廣東省汕頭市金山中學2015-2016學年高二上學期10月月考英語試題

1、2015-2016學年高二上學期月考英語試題 2015.10命題人：許曉虹 郭新敏本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，滿分150分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。注意事項：1答卷前，考生務必分別將答題卡和答題卷上的姓名、考試號用黑色字跡的簽字筆填寫，用2B鉛筆將考試號對應的信息點涂黑。2選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。第一部分 英語知識運用第一節(jié) 單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1. I feel it is your husband

2、 who _ for the spoiled child.A. is to blame B. is going to blameC. is to be blamed D. should blame2. Hearing the news, he rushed out, _the book _on the table and disappeared into the dark. A. left; laid open B. leaving; lying open C. leaving; lie open D. left; lay open3. To their great fear, they fo

3、und_ in the heaviest snowfall they had ever had.A. they were catching B. themselves caught C. they had caught D. themselves catching4. He used to be a pop star, but drug _ his ruin.A. resulted fromB. contributed toC. attended toD. devoted to5. A great number of students _ said they were forced to pr

4、actice the piano. A. to questionB. to be questioned C. questionedD. questioning6_ abstract, Galileos theory was quite difficult to understand of his time.A. Sounding B. SoundedC. To sound D. Having been sounded7. Zhanglin was lost in computer games during his last year in high school. Otherwise he _

5、 a student at Beijing University. A. would have been B. can beC. has beenD. had been 8. The primary purpose is to _ those achievements in biological research _ the public. A. make; known by B. make; known toC. make; know toD. make; knowing by9. Dont say any more; we all believe the facts than your w

6、ords. What you have explained doesnt make _. A. sense B. fun C. use D. meaning10. It will be many years _the doctors and medical scientists can find _ for cancer. A. since; cures B. when; treatments C. before; cures D. until; treatments 11. After several years of observation, the research group _ th

7、e conclusion that language acquisition is faster when students _ to the situation where it is spoken. A. has come to; expose B. have arrived at; are exposed C. has concluded; are exposed D. have reached; expose12. Every day Mother sets about her housework _ she returns from work. Which of the follow

8、ing is NOT OK? A. immediately B. the moment C. the minute D. in no time 13_ by the problem that was put forward at the meeting，the people in the audience had _ looks on their faces.APuzzled；puzzling BPuzzled；puzzledCPuzzling；puzzling DPuzzling；puzzled14. It remains_ whether the medicine has side eff

9、ect. Aseeing B. to see C. seen D. to be seen15. On our arrival, we found Tom_ at the desk and _ a letter. A. seated, wrote B. sitting, written C. seating, writing D. seated, writing第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)，選出最佳選項。There are more than forty universities in Britainnear

10、ly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones were founded，and ten other new ones were created _16_ converting (轉變) old colleges of technologies into universities. In the same period the _17_ of students more than doubled, from 70，000 to _18_ than 200，000. By 1973 about 10%

11、 of men aged from eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are _19_ institutions. Each has its _20_ governing councils(委員會), _21_ some local businessmen and local politicians as _22_ as a few college teachers. The state began to give grants(撥款) to them

12、fifty years _23_， and by 1970 each university got nearly all its _24_ from state grants. Students have to _25_ fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place _26_ he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including housing and _27_ u

13、nless his parents are _28_. Most _29_ take jobs in the summer for about six weeks，but they do not _30_ do outside _31_ during the academic year. The Department of Education takes _32_ for the payment which covers the whole expenditure(費用) of the _33_， but it does not exercise direct control. It can

14、have an important influence _34_ new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly _35_ of academics. 16A. with Bby Cat Dinto17A. amount Bquantity Clot Dnumber18A. more Bmuch Cless Dfewer19A. individualBprivate

15、Cstate Dpersonal20A. self Bpersonal Cown Dkind21A. making Bconsisting Cincluding Dtaking22A. good Blong Clittle Dwell23A. ago Bbefore Cafter Dever24A. suggestions Bgrades Cprofits Dfunds25A. make Bpay Cchange Ddelay26A. what Bwhich Cwhere Dhow27A. living Bdrinking Cfood Dshelter28A. poor Bgenerous C

16、kindhearted Drich29A. professors Bstudents Cpoliticians Dbusinessmen30A. hopefullyBcommonlyCfrankly Dnormally31A travel Bwork Cexperiment Dstudy32A. responsibility Badvice Cduty Dpleasure33A. government Bschool Cuniversities Dcommittees34A. at Bto Con Dfrom35A. consisted Bmade up Cincluded Dtaken第二部

17、分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）AEdmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither cou

18、ld other scientists who dealt with such problems.However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape

19、 of an ellipse.Now Halley set to work. He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607 and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.This

20、seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come b

21、ack again.It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halleys prediction could be tested.In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did no

22、t see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halleys comet, in his honour.36Halley made his discovery_Aby doing experimentsBby means of his own careful observationCby using the work of other scientistsDby chance37Halley made a surprising but correct predict

23、ion in the year_A1704 B1705C1706D170738This text in general is about_AHalley and other scientists Bthe orbit of a cometCNewton and Halley DHalley and his discovery39Which of the following is TRUE?AEdmund Halley was an American scientist.BHalley made his discovery by doing experiment.CIsaac Newton wa

24、s a famous mathematician.DThe orbit of a comet had the shape of a round.BScotland has long been characterized as a land of romance. It contains ruins of many ancient castles and abbeys，and there is an attractive beauty in its mountains，long deep valleys，and ribbon lakes. Each year those things attra

25、ct a great number of tourists.Numerous islands line the coast. In the north are two large groups，the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands. Close to the west coast are the Inner and Outer Hebrides groups，and the islands of Arran and Bute.The land may be divided into three regions: the Highlands in

26、 the north，the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands.The Highlands are wild and picturesque(如畫的)A long valley called Glenmore crosses the Highlands from southwest to northeast.In the south of the Highlands are the Grampian Mountains，highest in the British Isles. Ben Nevis，the highest peak，rises

27、to 1，243 meters. Ben Lomond rises from the shore of Loch Lomond，Scotlands largest freshwater lake.The Central Lowlands run from southwest to northeast and the greatest length is nearly 145 kilometers. The soil here is fertile，and there are four coalfields underlying the area. In the east is Edinburg

28、h，Scotlands historic capital city，and in the west is Glasgow. Almost 90 percent of Scotlands population live in the Lowlands.In the Southern Uplands，the hills are generally less than 600 meters high. Their rounded or flat tops are often capped with dark peat(泥炭)Along the slopes are plants like grass

29、 and heather(石南花)40According to the text，all the following things attract many tourists to Scotland EXCEPT _Aruins of ancient castles and abbeysBmountains and valleysCvarious animals and plantsDribbon lakes41From the passage we know that _AScotlands islands mainly lie in the northBthe Highlands have

30、 rich soilCBen Lomond is near Scotlands largest freshwater lakeDthe Shetland Islands lie on the west coast of Scotland42Most Scotttish people live in _Athe Highlands Bthe Central lowlandsCthe Southern Uplands Dthe Orkney Islands43The underlined word “capped” in the last paragraph is closest in meani

31、ng to “_”Adivided BsurroundedCcovered DconnectedCSpending as little as $ 5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia found.Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on otherse

32、ven if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn，” said Elizabeth Dunn，a psychologist at the University of British Columbia. They asked their 600 volunteer

33、s first to rate their general happiness，report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.“No matter how much income each person made，those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those wh

34、o spent more on themselves did not，” Dunn said in a statement.Dunns team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit sharing bonus of between $ 3，000 and $ 8，000. “Employees who devoted more of their bonus to prosocial spending experienced greate

35、r happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself，” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.They gave their volunteers $ 5 or $ 20 and half got clear instructio

36、ns on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.“These findings suggest that very minor changes in spending allocationsas little as $ 5may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day，” Dunn said.44What is the general ide

37、a of the passage?AThe more you earn, the greater happiness you will get.BSpending more money on yourself will make you happier.CIf you spend money on someone else, you will feel happier.DYou can spend only $ 5 a day on someone else to get happiness. 45The underlined word “boost” in the first paragra

38、ph probably means_Ahelp to find Bhelp to bring Chelp to increase Dhelp to get46Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AThose who spend more money on others can get much more bonus.BPeople usually think spending money on themselves will make them happier.CVery small ch

39、anges in spending your money may be enough to gain happiness.DResearchers think that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn.47Dunn is _Aan employee in a company Ba psychologist at a universityCa reporter in a journal Da volunteer in the experimentDBritains

40、pub landlords (酒吧店主) are looking with a worried eye to the UK Chancellors budget for fear that the annual tax gathering round will strike another blow to a traditional industry already reeling (蹣跚). Thousands of pubs have closed since the financial crash in 2007. The Plough, which was once a coachin

41、g house for travelers, has been serving Britains famous warm beer since the days of Shakespeare. Now it is under threat too. “Yeah. So many pubs have been closed over the last few years even in this area,” said Derek ONeil, the manager of The Plough Pub.Many reasons are the causea ban on smoking in

42、public, severe laws against drinking and driving and high taxes have all combined to kill off nearly 10,000 pubs in the last seven years, according to the British Beer and Pub Association. With the closures, pubs are being redeveloped. Many have turned into supermarkets, where the beer is sometimes

43、cheaper.Britains pubs continue to play an important part in the UK economy, selling thousands of different beers and employing more than a million people. The reality, though, is pubs are suffering something of a hangover (遺留物). In the last 15 years the amount of beer sold in pubs has fallen by eigh

44、t million barrels to just under 36 million a year. Pub landlords want tax breaks (稅務減免).“People have less money in their pockets, so they cant go out and spend it and habits are changingso much alcohol is nowadays drunk at home,” said Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Asso

45、ciation. “Yeah, I miss the pubs where theres a lot of character, especially 30 years ago. You know there was great fun in them.”While pubs are still much loved, theyre discovering that love isnt enough to survive 21st century economics.48.According to the first paragraph, tax gathering round can _.A

46、. greatly benefit Britains pubsB. save Britains pubs in a way C. encourage more people to go to Britains pubsD. make the situation of Britains pubs even worse 49. What do we know about The Plough?A. It has been closed. B. It is run quite well now.C. It is a pub with a long history. D. It doesnt face

47、 the present threat.50. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?A. Pubs cant offer many jobs to people. B. The UK economy actually depends on pubs.C. Pubs become less important in the UK economy.D. The closures of pubs will damage the UK economy. 第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項

48、。選項中有兩項為多余選項。注意：5155題答案涂在答題卡標號101105處，若選G則凃AB 51 I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadnt done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction(拍賣).Buying for beginners: Sign up on www, ebay.co.uk. Most items (e.g. tables, computers, and books) ready for auction w

49、ill come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “buy it now” and have a fixed price. 52 If the item is being auctioned ,you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出價)for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highe

50、st bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auction last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item. 53 Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to

51、 post a cheque or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.Selling made simple: if you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends advice and put up the items I wanted to sell

52、 for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday. 54 The big things in life: its easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by deliverymen. 55 A. How to pay:B. Pay exact money before buying.C. You can buy these right away.D. Make sure of the item

53、 you want to buy.E. Everyone is at it, even my neighbors.F. Check the ways of the delivery before you bid.G. This way buyers had two weekends to bid.第II卷第一部分 語法填空（共10小題，每題1.5分，滿分15分）Not many people have the chance 56_(be) a pioneer and of experiencing 57_ real-life adventure. But those 58_ will go t

54、o live in this new undersea city will be able to do just that! There will be no suffering here. It is, in fact, so comfortable and nice 59_ it has been described as a silk adventure. Among its many advantages we include: easy contact with the land surface, more personal space, complete personal 60_

55、(secure)and no housework worries.When companies tried to design undersea cities, 61_makes it difficult to contact the surface is that the sea bottom is deep. This difficulty has been solved by shuttle-submarines (潛水艇), which will always be ready to take people to the surface. They will be equipped with a special small, computerized machine. All the