福建省福安市第六中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

1、- 1 -福安市第六中学 2018-2019 高二下学期第一次月考试卷英 语 试卷说明：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试用时 120 分钟，满分 150分。第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）第一节听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What will the woman do on Friday night?A. See a movie. B. Write essays.

2、C. Visit the man.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Birthday gifts. B. Cooking skills. C. Mothers hobbies.3. How does the man advise the woman to go to the Scotch House?A. On foot. B. By subway. C. By car.4. What does the man think of his trip?A. Terrible. B. Wonderful. C. Just so-so.5. What

3、happened to the woman?A. She missed the bus. B. She had an accident. C. She almost lost her wallet. 第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6、7 题。6. What seems to be the mans problem?- 2 -A. He coul

4、dnt find his book.B. He didnt do his homework.C. He missed his grammar class. 7. What is James phone number?A. 6141819. B. 6141480. C. 6141418.听下面一段对话，回答第 8、9 题。8. What happened to the woman this morning?A. She got up late. B. She lost her bag. C. She quarreled with her brother.9. What did the woman

5、 leave at home?A. Her wallet. B. Her keys. C. Her schoolbag.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the man think of his job?A. Boring. B. Relaxing. C. Interesting.11. What does the man do when he receives a tip?A. He rushes to report the news.B. He calls the police at once.C. He writes an article immed

6、iately.12. What will the speakers do next?A. Take a break. B. Continue the interview. C. Report the news together.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What present will John get?A. A bike. B. A boy car. C. A football.14. Who is learning Chinese?A. John. B. Jane. C. Jack.15. When will the woman buy the gifts?A

7、. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.16. What will the man take the kids to do? - 3 -A. To play football. B. To go to the McDonalds. C. To buy Christmas gifts. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why did the speaker go to Tangle woods?A. To enjoy the music festival. B. To go to college nearby. C. To ente

8、r a competition.18. How many concerts are there in the summer musical season?A. About 9. B. About 15. C. About 50.19. When does the summer musical season end?A. In July. B. In August. C. In September.20. What is the disadvantage of sitting outside?A. The audience might get wet. B. The sound effects

9、are poor. C. Therere too many people.第 2 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A.A gunman killed two members of a television news crew in the United States earlier this week. Their TV station broadcast the shooting“live”in real time.The sh

10、ooting shocked many Americans and people around the world.The United States has the highest rate of civilian firearm ownership in the world.One US teenager wants to help prevent such attacks. Kai Kloepfer lives in Boulder, Colorado.He has a talent for technology. He has been teaching himself enginee

11、ring skills since he was a child. Hearing of so many gun attacks, he decided to use his skills to help prevent mass shootings.The young mans goal was to make a gun that would not work in the hands of a killer. But he knew it would be impossible for him to stop dangerous people from buying guns. So h

12、e changed direction. He decided to create a gun designed to - 4 -prevent accidental shootings. The gun Kai Kloepfer designed only works when unlocked by the fingerprint of the owner, and not by anyone else. The gun only recognizes the touch of its owner.It took the teenager seven months and over 1,5

13、00 hours to create a plastic model of his “smart gun“. He entered his fingerprint handgun in a local science fair and won. His award included a financial prize. He received $50,000. The money is to support improvement in gun safety.Kai Kloepfer is now 18 years old. He has been using the grant money

14、to improve the technology. He says the weapon he designed doesnt change the function of a firearm at all. It just makes it safer. He is now working to add the fingerprint lock technology to a real gun. He says he expects to one day see his“smart gun”for sale next to other firearms.The young man plan

15、s to spend the next year improving his fingerprint handgun. Then he will start college at one of the worlds top universities -the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.1. Why does Kai Kloepfer try to invent the gun?A. To prevent people from buying guns. B. To protect peoples lives.C.To limit functio

16、ns of a gun. D. To reduce power of a gun.12. The gun created by Kai Kloepfer is controlled by the owners fingerprint to _.A. keep it convenient to use B. make it safe to carry aroundC.protect its owner from harm D. avoid being used by others13. How is the progress of Kai Kloepfers gun invention?A. I

17、t is being shown in a fair. B. It is under further research.C.It will soon come into the market. D. It needs designing once again.14. Whats Kai Kloepfers wish for his fingerprint gun?A. It will bring enough money for him. B. It will replace traditional guns.C.It can be sold on the market. D. It can

18、help forbid the use of guns.B.- 5 -15. According to the survey, people left alone on a desert island would most want their _. A. Mp3 player B. dog C. spouse/partner D. celebrity16. Which of the following is true about George Clooney?A. He has been trained in wilderness survival.B. He may not be able

19、 to help you survive.C. He does not think Roseane is beautiful.D. He is the choice of most South African women.17. The survey results are analyzed in terms of the respondents _A. sex, age and nationality B. race, nationality and sexC. marriage, age and race D. age, sex and marriageC.- 6 -CExercise i

20、s good for us. It reduces the risks of dying from all causes, including cancer and heart disease，according to the World Health Organization. But many people who work all week have little time for exercise. So, they might try to do something to increase their heart rates over the weekend - go for a l

21、ong run, take a bike ride, hike in the mountains or do a chore around the house, such as gathering leaves, shoveling snow or digging a garden. We sometimes call people who exercise only on Saturdays and Sundays“weekend warriors.” But is it healthy to avoid exercise during the work-week and then try

22、to fit it all in during the weekend? A new study suggests that, yes, it is healthy: Even weekend warriors may reduce their risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Australian researchers at the University of Sydney conducted the study. It took place over a nine-year period. During that time, the r

23、esearchers looked at the self-reported exercise habits and health examinations of more than 63,000 adults in England and Scotland. Then they connected that information to mortality - or, death - records. The researchers found that people who exercised only one or two days a week improved their chanc

24、es of living longer than people who did not exercise at all. Even those who are very overweight could extend their lives by exercising a couple of days per week. When compared to those who did not exercise at all, weekend warriors had an 18 percent lower risk of dying from cancer. As for cardiovascu

25、lar disease, weekend warriors had a 40 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease than inactive people, or so-called “couch potatoes.“ Couch potatoes are people who dont exercise. The WHO suggests that the average adult get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. However, if you are busy with w

26、ork and family duties, exercise as much as you can. Research seems to show that even about “weekend warriors”?18. What do we know about “weekend warriors”? A. They are very lazy in work while hardworking at home.- 7 -B. They are likely to have cancer or cardiovascular disease.C. They only have time

27、to do exercise during the weekends.D. They have to work for extra hours during the weekends.19. What do the second and third paragraphs mainly talk about?A. Health benefits of being weekend warriors.B. Introduction to the lifestyle of couch potatoes.C. Ways for overweight people to extend their live

28、s.D. Exercise habits of adults in England and Scotland.20. What kind of people can be called couch potatoes?A. People who like eating potatoes? B. People who are inactive in sports.C. People who enjoy sitting in couches. D. People who are busy with family duties.21. What may be the best title for th

29、e text?A.Ways to Fight Against Diseases B. Its Easy to Keep Physically HealthyC.Suggestions on Weekend Activities D. A Little Exercise is Better than NoneD.“Clothes Swapping” is an activity which has become increasing popular among American woman. At a clothes swap event the women can give away unwa

30、nted clothing and get something different in return.Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the areas popular clothing-swapping group.Daphne Steinberg was having a good day. “For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, An

31、n Taylor is a really good womens designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, and I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, and not totally bankrupt(使破产）myself.”Sandy Van Dusen likes the idea that clothes are finding new homes instead of - 8 -being thro

32、wn away. “Because it helps to keep the Earth green. Theres no point in my opinion in continuing to buy new clothes when we can reuse what are already here. Give them a new home- let someday else love what you used to love and no longer love.”Kim Pratt organized the clothes swap event in Springfield.

33、 She also organized a money- raising activity for the high schools debate team. It is one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the “unswapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.“I started doing this four years ago, and weve been

34、 doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”She used the social media website meetup. com to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Ms. Pratt says most of the members respect the clothing swap rules. But she says c

35、ompetition for desirable fashion can be strong.“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover(徘徊）over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as poss

36、ible.”22. Women can _ at a clothes swap.A. exchange unwanted clothing for something differentB. buy whatever clothing they likeC. have a social gathering and make friendsD. make some money by giving away unwanted clothing23. We can learn from what Daphne Steinberg said that _.A. she had been to a cl

37、othed swap for the first timeB. She experienced the largest clothes swap ever in the areaC. She got some clothes she likes at the clothes swapD. She saved much more money than she had expected 24. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?- 9 -A. What Kim Pratt did with the unswapped clothingB. How Kim Pratt

38、 started the clothes swap eventC. What Kim Pratt did to help people in needD. How Kim Pratt raised money to help charitable causes.25. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A. clothes swaps are often out of control in the endB. inappropriate behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controll

39、edC. clothes swapping is becoming increasingly popular with American womenD. more clothes swap events need to be organized第二节(共 5 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whenever anyone measures educational success, East Asian countries are always top scorers. But in

40、 a recent league table, a European country, Finland, was top of the class. 36 . Britain was at No.6. What is the secret of Finland and South Koreas success? Its time to do some homework. In South Korea the school day is long-typically 7 or 8 hours, followed by hours of private tutoring in the evenin

41、gs. 37 Worries about the effects of late night cramming (forcing sb. to learn too much) led the government to force cramming schools to close by 10 pm. Finnish children spend the least time in class in the developed world, often finishing just after lunch, with about one hour of homework a day. Priv

42、ate tuition is uncommon. The British school day is quite long in comparison, about 6 hours, and secondary school pupils do 2 or 3 hours of self-study a night.The South Korean education system, like many in Asia, is extremely competitive, with students even competing to get into the best cramming sch

43、ools to get ahead. Finnish education is far less competitive. 38 British schools again occupy the middle ground, with quite high levels of competition for places at university, and schools and universities battling to come top of league tables for everything from exam results to student satisfaction

44、. - 10 -South Korea and Finland both do well, yet their education systems are so different. 39 Well, there are some similarities in South Korea and Finland. In those countries, teachers have a high status in society, and education is very highly valued. Those attitudes cant change quickly. But it ca

45、n be done. 40 Their quite different approach to schooling took them to the top in just a generation.A. Then where do their differences lie? B. South Korea was still in second place, though.C. Classes are all mixed ability, and there are no league tables.D. So what lessons can Britain learn from thes

46、e two countries?E. Time devoted to school is the key to South Korean students high scores.F. Finnish children might be the star pupils now, but until the 1970s, Finlands education system was poor.G. All this hard work leaves South Korean students tired to fall asleep sometimes in class next day. 第三部

47、分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D)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。One of my teammates said it best on our last day of the season: “Guys, you are my family. We are all brothers.” Our tennis team is more than just a group of individual players thrown

48、41 ; there is a friendship 42 by no other group with which I have been involved. We are 43 , yet connected. We have student-athletes from all four years of high school, from different parts of the city, and from different families and social 44 . Nevertheless, we are all 45 by a shared love of tenni

49、s. The tennis team 46 to me because it contains two things that I treasure most: tennis and 47 .- 11 -Ever since I was ten years old, the 48 aspect of tennis attracted me to an otherwise physical sport. My first tennis coach always used to say, “Tennis is 10% physical and 90% of mental.”49 the mental strength to stay 50 and controlled under pressure, skills are 51 . Sometimes I feel like I have two 52 in a match: me aga