1、临沭一中高14级高二上学期月度学业水平测试英语试题 说明：本试卷分第I卷(选择题）、第II卷(非选择题)和答题纸三部分。第I卷1至8页。第II卷9至10页。试题答案请用2B铅笔或05mm签字笔填涂到答题卡规定位置上，书写在试题上的答案无效。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷 (选择题 100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选择项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置；听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why is
2、the woman moving?A. The present flat is too expensive. B. There is too much noise from the neighbor.C. She wants to save money to buy a piano.2. How does the man think the woman plays the guitar?A. Worse than he. B. As well as he. C. Better than he.3. How long has the speaker been waiting?A. Half an
3、 hour. B. An hour. C. An hour and a half.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man had forgotten the whole thing. B. The woman refused the mans offer.C. The man had hurt the womans feelings.5. Why wont the woman eat any more?A. She is losing weight. B. She isnt feeling well. C. She has h
4、ad enough.第二节（共15小题；第小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答6至8题。6. What does the man want?A. less work. B. More fun. C. A holiday.7. How does the man feel?A. Dissatisfied. B. Excited about the ho
5、liday. C. Tired.8. What does the man show towards his older generation?A. Hate. B. Dislike. C. Envy.听下面一段材料，回答9至11题。9. When did the woman go to see Kate?A. Two days ago. B. Two weeks ago. C. A week ago.10. What do we know about Kate?A. The doctors advice does her no good.B. She hasnt got well though
6、 she has seen a doctor. C. Shes too busy to see a doctor.11. Who will go to see Kate?A. The woman. B. The man. C. Both of them.听下面一段材料，回答12至13题。12. Why does the man hire some bikes?A. To visit the island with his friend. B. To go to visit the bicycle rental shop.C. To go traveling abroad.13. What do
7、es the woman suggest the man do?A. See her tomorrow. B. Go to the beach. C. Hire a motorbike.听下面一段材料，回答14至16题。14. Why does Julia want to leave her present job?A. She does not like the job. B. She wants to travel and teach English.C. She wants to do something different.15. What can we learn from the
8、dialogue?A. The company will move out of London. B. Julia will go abroad soon.C. Tom will refuse to let Julia leave.16. Who is Tom?A. Julias husband. B. Julias brother. C. Julias boss.听下面一段材料，回答17至20题。17. Where do you suppose John lived?A. In the northeast of England. B. In the southwest of England.
9、 C. In London.18. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?A. It was easier to find jobs in the south. B. John has lost his job before going to the south.C. He didnt want to get a job in the northeast of England.19. How many people were there in Johns car when the men with a gun came in?A
10、. The car was full. B. Only five people were there. C. He was alone in the car.20. Why was John shaking before the man with a gun?A. Because he was afraid of the gun. B. Because he was afraid of the ticket collector.C. Because he found the man was very strong.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30
11、分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AThe Gloria Barron Prize honors American young people from 8 to l8 who have shown leadership and courage in public serviceEach year ten winners each receive$2，000 to support their higher education or their service workEllie Wen，18，was volunteering at
12、a community center in Los AngelesThe center was set up to help immigrant familiesShe happened to meet adults in an EFL(English as a foreign language)class“When I saw them struggling hard，I wondered how people in poor countries could learn English，”Ellie said So she started a Website，“Repeat After Us
13、”，where people can listen to English and practice their accentsVolunteers have helped Ellie record more than 6，600 texts，including Abraham Lincolns “Gettysburg Address” Hard work pays offThere were so many times that Ellie was discouraged，but she stuck to itThe Website crashed early on，and all the r
14、ecordings were lostBut volunteers worked together vigorously to start over，and the visitors returned to the site“Just follow your idea and know that the world is so kindEven if you do have trouble，people will help you,” Ellie said“I was really excited the first month，when we had 49 visitors，”she sai
15、dNow，more than 480，000 people from a11 over the world have visited the site“I get e-mails from China，Egypt，India，and Brazil”They say，“Thank you so much for this resource，weve been waiting for it for so long!” Ellie loves knowing she is helping so many peopleGloria Barron Prize winners like Ellie are
16、 enthusiastic about the work they doAnd they encourage others to join in if they see a needAnybody can be negative，but it needs somebody brave to be positiveAre you the brave one？21Choose the right order of the followingaEllie started a Website，Repeat After UsbEllie happened to meet adults in an EFL
17、 classcAll the recordings were lostdEllie became a Gloria Barron Prize winnereMore than 480，000 people from all over the world visited the siteAcbaed Bbaced Caedcb Dbcaed22Which of the following statements is true?AThe Gloria Barron Prize honors people showing leadership and courageBEach year ten wi
18、nners share US$2，000 to support their higher educationCPeople can practice their English via Ellies website DEllie Wen was badly paid at a community center in Los Angeles 23.The writer mainly talks about_Ahow to open up a website with the help of othersBthe Gloria Barron Prize and the story of one o
19、f its winners Chow to teach immigrant families English via the InternetDyoung people who help others in various ways BDoctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with itThey warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional pro
20、blems and even cancer Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to timeSome people express anger openly in a calm reasonable waySome burst with anger, and scream and yell （大叫）But others keep their anger insideThey can not or will not express itThis is called repressing anger For years man
21、y doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing itThey said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormonesThey speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etcIn general the person feels excited and ready to ac
22、t Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerousThey believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure Doctors say the solut
23、ion is learning how to deal with angerThey say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry aboutIf it is, they say, Do not express your anger while angryWait until your anger has cooled down and y
24、ou are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angryThey said that laughter is much healthier than anger24According to the author, youd better _Anever be angryBlaugh and laugh when you get angry
25、 Ccool down your anger before you express itDadmit you are wrong when you are angry 25Expressing anger violently _ repressing it according to some scientists Ais not as danger as Bis no better than Cis more harmful than Dis much better than26Which of the following statement is right? AIf you were an
26、gry, you would be canceredBOnce you are angry, you must be cancered CAnger may cause you to suffer from a cancerDAngry as you are often, you cant be cancered27What is the passage mainly about? AThe types of anger BThe damage to health caused by being angry CCauses of anger DHow to release anger CSom
27、e people will do just about anything to save moneyAnd I am one of themTake my familys last vacationIt was my sixyearold sons winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong tripThe flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in c
28、redits to give up our seats and leave the next dayI had meetings in New York, so I had to get backBut that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stayI took my ninemonthold and took off for homeThe next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flightYes, I encouraged
29、 okay, ordered them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta DollarsOur total take: $1,600Not bad, huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife eitherBut as a bigtime bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollarAnd these days, a good deal is something few of us
30、can afford to pass upIve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing（揭露）the worst tricksI have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decadeI have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival GuideAnd I really do what I believe i
31、nI tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worthIm also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurantsBut I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircutIt keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people noticeAnd I will also spend
32、on a classic piece of furnitureQuality lasts28What does the author do?AShes a teacher BShes a media person CShes a housewife DShes a businesswoman 29What does the author want to tell us?AHow to expose bad tricks BHow to spend money wisely CHow to reserve airline seats DHow to make a business deal 30
33、 Why did Delta give the authors family credits?ATheir flight had been cancelled BThey had early bookingsCTheir flight had been delayed DThey took a later flight31 What can we learn about the author?AShe is interested in cheap productsBShe seldom makes a compromiseCShe is very strict with her childre
34、nDShe rarely misses a good dealDEvery month, Julia and her cousins would go to visit their grandparents. They would be excited because their grandfather would give them a few coins. Then they would buy toys or sweets. The grandparents commented that, behaving like this, the children would never lear
35、n to manage their money. So they planned a special test, in which the children would have to show, over the course of a year, just what they could manage to get with those few coins. Some thought that they would save their money, but Ruben and Nico continued spending it all on sweets. So they give u
36、p saving. Monty decided to manage his money by exchanging it: buying and selling things, or betting (打赌) it with others. Soon he surprised the whole family. He had accumulated (积聚) lots of money. However, Monty was not very careful, and he got involved in more and more risky deals. A few months late
37、r he became penniless after a losing bet. Alex, had a will of iron. He saved the money and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone. Even better, with so much money, he managed to buy sweets at a reduced price, so that on the day of the competition he was presented with enough
38、sweets for much more than a year. And even then, he still had enough left over for a toy. He was the clear winner, and other children learned the advantages of knowing how to save and how to wait. There was also Julia. Poor Julia didnt enjoy the competition, because even though she had had a wonderf
39、ul secret plan, she had spent her money without giving her plan enough time to work. However, she was so sure that her plan was a good one, that she decided to carry on with it, and maybe change the expressions on her relatives faces, who had seemed to be saying “What a poor girl she is.She couldnt
40、manage to save anything”. When she was about to complete the second year of her plan, Julia surprised everyone by turning up at the grandparents house with a violin and a lot of money. She did it really well.32. Who saved nothing at the end of the first year?A. Ruben, Julia and AlexB. Ruben, Monty a
41、nd Julia C. Ruben, Nico and MontyD. Ruben, Nico and Alex22. From Montys story, the children learned _.A. to save and to wait.B. to be careful and self-disciplinedC. to set a achievable goal.D. to buy and to sell things 23. Why did the grandparents plan a test on the children?A. Because they wanted t
42、he children to learn to manage money.B. Because they wanted the children to learn to save money.C. Because they wanted the children to learn to spend money.D. Because they didnt want the children to buy toys and sweets any more.35. The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph means _. A. Julia wi
43、ll bring disasters to herself and her family.B. Julia is too stupid to do anything well.C. Julia is not good at managing money.D. Julia has so many secrets that nobody likes her. 第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分l0分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。(特别提醒：如选E，请在答题卡上同时涂黑AB，同理可知：F=AC，G=AD) With the
44、 development of society，it is common that many people are rushing all the way and all day，tired and subhealthy 36 She described all the things she had to doone was to make her bedfrom the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for workI suggested she experiment by not making her bed for t
45、wo weeksShe was shocked，probably thinking Id been brought up by wolves in a forest 37 Two weeks later she went into my office merrilyShe had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 yearsand nothing bad had happened“And you know what?” she said“I dont dry my dishes anymore，either” 38 One was dis
46、covering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen beforeThe other was giving herself permission to be less than perfectThis story shows an important principle about managing time：No one can do it a11Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs(利弊权衡)The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health lastThey
