西安市第一中学
2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次月考
高二年级英语试题
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
The Boy Made It!
One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.
Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.
He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him. Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.
By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could — he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.
The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode(一期节目) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.
When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.
21. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?
A. He got lost. B. He broke his skis. C. He hurt his eyes D. He caught a cold.
22. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?
A. He found a shelter. B. He lighted some branches.
C. He kept on skiing. D. He built a snow cave.
23. On Tuesday, Nicholas ______.
A. returned to his shelter safely B. was saved by a searcher
C. got stuck in the snow D. stayed where he was
24. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he ______.
A. did the right things in the dangerous situation B. watched Grylls’ TV program regularly
C. created some tips for survival D. was very hard-working
B
Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. "There's so much to learn," he'd say. "Though we're born stupid, only the stupid remain that way. " He was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒绝) an education.
Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.
Then came the moment—the time to share the day's new learning.
Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.
"Felice," he'd say, "tell me what you learned today. "
"I learned that the population of Nepal is .... "
Silence.
Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. "The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well . . . . " he'd say. "Get the map; let's see where Nepal is. " And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.
This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.
As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.
Later during my training as a future teacher I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.
25. What do we know from the first paragraph?
A. The author's father was born in a worker's family.
B. Those born stupid could not change their life.
C. The town elders wanted to learn about the world.
D. The poor could hardly afford school education.
26. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to "
A. one new thing B. a request C. the news D. some comment
27. It can be learned from the passage that the author .
A. enjoyed talking about news B. knew very well about Nepal
C. felt regret about those wasted days D . appreciated his father's educational technique
C
“Indeed,” George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of America was not the father of bug. When Washington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightning-bug(萤火虫). But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs, and the like.
Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install (安装) an alarm”. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others’ conversation. Since the 1840s, to bug has long meant “to cheat”, and since the 1940s it has been annoying.
We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering ‘a bug’ in his invented record player.”
28. We learn from Paragraph 1 that __________________.
A. Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bug
B. George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bug
C. the word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth century
D. both Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century
29. What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Explanation. B. Finding. C. Origin. D. Fault.
30. The passage is mainly concerned with__________________.
A. the misunderstanding of the word bug B. the development of the word bug
C. the public views of the word bug D. the special characteristics of the word bug
第二节：七选五（共5小题；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。
Money Matters
Parents should help their children understand money. 31 So you may start talking
about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for
example.
1. The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for
goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he
wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money
to the cashier(收银员). 32 When your child grows a bit older and understands the
basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
2. Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 33 If you must say no to a
child‘s request to spend money, explain, ― You have enough toy trucks for now. Or, if
the request is for many different things, say, ― You have to make a choice between this
toy and that toy.
3. 34
Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product--- a name-brand
butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example. You can show your child how to make
choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 35 If
he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the
money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less
money for other purchases.
A. Wise decisions
B. The value of money
C. Permit the child to choose between them.
D. Tell your child why he can –or cannot --- have certain things.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
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 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和
D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, I met a taxi driver, a man in his late 30s, who picked me up and drove me to my destination. As we 36 along the road, I asked him how his business was. He told me 37 .that his business was just fine, but the cost of gas was really hurting his bottom line. We then 38 a spirited discussion and got around to discussing the job environment.
He told me that he had difficulty getting another type of work because of his 39 .”I am a former criminal," he said 40 ，"People look at my record and then I'm done," he complained.“I know I messed up but I've turned my life 41 and have been clean for several years", he went on to explain quietly and without 42. “It is never 43 to start a new life, "I said,¨ 44 the critical thing is that you are starting and that you have options." The driver seemed to be 45_ _as he looked back at me from the front seat. "Like what kind of options?" He asked. “If you don't want to drive a taxi for the rest of your life, then you can make a 46 to go back to school, even part-time, so you can 47_ for a trade or some other occupation you are interested in." I replied.
Later, as I said goodbye to the driver, I felt a moment of pain for him. But, at the same time, the driver is like a lot of other people I have met over the years----only 48 is that they are not former criminals. They are still in a type of prison each day of the week. These are people who already have good jobs and good reputations but are totally 49 with their lives. The daily 50 they go to is one where work is 51 ,where each day is full of worry wishing for something better. This is a prison of the 52 ．
If these words 53 your daily life, know that there is always an opportunity to 54
your life if you set your sights on a higher level and take action towards it. The decision is yours and yours 55 ．
36. A. rolled B. run C. walked D. fled
37. A. chiefly B. mainly C. directly D. briefly
38. A. entered into B. came into C. broke into D. run into
39 A. information B. knowledge C. background D. personality
40. A. loudly B. straightforwardly C. secretly D. quietly
41. A. off B .in C. around D. down
42. A. anger B. happiness C. sorrow D. envy
43. A. hard B. easy C. rare D. common
44. A. and B. so C. thus D. but
45. A. excited B. surprised C .thrilled D. frightened
46. A. choice B. difference C. contribution D. promise
47. A. struggle B. work C. qualify D. choose
48. A. trouble B. difficulty C. difference D. challenge
49. A. satisfied B. dissatisfied C. happy D. unhappy
50. A. place B. destination C. area D. prison
51. A. hated B. enjoyed C. preferred D. honored
52. A. brain B. mind C. body D. thought
53. A. equal B. encourage C. describe D. introduce
54. A. change B. quit C. leave D. decide
55. A. mainly B. alone C. lonely D. merely
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes ____56____(protect). Crimes go up ____57____(rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on holiday.
Always give ____58____(strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow ____59____( clean ) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might aske someone to park his/her car in ____60____(you) driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. ____61____(have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor _____62___ a relative get your mail every day.
Fix a timer(定时器) in some of your rooms ____63____ turns lights on and ____64___ during different time of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have motion(运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away ____65____ you are not at home.
二．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ʌ），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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
Hi, Janice,
It's been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the
problems I have been experiencing.
As I tell you last time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. We've been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. It's been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a time—wasting activity! In fact ,I don’t like to go anymore, so I’m afraid I’ll lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me , would you talk to him?
Please help with me and give me some advice.
Grace
第二节书面表达（满分10分）
假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示歉意； 2.说明原因； 3.另约时间。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2016-2017学年度第一学期第一次月考
高二年级英语试题答案
阅读理解A篇ADBA; B篇 DCD; C 篇DDB ; 七选五GFDAC
完形填空（共 20 小题共 20 分）
36-40 ADACB 41-45CABDB 46-50 ACCBD 51-55 ABCAB
语法填空
56. are protected 57. rapidly 58. strangers 59. cleaned 60. your 61. Having 62. or 63. that/which 64. off 65. when /while
第二节书面表达
内容要点：1.表示歉意 2. 说明原因 3. 另约时间
One Possible Version:
Dear Bob,
I’m sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon. I have just found that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon. I hope the change will not cause you too much trouble.
Shall we go on Saturday morning? We can set out early so that we’ll have more time to read and select books. If it’s convenient for you, let’s meet at 8:30 outside the school gate. If not, let me know what time suits you best. I should be available any time after school next week.
Yours,
Li Hua
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