2014-2015学年度第一学期铜仁二中第二次月考高一英语试卷考试时间：120分钟考试分数：150分第Ⅰ卷（客观题共100分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where is the man?A．At a train station．B．At a post office．C．At a bookshop．2．What does the woman think about the weather?A．It'll clear up．B．It'll rain．C．It'll be windy．3．How will the woman go to the town center probably?A．By bus．B．By taxi．C．By train．4．when will Mr. Hill arrive?A．Tomorrow．B．The day after tomorrow．C．Next week．5．What does the man want the person in apartment 4B to do?A．Move out．B．Keep quiet at night．C．Not make music in the house．第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独自读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．How are the speakers trying to book their tickets?A．By phone．B．By surfing online．C．By going to the booking office．7．Where would they prefer to sit?A．In the middle．B．At the back．C．In the front．8．How does the man feel?A．Regretful．B．Stressed．C．Fearful．听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。
9．What is the relationship between the speakers?A．Sister and brother．B．Teacher and student．C．Boss and employee．10．What does the woman think of her new responsibilities?A．Easy．B．Challenging．C．Disappointing．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What's wrong with the woman?A．She had an accident．B．She is always forgetful．C．She has got the flu．12．How much should the man give the woman as the change?A．$2.67．B．$3.77．C．$4.70．13．Where are the speakers?A．In a doctor's office．B．At a drugstore．C．In a supermarket．听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What are the speakers doing?A．Looking at some pictures．B．Visiting the Cambridge University．C．Reading a history book．15．How does the woman know Cambridge’s landmark?A．Lucy told her about it．B．The man introduced it to her．C．She learned about it by herself．16．How many years did it take to build the King’s College?A．80．B．144．C．441．17．What’s true of the students in the King’s College?A．They’re more traditional．B．They have more interest in politics．C．They’re more athletic．听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．what is the speaker mainly talking about?A．A famous photographer named Hannah Palm．B．A new threat to the professional photography world．C．The development of photography technology．19．What do we know about Hannah Palm?A．She lives a happy life．B．She has a lower income now．C．She is worried about the present situation-20．Why are many professional photographers taking up photography as a hobby?A．They gradually lost interest in taking pictures.B．They need to learn some new skills．C．They can’t support themselves with photography．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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项.并在答且卡上将该项涂黑。
ＡThe Water World Swimming Pool is open every day from eight o’clock in the mo rning until half past seven in the evening. It costs two dollars sixty to enter the pool. There is a special cheap price for students with a student card. The price is one dollar forty. But you must bring your student card with you.On Wednesday morning the pool is only open to mothers and babies. So mothers can enjoy themselves in the water with their babies. Please leave your older children at home on Wednesday morning.The new Water World Café will be open up on June 22nd. From the café you can watch the swimmers orenjoy a drink after you swim.Please call 2105369 for more information. We look forward to seeing you at the Water World Swimming Pool.21. How long is the Water World Swimming Pool open every day?A. Eleven hours.B. Seven hours.C. Eleven and a half hours.D. Seven and a half hours.22. What is the price for students with a student card to enter the pool?A. Two dollars.B. One dollar forty.C. Two dollars sixty.D. One dollar.23. A ten-year-old boy can’t go to the Water World Swimming Pool .A. on SaturdayB. on SundayC. on Wednesday afternoonD. on Wednesday morning24. This passage is a(n) .A. advertisementB. noteC. storyD. sloganＢIt was Monday. Mrs. Smith’s d og was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s h andwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.But, the dog came ag ain at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s more surprise, it came for the third time at six o’clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Wh y does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!25. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it_______.A. could do it much goodB. might do it much harmC. would help the butcherD. was worth many pounds26. When the dog came the butcher’s for the first time, he did not give any meat to it _______.A. until he was paid enough by Mrs. SmithB. when he found that the words on the paper were not clearC. because he had sold out all the meat in his shopD. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith27. From its experience, the dog found that ________.A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith’s words in it could bring it meatB. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw itC. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meatD. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher28. At the end of the story, you’ll find tha t _______.A. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animalB. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any moreC. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dogD. the dog was clever enough to write on the paperCThere was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned to（结果是）be OK.Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”“A full spoon”, answered the student.“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to hims elf. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve make a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”“I’m sorry, sir.” Said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.29. The students were afraid of the professor because_________.A. they often angered and disappointed himB. their answers seldom satisfied himC. their answers often astonished himD. he often misunderstood (误解) them and give them bad markers30. The s tudent’s description of the illness was _____.A. not correctB. not satisfiedC. completely discouragingD. accepted.31. Before he left the room the student was almost sure that ______.A. he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the markB. his last answer was satisfyingC. he had made a mistakeD. he had not done well in the exam.DAll over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer．Sports change with the season．People play different games in winter and summer．Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday a ctivities．The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them．Football, for example, has spread around the world．Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers．Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping．Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history．But basketball and volleyball are rathernew．Neither one is a hundred years old yet．People are inventing new sports or games all the time．People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends．Sports help to train a person’s character(性格)．One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(体面)32. According to this passage we know that _____．A．people began to play about one hundred years agoB．about 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they playedC．basketball has a longer history than volleyballD．not all the games have a long history33. The writer didn’t tell us in this passage that _____．A．basketball was invented in AmericaB．sports change with the seasonC．games and sports often grow out of pe ople’s work and everyday activitiesD．football is played all over the world34. People all over the world enjoy sports because _____．A．sports are interesting B．sports help to keep people healthy , happy and to live longer C．sports help to train one’s character D．all of the above35. What’s the writer’s attitude of the sports?A. positive(积极的)B. negative (消极的)C. neutral (中立的)D. We have no idea.第二节（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。