高一下学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

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高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

2019-2020年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题

说明：

答题时间120分钟，总分150分。

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节

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.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Shoppingatastore.

B.Lookingatanartexhibit.

C.Choosingabaginhiscloset.

2.Whatdoesthewomanprobablyliketoeatinsummer?

A.Bananas.B.Apples.C.Strawberries.

3.Whatistheweatherlikeoutside?

A.It’ssunny.

B.It’scloudy.

C.It’srainy.

4.Whyisn’tthemanreadytorenttheapartment?

A.Hedoesn’tlikeit.

B.It’stooclosetothetrain.

C.Hedoesn’tknowifhiswifewilllikeit.

5.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.TotheBigSplashPool.

B.TotheMegaSlide.

C.TotheWackyWaves.

第二节

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.Whydoesn’tthewomanliketheclass?

A.Thereisnowater.

B.Shethoughtitwouldbeeasier.

C.Shelikestoexercisewithmorepeople.

7.Whatisthewomanlikelytodo?

A.Returntotheclasslater.

B.Exercisewithabiggergroup.

C.Quittheclass.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdoesMr.Bridgesaskfor?

A.Orangejuice.

B.Sugarinhiscoffee.

C.Toast.

9.WhathappenedtoMr.Bridges?

A.Hehadabadweekend.

B.Hisdogranaway.

C.Helosthishat.

10.HowdoesthewomanknowMr.Bridges?

A.Heisaregularcustomer.

B.Sheworkswithhim.

C.Theyalwayseatinthesamerestaurant.

听第8段材料，回答第11、12题。

11.Howwillthemancreatejobs?

A.Bytrainingnewworkers.

B.Byattractingmorebusinesses.

C.Byprovidingmorecleaningjobs.

12.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Beinginterviewed.

B.Givingaspeech.

C.Tryingtoraisemoney.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhoisJamestalkingto?

A.Hisprincipal.

B.Hismother.

C.Hisfriend.

14.Whydoesn’tJameswanttogotoNorthwesternUniversity?

A.It’stooexpensive.

B.It’sfarfromhisfamily.

C.Noneofhisfriendsaregoingthere.

15.WhatismostimportanttoJames?

A.Goingtoaninexpensiveschool.

B.Goingtoawell-knownteachingschool.

C.Goingtoaneasyschool.

16.WhatisJameslike?

A.He’sahardworker.

B.Hemakesfriendseasily.

C.He’sconfidenthe’llmaketherightchoice.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhendidVincentvanGoghmovetoFrance?

A.In1889.B.In1888.C.In1886.

18.WhereisTheStarryNightpainted?

A.Inahospital.

B.Inamuseum.

C.Inapark.

19.WhathasTheStarryNightinspiredtoday?

A.Frenchculture.

B.Americanmovies.

C.MuseumsinNewYorkCity.

20.Whatistrueabouttheownerofthepainting?

A.Theywanttosellit.

B.Theyboughtitin1941.

C.Theydon’tshowitallthetime.

第二部分：

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）

A

Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablysharperinthespringthanyouareatanyothertimeoftheyear.Afamousscientist,EllsworthHuntington（1876-1974）,concluded,fromhisworkamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.

Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthansummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinthesummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinthesummer.

Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinspringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutrapidgrowthofeverythinginnature.

Fallisthenext-bestseason,thenwinter.Asforsummer,itseemstobegoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.

21.Accordingtothispassage,yourintelligenceprobably________.

A.staysthesamethroughouttheyear

B.variesfromdaytoday

C.changeswiththeseasons

D.changesfromyeartoyear

22.Itseemsthatthecoldofwinter_________.

A.increasestheabilitytothink

B.isthebesttimeforthinking

C.isbetterforthinkingthantheheatofsummer

D.decreasestheabilitytothink

23.Thetwobestseasonsforthinkingseemtobe_________.

A.springandfall

B.winterandsummer

C.summerandspring

D.fallandwinter

B

Myshoelessonnumberone.

Backinmydaysasasalesman,IwasonmywaytodeliveraspeechinNewfoundland.Sittingfortablyintheairplaneseat,IsuddenlybrokeoutinacoldsweatasIrealizedIhadleftmydressshoesathome.Iwaswearingrunningshoesforanimportantspeech.

IknewIcouldbuyanewpairwhenIlanded.Toolate;thestoreswerealreadyclosed.Whataboutinthemorning?

No,thenextdaywasSundayandmyspeechwasscheduledfor9:

00a.m.Ninetysecondslater,however,mycoldsweathasbeenreplacedwithasingleidea.

Thenextmorning,Ibeganmyspeech,“YoumightbewonderingwhyIamwearingrunningshoestoday.Well,it’saboutthisrequesthere.WhenI’mdonespeaking,I’llberunningdoortodoorandIwanteveryoneofyoutoerunningwithme,too.”Mylittle“goof-up”becameacleverdemonstration（示范）ofactionspeakinglouderthanwords.

Myshoelessonnumbertwo.

Mybrotherwasgettingmarried.Wehadjustwitnessedthesigningofthepapersattheirhouse,andtheywererushingovertoanotherplacefortheceremony.Aswelockeduptheirhouse,mywife’sshoesbroke.Soofftothenearestshoestoreweflew.Weknewtheywouldwaitforusbeforestartingtheceremony.Whatwedidnotknowwashowlongtheywouldwait.

Thatday,mywifeperformedamiracle（奇迹）thatnootherwomanhaddonebeforeorsince.Shewentintothestoreandcameoutjustfiveminuteslaterwiththeperfectpairofshoes.

Perhapsthemostimportantlessonhereisthat,contrary/oppositetopopularbelief,theshoedoesnotmaketheman/woman.Butthelack（缺乏）ofshoescansurelybuildcharacter.

24.Uponthinkingofhisshoesontheplane,theauthorfelt________

A.proudB.delightedC.panickyandtenseD.encouraged

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goof-up”probablymean?

A.ImageB.MistakeC.SuccessD.Present

26.Beforeenteringtheshoestore,theauthorthoughtit_________.

A.strangetobeinadilemma/troubleforasecondtime

B.agreatpitytohavetomisshisbrother’swedding

C.importanttotestthequalityofanewpairofshoes

D.unlikelyforhiswifetofinishshoppinginashorttime

27.What’sthemessagetheauthorshowsinthetext?

A.Emergenciescanhelpshapeourcharacter.

B.Youcanneverjudgeapersonbyhislooks.

C.It’shardtochangeourcharacterovernight.

D.Neverbuyshoeswithouttryingthemonfirst.

C

IntheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountries,2.5millionchildrenplaybaseballinanorganizationcalledLittleLeague.Theyplayonteamsintheirhometowns.Theirparentsandotheradultsinthemunitycoachorinstructthemandserveasumpires（裁判员）tomakesurethateveryonefollowstherules.Localbusinessesgivemoneyfortheballfieldsandtheuniforms.Localteamspeteagainsteachotherandthewinnersgettoplayteamsthataremoredistant.Eventually,thetopteamsgototheLittleLeagueWorldSeries.

OnehundredyearsafterAbnerDoubledayinventedbaseballinCooperstown,NewYork,in1839,LittleLeaguegotstartedinPennsylvania.Threemenstartedthegameforneighborhoodboyswithasmallerplayingfieldandfewerinnings（局）thanadultbaseball.LittleLeaguebecamepopularafterWorldWarⅡwhenthegamespreadacrosstheUnitedStates.By1955itwasplayedthroughoutNorthAmericaandwithinfiveyearsithadspreadtoEurope.Children'sbaseballreallycaughtoninJapanandTaiwanofChinaandteamsfromthoseareaswontheWorldSeriessevenoutofeightyears.Afterthis,theorganizationtriedbanningforeignteamsfromtheWorldSeries,butthebancametoanendafteroneyear.

Atfirst,LittleLeaguewasonlyforboysagedninetotwelve.However,in1974,theparentsofgirlbaseballplayersbroughtalawsuit.ThecourtsruledthatLittleLeaguehadtoincludebothboysandgirls.LaterLittleLeagueaddedonsoftballandothergamesforteenagersuptoageeighteen.Occasionally,aLittleLeaguerbeesaprofessionalplayer.Forexample,GaryCarterwentfromLittleLeaguetoplaynineteenseasonsintheMajorLeagues,tenofthemasanAll－Starplayer.Byandlarge,youngstersplaybaseballforfun,buttheirparentsareproudofthem.

28.ThemothersandfathersofLittleLeagueplayers________．

A.playintheWorldSeriesB.travelwithcoaches

C.givetheteamsmoneyD.helprunthegames

29.InwhatyearwasLittleLeagueestablished?

A.1839     B.1939     C.1955   D.1739 

30.WhydomostplayerstakepartinLittleLeague?

A.ToplayintheMajorLeague.B.Tohavefunandpleasetheirparents

C.TheyexpectaprofitfromAll－Stargames.D.Theywanttolearnhowtoserveasumpires.

31.WhatisTRUEaboutplayerstoday?

A.LittleLeagueisonlyforneighborhoodboys.

B.Girlplayershavetobuytheirsuits.

C.Girlsandboyscanparticipateuptoageeighteen.

D.Childrencanonlyplayuntilagetwelve.

D

Inmanycountries,heartdiseasekillsalotofwomenandevenmoremen.Therearefourmajorcausesofthisdiseaseandthesearesmoking,poororbaddiet,afamilyhistoryofheartdiseaseandstressfulwork.Amongthesemainwrong-doers,themostmoncauseisstress.

Whatisstressandhowdoyoufeelwhenyouareunderstress?

Imagineyoulivealone–youarelyinginbedatnightand,suddenly,youhearsomeoneinthekitchen.Immediatelyyourheartbeginstobeatveryfastandyoufeelthatyoucanhardlybreathe.Whatyouarefellingisnotstress,butfear.However,yourbodychangesinthesame