1、第 1 页 共 8 页2018-2019 学 年 第 一 学 期 高 二 12 月 月 考 卷英 语 测 试 卷第 一 部 分 ： 阅 读 理 解 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 40分 ）第 一 节 ： 阅 读 理 解 (共 20 小 题 ； 每 小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 40 分 )阅 读 下 列 短 文 ， 从 每 题 所 给 的 A、 B、 C 和 D 项 中 选 出 最 佳 选 项 。AWantedSomeone for a K issWere looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM.You
2、ll work onthe stations music programmes.Music production experience in radio is necessary， along with richknowledge of modern dance music.Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies， Kiss 100.Father ChristmasWere looking for a very special person， preferably over 40， to fill our Father Christmas s
3、uit.Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day fromDecember 17 to December 24 except Sundays,10： 30 16： 00.Excellent pay.Please contact(联 系 ) the Enterprise Shopping Centre， Station Parade， Eastbourne.AccountantsAssistantWhen you join the team in our Revenue Administr
4、ation Unit ， you will be providingassistance within all parts of the Revenue Division， dealing with post and other general duties.Ifyou are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you.This position is equallysuitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.Weald
5、en District Council.Software TrainerIf you are aged 24 45 and have experience in teaching and training， you could be the personwe are looking for.You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programmewriting.You will be allowed to make your own decisions， and to design courses as w
6、ell as presentthem.Pay upwards of 15,000 for the right person.Please apply by sending your CV(简 历 ) toMrs R Oglivie， Palmlace Limited.1 Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?A The Enterprise Shopping Centre.B Mrs R Oglivie， Palmlace Limited.C Producer Vacancies， Kis
7、s 100.D Wealden District Council.2 We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who .第 2 页 共 8 页A is aged between 24 and 40B can work for about a monthC should deal with general dutiesD may do some training work3 Which position is open to recent school graduates?A Produce
8、r， London Kiss.B Father Christmas.C Software Trainer.D AccountantsAssistant.4 What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?A One with GCSE grade C level.B One with some office experience.C One trained in producing music programmes.D One having good computer knowledge.BFootball star J
9、ason Brown retired abruptly from the NFL(美 国 国 家 橄 榄 球 大 联 盟 ) in 2012in order to deal with something bigger than anything hed faced on a football field: sweet potatoes.Brown， then 29， moved with his wife， Tay， and their children from Missouri， where hedplayed with the St.Louis Rams， back home to No
10、rth Carolina， where he bought 1,000 acres inLouisburg.Overnight， he went from football star to family farmer.“For most people， it doesntmake sensewhy would you leave an awesome NFL career？ ” he says.But Brown wasnt going to become just any farmer.He would give away nearly everything hegrew.“I didnt
11、feel I was just supposed to use my millions to buy food and donate it.I had to be outthere doing the work and leading the way， ” he says.This radical step came to him one day when he was struck by a feeling that he had a purposebeyond sports.“Farming chose me； it was my calling in life， ” he says.On
12、ly one problem： Jason didnt know the first thing about farming.So he did what allbeginners do todaywatched videos on the Internet.Then be partnered with another local farmthat helped him plant fields of sweet potatoes.He named his land First Fruits Farm.In early fall of 2014， the first harvest was r
13、eady.Fifty pickup trucks arrived at the farm andloaded up 120,000 pounds to distribute locally.In 2015， First Fruits Farm expanded its sweetpotato donations to food banks across eastern North Carolina.Jason uses his unusual story to show local youth what it takes to grow food from start tofinish.“Th
14、ey get that food doesnt just magically appear in the grocery store or restaurants， ” hesays.第 3 页 共 8 页5 What did most people think of Browns decision to retire from the NFL?A They werent satisfied with it. B They couldnt understand it.C They had doubts about it. D They disapproved of it.6 What does
15、 the underlined word “radical” in Paragraph 4 mean?A Easy. B Slow. C Great. D Careful.7 How did Brown learn to grow food?A From books. B From the Internet.C By practicing on a local farm. D By attending beginner training classes.8 Which of the following can best describe Brown?A Brave and generous.
16、B Proud and determined.C Ambitious and sensitive. D Considerate and optimistic.CDearborn Heights， Michigan2.7 million children under 18 have a parent in prison， andwomen put in local prisons are the fastest growing population.Shawna Reynolds has seen some ofthose women up close while working in the
17、corrections system(劳 教 所 ) for 17 years， and she wasencouraged to try something different.After seven years of education and collecting as much money as she could， Shawna createdAbout Face Course Correction， a oneyear rehabilitation program(康 复 项 目 ) that offers a morepersonal way to help nonviolent
18、 women prisoners.The program includes classes for women tofinish their education， find a job and so on.“You cant expect people who have been in prison tostay in prison， ” Shawna says.“You want them to be helpful people but if you are not going to helpthem， its not going to happen.”The women live fre
19、e for a year in a house in Dearborn Heights， Michigan.Women like20yearold Jennifer Douglas， who dropped out of school， took drugs(吸 毒 )， and has spent yearsin and out of prison.She says， “I was doing things I would never have thought I would do in mywhole life.” Because of About Face， Jennifers life
20、 is changing.“Everyone is starting to trust meagain and proud of me and what Im doing， ” she says.“Its helped me a lot.It has kept me on theright track.”There are many other women like Jennifer.Every womans story is different， but each womanis important.And Shawna is determined to break the cycle an
21、d help them turn their livesaround.She is using her own money and donations to pay for the house and this program.If youwould like to donate， please visit their Go Fund Me account here.9 Shawna set up About Face Course Correction to help women who have been inprison .A live more happily第 4 页 共 8 页B
22、become nonviolentC escape from prisonD go on the right track10 Shawna Reynolds can be described as .A different B educatedC proud D warmhearted11 This passage most probably comes from .A the Internet B a magazineC a newspaper D a poster12 Whats the writing purpose of the passage?A To collect suggest
23、ions for the program.B To tell a story about Jennifer Douglas.C To introduce Shawna and her program.D To show Shawna has been in trouble.DDo you like shopping？ Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror?For some of us， shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare tim
24、e and our money.For me，its something I would rather avoid.Thank goodness for the Internet! Its more convenient to buyCDs， electrical items， and even food from the comfort of your sofa.But thats not the only reason：price is an important factor.We can buy goods and services cheaper online.But sometime
25、s theproblem is knowing what to buy.This has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”Showrooming is something Ive done.I will go to a shop to see， touch and try out productsbut then go home and buy them online at a knockdown price.Im not alone in doing this.Researchby a company called Foolproo
26、f， found 24% of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in2013.Amy Cashman， Head of Technology at TNS UK， says the reasons for this new shopping habitare that“people are lacking time， lacking money and they want security about the products they arebuying” She explains that consumers are not only
27、shopping online at home but they are using theInternet in store or on their smartphones to shop around.But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change.They will have tooffer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving instore discounts or freegifts.We
28、 mustnt forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the salesassistant and you can get good aftercare.Its good to speak to a real human rather than look at afaceless computer screen， but at least by showrooming， you get the best of both worlds!第 5 页 共 8 页13 The two questions in
29、 Paragraph 1 are raised to .A introduce the topicB give two examplesC compare different opinionsD get answers from readers14 According toAmy Cashman， which is NOT the reason for showrooming?A The lack of time.B The comfort of the sofa.C The shortness of money.D The security of the product.15 What ca
30、n be inferred from Paragraph 4?A Online shops will disappear.B Free gifts will surely promote sales.C Shops need necessary changes.D Shops will be replaced by online shops.第 二 节 ： 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 。_16 One of the best things you can possi
31、bly do is to start you own club. Its great funespecially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the schoolholidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _17 Pets, clothes,pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is
32、endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _18 All you need is threeor four other people who are interested in the same thing as you._19 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper andwrite down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ag
33、es.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be nogrownups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are veryimportant and again you can speed a lot of time mak
34、ing them. _20 Why not leave somespace for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting第 6 页 共 8 页things to do!A. Some vacation is just around the corner.B. Use a bright thick
35、pen to make a special design.C. Invite a designer to join you.D.Then you need to pick a name for your club.E. Thats easy.F. What are you interest in?G. Enjoy your own club!第 二 部 分 ： 语 言 知 识 运 用 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 45 分 ）第 一 节 ： 完 形 填 空 （ 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 四
36、 个 选 项 （ A、 B、 C 和 D） 中 ， 选 出 可 以 填 入 空白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt like attention drawn to myself.And_21_otherwise assigned(指 定 )a seat by the teacher, I always_22_to sit at the back of theclassroom.All this_23_after I joined a sports team. It bega
37、n when a teacher suggested I try out for thebasketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy_24_because I didnt have a good sense ofbalance, nor did I have the_25_to keep pace(节 奏 ) with the others on the team and they wouldtease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my“_26_for it”， I woul
38、dnt have decidedto give a try.Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the_27_of it! When I first started_28_thepractice sessions, I didnt even know the rules of the game, much_29_what I was doing.Sometimes Id get_30_and take a shot at the wrong direction which made me feel reallystupid.
39、_31_， I wasnt the only one“new”at the game, so I decided to_32_on learning the game,do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things Ididnt_33_“just yet”（ 恰 好 现 在 ） I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the_34_and the“moves”. Being part of a team was funand motivati
40、ng. Very soon the competitive_35_in me was winning over my lack of confidence.With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the_36_ friends who respected myefforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!With my_37_selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmat
41、es. I have gonefrom“_38_”in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself ，_39_raise my hand even when I sometimes wasnt and not 100 percent_40_I had the right第 7 页 共 8 页answer. Now I have more selfconfidence in myself.21 A.as B until C unless D though22 A.hoped B agreed C me
42、ant D chose23 A.continued B started C settled D changed24 A. saying B plan C belief D idea25 A.right B ability C chance D patience26 A. cheering B looking C going D applying27 A.point B basis C rest D half28A.enjoying B attending C preparing D watching29 A. worse B later C less D further30 Aconfused
43、 B Motivated C embarrassed D .committed31.A.Fortunately B.Interestingly C.Obviously D Hopefully32 A. try B act C rely D focus33 A.want B do C support D know34 A.steps B rules C orders D games35 A. part B roles C mind D value36A. situation B.operation C .movement D process37A. improved B. expressed C
44、.preserved D recognized38 A.dreaming B hiding C relaxing D playing39 A.by B for C with D to40 A.lucky B happy C sure D Satisfied第 卷 (共 50分 )第 一 节 语 法 填 空 (共 10 小 题 ： 每 小 题 1.5 分 , 满 分 15 分 )阅 读 下 面 材 料 ， 在 空 白 处 填 入 适 当 的 内 容 （ 1 个 单 词 ） 或 括 号 内 单 词 的 正 确 形 式 。I have a daughter who just entered the
45、7th grade, which is known in our area _41_ one of themost awkward （ 使 人 难 堪 的 ， 难 对 付 的 ） and socially difficult years for girls.I did not want my daughter to be someone who did things just to be popular _42_ a personconfident in her own shoes and following her own likes.I have done activities for A
46、wkward Years Project for _43_ website. Many women write abit about themselves during the _44_(embarrass) part of their liveshow their life was andhow its used out, always a positive inspiration（ 鼓 舞 ） .My daughter and her friends love checkingthe website and discuss _45_(happy)how they recognize the
47、 women who have shared._46_shared about the end of the 5th grade when my mother convinced me to cut my hair short.Oh, itturned out terribly awful just before I started middle school! I _47_(run) away at a few teases.第 8 页 共 8 页But many years _48_(late), I realized that it made me drawn to people who
48、 became myfriends because of who I was and not _49_ I looked like and.them towards me, for the samereason!I also became a mom who respected her daughters likes and graded her towards_50_(decide) but never forced them on her, especially ones that had no effect on the type ofperson she would be.第 二 节
49、短 文 改 错假 定 英 语 课 上 老 师 要 求 同 桌 之 间 交 换 修 改 作 文 ， 请 你 修 改 你 同 桌 写 的 以 下 作 文 。 文 中 共有 10 处 错 误 ， 每 句 中 最 多 有 两 处 。 错 误 涉 及 一 个 单 词 的 增 加 ， 删 除 或 修 改 。增 加 ： 在 缺 词 处 加 一 个 漏 字 符 号 ( )， 并 在 其 下 面 写 出 该 加 的 词 。删 除 ： 把 多 余 的 词 用 ()划 掉 。修 改 ： 在 错 的 词 下 画 一 横 线 ， 并 在 该 词 下 面 写 出 修 改 后 的 词 。注 意 ： 1.每 处 错 误 及 其 修 改 均 仅 限 一 词 ；2
