辽宁省北票市20152016学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

1辽宁省北票市2015-2016学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题第一部分:听力(略)第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节语法和词汇知识运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhiletravellingfromNewZealandtoNewcastleintheUK.IarrivedinLondononlytofindmyplanetoNewcastlehadbeencancelledbecauseofweatherconditions.Theairlinewashelpful---offeringmeachoicebetweenanightinahotelorasix-hourbusridetomydestination.WithnosignastowhetherafighttoNewcastlewouldhappeninthenexttwodays,Ichosethebusride.Istoredallmythingsintheluggageboxofthebus,thinkingwewouldnotneedanythingontheway.AyoungladysittingbesidemecouldseehowtiredIwasandaskedmeifanyonewouldbemeetingmeonmyarrival.IrealizedthatIhadleftmymobilephoneinmybagandhadnowaytocontactmyrelatives.TheywouldbewaitingformeattheairportaboutfivehoursbeforethebusgottoNewcastle,notknowingwhathadhappened.Withouthesitation,theyoungladyofferedmetheuseofhermobilephone.Whenthebusmadeareststop,sheaskedmeifIwasgettingout.IrepliedthatIcouldn’tasIstillhadsandals(凉鞋)on,andbarefeetweren’tgoodforthecoldweather.Whenshegotbackon,she’dboughtmesometeaandsweetstoeat.WhenwefinallyarrivedinNewcastle,theladycheckedthatsomeonewastheretomeetme.IaskedhertowaitamomentwhileIgotmypursetorepayher,butwhenIlookedupshehadgone.Iwasunabletoeventhankher.21.Whycouldn’tthewriterflytoNewcastleatfirst?A.Theplanehappenedtobreakdownthen.B.Thewriterhadplannedtostayinahotel.C.Thesix-hourbusridewasmuchcheaper.D.Theweatherwasnotgoodatthattime.222.TakingabustoNewcastlewouldcostthewriter______.A.anightB.twodaysC.sixhoursD.fivehours23.Whattroubledthewriteronthebusfirstwasthat______.A.therelativeswouldn’twaitattheairportB.hehadnomoneytobuysomefoodC.hismobilephonecouldn’tbefoundD.itwashardtogetintouchwithrelatives24.AfterarrivinginNewcastle,thewriterwassorrythat______.A.hisplanewascanceledB.theladyleftC.thedriverleftD.hisrelativesweren’tthereBOnacoldnightneartheendofwinter,alonelyvoiceappearsintheair.Itstartsinwaterywoodlands,butthesoundisloudenoughtotravelgreatdistances.Dayspass,andothervoicesjointhefirst.Whatcreaturemakessuchapowerfulvoice?It’satinytreefrog---smallerthanyourthumb---calledaspringpeeper(春雨蛙).Whenpeeperswakefromtheirwintersleep,theycrawloutfromunderlastfall’sleaves.Thentheyheadforwater---lakesandrivers.There,malepeepersbegintheirbreeding(繁殖)seasonbycallingformates.InmanypartsNorthAmerica,thecallofthepeepersisoneofthefirstsignsofspring.Becausetheirvoicessoundsimilartobells,thefrogshaveearedanothernickname---thebellsofspringtime.Scientistshopingtoseethesenoisycreaturesmightbedisappointed.Notonlyarespringpeeperstiny,buttheyalsohaveasimilarcolourtotheirbackgrounds.Theirskinchangescolourwhentheairtemperatureorlightchanges.Theirskincolourcanchangefromgraytoyellowish-browntodarkbrown-thecoloursofoldleaves.Onethingdoesn’tchange,andit’ssomethingthatsetspeepersapartfromothertreefrogs:peepershavedarkmarksontheirbacks,usuallyintheshapeofanX.Likemosttreefrogs,peepershavealargestickydisk(吸盘)attheendofeachtoe.Thesedisksmakeiteasyforthemtoclimbstraightup.Othertypesoffrogscan’t3dothat.Peepersdon’tclimbhighintothetrees,butprefertostayonlow-growingplants.Becauseapeeperdoesn’tweighmuch,itcanstayonasingleleaf.Whenthebreedingseasonends,thespringpeepersleavetheirwatersidehomestoreturntothewoods.25.Whydopeepersheadforwateraftertheywakeup?A.Becausetheygotobreed.B.Becausetheygotodrinkwater.C.Becausetheylookfortheirparents.D.Becausetheywanttomovetheirhomes.26.Thepeepersarehardtoseebecausethey________.A.livehighinthetreeB.oftenhideunderleavesC.aredyingoutD.canchangecolour27.Peepersaredifferentfromothertreefrogsintheir___________.A.smallsizeB.loudvoiceC.livinghabitsD.X-shapeddarkmarks28.Accordingtothelastparagraph,peepers_________.A.feedonplantsB.prefertoliveinwaterC.areskilledatclimbingD.producebabiesinthewoodsCRevolutionaryTVEarsTVEarshashelpedthousandsofpeoplewithvariousdegreesofhearinglosshearthetelevisionclearlywithoutturningupthevolume(音量)andnowit’sbetterandmoreaffordablethanever!WithTVEarswirelesstechnology,yousetyourownheadsetvolume,whileotherTVlistenershearthetelevisionatavolumelevelthat’scomfortableforthem.YoucanevenlistenthroughtheheadsetonlyandputtheTVonmute(静音)ifthesituationcallsforaquietenvironment—maybethebabyissleeping.Orperhapsyouaretheonlyonewhoisinterestedinlisteningtotheballgame.TVEarspatented(获得专利的)technologyincludesarevolutionarynoisereductioncartip,notusedinanyothercommerciallyavailableheadset.Thistip4reducesoutsidenoisesothattelevisiondialogueisclearandunderstandable.Getthetechnologythathasproventohelpthemostdemandingcustomers.That’swhyTVEarshasearnedthetrustandconfidenceofaudiologists(听觉学家)nationwideaswellasworld-famousdoctors.DoctorRecommendedTVEars!“MywifeandIhaveusedTVEarsalmostdailyforthepasttwoyearsandfindthemagreathelpinourenjoymentoftelevision.Asaretiredeardoctor,IheartilyrecommendTVEarstopeoplewithnormalhearingaswellasthosewithhearingloss.”—RobertForbes,M.D,CACustomerRecommendedTVEars!“NowmyhusbandcanhavethevolumeasloudasheneedsandIcanhavetheTVatmyhearinglevel.TVEarsissocomfortablethatJackforgetshehasthemon!Hecanonceagainhearandunderstandthedialogue.”—