甘肃省通渭县学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

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甘肃省通渭县学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

2017-2018学年度上学期高二级第一次月考英语试题

满分：

120分

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

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，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Einstein,agreatscientistoftheage,wasalmostasstrangeashisTheoryofRelativity.

Once,whileridingastreetcarinBerlin,hetoldtheconductorthathehadnotgivenhimtherightchange.Theconductorcountedthechangeagainandfoundittobecorrect,sohehandedittoEinstein,saying,“Thetroublewithyouisthatyoudon’tknowyourfigures.”

EinsteinsaidthattherewereonlytwelvepeoplelivingwhounderstoodhisTheoryofRelativityalthoughagoodmanybookshadbeenwrittentoexplainit.

Hehadnothingbutcontempt（藐视）forthethingsmostpeoplesettheirheartson—forfameandriches（财富）andluxury（奢华）.

Hedidn’twantmoneyorpraise.Hemadehisownhappinessoutofsuchsimplethingsashisworkandplayingtheviolinandsailinghisboat.Einstein’sviolinbroughthimmorejoythananythingelseinlife.Hesaidthatheoftenthoughtinmusic.

1.TheconductorthoughtEinstein.

A.wasn’tgoodatmaths

B.hadgoodmemory

C.waseithermadorstrange

D.likedtomaketrouble

2.Einsteinmeantthatmanypeople.

A.knewhisTheoryofRelativitywellbecausetheycouldexplainit

B.hadwrittentohavegraspedhistheorycorrectly

C.pretendedtohavegraspedhisabstracttheory

D.admiredhimverymuch

3.Theunderlinedpart“set...heartson”means.

A.believeB.haveC.hateD.love

B

Agirlwithblueeyesisablue-eyedgirl.Amanwithlonglegsisalong-leggedman.Awomanwithwhitehairisawhite-hairedwoman.Childrenwhohavegoodlooksaregood-lookingchildren.Whatdoyoudowhenyouwanttobuyclothes?

Yougotoashop.Ifyoucanfindclothesthataretherightsizeforyou,andiftheyarereadytowear,youwillprobablybuythem.Theyarecalledready-madeclothes.Ifyoucannotfindclothesthataretherightsize,youwillgotoatailor’sshop.Atailorisamanwhomakesclothes.Hewillmeasureyoucarefullyandwillthenmakeclothesforyou.Suchclothesarecalledtailor-madeclothes.

Whatdowecallamanwhoisdressedbadly?

Wecallhimabadly-dressedman.Awomanwhoisdressedwelliscalledawell-dressedwoman.

Whatdoyouwearwhenitrainsheavily?

Youwearacoatthatwillkeeptherainout.Suchacoatiscalledaraincoat.Itismadeofwaterproofcloth—cloththatdoesnotletwaterpassthrough.WehavealotofraininEngland.IfyoucometoEngland,bringaraincoatandanumbrella.Youwillfindthemuseful.

Ifthefloor,wallsandceilingofaroomaremadesothatsoundcannotpassthroughthewall,wesaythattheroomissound-proof.Therearesound-proofrooms

inallbroadcastingstations.

4.Theclotheswhichyoubuyfromthesupermarketarecalled________clothes.

A.tailor-madeB.ready-madeC.hand-madeD.massproduction

5.IfyoucometoEnglish,bringbotharaincoatandanumbrellabecause________.

A.thereisalotofraininEngland

B.therearefewumbrellasinthec

ountry

C.gentlemenusuallycarryumbrellaswiththeminEngland

D.walkingwithanumbrellainhandispopularinEngland

6.Onbackofawatchwecanoftenseetheword“water-proof”.Thewordmeans________..

A.waterwon’tgetintothewatch

B.youcanputwaterintothewatch

C.notputtingthewatchintowater

D.youcanseethewatchclearlyinwater

7.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforth

earticle?

A.TheFormsofCompoundWords.

B.CompoundWordsinEverydayLife

C.HowtoUseCompoundWords.

D.Water-proofClothintheBest.

8.Mostofthecompoundwordsinthispassageare________.

A.NounsB.AdjectivesC.AdverbsD.Verbs

C

Therearelittlecarsthatmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday’sautomobiles（汽车）.Ifeveryonedrivessuchalittlecarinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair,therewillbemoreparkingspaceincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Thespacenowforonecaroftheusualsizecanholdatleastthreesuchlittlecars.

Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too,astheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometersanhour.

Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgoingaroundthecity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforgoingfaraway.Ifthecarispoweredbyelectricity,itwillhavetwobatteries—onebatteryforthemotorandtheotherforthehorn（喇叭）,signals（信号灯）,etc.Littlecarswhicharepoweredbygaswillgo45kilometersbeforeneedingtostopformoregas.

Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededtosetupinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededforthesmall,slowerones.

9.What’stheadvantage（优势）ofthesmallcars?

A.Therewon’tbesomuchpollutionandthesmallcarswon’tbesoexpensiveasthebigones.

B.Itwillbesafertodrivethesesmallcars.

C.Therewillbemorespaceforcarstopark.

D.Alloftheabove.

10.Twosetsofroadsarenecessaryinthefutureinorderto____

____..

A.preventcaraccidentsB.makethecitymorebeautiful

C.letsmallcarsrunfastD.limitthespeedofthecars

11.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________..

A.BigCarsandSmallCarsB.HowtoDriveSmallCars

C.CarsforTomorrowD.CarsforEveryone

D

NocountryintheworldhasmoredailynewspapersthantheUSA.　Therearealmost2000ofthem，ascomparedwith180inJapan，164inArgentinaand111inBritain.Thequality（质量）ofsomeAmericanpapersisquitehighandtheirviewsareusedallovertheworld.　ExcellentnewspapersliketheWashingtonPostor

theNewYorkTimeshaveapowerfulinfluence（影响）alloverthecountry.However,theWashingtonPostandtheNewYorkTimesarenotnationalnewspapersinthesensethatTheTimesisinBritainofLeMondeisinFrance,sinceeachAmericancityhasitsowndailynewspaper.Thebestofthesegivedetailed（详细的）accountsofnationalandinternationalnews，butmanytendtolimitthemselvestostateorcitynews.

Likethepress（报刊）inmostothercountries，Americannewspapersreportnewsfromthe“exciting”and“relaxing”totheserious.Theytrytoentertainpeopleaswellasgiveinformation，fortheyhavetocompetewiththeattractionoftelevision.

JustasAmericannewspaperstrytosatisfyalltastes,theyalsotrytoattractreadersofallpoliticalparties.Afewnewspaperssupportextremist（极端主义者）groupsonthefarrightandonthefarleft,butmostdaily

newspaperstrytheirbesttoattractmiddle-of-the-roadAmericanswhoaremainlymoderate（温和的）.Manyofthesepapersprintmaterialsbywell-knownjournalistsofdifferentpoliticalandsocialviews，inordertogiveabalancedpicture.

AsinothercountriesAmericannewspaperscanbeeitherresponsible（负责任的）orirresponsible，butitisgenerallyacceptedthattheAmericanpressservesitscountrywellandthatithasmorethanonceexposedpoliticalscandals（丑闻），forexample，theWatergateAffair（水门事件）.

12.WhichnewspaperintheU.K.isnational？

A.LeMonde.B.WashingtonPost.

C.NewYorkTimes.D.TheTimes.

13.MostAmericannewspapersattractreadersbycarrying________.　　　　　.

A.nationalnewsB.localnews

C.internationalnewsD.politicalnews

14.Inordertowinthecompetitionwithtelevision,Americannewspapershaveto________.　　　.

A.giveinformationB.giveseriousnews

C.giveentertainmentnewsD.givenationalnews

15.MostdailynewspapersattractmoderateAmericansby________.　　　　　.

A.printingarticlesbywell-knownjournalistsofdifferentviews

B.supportingextremistgroups

C.exposingpoliticalscandals

D.servingthecountrywell

第二节（共5小题；每题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Bothmenandwomenarelivinglongerthesedaysinindustrializedcountries.16

Ingeneral,theycanexpecttolivesixorsevenyearsmorethanmen.Onereasonforthisisbiological.

Oneimportantbiologicalfactorthathelpswomenliverlongeristhedifferenceinhormonesbetweenmenandwomen.17Betweentheagesofabout12and50,womenproducehormonesthatareinvolvedinfertility（生育能力）.Thesehormonesalsohaveapositiveeffectontheheartandthebloodflow.Infact,womenarelesslikelytohavehighbloodpressureortodiefromheartattacks.

18Theyhelpthebodydefenditselfagainstsomekindsofinfections.Thismeansthatwomengenerallygetsicklessoftenandlessseriouslythanmen.Thecommoncoldi

sagoodexample:

women,onaverage,getfewercoldsthanmen,

19Scientistsarestillnotexactlysurehowgenesinfluenceaging,buttheybelievethattheydo.Somethinkthatawoman’sbodycells

haveatendency（倾向）toagemoreslowlythanaman’s.Othersthinkthataman’sbodycellshaveatendencytoagemorequickly.20

A.However,women,onaverage,liverlonger.

B.Thebiologicalfactorplaysanimportantpart.

C.Womenarealsohelpedbytheirfemalegenes.

D.Thefemalehormoneshelpedbytheirfemalegenes.

E.Recentresearchseemstosupportbothofthesepossibilities.

F.Therefore,womenaremorehealthythanmenandcanliveabetterlife.

G.Hormonesarechemicalswhichareproducedbythebodytocontrolvariousbodyfunctions.

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Teachershavesentanemotionalle

ttertopupilsnervouslywaitingforexamresults.Theywantedtheyoungsterstoknowthey21theirefforts---whatevertheresult.It22:

“Beforeyouopentheenvelopewithyour23init,wewantyoutoreadthisfirst.

Insidetheenvelopeisascore.It’sascoreyou’vebeenwaitingforbutitmightnotbethescoreyou’vebeen24for.Ifthatisthe25,itisonlynaturalthatyouwillfeel26.Wewillbevery27aboutthatandwill