1、1第二学期高二年级第一次月考英语试题总分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟注意事项：1.答 卷 前 ， 考 生 务 必 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 准 考 证 号 填 写 在 试 卷 和 答 题 卡 上 ， 并 将 准 考 证 条 形码 粘 贴 在 答 题 卡 上 的 指 定 位 置 。2.选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 每 小 题 选 出 答 案 后 ， 用 合 乎 要 求 的 2B铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 对 应 题 目 的 答 案标 号 涂 黑 。 写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。3.非 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 用 合 乎
2、 要 求 的 签 字 笔 直 接 答 在 答 题 卡 上 对 应 的 答 题 区 域 内 。 写 在 试题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）第一节听下面 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 is the man going to do?A. Repair the car. B. Make lu
3、nch. C. Go fishing.2. How often was the magazine published in the past?A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month.3. What does the man want to do?A. Stay in bed. B. Take a journey. C. Take in fresh air.4. Why doesnt Mary attend the class?A. She has been sick.B. She has got a visitor.C. She ha
4、s to take care of her mother.5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. A fridge. B. A bookshelf. C. A cupboard.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2选中选出最佳选项，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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6段材将，回答第 6、7 题。6. Why is the woman late?A. Her car
5、 broke down.B. She had a car accident.C. She was stuck in the traffic jam.7. What is the weather like at present?A. It is sunny. B. It is rainy. C. It is cloudy.听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。8. What did the man think of the football match?A. Boring. B. Disappointing. C. Wonderful.9 What happened to the woman y
6、esterday afternoon?A. She lost her bike.B. She fell off her bike.C. She hurt her left hand.10. When did the football match begin?A. At 3:10. B. At3: 20. C. At3: 30听第 8段材料，回答第 11至 13题11. Who is making the phone call?A. Mrs. Shaw. B. Carlos. C. Eric.12. When will the woman be available in May?A. In th
7、e 4th week. B. In the 3rd week. C. In the 1st week.13. Where will the meeting probably be held?A. In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C. In Toronto.听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 17题。14. Why does the woman call the man?A. To ask for help.B. To make an invitation.C. To offer some information.15. What relation is Tina to
8、 the man?A. His wife. B. His neighbor. C. His sister.316. Who is the new accountant?A. Alan. B. Cathy. C. Yumiko.17 How many people are there on the guest list now?A.6. B.7. C.8.听第 10段材料，答第 18至 20题。18. When will the art meeting be over?A. On May 13th. B. On May 12th. C. On May 10th.19. How long is t
9、he art meeting going to last each day?A. For 5 hours. B. For 7 hours. C. For 9 hours.20. What do we know about the art meeting?A. It will provide art materials.B. It will have guest artists from four countries.C. It aims to help guest artists develop their art skills.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节（共 15小题；
10、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，AFire Prevention InformationThe University of Adelaide employs a full-time staff of fire prevention professionals. They inspect all campus buildings and test and maintain all sprinkler(喷水灭火装置) systems, fire alarms, and fire extinguishers (灭火器). They
11、 also provide educational programs on fire safety in the residence halls. Whenever you move to a new area, you should locate the fire alarm pull stations and the two exits nearest your room.Fire AlarmsThe floors of all campus buildings are equipped with manual(手动的) fire alarm systems which include f
12、ire alarm pull stations and pipes. Most are also equipped with automatic fire alarm systems consisting of heat detectors, smoke detectors and sprinklers. For your safety, never tamper with(胡乱摆弄) these systems. False fire alarms are illegal and may lead to imprisonment.Fire Drills4A fire drill will b
13、e conducted in your residence hall every semester. During a fire drill, please do the following:Take your room key and ID, close and lock the door to your room.Exit immediately from the nearest emergency exit; do not use a lift.Meet outside of your residence hall and wait for further instructions.Fi
14、re ExtinguishersFire extinguishers are located on each floor and in each apartment. Use a fire extinguisher only if you have been trained to do so. Irresponsible use of a fire extinguisher can create a dangerous situation for other residents and could result in damage to personal property. Misuse of
15、 a fire extinguisher will result in fines.Smoke DetectorsA smoke detector is on the ceiling in your room. Some buildings also have heat detectors on the ceilings. Do the following to ensure the safe operation of your smoke detector:If your smoke detector is working properly, the red light should be
16、on. If the red light is not blinking(闪动), contact residence hall staff immediately.Do not cover or block your smoke detector in any way.If a smoke detector sets off an alarm and there is no fire or smoke, inform your hall staff.21What is the main duty of the fire prevention professionals?ATo provide
17、 part-time jobs for students. BTo lead the students to the nearest exits.CTo check and maintain fire prevention equipment.DTo train teachers to be fire prevention professionals.22In a fire drill, the students should _.Arush quickly to a lift Bgather at the nearest exitCshut the door and leave at onc
18、e Dwait for instructions in the hall523What do we know about the use of fire extinguishers? AUsing them wrongly results in punishment.BIrresponsible use of them can damage them.CImproper use of them can destroy the apartment.DUsing them without a trainer present is forbidden.BDale Carnegie(戴尔卡耐基) wa
19、s an American writer and lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills.Born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri, Carnegie was a poor farmers boy. His family moved to Belton, Missouri when he was a small child.
20、 In his teens, though still having to get up at 4 a.m. every day to milk his parents cows, he managed to obtain an education at the State Teachers College in Warrensburg. His first job after college was selling correspondence courses. He moved on to selling bacon, soap, and lard(猪油)for Armour & Comp
21、any.After saving $500, Dale Carnegie quit sales in 1911 in order to achieve a lifelong dream of becoming a lecturer. He ended up instead attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, but found little success as an actor. Later he got the idea to teach public speaking. In his first ses
22、sion, he suggested that students speak about “something that made them angry“, and discovered the technique that made speakers unafraid to address a public audience. From its beginning, the Dale Carnegie Course developed. Carnegie had made use of the average Americans desire to have more self-confid
23、ence.Perhaps one of Carnegies most successful marketing moves was to change the spelling of his last name from “Carnagey“ to Carnegie, at a time when Andrew Carnegie was a widely recognized name.Carnegies works include Lincoln the Unknown (1932), Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business (1937
24、), and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living 6(1948). His greatest achievement, however, was when Simon &. Schuster published How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book was a bestseller from 1936. By the time of Carnegies death, the book had sold five million copies in 31 languages, and there
25、 had been 450,000 graduates of his Dale Carnegie Institute. Carnegie died at his home in New York in 1955.24. What do you think of Dale Carnegies childhood?A. Difficult. B. Joyful. C. Lonely. D. Boring.25Which of the following is important for Dale Carnegie?A. Encouraging one to trust himself. B. He
26、lping people to get wealthy.C. Teaching people speaking skills. D. Advising people to live happily.26. Why did Dale Carnegie change his last name?A. To get more help and support. B. To replace Andrew Carnegie.C. To become more famous. D. To avoid misunderstanding.27. Which of the following is Dale C
27、arnegies most successful work?A. Lincoln the Unknown.B. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.C. How to Win Friends and Influence People.D. Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business.CAmericans , especially the millennials (千禧一代), are always glued to their phones. A common day of an average uni
28、versity student in American starts off like this: an alarm clock wakes you up, which is quickly followed by checking social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Once in classes, you are again attracted by your buzzing phone and access to the Internet rather than pay attention to the lecturing profess
29、or. Then you have lunch with some friends, 7only to look up from your screen to realize that no one has said a word in five minutes and instead all are looking at their phones. Once the day ends, you cant help checking all forms of social media again before finally being able to shut your eyes only
30、to repeat this vicious cycle the next day.Cyberbullying(网络霸凌),a concept unknown before , is now in fashion . Many of the millennials are using the Internet to make jokes about others to extremes. The Internet gives cowards bravery. People feel like their actions and words have no bad results because
31、 they cannot see the pain they cause others.Millennials also tend to think that whatever information shows up on their screens must be taken as truth, whether the source is reliable(可靠的) or not.Social media is not all bad, however. People are still able to use social media to connect with friends an
32、d family who live a great distance away. With a few clicks, someone could make another person smile, or give words of hope and encouragement to a friend in need, or even help repair a broken relationship. Cyberspace is a vortex( 流涡) that is easy to get caught up in , but we must find a balance to ke
33、ep both feet in reality while travelling across the online world .28. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 infer?A. You cant break away from your phone. B. You decide to get rid of this bad behavior.C. You return to going cyberbullying the following day. D. You are caught in the busy life.29
34、. What can be learned about the millennials?A. They often mistake facts for personal opinions. B. They prefer to communicate face to face.C. They are often made fun of in the cyberspace. D. They dont often make their own judgments.30. Which way of using social media is accepted by the author?A. Bein
35、g glued to the phones all the time. B. Promoting 8relationships.C. Losing themselves in the cyberspace. D. Fighting against others.31. Whats the authors purpose of writing the text?A. To state the ill effects of social media. B. To prove the benefits of cyberspace.C. To suggest using the social medi
36、a wisely. D. To introduce the functions of phones.DIs It Worth Buying Organic Food? Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingly popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice more for goods with organic labels (商标). However, if you think paying a little more f
37、or organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products arent necessarily more nutritious, and theyre no less likely to suffer from disease-causing bacteria, either.The latest result
38、s, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. “We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier,“ says Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler from Stanford. “So consumers shouldnt assume that one type of food has a lower risk o
39、r is safer.“For their new study, Smith-Spangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and 223 studies that analyzed the nutritional content of the foods,
40、including vitamins, minerals and fats.While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither organic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough t
41、o go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates. The researchers did find 9that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fis
42、h that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends.Organic food is produced with fewer chemicals and more natural-growing practices, but that doesnt alway
43、s translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that “whether you buy organic or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste.“ Fresh food is at least as good as anything marketed as organic.32. The new rese
44、arch questions whether organic food _.A. should replace traditional food B. has been overpriced by farmersC. is grown with less harmful chemicals D. is really more nutritious and healthier33. Smith-Spangler and her colleagues found that _.A. organic food could reduce the risk of heart diseaseB. trad
45、itional food was grown with more natural methodsC. both organic and traditional food they examined were safeD. there was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food34. Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?A. Organic chicken and pork. B. Organic milk and
46、 chicken.C. Traditional chicken and pork. D. Traditional fruit and vegetables.35. What is the authors attitude toward organic food?A. Sceptical B. NeutralC. Unconcerned D. Approving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。 Language is part of our daily lives, no matter w
47、here we live in the world. It is the same with music, whether you listen to it on the radio, on your drive to work or sit before an orchestra. Both language and music play a huge role in 10our culture. 36 Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using the alphabet
48、, which is a collection of letters. In the same way, we use notes to keep a record of music. Just as you are reading this collection of letters on the screen and find meaning in it, musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music which we can hear. 37 By writing pieces of text or music,
49、 we are able to share experiences through time. I can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago, which is really quite exciting.38 You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. 39 Even if you dont like Britpop melod
