湖南省长沙市第九中学2018_2019学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.doc

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1、- 1 -湖南省长沙市第九中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节：(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 请听下面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. Who was absent from the party?A. Betty B. Mary C. Jack 2. What does the woman offer to do?A. Help the m

2、an with his work. B. Find out the mans calculator. C. Lend her calculator to the man.3. How will the speakers go to the Bund?A. By taxi B. By underground C. By bus4. When did the man get up yesterday?A. At 6:10 B. At 7: 10 C. At 6: 405. Where is the woman?A. At a supermarket. B. At a hotel. C.At a r

3、estaurant.第二节：(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)请听下面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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where did the woman stay?A. In a tent. B. In a farmers house C. In a hotel- 2 -7. What was the weather like according to the

4、 woman?A. Rainy. B. sunny. C. Cloudy.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What are the speakers talking about in general?A. A train station. B. A train C. A clock.9. What does the man think is the best thing?A. The sky at night. B. The stars. C. The ceiling.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the woman like best?A. Physi

5、cal education. B. English. C. Music.11. What does the woman think of going into computers?A. Interesting. B. boring. C. Hard.12. What will the man do next?A. Tell the woman something about computers.B. Know more about the womans interests. C. Explain sports medicine to the woman.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13

6、. What day is it today?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.14. What is the woman going to buy tomorrow?A. Fruit and eggs. B. Socks and meat. C. Seeds and beer.15. When does the bank stay open on weekdays?A. From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m B. From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m C. From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m16. Whe

7、re does the woman want to go first?A. To a bank. B. To a seed shop. C. To a shopping center.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。- 3 -17. What is the new marathon record for?A. Speed. B. Age. C. Weight.18. Where was Fauja Singh born?A. In India. B. In Canada. C. In Britain.19. How many marathons has Fauja Singh taken

8、 part in?A. Six. B. Eight. C. Nine.20. Why did Fauja Singh start running?A. To remember his wife and son. B. To find a new focus on life. C. To keep healthy.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThe National GalleryDescription:The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the

9、north side of Trafalgar in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern wor

10、ks in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.Layout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West

11、 Wing houses 16th-century paintings and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.- 4 -The East Wing h

12、ouses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.Opening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm（Fridays 10am to 9pm）and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There:Nearest underground statio

13、ns: Charing Cross (2-minute walk). Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).21. In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings?A. The 13th B. The 17th C. The 18th D. The 20th 22. Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown?A. In t

14、he East Wing. B. In the main West Wing. C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing. 23. Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?A. Piccadilly Circus. B. Leicester Square. C. Embankment. D. Charing Cross. BWith at least a dozen wildfires going through western North Carolina i

15、n the fall of 2016, it would take more than one local fire department to fight the flames. In early November, the federal government sent over a team of firefighters from the Interagency Hotshot Crews.Most of the Hotshots stayed at Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, North Carolina. The center r

16、eached out to the media and community groups, hoping to get four volunteers per day to help things run smoothly for their firefighting guests. They didnt expect a response quite so unbelievable.- 5 -Within two days, over 200 peopleabout a third of the towns populationreached out to offer help, accor

17、ding to the centers website. Meals and accommodation were already being taken care of, so they went above and beyond the basic things. Community members donated over 1,000 goods, including sports drinks, snacks, eye drops and so on.Even the kids in Hayesville participated, sending thank-you cards, p

18、ictures and signs to motivate the Hotshots. The team received over 2,000 thank-you notes. After the fires were put out and the firefighters were preparing to go home, the town threw a parade（游行）to thank them and wish them well.The firefighters were at a loss by the generosity from Hayesville. They p

19、ut together their own thank-you in a YouTube video.“You guys dont know how much you mean, all the support you guys give us, says Ron, a firefighter from Oregon, in the video. “Out of four years when Ive been fighting fire, this is about the most hospitable（好客的）state and county Ive ever been in. And

20、it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.”24. What is unexpected according to the text?A. The difficulty in putting out wildfires. B. The firefighters contributions to the town.C. The locals attitude towards the centers request. D. The firefighters response to the wildfires.25. What can we

21、know about Hayesville from the text?A. It is a large town. B. It is a small town.C. It is a wealthy town. D. Its tough to live in.26. Why are even the kids in Hayesville mentioned in the text?A. To show how cute they were. B. To encourage the firefighters to be grateful.C. To lead in the reason for

22、creating the YouTube video.D. To stress the locals enthusiasm for the firefighters.- 6 -27. What can we infer about the firefighters from the last paragraph?A. They felt very moved. B. They were kind to the locals.C. They were welcome everywhere. D. They were confident about their work.COn her first

23、 morning in America last summer, my daughter went out to explore her new neighborhood alone, without even telling my wife or me. Of course we were worried; we had just moved from Berlin, and she was just 8. But when she came home, we realized we had no reason to panic. Beaming with pride, she told u

24、s how she had discovered the little park around the corner, and had made friends with a few local dog owners. When this story comes up in conversations with American friends, we usually meet with polite disbelief. Most are horrified by the idea that their children might roam(闲逛) around without adult

25、 supervision(监管). A study by the University of California has found that American kids spend 90 percent of their free time at home, often in front of the TV or playing video games. Such narrowing of childrens world has happened across the developed world. But German parents are generally much more a

26、ccepting of letting children take some risks. “We are depriving(剥夺) them of opportunities to learn how to take control of their own lives,” writes Peter Gray, a research professor at Boston College. He argues that this increases the chance that they will suffer from anxiety, depression, and various

27、other mental disorders, which have gone up dramatically in recent decades(十年). I am no psychologist like Professor Gray, but I know I wont be around forever to protect my girls from the challenges life holds in store for them. And by giving kids more control over their lives, they learn to have more

28、 confidence in their own abilities.- 7 -28. Hearing the authors daughter exploring the new neighborhood alone, his American friends feel_.A. worried B. proud C. doubtful D. terrified29. We can conclude from Paragraph 3 that _.A. American kids enjoy playing at homeB. German parents are less protectiv

29、e than American parentsC. German kids like taking risks more than American kidsD. American parents dont limit their childrens activities in their leisure time30. Its implied from Professor Grays words that _.A. parents should always be around their children to protect them from risksB. more and more

30、 parents suffer from mental problemsC. children are having more opportunities to take control of their livesD. giving children more freedom is beneficial to their mental development31. Which of the following words can best describe the authors parenting?A. Open-minded. B. Irresponsible. C. Careless.

31、 D. Protective. DAs free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with “green“ power.Three Chilean students got the idea for a plant-powered device(装置) to charge（使充电） their cellphones, while sitting in their schools outdoor courtyard during a br

32、eak from exams, with dead mobile phones. Then, one of them had an “aha“ moment.“It occurred to Camila to say about plants,”said inventor Evelyn Aravena. “Why dont you have a socket, if there are so many plants? After that, we thought, why dont they have a charging outlet（插座）? Because there are so ma

33、ny plants and living things that have the potential to produce energy, why - 8 -not?”Their inventiona small biological circuit called E-Kaiauses the energy plants to produce during photosynthesis(光合作用 ). A plant uses only a small part of that energy and the rest goes into the soil, and thats where t

34、he E-Kaia collects it. The device plugs into the ground and then into your phone.“Its the most amazing project Ive ever seen in my life, plain and simple. They brought this original model, and it worked and thats when it all changed, at least from my personal point of view and I began to support the

35、m.“ said Mauricio Cifuentes.The device solved two problems for the engineering students they needed an idea for a class project, and an outlet to plug in their phones.“Looking for a place to charge the notebook, which had no power, and the mobile phones, we werent able to find anything because all t

36、he other students were in the same state of madness trying to find a place to charge their devices,“ said Aravena.But plants are everywhere, and the biocircuit makes good use of their excess(过多的) power.The E-Kaia doesnt carry much charge but its powerful enough to completely recharge a mobile phone

37、in less than two hours.The student inventors have applied for patents（专利） on their technology, and expect the E-Kaia to go on sale in the near future.32. How could the students get the “green“ power idea?A. By carrying out an experiment. B. Just from an occasional thought.C. With the support of thei

38、r professors. D. Inspired by the information in a science book.33. The device collects power by using _.A. photosynthesis B. a small biological circuitC. energy plants D. the electricity stored in the device- 9 -34. What can we learn from what Mauricio Cifuentes said?A. He intended to buy the patent

39、. B. He invented the original device.C. He showed great interest in the device. D. He wanted to produce the device in large numbers.35. What might be the best title for the passage?A. A New Device to Change the World B. Green Power - A New and Potential SourceC. Chilean Students Find A Green Way to

40、Charge PhonesD. A New Device Invented by Chilean Students Will Be on Sale第二节（共5小题; 每小题2分，共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。Bad days happens to many of us. Something makes us sad, angry, frustrated or disappointed. But you still have to get up and go to work. Everything others say to you

41、sounds stupid. 36 . Luckily, you can do something about it. Here are some ways to turn around a bad day.Accept your bad moodBeing in a bad mood is not that hard. If youre mad, be mad. 37 . This does not give you the right to be rude and unpleasant to others. It just means that you need to recognize

42、and accept your bad mood to be able to do something.Tell othersYou can try to keep your bad mood a secret and put on your happy mask. Guess what, you re fooling nobody. 38 . Simply tell them “ listen guys, Im in a really sour mood today. Im not sure why, but its nothing to do with what you have done

43、. If I bite your head off, I apologize in advance.”39 Spend a few moments to try thinking of at least one or two things that are good: Something you look forward to, such as a person you like at work or - 10 -something nice that happened recently.Take some quiet timeAnd if youre having a really bad

44、day, it may be a good idea to withdraw(撤离; 退出 )a little if you can. 40 . Sit and work somewhere quiet. Take a long bathroom break. Consider going home early or taking the day off.A. Remember the goodB. Its important to get along well with othersC. Everyone seems to annoy youD. The best thing to do i

45、s to tell the people you work closely withE. If youre sad, be sadF. Ask for adviceG. Take a walk in your lunch break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）Some teens dream of a new car or a big party for their sweet 16. 41 , one grandfather spent years making a much more 42 gift for his g

46、randdaughter. When Lauren Blank was 43 two years old, her grandpa 44 taking notes every time they got to spend time together. He kept the 45 up until she was five years old, 46 three notebooks over the three years.On Blanks 16th birthday, her grandfather believed she was old enough to fully 47 the m

47、eaning behind the notebooks, so he gave them to her as a present. When Blank 48 what the gift was, she was in total 49 . “Then I could hardly hold my feelings. I was really 50 by the gift,” she says. The rest of her family was just as surprised 51 her grandpa hadnt told anyone about his plan.Blank p

48、osted a 52 of the present on Twitter (推特), and up to now the sweet has received more than 600,000 53 . The notebook entries detailed 54 things Blank had said or done, 55 her feelings to really connect her memories to how she was. Her grandpa recorded his 56 of the two of them laughing and playing made-up games. “Throughout - 11 -the stories he would 57 add how much he loved and cared for me, said Blank.Bl