1、高二英语下学期第一次月考试题11甘肃省金昌市永昌县2016-2017学年髙二英语下学期第一次月考试第I卷I、阅读理解（共40分；每小题2分）AWe arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak, but his smile was the same as ever It was another attack of pneumonia （fl市 炎）.My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday Local re
2、latives would help Dad get home from hospital and look after him But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared too, even when we weren* t with himThen I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents * home after a visit, each child would write a
3、love note to their grandparents They hid notes in cereal （麦丿）box, under a hairbrush or next to the phone For days, their grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our loveSo as I tidied Dad s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes Dad
4、, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldnt spoil （损坏） ” Some expressed my love, Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed ” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling be
5、tter We are so glad!Just like his medicines strengthened him physically, these emotional vitamins would improve his health, too. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was going He said, Pretty good I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!1.We can infer fr
6、om the text that the writer* s father A. asked her to return to work B lived with her familyC had got the same illness before D felt lonely without her2.The children hid notes in their grandparents， home iji order to A. make their grandparents feel pleasantly surprisedB play jokes on their grandpare
7、ntsC show their gifts to their grandparentsD follow a family tradition3.How can you understand the meaning of /zemotional vitamins?A. She called her father regularly.B She hid some notes upstairs under her father* s pillowC She bought all kinds of vitamins to her fatherD She wrote some notes to her
8、father as her children had done.4.Which of the following isr true according to the text?You may know all about vitamin C, but do you know why vitamin D is also important to your body? Experts from the Children1 s Hospital in Boston US, have said that some teens don t get enough of this important nut
9、rient.Vitamin D can help bones and muscles grow strong and healthy If a person is short of vitamin D. he or she may have problems like rickets（彳句偻病）and osteoporosis. Rickets is mainly found in children Osteoporosis, the thinning of bone, is a common problem as people get olderStudies in these years
10、have found that vitamin D may also have other usesIf someone is short of vitamin D, he may have heart problems or die from some cancersThe easiest way to get vitamin D is from sunlight .But many people worry about getting skin cancer and skin damage from the sunAIso, even skin color has an influence
11、 .Darker skinned people get less vitamin D than lighter skinned people Older people get less vitamin D than younger people You can also get it from foods Some food such as cheese and egg yolks （蛋黄）have some vitamin D But most of vitamin D in the American diet comes from food like milk with the vitam
12、in added.Now more doctors are testing for vitamin D in their patients .But some doctors worry that if people take too much vitamin D, it might be bad for their body. At the same time, skin doctors tell people to be careful with sunlight5 What does the underlined word uosteoporosis in Paragraph 2 mea
13、n?A The bones and muscles grow strong and healthy.B The bones become hard, but muscles become weakC The bones become tender, and thinD The muscles become narrow.6 People who are younger may have if they are short of vitamin DA toothaches B rickets C osteoporosis D headaches7 Where can we get vitamin
14、 D in our daily life?A Foods and drinks BSunlight and foodsC Sunlight and skin D Flowers and vegetables8 What is the best title of the passage?A. Vitamin Ds Effects on the Human BodyB Vitamin D Harms the Human BodyC The Benefits of Vitamin D on the Human BodyD How to Absorb Vitamin D for the Human B
15、odyCSalvador Dali (1904 1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more Among the works and master
16、works on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L Enigme sans Fin frnom 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artists showman qualitiesThe visi
17、tor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brainThe exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限) From the infinity small to the infi
18、nity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus： amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras M explains the Pompidou CentreThe fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration （合作）with the Museo Nacio
19、nal Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg, Florida9 Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?A Optimistic B Traditions1 C Generous D Productive10. What is Dalis The Persistence of Memory
20、considered to be?A One of the best TV programmesB A successful screen adaptationC An artistic creation for the stageD One of his masterworks11 How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?A By popularity B By time and subjectC By size and shape D By importance12 What does the word acontributio
21、ns in the last paragraph refer to?A Artworks B Projects C Donations D DocumentsDSTUDENT ART CONTEST!The Challenge：In honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, create a poster that inspires others to serve and answer Dr. Kings question. *kWhat are you doing for others? ”The Details：Al
22、l entries must showcase （展示）：A creative, artistic interpretation of The ChallengeAn inspirational message, calling on young people to engage in serviceOriginalityTechnical skillPosters must be no larger than 11” X17 Any artistic medium may be used Entries must be postmarked by February 28, 2016The W
23、inners：Posters will be judged in the following grade groups： K 2, 3 5, 68, and 912 Twelve winners, three per grade band, will be selected by a panel of judgesThere will be：One Grand Prize winner per grade bandTwo runners-up （亚军）per grade bandThe Prizes：Grand Prizewinning students: A Samsung tablet a
24、nd the opportunity to have his or her poster displayed at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial BookstoreRunnerup students: The opportunity to have his or her poster displayed at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bookstore$1,200 will also be given to the teachers of the winning students!Mail entri
25、es to：The Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster Contest, Scholastic Inc,Attn： Megan Battle, 557 Broadway, Office 52& NY, NY 10012.Winners List：For the names of the Winners and Teacher Winners, send a seif addressed stamped envelope after April 2, 2016, and before June 1, 2016, to the address given above13.
26、Which of the following is NOT the requirement for the contest?A Students should be willing to engage in serviceB Posters can be made in all of artistic mediaC Posters have to be no larger than 11 X17MD Entries should be both original and inspirationa114.If your student Jack wins the Grand Prize, you
27、 will A get a Samsung tablet for your guidanceB have your poster displayed at a bookstoreC receive 1,200 dollars as an awardD get a chance to travel around the USA for free15 According to the passage, when may you find whether you are winners or not?A On February 2& 2016. B On May 16, 2016.C. On Mar
28、ch 10, 2016. D. On June 2, 2016.16.How can one sign up for the contest?A. by fax B By online ordering C by phone D by mailEThe number of accidents involving pedestrians (行人)wearing headphones is on the rise, a report suggests, causing fresh warnings from road safety groups in Britain.A US- based stu
29、dy found a total of 116 reports of death or injury to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011, jumping from 16 in 2005 to 47 in 2011.Most victims were men (68%) and under the age of 30 (67%), with around one in 10 of all cases (9%)P under the age of 18Some 89% of the cases occurred in u
30、rban areas and more than half （55%） of the victims were struck by trainsEighty-one of the 116 accidents （70%） resulted in the person* s death even though a warning was sounded in around a third of the casesThe study concluded, uThe use of headphones may be a safety risk to pedestrians, especially in
31、 environments with moving vehicles Further research is needed to determine if and how headphone use threatens pedestrian safetyBritish road safety groups warned pedestrians to be carefulFloor Lieshout, director of Youth For Road Safety, said, This study shows once more the importance of using all of our senses while we are near traffic It is important that we find an attractive way to make youth learn about the risks of wearing headphones in traffic MAndrew Howard, who is the head of road safety at the Automobile Association, added that some pedestrians can be “so focused in t
