山西省祁县中学2017-2018学年高一下学期第二次月考（5月）英语试题

本试卷满分：150分考试时间：100分钟命题人：闫生寿第一卷（共100分）第一部分：听力部分（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEverheardofInternationalCES?It'sanannualelectronicconventioninLasVegaswhereestablishedandemergingtechpaniesfromallovertheworldeandshowofftheirlatestproducts.Manyoftheproductsdisplayedwillbeforsaleinthefuture.The2017conventiontookplacefromJanuary5thtoJanuary8th.Herearesomeofthecoolestproductsdisplayedattheconvention.HereOneEarbudsWitharisingpopularityinwirelessearphones,manyusershavebeeneagerlyawaitingthisproduct,whichiscreatedbyDopplerLabs.Unlikeotherearbuds,HereOneisconnectedtoanappthatletstheuserfilter(过滤)differentsounds.Differentvolume(音量)settingsallowuserstochooseatwhatvolumetheywanttoheartheirmusic,weather,andgameupdates,allwhileperfectlyhearingtheworldaroundthem.LG'sW7OLEDTVEverimaginehavingaTVsothinyoucouldhangitonyourwalllikeapainting?LG'snewestTVisonly2.57millimetersthick.It'salsobrighter.Colorshaveimprovedgreatlyfrompastmodels.It'sflexibleenoughtobebentabit,andisconnectedtoaspeakerdevice(设备).ManyusershavesaidtheTVissothinit'salmostlikelookingoutawindow.KuriMeetKuri,themostlovablerobotinthemarket!KuriiscreatedbyMayfieldRobotics,andisactivated(激活)byvoicemands.However,Kuridoesn'ttalk.Insteadituseslightandsoundtomunicate.Kuriissafearoundchildren,respondstotouch,andrecognizesfaces.Italsoconnectstoanapponyourphone,soyoucancheckonthehousewheneveryou'reaway.21.WhatdoweknowabouttheCES?A.Exhibitsallsellwell.B.Techproductsaredisplayed.C.Itisheldeveryyearindifferentcities.D.Itsparticipantsshouldbeworldfamous.22.HowisHereOnedifferentfromotherearbuds?A.Itiswireless.B.Itsvolumeisselfadjustable.C.Itcanimproveusers'hearing.D.Itallowsuserstohearbackgroundsounds.23.Kuriisarobot_____.A.designedforchildren B.equippedwithatouchscreenC.whichiscontrolledbylightandsoundD.whichcanbeusedformonitoringhomesBFridaKahlowasbornonJuly6,1907,inMexicoCity.Kahlosufferedfromillhealthasachildaftercatchingpolio(小儿麻痹症)atage6,whichmadeherrightlegshorterandthinnerthantheleft.Beforeherpaintingcareer,sheaimedforacareerinnaturalsciences,butherdreamswereruinedbyaseriousaccident,whichcausedherpainandillnessfortherestofherlife.Shewasparalyzed（瘫痪）forthreemonths,aloneandlonely.Armedwithafewbrushes,arangeofoilpaintsandaspecialeasel(画架)thatallowedhertopaintwhilestillinbed,shecreatedsomebeautifulpieces.Herartworkissoughtafterbyfansandartcollectorsforhighprices,thehighestbeingeightmillion.KahlomarriedDiegoRivera,afamousMexicanartist.Theyoncedivorcedin1939,butremarriedin1940.FridaKahlooncesaid,“Ineverpainteddreams.Ipaintedmyownreality.”Thisperfectlydescribesherpaintingstyle,onedrawnfromherpersonalpainandtragedies.Sheisaselftaughtartistknownforherselfportraits（自画像）.Mexicancultureandtraditionwassomethingveryimportanttoher,evidentinmanyofherpaintings.AsidefromherstrongsenseofMexicanpride,variousreferencestoreligionwerealsoincluded.FridaKahlo'sselfportrait,‘GirlwithNecklace’,hasresurfacedafter60yearsofitbeinghiddenfromthepubliceye.ThisdiscoveryofKahlo'spaintingissignificant,asonlytenpercentofherworkisavailableinAmericaduetoplexandstrictexportlawsinMexico.Herworksaredeclaredas‘artisticmonuments’bytheMexicanpresidentandanyworkspaintedinMexicomustremaininMexico.Thesestrictlawshaveproducedmanyfakes(赝品)ofKahlo'sworkFridaKahlo'slegacylivesontillthisday,forbeingnotonlyawellknownfemaleartistofcolor,butalsoabreakerofculturalandsocietalbarriers.24.WhatcausedKahlotobeginpainting?A.Herloveforpainting.B.Herloveofnaturalscenery.C.Herpainandlonelinessinbed.D.Herdesiretomakemoremoney.25.WhatstyleareKahlo'spaintings?A.Realistic.B.Romantic.C.Abstract.D.Impressionistic.26.Whyisthediscoveryof‘GirlwithNecklace'important?A.Therearealotoffakes.B.ItistheonlyportraitofKahlo.C.Kahlo'spaintingsarerareinAmerica.D.Itisregardedastheartisticmonument.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKahlo?A.Talentedbutunlucky.B.Bravebutselfcentered.C.Optimisticandconservative（保守的）.D.Ambitiousandsensitive.CMONTREAL(Reuters)—CrossingtheUSCanadabordertogotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen10,000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurityrules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbert，wholivesrightontheCanadianborder.LiketheotherhalfdozenpeopleofTownship15,crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofTherearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5,530mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS,whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.Asaresult,AlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyproblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanada,asusual.TheUScustoms(海关)stationinthisareaisclosedonSundays，sohejustdrovearoundthelockedgate,ashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethegateappearedlastMay,followingatighteningofbordersecurity.Twodayslater，Albertwastoldtogotothecustomsoffice,whereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncameracrossingtheborderillegally.Ottawahasgivenoutspecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosed,buttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200miledetouralonghillyroadstogethomethroughanotherbordercheckpoint.Alberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefine(罚款),buthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsince.“IfeellikeI’mlivinginaprison,’’hesaid.28.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis.A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15B.aCanadianlivinginaQuebecvillageC.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch29.Albertwasfinedbecausehe.A.failedtoobeytrafficrulesB.broketheAmericansecurityrulesC.workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD.damagedthegateofthecustomsoffice30.Theunderlinedword“detour”inParagraph5means“”.A.adrivethroughthetownB.araceacrossthefieldsC.aroundaboutwayoftravellingD.ajourneyinthemountainarea31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ACrosscountryTripB.ASpecialC.AnUnguardedBorderD.AnExpensiveChurchVisitD“NewspapersshouldbeetheleadinglocalInternetadagency,whichgoesagainstancientnewspaperinstinct(本能)ofnoteverhelpinganyonewhoisyourpetitor,”saysmanagingdirectorStephenGray.“Butthefactisthataudienceshavesplitinamilliondirections,sohereweareinalocalmarketandourjobistohelpbusinessesinourlocalmarketsucceed.IfthatmeansweareplacingadsonGoogleandFacebookforlocalbusinesses,sowhat?That'swhatittakestosucceedandadagencieshavebeenmakingalivingoffdoingthatforsometime.”It'sactuallynotabadidea(andI'veseensomenewspapersdoitsuccessfully).Exceptitseemstobetantamount(相等的)toremendingthatnewspapersgetoutofthenewspaperbusiness.Andiftheybeeadagencies,thennewspapersreallyaren'tnewspapersanymore,arethey?Andthenthereisn'treallyaneedforallthatexpensivejournalismanymore,isthere?Thisistheproblemwiththeideaofingupwitha“newbusinessmodel”fornewspapers.Ifyouhaveanewbusinessmodel,thenyou'renotinthesamebusinessanymore.Butyouhearitdiscussedasifnewspapersandjournalismcanremainfundamentally(根本地)whattheyare,justwithanew“businessmodel”pluggedin.Likeatoycarthatjustneedsnewbatteriestokeeprunning.Look,I'mnotsayingthatmediapaniesshouldn'toffermarketingservices—they'vebeendoingsofordecades(e.g.custompublishing).Andasbrandsincreasinglywanttoprovidecontentdirectlytoconsumers,marketingservicesmaybeabiggrowthareaformediapanies.Theproblemisthatonceyoucrossthelinetosellingotherpanies'mediabecauseit'smorevaluablethanyourown,thenyoufaceafundamentalquestionaboutwhyyou'regoingtotheexpenseofproducingyourown.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“noteverhelpinganyonewhoisyourpetitor”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Nothelpingothermedias.B.Nothelpingbusinessdevelop.C.Nothelpinganotheragency.D.Nothelpingbusinessearnmoney.33.Fromthefirstparagraphwecansee________.A.AdscanonlyhelpbusinessesB.itisagainstruletoputadsonnewspapersC.ManagingdirectorStephenGraydidn'tapprovenewspaperadsD.Puttingadsonnewspaperscanhelpboththenewspapersandbusinesses34.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseetheauthorthinksifnewspapersbeeadagencies,________.A.peoplewillgetlessnewsB.newspapersshouldn'thaveanyadC.anewspaperisnotanewspaperanymoreD.newspaperscanearnsomemoneytocovertheircost35.Intheend,wecanseethattheauthoragreesthat________.A.adsarenecessarypartsofanewspaperB.youshouldputadsofsomelessvaluablethingsC.youcanputadsinsteadofnewsinthenewspapersD.youcanputsomeadsinthenewspaperbutnotmorevaluablepetitors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。EarthquakeSafetyProceduresAnearthquakeisanaturaldisasterwhichoccurswhenthesurfaceoftheearthexperiencessomekindofshaking.ThishappenswhentheplatesoftheEarthmovetogether,puttingsomuchpressureonitthatitcausesthebreakageoftheearth'scrust(地壳).__36__Whateverbethereasonoftheearthquake,itnotonlyhastheabilitytodestructanddamagebuildings,houses,electricpoles,trees,etc.,butalsototakethelivesoflivingbeings.Therefore,itisimportantforpeopletoknowaboutearthquakesafetyprocedures.__37__Oneofthemainreasonsduetowhichpeoplelosetheirlifeduringanearthquakeisbecausetheygetpanicky(惊恐的).Thoughitisverydifficulttoremaincalmwhentheearthunderyouisshaking，itisveryimportanttobeso.__38__Ifyouareinsideyourhouseorofficewhentheearthquakebegins,donottrytorunoutofthebuilding.Thisisbecauseithasbeenreportedthatmostofthedeathsarecausedwhenpeopletrytomoveoutsidethebuilding.Whenyoustartexperiencingthevibration,thefirstthingthatyoushoulddoistogetunderastrongbedortable.__39__Youcanusepillow,newspapers,blanket,bigboxes,etc.,toprotectyourselffromfallingremains.Anotherthingthatyouhavetorememberisthatyoushouldstayawayfromchinacabinets,tallshelves,mirrors,hugefurniture,glasswindows,slidingdoors,etc.,duringanearthquake.Thisisbecausetheshakingandvibration(震动)cancausethemtofall.__40__However,evenifyoudoso,neverusetheelevatorduringanearthquakebecausetheelectricitymaygooff,leavingyoustuckinthere.A.Theywillhelpthemtobesafeduringanearthquake.B.Youshouldensurethatyouandyourfamilyaresafe.C.Makesurethatyoustayinsidethecartilltheearthquakestops.D.AsIsaidearlier,itisbesttoavoidtryingtorunoutofthebuilding.E.Sometimes,volcanicactivitycanalsogiverisetoanearthquake,too.F.Otherthanthis,itwouldalsobeagoodideatocoveryourheadandface.G.Thebestthingthatyoucandoistostayataplacetilltheearthquakestops.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。About15yearsagoIwasstudyingataUniversityinMünster,Germany.ThepeopleIspentmostofmy__41__withwereagroupoffriends.Sometimeswewentouttogetherforparties,__42__mostofthetimewedidourown__43__backatsomeone'shome.Firstwesatandtalkedandatsomepointduringthenightwe__44__thechairsandtablesandstarteddancing.Itmaynot__45__thatspecial,butwhatwasspecialtomewasthe__46__wesharedforeachother.__47__,whensomeonehadtofindanew__48__,movingfromoneflattotheother，thesefriendswerethere.Intheeyesyousawsupport,yousaw__49__,makingjokes,teasingandlaughingabout__50__andweakpointsfromeachother,butalwaystherewasthis__51__nooneisbetterorworse.Youfelttherewasalwaysashoulderyoucould__Timepassedbyandweallwentourownways,followingourown__53__.ImademywaypassingIrelandandIndiaforseveral__54__sofar.NowjustafewdaysagoImetoneofmyoldfriendsagain.Wesatandtalkedandafter15yearswesharedour__55__againfromthattime.Onmywaybackhomefromour__56__itmademethink.Thelastdayswerefullof__57__formeandmythoughtsandfeelingswerejust__58__aroundthem.NowIcamebackfromthismeetingandthememorieswe__59__werelikeacrystal(水晶)ball.Allmy__60__feelingsfromthelastdayscouldn'ttouchwhatwasinsidethisball.Thesememoriesspreadlikeavirusthroughmythoughtsandfeelingsandleftmesafeandwarmandhappy.41.A.money B.time C.holidays D.weekends42.A.but B.and C.so D.or43.A.homework B.cleaning C.cooking D.parties44.A.putaway B.tookoff C.movedabout D.putdown45.A.prove B.turn C.sound D.get46.A.interest B.support C.joy D.challenge47.A.Forinstance B.Intime C.Infact D.Atonce48.A.college B.subject C.job D.house49.A.sadness B.agreement C.laughter D.disappointment50.A.looks B.strength C.actions D.plans51.A.feeling B.opinion C.expectation D.doubt52.A.pat B.stand C.live D.lean53.A.instructions B.steps C.goals D.changes54.A.days B.years C.weeks D.months55.A.memories B.experiences C.success D.occupations56.A.talk B.stay C.work D.meeting57.A.fortune B.problems C.imaginations D.dangers58.A.remaining B.circling C.leaving D.disappearing59.A.shared B.rid C.dropped D.sorted60.A.positive B.fresh C.latest D.Negative第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共40分）第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。DebbieHartisgoingtoswim61theEnglishChanneltomorrow.Sheisgoingtoset62fromtheFrenchcoast63fiveo’clockinthemorning.Debbie64(be)onlyelevenyearsoldandshehopestosetup65newworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeel66sheissure67(succeed).Debbie’sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.Mr.Harthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingher68(anxious)assheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Debbieintendstotakeshortrestseverytwohour.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatanysolidfood.MostofDebbie’sschoolfriends69(wait)forherontheEnglishcoast.AmongthemwillDebbie’smother,70swamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasagirl.第三部分写作（共两节，满分25分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ThemostimportantfestivalinTibetisTibetanNewYear,inJanuary1stoftheTibetancalendar.ItisforsaygoodbyetothepastyearandwelingtheNewYear.FrommidDecemberpeoplestarttoprepareordofestivalshopping.Alotofactivityareheldi