高二英语5月月考试题

北晨高中2005-2006学年第二学期5月月考高二英语试题第I卷I.单词辩音：(5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。1．heightA.weightB.neighborC.reciteD.pleasant2.existA.excellentB.exampleC.expenseD.exhibition3.spareA.requireB.apparentC.thereforeD.temperature4.obviousA.onlyB.oceanC.occurD.operate5.weatherA.southernB.enthusiasticC.throughoutD.worthwhileII.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合空白处的最佳选项。6.Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin________oflittlechildren.A.handB.reachC.spaceD.distance7.Bill’saimistoinformtheviewersthatcigaretteadvertisingonTVisillegal,________?A.isn’titB.isitC.isn’theD.ishe8.Knowinghowlongthetestwouldlast,thestudentswhofinished______backandwaiteduntiltheendoftheexam.A.settleB.settledC.settlingD.tosettle9.ItisinStevenSpielberg’sfirstfilm,Jaws,______abigwhitesharkattacksswimmers______arespendingtheirholidaysinasmallvillagebythesea.A.where;whoB.which;thatC.that;thatD.where;that10.—CouldIuseyourdictionary,please?—______.A.OfcourseyoucouldB.Yes,youcould.GoaheadC.I’msorry,butIwasusingitmyselfD.Sure.Helpyourself11.Iwonderwhatitfeelsliketohavemanychildren.______Hayesalreadyhavethreeandtheyareplanningtohave______fourth.A.The;theB.The;/C./;theD.The;a12.Pollutionisaworld-wideproblemthat______immediatesolution.A.callsforB.callsoutC.callsonD.callsin13.Ican’ttelltheexactdateofhisarrival,maybethe7thorthe8th.______,heissuretobeherebeforetheconferencebegins.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.AnyhowD.Thus14.—Iwonderifshewillshowupattheconcert.—Shewill.Sheisonlytoo______towatchthefamousdirector.A.anxiousB.proudC.interestedD.satisfied15.______andtheproblemmightbesettled.A.MakingonemoreeffortB.IfyoumakeonemoreeffortC.OnemoreeffortD.Tomakeonemoreeffort16.Nowhereelseintheworld________suchaquiet,beautifulplace.A.cantherebeB.therecanbeC.therebecanD.canbethere17.Mr.White_________at8:30forthemeeting,buthedidn’tshowup.A.shouldhavearrivedBshouldarriveC.shouldhavehadarrivedD.shouldbearriving18.----WasTomthereWhenyouarrived?-----Yes，buthe＿＿＿homesoonafterwards．A．hadgoneB．hasgoneC．isgoingD．went19.Thereweremanystudentsandteachersatthepartyyesterday.Ilookedfortwoseatstositdownwithmyfriend,Tim,buttherewere______.A.neitherB.nothingC.noneD.no20.Mysister,aswellasherclassmateswholateforclass,criticizedbyMr.Hunt.A.were;wasB.was;wereC.was;wasD.were;wereIII.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1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、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Thiswasoneofmyexperiences21.WhenIwasinmy30s,Iwasworkingforalargeinternationalcompanywhichhadit’sheadofficeinLondon.Iwasworkinginthe22department.ThecompanyhadatrainingcentrewhichwasjustoutsideLondon.Differentcourseswereheldtherethroughout23andI24goononetrainingcourseayear.Theseusuallystarted25aSundayeveningandlastedsixdays.OnceIwas26aweek’strainingcoursewithaboutforty27salespeople.IwasinthebarontheFridayeveningandsuddenlyawomanwhowas28behindthebaraskedmeacuriousquestion.“Ihopeyoudon’t29myasking,”shesaid,“butI’vebeen30aboutitallweek.Haveyougotasister31Mary?”Thewoman’snamewasJune.Andsheusedtodovariousjobsatthetrainingcentre.Sheworkedintheoffice,sheorganizedallthefoodanddrinkforthecentreandsheworkedinthebaratlunchtimeandintheevening.Myanswer32June’squestionwas“Yes”,andJunesaid,“Ithought33.ImetherlastSeptemberwhenshewasorganizingacoursehere.”Atthattime,mysisterwasworkingfor34companybutinadifferentpartofthecountry.Thatwas35shecametobeatthetrainingcentre.36surprisedmewashowJuneguessedwewerebrotherandsister.Threethingsmadeitevenmore37.First,shehadmetmysistersixmonthsbeforeshemetme.Second,theyhaveaboutsixtynewpeopleeveryweekatthetrainingcentre.Soaboutonethousandfivehundredpeoplehad38thecentreinthosesixmonths.And39,mysisterismarried,soshedoesn’thavethesamefamilynameasme.We’renot40,butIguesswemustlookquitelikeeachother.21.A.inworkB.outofworkC.atworkD.aboutwork22.A.sellingB.salesC.saleD.sold23.A.theyearB.themonthC.theweekD.theday24.A.usedtoB.onceC.getusedtoD.wasusedto25.A.atB.inC.duringD.on26.A.onB.inC.duringD.over27.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.oneother28.A.hearingB.waitingC.servingD.seeing29.A.matterB.careforC.remindofD.mind30.A.understandingB.wonderingC.discoveringD.worrying31.A.calledB.callingC.callingonD.callingup32.A.ofB.aboutC.toD.for33.A.thatB.itC.suchD.so34.A.thesameB.adifferentC.anotherD.theother35.A.whereB.whenC.whatD.how36.A.AllB.WhatC.ThatD.It37.A.surprisingB.surprisedC.strangeD.puzzled38.A.passedthroughB.passedawayC.leftD.passedby39.A.finallyB.attheendC.atlastD.later40.A.friendsB.relativesC.twinsD.brotherandsister第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。ABuyinginsuranceisawayinwhichpeoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenumbersofpeoplepaysmallsumsofmoneytoaninsurancecompany.Althoughthousandsofpeoplehavepaidforfireinsurance,onlyafewwilllosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancecompanywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesmallsumsofmoneyithadcollected.ThefirstmodernfireinsurancecompanywasformedinLondoninthe1740s.Agreatfirehadjustdestroyedmostofthecityandpeoplewantedprotectionagainstfurtherlosses.Thefirstcompanygrewrapidly.Someothercompanieswerefoundedinotherareas.BenjaminFranklinhelpedfor