1、20172018學年度第一學期月考高二英語試題2017.9第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分60分）第一節（共15小題；每小題3分，滿分45分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項。athere was a story many years ago of a school teacher mrs. thompson. she told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. but that was a lie. there in the front row was a lit

2、tle boy named teddy stoddard. he didnt play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. she did not like him.then mrs. thompson got to know that teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. mrs. thompson was a shamed of herself. she felt even worse when, like all

3、her other students, teddy brought her a christmas present too. it was his mothers perfume（香水）。teddy said, “mrs. thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” after the children left she cried for at least an hour. on that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. instead, she

4、began to teach children.mrs. thompson paid particular attention to teddy. the boys mind seemed to come alive. the more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. by the end of the sixth grade, teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.six years went by before she got a note from te

5、ddy. he wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. he went to college. mrs. thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, theodore f. stoddard, m. d.（醫學博士）.the story doesnt end there. on his wedding

6、 day, dr. stoddard whispered in mrs. thompsons ear, “thank you, mrs. thompson, for believing in me. you made me feel important and showed me that i could make a difference.”mrs. thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “teddy, you have it all wrong. you were the one who taught me that i cou

7、ld make a difference. i didnt know how to teach until i met you.”1. what did mrs. thompson do on the first day of school?a. she made teddy feel ashamed.b. she asked the children to play with teddy.c. she changed teddys seat to the front row.d. she told the class something untrue about herself.2. wha

8、t did mrs. thompson find out about teddy? a. he often told lies.b. he was good at math.c. he needed motherly care.d. he enjoyed playing with others.3. in what way did mrs. thompson change?a. she taught fewer school subjects.b. she became stricter with her students.c. she no longer liked her job as a

9、 teacher.d. she cared more about educating students.4. why did teddy thank mrs. thompson at his wedding?a. she had kept in touch with himb. she had given him encouragement.c. she had sent him christmas presents.d. she had taught him how to judge people.bsomething in chocolate could be used to stop c

10、oughs and lead to more effective medicines, say uk researchers.their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.the imperial college london researchers who published their re

11、sults online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “while coughing is not necessarily harmful(有害的) it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said professor peter barmes.ten healthy voluntee

12、rs(志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. the researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how we

13、ll the medicines are stopping coughs.the team found that, when the volunteers were given thebromine, the capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. when they were given codeine they need only slightly higher level of capsaicin to cause a cough compared w

14、ith the placebo.the researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a verve activity (神經活動), which cause coughing. they also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.5. according to professor barnes, theobromine _.a. cannot be a

15、s effective as codeineb. can be harmful to peoples healthc. cannot be separated from chocolated. can be a more effective cure for coughs6. what was used in the experiment to cause coughing?a. theobromineb. codeinec. capsaicind. placebo7. we learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _.a.

16、were patients with bad coughsb. were divided into three groupsc. received standard treatmentsd. suffered little side effects8. which of the following would be the best title for the text?a. codeine: a new medicineb. chocolate may cure coughsc. cough treatment: a hard cased. theobromine can cause cou

17、ghscwhen her five daughters were young, helene an always told them that there was strength in unity(團結). to show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. then she easily broke it into two pieces. next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. she showed the girls

18、 it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. this lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.helene an and her family own a large restaurant business in california. however, when helene and her husband danny left their home in vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. they

19、moved their family to san francisco. there they joined dannys mother, diana, who owned a small italian sandwich shop. soon afterwards, helene and diana changed the sandwich shop into a small vietnamese restaurant. the five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. however, helene did

20、not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. they opened new restaurants in san francisco a

21、nd los angeles. even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. daughter elizabeth explains, “our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. without the strength of the family, there

22、 is no business.”their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of ans working together. now the ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. now they are a big

23、success.9. helene tied several chopsticks together to show _.a. the strength of family unityb. the difficulty of growing upc. the advantage of chopsticksd. the best way of giving a lesson10. we can learn from paragraph 2 that the an family _.a. started a business in 1975b. left vietnam without much

24、moneyc. bought a restaurant in san franciscod. opened a sandwich shop in los angeles11. what can we infer about the an daughters?a. they did not finish their college education.b. they could not bear working in the family business.c. they were influenced by what helene taught them.d. they were troubl

25、ed by disagreement among family members.12. which of the following can be the best title for the passage?a. how to run a corporationb. strength comes from peacec. how to achieve a big dreamd. family unity builds successdwe all know the names of certain famous male inventors throughout history, from

26、galileo to alexander graham bell to steve jobs. do you know the outstanding ladies listed below?margaret knight（18381914）margaret knight was nicknamed “the lady edison” for her productive inventions which included a safety device for textile looms, shoe manufacturing machines, a rotary engine and in

27、ternal combustion engine(內燃機), among many others, knight received 27 patents in her lifetime.josephine cochran(18391913)cochran, a wealthy woman who often entertained, wanted a machine that could wash dishes faster than her servants , and without breaking them. when she couldnt find one, she built t

28、he first dishwasher herself in 1886. she received a patent for her famous invention and started a company to sell her invention to restaurants and hotels.katharine burr blodgett(18981979)katharine blodgett was the first woman to receive a ph. d. in physics at englands cambridge university and the fi

29、rst woman hired by general electric. her most influential invention was non-reflective glass, which today is still essential for eyeglasses, car windshields and computer screens.stephanie kwolek(19232014)in 1965, stephanie kwolek created an unusually lightweight and durable new fiber which was later

30、 developed by a chemical company dupont into the synthetic kevlar(凱夫拉爾纖維), used in everything from military helmets and bulletproof vests to work gloves, sports equipment, and building materials, kwolek was awarded the national medal of technology for her research on synthetic fibers and was admitte

31、d into the national inventors hall of fame in 1994.13. why was margaret knight nicknamed “the lady edison”?a. she was married to edisonb. she lived the same age as edison.c. she made many inventions like edison.d. she made similar inventions to edisons14. what did cochran invent the dishwasher for?a

32、. to make a fortune.b. to entertain more guests.c. to receive a patent.d. to wash dishes more effectively.15. who contributed a lot to military needs?a. stephanie kwolekb. josephine cochran c. margaret knightd. katharine burr blodgett第二節（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。easy

33、 ways to keep your brain sharpeveryone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bitand that can be a very annoying thing. 16 read on for some techniques worth trying.1. 17 people who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent r

34、educed chance of alzheimers disease (早老性癡呆癥), according to a recent study. 18 something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better, in other

35、words, keep your brain looking forward.2. go for a walk.mildly raised glucose(葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. in fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 19 3. learn

36、 something new.take a spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. a study found that mental stimulation(刺激)limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind, but the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time

37、. 20 or go dancing with your friends.a. focus on the future.b. this can be especially harmful to the aged.c. it should be something like learning gardening.d. so take a few minutes each day to do some reading.e. but dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with life-changing events.f. luckily, resear

38、ch shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those momentsg. in other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分55分）第一節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）one of mark twains classic novels is the adventures of tom sawyer. it is set in a small american 21 in the 19th ce

39、ntury. the people in this town are very traditional and 22 a quiet life. the story is about a boy called tom sawyer, who lives with his aunt polly. he is often in 23 with his aunt. aunt polly is very kind, 24 tom thinks she is always trying to control him.tom is different from 25 children in the tow

40、n. he loves adventure. he does a lot of bad things, but he never really 26 anyone. he tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps 27 his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. he is very clever. one day, aunt polly asks him to do some painting, and he 28 to get all the boys in the tow

41、n to do the work for him by inventing a new 29 game. it is these little stories 30 make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that 31 the most important part of the book. toms best friend is huck finn, a boy who has no home. in one adventure, they spend the night outside,

42、and they see a man kill another man 32 . later in the book, tom, huck and another boy decide to leave the town 33 they think that life there is too boring. they 34 to an island in the middle of a river. they 35 fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. they also make a 36 to travel up and down th

43、e river. 37 seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. one day, when tom comes back to his aunts house to leave a letter 38 that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral(葬禮). 39 tom has an idea. on the morning of their funeral, the boys run back in

44、to town and 40 their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.21. a. countryb. villagec. townd. house22. a. haveb. passc. lived. own23. a. troubleb. silencec. peaced. war24. a. andb. butc. stilld. as25. a. anotherb. othersc. the othersd. the other26. a. damagesb. destroysc. ruin

45、sd. hurts27. a. out of b. intoc. ontod. in front of 28. a. triesb. failsc. managesd. struggles29. a. fightingb. paintingc. touringd. sailing30. a. whichb. thatc. whatd. where31. a. is b. wasc. ared. were32. a. in chargeb. in advancec. in the long termd. in the dark33. a. becauseb. whilec. even thoug

46、h d. if 34. a. run intob. run awayc. run afterd. run out of 35. a. catchb. setc. maked. put36. a. bikeb. boatc. cameld. cage37. a. byb. uponc. atd. without38. a. writingb. tellingc. sayingd. meaning39. a. thenb. besidesc. alsod. lastly40. a. joinb. presentc. participated. attend第二節（共10分；每小題1.5分，滿分15

47、分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。when he was a little boy, christopher cockerell once watched his mother turning the wheel of her sewing machine with her hand. “wouldnt it work 41 (fast) if a machine turned the wheel for you?” he asked. “i suppose it would,” said his mother, without 42 (pay) him an

48、y attention. christopher knew she always had a lot of work, and he wanted to help her. up in his bedroom there 43 (be) a toy steam engine which his father had bought 44 a gift. “i will make better use of it,” little christopher said to 45 (he). so, when his mother was not using her sewing machine, h

49、e fixed 46 toy steam engine onto it. when the job 47 (finish), he was quite pleased, 48 (think) his mother would like it. “very clever,” his mother said, 49 she saw it. then she sat down and went on turning the wheel by hand. “i have been working like this for too many years,” she explained. this ta

50、ught christopher cockerell the lesson that anyone who tries to improve anything 50 (have) to learn: many people dont like new ideas.第三部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）第一節 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修

51、改：在錯的詞下面畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。dear xiao ming,i am a editor of english corner. ive received your letter ask me to give you some advice on how to learn english well. first of all, i suggest you should read english word, sentences and short articles loud ever

52、y morning. meanwhile, you should try to memorize as much useful sentences as possible and recite some short passages as well. moreover, it suggested that you read a great variety of books after school. last but not least, a certain amount of time should be spent in listening exercises. as long as you can make good use of your spared time to learn english, surely, you will make rapid progress. just as the saying going , “where there is a will, and there is a way.” if you stick to your dream and study hardly, im sure you will be successful in your english study.yours,li hua第二節 書面表達（滿分