四川省乐山市2017_2018学年高二英语上学期第二次月考12月试题.doc

四川省乐山市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期第二次月考（12月）试题第卷第1部 分 听力第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题所给的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秒种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 will the woman probably do？A. Enjoy the beautiful day. B. Wash some clothes. C. Work in the backyard.2、Which train will the woman take？ A. The 10:05 one. B. The 10:15 one. C.The 10:20 one. 3、What do the speakers think of the chemistry course.?A. Well-organized. B. Unsatisfactory. C. Interesting.4、What do the speakers think of the chemistry course？A. Some circles. B. Some words. C. Some crosses.5、Where will the woman go on Saturday？A.To a shopping mall. B. To the seaside. C. To a cinema.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秒钟的时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答6-7题。6、What will the weather be like this weekend?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C.Windy.7、What is the woman going to do next weekend？ A. Wotk overtime. B. Stay at home. C.Go to the beach.听下面一段对话，回答8-9题。8、Why is the man unhappy？A. He did badly in his paper. B. Hates writing classes. C. He dislikes his teacher.9、What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Change a course. B. Talk to his teacher. C. Give up writing papers.听下面一段对话，回答10-12题。10、Why doesnt the woman do the gardening?A.She dislikes working in the garden. B. She is not feeling very well. C. She wants to save trouble.11、What is the relationship between the speakers？A.Gardener and client. B. Old friends. C. Neighbors.12、What will the woman do next？A. Have some coffee with the man. B. Make the man a chocolate cake. C. Give the man some money.听下面一段对话，回答13-16题。13、What are the speakers talking about?A.How to be a good mother. B. How to eat properly. C.How to handle stress.14、What do we know about the woman?A. She does exercise regularly. B. She has two little boys. C. She often overeats.15、How long does the woman sleep per night? A. About 6 hours. B. About 8 hours. C.About 9 hours.16、What does the woman prefer to do?A. Run with the dog. B. Cook different cookies. C. Eat a piece of dark chocolate.听下面一段独白，回答17-20题。17、Who might the speaker be ?A. A doctor. B. A professor. C. A medical secretary.18、What does the speaker want Ms.Brown to do?A. Call back when she can. B. Get some tests soon as possible.C. Come back to the office right away.19、What is the speakers advice?A. Avoiding sun exposure. B. Doing more exercise. C. Driving as little as possible.20、According to the speaker, what do most people do for a had sunburn?A. Put on sun cream. B. Go to the hospital. C. Take some medicine.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15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。AVenice, one of the cities in Italy, was founded in A.D.811 by the people of Malamocco. It was said that they were guided by pigeons carrying little crosses, and settled where now Venice lies.Venice is built on 117 islands. It has 150 canals and 400 bridges. The narrow streets, with their historic names, are covered with stones, but have no footpaths. They are dotted with flower shop signs and lanterns. Shops and palaces stand by side. The brick bridges are high enough to allow boats to pass freely under them.The center of public life is St. Marks Square where tourists and citizens sit in the famous Florian and Quadri cafes to listen to music, enjoying themselves. The Quadri is more popular but the Florian, founded in 1720, is the best-known cafe because it has received such great persons as Byron (an English poet) and Goethe (a German poet).Unfortunately, the special position of Venice is threatening its own existence. The terrain（地势）on which it is built began to sink while the level of the surrounding waters is constantly rising. However, many measures have already been taken to prevent the city from sinking.21. In the second paragraph, the author _.A. told us who built the city of Venice B. described what Venice is like C. showed up where Venice is D. talked about why Venice is surrounded by waters22. Which of the following shows the right relationship? (=Italy;=Venice;=St. Marks Square)23. Why is the Florian the famous cafe? Because _.A. it appeared in Byron and Goethes poems B. Byron and Goethe were once its customers C. it was founded in 1720, much older than the QuadriD. it is more close to St. Marks Square than the Quadri24. From the article we can see that _.A. many people have fled because Venices existence is being threatenedB. the level of the surrounding water is constantly rising because the city of Venice began to sinkC. many steps have already been taken to prevent the terrain from risingD. the government has already taken many measures to save the city from going down BWhy do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that mens hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity(长寿) may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.” What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.The team has yet to find why ageing（衰老）takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink.The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.25. The text mainly talks about _.A. hearts and long life B. womens ageing processC. the gender difference D. mens heart cells26. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that _. A. women have more cells than man when they are born B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age D. women never lose their pumping power with age27. If you want to live longer, you should _.A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. find out the reason for ageingC. exercise regularly to keep your heart health D. prevent your cells from being lostCEveryone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We dont always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are the same. Sometimes friends dont get along well. That doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we can call them and write to them. It could be that we will even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.Theres more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who dont. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. 28. The first paragraph tells us _.A. nobody needs friends B. we always need friends around C. making friends is a need in peoples lives D. we never need to be alone29. Which of the following is most probably the place people name after friendly people?A. A cityB. A room C. A town. D. A library 30. Why do people who have friends live longer than people who dont?A. They feel happier. B. They take better care of themselves.C. Their friends care about them. D. All of the above.31. The man idea of this passage is _.A. that people are all friendsB. that people need friendsC. how to get to know friendsD. how to name a placeDCoolest Underground HousesWe started off living in caves and seem to have come back to the same point. This is because we finally realized that it is actually a very eco-friendly way to live. However, building a house underground is not an easy task. The following underground homes are so incredible that theyll make you want to build your own underground house!Flower Petals(花瓣)Located in Bolton, the UK, this house belongs to British football star Gary Neville. It is hidden under the ground except for the petal-shaped openings designed to allow the light to enter and light up the entire house. It covers about 8,000 sq ft and was designed by Make Architects to keep energy consumption to a minimum.Swiss Mountain Underground HouseThis unique house has been designed by the architects of SeArch, Netherlands and Christian Muller. It is located in the Swiss village of Vals and is hidden on all sides save for one. This magnificent structure has been planned in such a way that it completely eliminates the need of cooling in summers and heating in winters.The Cave HouseCarved out of a mountain, this house is located in Festus, Missouri. It has been used for many different purposes over time. This 15,000 square foot residence was originally used as a mine for decades. It was also used as concert venue and a roller skating rink. The cave house needs no air conditioning for cooling and heating the house due to its intelligent design.Stone Desert HomeThe Stone Desert Home is built in such a way that it looks more like a half-buried ruin than a modern home. Designed by Deca, this eco-friendly house is built between the slopes of two hillsides next to each other and barely rises above the desert level surrounding it. As the house is half-hidden in the earth, it makes use of natural light and heat as well as cooling crosswinds.32. It can be learned that Flower Petals _ .A. was probably designed by a companyB. cannot be seen from the earth at allC. is in the possession of Make ArchitectsD. has an obvious petal-shaped floor33. The underlined word “eliminates” in the passage means “_”.A. adjustsB. removesC. controlsD. increases34. Compared with Stone Desert Home, the Cave House _.A. has less natural light in the dayB. shows more intelligent designC. was once used in many waysD. has an owner with rich experience35. What can we infer from the passage?A. The author is advertising for the above houses.B. The future of residence will go underground.C. All of the four houses use only natural light.D. The houses mentioned are all eco-friendly.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。Practical ways to get motivatedBe mindful of your “why”.If I need to clean the floor, but I really dont like cleaning, then I wont feel very motivated to do it. However, if I have a big enough reason to do it because Im having some guests to come over, or I love the feeling of having a clean floor, then that “bigger purpose” can be strong enough to get me to act, even though I dont enjoy cleaning. If I stay mindful of why Im doing it, I can get motivated to do it. 36 Celebrate your successes.Its easy to get down on yourself because you havent reached your goal yet. You may overlook all of the hard work and small goals that youve accomplished. Remember to reward yourself and to celebrate your successes. 37 In the same way, how can you motivate yourself if youre not going to reward yourself and celebrate your successes? 38 Imagine how good youll feel when youve reached your goal. Take a moment and think about how youll feel and what youll think after youve achieved it. What does it feel like? 39 Focus on that feeling, and use it to drive you right now to move towards your goal. Just think of how good it will be.Get inspired.Read stories, watch movies, listen to other people who have achieved what you want to achieve. Imagine what they had to go through to get to where they are. Imagine how big the heart is of some of your biggest heroes and how badly they wanted what they achieved. 40 A. Imagine having already achieved it.B. Get help and support when youre not feeling motivated.C. So remind yourself of why youre doing what youre doing.D. What kind of self-talk would you use to motivate yourself?E. Let them inspire you to access your own great desire within.F. You might feel proud, happy, satisfied, or any other emotion.G. Would you be able to properly train a dog without rewarding him?第三部分：语言知识运用（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。Great-grandmother Doreen Gover gave 28 family members including her pet dog the same Christmas present a festive sweater （喜庆的毛衣）she knitted herself. Talented Doreen, 78, spent up to eight hours a day making the red 41 sweaters out of 25 miles of wool.Doreen picked up her needles in January and set about 42 28 sweaters all with the same snowman or reindeer （驯鹿）pattern. She made the sweaters for three 43 of her family and even knitted one for her 44 .Doreen knitted out her four children, nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren the 45 being only a few weeks old. 46 Doreen said: “It was just for fun. It was something fun for me to do to 47 the time, and it put a big smile 48 everybodys face. I love my family, and I really 49 doing something that makes them so happy. The girls got snowman and the boys got reindeer, 50 some of the girls wanted reindeer.”She used patterns at first, because she had 51 been knitting for 18 months, but she thinks she is getting pretty good at them now.She 52 : “I initially started knitting just for something for me to do. I started off just making a couple of sweaters but it 53 from there.”She started getting 54 , and she didnt want anybody to feel left out. She really had got to be knitting 55 to make so many sweaters. She would knit whenever she got a 56 moment from the time she woke up to the time she went to 57 she even took her knitting with her 58 she went.Son-in-law James Spoors said: “Its a lot of time and 59 . Shes doing really well. Youd just hear the clicking（咔哒声）of her 60 when she was doing them.”41. A. war-themedB. festive-themedC. birthday-themedD. family-themed42. A. creatingB. buyingC. looking forD. inventing43. A. membersB. petsC. generationsD. children44. A. best friendB. husbandC. pet dogD. neighbour45. A. smartestB. prettiestC. kindest D. youngest46. A. SurprisedB. ProudC. AnxiousD. Shy47. A. passB. affordC. loseD. miss48. A. inB. underC. onD. above49. A. hateB. enjoyC. avoidD. mind50. A. andB. orC. butD. also51. A. everB. neverC. alreadyD. only52. A. addedB. answeredC. repeatedD. persuaded53. A. stoppedB. snowballedC. pausedD. ended54. A. presentsB. wishesC. prizesD. requests55. A. sometimesB. all the timeC. at a timeD. up and down56. A. spareB. limitedC. enoughD. quiet57. A. workB. hospitalC. deskD. bed58. A. wheneverB. whateverC. whereverD. whichever59. A. effortB. effectC. funD. money60. A. criesB. fingersC. painsD. needles第II卷第三部分 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。Jerome Kern is often called 61 father of American musical theater. Kern is remembered for the hundreds of songs he wrote for musical plays and 62 (movie). Music historians say that Kern gave artistic importance to American popular music 63 the first time. And, they say, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.Jerome Kern 64 (begin) his career as a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early nineteen twenties, Kern was a 65 (success) young composer for Broadway mus