陕西省榆林二中20182019学年高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

1、.高一年级第二次月考英语试题 时间：120分钟 总分值：150 分第二部分 阅读理解共2节，总分值40分第1节 共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项。AIf you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important th

2、ing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar wo

3、rds, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to pre

4、pare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your

5、 listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are

6、 good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically自动地, and you can be sure that with a little effort t

7、hey will become perfect.21According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills? AReading and listening. BReading and writing.CWriting and speaking. DSpeaking and listening.22The underlined phrase “come across in the second paragraph can probably be replaced by “_Adislike B.

8、meet Chear Dlook for23To improve your reading, when you read you should _.Alook up all the new words in the dictionary Bthink about what you are reading actively Cspend more time studying grammars Dcopy as many words and sentences as possible .24The passage is mainly about how to_Achoose suitable li

9、stening materialsBdeal with new words in readingCimprove your English as quickly as possibleDbecome fluent in speaking and writing English BIt'll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends, Susie. I still cannot decide what to give her. She's a rare friend because she has been there f

10、or me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to. I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems. I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend.It's more than seven years since I first met Susie in our school. I joined the theater group and she

11、was a director then. At first I thought she was intimidating吓人的 but in the end I realized that she needed to keep a strict image形象 in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously. And then during practice I got a chance to know her better. In fact, she was a friendly and warm-hearted per

12、son. Soon we become good friends.I don't know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believe she has everything. So it's really hard to buy her a gift she will like. This year I want something different and special but I don't know what to give. One day I searched the Intern

13、et without any purpose and to my surprise there is a really lovely site where you can buy all kinds of gifts.I scanned some of their items and I found cool and exciting gifts. I chose a special personalized bracelet手镯. I'm sure that this will look perfect on her. I put our names as part of the d

14、esign of the bracelet so that it'll remind us that we'll forever be friends. I can't wait to give her my gift but I won't tell her yet. I don't want to destroy the surprise.25. Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend?A. Susie is good at solving problems. B. She and th

15、e author have lots of things to talk about.C. Susie is a friendly and warm-hearted person. D. She can always offer help when the author is in need.26. Finally the author found a nice gift for her friend_A. with the help of somebody else B. while going onlineC. while doing shopping in a store D. with

16、out difficulty27. The author wanted to put her and her friend's names in the bracelet in order to _.A. give her friend a big surprise B. make the present more specialC. remind her friend of their difference between them. D. make her friend remember their friendship forever.CPaper cutting is one

17、of China's most popular folk arts. Archaeological 考古学上的 finds show that the tradition started in the 6th century; it is even supposed that the beginning of paper cutting is even a few centuries earlier.Paper cuts have special importance at festivals and on holidays. To get rid of the old and bri

18、ng good luck, people put up paper cuts on the windows on the Eve of the Spring Festival.Paper cuts are not produced by machine, but by hand. They are done all over China, but are different in the method in different areas. There are two methods of making paper cutsby using scissors剪刀 or knives. As t

19、he name suggests, scissors cuttings are made with scissors. Several pieces of paper up to eight pieces are placed together. The patterns are then cut with pointed scissors. Knife cuttings are made by putting several pieces of paper on a table. Following a pattern, the artist cuts the patterns into t

20、he paper with a knife.In the past, paper cuts are usually made only by women and girls. They use scissors and paper to cut all kinds of pictures such as apple trees, peach blossoms桃花, mice, fighting roosters and rabbits eating carrots. This used to be one of the skills that every girl was to master.

21、 Professional paper cutting artists are, on the other hand, almost always men who can make a living by working together in workshops.28. How long has paper cutting lasted at least?A. About 600 years. B. About 1,500 years.C. About 2,000 years. D. About 2,700 years.29. People put up paper cuts on the

22、windows in order to _.A. make them look more beautifulB. show others their excellent skillsC. bring them good luck in the new yearD. sell them on the Eve of the Spring Festival30. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?A. Two kinds of paper cuts.B. Paper cuts are made by hand.C. Paper cuts are

23、 made by machine.D. The process of making paper cuts.31. Paper cuts are usually about _.A. family members of the artists B. sports and social activitiesC. fights between animals D. things in our daily lifeDNowadays, parents worry because their children spend hours and hours in front of the TV screen

24、. Because this doesnt happen to only one specific family, many experts warn us that there can be some serious effects of children watching violence on television.Children who become addicted 上瘾的to TV sit down and turn on the TV as soon as they get home. Although they have lots of homework, they beco

25、me absorbed in TV programs.Since they spend lots of time watching TV, they have less time to enjoy real life activities such as playing with friends, playing outdoor sports, or enjoying other kinds of entertainment.There are too many violent scenes on TV. Some experts say there are 25 acts of violen

26、ce per hour on TV. In addition, there are many experiments by psychologists心理学家 which show how TV violence influences children. Finally, people worry that children are more likely to imitate what they watch on TV and may start to behave more violently.What should be done? First of all, the governmen

27、t should control TV violence. It should also encourage people to invent and develop new technology which can block violent scenes from the programs children watch. For example, with a rating system分级制度and the V-chip, unfit scenes of violence can be blocked out. Second, parents should monitor监视 what

28、their children watch. At the same time, they should make their children interested in real life activities. Then when the children start to spend more time playing with friends or reading books, parents can stop their monitoring.It is a fact that there is more violence on TV today than there was ten

29、 years ago. Moreover, violent incidents occur more frequently. Its time to realize how harmful watching TV violence is, and its time to save our children from violence.32. What experts really worry is that _.A. TV violence has a bad influence on childrenB. children spend too much time watching TVC.

30、children become addicted to TV programs D. children have less time to do their homework33.What does the underlined word imitate in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?A. Explain B. Copy C .Ignore D .Avoid34. The author explain how the government should control TV violence by _.A. making a comparison B. g

31、iving a definition C. giving an exampleD. presenting research findings35. What is the authors purpose for writing this text?A. To express his own worries about TV violence.B. To ask parents to take good care of their children.C. To inform readers of the latest situation about TV violence.D. To call

32、on the whole society to save children from violence.第二节 共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。After entering high school, you must wonder how to study well. Here are some good skills for you.Go to class. If you want to do well at school, going to class is the first step in studyi

33、ng well. If you miss classes, you will miss what the teacher thinks is important. As a result, you'll miss what is the most likely to end up on the test. 36 .Take good notes. Try not to write down everything. 37 . Write down unfamiliar terms. After class, review your notes as soon as possible. Y

34、ou can fill in details that you missed and review the material while it is still fresh on your mind. 38 . If you are struggling in class, talk to your teacher. He or she may be able to give you more help before or after class. Most teachers have little sympathy同情for students who just become worried

35、about failing during the last few weeks of the grading period. Take part in class discussions. 39 . Asking questions and having eye contact with your teachers and classmates can increase your participation参与and your focus during the class discussion. If the material is difficult, you'd better re

36、ad it before class. This helps you make your point clear in class.Form study group. Get students together who want to do well in class. Make sure that everyone is familiar with the material because you do not want to spend time re-teaching material to people who do not understand it. 40 . Sometimes

37、group sessions上课时间can become chatting sessions.A. But be careful!B. Don't be late for your class.C. Talk to your teacher if you need help.D. You should write down all the new terms.E. So if you want to study well, go to every class.F. All you need is to put down the main points in your own words

38、.G. In order to learn more in class, it is helpful to take part in class discussions.第三部分 英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第一节：完形填空共20小题；每题1. 5分, 总分值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正确选项。 Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system神经系统. She was unable to 41 . In fact, she could ha

39、rdly make any 42 . Although she believed that she had a 43 chance of recovering, the doctors said that 44 , if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not 45 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she 46 that no matter what the doctors said, her

40、 going back to school was 47 .She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Her condition remained unimproved. Still she would not 48 .It seemed that she was 49 . The doctors were all fond of her and taught her about 50 that she could make it. Every day A

41、ngela would lie there, 51 doing her mental 精神的exercise.One day, 52 she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle 奇迹 happened : The bed began to 53 ! “Look, what Im doing! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved! she 54 .In fact, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital

42、was 55 .More importantly, they were running 56 safety.People were crying, and equipment was 57 . You see, it was an earthquake. But dont 58 that to Angela. She has 59 that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, shes back in school. You see,

43、to such a person who can 60 the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isnt it ?41. A. see B. hear C. talk D. walk 42. A. progress B. difference C. movement D. achievement 43. A. poor B. good C. little D. special 44. A. few B. all C. some D. most 45. A. satisfied B. delighted C. surprised D. disc

44、ouraged 46. A. insisted B. sighed C. feared D. promised 47. A. true B. doubtful C. certain D. impossible 48. A. get up B. give up C. turn up D. stand up 49. A. disappointed B. proud C. troubled D. undefeatable 50. A. thinking B. expecting C. pretending D. imagining51. A. sadly B. madly C. impatientl

45、y D. faithfully 52. A. as B. since C. after D. before 53. A. fly B. move C. roll D. speak 54. A. jumped B. wondered C. screamed D. recovered 55. A. frightened B. pleasedC. touched D. encouraged 56. A. in B. by C. for D. with 57. A. rising B. falling C. missing D. gathering 58. A. tell B. do C. give

46、D. show 59. A. noticed B. supposed C. believed D. discovered 60. A. push B. shock C. shake D. save第II卷非选择题，共50分第二节 共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值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正确形式。Today I will introduce some new teachers in our class. Mrs. Li is my English teacher. My first 61 impressof her was that she was nerv

47、ous and shy. But now, I find shes kind and patient, who explains grammar 62 clear. Ive always hated making mistakes or 63_ pronounce a word incorrectly when I speak English, but she just smiles, 64 makes me feel easy. Being almost sixty, Mrs. Chen is 65 experienced physics teacher, but she is very strict. All of us are afraid of her, and no one dare to be late for her lessons. Some of our classmates dont like her, but most of us really appreciate her because her teaching is so