山西省长治市第二中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题201901070247.doc

1、- 1 -山西省长治市第二中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第二次月考试题【本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟】第卷（选择题 共 100 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 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. What is the woman?A. A student. B. A secretary. C. A teacher. 2. What

2、does the woman say about Tom?A. He works hard. B. He is clever. C. He is popular.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Where to meet Mr Jackson. B. Whether to call Mr Jackson.C. When to meet Mr Jackson.4. How will the man go to the airport tomorrow?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By car.5. Where will

3、the woman go tonight?A. To a party. B. To a theatre. C. To the mans home.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。每段对话读或独白两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6. What is the boys favourite song?A. My Love. B. Yesterday Once More. C. My H

4、eart Will Go on.7. What does the boy think of the song My Heart Will Go On?A. Noisy. B. Boring. C. Great.第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Where does the man like to go?A. To an island. B. To the beach. C. To a pub.- 2 -9. What does the woman like doing?A. Being away from the tourists.B. Meeting people when she

5、 is on holiday.C. Making friends with people who speak Spanish.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. What was the man doing at noon?A. Selling tickets of a dancing party.B. Putting up posters of a dancing party.C. Handing out leaflets on a dancing party.11. What does the man think of his work in the Students

6、Union?A. Its a great honour. B. Its a waste of time.C. Its full of useful experience.12. What relation is the woman to the man?A. His teacher. B. His mother. C. His classmate.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What does the man say about his new neigbourhood?A. There is no store nearby. B. There is slight

7、air pollution.C. There is no heavy traffic.14. How long does it take the man to drive to work?A. For about 20 minutes. B. For about 30 minutes. C. For about 40 minutes.15. How does the woman go to work every day?A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car.16. What is the probable relationship between the spe

8、akers?A. A couple. B. Neighbours. C. Workmates.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Where is the speaker from?A. India. B. America. C. Venezuela.18. How old was the speaker when he moved to South America?A. 19. B. 20. C. 21.19. What was the speakers major in the university?A. Japanese history. B. English li

9、terature. C. Spanish education. 20. What does the speaker like doing in his spare time?- 3 -A. Cycling. B. Playing football.C. Listening to music.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 (共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AWheel your way through the streets of Atlanta on a segway

10、 (电动平衡车) on the Atlanta City Segway tours.Atlanta Christmas Lights Segway TourCheck out all the beautiful Holiday splendor in Atlanta on this one-hour effortlessly sliding Segway tour! Travel through the Centennial Olympic Park and Pemberton Place with your local, talented tour guide. Both locations

11、 are carefully decorated with the most beautiful Christmas decorations, so be sure to book your tour early, whether you are local or a visitor from out of town.Atlanta Segway Tour: Midtown SightseeingIf you have ever been wanting to take a segway ride through beautiful Atlanta, you will be in for a

12、scenic ride around one of the most historic cities in America. The downtown section of Atlanta is known for its culture and individual spirit that makes the city stand out from many other places, and the downtown scene is full of different options for nightlife that will leave you enjoying your trip

13、 and getting a good idea of what the segway tour is all about.Georgia Horseback and Segway Ride with Wine TastingOur beautiful journey by horseback explores the stylish mountain community of Clayton Georgia. Following our ride, we will have a picnic lunch featuring turkey, flatbread, hummus, nuts, b

14、erries and seasonal greens from our organic farm. After lunch, we will take a segway ride to a nearby winery (酿酒厂) roughly 3 miles away for your wine tasting. Here you will taste six different flavorful wines at the Boutier Winery, which offers a collection of wines developed from local produced and

15、 selected grapes.Atlanta Evening Segway TourThe Atlanta Evening Segway Tour is perfect for people to explore the city because it helps them see the city in a new way. You must get the tickets for the tour on the spot, and you are taken into the places that are most fun to see on a segway.- 4 -21. Wh

16、ich tour should be booked in advance?A. Atlanta Evening Segway Tour. B. Atlanta Christmas Lights Segway Tour,C. Atlanta Segway Tour: Midtown Sightseeing.D. Georgia Horseback and Segway Ride with Wine Tasting.22. What is the central area of Atlanta famous for?A. Its art galleries. B. Its wonderful ni

17、ghtlife.C. Its architectural history. D. Its culture and individual spirit. 23. What can we enjoy on the Georgia Horseback and Segway Ride with Wine Tasting?A. Organic vegetables. B. Delicious strawberries.C. The scene of the open fields. D. Beautiful Christmas decorations.BOn New Years Day, the Bay

18、 Area Basketball Academy launched a campaign to teach more kids to play basketball with a free clinic(培训班) aimed at local youth aged 8 to14.The nonprofit organization was co-founded by six students who go to different high schools.“In the other camps, kids had to pay to come-so we decided that we co

19、uld do it for free,” said Gene Wang, president of the academy. “We could bring our experiences to the table and teach kids not only how to play basketball, but also other stuff that weve learned as student-athletes.” The six students play for the Silicon Valley Basketball Club. Having volunteered as

20、 assistant coaches for younger teams in the club in previous years, the boys felt they could have a positive impact on the community. They then created the Bay Area Basketball Academy. In member Roy Yuans words, they “want to show that even when you get to high school, you can still follow your drea

21、m and play basketball.”There were some hardships at first. Teaching the fundamentals (基础) - how to dribble (运球), pass, shoot - meant coaching 50 kids at a time.“You have to put yourself out there and project your voice so the kids can hear you and respect you as a coach,“ John Duan said. “I lost my

22、voice the first time.”Another big challenge is finding the time.- 5 -“All of us can find three hours,“ Gene Wang said. “But its difficult to find three hours where were all free together.”“So we have to plan ahead of time. It involves a lot of communication and teaches us about teamwork,“ Yuan added

23、.The coaches gather to discuss their format (形式) for the drills (训练) and figure out who will coach each group of kids.“There can be a big skill gap,” Wang said. “Some kids have been playing basketball a long time. There are also a lot of other kids who have never played basketball before. So youve g

24、ot to keep in mind that therere many different skill levels and you have to adapt to every single one“.The six coaches have learned a lot from this project. “It made us realize that we all like to help people,” Wang said.24. What do we know about the Bay Area Basketball Academy?A. It was founded by

25、six college students.B. It provides free basketball coaching for kids.C. It invites professional athletes to share their experience with students.D. Its a platform for basketball players to exchange ideas.25. Whats the purpose of Paragraphs 4 and 5?A. To explain why the basketball program was set up

26、.B. To describe how the basketball program was organized.C. To stress how the basketball program benefited the community.D. To show the students enthusiasm for basketball.26. Whats one of the difficult parts about coaching in this program?A There were not enough coaches at first.B. The kids play bas

27、ketball at different levels.C. Some kids didnt respect the coaches at first.D. Some of the volunteers didnt have enough time to coach.27. What does Yuan think he and his friends gained from the project?A. Greater self-confidence. B. Greater patience.C. Better teamwork skills. D. Basketball skills.CN

28、EW YORK (Reuters)The treasure that a New York City woman saved from the trash-a stolen masterpiece by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo-is expected to go for as much as $1 million at auction (拍卖会) next month.- 6 -Elizabeth Gibson will get a $15 000 reward for returning “Tres Personajes” (“Three People”)

29、to its rightful owners, as well as an undisclosed percentage of the auction price.Nearly four years ago Gibson was on her way to coffee when she spotted the painting among garbage bags set out for morning collection in her Upper West Side neighborhood .She walked by it at first but said she “immedia

30、tely knew I had to go back. I knew I had to take it!”“It was huge, powerful and beautiful painting and I said to myself, It is wrong to be in the garbage, “Gibson told Reuters on Tuesday.Gibson, who had hung up the painting after her discovery, said she learned of its worth when research led her to

31、the Website of “Antiques Roadshow FYI,” a companion program to the PBS show “Antiques Roadshow.”Sothebys expert August Urible had featured the painting on “Antiques Roadshow FYI“ after it was stolen more than 20 years ago.“Tres Personajes” was returned to its owners, who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的

32、), and is expected to fetch between $750 000 and $1 million when Sothebys auctions it on November 20.If Gibson had not acted so quickly after spying the painting, it might have been lost forever. A doorman nearby later told her that garbage collectors had come along just twenty minutes after she had

33、 left with her new finding.28.What would be the best title for the passage?A. Masterpiece Found In Trash B. A Lucky Woman Got a Reward.C. Treasure Returned by Noble - minded Woman. D. Got Rich Overnight.29. What do we know about “Tres Personajes” from the passage”?A. It was hidden in the trash by th

34、e thief.B. It was worth nothing when it was first painted.C. It was stolen from the painter.D. It was a small painting.30. The underlined word “feature” in the passage probably means .A. put up a “Lost“ notice about B. show.as something special or importantC. report the loss of D. track the trace of

35、31. When Gibson said “immediately knew I had to go back.”, she really means - 7 -that .A. she knew it was a great artistic workB. she knew it would be taken away by the garbage collectorsC. she wanted to check out what it really wasD. she sensed it was something of valueDThe phone makers own scienti

36、sts say that cell phones can disrupt sleeping patterns, causing headaches and depression!The study was carried out by scientists from the blue-chip Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University in Sweden as well as Wayne State University in Michigan,US. This study is the most comprehensive (广泛的) of it

37、s kind, and was funded by the cell phone industry.This new research suggests that the radiation from mobile phones can delay and reduce sleep cycles, and causes other problems as well. The fact that the study was funded by the mobile phone companies themselves, makes it unlikely that the risks are b

38、eing exaggerated (夸张).The scientists who did the study found that using the mobile phones before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in them, interfering with the bodys ability to repair itself.These findings are especially meaningful in light

39、of the fact that most children and teenagers, according to surveys, often use their phones late in the evening before and after getting into bed. Failure to get enough sleep can lead to mood and personality changes.Not surprisingly, the worried Mobile Manufacturers Forum played down the results, ins

40、isting that-in spite of the clear conclusion of the thoroughly conducted study that they themselves funded-the “results were inconclusive (不确定的)”.But Professor Bengt Arnetz, who led the study, says, “We did find an effect from mobile phones from exposure that were realistic. This suggests that they

41、have measurable effects on the brain.” He believes that the radiation may activate the brains stress system, “making people more focused and decreasing their ability to wind down and fall asleep.”32. Why does the author think the risk cant be exaggerated?A. Because it is supported by mobile companie

42、s.- 8 -B. Because it was carried out by famous scientists.C. Because it was monitored by many people.D. Because it was based on science facts.33. Researchers found that using mobiles before bed .A. can cause headaches B. can make a person sleeplessC. affects peoples sleep quality D. makes body repai

43、r itself quickly34. Which of the following people are more likely to have mood change?A. People who do mental labour. B. Children and young people.C. Older people. D. Middle aged people.35. From the passage we can know Bengt Arnetz thinks .A. more researches should be done to prove the resultB. radi

44、ation sometimes can make people work hardC. the effect from mobile on brain is limited D. radiation from mobile affects sleep第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。Are you happy with your appearance? 36 “Almost all the girls with single-fold eyelids (单眼皮) in our clas

45、s have had double eyelid operations,” Zeng, a Senior 2 student from Chengdu, told Xinhua. Zeng had the same surgery done this summer. 37 From popular photo-editing apps to plastic surgery (整容), it seems that large eyes, pale skin and a skinny body are the only standard for beauty these days. But can

46、 following this standard really make us feel good about ourselves?38 According to Huxiu News, over six in 10 girls choose not to take part in certain daily activities, such as attending school, because they feel bad about their looks. As much as 31 percent of teenagers avoid speaking up in class bec

47、ause they worry that others will notice their looks.Many teenagers are upset about their appearance because they believe in unrealistic standards of beauty, experts say. 39 Seeing all these things can make anyone believe that theyre too dark, too fat, too short, or too tall.However, trying to live u

48、p to strict standards can make us feel anxious. What troubles us is not just our “imperfect” looks, but the fact that we criticize ourselves too much.- 9 -40 Plus-size models are being featured in some fashion shows. All of us should be just as confident as they are.A. Beauty comes in all shapes and

49、 sizes.B. Some teenagers might feel negatively about their appearance.C. Body image anxiety is common among teenagers.D. Guys care just as much as girls do about their body image.E. She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful.F. Its common for teenagers to feel confident about their appearance.G. Perfect faces and bodies are everywhere in advertising, TV shows and social media.第三部分: 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）The