1、2013-2014学年河北省承德市第八中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * A large number of people are _, and how can the local government ignore the problem A at work B in work C out of work D after work 答案： C 试题分析：句意：很多人失业了，地方政府怎么能忽略这个问题呢？ at work工作中； in work就业； out of work失业； after work工作后，选 C。 考点：考查词组辨析 Jack has been
2、working hard and _ is no doubt that he will do a good job in the entrance exam. A it B what C there D as 答案： C 试题分析：句意： Jack学习很努力，毫无疑问，他会在考试中取得好成绩。there is no doubt that是固定用法，意思是毫无疑问 ，选 C。 考点：考查固定句型 Instead of settling down and living a peaceful life, the farmers move from city to city _ work. A in
3、search of B in return for C in honor of D in praise of 答案： A 试题分析：句意：没有定居下来过一种平静的生活，这些农民为了寻找工作，从一座城市迁移到另一座城市。 in search of 寻找； in return for 作为 的回报；in honor of为了向 表示敬意； in praise of赞扬，选 A。 考点：考查词组辨析 He took up my cellphone and made a long distance call as if the phone _ him. A belonged to B was belo
4、nging to C was belonged to D had been belonged to 答案： A 试题分析：句意：他拿起我的手机，打了一个长途电话，好像手机是属于他的。belong to不能用于被动语态和进行时态，选 A。 考点：考查固定用法 The exhibition is well worth _ and you can see fancy vases of different dynasties on show there. A to visit B to be visited C being visited D visiting 答案： D 试题分析：句意：这个展览很值
5、得看，在那的展品中，你可以看到不同朝代的奇特的花瓶。 Be worth doing是固定用法，意思是值得做某事，选 D。 考点：考查固定用法 Weve had three whole weeks without a drop of rain. True. No crops will _ if the dry weather continues. A select B survive C explode D remove 答案： B 试题分析：句意：上文，我们已经整整三个星期没有下一滴雨了。下文，确实。如果干旱天气持续，没有农作物可以幸存。 Select选择； survive幸存； explod
6、e爆发； remove去除，选 B。 考点：考查词义辨析 There might be life on other planets, but so far scientists havent found enough _ to prove it. A evidence B relic C mystery D reception 答案： A 试题分析：句意：在其他星球可能有生命，但是到目前为止科学家没有找到足够的证据证明。 Evidence 证据； relic 遗迹； mystery 秘密； reception 接待，选 A。 考点：考查词义辨析 They are having _ debate
7、 about whether the two countries were at _ war at the time. A the; the B a; the C the; 不填 D a; 不填 答案： D 试题分析：句意：他们正在进行一场辩论，在那个时候，这两个国家是否在交战。第一个空，泛指 “一次辩论 ”，故用不定冠词 a；第二个空， be at war是固定用法，意思是交战，选 D。 考点：考查冠词 I refuse to lie about it, because its against my _. A rules B orders C principles D laws 答案： C
8、试题分析：句意：我拒绝闲着不干事，因为这违背我的原则。 Rules规章；orders命令； principles原则； laws法律，选 C。 考点：考查词义辨析 The kind lady devoted all her life to _ those homeless children. A help B helping C be helping D being helped 答案： B 试题分析：句意：这位善良的女士把她的一生致力于帮助那些无家可归的孩子们。 Devote to是固定用法，意思是致力于， to 是介词，后面要用动词的 -ing形式，选 B。 考点：考查固定用法 The p
9、olitician was deeply hurt when many of his former supporters voted _ him, and he lost his place in the government. A for B to C against D at 答案： C 试题分析：句意：当许多以前的支持者投票反对他时，这位政治家深深地受到伤害，他在政府中失去了地位。 Vote against是固定用法，意思是投票反对，选C。 考点：考查固定用法 Only _ people can have a good understanding of the lecture given
10、 by the scientist. A educated B devoted C concerned D relaxed 答案： A 试题分析：句意：只有受过教育的人才能够很好的理解这位科学家的演讲。Educated受过教育的； devoted献身的； concerned担心的； relaxed轻松的，选A。 考点：考查词义辨析 The black hero fought all his life to make black and white people _. A fair B same C equal D legal 答案： C 试题分析：句意：这位黑人英雄一生都在为使黑人和白人拥有平
11、等的权力而奋斗。 Fair合理的； same相同的； equal平等的； legal合法的，选 C。 考点：考查词义辨析 The murderer, who was _ to death by the judge last week, was only 20 years old. A made B caused C killed D sentenced 答案： D 试题分析：句意：这个杀人凶手，上周被法官处死，仅仅 20岁。 Sentence to death是固定用法，意思是处死，选 D。 考点：考查固定用法 The buses, _ were already full, were surr
12、ounded by anxious people. A all of them B all of which C they all D all which 答案： B 试题分析：句意：公共汽车，已经都满了，被焦急的人群包围。这里含有一个定语从句，分析句子结构可知，该空所填词用来引导定语从句，选 B。 考点：考查定语从句 完型填空 “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” I heard my son, Brian, say as as if he were sitting next to me. he wasnt.Brian was on the USS Kitt
13、y Hawk on maneuvers (大规模演习 ) between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf. My party-loving friend, Denise, had me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we at the restaurant, I scanned (扫视 ) the sea of , but didnt recognize anybody. A wave of washed over me, and tears welled in my
14、 eyes when I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday.” “Whats wrong ” Denise asked when she saw me dabbing (轻轻擦 ) at my . “I think Ive had too much wine. I keep Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n) smile. “Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the st
15、airs. Id hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a entered the room, carrying a sheet of cake. The firefighter the cake on the table in front of me so I could the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to me a piece of cake.” This time he very far away, but it seemed
16、 that he was just in front of me. I in my chair. Was I losing my mind “Ill have some as soon as I get this helmet (头盔 ) ,” the firefighter said. Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet. He his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head. “Brian!” “Hi Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”
17、【小题1】 A hardly B impossibly C clearly D loudly A So B Then C And D But A somewhere B anywhere C everywhere D nowhere A sent B supported C provided D invited A got B reached C arrived D came A smiles B voices C faces D dishes A happiness B sadness C anger D disappointment A at present B no more C at
18、once D once again A eyes B nose C ears D fingers A seeing B saying C listening D hearing A relaxing B exciting C understanding D surprising A fireman B firewomen C waiter D waitress A pulled B set C pushed D kept A light up B add up C take away D blow out A save B buy C make D bring A Shouted B soun
19、ded C laughed D cried A calmed B turned C froze D thought A rest B cake C paper D bread A off B away C down D on A carried away B packed up C put on D took off 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 D 【小题 1
20、5】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：本文讲述了一位本应在参加演习的儿子出现在母亲 50岁的生日庆祝会上，给母亲一个很大的惊喜的故事。 【小题 1】考查副词。 Hardly几乎不； impossibly不可能地； clearly明显地；loudly大声地。根据句意：就好像他坐在我身边说话一样清晰。故选 C。 【小题 2】考查连词。 So所以； Then然后； And并且； But但是。根据下文可知作者儿子正在参加演习，不在她身边，因此这里是转折。故选 D。 【小题 3】考查指示词。 Somewhere某处； an
21、ywhere 在任何地方； everywhere每个地 方； nowhere无处。根据常识可知演习在某个地方进行。故选 A。 【小题 4】考查动词。 Sent送； supported 支持； provided提供； invited邀请。根据句意：丹尼斯 ,我酷爱派对的朋友邀请我出席一个安静的五十岁生日庆祝晚餐。故选 D。 【小题 5】考查动词。 Got得到； reached到达； arrived抵达； came来。根据句意：我们到达餐厅。 arrive at 意思是达到某地。故选 C。 【小题 6】考查名词。 Smiles微笑； voices声音； faces脸； dishes餐具。根据常识可
22、知人们总是 从面孔上看认不认识这个人。故选 C。 【小题 7】考查名词。 Happiness幸福； sadness悲伤； anger生气；disappointment 失望。根据下文眼泪浮现在眼中，可知作者这会很悲伤。故选 B。 【小题 8】考查词组。 at present现在； no more不再； at once立刻； once again再一次。由于 “嗨，妈妈， 50岁生日快乐 ”这句话已经出现过了，因此这里是再次出现。故选 D。 【小题 9】考查名词。 Eyes眼睛； nose鼻子； ears耳朵； fingers手指。根据上文提到眼中有眼泪，因此这 里是擦眼睛。故选 A。 【小题
23、10】考查动词。 Seeing看见； saying说； listening听； hearing听见。根据前文反复听见作者儿子的祝语。后面直接是宾语，因此用及物动词。故选 D。 【小题 11】考查形容词。 Relaxing令人放松的； exciting令人兴奋的；understanding了解的； surprising令人惊讶的。根据句意：她给了我一个理解的微笑。故选 C。 【小题 12】考查名词。 Fireman 消防员； firewomen 女消防员； waiter 男服务员；waitress女服务员。根据下文中的 “ firefighter”消防队员，可知此处是 Fireman。故选 A。
24、 【小题 13】考查动词。 Pulled拉； set放置； pushed推； kept保持。根据句意：消防队员把蛋糕放在桌子上在我的前面。故选 B。 【小题 14】考查词组。 light up 照亮； add up合计； take away带走； blow out吹熄。根据常识可知过生日吹熄蜡烛。故选 D。 【小题 15】考查动动词。 Save保留； buy买； make制作； bring带来。根据句意：妈妈 ,一定要给我留一块蛋糕。故选 A。 【小题 16】考查动词。 Shouted大喊； sounded听起来； laughed笑； cried哭。根据常识可知是听见说话声。故选 B。 【小题
25、 17】考查动词。 Calmed平静； turned转弯； froze冻住； thought想。根据句意：我愣在了座椅上，作者见到本应在进行演习的儿子出现了，出乎意料。故选 C。 【小题 18】考查名词。 Rest休息； cake蛋糕； paper纸； bread。根据前文提到要妈妈为他留一块蛋糕。故选 B。 【小题 19】考查副词。 Off走开； away离开； down向下； on继续着。根据句意：我一摘下 头盔就想得到一块蛋糕。 Get off 意思是脱下。故选 A。 【小题 20】考查词组。 carried away带走； packed up整理； put on穿上； took off
26、脱下。根据句意：他在脱下制服拉下头盔。故选 D。 考点：考查故事类短文 阅读理解 The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666 In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city , where most of the houses were wooden and close together Over one hundred people became homeless , but only a few
27、lost their lives . The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker（面包师）in Pudding Lane The baker , with his wife and family , was able to get out through a window into the roof A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房） into a small hotel next door Then it spread quickly int
28、o Thames Street That was the beginning. By eight o clock three hundred houses were on fire On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames Tuesday was the worst day The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them . Samuel Pepys , th
29、e famous writer , writer about the fire , “People threw their things into the river Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .” The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path o
30、f the fire With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师 ), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new S
31、t Pauls The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. 【小题 1】 The fire began in . A a hotel B the palace C Pudding Lane D Thames Street 【小题 2】 The underlined wordfamilyin the second paragraph means . A home B children C wi
32、fe and husband D wife and children 【小题 3】 It seems that the writer fo the text was most sorry for the fact that _. A some people lost their lives B the birds in the sky were killed by the fire C many famous buildings were destroyed D the Kings bakery was burned down 【小题 4】 Why did the writer cite(引用
33、 )Samuel Pepys A Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. B Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. C To show that poor people suffered most. D To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. 【小题 5】 How was the fire put out according to the text A The King and his soldiers came to help
34、. B All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. C People managed to get enough water from the river. D Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 D 试题分析：文章向读者详细描述了伦敦火灾的情况。 【小题 1】细节题：根据第二段第一句话 “The fire started on Sunday morning
35、 in the house of the Kings baker（面包师） in Pudding Lane ”可知火灾是在 Pudding Lane路上最先发生的。故选 C。 【小题 2】推理题：文章总提及没有很多人在火灾中死亡，故 A错误； “Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .”说明这些小鸟是被热量熏死了的，而不是被烧死的，因此 B错误；在第二段第一行中也没有说作者为 the Kings bakery的被烧掉而遗憾，因此 D错误；根据文章第三段最后一句 . The fire destroyed many well-known bui
36、ldings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them .说明很多著名的建筑物被烧掉了，作者为此感到遗憾。故选 C。 【小题 3】推理题：根据文章第四段中 “People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .”是向读者描述了火灾发生的情景。故选 C。 【小题 4】推理题：根据文章第四段中 “Peopl
37、e threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .”是向读者描述了火灾发生的情景。故选 C。 【小题 5】细节题：根据 文章第五段中 “The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path（路径） of
38、 the fire”大火最终在国王下令让人们摧毁火径上的几百座建筑物后熄灭了。故选 D。 考点：考查故事类阅读 Before Alaska became part of the U.S., it had been owned by Russia. Trading posts and small settlements were scattered along the coast. The rest of land was left unexplored. The Russians were mainly interested in the wealth of furs from the vas
39、t herds of seals they found there. By the mid-1800s, most of the seal herds had been wiped out, and Russia no longer wanted to keep Alaska. William Seward, Secretary of State for President Johnson, believed the United States should buy Alaska from Russia. President Johnson wasnt so sure it was a wis
40、e way to spend U.S. money, but he agreed to let Seward discuss it with the Russians. Acting quickly, Seward made a deal. On March 30, 1867, he signed an agreement for the U.S. to pay seven million dollars for the land. Many people thought it was a foolish waste of Americas money. They called the dea
41、l “Sewards folly”. Then gold was discovered in Alaska and public opinion changed quickly. Seward did not live to see the true value of Alaska. He died in 1872, five years after making the purchase (购买 ). Each year, Alaskas natural resources(资源 ) have brought in many times the $7,000,000 paid for it.
42、 Natural gas, coal, oil, lumber, seafood and other minerals, besides the gold first found, have made it a valuable addition to the United States. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States. 【小题 1】 The Russians wanted to sell Alaska because _. A they thought it wasnt a good place B th
43、ey thought it didnt belong to Russia C they couldnt find enough seals there D they wanted to earn more money from the U.S. 【小题 2】 When Seward signed the agreement, many people thought _. A it was a successful deal B it had its true value C he wasted U.S. money D he was clever 【小题 3】 Which of the fol
44、lowing things was found first in Alaska A Gas. B Coal. C Oil. D Gold. 【小题 4】 Before 1959, the United States had _. A 37 states B 48 states C 49 states D 50 states 【小题 5】 The best title for this passage would probably be _. A Alaska, a beautiful place B Alaska with natural resources C Alaska, the 49t
45、h state of the U.S. D Alaska, home to seals 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 试题分析：文章主要介绍了阿拉斯加成为美国一个州的过程。从美国人购买该州到分析黄金和各种资源都有了清楚地介绍。 【小题 1】细节题：根据第二段第一句话 “By the mid-1800s, most of the seal herds had been wiped out, and Russia no longer wanted to keep Alaska”十九世纪中期大多数海豹群已经彻底消失了，俄罗斯不想在拥
46、有阿拉斯加了。故选 C。 【小题 2】细节题：根 据第三段第一句 “Many people thought it was a foolish waste of Americas money. They called the deal “Sewards folly”.说明很多人都认为购买阿拉斯加是浪费钱。故选 C。 【小题 3】细节题：根据第四段中 “Natural gas, coal, oil, lumber, seafood and other minerals, besides the gold first found”说明黄金是最新被发现的。故选 D。 【小题 4】细节题：根据文章第四段
47、最后一句 “In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States. ”1959年，阿拉斯加变成美国第 49个州，由此可知之前是 48个州。故选 B。 【小题 5】主旨题：文章主要介绍了阿拉斯加成为美国一个州的过程。故选 C。 考点：考查历史类阅读 My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression (消沉 ), the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my l
48、ife. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “Im going to Afghanistan.” International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving
