1、- 1 -四川省德阳五中 2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题 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。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.When does the rainy season start？A. In January. B. In February. C. In November.2. Whats wrong with the mans food?A. I
2、ts hot. B. Its salty. C. Its tasteless.3. What is Jennifer learning in school now?A. To make sculptures. B. To take pictures. C. To draw.4. Which room has the man finished decorating？A. The living room. B. The bathroom. C. The kitchen.5. Where are the speakers?A. At a hospital. B. In a classroom. C.
3、 At a ball field.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6 .Where does Sam suggest going?A. To a theater. B. To a restaurant. C. To a coffee shop.7. How does Rita feel about
4、 the plan？A. Excited. B. Indifferent. C. Disappointed.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What will Clark help Annie do？A. Clean her apartment. - 2 -B. Water her plants. C. Feed her dog.9. What day will Clark go to Annies house？A. On Monday B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What was the prog
5、ram mainly about?A. Horses and wars. B. Horses from different countries.C. Different uses of horses.11. What seems to surprise the man?A .People use horses for fun. B. Horse races take place everywhere.C. Horses are still used for hard labor.12. What will the woman do this weekend？A. Work on a farm.
6、 B. Attend a wedding. C. Go horse riding.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.where is the island？A. It is in Asia. B. It is in the Pacific Ocean. C. It is off the coast of Europe.14. Why did the man choose to go to the island？A. Its free of pollution. B. Its not far away. C. Its small.15. What does the woman
7、think of the island？A. Beautiful. B. Wild. C. Unusual.16. How many people live on the island now？A. Eight. B. Seven. C. Six.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who are the announcements for?A. The manager. B. The employees. C. The customers.18.What time does the store usually close？- 3 -A. At five oclock B.
8、 At eight oclock. C. At ten oclock19.What item is free for another one if you buy one？A. Womens dresses. B. Mens suits. C. Shoes.20. What does the speaker suggest people do in the end？A. Go to a caf. B. Leave the shop early. C. Buy some music CDs.第二部分阅 读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下
9、列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATest a canoe at Dierkes LakeBeen thinking about trying a new canoe? If so, you might want to attend the Riverat Demo Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Dierkes Lake.Hosted by Riverat and the Twin Falls Parks and Recreation Department, the event allows visito
10、rs to test a canoe(独木舟) for free. The only thing you need to pay is a $3 gate charge to enter Dierkes Lake and nearby Shoshone Falls.Information: 735-8697. Boating safety course The Twin Falls County Sheriffs Office and Century Boatland will offer a free boating safety course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. o
11、n Saturday at Century Boatland, 299 Addison Ave. W. Twin Falls. Certificates (证书) will be awarded immediately it is over.Information or to register: 736-4110 or 733-5070.Learn fly-fishing (用假蝇钓鱼) basics at CSI classBeen fishing around for some help with fly-fishing? Try entering the new College of S
12、outhern Idaho (CSI) North Side Center course, - 4 -“Fly-fishing Basics”. The class will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, at the North Side Center, 202 14th Ave. E. in Gooding. The fee is $40.Idaho fly-fishing guide Chad Chorney will teach you how to cast (抛钓钩) with a fly rod (假蝇钓鱼竿), w
13、ith a focus on hands-on instruction. You will learn various types of casts and how they apply to different waters and conditions.The class will offer enough time for practicing the techniques you learn, plus time for questions on fly-fishing. Feel free to bring your own fly rod; if not, the instruct
14、or will have several available for use during class.To register, stop by the center or call 934-8678.21. Why do visitors attend the Riverat Demo Day?A. To buy a canoe. B. To learn fly-fishing.C. To get certain certificates. D. To drive a canoe.22. Which of the following is free?A. Entering Dierkes L
15、ake. B. Attending a boating safety course.C. Attending “Fly-fishing Basics”. D. Getting Chad Chorneys instruction.23. The class “Fly-fishing Basics” is mainly to teach you how to _.A. throw a fishing line differently B. find a perfect fishing placeC. practice the instruction on where to fish D. choo
16、se a suitable fly rod24.Where can you find the information?A. A book review. B. A students textbook C. A fashion magazine D. An entertainment newspaper- 5 -BMeganWhen I was younger, I spent all the money I got. After a couple of years, I began wondering why I didnt have any savings. Things had to ch
17、ange. It was then that I opened a bank account (账户). Even saving just a tiny amount each month can make quite a difference, so my advice would be for children like me to open an account and start saving.JamieMy advice is “be strict and know what youre spending”. I keep a budget (预算 ) so that I know
18、exactly how much money I can spend on clothes, how much on going out with my friends and how much I need to save. I now work at the weekend, so I dont have to ask my parents for pocket money.LauraI always get pocket money from my parents. I would buy a coffee here or a sandwich there, and even thoug
19、h that only means two or three pounds a time, it soon increases in amount. One day I made a list of all the things Id bought that week and it really surprised me. Id spent 30 pounds on, well, nothing really! If I could give anyone advice, I would tell them to always ask themselves, “Do I really need
20、 this?”OliviaMy dad lost his job recently, so my pocket money stopped. Now Im doing a part-time job on Tuesdays and Fridays. It isnt a lot, but it is enough. Not only have I become more responsible about money and how I spend it, but I feel good that Im working for it and not just relying on my pare
21、nts. My advice to anyone is not to expect - 6 -money to always be there and make sure you save enough for a rainy day.25. According to the text, Megan _.A. has always spent money wisely B. puts some of her money in the bank C. finds it hard to save any money D. doesnt have to worry about money26. Th
22、e underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to the money _.A. Laura saved on food B. Laura received from her parentsC. Laura spent on unimportant things D. Laura borrowed from her friends27. Both Jamie and Olivia _.A. have a part-time job B. get a lot of pocket moneyC. have opened a bank a
23、ccount D. spend a lot on clothes28. The text is mainly about _.A. making money B. borrowing moneyC. managing money D. wasting money CUp to 45 rare species of Australian animals are in danger of becoming extinct within 20 years, scientists warned in a report. But hope is not lost! According to the re
24、port, the species can be saved if immediate action is taken to control their natural predators (天敌) and other threats. The threatened animals can be found in the faraway Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The region is similar in square miles to California. Thirty percent of the endangered
25、species are unique to the region, while others have already disappeared in other - 7 -parts of Australia.Dr. Tara Martin, a research scientist said in the report, “A large extinction event is happening in Australia. The north has really been the last stronghold (主要栖息地) for many species of birds and
26、mammals and reptiles. The Kimberley is really their last chance on Earth.”Many of the species are under threat because they are hunted by wild cats. These cats kill around 500,000 native animals in the Kimberley region every day. The species face another threat, too. Their native habitat is also bei
27、ng destroyed by wildfires and by wild donkeys and goats that compete for food and water. Humans introduced cats, donkeys and goats to Australia to be farm animals or pets. However, their populations have exploded in the region because they have few natural predators.The report calls for $96 million
28、to immediately start protection programs. The report also suggests reducing wild donkey and goat populations in the region, building fences, fighting wildfires and educating the community about how to help the endangered species. Richard Hobbs, an ecologist at the University of Western Australia, sa
29、ys the costs are worthwhile because the measures will not be too difficult to carry out. 29. Which of the following should be done to protect the rare species of Australian animals?A. Providing new habitat for them.B. Supplying more food and water to them. C. Getting rid of the dangers to them.D. Le
30、ading them to the north of Australia for a better life.30. Paragraphs 2-3 mainly tell us _. A. where the threatened animals can be found B. how worrying the situation of the rare animals is- 8 -C. the Kimberley is the home of many rare speciesD. the Kimberley is a safe place for animals to live31. A
31、ccording to the text, the following are threats to the rare species EXCEPT_. A. wild cats B. wild goats C. wild donkeys D. humans32. How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.DThe human brain contains 10 thousand million cells (细胞) and each of these ma
32、y have a thousand connections. Such great numbers used to discourage us and cause us to stop thinking about the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a speed we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only l0 or 20 years, perhaps,
33、we will be able to build a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to make it as intelligent as the human brain by properly programming it.I think it is certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise to compete with th
34、eir human ancestors. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to consider ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the world.As the intelligence of robots increases and their cost goes down, we may achiev
35、e a lot with their help, first on the earth through their ability to complete any kind of work in harmful environments. In the end, deserts may turn into gardens. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the creation of a huge, m
36、an-made world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within - 9 -our power.33. In the authors opinion, the human brain _.A. is complex and intelligent B. is too complex to be reproducedC. may change a lot in 10 or 20 years D. will soon be replaced by machines34. The underlined wo
37、rd “carbon” in Paragraph 2 stands for _.A. an old machine B. human beingsC. an ocean animal D. intelligent robots35. In the last paragraph, the author mainly _.A. talks about the intelligence of robotsB. explains how to create a world in spaceC. describes what our future life might beD. shows his wo
38、rry about the environment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。Everyone is forgetful , but as we age , we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit-and that can be a very annoying thing. 36 Read on for some techniques worth trying.1. 37 People who regularly
39、made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease（早老性痴呆病） ，according to a recent study. 38 something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are
40、working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.2. Go for a walk.- 10 -Mildly raised glucose（葡萄糖）levels can harm the area lf the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels . In fac
41、t, exercise produces chemicals that are good your brain. 39 3.Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation(刺激) limits the weakening effects lf aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is whe
42、n you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 40 Or go dancing with your friends.A. Focus on the future.B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.C. It should be something like learning gardening.D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.E. But dont worry if yo
43、ur schedule isnt filled with life-changing events.F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空
44、白处的最佳选项。Have you ever traveled around by bike? This spring my older brother and I 41 the busy city and spent a long weekend 42 in the countryside. Our speed was only around 14 kph, but we didnt 43 . We hadnt come to break any speed records, 44 . All we - 11 -wanted was some 45 air and a break from s
45、choolwork.We really 46 ourselves while cycling along traffic-free country paths. There was plenty of sunshine, 47 it was quite cold, 48 in the mornings. The good news was that soon we 49 as we rode along. Our only 50 was when my brakes (刹车) started making a terrible noise. But I didnt care as it gav
46、e us an 51 to visit a caf while a bike mechanic (机修工) had a look at it.Every few kilometers there was a 52 where we could talk with local people. One of the women was very 53 and showed us the way when we got lost. On Saturday night we were 54 at 2 a.m. by some young people. They kept singing loudly
47、 in the next room, which made us 55 all night. We felt very 56 when we got up the next morning. Soon we 57 . We were more cheerful on the way when the sun came out. 58 , things like that happened only once. Anyway I still like traveling around by bike its 59 and its fun. If youre looking for a short
48、 break thats active and cheap, then cycling is a great 60 !41. A. found B. visited C. left D. reached42. A. cycling B. studying C. teaching D. painting 43. A. regret B. fail C. mind D. realize44. A. at last B. as well C. at most D. after all45. A. cool B. thin C. fresh D. dry46. A. hurt B. enjoyed C. changed D. hated- 12 -47. A. so B. but C. or D. unless48. A. probably B. specially C. especially D. immediately49. A. warmed up B. gave up C. came back D. calmed down50. A. wish B. problem C. decision D. memory51. A. order B.
