1、2012-2013学年福建省东山县第二中学高二第一次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * She felt rather _that she should drive the car at such a_ speed. A frightening, frightening B frightened, frightened C frightened, frightening D frightening, frightened 答案： C Generally speaking, when_ according to the directions, the medicine has no si
2、de effect. A taken B taking C to take D to be taken 答案： A Under a big tree _, half asleep. A did sit a fat man B a fat man sat C did a fat man sit D sat a fat man 答案： D Professor Hawking stepped into the office he knew that there was no hope. A Unless B Now that C The moment D Although 答案： C This me
3、dicine will him of his cough. A recover B cure C treat D heal 答案： B The thief , they were happy to shout loudly. A was caught B catching C having caught D caught 答案： D With a lot of difficulties _ , they went to the seashore and had a good rest. A settled B settling C to settle D being settled 答案： A
4、 -Why are you late for school -Because our car _ halfway to the destination. A broke in B broke down C broke out D broke up 答案： B John rushed out in a hurry， the door . A leaving; unlocked B leaving; unlocking C left; unlocked D to leave; unlocking 答案： A _ in her skirt, the little girl tried to make
5、 herself _ at the party. A Dressed; notice B Dressing; noticed C Dressed; noticed D Dressing; noticing 答案： C Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to school. A. lacked B lacking of C. lack of D. lacking 答案： D from the moon, our earth, with water seven percent of its surface, appears as a “
6、blue ball”. A Seeingcovered B Seencovered C Seeingcovering D Seencovering 答案： D Cleaning women in big cities get by the hour. A pay B paying C paid D to pay 答案： C When _ the letter, tears came to her eyes. A she was reading B reading C she reading D read 答案： A Only by shouting at the top of his voic
7、e . A he was able to make himself hear B he was able to make himself heard C was he able to make himself hear D was he able to make himself heard 答案： D Its quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth _ and his eyes _. A closing; open B closed; open C closing; opening D closed; opened 答案： B Its
8、dangerous to get close to the building now . A being constructed B constructed C been constructed D to be constructed 答案： A Mike lost the pen he paid 10 yuan. A to which B which C for that D for which 答案： D All of us, Jane ， will make a trip to London next month. A include B included C including D i
9、s included 答案： B Nuclear energy may be dangerous if A controls B not controlling C not controlled D controlled 答案： C 完型填空 Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing 41 was something she picked up by herself. After her first 42 , teaching disabled children, she became a part-
10、time writer for IBM. 43 , writing stories was simply a 44 interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商 ). 45 , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long 46 and paid Tracy a $50,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for 47 writer.
11、” 48 Tracys characters (人物 ) are interesting, her stories sometimes 49 readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could 50 the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.” “Can I I dont think I can,” Tra
12、cy said with a laugh. “But I do have 51 when things come to me 52 .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a 53 set in ancient (古代的 ) China. 54 the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese 55 . It came without her having 56 it. Though she has published 10 books,
13、 Tracy has remained 57 by her fame. She lives in the same 58 she lived 27 years ago although in a more comfortable home. Theres more room for 59 in her life-and it wasnt just 60 . 【小题1】 A method B experience C practice D skill A job B effort C duty D task A Instead B Then C Certainly D Normally A ge
14、neral B deep C personal D lively A Interested B Anxiously C Seriously D Encouraged A film B story C program D article A a foreign B a popular C an unusual D an unknown A Even though B Now that C Just because D Except that A find B turn C leave D hold A make up B connect with C control D explain A ev
15、ents B chances C feelings D moments A for no reason B from a distance C by accident D as gifts A description B pointing C scene D talk A Surprisingly B Suddenly C Expectedly D Fortunately A cooking B history C play D medicine A known B sent C realized D ordered A unchanged B excited C determined D u
16、nmoved A life B city C house D way A success B work C joy D variety A luck B reporting C writing D fun 答案： 阅读理解 Ive loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I dec
17、ided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.” I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it
18、in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的 )”. But she lived “on the surface”. As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy famil
19、y. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that t
20、he letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told me, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers
21、 inside a photo of my father and a one -page letter, folded (折叠 ) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 【小题 1】 The writer began to love her mothers desk _. A after Mother died B before she be
22、came a writer C when she was a child D when mother gave it to her 【小题 2】 The passage shows that _. A Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done B Mother cared much about her daughter in words C Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words. D Mother was cold on the surface but kin
23、d in her heart to her daughter 【 小题 3】 The world “gulf ” in the passage means _. A deep understanding between the old and the young. B different ideas between the mother and the daughter. C free talks between mother and daughter. D part of the sea going far in land. 【小题 4】 What did Mother do with he
24、r daughters letter asking for forgiveness A She had never received the letter. B For years, she often talked about the letter. C She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D She read the letter again and again till she died. 【小题 5】 Whats the best title of the passage A My letter to Mothe
25、r B Mother and Children C My Mothers Desk D Talks between Mother and me. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C Bicycles are a great way to get around. Theyre fun to ride, especially down hills. And, as you speed along the road, you might also think of ways in which you could improve your
26、bike make it safer, more efficient, or more comfortable. In fact, the two-wheeled machines make for some cool science projects. This years Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held last May in Cleveland, featured（ had） three bicycle projects from three countries. Like many of the
27、 other experiments presented at ISEF, the bike projects showed that some of the most interesting scientific research often begins by taking a closer look at things you care about. Renato Angulo Chu had even grander ambitions. The 12th-grader from Lima, Peru, wanted to address some of his countrys ec
28、onomic troubles. I see a problem in my country, Renato said. If you go to the forests in Peru, in some places you cannot find electricity. If you go with my bicycle, you can turn on the lights. Renato, 16, spent 3 years designing his special Multibike. The device looks like a fixed exercise bike. It
29、 has wires fixed along the frame and a blender strapped (fastened) to the back. Turning the pedals operates the blender. The same principle can be used to sharpen knives or sweep city streets. The Multibike can work either as a fixed bike or as a bicycle able to travel city streets and country roads
30、. Its made from inexpensive materials, and the user gets exercise while pedaling to operate a machine. You pedal the bike, and you can mix any drink you want, Renato said. More importantly, he added, the same concept could be used to bring light to houses in remote regions of the rainforest. 【小题 1】
31、What can we learn from the first paragraph A Bikes should be made more comfortable to ride. B You can improve your bicycle for science research. C Many inventions are connected with the bicycle. D Bicycles are the best way to go about 【小题 2】 Which of the following is true according to the passage A
32、ISEF is an exhibiton displaying bicycle experiments designed by students. B Looking closely at things you are concerned about can lead to scientific research. C Renatos improvement of the bicycle has solved the countrys great problem. D Renatos special bicycle will soon be put into use in remote are
33、as. 【小题 3】 The underlined word “address” in the third paragraph probably has the same meaning as _. A make address written B give up C work at D speak at 【小题 4】 Renatos special Multibike has all the following EXCEPT _. A making knives sharp B mixing any kind of drinks C producing electricity D opera
34、ting a machine with its own electricity 【小题 5】 It can be inferred that Renatos special bicycle is mainly designed for _. A distant areas in the rainforest without electricity. B the use of his own family to make life easier. C the competition of ISEF to win money to support remote rainforests D enou
35、gh exercise by pedaling it 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A “It hurts me more than you” and “This is for your own good” these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework. That was before we entered the permis
36、sive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it as all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave t
37、hem calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation. Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing weve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who speaks of her stud
38、ents “so passive” and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to childrens passivity. “Were talking about a generation of kids whove never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying
39、 go and look it up, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.” Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. Its time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. Its time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them bu
40、t its for their own good. Its time to start telling them no again. 【小题 1】 Children are becoming more inactive in study because _. A they watch TV too often B they have done too much homework C they have to fulfill too many duties D teachers are too strict with them 【小题 2】 By “permissive period in ed
41、ucation” (L.1, Para. 2) the author means a time _. A when everything can be taught at school B when every child can be educated C when children are permitted to receive education D when children are allowed to do what they wish to 【小题 3】 The main idea of the passage is that _. A parents should leave
42、 their children alone B kids should have more activities at school C its time to be more strict with our kids D parents should always set a good example to their kids 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 1】 A 推理题。根据第三段 4,5行内容 Television, says Klompus, contributes to childrens passivity.可知看电视是引起学生学习被动的
43、一个主要原因。 【小题 2】猜测句意题。根据横线后面得 in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school指在这段时期里，让孩子做他们想做的事情。故正确。 【小题 3】 C 主旨大意题。文章在第三段中提及父母为孩子做了太多的事情，放任孩子自由，导致孩子没有受到挫折的打击，所以应该对孩子有更高的要求。故 C正确。 WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTEL Name / Address Number
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46、0 Air-Conditioned rooms, Japanese and Chinese restaurants, Shops, Swimming-pool, Large garden 【小题 1】 The number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is _. A 120 B 450 C 240 D 470 【小题 2】 If a Japanese traveller likes to eat in French restaurant, _ is the right place for him to go to. A 233 Edwa
47、rd Road B 1264 Venning Road C 222 Edward Road D 129 North Road 【小题 3】 Which hotel faces the Orchard Hotel A The Osaka Hotel. B The Fairview Hotel. C The First Hotel. D No hotel. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 单词拼写 单词拼写 .(根据首字母或汉语提示，每空填写一词 )（ 10分） 【小题 1】 There is no (可能 ) that the crisis will be over
48、 in a short time. 【小题 2】 It is u to treat girls and boys differently. 【小题 3】 His first speech as president made a strong i on his audience. 【小题 4】 In front of the village lives a foreign j (记者 ). 【小题 5】 I bought this house for its .(方便 ) 【小题 6】 She lives in a pleasant neighborhood and enjoys her s (环境 ). 【小题 7】 When I saw the new freshmen, my own first day at high school (闪现 ) into my mind. 【小题 8】 Hes (连续不断） disturbin
