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学年湖北省长阳一中高二月考英语试题
长阳一中2017-2018学年度第一学期十二月月考
高二英语试卷
命题:
长阳一中高二英语备课组
试卷满分150分考试用时120分钟
★祝考试顺利★
第I卷(选择题共100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罝。
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.Whatistheproblemfortheman?
A.Hehastomeetmanypeople.B.Hehastoleavehisfriends.C.Hehastotravelalot.
2.Howdoesthemanthinkofthebook?
A.Humorous.B.Scientific.C.Popular.
3.What’sthematterwiththewoman?
A.Shehascaughtabadcold.B.Shestayedonlinetoolong.C.Sheisallergictopaintsmell.
4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Consultarepairshop.B.Buyanothercar.C.Fixthecarherself.
5.Inwhichyearisthemanincollegenow?
A.Thefirstyear.B.Thesecondyear.C.Thethirdyear.
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.Whathasthewomanorderedforherself?
A.Milk.B.Juice.C.Coffee.
7.Whydoesthemanrecommendstrawberryjuice?
A.It’ssweeter.B.It’sfresher.C.It’scolder.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.WhyisJaneupset?
A.Davidfellinlovewithher.
B.Kevinmadeupstoriesabouther.
C.Shemadeamistakeincalculation.
9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Employerandemployee.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.HowfarawayisHillFarm?
A.Nearlyamile.B.Justonemile.C.Morethanamile.
11.WhichistheroutetoHillFarm?
A.Lefttrack→bridge→road.B.Road→lefttrack→bridge.
C.Bridge→road→lefttrack.
12.Whatwouldthemanlikethewomantodotowardstheendoftheconversation?
A.Givehimaride.B.Repeatwhatshesaid.C.WalkhimtoHillFarm.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.HostingaTVshow.B.GivingalectureonpoetryC.Conductingaradiodebate.
14.Howdidtheman’smothercontributetohissuccessinpoetry?
A.Shesenthimtopoetryclasses.
B.Shetaughthimtowritebusinessplans.
C.Sheaskedhimtoreadfromearlychildhood.
15.Whatdoesthemanfindmostdifficultinwriting?
A.Choosingtherightwords.B.Describingrealexperiences.
C.Gettinganappropriateopportunity.
16.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisownwriting?
A.Creative.B.Successful.C.Encouraging.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Howdostudentsenterthelibrary?
A.Withalibraryaccount.B.Withastudentcard.C.Withapassword.
18.Whatisthemaximumnumberofbookscurrentstudentscanborrow?
A.12.B.11.C.9.
19.Whatkindofbookshavetobereturnedwithinoneweek?
A.Booksborrowedbylocalresidents.
B.Bookslikedbyalotofpeople.
C.Bookspublishedrecently.
20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?
A.Tellthestudentswheretogetbottledwater.
B.Takethestudentsonacampustour.
C.Showthestudentsaroundthelibrary.
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,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
Wedonotusuallythinkabouthowourlanguageworks.Talkingissuchanatural,everydayactivitythatwedonotoftenstoptoconsiderhowitactuallyworks.Whenwedostudyourlanguage,though,weareoftensurprisedthatweareabletounderstandourconversations.Wordscanmeansomanydifferentthings.However,itturnsoutthatthespeakingsituationhelpsalotinmakinglanguagework.
First,thespeakingsituationhelpsmakewordsmoreparticular.Forexample,theword“dog”candescribeadogthataspeakersawinadream.Itcanalsobeusedtodiscussaneighbor’sdog.Nolanguagehasaseparatewordfortheidea“dogthatIsawyesterday”andanotherwordfortheidea“dogthatIsawinadream.”Thisisbecausethespeakingsituationmakesitclearwhatspeakersmeanwhentheyusewords.So,whenyouhaveaconversationwithyourneighbor,theknowledgethatyouhaveadogtellsyourneighborwhattheword“dog”probablymeansinthatsituation.
Thespeakingsituationalsohelpsmakelanguageclearer.Forexample,theword“bank”hastwopossiblemeanings.Itcanmean“aplacewherepeoplekeepmoney,”butitcanalsomean“thesideofariver.”Sothesentence“Iwenttothebank”isnotclear.ItcouldmeanIwenttothesideoftheriveroritcouldmeanIwenttotheplacewheremymoneyiskept.However,ifthespeakeristalkingaboutfishingorgoingtothemountains,othersprobablyknowthat“bank”means“thesideofariver.”
Thethingsthatspeakerssaymaynotalwaysbeclear.Sometimesthewordsarenotveryparticular,butthespeakingsituationcanprovidethemeaning.Othertimeswordsmayhavemanymeanings.Thenthespeakingsituationlimitstherightmeaning.Thisextraknowledgefromthesituationisveryimportanttounderstandlanguage.
21.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.thebesttimeandplacetotalktoothersB.howspeakingsituationhelpslanguagework
C.whattosayindifficultsituationsD.howourlanguageworks
22.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythat_____.
A.aspeakingsituationdoesnotaffectthemeaningofwords
B.speakingisnotverynaturalformostpeople
C.aspeakingsituationisnotimportant
D.peopleoftendonotconsiderhowtalkingworks
23.Byusingtheexampleoftheword“dog”,thewriterwantstoshowthat_____.
A.awordmayneedtobeexplainedinaconversation
B.awordmayhavedifferentmeanings
C.speakingsituationhelpspeopleunderstandtheparticularmeaningofaword
D.themeaningofwordsisnotparticular
24.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthemeaningoftheword“bank”byreferringto_____.
A.thetimeandtheplacewheretheconversationhappens
B.theoccupationofthepersonwhousestheword
C.earlierorlaterpartsoftheconversation
D.areliabledictionary
B
ImetBobbyfouryearsagoinBrazil.Hewantedmetohelphimgetintothecentralpartoftherainforest,wherethetouristsdon’tgo,soIgavehimafewofmycontactsandwekeptintouch.Hemadeafortunebeforetheageof40,andnowhespendshistimewanderingontheplanetlookingforprojectstosupportwhereconcretebabystepsmatterandcanmakeaverybigdifference.
He’sfundingthereconstructionofatempleinBhutan,settingupteachertrainingprogramsforAfghanrefugees(难民),assistingthepeopleofRwandainrebuildingtheirjusticesystem,andrunningmicroenterpriseprogramsinSouthAfrica.Nepal,andRwanda.
Iwatchhimatwork,sittingjustoutsideagroupofyoungsters:
hebeginsalivelyconversationwithabrightyellowduck.Hewhisperstoittobequietandwellbehaved;theducknodsbutthenbeginstoattackBobby,whoonlyjustmanagestocontrolhistinycreature.Thechildrenbegintostareatthestrangesightofthisbigmanandhisnaughtyduck,burstingintolaughterwhentheduckgetsthebetterofhim.Theymovecloser,andtheduckstartstoteasethechildren.Someofthemrunawaylaughingwhileothersgetcloser.
AyoungmanattemptstogiveBobbyacanofsomesoftdrink,sayingsomethinginNepalese.
“Pema,what’sthiskidsaying?
Why’shetryingtogivemethiscan?
”
Pematalkstotheboy,whoisabout12.“Hesaysyousavedhisgrandmother’slifelastyear,Mr.Bobby.SheneededanoperationinKatmandu,andyouputherinthehelicopter.Hesaysthefamilywantstothankyou,andthisisalltheyhavetogiveyou.”
ThebigguyfromBostonissuddenlyquietandclearlytouchedbythegesture.Mytwolastingmemoriesofthisextraordinaryandcomplexmanwillbeofhimchasingthevillagekidslikeafool,andthenextreducedalmosttotearsbythissimplegift.
25.Bobbywentintotherainforestbecause________..
A.hewishedtobecomewealthyB.hewantedtoprotectwildlife
C.hewasfondoftakingpicturesD.hewascrazyabouttourism
26.Theunderlinedpart“getsthebetterofhim”(inthethirdparagraph)means_____..
A.gainsanadvantageoverBobbyB.eatsnicefoodfromBobby
C.givesintoBobbyD.isbroughtunderBobby’scontrol
27.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatPemaisprobably__________..
A.theauthorB.Bobby’ssonC.adoctorD.aloalguide
28.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.TodescribeBobby’scomplexcharacter.B.Toreflecttheimportanceofpresents.
C.TopraiseBobby’sactsofkindness.D.Toindicatecharityworkisbasedonwealth.
C
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Thestudy,ledbyICLresearchers,waspublishedinthejournalBMCMedicine.Itinvestigatestheassociationbetweentheso-calledreproductivefactors(生殖因素)--suchashavingchildrenandbreastfeeding(母乳喂养)--andawoman'sriskofdeath.
Researchersanalyzeddatafrom322,972womenacross10countries,includingtheUK,France,GermanyandSweden,withanaverageageof50.
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Theteamcomparedreproductivefactorswithriskofdeathfromseveralcommonconditions,suchasbreastcancer,strokeandheartdisease.
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