高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

我们在这里，召开私营企业家联谊会，借此机会，我代表成都市渝中工商局、渝中区私营企业协会，祝各位领导新年快乐、工作愉快、身体健康，祝各位企业家事业兴旺虎林市高级中学高一学年下学期第二次考试英语试题 说明：答题时间120分钟，总分150分。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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 is the man doing? A. Shopping at a store.B. Looking at an art exhibit.C. Choosing a bag in his closet.2. What does the woman probably like to eat in summer? A. Bananas.B. Apples.C. Strawberries.3. What is the weather like outside? A. Its sunny.B. Its cloudy.C. Its rainy. 4. Why isnt the man ready to rent the apartment? A. He doesnt like it.B. Its too close to the train.C. He doesnt know if his wife will like it.5. Where does the woman want to go? A. To the Big Splash Pool.B. To the Mega Slide.C. To the Wacky Waves.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why doesnt the woman like the class? A. There is no water.B. She thought it would be easier.C. She likes to exercise with more people. 7. What is the woman likely to do? A. Return to the class later.B. Exercise with a bigger group.C. Quit the class.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does Mr. Bridges ask for? A. Orange juice.B. Sugar in his coffee.C. Toast.9. What happened to Mr. Bridges? A. He had a bad weekend.B. His dog ran away.C. He lost his hat.10. How does the woman know Mr. Bridges? A. He is a regular customer.B. She works with him.C. They always eat in the same restaurant.听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。11. How will the man create jobs? A. By training new workers.B. By attracting more businesses. C. By providing more cleaning jobs.12. What is the man doing? A. Being interviewed.B. Giving a speech.C. Trying to raise money.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who is James talking to? A. His principal.B. His mother.C. His friend.14. Why doesnt James want to go to Northwestern University? A. Its too expensive.B. Its far from his family.C. None of his friends are going there.15. What is most important to James? A. Going to an inexpensive school.B. Going to a well-known teaching school.C. Going to an easy school.16. What is James like? A. Hes a hard worker.B. He makes friends easily.C. Hes confident hell make the right choice.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did Vincent van Gogh move to France? A. In 1889.B. In 1888.C. In 1886.18. Where is The Starry Night painted? A. In a hospital. B. In a museum. C. In a park.19. What has The Starry Night inspired today? A. French culture.B. American movies.C. Museums in New York City.20. What is true about the owner of the painting? A. They want to sell it.B. They bought it in 1941. C. They dont show it all the time. 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）AIf you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A famous scientist, Ellsworth Huntington(1876-1974), concluded, from his work among peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities.He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about rapid growth of everything in nature.Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking.21. According to this passage, your intelligence probably_.A. stays the same throughout the yearB. varies from day to dayC. changes with the seasonsD. changes from year to year22. It seems that the cold of winter _.A. increases the ability to thinkB. is the best time for thinkingC. is better for thinking than the heat of summerD. decreases the ability to think23. The two best seasons for thinking seem to be _.A. spring and fall B. winter and summer C. summer and spring D. fall and winter BMy shoe lesson number one. Back in my days as a salesman, I was on my way to deliver a speech in Newfoundland. Sitting comfortably in the airplane seat, I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat as I realized I had left my dress shoes at home. I was wearing running shoes for an important speech. I knew I could buy a new pair when I landed. Too late; the stores were already closed. What about in the morning? No, the next day was Sunday and my speech was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Ninety seconds later, however, my cold sweat has been replaced with a single idea. The next morning, I began my speech, “You might be wondering why I am wearing running shoes today. Well, its about this request here. When Im done speaking, Ill be running door to door and I want every one of you to come running with me, too.” My little “goof-up” became a clever demonstration (示范) of action speaking louder than words.My shoe lesson number two. My brother was getting married. We had just witnessed the signing of the papers at their house, and they were rushing over to another place for the ceremony. As we locked up their house, my wifes shoes broke. So off to the nearest shoe store we flew. We knew they would wait for us before starting the ceremony. What we did not know was how long they would wait.That day, my wife performed a miracle (奇迹) that no other woman had done before or since. She went into the store and came out just five minutes later with the perfect pair of shoes. Perhaps the most important lesson here is that, contrary/opposite to popular belief, the shoe does not make the man/woman. But the lack (缺乏) of shoes can surely build character.24. Upon thinking of his shoes on the plane, the author felt_ A. proud B. delighted C. panicky and tense D. encouraged25. What does the underlined part “goof-up” probably mean? A. Image B. Mistake C. Success D. Present26. Before entering the shoe store, the author thought it _. A. strange to be in a dilemma/trouble for a second time B. a great pity to have to miss his brothers wedding C. important to test the quality of a new pair of shoes D. unlikely for his wife to finish shopping in a short time27. Whats the message the author shows in the text? A. Emergencies can help shape our character. B. You can never judge a person by his looks. C. Its hard to change our character overnight. D. Never buy shoes without trying them on first.CIn the United States and several other countries, 2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League. They play on teams in their hometowns. Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires (裁判员) to make sure that everyone follows the rules. Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms. Local teams compete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant. Eventually, the top teams go to the Little League World Series.One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania. Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings (局) than adult baseball. Little League became popular after World Warwhen the game spread across the United States. By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe. Childrens baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years. After this, the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series, but the ban came to an end after one year.At first, Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve. However, in 1974, the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit. The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls. Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen. Occasionally, a Little Leaguer becomes a professional player. For example, Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues, ten of them as an AllStar player. By and large, youngsters play baseball for fun, but their parents are proud of them.28. The mothers and fathers of Little League players _A. play in the World SeriesB. travel with coachesC. give the teams money D. help run the games29. In what year was Little League established?A. 1839 B. 1939 C. 1955 D. 1739 30. Why do most players take part in Little League?A. To play in the Major League.B. To have fun and please their parentsC. They expect a profit from AllStar games.D. They want to learn how to serve as umpires.31. What is TRUE about players today?A. Little League is only for neighborhood boys.资*源%库B. Girl players have to buy their suits.C. Girls and boys can participate up to age eighteen.D. Children can only play until age twelve.DIn many countries, heart disease kills a lot of women and even more men. There are four major causes of this disease and these are smoking, poor or bad diet, a family history of heart disease and stressful work. Among these main wrong-doers, the most common cause is stress. What is stress and how do you feel when you are under stress? Imagine you live alone you are lying in bed at night and, suddenly, you hear someone in the kitchen. Immediately your heart begins to beat very fast and you feel that you can hardly breathe. What you are felling is not stress, but fear. However, your body changes in the same way when you feel stress. That means that if you feel anxious and worried during an important examination, your heart may beat very fast and you may feel breathless too. You are experiencing stress. Another common situation in which a person is likely to feel stress is to have to do something, for example, performing a boring duty, every day. Let us look at the case of Annie who was a nurse. She felt a lot of stress in her work and began to have very bad headaches at the end of the day. Each morning she woke up more tired than she was when she went to sleep. She did not want to go out in the evening with her friends and she felt unhappy all the time. Finally, she sat down and thought about her life. She saw a lot of illness and death in her work but that was not the reason why she was under stress. The real reason was that she felt unable to make a positive decision in her job she had to do what the doctors and sisters told her. So, Annie went back to college for further study. When she graduated, she found a job where she was part of a team, as before, but where she had responsibility in making decisions. Her working hours were longer and her work more difficult than when she was a nurse but she enjoyed it. She felt she was in control of her life and her work. For Annie, stress in her old job had made her change her life and end a difficult situation. Stress in her new job became a good thing because it helped her achieve satisfaction in her life and in her work.资*源%库 32. Feeling _ is one form of stress.A. tired B. alone C. anxious D. breathless33. According to the passage,_ die of heart disease.A. most men B. more men than womenC. more women than men D. both men and womenZ34.When Annie was a nurse, she felt no real _ in her work or in her life.A. unhappiness B. breakdown C. satisfaction D. responsibility35. What is one major difference between Annies new job and her old one?A. It included team work. B. It demands higher qualifications.C. It ensures satisfaction. D. It involves decision-making.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。选项有两项为多余选项。Rules on how to be a fit kidBeing fit is a way of saying a person; a person eats well, gets a lot of physical exercise, and has a healthy weight. 36 . If youre a kid who wants to be fit, here are three rules to live by. 1. Eat a variety of foods.You may have a favorite food, but the best choice is to eat a variety. 37 . Taste new foods and old ones you havent tried for a while. Some foods, such as green vegetables, are more pleasing the older you get. Shoot for at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a daytwo fruits and three vegetables.2. 38 What does it feel like to be full? When youre eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Sometimes, people eat too much because they dont notice when they need to stop eating. 39 . And over a period of time, overeating can lead to unhealthy weight gain.3. Limit screen timeWhats screen time? Its the amount of time you spend watching TV or DVD5, playing video games, and using the computer. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time available for active stuff, like basketball, bike riding and swimming. 40 These rules arent magic. However, follow them most of the time and you can become a fit kid sooner or later.A. Drink water and milk.B. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.C. Eating too much can make you feel uncomfortable.D. If you eat different foods, youre more likely to get the nutrients your body needs.E. Listen to your body.F. Ask your parents to help you do your favorite activities regularly.G. Therere a lot of discussions these days about fit kids.第三部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分55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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor 41 the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. 42 he handed them all out, he asked his students to 43 the page and begin. To everyones surprise, there were no 44 , just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyones face, told them the following:I want you to write what you 45 there.”The students, 46 , got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.At the end of the class, the professor 47 all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no 48 , described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been 49 , the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:Im not going to grade this. I 50 wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the 51 part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our 52 . We have a white paper to observe and 53 , but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a 54 given to us with love and care and we always have 55 to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us. the job that 56 our livelihood and the miracles we see every day. 57 , we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the 58 relationship with colleagues, the 59 with a friend, and etc.The dark spots are very 60 compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. 41. A. handed outB. turned upC. referred toD. pointed at42. A. SinceB. UntilC. IfD. After43. A. foldB. turnC. openD. use44. A. exercisesB. choicesC. questionsD. scores45. A. rememberB. imagineC. studyD. see46. A. surprisedB. confusedC. curiousD. displeased47. A. collectedB. finishedC. markedD. selected48. A. excuseB. doubtC. exceptionD. explanation49. A. saidB. answeredC. returnedD. read50. A. alsoB. justC. evenD. finally51. A. bigB. blackC. beautifulD. white52. A. livesB. classroomsC. collegesD. studies53. A. sendB. keepC. enjoyD. show54. A. burdenB. giftC. pressureD. lesson55. A. reasonsB. timeC. freedomD. festivals56. A. threatensB. ruinsC. providesD. changes57. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. BesidesD. Moreover58. A. closeB. complicatedC. specialD. strong59. A. stayB. contactC. satisfactionD. disappointment60. A. darkB. roundC. smallD. dirty第II卷第三节 语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面的单句，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。61. My excitement is beyond _ (describe), so I dont know what to say.62. I have fully realized _ important part tha