甘肃省武威第十八中学高二英语上学期第二次月考试题

甘肃省武威市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题本试题分为第I卷和第II卷两局部。

第I卷为选择题，第II卷为非选择题。

第 I 卷〔选择题，共100分〕第一局部：阅读理解〔共20小题；每一小题2分，总分为40分〕第一节：阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A, B, C, D〕中，选出最优选项。

APopeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets.Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs—folic acid.It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.1. A good title for this reading passage is______.A. Popeye the SailorB. The Truth About SpinachC.A Mistake with NumbersD. Folic Acid Makes You Strong2. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D. People liked folic acid.3. A research group told people that spinach______.A. made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables4 The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.A. ironB. folic acidC. spinachD. exercise5. Folic acid is ______.A. something in foodB. a vegetableC. dangerousD. a certain kind of spinachBOn the first day of the 11th grade, our new math teacher Mr Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldn’t do it. He asked, “Why not?〞I paused, and then I said, “Because I’m educable mentally retarded (可教育智能迟滞).〞He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Don’t ever say that again. Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your real ity,〞 he said.It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again.But Mr Washington changed my life. This person always gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.〞One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatness within me, sir?〞He said, “Yes, Mr Brown.〞“But what about the fact that I failed English, math, and history? What aboutthat, sir? I’m slower than most kids.〞“It doesn’t mat ter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades don’t determine who you are or what you can produce in your life.〞“I want to buy my mother a house.〞“It is possible, Mr Brown. You can do that.〞 And he turned to walk away.“Mr W ashington?〞“What do you want now?〞“Uh, I’m the one, sir. One day you’re going to hear my name. I’m the one, sir.〞School was a real struggle for me. Mr Washington put many demands on me. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life.Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sitting by the ph one waiting when he called me. He said, “May I speak to Mr Brown, please?〞“Oh, Mr Washington, is that you?〞“Yes, it’s me. You were the one, weren’t you?〞“Yes, sir, I was.〞6. What does Mr Washington mean by saying “Someone’s opinion of you doe s not have to become your reality〞?A. You needn’t have the same opinion as others.B. You should believe what other people say.C. What other people say about you may not be correct.D. The doctor made a mistake.7. What happened to the author at last?A. He entered a good university.B. He earned much honor.C. He got a good job.D. He made television programs.8. In the passage, the author implies that _________.A. people shouldn’t believe what doctors sayB. no one can be successful with hard work and confidenceC. no one is really educable mentally retardedD. a good teacher can change a student’s life9. The best title for the passage would be “__________〞.A. Don’t believe othersB. I am the oneC. My best teacherD. I succeeded at lastCParties, iPods, concerts, movies, TV shows, video games, traffic. All of these things of the modern world make life entertaining and enjoyable. But our 21st-century lifestyle is also loud and, if we don’t ta ke notice, it can have an effect on our hearing.Most teenagers don’t think about hearing loss. But if you experience any of the following symptoms , you may already be hearing damaged: you make efforts to hear normal talk, you have to turn up the TV or radio so high that others complain, you watch other people’s expressions to understand what they are saying, you ask people to repeat themselves, you misunderstand what people are saying or you hear ringing in your ears.iPods and other MP3 players are as common as the clothes you wear, and just as fashionable. But if you turn up an iPod to more than 60 percent of its maximum volume , and listen to music for more than an hour, you are asking for trouble. And, it does not matter if the music you play is classical, rock or heavy metal.Some researchers find that young people who break the so-called 60-percent/60-minute rule in listening to iPods are at the risk of suffering hearing loss.Why is an iPod dangerous? With ear buds placed directly in the ear canal and high-volume music played over a long period of time, it’s like working in a loud factory all day, being a maintenance person under a jet airplane or using a jackhammer 〔手提钻〕on a building site.Similarly, iPod music can cause a short time or permanent hearing damage. A loud iPod can cause a ruptured〔破裂的〕eardrum and, over time, may cause permanent damage to the tiny hairs in the inner ear. If these tiny hairs are damaged, they cannot effectively send sounds to the auditory nerves〔听觉神经〕that connect to the brain. If this happens, hearing loss becomes permanent.10. Which of the following shows that you are suffering hearing loss?A. You are interested to listen to others’ talking.B. You have to read others’ expressions to understand them.C. You can only understand others over the phone.D. You always think you hear the ringing of the phone.11. Which of the following is TRUE when you listen to music?A. Listen at least an hour every time.B. Turn up the volume to the highest level.C. Keep the sound lower than 60% of its highest volume.D. Choose classical, rock or heavy metal music.12. What is the correct order of causing permanent hearing loss?a. The eardrum is broken.b. The auditory nerves cannot receive sounds.c. Tiny hairs are damaged.d. Ear buds are placed directly in the ear canal.e. High-volume music is played over a long time.A.d-a-c-b-eB. e-c-a-b-dC. b-c-a-d-eD. d-e-a-c-bDAs an effect of the high fuel prices spent on bus transportation, some American schools are changing to a four-day week. That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule.Having been approved for three years and beginning in the fall, students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota will be in school from Tuesday to Friday. Each school day will be 65 minutes longer. Officials say the district expects to save about sixty-five thousand dollars a year in transportation costs.In new Mexico, the first school district changed to a four-day week in 1974 because of the Arab oil boycott(抵制). Now, 17 out of 89 districts use it.In Custer, South Dakota, students have been going to school four days a week since 1995. Superintendent Tim Creal says the change has saved about one million dollars over just the past eight years. He sees other benefits, too. Students get more instructional time, and activities that used to take up class time are now held on non-school days. He says that in the future, the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school. High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes.A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers, but working parents may have to pay for child care for that fifth day.13. According to Tim Creal, what makes it possible to have even fewer days in school?A. The increasing number of private tutors.(私人教师)B. The development of teaching methods.C. The increase in the number of online classes.D. The growth in the income of Americans.14. It can be learned from the passage that______A. students will be in school from Monday to Tuesday.B. four-day week was first carried out in South Dakota.C. Maccray will save one million dollars every year.D. Minnesota state has approved the four-day week plan15. The passage is mainly about______A. some school’s four-day week planB. districts using a four-day week.C. how to save on transportation fees.D. expense of school transportation. 第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最优选项。

2018—2019学年第一学期第二次月考试卷高二英语第一部分阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（每小题2分，共30分）AZoos give people a chance to get close to animals from every continent in the world. But zoos that offer more than just a chance to see animals are worth visiting. Singapore ZooAt Singapore Zoo, enjoy breakfast while a family of orangutans (猩猩) sits nearby enjoying theirs. A zookeeper tells the breakfast crowd about each member of the family. Or join the Wild Discoverer tour for a detailed look at some of the animals. Bronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo in New York City houses 6,000 animals. Those who want to sleep with zebras (斑马) have a chance at this zoo. Special overnight journeys allow families to camp out on the zoo grounds and meet some amazing animal guests.Taronga ZooThe Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia offers special animal contact. Visitors can see a koala up close, feed a giraffe or hold a reptile. For those who want to learn what it’s like to work at a zoo, Taronga offers a “Keeper for A Day” program for anyone over 18 years old.San Diego ZooAt Southern California’s San Diego Zoo, animals live in natural-looking areas. Wildlife photography (摄影) lovers can take a class to learn the secrets of photographing animals. The zoo offers people opportunities to meet a lion or feed a rhino. The zookeepers also teach people how to talk to the animals so they will talk back.1．Where can you breakfast with orangutans?A．At Bronx Zoo. B．At Taronga Zoo.C．At Singapore Zoo. D．At San Diego Zoo.2．The “Keeper for A Day” program is intended for ._____A．animal protectors B．wildlife researchersC．adults working with keepers D．adults interested in keepers’ life3．At San Diego Zoo, you can ._____A．sleep with lions or rhinosB．join the Wild Discoverer tourC．camp out overnight on the zoo groundsD．have a better communication with animalsBEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said."Can we write him a letter?"She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked."No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon.I asked her what it was for."Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a f ew minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining."Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.。

甘肃省武威第十八中学高二英语上学期第二次月考试题高二英语第一部分阅读理解（两节共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（每小题2分，共30分）AZoos give people a chance to get close to animals from every continent in the world. But zoos that offer more than just a chance to see animals are worth visiting.Singapore ZooAt Singapore Zoo, enjoy breakfast while a family of orangutans (猩猩) sits nearby enjoying theirs. A zookeeper tells the breakfast crowd about each member of the family. Or join the Wild Discoverer tour for a detailed look at some of the animals.Bronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo in New York City houses 6,000 animals. Those who want to sleep with zebras (斑马) have a chance at this zoo. Special overnight journeys allow families to camp out on the zoo grounds and meet some amazing animal guests.Taronga ZooThe Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia offers special animal contact.Visitors can see a koala up close, feed a giraffe or hold a reptile. For those who want to l earn what it’s like to work at a zoo, Taronga offers a “Keeper for A D ay” program for anyon e over 18 years old.San Diego ZooA t Southern California’s San Diego Zoo, animals live in natural-looking areas. Wildlife photography (摄影) lovers can take a class to learn the secrets of photographing animals. The zoo offers people opportunities to meet a lion or feed a rhino. The zookeepers also teach people how to talk to the animals so they will talk back.1．Where can you breakfast with orangutans?A．At Bronx Zoo. B．At Taronga Zoo.C．At Singapore Zoo. D．At San Diego Zoo.2．The “Keeper for A Day” program is intended for ._____A．animal protectors B．wildlife researchers C．adults working with keepers D．adults interested in ke epers’ life 3．At San Diego Zoo, you can ._____A．sleep with lions or rhinosB．join the Wild Discoverer tourC．camp out overnight on the zoo groundsD．have a better communication with animalsBEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when Iwas a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said."Can we write him a letter?"She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked."No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for."Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a f ew minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining."Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dartup, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.4. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother______A．felt it hard to answer B．thought her a creative girlC．believed it easy to do so D．found it easy to lie5.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father,she _____.A．jumped with joy B．became excitedC．started writing immediately D．wa s worried that it couldn't be delivered6．In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?A．An incurable disease. B．An unforgettable memory.C.The hard time her father had. D．The failures her fatherexperienced.7．What would be the best title for the passage?A．An unforgettable experience B．The strong red balloonC．Fly to paradise D．A great fatherCWe often think of future. We often wonder what the world would belike in a hundred year s’ time.Think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系). When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will h ave been made in medicine,too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer. Pollution is a problem we must solve. In hundred’s years’ time it wi ll have been controlled.All the world will have been developed — even Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic(超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years’ time we will have supersonic land travel as well. We will have used up most o f earth’s land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed.8We will have developed ______ in a hundred yea rs’time, permitting long journeys all over the solar system.A. cheap rockets for space travelB. a planeC. a spaceshipD. a satellite9. Man will also have supersonic land travel ______ .A. in a yearB. about half a century laterC. in the year 2050D. about a century later10. The last paragraph mainly talks about ______ .A. we’ll make good use o f space on the earthB. cities under the seaC. Japan will first build floating citiesD. earth’s land is in danger11. The best title for the passage is ______ .A. Travel in the FutureB. Future LifeC. Where to Live in the FutureD. Space TravelDOverhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians (行人) to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built manyoverhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money on building these bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.12. What is the advantage of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage?A. Taller trucks can pass under them.B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.C. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same time.D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians.13. Why were overhead bridges built in Beijing?A. Because they prevent traffic from being held up.B. Because they provide an easy way for the drivers to cross the road.C. Because they save money for the government.D. Because they save time for the pedestrians.14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.B. Overhead bridges are only found in the centre of Beijing.C. Overhead bridges can allow cars to pass on them.D. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy.15. What is the writer’s attitude to wards overhead bridges?A. It is inconvenient to older people to walk across the road.B. It is much safer for pedestrians though climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult.C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.D. To build overhead bridges is the business of the government.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。

甘肃省武威第十八中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题第I卷（共两部分，满分70分）第一部分：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）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D) 中，选出最佳选项并涂在机读卡上。

AOne and a half years ago, my friend and I separately received an invitation to our best friend’s wedding. Then we both decided to go to the nearby town to attend the wedding and come back together. After the reception was over, we were waiting for a public transport bus to go back home. It was nine o’clock at night, and although many buses passed, none stopped.We waited for an hour and were getting desperate. We wouldn’t be able to stay overnight because it was weekday, and we both needed to work the next day. It was almost 10pm when a family who had attended the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably sensing that we were waiting for some means of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.I was so touched by their kindness, and I expressed my gratitude to them.When we reached my hometown, the family dropped us at the nearest point from where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the spot where we had parked our bike. On the way, a laborer stopped the taxi. The driver saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the fare. The laborer shook his head and said, “No”.On hearing this, the driver refused to take him.I remembered my own trouble a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to allow him to sit with us, as I would pay his fare. What an immediate opportunity to pass on the family’s act of kindness! That night, I felt lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep happily and filled with joy about what I had gotten to do. How I wish this chain of kindness could continue all over the world with your help! That is why today I especially share my story with you!1.How did the author and his friend get to their hometown?A.By taking a taxiB.By walkingC.With the help of a laborerD.With the help of a family2.The reason why the driver permitted the laborer to get in at last is that .A.the driver showed mercy on the laborerB.the laborer finally agreed to pay his own fareC.the author promised to pay the laborer’s fareD.the driver dislikes to take another passenger3.The author writes the passage mainly in order to .A.make such act of kindness spread in the worldB.make people remember a moving story foreverC.tell what shall people pay attention to in the weddingD.tell how people should deal with the strangers on the wayBJohn Smith，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy a t all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is very happy．Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each $200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．John receives a report each year on the children’s progress．They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English．When John first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．“When I met her．I felt。