江西省上饶市广丰一中2018_2019高二英语下半年月考试题.doc

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1、江西省上饶市广丰一中 2018-2019 高二下半年月考英语试题考试时间 120 分钟 试卷满分 150 分注意事项：1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名，准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域写的答案无效；在草稿纸，试卷上答题无效。4作图可先用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色笔迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破，弄皱，不准使用涂改液，修正带，刮纸刀。第卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中

2、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 钞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 woman doing?A. Working on a lecture. B. Practicing the piano. C. Listening to the radio.2. How much money will the woman lend the man?A. 9 dollars. B. 11 dollars. C. 20 dollars.3.Why is the man in a hurry?A. H

3、e is late for a meeting. B. He is caught in a traffic jam. C. He lives far from the meeting hall.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant. B. In a classroom. C. In a furniture store.5.What are the speakers talking about?A. A movie. B. A garden. C. A book.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对

4、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, 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答 6、7 题6.What will the man take?A. An umbrella. B. A jacket. C. Some T-shirts.Who will pick up the man then?A. Susan. B. Uncle Li. C. Aunt Wang.听第 7 段材料，回答 8、9 题8.What do

5、es the woman ask the man to do?A. Switch off the computer. B. Study for the exams. C. Try to get some sleep.9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.听第 8 段材料，回答 10-12 题10.What did the woman give Tina last year?A.A dress. B. A

6、handbag. C. A scarf.11.When is the woman supposed to call Anna?A. At 3:45. B. At 4:45. C. At 5:15.12.What is the mans phone number?A.653-1972. B.653-1796. C.653-1792.听第 9 段材料，回答 13-16 题13.What did the woman plan to do at first?A. Go shopping. B. Go to work. C. Go to Kates party.14.What kind of movie

7、s does the woman prefer to watch?A. Comedies. B. Action movies. C. Documentaries.15.What does the man think of action movies?A. Interesting. B. Exciting. C. Boring.16.Who may the woman go to the movies with?A. The mans friend. B. Her best friend. C. Her elder sister.听第 10 段材料，回答 17-20 题17.What can p

8、eople see in Woodhill Shelter?A. Sharks B. Lions and elephants. C. Pigs and chickens.18.What is the animals life like in Woodhill Shelter?A. Poor. B. Happy. C. Unusual.19.When did Jill and Ben Smith start building Woodhill Shelter?A. In 2011. B. In 2013. C. In 2014.20.What do the volunteer workers g

9、et for their work?A. Free lunch and coffee. B. Some animal products. C. A book about animals.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题； 每题 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。ATraditionally, younger Americans have been setting trends in the economy(经济), so its always wise of businessmen to kee

10、p an eye on what they are buying.Here are some top brands among U.S.teens.Chipotle Mexican GrillChipotle is the third most preferred restaurant brand among teens from higher-income families. It is also found that Chipotle is becoming popular among average-income teens again, returning to the top fiv

11、e brands for the first time since spring 2017.VF Corp.VF is the parent company of the Vans brand. Vans is second only to Nike as the preferred footwear brand, and it has gone beyond Nike as the top footwear brand among higher-income female teens. Vans are also the third most popular fashion trend am

12、ong both higher-income male and female teens.NetflixFor years, Netflix has witnessed the death of traditional TV and the rise of too many media services. A recent survey shows that 38 percent of the time teens spend viewing video content is spent on Netflix.YouTube is a close second at 33 percent. P

13、ay TV is a distant third at just 16 percent.AmazonIf theres one thing teenagers still have in common with their middle-aged parents these days, it may be Amazon. The teen survey shows that Amazon remains a top brand among teens. Nearly half-47 percent-of teens name Amazon their top online shopping d

14、estination, up from 44 percent six months ago.21. What do we know about Chipotle Mexican Grill?A. It used to be successful as well. B. It is intended for wealthy people.C. It tries to charge higher prices now. D. It has been losing young customers.22. What brand do American teens tend to choose when

15、 it comes to entertainment?A. Chipotle Mexican Grill. B. VF Corp. C. Netflix. D. Amazon.23. How is Amazon as a brand different from the other three?A. It is the best brand of its kind. B.It becomes increasingly popular.C. It is welcome in a wider age range. D. It costs teens much less to consume.BWa

16、nt to lose weight? Its time to get up close to your bathroom scale(磅称). According to studies, keeping track of your daily weight can help you lose weight and keep it off.Researchers from University of Pittsburgh and University of California studied the self-weighing habits of 1,042 adults over a 12-

17、month period. The participants, who either never weighed themselves or only weighed themselves once a week, didnt lose any weight. However, those who weighed themselves six to seven times a week lost an average of 1.7% of their body weight.There is older science to back up this study. In a two-year

18、study several years ago, the researchers at Cornell University divided 162 participants into two groups. Half of the participants were given a scale and asked to weigh themselves and record their results every day. The other half werent given a scale or any instruction to record their daily self-wei

19、ghing results. The researchers found that almost one-third of the participants who weighed themselves daily lost at least 5% of their initial weight during the first year.The participants who weighed themselves daily and tracked their weight were more likely to associate what they ate with how much

20、they weighed. Overall, the researchers think the simple act of stepping on a scale reinforces(强化) healthy eating and exercise patterns and makes the participants aware of times when their less-than-healthy behavior is affecting their weight.Interestingly, daily weighing was most effective for the ma

21、le participants in the group. Women certainly lost weight, but men lost more.“It seems to work more effectively for men than women, for reasons we cannot figure out yet,” said David Levitsky, professor of nutrition and psychology at Cornell and the studys senior author.24. What do we know about the

22、two studies?A. They lasted two years. B. They were done in the same way.C. They presented the similar findings D. They were conducted by senior researchers.25. According to the researchers, people tracking their daily weight tend to_.A. have a slim figure forever B. behave on a proper basisC. stay a

23、way from diseases D. lead a healthy lifestyle26. What still confuses the researchers?A. The way daily weighing affects females. B. Why daily weighing works better for men.C. Why daily weighing helps with weight loss. D. The way daily weighing is made more effective.27. What can be a suitable title f

24、or the text?A. How can you keep weighing yourself B. Why should you often weigh yourselfC How often should you weigh yourself D. What can you do to lose weight naturallyCSometimes the day does not feel long enough. However, that is changing. New calculations have been made. The results tell us that

25、the days are getting longer.Scientists used a combination of tools to find out about Earths longer days. They used an astronomical theory. It includes using physics and chemistry to describe objects in space. They also used geochemical signatures(地球化学特征) buried in ancient rocks. The ancient rocks sh

26、owed that 1. 4 billion years ago a day on Earth was 18 hours and 41 minutes long. A day on Earth is how long the Earth takes to complete one full rotation(旋转).In modern times, a day is 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds. That means the length of days has grown over time. It has increased by about 74

27、-thousandths of a second every year in the last 1.4 billion years. And that is expected to continue .Scientists think it will continue for millions, if not billions, of years more.As this happens, the moon moves further away. Stephen Meyers is a geoscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. H

28、e worked with Alberto Malinverno, a geophysicist at Columbia University in New York. Together they put out their findings in a science journal called Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They calculated how far away the moon is from Earth now. Over the past 1.4 billion years the moon has

29、 drifted(漂动）about 44,000 kilometers away from Earth. The moon is now a distance of 384,400 kilometers away from Earth.As for the moon, it will not retreat from Earth forever. At some point in the far future, it will reach a settled distance when it will be seen only from one half of Earth, and never

30、 seen from the other.28. What does the author want to do in Paragraph2?A. Add some background information. B. Warn people of the change in Earth.C. Introduce some astronomical theories. D. Explain some methods scientists used.29. How is Earth different from what it was 1.4 billion years ago?A. It ha

31、s grown bigger. B .Its night time becomes shorter.C. Its rotation gradually slows down. D. Its geochemical signatures change greatly.30. Which of the following best explains the underlined word“retreat“ in the last paragraph?A. Move away. B. Set off. C. Hide. D. Disappear.31. What will happen after

32、the moon stops drifting?A. The moon may disappear gradually. B. It will result in more longer days on Earth.C. It may be difficult for people to see the moon. D. The other half of Earth wont see the moon at all.DHow many times have you gone outside only to get your feet stuck in a mess of chewing gu

33、m(口香糖) on the sidewalk, or discovered something sticky beneath a table or desk? As far as environmental pollution goes, chewing gum is far from our largest problem-but for people walking on the road, it could well be among the most unpleasant.Chewing gum causes plenty of messes for local governments

34、, too. When gum-chewers leave their used gum on sidewalks, its up to cities to pay for the clean-up efforts. In the United Kingdom, it costs about 150 million pounds every year to cover the cost of removing the sticky stuff from public walkways.But 25-year-old Anna Bullus has come up with a method t

35、hat could turn those used pieces of bright pink gum into a lovely shade of green. She spent eight months collecting old gum and working with it in a lab, eventually creating a pellet(颗粒)from the material, which she mixed with other ingredients to create the Bullus Recycled Gum Polymer(BRGP).“Yes, ev

36、eryone thinks I am mad and most people feel sick about it, “she told The Guardian.But Bullus effort has paid off. She has used the BRGP to create pink bubble-shaped bins which can be used to collect used pieces of gum. Shes set up her “bubble bins” around Orpington College as a trial, but hopes to r

37、oll them out in more places before long. Once the bins are full, both the bins and the gum inside them will be recycled to produce more BRGP- -at which point, the possibilities are almost endless. “The amazing thing is that you can use it for any plastic product,” Bullus said “Id love to make some s

38、hoes, for example. Gum shoes, in fact.”32. What can we learn about the chewing gum from the first two paragraphs?A. It is very popular in the UK. B. It is a bad habit to chew gums.C. Public walkways have the most chewing gum. D. Cleaning it has been the British governments headache.33. What is BRGP?

39、A. Its a recyclable material. B. Its a new kind of chewing gum.C .Its a product only made of used gum. D. Its a tool used to collect chewing gum.34. Whats the main characteristic of the bubble bin?A. It has a bright color. B. It has a strange shape.C. It is recyclable. D. It has many uses.35. Which

40、of the following words can best describe Anna Bullus?A .Wise and lucky. B. Creative and devoted.C. Honest and helpful. D. Active and humorous.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。We all have times in our lives when we just have too many things to deal with. 36 Well, t

41、hats crazy, because if you get ill then youre going to be able to do nothing. Here are some ideas to take care of yourself.37 Living with clutter(杂乱)and never being able to find what you need when you need it causes stress. Take time to develop a system and then use it. Instead of keeping all the th

42、ings you need to do in your head, write them down on a piece of paper.Devote 30 minutes per day to personal development materials. 38 And negative ones will disappear. If we want to be successful in work and life, we need to develop the habit of feeding our minds in a positive way. So take in good i

43、nspiring information.Say no to anything that is not important to you. Give yourself permission to concentrate on whats important. Getting the unessential, tiresome responsibilities off your schedule will give you more time and space. 39Take 5-minute mini-breaks every hour. 40 So no matter how effici

44、ently you work, you should always let your mind wander or end up spending time doing other things when you try to keep going hour after hour. Instead, break up each hour by getting up from your chair and walking outside to take a 5-minute break.A. Get organized.B. Write a daily gratitude list.C. You

45、 cant stay focused all the time.D. Fill your minds with positive thoughts.E. Besides, it will reduce the pressure that you feel.F. As a result, we often forget to look after ourselves.G. Eating healthily is one of the most sensible things you can do for yourself.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

46、题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A complaint (投诉) was received by the Pontiac Department of General Motors. It said: “This is the second time I have written to you, and I dont 41 you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy. After dinner, our fami

47、ly would 42 on which kind of ice cream we should have and then Ill 43 them to get the winner. I have recently 44 a new Pontiac car and since then my return trips have become 45 .Every time I buy the vanilla(香草味的)ice cream, my car will 46 . However, if I get any other flavors. the car starts just fin

48、e.”The Pontiac president was 47 about the letter, but sent an engineer to 48 this thing anyway. One day, accompanied by the 49 , the customer drove to the store after dinnertime. It was the vanilla ice cream that night and, 50 , after they came back, the car 51 to start. The engineer conducted the 52 for three more nights. On the first two nights, they got the chocolate flavor