广东省佛山市三水区实验中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.doc

1、- 1 -广东省佛山市三水区实验中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题满分 150 分 时间 120 分钟 第一部分：听力（共 10 小题，每题 2 分，满分 20 分）第一节：听力理解材料及问题播放两遍。每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有 5 秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放的内容及相关小题的问题，在 5 秒钟内从题中所给的 A、B、C 项中，选出最佳选项。听第一段材料，回答第 12 题。1. A. Hire a band. B. Prepare food. C. Record some music.2. A .This Monday. B.This Friday. C.Nex

2、t Tuesday.听第二段材料，回答第 3-4 题。3. A. He is a doctor. B. He is a businessman.C. He is a college teacher.4. A. Start drawing as early as possibleB Choose her major carefully. C.Apply for an arts college.听第三段材料，回答第 5-6 题。5. A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Wife and husband.6. A. By 6:00pm. B. B

3、y 7:00 pm. C. By 7:30 pm.第二节：回答问题( 请将答案写在答卷的相应位置)7. 8. 9. 10. - 2 -第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节：阅读理解（共 15 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABelow are some comments from the community. Please feel free to add to the list. Some fantasy readers are unhappy with their lives an

4、d think that they would be happier in another world. Someone who is not so successful in this world might be a hero or king in another world. LucyI like reading fantasy books because they provide me with a different point of view on the world. I like to think about it using the analogy (类比) of the h

5、ouse that you live in but will never be able to understand if you dont ever get outside and look at it from another perspective (视角). MartinYou can see a lot of tiny details in fantasy books that you may somehow lose in your everyday life just because they arent getting enough of your attention. Und

6、erstand them and theyll make your life more colourful and interesting. JordanA lot of fantasy is about the world we would like to see. Fantasy novels are extremely popular, but most popular with children. This is probably due to the natural curiosity and creative imagination inherent (固有的) in nearly

7、 every young person. Older readers might enjoy fantasy because of its imaginative scope. People can relate to the feelings and experiences of fantasy characters. AhmedI like reading fantasy because I have a great imagination which I find is better used while reading fantasy than in everyday life. In

8、 fantasy there is no real right or wrong. Furthermore, I believe there really is magic, but people just dont realise it because it works in subtle (微妙的) ways, and you may not recognise it for what it is. Chris- 3 -Many people like to escape from the busy and noisy life and be attracted by a story wh

9、ich involves something special, unreal or different possibly magic. People enjoy being in someone elses shoes someone extraordinary, so that we can look at the world through anothers eyes. You can switch off and enjoy letting your imagination run wild. EmilyClick here to add a comment.11. Why does M

10、artin like reading fantasy books?A. He can get a new viewpoint. B. He wants to escape from real life.C. He feels happier in a fantasy world. D. He likes imagining himself as a hero.12. Why are fantasy novels popular with children according to Ahmed?A. They create dreams for children. B. Children are

11、 curious and imaginative.C. They show children a completely different world.D. Children long for the experiences of fantasy characters.13. Where does this text probably come from?A. A diary. B. A report. C. A newspaper. D. A website.BA century ago in the United States, when an individual brought sui

12、t（起诉） against a company, public opinion tended to protect that company. But perhaps this phenomenon was most striking in the case of the railroads. Nearly half of all carelessness cases decided through 1896 involved railroads. And the railroads usually won.Most of the cases were decided in sate cour

13、ts, when the railroads had the climate of the times on their sides. Government supported the railroad industry; the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them.- 4 -Court decisions always went aga

14、inst railroad workers. A Mr. Farwell, an engineer, lost his right hand when a switchman carelessly ran his engine off the track. The court reasoned that since Farwell had taken the job of an engineer voluntarily at good pay, he had accepted the risk. Therefore the accident, though avoidable had the

15、switchmen acted carefully, was a “pure accident“. In effect a railroad could never be held responsible for injury to one employee caused by the mistake of another.In one case where a Pennsylvania Railroad worker had started a fire at a warehouse and the fire had spread several blocks, causing widesp

16、read damage, a jury found the company responsible for all the damage. But the court overturned the jurys decision because it argued that the railroads carelessness was the immediate cause of damage only to the nearest buildings. Beyond them the connection was too far-off to consider.As the century w

17、ore on, public feeling began to turn against the railroads - against their economic and political power and high fares as well as against their coldness toward individuals.14. Which of the following is NOT true in Farwells case?A. Farwell was injured because he carelessly ran his engine off the trac

18、k.B. Farwell would not have been injured if the switchman had been more careful.C. The court argued the victim had accepted the risk since he had willingly taken his job.D. The court decided that the railroad should not be held responsible.15. What must have happened after the fire case was settled

19、in court?A. The railroad compensated（赔偿）for the damage to the immediate buildings.B. The railroad compensated for all the damage by the fire.C. The railroad paid nothing for the damaged building.D. The railroad worker paid for the property damage himself.16. The following aroused public anger EXCEPT

20、 _.A. political power B. high fares C. economic loss D. indifference17. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Railroad oppressing individuals in the US. - 5 -B. History of the US railroads.C. Railroad workers working rights. D. Law cases concerning the railroads. CEvery continent, except Antarctic

21、a, has rock art, but Africa has more rock art and the greatest range of art. It also has some of the oldest art. Almost every country in Africa has rock art but the greatest number of examples occur in North Africas Sahara Desert and in Southern Africa. There are two kinds of art: rock paintings and

22、 rock engravings (雕刻).In North Africa, some of the earliest works were over 8 metres high and were very well made by Stone-age people, who had no knowledge of writing. Most of North Africas rock art is found in the Sahara Desert, and other north- and west-African countries. The richest of all is Alg

23、eria, where some of the worlds most varied and extraordinary rock art can be found.Because rock art was made so long ago, we dont know who the earliest artists were. However, there are some exceptions to this. In North Africa, we know that the earlier art, dating from more than 7,000 years ago, was

24、made by people who hunted and gathered wild food. Paintings, including those of cattle dating from between 7,000 and 4,500 years ago, may have been made by ancestors of Black West Africans. Much of the art of the last 3,500 years, particularly the engravings of Niger and Mali, was produced by ancest

25、ors of the Amazie people.Rock art is the only way we can tell how our ancestors thought and how they saw their world. However, because most rock art belonged to cultures that disappeared long ago, its now difficult to understand why the artists painted and carved (雕刻), or what their art meant to the

26、m. Many researchers believe that the art had religious connections, expressing the artists thoughts of reality and their position in the world around them.It must have been a means of communication, but with whom? Bushmen artists showed their visions of a combined natural and spiritual world. Did th

27、ey do this to tell others what they saw during dream-like states or was it a means to contact the earths spirit and control nature? During the 20th century in eastern and central Africa, people used and still use rock paintings to bring - 6 -rain, and assist their souls through difficult moments suc

28、h as birth, becoming adults, sickness and death. Perhaps our modern beliefs have ancient origins.18. Where is the most colourful rock art?A. Algeria. B. Southern Africa. C. The Sahara Desert. D. West-African countries.19. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The significance of rock art. B. The ident

29、ity of the rock artists.C. The extent of rock art in Africa. D. The discovery of the first rock art.20. What do researchers think of rock art?A. It reflected our ancestors beliefs. B. It was probably a form of competition.C. It served as a way to practice painting. D. It showed a world our ancestors

30、 imagined.21. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Bushmen used rock art to control nature.B. Modern Africans still create rock art as a tradition.C. Ancient Africans used rock art to record their dreams.D. Some Africans used rock art to strengthen themselves.DPerhaps you think you could eas

31、ily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if youre unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desiresnot that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you dont have enough tastes.Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities

32、 (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, e

33、very fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit - 7 -on them, they would make you as happy as to find

34、 plenty of ham and eggs when youre hungry.Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a li

35、brary.Music like Mozarts and Bachs shouldnt be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when youve brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.Sports, without which you rem

36、ain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, play a bit.Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.22.The author inten

37、ds to tell us that_.Atrue happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair meansBbig houses are peoples most valued possessionsCbig houses can in a sense bring richness of lifeDtrue happiness comes from spiritual riches23.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that_.Ahowever mate

38、rially rich, they never seem to be satisfiedBhowever materially rich, they remain spiritually poorCthough their house is big, they prefer a simple lifeDthough their house is big, it seems to be a cage24. It can be learned from the passage that _.Amore money brings more happinessBart is needed to mak

39、e your house beautifulCliterature can enrich your spiritual lifeDsports contribute mainly to your physical fitness25. What would be the best title for the passage?AHouse of Life BSecret of Wealth- 8 -CRest and Refreshment DInterest and Enthusiasm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

40、选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。MovieMovies are a form of entertainment that is popular all over the world. Movies are pictures that seem to move when shown on a screen. They are also called motion pictures or films.26 Two important pieces of equipment are the movie camera and the movie projector.A movie camera reco

41、rds pictures on film. A movie camera takes many still pictures very quickly. Most movie cameras take 24 pictures every second. Because they are taken so close together they catch very small differences in movement.27 As film runs through it, a projector flashes the pictures one after the other on a

42、screen. The pictures go past the eyes so quickly that the brain links them together as a moving scene.The projector also plays the movies sound track (声道). The sound track contains all of the sounds of the movie, including talking, music, and sound effects.28 The producer handles the business. He ra

43、ises money for making the movie and hires people, including the screenwriter and the director. The screenwriter puts the story together and writes what the actors will say.The director turns the written story into a movie. He helps the producer choose the actors and actresses who appear in the movie

44、.Some members create special effects. 29 After the filming is done, editors put the pictures and sound together. Usually the director films a lot of material, some of which will not be included - 9 -in the final movie. 30 Sound editors make sure that the sound track fits well with the pictures.A. Ma

45、king a movie takes many people.B. Making and viewing a movie requires special equipment.C. A movie projector makes the still picture appear to move.D. During filming, the director decides how the scenes are filmed.E. The sound track is a thin band that runs along the edge of the film.F. Film editors

46、 work with the director to cut scenes and move others around.G. Special effects are tricks used to film things that would be too difficult to film.第三部分： 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节：完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）It was just like yesterday. I can still remember the 31 I felt when my parents went off to sch

47、ool for the parent-teacher meeting. 32 , I should not be uneasy: I did very well in school, and I was a good 33 . So why did I still feel 34 ? Probably that was because a group of 35 were discussing my learning. Or they might be making judgments about my 36 . But I was certain that they were talking

48、 about me in a 37 way.I know that the purpose of the meeting is to build a close relationship between the parents and the teachers. This makes sure parents can understand their kids 38 at school. They can also get teachers 39 about how to support their kids at home. But there is a 40 way for parents

49、 to learn how to 41 their kids and that is through student-led meetings. Have students lead the meeting. Do not have them stay at home. They do not feel quite 42 while their parents and teachers are 43 them in the third person. Before the meeting, the teacher needs to help students 44 it. Let them know this will be their moment to take charge of their own 45