河北省定州市届高三英语毕业班上学期第二次月考试题.docx

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河北省定州市届高三英语毕业班上学期第二次月考试题

高四第一学期第2次考试英语试题

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.Whendoestheshopclose?

A.At5:

35B.At5:

55C.At6:

30

2.Whereisthemangoing?

A.TothebankB.TotheScienceMuseumC.ToSanqiao

3.Whatweretheyplanningtodobeforetheyheardthestormwarning?

A.GoboatingB.PlaytennisC.Gobicycling

4.WhereisJaneandBill’snewhome?

A.NearatrainstationB.NearanairportC.Nearthecitycenter

5.Howlongcanthemanstayhere?

A.For2hoursB.For4hoursC.Foroneday

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.Whydoesn’tthemanrun?

A.HehatesrunningB.HehurtshislegC.Hecan’tfindtime

7.WhatwillJennydofirst?

A.TakeashowerB.HaveaclassC.Runforanhour

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whoboughtthenewcar?

A.ThewomanB.HenryC.Lily

9.WhatdoweknowaboutLily?

A.ShelikesHenryverymuch

B.Shewantstomarryafamousman

C.Shedoesn’tlikemoneysomuch

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10.Whendoesthestoreclose?

A.At6:

00B.At6:

30C.At5:

30

11.Whatwon’ttheybuy?

A.PartyhatsB.BalloonsC.Giftboxes

12.WhatwillthewomanaskLilytodo?

A.BuysomesnacksB.PlaysometricksC.Findamagician

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.BossandsecretaryB.HusbandandwifeC.Brotherandsister

14.Whenwillthemangototheairport?

A.At12:

30B.At13:

30C.At3:

00

15.Wherewillthemanbeontheseventeenthdayofhisbusiness?

A.InChinaB.InAmericaC.InJapan

16.WhydoesthewomanthinkTomisluck?

A.Becausehecancomebackhomeearly

B.Becausehedoesn’tgoonbusiness

C.BecausehecantraveltoTokyo

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.Whatdoweknowaboutfennecfoxes?

A.TheyareveryheavyB.TheyliveintheforestsC.Thehavelargeears

18.Whatdofennecfoxesuseasablanket?

A.TheirfurB.TheirtailsC.Theirfeet

19.Whatdofennecfoxeseat?

A．OnlymeatB.OnlyplantsC.Meatandplants

20.Howmanybabiesdofennecfoxeshaveatatime?

A.OnetofiveB.FivetotenC.Tentotwelve

二、阅读理解

MichelleYeohalsoknownasYeohChooKhengwasborninIpoh,Malaysia.Ataveryyoungageshedreamtofbeingaballerina.Unluckily,whenshewas16,shesufferedaseriousbackinjuryandherprofessionaldancingcareerwasbrokendown.

Michellewouldhavegivenupherdreamsandbecomealawyerinstead.Againstherdoctor’sadvice,shecontinuedgoingforherdream.Shebelievedthatifshecan’tdance,theremustbesomethingelseshecando.In1983,attheageof21,shewontheMissMalaysiabeautycontest.ThinwontheattentionofJackieChanandtheHongKongmovieindustry.In1988afterher5thmovie,shemarriedtoretirefromthesilverscreen.Hermarriagewassomehowfilledwithtearsandloneliness.Itendedin1992intheend.

Soagain,anotherofherlifedreamswasblownaway.ButMichelledidnotthinkoverspilledmilk.Althoughshehadbeenawayfromthemovieindustryforover4years,shehadanattractivecomeback.ShecostarredwithJackieChaninPoliceStory3:

Supercop.ItwasthetoppopularfilminAsiafortheyear.MichelleYeohbecamethemostpopularandhighestpaidactressinAsiawithahugenumberoffansfollowingthroughouttheworld.

21．WhatcontributedmosttoMichelle’shighpayinAsia?

A.HerwinningtheMissMalaysiabeautycontest

B.HerperformanceinPoliceStory3:

Supercop

C.Herwonderfuldanceonthesilverscreen

D.MichellebecamethemostpopularactressinAsia

22．Whichistherighttimeorderofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothepassage?

①JackieChanbecameinterestedinMichelle

②SomethingterriblewaswrongwithMichelle’sback

③Michellesaidgoodbyetoherhusband

④MichellebecamethemostpopularactressinAsia

A.①③②④B.①②③④

C.②③①④D.②①③④

23．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Shewasn’tinterestedinmilkproducts.

B.Shewasquitepooratdoinghousework.

C.Sherecoveredfromthesorrowsoon.

D.Shedecidedtotakeupsomethingnew.

BrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl．Shehadonebigambition—toplaythedrumsinaband．Butonebigproblemlayinherway．Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband，Brendahadtopracticealot，butshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeople．Manyofthemaresick．Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves（神经）．So，shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces：

abasement，akitchen，andeveninashower．Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy．

Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspace，becausethere’snoair．Atthatmoment，BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut．

Withthehelpofalotoftime，booksandwork，Brendabuiltaspacebubble（气泡）．Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinside.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit（成套设备）andachair．Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade，enteredthebubble，turnedonthemachine，andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchlid.

Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous．Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble．Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts．Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney．Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut，andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinaband．

Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis，shethoughtforamoment，andsaid：

“Ifthoseoldpeoplenext-doorhadn’tmatteredsomuchtome，Iwouldn'thavefoundasolution，andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened．”

24．WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?

A.Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplay．

B.Becauseshedidn'tlikeherneighbors．

C.Becauseshedidn'thaveherownroom．

D.Becauseshedidn'tmeantodisturbothers．

25．Brendabecamefamousbecause.

A.shewasgoodatmusicandscience

B.shebecamearealmusicalastronaut

C.sheinventedaspecialwayofpractice

D.sheplayedwellandhadatalent

26．WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeBrendamostproperly?

A.Kind，hardworkingandcreative．

B.Brave，kindandhardworking．

C.Lovely,braveandclever．

D.Nervous，kindandclever．

27．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat“”.

A.Helaughsbestwholaughslast

B.Onegoodturndeservesanother

C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone

D.It’snevertoooldtolearn

BikesarepopularintheNetherlands.Infact,nearlyhalfofalltravelintheNetherlandsisbybike.Now,oneDutchbikedesigner,Thomas,hastakenthecountry’sinterestinbikesbymakingaschoolbusbike.

Thebigbikehaseightsetsofpedalsforkids,adriverseatforanadult,andthreeotherseats,comfortablylettinglittlekidsfortheirtriptoandfromschool.Thebikeevenhasamotor,whichcanhelpwithhighhillsorattimeswhenfewkidsonit.

Sofar,ThomastellsFastCompany,he’ssold25school-bikes,atapriceof$25,000each—lessthanitwouldcosttobuyatraditionalschoolbuswiththesamenumberofseats.Alongwiththetraditionalcolor,thebikesarecoloredyellowsothattheycanbeseeneasily.

Thomassayshe’ssoldschoolbusbikestoneighboringcountriessuchasBelgium,EnglandandGermany,butsofar,theschoolbusbikehasn’tbeensoldintheUnitedStates.IftheUSagreestobuythiskindofschoolbusbike,itcoulddoalotofgoodtoimproveexerciseforayoungageandhelpthemkeephealthy.

28．HowdopeopleintheNetherlandsusuallygotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.

C.Bybike.D.Onfoot.

29．TheschoolbusesareyellowintheNetherlandsbecause　　　.

A.thecoloryellowiseasytopaint

B.yellowbusescanbeseeneasily

C.yellowisthenationalcoloroftheNetherlands

D.it’sthedesigner’sfavoritecolor

30．Whichcountryofthefollowinghasn’tboughtaschoolbusbike?

A.America.B.Germany.

C.England.D.Belgium.

31．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thomasmadeanewkindofschoolbus.

B.Aschoolbususuallycosts$25,000.

C.ThomassoldbikestoAsiancountries.

D.Ridingschoolbusbikeshelpskeepkidshealthy.

America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatter,whilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.

AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecades,whilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inaddition,youngpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.

AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:

Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion（12.26trillionyuan）annually,or12percentoftheGDP,andthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmaller,newerbusinesses.

It’srisky,difficultandexpensivetostartabusiness,andgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:

healthinsurance,minimumwageincreasesand,mostrecentlyinCalifornia,compulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesses,whilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.

Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberate.Forinstance,biginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacare,butlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezed.

Mature,successfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnections,distribute