2017-2018学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题 (VIII).doc

2017-2018学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题 (VIII)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 are the speakers doing?A. Preparing for camping. B. Buying sleeping bags. C. Cleaning up the car. 2. What does the man advise the girl to do now?A. Watch cartoons. B. Go to the park. C. Have lunch. 3. What can we infer about the man?A. He was in poor health. B. He didnt give up drinking. C. He used to be a beer drinker. 4. What will the speakers do?A. Take a trip. B. Cancel their flight. C. Listen to the weather report. 5. How does the man feel?A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Nervous. 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. When does the party start?A. At 7:15 pm. B. At 7:30 pm. C. At 7:45 pm. 7. What does the man want to know?A. The parking lot of the restaurant. B. The location of the restaurant. C. The traffic condition. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What is wrong with the shower?A. It has no hot water. B. It cant be turned on. C. It cant be turned off pletely. 9. What is the man good at fixing?A. TV sets. B. Washers. C. Shower heads. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What news did the woman tell the man?A. Their team won the game. B. Their team lost the game. C. Their team will play this afternoon. 11. How did the man feel about the news at first?A. Sad. B. Excited. C. Doubtful. 12. Where will the speakers go next?A. To a bar. B. To their school. C. To a stadium. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Party organizer and guest. B. Market assistant and customer. C. Chef and trainee. 14. What kind of soup will the woman make?A. Corn soup. B. Chicken soup. C. Vegetable soup. 15. What is the weather like this week?A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold. 16. Where are the desserts located?A. In Area 3. B. In Area 4. C. In Area 7. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What characteristics should the players have?A. Brave and serious. B. Friendly and helpful. C. Strong and skilled. 18. What is needed to cross a lake?A. A big boat. B. Teamwork. C. A guidebook. 19. What does the speaker say about the forest?A. Its dark and thick. B. Its covered with snow. C. Its easy to get through. 20. How can the players win the race?A. By getting down the mountain first. B. By reaching the top of the mountain. C. By planting a flag on the mountain top. 第二部分： 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。You choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a keycard so you can get to your money 24/7thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!Its a club with impressive features for teenagers： No account keeping fees!Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees! Excellent interest rates!You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits without taking them out in a month. ConvenientTeenagers are busy we get that. You may never need to e to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job! Mega magazine includedAlong with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and petitions only for Winners Club members.The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool keycard) but it is easy. We cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner!21. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club? ASpecial gifts are ready for parents. BThe bank opens only on work days. CServices are convenient for its members. DFees are necessary for the account keeping.22. If you want to be a member of the Club，you must_. Abe an Internet userBbe permitted by your parent Chave a big sum of moneyDbe in your twenties23. What is the purpose of this text? ATo set up a club.BTo provide part-time jobs.CTo organize keycards.D. To introduce a new banking service.BOn a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once theyd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.Everything went quiet in my head, Tim recalls (回忆). “I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back, he says. “I wondered if l was putting my life at risk. After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, Take down the umbrella!Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.Lets aim for the pier (码头), Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. Can you guys swim? he cried. A little bit, the boys said.Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys faces.Are we almost there? they asked again and again. Yes, Tim told them each time.After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.24. What does it in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The beach. B. The water. C. The boat.D. The wind.25. Why did Tim raise his head regularly?A. To take in enough fresh air.B. To consider turning back or not.C. To check his distance from the boys.D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.26. How did the two boys finally reach the pier ? A. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.B. They swam to the pier all by themselves.C. They were washed to the pier by the waves. D. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back. 27. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To praise Tims brave rescue.B. To warn us of the danger of boating.C. To teach some rescue techniques.D. To tell us the importance of knowing swimming.C Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if I would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new petition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties and had difficulties with her boss and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident and hated to see a new work day start.I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldnt do enough and was constantly asking for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.Sometimes we are guilty of holding others back from acplishing or doing, or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.28. After hearing his colleagues description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria _ .A. attempted to settle the issuesB. was a problem to her bossC. shouldnt stay in the panyD. could get on well with others29. Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?A. Her previous job was not suitable for her.B. She had difficulty responding to her manager.C. Her boss didnt inspire her working enthusiasm.D. Her boss showed no trust in her ability.30. We can infer that before working with the author, Maria _.A. was not wele by her colleagues B. wanted to transfer her positionC. didnt like her boss D. felt frustrated at her work31. The writer probably believes that a good boss should _.A. praise and award his employees a lotB. respect, praise and encourage his employeesC. greet his employees and give them much workD.always give his employees guidance in working DAccording to a new US study，couples who expect their children to look after them in old age should hope they have daughters because daughters are twice as attentive as sons overall. The research by Angelina Grigoryeva，from Princeton University，found that，while women provide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage，men do as little as they can get away with and often leave it to female family members.Her analysis of the family networks of 26,000 old Americans concluded that gender(性别) is one of the most important things that decide whether or not people will actively care for their elderly parents. In a paper presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco，she concludes that simply having a sister makes men likely provide less care. Using data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study，a study which has been tracking a crosssection of over50s for the last decade，she calculated that women provide an average of 12.3 hours a month of care for elderly parents while men offer only 5.6 hours.“Sons reduce their relative caregiving efforts when they have a sister，while daughters increase theirs when they have a brother.” “This suggests that sons pass on parent caregiving responsibilities to their sisters.” In the UK，the xx Census showed that there are now around 6.5 million people with caring responsibilities，a figure which has risen by a tenth in a decade. But many are doing so at the risk of their health. The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a fulltime job are three times more likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts who are not carers.32. According to the passage，whats the most important factor to predict if people will actively care for the elderly?AEducation.BGender.CCareer. DIne.33The US study finds that _.Ahaving a sister makes men less likely to look after their parentsBsons are twice as likely as daughters to care for parents in old ageCsons and daughters seem to give equal care to their parentsDsons are unwilling to leave caregiving responsibilities to their sisters34What does the author stress in the last paragraph?APeople should give up their job to care for the elderly.BMany care providers work longer hours than others.C.Many care providers have potential health problems.DPeople shouldnt pass on caring responsibilities to others.35The author develops the text by _.Aexplaining social networks of careers B describing peoples experiencesCparing different gender behavior D.analyzing various researches and data第二部分 七选五（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。Why play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and youd be right. To have fun? Thats true, too. But theres more. 36 . According to the Womens Sports Foundation, girls who play sports get a lot more than just fit.Girls who play sports do better in school. You might think that playing sports will take up all your study time. 37 . Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration (集中；专心), which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom.Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal setting skills. 38 . When you work with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals, youre learning how to be successful. Those skills will serve you well at work and in family life.Sports are good for a girls health. In addition to being fit and keeping a healthy weight, girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke. And later in life, girls who exercise are less likely to get osteoporosis(骨质疏松症).Playing sports improves self-confidence. _39 Why? It builds confidence when you know you can practice, improve, and achieve your goals. Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help girls get in shape, keep a healthy weight, and make new friends. 40 . Playing sports can reduce stress and help you feel a little happier. How? The brain chemicals released during exercise improve a persons mood. Friends are another mood-lifter. And being on a team creates tight bonds between friends. Its good to know your teammates will support you-both on and off the field! A. Exercise cuts the pressure.B. Sports teach valuable life skills.C. In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons.D. Regular exercise increases quality of life.E. Girls who play sports feel better about themselves.F. Playing sports offers children more than just physical benefits.G. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who dont. 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 boy I was always small for my age. I was five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. 41 , I often felt left out when their friends came over to 42 . I was too 43 for whatever they were doing and they didnt want me to listen to their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing 44 and feeling forgotten.I remember one Spring afternoon I felt especially 45 as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I 46 saw my own friends outside of school. I 47 my brothers laughing from 48 the house and felt a single tear ing down my face.at that moment I saw a large brown dog 49 me . He was wagging(摇摆)his tail 50 . He greeted me like a long lost 51 , licking(舔)my hand and sitting beside me on the grass, 52 he didnt know me. I petted and 53 this four-legged angel(天使). He let me pour out all my troubles and 54 my deepest thoughts before he kissed me goodbye. I went back inside feeling happy, 55 that no matter what life might hold I was loved. I 56 that the dog was sent in that moment of 57 to remind me just how much I was loved.In truth, nothing brings us greater 58 than knowing we are loved gives us the 59 to love others as well. It also helps us to be the people the world meant for us to be. Remember how much the world loves you and share your 60 with the world.41. A.For example B. As a resultC. In fact D.At the beginning42. A.discuss B. fight C.play D. work43. A. young B. quick C. nervous D. noisy44. A.excitedly B. alone C.secretly D. hard45. A.relaxed B. anxious C. strange D.lonely46. A.regularly B.even C. hardly D.always47. A.heard B. found C. made D.imagined48. A. behind B. over C. outside D.inside49. A.walking to B.barking at C. passing by D.keeping off50. A.quietly B.happily C.slightly D. naturally51.A. child B.friend C.toy D.chance52. A. because B.if only C.when D.even though53. A. picked up B.thought of C. learned from D. talked to54. A.form B.record C. share D.have55.A.doubting B. wondering C. showing D.knowing56. A. decide B.prove C.believe D.explain57. A.sadness B.peace C.madness D.silence58.A.changes B.honor C. ideas D.joy59. A.pride B.freedom C. strength D. possibility60. A.appreciation B.love C.faith D. growth 二、语法填空（共10小题，每小题 1.5分，满分15 分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。My husband and I were paying a visit _61_ my parents in Tucson. We went to a fast-food resta