1、2012-2013学年甘肃省武威第五中学高二 9月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * .Our team was ahead during the first half, but we _ in the last ten minutes. A were won B were lost C were beaten D won 答案： C _ a letter from her parents, Lily is now looking forward to _ from them. A Having not received; hear B. Not received; hear C. N
2、ot having received; hearing D. Receiving not; hearing 答案： C I cant imagine_ that with such a famous author. A work B to work C to be working D working 答案： D -You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. -Well, now I regret _ that. A. to do b. to be doing C. to have done D. having done 答
3、案： D Unless _ to speak， you should remain silent at the conference A invited B inviting C being invited D having invited 答案： A The building _ will be used as our new library. A is being constructed B built C under construction D to build 答案： C The medicine has a strong side _ on our health though it
4、 works well. A influence B effect C affect D impact 答案： B The town official broke _ for working over time in the search for the trapped people after the earthquake. A out B away C down D into 答案： C The movie is quite _, which can be judged from their expression after watching it. A thrilled B thrill
5、ing C to thrill D thriller 答案： B For her, happiness _ helping those in trouble. A consists of B consists in C makes up D lie in 答案： B I suggested that he _ the manager before he decided. A telephoned B would telephone C telephone D had to telephone 答案： C His failure in the experiment suggested that
6、he _ his teachers proper instructions. A should not have followed B should not follow C mustnt have followed D hadnt followed 答案： D Professor Hawking stepped into the office I knew that there was no hope. A Unless B Now that C Although D The moment 答案： D Usually children are allowed to _ when they a
7、re six years old. A attend school B attend the school C join school D join the school 答案： A 完型填空 My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would_36_ the correct answer. When I was young， I thought_37_ was very important to us as humans， so I said， “My
8、ears， Mummy.” She said，“No. Many people are _38_.But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.” Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first _39_， I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her， “Mummy， it must be our eyes.” She looked at me a
9、nd said， “You are _40_ fast， but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.” _41_ the years， Mother asked me a couple more _42_ and always her response to my answer was， “No， but you are getting _43_ every year， my child.” Then last year， my grandpa _44_.Everyone was hear
10、tbroken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our _45_ to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me， “Do you know the most important body part yet， my dear？ ” I was_46_ when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a _47_ between her and me. She saw the _48_ on my
11、face and told me， “This question is very important. It shows that you have really_49_ your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said， “My dear， the most important body part is your _50_.”I asked， “Is it because they hold up your head？ ” She replied， “No， it is _51_ on them a crying friend o
12、r a loved one can rest his or her head. I only hope that you have enough _52_ and friends and that you will have a shoulder to cry _53_ when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a _54_ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of _55_. 【小题1】 A notice B believe in C
13、doubt D guess at A love B health C sound D sight A blind B deaf C invisible D thoughtful A discovery B decision C attempt D suggestion A learning B thinking C growing D changing A Before B Till C Beyond D Over A ways B things C questions D times A stronger B taller C smarter D nicer A left B got ill
14、 C died D got wounded A duty B turn C pity D chance A shocked B satisfied C interested D excited A game B test C match D secret A worry B puzzlement C regret D pain A enjoyed B found C disliked D lived A shoulders B feet C hands D hair A how B because C why D whether A respect B favor C love D fun A
15、 by B on C above D for A valuable B useful C selfish D precious A others B the deaf C Grandpa D the blind 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 A
16、 【小题 1】 D考查动词。 notice“注意 ”， believe in“相信 ”， doubt“怀疑 ”， guess at“猜测 ”。根据句意作者是经过这些年的经历，才猜测到母亲的问题的答案：，故选 D。 【小题 2】 C考查名词。根据上下文 “My ears”可知作者在此时认为听力是最主要的。 【小题 3】 B 考查形容词。母亲对作者的回答是 “No”可得知 “ears”不是最重要的，因为有很多的聋子。 【小题 4】 C考查名词。考查 make an attempt“尝试 ”， “自从我第一次尝试回答那个问题，我就经常反复思考这个问题 ”。 【小题 5】 A考查动词。母亲的话中隐含作
17、者已从第一次的答案：里学到了东西，所以这里是说作者学得很快。 【小题 6】 D考查连词。 over the years 意为 “在几年之间 ”，符合句意。 【小题 7】 D考查名词。母亲是将相同的问题在几年之间问了多次，故选times“次数 ”。 【小题 8】 C考查形容词。作者一次次地回答母亲提的那个问题，每次都有一些进步，所以母亲是夸作者比以前更聪明，用 smarter。 【小题 9】 C考查动词。 根据上下文大家都心碎了，都在哭，可知是作者的爷爷去世了。 【小题 10】 B考查名词。根据句意，是 “轮到我们去和爷爷见最后一次面了 ”，Its ones turn to do sth.“轮到
18、某人做某事 ”。 【小题 11】 A考查形容词。在大家都在哀悼爷爷的死的时候，母亲突然问了这个问题，所以作者感到很惊讶。 【小题 12】 A考查名词。多年来母亲一直问这个问题，作者以为这是他和母亲之间的一个游戏，其他选项放在此处不符合文章意思。 【小题 13】 B考查动词。作者当时很纳闷母亲为何在那个时候问这个问题，而且一时也不知如何回 答，所以应该是一脸的困惑，所以答案：为 B。 【小题 14】 D考查动词。母亲认为这个问题很重要，它可以表明作者可以 “独立地生活 ”了。 【小题 15】 A考查名词。通过下文可知，母亲是指肩膀可以借给至亲和朋友去依靠，所以答案：是 “肩 膀 ”。 【小题 1
19、6】 B考查连词。 because跟在 be动词后连接表语从句，揭示原因，下文母亲要揭示为什么是这个答案：的原因。 【小题 17】 C考查名词。母亲一直以来问这个问题是希望作者可以明白要有爱心，要不惜给予爱。 【小题 18】 B考查介词。 cry on the shoulder“在肩膀 上哭 ”。 【小题 19】 C考查形容词。作者此刻明白做人不能 “自私 ”，要懂得给予爱。 【小题 20】 A考查名词。这种爱的给予就是对别人的痛苦的理解、同情。 阅读理解 Teens are more likely to behave badly if their parents expect them to
20、， a new US study has found. “Parents who believe they are simply being realistic might actually be having a bad effect on their children， ” Christy Buchanan， a teacher at Wake Forest University and one of the authors of the study， said. “Bad expectations on the part of both parents and children pred
21、ict more rebellious (叛逆的 ) behaviors later on.” The finding came from a study of more than 250 sixth- and seventh-graders and their mothers. They were examined at the start of the study and again one year later. If kids mothers expected them to take more risks and be more rebellious， higher chances
22、of risky behavior were seen.This_was_also_true when kids had bad expectations of themselves. “Sometimes parents expect more negative behavior from their children than they should based on the childrens history of behavior， ” Buchanan said.Parents shouldnt be naive (无知的 ) about the possibility of bad
23、 behavior， she said， but its also a mistake to think that children who are well-behaved will naturally become rebellious at the age of 13. “By thinking risk-taking or rebelliousness is normal for teenagers and showing that to their children， parents might add to other messages from society that make
24、 teenagers feel that they are strange if they are not willing to take risks or break laws， ” she said.“This can mean， for example， that when parents expect teens to drink before they turn 21 or to do other risky behaviors， kids are less likely to refuse to do so later in their lives.” On the other h
25、and， parents expectations that teens can exhibit good behaviors and refuse to behave badly or to take risks could help reduce the possibility of bad behavior， Buchanan said.“As a parent， you should put expectations on your children carefully.” 【小题 1】 The passage is centered around the topic of_. A p
26、arental rights B childrens habits C parental education D parent-children relationship 【小题 2】 What do we know about the study A Only mothers were examined. B Participants were examined twice. C 250 people were examined in the study. D Christy Buchanan was the only author of the study. 【小题 3】 What doe
27、s the underlined part “This was also true” in Paragraph 3 refer to A The kids were more likely to take dangerous behavior. B The kids would have bad expectations of their parents. C The kids were likely to go against their mothers. D Mothers expected their kids to behave badly. 【小题 4】 Children may b
28、e more rebellious if_. A they know parents think risk-taking is normal B parents put little expectation on them C they behave well before they turn 13 D they are asked not to take risks 【小题 5】 What might be the most suitable title for the passage A Risk-taking is normal for teens. B Why are my teens
29、 behaving badly C Dont expect too much from your teens. D Bad expectations lead to bad-behaving teens. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D The name England comes from the words “Angle land” The Angles were people who came from northern Germany in the 5th and 6th centuries， after the Rom
30、ans had left.The French name for England is Angleterre， which also means “Angle land” There were also invasions (侵略 ) of southern England by Saxons and Jutes (people from another part of northern Germany) English people are sometimes called Anglo-Saxons.The Celts who used to live in this area were f
31、orced to move back into Scotland， Ireland， Cornwall and into Western France (the area known as Brittany) England at first became a series of kingdoms， the strongest of which was Wessex (the name comes from West-Saxon) The names of many of the areas in England come from this periodfor example ， the n
32、ame Sussex comes from South-Saxon，Essex from East-Saxon， and East Anglia from East-Angle.The Vikings then came from Denmark， and later the Normans invaded from France. Eventually England，Wales， Scotland and Northern Ireland were united， forming the United Kingdom. The English language is the main la
33、nguage spoken throughout England， although there are many different accents.It can be difficult to know how to spell or to pronounce some English words， because the language has been influenced by Latin and Greek (languages used at the time of the Romans， and used in religion and education until rec
34、ent times)， German (the language of the Angles， Saxons and Jutes)， French(the language of the Normans)， Gaelic/Scots (Celtic languages) and Danish (the language of the Vikings) There are now many people throughout the United Kingdom who speak a foreign language either as their first or second langua
35、ge； mainly due to immigration (移民 ) from Europe or the Commonwealth (countries which used to be part of the British Empire) 【小题 1】 According to the first paragraph， which of the following statements is NOT true A The Romans were forced to leave England when the Jutes attacked there. B The Celts used
36、 to live in England but left for some reason. C Southern England once was attacked by Saxons and Jutes. D Angles and Saxons came from different parts of northern Germany. 【小题 2】 In the history of England， _once was the strongest kingdom. A Sussex B Wessex C Essex D East Anglia 【小题 3】 What can we lea
37、rn from the third paragraph A English words are hard to spell and to pronounce. B England had been invaded by most of the countries of Europe. C The English language was influenced by several foreign languages. D Its hard for people who have different English accents to communicate. 【小题 4】 Why do ma
38、ny people in the UK speak a foreign language nowadays A Because they are required to learn a foreign language at school. B Because they plan to live outside the UK in the future. C Because they have moved from other countries. D Because they have worked in other countries. 【小题 5】 The author writes t
39、his passage to_. A tell the history of England B tell how the United Kingdom was formed C introduce the main spoken language throughout England D tell the origin of the name of England 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A After a very busy afternoon， as I walked into my house， I heard th
40、e phone ringing. It was my friend Lydia， upset over an argument with her husband. My usual approach is to offer advice， but this time， exhausted from chores， I simply sat down in a chair and listened to my friends frustration and sadness. Without the disturbance of judgment or the desire to comfort
41、her， I stayed totally quiet while she talked. Eventually Lydias depression eased and we said our goodbyes. The next day she phoned to thank me. “Im so grateful for the way you helped me through this， ”she said. At first I was surprised. After all， I had done nothing except be there for her. But afte
42、r I had my own venting (发泄的 ) experience with another friend later that evening，I realized that my focused silence had some value. In fact， most relationship experts agree that talk is cheap； its listening thats rare and valuable It allows you not only to hear what the other person is saying， but al
43、so to have a clear understanding of her thoughts and feelings. And for the speaker， that level of understanding translates into concern and respect. Unfortunately， listening isnt as easy as it sounds. Thanks to schedules filled with family and work， multitasking has become a barrier (障碍 ) to listeni
44、ng. My tiredness may have been the only thing stopping me from folding laundry or checking my e-mail while Lydia talked that afternoon. Another barrier to listening is our listening system： Most of us take in only about half of whats being said during a conversation， according to the International L
45、istening Association. Research shows that we speak at 125 to 150 words per minute，yet think at 500 words a minute. Therefore， because we think much more quickly than we speak， it is easy for us to lose our concentration when listening to speakers. While it can be hard to focus at times， its a skill
46、worth developing. With a little practice (employing some techniques)， you can become a better listener. 【小题 1】 Why didnt the author give any advice to Lydia that afternoon A Because she thought her keeping silence was better for Lydia. B Because she didnt know how to comfort Lydia. C Because she was
47、 too tired to talk to Lydia. D Because she couldnt cut in while Lydia was talking. 【小题 2】 In Paragraph 2， the author mainly talks about_. A the importance of listening B the importance of venting anger C her own listening experience D her own venting experience 【小题 3】 The author uses the result of t
48、he research in Paragraph 4 to mainly show that_. A we think much more quickly than we speak B we can only understand about half of what we hear C there is not much thinking time available while we are listening D we lose our concentration easily while we are listening 【小题 4】 What will be discussed following the passage A Why listening is valuable. B What we should do while listening. C How to become a good listener. D How to stop drifting off while
