福建省漳平市第一中学2018_2019学年高一英语上学期第二次月考试题.doc

1、1漳平一中 20182019 学年第一学期第二次月考高一英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）第 I 卷(共 105 分)第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)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. Where did the woman go?A. The office. B. The doctors. C. The railway station.2

2、. What does the man suggest doing?A. Repairing the car. B. Going to the gas station.C. Getting a ride with somebody. 3. What does the man mean?A. Baseball is the most boring sport.B. Baseball is more interesting than any other sport. C. Baseball is his favorite sport.4. What does the man do?A. A wai

3、ter. B. A teacher. C. A salesman.5. Who has the stapler?A. The woman. B. The man. C. Somebody else.第二节(共 1 5 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 22. 5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. How long has the

4、man been in China?A. One week. B. Two months. C. Two years.7. When will the speakers have dinner together?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Who will come to the airport to meet the woman?2A.The Managing Director. B. Her doctor. C. The secretary.9. What is the mos

5、t probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Boss and secretary. C. Husban d and wife. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. What topic do the speakers discuss?A. Learning a foreign language. B. The learning material.C. The pronunciation.11. What does the woman think of the Spanish course?A.

6、Easy. B. Difficult. C. Just so-so.12. What advice does the man give to the woman?A. To catch the speakers every word.B. To find out the key words.C. To ask for repetition.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. Why does the woman come to see the man?A. To return a book. B. To invite the man for dinner.C. To a

7、sk for help.14. How is the book according to the woman?A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Just so-so.15. Where does the conversation take place probably?A. In the library. B. At the door. C. In the shop.16. What will the woman do next?A. Talk with the man. B. Give the man a lift. C. Buy some food.听下面一段独白

8、，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. What did Susan Sontag write in her books?A. Poetry. B. Essays. C. Dramas.18. How many languages have Susan Sontags works been translated into?A. 17. B. 20. C. 32.19. Why was Susan Sontag different from other social critics?A. She has never appeared on TV. B. She appeared in fi

9、lms. C. She wrote many love stories. 20. What do we know about Susan Sontag?A. She was considered one of the most influential liberal thinkers. B. She was a common social intellectual. C. She set up 15,000 libraries. 3英语知识应用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 阅读理解（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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出

10、最佳选项。ACarol: I started playing the cello (大提琴) when I was about eight or nine. It was great playing the cello because I was in youth orchestras (管弦乐队) and we went abroad to do tours. But anyway, when I got to university, I stopped playing. Well, there just wasnt time and there were so many other thi

11、ngs to do. Luckily, I took it up after my 25th birthday and joined a band (乐队). Daniel: When I was little, I thought Id end up learning the guitar like my father, but then I decided that I wanted to have my own instrument (乐器), so I chose the trumpet (小号 ). Im in the school jazz band and Id like to

12、be a musician when I grow up, but my dad says its difficult to make a living from music. But I dont want to be a lawyer like him. Its so boring.Carmen: Nobody likes living near someone like me because when I practise, I make a lot of noise! But you have to keep practising, dont you? Otherwise it get

13、s more and more difficult. The trouble is, in the summer, when its hot, I have to open the windows, so the whole street gets to hear it if Im not careful. I love playing the drums and I play in a fantastic band.Vince: Ive played the guitar for as long as I can remember, but when I was trying to make

14、 it as a musician after school, I used to play in the Underground in London to make a bit of extra money. I kept on playing, but I ran a restaurant to make a living. When I get any spare time I still play. Ive got a few friends who like music too and we formed a band.21. Why did Carol give up playin

15、g the cello?A. She couldnt go abroad to play. B. She turned to other instruments.C. She found it boring to play it all day. D. She couldnt spare any time to play it.22. What does Daniel think of being a musician?A. It will be fun to do it. B. It will be hard to make it.C. It will never make him rich

16、. D. It will make his father satisfied.23. What troubles Carmen?A. She cannot play well in public. B. The street is so noisy in the summer.C. Its hard to keep practising in the summer. D. Playing the drums causes a disturbance to others.24. What made Vince start restaurant business? A. He was intere

17、sted in it. B. He was unable to live on music.C. He needed money to form a band. D. He was encouraged by his friends.BWalk around the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and you may see a green animal named Sluggo and a flying pig named Philomena. You might even see street artist 4David Zinn drawing them u

18、sing only sidewalk chalk and charcoal (炭笔).At the age of 12, David began working as an artist. His dad was writing a computer instruction and worried that it would be boring to read. So he asked David to draw pictures of turtles (the name of the computer program) to explain it. The publisher liked h

19、is drawings, and soon David had the job of drawing more turtles in action. “I learned a great lesson, which was that, to make money as an artist, I couldnt always draw what I wanted,” he says. “I had to figure out how to draw a turtle drinking tea and other things like that.”David worked for 20 year

20、s as a commercial (商业的) artist, but he often felt cooped up (禁锢 ) sitting at a computer for 10 hours a day. Then, on a sunny afternoon about ten years ago, he brought some chalk and started drawing on the sidewalk. Thats when Sluggo came to life.“One of the reasons I like to put art on the street is

21、 to take people by surprise,” he says. “I can have fun drawing, and knowing it will be washed away helps me not think too much. It frees me up.”It takes David about two hours to complete one drawing. He uses a lot of sidewalk characteristics in his street art. It can be difficult to draw on surfaces

22、 that are not flat. He has to notice where shadows (阴影) will land so they wont destroy the 3-D drawings he creates.Today, more and more people are accepting and looking for his work. Davids artwork can also be found across the country and even throughout the world. Photos of his drawings have been s

23、hown at many universities and museums.25. What did David learn from drawing turtles for his father?A. Work hard. B. Follow your heart.C. Draw what you like. D. Draw in a creative way.26. How does David feel when knowing his drawing will be washed away?A. Relaxed. B. Worried. C. Unhappy. D. Surprised

24、.27. In what way is Davids art special?A. It shows his real life. B. It is drawn on the flat sidewalk.C. It needs a very long time to finish a drawing.D. It is 3-D street art created by simple painting tools. 28. What do we know about Davids drawings?A. They are becoming popular.B. They are too diff

25、icult to understand.C. They are found mainly at museums.D. They are hardly accepted by adults.CWhen you first step into a classroom, one of the first things to catch your eye is usually a list of rules. However, theres one rule that you just cant help but question: No electronics. In reality, the cl

26、assrooms in our school have an aversion to modern technology, so electronic devices (设备) such as computers 5and cellphones are not allowed, for they are thought to have a bad influence on childrens attention at class. However, is it possible that these devices could actually be used to improve our l

27、earning experience? As is known to us, these years we have spent so much time talking about the disadvantages of modern technology that weve failed to see their advantages in a classroom. Many children of the 80s and 90s still remember learning about history by playing the game The Oregon Trail, and

28、 many of us 2000s kids remember games such as Brain Age that encouraged our cognitive (认知的) development.It doesnt end with educational games, either. Take Minecraft for example. While a parent may complain (抱怨) that their child spends too much time playing the hit video game, what they probably fail

29、 to realize is that their childs brain is being enriched with information allowing creativity and problem-solving. Children who play on public or local computers may also pick up on social skills. For older children, creating computer games can be a great introduction to coding (编码). Many schools ha

30、ve begun to bring the game into their classrooms.In the end, its important that we welcome technological development in our classrooms and see the educational value in having fun. School no longer must mean sitting down for hours in front of a pictureless textbook. Instead, school can be a place whe

31、re children are able to see learning as a lifelong experience.29. What does the underlined part “have an aversion to” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Change. B. Dislike. C. Expect. D. Overuse.30. Some computer games are mentioned to show _.A. parents know little about computer gamesB. children can create bet

32、ter computer gamesC. children can learn from computer gamesD. parents only welcome educational games 31. What is the authors attitude towards electronic devices?A. He is against them. B. He is in favor of them.C. He is uninterested in them. D. He is uncertain about them. DOutside, its a cold winters

33、 day. Inside a large shopping centre, people are hanging around. But then, without warning, a pop song starts to play loudly. A teenage boy walks lazily to the centre of the open space, and dances crazily to the music. Hes joined by two of his friends, then some of the old people. Within the space o

34、f a few seconds, more than sixty people are dancing to the music all in time and all in step. At first, onlookers are baffled, then they start smiling and clapping. They now know what theyre seeing: a flash mob (快闪).According to Wikipedia, the term “flash mob” was created by Bill Wasik, an editor at

35、 Harpers Magazine, in 2003. Within a year, the phrase had entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Since then, hundreds possibly thousands 6of flash mobs have been carried out around the world, in almost every kind of public space imaginable!Each flash mob has its own style, but most flash mob

36、s follow a similar formula (方案). Often, the organisers search for willing participants (参与者) using social media. Instructions and dance moves are given through email or video download. There are usually several rehearsals (排练) before the big day. While its happening, a few lucky passers-by watch it

37、live. Most people who watch it, however, will see it later online. Some of the most popular flash mobs on YouTube have been watched more than 10 million times. A famous example is MP3 Experiment Eight, a flash mob that took place in New York City in July 2011 with over 3,500 participants. This event

38、 differed from normal flash mobs in that much of it was completely silent and there were no rehearsals. Flash mobs provide the participants, onlookers and online viewers with a lot of enjoyment and pleasure. For this reason alone, theyre a modern, popular art form that should be celebrated.32. What

39、does the underlined word “baffled” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Excited. B. Puzzled. C. Satisfied. D. Disappointed.33. Why does the author mention the Concise Oxford English Dictionary? A. To argue against Bill Wasik.B. To compare it with Wikipedia.C. To explain the meaning of “flash mob”.D. To show the r

40、apid development of flash mobs. 34. What is special about MP3 Experiment Eight? A. It was played online. B. It was the earliest flash mob.C. It was played with no sound. D. It was most accepted by the audience. 35. What is the authors opinion on flash mobs?A. He supports them. B. He is against them.

41、 C. He has doubts about them. D. He doesnt care about them. 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global (全球的) village. 36 GreetingsHow should you behave when you meet someone for the first time?

42、 An American or Canadian shakes your hand while looking you straight in the eyes. 37 In Japan, you should bow (鞠躬). In Thailand, the greeting is made by pressing both hands together at the chest and bowing your head a bit.Clothes38 In some Asian countries, you shouldnt reveal (显露) the body, especial

43、ly women. In Japan, you should take off your shoes when entering a house 7or a restaurant. Remember to place them together facing the door you came in. This is also true in South Korea, Thailand, and Iran.Food and drinkIn Italy, Spain and Latin America, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, an

44、d can last two or three hours. 39 In Britain, you might have a business lunch and do business as you eat. In Mexico and Japan, lunch is a time to relax and socialize. And the Japanese rarely drink alcohol (酒) at lunchtime.Doing business40 You should include your company name and your position. In Ja

45、pan, you must present your card with both hands, with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.A. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical touch at all. B. Sometimes, social events end with singing and dancing.C. But this doesnt mean that we all behave in the same way.D. For this reason

46、 many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner.E. Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldnt wear.F. In many countries, business hours are from 9:00 or 10:00 to 5:00 or 6:00. G. In most countries, showing business cards is important for all introductions.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45

47、 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 A，B，C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A hedge maze (树篱迷宫) has a number of different paths divided by tall hedges. These hedges make it difficult for people to 41 any other area of the maze. As a result, those who 42 a maze are likely to get lost. A

48、hedge maze is not a 43 invention. The first hedge mazes were 44 in Europe during the mid-16th century. At first, the purpose of a hedge maze was not to confuse (使迷惑). 45 hedge mazes were built only as a 46 path on which a person could walk. The owners of the maze enjoyed a 47 life; they did not want

49、 to be seen by others. Besides, by 48 a hedge maze, a house owner could better 49 small spaces in their garden. As time went on, the 50 of these paths increased in complexity (复杂性). People began to build more 51 and add dead ends and other 52 things in their gardens. Finally, a quiet single path became a(n) 53 hedge maze. Hundreds of mazes were designed in Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. 54 not as popular as before, they can still be 55 at a number of Europ