1、- 1 -湖南省醴陵市第一中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题分 值：150 分 时间：120 分钟姓名：_ 班级_ 考号_注意事项：1、本试题分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分，满分 150 分。答题时间120 分钟。2、答题前，考生务必将自己的班级、姓名填写在试卷的相应位置。3、全部答案在答题卡和答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第 I 卷 （选择题 共 100 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
2、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 woman want to do?A. Rent a car. B. Get a license. C. Change a card. 2. Whom does the woman suggest the man speak to?A. Mr. Brown. B. Mr. Smith. C. Mrs. Brown. 3. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She locked herself in the apart
3、ment. B. She forgot to change her lock. C. She couldnt find her keys. 4. When was James plane supposed to arrive?A. At 1:50. B. At 2:10. C. At 2:45. 5. What does the woman say about the meeting?A. It will begin as scheduled. - 2 -B. It is brought forward. C. It has been canceled. 第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对
4、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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. What is the woman weak in?A. Reading in French. B. Writing in Spanish. C. Speaking in Spanish. 7. Why does the woman talk to the man?A. To apply for a job. B. To di
5、scuss her studies. C. To choose a language course. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. What does the woman want to find out?A. The way to get to the airport. B. The work hours of the bus company. C. The timetable of the bus to the airport. 9. What is the correct telephone number?A. 350-686-4700. B. 350-688-4
6、700. C. 350-886-4700. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. What is the weather like now?A. Warm. B. Cool. C. Cold. 11. Where does the man expect to go this afternoon?A. The seaside. B. His office. C. A clothes store. 12. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Carry four sets of clothes. B. Drop the id
7、ea of leaving. C. Go somewhere warm. - 3 -听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the mans flat. B. In a restaurant. C. At a garage. 14. What does the man say about his lateness?A. He had a car problem. B. He lost his cellphone. C. He left home late. 15. What day i
8、s it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday. 16. What do we know about the man?A. He is always late. B. He was lucky. C. He told a lie. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. Whats the speaker?A. A photographer. B. A tour guide. C. A adventurer. 18. What was the speaker most excited about in Africa?A. Meeti
9、ng interesting people. B. Seeing wild animals. C. Tasting new foods. 19. Which country has the speaker visited?A. Spain. B. Ireland. C. New Zealand. 20. What does the speaker think of traveling?A. Tiring and time-wasting. B. Relaxing and cheap. C. Expensive but enjoyable. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共
10、 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。- 4 -AHappy birthdayThe China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday. Different generations of CNO vocalists(声乐家), like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs
11、 from famous operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as arias(独唱曲) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.Time/Date: 7:30 pm, September 7,8Location: Tianqiao TheatreTel: 65514787, 83156170Tickets:60500 yuan (US $7.360.2)Folk
12、 musicA concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works.The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.Time/Date: 7:30 pm, September 13Lo
13、cation: Concert Hall Tel: 68485462, 68419220Tickets:30200 yuan (US $ 3.624.1)Moon musicA concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21 this year.The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such
14、 as “Moonlight”, “Spring Night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River”. A number of established traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate(合作) with the folk music orchestra.- 5 -Time/Date: 7:30 pm, September 20Loc
15、ation: Grand TheatreTel: 66068888, 6606999921.What number will you be most likely to dial for the music concerned with childhood? A. 65514787 B. 83156170 C. 68485462 D. 6606999922.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO
16、 vocalists.B. “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.C. “Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.23 “Madame Butterfly” is .A. a Chinese opera B. a song C. a Western
17、opera D. a piece of music 24.In which part of a newspaper will the article be published?A. Entertainment B. Sports C. Culture D. NewsBWhen Johnnie Martin was in the second grade in high school, one day a psychologist of the school called him into his office.“Johnnie, Ive made a very careful study of
18、 you. And I feel sorry to have to tell you Though you have worked very hard, it has not helped. Youre just not cut out for it.”The boy buried his face in his hands, “This will be hard on my parents,” he said. “Their one idea is for me to be a college man.”The psychologist laid his hand on the boys s
19、houlder and said, “People have different kinds of talents. Some day you will find what your special gift is and - 6 -when you do, you will make your parents very proud of you.”Johnnie never went back to school. Jobs were scarce in town, but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householder
20、s and puttering in their flowerbeds. Before long he discovered he had an eye for color.One day while he was downtown, he happened to notice a stretch of unused land behind the city hall. Chance or fate or whatever you may like to call it brought one of the towns aldermen（市政委员会委员）round the corner jus
21、t at that moment. The boy said, “I can make a garden out of this dump, if youll let me”“The towns got no money for it,” said the alderman.“I dont want any money for it,” said the boy. “I just want to do it.”The alderman was shocked to find someone who did not want money. He tool Johnnie in to an off
22、ice, and when the young man came out he had the authority to clean up the public eyesore. Before long the old dump became a little beautiful park. It was also a kind of show window for Johnnie. People saw the result of his skill and knew him as a natural landscape gardener.That was twenty-five years
23、 ago. Today Johnnie is the head of a successful business in landscape gardening. His aging parents are proud of Johnnie, for he is not only a success, but he has also made his part of the world a lovelier place to live in.25. The psychologist called Johnnie into his office to _.A. help him find out
24、his gift B. persuade him to give up schoolingC. give him some suggestions on study D. encourage him to work hard26. For what did Johnnie Martin have a gift for?A. Drawing. B. Engineering. C. Repairing. D. Gardening.27. The underlined part “the public eyesore” refers to _.A. the city hall B. the town
25、 C. the dump D. - 7 -the park28. What can we infer from the passage?A. Where there is a will, there is a way. B. Gardeners are born and not made.C. Interest is the key to success. D. Everyone has something special.CTuvalu, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will b
26、e swallowed up by the sea.Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalus nine little islands is more than five metres above sea level. Salt water is already entering the countrys drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help,
27、 the countrys days are numbered.But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24 cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 24cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Marks Square, the lowe
28、st point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking where it stands, Tuvalus rising sea level is caused by global warming.The average global temperature has increased by almost 0. 5 centigrade degrees over the past century,
29、and scientists expect it to rise by extra 1.3 degrees over the next 100 years. Warmer weather makes glaciers(冰川) melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen 10.25 cm in the las
30、t 100 years. Many scientists believe that if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one meter this century. Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees“ looking for somewher
31、e to live.29.What can we infer from the second paragraph?- 8 -A. Tuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the seaB. all Tuvalus islands are about five metres above the sea levelC. drinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyedD. Tuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves30.Why are Tuvalu and Venic
32、e used as examples?A. because they are the first places sinking into the sea B. because they are both sinking into the mud on which they standC. because their trouble is caused by global warming D. because they will disappear in the future31.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passag
33、e?A. Tuvalus nine little islands are less than five meters above the sea level.B. The average global temperature has risen by 1.3 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.C. The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.D. There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.DLoo
34、k and listen, and that concert poster just might be singing. Engineers have designed antennas（ 天线）that can turn everyday objects, from posters to clothing, into radio stations. Anyone walking or driving by can tune in and hear whats on. The devices use radio waves, but they dont generate their own.
35、They hijack（劫持）the same waves that carry music and news to your smartphone.Vikram Iyer co-led the project with Anran Wang, a graduate student in computer science and engineering. The two got the idea for their invention by paying attention to what was already around them. “Its the ideal way to minim
36、ize the power consumption for any kind of communication,” notes Iyer. Their research had focused on new types of wireless communications that wont require much energy. They wanted something that would work outdoors in a city. Then they realized the air is already filled with wireless communications
37、in the form of radio stations.- 9 -Radio waves carry energy at the speed of light from tall transmission towers to radios in cars, phones and homes. These waves of the antennas take in existing radio waves and change them slightly. Those changes add new sound information. The changed waves are then
38、sent back out into the world where people can listen in. So the device only needs enough power to change the waves, not to generate them.The scientists tested their device with a poster. It advertised a Seattle concert by Simply Three. People standing almost 4 meters away from the poster could use F
39、M receivers on smartphones to listen to all songs of the bands music. Those in cars as far as 18 meters away could use car radios to pick up some parts of the songs.The technology could even extend to clothes. Iyer, Wang and their team turned the shirt into an antenna. It let the shirt talk to the w
40、earers smartphone. If a sensor in the shirt tracked a persons heart rate during exercise, for instance, the antenna could transmit those data to the wearers phone.32. The underlined word “generate” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “_”.A. promote B. repair C. produce D. recycle33. Whic
41、h of the following is one advantage of the new antennas?A. They are small-sized.B. They save energy.C. They can be used in villages.D. They can improve radio signals.34. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. The working principle of the antennas.B. The way the antennas take in radio waves.C. T
42、he benefit people can get from the antennas.D. The situation where the antennas can be used.- 10 -35. What can be inferred from the text?A. The antennas can be available at present.B. Vikram Iyer created the antennas with much money.C. The antennas cannot be used in the students dormitory and classr
43、oom.D. The closer people stay to the antennas, the stronger signals they pick up.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。The Science of Risk-SeekingSometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk see
44、ms worth taking. 36 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work?The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 37
45、As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.So why arent we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, alon
46、g with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 38 No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your te
47、enage years. 39 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.40 For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a pa
48、rt of the brain related to fear becomes active.- 11 -As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, well continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.A. It all depends on your character.B. Those are the risks you should jump to take.C. Being better at those thin
49、gs meant a greater chance of survival.D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face
