高二英语下学期3月月考 试题

在学生就要走出校门的时候，班级工作仍要坚持德育先行，继续重视对学生进行爱国主义教育、集体主义教育、行为规范等的教育，认真落实学校、学工处的各项工作要求益阳市2017年上学期高二3月月考英语试题时量:120分钟 分值:150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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 will the woman most probably do?A. Continue working hard. B. Enjoy her family life. C. Have a short break. 2. Whats the conversation mainly about?A. A performance. B. A subject. C. A person. 3. Why does the man ask for leave?A. Hes sick. B. He will pick up John. C. Hes going to play golf. 4. What does the woman say about Bob?A. He is always happy. B. He is hard to deal with. C. He is always complaining. 5. How much will the man pay?A. $26. 50. B. $25. C. $22. 50. 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What will the man do first?A. Play golf. B. Have a conference. C. Attend a golf course. 7. Why did the man take up golf?A. It might do good to his career. B. It was part of his New York project. C. It could help improve his health. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. How does the man like the city?A. Bad. B. Good. C. Just so-so. 9. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors. 10. Where does the woman suggest the man go shopping?A. The supermarket. B. The downtown shops. C. The new shopping center. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. When will the BBQ start?A. Tomorrow. B. Tonight. C. This afternoon. 12. Who is the host?A. Thomas. B. Sandra. C. Jerry. 13. What do we know about the woman?A. She doesnt know Jackie at all. B. She is from Hong Kong School. C. She will give the man a call later. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. What is the man?A. A zoo keeper. B. A writer. C. A journalist. 15. How does a cat act when defending itself?A. Its ears will lie down flat against its head. B. Its ears will turn toward the side. C. Its tail will go straight up. 16. How does a cat try to understand humans?A. By listening to the tone. B. By following the gestures. C. By watching humans eyes. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What does the speaker do?A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A nurse. 18. Where will the students probably go next?A. The hospital. B. The library. C. The playground. 19. When is the school hospital open?A. 8:305:00 pm every day. B. 9:005:00 pm on weekdays. C. 9:005:00 pm every day. 20. What is the school hospitals phone number?A. 746539. B. 764593. C. 745693. 第二部分：阅读部分（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节：共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分AIn order to help customers find what they want quickly, its important to keep the thousands of titles in the Main Street Movies store organized properly. This section will tell you how to organize videos.Each Main Street Movies store has three main sections:1. New ReleasesWall2. Film Library3. Video GamesNew Releases Wall. Almost 70 percent of movie rentals (租赁) are new releases, and that is the first place that most customers go when they enter the store. The center section of shelves on this wall holds Hottest Hits. When new titles come into the store, place them on this wall in alphabetical (字母的) order. After 30 days, move the Hottest Hits titles to the shelves on either side called Recent Releases, again in alphabetical order. Titles stay on these shelves eight to ten months before being moved to Film Library shelves.Film Library. Thousands of titles in the Film Library are organized into categories (类别). The films within each category are displayed alphabetically. Here are the categories and their two-letter computer codes:ACActionCOComedyFLForeign LanguageCHChildrenDRDramaSCScience FictionCLClassicsFAFamilySISpecial InterestVideo Games. Games in our store are also arranged together, in alphabetical order. Although video games represent only a small percentage of our inventory ( 存货), they are stolen more often than any other type of videos in our store. Therefore, video games are never displayed on the shelves. Shelves in the Video Games section holdcards with pictures and information about each game. When a customer wants to rent a particular game, he or she will bring you the card. You then get the game from the locked case behind the counter ( 柜台), and file the card in the “Video Game Rentals” box. When the game is returned, you put the card back on the appropriate shelf so that it is available for another customer.21. How are new movies moved through the store?A. From Hottest Hits to Film Library to Recent Releases.B. From Film Library to Hottest Hits to Recent Releases.C. From Hottest Hits to Recent Releases to Film Library.D. From Recent Releases to Film Library to Hottest Hits.22.Video games are locked behind the counter _.A. because therere so few games in the storeB. because theres no shelf to display themC. in case someone damages themD. in case someone steals them23. For whom is the passage most probably written?A. The stores manager. B. The stores suppliers.C. The stores customers. D. The stores salespeople.BKay and Charles Giddens sold their home to start a bed and breakfast. Four years later, the couple now dishes out banana pancake breakfasts, cleans toilets, serves homemade cookies to guests in a bed and breakfast surrounded by trees on amountain known for colorful sunsets.“Do I miss the freeways? Do I miss the traffic? Do I miss the stress? No,” says Ms.Giddens. “This is a phenomenon thats fairly widespread. A lot of people are rethinking their lives and figuring out what they want to do.”Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing, living closer to work and commuting (通勤) less, avoiding shopping malls, borrowing books from the library instead of buying them, and taking a cut in pay to work at a more pleasurable job.Vicki Robin, a writer, tells us how she deals with the changes in her budget, now far less than what she used to make.“You become conscious of where your money is going and how valuable it is, ”Ms. Robin says. “You tend not to use things up. You cook at home rather than eat out. You find your life is not a mess anymore, and you discover your living costs havegone way down.”Janet Luhrs, a lawyer, quit her job after giving birth and leaving her daughter with a babysitter for two weeks. “It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids,” she says. “Simplicity is not just about saving money; its about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”Ms. Luhrs now edits a magazine called Simple Living, which publishes tips on how to buy recycled furniture and shoes, and organize potluck (家常便饭) dinners instead of fancy receptions.“Simplicity is about conscious living and creating the life you want. The less stuff you buy, the less money goes out the door, and the less money you have to earn, ”Ms. Luhrs explains.24. How does Ms. Giddens feel about the life she is living now?A. Bored. B. Worried. C. Satisfied. D. Surprised.25. What does the phenomenon Ms. Giddens mentioned refer to?A. Serving others. B. Finding a new job.C. Living a simple life. D. Opening a restaurant.26. Janet Luhrs gave up her job as a lawyer in order to _.A. have one more baby girl B. create her own magazineC. make her career in music D. spend more time with her kids27. In which part of a newspaper will the passage most probably appear?A. Business. B. Lifestyle. C. Education. D. EntertaiCThe ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture could be used to treat anxiety and depression (抑郁) instead of drugs, says a health editor Laura Milne.It is best known as a treatment for controlling our aches and pains, but few of us know that acupuncture can also be used to treat anxiety and depression. New research by the British Acupuncture Council and the charity Anxiety UK showed that only 10 per cent of sufferers use acupuncture to deal with their anxiety, whereas almost half (49.2 per cent) turn to medication. Almost all participants of the study (93.8 per cent) said they would be open to trying a complementary (辅助的) therapy, but nearly two thirds (62.7 per cent) were not even aware that acupuncture could help their condition. Anxiety UK believes this could be due to a lack of proper understanding of the condition, the cost of treatments as well as the problems theyll meet while accessing therapies, especially complementary therapies.Nick Pahl of the British Acupuncture Council says, “As traditional acupuncture can be highly beneficial for anxiety, we felt it was important to better inform those suffering with the condition about how acupuncture can help so they can make a wise decision regarding their treatment.”Nicky Lidbetter of Anxiety UK says, “Some members find complementary therapies, including acupuncture, helpful in the management of their anxiety condition.”Acupuncture originated in China and has been in use for more than 2,000 years and practitioners state that by inserting tiny needles into particular areas of the skin, they can affect the channels of pain that run up and down the body, blocking pain.Previous research has shown that acupuncture can help ease anxiety by acting on areas of the brain known to reduce sensitivity to pain and stress, as well as promoting relaxation and deactivating the “analytical” brain, which is responsible for anxiety and worry.The acupuncture practitioners say the most common form of anxiety they treat is depression (94.9 per cent) closely followed by panic attacks (86.1 per cent) with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) not far behind. Nearly two-thirds of practitioners say that their patients see them instead of previous treating methods and that a significant 87.3 per cent of patients have previously tried medication.The study also suggests that over two thirds of the UKs three million anxiety sufferers fail to seek treatment for their condition, admitting that they just “try and get on with things”, even though half of the sufferers state that the condition has affected their career and relationships. 28. Which of the following is NOT the reason why some people overlook the function of acupuncture?A. They have limited knowledge about the condition.B. They are not clear about how much will be charged.C. They are not sure about the possible problems.D. They are not interested in the treatment of acupuncture.29. What can we learn from Nick Pahls words?A. The study has negative effects on our health.B. Education about acupuncture is worthwhile.C. Traditional acupuncture needs polishing up.D. People should be concerned about acupuncture.30. What can we know about the results of the study?A. When people feel anxious, half of them feel depressed.B. 50.6% of people suffer from panic attacks when feeling anxious.C. About three million sufferers find their career affected by anxiety.D. More than two million sufferers dont have their condition treated.31. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?A. Advice on seeking treatment for anxiety and depressionB. Acupuncture: a normal phenomenon in the UKC. Potential benefits of acupuncture to anxiety and depressionD. Acupuncture: new hope in treating anxiety and depressionDAs we enter the holiday season there are often many chances to volunteer our time, talents, and money to those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. Collecting food for the hungry, toys for poor children, or working at a local soup kitchen all help others enjoy a better holiday season while they make us feel good too.Many people report that helping others feels good, often claiming that they get more out of the experience than from those they help.At Santa Clara University where I am a psychology professor, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring breaks are very popular vacations among students. They work with the poor rather than take a relaxing vacation focusing on their own needs and pleasures. Some of these experiences are based in local social service agencies (such as a local homeless shelter) while others occur overseas.My students and I have conducted and published several studies where we assessedcompassion (同情), stress management, well-being and spiritual fulfillment ( 满足) before they leave for a service trip.When they returned, we found that the students who help others are not only morecompassionate, but also have higher well-being and stress management scores.We dont know exactly why those who help others obtain these benefits but we believe that it may be due to the lessons that they learn while working with those who have much less than they do. They perhaps see that they live better lives than others and thus their hassles and disappointments dont seem so bad in comparison. How can you be bothered by the size of your dorm room, or the stress of final exams, or by not having the latest iPhone when others are suffering and struggling? These students develop more gratitude and reasonable expectations for themselves when theycompare their lives with those of others.My colleague, Professor Carl Thoresen found that those who volunteer an average of 2 hours per week throughout their lives have a 40% lower mortality rate (死亡率) than those who dont. And regular volunteering is related to a longer life.Doing the right thing for others means helping those in need. Being with them as equals is important rather than behaving in a superior position. Its the right thing to do for others and its the right thing to do for ourselves as well.32. From Paragraph 1, we know that _.A. the more money we donate to others, the happier we areB. we should cook for those suffering from hungerC. there are many people who are less fortunate than usD. its meaningful to be a volunteer during the holiday season33. The underlined word “hassles” in Paragraph 6 probably means“_”.A. difficulties B. expectations C. benefits D. improvements34. What would Professor Carl Thoresen agree with?A. People can keep healthy by helping others.B. Helping others probably makes for a longer life for people.C. Everyone should do voluntary work two hours a week.D. Equality is important in communicating with others.35. In the authors opinion, helping others is _.A. worth praising B. beneficial to peoples healthC. the duty of everyone D. a win-win situation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。36_ There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited. Today things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. 37_.Everyone realizes today if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow in the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees. 38_ However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise, in a few years, there will not be enough food.39_ If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept. 40_ The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problem, we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.A. What can we do to solve these problem?B. So we should try our best to protect the environment.C. In the past, man didnt have to think about the protection of his environment.D. We realize that if the rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.E. Why do some people do so foolish things?F. If we continue to do this, human life wont survive in the future.G. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.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。Weve all found random ( 任意的) numbers or letters written on the money in our wallets the kind of things we often 41 _ when paying for coffee. Maybe, 42 _ , we should pay closer attention. This week I came across a(n) 43 _ story about 86-year-old Peter Bilello and his wife, Grace. The couple have been 44 _ for 50 years and have two children and four grandkids. Since Grace was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, Peter has never left her side.One day a(n) 45 _ came to Peters mind. He 46 _ out two dollar bills and told his wife, “Im going to 47 _ one on the front: Peter B. And I want you to sign one too: Grace B. Ill put these two dollars in my 48 _ to remember our l