江西省上饶县中学学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题.docx

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江西省上饶县中学学年高一英语下学期第二次月考试题

上饶县中学2020届高一年级下学期第二次月考

英语试卷

时间：

150分钟总分：

150分

第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115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.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisweekend?

A.Gotothebeach.B.Organizeaparty.C.CleanuptheCityPark.

2.Whyisthemanhappy?

A.Hehadarelaxingflight.B.Hehasfinallyarrived.

C.HehadagreattriptoNewYork.

3.HowmanytimesthemanbeentoChina?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aparty.B.Anearthquake.C.Admirablepeople.

5.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.InSingapore.B.InEngland.C.InFrance.

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至7题。

6.Howisthewomantraveling?

A.Bytaxi.B.Byair.C.Bybus.

7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Classmates.C.Teacherandstudent.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whyisthemanworried?

A.Hecan’tstartearly.B.Hehasnoexperience.

C.Hecan’tfindanyonetohelphim.

9.Whatwillthemanhelptodo?

A.Weedthegarden.B.Packfood.C.Plantcrops.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whendidthemanorderthecoat?

A.Threedaysago.B.Fourdaysago.C.Twoweeksago.

11.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodo?

A.Havethedeliverypeopleapologize.

B.Givethemanhismoneyback.

C.Getthemananothercoat.

12.Howmuchwasthecoatpreviously?

A.Fiftydollars.B.Fortydollars.C.Thirty-twodollars.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howmanypeoplehasthewomansucceededininviting?

A.Ten.B.Twelve.C.Thirteen.

14.Whatwillthemanmostenjoydoingatnight?

A.Cookingdinner.B.Playinggames.C.Lookingatthestars.

15.Whoislookingforwardtogoingtothecountryside?

A.Thewoman’sbrother.B.Theman’sfriend.C.Theman’suncle.

16.Wherewillthespeakersmeettomorrowmorning?

A.Attheman’shome.B.InJim’soffice.C.Onthefarm

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdothevolunteersmainlydotohelppeople?

A.Keepthewalkerscompany.B.Callonpeopletowalk.C.Recommendthebestjob.

18.WhatistheJill’snationality?

A.American.B.Canadian.C.British.

19.Whydoesthespeakermakethespeech?

A.Tothankthevolunteers.B.Tofindsomeonetomakeamovie.C.Tomakeanadvertisement.

20.Whichofthefollowingshouldoneprovidetobecomeavolunteer?

A.Theirfamilymembers.B.Theiraddress.C.Theirworkexperience.

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）

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

CrazyFestivals

MiketheHeadlessChickenFestival

In1945,farmerLloydOlsenattemptedtocutofftheheadofMike,achicken,sohiswife

couldcookitupfordinner.However,thebirddidn’tdieandlivedanotheryearandahalf,makingregulartripstothefair,wherepeoplepaidaquartertoseetheamazingheadlessbird.

Today,thespiritofMiketheHeadlessChickeniscelebratedwithatwo-dayMayfestivalinFruita,Colorado,whichincludeslivemusic,agolftournament,andlotsofdeliciouschicken.

RoswellUFOFestival

Inthesummerof1947,aflyingsaucer（碟状物）crashedonalargefarmoutsidethetownofRoswell,NewMexico.Thegovernmentsaysitdidn’tcomefromouterspace,butmanytopUFOresearchersbelieveitdid.

Knowingagoodthingwhenitcrashesintheirbackyard,thecitizensofRoswellcelebratetheeventeveryJulywithathree-dayfestivalthatfeaturesacostumecontest,aparadeandotheractivities.Becareful,though—thatoddlittlepersonnexttoyoucouldbefromanotherplanet,

World’sLargestRattlesnakeRoundup

Therattlesnake,apoisonousAmericansnake,servesanimportantfunctioninnaturebykeepingsmallpestsundercontrol,butwhentheirnumbersgrowtoolarge,theycancauseseriousproblemsforfarmers.That’swhyeveryMarchtheresidentsofSweetwater,Texas,hostathree-dayfestivalinassociationwiththetown’sannualrattlesnakehunt.

Visitorscanlearnaboutrattlesnakes,takeabustouroftheirnaturalhabitat,participateinarattlesnakeeatingcontestandsoon.

BugFest

EverySeptember,theNorthCarolinaMuseumofNaturalSciencesinRaleighsponsorsaday-longfestivalthatfocusesonsomethingmostpeopletrytoavoid:

insects.

Visitorscanholdbugsthatarenotnative,cheeronracinginsectsandlearnaboutbeekeeping.ButthehighlightformanyisCaféInsecta,wherebugsarethemainingredientinavarietyoftastydishes.

21.LloydOlsencutoffthechicken’sheadbecause.

A.hisfamilywantedtoeatit

B.hewantedtosellitsmeatatthefair

C.hisfamilywantedtocelebrateaheadlesschickenfestival

D.hewantedtomakemoneybyshowingaheadlesschicken

22.Bywritingtheunderlinedpart,theauthorwantsto.

A.remindreadersthataliensdoexist

B.addanairofmysterytothefestival

C.implythathemayattendthefestival

D.describethefunofthecostumecontest

23.Whichofthefollowingistheearliestfestivaloftheyear?

A.MiketheHeadlessChickenFestival.B.RoswellUFOFestival.

C.World’sLargestRattlesnakeRoundup.D.BugFest

B

InVietnam,twomembersofafamilyofstreetsellersarefindingawaytohelpthepooreststudentsinHanoi.PhamMinhDapandhisbrotherareprovidingthestudentswithmostlyfreeEnglishandJapaneselessonsatalearningcentertheycreated.Thetwomenwanttohelppeoplewhowouldnotnormallyhaveachancetolearnaforeignlanguage.

SomeeducationexpertsinVietnamsaysuchknowledgemayhelpcollegegraduatesgetjobs.Thecountry’seconomyhasimproved.Butmanygraduatescontinuetohaveahardtimefindingemployment.Localmediareportedtenpercentofuniversitygraduatesdonothaveajob.

Earlierthisyear,24-year-oldPhamMinhDapandhisbrotherestablishedaschooltheycall“StandByYou”.VolunteersteachpoorstudentsEnglishandJapanese.Manyclassesarefree.Studentswithsomelanguageknowledgepay25to50centsperclass.MrDappaysabout$500torentthelanguagecenterspaceandforothercosts.Hegivesabout$150fromhisearningsasastreetsellerandprivatelanguageteaching.Hisbrothergivesthesameamountfromthemoneyheearnsasasecretary.Friendsprovidetherest.MrDapandmanyofhisfamilymembershavesoldthingsoutsideHoaBjnhParkinthecenterofVietnam’scapitalforfiveyears.TheycomefromavillageofricefarmersinThanhHoaProvince.

24-year-oldPhamThiTrangisoneof600studentsatthelanguageschool.Sheisfinishingheruniversitystudies.HerparentsworkinamarketinavillageinHaNamProvince.Shesayslifeishardinthecity.Sheearnsabout$50amonthfromapart-timejob,andherparentsgiveher$75.Butthisisnotenoughtoliveon.Shehassaidshehastobeverycarefulwithmoneysoshecanpayherbills.

Demandfortheschoolisgrowing.About1,000peopleareonawaitinglisttoenter.Tenpeoplehaveofferedtoteachforfree.AndMrDapsaysheishopingtoraisemoneytopayforabiggerplace.Hewantstoopenmoreclasses.

24.“StandByYou”isestablished_________.

A.bytheVietnamgovernmentB.byafamily

C.byanon-profitorganizationD.bytwobrothers

25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Allthecoursesprovidedby“StandByYou”arefree.

B.FarmersinVietnamareveryrich.

C.“StandByYou”isespeciallywelcomedbythepoorstudentsinVietnam.

D.OnlytenpercentofuniversitygraduatesinVietnamareemployed.

26.MrDapwantstopayforabiggerplacebecause________.

A.hewantstomakemoremoney

B.hewantstoopenmoreclassesforpoorstudents

C.hewantstochangehisjob

D.hewantstoprovideawiderspaceforstudentstoplay

27.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.StreetsellershelpthepoortolearnEnglishandJapanese.

B.ThedemandforschoolisgrowinginVietnam.

C.FreelearningofEnglishandJapaneseareprovidedinVietnam.

D.StudentsinVietnamareverypoor.

C

Operaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice.Nootherartformcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes,especiallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusictradition.Itusesmusic,words,andactionstobringadramaticstorytolife.OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears,ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecades,muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperathroughmodernrecordingtechnology.Somesingershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio,onTV,andinthecinema.

However,inrecentyears,operahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofhowmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemulti-million-dollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?

Somehow,peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheysufferinpoverty,butthisisunrealistic.Ifartists,includingoperasingers,lackthesupporttheyneed,valuabletalentiswasted.

Notonlytheshortageofmoney,butalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships.Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformancefeesoncetheycompleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal（排练）beforeashowstarts.

Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularenter