山西省山大附中10-11学年高二12月月考英语试题

山西大学附中高二第一学期第二次阶段测评 英语试题

第一卷

第一部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. The manager, greatly ______ my surprise, should turn down my request. A. to B. in C. for D. with

2. The teacher stressed again that the students should not ________ any important details while retelling the story.

A. bring out B. let out C. leave out D. make out

3. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ___ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me. A. should have taken B. could have taken C. needn’t have taken D. mustn’t have taken 4. She was leaning against a tree as if ______ for someone.

A. waited B. wait C. to wait D. waiting

5. ______ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.. A. To be tired B. Tired C. Tiring D. Being tired

6. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, ____all four people on board. A. get along B. kills C. killing D. to kill 7. There is no doubt ______ smoking can seriously damage our health. A. that B. whether C. why D. which 8. I’m stuck is used __________.

A. when you have a good idea B. when you go on talking without stop B. when you are thinking something is too easy

D. when you can’t continue with something because it’s too difficult

9．—This TV program has a lively style and _____ young people. — So it does. A. turns to B. leads to C. refers to D. appeals to 10. You can’t imagine what great trouble the doctor had ______ the patient. A. treats B. treating C. to treat D. treated

11. After graduation, she reached a point in her career ______she needed to decide what to do. A. that B. what C. which D. where

12. While shopping, people can’t help ______ into buying something they don’t really want. A. persuading B. to persuade C. being persuaded D. persuaded 13. In the first book, Lyra’s scientist father makes ______ possible to enter other worlds. A. it B. this C. that D. one 14. They would rather I ______ there tomorrow.

A. will go B. go C. had gone D. went 15. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______. A. to be heard B. to have heard C. hearing D. being heard 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 16 by making fun of her. They would climb up her tree and then run away with pears, 17 ―Aunty Misery‖ at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to 18 for the night. Seeing that he had an 19 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 20 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by grantingting (允准) her 21 that anyone who climbed up her tree 22 not be able to come back down until she 23 it. When the children came back to steal her 24 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 25 she gave the tree permission to let 26 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 27 at last.

One day another man 28 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 29 she asked who he was . ―I am Death, I’ve come to take you 30 me.‖ said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, ―Fine, but I’d like to 31 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 32 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 33 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 34 as to do it for me?‖ With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 35 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go. 16. A. hopeless B. painful 17. A. calling B. shouting 18. A. stay B. live 19. A. interesting B. honest

C. dull C. announcing C. hide C. anxious

D. crazy D. whispering D. lie D. angry

20. A. gift B. kiss 21. A. suggestion B. demand 22. A. could B. should 23. A. permitted B. promised 24. A. branch B. food 25. A. after B. while 26. A. it B. them 27. A. trick B. question

C. treat C. permission C. might C. answered C. tree C. since C. him C. trouble C. stopped at C. although C. upon C. shake C. hope C. old C. fine C. unwillingly

D. smile D. wish D. must D. declared D. fruit D. before D. her D. difficulty D. walked around D. because D. for D. hit D. excitement D. thin D. smart D. eagerly

28. A. stepped into B. left for 29. A. so B. but 30. A. with B. off 31. A. choose B. pick 32. A. honor B. pleasure 33. A. light B. short 34. A. proud B. kind 35. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully 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)

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When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously (同时的) about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what' s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen -- they can’t do both -- and they don’t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships -- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.

During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to

communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.

Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.

There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls' mothers talked to them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to, and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually disappointed to receive only short grunts in reply.

36. While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they A. are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends B. can both talk and watch the screen at the same time C. think they can have a good time and develop relationships D. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

37. After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to .

A. experience the happy time again B. keep a close tie with her

C. recommend her a new scenic spot D. remind her of something forgotten 38. What does the author want to tell us most?

A. Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication B. Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men. C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts. D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking. 39. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Women Are Socially Trained to Talk B. Talking Maintains Relationships