2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第二次(12月)月考试题.doc

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第二次(12月)月考试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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。1.What is the man doing?A.Giving a gift. B.Buying chocolates. C.Making chocolates.2.Where is the womans father now?A.At home. B.In a hospital. C.At the office.3.What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?A. Couple. B. Neighbors. C. Colleagues.4.Why is the baby crying according to the man?A. He is hungry. B.He is ill. C. He is alone.5.What are the speakers talking about?A. An accident. B. A flight. C. A pilot.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.When should Tom be back?A. At 7:30. B. At 7:00. C. At 6:30.7. How did Tom go to school today?A. By bus. B. By motorcycle. C. By bike.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Why was the woman on the news?A. She had written a song for the TV station.B. She had won a music contest.C. She had sung a song for charity.9. What does the woman think of singing?A. It will make her famous one day.B. It takes too much of her time.C. It is what she really likes to do.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Who is the woman probably?A. Alices sister. B. Alices teacher. C. Alices mother.11.What reason does the woman give for her worry?A. Artists work too hard. B. Artists earn a low salary. C. Artists have few opportunities.12.What will the speakers do tonight?A. Go out for supper. B. Give Alice some money. C. Have a talk with Alice.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Where does the woman e from?A. America. B. Australia. C. Canada.14.Which place does the woman suggest the man visit?A. Bondi Beach. B. The Opera House. C. The Blue Mountains.15.What do we know about the small hotels in Sydney?A.They are cheap but well-equipped.B.Some of them can be found online.C.Older travelers like to stay in them.16.What is probably the best way for the man to travel around?A. By train. B. By car. C. By air.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What was Hanks father doing when the speaker saw him?A. He was running. B. He was sitting alone. C. He was painting.18.How did Hanks father feel when he saw the speaker?A. Pleased. B. Strange. C. Surprised.19.Why did the speaker talk with Hanks father about painting?A.They both had a lot of painting experiences.B.The speaker was interested in painting.C.Hanks father was a painter.20.How often did the speaker go to learn to paint?A.Every day. B.Every two days. C.Every other week.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。AGenerally speaking, waiting rooms are always filled with a lot of impatient people. However, a project carried out byThe Observersuggests that people regard these spaces as a place of refuge (避难), a window in their tightly scheduled lives.Ella Doroudy,MargateStationWe were at the beach for the day, and now are on our way home. We dont have to wait very long, because we checked the timetable so we got here in time for the train. I just chat with my mates, really, and listen to music until the train es. Waiting with other people is easier because you can kill time when youre talking about stuff.Caroline Lacey,StreathamDentalCenterI dont really get nervous about seeing the dentist, but since these two fillings (补牙的材料) came out Ive been in sharp pain. Its very bright and airy here, so its quite calming. Usually I kill time by reading magazines. Ive been ing to the dentist as and when I need to, but now its got to be regular.Katie Hawkins, Model CastingI was a bit late today, which Im quite pleased about because some of these girls have been waiting ages. I cant help but look at everyone else a bit I look at the other girls and think: “I wonder if theyll like her better than they like me.” While Im waiting, Im thinking: “Oh e on.I do have a life!”Paul Thomas,RoyalLondonHospitalI feel pretty indifferent (满不在乎的) while Im waiting here, to be honest. Its something Ive got very used to since my motorbike accident seven years ago. Ive had about 32 operations so far. Its no good rushing in thinking youre going to escape in five minutes, so I just sit back and people-watch, really.21. What is Ella doing at Margate Station?A. Checking the timetable. B. Catching the train to the beach.C. Meeting and picking her mates up. D. Waiting for the train to return home.22. How does Caroline feel after she enters the waiting room?A. Bored. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. D. Nervous.23. What kind of feeling does Katie probably show when she is thinking “I do have a life!”?A. Impatience. B. Satisfaction. C. Amazement. D. Confidence.24. Who enjoys looking at the people around him or her while waiting?A. Paul Thomas. B. Ella Doroudy.C. Katie Hawkins. D. Caroline Lacey.Throughout history scientists have risked their health and their lives in their search for the truth.Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist, was very smart, but that didnt stop him from doing some pretty stupid things. In his laboratory in Cambridge he often did the strangest experiments. Once, while testing how light passes through lenses (晶状体), he put a long needle into his eye, pushed it to the back, and then moved it around just to see what would happen. Luckily, nothing long-lasting did. On another occasion he stared at the sun for as long as he could bear, to discover what effect this would have on his sight. Again he escaped sufferingpermanentdamage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes recovered.In the 1750s the Swedish chemist Karl Scheele was the first person to find a way to produce phosphorus (磷). He in fact discovered eight more chemical elements including chlorine (氯), though he didnt get any praise for them. He was a very clever scientist, but his one failing was a curious habit of tasting a little of every substance he worked with. This risky practice finally caught up with him, and in 1786 he was found dead in his laboratory surrounded by a large number of dangerous chemicals, any of which might have been responsible for his death.Eugene Shoemaker was a respected geologist. He spent a large part of his life studying craters (火山口) on the moon, and how they were formed, and later did research into the ets of the planet Jupiter. In 1997 he and his wife were in the Australian desert where they went every year to search for places where ets might have hit the earth. While driving in the Tanami desert, normally one of the emptiest places in the world, another vehicle crashed into them and Shoemaker was killed on the spot. Some of his ashes (骨灰) were sent to the moon aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft and left therehe is the only person who has had this honor.25. What does the underlined word “permanent” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Brief. B. Slight. C. Lasting. D. Ordinary.26. What did Karl Scheele like doing when performing experiments?A. Tasting chemicals. B. Staying in the empty lab.C. Experimenting in darkness. D. Working together with others.27. What special honor was Shoemaker given after his death?A. He was buried in the Tanami desert.B. Some of his ashes were placed on the moon.C. One et of Jupiter was named after him.D. A spacecraft carrying him traveled around Jupiter.28. The text is mainly about three great scientists _.A. special honors B. great achievementsC. famous experiments D. suffering in the job CHere is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素)and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue es from our mental and emotional (情感的)attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J. A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare. ”Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems. ”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciatedthose are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body. 29.What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood.B. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.C. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days workD.A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins.30. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?A. Challenging mental work. B. Unpleasant emotions. C. Endless tasks. D. Physical labor.31.Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas?A. He doubts them. B. He agrees with them.C. He argues against them.D. He hesitates to accept them.32.We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to.A. enjoy their work B. have some good foodC. exercise regularlyD. discover fatigue toxins DThe English language is full of phrases about the weather. Some of these phrases are easy to understand, but others are not really about the weather at all. If you say you “hit roughweather”, you may not be struck by a real storm, but you do experience difficulties or problems. If you dont know whatsuch phrases mean, they might leave you“in a fog (雾)”!In English, you can “shoot the breeze”, or have an informal chat. But things can also be a breeze. If you take an exam and find it very easy, youd tell your friends: “It was a breeze!” The wind can also bring information. You can “get wind of” a piece of news, and if someone“knows which way the wind blows”, they have a good idea about how things will work out. But dont“throw caution (警惕) to the wind”that means taking a great risk!Clouds sometimes bring rain, and in English they often represent problems or difficulties. If someone“sees a cloud on the horizon (地平线)”, there may be problems ahead. And if someone is“under a cloud”, then people think the person might have done something wrong. But clouds are not always bad; in fact, people say that “every cloud has a silver lining”. This means that there is a good side to every situation, no matter how bad it may seem. You may even end up “on cloud nine”, which means you are very happy! But some people have their “heads in the clouds”, not paying attention to reality.No one likes to be stuck in the rain or storm, so its no surprise that phrases about them are generally negative. When someone says“it never rains but it pours”, they are plaining (抱怨) that when things go wrong, they go very wrong. People who talk about “weathering a storm” just want to get through a difficult period or situation.33. It may be dangerous when you _.A. know which way the wind blows B. find that something is a breezeC. get wind of a piece of news D. throw caution to the wind34. If you look at something in a positive way, you may say _.A. you are under a cloud B. your head is in the cloudsC. every cloud has a silver lining D. you see a cloud on the horizon35. Phrases like “it never rains but it pours” and “weathering a storm” are related to something _.A. changeable B. unfavorable C. acceptable D. unbelievable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。Time is on your sideHow frequently do you say “I dont have time”? Quite often, I guess. Every time we say those words, they make us feel weak and out of control. You are in control of your hours and your life.36I know its not as easy as simply turning off the TV. But here are two steps that will help you take back control and get time on your side.37Be honest: do you spend an hour or two visiting Weixin and QQ every day? Are you spending time with people that you dont really like just to please them? Are there meetings you attend that you can politely refuse?Its time to get real about the hours that add up to a lot of dissatisfying nothing. Think how you can cancel daily activities that are not useful.38Change your language.Words matter. They have power. Saying“I dont have time”is an excuse for not wanting to do something. Here are some good, empowering alternatives (选择):“I choose not to start that project until next year.”“39”“Id love to go out this weekend but have important work I need to do first.”Get better at saying no.40Use little pockets of time (friend running late, car stuck in traffic, meeting ending 10 minutes early) to do some productive thinking. All these things can add up over time more than you believe!A. Identify your blocks.B. But you are likely wasting a lot of it!C. I really dont have enough time to do it.D. Replace them with things that satisfy you.E. Take no notice of all those unimportant messages on your phone.F. Id love to read that book Ill get to it after my homework is plete!G. When you dont have a plan for your life, someone else will plan it for you.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。You can never imagine how big and plex the inner world of a three-year-old child is, even as a mum. Yesterday afternoon I went to _41_Nicole from her daycare center. On the way home, she looked _42_in the beginning, telling me about the daytime activities, while later when the _43_ and quiet came back to her, she looked tired.After we _44_ the bus, there was still another 15 minutes of climbing up along a hill to our _45_. She asked me where her daddy was. I told her that daddy was still working. She _46_ the fact, and sighed with “Okay”, somewhat _47_ .On the way back, she was not as cooperative (合作的) as usual. Sometimes she _48_ to walk, but to stand in the middle of the road. Sometimes she stepped _49_ to the grassland and tried to kick off the snow _50_ the bare grasses could be seen. And she kept _51_ all the way. Finally we arrived. All of a sudden she _52_ tears and lost her temper outside the door. “Why are you crying so sadly? Tired?” The last sentence caused an even louder _53_, “Mummy cant carry me! Mummy _54_! Daddy carry me! Daddy!”My tears came out when I heard the words. Such a sweet and _55_ girl she is. One month ago I had a bad movement when carrying her up and twisted (扭伤) my waist. I remember that I couldnt move at all when the _56_ happened and this certainly scared her. After that I _57_ long-term lower back pain till now and couldnt carry her. It is _58_ that she knows everything.No _59_ she asked me where her daddy was. That was why she kept silent all the way long but _60_ lost control when arriving at home. Dear parents, do you still think that our children know nothing or few about our world?41. A. collect B. gather C. keep D. guide42. A. calm B. joyful C. patient D. shy43. A. dark B. loneliness C. peace D. sorrow44. A. got around B. got away C. got on D. got off45. A. school B. apartment C. department D. studio46. A. stressed B. ignored C. accepted D. checked47. A. excitedly B. unhappily C. naturally D. reasonably48. A. refused B. decided C. tried D. pretended49. A. forward B. back C. out D. aside50. A. before B. after C. until D. unless51. A. silent B. excited C. embarrassed D. angry52. A. filled with B. wiped away C. held back D. burst into53. A. cry B. noise C. sound D. scream54. A. headache B. stomachache C. backache D. toothache55. A. naughty B. cautious C. honest D. considerate56. A. accident B. mistake C. affair D. event57. A. adjusted to B. suffered from C. got over D. went without58. A. difficult B. rare C. lucky D. clear59. A. excuse B. reason C. wonder D. doubt60. A. constantly B. finally C. frequently D. gradually第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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。Last month I took the bus back to my hometown. I carried a big piece of luggage with me and put it beside my leg on the bus. As usual, I closed my eyes and 61_ （try ）to take a rest. Suddenly, I felt someone 62_ (move) my luggage. I opened my eyes and looked up. It was the driver 63_ carried my luggage away, saying “you will b