上海市寶山區(qū)某中學高二英語上學期第一次月考試題上海(新世紀)版

上海市寶山區(qū)吳淞中學2013-2014學年高二英語上學期第一次月考試題上海（新世紀）版I.ListeningComprehension（20%）SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Holdingameeting. B.Preparingforcooking. C.Settingatableforameal.D.Buyingplates.2.A.Becauseitkeepsraining. B.Becausethegymisbeingrepaired.C.Becausetheschoolhallisfullofbooks.D.Becausethegymisbeingbuilt.3.A.Attheairport. B.Atthemeeting.C.Attheinternationalflat.D.Athome.4.A.4:00. B.4:40 C.4:50.D.4:30.5.A.Hecancomebuthiswifecan’t.B.Hecan’tcomeontimebecauseofhiswife.C.Heandhiswifehaveotherplans.D.Hiswifecancomebuthecan’t.6.A.Inarestaurant. B.Inacinema.C.Inaschool. D.Inazoo.7.A.At8:30. B.At9:00.C.At9:30. D.At10:00.8.A.Tolendsomerecords. B.Toselectsomemusictodanceto.C.Topassonsomeinformationabouttheparty.D.Tolendsomebooks.9.A.Heisdownwithillness.B.Heisworryingabouthiswork.C.Heisworryingaboutthecomingexam.D.Heisdoinghiswork.10.A.$145. B.$140. C.$135. D.$120.SectionBPassagesDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Over50%ofthestudents.B.Over80%ofthestudents. C.Over60%ofthestudents.D.Over40%ofthestudents.12.A.Design. B.Color. C.Materials. D.Size.13.A.Amoderndresswithpockets.B.Madeofno-ironingmaterials.C.Madeofpurecottonmaterials.D.Beabletoweartrouserstoschoolinsteadofskirts.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.$30. B.$10. C.$9. D.$8.15.A.Themanagerhadaskedhimtodoso.B.Hecouldn’tdividethemoneyforthethreemen.C.Helosthismoney.D.Hewantedtomakesomemoneyforhimself.16.A.Themanagerwashonestbuthisassistantwasnot.B.Theassistantwascleverbutthemanagerwasnot.C.Themanagerdidnotknowhowtomakemoney,buttheassistantdid.D.Themanagerknowhowtomakemoney,buttheassistantdidnot.SectionCLongerConversationsDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Whatisthemanworriedabout?Nextweek’s17.WhatsubjectgivesDickarealheadache?18.Howmanyexamsdoesthewomanhavetotake?Only19.Whatsubjectmakesthewomanworriedmost?20.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA（16%）Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.25.Thelittleboywassokeen________thedetectivestorythathespentthewholedayreadingit.A.overB.aboveC.offD.on26.She_________havestartedearlier,butshedidn’t,soshewaslate.A.shouldB.canC.mustD.might27.Itwon’tbealongtime_____hisnewnovelisfinished. A.before B.after C.once D.since---Hi,Ididn'tknowyouhadcomeback.Sohaveyougraduated?---Yes.I____FrenchforfouryearsinNanjing.A.havestudiedB.wasstudyingC.studiedD.amstudying29.____inancienttimes,thebookstillattractsreaderstoday.A.ThoughitiswrittenB.ThoughwrittenC.ItwaswrittenD.Thoughbeingwritten30.Notuntiltheearlyyearsofthe19thcentury_____whatheatwas.A.mandidknowB.manknewC.knewmanD.didmanknow31.____yourcompositioncarefully,somespellingmistakescanbeavoided.A.HavingcheckedB.CheckC.IfyoucheckD.Tocheck32.---Whoareyougoingtoget_______theletterforyou?---Mysecretary.A.typeB.totypeC.beentypedD.typed33.Hefoundthem_____atatable______.A.sat…playingchessB.sitting…playchessC.seated…toplaychessD.seatingthemselves…playingchess34.Iwon’thaveyou______upanddownalldaylong.A.runningB.torunC.runD.ran35.Maryspentthewholeweekend______inherstudy,______forthecomingexaminations.A.locked…toprepareB.locked…preparingC.locking…preparingD.locking…toprepare36.________atthestation,wefoundthetrain________.A.Arriving…goB.Toarrive…goingC.Arriving…togoD.Arriving…gone37.Thearmedpolicecannothavepatrolledthecoastalcitylastnight,_______?A.cantheyB.didn’ttheyC.didtheyD.havethey38.Doyouknowthemanfrom________housethepictureswerestolen?A.which B.whomC.what D.whose39.---ShallIgooutandplaywithJackthisafternoon,Mum?---No,youmustn’tgoout_______yourhomeworkisbeingdone.”A.before B.untilC.as D.after40.Theyputforwardalotofproposalsattheconference,noneof_______carriedoutintheirwork.A.which B.themC.what D.thatSectionB（9%）Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.impactB.settingC.breakingD.bleedE.objectF.threatenedG.affectH.differI.frightenJ.industrialSomescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceanareincreasingly41withnoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlyby42underwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethe43oficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels（分貝）measuredinwater44fromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundred-twentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofone-hundredninety-fivewouldhavethesame45.Somescientistshaveproposed46anoiselimitofone-hundred-twentydecibelsin.oceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcan47AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthewhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearsto48andbecomeinfected.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansounds49toalimitofone-hundred-twentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA（15%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.TheculturesoftheEastandtheWestreallydistinguisheachotheralot.Thisisbecausetheculturesystemsaretwo___50___systemsonthewhole.The___51___oftheeasternculturesismainlyfromtwocountries:ChinaandIndia.Bothofthetwoculturesaregestatedbyrivers.InChina,themotherriveristheYellowRiver__52___theIndianoneistheHinduRiver.Thesetwoculturesweredevelopedforseveralthousandyearsandformedtheirown__53___.TheninDangDynastyofChina,theChineseculture__54___wentoverseastoJapan,__55___intotheJapanesesocietyandshapedtheJapaneseculturenowadays.ThoughabitdifferentfromtheChineseone,itbelongstothesame___56 Whenthetwomotherriversgavebirthtotheeasternculture,anotherfamousculturewas___57___ontheMesopotamianPlain----theMesopotamianCivilization.ThiscivilizationlaterondevelopedintotheculturesoftheAncientGreeceandAncientRome.Andthesetwoarewell-known___58___thebaseoftheEuropeanculture.LiketheChineseculture,theEuropeanonealso___59___waters.WhenthecolonistsofEngland___60__inAmerica,theirculturewentwiththemovertheAtlanticOcean.SotheAmericanculturedoesn't___61____fromtheEuropeanonealot.Atthesametime,thedifferenceofthelanguagesystems___62____theculturaldifferences.IntheEast,mostlanguagesbelongtothepictographiclanguagewhiletheWesternlanguagesaremostlybasedontheLatinsystem,forexample,theoneI’musingtowritethispaper.Otherfactorslikehumanracedifferencecountsaswell.Butwhat’smore,___63___thefardistanceandthesteepareasbetweentheEastandWest,thetwoculturesseldomcommunicateuntilrecentcenturies.Sotheygrewuptotallyintheirownwayswithalmostno__64____withtheother.50.A.connected B.separate C.ancient D.remote51.A.preservation B.development C.resource D.origin52.A.if B.until C.while D.as53.A.styles B.habits C.ways D.means54.A.hurriedly B.gradually C.unfortunately D.suddenly55.A.made B.crashed C.mixed D.applied56.A.culture B.nation C.influence D.system57.A.broughtup B.broughtout C.broughtabout D.broughtalong58.A.after B.as C.for D.of59.A.crossed B.drunk C.swam D.plunged60.A.toucheddown B.putdown C.gotdown D.settleddown61.A.evolve B.judge C.distinguish D.rise62.A.addsto B.resultsto C.turnsto D.takesto63.A.asto B.asfor C.asaresultofD.inspiteof64.A.impact B.difference C.connection D.familiaritySectionB（15%）Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.A(4%)JohnSteinbeckoncesaid,“AllAmericanbelievetheyarebornfishermen.Foramantoadmittodistasteinfishingwouldbelikespeakingpubliclyagainstmother-loveorhatingmoonlight”.Ican’tsayI’mthebiggestJohnSteinbeckfan.Actually,theonlythingIcaneverrememberreadbyhimwas“ThePearl”whenIwasinmiddleschool,butIcouldn’tagreemorewiththemanwhenitcomestofishing.WhenIamonaboatinthemiddleofthelayLake,fishingofftheshoresoftheFloridaKeysfortarponorcatchingrainbowtroutintheShoshoneRiverofWyoming.Fishingismylife.AccordingtotheAmericanSportsFishingAssociation,thefishingindustrybringsinmorethan$116billionperyearfromfishermenacrossthecountry.However,fishingismuchmorethanthat.Fishingisawayoflifeformanypeopleandawaytoescapeeverydaystress.Beingafishermanmakesmeamemberofawonderfulgroupofpeopleextendingtoallwalksoflife.EvenPresidentObamacanbefoundfishingwithhisgoodfriendRolandMartinwhenthejobsgetstoostressful.IcanrememberfishingwithmygrandfatherwhenIwas5yearsoldonhisboatatLakeMichel.AlthoughIdidn’tunderstandwhatIwasdoing,Ididknowthatmygrandfatherwashappyandthatmademehappy.SincethenI’vespentthepast16yearsontheriversandlakesofAfterdaysofpractice,beforeandafterwork,Islowlydevelopedanunderstandingoffishing.Myboss,RicHorst,tookmebacktotheShoshone,andImanagedtobringina19-inchcutthroattrout.FishingwithRicwasalife-changingexperienceforme.Henotonlyshowedmehowtofishcorrectly,butalsotoldmehowfishingcouldbeawaytoescapeyourproblems.Sincethen,prime-timeseasonseemstotakeforevertoarrive.Now,withtheendingofFebruaryandbeginningofMarchinsight,theexcitementofheadingouttoLakeTuscaloosaorLake65．WhatJohnSteinbecksaidinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat______A.Americanarebelievedtobetheoffspringoffishermen. B.itisunthinkableforanAmericantoadmithisdislikeoffishing.C.allAmericanareexpertatfishing.D.thosewhodislikefishingwouldnotlovetheirmother.66．Thewritercametounderstandtherealmeaningoffishing______.A.whenhewasreading“ThePearl”byJohnSteinbeck B.whenhewentfishingwithhisgrandfatheratLakeC.afterhehadspent16yearsontheriversandlakesofAlabamaD.afterhewentfishingwithhisboss,RicHorstontheShoshone67．Accordingtotheauthor,______.A.peoplecangettoknowVIPswhenfishing B.peoplecansmoothawayallthetroublesbyfishing C.fishingisawayofcommunication D.fishingisawayoflifeforallAmericanpeople68．Whatisthepurposeofthewriting?A.Todescribethewriter’sexperienceandunderstandingoffishing. B.ToexplainthereasonwhysomanyAmericanslikefishing.C.Tomakeothersunderstandtheindustryoffishing.D.Toexpresshisopinionsaboutfishingindifferenttimeoftheyear.B(3%)Twotravellingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofarichfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayinthemansion'sguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied..."Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem".Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,butveryhospitablefarmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhadthecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight'srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorningtheangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheirsole（唯一的）income,laydeadinthefield.Theyoungerangelwasinfuriated（激怒的）andaskedtheolderangel"howcouldyouhaveletthishappen!?Thefirstmanhadeverything,yetyouhelpedhim,sheaccused."Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoulettheircowdie.""Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem,"theolderangelreplied."Whenwestayedinthebasementofthemansion,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinaholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassoobsessedwithgreedandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,Isealedthewallsohewouldn'tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbed,theangelofdeathcameforhiswife.Igavehimthecowinstead.Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem."69.Whydidtheoldangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethegreedyfamilyowner.B.Becauseshewantedtosavethegoldforpoorpeople.C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtolivein.D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.70.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause_______.A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer’scowB.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairly.C.therichmangavethemabadplacetolive.D.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway.71.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer’scowdie?A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.B.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.C.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer’swife.D.Becauseshewassympathetictotherich.C(8%)Transportationandcommunicationnetworksbringpeopletogether.Yetsometimespeoplethemselvescreatebarrierstotransportationandcommunication.Insomecountries,lawsstoppeoplefrommovingfreelyfromplacetoplace.Overthecenturies,manygroupsofpeoplehavebeendeniedthefreedomtotravelbecauseoftheirrace,religion,ornationality.IntheMiddleAges,forexample,Jewswereoftenforbiddentomoveaboutfreelywithincertaincities.SouthAfrica'sgovernmentusedtorequireblackAfricanstocarrypasseswhentheytravelwithinthecountry.Somegovernmentsrequireallcitizenstocarryidentificationpapersandtoreporttogovernmentofficialswhenevertheymove.

CountriessetupCustomspostsattheirborders.ForeigntravellersmustgothroughaCustomsinspectionbeforetheyareallowedtotravelinthecountry.Usuallytravellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas(簽證).Somecountriesevenlimitthenumberofvisitorstotheircountryeachyear.

Othersallowtouriststovisitonlycertainareasofthecountry,ortheymayrequirethattravellersbewithanofficialguideatalltimesduringtheirstay.

Manyofthosebarrierstotravelalsoactasbarrierstocommunication.Whentwogovernmentsdisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatters,theyusuallydonotwanttheircitizenstoexchangenewsorideasfreely.Countriesoftentrytokeepmilitaryorindustrialinformationsecret.

Today,peoplehavetheabilitytotravel,tocommunicate,andtotransportgoodsmorequicklyandeasilythaneverbefore.Naturalbarriersthatweredifficultordangeroustocrossahundredyearsagocannowbecrossedeasily.Thebarriersthatpeoplethemselvesmakearenotsoeasytoovercome.Butinspiteofallthedifferentkindsofbarriers,peoplecontinuetoenjoytravelandtheexchangeofgoodsandideas.72.Theexamplesinparagraph2areusedtotellthereadersthat_______

A.peoplehavebeenallowedtotravelfreelywithinthecountry

B.peoplehavenotbeenpermittedtotravelfreelyforvariousreasons

C.travellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas

D.Customspostsarenecessaryatthebordersofthecountries73.Somegovernmentslimitthefreedomofcommunicationbecause___

A.

theyintendtokeeptheirnationalsecretsunknowntoothers

B.

theythinksuchfreedomwillleadtowars

C.

theymoreoftenthannotagreewitheachotheronimportantmatters

D.

theywanttoshowtheirauthorityovercommunication74.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethat_______

A.peopledonotcareabouttheremovalofbarriersbetweencountries

B.peoplecannotremovetheobstaclesmadebythemselves

C.man-madebarriersaresometimeshardertoovercomethannaturalones

D.barriersshouldbetakenforgrantedastheyalwaysexist75.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BarriersMadebyPeople

B.FunctionsofCommunication

C.RestrictionsonTransportation

D.ProgressofHumanSocietySectionC(5%)Directions:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitablequestionfromA-Fforeachanswer.

ThereisoneextraquestionwhichyoudonotneedA.Whatareyourgreatmemories?A.Whatareyourgreatmemories?B.Howdoyoumakeuseofphonesinyourlife?C.Howdoyougetalongwithyourparents?D.Doesyourchildhoodmeanalottoyou?E.Couldyouintroduceyourselffirst?F.Whatchangeswouldyouliketomakeinyourlife?76．Love,success,happiness,familyandfreedom----howimportantarethesevaluestoyou?Hereisoneinterviewwhichexploresthefundamentalquestionsinlife.76． MynameisMisbah,27yearsold.Iwasborninawar-tornarea.RightnowI’mawebdesigner.77．77．Myparentsusedtotakeustohuntbirds,climbtrees,andplayinthefields.Formeitwaslikeaholidaybecauseweweregoingtohavefunalldaylong.Thosearemygreatmemories.78．78．Yes.Aslifewasveryhard,Iusedtoworktohelpbringmoneyinforthefamily.Ispentmychildhoodworking,withresponsibilitiesbeyondmyage.However,ittaughtmetodealwithproblemsallalone.Ilearnttobeindependent.79．79．80．IfIcouldchangesomethinginmylife,I’dchangeitsothatmychildhoodcouldhavetakenplaceinanotherarea.Iwouldhavelovedtolivewithmyfamilyinfreedom.Whocareswhetherwehavemuchmoney,orwhetherwehaveabeautifulhouse?Itdoesn’80．MyparentssupportedmeuntilIcameofage.IwanttogivebackwhatI’vegot.That’sourway.ButIamworkinginanothercity.Myonlycontactwithmyparentsnowisthroughthephone,butIhateusingit.Itfiltersoutyouremotionandleavesyourvoiceonly.Mydeepestfeelingsshouldbepleasedthroughsight,hearingandtouch.SectionD（8%）Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTWELVEWORDS.DoctorswarnedtodayagainsttheroutineuseofvitaminEsupplementsafterastudyshowedtheycouldincreasetheriskofonekindofstroke.Itisthelatestadviceaboutthedangersofvitamins,whicharehugelypopularintheUK.Itis,however,especiallyironicinthecaseofvitaminE,whichwasonceregardedastheanswertoheartdisease.Millionsofpeopletakemultivitaminseveryday,manyof