东莞石竹附属学校届高二下学期第一次月考英语.docx

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东莞石竹附属学校届高二下学期第一次月考英语

东莞石竹附属学校2017届高二下学期第一次月考

英语

注意事项：

l.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。

第Ⅰ卷15分，第Ⅱ卷135分，全卷满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

2．考生务必将所有的答案涂/写在答题卷上各题目指定区域内的相应位置；否则不得分。

3.考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔做答。

第I卷（满分15分）

听力（共两节,满分15分）

第一节听力理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请听第1段对话回答第1至2题

1.Whatdoesthemanfindabitsalty?

A.Thechicken.B.Thesalad.C.Thesteak.

2.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodointheend?

A.4dollars.B.5dollars.C.6dollars.

请听第2段对话回答第3至5题.

3.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday?

A.ApairofshoesB.AdressC.Ahouse

4.Whatcoloristhewoman’soldsofa?

A.Green.B.Brown.C.Yellow.

5.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewsofa?

A.It’slighterthantheoldone.

B.It’slongerthantheoldone.

C.It’snarrowerthantheoldone.

第二节：

听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）.

请听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为6—10题的空格中。

Hitlist

Thisweek

Lastweek

SongName

Country

comments

5

9

BrokenHeart

6.___________

Sungbyfourhandsomeboys

4

6

AngelEyes

Germany

Anewfresh7________

3

8.________

RememberMe

America

Haslotsoffans

2

5

YouDon’tKnowWhatLoveIs

Australia

Thesongisso9.__________

1

1

10._________

France

Agentlesong

第Ⅱ卷（满分135分）

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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

      Manygreatbasketballplayershadclevernicknames （绰号）,usuallydescribingtheplayer’soverallstyleonthecourt（球场）.BelowaresomeofthecolorfulnicknamesamongpopularNBAplayers.

“Tiny”

    NateArchibald,atsixfeetoneinchtall,wassmallforabasketballplayer.Still,Archibaldusedspeedandhisbrainstocontrolthecourtinthe14seasonsthatheplayedintheNBA.Interestingly,hisnicknameoriginatedoffthecourt:

hewasnamedafterhisfather,“BigTiny”.

“Magic”

      EarvinJohnsonwascalled“Magic”byasportswriterwhosawhimplayingbasketballinonehighschoolgame.Johnsonwasaskillfulplayer,oftendoingtheunexpected,tothechagrinofhiscompetitorsandthedelightoftheaudience.HealsowonagoldmedalaspartoftheU.S.“DreamTeam”inthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.

“TheMailman”

   KarlMaloneearnedhisnicknamebecauseonthecourthedeliveredconsistently.MalonespentmostofhiscareerwiththeUtahJazz,gainingareputationasoneofthebestpowerforwardsofalltime.HealsowontwoOlympicgoldmedals,aspartoftheU.S. “DreamTeam”inthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Spainandinthe1996SummerOlympicsinAtlanta,Georgia.

“TheIceman”

      GeorgeGervinmadethemostdifficultshotslookeasy.Hewasalsofamousforkeepinghiscoolineverygame,playingina relaxedwayunderpressure.Gervin,whoplayedmostofhis14yearsintheNBAwiththeSanAntonioSpurs,wasunequalledinmanywaysasashootingguard.

11.Whosenicknamehasnothingtodowithbasketball?

A.NateArchibald’s.             B.EarvinJohnson’s.

C.KarlMalone’s.         D.GeorgeGervin’s.

12.WhywasGeorgeGervincalled“TheIceman”?

A.Hewasalwaysascoldasice.

B.Hehadaglassoficedbeereveryday.

C.Hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisteammates.

D.Hewasalwaysabletokeepcalmonthecourt.

13.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_____.

A.uncoverthesecretsofNBAplayers’success

B.talkabouthowtogiveothersalovelynickname

C.introducesomeNBAplayersandtheirnicknames

D.showhowtobecomeanexcellentbasketballplayer

B

DearMr/Ms,

      Iwouldliketosuggestthatthestartingtimebechangedatourschool.ClassesatSebastianValleyMiddleSchoolsimplystarttooearlyinthemorning.Gettingeighttoninehoursofsleepeachnightisalmostimpossiblewhenclassesbeginat7:

30am.Inordertoshower,dress,getorganized,eataquickbreakfast,andmeettheschoolbusby6:

45,Iwouldhavetogetupat5:

45.

      Earlyinthemorning,studentsaretoosleepytolearnwell.Withoutenoughsleep,youngpeoplecannotthinkclearlyorenjoylearning.Accordingtoareportcalled“AreStudentsGettingEnoughSleep?

”fromSebastianValleyTimes,“Sleepinessdisturbsconcentration,reducesshort-termmemory,andcausesbadfeelings.”

      Researchershavelearnedthatteensnormallyfallasleepandwakeuplaterthanadults.Teenswhostayuplateatnighthavetroublegettingupearlyinthemorning.Studiesshowthatsomeschoolshavealreadyadjustedschoolhourstobettermatchtheteensleepcycle（周期）;asaresult,studentsintheseschoolsarelearningbetteronthenewsche

dule.

      Someofmyclassmatesarguethatstartingschoolanhourlaterwillpreventthemfromtakingpartinafter-schoolathleticprograms.Asolutionwouldbetocarryouttheseprogramsbeforeschoolinsteadofafterschool.Thestudentswhoareinvolvedinsportsandclubswouldcontinuetoarriveattheusualtime.Therestofthestudentbodycouldgetalittlemoresleepandarriveanhourlater.

      Teensusuallyhavealatersleepcycle,andlea

rnandbehavebetterwhenrested.SoIwouldliketosuggestthatwehaveameetingtodiscusstheproblemandlistentoallthestudents’voice.

      Thankyouforconsider

ingthisrequest!

TomSullivan,Grade8

14.InTom’sopinion,classesshouldbeginat_____.

A.6:

45                     B.7:

30C.8:

00                    D.8:

30

15.AreportfromSebastianValleyTimeswasmentionedinParagraph2toshow_____.

A.thepopularityofTom’sschool

B.thedisadvantagesoflackingsleep

C.theimportanceofathleticprograms

D.thecharacteristicsoftheteensleepcycle

16.WhichofthefollowingdoesTomprobablyagreewith?

A.Sleepisfoodforthebrain.

B.Booksshouldbefewbutgood.

C.Challengeisneededforsuccess.

D.T.

17.Tomwrotethelettermainlyto_____.

A.putforwardasuggestionB.sendhiscongratulations

C.makeanapologyD.expressthanks

 C

Regularlyspendingtimeinasauna（桑拿房）mayhelpkeepthehearthealthyandextend（延长）life,sayFinnishscientistsinthejournalJAMAInternalMedicine.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofEasternFinland（UEF）studied2,300middle-agedmenforanaverageof20years. Theydividedthemenintothreegroupsaccordingtohowoftentheyusedasaunaeachweek.Overthecourseofthestudy,49%ofmenwhowenttoasaunaonceaweekdied,comparedwith38%ofthosewhowenttwotothreetimesaweekandjust31%ofthosewhowentfourtoseventimesaweek.Frequentvisitstoasaunawerealsolinkedwithlowerdeathratesfromheartdisease.

Theresultsdon'tsurpriseDr.Thom

asH.Lee,foundingeditorofthe HarvardHeartLetter. “Thebeneficialeffectsofasaunahavebeenwelldocumentedinthepast. Itlowersbloodpressure,andthereiseveryreasontobelievethatitseffectsaregoodforyourheart,”saysDr.Lee.

SaunauseisdeeplyrootedinFinnishculture. Anationof5.5millionpeople,Finlandhasasmanysaunasastelevisionsets—around3.3million. Mostofthesaunasareinpeople'shomes,althoughthey'realsoinofficesandfactories.

TheverynatureoftheFinnishsaunaisdesignedtoreducestress,theresearcherssay. Thesaunahasbeenagatheringplaceforfamilyandfriendsforcenturies.Andabasicsaunarule,whichdiscouragespeoplefromdiscussingcontroversialtopicswhilebathing,istaughttotheFinnsduringchildhood.

TheFinnishresearcherssuggestthatsaunasmayprovidesimilarbenefitstoexercisebecausethehightemperaturescandriveheartratestolevelsoftenachievedbymoderate-intensity（中等强度的）physicalactivities.

Socansittinginasaunataketheplaceofexercising?

 “Idon'tknowthatIwouldtakeasaunaforexercise,”Dr.Leesays. “Butexercisingandthentakingasaunaseemslikeaveryhealthylifestyle.”

18.WhatdothenumbersinParagraph2show?

A.Itcanbeharmfultouseasaunatoooften.  

B.Regularsaunausersarelikelytolivelonger.

C.Differentpeoplehavedifferentsaunahabits.

D.Saunasmaylowerdeathratesfromheartdisease.

19.WhatdoesDr.LeethinkofUEFresearchers'findings?

A.Theyareamazing.

B.Theyareinteresting.

C.Theymatchhisexpectations.

D.Theygoagainstpastdocuments.

20.WhatdoweknowabouttheFinnishsauna?

A.Itiseasilyaccessibletothe

Finns.

B.Itencouragespeopletodebate.

C.Itisacompletelynewlifestyle.

D.Itattractsmorechildrenthanadults.

21.WhichmaybethebestforyourhealthaccordingtoDr.Lee?

A.Havingasmanysaunasaspossible. 

B.Usingasaunaafterdoingphysicalactivities.

C.Doingphysicalexerciseinhightemperatures.

D.Takingmoderate-intensityphysicalexercise.

D

      MaryFryeenjoyedwritingpoetryverymuch.Shewasn’tinterestedinpublishingherpoems,andonceinawhileshepassedoneontoherfriends.“Idon’tthinkIhaveanygreattalent,”shesaid.Butmanypeoplewoulddisagree.Oneofherpoems,especially,hasg

ivenhopeandcomfort（安慰）topeopleforover50years.

      Whenoneofherfriendslostsomeoneclose,MaryFryewroteapoem,whichseemedtospringfromherheart,andgaveittothesadwoman.Thatpoemwaslaterpassedontoothers,who,inturn,passeditonuntilitbecameanAmericanclassic.“Ifithelpsonepersonthroughahardtime,Iamsatisfied,”saidMary,whoreceivednopayforherwork.Ithasbeenusedatcountlessfunerals（葬礼）,translatedandusedinforeignlands.

      Hereisheroriginaltext,whichhasmovedsomanyforsolong:

      Donotstandatmygraveandweep,/Iamnotthere,Idonotsleep./Iaminathousandwindsthatblow,/Iamthesoftlyfallingsnow./Iamthegentleshowersofrain,/Iamthefieldsofripeninggrain./Iaminthemorninghush,/Iaminthegracefulrush./Ofbeautifulbirdsincirclingflight,/Iamthestarshine