2014-2015年高二下英语第一次月考试题及答案

第一部分：听力（略）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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AYoumayknowtheEnglishlettersA,BandC.ButdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABC?Youmaylikeeatingbananas.Butdoyouknowthereissuchathingabananaperson?Howstrange!Arethesepeoplefrom“anotherearth”?No,theyarejustChinesepeoplelikeyouandme.ABCmeansAmerican–bornChinese.AnABCisaChinese,butwasbornintheUnitedStates.Sometimes,peoplecallanABCa“bananaperson”.Abananaisyellowoutsideandwhiteinside—lookinglikeaWesternerandyellowoutside—lookinglikeaChinese.Doyouknowwhy?Usually,ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.Someofthemdon’tspeakChinese.Also,theyarenotinterestedinChinesepolitics.ButifABCscannotspeakChinese,canwestillcallthemChinesepeople?Yes,ofcourse.TheyareChinese.TheyareoverseasChinese.Thesepeoplemaybecitizens(公民)ofanothercountryliketheUS,CanadaorSingapore.ButtheyhaveChineseblood.Theirparents,grandparentsorevengreat-grandparentswerefromChina.Theyallhaveblackeyesandblackhair.ButtheyarenotChinesecitizens.TheyarenotpeopleofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Forexample,weallknowthefamousscientistC.N.Yang(杨振宁).HegottheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1957.Chinesepeoplelovehim.ButheisanAmericancitizen.21．“ABC”inthispassagemeans“____________”.A.threeEnglishlettersB.AmericansborninChinaC.ChineseborninAmericaD.akindofbanana22．ChineseinWesterncountriesarecalled“bananapersons”because_______.A.theirbodiesarewhiteinsidebutyellowoutsideB.theyliketoeatbananasC.theythinklikeWesternersbutlooklikeChineseD.theywereborninChinabutgottostudyinAmerica23．N.Yangismentioned(提到)heretoshowthat____________A.AmericanChinesearegreat.B.WeloveAmericanChinese.C.American-ChinesearenotChinesecitizensD.ChinesepeoplecanwinNobelPrizes.24．Thispassagemainlytalksabout_____.A.differentkindsofbananasB.thelifestoryofC.N.YangC.theNobelPrizeD.overseasChineseBTeahousesinChengduThereisasaying,“ChinahasthebestteahousesintheworldandChengduhasthebestteahousesinChina.”Chengduhasnotonlymanyteahousesbutalsothespecialwaysofservinganddrinkingtea.Assoonasthevisitorsentertheteahouses,thewaitersorwaitresseswillgreetthemwithteapotsandcupsintheirhands.Thecupsoftenhavespecialcoversandsaucers(茶碟).Thecoverscankeepthewaterwarm.Peoplewhogototheteahousesarenotallthirsty.Retired(退休)peoplepayalittlemoneytotheteahousesandthensittherealldaylongtochatwithothers.Sometimes,peoplehavepartiesintheteahouses.Theyeatfruitandsunflowerseeds(瓜子)whiletheychatandreturnhomewhentheyaretired.Teahousesarealsogoodplacesforpeopletotalkaboutbusinesses.Someoftheteahousesevenhavestagesforperformances,suchasstorytelling,crosstalkandSichuanOpera.Sometimeswhenpeoplehaveaquarrel,amediator(调解员)willbringthemtotheteahouse.Aftertheirproblemissolved,thepersonwhoiswrongwillpayforthetea.Itisinterestingthatassoonasthequarrelersentertheteahouseandsitdowntodrinktea,theyhavealmostcalmeddown.Withthehelpofthemediator,theirproblemscanbeeasilysolvedthen.Maybewecansaytheteahouseshavesomespecialsocialfunctions.25．ChengduhasthebestteahousesinChinabecause_____.A．therearemanyoldmeninChengduteahousesB．theservingoftheteahousesinChengduisveryspecialC．therearemanypeopleinChengduteahousesD．thecupsinChengduteahousesareold26．Whowillpayfortheteaafterthemediatorsolvesomeproblems?A．ThepersonwhocausedtheproblemB．ThemediatorhimselfC．AllthepersonsintheteahouseD．Theowneroftheteahouse27．Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.A．howtomakeB．thespecialfunctionsoftheteahousesC．howtoopenateahouseD．thespecialwayofenjoyingteaCBeijingisfacingsevere(严重的)trafficproblems.Roadsarewidernow,buttrafficjams(堵塞)oftenhappeneveryday.Yuan,aBeijingtaxidriverssaid.Beijinggovernmentistryingtodosomethingtomaketrafficjamsless.Before2007,therewereafewsubwaylinesinBeijing.Therewasonlyline1,line2,line13andBatongLine.Butnowthereisline5,line10,line4,theairportfast-trackandtheOlympicbranchline.Andtherewillbe13subwaylinesunderconstructioninBeijingatthesametimeattheendofthisyear.Theopeningofthenewsubwaylineisconvenienttotourists.Before,arrivinginBeijing,manyvisitorswouldusuallytakeataxitointerestingplacesofBeijing.Today,assoonaspeoplegetofftheplane,theycantaketheAirportExpressLine,goingtodifferentinterestingplacesthroughthesubwaylines.Thegovernmentalsostrivestoopenanewlineeachyearfromnowuntil2015.ThesubwayofBeijingreached300kilometersin2010anditwillreach561kilometersin2015.MissXiao,wholivesinSouthWaterBridgeandworksatHepingli,saidthattravelingbyhercarstilltookheratleastonehourfromhometoworkbecauseoftrafficjams.Now,becauseoftherailwayline5,MissXiaocanarriveatherofficeinlessthanhaftanhour.28.WhatarethetrafficproblemsinBeijingnow?A.Driversdrivetoofast.B.Trafficjamsoftenhappen.C.Roadsarenotwideenough.D.Trafficlightsarealwaysbroken29.Whyistheopeningofthenewsubwaylineconvenienttotourists?A.Becausethenewsubwaylineisveryinteresting.B.Becausethenewsubwayline'sticketisverycheap.C.Becausevisitorscantakethesubwaytomanydifferentinterestingplaces.D.BecausepeopleinBeijingcancostlessmoneythanthatbefore.30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IttakesMissXiaolesstimetogettoherworkplacebyrailwayline5.B.Visitorsliketota