河北省巨鹿县二中2024-2024学年高二第二次月考英语试卷
2024---2024年度英语试卷
African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity (名人), according to Forbes (福布斯) magazine. It placed Winfrey at the top of the annual ranking of the 100 people with the biggest pull (影响力).
Winfrey, 51, draw 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US $225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. “After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves,” the magazine said.
Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Winfrey’s approach appears to be simple. She is in a pursuit (追求)of self-improvement and self-empowerment. This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she made it known that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.
Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for women. Her work has extended to social change. In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database (数据库)of dangerous child abusers. The then President Bill Clinton later signed the “Oprah Bill” into law.
1.The annual Forbes list selects its celebrities according to . A.their names B.their annual earnings C.their presence on the Internet and in the media D.their annual earnings and presence in the public 2.Which of the following statements is WRONG? A.Oprah Winfrey was the first of the 100 celebrities according to Forbes magazine. B.Oprah’s success has been only on the screen. C.Oprah can attract superstars and get them to open up to her interview. D.Oprah ranked second in celebrity riches that year. 3.The underlined phrase “rules the airwaves” in the passage means . A.attracts many readers’ attention B.causes many people to take planes C.has a large number of viewers D.measures the airwaves 4.What’s the best title of the passage? A.Oprah Winfrey Conquering the Americans. B.Oprah Winfrey—the No 1 Celebrity. C.Forbes Ranking First. D.The Oprah Winfrey Show.
B篇
Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的),he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words. Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace (节奏)was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school. The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so. But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said. 5.How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school? A.By speaking. B.By using sign language. C.By reading lips. D.By making loud noises. 6.Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because . A.they wanted him to live a normal life B.they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong C.he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children D.he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school 7.How did Adrian finally succeed in his study? A.He did a lot of outdoor activities. B.He was pushed hard to study every day. C.He attended private classes after school. D.He worked very hard both in and after class. 8.Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”? A.He did very well in his study. B.He succeeded in entering a regular school. C.He reached his goals in spite of his disability. D.He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06.
C篇
I travel a lot,and I find out different “styles” (风格)of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的)in Japan because most streets there don’t have names;in Japan,people use landmarks(地标)in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers,“Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop. ” In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east,and then go another mile." People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time,not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,”they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here. ’’You say,“Yes,but how many miles away is it?”They don’t know. It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say,Sorry, I have no idea. But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that “I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan! 9.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place,they usually . A.describe the place carefully B.show him a map of the place C.tell him the names of the streets D.refer to recognizable buildings and places
10.Which is the place where people measure distance in time? A.New York.
B.Los Angeles. C.Kansas.
D.Iowa. 11.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer . A.in order to save time B.as a test C.so as to be polite D.for fun 12.what can we infer from the text? A.It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences. B.It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C.People have similar understandings of politeness. D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
D篇
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13.Why are early childhood experiences very important to the development of a child?
A.Because people are emotional in childhood. B.Because early childhood experiences can make a child happy. C.Because brain growth is mainly completed in this period. D.Because most children want a head start.
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15.The passage is mainly written to.
A.teachers
B.parents
C.children
D.scientists
二、七选五
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 17 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you 18 All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.
19 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up That’ll keep you busy for ages.
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 20 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.
So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A. That’s easy.
B. Enjoy your own club!
C. Invite a designer to join you.
D. What are you interest in?
E. Some vacation is just around the corner.
F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.
G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.
三，完形填空 When Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21 she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 , so she got a job 23 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish, 24 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't 25 much English. A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind:if you dream 26 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 7 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 One day, one of her 29 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30 early, and had slept 31 “What does this have to do with your 32 ?” Pat asked. “I dreamed all night, Miss Jones, and my dream was in English. ” “In English?” Pat was very 33 ,since he was such a bad student. She was 34 secretly jealous (嫉妒的).Her 5 was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student,“Well, 6 me about your dream." “All the people in my dream 37 English,” the student said. “And all the signs were, in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English. ” “But that’s 38
,”said Pat, “what did all the people say to you?” “I’m sorry,Miss Jones. That’s 39 I slept so badly. I didn’t 40 a word they said. It was a nightmare(噩梦)!” 1.A.because B.while C.if D.since 22.A.first B.at first C.last D.at last 23.A.for B.of C.as D.like 24.A.and B.but C.so D.yet 25.A.say B.know C.read D.write 26.A.in B.about C.of D.for 27.A.thought B.realized C.hoped D.wanted 28.A.English B.Spanish C.Russian D.German 29.A.bright B.excellent C.best D.worst 30.A.got up B.gone to bed C.fallen asleep D.woken up 31.A.well B.soundly C.badly D.heavily 32.A.English B.language C.dream D.homework 33.A.surprised B.worried C.please D.excited 34.A.yet B.seldom C.also D.still 35.A.study B.class C.work D.dream 36.A.answer B.write C.tell D.ask 37.A.read B.liked C.spoke D.learned 38.A.wonder B.terrible C.funny D.strange 39.A.how B.why C.when D.because 40.A.hear B.understand C.know D.remember
四、语法填空。阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was in the ninth year when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed but felt that since I'd always been good child,this was temporary.
2 (fortunate),it was not to be so. I didn’t have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep worry began to destroy my 3 (confident). Finally I refused to attend classes, 4 (shut) myself in my room for hours.
The examination was approaching,but I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance. One morning, 5 a particularly severe lecture from my father, I stood at the school gate, 6 (depress). Then as the other students marched to their classrooms, our headmaster called me. The next forty-five minutes was one of 7 ( precious) moments in my life.She said she 8 (notice) a big change in me and wondered why. At first she took my hands in 9 (she)and listened patiently as I mentioned my worries. Then she hugged me as I wept. Months of frustration and loneliness disappeared in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster, 10 helped me out simply by listening and hugging.
五、改错
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。错误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:在错的词下画一横线,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。
A man with two bad burned ears went to see his doctor. "What has happened on you?" asked the doctor. "Well,my wife is ironing while I was watching a ball game on TV. She put the cool iron near the telephone then my phone rang. I answered the iron instead to the phone." The doctor nodded. "But what had happened to other ear?"The man said, "Hardly had I hanged up when the same person called up again." The doctor couldn’t help laugh when he heard this.
六，书面表达（满分25分）
前几天，一些同学就英语学习现状进行了一次讨论。发现有如下问题：
1. 对学习英语没有兴趣；2. 记忆单词有困难； 3. 怕出错，不敢参与小组讨论；
4. 阅读中不知如何处理生词；5. 写作中……
假如你是李华，在英语学习中也遇到了一些类似的问题，你以邮件的形式向英语报社的编辑(Bob)咨询，希望得到帮助。
要求：1. 提出三个英语学习中的问题；
2. 可以参考以上提示，也可以根据自己实际适当发挥；
3. 中心突出，语意连贯，层次清晰．书写规范；
4. 不少于100字，
5. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
第二次月考答案英语
一、阅读理解
A篇
答案： 1.D; 2.B; 3.C; 4.A
解析： 1.细节理解题,从文展第二自然段中直接找到答案。 2.细节理解题,依据文章最后一段第一句。 3.推测词义,通读第二自然段可猜测到rules the airwaves 的含义为“有很多观众”。 4.标题归纳题。B、C、D只是文章的一个方面,不全面。2.
答案： .B; 6.A; 7.D; 8.C
B篇解析： 1.此题考查文章的细节。根据文章的第一段的第二句话可得出答案。 2.此题属于推理判断题。C选项具有一定的迷惑性,父母亲并不是因为校长的话而把儿子送往学校的,所以他不是母亲作出此决定的原因。C与D明显错误。无论把儿子送往“private classes”还是“ a regular school”都是想让儿子过上正常的生活。 3.此题也属于推理判断题。做对本题的关键是要看清题目中的“in his study”,否则就容易误选。在根据第二段的最后一句话“But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.”可推断出答案。 4.此题考查对文章的深层理解。A、B、C涉及到的都是表层上的内容。
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答案： .D; 10.B; 11.C; 12.A 解析： 1.根据第二段可知,日本人在给别人指路时通常使用地标建筑,而不是街道的名称。 2.根据第四段第一句可知。 3.Yucatan,人们认为别人问路时说不知道是不礼貌的,因此,为了礼貌,他有可能说一个错误方向。 4.第一段点明不同地方的人对问路的回答风格是不一样的,并举出了许多例子,因此对游客来讲了解文化的差异是很重要的。
