1、- 1 -湖北省沙市中学 2018-2019 学年高一英语 12 月月考试题第一部分 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. When does the woman want to celebrate her birthday?A. On Sun
2、day. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.2. Where is the woman now?A. In the kindergarten. B. On her way home. C. In the hospital.3. What is the woman doing?A. Waiting for Mr. Thompsons arrival.B. Cleaning the room for Mr. Thompson.C. Helping Mr. Thompson to finish his paper.4. Why is the man going to Pari
3、s?A. To work there. B. To visit a friend. C. To have a vacation.5. How many people will attend the party?A. 3. B. 5. C. 6.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。
4、6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. - 2 -Husband and wife.7. When will the man probably be back?A. At 3 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 5:30 pm.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the woman doing?A. Changing her seat. B. Looking for her su
5、itcase. C. Looking for a window seat.9. Where does the woman come from?A. New York. B. England. C. Florida.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How many books can a student borrow at a time?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.11. What is probably the man?A. A student. B. A schoolmaster. C. A librarian.12. How can a stud
6、ent keep the books longer than a month?A. By renewing them.B. By showing his student ID card.C. By checking out more books.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How long will it take to get to Cambridge by bus?A. 50 minutes. B. Two and a half hours. C. 9 hours.14. How often do trains run from Kings Cross Stati
7、on to Cambridge? A. Every half-hour. B. Every one and a half hours. C. Every hour.15. What does the man advise the woman to do to reach Kings Cross Station?A. Take a bus. B. Take an underground train. C. Take a taxi.16. How far is it from the first crossroads to the entrance?A. 30 meters. B. 50 mete
8、rs. C. 60 meters.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. Why does the speaker attend English classes at a language program?A. To improve his communication skills.- 3 -B. To make more foreign friends.C. To get a good job there.18. How many classes does the speaker have a day?A. Three. B. Four. C Five19. What do
9、 we know about the speaker?A. He is born to be good at learning languages.B. He makes no efforts to learn English.C. He has no natural ability to learn a language.20. What kind of language do students often say after school? A. English. B. Foreign language. C. Native language.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第
10、一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ANEW YORK On a quiet weekend at the box office, “Ralph Breaks the Internet“ was No. 1 for the third straight week, while the upcoming DC Comics superhero film “Aquaman“ made a huge splash in Chinese theaters.With no new wide rel
11、eases, Disneys “Ralph“ again led in domestic (国内的) ticket sales with an estimated $16.1 million. The animated sequel has grossed more than $140 million in three weeks.Another holdover, “The Grinch,“ with Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of Dr. Seuss title character, trailed in second with $15.2 mil
12、lion in its fifth weekend.But the weekends biggest new arrival was in China, where “Aquaman“ debuted with $93.6 million in ticket sales. That marked a new record for a DC title in China and ranks fourth all-time for superhero films.Rounding out the top five: “Creed II,“ the latest in the “Rocky“ ser
13、ies, starring Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed, finished third with $16.8 million. J.K. Rowlings “Harry Potter“ prequel “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald“ held in fourth with $11.2 million, while Queen biopic“ Bohemian Rhapsody was fifth with $8.1 million.- 4 -21. What is the total earni
14、ng of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” for the first three weeks?A. $16.1 million. B. $140 million. C. $15.2 million. D. $93.6 million.22. Which film is a DC superhero film in the passage?A. The Grinch. B. Fantastic Beasts. C. Aquaman. D. Creed II.23. The top five films are ranked (排名) based on their ear
15、nings during _.A. a weekend B. a week C. three weeks D. a monthBThere are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. “Face the music” is a good example.Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the key and says, “Thanks so muc
16、h for watching my car while Im away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely fast car.” But you do not listen. You want to show off and pretend the car is yours. So, you drive it around the town. As a result, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. The damage is serious. W
17、hen your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and “face the music.” That could mean losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.The expression is more than 150 years old. In 1851, the writer James Fenimore Cooper expl
18、ained “face the music” as theatrical term. In a theater, the orchestra(管弦乐队) often sits in the front of the stage facing the musicians. Many actors are very nervous, a condition called stage fright. “Face the music” came to mean accepting stage fright and not giving in to it.Word experts also say “f
19、ace the music” may have come from the military. A soldier who did something terrible could be forced out of the army. When that happened, the army drummers would play slow, sad beat. The soldier would be led away seated backward on a horse and facing the music of the drums.There are other American e
20、xpressions that mean the same thing as “face the music.” If someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it,” they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the result.- 5 -24. What does the underlined part “the music” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The unpleasant music B. The beautif
21、ul red sports carC. The music played by the orchestra D. The bad result of your actions25. Which of the following is closest to the underlined word “fright” in meaning?A. fear. B. violence. C. cruelty. D. competition.26. According to word experts, the term “face the music” may have come from _.A. sp
22、orts B. the army C. legal business D. artistic design27. What is most likely to be discussed following the last paragraph?A. The origin of “You made your bed. Now lie in it.”B. Some other expressions similar to “face the music.”C. The true meaning of “You made your bed. Now lie in it.”D. Other examp
23、les to explain the meaning of “face the music.”COne night, Pilar was in a deep sleep when she was woken by her cat Inti. Inti was meowing wildly outside Pilars bedroom and throwing himself against the closed bedroom door. When Pilar opened her eyes, she saw that her bedroom was filled with smoke. As
24、 she escaped her house with Inti in her arms, she saw that a fire was burning in her kitchen. Pilar could easily have lost her life, but Inti would not let that happen. Even though Inti could have escaped the house through a cat door, he wouldnt leave Pilar.As amazing as this story is, it is not as
25、uncommon as you may think. Take the example of Charlotte Lee and her horse, Thunder. One summer night, the whole family was asleep with the windows open. It was normally very quiet where they lived. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Charlotte woke up from her sweet dream, and the noise continued. Th
26、en she heard a horse running fast towards the house. The next thing she saw was Thunder standing outside her window, neighing(嘶叫) and shaking his head. She knew something was wrong. Charlotte quickly got everyone out of the house before the earthquake hit. Thunder has saved her life.There are also s
27、tories of wild animals coming to the rescue of humans. One - 6 -animal known to be a friend of humans is the dolphin. Once, Todd Endris was surfing with his friends when he was attacked by a 13-foot(4-meter) shark. In the middle of the attack, a group of dolphins came to his rescue by forming a prot
28、ective ring around Endris until he could get safely to shore. Without the help of the dolphins, there is little chance that Todd could have escaped.No one is sure why animals have so often come to our rescue. However, it is clear that humans and animals enjoy a close relationship. It is important th
29、at we care for them as much as we can.28. Why did Inti throw himself against the door?A. He was trying to wake up his ownerB. He wanted to get out of the roomC. He felt bored and was playing by himselfD. He couldnt find the way out because of smoke29. Before the earthquake hit, Charlotte .A. closed
30、the windows B. was sleeping deeplyC. ran to warn her neighbors D. got her horse out of the stable30. Both Inti and Thunder .A. were shy and quiet B. used to make noise at nightC. were brave and smart D. saved their owners several times31. Which of the following is probably Todds feeling towards the
31、dolphins?A. Doubtful. B. Grateful. C. Frightened. D. BoredDSpecialists（专家） say it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is what these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the sp
32、ecialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to get used to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.
33、There are some evident factors（因素）in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems-the - 7 -telephones, post office, or transportationmay be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult. Who
34、 feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their own country. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same positions they ha
35、ve back home. They find themselves without any identify. They have to build a new selfimage. Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of helplessness. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environm
36、ent, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security（安全）. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short time, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experiencethese are the long-term solutio
37、ns to the problem of culture shock. 32. When people move to a new country, they _. A. will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty B. have well prepared for the new surroundings C. will get used to the culture of the country quickly D. will never be familiar with culture of the country 33
38、. According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except _. A. language communication B. weather conditions and customs C. public service systems D. homesickness 34. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, _. A. the fewer difficul
39、ties you may have abroad B. the more difficulties you may have abroad C. the more money you will earn abroad D. the less homesick you may feel abroad 35. The writer tells us that the best way to overcome culture shock is to _. A. protect ourselves from unfamiliar environment B. develop a strange sen
40、se of self-protection - 8 -C. get familiar with new culture D. return to our own country第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短语内容，从短文后的奇特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。Rock Climbing as Sport and ArtAn estimated（估计）nine million people rock climb in the United States. Millions more take part in the activity aro
41、und the world. 36 Others compete. Rock climbing can be dangerous. But there are many methods and protective devices（装置）that can increase a climbers safety.37 Climbers have to pull themselves straight up the face of very high rocks or walls. So they have to be strong enough to carry their own weight.
42、 And climbers sometimes have to hold on to rocks with only their fingers or toes.There are several kinds of rock climbing. Traditional rock climbing is done outside. Climbers wear ropes and attach devices to the rocks as they climb many hundreds of meters up. They also connect their ropes to the dev
43、ices. 38 Sport climbing is similar. However, in those cases the protective devices are permanently(永久地) placed in the rock. There is also indoor climbing. Rock walls made of wood or concrete have places for the climbers hands and feet.39 People climb glaciers or frozen waterfalls instead of rocks. T
44、hey use special equipment for the ice.And then there is bouldering（巨石攀岩）- climbing rocks between three and seven meters high. 40 Many climbers like bouldering because they can use less equipment. Climbers often need only special shoes and chalk. All climbers use chalk to keep their hands dry.A. Ice
45、climbing is exactly as it sounds.B. Some do it just for personal interest.C. Some go climbing at weekends or in holidays.D. It is a quicker and more intense（剧烈的）kind of climbing.- 9 -E. If a climber slips, a rope can stop him from falling. F. Climbing takes strength, control and good balance. G. It
46、is more challenging and dangerous, but also more fun.第三部分 英语知识运用（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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选取可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Valerie was very worried about her dad. For some time now she had noticed he was 41 his hair. One day, she asked him, “Daddy, ever
47、y day you have less hair. 42 is that?” Her father smiled and said, “Its the hair thief. He visits my 43 during the night when Im asleep.One by one he pulls out my hair, and theres no way to 44 him.”This worried Valerie, but she was 45 to help her dad. That night she stayed 46 as long as she could. W
48、hen she was 47 her dad and mom had fallen asleep, she took a hammer and went to their bedroom slowly and 48 . She didnt want the hair thief to 49 her. When she arrived at her fathers side, she carefully inspected her fathers head in order to catch the hair thief as soon as he 50 . Before long, she s
49、aw a shadow on her fathers head and she 51 it with the hammer.Her father 52 a loud cry and got out of bed at once. He turned the 53 on, and trembling with 54 , he saw Valerie waving her hammer in the air. “Daddy, I 55 got him. But it looks like he 56 !” said Valerie. Meanwhile, the mother 57 . She burst into 58 when she knew what had happened.So Valeries father had to explain that the hair thief didnt exist, and that losing hair is something that just happens naturally to most fathers. Val
