1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 新沂市第二中学 20142015 学年度第二学期月清检测二高二英语试题（本卷满分 100 分，考试时间 100 分钟）一单项填空（15 分）1. There is no power like _ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as _ student who trusts his own abilities.A. the; a B. a; the C. /; a D. the; /2. In his remarks on childcare,D
2、r.Black _the importance of being present,which is widely recognized by thousands of parents.A.decided on B.relied on C.touched on D.took on3.Jack bought a second-hand car for$400 last mouth_to and from work more conveniently.A.to gonging B.having gone C.to go D.going4.-Doctor Manette is a responsibl
3、e surgeon with supe rb skills and never accepts any gift from his parents.-No wonder he enjoys such a good_.A.expectation B.intention C.reputation D.motivation5.There is probably no field of human activity_our value and lifestyles are shown more clearly and strongly than they are in the clothes we w
4、ear.A.as Bwhich C.when D.where6.To the publics delight ,a large number of government officials who_their power have been well punished. A.ignored B.abused C.undertook D.countered来源:学科网 ZXXK7.Im delighted to have brought smiles and laughter to others and it was a(n) _experience which I very much hope
5、 has inspired kindness in other A.universal. B.complex C.alternative D.awesome8.One of the biggest causes of the _in the relationship between teenagers and their families is the struggle between personal desires and family expectations.A.envy B.tension C.delay D.abence9.- What kind of room would you
6、 prefer ,a double one or single one?- A single one. And Ill appreciate_more if it faces south.A. one B.it C.that D.the one10.Jack failed to _his parentsexpectations.They had always wanted him to be a doctor.A.lead up to B. stand up to C.live up to D.look up to11._counts most in improving your Englis
7、h speaking skill is plenty of practice.A. What B. That C.Whether D. Where12.Im ready to accept new challenges because I dont want to live my life regretting all the things I _ not do,or being just that little bit afraid.A.dare B.could C.need D.should13.Jack and Daivd agreed on moving the chat they s
8、tarted via Twitter to email_they could express themselves without the word count limit.A.in case B.even if C.so that D.in that14.Look at the rubbish over there.Lets pick it up.高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 -All right.Our city_more beautiful if people didnt throw rubbish about.A.had looked B.looked
9、C.would have looked D.would look15.Ill do everything I can to help you finish your college education.-_I can never repay you for your kindness.A.I hope not. B.Id rather you didnt.C.I cant thank you enough. D.Pardon me.二完形填空（20 分）The Conservative Party leader David Cameron has been elected British Pr
10、ime Minister. Labor Partys Gordon Brown, the 16 Prime Minister, had to 17 the tears as he said his goodbyes outside of 10 Downing St. And Cameron is the youngest UK prime minister in almost 200 years. According to electoral rules, the leader of the party that wins a majority in Parliament becomes th
11、e new prime minister and forms the new government. If no party wins a majority, a coalition (联合) government 18 several parties may be formed. The head of the coalition party that 19 most seats in parliament probably becomes the new prime minister. In Britains May 6 parliamentary 20 , Camerons Conser
12、vative Party won the most seats, but did not get a majority. After negotiations, with an agreement 21 between the Conservatives and the third-placed Liberal Democrats, a governing coalition was formed. Cameron has grown 22 a shy primary school student with 23 school reports into a famous political 2
13、4 . He is reportedly a 25 of King William IV (1765 1837). Cameron studied at the elite Eton College, for centuries the school 26 the choice for the nations wealthiest people to send their male children to. He went 27 to Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and
14、economics.Once at primary school, Cameron had the poorest school report in the class. At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he was suspected of taking drugs. He was punished, and 28 ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He 29 the incident and worked harder. Cameron was very 30 at Oxford. H
15、e captained the tennis team there. He was a member of a dining society. After graduation, he 31 politics. In 2001 Cameron became a member of Parliament and in 2005, at the age of 38, was elected the leader of the Conservative Party.Now he has been elected the head of a country 32 deep economic troub
16、les. At least 1.3 million people have been 33 in the serious financial crisis. British voters will be l ooking to see 34 the program his party has proposed to deal with the problem 35 do anything to help.16. A. latest B. current C. former D. latter17. A. hold back B. hold off C. hold on D. hold out1
17、8. A. is made up of B. consisting of C. is composed of D. makes up of19. A. holds B. takes C. includes D. contains20. A. selection B. election C. conference D. negotiation21. A. reached B. arriving at C. coming to D. establishing22. A. with B. of C. from D. for23. A. excellent B. poor C. average D.
18、outstanding24. A. people B. character C. image D. figu re25. A. son B. grandson C. relative D. descendent26. A. is B. has been C. had been D. being27. A. on B. up C. down D. out28. A. otherwise B. therefore C. nevertheless D. however29. A. survived from B. recovered from C. benefited from D.changing
19、 from高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 30. A. silent B. positive C. active D. enthusiastic来源:Z|xx|k.Com31. A. took to B. toot after C. took off D. took over32. A. faced B. facing with C. faced with D. faces33. A. laid off B. laid down C. laid aside D. laid out34. A. that B. what C. if D. how35. A. can
20、B. should C. must D. need三阅读理解（30 分,共 15 题，每题 2 分）AAre morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I rarely went to bed before midnight, and I would almost always get up late the next morning. But after a while I couldnt ignore the high relationship between succe
21、ss and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was almost always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep re
22、search showed me that I was using the wrong strategy. The most common wrong strategy is this: You assume that if youre going to get up earlier, youd better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that yo
23、u should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when youre tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both of them are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at set hours, you ll sometim es go to bed when you a
24、rent sleepy enough. Youre wasting time lying in bed awake and not being asleep.If your sleep is based on what your body tells you, youll probably be sleeping more than you need. Also, your mornings may be less predictable if youre getting up at different times. The solution for me has been to combin
25、e both methods. I go to bed when Im sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 am), but I go to bed at different times every night sometimes at 9:30pm, and other times at midnight. Most of the time I go to bed between 10-11 pm. However, g
26、oing to bed only when Im sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning is my way. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.36. According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to _.A. people who stay up until the next morning.B. people who get up early in the morning.C
27、. people who feel sleepy in the morning.D. people whose productivity is the highest in the morning.37. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?A. Because he/she wanted to form the habit of going to bed early and getting up early.B. Because he/she had found that his / her productivit
28、y was higher when he/she got up early.C. Because he/she wanted to see which of the two main schools of thought on sleep patterns was right.D. Because he/she was told the high relationship between success and rising early.38. The author expe rienced all the following EXCEPT _.A. going to bed after mi
29、dnight B. getting up early occasionallyC. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping D. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits39. The passage is mainly about _.A. how to become an early riser B. how to have good sleepC. wrong strategies for getting up early D. main schools of thought on sleep p
30、atterns高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 BEvery evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetablesHer father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other
31、necessities for all seven children and their parentsDespite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary schoolBut with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising futureLa
32、st year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghanas first Girls Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the countrys Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even
33、 if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghanas Executive DirectorOver the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely
34、new to them Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreamsParticipants then visited the University for Development Stud
35、ies, where they toured the medical school and science labsAnother highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary SchoolMany of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, beca
36、use they didnt have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana “Many had sca rcely traveled beyond their own villages.”“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from
37、backgrounds of poverty,” says EugeniaFor Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her fathers disability, the experience was important “She told one of the camp mentors（辅导员） that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to hersel
38、f,” says Eugenia “But at the camp, it was differentShe made friends with girls who have similar strugglesShe took part in every single activity, every single gameOn the last day, she said to her mentor, The camp has challenged me to study hard Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”
39、40. How many people are there in Rashidas family?A. Seven B. Eight C. Nine D. Ten 41. According to the passage, Camfed Ghanas first Girls Career Camp is A. a program to help poor girls to have ambitionB. a program to help poor girl students to get university educationC. a program to help poor girls
40、to study hard D. a program to help the poor families42. Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?A.To show they are better than their school B.To encourage them to get good education.C.To show them what they are like D.To get them to touch the advanced equipment
41、 there43. What can we infer from the passage?A.Rashida has become friends with her mentorsB.Rashidas mentors has encouraged her a lot.C.Rashida was sad because of her fathers disability. D.Rashida has had her new dream since the camp.CThe following are some important sights in New York. 高考资源网（） 您身边的
42、高考专家高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究 American Museum of Natural HistoryFour floors of exhibition halls here include the world-famous fossil halls with their skeletons of enormous dinosaurs and other creatures; the culture halls, representing a variety of indigenous peoples; and mammal, bird and reptile halls. The ren
43、ovated Milstein hall of Ocean Life showcases the profusion of life in Earths “last frontier”. Also here: Rose Center for Earth and space, with Hayden Planetarium and exhibits on Earth and our universe. Open: Sunday-Thursday, 10:00-17:45; Friday-Saturday: 10:00-20:45Empire State BuildingAt 102 storie
44、s tall, the Empire State Building commands an inspiring view of Manhattan. Each year, over 3.5 million people come here for the view from the 86th-floor observatory, where they can take in the sights of the city from a glass-enclosed pavilion or the encircling open-air promenade. Observatory Hours:
45、8:00am to midnight daily. Last elevators go up at 11:15pm. Open daily 365 days a year.Metropolitan Museum of Art (One of the greatest museums in the world)It is impossible to “do” the entire museum in one day or describe everything you can see here. Go to the museum Friday-Saturday, 9:30-20:45.Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)MoMA houses
