浙江省温州市求知中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题.docx

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浙江省温州市求知中学学年高二英语下学期第一次月考试题

求知中学2018学年第二学期第一次月考

高二英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷

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.WhowatchedtheOscars?

A.Theman.B.Angelina.C.Miranda.

2.Wherewillthemanbeat5:

00?

A.Athisoffice.B.Athome.C.Onthewayhome.

3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?

A.Doingsomeresearch.B.Writingapaper.C.Studyingforatest.

4.Whydoesthemanneedtheboxes?

A.Heisgoingonatrip.

B.Heisusingthemforaproject.

C.Heispackingforschool.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Asnackplace.B.FoodfromTaiwan.C.Badeconomy.

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.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hewantstogetajobinfinance.

B.Hedoesn’thaveanyworkexperience.

C.Hisoldjobwasinadvertising.

7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Godownstairs.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Lookatherschedule.听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

8.Whydoesthewomanseldomgototheshop?

A.It’stoofarforher.

B.Shedoesn’tliketheowneroftheshop.

C.Thepricesatsupermarketsarelower.

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheshop?

A.Hedoesn’tneedtolineup.

B.Thepricesarecompetitive.

C.Hecangetthemostforhismoney.

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atafilmschool.B.Atabar.C.Atacinema.

11.WhatdoesJimdo?

A.Ahost.B.Areporter.C.ATVproducer.

12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Thinkoverhermarriage.

B.AskJimwhathethinksofthefuture.

C.Saygoodbyetohernewboyfriend.

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

13.Whatdoesthemanintendtodointhebeginning?

A.Gotoseethedoctor.B.Askforasickleave.C.Talktothedirector.

14.Whyhasn’tthemangonetosleep?

A.Heiswaitingforacallfromhisdoctor.

B.Hedoesn’tneedtogetupearlynextmorning.

C.Heishavingtroublefallingasleep.

15.Whatistheman’sworkenvironmentlike?

A.Stressful.B.Noisy.C.Joyful.

16.Whatwillthewomangetnextmonth?

A.Avacation.B.Araise.C.Anewjob.

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablyspeakingto?

A.Allnewstudents.B.Foreignstudents.C.Localstudents.

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudentdorms?

A.Fourstudentssharearoom.

B.Studentscannotcookthere.

C.Mealsinthecafeteria（食堂）areincludedintheprice.

19.Whichtypeofhousinghasnomoreroomsavailable?

A.TheSwedishhouse.B.Thestudentdorms.C.TheSpanishhouse.

20.Whatwilltheaudienceprobablydonext?

A.Gotothecafeteria.B.Fillapplicationforms.C.Moveintotheirrooms.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10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

Chopsticks,orkuaiziinChinese,areusedtoeatAsianfood.TheearliestevidenceofapairofchopsticksmadeoutofbronzewasfoundintheRuinsofYinnearAnyang,Henanprovince,datingbacktoroughly1,200BC.

Chopsticksareroundontheeatingendwhichsymbolizesheaven,andtheotherendissquarewhichsymbolizesearth.ThisisbecausemaintaininganadequatefoodsupplyisthegreatestconcernbetweenheavenandearthinChineseculture.

Thereisnosinglestandardfortheuseofchopsticks,butbetterbearsomerulesinmindeatingwiththem.Playingwithchopsticksisconsideredbadmannersandrude,justasplayingwithaforkinaWesternenvironmentwouldbeconsideredimpolite.Besides,chopsticksarenotusedtomovebowlsorplatesortotoywithone’sfood.Chopsticksarenotsupposedtostabfood,either.Exceptionsincludetearinglargeritemsapartsuchasvegetables.Also,chopsticksshouldnotbeleftstandingupinabowloffood.Anystick-likeobjectpointingupwardresembles（像）theincensesticksthatsomeAsiansuseasofferingstofamilymemberswhohavepassedaway.Inaddition,avoidtappingchopsticksontheedgeofone’sbowl,asbeggarsarebelievedtomakethisnoisetoattractattention.Furthermore,chopsticksshouldnotbechewedon,orlingerinone’smouthfortoolong.

Today,chopsticksservemanyfunctionsbesidesastableware.Forexample,youcanbuyapairofchopsticksasagiftforanewly-marriedcoupleastheirweddinggift.InChinese,‘chopsticks’reads‘kuaizi’,whichmeanstohavesonssoon.Skillfulcraftsmenpaintbeautifulsceneryonchopstickstomakethemlikefineartwork.Additionally,ithasbeensaidthatusingchopsticksimprovesone’smemory,increasesfingerflexibilityandcanbeusefulinlearningandimprovingskillssuchasChinesecharacterprintingandbrushpainting.

21.Weprobablyfindthispassagein_________.

A.asciencefictionB.amagazineC.atravelguideD.anadvertisement

22.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Traditionalrulesforusingchopsticks.B.Differentstandardstousechopsticks.

C.Someexceptionstousechopsticks.D.Culturalbackgroundsforusingchopsticks.

23.Theauthorprobablyagreesthat_________.

A.chopstickscanhelpmaintainanadequatefoodsupply

B.stabbingfoodwithchopsticksisstrictlyforbiddeninChina

C.standingchopsticksupinabowloffoodistraditionallyaccepted

D.Chinesebrushpaintinglearnersmaybenefitfromusingchopsticks

B

Recently,KevinSmith,thedirectorofClerksandChasingAmy,gotkickedoffofaSouthwesternAirlinesflightforbeingtoofat.HeusedthesocialmediatoolTwittertotakepicturesofhimselfinaseat,andcriticizedtheairline’sdecision.Inreality,mostairlineshavehadpoliciesfor“customersofsize”forthepast25years,butfewairlineshaveusedtheserulesbecausetheydon’twantthenegativepublicity.

Whileitisverypoliticallyincorrecttolookdownonpeoplebecauseoftheirage,sex,race,orreligion,manypeoplebelievethatobesepeoplearediscriminated（歧视）againstallthetime.Foranextremelylargeperson,itisverydifficulttogetaroundonnormal-sizedpublictransportation,suchasbusesorsubways.Flyingisnotmucheasierbecausetheseatsaresmallevenforaregularperson,andairlineshavebeensqueezingasmanypeopleastheycanontoflights.

WiththecombinationofSeptember11terroristattackandtheeconomicdownturn,theairlinebusinesshasn’tbeendoingverywell.Thismeansthatairlinesaretryingtosqueezeeverydollaroutofflyers.Recently,theystartedchargingfeesforoverweightluggageandextracarry-onbags.Itmakessensefinanciallytomakeanoverweightpersonpurchasetwoticketsiftheycan’tfitintooneseat,butairlineshavetobecautiouswhendealingwiththisproblem.Usually,someonethatisheavyisalreadyembarrassedabouttheirweight,andmakingthempayextracanviolate（侵犯）theirrights.

Manypeoplebelievethatthosewhoareoverweighthavealackofwillpowerandshouldbetreatedaccordingly.Infact,therearemanydiseasesthatcausepeopletobeoverweight.Discriminatingagainstsomeonebecausetheyareoverweightismorallywrong.Forairlinestoshowprejudiceagainstanyoneisbadforbusiness.

Inconclusion,airlinesshouldconsiderthespecialneedsoftheircustomerstoearnrepeatbusiness.Iftheyforceobesepassengerstobuytwoticketsforoneflight,theynotonlydiscriminatethem,buttheymaylosealotofbusinessaswell.

24.Whyisthedirectormentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Topromotehismovies.B.Toaskhimtoloseweight.

C.Tointroducethetopic.D.Tocomplainabouttheairline.

25.Whydoairlinestendtochargeobesepassengerstwotickets?

A.Becausetheywantthemtoloseweight.

B.Becausetheyarefacingfinancialproblems.

C.Becausetheyneedtoloadmoreluggageandbags.

D.Becausetheyprefertoprotectregularpassengers’rights.

26.Whatistheauthor’sopinion?

A.Overweightpeopledeservetobechargedmore.

B.Overweightpeopleshouldhaveastrongerwillpower.

C.It’sagoodideaforairlinestochargelessforasecondticket.

D.It’sbadpracticeforairlinestodiscriminateagainstobesepeople.

C

OnthefirstFridayofeverymonththeU.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsreleaseswhat’sknownasthejobsreport.It’scloselywatchedbyeconomists,businessleaders,investorsandpoliticiansbecausethereportgivesasenseofhowtheU.S.economyisdoing.

ThegovernmentsaystheU.S.economyadded250,000jobs,betterthanwhatanalystsandeconomistsexpected.Mostofthenewjobswereinthefieldsofhealthcare,manufacturing,construction,aswellastransportationandwarehousing.TheunemploymentrateisapercentageoftheU.S.workforcethatdoesn’thaveajob.ThereportsaysitstayedthesameinOctober2018asitdidinSeptemberat3.7percent.That’sthelowestit’sbeenin49years,whichisgoodnewsforworkersandtheeconomy.Thereportalsofindsthataveragewagesincreased.That’ssignificantbecausewhilethenumberofjobshasbeengrowingforyearsnow,wageshavebeenastickingpointbecausetheyhaven’tkeptpace.

InOctober,though,theLaborDepartmentsayswagesgrewby3.1percent.That’stheirfastestpaceinnineyears.WiththeU.S.midtermelectionssetforTuesday,PresidentDonaldTrump,aRepublican,calledthejobsreportincredibleandsaidAmericansshouldkeepitgoingbyvotingforRepublicans.SenatorChuckSchumer,aDemocrat,said“numberswillmeanlittlewhenaverageAmericansseetheirhealthcarecostsgoupbecauseofRepublicanactions”.SohewantspeopletovoteforDemocrats.Regardlessofwherefolksstandpolitically,oneinterestingsideeffectofstrongjobgrowthisthechallengeitcreatesforcompaniestogetpeopletoworkforthem.Considerwhatretailers（零售商）aredoingtoattractseasonalor