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广西南宁市学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题
2017~2018学年度上学期高二月考
(一)
英语试题2017.9
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一小题,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.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Bringherablanket.B.Turndowntheheat.C.Shutthewindows.
2.Whatmighttheboydoafterschool?
A.Waitatschoolforhismother.
B.PlayontheswingswithKatie.
C.Gototheparkwithhismother.
3.Howdoesthewomanfeel?
A.Annoyed.B.Relieved.C.Nervous.
4.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hepaid10dollarsforashirt.
B.Hegotashirtfromhisfriend.
C.Heboughttheshirtatahigherprice.
5.Whenmightthepaintingbeenjoyed?
A.Rightafterwakingup.
B.Whileentertainingfriends.
C.Beforetakingashower.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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.Whoistheman?
A.Abaseballcoach.
B.Abaseballfan.
C.Aprofessionalbaseballplayer.
7.Howmuchdidthewomanchargetheman?
A.Fourdollars.B.Eightdollars.C.Tendollars.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whycan’tJeremycutthewoman’shair?
A.Heisn’tworking.
B.Heiscuttingsomeoneelse’shair.
C.Thewomandidn’tmakeanappointment.
9.Whatdoesthewomanasktheman?
A.Ifshecanstayinthewaitingarea.
B.IfLandoncancutherhairinstead.
C.Ifsomeonewillcallherwhenit’sherturn.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wheremightthespeakersbe?
A.InNewZealand.B.InAustralia.C.IntheU.S.
11.Whenmighttheman’sdaughterreceivethepackage?
A.Infourtofivedays.B.Intwoorthreeweeks.C.Inamonth.
12.WhathappenedtothewomanduringChristmas?
A.ShegotapackagefromAfrica.
B.Shetriedtosendapresenttoherbrother.
C.Shereceivedsomethingonemonthlate.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Howdothespeakersknoweachother?
A.Fromwork.B.Fromcollege.C.Fromchildhood.
14.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutHawaii?
A.Theweatherisnice.
B.It’shardtofindajobthere.
C.Shehassomegreatfriendsthere.
15.Wheredoesthemanlive?
A.Inhisbrother’shouse.B.Inanapartment.C.Intheschooldormitory.
16.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodoforwork?
A.Workinthefashionindustry.
B.KeepworkingforGoogle.
C.Studythebrain.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Accordingtotheman,whatisthemostvaluablepartofthetour?
A.Tellingstoriesaboutclasses.
B.Learningdetailedfactsaboutthestudentcenter.
C.Gettingtoknowthecollegeasawhole.
18.Whatdoesthemansuggestaboutthelibrary?
A.Foodissoldthere.
B.Itisonlypopularforstudying.
C.Therulesarenotverystrictthere.
19.Whendoesthestudentcentercloseonschoolnights?
A.At2:
00a.m.
B.At10:
00p.m.
C.It’sopenallnight.
20.Whatwillthemanprobablydiscussnext?
A.Schoolsportsteams.B.Library.C.Famousprofessors.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:
(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。
A
LeonardodaVinci,oneofthegreatestthinkersintheworld,beganhiscareerasanartist.VerylittleisknownaboutLeonardo’searlylife.Hewasbornin1452inthetownofVinci.Asaboy,Leonardoshowedagreatinterestindrawing,sculptingandobservingnature.
However,becauseLeonardowasborntoparentswhowerenotmarriedtoeachother,hewasbarredfromsomestudiesandprofessions.HetrainedasanartistaftermovingtoFlorencewithhisfatherinthe1460s.ItwasanexcitingtimetobeinFlorence,oneoftheculturalcapitalsofEurope.Leonardotrainedwithoneofthecity’sverysuccessfulartists,AndreadelVerrocchio.Hewasapainter,sculptorandgoldworker.Verrocchiotoldhisstudentsthattheyneededtounderstandthebody’sbonesandmuscleswhendrawingpeople.
Leonardotooktheteacher’sadviceveryseriously.Hespentseveralperiodsofhislifestudyingthehumanbodybytakingapartandexaminingdeadbodies.Whiletrainingasanartist,Leonardoalsolearnedaboutandimprovedonrelativelynewpaintingmethodsatthetime.Onewastheuseofperspective(透视)toshowdepth.Amethodcalled“sfumato”helpedtocreateacloudyeffecttosuggestdistance.“Chiaroscuro”isamethodusinglightandshadeasapainterlyeffect.
Leonardo’sfirstknownportraitnowhangsintheNationalGalleryinWashington,D.C.HemadethispaintingofayoungwomannamedGinevrade’Benciaround1474.Thewomanhasapalefacewithdarkhair.Inthedistance,LeonardopaintedtheItaliancountryside.
Hesoonreceivedattentionforhisextraordinaryartisticskills.Around1475hewasaskedtodrawanangelinVerrocchio’spainting“BaptismofChrist.”OnestorysaysthatwhenVerrocchiosawLeonardo’sadditiontothepainting,hewassoamazedbyhisstudent’sskillthathesaidhewouldneverpaintagain.
21.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeLeonardoaccordingtothethirdparagraph?
A.Stubborn.B.Creative.C.Pessimistic.D.Determined.
22.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Verrocchiofeltshameathisownwork.
B.VerrocchiothoughtLeonardo’sworkterrible.
C.VerrocchiothoughthighlyofLeonardo’swork.
D.Verrocchiodidn’tbelieveLeonardocouldpaintwell.
23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Leonardowaspreventedfromsomestudiesbecauseofhisparents.
B.Leonardothoughthisteacher’sadvicewasunreasonable.
C.“Sfumato”isamethodtoshowdepthbyusinglightandshade.
D.“BaptismofChrist”madeLeonardoknownacrosstheworld.
B
Murcia
Ihavespentabout8monthslivinginMurciaandIfeelthatIshouldputitasnumberoneonmylist.Onmyreturnfromexploringothercities,IalwaysfeellikeI’mreturninghomewhenIsetfootinMurcia.Thecitycentreisfulloflifeandenergyandhasanincredibleatmosphereallyearround.Althoughtheaccenttakesyoualittletimetogetusedtoatfirst,youwilladjusttoit.Murciaisalsohometosomegorgeous(壮丽的)beachesandamazingcoastalviews.Soitreallydoeshavethebestofbothworlds!
Gibraltar
IvisitedGibraltarduringtheEasterholidaysandIwastotallysurprisedbythebeautyofGibraltar!
Fromashortcablecarridinguptothetopoftherockyouaremetwithsplendidviewsoverthecoastandtheadorablemonkeyswhichcuriouslycometogreetyouonyourarrival.Makesuretohideallyourfoodbecausetheythinkit’sagiftforthem!
Valencia
Valenciaisbeautiful.It’sassimpleasthat!
Theriver-areaissoexcitingandfulloflife,allthewayuptothesciencemuseumandbeaches.However,Iwasalittleconfusedbythefactthattheriverhadlongbeenfilledinandturnedintoapark,yetpeoplestillreferredtoitasTheRiver.
Alicante
IhavespentmanyaweekendinAlicante,makingthemostofthebeautifulbeachinlowseason,beforeallthetouristsarrive.Mayisthehighseasonhere,soI’ddefinitelyrecommendavisitinApril,September,orOctober,justbeforeoraftertheholidayseason.
24.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1referto?
A.Murciaandothercities.
B.Thecitycentreandbeautifulcoasts.
C.Gorgeousbeachesandamazingcoastalviews.
D.Theincredibleatmosphereandlovelyhomesofthecity.
25.Actuallytheadorablemonkeyscometovisitorsto.
A.welcomethemB.sendthemgifts
C.attractthemD.getsomethingtoeat
26.TheRiverisnow.
A.aparkB.ariver
C.beautifulbeachesD.thesciencemuseum
27.WhendidtheauthorvisitAlicante?
A.InMay.B.InOctober.
C.InApril.D.InSeptember.
C
Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulertriedtoconquer(征服)Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland.Theresultinthattodaytherearetwo“Irelands”.NorthernIreland,inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouthisanindependentcountry.
Inthe1840sthemaincrop,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortage(短缺)ofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.
Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplewillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.
TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere“thegreatesttalkerssincetheCreeks”.Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived(复兴)itsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.
28.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?
A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.
B.HowIrelandgainedindependence.
C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland.
D.Howtwo“Irelands”cameintobeing.
29.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.
A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadecreaseinpopulation
B.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountryside
C.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworker
D.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments
30.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout_________.
A.theIrishcharacterB.Irishculture
C