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2017-2018学年度第一学期高二年级第一次月考英语试题第一部分 听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题）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 day is it today? a. tuesday. b. wednesday. c. thursday.2. where are the speakers? a. in a theater. b. in front of a library. c. outside a bookstore. 3. what does the woman suggest the man do? a. look for shoes out of town. b. buy shoes online. c. give up buying shoes.4. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the man stayed with jenny yesterday. b. jenny complained about sams birthday party.c. the man has been busy dating jenny these days. 5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. how to get main points. b. how to choose a course. c. how to prepare for a subject. 第二节（共15 小题）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. what does the woman ask the man to do? a. go on a trip with her. b. look after her house. c. go downtown. 7. which country does the woman hope to visit? a. america. b. mexico. c. canada.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. what are the speakers talking about in general? a. job plans. b. a camp. c. trips. 9. what do we know about the woman? a. she intends to have a trip with her sister. b. she plans to get a job at a hotel.c. she wants to go camping.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. why is the man at the womans house? a. to repair the house. b. to finish his report. c. to pay for the damage. 11. what happened to the womans house? a. the chimney fell down right on the fence. b. a tree fell down on the wall. c. the roof was damaged.12. how does the woman feel about the service? a. satisfied. b. disappointed. c. angry.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. why does the man contact the airport? a. to book a ticket. b. to find his luggage. c. to ask for transport information.14. how long will the man stay in milton? a. about four weeks. b. about two weeks. c. about one week.15. how will the man travel after arriving at the airport? a. by taxi. b. by subway. c. by car. 16. what does the man say about his daughter? a. she will get married next week. b. she always takes the bus to work. c. she will probably be busy when he arrives. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 。17. what is regarded as the main secret to wealth? a. working hard. b. saving money. c. making financial plans.18. how many millionaires made their fortunes in one generation in america? a. four-fifths. b. two-thirds.c. one-fifth.19. how much money does a typical millionaire save per year? a. $130,000. b. $104,000. c. $26,000.20. what do we know about millionaires? a. they look quite different from ordinary people. b. they were not good at studying at school. c. one third of them are self-employed.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分）a for people who are addicted to shopping, the post-christmas period means only one thingsales! across the country, prices are reducing sharply on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, but london is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains. the sales start on boxing day26th december, and continue for the month of january, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. in oxford street queues formed outside shops ahead of early morning openings for the start of their sales. at brent cross, in north london, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30 am for the “next” clothing stores sale which began at 4 am. some eager individuals even camped outside the shops to be first in the line. consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the bargain sales. the shops are very crowded as the sales reached the boiling-point, with more than half a million people gathering on londons west end. famous sales include the biggest and most popular shops such as harrods, selfridges, liberty and john lewis. department stores are always a good bet youre likely to find everything you need under one roof, including much-needed food and drinks! its a good time to stock up on cheap small tools, and theres no better time to invest in some designer clothes. some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their christmas presents in the salea practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. for a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online sellers are also here, taking part in the act with january sales of their own. the most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next christmas, in the january sales! 21. we can learn from the passage that the sales _.a. actually start before the end of december b. generally last for two monthsc. basically benefit none of the people d. are a time to buy christmas gifts in a romantic way22. “hit the shops” in the third paragraph means to _. a. attack the shops b. arrive at the shops c. affect the shops d. find the shops23. what is the passage mainly about? a. people buy a lot of bargains in the department stores in london after christmas. b. people buy their christmas presents in the sales in london. c. people are prepared to do their shopping for next christmas. d. people take part in the january sales to do business online. b scientists study the natural world by using “scientific method”. when a scientist observes some phenomenon in nature, he develops an idea, called a theory or hypothesis(假设), about what is happening. then he does an experiment to test his theory. if the results are as expected, then the experiment proves the hypothesis which makes it more likely that the theory is correct. if the experiment fails and the results are not as expected, then the scientist must come up with a new theory that he can test. in ancient times great thinkers came up with complicated theories to explain nature, but they did not always prove them by experiment. for example, the great greek thinker aristotle, had a theory that heavy objects would fall faster than light objects. people believed this until the scientist galileo performed an experiment and found it was wrong.heres an experiment that you can use to prove or disprove a common-sense theory:step 1: get an empty bottle with a small neck. a diameter (直径)of 1/2 inch should be ideal.step 2: cut a sheet of paper to a square 5 inches on each side.step 3: crumple (压皱) the paper into a tight wad (块状物).step 4: lay the bottle on its side and place the paper so it lies loosely in the neck of the bottle.construct a theory about what will happen if you put your mouth about a half inch from the neck of the bottle and blow hard towards it. a common-sense theory might be that the wad would be blown into the bottle by the force of the breath. now do your experiment to see what really happens.if your theory was that the wad would be blown by the force of the air into the bottle, the experiment gave you unexpected results. in most cases the wad is blown out of the neck of the bottle in the opposite direction. a new theory might be that the air being blown into the bottle creates a whirlwind (旋风) of air currents (气流) in the closed space which push the wad out.24. the writer mentions aristotles theory to show_.a. he was a greater thinker in ancient times b. he was less successful than galileoc. objects of different weights fall at the same speedd. experiments are necessary to support theories25. according to the passage, what is not required in the fourstep experiment?a. a pair of scissors. b. a piece of paper. c. a bottle. d. a strong breath.26. whats the best title for the passage?a. come to nature with scientists b. make up a new theoryc. experiment with breath in a bottle d. watch out for common sense cheat might explain why we lost our fur and now strike an upright and slim pose（姿势）. if our ancestors lived somewhere really hot, the theory goes, it would have made sense for us to lose body hair, start sweating more, become slender(修长的) and even walk uprightto create distance between our bodies and the hot ground. a new study supports the theory that heat helped drive human evolution(进化), by showing that a key source of human evolution in east africa has indeed been really hot for at least four million years. “its something thats been hard to get at,” said ben passey, a geochemist(地球化学家) at johns hopkins university in baltimore. “its nice to say that these body features would be advantageous to live in hot and open environments. but was it actually hot and open?”to find out, passey and his colleagues analyzed dated soil examples from the turkana basin, a well-studied region in kenya and ethiopia that contains lots of fossils(化石) from our human and pre-human ancestors. in particular, they looked at weighted carbon and oxygen atoms, called isotopes(同位素). their results, published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences, showed that dirt in the turkana basin has remained above about 85 degrees fahrenheit with spikes(尖状物) above 95 degrees fahrenheit over the past four million years. since soil absorbs heat from the air, it means that the region has been really hot for a really long time. “there is no question that the results are fascinating,” said harvard anthropologist（人类学家）, daniel lieberman, who studies how and why the human body looks the way it does.for one thing, at some point we developed a unique ability to control our body temperature while running, which might have helped people catch prey (猎物) in hot and dry conditions. “the hotter it is, the more humans have an advantage over other mammals, especially when running.”“no one knows for sure when we lost our fur,” he added. “but this paper provides strong evidence that the right climatic conditions were present for a long time.”27. what is the main idea of the text? a. heat made humans lose their fur. b. heat caused humans to walk upright.c. heat helped the evolution of humans. d. heat affected the height of our ancestors.28. the main aim of passeys study is to find out_.a. why africa is suitable for humans to live in b. how many types of fossils there are in the turkana basinc. what the climatic conditions were like four million years agod. whether east africa is the key source of human evolution29. according to daniel lieberman, _.a. the result of passeys study is not satisfactoryb. controlling the body temperature helped catch preyc. a hot climate was not helpful for human evolutiond. humans ran faster than other animals in winter30. which of the following statements about east africa is true?a. it was one of the toughest places for human ancestors to bear.b. the high temperature in this area has been stable for a long time.c. few people studied the tukana basin before passey.d. the soil has remained over 95 degrees f for a long time. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从下框的ag选项中选出最佳答案。 选项中有两项为多余选项。eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. over forty percent of americans worry about losing eyesight, but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight：schedule yearly exams. _31_ experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. the good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.protect against uv rays (紫外线). long term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. no matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses. _32_give your eyes a break. two thirds of americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. _33_ experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away._34_ as part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. vitamins c and e help protect eyesight and promote eye health.practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). many americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. while some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. _35_ otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.aeat your greens.beye care should begin early in life.cthey can properly protect your eyes.dstay in good shape by taking more vitamins.eparents usually dont care about their own eyesight.falways follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear.gthis frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） sometimes i really doubt whether there is love between my parents. every day they are very busy trying to _36_ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. they dont act in the _37_ ways that i read in books or i see on tv. in their opinion, “i love you” is too _38_ for them to say. sending flowers to each other on valentines day is even more out of _39_.one day, my mother was sewing a quilt. i sat down beside her. “mom, i have a question to ask you. is there _40_ between you and dad?” i asked her in a very low voice. she didnt answer immediately. she _41_ her head and continued to sew the quilt.i was very worried because i thought i had_42_ her. i was _43_ and i didnt know what i should do. but at last i heard my mother say the following words:“susan,” she said thoughtfully, “look at this threadsometimes it _44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. the thread really makes the quilt _45_. if life is a quilt, then love should be a threadit can hardly be seen _46_, but its really there. love is _47_.”i listened carefully but i _48_ her until the next spring. at that time, my father suddenly_49_seriously. my mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. when they returned from the hospital, they both looked _50_. it seemed both of them had had a serious illness. after they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father _51_ on the country road“dad, how are you feeling now?” i asked him one day.“susan, dont _52_ me.” he said gently. “to tell you the truth, i just like walking with your mom.”_53_ his eyes, i know he loves my mother deeply.once i thought love meant flowers, gifts and _54_. but from this experience, i understand that love is just _55_ in the quilt of our life. love is inside, making life strong and warm.36akeep fit brise earlycearn moneydcollect money37amagic bromantic cfantastic dattractive38asimple beasy crelaxing dluxurious39athe question bquestion creach dcontrol40afeeling blove cquarrel dsmile41araised bshook cnodded dbowed42ahurt binjured cwounded dharmed43ain great surprise bin a great embarrassmentcwith deep depression dat extreme sorrow44ahappens bcomes about cappears doccurs45awarm and soft bhot and hard cthin and cooldstrong and durable46asomewhere and sometime banywhere or anytimecmore or less dhere and there47ainside boutside cfarawaydnearby48acould believe bcouldnt understand cwouldnt recognizedmight know49agot sick bgot stuck cthrew updbecame disabled50aquite healthy bvery pale cfairly reddmuch surprised51ajump high bgo hurriedly crun fast dwalk slowly52athink about btalk with cworry aboutdlaugh at53areading bseeing csaying dwriting54afresh rosesbgold ringcsweet kisses dbeautiful jewelry55aa thread ba needle cthe cloth dthe cotton第二节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。is there such a thing as being “over-protective”?i can honestly say that my answer_ 1 _that question has changed dramatically（戏剧性地）since i became a parent.before the birth of my daughter, i taught at a private school, often _ 2 _(view) my students as over-protected, worrying_ 3 _would happen to them when they went on to middle schools.some did fine, and some did not. some needed