1、- 1 -宜春九中（外国语学校）2020 届高二年级上学期第一次月考英语试卷2018年 10月 6日启用考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分 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，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 does the man want to do?A. To write a check. B. To read the newspaper. C
2、. To cook dinner.2. What does the woman suggest for breakfast?A. Getting some oranges. B. Drinking milk instead. C. Making some orange juice.3. What kind of pet does the woman want?A. A parrot. B. A snake. C. A goldfish.4. When did Rechel go back home?A. At one oclock in the morning. B. At two ocloc
3、k in the morning. C. At five oclock in the morning.5. What did the man speaker have last night?A. He had s special soup. B. He didnt eat too much. C. He ate as much as he could.第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5）请 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
4、标 在 试 题 卷 的 相 应 位 置 。 听 每 段 对 话 或 独 白 前 ， 你 将 有 时 间 阅 读 各 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至 8题。6. Why does Steve look pale?- 2 -A. He is badly ill. B. He was blamed. C. He is lack of sleep.7. What can we know about Steve?A. He feels stressed.
5、B. He has finished the task. C. He is pleased with his boss.8. How can the woman help the man?A. Talk with him. B. Take over the projects. C. See the doctor with him.请听第 7段材料，回答 9至 11题。9. What is the man doing?A. Buying a single ticket. B. Booking a flight by phone. C. Buying a ticket at the station
6、.10.What information does the man ask for?A. The flight number. B. The traveling time. C. The ticket price.11.How will the man go back?A. By air. B. By ship. C. By land.请听第 8段材料，回答第 12至 14题。12.Why does the woman want to read the paper?A. Sunday papers have a lot to read. B. She is only interested in
7、 Sunday papers. C. She has some free time only on Sunday.13.What information is the woman going to read?A. News about her business. B. News about her food. C. News about women. 14.What can we learn about the mans suggestion?A. Asks the woman to bring him some coffee.B. Asks the woman to read without
8、 coffee. C. Brings some coffee to the woman.请听第 9段材料，回答 15至 17题。- 3 -15.Why does Jack feel down?A. He fails in his exam. B. He has broken up with Jane. C. He has just divorced with his wife.16.What does Jane want to seek?A. Career. B. Family. C. Friendship.17.What does the woman suggest?A. Going to
9、the sea. B. Starting a new life. C. Apologizing to his wife.请听第 10段材料，回答 18至 20题。18.What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Financial skills. B. Interviewing skills. C. Benefits of studying abroad.19.What should the job-seekers speak of in an interview?A. The unusual family background.B. The exp
10、erience of studying overseas. C. The entirely new system of currency.20.Which of the following is mentioned?A. Learning ability. B. Teamwork spirit. C. Adaptive (适应性的) ability.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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AAre you looking forward to
11、watching some great films in this summer？Here are four films you wont miss.Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is this summers most exciting film. Though being a superhero film, it is the most unique: you will see the first female superhero starred by - 4 -Gal Gadot. On general release from 1 June.The MummyTo
12、m Cruise awakens an ancient princess who has now become a mummy. Cruise jumps from the sky, runs around a lot and wakes up naked in a sleeping bag but its Sofia Boutella as the Mummy who draws the most attention. Director Alex Kurtzman speaks highly of Sofia Boutella as the Mummy: “If you look at he
13、r eyes, theres a whole performance going on here. Even not saying anything, she can convey something very emotional to me.” On general release from 8 June.Baby DriverAnsel Elgort is a getaway driver, who is forced to work for a crime boss. This is a comedy-action-romance from British writer-director
14、 Edgar Wright. The sound in the film is as great as the visuals, which makes it much like a musical, but it is quite different from La La Land. Baby Driver isnt just a series of song pieces. Instead, it finds its form in the elegant, rapid-fire combination of movement and sound. Released 28 June in
15、Canada and the US.A Man Called OveThis film has become one of Swedens most popular comedies. In the film a lonely retiree who has given up on life, was trying to kill himself, but all his attempts failed. Meanwhile, he developed an unlikely friendship with his Persian neighbor. It is really a tearje
16、rker (赚人热泪的) film, which is funny, tragic, and heartwarming as well. Released 25 May in Hong Kong, 30 June in the UK.21. If you are a big fan of Batman and Superman, which film will you like best?A. Wonder Woman B. The MummyC. Baby Driver D. A Man Called Ove22. Alex Kurtzman speaks highly of Sofia B
17、outella because_.A. her eyes are very beautifulB. she gives an excellent performance C. she doesnt say anything as the mummy in the filmD. she is a woman with strong emotions23. Which of the following statements is right according to the text?- 5 -A. Wonder woman is the first female superhero.B. Sof
18、ia Boutella performs as well as Tom Cruise.C. Baby Driver is a musical like La la Land.D. The audience of A Man Called Ove may experience different feelings.BWhen I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to f
19、ind accommodation(住所). I suggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.“We didnt stay at bed and brea
20、kfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought VACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays” is vacaciones. So they did not g
21、o to house where the sign outside said VACANCIES, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCIES, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a
22、 result, they stayed at hotels!We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word DIVERSION means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word DIVERSION on a roa
23、d sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said Thank you in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surpr
24、ise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that Thank you in French means No, thank - 6 -you.24. My Spanish friends wanted advice about _.A. driving their car on English roads B. going to England by carC. finding places to stay in England D. learning English25. I suggested that they stay a
25、t bed and breakfast houses because _.A. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotelsB. it would be convenient for them to have dinnerC. they would be able to practice their English D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there26. “NO VACANCIES” in English means _.A. free rooms B.
26、 no free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays27. When someone offered me more coffee and I said Thank you in French, I _.A. wanted them to take the coffee pot away B. didnt really want any more coffee C. wanted to express my politeness D. really wanted some more coffee CWhen temperatures are hig
27、h, walking on hot roadways, parking lots, and other paved surfaces can really burn your feet. All of that heat comes from the energy of the sun reacting with the pavement. But what if we could turn that energy into electricity? It may sound like a crazy science dream, but an electrical engineer and
28、his wife may have found a way to do just that.Scott Brusaw has developed a six-sided glass panel (面板) that contains solar cells, which can change sunlight into electricity. The panels fit together and can form a flat surface on the ground. Brusaw and his wife, Julie, founded a company called Solar R
29、oadways to further develop the idea and produce these new - 7 -solar panels. They plan to use their invention to replace the pavement on U.S. roads.According to the Brusaws, if we replaced all of the nations asphalt (沥青) with these solar panels, the network would produce more than three times the am
30、ount of electricity currently used by the United States in a year. In return, electricity from solar panels doesnt produce harmful pollution, so the panels could be a smart choice for the environment.The U.S. government sees some promise in the Solar Roadways project. A number of laboratories around
31、 the country have tested the panels to see if they can withstand (经受) the heavy traffic and rough weather that asphalt pavement suffers from year to year. The lab results show that not only do the panels meet the requirements, but they can actually handle more weight than they need to.Now, money mus
32、t be raised to start building the panel pavement system. The Brusaws have raised more than $1 million from ordinary people who learned about their project. However, some experts predict the Brusaws plan could finally cost more than $1 trillion.Could Solar Roadways be the answer to the worlds ever-gr
33、owing need for electricity? A lot of obstacles (阻碍) stand in the way of re-creating the highway system out of solar panels. But the Brusaws may just be paving a road to the future.28. The glass panel the Brusaws have developed _.A. is too heavy to carry B. has a high temperatureC. is powered by an e
34、ngine D. is environmentally-friendly29. Whats the U.S. governments attitude towards the Brusaws plan now?A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Interested. D. Supportive.30. What does the underlined part “their project” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. Replacing asphalt roads with solar panels.B. Designing more mone
35、y-saving solar panels.C. Testing the solar panels the Brusaws invented.D. Reducing the ever-growing need for electricity.- 8 -31. What would be the best title for the text?A. Advantages of sunlight B. Better choice for your feetC. Power from the streets D. Finding more future energyDMost people will
36、 recognize Bill Clinton, ex-president of the United States. Bill Clinton is a very popular speech giver and regularly gives talks all over the world, to many different audiences. He is so effective at giving talks because he has a special quality which we call “charisma (魅力)”.Nowadays, psychologists
37、 (心理学家) are becoming very interested in charisma and want to describe its meaning in a better way. People often misunderstand what charisma is and think of it as a kind of fame, but it is not the same as fame. Charisma is a kind of magic and is relatively rare. A well-known American psychologist thi
38、nks that charismatic people are basically excellent communicators. However, they have other qualities such as self-confidence, eloquence (口才) and vision.Charismatic personalities are able to draw people to them, and people feel happy in their company. There is a sense of “togetherness” when a charis
39、matic person is with other people. A good example of this ability, some say, is the famous American, Oprah Winfrey. She is a highly-successful businesswoman and is probably best known as the presenter of a very popular talk show. Oprah is able to relate to audiences at her shows and they respond wel
40、l to her. Her charismatic personality has made her one of the richest women in the world. She owns several houses and publishes her own magazines. Presently, she is presenting a new series of the Oprah Winfrey Show. She also runs a book club, which influences the nations reading habits and may be on
41、e of the reasons why people are reading more these days in the USA.A woman who had extraordinary charisma was the film star, Marilyn Monroe. A beautiful woman and a talented (有天赋的) actress, she was always the centre of attention wherever she went.- 9 -Unlike fame, charisma doesnt disappear over time
42、. Even now, more than fifty years after her death, when young people see Monroe in her films, her charisma seems as fresh and powerful as ever.32. Bill Clinton is good at giving talks because _.A. he has a quality called charisma B. he was once president of the USAC. he has many fans that support hi
43、m D. he is well-known all over the world33. According to the text, charismatic people _.A. are all effective speech makers B. can easily attract and interest peopleC. are all confident and successful D. often try to create a calm atmosphere34. What do we know about Oprah Winfrey?A. She writes books
44、to influence Americans reading habits.B. She often gives talks to American young people.C. She has a happy relationship with her audiences.D. She is most famous as a magazine publisher. 35. The author mentions the popularity of Marilyn Monroe to show that _.A. Monroe is an extraordinarily talented a
45、ctressB. famous people always have charismaC. fame is as important as charismaD. charisma doesnt become weaker over time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。Dealing with someone who blames you for everythingIts no fun being on the receiving end of constant accusations. Be
46、ing blamed for things not your fault or not your intention can create feelings of - 10 -anger. _36_ To prevent that happening, its best for you to deal with the situation in a mature and positive way._37_ putting yourself in the other persons shoes may help you find out the problem. He may be placin
47、g blame on you because he wants to reduce any hard feelings on himself by making you responsible instead._38_ in that case, the blamer will know that you value yourself and believe that you deserve respect. In asking for the respect you deserve, be confident but not aggressive, so you can keep some
48、peace in the relationship.Focus on what hes really saying, not how hes saying it. He may have a point about something you need to take responsibility for. _39_ If you want to save the relationship, try to be the bigger person, ignore his negative attitude and focus on what he is really saying.Take full responsibility for your own feelings and know that you arent responsible for how others feel. _40_ If the blamer accuses you of making him sad, angry or upset, remember that you arent responsible for his feelings, especially if you feel you havent intended to hurt him.A. Stand up for y
