofChinaisverypopularamongyoungC

22、hinesepeople.B. Folkmusiconcewasawaytovoiceopinionsaboutsocialissues.C. Folksongsaremoreaboutexpressingemotionsthanstorytelling.D. Outdatedmusicmodeiswhatleadstothedeclineoffolksongs.18. WhichwordcanbestdescribetheattitudeofLuZhongqiangtowardsfolkmusic?A.ObjectiveB.Confident.C.Critical.D.WorriedItwa

23、sintheVictorianEra（維多禾U亞時期）thatthenovelbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedtomeetthetastesofthemiddleclass.ThebestknownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontesistersandothers.CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.Dickenswrotevividlyabou

24、tLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorousstyle,whichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.TheBrontesisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sand1850s.Theybegantowritefromearlychildhood.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;however,theirbookattractedlittleatt

25、ention,sellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovels,eachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.AninterestinruralmattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasHardyandanumberofothers.Literatureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestyle.Someworksbecamewell-k

26、nown,suchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianEra,bestknownforherchildren'sbooks,whichfeaturedanimalcharacters.Inherthirties,Potterpublishedthehighlysuccessful

27、children'sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.19. WhatcanweknowaboutCharlesDickensfromthetext?A. HedescribedthestrugglesofthepoorinLondon.B. Heshowedaninterestinruralmattersinhiswriting.C. Hefocusedonchangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountryside.D. Hepublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sboo

28、k.20. WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontesisters?A. TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1830s.B. Theypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublished.C. Theybegantheirwritingfromadulthood.D. Theirfirstbookwassuccessful.21. Theauthorstatesinthelastparagraphthat.A. societychangedrapidlyintheVictorianEraB. ThomasHardywasnotasfamousasLe

29、wisCarrollC. EdwardLearwasfamousforwritingaboutanimalsD. adventurenovelswerenotwrittenforchildrenatfirst22. Thistextismainlyabout.A. literatureintheVictorianEraB. writingstylesintheVictorianEraC. famousworksintheVictorianEraD. theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEra三、閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、日3口D）中

30、，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Droppingintohopelessnesscompletely,Jackwanderedonthestreets,knowinghecametotheendoflife.Inhismid-fifties,Jackhadneverbeen,experiencedthejoyofhavingchildrenorspentholidayswithhisfamily.Onthismiserable（悲慘的）rainynight,hefeltasiftherewasintheentireworldwhocaredwhetherhelivedo

31、rdied.Meanwhile,Iwassittinginmyroomwatchingtherainmywindow.WhenIheardthedoorbellring,Ifrommychairandracedout.Butmymotherwasalreadyatthedoor.Openingit,shefoundherselfface-to-facewithaverydirty-lookingmanwithtearsstreamingdownhisface.Mymother,overcomeby,invitedthemaninside,andhesatwithmyparentsinourli

32、vingroom.,IwalkedsecretlydownstairssothatIcouldgetabetterlook.Icouldn'tunderstandwhattheyweresaying,butthesightoftheman,hisheadinhishandsandcrying,mademychestache.Iracedbackupstairstomyroomandmyhandintomymoneyjar.Pullingoutmyonlyhalf-dollarcoin,Iranbackdownstairs.WhenIreachedthedoorofthelivingro

33、om,Iwalkedrightin.ThethreelookedatmeinasIquicklymademywayoverthestranger.Iputthehalf-dollarinhishandandtoldhimthatIwantedhimtohaveit.ThenIgavehima,turnedandranasfastasIcouldoutoftheroomandbackupstairs.Ifeltexcitedbuthappy.Downstairs,Jacksatquietlywithhishead.Tearsstreameddownhisfaceasheheldthatcoin.

34、Finallylookingupatmyparents,hesaid,"It'sjustthatIthoughtnobodycared.Forthelasttwentyyears,Ihavebeenso.ThatisthefirsthugIhaveevergot.It'shardtobelievethatsomebodyJack'slifechangedthatnight.Whenheleftourhouse,hewastoliveinsteadofdie.AlthoughweneversawJackagain,wereceivedlettersfromhim

35、,lettingusknowthathewasdoingfine.Mylifechangedthatnight,too,asIthehughealing（治愈）powerofgiving,evenifit'sonlyagiftoffiftycents.BeforeJackleft,myparentsaskedhimwhyhehadknockedonourdoor.Jacksaidthathe'dwalkedalongthestreetsthatrainynight,andjeadytodie,hehadnoticedastickeronthecar.Itread:SOMEBOD

36、YLOVESYOU.23.A.employedB.understoodC.managedD.married24.A.anybodyB.somebodyC.nobodyD.everybody25.A.approachB.beatC.breakD.cover26.A.jumpedB.ranC.lookedD.settled27.A.fearB.anxietyC.guiltyD.pity28.A.CuriousB.AnnoyedC.ExcitedD.Worried29.A.shakingB.noddingC.holdingD.resting30.A.adjustedB.reachedC.presen

37、tedD.pushed31.A.strangersB.neighborsC.visitorsD.adults32.A.angerB.delightC.funD.surprise33.A.hugB.smileC.kissD.handshake34.A.raisedB.bowedC.ignoredD.turned35.A.calmlyB.tightlyC.impatientlyD.privately36.A.anxiousB.lonelyC.stressedD.bored37.A.makesB.figuresC.caresD.deserves38.A.flexibleB.likelyC.disap

38、pointedD.ready39.A.occasionallyB.atonceC.hardlyD.never40.A.hidB.informedC.assistedD.saw41.A.asB.beforeC.untilD.unless42.A.weakB.ashamedC.helplessD.regretful四、短文改錯43.短文中共有10處錯誤，錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（A）,并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞的下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，

39、多者（從第11處起）不計分。YesterdayismybestfriendLiMing'sbirthday.Whentheschoolwasover,Iwenttothebookshop.IboughtabookcallingExploringSpace,andhadthemwrappedforhim.Sincehehadwantedtobuythisbookforweek.Iknewthathewouldbeverypleasingwithmypresent.WhenIgottheparty,LiMingsaidhellotomewithabigsmile.Inoticedthatt

40、hereweremuchpresentsonthefloor,andIwassurethatminewouldbeherfavourite.IgavethepresenttoLiMingandwhisperedinhisear,“Youwillloveit."Hecouldnotwaittounwrapit.Allofasudden,thesmileonhisfacedisappeared.IlookedandIsawsomebigredwordsonthecoverofthebookthatsaid,CaringforYourBaby!Ihadpickedupthewrongboo

41、kintheshop!六、任務(wù)型閱讀ThehottestappsIFyou'reoneofthosepeoplewholikestotakealookattheirphonefromtimetotime,you'renotalone.Usingappshasnowbecomepartofeverydaylife.Butwithsomanyonthemarketthatclaimtobethebest,whichonesshouldyoudownloadontoyourphonetohavefunwith?Below,fourhavebeenpickedoutforyou.Eve

42、rnoteIntheworldofnotetaking,Evernoteistheking.Itallowsuserstocreateelectronicfilessuchastext,photos,audio,andvideos.Italsoletsyouorganizeyourfiles,tag（標記）them,andsearchthemeasily.Oneofthemostusefulfeaturesontheapp,though,isbeingabletologontoanydevicewithyourEvernoteaccountanduseyourfiles.Theappautom

43、aticallystoresyourcontentinthecloudstorage,andsyncs（同步）itwithyourotherdevices.AnotherfeaturethatisnewinthelatestversionoftheEvernoteappis“Places”,whichallowsyoutosortthefiles,photos,audioorvideoyouhavecreatedbythelocationwhereyoucreatedthem.Soifyouneedsomeorganizationinyourlife,Evernoteistheappforyo

44、u.CandyCrushSodaSagaTheoriginalCandyCrushSagatooktheworldbystorm,leavingmillionsaddictedtoitsendlesscandy-poppinglevels.11Butnowthereisanewchallenge:CandyCrushSodaSaga.Theappissimilartotheoriginal,butdifferentenoughtodrawyouinwithafewnewfeatures.Theappisstillamatch-3game,whichmeansthatyouhavetomovea

45、pieceofcandyuntiltherearethreematchingones.Thereareafewnewfeatures,though,suchassodabottles,whichburstintopurpleliquidwhenyoumatchthreeofthem.Therearealsohiddengummy（粘性的）bearsinthisnewversion,andtocompletethelevels,youmustclearthecandiestorevealthehiddenbear.Thesenewfeaturesmakethegamealittlehardert

46、hantheoldversion,andyoucanexpecttospendmoretimeoneachlevel.SoifyoulikedtheoriginalCandyCrushgame,CandyCrushSodaSagawillbeanewtreatwithmuchofthesamefunasbefore.MomentCamMomentCambringsyousomeofthemostusefulandwantedfeaturesacameraappcanhave,suchasadjustingtheflash,sequenceshots（連拍）,adjustingthetimer,

47、andselectingdifferent-sizedframesforphotosharingsites.Butwhatsetstheappapartfromalltheothersistheselectionofsimple,minimalbuttonsthatyouhardlynoticearethere.Thebestthingabouttheappisnotwhatitdoes,butwhatitleavesout.Foroncethisappisnotfulloftoomanyconfusinganduselessfeatures.Instead,itissimple,clean,

48、andeasytouse.Ifyoulovetakingphotosonyourphone,MomentCammightbejustwhatyouneverknewyouwerelookingfor.LycheeFMYoumayhavelistenedtoalotofradioprograms.Doyounowdreamofmakingyourown?WithLycheeFM,younolongerneedexpensivehardwareandcomplexsoftwaretodojustthat.Youcanrecordyourshowsandfinisheditingthemwithin

49、theapp.ThenyoucanuploadyourprogramtoallthelistenersonLycheeFMorshareitthroughyoursocialnetworks.Apartfrommakingyourownprograms,youcanalsolistentomorethan15,000stationsthroughLycheeFM.Onesuchpopularshowiscallednuhanzi,meaning“toughgirls”.Itdiscusseshowwomencanhandlejustabouteverything.Therearealsosho

50、wsonmanyothertopicslikesports,comedy,andmusic.ThehostsincludefamouspeoplesuchasmusicproducerGaoXiaosong,andmanyothercreativepeople.ThehottestappsReasonsfor44*Usingappshasnowbecomepartofeverydaylife.*Withsomanyonthemarket45.tobethebest,it'shardtodecidewhichoneshouldbedownloaded.46.ofapps47.andcom

51、mentsEvernote*Itallowsuserstocreatefilessuchstext,photos,audio,andvideos.*Italsoenablesyourfilestoget48.andtagged.*Anothernewfeatureinthelatestversionis“Places”,whichallowsyoutosortthecontent.CandyCrushSodaSaga*Therearehiddengummybearsinthisnewversion.*Theoldversionisnot49.thanthenewone.*Theappis50.

52、totheoriginal,butd.ifferentenoughtobeanewtreatwithmuchofthesamefunasbefore.MomentCam*Theselectionofsimple,minimalbuttonsthatyouhardlynoticeis51.theappdiffersfromalltheothers.*Itissimple,cleanandeasytouse.LycheeFM*Withtheapp,younolongerneedexpensivehardwareandcomplexsoftwaretomakeyourownradioprograms

53、.*52.makingyourownprograms,youcanalsolistentomorethan15,000stationsthroughtheapp.*Theshows53.manytopicslikesports,comedy,andmusic.Thehostsincludemanyfamousandcreativepeople.七、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Forgivingallthechildrenafittingplatformtoshowtheirgratefulnesstowardstheirlovingpare

54、nts,theParents'Dayactuallycameintopicture.Thisoccasioniscelebratedallovertheworld.54_USA:Tosupportandrecognizetheeffortsofparentsinupbringingtheirchildren,theParents'DayhadbeganinUSA.NationalParents'DayistheimportantoccasionforallthechildrenoftheUnitedStatestobuypresentsfortheirparentsan

55、dshowtheirlovetowardsthem.55.Apartfromorganizinganeventfulpartyandarrangesomelovelyactivities,thechildrengetthemuchrequiredchancetogivecardsandflowerstotheirparents.SouthKorea:5thMayistheChildren'sdayand8thMayistheParents;DayinSouthKorea.Therefore,it'saveryspecialmonthinSouthKorea.Actuallyce

56、lebratedasMother'sDay,8thMay,givestheopportunitytothelargemassofKoreatoshowrespectandmemorizetheeffortsoftheirparents.Carnationsandflowersaregiventotheirparentsassymbolsofappreciation.56Vietnam:VietnamhasauniquedaywhichisknownastheParents'Day.Parentsandchildrenenjoythetimeastheyassembleatapl

57、aceforpartakingindifferentlovelyactivities.Parentsaregivenamuchneededbreakfromtheirdailychores.57.Thisisthechanceparentsofthecountrywaitfor.It's,however,notaNationalHolidayinVietnambutit'satimefortheVietnamesetogiftflowersandcardstoparents.58. .ThedateoftheParents'Day,nevertheless,isdifferentindifferentcountriesbutmotivesandpurposeofcelebratingthedayisthesameallovertheworld.A. AndtheParents'dayisincreasinglypopularallovertheworld.B. TheParents'Dayiscelebratedtorecall