广东省东莞市麻涌中学学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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A.GoshoppingwithMark.

B.Gotoaparty

C.Buyadress

2.Whatcolordoesthewomanchoseatlast?

A.PurpleB.RedC.Pink

听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。

3.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Operatorandcustomer

B.Husbandandwife

C.Driverandpassenger

4.Whendoesthemanneedthetaxi?

A.OnDecember3

B.OnDecember13

C.OnDecember30

5.Wheredoesthemanlive?

A.Neartheairport

B.AtthesunshineShoppingCenter

C.AtNo.10,HappinessStreet

第二节听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卡标号为6-10的空格中。

Asurvey

Presentsituations:

Parentsrequirealargeamountofmoneytoraise6.

Moneyisspentonasafe7environment,food,clothes,booksandtoys.

Differentfamilyconditions；

Forpeoplewith8:

Theirlifeiseasycomparatively.

Forpeoplewithlow-paidjobs:

Lifeisrather9.

Someyoungcoupleschoosenotto10.

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.

“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!

”Richardusedtoboast.

“Andyou’llbesorrythatyouknewme,”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llsurelybethebestlawyerinourtown!

”

Aftergraduation,GeorgeneverbecamealawyerandRichardwasanybodybutamillionaire….Instead,ithappenedthatbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet,whileitwashardtomakemuchmoneyfrombooksthen,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.Eventually,Richardcloseddownhis,dreamingofmakingafortuneelsewhere.

Now,withonlyonebookshopinthetown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrowoldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformerrival（竞争对手）.Perhapshemissedhim?

Georgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries,andhehadrecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasquitedelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!

Trembling,Georgestartedreading:

“BookendsCompanyhasboughttenbookstoresfromitscompetitors.Thecompany,ownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinthiscountry.”

11.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?

A.HeenviedRichard’sgoodfortuneverymuch.

B.HethoughtaboutRichardfromtimetotime.

C.Hefeltunluckywithnomorerivalinthetown.

D.HewasunhappyofRichard’sdisappearance.

12．GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom_________.

A.adictionarycollectorinAustralia

B.oneofRichard’scompetitors

C.somerareeditionofadictionary

D.thewrappingpaperofabook

13．WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?

A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionairesbysellingbooks.

B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions,whichwerethesame.

C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhileRichardwasmissing.

D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.

B

Mark,ayoungperson,tellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'

sabigdifferencebetween"

beingawriter"

andwriting.Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter."

You'

vegottowanttowrite,"

Isaytothem,"

notwanttobeawriter."

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded（报答）.WhenIlefta20-yearjobintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeawriter,Ihadnohopesatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'

tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikearealwriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'

tgotabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ItwassohardtosellastorythatIbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'

tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering"

whatif"

.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest-eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

14.Thepassageismeantto_______.

A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit'

sunrealisticforwriterstoseekwealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletoseekgoodjobs

15.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter'

ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpoverty.

D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

16.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingwork?

A.Hewasn'

tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Hehadn'

tseenachangeforthebetter.

C.Hewasn'

tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

17."

Shadowland"

inthelastsentencerefersto_______.

A.thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'

simagination

D.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone'

sfinalgoalisreached

C

Computersareveryimportanttomodernlife.Manypeoplethinkthatinthefuturecomputerswillbeusedinlotsofeverydaylife.Itisthoughtthatwewon'

thavetogoshoppingbecausewewillbeabletogetmostthingswhicharesoldinshopsontheInternet.Therewillbenomorebooksbecausewewillbeabletogetalltextsfromcomputers.TheInternetwillbeusedtoplaygames,seefilmsandbuyfood.Mosttelephonecallswillbemadebycomputers,too.

Somepeoplearegladaboutthesenewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating（交际）.Othersdonotthinkthatcomputerswillreplaceouroldways.

Let'

slookatbooks,forexample.Somepeoplethinkthatonedaywewillnotreadbooksmadeofpaper.Instead,wewillbuyandreadbooksusingcomputers.Wewillreadtextsonsmallpocketcomputers.Thecomputerswillkeepmanydifferentbooksinthematthesametime.Wewon'

tneedtoturnlotsofpagesandpaperwillbesaved.Computerized（计算机化）bookswillbeusedmoreandmore.

IsInternetshoppingsuchapleasureasgoingtotheshop?

Manypeoplesayitisnot.Itisapleasuretogointoshopsandlookatthingsyouwanttobuy.Itisalsounlikelythatmanypeoplewillwanttoreadlargetextsonourcomputers,becausepaperbookswillperhapsbemorefriendly.Maybecomputerswon'

tchangethesetwohabits.

18.Inparagraph1itisthoughtpeoplewillusecomputersfor_______.

A.playinggames,shoppingandmakingtelephonecalls

B.makingtelephonecalls,havingmealsandseeingfilms

C.seeingfilms,buyingfood,andgoingforholidays

D.playinggames,makingtelephonecallsandseeingthedoctor

19.WhichreasonforusingcomputerizedbooksisNOTsaidinthepassage?

A.Wewon'

thavelotsofpages.

B.Wewon'

tneedanypaper.

C.Computerizedbookswon'

tbeveryexpensive.

D.Computerscankeepmanydifferentbooksinthem.

20.Paragraph4tells_______.

A.abouttheoldandnewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating

B.iftheInternetwillchangeourhabits

C.aboutcomputerizedbooks

D.aboutfutureusesofcomputers

21.Thetitleforthispassageis_______.

A.ComputerswillReplaceShopsandBooks

B.ComputersplayanimportantPartinModernLife

C.ComputerswillDoEverythingforMan

D.HowComputersChangeOurHabits

D

Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld'

spopulationisleft-handed.

Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?

Scientistsnowknowthataperson'

stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson'

shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.

Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn'

thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene（基因）forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingt