黑龙江省鹤岗市第一中学2018_2019学年高二英语12月月考试题201901290242.doc

1、- 1 -黑龙江省鹤岗市第一中学 2018-2019学年高二英语 12月月考试题总分：150 分第一部分: 听力(共两节，满分 10分)第一节听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 ABC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 did the man eat just now ?A An apple B Some chicken C Some peaches2 How is the new house different from the old one ?A It has

2、 more rooms B It has larger rooms C It has a small garden3 Whats the relationship between the speakers ?A Classmates B Colleagues C Teacher and student4 When does the conversation probably take place ?A In the morning B At noon C In the evening5 Why did the man call the woman ?A To return her hatB T

3、o thank her for the great partyC To ask her if he left something in her house第二节听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答第 6至 8题。6 Where is the man going ?A A hotel B A park C A museum7 Why does the woman suggest Park St

4、reet ?A There is heavey traffic on Madision Street B It is the fastest way- 2 -C She knows the route better8 Which way do the speakers finally go ?A Madison B Park Street C 50th Street听第 7段材料，回答第 9至 11题。9 Where does the conversation take place ?A In a waiting room B In the doctors office C Over the

5、phone10 Whats wrong with the man ?A He has a stomachacheB He has a toothacheC He has a headache11 When can the man see the doctor ?A Right now B This afternoon C tomorrow听第 8段材料，回答第 12至 14题。12 Whats the relationship between the speakers ?A Co-workers B Friends C Coach and player13 Which sport does t

6、he woman do for exercise ?A Running B Basketball C Swimming14 How often does the woman play volleyball ?A Twice a week B Three times a week C Every day听第 9段材料，回答第 15至 17题。15 Who is Bobby ?A A friend B A dog C A neighber16 What happened to Bobby ?A He went missing B He left with Jim C He lost his sig

7、ht17 How does the woman feel ?A Angry B Worried C Regreatful听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。18 What do we know about the woman ?A She is a nurseB Her husband is dead- 3 -C She lives with her children now19 When does the woman usually get up ?A At 5:00 B At 6:30 C At 7:0020 What does the woman like doing ?A Rea

8、ding newspapers in the parkB Doing something indoorsC Looking in the shop windows第二部分:阅读理解第一节（共 20小题；每小题 2分，满分 40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。AIn Washington，Virginia and Maryland，the final months of the year have many festivals.Whether youre into a theater environment，medieval(

9、中世纪) times or a book festival，theres an event for you.Maryland Renaissance FestivalThe festival features 12 stages and hundreds of costumed actors offering entertainment such as music and theater performances，sword swallowing and a human chess match.Temple Hall Corn Maize and Fall Festival in Virgin

10、iaThe 286acre farm offers a lot of familyfriendly entertainment，including pig races，farm animals and camel rides.Grab seasonal goods at the farmers market，take part in the corn harvest，and hear live bluegrass and folk music.Baltimore Book Festival in MarylandThis threeday fair features talks and boo

11、k signings from more than 275 locally and nationally known authors，including Alice McDermott and Andre Dubus .The festival also includes live music and literary handson projects for kids.Kids Euro Festival in WashingtonHeres a chance to celebrate and experience European arts and culture，no passports

12、 required.Twentyeight European countries will be represented during the multicultural childrens event，which features more than 200 performances - 4 -and workshops.The festival is for children aged 2 through 12，librarians and educators.Activities include puppet(木偶) shows，cook ing and theater workshop

13、s.“It really brings Europe to the children， ” said organizer Sandi Auman.21If youre interested in dangerous performances，which festival should you go to?AMaryland Renaissance Festival.BTemple Hall Corn Maize and Fall Festival.CBaltimore Book Festival.DKids Euro Festival.22What do the Baltimore Book

14、Festival and the Kids Euro Festival have in common?AThey both have wonderful theater performances.BThey both invite famous writers to give lectures.CThey both have activities intended for kids.DThey both feature European culture.23What is the purpose of this passage?ATo compare different features of

15、 some festivals.BTo introduce some festivals for people to enjoy.CTo tell people how to spend their free time.DTo explain the benefits of enjoying festivals.BI have completely forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy in Marinette, Wiscon

16、sin back in 1954.On a mindless Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old ladys house in her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they rolled to the roofs edge and shot out into the yard like comets falling from the

17、 sky.I found myself a perfectly smooth rock. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window - 5 -on the old ladys back porch. At the sound of fractured glass, we ran away very fast.I was scared about getting caught that first night

18、. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadnt been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.I made up my mind that I would save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I calculated would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an e

19、nvelope with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window.I waited until it was dark, snuck up to the old ladys house, and put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was receiving from

20、her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here，I have something for you. ” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and began to eat the cookies as I continued my route.After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was astonished. Inside was t

21、he seven dollars and a short note that said, “Im proud of you. ”24 The author and his friend threw stones onto the roof of the old ladys house in order toA. amuse themselves B. help her repair itC. ask her for some help D. wake her up 25. What part-time job did the author do at the age of 12?A. Maki

22、ng cookies. B. Collecting stones.C. Delivering newspapers. D. Repairing windows.26. When the author felt guilty about what he had done, he .A. went to see the old lady and admitted his mistake bravelyB. just wrote a letter to apologize to the old lady- 6 -C. turned to his friend for some advice D. d

23、ecided to rely on his own efforts to make up for his mistake27. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “snuck up to” in paragraph 6?A. ran into B. slipped into C. broke into D. rushed intoCOne day，a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school，found he h

24、ad only one thin dime (十分硬币) left，and he was hungry.He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.However，he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk.He drank it s

25、lowly，and then asked， “How much do I owe you？” “You dont owe me anything， ” she replied.“Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.”He said， “Then I thank you from my heart.”As Howard Kelly left that house，he not only felt stronger physically，but his faith in God and man was strong als

26、o.He was about to give up and quit before this point.Years later that young woman became critically ill.The local doctors were baffled (束手无策)They finally sent her to the big city，where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.Dr.Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.When he hea

27、rd the name of the town she came from， a strange light filled his eyes.Immediately he rose and went to her room.Dressed in his doctors gown he went in to see her.He recognized her at once.He went back to the consultation room，determined to do his best to save her life.From that day he gave special a

28、ttention to the case.After a long struggle，the battle was won.Dr.Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.He looked at it，then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room.She feared to open it，for she was sure it would take the rest of her life

29、 to pay for it all.Finally she looked，and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.She began to read the following words：“Paid in full with one glass of - 7 -milk.Signed，Dr.Howard Kelly.”28Why did the boy do some selling from house to house?ATo have a big dinner.BTo finish his schoolin

30、g.CTo drink a glass of water.DTo pay for the womans bill.29How did the woman feel at first when she got the bill?AWorried BCheerful.CAngry. DMoved.30What can we infer from the text?AThe woman finally recovered from her sickness.BHoward Kelly had never been to the womans town.CIt was easy for Howard

31、Kelly to save the womans life.DThe local doctors cared little about the womans disease.31What can we learn from the text?ADesire has no rest.BGrasping all loses all.CVirtue is its reward.DAsking costs nothing.D It is a familiar scene these days: employees taking newly laidoff (下岗) coworkers out for

32、a drink for comfort. But which side deserves sympathy more，the jobless or the still employed? On March 6，researche rs at a conference at the University of Cambridge heard data suggesting its the latter.Brendan Burchell，a Cambridge sociologist，presented his analysis based on various surveys conducted

33、 across Europe. The data suggest that employed people who feel insecure in their jobs show similar levels of anxiety and depression as those who are unemployed. Although a newly jobless persons mental health may “bottom out” after about six months，and then even begin to improve，the mental state of p

34、eople who are continuously worried about losing their jobs “just continues to get worse and worse， ” Burchell says.Evolutionary psychologists support this theory by arguing that human beings feel more stressed during times of insecurity because they sense an immediate - 8 -but invisible threat. Pati

35、ents have been known to experience higher levels of anxiety，for example，while waiting for examination results than knowing what they are suffering from even if the result is cancer. Its better to get the bad news and start doing something about it rather than wait with anxiety. When the uncertainty

36、continues，people stay in a nonstop “fight or flight” response，which leads to damaging stress.But not every employee in insecure industries has such a discouraging view，Burchell says.In general，women get on better. While reporting higher levels of anxiety than men when directly questioned，women score

37、d lower in stress on the GHQ 12，even when they had a job they felt insecure about losing. As Burchell explains， “For women，most studies show that any job it doesnt matter whether it is secure or insecure gives psychological improvement over unemployment.” Burchell supposes that the difference in men

38、 is that they tend to feel pressure not only to be employed，but also to be the primary breadwinner，and that more of a mans selfworth depends on his job.32Why do researchers think the still employed deserve sympathy more?AThey have to do more work since then.BThey have no chance to find better jobs.C

39、They have to work with inexperienced workers.DThey constantly worry about losing their jobs.33What is most likely to cause a “fight or flight” response?ANot having a paid job.BFierce competition for jobs.CNot knowing what will happen.DPressure to work longer hours.34What will the writer talk about f

40、ollowing the last paragraph?AAdvice on preparing a job interview.BAdvice to those in insecure industries.CSome knowledge of psychology.DDifferences in men and women.35What could be the best title for the text?AIs it Less Stressful to Get Laid Off Than Stay On?BShould Greater Sympathy Be Given to the

41、 Jobless?CDo Employees Bear More Stress Than Ever Before?- 9 -DDo Men or Women Show Higher Levels of Anxiety?第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分）Living with strangers，or even friends，can be challenging，especially if its your first time to live away from your home. Ive gathered some tips for getting along with y

42、our new roommates that，I hope，will be useful to you.36 Do whatever you want in your own room or your side of the room，but stay out of your roomies space and any shared space. Dont ever read your roomies journals. Be respectful and the house will be nice and calm.Dont care about unimportant things. P

43、eople have to make compromises when they live together. 37 Does it really matter that someones cup wasnt cleaned or that the computer was left on all night？If it doesnt bother you a lot，then just let it go.Deal with real problems when they arise 38 ， you should talk about them right away. Talking ab

44、out problems means that you figure out what the problem is，what the resolution you are seeking and what you are willing to compromise about. Solve problems instead of fighting about them.Be considerate in little ways. Before you take a shower，ask the roomies if they need to use the bathroom so that

45、they arent waiting while youre in there. 39_Do little considerate things for one another and youll like each other more.Take your responsibilities. 40 ，such as taking out the trash，cleaning the bathroom and emptying the fridge of rotting food.AIf real issues do come upBRespect everyones spaceCNo mat

46、ter what you want to doDLearn to let the little things goEOffer an umbrella to a roomate on a rainy dayFTake your time choosing the right roommatesGMake sure you do your fair share of the housework第三部分: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。- 10

47、 -One young person，who was well educated, went to apply for a manager in a big company. The director did the final 41 .He discovered the youth was 42 and felt satisfied. Then the director asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as clothes 43 . “The direc

48、tor requested the youth to 44 his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. The director asked, “Have you ever 45 your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to 46 .“Go and clean your mothers 47 when you go back today, and then 48 me tomorrow morning

49、.”? The director said 49 .The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he 50 requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell 51 he cleaned his mothers hands. It was the first time he had52 that his mothers hands were so wrinkled(布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didnt say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for h