1、2015年高二第一次月考試卷聽力省略(30 marks)滿分120分Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words of phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.21.Before driving into the city, you

2、 are required to get your car.A. washedB. washC. washing D. to wash22. If we the other road , we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.A. take B. had taken C. tookD. have taken23.occurred to me that I had left my key in the office.A. ThisB. ThatC. WhatD. It24. she ' s having a lot of t

3、rouble with the new computer, but she doesn' t konw whom toA. turn toB. turn offC. turn upD. turn on25. The committee commanded that the work on the building.A. be delayedB. might be delayedC. could be delayedD. would be delayed26. You can buy almost anything in this shop;, it is open all round

4、the clock.A. meanwhileB. moreoverC. otherwiseD. however27. He still needs to correspond his lawyer this matter.A. with; inB. with; onC. to; inD. to; on28. The reporters delayed the report until after the election.A. to publishB. publishC. publishing D. being published29. This machine is very easy.An

5、ybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.A . operating B. to be operating C. operated D . to operate30. The doctor recommended that you swim after eating a large meal.A. wouldn't B. couldn't C. needn't D. shouldn't31. 8. The news reporters hurried the airport, only the film stars h

6、ad left.A. to tellB. to be told C. tellingD. told32 . When for his views about his teaching job, Philip said he found it very interesting and rewarding.A. asking B. asked C. having asked D. to be asked33 .Large quantities of food and water ,as well as a lot of buiding materials ,to Taiwan from many

7、parts of the world in the last three days .A are sent B was sent C have been sent D has been sent34 .The boy is thin ,but he can lift a stone about 20kg .A. weigh B. weighing C weighed D weight35.We have been told that under no circumstance the telephone in the office for personasaffairs.A .may we u

8、se B. we may use C. we could use D did we useSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word phrase that best fits the context.My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was har

9、d to_36_ a living on the sea. He worked hard and would _37_ out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the _38 and fighting the sea for his catch.When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would

10、_39_ keep the smell of the sea and fish. He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was bad. He used this truck in his fishing work. On the way to school, the old truck would _40_ a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would lean(斜靠)over and

11、 give me a big 41 on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy, which was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and _42_ old for a goodbye kiss!One day when we got to the school, he had his usual big 43 . He started to lean toward me, but I shook my hand and said, "No, Dad. I don&#

12、39;t want a goodbye kiss." Then he had a(n) 44 look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were filled with tears. "Yes, you have grown up and don't need a kiss any more. Then I won't "he said.It wasn't long after that when my father went to _45_a

13、nd never came back.No one knows what I would give to have my father give me just one other kiss on the cheek .to feel his rough old face . to _46_the ocean on him . to feel his arm around my47 . I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man,I would never have told him I didn'tlike his goodby

14、e kiss.36.A. doB. leadC. getD. make37.A. stayB. keepC. leaveD. turn38.A. wavesB. netsC. boatD. hat39.A. notB. stillC. yetD. seldom40.A. send outB. make outC. put outD. bring out41.A. smileB. touchC. kissD. hug42.A. soB. thatC. tooD. enough43.A. shoutB. signC. laughD. smile44.A. frightenedB. surprise

15、dC. excitedD. interested45.A. schoolB. seaC. homeD. church46.A. tasteB. smellC. seeD. feel47.A. handB. headC. neckD. noseSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.Good listening can always show respect, promote understanding,48improve

16、interpersonal relationship.Many people suggest that parents should listen more to their children, so 49 will understand them better, and find 50 easy to narrow the generation gap; teachers should listen more to their students, then they can meet their needs better, and build a good relationship 51 t

17、heir students; students should listen more to their classmates, thus they will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to be developed.52 I want to stress（強調）is that each of us should listen to others. Show your respect and never stop others 53 they finish their talk; show you are

18、 interested by a supportive silence or a knowing smile; 54 but not least, be open-minded to different opinions even though you don 't like them. In 55 word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other.Part in Reading Comprehension （30 marks）Directions: Read the following thre

19、e passages.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AOnce upon a time there was one storyteller. After getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life stor

20、y.He reached a village and took a cottage for rent. After wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldn't find one. Disappointed, he decided tostop his search. The next day, while sitti ng in the co ttage, he suddenly heard a voice a woman was y

21、elling （吼叫）at someone. The voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage.He tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing （辱罵）her daughter-in-law. The storyteller didn 't like it but he was happy to finally get his story.Listening to the conversations each day he

22、added them to his story. Though he couldn 't see the characters of his story, he started hating the mother-in-law, as she seemed to be a villain （ 壞 人）.Now it was time to finalize the end of the story. But before he did, the storyteller wanted to see the characters once, so he climbed up the wal

23、l.There he saw the mother-in-law sitting in a wheelchair. It seemed she was disabled and that the daughter-in-law was resting nearby. The old lady trying to eat some food lying on the table near her chair. But because of her condition, she couldn't reach it and it looked like the daughter-in-law

24、 was enjoying the old lady 's helplessness. Suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughter-in-law.The storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. He was surprised how different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.Truly he h

25、ad found both a real life story and a real life lesson.56. What's the meaning of the underlined word fabricated "in Paragraph 1 ?A. funnyB. imaginary C. amazingD. wonderful57. What does the underlined it" in paragraph 4 refer to?A. the storyB. the mother-in-lawC. the daughter-in-lawD.

26、the woman's abusing58. Why did the storyteller climb up the wall?A. He thought he was strong enough to do it.B. He expected to find out what was happening.C. He would like to find a good ending for his story.D. He wanted to have a look at the woman and her daughter-in-law.59. Why did the old wom

27、an start abusing her daughter-in-law?A. Her daughter-in-law didn 't take care of her.B. Her daughter-in-la w was too busy to help her.C. Her daughter-in-law pushed her out of her wheelchair.D. Her daughter-in-law didn 't .allow her to get food.60. What lesson can we learn from the text?A. No

28、 one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.B. A good listener is not someone with nothing to say.C. Don' just listen to one's words. Watch what one does.D. Everybody lies, but it doesn 't matter because nobody listens.BMost of us have suffered the pain of broken friendships. But most

29、 friendships can be mended.If there ' s a broken friendship you ' d like to mend, tryadvifelowinGive your friend the benefit of the doubt（姑且相信）.It ' s easy to assume the worst. But if a friend has hurt you, he may not even realize he' s done so. It's probably true that if someone

30、 hurts you, they should have known it better. But the fact isthat we are all human and we mess things up. You need to give people the benefit of the doubt because you will need that, as well.Take the initiative to communicate with your friend.If you ' ve been hurt, your instinct能）is probably to

31、pull away and protect yourself. But if you do this, the friendship will likely die. "You need to reach out," says 20-year-old Jamie, who has restored several broken friendships, "Friendships get broken when trust is lost. Both friends need to reach out and demonstrate they are trustwo

32、rthy."Be the first to apologize.Even if you were hurt, apologize for anything you did wrong. Give up your right to be proven right. Otherwise the conflict wonbe forgo tten, as it should be.Walk through the conflict together.Start by trying to see things from your friend' s point of view. Ta

33、lk about the problems openly but kindly.At first, Jessica didn' t understan（cevsty）pped talking to her. Joyce finally explainedthat Jessica ' s te（asing） annoyed her. "I finally found out she was angry because I teased her in front of the boys in our class." Jessica explained. Jess

34、ica meant nothing by her teasing and thought it shouldn ' t bother Joyce. But when she accepted that it was embarrassing to Joyce, she stopped. Then their friendship could heal.Accept the fact that friendship may change.Nicole and Michelle had been best friends since preschool. But in college, M

35、ichelle suddenlypulled away. "We didn't talk to each other for a while, then trieretooncile." Nicole says, "But we reijst polite acquaintances now."It ' s normal for friendships to change. Often two friends just drift apart. Problems come when one friend tries to hang on

36、while the other friend lets go. If your friend isn ' t willing to work things out, accept it and move on. But if you are able to reconcile, you ' lh ave a friendship that ' stried-and-true!61. How many pieces of advice on mending friendships does the writer give us?A. ThreeB. FourC. Five

37、D. Six62. When your friends hurt you and don 't realize it, according to the writer you shouldA. tell them the truthB. mess things upC. hurt them in the same wayD. accept what they tell you63. Why did Joyce stop talking to Jessica?A. Because Joyce didn't understand Jessica.B. Because what Jo

38、yce did was embarrassing to Jessica.C. Because Joyce always made fun of Jessica in front of the boys.D. Because Jessica laughed at Joyce in front of the boys in their class.64. What does the underlined word reconcile" in the passage mean?A. Make people recognize each other.B. Become friends aga

39、in after an argument.C. Force people to accept one's invitation.D. Ask people to ignore each other's mistakes.65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. We should never give people the benefit of the doubt for they hurt us badly.B. Only one part needs to show trust when t

40、here is a broken friendship.C. You should be the first to apologize for anything you did wrong.D. It's unacceptable for friendships to change, for it 's abnormal.New rules for pubs and clubs, including a ban （禁令）Condrinking games like the awful "dentist's chair", will be introd

41、uced in Britain this year to prevent the heavy drinking culture, which costs the country billions of pounds a year.Other activities like "all you can drink for 10 pounds ", "women drink free" nights and speed drinking competitions will also be banned.But, on the other hand, offer

42、s of cheap alcohol in supermarkets will not be affected, which is widely regarded as one of the main sources of Britain's problems with under-age and over-drinking.Doctors and health experts argue that the government has failed to use its most effective weapon, the taxation（征稅）of minimum price c

43、ontrols on alcohol.Home Secretary Alan Johnson said that the government and the industry had a duty to act on heavy drinking."These b ans have a real impact on society, not to mention the lives of those who just want to enjoy a good night out," he said.“The dentist's chair” , where dri

44、nks are poured directly into the mouth by others, was made famous by the celebrations of footballer Paul Gascoigne at Euro '96. That game and others that promote large consumption will be banned from April and publicans （酒店老板）will have to ensure free tap water is made available to the drinkers.T

45、he government says over-drinking costs Britain up to 12 billion pounds a year and has announced that any pubs that go against the new mandatory code （ 強制性規定 ）will face severe punishment. For instance, publicans and vendors （ 小販）could lose their licenses, be fined up to20,000 pounds ($32,750) or face

46、 six months in prison.66. New rules for pubs and clubs will be introduced in Britain to ban heavy drinking becauseA. people drink too much without paying taxesB. drinking games are infamousC. drinking competitions are very crazyD. drinking in the country costs too much67. Some people believe when th

47、e tough new rules come into effect,.A. supermarkets will stop selling alcohol in low pricesB. women drink free " nights will not be closedC. over-drinking will still not be stoppedD. under-age people will not continue drinking68. What is probably the most effective way to control alcohol?A. ban

48、sB. educationC. forceD. taxation69. According to the passage, the dentist's chair" is.A. a chair for the patient whose teeth should be treatedB. a drinking game made famous by the celebrations of footballersC. a way to advertise different types of alcoholD. to be banned in October this year

49、 70. What's the main idea of the passage?A. Heavy drinking will be banned in Britain.B. Over-drinking will be taxed.C. Drinking in Britain will be banned.D. 12 billion pounds is spent on drinking.PART FOUR WRITINGSection A (10 marks) Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram b

50、y using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.The traditional British family is made up of a father, a mother and 3 children. However, a study shows that the average number of kids in a British family is 1.8 in 2009. With the British family becoming smaller, th

51、e population of the UK has been falling. And the size of the British workforce is declining and the average age of the workforce is rising. This trend is damaging the British economy.Why aren't the British having as many children as they used to? Well, there are a number of reasons. One is that

52、British people don 't get married until they are 30 years old, because people it's expensive to buy a house in the UK. It is not until they are 30 that they can afford their own home and start a new life in a new home. Because of this they are now having their children at a much older age th

53、an before, meaning mothers have fewer years in which they can have children. Another reason is that it is expensive to bring up a child in the UK. Nowadays both parents need to work to make a living. Because both parents are at work, they then need to pay someone to look after their child during the

54、 day. Paying for this childcare is expensive. The recent credit crunch ( 金 融危機)is also making things even harder for families, sinc e unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children.What is Britain doing to save the British family? First of all, the government is trying toma

55、ke it cheaper to have children. For example, there have been increases in the Child Benefit money families can claim from the state each month. Also, there is an increasing amount of government subsidy (補貝占)for nursery schools, so that parents do not need to pay so much for childcare. In addition, t

56、here are now laws allowing parents to take more time off work so that they can look after their children themselves rather than having to pay others to do it. It is expensive to buy houses.f People don't get married until 75 Parents have children at an older age.71 Britishfamilies7478f Mothers h

57、ave 76 when they can have children. It is expensive to bring up a child.f Both parents need work to make a living. 77 is rising during the credit crunch.fFewer people can afford to have children. making it cheaper to have childrenincreasing the79(2)increasing government subsidy for nursery schools m

58、aking 80 allowing parents to take more time off work to look after their children themselvesSection B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit.We adults always worry whether our kids may lose the

59、mselves in playing computers. Here is a nice example to show how a teenager solve this problem.Ashley Power' mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn 'fin d anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she though t, “ If I had my own website, I' d make it a really interestingsite for