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　　2015—2016高二下学期第一次英语月考试题
　　（时长：120分  满分：150分）
　　一、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　　About a week ago, my 4¬year¬old cousin and I were playing basketball at our local park. The__1__was warm and many other children were outside__2__. As we played, I noticed a small group of boys__3__a smaller, skinnier, and possibly younger boy. They were calling him names and__4__pushed him to the ground and__5__dirt in his face. When I saw that, I grabbed my__6__by the hand and walked over to the__7__.
　　I stepped__8__them and the younger boy, and asked them__9__what this boy had done deserved__10__they were doing to him. They all_11__silently for a moment, and then the most amazing thing _12__：one of the boys who hadn't said anything since I_13__stepped around the younger boy and helped him off the__14__and then apologized. He offered to let him play with them，__15__the boy quietly said “than” and refused, and then left there.
　　As I loond, I__16__that there were dozens of other people at the park—some of them were__17__with children of their own—but no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt__18__that the one of the boys was brave enough to stand up against his friends to help someone__19__， but I felt sad that no one else had even taken a second__20__. I couldn't help but think that those parents at the parld want someone to help their child in that situation, and yet they did nothing but stood by.
　　1.A．climate B．atmosphere C．weather    D．air
　　2.A．as well    B．as usual  C．as planned D．as yet
　　3. A．leaving for B．picking on C. staying in   D. taking over
　　4. A．yet     B．only       C．just     D．even
　　5.A．noticed B．watched    C．kicked     D．showed
　　6.A．son     B．cousin     C．daughter     D．boy
　　7.A．class     B．group      C．family  D．society
　　8. A．between   B．among     C．at        D．over
　　9.A．hopefully  B．finally   C．possibly   D．politely
　　10.A．who     B．how      C．what      D．why
　　11.A．came    B．stood       C．went  D．talked
　　12.A．continued  B．stopped  C．happened  D．emerged
　　13.A．jumped up B．went by    C．walked over D. went away
　　14. A．tree      B．room     C．stone     D．ground
　　15. A．so   B．then     C．but        D．still
　　16. A．realized   B．expected   C．imagined D．admitted
　　17.A．neighbors  B．friends  C．parents    D. classmates
　　18.A．angry     B．happy     C．sorry  D．sad
　　19.A．in turn  B．in advance  C．in all      D．in need
　　20. A．knock    B．shout  C．glance     D．noise
　　二、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）
　　A
　　How can we reduce the risk?     
　　There are four general approaches to coping with volcanic dangers. We can try to keep the danger from occurring---often an impossible task. We can try to change its path or reduce its impact on existing development. We can take steps to protect future development. We can also do our best to have disaster response plans in place before they are needed.
　　Removing the Threat    
　　Clearly, there is no way to stop an eruption. We can, however, attempt to reduce the eruption’s effects by strengthening structures, for example, strengthening roofs to support the weight of tephra(火山灰) deposits or by building protective worch as walls to deflect lava(熔岩) flow away from developed areas. Such efforts can be and have been successful, but are of limited use in a large-scale(范围)eruption.
　　Planning for the Future    
　　Protecting future development from volcanic dangers is a simpler task. Before building, we should judge the risk. If the risk seems too great, a safer location should be found. This type of planning is very effective, but all too often, people are drawn to the lush(葱郁的)，rolling land of a quiet volcano.
　　Disaster Preparedness(预案)    
　　When a volcano comes to life, a few weeks may not be enough time to avoid a tragedy. Planning is the key to saving lives. Well before the warning signs occur, people must be educated about volcanic dangers. Escape plans must be in place. Communication between scientists, officials, the media, and the general public should be practiced. Emergency measures must be thought out and agreed upon.   
　　If you doubt the importance of these efforts, take another look at past volcanic tragedies, such as the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz. Communication failures left the town of Armero unprepared for escape. When a deadly mudflow came down the slope(斜坡), 21,000 people--90 percent of the town’s people--died.
　　21. The passage is intended for ________. 
　　A. the general public       B adventurers
　　C. architects              D. geographers
　　22. The underlined word “deflect” in para.2 may mean “______”.
　　A. build up    B. turn aside   C. gather up    D. take in
　　23 When building, people tend to ________.
　　A. judge volcanic dangers carefully   B. take volcanic dangers seriously
　　C. like to live near a quiet volcano D. find a safer place far away from a volcano
　　24. The writer mentioned Nevado del Ruiz to prove ________.
　　A. The failure to keep volcanic dangers from happening
　　B. The importance of preparing for a volcanic eruption
　　C. The bravery of the people in Armero Town
　　D. The uncertainty of volcano‟s damage
　　25. The passage is mainly about ________.
　　A. why volcanoes can erupt suddenly
　　B. who can predict the eruption of volcanoes
　　C. where the volcanoes are most active
　　D. how we can reduce the risk of volcanoes
　　B
　　Seattle, Washington, is nicknamed "Rain city", but it's snow that is making it famous. On January 12, Seattle residents（居民）set the Guinness World Record for the biggest snowball fight. More than5, 800 people showed up to throw snowballs at one another at the Seattle Centre, a park, arts and entertainment campus that includes the city’s famous Space Needle.
　　It didn't snow in Seattle on that day, but there was snow in a small comer of the city-enough to  make a lot of kids' dreams come true. Trucks carried 34 loads of snow from Snoqualmie Pass, an hour away in Washington’s Cascade mountain range, to the Seattle Center. It took 162,000 pounds of the white stuff to build the winter wonderland.
　　The goal! To breainness World Record for the biggest snowball fight. The event, dubbed “Snow Day”, was also a fundraiser(资金筹集活动）for the Boys and Girls Clubs. Seattle businessman Neil Bergquist took three months to organize the playful battle. He wanted to raise money for kids “by remembering what it was like to feel like a kid.”
　　Although Seattle residents aren't used to snow, they succeeded in getting enough people to come out and play. About 6,000 tickets were sold online. Participants were given bar-coded（条形码）wristbands  when they arrived. The wristbands were scanned as participants entered and left the location, so Guinness had a head count at all times. There were 130 judges for the official minute-and-a-half snowball fight.  Anyone not throwing snowball wasn't counted in the total.
　　To raise money for the Clubs, companies paid for space to build their own snow forts. Some highlights included a snow slide and even a few snow toilets. A Guinness official confirmed the count of 5,834 people. Seattle beat the previous world record of about 5,400 at a 2010 snowball fight in South Korea.
　　26. What made Seattle famous in the world?
　　A.  The largest snowball fight took place.  B. It snowed for the first time.     
　　C. Many people traveled to the city   D. The largest snowball formed in a day.