高二下学期第二次月考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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B.InNewYork.

C.InCalifornia.

5.Whydidthewoman’splantsdie,accordingtotheman?

A.Fromnotenoughwater.

B.Fromnotenoughsun.

C.Fromnotenoughplantfood.

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，回答第6、7题。

6.Accordingtotheman,whodiscoveredAmerica?

A.TheSpanish.

B.Columbus.

C.TheNativeAmericans.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Motherandson.

C.Friends.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthewomanwanttogohome?

A.Sheisn’tfeelingwell.

B.Sheneedstogetsomethingtoeat.

C.Shedoesn’twanttoattendthemeeting.

9.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

A.Drivehersomewhere.

B.Workonherprojectforher.

C.Askforasickleaveforher.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthewomanknowthemanatethecookie?

A.Shesawhimonthevideocamera.

B.Anothercustomertoldher.

C.Shesawhiminperson.

11.Whydidthemanlie?

A.Hedidn’twanttopay.

B.Hethoughtthecookietastedbad.

C.Hethoughtthecookiewastooexpensive.

12.Whathappenedattheendoftheconversation?

A.Themanpaidforthecookie.

B.Thewomancalledthepolice.

C.Thespeakerswenttothebackofthestore.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whateventarethespeakersattending?

A.Adinnerparty.

B.Awedding.

C.Ananniversarycelebration.

14.Whatdoesthewomanwantmostrightnow?

A.Todance.

B.Toeatsomething.

C.Tochangeherclothes.

15.Whatdidthemaneatwhenhefirstarrived?

A.Somecheese.

B.Fishandrice.

C.Somecake.

16.Accordingtothewoman,whatprobablycostalotofmoney?

A.Theflowers.

B.Jennie’sclothes.

C.Matt’stie.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Accordingtothespeaker,whatisJenlike?

A.Strictbutloving.

B.Newandtalented.

C.Friendlyandfunny.

18.WhichawarddidLuisawin?

A.BestHairdresser.

B.EmployeeoftheYear.

C.BestCustomerService.

19.HowlonghasDinaworkedinthesalon?

A.Threemonths.

B.Twoyears.

C.Sevenyears.

20.Whatistrueabouttheawards?

A.Theawardshavedifferentprizes.

B.Thewinnerswillgetextravacationdays.

C.Atotalof$1200wasgivenout.

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）

Duolingo

Cost:

Free

ThislanguagelearningappofferscoursesinSpanish,French,Italian,GermanandPortuguese.Andit’snotallaboutreadingandwriting—itusesthephone’smicrophonetotestusers'

pronunciationskillsaswell.

Lumosity

Cost:

Freetrial;

$14permonth.

Lumosityaimstoimproveusers'

thinkingabilitiesbyusingsimplegamesandteststhatadapttousers'

cognitive.（认知的）levelstoimprovetheirmemoryandattention.Thepanysaysnotwouserswillhavethesameexperience.Morethan18millionpeoplehavedownloadedit.

Dailyart

Free.

Eachdaytheapppresentsadifferent-classicpaintingfromstoriedartistssuchasVincentVanVoghandMonet.Evenifyouhaveknownthework,youmaynotknowallthefascinatingdetailstheappservesuponthebackstoryoftheart.

Vocabulary.

$2.99permonth.

Neveragaingetembarrassedusingthewrongwordatadinnerpartywiththisapp.Ithasmorethan120,000questionsthatcanhelpyoulearnover12,000words.Userscanevenbattletheirfriendstoseewhothebiggestwordmasteris.

Today'

sdocuments

Cost:

TheU.S.National,Archivesmanagesthiseducationalapp,whichservesupahistoricaldocumentorphotoeachdayoftheyear.Past 

documentsincludeeverythingfromaletterbyWoodrowWilsoncreatingMother'

sDaytoaphotoofGeraldFordasababy.

21.Wheremusttheseappsmentionedinthepassagebeused?

A.Ontheputer. 

B.Inthemovie.

C.Inthecar. 

D.Onthephone.

22.WhatcanweknowabouttheappLumosity?

A.Itprovidesthesametext. 

B.Itcansolvementalproblems.

C.Itisverypopular. 

D.It'

stotallyfree.

23.Howmuchshouldyoupayperyearforusingtheapptolearnwords?

A.$2.99. 

B.$14. 

C.$35.88. 

D.$168.

24.Whichwouldyoudownloadifyou'

dliketoknowmoreaboutthepast?

A.Today'

sdocuments. 

B.Vocabulary.

C.Duolingo. 

D.Dailyart.

B

Owning 

asmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare...buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic（工作狂）.Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,theall-singing,all-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.

Researchers 

foundthatBritonsworkanadditional460 

hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmania,showstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetweennineandtenhours,butafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.Almost 

oneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfess（坦白）theyareoncallalmost24hoursaday,withnineoutoftensayingtheytakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.

Ghadi 

Hobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said,“The 

abilitytoaccessmillionsofapps,keepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedrawbacks.Manypaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebee,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity（容量）.”

25.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom__________.

A.a 

scientificreport 

B.afinancialreport 

C.a 

newspaper 

D.atraveljournal

26.Theunderlinedword“drawbacks”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.

A.disagreements 

B.disadvantages 

C.mistakes 

D.features

27.Ghadi 

mayagreethat__________.

A.employees 

aresupposedtobeoncall24hoursaday

B.the 

abilitytoaccessmanyappsmadesmartphonesworthless

C.smartphones 

mightturnapersonintoaworkaholic

D.people 

cannotgetawayfromworkwithoutsmartphones

28.What 

isthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Smartphones 

arelengtheningworkinghours.

B.Smartphones 

arebeingvaluableformanypeople.

C.Britons 

workanadditional460hoursayearonaverage.

D.Smartphones 

aremorebeneficialtoourlifethanwethink.

C

Thesharingeconomyhasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtomunitytoolsharing.Sincexx,anewformofsharingeconomyhasbeenemerginginneighborhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworld——LittleFreeLibrary.Thelibrariesareboxesplacedinneighborhoodsfromwhichresidentscanwithdraw（取出）anddeposit（存入）books.LittleFreeLibrarieseinallshapesandsizes.Somelibrariesalsohavethemes,focusingonbooksforchildren,adults,ortourguides.

Inxx,TodBolbuiltthefirstLittleFreeLibraryasagifttohismother,whowasadevotedreader.Whenhesawthepeopleofhismunitygatheringaroundit,exchangingconversationaswellasbooks,heknewhewantedtotakehissimpleideafurther.“IthinkLittleFreeLibrariesopenthedoortoconversationswewanttohavewitheachother,”Bolsaid.

Sincethen,hisideahasbeeamovement,spreadingfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.AccordingtoLittleFreeLibrary.org,therearenow18,000ofthelittlestructuresaroundtheworld,locatedineachofthe50USstatesand70countriesinEurope,AfricaandAsia.

TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.ButanAtlanticarticlesaysthelittlestructuresserveasacureforaworldofe-readerdownloads.Thelittlewoodenboxesarerefreshinglyphysicalandhuman.Formanypeople,thesenseofdiscoveryisLittleFreeLibraries’mainappeal.“Agirlwalkinghomefromschoolmightpickupagraphicnovelthatgetsherexcitedaboutreading;

amanonhiswaytothebusstopmightfindavolumeofpoetrythatchangeshisoutlookonlife,”saystheAtlanticarticle.“Everybookisapotentialsourceofinspiration”.

29.HowdoLittleFreeLibrariesgettheirbooks?

A.Themunitiesboughtthem.B.TodBoldonatedthem.

C.USgovernmentprovidedthem.D.Citizenssharedthem.

30.WhydidTodBolwanttobuildmoreLittleFreeLibraries?

A.Theycanofferneighborsmorechancestotalk.

B.Hewasinspiredbythesharingeconomy.

C.Hewantedtopromotehisideaworldwide.

D.Theyareagifttopleasehismother.

31.WhatdoestheauthoroftheAtlanticarticlebelieve?

A.LittleFreeLibrariesaremorepopularthane-readerdownloads.

B.E-readerdownloadsareundoubtedlybeneficial.

C.LittleFreeLibrariesarephysicalandhuman.

D.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.

32.LittleFreeLibrariesattractreadersmostinthat________.

A.theyareinvariousshapesandsizesB.theyarelocatedallovertheworld

C.they