2016-2017学年上学期第二次模块考试
高二英语试题
命题校对：高二备课组 时间：90分钟 满分：120
第一部分：单项选择(共20小题，每题1分，满分20分)
1. Wu Minxia has ____ gift for diving. And once again she and her partner took____ lead in the women’s 3m springboard diving in the 31st Olympic Games
A. a, / B. the, the C. the, a D. a, the
2. For the benefit of your safety, you’d better read the ______ before operating the machine.
A. function B. instruction C. directions D. adjustment
3. Large amounts of money ____ for the victims in the terrible accident at the construction site in Jiangxi Province in the past twenty days.
A. was spent B. has been spent
C. were spent D. have been spent
4. It was thanks to the Website Friends Reunited______ some information about old friends is given _____ I got in touch with my college classmates.
A. where, that B. which, that
C. where, how D. that, where
5. The poor boy sat quietly on the ground, his eyes ____ on the house destroyed in the earthquake.
A. fixing B. fixed C. being fixed D. to be fixed
6. John ______. After driving at top speed, he arrived at the company half an hour early.
A. needn’t hurry B. didn’t need to hurry
C. needn’t have hurried D. didn’t need hurry
7. The teachers are so busy that they hardly have any time for outdoor activities, ____ they have the interest.
A. unless B. so long as C. even if D. as if
8. Social skills, in my opinion, are quite easy ______.
A. to be learned B. to learn C. learning D. being learned
9. The near-sighted student came_____ to the blackboard and looked _____at what was written on it.
A. closely, close B. close, close
C. closely, closely D. close, closely
10. We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and ____, dogs give us their all.
A. in return B. on occasion C. on end D. in addition
11. My grandpa is too______ to take others’ advice. Nobody can change his mind.
A. cautious B. stubborn C. modest D. confident
12. Although most of us have no doubt____ he will pass the driving test, but his coach still wonder____ he has really got everything ready.
A. whether, that B. whether, whether
C. that, that D. that, whether
13. The two girls have quarreled seriously three times but each time they ______ and became best friends again.
A. made up B. turned away C. held out D. put down
14. ______a satisfactory operation, the patient is expected to recover from his illness very soon
A. Having given B. Giving C. To be given D. Having been given
15. In the south of Liaoning Province ______, one of the most beautiful coastal cities in China.
A. does lie Dalian B. Dalian lies
C. lies Dalian D. does Dalian lie
16. ----Why, Jessie, you look so tired!
----Well, I ______ the graduation essay and I must finish it at the end of this month.
A. was writing B. am writing
C. have been writing D. have written
17. Without the help of his teacher, it ______impossible for him to make such great progress.
A. would be B. was C. would have been D. had been
18. The speaker _____ himself in the middle of his speech.
A. interrupted B. behaved C. sighed D. apologized
19. The river, ______ banks used to be covered with fruit trees and flowers, is now seriously polluted.
A. of which B. along which C. where D. whose
20. How he regretted _______ his father’s advice! Otherwise he would not have made such a silly mistake.
A. not to take B. not taking
C. not taken D. having not taken
第二部分：阅读理解（共两小节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题， 每小题2分，满分30分）
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Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster,
but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
21. What puzzled the grandson most was _________.
A. why he forgot what he read soon
B. whether it was useful to read books
C. what kind of book he could understand
D. how he could read books like his grandpa
22. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water
A. To get him to realize the use of reading books.
B. To punish him for not reading carefully.
C. To clean the dirty basket in the river.
D. To train him to run faster.
23. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The old are always wiser than the young.
B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C. You can’t expect to remember all you read.
D. Reading books can change a person gradually.
B
When 15-year-old Louisa Ball takes a nap, she sleeps for days on end, and no amount of shaking can fully wake her up. The British girl has a rare condition called Sleeping Beauty Sickness. Doctors don’t know what causes it or how to cure it --only know that it strikes teenagers and goes away by itself after eight to 12 years.
Louisa’s mum, Lottie, told NBC News that the girl had flulike symptoms just over a year ago. Shortly afterward, she had her first period of long sleeping.
She was eventually diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, whose victims worldwide may number no more than 1,000. The victims live normally for weeks or months at a time, with normal sleep patterns and normal energy levels. Then, with little warning, they’ll go to sleep for days or weeks at a time. So far, Louisa’s longest period in bed has been 13 days. Victims will wake briefly, but be disoriented and not fully awake. Louisa’s parents force her awake so she can use the bathroom and eat.
Now, Louisa’s friends can tell when a period is coming on. She stops talking and she may be annoyed easily. That’s when she knows she has to get home to her bed. Louisa has slept through family vacations, the dance recitals(表演会) she loves to
perform in, and school tests. Now it becomes increasingly difficult to catch up on missed schoolwork.
But just as doctors don’t know the cause, they also don’t know why it ends as mysteriously as it began. The illness is unrelated to narcolepsy(嗜眠病), whose victims are constantly tired and drop off for brief periods of sleep at any time.
It’s so dramatic that some people have accused Louisa of making the false symptoms to get attention. Her father, Richard, thinks that’s absurd.
24.The underlined “disoriented ” in the 3rd paragraph probably means________.
A. embarrassed B. disappointed
C. confused D. happy
25.We can learn from the passage that________.
A. doctors have found the cure for Sleeping Beauty Sickness.
B. some people don’t believe in the truth of Louisa’s symptoms.
C. Kleine-Levin Syndrome has no effect on Louisa’s study and life.
D. the narcolepsy victims sleep longer than those with Kleine-Levin Syndrome.
26.What can we learn about Louisa?
A. Louisa is fond of dancing.
B. Louisa can still manage finish her schoolwork without difficulty.
C. Louisa is a British girl who likes sleeping.
D. Louisa’s longest sleeping period is 8 years.
27.Which is true about Kleine-Levin syndrome according to the passage?
A. The victim usually sleep for days or weeks at a time.
B. There are usually many warning signs before it attacks.
C. The victims are usually tired and in a bad mood.
D. There are more than 1000 victims in the world.
C
People always think men are more skilled than women in driving. Nowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men.
In a survey done for insurer MetLife, 51% of women said they drive more safely. The evidence is on their side: Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving. “Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers, which leads to fewer accidents.” the report says. However, not all male drivers share the same opinion. Of the men surveyed by MetLife, 39% claimed male drivers were safer. The findings did back them up on one point: automotive knowledge. The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control, which helps prevent rollover accidents.
Auto safety unavoidably matters to money. Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims, and for now, that mainly includes women. In general, women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men. A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states. Among individual states, women get the greatest advantage in Wyoming (where they pay 20% less), South Dakota and Washington, D. C., where
their insurance costs are 16% lower.
“More than 11,900 male drivers died in U.S. traffic accidents in 2009, compared with just under 4,900 women drivers,” according to the study. “Based on miles traveled, men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, v.s. 1.7 deaths for women.”
28. According to the study, male drivers _________.
A. are less aggressive while driving
B. are more skilled at auto knowledge
C. are more likely to stick to driving laws
D. are less familiar with safety equipment
29. Insurance companies focus on female driver clients(客户) probably because they _________.
A. cause more accidents on the road but ask for little
B. cause little damage and pay more money to the insurance companies
C. make up the most part of the insurance clients
D. are more careful drivers and cause less damage
30. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. men are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than women
B. all women in the USA pay the same for their auto insurance
C. more female drivers die every year than male drivers
D. women are generally safer drivers than the opposite sex
31. The writer mainly develops paragraphs by _________.
A. giving examples B. making comparisons
C. drawing a conclusion D. presenting an argument
D
According to researchers, money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else.
Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly bring you happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found.
Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably (适度地) happier when they spent money on others--even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.
“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.
They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.
“Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.
Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and
after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus(奖金) of between $3,000 and $8,000.
“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social (有益社会的) spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.
They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.
“These findings suggest that very minor variations in spending allocations (分配) --as little as $5--may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.
32. According to the passage, ________.
A. the more money you spend on others, the happier you are
B. spending money on others can bring you happiness
C. Elizabeth Dunn is a psychologist from Harvest Business School
D. six hundred volunteers took part in the experiment
33. The 16 employees mentioned in the passage _________.
A. were given clear instructions on how to spend the bonus
B. had more happiness than the size of the bonus itself
C. experienced greater happiness after receiving their bonus
D. felt happier after they contributed much of the bonus to charities
34. Dunn’s statement suggested that ________.
A. those who spent money on others felt happier no matter how much they earned
B. those who spent more money on themselves felt happier
C. people thought spending money could make themselves happier
D. the money spent was as important as the money earned
35. The best title of this passage is ________.
A. Experiment on Money Spending
B. Devoting Your Money to Charities
C. Spending Money on Others Makes One Happier
D. Bonus and Pro-social Spending
第二节：七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Every one of us knows this feeling: we have a lot of work to do but a momentary feeling of laziness. ___36___ This is either because we lack the inspiration or are not encouraged enough to start working.
___37___ It often leads to the worsening of one’s relationship at work and affects work performance, which can result into job loss and extra stress.
How to overcome laziness? Here are some tips for overcoming it.
___38___ An effective trick that helps you fight laziness effectively is to start with the simple things first. That will slowly but surely break your inner resistance.
Make a to-do list. ___39___ A to-do list can help us to realize that it often looks like more work than it actually is. When you create your to-do list, make sure to arrange the tasks from the easiest one to the more difficult one, which helps you to start with the simple things first.
Remove distractions. Distractions are often the source for our laziness. We are often attracted by the distractions (TV, internet, etc.) as we perform our tasks. ___40___ Make sure that once you have started with one of your tasks, you will not get distracted from it by any means.
Remember, everything you manage to overcome laziness, reward yourself.
A. Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation with a pile of work.
B. We do not feel energized and just don’t want to do particular activities.
C. Whatever it is that distracts you, remove it!
D. Though often seen as a forgivable weakness, laziness can have a number of negative effects on a person.
E. It is important that you focus your mind on the benefits, not on the difficulties.
F. Simple things first.
G. Regards a task as an exercise.
第三部分 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Communication is an important part of any relationship. Many of us are ___41___ to share our experiences or emotions with our friends. But when it’s our turn to lend a(n) ___42___, we soon become bored or are short of idea on how to ___43___ and offer advice.
That’s because of what researchers call “listener burnout(倦怠)”. A friend might talk to us ___44___, often complaining about the same ___45___ problems. When we offer quick advice to ___46___ the situation, we may be unconsciously trying to ___47___ ourselves from burnout. However, good listeners ___48___ their natural tendency to solve the other’s problems hurriedly and to keep the conversation brief.
To be a good ___49___, you need to use “active listening”. It starts with the real ___50___ to help others and think through their feelings. Don’t ___51___ things. You can start by putting your phone ___52___ and sitting close to your friend. Let your facial expressions ___53___ what he or she is saying. ___54___ you are able to fully understand, acknowledge the other person’s ___55___ by reflecting them back: “That must be really hard for you.” Use ___56___ words or even sounds such as “yes”, “right”, and “hmm” to ___57___ the other person to continue.
Of course, a ___58___ can be extremely hard if the other person is too critical. But don’t get defensive. Effective listeners don’t block out negative___59___ . Instead, they listen and understand what the person is trying to convey ___60___ responding.
41. A. afraid B. hesitant C. shy D. eager
42. A. shoulder B. hand C. ear D. eye
43. A. respond B. explain C. argue D. quit
44. A. aimlessly B. endlessly C. hopefully D. cautiously
45. A. difficult B. old C. acute D. sensitive
46. A. fix B. discuss C. create D. describe
47. A. forgive B. protect C. discourage D. prevent
48. A. follow B. reveal C. form D. overcome
49. A. reader B. partner C. listener D. speaker
50. A. demand B. habit C. desire D. ability
51. A. skip B. rush C. overlook D. delay
52. A. away B. off C. out D. up
53. A. record B. restrict C. reflect D. replace
54. A. Whether B. Since C. While D. If
55. A. suggestions B. purposes C. responses D. feelings
56. A. big B. tough C. strong D. short
57. A. force B. remind C. encourage D. convince
58. A. conversation B. project C. problem D. lecture
59. A. criticism B. criminal C. curiosity D. crowd
60. A. after B. before C. while D. once
第II卷
第一节：语法填空(共10小题，每题1分，满分10分)
Dubai was a 6,000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966, when oil was discovered there, the population of Dubai has grown 61 2.6 million. Over the years, it has become a well-known tourist destination.
62 attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, dry weather, excellent accommodations, delicious food and beaches that go on for miles. In fact, some foreigners come here only 63 （experience） the shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, 64 （provide）every famous brand you can name. Those outdoor markets sell everything from spices（香料）to gold at fair prices.
Choosing what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing 65 （attract）. The Burj A1 Arab is considered one of the world’s best hotels, and 66 is located on its own island, about 1,000 feet offshore from Dubai. Built in 67 shape of a ship, this hotel is still 68 （tall） than the Eiffel Tower and nearly as tall as the Empire State Building. Certainly, there are also other great places of interest to visit.
Indeed, travelling around this country will 69 （true）give you an amazing experience because of its interesting things which 70 （offer） to all types of tourists.
第二节：短文改错(共10小题，每题1分，满分10分)
When my father bought for me a computer as birthday present last year, I felt very excited. As we all know, computers are getting more usefully nowadays. A lot of informations can be stored in it. We can learn what is lately happened in the world on the Internet. In the past, people had to do lots of work that were very dangerous. Besides, now computers can do it instead of people. With an exam come, I do exercises on my computer. Then it will not only correct them and tell me the right
answers.
第三节：翻译句子（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）
1. 倾听是大多数人所缺乏的技巧，而交流是双向的过程 － 它涉及说和听两个方面。
2. 这些作品之所以重要是因为它们吸引了不同年龄段的读者，因此它们在父母和孩子之间建立了一条特殊的文学纽带。
3. 她在工作的同时还要肩负额外的责任照顾小女儿，而且因为贫穷买不起打字机，她只好手写。
4. 因为把东西落在衣帽间，我就进去取，这时我发现罗伊正在翻别人的衣服口袋。
5. 事实上，她从没学会基本的社交技能，所以每当她张嘴说话时，就犯一些经常性的错误。
答题纸
一．语法填空
61_________62__________63____________64___________65_____________
66_________67__________68___________69___________70______________
二．短文改错
When my father bought for me a computer as birthday present last year, I felt very excited. As we all know, computers are getting more usefully nowadays. A lot of informations can be stored in it. We can learn what is lately happened in the world on the Internet. In the past, people had to do lots of work that were very dangerous. Besides, now computers can do it instead of people. With an exam come, I do exercises on my computer. Then it will not only correct them and tell me the right answers.
三．句子
1．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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