1、- 1 -大庆中学 20182019 学年上学期月考考试高二英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分第 I 卷 （选择题 共 100 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. How will the woman go t
2、o the tennis match tomorrow?A.By car. B.By bus. C.On foot.2.What doe the man mean?A.The traffic in Texas is bad. B.Theres little rain in Texas. C.It often rains heavily in Texas.3.What does the woman think of the office manager?A.Terrible. B.Great. C.Just so-so.4.What is the time now?A.Its 6:35. B.I
3、ts 6:45. C.Its 7:00.5.What was damaged in the storm?A.A window. B.The roof. C.The car.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，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 至 7 题。6.What do the speakers think of las
4、t nights sleep?A.Tiring. B.Uncomfortable. C.Relaxing.- 2 -7.What will the speakers do next?A.Do the cooking. B.Have a meal. C.Go to bed.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8.Where are the speakers?A.In the womans house. B.In a restaurant. C.In a store.What do we know about the man?A.He found the way without diffic
5、ulty. B.He took a present to the woman.C.He is good at cooking.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Father and daughter. B.Husband and wife. C.Classmates.11.What does the man suggest the woman do?A.Have a driving lesson first. B. Use Marias car to practice drivin
6、g.B.Take part-time jobs to buy a car of her own.12.What does the woman want for her birthday in the end?A.Driving lessons. B.A new car. C.An outside dinner.听第 9 段材料，回答 13 至 16 题。13.What is the womans problem?A.She doesnt know how to prepare her presentation.B.She is afraid of giving her presentation
7、 in public. C. She cant get her presentation ready in time.14.Why is the man unwilling to let the woman write a paper?A.He thinks its too late for the student to start over.B.He doesnt have the time to grade a paper. C.He wants to be fair to the other students.15.What solution does the man come up w
8、ith?A.Hell let the woman give her presentation only to him.B.Hell allow the woman to show a recorded presentation.C.Hell help the woman prepare her presentation.16.What is the woman worried about on the mans suggestion?- 3 -A.What her classmates will think. B. Whether it will work well. C. How she c
9、an get a camera.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is required to apply for the Camp?A.Educational background. B.Working experience. C.Foreign language ability.18.What can people expect to do in the Camp?A.Live with people from other countries. B. Share a tent with four other people.C Meet with people
10、they know.19.What kind of people does the Camp want?A.Good cooks. B.Fine organizers. C.Easy-going persons.20.What should people take to the Camp?A.A tent. B.A map. C.Pictures.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节阅读理解（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。APart-time jobs for 15 and
11、 16 years oldsWaiter / WaitressA job as a waiter or waitress is a good choice for 16-year-olds. Not only can one earn $9-$12 an hour, but they can also get the tips (小费). Most people that visit a restaurant dont just have good food. They come here to relax and have a good time. Besides serving food
12、quickly, a young waiter who talks to them politely with a smile on his face will make the diners enjoy their time at the restaurant.Work in a libraryIf one is fond of books, working in a library is another suitable choice. Besides the pay is good, it offers a lot of free time when students can actua
13、lly - 4 -sit down and finish their homework. So on returning home, they would have time to hang around with friends or just relax. So working in a library is an excellent part-time job for teens, especially for school students.Internet jobsThere are many ways of making money through online jobs like
14、 clicking on advertisements, visiting sites and signing up with them. However, such online jobs dont pay well. A better Internet job for teens is to complete online surveys. These are quite simple surveys that usually ask one about his/ her opinions and ideas. Many companies use these ideas to make
15、products designed for teenagers.21. What does the writer think of the job as a waiter/waitress?A. It needs a period of training. B. It pays much more than other jobs.C. It can improve ones leadership skills. D. Making diners comfortable is part of the job.22. A student who is busy with his research
16、paper will probably choose to work _.A. in a restaurant B. in a library C. on the Internet D. in an IT company23. The writer wrote this text to _.A. tell us the importance of doing part-time jobsB. advise teenagers how to choose a part-time jobC. teach young people how to make lots of moneyD. introd
17、uce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs24. Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys?A. The teens have more free time. B. They can pay less to the teens.C. They need advice to make products for teens. D. The teens usually express their true opinions.B- 5 -Mom was a teacher most of her
18、 life. When she wasnt in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren; correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.It was sad for my three bro
19、thers and me to see her suffering in her later years. At eighty- five, she suffered a stroke and she went steadily downhill after that.Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp bod
20、y back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly tryin
21、g to communicate with us. We went to her side.“Whrr,” she said weakly.“Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whrr,” she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could gather said
22、, “ Not .was. Say were!”We suddenly realized that Mom was correcting Brother Jims last sentence. “if it was up to me”Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads.25. What do the underlined words “went steadily downhill” mea
23、n in the 2nd paragraph?A. went lower and lower B. went worse and worseC. went down the hill D. went downstairs26. When Mom said, “Whrr”, what did she really want to do?A. She wanted to tell her sons her will.B. She wanted to have something to eat before she died.C. She wanted to correct the mistakes
24、 Jim made while talking.D. She wanted to give her sons something before she died.- 6 -27. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?A. Mom was a good teacher and never gave up her teaching.B. Mom was always making her teaching fun.C. Mom didnt forget her teaching until she
25、died.D. Mom stopped teaching when she was at home.28. What does the writer think of his mother?A. He loved her but was tired of his mothers teaching.B. His mother should have forgotten her teaching and enjoyed the rest of her life.C. His mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching.D. Hi
26、s mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired. CTerrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle named the Transition has two seats, four wheels and wings
27、 that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per
28、gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit（定金） to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. Its expe
29、cted to cost as much as $279,000. And it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a
30、 reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it - 7 -meets federal safety standards.Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administrations (联
31、邦航空管理局) decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would
32、 find relatively easy to meet.29. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The advantages of flying cars. B. The basic data of the Transition.C. The possible market for flying cars. D. The designers of the Transition.30. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up on too many roads?A. It causes tra
33、ffic jams. B. It is difficult to operate. C. It is very expensive. D. It burns too much fuel.31. What is the governments attitude to the development of the flying car?A. The government supports it. B. The government is against it.C. The government sets higher standards to discourage it D. The govern
34、ment thinks it is on the way out.32. What is the best title for the text?A. Flying Car at Auto Show B. The Transitions First FlightC. Pilots Dream Coming True D. Flying Car Closer to RealityDChina is a country of many resources. Among its resources are many great rivers, which provide useful transpo
35、rt routes. Water transport is an efficient way to carry heavy loads, such as grain. In ancient times, a waterway was needed between Chinas rich farmlands and the capital city. This need inspired engineers to build a canal. According to writings by the ancient thinker Confucius, work on a canal linki
36、ng the Yangze River with the city of Huai-in began about 486 B.C. For many centuries afterward, Chinese emperors worked on - 8 -extending this ancient canal.This canal is now known as Chinas Grand Canal. One thousand years after the original canal was begun, it was in extreme need of repair. This wa
37、s in the year 607, during the Sui Dynasty. By 610 the emperor had had the canal extended. The Grand Canal formed a northeast-southwest link between the Yellow River in the north and the Huai River in the south. The canal remained the main waterway in this part of China for the next five hundred year
38、s.In the thirteenth century, the Mongols had conquered China. The Yuan Dynasty established Beijing as the capital. The citys growing population needed food, so a new canal was built to extend shipping. Building this part of the Grand Canal required enormous effort and cost. Neither the first attempt
39、 nor the second one was successful, so the builders chose another route. Finally this link in the Grand Canal was finished.By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Canal had six sections. These were busy with goods until the nineteenth century. Then a series of severe floods struck China. Parts of
40、 the Grand Canal were badly damaged. By 1868 it had been largely abandoned as a means of northern route.The Grand Canal was mostly restored in the twentieth century. It was widened and deepened, and a new section was constructed. Today the canal, which is about 1,200 miles in length, has new locks(运
41、河的水闸). It is busy with ships and barges(驳船) carrying goods to and from cities along its banks.33. The Grand Canal was first built in ancient times to provide .A. water for agriculture.B. water transport between farmlands and the capital.C. efficient transportation for the emperors army.D. a convenie
42、nt way for the emperors recreation.34. The first large-scale(大规模的) repair of the original canal occurred in about .A. 486 B.C. B. 607 A.D. C. the Yuan Dynasty D. the Ming Dynasty- 9 -35. Considering its history, one can predict that in the future the Grand Canal will probably .A. be extended to furt
43、her north China.B. change from a shipping route to a recreation area.C. need to be repaired and rebuilt.D. be abandoned in favor of air transport and highways.第二节 阅读填空 （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。Why should you read every day?When was the last time you read a boo
44、k? If youre one of countless people who dont make a habit of reading regularly, you might be missing out. Reading has many benefits, and just a few benefits of reading are listed below.Mental Stimulation(刺激人的精神）Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of Alzheimers a
45、nd Dementia（痴呆）. _36_. Just like any other muscle in the body, the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy.Wider KnowledgeEverything you read fills your head with new bits of information, and you never know when it might come in handy. _37_.Stress ReductionNo matter how much stress you
46、 have at work, in your personal relationships, or countless other problems, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. _38_. And an interesting article will distract you and keep you in the present moment, allowing you to relax._39_When you read a book, all of your attention is
47、focused on the story the rest of the world just falls away. Try reading for 15 to 20 minutes before work, and youll be surprised at how much more focused you are once you get to the office.- 10 -Tranquility(安宁)_40_. Reading spiritual texts can lower blood pressure and bring about a sense of calm,whi
48、le reading self-help books has been shown to help people suffering from certain mood disorders or mental illnesses.A. Stronger thinking skills.B. Improved focus and concentration.C. A well-written novel can transport you to other worlds.D. Reading a good book can also bring about great inner peace.E
49、. Thats because keeping your brain active prevents it from losing power.F. Reading books is also important for learning new languages and cultures.G.The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to deal with your future challenges.第三部分：完型填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 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。When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to _41_ my mother to visit her parents who lived far awa
