云南省昆明市黄冈实验学校2017-2018学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题

1、昆明黄冈实验学校 2017-2018 学年下学期第三次月考试卷高二年级英语注意事项：1 本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分，共 150 分。考试时间为 120 分钟。2 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、班级填涂在答题卡相应的位置。全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。41第 I 卷（选择题满分 100 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ifc.到答题卡上，并将所选选项涂黑。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

2、，从试题所给的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. Where was the boy hidi ng?A. Behi nd the door.B. Under the bed.C. In the closet.2. What will the man do duri ng win ter break?A. Go skii ng.B. Stay home with his dog.C. Visit some overseas frie nds.勺4 I 3. Where did

3、 the man get the vegetables?A. From his school. B. From the commu nity garde n. C. From the grocery store、4. What kind of food does the woma n want the man to buy?A. Junk food. B. Cheap food. C. Good quality food.5. What size does the woma n n eed?A. Large.B. Medium.C. Small.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后

4、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2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、7 题。6. How does the woman s family celebrate Christmas?A. They eat turkey. B. They go skati ng.C. They hold a great party.7. Who might the man be?听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 9 题。8. Whe n does

5、 the man want to go to Mexico?12. What will the woman do for the rest of the week?C. Write a book review.13. Where does the man dream about going?A. To a desert.B. To a big city. C. To a quiet isla nd.14. How long would the man like to be away?yWSA. For around half a year. B. For at least a whole ye

6、ar.C. For about six years.15. What did the young guy in the story do for work?A. He was a travel agent.B. He was a fisherma n.C. He ran his own Internet bus in ess.16. What does the woma n thi nk about the young guyC. She willdo the same thing.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long did it take to buil

7、d the Golden Gate Bridge?A. She is impressed.B. She isnt in terested at all.A. A waiter.B. An actor.C. A reporter.A. In Jan uary.B. I n February.三 rC. In August.9. What can the speakers find in Mexico duri ng the win ter?A. Snow.B. Very hot water.C.Whales.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the woma

8、 n read the book so quickly?A. The story is too excit ing.B. She just wants to get it over with.C. She has to retur n it very soon.11. How many days are there before Saturday?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.A. Read ano therbook.B. Read the book aga in.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。s story?318. What must you bring w

9、ith you if you decide to visit the Bridge?A. A camera.B. A bike.C. A jacket.19. How many bridges are longer than the Bridge?A. Four.B. Eight.C. Twelve.20. What is true about the Bridge according to the speaker?A. It s not worth visiting now. B. It s still a famous attraction in the world.C. It s the

10、 oldest bridge of its kind in the world.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。AJOIN OUR TEAMA. Want to work in media sales?This position is perfect for a graduate who wants to start a job in media sales Weare looking forsales staff with

11、 the ability to attract new customers in the highly competitive world of Internet advertising.We offer a very attractive starting salary The one who gets this job will be creative and good atcommunicating with people.Please send a CV（ 简历 ）, recent photograph, and covering letter to us.B. Open SkiesA

12、 leading adventure holiday company is looking for guides and instructors for a number ofoutdoor activities. We need physically healthy and strong people who enjoy being with other people-good team workers with an interest in cycling, riding, water sports, mountain sports and otheradventure activitie

13、s.One will havea better chance of getting this job if he or she has experience and suitable qualifications.C. Come and see the world!Recently-formed airline company requires flight attendants. These people are going to servepassengers from different countries on our plane. So we want our staff to be

14、 of smart appearance,polite and able to communicate in three or more languages.Start ing salary depe nds on experie nee.A. Three years.B. Four years.C. Seven years.4D. Volun teer n eededDaily work inclu des teach ing En glish, art, maths, etc,as well as leadi ngedueationalplay groups. Support will b

15、e given by local teachers or project staff.Volun teers should be available to start work n ext mon th. No qualificati onsrequired, but people interestedin this job should be outgoing and be good with youngchildre n.Please send a CV and a short in troducti on of yourself.21.Which job offers a high st

16、arting salary?A. Job AB. Job B C. Job CD. Job D22.If you want to become a volunteer inad D, you should.A. be an experie need teacherB. have the required qualificati onsC. be able to work from n ext month D. teach many subjects in a day.23.What do the four jobs have in com mon?A. They are all well-pa

17、id.B. They prefer excelle nt graduates.C. They n eed work experie nee.D. They require good social skills.BThe medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environmentin hospital may play an important role in helping patients to get better.As part of a n ati on wide effort in Brita in

18、 to bring art out of the museums andinto public places, some of the country s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals andto softe n the hard edges of moder n build in gs. Of the 2500 n ati onal health service hospitals in Britain,almost 100 now have very valuable collectionsof pre

19、se nt art in passages, wait ing areas and treatme nt rooms.These recent moveme nts first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set uphis studio at a Manchester hospital on northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artisthad lost his place in modern society, and that art should be e

20、njoyed by a wider audie nee.A commorinospital wait ing room might have as man yas 5,000 visitors each week. What a betterplace to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the outpatients wait ing area of the Man chester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believe

21、d to be Britain s first hospital artist,Senior was so muchin demandthat he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.The effect is striking. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitor experie nces a full view offresh colours, playful images and restful courtyards.The quality

22、 of the environment may reduce the n eed for expe nsive drugs whe n5a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto garde n needed half the nu mber of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only abrick wall to look at.24. Fro

23、m the text, the collecti ons of prese nt art are n ot show n in._A. wait ing areasB. passagesC. wash ing roomsD.treatme nt rooms25. The underlined part to soften the hard edges of modern buildingsin Paragraph2means_ ._A. to make the corners of hospital buildings roundB. to decorate hospitals with ar

24、t collect ionsC. to change peoples attitude toward hospitalsD. to replace the old buildings with modern buildings26. From th is text, we ve learnt that _._A. artists in Britain have completely lost their places in modern societyB. patie nts should be en couraged to lear n artC. art is encouraged to

25、be introduced into British hospitalsD. hospitals in Brita in should be cha nged into art museums27. It can be inferred from this text that.A. hospitals in Britain look more beautiful than those in other countriesB. hospital artists have done a lot for patientsC.exhibiti ons of art in hospital attrac

26、t more audie nee tha n that i n museumsD. the quality of hospital environmen t is being recog ni zedCThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writingGonewith the Windfirst published in 1936.Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survivalduring the American Civil War.Visit

27、ors to the Margaret Mitchell House inAtlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more abouther life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer s life. Shewas born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing storie

28、s whe n she was a child. She started work ing asa reporter for theAtla nta Jour nalnewspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking6D. show little in terest in30. Why did Ms. Mitchell stop work ing as a reporter accord ing to the passage ?Writer.C. An In troduction

29、of the Margaret Mitchell House.Margaret Mitchell.Last Thursday, Michael and Linda stood behind large food trucks distributing meals to4,000 homeless people for their wedding reception on the border town of Kilis. The couplehad decided that i nstead of host ing their friends and family for a traditi

30、onal feastrecepti on, they would feed the victims from an earthquake-stricke n area.The idea came from the bridegrooms father, Ted, who volun teers for a Turkishto a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall.The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and

31、sure of herself. The tour guideexplains:“Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from GeorgiaTech, ask ing them such questi ons as Would you really marry a woma n who works? And today it d be Would you marry one who doesn t? ”The Margaret MitchellHouse is a building that once contained s

32、everal apartments.Now we en ter the first floor apartme nt where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husba nd, JohnMarsh.TheyThe Dump .Around1926,homehealingafter anShe read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for herGone with the Windbecame a huge success.to write her own boo

33、k. Our guide saysMargaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film versionwas released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.28. The bookGo ne with the WindwasA. first published in a n ewspaper B. awarded ten Academy AwardsD. adapted from a movietower over ” i

34、n Paragraph 2 is closest inC. writte n inThe Dump29. The un derli nedphrasemea ning toA. be very pleased withB. show great respect forC. be much taller tha nA. Because she was rich eno ugh. B. Because she was injured the n.C. Because her husband didn t like it. D.31. Which is the best title for the

35、passage ?A.Gon ewith the Wind: A Huge Success. B.Because she wan tedMargaret Mitchell:to write books.A Great FemaleD. A Trip to Kn ow7relieforganization.For the past few years, the organizationhas distributed dailymeals to thousands of people whove suffered from natural disasters. He approached a re

36、prese ntativeof the orga ni zati on and suggested that the family cover part of the costs of feedi ng them for the day.Then he told his son, who was surprised by the suggestion, but soon won over.Whenhe told that to the bride, she was really shocked but fin allyaccepted becausein southeastern Turkey

37、 there is a real culture of sharing with people in need. They love to share theirfood, their table and everyth ing they have. And afterwardsshewas quite amazed about it. So, they arrived atthe distributi oncen ter on Thursdayto spend the day serving food and taking photographs with their gratefulrec

38、ipients（接受者）.On Tuesday evening, the newly married couple were still pleased with theirdecision to quit a personal celebration for one with a greater good. Its likesharing a dinner with your friends and family who have this kind of thing on a daily basis or shari ngsometh ing with people who dont ev

39、en have the most basic thi ngs,Michael said. Hopefully, this will also give the start for other weddi ng dinners to be held here with ourbrothers and sisters in n eed.32. Why did so many people crowd in Kilis?A. To atte nd Michael and Lin das weddi ng. B. To support the orga ni zati on.C. To escape

40、the damaging earthquake. D. To help distribute free daily meals.33. How did the couple celebrate their weddi ng?A. They treated their friends and relatives to a big dinner.B. They shared their happ in ess with the homeless in Kilis.C. They afforded the en tire cost of the day for feedi ng victims.D.

41、 They took photos with the grateful victims.34. What does the un derl ined word approached in Paragraph 2 mean?A. took in B. moved towards C. came across D. con sulted with35. We can know from the text that_.A. Kilis is a place which lies in southeasternTurkeyB. Ted was areprese ntative of the orga

42、ni zati onC. Linda adopted the suggesti on immediately she heard itD. Michael doubted if more new couples would follow him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。8If somethi ng that youre doing does nt challe nge you, the n it does nt cha nge you. We all n eedsome no rma

43、l stress in our lives, after all. 36 So challe nge the followi ng limits:Figure out what youre scared of and do it con ti nu ously.If youre a salesman, and youre scared of talkingto people pers on allyor overthe pho ne, now, in stead of being scared and thinking youll fail, spend at leastfive minu t

44、es a day to pick up the pho ne and make a call. 37But dontstop on the first try! Even tually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, Go-on, Im not scared!38Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress whileperforming this. Someexamples might be cook

45、ing, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping youchallenge yourself,taking a class for your hobbymay also give you extra in come.Set aside at least nine minu tes a day for physical exercise.39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wondersfor yourself. Exercise can not only help

46、you maintain your regular weight, but alsomake you feel better about yourself.Travel and allow yourself to be in terested in new people.Dont just limit yourself to your fellow travelersservice staff. You n ever know what kind of people theyre going to be. Get out ofyour house or go on li ne right no

47、w to book your class. 40_A. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.B. Take a class for a hobby you ve been wanting to now and the n to challe nge yourself.D.Running in the gym may be a better choice.E.You dont n eed to go to the gym.F. Some one may hang up

48、 on you.G.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四个选项（A B C 和 D 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a child, I started learningto play the piano, myfavorite musical 41 ,buttry to connect with theYou should do it continuously.C.9I was forced to give up when I started my

49、 middle school 42 I could concentrate more on my studies.It s one of my biggest 43 to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During thefollowing years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would 44 . However, I didn t keep my promisebecause I was 45 with mystudy. 46 I lost touch with

50、 my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. Iwas very sad becauseI lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gen tle pers on .It hurts me tothink she may have been 47that I never returned. I haven t taken lessons sincethen but to be honest, I 48_ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn t help

51、 recallingmany 49 - times of my practis ing at home and play ing before my teacher and one time my teacher 50me after I played en tire pieces of music wrong in front ofher colleagues. I was so 51 that I could hardly say anything. But her 52_helped me ease my shame. These memories, 53 , good or bad,

52、never caused my 54 for play ing the piano aga in.This thought the n led me to think that 55 is like music, and that we all tryto play different 56 in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch（音高）is 57 when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we allcontinue to create our

53、 own 58 style of music. No matter what style our music is,it is 59 that we sing the songs of joy, quiet ness and love. Though I may n evermake it back to pia no less on s, it does nt60that Ivestopped making music.41.A. in strume ntB. performa neeC. roomD. stage42.A. in thatB. so thatC. now thatD. ex

54、cept that43.A. successesB. regretsC. decisi onsD. hobbies44.A. playB. graduateC. leaveD. return45.A. occupiedB. angryC. satisfiedD. patie nt46.A. ActuallyB. Co nsta ntlyC. Sudde nlyD. Gradually47.A. ast oni shedB. gladC. disappo in tedD. amazed48.A. likedB.neededC. wan tedD. decided49.A. dreamsB. ex

55、pressi onsC. wordsD. memories50.A. in structedB. hurtC. praisedD. respected51.A. gladB. movedC. embarrassedD. excited52.A. happ in essB. satisfacti onC. comfortD. sigh53.A. in steadB. mea nwhileC. thereforeD. however54.A. hopeB. courageC. feeli ngD. effort55.A. lifeB. learni ngC. attitudeD. enjoymen

56、t1056.A. cardsB. sportsC. rolesD. games57.A. hardB. won derfulC. surpris ingD. complex58.A. uniqueB. bori ngC. com monD. similar59A. necessaryB. stra ngeC. possibleD. importa nt60A. matterB. meanC. reportD.appear第 II 卷（非选择题满分 50 分）第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（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

57、内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。Mr. James owns a compa ny. He put an advertiseme nt61a n ewspaper fora boy to work in his office. Out of n early fifty people62came to apply,the man selected one and dismissed_63_ others.“I would like to know, ” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, w

58、ho brought neither a sin gle letter,64a sin gle recomme ndati on. ”“You are wrong, ” said the gentlemen. “He had many. He wiped his feet at the door andclosed the door behi nd him, 65(mea n) that he was careful. He gave his seatimmediately to an old man, show ing that he was ki nd and66(thought). He

59、 tookoff his cap whe n he came in and an swered my questi ons quickly, show ing that he wasa polite gen tlema n. Every one else stepped over the book that I67(put) onthe floor purposely. He picked 68 up and placed it on the table, and he waited quietly for his turn instead of push ing and crowdi ng.

60、 When I talked to him, I 69 (no tice) his tidy clothi ng, his n eatlybrushed hair, and his clea n fin ger mails.Can t you see that these are excelle nt recomme ndati ons? I con sidered them to be more sig ni fica nttha n70(letter). ”Heari ng the words, the friend no dded in agreeme nt.第四部分写作（共两节，满分