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四川棠湖中学高二下学期第一次月考英语试题Word版含答案
2019年春四川省棠湖中学高二第一学月考试
英语试题
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卷选择题(100分)
第一部分听力
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,选出最佳选项。
1.Whydoesthemancomehere?
A.Torelax.B.Tostudy.C.Toborrowbooks.
2.Whathappenstothespeakers?
A.Theyarelost.B.Theircarisbroken.C.Theyarerunningoutofgas.
3.Whatsportdidthewomanwatch?
A.Football.B.Tennis.C.Swimming.
4.Whenwillthewomanleavefortheairporttomorrow?
A.At5:
30.B.At6:
30.C.At7:
30.
5.Whatdoestheprofessorsuggestthewomando?
A.Handinthefinalpaper.B.Writeanotherpaper.C.Reviseherpaper.
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,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelnow?
A.Impatient.B.Regretful.C.Confused.
7.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Complaining.B.Comforting.C.Encouraging.
请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheevening.
9.Whatdidthemanattend?
A.Aparty.B.Adiscussion.C.Theopeningceremony.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inanoffice.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inahotel.
11.Whatkindofsteakwillthemanhave?
A.Rare.B.Well-done.C.Medium.
12.Whatdoesthemanstarthismealwith?
A.Acreamandonionsoup.B.Somebakedpotatoes.C.Anicedteawithalemon.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Toreserveacar.B.Toreservearoom.C.Torentacar.
14.Whatsizeofthecardoesthemanintendtohire?
A.Large.B.Middle.C.Small.
15.Howmuchneedthemanpayfortherentedcarfortheweekend?
A.$80.B.$89.C.$120.
16.Wherecanthemanfindhisrentedcar?
A.IntheHotel.B.OnPeterStreet.C.Intheparkinglot.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhathappenedtotheCuyahogaRiverin1969?
A.Itwascleanedup.B.Itwasseriouslypolluted.C.Itbecamethemostoutstandingriver.
18.Howlongdidittakefortherivertobecomeclean?
A.Afewmonths.B.Severalyears.C.Afewdays.
19.Whatcanmaketherivercleanaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Hardwork.B.Somethingimaginable.C.Thecontrolofusingyourcreditcard.
20.Whatshallwedowhenfacinganimpossiblesituation?
A.Waitforsomethingtochange.B.Imaginesomethingoutstanding.C.Justbepatientanddosomething.
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Inrecentyears,Myanmarhasopeneditsdoorstowesterntourism.Thisonce-closedstateinSoutheastAsiaisagoldmineforthosewhoenjoytheancientBuddhistcultureoftheregion.Comparedtoitsneighbors,thelandscapeofMyanmarhasbeenleftlargelyundamaged.TherearesomanyreasonswhyMyanmarisamazingandhasbeenratedoneofthetopAsiantouristdestinationsfor2019.Herearesomeofitsscenicspots:
ShwedagonPagodainYangon
Asfaraspagodasareconcerned,thisisoneofthemostrespectedinMyanmar.Thismassive325-footBuddhistpagodaissurroundedbysmallershiny-goldpagodas.ItisbelievedthatsomeofthehairsofGautamaBuddhaarewell-preservedinhere.TheShwedagonPagodaisamust-seedestinationonyourtravelingschedule.
LongNeckTribeoftheHillCountry
Thesewomen—whoareidentifiedbytheirlongnecksthatarestretchedbybrassneckcoils(项圈)fromanearlyage—havebecomeworld-famous.You’llfindthistribeinthemountainousnorthofthecountry,especiallyinChinstate.Thiscustomdatesbacktoancienttimeswhentribesmen—whowerealwaysatwarwithneighboringtribes—putneckcoilsontheirwomentopreventthemfrombeingtakenasprisonersofwar.Thesedays,thelong-neckedwomenareusedtoseeingforeigners,whomakethelongjourneytothisisolatedregionofMyanmarforthepurposeofseeingthem.
MandalayCity
Thisdusty,hotcenteroftradingandcommerceforMyanmarisbothfascinatingandexciting.You’11neverfindashortageofthingstodohere.Temples.Medieval-eracastles.Buildingsfromthecountry’scolonialBritishpast.Thereareover600monasteriesandnunneriesintheHolyHillsofSagaing,whichoverlookMandalay.Thecityalsohasanexcitingnightlifewhichwillbeanattractionformany.
21.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellinthepassage?
A.LifestylespeopleinMyanmarhave.
B.ActivitiestouristscanattendinMyanmar.
C.ReasonswhyMyanmarissuddenlypopular.
D.InformationaboutsomeattractionsinMyanmar.
22.Forwhatpurposeweretheneckcoilsinitiallyused?
A.Toprotectwomen’snecks.
B.Tofrightentheenemiesaway.
C.Tomakewomenmoreattractive.
D.Tostopwomenbeingvictimsofwar.
23.WhatwillimpresstravelerstoMandalayCitymost?
A.Promisingcommercialfuture.B.Architectureofdifferentstyles.
C.Shiny-goldpagodas.D.Abundanceofgoodsinnightmarkets.
B
In1869,theSmileyfamilypurchasedanareaoflandabout100milesnorthofNewYorkCity.Overtime,someoftheirpropertyandmuchofthesurroundinglandscapebecametheMohonkPreserve,whichhassincegrownto8,000acresandattractsvisitorsandrockclimbers.
ButtheMohonkPreservealsohasalongscientificlegacy.Inthe1930s,DanSmiley,adescendentoftheoriginalowners,begankeepingtrackoftheplantsandanimalsthatlivedinthearea.
MeganNapoliisaresearchecologistwiththeMohonkPreserveinNewYork.ShethinksSmiley’seffortsproducedararelong-termdatasetofobservations,whichisusefulforstudyingtheimpactsofclimatechange.Forinstance,otherresearchhasshownthatsongbirdsaremigratingnorthearlierandearlierinthespring.
It’simportantforthebirdstoarriveatthepropertimeinthespring,becausetheyneedtotimetheirarrivalwiththeinsectemergence.Sotheyneedtobeheretoestablishtheirnestingsites,laytheireggs.Oncetheeggshatch,theyhavetheirbabybirds,sotheyneedtotimeitwhentheinsectsaremostabundant.
Napolihasbegunanalyzingabout76,000observationsofsongbirdmigrationdatescollectedbySmileyandhisteamtoseeifthey,too,showthatclimatechangehasalteredthetimingofmigrations.Herresultssuggestthattheydo.
Napolifoundthatshort-distancemigrantsthatspendtheirwintersinthesouthernU.S.nowarriveanaverageofelevendaysearlierthantheydidinthe1930s.Long-distancemigrantsthatoverwinterinthetropicsarriveroughlyaweekearlier.NapolipresentedherresultsatarecentEcologicalSocietyofAmericameetinginPortland,Oregon.
Meanwhile,whoknowshowmanyotherlong-term,personaldatacollectionslikeSmileysareoutthere,waitingtobediscoveredandtohelpimproveofficialattemptstotracktheplanet’schanges.
24.WhatdoweknowaboutDanSmiley?
A.HelivedinNewYorkCity.B.Hewasascientificresearcher.
C.HeownedtheMohonkPreserve.D.Hekeptarecordofwildlife.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?
A.Thebirds’birth.B.Thebirds’arrival.
C.Thenestbuilding.D.Theinsectappearance.
26.WhatdoesMeganNapolithinkofSmiley’slong-termrecord?
A.Ithasaffectedthebirds’migration.B.Itchallengesthepreviousresearch.
C.Ithaschangedofficialattitudes.D.Itisofgreatvaluetoherresearch.
27.WhatcanwelearnfromNapoli’sresearch?
A.ItistotallybasedonSmiley’slong-termnotes.B.Scientistshavetorelyonmorepersonaldata.
C.Climatechangeaffectsbirds’migrationtime.D.Itcontributesgreatlytootherpersonalresearch.
C
FamousIrishpoetOscarWilde(1854-1900)oncewrote:
“Ah!
Realizeyouryouthwhileyouhaveit.”Hepointedouttheimportanttruthabouthowpreciousyouthisinone’sjourneythroughlife.
However,thepopularInternetslangwordfoxi-orBuddhist-ischallengingthisnormbyencouragingyoungpeopletoremaincalmandpeacefulandavoidconflictasmuchaspossible—inotherwords,tolivelikeaBuddha.
ThephrasewasreportedlycreatedinJapanin2014todescribeyoungmenwhonolongerbothertostartrelationshipswithwomenorfollowsomeoneelse’slifepath.Theyprefertostayintheirownpeacefulworldwithoutbeingdisturbedandcarelittleaboutpassionandsuccess.
Now,ChineseInternetusersarepairingthephrasewithotherwordstodescribeasimilarmindset.Forexample,“Buddhiststudents”arethosewhostudyjusttherightamount-theydon’tcutclass,buttheydon’tburnthemidnightoil,either.Therearealso“Buddhistparents”,whointerfere(干涉)littlewiththeirchildren’slivesandletthemdevelophowevertheylike-theoppositeof“helicopterparents”.
Inthisfast-changingandcompetitiveworld,it’sonlynaturalthatpeopleareseekingaspiritualanchor.However,somewouldcomparefoxiwith“demotivationalculture”-aphrasethatdescribesyoungpeoplewhofeelaimlessandpowerless.Theysaythatfoxiactuallyreflectstherealitythatyoungpeoplearelosingtheirwilltofight.Theyarepretendingtokeepahealthyandwiseattitudetowardfailuresimplybecausethey’reincapableofsucceeding.
Butnomatterwhat,thereisonethingthat“Buddhistyoungsters”shouldkeepinmind:
Youmaywanttokeepacalmmindsetregardingfailure,butyoushouldalsobepassionateaboutschool,workandlife.Afterall,Wildealsowrote:
“Livethewonderfullifethatisinyou!
Letnothingbelostuponyou.Bealwayssearchingfornewsensations.Beafraidofnothing.”
28.Whichwouldbeconsideredas“Buddhist”byChineseInternetusers?
A.Amanrefusingtodatewithgirls.B.Apersonrefusingothers’advice.
C.Aparentcaringtoomuchabouthischild.D.Astudentneverworkingextrahours.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demotivational”inparagraph5probablymean?
A.Fullofenergy.B.Lackingmotivation.C.Physicallyhealthy.D.Absent-minded
30.What’sthewriter’ssugge