1、- 1 -广西平桂高级中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题第一 部分 ：听力 （共 两节， 满分3 0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 man going to do next Wednesday afternoon?A. Have a meeting. B. Plant some trees. C.
2、Pick up his mother.2.What is the man looking for?A.Something to wear. B. Something to eat. C. Something to play with.3.Why was the man late?A.His taxi got into an accident. B. His car broke down. C. He ran out of gas.4.Which country is the womans family going to visit? A. France.B.Greece.C.Spain.5.W
3、hat are the speakers talking about?A. A novel. B. A library. C. A hobby.第二 节（ 共1 5小题 ；每 小题1 .5分， 满分2 2.5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，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 话或独白读两遍。听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。6.Where does the woman want to go?A.To a park.
4、B. To a hotel. C. To a college.- 2 -7.How will the woman get to her destination?A.On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.听第7 段材料，回答第8 至10 题。8.What will the woman do tomorrow?A.Take a math test. B. Turn in her writing homework. C.Study for an English test.9. Who is Mr. Lee?A. An English teacher. B. A math te
5、acher. C.The mans father.10. What is the man good at?A. English. B. Chinese writing. C. Math.听第8 段材料，回答第1 1 至13 题。11. Why isnt the woman in the office very often?A. She cant work well there. B. She has many classes to teach. C. She isnt a popular person.12.Who is Tom?A.The speakers co-worker. B. The
6、 speakers student. C. The speakers boss.13.What does the woman suggest doing?A.Having a talk with Tom. B. Moving to another office. C. Asking for a meeting room听第9 段材料，回答第14 至16 题。14.Who is the woman shopping for ?A.Her father. B. Her mother. - 3 -C. Her brother.15.What is the man going to buy?A. So
7、me plants. B. Some earrings. C. Some chocolate.16.What is the womans plan for Christmas?A.Visiting her relatives. B. Traveling to New York. C. Staying with her family.听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。17.Where was Tea Obreht Born?A.In Egypt. B. In Cyprus. C. In Yugoslavia.18.When was Tea Obrehts first novel publ
8、ished?A.In 1997. B. In 2010. C. In 2011.19.What happened to Tea Obreht in 2009?A.She got an MFT from Cornell University. B. She won the Orange Prize for Fiction. C. She moved to the United States.20.Where can Tea Obrehts work be found?A.In The New York Times. B. In The Guardian. C. In The Orange.第二
9、部分 ：阅读 理解 （共两 节，满 分4 0分）第一 节（ 共1 5小题 ，每 小题 2分， 满分3 0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。- 4 -(A)Here are four tourist attractions in Havana in Cuba.Museum of the CityThe Museum of the City was built in 1791. The building once served as the Presidential Palace and home to colonial governors. The
10、museum s exhibits include collections of weapons, history and art as well as rooms documenting wars for Cuba independence.+53-7-861-6130Opening Hours: 9 am to 6 pm, Monday through SaturdayAdmission: $ 3Revolution SquareRevolution Square is one of the largest open public spaces in Cuba and one of the
11、 largest public squares in the world. The site is home to the 358-foot Jose Marti Memorial, the tallest structure in Havana, which celebrates the national hero. Cubas important leaders, including Fidel Castro, usually use the platform in front of the memorial to address the large crowdsthat gather o
12、n the square. The Jose Marti Memorial also includes a museum and an elevator that takes tourists to the top of the monument.+53-7-338-6363- 5 -Opening Hours；9: 30 am to 5 pm, Monday through SaturdayAdmission:$ 5Cigar FactoriesCubas famous cigar-making factories are open to the public. Three cigar fa
13、ctories in Havana offer public tours that show how Cubas cigar are hand-rolled in the traditional way. Partagas, founded in 1827, is the oldest cigar factory in Havana. The other two factories open for tours are La Corona and Romeo Julieta, and they include gift shops.+53-7-338-0609 am to 2 pm, Mond
14、ay through FridayAdmission: $ 10Old HavanaOld Havana is the capitals historic district, which dates back to 1519 when Spain used the city as a colonial port. Old Havana was an important Spanish naval base. Presently, Old Havana s stone streets are home to museums, hotels and restaurants among the gr
15、and colonial buildings that once housed Spanish power.+53-7-885-752Opening Hours: dailyAdmission- 6 -：f ree21. When is the Museum of the City closed?A. Friday B. Sunday C. Saturday D. Monday22. Where might you see Fidel Castro?A. On the stone streets of Old Havana. B. In the Partagas cigar factory.C
16、. In the museum of the city. D. In front of the Jose Marti Memorial.23. Which number should you call if you want to know about cigarette production?A. +53-7-885-752 B. +53-7-338-6363 C. +53-7-338-060 D. +53-7-861-6130(B)Animal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms. Octopu
17、ses (章鱼)The mother octopus lays about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched (孵化) .Crocodiles- 7 -A crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising
18、her babies. She starts by building a nest, which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch, the young crocs call out to their mother, who digs them out and helps them hatch. She then carries them in her mouth down to the water, where she will guard them for several more weeks
19、or months until they learn to hunt on their own.BatsBats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth. Catching the youngster before it can fall to the ground below, she puts it in a pouch (育 儿袋 ). Bat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days. As the little bats
20、get bigger and heavier, moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them. It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own.KoalasThe animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy ( 怀 孕 期 ) of only 35 days. The hairless baby climbs
21、into its mothers pouch and lives there for another five months. When the little koala is between five and eight months old, it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. Once it is too big to return to the pouch, it will climb onto its mothers back and ride there until it is
22、about 12 months old.24. Which animal moms die when their babies are born?A. Crocodiles. B. Octopuses. C. Bats. D. Koalas.25. A crocodile mother usually carries her baby to the water .A. on her back B. in her pouch C. by her tail D. in her mouth26. A bat mom .A. gives birth by lying in the nest B. le
23、aves its babies in the pouch for monthsC. gives birth by hanging in a cave D. lets its babies live on their own - 8 -after birth27. How long does a young koala usually stay with its mom?A. 35 days. B. 12 months. C. 5 months D. 8 months.(C)A new book called “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Ch
24、ua has caused a debate (争论) about cultural differences in parenting. Amy Chua is a teacher in an American university and both of her parents are Chinese. In the book, Ms. Chua writes about how she taught her daughters. She told NBC television that she had a clear list of what her daughters were not
25、allowed to do, such as having a play date, watching TV or playing computer games and getting any grade less than an A.Many people are against Amy Chuas parenting style (风格) , even her husband, who is American. They say it is rude and unfair to children. But she says her parents raised her and her th
26、ree sisters in that way.Ms. Chua says after her younger daughter shouted “I hate my life! I hate you!” she decided to retreat because she was afraid of losing her daughter. But she also says American parents often have low expectations of their childrens abilities.“The debate is about what it means
27、to be a successful parent and what it means to be a successful child,” said Stacy DeBroff, who has written four books on parenting. She says Amy Chuas parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. It is a traditional way ofparenting among immigrants (移民) . They hope to get a better future for
28、their children.She also sees a risk (风险) . When children have no time to be social or to - 9 -develop their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. DeBroffadvises parents to develop their own style of parenting and not just repeat the way they were raise
29、d.28. What do we learn about Amy Chua?A. She has three excellent daughters. B. Her husband dislikes her parenting style. C. She moved to the US at a young age. D. Her parents live together with her.29. Which of the following words can best describe Amy Chua? A. Polite. B. Cruel. C. Popular. D. Stric
30、t.30. The underlined word “retreat” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to . A. go out B. go on C. give up D. give out31. According to Ms. DeBroff, .A. parents should have their own parenting styleB. Amy Chuas parenting style should be forbiddenC. Americans should learn from Amy ChuaD. Amy Chuas st
31、yle is bad for childrens growth(D)- 10 -My parents divorced( 离 婚 ) when I was 5, making my mother a single parent. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,“Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and yo
32、u can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough.
33、 She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school walking on my own!When the Great Depression(大 萧 条 )occurred, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the family. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.My real ch
34、ange occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was angry that the second-class hotel charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I decided to open a motel( 汽 车 旅 馆 )for families that would never charge extra for children. Ther
35、e were plenty of doubters at that time.Not surprisingly, mother was one of my strongest supporters. We experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world Holiday Inn
36、. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.32. When Kemmons was a little child, what
37、his mother usually told him was . A. encouragingB. funnyC. touching D. fighting33. From the author s view, who played the most important part in making him walk back- 11 -to school again?A. Teachers B. Mother. C. Friends D. Relatives.34. According to the passage, what made Kemmons start a motel by h
38、imself?A. His previous business success of various levels. B. His mum s support. C. His wife s suggestion. D. His terrible experience in the hotel.35. In your opinion, which of the following best describes Kemmons mother?A. Modest, helpful, and hard-working. B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.
39、C. Careful, helpful and beautiful. D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.第二 节： 任务型 阅读 （共5小题 ；每 小题2分， 满分1 0分） 根据内容 ，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。Today is a perfect day that can leave you with good memories you may someday share with your friends. Heres how:36. You can see or do something a mi
40、llion times, but you can only see or do it for the first time once. As a result, first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives. So try to experience something different and youll have more memories!Work on something thats great to you. 37. Life is short. Tod
41、ay is the day to take action.Smile and notice whats right. Everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad.38. And no matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should. Either you succeed or you learn something.Be true to yourself. The only shoes you can wear are your own. If
42、 you arent being yourself, you arent truly living. 39. Make a new friend. People are interesting creatures ( 生物) , and no two people are- 12 -exactly alike. 40. Find out what makes them different. Theyll likely open your eyes to wonderful ideas. And you never know, they just might change your life.B
43、e present. Be here now. Remember, right now is the only dear moment to you. Right now is life. Dont miss it.A. Make yourself busy with something meaningful. B. Learn a new skill.C. Pay close attention to what youre doing. D. And in fact, youre only existing.E. It just depends on your opinion. F. Try
44、 something new.G. So meet someone new today.第三 部分 ： 英语 知识 运用 （共 两节 ，满分4 5分） 第一 节 完形 填空（共2 0小题 ，每 小题1 .5分， 满分3 0分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选 项（A 、 B、 C、 D)中， 选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside. They 41 the sho
45、es might belong to a poor man. In fact,the 42 of the shoes was working in a field nearby, and he had nearly 43 his work.The student said to his teacher, “Lets play a trick on the man; we hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do 44 he cant find them.”“My young friend, we should never have 45 b
46、y tricking others like that,” answered the teacher. “ 46 , lets put a 47 in each of the shoes, and watch what he will do.”The student did so, and then they 48 nearby.- 13 -The man soon came back to get his 49 , but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something 50 in it. He bent d
47、own and found the coin (硬币) .51 appeared on his face. He looked at the coin for a minute, and then 52 , but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoes, 53 he was even more surprised to find the 54 coin.He then knelt down (跪下) , looked up to heaven and said 55 aloud, in which hes
48、poke of his wife, 56 and helpless, and his children without bread.The student was deeply moved (感动的) , and his eyes were filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “you must be much more pleased than if you had played your 57 .”The boy replied, “You have taught me a lesson which Ill never 58 . I fe
49、el now the truth of these words, which I didnt 59 before: “It is more blessed (神圣的) to 60 than to receive.”41.A.believe B.found C.decided D.thought42.A.owner B.maker C.seller D.repairer43.A.enjoyed B.changed C.finished D.started44.A.since B.when C.while D.until45.A.lessons B.experience C.fun D.games46.A.Instead B.Generally C.Afterwards D.May
