高二下学期第一次月考英语（普通班）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江西省临川2016-2017学年高二下学期第一次月考英语（普通班）试题第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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1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. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hospital. B.At a police station. C. In a shop.2. What does the man think of the young? A. Crazy. B. Clever. C. Honest.3. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Professor Green is at home now. B. Professor Greens former assistant is a woman. C. The woman just had a baby.4. Why does the woman turn down the mans offer? A. She has nothing to buy. B. She will go to the market herself. C. She has just been to the market.5. What do we know about the man? A. He usually eats out oncea week. B. He usually eats out every three days. C. He never eats out.第2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8题。6. Whats the weather like these days in the speakers city? A. Smoggy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.7. What does the woman have to wear ever day? A. Her hat. B. Her mark. C. Her sunglass. 8. How will the man go to work later probably? A. By car. B. By subway. C. By bus. 听第7段材料，回答9至11题。9. Whose room does the woman want to rent out? A. Her husbands. B. Her sons. C. Her daughters. 10. How much will the man pay for the room per week? A. $40. B. $30. C.$50. 11. What is the man? A. A salesman. B. A professor. C. A student. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What do we know about the man? A. He has lost his job. B. He looks tired. C. He is ill. 13. What do we know about the mans company? A. More people are needed actually. B. The manager of the company is strict. C. It is a very big compay.14. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Have a rest. B. Go to a hospital. C. Talk to his manager. 听第9段材料，回答15至17题。15. When will the school science exhibition be held? A. On the 10th of December. B. On the 5th and 6th of December. C. On the 23rd of December.16. How much should the man and his brother pay to go to the exhibition? A. $12. B. $5. C. $10.17. What can we know about the exhibition? A. It will be open from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm. B. Children under 5years old can get in free. C. Its held once a year. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why are these students staying in the college? A. To prepare for their exams. B. To finish an experiment. C. To finish a project.19. How long will most of the dormitories be closed? A. For about 10 days. B. For about 5 days. C. For about 15 days.20. What will open as usual? A. The post office and the college office. C. The library and the computer center. B. The college store and the dining hall. 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。AIf you suddenly found out you only had 6 months to live,would the things in front of you matter to you?Would the emails waiting for a response matter?Would the work youre doing matter?Would a big car and nice house and high-paying job and cool computer and mobile device and nice shoes and clothes matter?Im not saying they wouldnt matterbut its important to ask yourself whether they would.For many of us,its the loved ones in our lives.If we dont have loved ones,maybe its time we started figuring out why.Maybe we havent made time for others,for getting out and meeting others and helping others.Maybe we have shut ourselves in somehow.Or maybe we do have love ones,but we dont seem to have the time we want to spend with them.For many of us,doing work that matters would matter.That might mean helping others,or making a vital contribution to society,or creating something brilliant and inspiring,or expressing ourselves somehow.For many of us,experiencing life would matterreally being in the moment,finding passion in our lives,seeing the world and traveling,or just seeing the world thats around us right now.I highly recommend that you spend at least a little time now,and regularly,figuring out what really matters.Make the time for what does matter today.Put it on your schedule,and dont miss that appointment.Make those tough decisionsbecause choosing to live a life that is filled with the important stuff means making choices,and theyre not always easy choices.But it matters.Spend time with your significant others;show them how important they are.Take the time to stay with your child,to read with her,to play with her,to have good conversations with her,to take walks with her.Take time to be in nature,to appreciate the beauty of the world around us.The life you have left is a gift.Cherish it.Enjoy it now,to the fullest.Do what matters,mow.21. Why does the author ask so many questions in Paragraph 1? A.To expect readers to solve them. B. To arouse readers interest in his topic. C.To share his puzzles with readers. D. To make readers focus on the problems.22. For many of us,the following things matter EXCEPT . A. having a big car B. enjoying life C.creating some great things D.being with our loved ones 23. What does the author suggest? A. We should choose to live an important life. B. We should spend a little time living a life. C. We should often reflect on what is important in our life. D. We should spend all our time with our significant ones.24. From the writing style of this passage,we can see that it is . A.a novel B.a report C. a poem D. a speech B“A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website” is the definition of “selfie” in the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, it wasnt even in the dictionary until August of last year. It earned its place there because people are now so obsessed with (对痴迷) selfies we take them when we try on a new hat, play with our pets or when we meet a friend whom we havent seen in a while.But is there any scientific explanation for this obsession? Well, you should probably ask James Kilner, a neuroscientist(神经系统科学家) at University College London.Through our lifetime we become experts at recognizing and interpreting other peoples faces and facial expressions. In contrast, according to Kilner, we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them we just feel them most of the time.This has been proved in previous studies, according to the BBC.Kilner found that most people chose the more attractive picture. This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as better-looking than we actually are. To further test how we actually perceive our own faces, Kilner carried out another study. He showed people different versions of their own portrait the original, one that had been edited to look less attractive and one that was made more attractive and asked them to pick the version which they thought looked most like them. They chose the more attractive version.But what does it say about selfies? Well, isnt that obvious? Selfies give us the power to create a photograph by taking it from various angles, with different poses, using filters (滤色镜) and so on that better matches our expectations with our actual faces.“You suddenly have control in a way that you dont have in non-virtual(非虚拟的)interactions,” Kilner told the Canada-based CTV News. Selfies allow you “to keep taking pictures until you manage to take one youre happy with”, he explained.25What is the passage mainly about? A. The definition and fun of taking selfies. B. How taking selfies influences peoples daily lives. C. A study of why people love taking selfies. D. How to interpret peoples facial expressions in their selfies.26The underlined word “perceive” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “_”. A. interpret B. choose C. beautify D. explain27What did Kilner discover from his researches? A. People interpret others facial expressions worse than their own. B. People who like taking selfies know more about their facial expressions. C. People tend to spend more time looking at their faces than at others. D. People tend to believe they look more attractive than they actually are.28 According to Kilner, people like taking selfies probably because they think _. A. it is a good chance to learn more about their actual faces. B. it allows them to satisfy their expectations with their appearances. C. it enables them to interact with their friends in social media. D. it is a way to respond to others facial expressions correctly.C Your morning activities may be like this: have breakfast, brush teeth, shower, then head out to start your day. But theres a hidden step in there you may not be aware ofpolluting the ocean and endangering sea life while polluting the food chain.Microbeads（微珠） are tiny pieces of plastic in our everyday cosmetics（化妆品） that you may have never paid much attention to up until now. From face creams to shower products, theres no escaping them. But while they may help keep our skin and teeth looking good, many species of sea life are mistaking the tiny colorful balls for food, ending up with them in their digestive systems（消化系统）.Researchers find pieces of plastic in seawater they study from round the world. What makes this even more worrying is that plastic is known to be excellent at absorbing toxic pollutants（吸收有毒污染物） in water and its thought that these toxins could be making their way up the food chain and eventually onto our plates.A plate of shellfish could contain up to 50 plastic pieces.A number of countries have announced they will ban microbeads, including the UK and the US, but campaigners say that more still needs to be done to completely wipe out the tiny grains of plastic for good. Theres a lot of products containing microbeads - like washing products and other household products - which might not be forbidden. That makes no sense to us, Fiona Nicholls of Greenpeace UK writes on its website.After all, what does a hungry fish care if the micropl astic destroying its digestive system has come from a face cream or a washing powder? There are still safe ways to deal wih microbead-containing products, and for people who decide they dont want to use them any more, they can use some natural objects.29. We can know that the Microbeads_. A.are widely used in daily cosmetics. B.are now very popular among young women. C.are helpful in protecting the face and body. D.can be clearly seen in the supermarkets.30. According to the passage, many kinds of sea life _. A.are kept in big pools. B.eat the microbeads for food by mistake. C.are trained for people entertainment. D.have been killed by humans on purpose.31. Why are people worried about the plastic at sea? A. Because it has endangered the safety of humans ships. B. Because it hurts many kinds of shellfishes. C. Because it has seriously polluted our drinking water. D. Because it will absorb toxins and enter our food chain.32. What does the passage mainly talk about? A.People should protect the environment. B.Protecting the ocean is important. C.Mirobeads in cosmetics are endangering the sea life. D.There is a new type of human-ocean relationship.D Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium (水族馆) The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbournes CBD, is one of Victorias leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.* Opening Times Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.* Location ( 位置) Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is siyuated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.* Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium Train The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route (公交线路) and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions. Shuttle Bus The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Car Parking While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.* Wheelchair Access Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.* Terms Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!33. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _ . A. is located at the center of the CBD in the city B. has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne C. admits visitors from 9:30 am untill 6:00 pm D. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex34. Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take _. A. either tram route 70 or 75 B. trains from southern Cross train station C. shuttle buses around the train station D. boats across the yarra River35. Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _ . A. are free to all visitors B. can be pursed by email C. can be printed at the ticket office D. rare checked at the entrance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。 There are a few tips old people should keep in mind while traveling during the long weekend.Consider these tips to keep your traveling stress_free.1Plan ahead.Get to know your destination ahead of time.Find out the weather for the weekend and choose some fun places to go with loved ones._36_If you need a wheelchair or other devices，inform the place youre staying ahead of time.2 _37_Let your doctor know about your travel plans.They may want to discuss medications or dietary changes and offer their sound medical advice.3Consider your medications.The old should always think about any medicine they take daily.Bring enough medicine to last you the entire weekend._38_That way，if there are travel delays (耽搁)，youll be prepared.Dont leave your medications exposed in your room while youre away.Always place them in a safe spot out of harms reach.4Avoid showing flashy items.Keep your jewelry at home while youre traveling，or tuck it in a hidden spot.If youre staying in a hotel，use the room safe to hold valuables such as wallets while youre gone. _39_ If youre on the first floor，always keep windows locked to avoid break_ins.5Travel comfortably.Old people should always aim to travel comfortably._40_ Even the smallest of heels can throw off your balance and possibly cause you to fall.Use luggage with wheels for easy mobility. ATake your doctor with you. BPack your medications in your carry_on if youre flying. CPack flat shoes with good support. DTalk with friends about the best means of traveling around. EYou also can pack the necessary items like an umbrella. FAvoid placing the “clean my room” sign on the door. GTalk to your doctor. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 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。 Many years ago, when I was in high school, I worked weekends to pay for the extras that my family couldnt really 41 , I lost my wallet.My old car required putting 42 in the back. I paid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杠), and drove off. I hadnt 43 had time to miss it when my phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I 44 my purse and I had. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it, and then told me where to 45 my wallet.As I 46 into his driveway, I noticed a disabled man. I wondered 47 this man got out of his car and got my wallet off the 48 . He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, and then pick it up. I was just 49 . I felt humble. I thanked him for finding my wallet. I was 50 , though. While I didnt want to insult(侮辱) him by offering money, I really 51 like offering something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his 52 , and he said“Just pass it on”. I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest on any 53 and I would have done so without promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay his kindness, so