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1、12018-2019学年高二年段第二学期 3月月考英语科试卷(考试时间：120 分钟 满分：l50 分)第 I卷 (共 100分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分 30分) 第一节(共 5小题；每小题 l5 分，满分 75 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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 l0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。1Which place does the woman want to visit?AA bank BWall Street CA shopping mall2Whats th

2、e weather like now?ACloudy BSunny CWindy3According to the woman，what does the man need urgently now?AA good rest in hospital BRelaxing travel by air CFurther medical treatment4What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ALifeguard and swimmer BBrother and sister CFriends5How will the man

3、bay probably?AWith a card BBy check CIn cash第二节(共 l5小题，每小题 l5 分，满分 225 分)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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。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秒钟的作答时问。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6How old is the girl?AShes in college BShes in high schoo1 CShes in kindergarten27When

4、 will the girl go to the dance?AAt this weekend BAt the end Of the month CAt the end of the summer听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。8Who might the man be?AA writer BA bookshop worker CA radio broadcast host9According to the woman，what is the most dangerous room?AThe bathroom BThe kitchen CThe bedroom10What are the

5、 speakers mainly talking about?AChild safety at home BAnew book CHospital treatment in Britain听第 8段材料，回答第 11至 13题。11. What does the man like to do?AGo jogging BWrite his own stories CCreate art projects12Which class is the woman taking now?AA digital photography class BA black-and-white photography

6、classCA painting class at the YMCA13Where will the man get a camera?AFrom the website BFrom his brother CFrom his mother听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 17题。14Which city does the man want to go to?ANew York BToronto CLondon15How does the woman suggest the man get to his final destination?ABy taxi B By subway CBy air

7、port shuttle16How long will it take the man to collect his luggage?3ALess than an hour BAbout an hour and thirty minutes CAt least two hours17Where does the conversation probably take place?AAt an airport information center BOn the telephone CAt a ticket office听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。18At what time did

8、 the power go out?A5：30 p.m. B5：45 p.m. C6：07 p.m.19Which building still has electricity?AThe cafeteria BThe McKinley dorm CThe gym20What happened to the classes in the affected buildings?ATheyve been taught in a different building BThey will take place outsideCTheyve been canceled第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 4

9、0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 4个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AThe Guggenheim Museum attempts to help educators connect students with art. It offers programs for educators, including free arts curricula, professional development courses and workshops, as well as professional meet and greets tha

10、t pair artists with public school teachers throughout New York City. Visiting with your students The museum offers a variety of ways for educators and their students to visit, from self-guided tours to a guided experience.Guggenheim Museum HighlightsPerfect for first-time visitors, the Highlights To

11、ur focuses on the museums innovative architecture, history, and permanent collection.4Special ExhibitionThis tour offers an opportunity to engage in a lively, in-depth exploration of one of our special exhibitions. Learn about the artistic processes and movements behind some of the most revolutionar

12、y artists of the modern and contemporary age.Custom TourTours can be customized to accommodate a variety of interests, learning styles and subject matter. Our gallery educators can create a one-of-a-kind experience tailored to your groups needs.Lecturers Badge Conduct a group tour of up to 20 people

13、. Arts curriculum onlineThe Guggenheim produces free curriculum materials on exhibitions for educators to use both during school visits and in the classroom. While the material focuses on recent exhibitions, a comprehensive range of lessons cover many works and artists in the museums collection. Lea

14、rning through artLearning Through Art sends experienced teaching artists into New York City public schools t where they work with classroom teachers to develop and facilitate art projects into the school curriculum. Education facilitiesHoused in the Sackler Center for Arts Education, the Guggenheims

15、 education facilities include studio art and multimedia labs, a theater, an exhibition gallery, and a conference room.21. Who are the museums programs intended for?A. Students. B. Parents. C. Educators. D. Artists.22. Which tour can be designed based on your own interest?A. Custom Tour. B. Lecturers

16、 Badge. C. Special Exhibition. D. Guggenheim Museum Highlights.23. How do teaching artists help to make art projects into the school curriculum?5A. By giving lessons online. B. By working with teachers.C. By providing free materials. D. By designing projects alone.BSocial media is one of the fastest

17、-growing industries in todays world. Your friends lives may look more exciting than yours on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but new research shows it is because they are faking (伪造) it.A recent survey has found around two-thirds of people on social media post images to their personal information

18、to make their lives seem more adventurous. And more than three quarters of those asked said they judged their peers based on what they saw on their Instagram, Snapehat or Facebook pages.The British survey, by smart phone maker HTC, found that, in order to make our own pages and lives appear more exc

19、iting, six percent also said they had borrowed items to include in the images in order to pass them off as their own. More than half of those surveyed said they posted images of items and places purely to show off, causing jealousy among friends and family.Behavioral psychologist Hemmings said the t

20、rend was unsurprising due to the rise of social media. “Were living in a world of instant communication.” she said. “Fashion and style used to live and die in magazines; now people are in search of authentic, peer-to-peer recommendations as well, making social media an equal power house to magazines

21、 and newspapers.”“With images being shared in an instant, we desire to know what our friends are wearing, or what super stars are buying, as soon as they have got them.” Such is the influence of social media sites like Instagram, 76 percent of those asked also said seeing items on social media influ

22、ences them to buy them, with men more likely to take style advice and buy what they see.24.How do some people make their lives appear more exciting?A. By buying pictures. B. By posting images.C. By making up stories. D. By risking their lives.25. What does the underlined word “jealousy” in Paragraph

23、 3 mean?6A. Adventure. B. Conflict. C. Envy. D. Misunderstanding.26. What can we learn from Hemmings?A. The trend reflects the development of social media.B. Fashion and style no longer exist in magazines.C. Magazines and newspapers are less important.D. The trend is beyond peoples expectation.27. W

24、hich of the following best describes social media like Instagram?A. Positive. B. Creative. C. Persuasive. D. Honest. CThere are plenty of mindless activities to keep a child busy in this information age. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Alice wants to spend her leisure time writin

25、g short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.As a writer, I know about winning contestsand about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the

26、pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesnt win the contest again? Thats the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.A revelation(启示）came last week when I asked her, “Dont

27、you want to win again?” “No,” she replied. “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地）told them. Telling myself that I was an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestio

28、ns for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination 7taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.Staying ba

29、ck and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借鉴) my daughters experience.While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first

30、 step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.28.The underlined sentence probably means that the autho

31、r was _.A. trying to let her daughter enjoy her own lifeB. helping her daughter develop real skills for writingC. making sure that her daughter would win the contestD. trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished 29.Why did Alice want to enter this years writing contest?A. She wan

32、ted to share her story with readers.B. She had won a prize in the previous contest.C. She believed she possessed real talent for writing.D. She was sure of winning with her mothers help.30. The author took great pains to improve her daughters stories because _.A. she was afraid that Alices imaginati

33、on might run wild while writingB. she did not want to disappoint Alice who needed her help so muchC. she wanted to help Alice realize her dream of becoming a writerD. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance31. What does the writer mean to tell us in the last two paragraph

34、s?A. Children need more room to develop.B. Parents should co-opt childrens experience.8C. Children should be provided enough help.D. Parents need to remind their children of their own choices.DA pretty face is never forgotten. Do you believe so? But maybe it is untrue! Psychologists believe beautifu

35、l people are less likely to be recognized. A new study suggests that attractiveness can actually prevent the recognition of faces, unless a pretty face has particularly distinctive features, such as Angelina Jolies.German psychologists think the recognition of pretty faces is distorted (扭曲) by emoti

36、ons. Researchers Holger Wiese, Carolin Altmann and Stefan Schweinberger at the University of Jena, Germany, discovered in a study that photos of unattractive people were more easily remembered than pretty ones when they showed them to a group of people. For the study, which was published in science

37、magazine Neuropsychologia, the psychologists showed photos of faces to test subjects. Half of the faces were considered to be more attractive and the other half as less attractive, but all of them were being thought of as similarly distinctive looking. The test subjects were shown the faces for just

38、 a few seconds to memorize them and were shown them again during the test so that they could decide if they recognized them or not.The researchers were surprised by the result. “Until now we assumed that it was generally easier to memorize faces which are being considered as attractive, just because

39、 we prefer looking at beautiful faces,” Dr. Wiese said. But the study showed that such a connection cannot be easily proven. He assumes that remembering pretty faces is distorted by emotional influences, which enhance the sense of recognition at a later time. The researchers idea is backed up by evi

40、dence from EEG-recordings (脑电图记录) they used during their experiment which show the brains electric activity.The study also revealed that in the case of attractive faces, considerably more false positive results were detected. In other words, people thought they 9recognized a face without having seen

41、 it before. “We obviously tend to believe that we recognize a face just because we find it attractive.” Dr. Wiese said.32. What do we know about the photos from Paragraph 3?A. They were all of pretty faces.B. They were selected at random.C. They were not distinctive at all.D. They were showed twice

42、to the test subjects.33. What does the underlined phrase “false positive results” in the last paragraph mean?A. People actually only recognize few pretty faces.B. People recognize more ugly faces than pretty ones.C. People claim to recognize a face they have never seen. D. People recognize fewer fac

43、es than they have thought.34. What can be inferred from the new study? A. People are reluctant to recognize ugly faces.B. Beautiful people are particularly distinctive.C. Attractiveness prevents the recognition of faces. D. Attractive faces are always easy to be recognized.35. Which word can show th

44、e authors attitude towards the findings of the research?A. Doubtful. B. Disapproving. C. Favorable. D. Objective.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）Looking back at my younger years，I am sometimes amazed at how life has turned out 36 The only thing that stays the same i

45、s who I am，my values，and my interestsIf I could go back in time and hang out with my younger self for a day，heres what I would tell her Everything happens for a reason Without mistakes and failure，you would never have learnedWithout 10pain，you would never have grownOnce you understand this，you will

46、know that everything comes in to serve a purposeSo dont think that life is unfair，because everything happens for a reason 37 Focus on one thing at a time It is not surprising that many of us are doing too many things at onceWe need to make ends meetBut if you are working three jobs at a time，it is n

47、ot likely that you will succeed at any of themYou have to keep your eyes on the big pictureYou have to ask yourself：What exactly do you want to achieve for the next 10 years？Focus on one thing at a time 38 39 You might be graduating or have hit a turning point with your careerYou might feel a bit lo

48、st and unsure of where to goIts okayGo out there and try as many different things as you canDont ever feel like youre wasting your timeEnjoy the journeyEvery little path will lead you somewhereAnd looking back，you will be able to connect the dotsIt will all make sense Dont try too hard with people Dont worry if you feel like its hard to make new friends 40 It might take a while until you find new best friends and a mate for life，but when you do，you will know itIts not hard work. So, just do your th