学年河北省定州中学高一承智班下学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

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学年河北省定州中学高一承智班下学期第一次月考英语试题

河北定州中学2017-2018学年第二学期高一承智班第1次月考英语试卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分,满分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.Whichsportdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.Baseball.B.Badminton.C.Volleyball.

2.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?

A.Goshopping.B.Seeafilm.C.Havehaircut.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atahospital.B.Atashop.C.Atapostoffice.

4.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Friends.C.Couple.

5.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.Areporter.B.Astudent.C.Atourguide.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15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。

请听第6段材料,回答第6—7题。

6.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Helosthisjob.B.Hefailedhisfinaltest.C.Hewaslateforschool.

7.Howistheman’sfeelingtothewoman?

A.Frightened.B.Grateful.C.Disappointed.

请听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。

8.Wherewillthewomantaketheboysto?

A.School.B.Park.C.Hospital.

9.Whatisthemanplanningtodo?

A.Openasavingsaccount.

B.Bakeabirthdaycake.

C.Buyabirthdaypresent.

请听第8段材料,回答第10—12题。

10.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanprefer?

A.Classicalmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Countrymusic.

11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutclassicalmusic？

A.Helistenstoitwhencooking.

B.Itisgoodforhisbrain.

C.Itcanhelpreducestress.

12.Whatdoesthewomantellthemanintheend?

A.HecanfindsomerecordingsontheInternet.

B.HecanbuysomenewCDsonline.

C.HecanlistentoMozart’smusic.

请听第9段材料,回答第13—16题。

13.Wherearethetwospeakersprobably?

A.Atthewoman’shouse.B.Atthehospital.C.Inanoffice.

14.Whydoesthemanmeetthewoman?

A.Tofindoutwhythewoman’srecentworkwaspoor.

B.Toaskaboutthewoman’smother.

C.Todiscussfutureplans.

15.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman’smother?

A.Sheisseriouslysick.B.Shehadanaccident.C.Shediedofstomachcancer.

16.Whatistheman’sattitudetothewomanintheend?

A.Heisangry.B.Heissad.C.Heiskind.

请听第10段材料,回答第17—20题。

17.Whatwillpeopledotomorrowmorning?

A.Watchaperformance.

B.Haveameeting.

C.Gosightseeing.

18.Whydoesthespeakerhavetochangetoday’splan?

A.DianaDeckerwantstospeakfirst.

B.Thefirstspeakergotfoodpoisoning.

C.Hewillattendanimportantmeeting.

19.Whenwillthecoffeebreakstart?

A.At9:

30.B.At10:

00.C.At10:

30.

20.Wherewillthediscussionbeheld?

A.InRoom201.B.Inthemeetinghall.C.IntheYouthActionTheater.

二、阅读理解

AccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.

Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.

Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.

Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines,

“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”

Recognizingfacesisoneofhemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.

“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive（认识的）abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.

21．Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?

A.Theyhavelargebrains.

B.Theycanrecognizetheirowners.

C.Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.

D.Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.

22．Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?

A.Bygivingfoodrewards.

B.Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.

C.Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.

D.Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbytums.

23．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.

B.Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.

C.Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.

D.Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.

24．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AWonderfulScientist.

B.TheLifeofSheep.

C.ANewDiscoveryaboutSheep.

D.HowSheepRecognizeEachOther.

TheMaldivesfacesthethreatofextinctionfromrisingsealevels,butthegovernmentsaidonThursdayitwaslookingtothefuturewithplanstobuildhomesandagolfcoursethatcanfloat.

Anincreaseinsealevelsofjust18to59centimeterswouldmaketheMaldives---anationofanumberoftinycoralislandsintheIndianOcean---notsuitableforhumanstoliveinby2100,theUN’sclimatechangeexpertshavewarned.

PresidentMohamedNasheedhasdeclaredafightforsurvival,andlastmonthhesignedadealwithaDutchcompanytostudysuggestionsforafloatingstructurethatcouldsupportaconferencecentre,homesandan18-holegolfcourse.

Thecompany,DutchDocklands,iscurrentlybuildingfloatingdevelopmentsintheNetherlandsandDubai.Itswebsitesaiditundertookprojectsthatmake“landfromwaterbyprovidinglarge-scalefloatingconstructionstocreatesimilarconditionsasonland”.

TheMaldivesbegantoworkonanartificialislandknownastheHulhumalenearthecrowdedcapitalislandofMalein1997andmorethan30,000peoplehavebeensettledthereinordertoeasecrowdedness.Thecity,whichhasapopulationof100,000,isalreadyprotectedfromrisingsealevelsbya30-million-dollarseawall,andthegovernmentisconsideringincreasinglyimaginativewaystofightclimatechange.

Nasheed,whoheldtheworld’sfirstunderwatercabinet（内阁）meetinginOctobertohighlighthispeople’sseriousanddifficultsituation,hasevenspokenofbuyinglandelsewhereintheworldtoenableMaldivianstorelocateiftheirhomesarecompletelycovered.

Hehasalsopromisedtoturnhisnationintoamodelfortherestoftheworldbybecoming“carbonneutral（碳中和）”by2020.Hisplaninvolvesendingfossilfueluseandpoweringallvehiclesandbuildingsfrom“green”sourcessuchasburningcoconuthusks.

25．Accordingtothepassage,theMaldivesisacountry________.

A.thatismadeupofmanysmallislands

B.whichhasbeencoveredbywaternow

C.wherepeopleliveinunderwaterhouses

D.whosepeopleliveintheirfloatinghomes

26．MohamedNasheedchoseDutchDocklandsforhisplanprobablybecauseit________.

A.hasagoodfamethroughouttheworld

B.chargedmuchlessthanothercompanies

C.hasexperienceinbuildingfloatingstructures

D.supportsbuildingfloatingstructuresintheworld

27．TheHulhumalewasbuiltforthepurposeof________.

A.attractingmorevisitorsB.makingitanewcapital

C.fightingagainstclimatechangeD.makingthecapitallesscrowded

28．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Topromotetheideaoflow-carbonlivingstyle.

B.TotellpeoplethattheMaldivesisdisappearingsoon.

C.TodiscussthecauseswhytheMaldivesfacesextinction.

D.TointroducetheeffortstakenbyMaldivianstofightforlife.

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?

In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（评论家）weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfull