1、永年二中高一第二次月考英语试题第I卷（选择题共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）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一小题，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. What does the man want? A. a doorB. a keyC. milk2. What is the woman doing? A. taking a pictureB. enjoying a fountain (喷泉)C. climbin
2、g mountains3. What advice does the woman give the man? A. run fastB. take mild exerciseC. run slowly for long4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. a ghostB. a film C. a story5. What is the man most probably? A. a policemanB. a teacher C. a doctor第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或
3、独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. What are the speakers doing? A. preparing for a mealB. doing some shoppingC. talking about a recipe7. What do the speakers need to buy? A. cheese and potatoesB. onions and pepperC
4、. mushrooms and butter听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8. What is the party for? A. Johns birthdayB. ChristmasC. Johns wedding9. What do we know about the man? A. Hell go to the party with the woman. B. He has told Anna to keep a secret. C. He looks forward to visiting the woman.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。10. Who is making
5、 the telephone call? A. Lewis BrothersB. Oliver Martin C. Mark Hanson11. What has the man failed to receive? A. the pricelistsB. the brochures (手册) C. the invitation cards12. When did the man place the order? A. about 15 days agoB. about 30 days ago C. about 40 days ago听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13. What is
6、 the relationship between the speakers? A. teacher and student B. grandpa and granddaughter C. boss and secretary14. What does the man think of the typewriter? A. slow B. unreliableC. OK15. What once caused the loss of papers?A. There was a power cut. B. The battery ran down.C. The computer was brok
7、en.16. How did the man finish his paper? A. He used a typewriter.B. He used a word processor.C. He used a computer.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17. What is the talk about? A. spoken EnglishB. practical EnglishC. listening EnglishX18. How many activities does the speaker mention? A. two B. threeC. four19. Why
8、does the speaker recommend reading books? A. It is a popular way to improve ones English. B. It is interesting and books have different levels. C. It is the most beneficial to English learning.20. What does the speaker think of watching the news in English? A. It is too boring to secondary school st
9、udents. B. It is more useful to advanced English learners. C. It can help students learn how to use body language.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。AOne day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old ax
10、e(斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy（仙女） came out and asked the man what was the matter.I have lost my axe ,he said.It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked ,Is this yours?No,
11、said the man. The fairy then showed him a silver axe and asked again ,Is this yours?No ,again answered the man.Then she showed him the old axe.Yes, that is mine ,called out the happy man.I know that well enough ,said the fairy.I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you
12、 the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one.21. One day when the man was cutting something, _. A. he fell into the water B. his axe dropped into the river C. his axe fell into a lake D. he saw a beautiful fairy22. The man was sad because _. A. he was poor and had no other axes B. he could
13、not go on working C. he liked his axe very much D. his axe was a gold axe23. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didnt take them, because he _. A. did not like them B. did not know they were made of gold and silver C. was very rich D. knew these axes were not his24.The fairy helped
14、 the man because he was _ man. A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest.B Im sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But do you know who wrote the song and for whom it was written? The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in Lucasville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-seven years ago, two of
15、 Mr. Archibald Hills aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were asked to write some songs for a book called “Song Storied for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much and wrote many beautiful songs for the b
16、ook. One of them was the famous “Good Morning to You.” The song said, “Good morning to you, good morning to you, dear children, good morning to all.” This song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children. But not many grown-ups knew it. A few years later little Archibald was born. As h
17、is aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song “Happy Birthday” to the melody（曲调）of “Good Morning to you” to her little nephew（侄子）. She sang the song like this: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Archie! Happy birthday to you! Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected
18、 that this song would become so popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune（曲调简单）and friendliness in words.25. Archibald A. Hill was _. A. English B. Russian C. American D. Australian26. Professor Archibald A. Hill was Miss Mildred Hills _. A
19、. son B. student C. brother D. nephew 27. Why did Miss Hiss wrote songs? A. Because they are musicians. B. Because they love children. C. Because they were asked to write for a book. D. Because their nephew asked them to do so.28. The sentence “it really did” means _. A. The song really became popul
20、ar B. Their wish would really come true C. People all over the world like to listen to the song D. Yes, but the song didnt become popularCKings College Summer School Kings College Summer School is an annual( 每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their Engli
21、sh. Courses are given by the teachers of Kings College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This years summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:Application (申请) date l Students in New York should send their ap
22、plications before July 18, 2007. l Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2007. Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2007.Courses English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing: 10 hours l American History: 16 hours l America
23、n Culture: 16 hoursSteps A letter of self-introduction l A letter of recommendation(推荐) The letters should be written in English with all the necessary informationCost l Daily lessons: $200 l Sports and activities: $100 l Travels: $200 l Hotel service: $400 You may choose to live with your friends o
24、r relatives in the same cityPlease write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School yahoo, com29. You can most probably read the text in _. A. a newspaper B. a travel guide C. a textbook D. a telephone book 30. If you are to live with your relatives in
25、New York, you will have to pay the school _ A. $200 B. $400 C. $500 D. $900 31. What information can you get from the text? A. The program will last two months. B. You can write to Thompson only in English. C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2007. D. You can get in to
26、uch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.D My mother loves flowers. As soon as warm weather comes around，you will find her planting，watering and weeding over everything .For many years we lived next door to each other，and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own. After the flowers
27、 became plentiful each summer，she would cut colorful bouquets(花束)to enjoy inside the houseboth hers and mine. I would often come home from work and find a beautiful arrangement(布置) of fresh flowers on my coffee table. Shortly before Christmas one year，a local flower shop offered a bouquet a month sp
28、ecial .It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years. After the holidays，in early January，I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first months bouquet .The small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase(花瓶).I was so embarrassed(
29、尴尬的).However，after we returned home，she began to arrange the flowers she had received.“Mom，Im sorry，”I told her.“I cant believe how skimpy that bouquet is.”She looked at me and smiled.“Its okay，”she said.“It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.” Moms words helped me to realize something
30、 bigger and more importantwhen we have too many good things，we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one. Thanks，Mom，for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.32According to Paragraph 1，which of the following is TRUE?AThe authors mother put fresh flowers on the authors coffee table.BThe
31、 author used to buy some fresh flowers on her way home.CThe authors mother usually bought flowers for her daughter.DThe author and her mother shared a beautiful garden.33The author bought her mother flowers to_.Acelebrate the coming ChristmasBexpress thanks for all her mothers doneCbring more flower
32、s to her mothers gardenDarrange her mothers new house。34The underlined word “skimpy” in Paragraph 4 means_.Abeautiful Bcolorful Ccheap Dsmall35What did the author learn from her mother?AHow to grow flowers. BHow to arrange flowers.CEnjoying life if possible. DConsidering things in other ways.第二节（共5小
33、题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项。_36_When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(迫使) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of._37_. Children often
34、form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them. _38_Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, hone
35、sty and thoroughness.Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. _39_Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided.We ought to keep from all these bad habits._40_ .A. There are other habits which, when formed in early life
36、, are of great help.B. Whether good or not habit are, they are easy to get rid of.C. Meanwhile, try to form such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.D. Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.E. It is very important for us to know why we should get used to good habits.F. The
37、se are all easily formed habits.G. Its therefore very important for us to pay attention to the formation of habits.第三部分 英语知识运用（共 两 节，满分45分） 第一节 完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5 分，满分30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。Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams.
38、All the_ 41 _ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didnt_ 42 _, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who _43 _, but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, _44 _ just before the exams she was wor
39、king so hard that her sister Barbara was _45 _ about her. She went to bed too _46 _. The night before the first exam, Barbara _47 _ that she have an early night and take a _48 _ pill. She promised to wake _49 _ up in the morning.As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. He
40、r _50 _ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of _51 _, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination _52 _, but she couldnt answer any of the questions. _53 _ around her was writing pages and gages. _54 _ she thought
41、 hard, she couldnt find anything to write_ 55 _. She kept looking at her_ 56 _. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, _57 _ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried
42、 that she started _58 _. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she_ 59 _ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a _60 _ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.41. A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools42. A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass43. A. succeededB. failed C. en
43、dedD. called44. A. but B. so C. and D. because45. A. excited B. frightenedC. worriedD. pleased46. A. early B. late C. heavily D. eagerly47. A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D. wished48. A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D. breathing49. A. him B. her C. them D. herself50. A. hand B. eye C. mind D. bo
44、dy51. A. her sister B. her parentsC. the lessonsD. the medicine52. A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper53. A. The teacherB. The studentsC. No oneD. Everyone54. A. If B. Though C. So D. How55. A. with B. about C. on D. to56. A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject57. A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over58. A.
