碣石中学2012-2013学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

一．单项选择（5分，每小题1分）

1．Smoking is a bad habit．You should it．?A．throw????? ?B．get away with? ?C．get rid of?? ?D．throw away2．The teacher apologized late．?A．to his students to arrive? B．to his students for arrivingC．at his students to arrive ?D．at his students for arriving

3．Michael be a policeman, for he is much too short．?A．needn’t???? ?B．can’t?? ? C．should?????? ?D． may4．It is the? ?in this country to go out and pick flowers on the first day of the spring．?A．use??? ?B．custom?? ?C．habit????? ?D．normal5．The weather turned out to be fine yesterday．I?? ?the trouble to carry my umbrella with me．?A．should have taken??????? ?B．could have takenC．needn’t have taken???????? ? D．mustn’t have taken

二．完型填空（30分，每小题2分）

Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__. Now, as she got up to __3__ before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.

Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__, she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.

The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.

When summer came to a close, Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.

Not long after __11__ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__, like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.

When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England!

6. A. afraid B. worried C. sure D. happy

7. A. joke B. fun C. turn D. game

8 A. talk B. teach C. show D. travel

9. A. passed B. arrived C. lasted D. changed

10. A. made B. played C. helped D. did

11. A. weak B. pleased C. busy D. lonely

12. A. show B. visit C. meet D. send

13. A. farm B. city C. family D. school

14. A. wrote B. called C. moved D. returned

15. A. family B. school C. teacher D. farm

16. A. meeting B. school C. summer D. talk

17. A. people B. cities C. languages D. places

18. A interesting B. true C. long D. same

19. A. England B. Germany C. farm D. home

20. A. think B. see C. remember D. read

三．语法填空（15分，每空1.5分）

Just now, I entered the website “Topic for Today”. I feel ___1___ (interest) in the report on middle school students’ using cell-phones on campus. In fact, more students now come to school___2___cell-phones. My schoolmates have different opinions. Some think___3___is convenient to get in touch with others with the cell-phone, which also makes you feel safe especially in time of trouble. ___4___, it is nice to enjoy various functions of different cell-phones. ___5___ think differently. First, the cell-phone is not___6___necessity in school, as there are some IC phones there, ___7___ (make) it easy to call others. Second, many students often play e-games and send e-massages with their cell-phones, even in class, ___8___will surely have bad effects on their study. What’s more, it will result ___9___ a great waste of time and money. In my opinion, the cell-phone is a useful tool in our daily life. But it doesn’t mean we can use ___10___ (free) in school.

四．阅读理解（40分，每小题2分）

( A )

There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

21. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?

A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.

22. Which state is the largest in population?

A. California. B. Rhode-Island.

C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.

23. Which state is the oldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?

A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.

24. Which of the following is true?

A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.

B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.

C. New York is the largest city in the United States.

D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.

25. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?

Because _________.

A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population

C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States

( B )

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was Just the one sentence，“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

26．We know that the word“cool”has had ________.

A．only one meaning B．no meanings

C．many different meanings D．the same meaning

27．In the passage，the word“express”in second paragraph means“________”.

A．see B．show C．know D．feel

28．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”

A．interested in B．angry about

C．afraid of D．unhappy with

29．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．

A．pleased with B．strange to

C．worried about D．careful with

30．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colourful

D．may not be as cool as it seems

（C）

A Different Roast Every Day

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.

He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."

"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."

Four days later he returned home.

"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?"

"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."

"Oh, what?"

"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."

"Fresh meat is the best."

"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."

"Lucky you!"

"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

"A different roast every day," Jack said.

" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"

32. Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?

A. by the seaside B. in the country

C. in the mountains D. on an island

33. Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.

A. he lived near there

B. he had a good friend there

C. he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside

D. he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country

34. How many days did he stay on the farm?

A. A few days. B. A week. C. Three days. D. Four days.

35. What made Alan return so soon?

A. He fell ill.

B. The air there was not fresh.

C. The prices were too high.

D. He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

( D )

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