云南省宣威市第九中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案）.doc

1、- 1 -云南省宣威市第九中学 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期第一次月考试题（无答案）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，并标在答题卡相应位置。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. How much should the woman pay for the books?A. Ten yuan. B. Twenty yuan. C. Thirty yuan.( )2. H

2、ow much does the man have to pay? A. 64 cents. B. 80 cents. C.16 cents.( )3. What is Maria going to do next? A. Prepare for her history class.B. Go to her physics lecture. C. Help Tim with his project ( )4. Where will the man go first this afternoon? A. To the supermarket. B. To the post office.C. T

3、o the police station.( )5.What is the woman going to do?A. See a doctor. B. Go to a party.C. Look after her children.听 下 面 一 段 话 ， 回 答 第 6至 7题 。( )6. Where are the two speakers? A. In a hotel B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.( )7.How much does the man pay in the end?A. $115. B. $130. C $140听 下 面 一 段

4、 话 ， 回 答 第 8至 9题 。( )8.What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Lovers. C. Strangers.( )9. Where are the womans parents living now?A. In Beijing. B. In Washington. C. In New York.- 2 -听 下 面 一 段 话 ， 回答第 10 至 12 题。( )10.Where does the conversation take place?A. A

5、t the foot of the mountain. B. On the top of the mountain.C. In an uphill cable car. ( )11.Which is TRUE about John Lake? A. There are ducks, swans and geese in it.B. Its to the left of the green meadow. C. It was built during the 70s.( )12.Which sight isnt talked about?A. The two towers. B. The bir

6、d island. C. The eagles nest.听 下 面 一 段 话 ， 回答第 13 至 16 题。( )13.How did the woman do in the driving test? A. She failed. B. She passed easily. C. She wouldnt say( )14.What did the woman do well in the test? A. Changing lanes. B. Starting on a hill. C. Parking.( )15.What was the womans problem when ma

7、king a turn ? A. Being in the wrong lane. B. Driving too slowly.C. Not looking over her shoulder. ( )16.Why did the woman hit a car in traffic? A. It hit her from behind. B. She rolled backwards.C. She went through a red light.听 下 面 一 段 话 ， 回答第 17 至 20 题。( )17.Why didnt the speaker stay at the unive

8、rsity?A. He had poor eyesight. B. Something happened in his family.C. His grades were not good enough.( )18. What kind of job was the interview probably for? A. An engineer. B. A travel agent. C. A teacher.( )19.Where is the speaker now? A. In South America B. In Spain. C. In Britain.( )20.What is t

9、he talk mainly about? A. How to find an ideal job. B. Working in another country. C. Life is full of unexpected events.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）- 3 -AWhat have you learned in your last job? What have you learned in each of your previous jobs? You may be asked this question at a job interview. The meani

10、ng behind the question:The interviewer could have asked, “What have you learned in your last job which will be of use to you in this job?“ And that is what theyre always driving at: Theyre not asking you to talk about your duties, responsibilities or achievements. Theyre just asking in what ways you

11、 have developedprofessionally (在职业上) while working in your last job. Your answer:Its important that your answer should give one or more examples which have something to do with the positions you are now trying to apply for. But keep in mind that its meaningless to discuss something that isnt going t

12、o be of clear value to you - or your employer in your next job. It is possible that your previous role(s) will have prepared you in various ways to meet the challenge of your next job. But remember, when youre answering the question, try to find out what is likely to be of the most interest to the i

13、nterviewer. What are the key requirements of this position? What have you learned that will ensure you meet those requirements? Select at least one, if not two or three ideas and turn them into your strong selling points. It should be self-evident (不言而喻的), and remember not to make the employer think

14、 youre just telling them what they want to hear.If you want to get some examples of answering this question properly, click here.( )21. The interviewer may ask you the question mentioned in order to know .A. something about your dutiesB. something about your learning abilityC. how you usually deal w

15、ith a challengeD. how you have developed professionally( )22. When answering that question, you should .A. list one of your strong selling pointsB. make the interviewer know your goalsC. say something attracting the employers mostD. show your confidence in getting this position- 4 -( )23. The author

16、 intends to tell us .A. some advice on finding a good job.B. one of his job-hunting experiencesC. how to answer a question in a job interviewD. how to leave a good impression on the employerBA meeting of The Washington. Post employees was held on 5 August,2013. Into the crowded hall entered chairman

17、 Donald E. Graham, and his niece and publisher Katherine Weymouth. The air was thick. The newspaper was to get a new boss! Jeffrey P. Bezos of A would buy the daily for $250 million in cash.Both the uncle and the niece took turns in telling the news and answering their questions. Many of the audienc

18、es wept because they were unable to accept the news. “The rise of Internet and the change from print to digital technology have created a huge wave of competition for traditional news companies,“ said Donald E. Graham. In 2013, after struggling with the falling revenue( 收益 ) for years, The New York

19、Times (NYT)sold its The Boston Globe newspaper for $70million. The NYT bought the paper in 1993 for$1.1 billion. Just twenty years later, the company sold it for a cheap price.Nowadays, things seem to be worse than ever. Newspapers are reporting negative growth across US and Europe. Francis Gurry, t

20、he 4th Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization said that newspapers would disappear by2040.This may cause a lot of problems for media jobs. For example, layoffs ( 裁员 ) and salary cuts are very common now. Many of the journalists have already moved to different jobs where the

21、ir writing and editing skills are of no use. A large number of former journalists work as marketing executives, or property developers. In Canada last year, Sun Media, the largest newspaper chain there, stopped its eight dailies, closing 360 jobs and slashing 500 positions.The traditional media stil

22、l send people out to collect stories. However, with the mobile phones today, everybody is a reporter: Therefore, the newspapers are forced to adapt in order to survive. That may be a revolution ( 革命 ), but at the cost of newspapers.- 5 -( )24. Why did Donald E. Graham decide to sell The Washington P

23、ost?A. He really needed moneyB. He had trouble in governing itC. The company planned to do something elseD. The company was at a disadvantage in competition( )25. What was Francis Gurrys attitude towards the future of newspapers?A. Confident. B. Negative. C. Uninterested. D. Curious.( )26. What does

24、 the underlined word “slashing“ in the last but one paragraph mean? A. Creating. B. Requiring. C. Cutting. D. Changing.( )27. What may have caused the changes in the newspaper industry?A That it is easier to report and read news nowadays.B. That people have less interest in reading news nowadays.C.

25、That reading the printed newspapers is not convenient. D. That the traditional media fail to collect interesting stories.CGenerally, the blues are often associated with unhappy things. For example, if you lose your job, you might want to listen to the blues. Although the blues often deal with unhapp

26、y personal things, the music itself goes far beyond self-pity. The blues is also about overcoming hard luck, saying what you feel, ridding yourself of sadness, making you relaxed, and simply having fun.The blues has deep roots in American history, particularly African-American history. The blues beg

27、an in Southern plantations ( 大农场 ) in the19th century. Its inventors were slaves, ex-slaves and the children of slaves - African-American sharecroppers (佃农 ) who sang as they worked in the cotton and vegetable fields.The blues grew up in the Mississippi Delta just upriver from New Orleans, the birth

28、place of jazz. Blues and jazz have always influenced each other, and they still influence each other in many ways today. Unlike jazz, the blues didnt spread out quickly from the South to the Midwest until the 1930s and 1940s. When the Delta blues made their way up the Mississippi to urban areas, the

29、 music developed into electrified Chicago blues, other regional blues styles, and various jazz-blues hybrids. About ten years later, the blues gave birth to - 6 -rhythms ( 节奏 )n blues and rock n roll.No single person invented the blues, but many people said they had discovered different styles of th

30、e blues. For example, a bandleader, W.C. Handy, insisted that the blues was first shown to him in 1903 by, a street guitarist at a train station in Tutwiler, Mississippi.During the middle to late 1800s, the Deep South was home to hundreds of important bluesmen who helped to shape the music. Unfortun

31、ately, much of this original music followed these sharecroppers to their graves. But the music of these earliest blues pioneers can still be heard in the recordings of 1920s and 1930s from Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and other Southern states.( )28. What can we know about the blues?A. It

32、can be very loud music.B. It often tells sad personal stories.C. It can bring sad feelings to people.D. It is mainly about overcoming hard luck.( )29. Whats the relationship between the blues and jazz?A. The blues gave birth to jazz.B. They have influenced each other.C. They usually have the same rh

33、ythm.D. Jazz made the blues popular in the Mississippi Delta.( )30. What happened to the Delta blues after entering urban areas?A. It became less popular then.B. It developed into different styles.C. It created many different rhythms.D. It was replaced by other regional musical styles.( )31. What is

34、 the passage mainly about?A. The history of the blues. B. The changes of the blues.C. The pioneers of the blues. D. The invention of the blues.DSome of the people who created many popular apps are telling kids to put their phones away -at least, a bit more often. The Center for Humane Technology is

35、made up of people who used to work for big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Now they want kids to stop using those apps and websites so much.- 7 -In early February, the center started a campaign( 活动) called the Truth about Tech. Its goal is to teach students, parents and teachers ab

36、out the dangers of spending too much time on smart phones and computers.According to studies about kids and technology, more than 95 percent of elementary school-aged children spend at least part of everyday using a computer or smart phone. About 78 percent of teens check their phones every hour, an

37、d more than half of them sleep with their phones in case they get a call or message during the night.The Center for Humane Technology says that the apps and websites we use every day are purposely designed to keep us chatting, playing or watching online as much as possible. That includes social medi

38、a- like Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, websites like YouTube, and online games. It also says that the tech companies talk only about the good aspects of their products and dont mention the side effects.Some physical problems, like headaches, eyestrain( 眼疲劳 ), and neck pain are caused by

39、using phones or computers too much. Students spending too much time online may find it hard to be focused on school work. Children and teenagers are more likely to have these problems because their brains, bodies and social skills are still developing.One goal of the Truth about Tech campaign is to

40、make sure that kids understand how technology affects them so they can make better decisions. The people behind the campaign also want governments and the tech companies themselves to take steps to protect children. When the leaders of the big technology companies are designing tech tools for kids,

41、they should think about what they would want for their own children.( )32. The Center for Humane Technology .A. is made up of people doing voluntary workB. is an organization working for big companiesC. intends to help people use high-tech productsD. aims to stop children spending too much time onli

42、ne( )33. The data in Paragraph 3 are meant to .A. ensure the reliability of the studiesB. show the seriousness of the problemC. suggest the development of high technology- 8 -D. explain the reason for keeping phones at hand.( )34. According to the center, the purpose of the commonly used apps and we

43、bsites is to .A. encourage people to communicate moreB. attract people to using them moreC. help people learn more knowledgeD. enrich peoples life( )35. Why are children most likely influenced by the overuse of high-tech products?A. They lack guidance on social skills.B. Their determination is not s

44、trong enough.C. They have a lot of spare time after school.D. Their bodies and social skills arent well-developed.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文前的选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。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。 Are you always late for school because you cant wake up at the right time?

45、 36 Dont worry. Here are some ways to help you have a great morning routine.37 Put all of your books, papers and other school requirements inside your schoolbag the night before. Watch the weather forecast to see what you should wear the next day.Make sure you wake up at an early hour. Wake up at le

46、ast thirty minutes or earlier before school starts. 38 Its also helpful to use an alarm clock to help you wake up. Dont set your alarm too late. And remember not to set your alarm too early just to give yourself an excuse to hit the snooze button.Go straight to the bathroom to brush your teeth and w

47、ash your face. This is a good start for keeping nice and clean during the school day. If you want, take a quick shower. 39 Have a quick breakfast available. Make sure you like what you have for breakfast. 40 If you dont have enough time to prepare, choosing bread, eggs, yogurt, and fruit as your bre

48、akfast is also a good idea. It wont take you much time to make such a nutritious breakfast.- 9 -A. Prepare everything in advance.B. Make sure you get at least 8 hours of sleep. C. Only in this way can you have plenty of time to get ready. D. Do you always have a great morning routine before school?

49、E. But always remember that any breakfast is better than none. F. It will make you smell and feel better throughout the whole day. G. Or are you always rushing into getting ready in the school morning?第三部分 语言知识运用（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）I dropped out of college after my freshman year. Three years later, I 41 to college in autumn after feeling 42 of doing the dead-end job at a department store. I r