2018-2019学年高二英语12月月考试题 (VIII).doc

2018-2019学年高二英语12月月考试题 (VIII)注意事项： 1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。 2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。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。第一节（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。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15.B. 9. 18.C. 9. 15.答案是 C。1. What did the woman do last night? A. She called the man. B. She talked with the man. C. She went to a party.2. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A trip. B. A park. C. A cinema.3. How did the woman get there? A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.4. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a shop. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.5. Why did Lisa sell her car? A. She had bought a new one. B. She is leaving for China. C. She needed money badly.第二节（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. Where are the two speakers most probably? A. At school. B. In the hospital. C. At the police station.7. What was the cause of the accident? A. The bad weather. B. The drunk driver. C. A careless passer-by. 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How long did the man sleep last night? A. For four hours. B. For five hours. C. For six hours.9. Why did the man stay up late last night? A. To watch a football game. B. To hang out with friends. C. To work on his projects. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How does the man feel about his work? A. Bored. B. Interested. C. Stressed.11. Where did the man enjoy his last trip? A. In Sudan. B. In Egypt. C. In France.12. Where does the man usually sleep during a trip? A. In a guesthouse. B. In a hotel. C. In a tent. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the woman buy the dress? A. For a party. B. For a lecture. C. For an interview.14. How much was taken off the price of the dress? A. 10%. B. 20%. C. 30%.15. What did the man think of the book? A. Relaxing. B. Boring. C. Helpful.16. Where is Mike probably now? A. At home. B. At school. C. In hospital. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Sally living now? A. In New York. B. In Paris. C. In Rome. 18. What is Tom good at? A. Writing the music. B. Writing the lyrics. C. Playing the piano.19. What do we know about Tom? A. He can sing well. B. He is at college. C. He likes reading novels.20. Who is the speaker probably? A. A musician. B. A writer. C. A teacher.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。The Blue Cafe TheatreThe Artist is a movie set in a neighborhood of the French capital by the River Seine. Made in1940, this black and white movie has made cinema history. A romantic drama that will make you cry, it is well worth watching. Dont worry if you dont know French; you can read the subtitles. Showing Sunday morning in the Blue Cafe Theatre.Elmstreet Village CinemaAsk me that again! Set in a New York college, it tells the story of a girl who is so pretty that every boy falls for her. But all she wants to do is study! Now showing until Sunday. Special afternoon tickets at 10% discount for the 4:00 pm matinee (午后场).The Orange Cinema panyStar Traveler is a great movie for science fiction fans who like to have a good laugh at the same time. It may not be the best film of all time, but it certainly is the funniest. You will love Wil, the star traveler who gets lost in space, chased by green aliens. Showing from Saturday at all Orange Cinemas. 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm and 11:30 pm.Findley Park CinemaDance all the way! A great movie for all ages, young and old. Its a movie with something for everyone! A musical romance, set in an arts & dance school in the US, the film will have you singing along and tapping your toes from beginning to the end. Doors open on Saturday at 5:00 pm for the early showing.21. What do we know about the Artist? A. The story happened in a New York college. B. It will show from Saturday morning. C. It is romantic and funny. D. You can still enjoy it even if you dont know French. 22. At what time can you watch a movie at a lower price than usual? A. At 4:00pm B. At 5:00pm C. At 7:00pm D. At 11:30pm23. Which movie is suitable for a whole family to watch? A. The Artist. B. Ask me that again. C. Star Traveler. D. Dance all the way.BAs a young man, Al was askilledartist, a painter with a wife and two sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some mondisfort, neither Al nor his wife took it seriously, but the boy died suddenly that night.Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt guilty. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could stand, and he turned toalcohol(酒精)for help. In time Al became an alcoholic. As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to lose everything he had- his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, What a totally wasted life! What a plete failure! As time went by, I began to revalue my earlier rough judgment. I knew Als now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to e from somewhere. I hadnt heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, As a child until I left home at 18, he came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, love you, son.Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.24. Why did Al feel guilty? A. Because his wife left him. B. Because his carelessness caused his sons death. C. Because he lost all his possessions. D. Because he turned to alcohol.25. What caused Als death in view of Als whole life? A. Drinking too much wine. B. His job as a painter. C. Losing his son and wife. D. Living alone.26. What do we know about Ernie according to the passage? A. He shows great kindness to his children. B. His father had had a bad effect on him. C. He left his father at 6. D. He didnt talk much to his father.27. Why did the writer think he was wrong to say Al was a failure? A. Because Al left much money to his son. B. Because Al was ever a skilled artist. C. Because as a father, Al gave his son his deep love. D. Because his wife left him and he lost his land and house.CYou may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat.But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse.Early humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to find other sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact, people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary” es from the word “salt”. Salt also played an important part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh, they could travel longer distances. So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world.Salt was so important that, according to food historians, it was traded pound-for- pound for gold. Today, people still use the expressions “to be worth ones salt” or “worth ones weight in salt”. The expressions describe a person of value. A person might also be called “salt of the earth”. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say “I think we should take what he said with a grain of salt” you mean you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth.28. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?A. Salt plays an important part in our life.B. Salt makes food tasty.C. Salt is considered to be part of our muscles.D. Salt is simple as a seasoning (调料).29. If a beggars bread is stolen, we can describe the matter as _.A. salt of the earth B. to be worth his saltC. a grain of salt D. rubbing salt in a wound30. Which of the following is not the reason for peoples trading for salt? A. Salt is necessary for peoples health. B. Some people didnt have access to salt in a natural way. C. People feeding on plants needed to supplement (补充) salt. D. Some people killed animals as their food and needed salt to cook with. 31. How did salt contribute to population movement and world exploration? A. Salt was a method of payment.B. Salt could make food last longer.C. Salt was used to treat wounds.D. Salt was given to people as their salary.DNext time you raise an eyebrow at the views of your partner, friend, brother, sister or colleague, remember they could be helping to make you smarter. New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be improved throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intellectually challenging careers. The study challenges the monly held belief that intelligence is fixed by the age of about 18. Scientific consensus (共识) suggests that intelligence is controlled by genes, with environmental factors (因素) such as schooling and nutrition playing a part to this age. After this point, IQ scores bee steady. But James Flynn, professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand, argues that people can “upgrade” their own intelligence throughout their lives. He believes intellectual stimulation (刺激) from other people is important as the “brain seems to be rather like a muscle the more you use it, the stronger it gets”. However, the opposite is also true so people sharing a home or workplace with those who are fatheaded risk seeing their IQ levels fall as a result. Flynn analyzed US intelligence tests from the last 65 years and found a bright person with brothers and sisters of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage, pared to a similar person with equally bright brothers and sisters. However, people with a low IQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter brothers and sisters and special educational treatment to help pull them up.Professor Flynn concluded that although genetics and early life experiences determine about 80 percent of intelligence, the remaining 20 percent is linked to lifestyle. This means that people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more. Therefore, the best way to improve IQ level is to mix with bright friends or find an intellectually challenging job.32. According to the passage, it is monly believed that _. A. doing something challenging is good for ones intelligence B. one cannot change his intelligence during adulthood C. you will be smarter if you have a partner, a friend, a brother or sister D. people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall33. The underlined word in the 2nd paragraph probably means _.A. stupid B. strong C. clever D. similar34. James Flynn holds the belief that _.A. intellectual stimulation from others makes the brain work betterB. ones IQ could be held back if he has no brothers or sistersC. a person can bee smarter throughout his/her life.D. ones intelligence will not be influenced by others after 1835. Whats the best title for the passage?A. A monly Held Belief.B. Brain Is Like Muscle.C. Bright People Make You Smarter.D. Intelligence: fixed or changeable?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。 The holidays upon us. After months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful programs. Books are history!” But dont be fooled. 36. To gain more words and expressionsOne clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful collection of words and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. 37. 38. An even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply cannot: The webpage is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. Though “easy” may be wele, unluckily its of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level. 39. To experience more pleasurePerhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that its something you do by and for yourself. 40. Its hard work, but while you are reading, youll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure.A. You can choose what you want to read.B. To improve your reading skillsC. It is necessary for you to read as many books as you can.D. There are lots of reasons for reading and reading as widely as possible.E. The more time you spend reading, the happier you will feel.F. Believe me, its far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book than the TV or the Internet.G. For that, theres still no substitute (替代品) for a book.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） 阅读下面的短文，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。 Golden WindowsOnce a little boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere. He was 41. to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a 42. and climb up on the fence along the side of the 43. . There he could see a house with golden 44. . He thought how 45. it would be to live there. He 46. , Since that is a house with golden windows, then there must be other nice things that are 47. inside it. 48. he promised himself, Someday I will go there and see this wonderful house 49. . Then one morning his father told him to stay at home as he would go to town. Knowing that this was his 50. , he took a sandwich and 51. across the field towards the house with the golden windows. 52. the afternoon going on, he began to realize that he misjudged the distance. Besides, something else was 53. . As he 54. the house, he saw 55. golden windows but instead a place 56. by a fence that badly needed repairing. A small girl close to his age stood by the 57. fence. He asked her if she had seen a house with golden windows. 58. . said the girl and invited him to sit on the porch(门廊). As he sat there, he looked 59. from where he just came. There he saw the 60. turned the windows of his house golden! 41. A .hoped B. asked C. taught D. agreed42. A. ride B. seat C. look D. break43. A. farm B. house C. home D. things44. A. doors B. walls C. windows D. fence45. A. pleased B. important C. great D. strange46. A. imagined B. envied C. wished D. noticed47. A. piled B. bought C. supplied D. placed48. A. Instead B. Eventually C. Suddenly D. Indeed49. A. in need B. in addition C. in person D. in want50. A. chance B. choice C. hope D. time51. A. moved B. drove C. looked D. headed52. A. As B. With C. while D. for53. A. wonderful B. interesting C. strange D. wrong54. A. approached B. left C. arrived D. approved55. A. many B. some C. no D. several56. A. crowded B. surrounded C. covered D. filled 57. A. beautiful B. broken C. unforgettable D. familiar58. A. Maybe B. Seldom C. Sure D. Never 59. A. over B. around C. through D. back60. A. sunset B. stars C. sunrise D. rainbows第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 (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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesnt sit quietly. It is reported 61. maple trees being bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals 62. (call) VOCs e from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when they 63. (attack). Its a plants w