1、- 1 -江西省上饶二中 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期月考试题满分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟第一部分 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)请听下面 5 段对话,选出最佳选项。1. What does the woman want to do?A. Watch TV. B. Go for a walk. C. Access the Internet.2. Why would the woman like to have a Chinese name?A. She is taking a Chinese class. B.
2、 She will be working in China. C. She has made some Chinese friends.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A travel plan. B. An exam result. C. A sports game.4. What has the man been doing?A. Writing something. B. Repairing his pen. C. Shopping.5. What does John suggest the woman do?A. Meet his f
3、riend. B. Ask Harry for help. C. Go to the airport with him.第二节 （共 15 小题,每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分）请听下面 5 段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Where are the speakers?A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.7. How much does the man need to pay?A.$68. B. $136. C. $204.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Whose b
4、irthday is it?A. Sarahs. B. Michaels. C. Rebeccas.9. When will the birthday party begin?A. At 6:15. B. At 6:30. C. At 7:00.10. What does the man want to know?A. What to buy. B. Who to call. C. Where to park.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Why was Julia absent from the class?A. She was ill. B. She got up
5、late. C. She went to a party.- 2 -12. What has Robert got for Julia?A. Textbooks. B. Oil paintings. C. Lecture notes.13. Where will the speakers meet on Saturday?A. At Roberts home. B. At a bar. C. At a shop.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. What is the woman doing?A. Attending a seminar. B. Giving some ad
6、vice. C. Doing an interview.15. How often does the man travel by bus?A. Twice a day. B. Every other day. C. Once a week.16. How does the man feel about the bus service?A. Its good. B. Its fair. C. Its poor.17. What improvement should the bus company make?A. Buses should be more punctual. B. Drivers
7、should be more polite. C. Seats should be more comfortable.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Who is Pierre?A. A doctor from Senegal. B. A university researcher. C. A United Nations official.19. What does Pierre mainly talk about?A. Food supplies in the world. B. The role that the UN plays. C. The purpose
8、of his study.20. What is the expected outcome of Pierres work?A. A new medicine. B. A new type of rice. C. A new farming method.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AMy First MarathonA month before my first marathon,one of my ankles was injured and
9、this meant - 3 -not running for two weeks,leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet,I was determined to go ahead.I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class,the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didnt do either well. He later informed me that I was “not at
10、hletic”.The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s,I realized running was a battle against myself,not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!The night before my ma
11、rathon,I dreamt that I couldnt even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous,but ready to prove something to myself.Shortly after crossing the start line,my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!At mile 3,I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT,RUNNERS!”By mi
12、le 17,I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain,I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.By mile 21,I was starving!As I approached mile 23,I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m
13、. or questioned my expenses on running.I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact,I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.Determined to be myself,move forward,free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签),I can now call myself a “ma
14、rathon winner”.21. A month before the marathon, the author _.A. was well trained B. felt scaredC. made up his mind to run D. lost hope22. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.B. To amuse the readers with a funny story.C. To show he wa
15、s not talented in sports.D. To share a precious memory.23. How was the authors first marathon?- 4 -A. He made it. B. He quit halfway.C. He got the first prize. D. He walked to the end.24. What does the story mainly tell us?A. A man owes his success to his family support.B. A winner is one with a gre
16、at effort of will.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. One is never too old to learn.BIn the 1760s,Mathurin Roze opened a series of shops that boasted（享有）a special meat soup called consomme. Although the main attraction was the soup,Rozes chain shops also set a new standard for dining out,which he
17、lped to establish Roze as the inventor of the modern restaurant.Today,scholars have generated large amounts of instructive research about restaurants. Take visual hints that influence what we eat: diners served themselves about 20 percent more pasta（意大利面食）when their plates matched their food. When a
18、 dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white one,customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.Lighting matters,too. When Berlin restaurant customers ate in darkness,they couldnt tell how much theyd had: those given extra-large shares ate more than everyone else,but were no
19、ne the wiserthey didnt feel fuller,and they were just as ready for dessert. Time is money,but that principle means different things for different types of restaurants. Unlike fast-food places,fine dining shops prefer customers to stay longer and spend. One way to encourage customers to stay and orde
20、r that extra round: put on some Mozart(莫扎特). When classical,rather than pop,music was playing,diners spent more. Fast music hurried diners out. Particular scents also have an effect: diners who got the scent of lavender（薰衣草）stayed longer and spent more than those who smelled lemon,or no scent.Meanwh
21、ile,things that you might expect to discourage spending“bad” tables,crowding,high pricesdont necessarily. Diners at bad tablesnext to the kitchen door,sayspent nearly as much as others but soon fled. It can be concluded that restaurant keepers need not “be overly concerned about bad tables,” given t
22、hat theyre profitable. As for crowds,a Hong Kong - 5 -study found that they increased a restaurants reputation,suggesting great food at fair prices. And doubling a buffets price led customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier.25. The underlined phrase “none the wiser”in paragraph 3 most p
23、robably implies that the customers were .A. not aware of eating more than usual B. not willing to share food with othersC. not conscious of the food quality D. not fond of the food provided26. How could a fine dining shop make more profit?A. Playing classical music. B. Introducing lemon scent.C. Mak
24、ing the light brighter. D. Using plates of larger size.27. What does the last paragraph talk about?A. Tips to attract more customers. B. Problems restaurants are faced with.C. Ways to improve restaurants reputation. D. Common misunderstandings about restaurant CAlison Malmon was completing the end o
25、f her freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania,US,when she got the news: Her older brother Brian,a student at Columbia University,was suffering from mental illness.Influenced by this,Malmon formed a group at her university to enable students to talk openly about mental health. It soon blossom
26、ed into a national organization that today has more than 450 campus chapters. Leaders with the organization spend their time talking with college students about the pressure that todays young people face. “What you hear often is just a need to be perfect,” said Malmon,“and a need to present oneself
27、as perfect.”And a new study in the UK proved that this need for perfectionism is simply part of todays society. In the study,two researchers studied more than 40,000 students from the US,Canada,and the UK. They found that what they called “socially-prescribed (社会定向型的) perfectionism” increased by a t
28、hird between 1989 and 2016.- 6 -Lead researcher Thomas Curran said that while so many of todays young people try to present a perfect appearance online,social media isnt the only reason behind this trend. Instead,he said,it may be driven by competition in modern society,meaning young people cant avo
29、id being sorted and ranked in both education and employment. That comes from new norms (准则) like greater numbers of college students,standardized testing and parenting that increasingly emphasizes success in education.For example,in 1976,half of high school seniors expected to get a college degree o
30、f some kind. By 2008,more than 80 percent expected the same. The researchers also said changes in parenting styles over the last two decades might have had an impact. As parents feel increased pressure to raise successful children,they in turn pass their “achievement anxieties” onto their kids throu
31、gh “excessive (过多的 ) involvement in their childs routines,activities or emotions.”Those in the mental health community like Malmon say theyre concerned about the impact the culture of perfectionism has on mental health on campuses. “Mental health has truly become this generations social justice issu
32、e,” she said. “Its our job to equip them with the tools and to let people know that its not their fault.”28What is the article mainly about?A The effects of the culture of perfectionism.B Research into the trend of perfectionism.C A group dedicated to helping people stay mentally healthy.D Various p
33、ressures that todays young people are facing.29What inspired Alison Malmon to start a group related to mental health?A Her brothers mental illness.B Her project during the freshman year.C The pressure she had experienced.D Her strong interest in mental health.30What may be pushing todays young peopl
34、e to struggle to be perfect,according to the article?a. The impact of social media.b. Parents high expectations of their children.c. The decreasing number of college students.- 7 -d. The fierce competition in society.e. Their desire to draw their parents attention.A a,b,c B a,d,eC a,b,d D b,c,e31Wha
35、t does Malmon think is a way to help young people manage the pressure of perfectionism?A Enabling them to know what is to blame for their pressure.B Lowering their expectations of themselves.C Reducing parents involvement in their childrens life.D Making them aware of what true social justice is.DIn
36、 2007,a small team of Amazon employees had been working for a few years on a new e-book reader project called Kindle. Its now been a decade since Amazon unveiled the first Kindle to the world,selling out its initial inventory in less than six hours. Since then,the device has torn through the publish
37、ing industry. “Kindle” has become a platform,not a device. It entered the market and completely took up it.The Kindle team always has two goals: to perfectly imitate a paper book,and to extend and improve the reading experience. Thats what readers want,too. In a world filled with distractions and no
38、tifications and devices that do everything,the Kindles lack of features becomes its greatest benefit.But readers also want to read everywhere,in places and ways a paperback cant manage. They want more tools,more features,more options,more stuff to do. Amazons still working out how to satisfy both si
39、des. Whatever route it takes,the next decade of Kindle is likely to be even more disruptive than the last. First it changed the book business. Next it might help change books themselves.For a decade,Amazons constantly offered new ways for people to read books. But as platforms change,books havent,an
40、d the incompatibility(不相容) is beginning to show.The next phase for the digital book seems likely to not resemble print at all. Instead,the next step is for authors,publisher,and readers to take - 8 -advantage of all the tools available now and figure out how to reinvent reading. Amazon and the book
41、world are beginning to figure out whats possible.Future users might flip between reading and listening with the touch of a button,ask a digital assistant for more information on the plot or the feelings of the characters,texting with characters themselves,going to important real-world locations to s
42、tart a chapter or find a clue and even helping write the narrative.32What is the biggest advantage of the Kindle?A Reading experience.B Books themselves.C Simple features.D Many functions.33According to the underlined part,the next decade of Kindle is likely to_A Cause more changes.B Destroy the boo
43、k world.C Kill print books.D Fail to satisfy readers needs.34What will the Kindle team probably do next?A They will imitate a paper book.B They will invent more functions.C They will change book business.D They will explore new reading experience around books.35Among all the future readers might do,
44、which one of the following isnt mentioned in the last paragraph?A write a story.B switch from reading to listening.C chat with characters.D watch a video about the plot.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。- 9 -New research helps to explain why screaming is disturbing
45、and useful.Screams,like those we hear in horror movies,have a special quality that separates them from other noises we make and hear. These screams are recognized by people all over the world.36 “Every kid in every culture screams. Every adult in the context of a true fear responds with screams. So
46、its just a feature of the human mind and brain ”David Poeppel is a neuroscientist at New York University. He wondered why screams were recognized the same way by people all around the world. So,he and his colleagues set up an experiment.They recorded screams from movies and from volunteers who took
47、part in the research.37 Instead,they measured how quickly the sounds in the scream changed in volume. It was in this area-the change in volume that screams stand apart from other sounds.When the volume of a sound changes that quickly it has a quality called roughness.“38 David Poeppel and his team f
48、ound that car alarms,sirens,and alarm clocks also have this quality,this roughness.”The scientists then studied how this “roughness” changed brain activity. They asked the volunteers to listen to different types of screams and alarms in an MRI scanner,The researchers found that the greater “roughnes
49、s” of a sound, the more it activates the amygdala.39 “The amygdala acts like a gauge that says wow,this sound has a lot of roughness in it; thats particularly alarming and scary. ”Screams,it turns out,are a direct link to the part of our brain that tells us whether we should be afraid or not 40 .Now,we know why a scream gets so much attention,So quickly.APeople who hear these rough sounds are also more like
