1、- 1 -长阳一中 20182019学年度第一学期 12月月考高二英语试卷考试时间：120 分钟 试卷总分：150 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. What did the man borrow from the woman? A. A book. B. A science magazin
2、e. C. A video.2. Who will teach the woman to drive? A. Her coach. B. Her mother. C. Her father.3. What will the speakers probably do today? A. Go swimming. B. Hike in the mountain. C. Have a walk.4. How does the woman feel about her childs performance? A. It was perfect. B. It could be better. C. It
3、 was too difficult for her child.5. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the library. B. At a bookstore. C. In a theater.第二节听下面 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。- 2 -听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the man
4、suggest doing at first? A. Going to a concert. B. Seeing a play. C. Going to a movie.7. Where will the speakers meet this Sunday? A. In front of the theatre. B. In the mans house. C. In front of the womans house.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How did the man sound at first?A. He was a little tired. B. He was
5、very happy. C. He felt bored.9. What do we know about the Drama Club? A. Students should pay some fees to join it.B. Students need to show their performing talent to join it.C. Only a few students have interest in the club.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 13题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Fri
6、ends. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.11. Where does the woman live these days? A. At the mans house. B. At a hotel. C. At her home.12. When should the woman arrive at the airport at the latest? A. At 7:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:30.13. What will the man do for the woman? A. Help her pack up. B. Buy a tick
7、et for her. C. Take her to the airport.听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 16题。14. When did the woman tell the man to throw trash? A. Over 20 days ago. B. About 10 days ago. C. About - 3 -a week ago. 15. Where is the sandwich now? A. In the laundry room. B. In the kitchen. C. In the living room. 16. How did Kenny once
8、help the woman? A. He picked her up at the hospital. B. He threw out the trash for her. C. He helped her with the laundry. 听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What do we know about Steve? A. He is twenty years old. B. His family is poor. C. He is stupid.18. What kind of person is Miss White? A. She is very str
9、ict. B. She is always worried. C. She is patient and kind.19. When did Steve show interest in studying? A. When he realized someone cared about him. B. When Miss White gave him a gift.C. After Miss White told him a story.20. In which grade did Steve pass his first test? A. The first grade. B. The si
10、xth grade. C. The seventh grade.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALast week, Donna Strickland was awarded the 2018 Nobel prize for physics jointly with Arthur Ashkin and Grard Mourou. Its the first time in 55 years that a woman has won
11、this famous prize, but why has it taken so long? - 4 -We look at five other pioneering female physicists past and present who actually deserve the prize.Jocelyn Bell BurnellPerhaps the most famous snub(冷落): then-student Bell discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967, when she was a PhD student at C
12、ambridge. The Nobel prize that recognised this landmark discovery in 1974, however, went to her male supervisor, Antony Hewish. Recently awarded a 2.3m Breakthrough Prize, which she gave away to help under-represented students, she joked to the Guardian: “I feel Ive done very well out of not getting
13、 a Nobel prize.”Lene HauHau is best known for leading the research team at Harvard University in 1999 that managed to slow a beam of light, before managing to stop it completely in 2001. Often topping Nobel prize prediction lists, could 2019 be Haus year?Vera RubinRubin discovered dark matter in the
14、 1980s, opening up a new field of astronomy. She died in 2016, without recognition from the committee.Chien-Shiung WuWus “Wu experiment” helped disprove the “law of conservation of parity”. Her experimental work was helpful but never honoured, and instead, her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel priz
15、e for their theoretical work behind the study.Lise MeitnerMeitner led groundbreaking work on the discovery of nuclear fission. However, the discovery was acknowledged by the 1944 Nobel prize for chemistry, which was won by her male co-lead, Otto Hahn.21. When was the discovery of radio pulsars recog
16、nized by the Nobel?A. In 1944 B. In 1967. C. In 1974. D. In 1980.22. Which woman is most likely to win a Nobel prize later according to the text?A. Donna Strickland B. Jocelyn Bell Burnell C. Lene Hau - 5 -D. Vera Rubin23. What do we know about the five females?A. The five female scientists did grea
17、tly in chemistry.B. Vera Rubin had opened up a new field in geometry.C. Lise Meitners teacher won a Noble prize for her work.D. All their findings havent been recognized by the Nobel. BWhen school started on that warm August day, I threw myself into everything I did, including playing volleyball. I
18、decided to become beautiful, or at the very least, skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness（头晕）that came with my poor diet, for those feelings meant that I was winning.As the season progressed, thing
19、s had become tense between my head volleyball coach, Coach Smith, and me. She felt that something was wrong with my health. She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldnt listen to her when she tried to make me eat. She tried to persuade me in a determined way and so we fought const
20、antly. Then my hunger started to affect my performance. I was so tired that practice and games were becoming a struggle. One afternoon, with hurt in her eyes, Coach Smith asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet. She looked at me, disappointment in her eyes, knowing she couldnt make me s
21、top, and walked away.A couple of weeks later I attended a formal dinner for our volleyball team. I stood there as my coach managed to say something nice about me. I realized then that I had ruined my senior year by being disrespectful, and I had probably ruined hers as well. So that evening I wrote
22、her a letter apologizing and thanking her.Then one Saturday, as I was reading in the library, I felt someone gently take my arm and say softly, “Lynn Jones, how are you doing?” I looked up and saw the familiar face. “Thanks for the letter,” she said. “It meant a lot.”When I think of a coach, I think
23、 of someone above me, someone who gives - 6 -instruction not a friend. But Coach Smith is different, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a determined way even when I hated her for it at that time. I didnt deserve her kindness, but she gave it anyway. I will forever be grate
24、ful for her help, and now for her friendship.24. How did the author feel when she ate a poor diet and had a sense of tiredness?A. Ashamed. B. Proud. C. Funny. D. Nervous.25. The author fought with Coach Smith because .A. she refused to go on a diet B. she caused failure of her teamC. she changed the
25、 training course D. she kept her idea of losing weight26. Why did the author write a letter to Coach Smith?A. She felt sorry for eating too little food. B. She decided to improve her performance.C. She was grateful for Smiths care for her health. D. She wanted to build a close relationship with Smit
26、h.27. What is the best title for the text?A. Unexpected Friendship B. A Fight with My CoachC. A Strict Volleyball Coach D. My Way of Losing WeightCForeign visitors to the UK might be disappointed when they learn that not everyone there speaks like Harry Potter and his friends. Usually, theres an ass
27、umption by many non-Brits that everyone in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation (RP, 标准发音) accent, also called “the Queens English”. However, while many people do talk this way, most Britons speak in their own regional accents.Scouse, Glaswegian and Black Country from Liverpoo
28、l, Glasgow and the West Midlands are just three of the countless non-RP accents that British people - 7 -speak with. There are even differences in accents between towns or cities just 30 kilometers apart. What is even more disappointing is that not speaking in a RP accent may mean a British person i
29、s judged and even treated differently in their everyday life.In a 2015 study by The University of South Wales, videos of people reading a passage in three different UK accents were shown to a second group of people. The group then rated how intelligent they thought the readers sounded. The lowest-ra
30、ted accent was Brummie, native to people from Birmingham, a city whose accent is considered working class.However, there is no need to be disappointed though you are not speaking in an RP accent. In fact, doing the opposite may even give you strength.Kong Seong-jae, 25, is an internet celebrity from
31、 Seoul. After studying in the UK, he picked up several regional accents. Hes now famous for his online videos, where he shows off the various accents hes learned. “British people usually get really excited when I use some of their local dialect words, and they become much friendlier. I think it make
32、s a bit of bond between local people and foreigners to speak in their local accent,” he said.So if youre working on perfecting your British accent, try to speak like someone from Liverpool, Glasgow or Birmingham. You may not sound like Harry Potter, but you are likely to make more friends.28. What c
33、an we infer from paragraph 1?A. Only “the queens English” is accepted in the UK.B. Non-Brits usually hold that all Britons speak in a RP accent.C. Foreign visitors are disappointed at their own spoken English.D. Any Received Pronunciation around the world is also called “the Queens English”.29. What
34、 do people think of the Brummie accent?A. Closest to the RP accent. B. Spoken by people of lower class.C. Smart and easy to understand. D. Favored by foreign visitors - 8 -to the UK.30. What does the underlined phrase “doing the opposite” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Speaking in regional accents. B. S
35、peaking in a RP accent.C. Speaking the Brummie accent. D. Speaking like Harry Potter.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. How much British people value the RP accent. B. A comparison between different British accents.C. The effect of regional accents on peoples lives. D. A study about the most in
36、telligent accent in Britain.DWe are lucky to live in a world that is full of incredible technology. Our living rooms are packed with computers, LCD TVs, video game systems, and Blue-ray players that help us enjoy the latest entertainment. Although these items bring us joy and convenience, they also
37、create a lot of junk. Each device needs its own plug and adaptor to keep its batteries recharged, and over time these wires get tangled (缠绕在一起的 ). Thankfully, something has come along to help rid our homes of this mess while still supplying these devices with the power they need. Its called wireless
38、 charging and this trend is just starting.Wireless charging has a lot of potential for smartphones and other electronic devices. Electronic devices can absorb the electricity once theyre placed on a special charging mat. There are several advantages that wireless charging offers over traditional met
39、hods. For starters, cords (电线) have a tendency to wear out with use. Wireless charging users never have to worry about buying replacement cords. Wireless charging is also far more convenient for medical implants, as patients wont need to recharge their devices through the skin using cords. In turn,
40、this cuts down on the risks of infection. Wireless charging can also bring safety benefits, as wired charging devices that come in contact with water can increase the chances of getting an electric shock. Wireless charging gets rid of that danger completely.- 9 -Still, there are a few drawbacks to w
41、ireless charging. The first is speed. It takes a bit longer to charge devices wirelessly than it does if the device is plugged in. The process also requires more heat, so devices tend to get a bit hotter, which could create other safety issues. Also, since devices must be left on a special pad while
42、 charging, it is harder to operate them while they are powering up. This limitation may be gotten rid of in the future, as researchers are developing transmitters (发射器) that can charge several different devices in a room without the need to connect to a charging pad. Although wireless-charging techn
43、ology may be far from perfect, it seems like a step in the right direction as we move towards a less-tangled future.32. What is a problem with many modern appliances?A. Most people cant afford to pay for them. B. They can cause a lot of junk around the house.C. They go out of style too quickly. D. T
44、hey are not very entertaining.33. Why is wireless charging beneficial for medical patients?A. It often brings down the cost for their medical bills.B. Wireless charging has shown to cure people of serious diseases.C. It is more convenient to check or repair their devices.D. Its being used as a repla
45、cement for many pills.34. Which of the following is a disadvantage of wireless charging?A. Wireless charging means devices take up more space.B. People can now buy fewer devices for their homes.C. It takes longer to charge your battery wirelessly.D. People cant plug in their devices conveniently.35.
46、 What seem to be the authors attitude towards wireless charging?A. Cautious. B. Uncaring. C. Disapproving. D. Favorable.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- 10 -选项。Tips for procrastinators (拖延者)You manage to finish and hand the project in on time, but you feel exhausted.
47、Then, your teacher says, “Get ready. We will start the test in 5 minutes.” 36 Many of us are guilty of delaying doing what we should do. At the same time, we might risk missing a deadline and not getting a good mark. It is also very stressful. Here are some tips for procrastinators on how to get you
48、r work done ahead of time.Create a to-do list. Creating a list will help organize your work and ideas while keeping you on track. 37 Keep it up to date by checking off completed tasks as you go along. This will keep you focused and orderly.38 Chances are, you wont be able to get a lot of work done w
49、hen youre tired. Finding a time of day when you are full of energy will get you to be more productive. Choose reliable study partners. Working with study partners will encourage you to complete the task at hand and ensure that you remain focused. 39 Divide the work into smaller parts. Procrastination is often a reaction to feeling overwhelmed (无法对付的). Dividing work into smaller parts will make it easy to handle. 40 You will find your ability and be more likely to finish what you need to do.Hopefully these tips will help you do aw
