1、- 1 -河南省辉县市高级中学 2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题第卷 选择题（共 100分）第一部分 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分Lady, are you rich?They huddled (挤在一起)inside the storm door-two children in dirty old coats.“Any old _1_，lady?”I was _2_ with my household budget (预算).I wanted to say no-until I looked down at their_3_.Thin little
2、 sandals (凉鞋), _4_through “Come into the front room and Ill make you a cup of hot_5_.” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left _6_upon the hearthstone(壁炉的石头).I _7_them cocoa and bread with jam(果酱) to _8_against the cold outside .Then I went back to the kitchen and started _9_on my househol
3、d budget.I _10_the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty _11_in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice,“ Lady are you rich?”“Am I rich? No!”The girl put her cup back in its saucer(碟子)- _12_. “Your cups_13_ your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a _14_that
4、was not of the stomach.They left then, holding their newspapers _15_the wind. They hadnt said _16_.They didnt need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. _17_ they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌)the gravy (肉汁) . Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over ou
5、r heads, my man with a good steady job-these things matched, too.I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were _18_wet upon my heart . I let them be , I want them there _19_I ever forget again how _20_I am.1. A. cups B. newspaper C. food D.
6、 clothes2. A. worried B. excited C. sad D. busy3. A. dress B. faces C. feet D. socks4. A. wet B. cold C. worn D. broken5. A. cocoa B. soup C. gravy D. tea6. A, snow B. water C. raindrops D. marks7. A. made B. served C. offered D. sent8. A. protect B. warm C. fight D. beat9. A. then B. off C. again D
7、. over10. A. hated B. wondered C. found D. noticed- 2 -11.A. spoon B. cup C. bowl D. plate12. A. carelessly B. carefully C. hurriedly D. heavily13. A. suit B. fit C. match D. complete14. A. hunger B. hope C. sound D. anger15. A, with B. against C. in D. along16. A. thank you B. goodbye C. they are p
8、oor D. sorry17. A. Though B. As C . So D . But 18. A. still B. even C. once D. ever19. A. because B. even though C. if D. as if20. A. kind B. happy C. serious D. rich第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节 （共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，从各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。ALIPITORABOUT LIPITORLipitor is a prescription
9、（处方）medicine. Along with diet and exercise, it lowers “bad”cholesterol（胆固醇）in your blood. It can also raise “good” cholesterol. Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoki
10、ng.WHO IS LIPITOR FOR?Who can take LIPITOR:People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise.Adults and children over 10.Who should NOT take DIPITOR:Women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant. Lipitor may harm your unborn baby.Women who are breast-feeding.
11、Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.People with liver（肝脏）problems.POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITOR: Serious side effects in a small number of people:Muscle problems that can lead to kidney（肾脏）problems, including kidney failure.Liver problems. Your doctor may do blood tests
12、to check your liver before you start Lipitor and while you are taking it.Call your doctor right away if you have：Unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very tired.Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowi
13、ng.- 3 -Stomach pain.Some common side effects of LIPITOR are:Muscle pain.Upset stomach.Changes in some blood tests.HOW TO TAKE LIPITORDO： Take Lipitor as prescribed by your doctor.Try to eat heart-healthy foods while you take Lipitor.Take Lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.If you miss
14、a dose（一剂）, take it as soon as you remember. But if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait. Take the next dose at your regular time.Dont:Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.21. Taking Lipitor is h
15、elpful for _.A. women who are pregnant B. teenagers with liver problemsC. breast-feeding women D. adults having heart disease 22. If it has been 7 hours since you missed a dose, you should _. A. eat more when taking your next doseB. have a dose as soon as you rememberC. take the next dose at your re
16、gular timeD. change the amount of your next dose23. Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?A. Throat swelling. B. Upset stomach. C. Kidney failure. D. Muscle weakness.24. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To teach patients ways for quick recovery.B. To show the imp
17、ortance of a good lifestyle.C. To give information about a kind of medicine.D. To present a report on a scientific research.BWomen have been making scientific discoveries since ancient times. Twelve women have won the Nobel Prize for science, one of the highest honors in the world. Some women scient
18、ists never married, some worked with their husbands, and others raised large families. It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists.In the early 1800s in England, Mary Anning became one of the first women recognized for her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth. Mary and
19、her father collected fossils in their village on the south coast of Great Britain. Fossils are parts of plants or animals that have been saved in rocks for millions of years.When she was only twelve years old, Mary became the first person to find the almost complete skeletons（骨架）of several animals t
20、hat no longer existed on earth. She didnt become famous for her discoveries at that time because she - 4 -often sold her fossils to get money to support her family.In 1891, a young Polish woman named Marie Sklodowska traveled to Paris to study physics. She did so because she could not get a college
21、education in Poland. She began working in the laboratory of a man named Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together. They received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 along with another scientist. Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobe
22、l Prize in 1911, this time for Chemistry. Marie Curie was one of the few women at the time who became famous as a scientist.25. The author believes that women scientists _.A. have more opportunities to become successfulB. can not get the highest honors in the worldC. go through difficulties to be su
23、ccessfulD. had better pay more attention to their families26. Mary Anning was one of the first women to _.A. win the Nobel Prize for Science after getting marriedB. make achievements in the study of ancient EarthC. research animals and their bonesD. study the mystery of all kinds of plants27. Mary A
24、nning failed to be famous for her discoveries of fossils when she was 12 because _.A. nobody recognized them B. they werent worth studyingC. she didnt want to be known to anyone D. she sold them for money28. Whats the passage mainly about?A. Ancient discoveries. B. Women scientists.C. Successful mar
25、riages. D. Different prizes.CPeople joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents videos, or goes to the moviesThe most popular reading material is comic books，movie magazines，and TV guides. City libraries have only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have. But how do you e
26、xplain this? A yearly book festival in west Los Angeles is booming year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become available.This outdoor festival, sponsored by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This years attendance was estimated at 70, 000 on Saturday and 75,
27、 000 on Sunday. The festival consisted of 280 exhibitors. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an audience question-and-answer period following each talk. Autograph (亲笔签名)seekers sought out more than 150 authors. A short food street sold all kinds of popular food and various foreign food
28、s, from American hamburgers to Hawaiian shave ice (刨冰) drinks. Except for a $7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people avoided the food street prices by staying away and having their own sandwiches and drinks.People came from all over California. One couple drove down from San Franc
29、isco. “This is our sixth year here now. We love it.” said the husband. - 5 -“Its just fantastic to be in the great outdoors, to be among so many books and authors, and to get some very good deals, too.”The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. Although book f
30、estivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles residents welcome one?“ The citizens of the city are very unpredictable,”said one of the festival founders.29. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that_.A. city libraries have a very limited number of readersB. o
31、nly a small proportion (比例) of the readers go to libraries by carC. city libraries provide fewer places for car washesD. city libraries have fewer parking places30. The outdoor book festival attracts_.A. autograph seekers and authors only B. people with different interestsC. people who love Los Ange
32、les D. people who like cooking31. At the very beginning, people were about the idea for the book festival in Los Angeles.A. confident B. pessimistic C. uncertain D. indifferent32. The success of Los Angeles book festival shows that_.A. book reading is still popular in Los AngelesB. Los Angeles peopl
33、e prefer library to book festivalC. people attend the book festivals for fun not for readingD. libraries should have food streets to attract more readersDAggressive pedestrians are in fact as dangerous as careless drivers. They cause traffic accidents, injury and death.These dangerous walkers can be
34、 seen in any big city all over the world. About 69% of last years pedestrian deaths in the US occurred in urban areas. They cross streets ignoring “DONT WALK” signals, suddenly appear without warning from behind parked vehicles, walk slowly at crossroads with cell phones attached to heads, blocking
35、traffic.These pedestrians and drivers share a common disregard（忽视）for the rules of the road, both for selfish reasons. The drivers believe in the power of their machines. If their machines can go faster, they believe they have the right to go faster. If their machines are bigger, they believe they h
36、ave the right to push smaller vehicles aside. Aggressive pedestrians, on the other hand, believe in the primacy of the individual, the idea that they are first in any environment, under any circumstances, even when they are on foot in a roaring tide of steel and rubber.Last year, an estimated 5,220
37、pedestrians died in traffic accidents. Some 69,000 pedestrians were injured. On average, that worked out to one pedestrian killed in a traffic crash every 101 minutes, and one injured every eight minutes. The good news is that the accident rate is dropping. For example, the number of pedestrians kil
38、led last year was 24 percent less than the number killed in - 6 -traffic accidents a decade earlier. The bad news is that the basic causes of pedestrian deaths remain pretty much the samedisregard for traffic signals, inattention and crossing roads under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Alcohol,
39、in fact, was involved in 46 percent of the traffic accidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths. Of those, 31 percent of the pedestrians were found to be drunk.The bottom line is that the pedestrians must do more to protect their lives as well as the lives of other road users. They can start by obey
40、ing traffic signals, using marked cross-walks and calling a cab when theyve had too much to drink.33. The passage is mainly about _.A. how aggressive pedestrians cause traffic accidentsB. why so many Americans were killed on roads last yearC. what the traffic rules of the road about pedestrians were
41、 D. who are to blame for pedestrian deaths, drunk drivers or the aggressive pedestrians34. What is the pedestrians selfish reason for traffic jams?A. They know all drivers are skilled and with great care.B. They believe individuals are always first.C. They think traffic rules have nothing to do with
42、 them.D. They guess all vehicles will slow down at crossroads.35. What word can best describe the authors attitude to the traffic accidents caused by pedestrians?A. Excited. B. Cold. C. Concerned. D. Unconnected.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。The jobs of the futur
43、e have not yet been invented. 36 By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1. Curiosity Your children need to be deeply curious. 37 Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out.
44、 Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time? 2. Creativity True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.38 There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can
45、go a long way in helping them develop their creativity. 3. Interpersonal Skills Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know whats going on inside our own head, but what about others？Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusio
46、ns. 39 “Why do you think shes crying?”“Can you tell how that man is feeling by - 7 -looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?” 4. Self Expression 40 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideasmusic, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that y
47、our child is attracted by one or another. A. Encourage kids to cook with you.B. And we cant forget science education. C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that dont yet exist?E. Gardening is another great activity for helpi
48、ng kids develop this skill. F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，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。Hope in my armsLast year I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesdays Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS. All the children that had 41 at o
