1、1唐县第一中学 2018-2019 学年高二 3 月月考英语试题满分 150 分, 考试时间 120 分钟。第一部分 听力理解（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)1. What does the woman mean?A. Martha will be late. B. Martha wont come. C. Martha will come on time.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. In a store. C. In a h
2、otel.3. Why does the man like his new job?A. He can make use of what he has learned.B. He can learn a lot from the new job.C. He has more free time and higher pay.4. Why will Mr. and Mrs. White go to New York?A. To make money. B. To celebrate their wedding. C. To have a holiday.5. What are the two s
3、peakers mainly talking about?A. Shopping B. Choosing courses C. History第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Why does the man call the woman?A. To find a family doctor.B. To ask someone to repair his roof.C. To find a babysitter.7. What does the woman probably mean at last?A. The man
4、 should ring later. B. The man should come to the company. C. The man should wait for a call.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.How did the woman feel the first time she spoke English to a foreigner?A. Quite excited. B. Quite frightened. C. Quite nervous.9. What did the woman want to do?A. Chat with a foreigner.B
5、. Practice her spoken English.C. Get to the nearest subway station.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。210.Why was the man unsatisfied with the game?A. The scores were too close. B. Some players played poor.C. It lasted too long.11. Who cheered for the Tigers?A. Eric B. Steve C. Bill12. What was the one thing th
6、e man said he enjoyed?A. His friends performance. B. Supporting his team. C. Eating some food.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What does the man usually do in the holidays?A. Stay with his parents. B. Have a further education. C. Take part-time jobs. 14. What do we know about the woman?A. She is a top stu
7、dent. B. Her parents are rich. C. Her flat is free.15. How many jobs did the man take last Christmas?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.16. Why does the man share a flat with two other boys?A. It is cheap. B. It is safe. C. It is large.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.When do most Americans feel they are poor?A. W
8、hen they dont have their own house.B When they cant fly frequently.C. When they dont have a car.18. What public transportation is good in the USA?A. Buses. B. Trains. C. Planes.19. What is the most important reason that cars are popular in the USA?A. The USA is a large country.B. Public transportati
9、on is not excellent.C. Americans like to be independent.20. What will be the real solution to the shortage of gas for Americans?A. Americans should explore for oil instead of gas for cars.B. Inventing a new kind of car which does not need much gas.C. Americans should try to take the public transport
10、ation to travel around.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40 分)3第一节（共 15 小题; 每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)ADo you want to help others in Canada or out of the country? Here are some nonprofit organizations in Calgary, Canada, through which you can do something for others.Calgary ReadsCalgary Reads helps struggling readers in Grad
11、e One and Two twice a week. Trained adult volunteers carry out onetoone reading teaching in the childrens school during school hours. Volunteers are trained to use a proven effective lesson framework. Time is spent coaching readers while providing a strong role model in each childs life. Address: 10
12、5, 12th Ave SE|Calgary, AB|T2G 2H8Telephone: 14037778254Ukrainian Mission CanadaThis organization helps children in need in Ukraine, a country in eastern Europe. You can donate money or things to help one of the children in need. Address: 3806 44 Ave NE | Calgary, Alberta | T1Y5V8Telephone: 14034516
13、991Calgary Doula AssociationThis organization is formed to provide information about services related to birth and child care for the general public and worried professionals. Monthly meetings provide a networking opportunity and exchange of information for individuals interested in birth and child
14、care, couples who are to be parents, and health care providers.Address：124 Cresthaven Place SW | Calgary, AB|T3B 5W4Telephone：14037502033 Rainbow Society of AlbertaRainbow Society of Alberta helps to fulfill wishes of Alberta children with longterm or lifethreatening illnesses. Founded in Winnipeg i
15、n 1983, Rainbow Society was the first childrens organization of its kind in Canada. Its Alberta chapter (分部) was created in 1986 by a handful of caring volunteers who saw a need to bring such a strong support system to children in Alberta.Address: PO Box 1153, Station M | Calgary, AB Telephone: 1403
16、2523891421What does Calgary Reads mainly aim to do?ATo help all children do better at school.BTo provide role models for young children.CTo help little struggling readers read better.DTo encourage children in Canada to read more.22To learn more about helping children in need in Ukraine, which number
17、 should you call?A14034516991. B14037778254. C14037502033. D14032523891.23What do you know about Rainbow Society of Alberta? AIt helps children with longterm illnesses worldwide.BIt was founded in Winnipeg in 1983.CIt is the first children s organization in Canada.DIt was organized by some volunteer
18、s in 1986.BRobots will have taken over most jobs within 30 years leaving humanity facing its “biggest challenge ever” to find meaning in life when work is no longer necessary, according to experts.Professor Moshe Vardi, of Rice University, in the U.S., says that many middleclass professionals will b
19、e assisting the work of machines within the next few decades leaving workers with more leisure(休闲) time than they have ever experienced.Prof Vardi said the rise of robots could lead to unemployment rates greater than 50 percent.“We are approaching a time when machines will be able to do better than
20、humans at almost any task,” said Vardi, a professor in computational engineering.Robots are doing more and more jobs that people used to do. I believe that society needs to face this question before its upon us: If machines can do almost any work humans can do, what will humans do?“The question I wa
21、nt to put forward is, Does the technology we are developing finally benefit mankind？ ”Prof Vardi, said existing robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies were already getting rid of a growing number of middleclass jobs and that pace of advancement in the field is increasing. 5But Prof Va
22、rdi is not sure that a workforce of humanlike robots will be good for mankind.“A typical answer is that if machines will do all our work, we will be free to pursue leisure activities,” he said.“I do not find this a promising future, as I do not find the idea of leisureonly life appealing. I believe
23、that work is essential to human wellbeing. ”“Humanity is about to face perhaps its greatest challenge ever, which is finding meaning in life. ”“We need to rise to the occasion and meet this challenge before human labor becomes out of date.”“Whats different this time is computer scientists are workin
24、g on building machines that can do everything we can do, only better. If machines can do all the work or even 50 percent of the jobs that we used to do, what will people do？”24What does Professor Moshe Vardi say about future human jobs?AThey will be more challenging. BMost will disappear completely.
25、CMost will be replaced by robots. DThey will require higher degrees.25. What is Prof Vardi concerned about?AThe rapid population growth. BThe fast development of robots.CWhether robots will rule humans. DWhether robots will do good to humans.26How does Prof Vardi find leisureonly life?AIdeal. BUndes
26、irable. CCarefree. DInteresting.27What will humans face in the next few decades?ALabor shortage. BProduction surplus.CFierce competition. DLack of life purposes.CA new report has concluded that advertising managers are becoming increasingly interested in children. Studies show that children influenc
27、e about 50 percent of things that families buy, so theyre an attractive target for advertisers.John Taylor, the author of the report, says：“Advertisers can reach their target in many ways. They can, for example, show an ad many times during school 6holidays, they can make the TV advertisements a lit
28、tle louder than the programmes to attract attention, or they can sponsor programmes and show their advertisements just before the programme begins.”Most advertisements aimed at children are short, imaginative and often in the form of animated cartoons(动画片) “Children love the ads and watch them in th
29、e same way as any entertainment programme,” Taylor says.Therere concerns about advertising aimed at young people. The concerns are shared by Sarah Durham, a writer and journalist specializing in media analysis. “The most worrying thing is that children dont think carefully when they see television a
30、dvertisements. Theyre less critical than adults and dont usually realize the advertisement has a persuasive message, to encourage them or their parents to spend as much money as possible on the product or service,” she says.Therere also concerns over the vast sums of money that junk food producers s
31、pend on advertising to persuade children to buy their food products. Many advertisements, argues Durham, sell food that is a lot higher in fat, salt and sugar than healthier alternatives. “Many companies target children with offers of free toys, models of cartoon characters and gimmicky(耍花招的) packag
32、ing.”Government approaches to controlling advertising to children vary. In Sweden, one of the strictest countries where advertising is concerned, TV advertising to children under the age of 12 is banned. Greece bans television advertisements for childrens toys between 7 a m. and 10 pm. Denmark and t
33、he Netherlands also have legal controls whereas France, Britain and Germany prefer selfregulation(自动调节)Some countries are not as certain as the Swedes that advertising to children is harmful. The French argue that children need to see many advertisements so that they can develop their ability to thi
34、nk as they grow up. The belief is that advertising will help children to be more aware of its persuasive power.28What does John Taylor mainly talk about in Paragraph 2?AWays in which advertisers reach children.BThe time children spend watching television.CExamples of successful advertising to childr
35、en.7DThe serious problems of advertising to children.29Why is Sarah Durham concerned about advertising aimed at children?ATV ads limit childrens imagination.BTV ads affect childrens brain development.CChildren lack the good sense to make decisions.DChildren may spend lots of time watching television
36、.30What does Durham say about the food advertised?AIts tasty. BIts cheap. CIts unhealthy. DIts readymade.31What is the Frenchs attitude toward advertising to children?ADoubtful. BRelaxed. CObjective. DUnfavorable.DTheres nothing more disappointing than arriving at an airport overseas to discover tha
37、t your baggage has been left behind. At best you will have to put up with wearing the clothes you stand up in for hours or days, until the airline reunites you with your baggage. At worst, you may be in a different climate zone, thousands of miles from home and forced to wear wholly unsuitable cloth
38、es.No airline is free from mistakes. Although airlines rarely reveal(透露) how many cases they lose, its a fact of life that sooner or later regular travellers will be parted from their baggage. Even the best airlines slip up from time to time, and its impossible for any carrier to guarantee that a pa
39、ssengers checked baggage will go on the same flight, particularly when a journey calls for one or more changes of aircraft.Although airlines make special efforts to avoid errors, unexpected events can still result in baggage going missing. In normal circumstances the baggage system works well. But e
40、xtra security checks at airports and problems with air traffic combine to cause delayed flights. All of this can cause the baggage system to fail. Then there is the possibility of human error, or an accident in which the destination label is torn off.Busy airports are likely to have more problems. T
41、hese problems can become extremely serious at large transfer(换乘) airports, known as “hubs”, because of the large number of bags that are processed. Last year, for example, Londons Heathrow airport handled more than 41 million passengers, of whom 8nine million were changing planes. British Airways al
42、one handled two million transfer passengers at Heathrow.No airport can guarantee the safe handling of baggage. Even efficient transfer airports have their bad days. The risk of baggage being lost when changing planes is higher than average at most airports. Miami airport is well known for baggage go
43、ing missing when transatlantic passengers make immediate connections for destinations in Latin America.You should choose direct flights whenever possible and check in well before the official time. If a change of plane is unavoidable, or makes your flight less expensive, then try to fly the same air
44、line throughout. Make sure you label your baggage inside and out with your home and holiday addresses.32. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1?AMany travellers often miss their homes.BIt is important to wear suitable clothes.CTravelling by airline is uncomfortable.DLosing baggage puts
45、 people to inconvenience.33The underlined phrase “slip up” in Paragraph 2 probably means _Afind a problem Bmake an error Ckeep a secret Dknow a fact34What do we learn about Heathrow airport?AIt is a very busy hub. BIt mainly processes large bags.CIt seldom has baggage problems. DIt served nine milli
46、on planes last year.35Passengers baggage is more likely to lose when _Athey cross the Atlantic Bthey are changing planesCthey use a new baggage system Dthey get normal security checks第二节(共 5 小题; 每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项为多余项。Everybody has to face bad days in his life. Some face
47、 diseases, some face fears, some face poverty, and some face helplessness. _36_Two things always combine together like joy and sadness, laugh and cry, health and illness, profit and loss, morning and night, victory and failure, and good days and bad days.When bad days come, a person first of all can
48、not understand what is going on and why me. _37_Though the journey is very painful, youll find it 9very meaningful after crossing it. You can understand life better. You get the meaning of your life. _38_The biggest lesson of life during bad days for me is that a person becomes a giver which he wasnt before. If you want love, then start spreading it, and if you want happiness, then start doing all things which give happiness. _39_ This is one of the most important things Ive learnt in my life.One thing I must share with you is that if you want to grow and learn more than you know,
