英语等级考试真题

高一年级下学期第二次月考 英 语 试 卷 （时间：120分钟；满分：150分） 第Ⅰ卷 （选择题，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 does the conversation probably take place? A．In an office. B．In a theatre． C．In a restaurant. 2．How old is the man now? A．About 20. B．Nearly 40. C．Over 60. 3. What is the man going to do? A. Go to the information counter. B. Take a train to leave New York. C. Check the price of the ticket. 4. What do we learn about the man? A．He quitted his job. B. He has got two job offers. C. He is doing a part-time job. 5. What does Mr. Anderson do? A. He is a teacher. B．He is a librarian. C. He is a repairman. 第二节 (共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独白后有2至4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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。 6.What is The Western Teacher? A．A story. B．A book. C．A magazine. 7. When did the man start writing books? A．When he was at school. B. After he came to Paris. C. Since the year of 2004. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第10题。 8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Customer and waiter. 9. What must have caused the speakers' stomach aches? A. The fish. B. The soup. C. The apples. 10. Where will the speakers go? A. To the market. B. To the hospital. C. To the restaurant. 听下面对话,回答第 11至第 13题。 11. What are the speakers talking about? A. New films. B. Popular cinemas. C. Film-seeing habits. 12. What seems to bother the woman at the cinema? A. The uncomfortable seat. B. The noisy people. C. The long waiting time. 13. What do we know about the man? A. He prefers seeing new films at the cinema. B. He enjoys seeing films with friends. C. He likes talking about new films. 听下面一段对话,回答第 14至第 17题。 14. Why does David go to Professor Smith for help? A. He had trouble with today's lecture. B. He missed all the classes last week. C. He wanted to learn how to take notes. 15. What should David do at the start of each class? A. Have a short talk with the professor. B. Look through the notes from last class. C. Take down the main points of the lecture. 16. How can David find the most important information to write down? A. By remembering all the details of the lecture. B. By reading the notes taken by his classmates. C. By focusing on the organization of the lecture. 17. How many suggestions has Professor Smith given to David? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 听下面一段独白,回答第 18至第 20题。 18. Who brought silk to Europe in the thirteenth century? A. Napoleon. B. Marco Polo. C. Leonardo da Vinci. 19. What do we know about silk today? A. It is used by famous dress. designers. B. It is much cheaper than in the past. C. It is very popular among painters. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A. To encourage people to learn designing. B. To persuade people to buy silk clothes. C. To introduce the history of silk trade. 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。 A Thunderstorm is common in the summer months. Some people don't take thunder and lightning seriously, but lightning can strike buildings and people and cause damages and injuries. You may not be aware, but each year, lightning kills about 75 t0 100 people. That is more than people killed by hurricanes. Scientists say that a person's chances of being struck by lightning are l in 600,000. But you can reduce the chances by following these safety rules. If you are indoors during a thunderstorm: Avoid contacting with anything that conducts (传导) electricity because lightning can come into the house through it. ·Stay at least a few feet away from open windows and doors. ·Don't take a shower or bath because lightning can travel through water. ·Avoid using regular telephones, except in an emergency. If lightning hits the telephone lines, it could flow to the phone. Cell phones or cordless phones, not connected to the building's wiring, are safe to use. If you are caught in a thunderstorm outdoors: ·Go into a nearby building right away. ·If there's no building around, squat (蹲) down near the ground and put your hands over your ears. ·If you are in a car and it has a hard top, stay inside and keep the windows rolled up. ·Do not shelter under a tree and avoid tall objects such as poles. 21. What does the passage say about lightning? A. Lightning can cause damages and injuries and even deaths. B. People are often struck by lightning if they are not careful. C. Most people are aware of the danger of lightning. D. Thunder and lightning always come together. 22. What can't you do at home during a thunderstorm? A. Look at lightning. B. Look out of the window or door. C. Touch things made of metal. D. Use a cell phone to call someone. 23. If you are in the open in a thunderstorm, what must you do? A. Stay under a small tree. B. Go into a building or a car. C. Lie down on the ground. D. Hide in a cave or hole. B Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Indeed, this nation's best-loved.author was every bit as adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. The man who became Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens and he moved across the nation for more than a third of his life, gathering the new American experience before he shared it with the world as a writer and lecturer. He adopted his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat day, meaning two fathoms ( 12 feet) of water. Young Mark Twain entered the huge world in 1857 as a pilot on a steamboat. Then from the discouragement of his mining failures, Mark Twain began digging his way to fame as a newspaper reporter and humorist. For making money, his pen would prove mightier (更强大) .At the age of 36, Twain settled in Hartford, Connecticut. His best books were published while he lived there. After publication in 1876, Tom Sawyer quickly became a classic tale of American boyhood. Nine years