山西省晋城市第一中学学年高二月考英语试题.docx

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山西省晋城市第一中学学年高二月考英语试题

晋城一中14-15学年高二年级四月月考试题

英语

本试卷分第

卷（选择题）和第

卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

请将全部答案按要求写在答卷纸上。

第

卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

从每题所给的Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.——Hemustbebusydoinghishomeworkrightnow.

——Iimagine____.

A.thatB.toC.soD.it

2.Weneeda（n）____teamleaderwhocanreallymotivatethememberstoworkharder.

A.considerableB.cautiousC.dynamicD.conventional

3.Whenchattingwithhimonthemobilephone,thebattery_____deadsuddenly.

A.wentB.cameC.remainedD.changed

4.Wehadreallyabadtimeaboutsixmonthsago,butnowthingsare_____.

A.lookingupB.comingupC.makingupD.turningup

5.——Whydidyouputthewoodnearthefire?

Itisdangerous.

——Don’tworry.Wetwoodwon’t____.

A.burntB.beburntC.beburningD.burn

6.Fishhaveeyesand____appearstobeanose,andtheycanhear,too.

A.thatB.whichC.itD.what

7.Davidgotwell-preparedfortheuniversityinterview,forhecouldn’triskthegoodopportunity____.

A.toloseB.losingC.tobelostD.beinglost

8.Whatifyou____tosendanessaywithyourapplication?

Wouldyouhavebeenrejected?

A.forgetB.wouldforgetC.hadforgottenD.shouldforget

9.Oneistomakeeveryeffort____hecanachievesomething.

A.whenB.unlessC.sinceD.before

10.——Isthereanyhopeofsavinghislife?

——Hisinjuriesareextremelyserious,butheisexpectedto____.

A.pullinB.pullthroughC.pullupD.pullover

11.Hiswifeurged____thefamilysomewhereandhaveagoodholiday.

A.hewouldtakeB.onhimtakeC.forhimtotakeD.hetake

12.____thathefounditdifficulttostopatthebusycrossing.

A.SofasthewasdrivingB.Sofastwashedriving

C.SofastdroveheD.Sofasthedrove

13.Alecture____,alivelyquestion-and-answersessionfollowed.

A.beinggivenB.havinggivenC.tobegivenD.havingbeengiven

14.Passenger:

Lookout!

There’sakangaroowanderingontheroad!

Driver:

____it!

Thatwaslucky.Itcandamagemycarreallybadly.

A.MissingB.MissedC.TomissD.Miss

15.——“DearFrank,whenwillourweddingbe?

——“Ah,when?

Godknows.”Hesaid,and____awayfromher,walkedrapidlyaway.

A.turningB.turnedC.turnD.toturn

16.Thefactoryproducedmanycars,noneof____shippedtoforeigncountries.

A.themB.whichC.itD.what

17.——TheT-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.

——____?

ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.

A.WhosaysB.HowcomeC.WhatforD.Whyworry

18.Shortlyaftersufferingfromamassiveearthquakeand____toruins,thecitytookonanewlook.

A.reducingB.reducedC.beingreducedD.havingreduced

19.Expertssay____tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone’sskin.

A.exposedB.beingexposedC.havingexposedD.exposing

20.Thebookhashelpedmegreatlyinmydailycommunication,especiallyatwork____agoodimpressionisamust.

A.whenB.whichC.whereD.as

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Urbangrasshopperschangetheirtuneforfemales

grasshopper

Grasshoppersthatliveinnoisyurbanenvironmentsarehavingtochangetheirsong,astudyhasfound.

Researcherssuggestthathighlevelsofbackgroundnoisemayaffectthegrasshoppers’matingprocess.Theysaytheinsectsareforcedtoincreasethevolumeofthelow-frequencysectionsoftheircall.Resultsofthestudy,byscientistsfromtheUniversityofBielefeld,Germany,arepublishedinthejournalFunctionalEcology.Theresearch,whichshowstrafficnoisecouldupsetbow-wingedgrasshoppers’（Chorthippusbiguttulus）matingsystem,isthefirstofitskind,accordingtoleadresearcherUlrikeLampe.

"Effectsofman-madenoiseoncommunicationhasonlybeenstudiedwithvertebrates（脊椎动物）,sofar,"saidMsLampe,aPhDstudentattheUniversityofBielefeld’sDepartmentofEvolutionaryBiology.Thescientistscaught188malebow-wingedgrasshoppersfromnoisyroadsidesandquietrurallocations.

AccordingtoMsLampe:

"Bow-wingedgrasshoppersareagoodmodelorganismtostudysexualselectionbecausefemalescanrespondtomalelovingsongswiththeirownlow-frequencysignal,iftheyareattractedtoamalesong."Thegrasshoppersproducetheirmatingcallbyrubbingatoothedfileontheirhind-legsagainstaveinthatislocatedontheirfrontwings.Themale’ssongconsistsofshortphrasesoftwotothreeseconds.Thefirstpartofthecallconsistsofslowertickingsoundsthatincreaseinspeed,leadingtoabuzzingsoundtowardstheendofthephrase.

Inordertostimulatethemalestobeginmatingcalls,scientistsexposedthemalestoafemaleandrecordedtheresultsinthelaboratory.Theteamthenanalysedthedifferencesbetweentheresultsofeachgroupofgrasshoppers.“Resultsshowedthatcomparedtomalesfromrurallocations,urbangrasshoppersshiftthefrequencypeakofthelowerpartoftheirspectrum（频谱）upwards,"MsLampeexplained.Thiswouldmakesensetoavoidlow-frequencynoise,astrafficnoisecould mask signalsinthatpartofthefrequencyspectrum.Theteam’sfindingsdemonstratethattrafficnoisecouldbeupsettingthegrasshopper’smatingsystem."Increasednoiselevelscouldaffectgrasshoppercourtshipinseveralways,"commentedMsLampe."Itcouldpreventfemalesfromhearingmalelovingsongsproperly,preventfemalesfromrecognisingmalesoftheirownspecies,orimpairfemales’abilitytoestimatehowattractiveamaleisfromhissong."

21.Whatistheusageofthegrasshoppers’songs?

A.Tomakeoururbanhearbetter.

B.Toattractthemategrasshoppers.

C.Tofightagainsttheurbannoise.

D.Toattractthefemalegrasshoppers.

22.Howdidscientistprovetheirconclusion?

A.Byusingstatistics.

B.Byarguingatopic.

C.Byquotingperson’stheory.

D.Bycomparingtheresults.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mask”mean?

A.Cover.　　　B.Affect.　　　　C.Prevent.　　　　D.Destroy.

24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Urbanenvironmentaffectssomeanimallives.

B.Urbangrasshoppershavetochangetheirtune.

C.Grasshoppersshiftthepeakofspectrum.

D.Grasshoppersdon’tlikelivinginnoisyurbanareas.

B

Nearlyeverymorningformorethanhalfacentury,85-year-oldRuthZiolkowskirisesarounddawnandputsherfeetontheground.Since1947,she'sworkedattheCrazyHorsemonumenttoNativeAmericansintheBlackHillsofSouthDakota,whereshe'sleadingtheefforttoliterallymoveamountain.

Declaredastheworld'slargestsculpture,CrazyHorseisonlya20-miledrivefrombetter-knownMountRushmore,wherefacesofPresidentsGeorgeWashington,AbrahamLincoln,ThomasJeffersonandTheodoreRooseveltarecarvedintogranite（花岗岩）.AfewmoremilesdowntheroadisPineRidgereservation,amostlypoorland.

PineRidgeiswheremanySiouxIndianswereputaftertheywerecaughtbytheU．S.Armyandlosttheirtraditionallands.UnhappythatamonumenttowhiteleaderswascarvedintomountainstheSiouxconsideredsacred（神圣的）,LakotaSiouxelderChiefHenryStandingBearinvitedKorczakZiolkowskitoPineRidge,whowontheNewYorkWorld'sFairsculptureprizein1939.Theydecidedtocarvearival（与之匹敌的）monumenttoNativeAmericansfeaturingCrazyHorse,aSiouxfighterwhohelpedleadtheIndianstooneofthemostfamousIndianvictoriesovertheU．S.Armyin1876.

KorczakZiolkowskibeganworkingonthegranitemountainalongwithvolunteersincludingyoungRuthRossfromConnecticut.RuthandKorczakweremarriedin1950.ManypeoplethoughtKorczak'splanwasindeedcrazy.Stubbornlyindependent,Korczakacceptedonlyprivatedonations.HedesignedamonumentmuchlargerthanMountRushmore,withthefighteronhorseback.

SomeNativeAmericansopposedtheproject.TheysaidHenryStandingBearhadnoauthoritytoinviteKorczaktocarvethemonument,andthatitwasdesecrating（亵渎）theBlackHills.Korczakworkedonthemountainforyearsanddiedin1982,16yearsbeforethegiantfaceofCrazyHorsewascompletedin1998.

Theprojecthasexpanded,withavisitorcenterincludingamuseum,restaurantandgiftshop,andmanyotherevents.AboutamillionpeoplecometoCrazyHorseeveryyear.

25．HenryStandingBeardecidedtocarveCrazyHorseto________.

A．attracttouriststopayavisittoit

B．competeagainstthesculpturesinMountRushmore

C．promotethedevelopmentofthepoorlandPineRidge

D．celebratetheIndianvictoryovertheU．S.Armyin1876

26．Accordingtothetext,KorczakZiolkowski________.

A．designedCrazyHorse

B．completedCrazyHorsealone

C．refusedtoacceptanydonations

D．becamefamousbecauseofCrazyHorse

27．WhatdoweknowabouttheCrazyHorsemonument?

A．Itwasfinishedin1982.

B．ItwasopposedbyRuth.

C．ItwasnamedafteranIndianhero.

D．ItissmallerthanMountRushmore.

28．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AnIndianhero

B．ThehistoryofCrazyHorse

C．MountRushmoreinAmerica

D．AfamoustouristattractioninAmerica

C

 Publicspeakinghasbeenamongthemostimportantmeansofcommunicationinhumanhistory．WhattheGreekleaderPericlessaidmorethan2,500yearsagoissilltruetoday:

"Onewhoformsajudgmentonanypointbutcannotexplainitclearlymightaswellneverhavethoughtatallonthesubject．"Itisnotdifficulttounderstandthatpublicspeaking,asitsnameimplies,isawayofmakingyourideaspublic．

ButwhatdoespublicspeakinghavetodowithmeifIdonotwanttobeaprofessionalpublicspeaker?

"youmaythinktoyourself．However，theneedforpublicspeakingwillalmostcertainlytouchyousometimeinyourlifemaybetomorrow,maybenotforfiveyears．Canyouimaginehowyouwouldtalkaboutsomeproblemsinfrontofa