学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

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学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2019-2020学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

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（满分150分时间120分钟）

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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.Wherewillthewomangothisafternoon?

A.Tothehospital.

B.Tothepark.

C.Tothefarm.

2.Whatwillthespeakersdo?

A.Buysometickets.

B.Seeafilm.

C.Checkthephone.

3.Howoftendoesthemanvisithisparents?

A.Onceaweek.

B.Twiceaweek.

C.Twiceamonth.

4.WhatdoesthemanthinkofhistriptoRome?

A.Dangerous.

B.Boring.

C.Helpful.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aparty.

B.Apicture.

C.Acity.

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、7题。

6.Whatwillthemandofirst?

A.Savethefiles.

B.Goouttoeat.

C.Orderfoodonline.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Fellowworkers.

C.Roommates.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.Pop.

B.Classical.

C.Rock.

9.Whatdoesthemanplantodotonight?

A.Gotoaconcert.

B.BuysomeCDs.

C.Stayathome.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.HowdidthewomanfeelaboutLydia’swords?

A.Upset.

B.Thankful.

C.Pleased.

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutLydia?

A.Sheisthewoman’scolleague.

B.ShecomesfromRussia.

C.Shehasmanyfriends.

12.Whatdidthewomanbuyatlast?

A.Adress.

B.Ashirt.

C.Apairofshoes.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whenwillthebookreadingtakeplace?

A.Tomorrow.

B.Thedayaftertomorrow.

C.Nextweek.

14.Whoisgoingtodothereading?

A.John.

B.George.

C.Francis.

15.Whatwillthemandotomorrownight?

A.Attendthebookreading.

B.Gobacktohishometown.

C.HavedinnerwithJudy.

16.WhatwillJudydonextmonth?

A.Getmarried.

B.GotoSingapore.

C.VisitFrance.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howmanybooksdoesthelibraryhold?

A.Above2,500.

B.Above15,000.

C.Above25,000.

18.Whyisthelibrarygettingricher?

A.Itgetssupportfromthegovernment.

B.Moreandmorepeopledonate.

C.Thevisitorsleavetheirownbooksthere.

19.Whatcanweknowabouttheshelves?

A.Theyprotectthebooksagainstwater.

B.Theyaremadeofcommonwood.

C.Theycanstandwindandsun.

20.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?

A.Introduceacharityproject.

B.Tellpeopleabeachlibrary.

C.Encouragepeopletodomorereading.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

二．阅读理解：

A

HongKongandParisarenowtheworld’smostexpensivecitiestolivetogetherwithSingapore.It’sthefirsttimethatthreecitieshavebeenforthefirstplaceinthe30-yearhistoryoftheEconomistIntelligenceUnit’s2019WorldwideCostofLivingSurvey.

HongKongmovedupthreeplacestojoinSingapore,whichhasbeentheworld’smostexpensiveplacetoliveforthelastfiveyears.Paris,whichhasbeenoneofthetop10since2003,movedupthisyearfromthesecondmostexpensivelastyear.Paris,SingaporeandHongKongareall7percentmoreexpensivetolivethanNewYork.

ThesurveyreleasedonTuesdaycomparesthecostof160items,suchasfood,drink,transport,utilitybills,andrent,in133cities.Thetop10mostexpensivecitiesarelargelyfromAsianandEuropeancities.

●Japan’sOsakamovedupsixpositions,andnowsharesthefifthplacewithSwitzerland’sGeneva.

●NewYorkandLosAngelesaretheonlyNorthAmericancitiesinthetop10,toseventhplace,apositionitshareswithDenmark’sCopenhagen.

●LosAngeleswasnamedthe10thmostexpensivecityintheworld,alongwithIsrael’sTelAviv.SanFranciscohasalsobecomeamoreexpensiveplacetolivein.

●SwisscitiesZurichandGeneva,cominginatfourthandfifth（withOsaka）,hadthehighestcostswhenitcametohousehold,personalcareandentertainment.

21．Whichcityrankstenthintheworld’smostexpensivecitiestolivein?

A．HongKong.B．TelAviv.C．Geneva.D．SanFrancisco.

22．Wheredothetop10mostexpensivecitiestoliveinmainlycomefrom?

A．AsiaandEurope.B．AsiaandAmerica.

C．AmericaandAfricaD．AmericaandEurope.

23．Whichsectionofthenewspaperdoesthetextmostlyappearin?

A．Education.B．Amusement.C．Finance.D．Sports.

B

Theoceanwaves（波浪）aregettingstrongerasaresultofclimatechange,whichmightcausedangersforcoastcitiesinthefuture,accordingtothelateststudypublishedinthescientificjournalNature.Researchersfoundthatwaveshaveincreasedinstrengthby0.41percentperyearsince1948.Thischangeisrelatedtotheincreasingsea-surfacetemperature,whichisdrivingsealeveltoriseandbringingmoreseriousandextremeweather.

Thisrelationshipisimportant,asitshowsthat“globalwavepowercanbeavaluablereminderofglobalwarming,carbondioxideconcentration,theglobalsealevelriseortheglobalsurfaceatmospheretemperature,”saiddirectorofresearchattheEnvironmentalHydraulicsInstituteatSpain’sUniversityofCantabria.

Thestudyrevealsalong-termandincreasingwaveenergy.Theeffectsofthisincreaseareparticularlyclearduringthestormseasons.Astormwasformedinthewinterof2013-2014intheNorthAtlantic,whichaffectedthewestcoastofEurope.“Thestormin2017intheCaribbeanremindedpeopleofthehugeeconomiceffectscomingfromcoastalstorms,”saidthestudy.

Researchershopethefindingscouldprovideamorecompleteunderstandingofthedangersfacedbycoastalcitiesinthecomingdecades.“Ourresultsshowthatignoringthechangesinwavepowerandhavingsealevelrisemaycauseustothinklittleofclimatechange,whichwillresultinnotenoughorpoorpreparation,”warnedtheauthorFernandoJ.Mendez,aprofessorattheUniversityofCantabria.

Thefindingsmaywarngovernmentstobetterprotectthepopulationinthecoastalcitiesandinfrastructure（基础设施）suchasportsandharborsbybuildingcoastaldefenses.

24．What’saresultofstrongeroceanwaves?

A．Climatebeginstochange.B．Peoplelivingnearthecoastfacedanger.

C．Oceansarebeingpolluted.D．Citieswillmovetootherplaces.

25．Whichofthefollowingmayleadtostrongeroceanwaves?

A．Therisingsea-surfacetemperature.B．Coastalcities.

C．Morepopulation.D．Moreportsandharbors.

26．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“reveals”underlinedinparagraph3?

A．Affects.B．Invents.C．Selects.D．Shows.

27．Whatistheprobablepurposeofthestudy?

A．Topredicttheclimatechange.

B．Toadvertisetheresults.

C．Towarngovernmentsandcoastalpeopleoftheincreasingoceanwaves.

D．Toencouragepeopleinthecoastalcities.

C

Whatisthemostpopularwaytotravelinthewholeworld，notcountingahumanbeing'stwolegs？

Yousaybycar？

No.Train？

Wrongagain.Airplane？

I'msorry，butyou'renotevenclose.Themostpopularwayofgoingfromoneplacetoanotherisbybicycle.AnditisasurprisetomostAmericans.Afterall，weseethousandsofcarseachday.Wedon'tseenearlyasmanybikes.

IntheUnitedStatesmostbikeridersareeitheryoungpeopleoradultsbicyclingforexercise.AboutninemillionbikesaresoldinAmericaeachyear.Nearlythreemillionaresoldtoadults.Therestaretochildren.Butintherestoftheworld，farmorepeopleusethebikeastheirmainwayoftraveling.Theyridebikestowork，toschool，andtostores.

Bicycleshavebeenaroundforalongtime-about300years.Youwouldnotliketoridearoundonthoseearlybikes，though.Theydidn'thaveanypedals（脚蹬）.Theridershadtopushalongwiththeirfeet.Andthisbikeonlywentstraightahead.Therewasnowaytoturnthefrontwheel.Iftheriderwantedtochangedirection，heorshehadtogetoffandmovethebicycle.Whenpedalswereputonthefrontwheels，ridingbecameeasier.Themostpopularkindofbikeinthelate1800shadaveryhighfrontwheelandasmallbackwheel.Itwasalongfalltotheground!

Anotherproblemwasthattherewerenorubbertires（橡胶轮胎）.Sobikewascalledthe"Boneshaker"atthattime.Theninthe1880s，air-filledrubbertireswereputonthebicycle'swheels,whichmadepeoplefeelmorecomfortable.Sincethenthebicyclehasnotchangedverymuch.Ofcoursebikescomeindifferentshapesandcolorsnow，butthemaindesignisstillthesame.

28．ComparedwiththoseinAmerica，bikesintherestoftheworld.

A．aremuchcheaperB．aremorepopular

C．aremainlyusedbychildrenD．aremainlyusedtodoexercise

29．Whydidpeopledislikeridingearlybikes？

A．Theyweretoolarge.B．Theyweredangerous.

C．Theywerehardtocontrol.D．Theyweretoohighformanypeople.

30．Theunderlinedword"Boneshaker"inthelastparagraphshowsthebikewas.

A．uncomfortableB．slowC．brokenD．old

31．Theauthorwrotethistextmainlyto.

A．warnreadersaboutbicyclesafety.

B．introducethenewshapesofbicycles.

C．encouragereaderstobicycleforexercise.

D．tellreadersthehistoryofbicycles.

D

Noteveryparentlooksateducationinthesamelight.Somepreferthepublicschoolapproach,whileotherparentswouldrathertaketheirchild`slearningexperienceintotheirownhandsathome.

Reportsstatetherehasbeena75percentincreaseinhomeschoolingintheUSsince1999.OvertwomillionAmericanchildrenarehomeschoolednow.Parentscantailor（定做）theirchildren'sclasses,environmentandscheduleinordertofittheneedsofthefamily,whichisveryconvenient.

Thereisadarksidetothiseducationalfreedom,though.Homeschoolingiscompletelylegal,butinmoststatesparentsareonlyrequiredtosignapaperexpressingtheirintentiontohomeschooltheirchild.Itisonlywhenthereisdoubtofmisconductormistreatmentthatofficialswilllookm