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2018-2019学年度第二学期高二级英语第二次月考试题一、阅读理解（共两节,满分100分） 第一节(共15小题:每小题3分,满分45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.AKing Midas used to love goldOne day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for somethingThe king replied at once , “I love gold I want everything I touch(触摸) to change into gold”“Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.The king waited excitedly till the next morningTo his joy ,everything he touched changed immediately into gold“Im the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.Soon Midas became hungryHe sat down at his tableAll the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand “Im dying of hunger.” He cried.Just then his daughter came running in “Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around himThere and then she became a golden statueThe king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this ,he began to cryHe looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him“Dont you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy“Please take it away,” begged the king,“give me back my daughter.”“Well, you have learned your lessonGo and wash in the riverThen the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.1The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_Ashe hoped to make the king the richest in the world. BShe loved gold too.CShe wanted to teach the king a lesson.DShe wanted to turn the kings daughter into gold.2When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _Aexcited Bhungry Cworried Dhappy3Which of the following might have happened afterwards?AThe king died in the river.BThe kings daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.CAll the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.DBoth B and C BA young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor（售票员） hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , said a middle-aged man.Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company, said a second passenger. Thats right, another lady said, I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised.Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young womans lap interrupted, I know his name. I call him Dad.4. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to _ A. make a demand for more busesB. thank the conductor for his good serviceC. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor 5. What was the gentleman?A. A teacher. B. A newspaper reporter.C. Not known from the story.D. The conductors friend from his company.6. The word he in the last paragraph refers to_.A. the gentleman B. the conductorC. the middle-aged manD. the three-year-old child7. It is clear from the story that the conductor _.A. has changed his attitude towards his workB. has now been kind and polite to all passengersC. has not changed his rude behavior to passengersD. has now been kind and polite to women with childrenCHave you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy.Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a birds song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.8. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually _.A.an expression of happiness B. a way of warningC. an expression of anger D. a way of greeting9. What is a birds “territory”？A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.C. An area for which birds fight against each other.D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.10. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?A . Because they want to invite more friends.B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.C. Because they want to find outsiders around.D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.11. How does the writer explain birds singing?A By comparing birds with human beings. B. By reporting experiment results.C. By describing birds daily life. D. By telling a birds story.DWhat will man be like in the futurein 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious example.Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today.Now, on average, men are about three inches taller.Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller.Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal.Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity.As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular the forehead, which will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use.In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses.But over a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs.These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker.At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true.All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us.He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.12The passage mainly tells us that _.Amans life will be different in the futureBfuture man will look quite different from usCman is growing taller and uglier as time passesDmans organs functions will be on the wane13What serves as the evidence that man is changing?AMan has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.BMans hair is getting thinner and thinner.CMans arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.DMan has been growing taller over the past 500 years.14Which is TRUE about a human being in the future?AHe is hairless because hair is no longer useful.BHe has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.CHis fingers grow weaker because he doesnt have to make use of them.DHe thinks and feels in different ways.15It is implied that _.Ahuman beings will become less attractive in the futureBless use of a bodily organ may lead to its degeneration（退化）Chuman beings hope for a change in the future lifeDfuture life is always predictable第二节：七选五 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。选项中有两个选项为多余选项。Shakinghands,AmericanstylePeopleoftenshakehandsintheUnitedStates.Americanmenshakehandswithothermen.Americanwomenoftenshakehandswithmen,andsometimestheyshakehandswithotherwomen.Adultsshakehandswithchildren.Andsomepeopleeventeachtheirdogstoshakehands!_16_Howdotheyshakehandsjustlongenough?Justhardenough?Herearefourlittlerulestoremember.1. Useyourrighthand.2.Usegoodeyecontact(眼神交流).Lookatthepersonintheeyewhileyouareshakinghands.3.Dontshaketoolong._17_Thenletgoandpullyourhandbacktowardyou.4._18_.Whenahandshakeisweak,Americansthinkthepersonmaynotbeahardworkeroragoodleader.Whenahandshakeistoostrong,Americansthinkthepersonistoorough(粗鲁)orhasbadmanners._19_.Theyshakehandswhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Theyshakehandstosaycongratulations.Theyshakehandswhentheymeetafternotseeingeachotherforawhile.Andtheyoftenshakehandswhentheysaygood-bye.Inbusiness,shakinghandsshowsagreementandhonesty.Handshakesaregoodeverywhere._20_Somakesuretoshakeplentyofhands.A.Offeryouhandfirst.B.Shakefornomorethanthreeseconds.C.Howdopeopleshakehandscorrectly?D.Dontshaketoostronglyortooweakly.E.Itisnotpolitetorefuseapersonshand.F.WhendopeopleintheUnitedStatesshakehands?G.Makesureyourhandsarentsweatywhenyoudothis.二完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course is my trip_21_England.This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me_22_There were quite a lot of interesting places in England，_23_Oxford.When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on_24_sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist_25_in Oxford is Christ(基督) Church.Its_26_one of Oxford Universitys 39 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church，27 was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter_28_I felt really excited when I heard this._29_place that impressed me_30_during my trip was a place called StratforduponAvon. It was a small town. Maybe you havent_31_it, but Im sure you heard about William Shakespearethe great mans_32_In StratforduponAvon, I could_33_Shakespeares Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with_34_I went to Shakespeares Birthplace. It was the house_35_Shakespeare was born and_36_his early years. 37 sitting room, hallway(走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished(布置)in 16thcentury 38_I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated(以图解说明)Shakespeares life and career in both Stratford and London.I really enjoyed this nice trip to England，_39_I learnt a lot. Im very happy that I could visit such an interesting_40_I want to go there again in the future.21A. at Bfor Cto Dfrom22A. excited Bdisappointed Cexciting Ddisappointing23A. for example Bas such Csuch as Dfor instance24A. either Bboth Cneither Deach25A. views Bscenes Cinterests Dsites 26A. still Btoo Calso Dyet27A. which Bthat Cwho Dwhere28A. novels Brecords C. songs Dfilms 29A. Other BAnother CEach DEvery30A. deep Bhigh Cdeeply Dhighly31A. thought about Blistened to Cheard about Dconsidered as32A. office Bhometown Cplay Dtheatre33A. speak Bsay Csee Dtalk34A. Harry Potter BOxford CEngland DShakespeare 35A. where Bthat Cwhen Dwho 36A. paid B. cost Cspent Dtook37A. Its BIts CIt had DIt was38A. site Bstyle Cshape Dshade39A. for which Bwhich Cfrom which Din which40A. place Btown Csummer Dcountry 三 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词正确的形式。 Many people have influenced me in my life and most of them were teachers. If I had to choose one who has had the _41_(great )influence on me, it would have to be Mrs Gullion at Lilburn Elementary School in Lilburn. She put much effort and time into_42_ (teach) music. There are many reasons why she was my favorite teacher of all time.She was very kind _43_ me. There were quite a few times when I would play _44_ piano for our class. She always took the time _45_ (listen) to me and was always_46_ (impatient) with me, and for that I thank her a lot.I respect her because she made learning music amusing. She always had ideas to get us to enjoy music. I remember that there _47_(be) a song that was similar to “This Old Man”. She would add hand, arm, or body movements to every line in the song. My friends and