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山东省济宁市鱼台县第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
高二年级英语月考试题2019-11
.本卷共8页满分150分,考试时间120分钟;
第I卷(选择题共95分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Attheman’shouse.B.Attheairport.C.Atahotel.
2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthosemagazines?
A.Theyareinformative.B.Theyaren’tworthbuying.C.Theyareuselessforthedecoration.
3.Atwhatagecanonedrinkbeerintheman’scountry?
A.18.B.20.C.21.
4.Whojustknockedthedoor?
A.Theirneighbor.B.Theirdaughter.C.Thedeliveryboy.
5.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthecar?
A.Itneedsservicing.B.Itisingoodcondition.C.Itwasboughtafewdaysago.
第二节:
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.WhatisAmandaworriedabout?
A.Heressay.B.Hercomputer.C.Herpart-timejob.
7.Whocanprobablydealwiththeprinter?
A.Amanda.B.Amanda’sbrother.C.Theman.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。
8.Whatistheweatherlike?
A.Stormy.B.Pleasant.C.Hot.
9.Howmuchisaroompernight?
A.$14.B.$20.C.$24.
10.Whatisavailableintheroom?
A.Acoffeemaker.B.Atelevision.C.TheInternet.
听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。
11.Whatkindofmotorcycledoesthemanaskforatfirst?
A.Asmallone.B.Abigone.C.Anexpensiveone.
12.WhatisRavenfamousfor?
A.Thelowprice.B.Thehighspeed.C.Thegreatdesign.
13.Whichmotorcyclewillthemantake?
A.ARaven.B.AHarley.C.ASeminole.
听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。
14.What’stherelationshipbetweenFredanddad?
A.Hisbrother.B.Hisuncle.C.Hisnephew.
15.Whywon’tHomanbeinvited?
A.Hedoesn’tgetalongwithdad.B.Heisn’tafamilymember.C.Helivesfaraway.
16.Whowillbeaddedonthelist?
A.Mary.B.Fred.C.Henry.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.WherewasJohnWilsonfrom?
A.Africa.B.England.C.America.
18.WhatcausedWilson’sblindness?
A.Anaccident.B.Asportsinjury.C.Aneyedisease.
19.WhydidblindnessinAfricashockWilson?
A.Itwascausedbydrugs.B.Therewasnoknowncure.C.Mostcaseswerepreventable.
20.WhatdidWilson’sorganizationdoinAfrica?
A.Itreducedblindnessby10%.
B.Itdiscoveredanewdrugin1960.
C.Itcarriedoutmillionsofeyesurgeries.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10个小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
CatsarethemostpopularpetsamongAmericans.Soitisnotsurprisingthattherearemanyexpressionsaboutcats.Somecatsliketocatchsmallbirds,likecanaries(金丝雀).Ifsomeonelooksveryproudorsatisfiedwithhimself,wesayhelookslikethecatthateatthecanary.
Sometimes,acatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalitcatches.Soifyouplaycatandmousewithsomeone,youchangebetweendifferentkindsofbehavior(行为)whendealingwithanotherperson.Forexample,achildmightoffersomethingsweettohislittlebrotherandthentakeitawaywhenhereachesforit.
Youmayhaveknownthatcatsspendmostoftheirtimesleeping.Sometimespeoplesleepforashorttimeduringtheday.Thisiscalledacatnap.
Ifyoutellaboutsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecret,wesayyouletthecatoutofthebag.Ifyouarenotabletospeakoransweraquestion,someonemightaskifthecathasgotyourtongue.
Haveyoueverwatchedchildreninclassroomwhentheirteacherleavesforafewminutes?
“Whenthecat’saway,themicewillplay”willbestdescribethatsituation.
Youmayhaveheardthisexpression:
curiosity(好奇心)killedthecat.Thismeansbeingtooconcernedaboutthingsthatarenotyourbusinessmightcauseproblems.
Ifyourhomeisverysmall,youmightsaythereisnotenoughroomtoswingacat.Butyouprobablyshouldnottrythisathome!
21.Whichcandescribeapersonwhoisproudtohavecompletedajobsuccessfully?
A.Thecathasgothistongue.
B.Heplayscatandmousewithsomeone.
C.Helookslikethecatthatatethecanary.
D.Thereisnotenoughroomtoswingacat.
22.“Acatnap”hassomethingtodowithcats’_________.
A.appearanceB.livinghabitsC.clevernessD.lengthoflife
23.“Whenthecat’saway,themicewillplay”probablymeansthat_________.
A.peopleoftenbehavebadlywhentheyarenotwatchedover
B.studentsshouldbewelltaughtbyteachersinschool
C.studentsshouldbeafraidoftheirteachersinclass
D.peopleshouldhelpeachotherwhentheyareintrouble
B
FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:
"Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture."Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.
Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheOxfordDictionaryOnline,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday’schangingworld.
Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable(政治局面不稳定的),it'snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople'spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourenlargingvocabulary.Oneexampleis"clicktivism",acompoundof"click"and"activism".Itrefersto"armchairactivists"--peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.
"WehadallthewordsaroundBrexit(脱欧)inthelastupdateandwearenowstartingtoseeallthewordsaroundTrumpcomingintothedictionary,"AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionaries'headofcontentdevelopment,toldTheGuardian.
Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,"fitspiration--acompoundoffitandinspiration--referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.Thephrase"climaterefugee"--someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange--reflectspeople'sconcernfortheenvironment.
AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions"Peoplefeelmuchfreertocointheirownwordsthesedays."hesaid.
Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstreamdictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,AngusStevensonsuggeststhatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressiveandmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.
24.WhydoestheauthormentionBrexitandTrump?
A.Toexplaintheoriginoftheword"clicktivism".
B.ToshowtheinfluencesofcurrentaffairsontheEnglishlanguage.
C.Tohighlighttwomajorpoliticaleventsthatchangedtheworld.
D.Toexplainwhatkindofnewwordscanmakeitintoadictionary.
25.Theunderlinedword"coin"inthesixthparagraphprobablymeans________.
A.useB.recordC.changeD.create
26.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.NewwordsandphrasesintotheOxfordDictionaryOnline.
B.Theapplicationofnewwordsandphrases.
C.Newwordsandphrasesinpolitics.
D.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonourlanguage.
C
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?
AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.
Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.
Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.
“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.
Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.
ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”
ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.
27.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.
A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguage
B.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguage
C.thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpower
D.languagelearningandmathsstudy
28.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.
A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallabor
B.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguage
C.toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguage
D.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell
29.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans_______.
A.aresearcheronlanguagelearning
B.asecondlanguagelearner
C.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages
D.anactivelanguagelearner
30.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat_________.
A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmaths
B.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects
C.Italianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguage
D