1、- 1 -陕西省咸阳百灵中学 2016-2017 学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题（无答案）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，共 20 小题，共 40 分）第一节 （共 15 道小题，每题 2 分，共 30 分）A Enrich your knowledge about Mexico with EBooks.We offer a range of selected titles, many of which cannot be found elsewhere. With EBooks, you can download immediately and read today.Book Name：Mex
2、ico Road LogsNumber of Pages：64Publication Date：1st March 2013Price：US$12.99Description：The Mexico Road Logs will make your highway journeys across Mexico much better, easier and safer.The Mexico Road Logs is better than a GPS. It is more like a knowledgeable friend sitting in the passenger seat sho
3、wing you where to turn, warning you about the next speed bump, gas station, or military cheek point.Book Name：English Speakers Guide to Living in MexicoNumber of Pages：149Publication Date：22nd April 2013Price：US $19.95Description：If youre planning to move to Mexico, making plans for your future life
4、 there, this book will help you. It contains a wealth of valuable and uptodate information that will help you to understand the Mexican health and medical care systems and make informed choices about healthcare provision in Mexico.- 2 -Book Name：Sleeping With Pancho VillaNumber of Pages：213Publicati
5、on Date：1st June 2010Price：US $9.95Description：The story happens in a small Mexican town. Jake, an American drifter (流浪汉) in an unnamed Mexican town， becomes a suspect in the murder of a local painter, Pancho. The search for the true criminal reveals the countrys disordered politics and its economic
6、 tensions.Book Name：2013 Guide to the Cost of Living in MexicoNumber of Pages：71Publication Date：1st February 2013Price：US $19.95Description：Dont just guess at what living in Mexico might cost you. Everybodys situation is unique and so too are the costs. It enables you to create an estimate of your
7、living costs in this country, based on your individual situation and lifestyle.1.Which category (类别) does the book，English Speakers Guide to Living in Mexico belong to?ARoad logs. BFiction.CHealth and medical care. DWork and retirement.2Which of the following is TRUE about Sleeping With Pancho Villa
8、?AIt is an interesting story that happens in Mexico.BIt tells the story of a Mexican painter, Jake.CIt is mainly about Mexican politics and economics.DIt reveals the political and economic situation of Mexico through a story.3What does the underlined word， “It” in the last part，probably refer to?- 3
9、 -AMexican. BThe book.CYour lifestyle. DYour education level.BDiana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21yearold twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.“
10、I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through th
11、e federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student
12、 loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.At the same time, tuition(学费)continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while aver
13、age family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.“If we go on this way for another 25 years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M.Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through d
14、ebt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans
15、 account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.- 4 -4According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail?AThe twins wasted too much money. BThe father was out of work.CTheir saving ran out. DThe family fell apart.5How d
16、id the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?AThey asked their kids to come home.BThey borrowed $ 20,000 from the school.CThey encouraged their twin sons to do parttime jobs.DThey got help from the school and the federal government.6Financial aid administrators believe that _.Amore families will face
17、 the same problem as the JacobsBthe government will receive more letters of complaintCcollege tuition fees will double soonDAmericas unemployment will fall7What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?AThey blamed the government for the tuition increase.BTheir income remained stea
18、dy in the last decade.CThey will try their best to send kids to college.DTheir debts will be paid off within 25 years.C- 5 -Of all the planets, none has captured the worlds imagination like Mars. Its reddish color and changes in brightness over time make the planet an unforgettable sight.In Cosmos，t
19、he television science series from the 1980s，scientist Carl Sagan talked about some traditional ideas about Mars. Some of these ideas are from the English science fiction writer H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds. Others are from the mistaken science of Percival Lowell, the American astronomer who beli
20、eved intelligent beings lived on Mars. Wells described Martians as threatening. Lowell imagined them as the hopeful engineers of great works. Carl Sagan said that both ideas influenced the public deeply.Today, Mars continues to excite humans-not as the object of science fiction but of scientific stu
21、dy. Space scientists have collected a wealth of information from spacecrafts that have orbited, landed on and dug into the Martian surface.The Smithsonians “Mars Day” offered a chance for people of all ages to touch Mars, or at least a piece of it. Allison and Alycia from Silver Spring, Maryland，bro
22、ught their children, Grace, Sam, Ryan and Emma. They heard about Mars and its geology from experts. They could see a test version of the Viking landers that reached Mars in July of 1976. They also saw meteorites (陨星) known to have come from the red, or reddish planet. Eightyearold Sam learned that t
23、he ancient description of Mars as red is not exactly right. He said， “Its actually orangish more than red and its also kind of brown, too.” Emma is six. She learned about the volcanic activity that has shaped the surface of Mars. She said, “The closest thing to Marsthe stuffis from volcanoes mostly.
24、”“Mars Day” offered Allison and Alycias children a chance to learn more - 6 -about a world that they are very likely to set foot on within their lifetimes.8What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?AWhy Martians were considered threatening.BWhy Mars has captured the worlds imagination.CWhat people generally
25、thought of Mars in the past.DHow H.G.Wells got the idea for his science fiction9It is implied in Paragraph 3 that _.Atodays space scientists still know nothing about MarsBtodays space scientists are very interested in MarsCscience fiction films are no longer set in MarsDspace scientists havent made
26、any progress in knowing Mars10Sam would probably agree that _.AMars is not really redBno meteorites have come from MarsCMars cannot be described as a little brownDthe ancient description of Mars color is true11What is the writers attitude toward the idea that humans will set foot on Mars?AHe thinks
27、it may happen in this year.BHe thinks it will always remain a dream.CHe thinks it will come true within hundreds of years.DHe thinks it may happen in the following decades.DMy grandparents were married for 50 years, and played their own special game the time they had met each other. The goal of thei
28、r game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more. They dragged “shmily” with their fingers through the sugar and flour containers to awa
29、it whoever was preparing the next meal. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. There was no end to the places where “shmily” would pop up. Little notes with “shmily” were found on car seats, or taped to steering wheels. The n
30、otes were put inside shoes and left under - 7 -pillows. This mysterious word was as much a part of my grandparents house as the furniture.It took me a long time before I could fully appreciate my grandparents game. Skepticism(怀疑论)has kept me from believing in true love. However, I never doubted my g
31、randparents relationship. It was based on passionate(热诚的)affection which not everyone was lucky enough to experience.But there was a dark cloud in my grandparents life：my grandmother had breast cancer. The disease had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every step of th
32、e way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way so that she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside. But one day Grandma was gone.“Shmily”. It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmothers funeral bouquet(花束). When the funeral wa
33、s finished, Grandpa stepped up to my grandmothers coffin (棺材 ) and began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came：shmily See How Much I Love You.12According to the passage, where may the word “shmily”be found?ain the flour containersbon the mirrorcon the sheet of toilet paperdon pi
34、llowseon the furnitureAa，b Bb，cCa，d Db，e13The underlined phrase “pop up” in Paragraph 1 means “_” Aappear BchangeCsurvive Dwork14According to the passage, the author _.Athought the game was meaninglessBbelieved everyone could experience true loveCdoubted the existence of true love at firstDsometimes
35、 left “shmily” around the house15Grandpa tried to make grandma comfortable by _.Asinging songs to her every dayBpainting the room yellow- 8 -Cencouraging her to go outsideDhelping her take a hot shower ever第二节（共 5 小题。每小题 2 分，共 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_16_You will find that many
36、Canadians will smile at you as they pass in the street, or say something to you like “Hi!” or “How is it going?” Just answer with something similar. In the UK the answer would be “Im fine” but in Canada they say “Im good.”In company, when someone is offering you a second helping of food or more wine
37、, if you dont want any more, use the same expression“Im good.” _17_ Most Canadians dont force you to eat more than you want.In a restaurant, your plate will be cleared away almost immediately you have finished eating. _18_ It is their way of being friendly and making conversation with the customers.
38、Canadians eat early and go home early. When you are invited to a Canadians home, you may be asked to arrive at 5：30 pm or 6 pm. _19_Remember to take off your shoes and leave them inside the door without being asked. In winter, there can be a lot of snow and dirt on your shoes. Once you are in the wa
39、rm house, it melts (融化) and falls off, making a mess. Canadians tend to have light coloured carpets or hardwood floors.If youre invited for dinner, it will be a full sitdown meal. _20_ Arrive on time and dont stay over 10 pm.ACanada is a beautiful country with a long history.BDo take something with
40、you, like a bottle of wine.CDont be surprised when strangers talk to you in Canada.DYou must welcome the guests by saying “Good evening.”EIn this case, it means “No, thank you.Ive had enough.”FBut guests in Europe are not expected to arrive until 7：30 pm or 8 pm.GWhen you go into a shop, the shop as
41、sistants will ask if they can help you.- 9 -第二部分 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上填写。Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 21 ,
42、” his father said. “But if you dont work hard, no fortune will come.”What made him sad was 22 his piano teacher in Beijing didnt like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.” 23 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 24 . He decided that he didnt want to be a 25 any more. For th
43、e next two weeks he didnt touch the piano. 26 , his father didnt push, but waited.Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 27 some holiday songs. He didnt want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 28 that he could show others that he had talent 29 . That day he told his
44、father 30 he had been waiting to hearthat he wanted to study with a new teacher. 31 that point on, everything turned around.He started 32 competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 33 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 34 to hold back his tears. Soon 35 was c
45、lear that he couldnt stay in China foreverhe had to play on the worlds big 36 . In 1997 Lang Lang 37 again, this time to Philadelphia, U. S. There he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 38 performance at Chicagos Ravinia Festival, gig
46、s(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started 39 in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him 40 .21.A.exercise B.fortune C.knowledge D.wealth22.A.whether B.why C.when D.that23.A.Like B.With C.To D.As- 10 -24.A.hurt B.weakened C.ruined D.frightened2
47、5.A.singer B.pianist C.conductor D.player26.A.Hopefully B.Patiently C.Wisely D.Painfully27.A.play B.sing C.write D.study28.A.seemed B.admitted C.noticed D.realized29.A.in all B.above all C.after all D.at all30.A.that B.what C.which D.when31.A.From B.At C.Since D.After32.A.receiving B.accepting C.winning D.beating33.A.told B.mentioned C.announced D.recognized34.A.excited B.encouraged C.shocked D.satisfied35.A.this B.it C.that D.what36.A.concerts B.tours C.competitions D.stages37.A.started B.left C.moved D.performed38.A.successful B.cheerful C.respectful D.meaningful39.A.pulling B.breaking C.
