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山西省平遥县二中高二英语上学期第一次月考试题
山西省平遥县二中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题
(本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟,将正确答案写在答题卡上)
第Ⅰ卷(客观题)
第一部分.阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第1节(共15小题,每小题3分,满分45分)
A
FunDay
TocelebratetheYearofthedog
OrganisedbyLamTinYouthCentreandKwunTongHighSchool
Date:
2February2018
Time:
10am—5pm
Place:
KwunTongPlayground
Fee:
$20(buythreegetonefree)
Programmes:
drama,liondance,magicshowandballetperformance
Highlights:
1)entertheluckydrawtowinadigitalcamera
2)learntomakefestivalfood
JoinusontheFunDay!
Allarewelcome!
FreeSoftDrinks
Note:
●TicketsareavailableattheGeneralOfficeofLamTinYouthCenter
●Forthosewhowouldliketobeavolunteer,pleasecontactMissOliviaWongoneweekbeforetheactivity.
1.Whatyouhavejustreadisa________.
A.noteB.posterC.scheduleD.report
2.Whatisgoingtotakeplaceon2February2018?
A.Apartyforclosefriendstomeetandhavefun.
B.AbigeventtowelcomeaChinesenewyear.
C.Asocialgatheringtoraisemoneyforwildlife.
D.AmeetingofKwunTongHighSchoolstudents.
3.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayintotaliffourofyougotogether?
A.$20.B.$40.C.$60.D.$80.
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.It’sunnecessarytotakesoftdrinkswithyou.
B.TicketsaresoldinKwunTongHighSchool.
C.Freedigitalcamerasareprovidedforeverybody.
D.Festivalfoodwillbeservedwithoutextracharge.
B
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.
Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.
Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.
ThenImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.
Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal-thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.
Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck-offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract(合同)ofthepublisher-tobeapublishedwriter-isunbelievablyrewarding(有回报的).
5.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?
A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.
B.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.
C.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.
D.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.
6.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.
A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndream
C.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney
7.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?
A.Uncertain.B.Disturbed.C.Confident.D.Ashamed.
8.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?
A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.
C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.
D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
C
HotdogsmaybeafavoritefoodinAmerica—butwhenitcomestoeatingthem,theJapanesearethebestontheearth.Atthe2001WorldHotdogEatingChampionships,TakeruKobayashiate50hotdogsinjust12minutestosetanewworldrecord!
That’smorethanonehotdogevery15seconds!
He’sbeenunbeateninthecompetitionsincethen.
What’sevenmoreamazingisthatTakeruKobayashiisn’tabigfatperson.Takeruisathin,131pound,eating-machinewhohadtobeat19othereatersfromaroundtheworld.Forbeingtheworldchampion,TakeruKobayashiwonthechampionshipbeltandmostimportantlyayear’ssupplyofhotdogs!
Eatingcontestorganizerssayit’sveryrareforsomeonetogethurtinoneoftheseeatingcontests.Butit’sstillprettyeasytogetinjuredbyahotdog.
AtaTorontoBlueJaysBaseballgame,severalfanswereinjuredduringafreehotdoghandout.Hotdogswerefiredintothecrowdusinganaircannon(大炮).Butseveralofthehotdogsexplodedwhentheylanded—flyingketchup,andpiecesofsausagealloverthehungrybaseballfans!
!
9.HowmanyatleastdidTakerueatwithinaminuteinthecontest?
A.morethan3B.morethan2C.morethan4D.morethan5
10.Whatdidthewordunbeateninparagraph1mean?
A.neverfightwithothersB.neverbedefeatedbyothers
C.alwaysfightwithothersD.alwaysbedefeatedbyothers
11.Accordingtothetext,hegotastheworldchampion.
A.agoldmedalB.aseatbelt
C.hotdogsforfreethewholeyearD.aeatingmachine
D
Inajobinterview,thefirstquestionisoftena"breakingtheice"typeofquestion.Don’tbesurprisediftheinterviewerasksyousomethinglike:
“Howareyoutoday?
”or“Whatdoyouthinkoftheweatherlately?
”Answerthequestionwithoutgoingintotoomuchdetail.
Talkingaboutqualificationsisthemostimportantpartofanyjobinterview.Yourqualificationsincludeyoureducationandanyspecialtrainingyoumayhavereceivedinthepast.Yourqualificationsalsoincludeyourexperienceinanypreviouswork.Itisimportanttoexplainwhatexperienceyouhaveindetail.Generally,employerswanttoknowexactlywhatyoudidandhowwellyouaccomplishedyourtasks.Thisisnotthetimetobemodest.
Trytoavoidsomebigmistakesinthejobinterview,suchasleavingthemobileonandcriticizingpreviousbosses.Theworstthingisyouyourselfhavenoquestions.Havingnoquestionsshowsyouareeithernotinterestedornotprepared.Rememberthatinterviewersaremoreimpressedwiththequestionsyouaskthanthesellingpointsyoutrytomake.
12.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.importanceofinterviewees’qualificationsinjobinterviews
B.thetypicalquestionsaskedinjobinterviews
C.somecommonmistakesfoundinjobinterviews
D.Do’sandDon’tsinjobinterviews
13.A"breakingtheice"typeofquestionis_______.
A.aquestionthatmakespeopleunhappy
B.asharpquestionthatmakespeopleangry
C.anopeningquestionaskedtomakepeoplelessnervous
D.aquestionaskedaboutserioustopic
14.Allofthefollowingareconsideredtobetheinterviewee’squalificationsexcept____.
A.educationalbackgroundB.socialbackground
C.allkindsofspecialtrainingreceivedD.experienceinpreviouswork
15.______isnotmentionedinthepassageasamistakefoundinjobinterviews.
A.LeavingthemobileonB.Havingnoquestions
C.ArrivinglateD.Criticizingpreviousbosses
第2节(共5小题,每小题3分,满分15分)
Manyfactssuggestthatchildrenareoverweightandthesituationisgettingworse,accordingtothedoctors.16.
Somepeopleblamethefactthatwearesurroundedbyshopssellingunhealthy,fattyfoods,suchasfriedchickenandicecream,atlowprices.17,thenprobablychildrenwouldbuylesstake-awayfood.
18.Iagreewiththis,becausegoodeatinghabitsbeginearlyinlife,longbeforechildrenstarttovisitfastfoodshops.Ifparentsoftengivetheirchildrenfriedchickenandchocolateratherthanhealthyfood,theywillgoforsweetandsaltyfoods,andchildrenwillfindithardtogetridofthehabit.
Thereisathirdreasonforthissituation.Childrenthesedaystakeverylittleexercise.Theydonotwalktoschool.Whentheygethome,theysitinfrontofthetelevisionortheircomputersandplaycomputergames.19.Whattheyneedistogooutsideandplayactivegamesorsports.
Theabovearethemainreasonsforthisproblem.20,aswellasforcingthemawayfromfastfoodshopsandbadeatinghabits.
A.Thereisanotherargumentthatblamesparentsforallowingtheirchildrentobecomeoverweight
B.Adultsarebecomingfatterandunhealthiertoo
C.Iftherewerefeweroftheserestaurants
D.Thereforewehavetoencourageyoungpeopletobemoreactive
E.Notonlyisthisanunhealthypastime(消遣),italsogivesthemtimetoeatmoreunhealthyfood
F.Ifeelthereareanumberofreasonsforthis
G.It’sagoodideatoallowchildrentoeatwhattheychoose
第二部分.英语知识运用(共两节,满分55分)
第一节.完形填空(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
OneofMarkTwain’sclassicnovelsisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.ItissetinasmallAmerican21inthe19thcentury.Thepeopleinthistownareverytraditionaland22aquietlife.
ThestoryisaboutaboycalledTomSawyer,wholiveswithhisauntPolly.Heisoftenin23withhisaunt.AuntPollyisverykind,24Tomthinkssheisalwaystryingtocontrolhim.
Tomisdifferentfrom25childreninthetown.Helovesadventure.Hedoesalotofbadthings,butheneverreally26anyone.Hetriesveryhardnottogotoschool,andoftenjumps27hisbedroomwindowatnighttomeethisfriends.Heisveryclever.Oneday,AuntPollyaskshimtodosomepainting,andhe28togetalltheboysinthetowntodotheworkforhimbyinventinganew29game.Itistheselittlestories30makereaderswanttokeepreadingthenovel,butitis