河南省太康县一中2017-2018学年高二12月月考英语试卷

太康一高高二年级竞赛试题（英语）2017.12

说明： 1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间110分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分：完形填空（每题1.5分共30分）

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you ___1___ speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of __2__ ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of ___3___ things, but his promise to tell the truth ___4___ him.

Once a man came to a prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad __5___. Which one of them should I ___6___ first？”The prophet said,“Give up telling ___7___ first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the ___8___ he made with the prophet. “___9___ tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out ___10___？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, ___11___ will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be ___12___ for stealing.” So the man ___13___ not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

Next day, he ___14___ drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will __15___ me, because a Muslim（穆斯林） is not ___16___ to drink wine.” And so he gave up the ___17___ of drinking wine.

In this way, ___18___ the man thought of doing something bad, he ___19___ his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very ___20___ person. 1. A.always 2. A.time 3. A.great

B.hardly

C.sometimes

D.never

B.money B.bad

C.trouble D.energy D.stupid

C.strange

4. A.educated 5. A.habits 6. A.take in 7. A.stories 8. A.plan

B.bothered

C.tested D.saved D.collections D.depend on D.lies D.mistake D.If

D.dancing D.everyone D.killed D.agreed

B.friends C.purposes

C.give up C.reasons C.promise C.Since C.walking C.anyone

B.bring back B.truths B.secret B.Unless

9. A.Because 10. A.stealing 11. A.none

B.drinking

B.someone B.admired

12. A.controlled 13. A.refused

C.punished C.decided

B.tried

14. A.talked about B.felt like 15. A.understand 16. A.allowed 17. A.chance 18. A.wherever 19. A.forgot 20. A.good

B.like

C.adapted to D.broke down C.hate C.invited

D.respect

B.encouraged D.advised

D.idea

B.disadvantage C.adventure

B.whenever B.doubted B.attractive

C.whatever

C.regretted

D.however

D.remembered

C.practical D.generous

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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Book 1: Diary of a Fly-- By Doreen Cronin 40 pages, US $15.99

This is the diary of a fly. The fly, when she’s not landing on your head or swimming in your soup, is trying to escape her 327 siblings who are driving her crazy. Even though she’s little-- just like her best friends, Worm and Spider-- she wants to be a superhero. This is the story of a little fly who’s unafraid to dream big．

Book 2: Iggy Peck, Architect-- By Andrea Beaty 32 pages, US $15.95

This book is a story about a kid whose head teacher doesn’t recognize his great

talent (though he makes buildings out of anything at hand, including table cloths, fruit and chalk) until it saves her life. With Andrea Beaty’s rhyming text and David Roberts’s interesting illustrations(插图), it will charm creative kids everywhere．

Book 3: The ChickenChasing Queen of Lamar County-- By Janice N. Harrington 40 pages, US $16.00

Our character here loves to run after chickens, particularly Miss Hen, who’s very fat. But, as all farming folks know, this is not a good way to produce happy, productive chickens. What will make her change her ways? The author is a professional storyteller and this book is full of fun, and has great illustrations.

Book 4: Cherry and Olive-- By Benjamin Lacombe 32 pages, US $16.95

Children’s books can quickly take little readers into new worlds, such as the big city, 1930s Georgia, or outer space. This book takes us on a little trip to some European capitals. Cherry is fat and likes books, and she has few friends until she meets a SharPei puppy(沙皮狗). She names it Olive. Through it she finds confidence and friendship. But what will happen when its owner returns? 21. What do we know about the fly in Book 1? A. She is honest but stubborn. B. She is stupid but interesting. C. She is loyal and courageous. D. She is brave and ambitious. 22. What can we learn from the text?

A. The fly in Book 1 enjoys staying with her siblings. B. The head teacher in Book 2 thinks highly of the kid. C. Both Book 2 and Book 3 contain many pictures. D. Book 4 is the cheapest of the four books. 23. The books mentioned above are intended for _____. A. parents

B

B. animal lovers D. architects

C. children