湖南省株洲市攸县第四中学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 -攸县四中 2018-2019 学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题时量：120 分钟 满分：150 分第一部分 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. Why cant the woman go to the post office? A. It isnt open today. B. She doesnt have enough time.C.

2、 The man cant give her directions.2. How does the woman feel about her weekend? A. Very pleased. B. Somewhat bored. C. Extremely disappointed.3. What does the man want to buy? A. A bike. B. A lock. C. A camera.4. What does the man think is the best way of inviting guests? A. In person. B. By mail. C

3、. Online.5. What is the woman concerned about the most? A. Spending less money. B. Buying unusual flowers. C. Getting something conveniently.第二节(共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分)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，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段材料

4、，回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the woman recommend? A. Visiting many museums. B. Buying a one-week subway pass.C. Waiting in line for subway tickets.- 2 -7. Why is the woman surprised that the man studied art history? A. He works in a bank.B. She studied art history as well.C. He doesnt make art very often

5、.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What city did the man fly into? A. Seattle. B. Phoenix. C. New Orleans. 9. How does the man feel about the airline? A. A little angry. B. Pretty content. C. Very disappointed.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Why does the man congratulate the woman? A. She got a new job. B. She bought a

6、new car. C. She passed her driving test.11. What day does the conversation take place? A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.12. What does the woman care about the most? A. Her cars price. B. Her cars safety. C. Her cars appearance.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. What did the man drink before the meeti

7、ng? A. Tea. B. Water. C. Coffee.14. What does the man probably do?A. Hes a banker. B. Hes a lawyer. C. Hes a real estate agent.15. What type of loan does the man want to get? A. A business loan. B. A school loan. C. A home loan.16. When will the woman call the man? A. By the end of next week. B. Aft

8、er she calls his family and friends.C. After she talks with the senior officer.- 3 -听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. How long is the library open on weekends? A. For 4 hours. B. For 10 hours. C. For 12 hours.18. What time do the library meetings end? A. At 10:00 a.m. B. At 10:30 a.m. C. At 11:00 a.m.19. Whe

9、n will students be able to check out class books electronically? A. Immediately. B. Before winter break. C. Starting in the spring.20. What does the speaker talk about in the end? A. Hiring someone for a job. B. Using the reservation system. C. Doing research in the library.第二部分： 阅读理解 （共 20小题; 每小题 2

10、分,满分 40分）第一节（共 15小题，每小题 2分，满分 30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。ASharon, Aged 22The most important thing to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, I dont know what your middle school was like, but high school teachers will not care about things such as how much h

11、omework you already have in one night. Its best to just learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.Frank, Aged 21I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day. You will probably love it. I know I did. You should jo

12、in some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!Eddie, Aged 20When I started high school， I was really nervous too, especially since I had been homeschooled all through middle school and didnt really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to

13、 just relax. The first couple of days can be - 4 -a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.David, Aged 19Im not going to lie. The first day is kind of frightening (令人恐惧的). But youll get used to it. Dont be afraid of anyone; upperclassmen will pick on you more if you let th

14、em know youre afraid. Just take it easy. Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first week， its really not bad at all. Dont worry.21. What can we infer from Sharon about high school?A. Teachers are quite strict.B. Students often sta

15、y up at night.C. Teachers provide little care for students.D. Students should make good use of their time.22. How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school?A. Excited. B. Bored.C. Worried. D. Relaxed.23. Who mentions the importance of friends?A. Frank. B. David.C. Sharon. D. Eddie.【答案】21. D 22.

16、 C 23.BBIts time for those who are about to graduate to look for jobs since graduation season is drawing near. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.A high school n

17、ewspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (文身), nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you cant judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover“ themselves in order to convey (传递) certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an exp

18、ression of who we areJust as people convey messages about themselves - 5 -with their appearances, so do companies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedo

19、m, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the companies to their customers.As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our

20、 customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customersEven though I am open-minded, I cant expect all our customers are.There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employ

21、er. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.24. Which of the following is the newspaper editors opinion according to Paragraph 2?A. Peoples appearances carry messages about themselves.B

22、. Customers choices influence dress standards in companies.C. Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.25. What can be inferred from the text?A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.B. H

23、iring managers make the best impression on their candidates.C. Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.D. What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.26.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Employees MatterB. Appearances MatterC. Per

24、sonal Choices Matter- 6 -D. Hiring Managers Matter27.The authors attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as _.A. enthusiastic B. positiveC. negative D. sympathetic【答案】24. C 25.D 26.B 27.CCDo you always agree to do things that you are unwilling to do? Are you the

25、type of person who always says “yes“? Ive come to learn that it is very important to learn to say NO! Its okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.Im not saying to say “no“ to someone who really needs your help. Im talking about refusi

26、ng that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you dont want to be a guest at.Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really dont want to do. If youre like I once was，you cant sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs

27、on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever youre saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldnt have all of these thoughts.So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you dont show up at the meeting (by the way，it is not the one you must attend) your boss isnt

28、going to like you or your co-workers wont respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters wont love you as much if you dont do everything for them that they ask every occasion.If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter

29、what. People treat you the way you teach them to, and if youre someone who always says “yes“, then thats what theyre expecting.You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations - 7 -in life to fulfill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.28.Which of the

30、following statements would the writer agree with?A. We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.B. We should help others in need.C. Always saying “no“ means you are brave.D. Always saying “yes“ means you are dishonest.29. What does the underlined word It“ in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Saying “yes

31、“.B. A friends birthday party.C. Something youre unwilling to do.D. Something you think difficult to do.30.The writer believes that if you say “no“ to your family members，y oull _.A. upset themB. disappoint themC. have a loose relationship with themD. have the same relationship with them as before31

32、.What would be the best title for the passage?A. Learn to Make a Right ChoiceB. To Be YourselfC. Learn to Say NoD. Do What You Want to Do【答案】28.B 29.C 30.D 31. CDRemember those slow snails you often see on the ground after a rainy day? Well, these animals have made headlines recently with an astonis

33、hing discovery by UCLA researchers who were able to transfer(转移 )memories from one snail to another!- 8 -They experimented with sea snails because they have impressive memory habits and large neurons (神经元）which make them easier to work with. Dr. David Glanzman, who led the experiment, believes that

34、RNA located in our brain cells is responsible for long-term memory. This went against the well-established belief that long-term memory was stored in the brains neuron synapses (突触）.For the experiment, scientists trained certain snails to develop a defensive reaction by contracting (收缩） whenever the

35、y were pushed. Originally, the action would last for a few seconds, but by consistently shocking the snails, their contracting period grew to last a lot longer, up to 50 seconds. Then, they took RNA from brain cells of the trained snails and put them in untrained cells. When these new cells were put

36、 back into the untpined snails，these sea snails started exhibiting immediate behaviors that were as if they had been trained to develop long defensive reactions!This was shocking as these memories were extremely specific. This showed that RNA transfer might influence our memory by, finishing a memor

37、y transfer. David Glanzman believes once we get a deeper insight on how memory functions，it can help us better understand illnesses that are deeply affected by our memories and how we react to past experiences.However, Glanzman9 s experiment is still highly controversial as many believe that the hum

38、an brain is )much more complex than those of the snails and that we may not find similar associations such as memory transfer. There is still much to discover about how our brains function and Glanzmans experiment just proves the mystical and interesting possibilities of the brain.32.Why did the res

39、earchers choose sea snails to experiment with? A. Their memories are stored in neuron synapses. B. Their RNA is responsible for long-term memory. C. Their memory is stronger than that of other animals.D.Their characteristics are suitable for the experiment.33. Which shows the correct order of the ex

40、periment stages?Put RNA into untrained brain cells.- 9 -Untrained snails seem to have been trained.Trained snails show longer defensive period.Take RNA from the brain cells of trained snails.Certain snails are consistently pushed.Put cells with trained RNA into untrained snails.A. B. C. D.34. In wha

41、t field does David Glanzman think his experiment might be useful?A.Understanding past experiences.B.Strengthening childrensC.Learning about memory-related diseases.D.Improving other animals memory, memory habits.35. Many people disapprove of the conclusion of the experiment because .A. the human bra

42、in is much more complexB. some memories can never be transferredC. human memory has much more informationD. the human brain shouldnt be used in such experiments 【答案】32.D 33.D 34.C 35.A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。Have you ever wondered how the trainers at Sea Worl

43、d get the 19,000-pound whale to jump 22 feet out of water and perform tricks? They get that whale to go over a rope farther out of the water than most of us can imagine. _36_.So how do the trainers at Sea World do it? The first thing they do is reinforce(强化) the behavior that they want repeated - in

44、 this case, to get the whale to go over the rope._37_, in a position where the whale cant help but do whats expected of it. Every time the whale goes over the rope, its given positive reinforcement and gets fed with fish. But what happened when the whale goes under the rope? Nothing no criticism, no

45、 warning and no - 10 -feedback. _38_.Positive reinforcement is the key of that simple principle that produces such splendid results. And as the whale begins to go over the rope more often than under, the trainers begin to raise the rope. It must be raised slowly enough so that the whale doesnt starv

46、e._39_. Make a big deal out of the good and little stuff that we want consistently. Secondly, under-criticize. People know they need help when they mess up. _40_, people will not forget the event and usually will not repeat it.So we need to set up the circumstances so that people cant fail. Over-cel

47、ebrate, under-criticizeand know how far to raise the rope.A. This is a great challengeB. And the whale stays right where it isC. If we figure out a way to motivate the whaleD. They start with the rope below the surface of the waterE. If we under-criticize, punish and discipline less than expectedF.

48、Whales are taught that their negative behavior wont be acknowledgedG. The simple lesson to be learned from the whale trainers is to over-celebrate【答案】36. A 37. D 38. F 39. G 40. E第三部分： 语言知识运用 （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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳ZhangZongyi, with the stage name of LiuLingTong, was one of Chinas most household Monkey King performers. And his son ZhangJinlai is also a_41_name to millions of Chinese. But he was_42_known as LiuXiaoLingTong, “the little six-year-old actor”. He i