柘木中学2012-2013学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

22. Washington, a state in the United States, was named _____ one of the greatest American presidents.

A. in favor of

B. in need of

C. in search of

D. in honor of



23. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and amusing, many people do not have ____ to read a book that requires thinking.

A. permission B. freedom C. patience D. courage

24. He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently. I wonder what can_____ his actions.

A. account for B. answer for C. search for D. reach for

25. It is obvious that water is to be _____to the development of life.

A. gentle B. fundamental C. harmful D. fierce

26. She has good eyesight. She can see ____ the distant island in the sea.

A. as long as B. so far as C. as much as D. as far as

27. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good ___on a potential employer.

A.. impression B. reputation C. expression D experience

28. At first, we didn't know about Tom. But ____, we came to know that he was an honest boy.

A. suddenly B. luckily C. gradually D. slightly

29. . No one but the experts in this field can _____ the difference between them.

A. recognize

B. speak

C. spot

D. predict



30 On Halloween, children in American like to _____ as ghosts to frighten people.

A. dress up

B. put on

C. make up

D. spy on



第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a 31 in the waiting area, 32 him it would be at least 40 minutes 33 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 34 his watch and decided, since I was 35 busy—my patient didn’t 36 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he 37 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 38 . He told me that she had been 39 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 40 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 41 knew who he was; that she had not been able to 42 him for five years now. I was 43 , and asked him, “And you 44 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 45 as he left.

Now I 46 that in marriages, true love is 47 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 48 have the best of everything; they just 49 the best of everything they have. 50 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

31

A. breathe

B. test

C. seat

D. break



32

A. persuading

B. promising

C. understanding

D. telling



33

A. if

B. before

C. since

D. after



34

A. taking off

B. fixing

C. looking at

D. winding



35

A. very

B. also

C. seldom

D. not



36

A. turn up

B. show off

C. come on

D. go away



37

A. needed

B. forgot

C. agreed

D. happened



38

A. daughter

B. wife

C. mother

D. sister



39

A. late

B. well

C. around

D. there



40

A. lonely

B. worried

C. doubtful

D. hungry



41

A. so far

B. neither

C. no longer

D. already



42

A. recognize

B. answer

C. believe

D. expect



43

A. moved

B. disappointed

C. surprised

D. satisfied



44

A. only

B. then

C. thus

D. still



45

A. curiosity

B. tears

C. words

D. judgment



46

A. realize

B. suggest

C. hope

D. prove



47

A. agreement

B. expression

C. acceptance

D. exhibition



48

A. necessarily

B. completely

C. naturally

D. frequently



49

A. learn

B. make

C. favor

D. try



50

A. Adventure

B. Beauty

C. Trust

D. Life



第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并存答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

“Good morning!” said a woman as she walked up to an old man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. He was Jack, who had been begging around here for a couple of years.

“See that cafeteria（自助餐厅）over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get you something to eat and get you out of the cold for a while.”

She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack thought hard and said, “I think so--I mean you do look familiar.”

“I was thin and hungry,” she said. “Maybe I’ve filled out now more than when you worked here. That was when I was just out of college. I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked in the streets for days, cold and hungry. I saw this place and walked in hoping that I could satisfy my hunger.”

Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said. “I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said it was against company’s policy.”

The woman continued, “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register.”

“So you started your own business?” old Jack said. “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons, the personnel director of my company. He’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled, “If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”

There were tears in the old man’s eyes, “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me;” the woman answered, “thank yourself. It was your kindness that let me know you.”

51. Why did the woman invite the beggar to dinner?

A. The beggar was once her friend.

B. She felt very pity for the beggar.

C. The beggar once offered her a free meal.

D. She once worked with the beggar.

53. Years ago the woman walked into the place she caught sight of to __________.

A. find a job there B. get herself out of cold

C. get something to eat D. meet with the man

54. What conclusion can you draw from this passage?

A. Kindness is an investment that never fails.

B. Nothing is difficult for the man who will try.

C. Don’t judge a person from his/her appearance.

D. God helps those who help themselves.

B

Hobbs was an orphan(孤儿). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will(遗嘱),” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

55. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _____.

A. study abroad

B. work abroad



C. pay off the debts

D. learn to paint pictures



56. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded”(in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A. Surprised.

B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied.

D. Excited.



57. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _____.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days



B. decided to give up his work in the factory



C. was to give a dinner to his friends



D. had no idea what to do



58. Hobbs was asked to _____.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it



B. read his uncle’s will



C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money



D. buy some pictures



 C

Animal experts in Croatia say a bear has learned how to trick people to let him in by knocking at the door.

They believe the 220- kilogram brown bear probably learned the trick while nudging (轻推) a door to get it to open.

Experts have a guess that the nudging was mistaken by the owners for knocking and that the bear, pleased by the result, repeated the trick.

The Loknar family from Gerovo in western Croatia said the bear had knocked at their door three times and they were now refusing to answer the door.

‘‘We jumped out of the window as he came in through the door and went into the kitchen to take some food for the first time.” Mum Nevenka Loknar told a reporter from a local newspaper. “I opened the door and saw him standing there and I didn’t believe my eyes at first, then I ran for it as he walked in as if it was the most normal- thing in the world.”

Bears are a common thing in the woods around here, but no one has ever heard of a bear that