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2018-2019学年度第二学期高二级英语第二次月考试题一、阅读理解（共两节,满分100分）第一节(共15小题:每小题3分,满分45分)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.AKingMidasusedtolovegold．Onedayhemetafairywhoallowedhimtomakeawishforsomething．Thekingrepliedatonce,“Ilovegold．IwanteverythingItouch(触摸)tochangeintogold”．“Verywell,tomorrowmorning,everythingyoutouchwillturnintogold.”Sayingthis,thefairydisappeared.　　Thekingwaitedexcitedlytillthenextmorning．Tohisjoy,everythinghetouchedchangedimmediatelyintogold．“I’mtherichestmanintheworldnow.”Heshouted.　　SoonMidasbecamehungry．Hesatdownathistable．Allthefoodsanddrinksturnedintogoldinhishand．“I’mdyingofhunger.”Hecried.　　Justthenhisdaughtercamerunningin．“Whyareyousosad,dad?”sheasked,puttingherarmsaroundhim．Thereandthenshebecameagoldenstatue．Thekinglovedhisdaughterverymuch.Seeingthis,hebegantocry．Helookedupandsuddenlysawthefairybeforehim．“Don’tyoulikethegoldentouch?”askedthefairy．“Pleasetakeitaway,”beggedtheking,“givemebackmydaughter.”“Well,youhavelearnedyourlesson．Goandwashintheriver．Thenthegoldentouchwillbegone.”Thekingranquicklytothenearbyriver.1．Thefairyallowedthekingtomakeawishbecause_____　　A．shehopedtomakethekingtherichestintheworld.B．Shelovedgoldtoo.　　C．Shewantedtoteachthekingalesson.　　D．Shewantedtoturntheking’sdaughterintogold.n2．Whenthefoodsanddrinksturnedintogoldthekingwas_____　　A．excitedB．hungry　C．worried　D．happy3．Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?　　A．Thekingdiedintheriver.　　B．Theking’sdaughterchangedbackfromgoldtoalovelygirl.　　C．Allthethingsthekinghadtouchedchangedbackintorealones.　　D．BothBandCBAyoungwomancarryingathree-year-oldchildgotonabus.Theconductor（售票员）hurriedtogiveherawarmwelcomeandthenkindlyaskedtheotherpassengerstomakemoreroomforthewomanandherchild.Onseeingthis,peoplebegantotalk."Youknowthisconductorusedtobeveryrude.Nowsuddenlyhehaschangedhisbadbehavior,"saidamiddle-agedman."Yes,heshouldbepraisedandwemustwritealettertothecompany,"saidasecondpassenger."That'sright,"anotherladysaid,"Iwishanewspaperreporterwereheresothatmorepeoplecouldlearnfromthisconductor."Justthenagentlemanwholookedlikeateacherturnedtotheconductorandsaid,"Excuseme,butcanIknowyourname,please?Yourexcellentservicemustbepraised..."Beforehecouldopenhismouth,thethree-year-oldchildsittingontheyoungwoman'slapinterrupted,"Iknowhisname.IcallhimDad."4.Onepassengersuggestedwritingalettertothecompanyto________A.makeademandformorebusesB.thanktheconductorforhisgoodserviceC.criticizetheconductorforhisrudebehaviorD.inviteanewspaperreportertowriteabouttheconductor5.Whatwasthegentleman?A.Ateacher.B.Anewspaperreporter.nC.Notknownfromthestory.D.Theconductor'sfriendfromhiscompany.6.Theword"he"inthelastparagraphrefersto_______.A.thegentlemanB.theconductorC.themiddle-agedmanD.thethree-year-oldchild7.Itisclearfromthestorythattheconductor_______.A.haschangedhisattitudetowardshisworkB.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetoallpassengersC.hasnotchangedhisrudebehaviortopassengersD.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetowomenwithchildrenCHaveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims(声称)asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewelcome.Yourhouseisyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifso,youhaveactuallyfrightenedthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.n8.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird’ssingingisactually________.A.anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofwarningC.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting9.Whatisabird’s“territory”？A.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.10.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.C.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.11.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?ABycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.B.Byreportingexperimentresults.C.Bydescribingbirds’dailylife.D.Bytellingabird’sstory.DWhatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallnhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticulartheforehead,whichwillgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.12．Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A．man'slifewillbedifferentinthefutureB．futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromusC．manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepassesD．man'sorgans'functionswillbeonthewane13．Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?A．Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.B．Man'shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.C．Man'sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.D．Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.14．WhichisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?A．Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.B．Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.C．Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn'thavetomakeuseofthem.nD．Hethinksandfeelsindifferentways.15．Itisimpliedthat________.A．humanbeingswillbecomelessattractiveinthefutureB．lessuseofabodilyorganmayleadtoitsdegeneration（退化）C．humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelifeD．futurelifeisalwayspredictable第二节：七选五（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。选项中有两个选项为多余选项。Shaking hands, American stylePeople often shake hands in the United States. American men shake hands with other men. American women often shake hands with men, and sometimes they shake hands with other women. Adults shake hands with children. And some people even teach their dogs to shake hands! ___16___ How do they shake hands just long enough? Just hard enough? Here are four little rules to remember.1. Use your right hand.2. Use good eye contact(眼神交流). Look at the person in the eye while you are shaking hands.3. Don’t shake too long. ___17___ Then let go and pull your hand back toward you.4. ___18___ .When a handshake is weak, Americans think the person may not be a hard worker or a good leader. When a handshake is too strong, Americans think the nperson is too rough(粗鲁) or has bad manners.___19___ .They shake hands when they meet for the first time. They shake hands to say congratulations. They shake hands when they meet after not seeing each other for awhile. And they often shake hands when they say good-bye. In business, shaking hands shows agreement and honesty.Handshakes are good everywhere. ___20___ So make sure to shake plenty of hands.A. Offer you hand first.B. Shake for no more than three seconds.C. How do people shake hands correctly?D. Don’t shake too strongly or too weakly.E. It is not polite to refuse a person’s hand.F. When do people in the United States shake hands?G. Make sure your hands aren’t sweaty when you do this.二．完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Themostunforgettablethingduringmylongsummerholidaylastyear,ofcourseismytrip_21__England.Thiswasmyfirsttimetogoabroad,soitreallymademe_22__．TherewerequitealotofinterestingplacesinEngland，_23__Oxford.WhenwewalkedaroundOxford,wesawquitealotofancientbuildingson_24__sidesofthestreets.Oneofthemostfamoustourist__25_inOxfordisChrist(基督)Church.It's__26__oneofOxfordUniversity's39colleges.ThereisahugehallinChristChurch，27wasusedasthedininghallatHogwartsintheHarryPotter__28__．IfeltreallyexcitedwhenIheardthis._29__placethatimpressedme__30__duringmytripwasaplacecalledStratford－upon－Avon.Itwasasmalltown.Maybeyouhaven't__31_it,butI'msureyouheardaboutWilliamShakespeare—thegreatman's__32_．InStratford－upon－Avon,Icould__33__Shakespeare'sBirthplace,ShakespeareCountrysideMuseum,theRoyalnShakespeareTheatre,andalotofplacesthatareconnectedwith_34__．IwenttoShakespeare'sBirthplace.Itwasthehouse__35__Shakespearewasbornand_36__hisearlyyears.37sittingroom,hallway(走廊),bedrooms,andkitchenwerefurnished(布置)in16th－century38__．IalsowenttoseetheShakespeareExhibition.Itillustrated(以图解说明)Shakespeare'slifeandcareerinbothStratfordandLondon.IreallyenjoyedthisnicetriptoEngland，__39__Ilearntalot.I'mveryhappythatIcouldvisitsuchaninteresting__40_．Iwanttogothereagaininthefuture.21．A.at　　　B．forC．toD．from22．A.excitedB．disappointedC．excitingD．disappointing23．A.forexampleB．assuchC．suchasD．forinstance24．A.eitherB．bothC．neitherD．each25．A.viewsB．scenesC．interestsD．sites26．A.stillB．tooC．alsoD．yet27．A.whichB．thatC．whoD．where28．A.novelsB．recordsC.songsD．films29．A.OtherB．AnotherC．EachD．Every30．A.deepB．highC．deeplyD．highly31．A.thoughtaboutB．listenedtoC．heardaboutD．consideredas32．A.officeB．hometownC．playD．theatre33．A.speakB．sayC．seeD．talk34．A.HarryPotterB．OxfordC．EnglandD．Shakespeare35．A.whereB．thatC．whenD．who36．A.paidB.costC．spentD．took37．A.ItsB．It'sC．IthadD．Itwas38．A.siteB．styleC．shapeD．shade39．A.forwhichB．whichC．fromwhichD．inwhich40．A.placeB．townC．summerD．country三．语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词正确的形式。Manypeoplehaveinfluencedmeinmylifeandmostofthemwereteachers.IfIhadntochooseonewhohashadthe___41_____(great)influenceonme,itwouldhavetobeMrsGullionatLilburnElementarySchoolinLilburn.Sheputmucheffortandtimeinto__42__(teach)music.Therearemanyreasonswhyshewasmyfavoriteteacherofalltime.Shewasverykind__43__me.TherewerequiteafewtimeswhenIwouldplay____44__pianoforourclass.Shealwaystookthetime____45____(listen)tomeandwasalways____46____(impatient)withme,andforthatIthankheralot.Irespectherbecauseshemadelearningmusicamusing.Shealwayshadideastogetustoenjoymusic.Irememberthatthere___47___(be)asongthatwassimilarto“ThisOldMan”.Shewouldaddhand,arm,orbodymovementstoeverylineinthesong.MyfriendsandIwouldbe48(laugh)whilewesangthesong!____49____　wehadmusiconceaweek,thefunandlearningdidnotstopthere.MrsGullionwasanexcellentteacher.Shehasmadeadeep50(impress)onmeandIhopeIcanpassonthesamequalitiestochildrenIwillbeteaching.四．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。     增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。     删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。     修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;  2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Nothavingpassedtheexam,XiaoMingremainedintheclassroomafterschool.Whenasking,hetoldmehedidn'tdaretogohomebecauseofhewasafraidofbeingscoldedorbeatenbyhisdad.Hearingthathesaid,Ifeltsorryforhimandcouldn'thelpthinkofthe“wolffather”．Childrenwillbehavewelliftheyarepunishingwhentheydosomethingwrongandthatpunishmentshouldbephysicalpunishment,whichisanextremeimportanteducationalconcepttomanyparents.ButIthinkthisviolentwayharmschildrenmentalgrowthandtheformingoftheirgoodcharacters.nNoonecanavoidmakingmistake.Parentsshouldhelpourchildrencorrectmistakesandencouragethemmakeprogress.五．书面表达（满分25分）假设你的名字叫李华,你的美国朋友Lucy将来你的家乡宁夏旅游。请你根据提示信息给她写封信,欢迎她的到来并简要介绍你的家乡。要点如下:1.地理位置:中国的西北部2.气候:冬天很冷,夏天酷热3.特产:枸杞4.旅游景点:沙坡头注意:1,词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。3.参考词汇:枸杞wolfberry沙坡头ShapotouTouristZone__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________