平湖中学2007—2008学年第二学期高二5月月考
英 语 试 卷
命题人：张强审题人：刘燕
一、单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Ted couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm, but he knew it was _____ Sunday because everybody was at _____ church.
A. /; the B. a; /C. /; a D. the; /
2. The university authorities are seriously considering abandoning the traditional _____ class.
A. fifty minutesB. fifty-minutesC. fifty-minute D. fifty minute’s
3. You ______ Mark anything. It was none of his business.
A. needn’t have told B. needn’t tell C. mustn’t have toldD. mustn’t tell
4. Scientific research results can now be quickly ______ to factory production.
A. used B. applied C. triedD. practiced
5. The physicist has made a discovery, ______ of great importance to the progress of science and technology. A. I think which isB. that I think isC. which I think isD. I think that is
6. You and I could hardly understand, _______?
A. could I B. couldn’t you C. couldn’t we D. could we
7. Peter left word with the secretary _______ he would call again in the afternoon.
A. who B. that C. as D. which
8. It was recommended that passengers _______ smoke during the flight.
A. not B. need not C. could not D. would not
9. — Isn’t it hard to drive downtown to work?
— Yes, that’s why I _____ to work by train.
A. have gone B. have been going C. was going D. will have gone
10. The flowers need ______. Look, the soil is so dry.
A. wateringB. being watered C. to water D. waters 11. I can’t go — for one thing, I have no money, and ______, I have too much work.
A. what’s moreB. as well C. for another D. in addition
12. After ______ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.
A. that B. thereC. what D. it
13. The sky is dark blue decorated with ______ stars shining all the time.
A. a great deal ofB. a good many C. a good amount ofD. a great many of
14. _____ all the inventors have in common is _____ they have succeeded.
A. What; what B. What; that C. That; that D. That; what
15. On those questions ______ at yesterday’s meeting, all the teachers made their views ______ clearly.
A. discussing; know B. discussed; known C. discussing; knowing D. discussed; know
16. Topics for composition should be ______ to the experiences and interests of the students.
A. concerned B. dependent C. connecting D. relevant
17. ______ you were busy, I wouldn’t have bothered you with my questions.
A. If I realized B. Had I realized C. I realized that D. As I realized
18. There is no doubt ______ the company has made the right decision on the sales project.
A. why B. that C. whetherD. when
19. Mr. Johnson enjoyed ______ again by working in the factory because he always hates ______ while staying alone at home all day long.
A. himself; that B. himself; it C. it; it D. him; that
20. The ______ driver thinks accidents only happen to other people.
A. average B. common C. usual D. normal
二、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery：we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were 21 to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ 22 us, which controls the 23 and fall of our body energies, 24 us different from one day to the next.
The 25 of a ‘body clock’ should not be too 26 since the lives of most living things are controlled 27 the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel 28 and fall asleep at night and become 29 and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is 30 most people experience unpleasant 31 , For example, people who are not 32 to working at night can find that 33 of sleep causes them to 34 badly at work. 35 the daily cycle of sleeping and 36 , we also have other cycles which 37 longer than one day. Most of us would 38 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 39 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 40 do not exist.
21. A. anxious B. ableC. careful D. proud
22. A. inside B. around C. between D. on
23. A. movement B. supply C. use D. rise
24. A. showing B. treating C. making D. changing
25. A. invention B. opinion C. story D. idea
26. A. difficult B. exciting C. surprising D. interesting
27. A. from B. by C. over D. during
28. A. dull B. tired C. dreamy D. peaceful
29. A. regular B. excited C. lively D. clear
30. A. disturbed B. shortened C. reset D. troubled
31. A. moments B. feelings C. senses D. effects
32. A. prevented B. allowed C. expected D. used
33. A. miss B. none C. lackD. need
34. A. perform B. show C. manage D. control
35. A, With B. As well as C. Except D. Rather than
36. A. working B. moving C. living D. waking
37. A. repeat B. remainC. last D. happen
38. A. agreeB. believe C. realizeD. allow
39. A. other B. the other C. all other D. others
40. A. just B. only C. still D. yet
三、阅读理解（共19小题，满分34分；前15题每小题2分，满分30分；后4题每小题1分，满分4分）
1．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。
A
Can you think of a sentence in which “AND” appears five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story. There was once an inn (客栈) called “THE HORSE AND CART”. It had a sign (招牌) outside it . There was a picture of a horse and a cart on the sign. The sign was getting very old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one made. He went to a painter and asked him to paint one, and to write “THE HORSE AND CART” on it in large letter.
A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on with it. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he didn’t like the writing at all. He said to the painter, “No! There is too much space between HORSE and AND and AND and CART!”
41. “THE HORSE AND CART” is the name of ______.
A. a signB. a villageC. a person D. an inn
42. What is on the old sign?
A. A horse and a cart. B. The words “THE HORSE AND CART”
C. A picture of a horse and a cart D. A picture and the words “THE HORSE AND CART”
43. How many ANDS did the painter write on the new sign?
A. Only one B. Three C. Four D. Five
44. The words that the painter wrote on the new sign appear like this.
A. the horse and cartB. THE HORSE AND CART
C. THE HORSE AND CART D. THE HORSE AND CART
B
Everybody wants it, everybody works for it, and nobody can live without it. What is it? Money, of course! How often people ask us, “Will you go on holiday this summer? Will you buy this? Will you do that?” And very often the answer is, “It all depends.” It all depends what? “It all depends” always means “If I have enough money, I shall …”. Not only our simplest needs but our wildest dreams are often connected with money. “If I win the national lottery (彩票) I shall…”. Some people think it’s the root of all evil (罪恶), others think it will solve all the world’s problems . Both sides agree there is never enough of it. Of course it isn’t the answer to everything. You can’t buy love or happiness, for example. But as someone said, if you are going to be unhappy, it is easier to be unhappy in comfort. 45. According to the passage, whether you will go on holiday or not depends on _____ .
A. the amount of money you haveB. how much you’ll be paid
C. what you have D. if you are invited
46. The people who think that money is the root of all evil believe that _____ .
A. you can’t buy loveB. people try every effort to get more money
C. you can’t buy happiness D. you can be unhappy in comfort
47. The passage says _____ .
A. there isn’t anyone who can live without money
B. money is not important in our daily life
C. some people want money but some don’t
D. money brings everything wonderful to all of us
48. The best title for this passage should be “______”.
A. Money Is Everything B. The Root of All Evil
C. The Answer to Everything D. The Question of Money
C
In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little–noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.
Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was consumed. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity was strengthened. In the cleaning – up stage, children or Father again gave their hands, so that their significance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been erased by a product — the television set.
By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed–up of this once–leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners — meals designed to be consumed between the opening and closing credits of a half–hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.
49. According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by .
A. poverty B. having few children C. poor living conditions D. separation
50. In the past, Americans tended to .
A. spend more time eating their food at dinner table
B. eat more food than they have today
C. spend more time talking about their day’s experience at dinner table
D. talk so much that they forgot to eat
51. The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to .
A. the TV programs B. the pace of modern life
C. the wide use of household appliances D. the popularity of fast food
52. According to the passage, TV dinners are ______.
A. meals consumed while one is watching TV
B. meals one learns to cook on TV
C. meals ordered on TV
D. meals consumed before TV
D
A sense of humor is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2006. On Christmas Eve, 1996, Anthony had a heart transplant from a 21-year-old donor. Two days before Valentine’s Day in 2006, Alfred received a 19-year-old heart, marking the first time on record that twin adults each received heart transplants
“I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I’m younger because of my heart and I’m not going to respect him,” Alfred said with a grin, pointing to his brother while talking to a roomful of reporters, who laughed frequently at their jokes.
While the twins knew that genetics might have played a role in their condition, they recognized that their eating habits might have also contributed to their heart problems. “We’d put half a pound of butter on a steak. I overdid it on all the food that tasted good, so I guess I deserved what I got for not dieting properly.” The discussion moved to Anthony’s recovery. In the five years since his heart transplant, he had been on an exercise program where he regularly rode a bicycle for five miles, swam each day, and walked a couple of miles. He was still on medication, but not nearly as much as Alfred, who was just in the early stage of his recovery.
“Right now I feel pretty young and I’m doing very well,” Anthony said. “I feel like a new person.”
Alfred said his goal, of course, was to feel even better than his brother. But, he added, “I love my brother very much. We’re very close and I’m sure we’ll do just fine.”
53. This main idea of the passage is _________.
A. becoming young by getting a new heart
B. the effect of genetics on the heart
C. the twin brothers who received heart transplants
D. the danger of heart transplant surgery
54. What did Alfred and Anthony have in common?
A. Lifespan. B. Career goals.
C. A sense of humor. D. Love for bicycling.
55. Alfred said, “I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I’m younger because of my heart” because__________.
A. he got a younger heart
B. his recovery from the heart surgery was faster than Anthony’s
C. his exercise program was better than Anthony’s
D. his heart transplant surgery was more successful than Anthony’s
2. 任务型阅读。根据题意，阅读所给的信息，并从所给的ABCDE中选出与话题最接近的选项。选项中有一个是多余的。
_____ 56. David is a young sportsman. He wants a car which is fast and fits him.
_____ 57. Carla is a university student. She wants to buy a car that is safe.
_____ 58. Robert is a farmer who lives in a mountain. He wants to buy a car that can carry his goods to the town in time. _____ 59. Bill is a businessman. He travels in any weather condition. He also wants a car.
A. It’s provided by an advanced-design engine and passenger’s safety is strengthened by the airbags.
B. The car is equipped with the first four-cam V8 engine offered in a sport-utility vehicle.（运动型多用车）
C．It’s a comfortable large car. If you are looking for a car, try our ones.
D. The new car has climate-controlled front seats. People who travel all the time can use it.
E. This kind of car is the most advanced road car in the world. It can climb a mountain easily.
四、单词拼写（共8小题；每小题0.5分，满分4分）
60. We can express our feelings by m of words.
61. It never o_______ to her that she might have met the strange boy the other day.
62. She is unable to speak a________ because she has just had an operation on her throat.
63. His efforts p________ off when the doctor saw the patient opened his eyes.
64. There are many ________(申请者) for the job.
65. The majority of us had only one small piece of l________(行李) with us when we boarded the aircraft.
66. Shortly after he ________(退休), the old man wrote a novel about his childhood.
67. The sign on the shop next to the bakery indicated that there were bicycles for ________(租用).
五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判定：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
留意：原行没有错的不要改。
Today I visited the Smiths—my first time visit68. _________
to a American family. They live in a small 69. _________
town. It was very kind for them to meet me 70. _________
at the railway station and drove me to their home. 71. _________
The Smiths did his best to make me feel 72. _________
at home. They offered me coffee and other 73. _________
drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing 74. _________
together. They eager to know everything about 75. _________
China and asked me lots of question. In fact, 76. _________
they are planning to visit China in next year. 77. _________
六、书面表达（满分12分）
假如你叫Jack，参加学校开展的“有困难向谁求助”(Whom do you turn to when in trouble?)的调查活动，调查结果如下表。请用英语给校报编辑写一封信反映相关内容。
求助对象 | 比例 | 理 由 |
同学、朋友 | 58％ | 年龄相仿，轻易理解与交流 |
老师、家长 | 30％ | 有爱心、有经验，可以信任 |
无 | 12％ | 不愿与人交流，难以与人沟通 |
留意：1.内容要点全面，并表达出你的观点。为了使文章连贯，可适当增加内容。
2.词数：100词左右。
3.文章的开头和署名已给出。
Dear editor,
I'm a student in Senior Three. We have made a survey—"Who do you turn to when in trouble?" Here are the results.
Yours
Jack