湖北省宜城市第二中学学年高二上学期月考试题 英语 Word版含答案.docx

湖北省宜城市第二中学学年高二上学期月考试题 英语 Word版含答案.docx

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湖北省宜城市第二中学学年高二上学期月考试题英语Word版含答案

湖北省宜城市第二中学2016-2017学年高二年级上学期12月月考英语试题

（时间：

120分钟分值150分）

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。

2．全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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。

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.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.BuyacarB.DrawsomemoneyC.Pickuphergrandma

2.Whatdosethewomanneedtobuyforskiing?

A.GlovesB.AscarfC.Sunglasses

3.Whenisthemangoingtogetmarried?

A.OnJuly30thB.OnJune30thC.OnMay3rd.

4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestudioapartment?

A.Itisold.B.Itissmall.C.Itisexpensive.

5.Whydoesthemanhavemuchcoffee？

A.Heissleepy.B.Heisthirsty.C.Heisaddicted.

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，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Ateacher.B.Aphoto.C.Anouting.

7.WhatdoesthegirlsayaboutherEnglishteacher?

A.Shewearsglasses.

B.Sheisnotstrict.

C.Sheispopular.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo？

A.Teachhertousethephone.

B.Helpherwithherwork.

C.Lendherhisphone.

9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Co-workers.C.Salesmanandcustomer.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howmuchistheadultticketforthephotographyexhibitionsonly?

A.£10B.£5C.£6

11.WhereistheHillsideGallery?

A.OnGardeniaRoad.

B.BesidetheTownSquare.

C.OnFlowerStreet.

12.Howwillthewomangotothegallery?

A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredidthewomangetherinformationabout“smart”cars?

A.Fromamagazinearticle.

B.FromaTVprogramme.

C.Fromanewspaperreport.

14.Whatisthepurposeofthevoiceon“smart”cars?

A.Towarnthedriverofdangers.

B.Toexplaintrafficrules.

C.Togivedirections.

15.Whatdoesthemanimply（暗示）abouthisbrother?

A.Heownsa“smart”car.

B.Hehasagoodsenseofdirection.

C.Hedoesn’tknowthewaytothewoman’shouse?

16.Whywasthemandelayed（推迟）onhiswaytothewoman’shouse?

A.Heranoutofgas.

B.Hegotlost.

C.Hemetwithanaccident.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WheredidGandhi（甘地）studylaw?

A.InPorbandar.B.InBombay.C.InLondon.

18.WhatwasGandhi’sdreambefore1947?

A.LivinginSouthAfrica.

B.Becomingtheleaderofapoliticalparty.

C.GainingIndia’sindependence.

19.WhatcanwelearnaboutGandhi?

A.Heneverfollowedotherpoliticians’methodsinhisfight.

B.Heoncefoughtforblackpeople’srightsinSouthAfrica.

C.Hedidn’tfightforIndianpeople’srightsuntilreturningtoIndia.

20.WhatmakesGandhiremainaninspiration（鼓励）topeople?

A.Hisdreamoffreedom.

B.Hisstrongbeliefs.

C.Hispoliticalpower.

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。

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Goingtoouterspaceisalittlelikegoingcamping.Youhavetocarrywithyouallthefoodandequipmentyouneedforyourtrip,soyourfoodcan’tbetooheavyorhardtoprepare.Plus,therearenorefrigeratorstokeepfoodcoldandfresh.Foodwithallthewaterdriedoutislightweightanddoesn’tspoil（变坏）.So,manyspacefoodsaredriedonEarthandstoredinspecialpackets.

OnEarth,gravityistheforcethatkeepsyourfeetonthegroundandyoursandwichonyourplate.Butthere’snogravityinspace.Tokeepfoodfromfloating（漂浮）away,astronautsontheSpaceShuttleattachthepacketstoaspecialtray（托盘）.Thetraycanbefixedtoawallortotheastronaut’slap.Topreparetheirfood,astronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpepper.Theliquidstickstothefoodbetter.Regularsaltandpepperwouldfloataway,maybeupanastronaut’snose.

Liquidsfloatrightoutofcupsandglasses,though.Soastronautsdrinkeverythingfromasmallbagwithastraw（吸管）thatcanbeclosed.Astronautssaythatmostspacefoodstasteprettygood.Some,suchasapplesandpudding,arethesameasthefoodsyoueatonEarth.

Astronautseattortillasinsteadofbreadbecausetheymakefewercrumbs（碎屑）.Floatingcrumbscouldgetstuckinequipmentoranastronaut’seye.

YourbodyusesfoodinspacethesamewayitdoesonEarth.Yourbodymustdealwithwasteinspacetoo.Duringtakeoffandlanding,astronautscan’tleavetheirseatstogotothebathroom.Theyweardiapers（尿布）undertheirspacesuitsinstead.TheSpaceShuttlehasabathroomthesizeofasmallcloset.Thetoilethasbarsthatkeepastronautsfromfloatingaway.Astrongflowofairisusedinsteadofwatertoflushwastedownthetoilet.

21．Whydoastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpeppertopreparefood?

A.Liquiddoesn’tspoil.

B.Liquidisconvenienttouseinspace.

C.Liquidislightweight.

D.Astronautsareingreatneedofwater.

22．Whatdoastronautsthinkofspacefoods?

A.Mostofthemtastepleasant.

B.Theyaremostlyfruits.

C.Mostofthemarerathercold.

D.Theycontaintoolittlemeat.

23．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatastronauts___________.

A.drinkfromcupsandglasses

B.alwaysweardiapersinspace

C.canmovefreelyduringlanding

D.mustpayattentiontocrumbsinspace

24．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Astronaut’shardlifeinspace.

B.Howastronautsgotothebathroom.

C.Thevariousfoodsastronautseatinspace.

D.Howastronautseatanddealwithwasteinspace.

Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency（货币）isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories（配饰）foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.

Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2ndPlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.

SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?

Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation（通货膨胀）,asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.

Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune（有免疫力的）fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.

“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation（赔偿）,”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangiblefunds,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.

WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.

BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”

25．Bitcoinis______.

A.actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins

B.onlyusedonline

C.anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife

Dacountry’snewdigitalcurrency.

26．WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.

A.onlinegoods

B.goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobao

C.booksinphysicalshops

D.coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace

27．WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?

A.thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.

B.Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.

C.Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.

D.Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.

Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeearedrunkthroughouttheworldeachday,andit'slikelythatmanytastebitter.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinksweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircups.

ResearchersfromOxfordsetouttoprovewhethertheclaimthatcoffeedrunkfromawhitecuptastesbiterwastrue.Theyused36volunteersandthreedifferentcoloredcups---blue,whiteandtransparentglass---toexaminetheclaim.

Inoneexperiment,thewhitecupincreasedtheintensity（浓度）ofthecoffeetasterelativetothetransparentcup.Then,inasecondexperiment,coffeedrunkfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothercoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.

Thescientistsbelievethatthecolorbrownmaybeassociatedwithbitterness,andcoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownest.“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolorofacupdoesinfluenceoursenseofthecoffeetaste,”leadingauthorDrGeorgeDoorn,wroteinanarticleforTheConversation.“Theeffectofthecolorofthecuponthetasteofthecoffeereportedheresuggeststhatcafeownersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecoloroftheircups,”hesaid.“Thepotentialeffectsmayspellthedifferencebetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”Actually,theideathatcolorcanchangethefoodanddrinktastecameoutmanyyearsago.Astudypublishedlastyearreportedthatred,strawberry-flavoredcakeservedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.

28．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.thepopularityofsweetcoffee.

B.anexperimentmadeinOxford.

C.theeffectofcupcoloroncoffee's