1、1安徽省蚌埠田家炳中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题一、听力（本大题共 20 小题，共 30.0 分）第一节（共 5 小题，共 7.5 分）1（ ）How will the woman go to New York?A. By car B. By air C. By train 2.( ) What is the man going to do ?A. Fly back to WashingtonB. Book a hotelC. Attend a medical meeting3.( ) What will the man probably do ?A. Keep s
2、moking B.Give up smoking C. Smoke less4.( ) What does the man mean?A. Work always comes first B.The woman should go to the concern C.He is ging to relax himself at home5.( ) What do we know about the man?A. He once visited Barcelona B. He is going to Barcelona with the woman C.He wishes the woman wo
3、uld go to Barcelona第二节（共 15 题，共 22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题( )6. What do we know about the man?A. He knows little about the English corner.B.He shows no interest in speaking EnglishC.He never talks with others in English( )7. What do people usually talk about at the English corner?A. Only English st
4、udy B. Anything ineresting C.Only current affairs( )8.What will people do if they cant be understood at the English corner?A. Stop talking B.Change the topic C. Explain it 2听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题（ ）9. What is probably the man?A. A taxi driver B. A traffic police C.A driving instructor( )10. What is t
5、he first thing the woman should do?A.Start the car B. Fasten the seat belt C. Remember three things ( )11. What do we know about the woman?A.She will meet the man again three days laterB.She has broken some traffic rulesC. She has just had an accident.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题（ ）12. What is the probabl
6、e relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student B. Mother and son C.Husband and wife( ) 13. Why didnt the boy attend classes last week?A. Because he did not finish his homework B. Because he liked playing computer games very muchC. Because he was having family problems( )14. Where was
7、 the boy last week?A. At his relative s house B. At home C. In an Inter cafe听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题（ ）15. What did the man find on the beach?A. A piece of interesting wood B. A bottle with a message in it C. A man of ocean movements ( ) 16. What do we know about the mans finding ?A. It is an ancient
8、sculpture B.The surface of it is smooth C. It has been in the water for decades.( ) 17. Why did scientists put bottles into the ocean?A. To make friends with strangers B.To do a scientific research 3C.To find out where the ocean water goes听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题（ ）18.Whom is the speaker talking to?A
9、. His friends B. A group of new students C.A group of teachers( ) 19. What is the total number of the departments in the college?A. Six B. Five C. Four ( ) 20. Where do the teachers in the Englishi department mainly come from?A. England and America B. America and Australia C.America and Canada二、阅读理解
10、（本大题共 15 小题，共 30.0 分）AMothers Day is a time of memory and celebration for Mom The earliest Mothers Day celebrations date back to ancient Greece in honour of Rhea， the Mother of Gods During the 1600s， England celebrated a day called “mothering Sunday“ Celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent（四旬斋），“mot
11、hering Sunday“ honoured the mothers England During the time many of the Englands poor worked as servants for the wealthyAS most jobs were located far from their homes， the servants would live at the houses of their employers On Mothering Sunday， the servants would have the day off and were encourage
12、d to return home and spend the day with their mothers A special cake， called the mothering cake， was often brought along As Christianity（基督教） spread throughout Europe， the celebration changed to honour the “Mother Church“-the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm Over time
13、 the church festival combined with mothering Sunday celebration People began honouring their mothers as well as the church 4In the United States Mothers Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day devoted to peace Then in 1907Ana Jarvis， from Philadelphia， began a campaign（运动） to est
14、ablish a national Mothers Day Ms Jarvis persuaded her mothers church in Grafton， Virginia to celebrate Mothers Day on the second anniversary of her mothers death， the 2nd day Sunday of May By the next year Mothers Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia Ms Jarvis and her supporters began to write to
15、 ministers， businessmen， and politicians demanding to establish a national Mothers Day It was successful as by 1911 Mothers Day was celebrated in almost every state President Woodrow Wilson， in 1914， made the official announcement that Mothers Day was a national holiday and it was to be held each ye
16、ar on the 2nd Sunday of May While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout the year， there are some countries such as Denmark， Finland， Italy， Turkey， Australia， and Belgium which also celebrate Mothers Day on the 2nd Sunday of May21.What is the autho
17、rs purpose in writing the first paragraph？ _ A. To raise questions B. To introduce the topic C. To interest readers D. To solve problems22.The earliest Mothers Day was celebrated to _ A. mark the birth of Greece B. prepare for the autumn harvestC. honour the Mother of Gods D. honour the mothers of E
18、ngland23.The fourth and fifth paragraphs mainly talk about _ A. the feast of Mothers Day in the US B. the origin of Mothers Day in the USC. the development of Mothers Day in the US D. the celebration of Mothers Day in the US24The passage is intended to _ A. give readers some information B. persuade
19、5readersC. report a story D. amuse readersBArtificial Intelligence (AI) is making it possible for companies to monitor workers behavior in great detail and in real time. Start to slack off (懈怠), and AI could talk to your boss. One company offering such services is London-based start-up Status Today.
20、 Its AI platform relies on a regular supply of employee data, including everything from the files you access to when you use a key card. From this, it builds a picture of how employees normally function and signals any unusual performance. The idea is to spot when someone might become a security ris
21、k by doing something different from their usual behavioral patterns. “All of this gives us fingerprint of a user, so if we think the fingerprint doesnt match, we raise a warning”, says Mircea Dumitrescu, the companys chief technology officer.The system also aims to catch employee actions that could
22、accidentally cause a security breach (漏洞), like opening malware (恶意软件 ).“Were not monitoring if your computer has a virus.” says Dumitrescu. “Were monitoring human behaviors.”But catching the security breach means monitoring everyone, and the AI can also be used to track employee productivity. “It s
23、eems like they are just using the reputation of AI to give an air of lawfulness to old-fashioned workplace surveillance (监视),” says Javier Ruiz Diaz of digital campaigning organization the Open Rights Group. “You have a right to privacy and you shouldnt be expected to give that up at work.”Exactly h
24、ow companies use the system will be up to them, but its hard to shake the picture of an AI constantly looking over employees shoulders. “It will bother people, and that could be counterproductive if it affects their 6behavior,” says Paul Bemal at the University of East Anglia.Phil Legg at the Univer
25、sity of the West of England says it will never catch every security risk. “If people know theyre being monitored, they can change their behavior,” he says.25.According to the text, AI monitors employees by _.A. taking pictures of them B. getting access to their dataC. signaling their usual performan
26、ce D. catching their actions26.Whats Javier Ruiz Diazs attitude towards the system?A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Uncaring. D. Negative.27.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refer to?A. Security breach. B. Employees productivity.C. The right to privacy. D. Workplace surveillance.28.
27、Phil Leggs concern about the system suggests that _.A. it is too risky to be used at work B. it will affect employees emotionsC. it may not be so effective as expected D. it will encourage employee, productivityCDear Alcohol， Youve been around forever. I can remember all the pain youve caused me.Do
28、you remember the night when you almost took my fathers life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you，to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them.You just sat back and laughed as his car went turning through the 7s
29、treet，crashing into two other cars. He wasnt the only one badly hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again，drinking all of you that they could.I spent two hours that n
30、ight helping my friends who had fallen head over heels for you. “Im so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could throw up. “Im sorry,” they said when I called taxis for them，walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This wont happen again,” they said as they were
31、 sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped.Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night due to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lesson? Do you know how we all felt when he hit an
32、other car head-on and killed two people in the other car? He died the next morning, too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson，and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didnt realize her brother was among them at all
33、. She never saw him again. And it was all your fault.I wish youd walk out of my life forever. I dont want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain youve caused. Sure, youve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage youve caused in the lives of millions is not excusable. Stop attra
34、cting the people I love! Stop hurting me, please!Sincerely，Me29.What did Alcohol do to the authors father that night?A. It made him drunk and took his life away.B. It made him kill two other people when he was driving.8C. It got him into a car accident and badly injured.D. It got him into trouble an
35、d got his stomach pumped.30.The underlined phrase “were intrigued by” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”.A. were interested in B. were satisfied with C. were familiar with D. were disappointed by31.What is the authors purpose of writing this letter?A. To warn people not to drive after drinking. B. To
36、 persuade people to get away from alcohol.C. To tell people three sad stories about alcohol. D. To warn people against the pain caused by alcohol.32How was the author feeling while writing this letter?A. Shocked. B. Responsible. C. Disappointed. D. Sorrowful.DOne day several years ago， Susan was on
37、a flight to visit a friend As an event planner， she daydreamed about the carefully designed birthday parties shed have for her soon-to-be-born daughter one day Then， reading through a magazine， she saw a photo of a poor Haitian boy， and his belly bloated（肿胀） “I thought， this kid has nothing，“ says S
38、usan The image stayed with her， and she considered doing something to help “I decided I would use my talents to throw birthday parties for homeless kids，“ says Susan For the next four years， Susan and her husband， Stephen， took time out from parenthood to visit shelters to determine how best to pull
39、 off the parties Finally， Susan launched the Birthday Party Project， a nonprofit organization， and called on friends and family to help decorate Dallass Family Gateway Shelter with balloons and colorful strips， celebrating the birthdays of 11 boys and girls 60 more homeless kids attended the celebra
40、tion “The first party was better than I could have ever imagined，“ says Susan Now 9Susan and her staff of three paid employees work with regional volunteers， also called “birthday enthusiasts（爱好者）“， to plan monthly themed parties at 15shelters across the country Some of the shelters house abused or
41、abandoned kids Each child celebrating a birthday that month gets a $30gift， a decorative place mat， and an individual cake or cupcake One of Susans favorite parts of each party is when the kids make a wish and blow out the candles “They rarely get a chance to dream big，“ says Susan Her daughter， Lil
42、y， now seven， often helps out at the parties Susan says， “The one thing Ive always wanted is for my kid to be generous“33.What is Susans profession？ _ A. She runs a company of her own B. She works as a philanthropist（慈善家）C. She provides plans for social events D. She works at a childrens shelter34.W
43、hat does the underlined phrase “pull off“ mean in the passage？ _ A. Make arrangements for B. Delay to hold C. Make decorations for D. Refuse to join in35.Whats the best title for the text？ _ A. A Chance to Dream Big B. A Seed for Generosity C. A Poor Haitian Boy D. An Impressive Picture三、阅读七选五（本大题共
44、5 小题，共 10.0 分）“You are what you eat，“ goes an English saying But actually， you are what you drink Why？ Because 75% of your body is water! (36) When we dont give our bodies enough water， our organs cannot work properly We are also easier to catch a disease When we are sick， drinking plenty of water s
45、hould be one of the first things we do (37) Is your body asking for more water？ If you experience headaches， sleepiness， allergies or dizziness （头昏眼花），your body might be telling you to drink more water (38) 10Even problems such as nervousness or forgetfulness can be caused by lack of water In additi
46、on， the medicines that treat these illnesses can sometimes dry out your body further The more water you are lacking in， the worse your health will be-no matter how much medicine you take (39) How much water is enough for you？ Most experts suggest drinking at least 8-ounce glasses of water every day
47、However， if you weigh more than 128 pounds， you need even more water Drink an extra glass of water for every 15 pounds of body weight Drink more water in the hot summer months and when you exercise to replenish （补充） the water loss through sweating Caffeine makes your body lose water very quickly So
48、drink extra water if you drink beverages such as coffee， tea and soda Helpful tips Try these tips to help yourself drink more water Dont wait until you are thirsty to drink (40) Plan to have enough water Carry a bottle of pure water with you wherever you go Dont hesitate by frequent trips to the toi
49、let Drinking plenty of water can take as much time as you need and prevent serious illness in the future So pour yourself a glass of water and drink up! A Drink water occasionally B All kinds of drink will contribute to your health C If youre thirsty， youre already lack of water D Instead， we usually depend on drugs to make u
