学年内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校高二上学期第二次月考调研英语试题 Word版.docx

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2018-2019学年内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校高二上学期第二次月考调研英语试题

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120分时间：

100分钟）

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第I卷（选择题，共70分）

第一部分  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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thebookingnotesoftheplay“Sherlock”

Price:

$10

BOOKING

Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsfortheperformance:

—inperson

TheBoxOfficeisopenfromMondaytoSaturday,10am—8pm

—bytelephone

Ring01324976toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard（VisaandMasterCard）.

—bypost

SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoBoxOffice.

—online

Completetheonlinebookingformatwww.S.

DISCOUNTS:

Saver:

$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenupto16yearsold,over60sandfull-timestudents.

Supersavers:

half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.

Standby:

bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeoplesuitableforSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.

GroupBooking:

thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.

School:

schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.

Pleasenote:

weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefundmoneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.

1.Ifyouwanttobookaticketoftheplay,youcan________.

A.completeabookingformandpostittotheBoxOfficeB.gototheBoxOfficeonSundays

C.scanthewebsitewww.B

D.ringthebookingnumberandpayfortheticketsbycash

2.Accordingtothetext,whocanget$2off?

A.A50-year-oldfather.B.A13-year-oldstudent.

C.ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonFridays.D.A55-year-oldwoman.

3.Ifyoumakeagroupbookingforagroupof20adults,howmuchshouldyoupay?

A.$200.B.$150.C.$160.D.$180.

4.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?

A.A.Agroupof10personscanget10percentdiscount.

B.Theaudiencecanrefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.

C.Schoolpartiesoftwelvecanbook$6standbytickets.

D.Thereareonlysevenwheelchairspacesinthetheatre.

B

Doyoufinditdifficulttoputdownyourmobilephone?

Ifyes,you’renotalone.Thesedays,manypeoplesufferfromthestressofFOMO（fearofmissingout）.Theyreachoftheirmobilephoneswhentheywakeupinthemorning,andfortherestoftheday,theyconstantlychecktheirsocialmediaappsforthelatestupdates.

Despitetheconveniencesmartphonesbring,manypeoplestrugglewiththeirdigitalhabits.ThisiswhyGoogleintroducedanappcalledDashboardforAndroidoperatingsystem.Thisnewappincludeswell-beingfunctionsthataimtohelpusersmanagethetimetheyspendontheirdigitaldevices.

Itallstartswithabird’s-eyeview.Dashboardallowsuserstolookatallthedetailsoftheirphonehabits.Forexample,ausercanseehowmanytimesthey’reunlockedtheirphoneandhowmanytimesthey’recheckedtheirsocialmediaapps,aswellashowmuchtimetheyspendoneachappeveryday.

Oncetheusersseethisinformation,they’llbeabletomakesomechanges.WiththeAppTimerfunction,userscansetatimelimitforhowlongtheycanuseeachappforeveryday.

Butevenifusersbecomemoremindfuloftheirusage,they’restilllikelytobedrawninbynotification（通知）.Suchfeatureautomatically（自动地）silencesincomingcallsandnotificationswhenauserputstheirphonefacedown.

Ifpeopletrulywanttomakefulluseoftheirfreetimeinsteadoflosinghoursusingtheirsmartphones,thesenewfunctionsarejustonewayofdoingthat.

Theeasiestanswerwouldbejusttouseyourwillpower.

5.WhoarethetargetusersofDashboard?

A.Peoplewhoknowlittleaboutsmartphones.B.Peoplewhohavetroubledealingwithstress.

C.Peoplewhoareslowatresearchingofthingsonline.

D.Peoplewhowishtomanagethetimetheyspendontheirsmartphones.

6.WhatcanDashboarddo?

A.Lockthephoneatacertaintime.B.Limitsomeappstocertainusers.

C.Limitthetimecertainappscanbeused.D.Silenceappnotificationsatnight.

7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofDashboard?

A.It’snotveryuseful.B.It’sperfectlydesigned.

C.Itshouldincludemorefunctions.D.Itmaybehelpfultosomepeople.

C

Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.

Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.

Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.

ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."

Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.

Theyadded:

“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”

8.Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itworksautomatically.B.Ithasbeenusedwidely.

C.Itiseasytooperate.D.Itisveryexpensive.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Thewaste.B.Thecamera.C.Thebin.D.Thesensor.

10.WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?

A.Tochangepeople’sbehaviour.B.Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.

C.Topopularizenewtechnology.D.Tomakethemmorefamous.

11.Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?

A.Athome.B.Inthesupermarket.C.Intheopenair.D.Intheoffice.

D

Theexactworkofancientastronomershasledtoamodernobservation---ourdaysarelongerthantheyusedtobe.Notthatyou’dnoticed:

ThenewresearchintheProceedingsoftheRoyalSocietyAshowsthatittakestheEarthatinybitlongerthesedaystocompleteasinglerotation（转动）thanitdidmillionsofyearsago.It’sthekindofstuffthat’smeasuredinmillisecondspercentury,butthosemillisecondsaddup.Overthelastthousandsofyears,they’dtotaledseveralhours,whichtheLosAngelesTimesputsthisway,“Ifhumanityhadbeenmeasuringtimewithanatomicclockthatstartedrunningbackin700BC,todaythatclockwouldread7p.m.whenthesunisdirectlyoverheadratherthannoon.Theatomicclockwon’tloseasecondfor15billionyears.”Maybemoreremarkableisthattheworkistheresultofatireless40-yearresearchintoancienttimekeepingrecordsdatingback2,700years.

ScientistsledbyRichardStephensonoftheUK’sDurhamUniversityhavebeenstudyingBabylonianclaytablets,Chineseobservationsmadethroughtheuseofwaterclocks,andArabastronomicalrecordsthattrackedsolarandlunareclipses（日/月食）.“Themostastonishingthingaboutthisstudyisthefactthatwehavethisinformationatall,”saidageographernotinvolvedinthestudy.ResearchersarestillhopingtofindobservationsfromtheIncasandtheMaya,andtofillintheirlargestholebetween200and600AD,butthey’vemeasuredtheEarth’sdecelerationat1.8millisecondsperdaypercentury.Giventhemoon’sgravitationaleffectonouroceans,thediscoverythatEarthisdeceleratingisn’tasurprise,notestheChristianScienceMonitor,thoughastronomershadpreviouslyestimatedahigherrate.

12.Whyaredayslongerthanbeforeaccordingtothetext?

A.Theearthrotatesmoreandmoreslowly.

B.Humanityhasgotincorrecttimekeepingrecords.

C.Ittakeslongerfortheearthtoturnaroundthesun.

D.Thelostmillisecondsforcenturiesareaddedtoourpresentdays.

13.Howdidresearcherscometotheconclusionofthestudy?

A.Byresettingtherotatingtimeoftheearth.

B.Byreferringtoancienttimekeepingrecords.

C.Bystudyingthemoon’sgravitationaleffectontheoceans.

D.Bymeasuringtimeagainwithanatomicclock.

14.Whatcanweinferaboutthestudyfromwhatthegeographersaid?

A.Geographytheorysupportstheresultofthestudy.

B.Thegeographerdisagreestotheresearchconclusion.

C.Thescientists’researchismeaningless.

D.It’srighttogetgeographersinvolvedinthestudy.

15.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“decele