17学年高一承智班下学期第二次月考英语试题附答案.docx

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17学年高一承智班下学期第二次月考英语试题附答案

河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高一承智班第2次月考英语试卷

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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whoiscomingfortea?

A.John.B.Mark.C.Tracy.

2.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Leaverightaway.B.Stayfordinner.C.catchatrain.

3.Whatdoesthemancomefor?

A.Alecture.B.Ameeting.C.Aparty.

4.Whatsizedoesthemanwant?

A.9.B.35.C.39.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.LifeinSoutheastAsia.B.Weatherconditions.C.Aholidaytour.

第二节（共15小题：

每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

请听下面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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Givingaspeech.B.Chairingameeting.C.Introducingaperson.

7.WhycanJanesingsowell?

A.Shehasagreatteacher.B.Sheteachessinging.C.Sheisyoung.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhatisthesecondgiftforJimmy?

A.Acar.B.Awatch.C.Acomputer.

9.WhydoesJimmyfeelhappy?

A.Heliveswithhisparents.

B.He’sgotwhathedreamedof.

C.He’sreceivedlotsofpresents.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Theyarefriends.B.Theyarestrangerstoeachother.C.Theyarehusbandandwife.

11.Whydoesthewomancometotalkwiththeman?

A.Togetajob.B.Totakeatest.C.Toseethesecretary.

12.Whatdoesthemanmeanbysayingsorry?

A.Hecan’thearthewomanclearly.

B.Hedoesn’tneedadesigner.

C.Hecan’thelpthewoman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shelivesclosetotheoffice.B.Sheisnewtothecompany.C.Shelikesthebigkitchen.

14.Howdoesthemangotowork?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

15.WhywasSusanlateforwork?

A.Shemissedthebus.B.Hertrainwaslate.C.Hercarbrokedown.

16.Whatwillthemandothenextday?

A.Gotoworkbytrain.B.VisitLilyinherflat.C.Leavehomeearlier.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wherecanyoumostprobablyhearthistalk?

A.InaclassoftheEnglishlanguage.

B.InaclassoftheGreeklanguage.

C.InaclassoftheFrenchlanguage.

18.Howlongdoestheclasslast?

A.11weeks.B.13weeks.C.15weeks.

19.Whatis“theshortcut”tolearningwordsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Takingmorecourses

B.Readingbasicwordsaloud.

C.Learninghowwordsareformed.

20.Whyistheclasspopular?

A.Itisnotofferedeachterm.

B.It’staughtbyProfessorMorris.

C.Ithelpstomastersomeusefulrules.

二、阅读理解

TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotleaningwhenitwasbuiltin1173anditwasstraightlikeapole.Itstartedtoshiftdirectionsoonafterconstructionbecauseofpoorfoundationinadditiontothelooselayerofsubsoil（底土）.Atthebeginning,itleanedtothesoutheastbeforetheshakyfoundationstartedtoshiftleaningtowardsthesouthwest.Aftertheperiodofstructuralstrengtheninginthebeginningof21stcentury,nowtheLeaningTowerofPisaleansatanangleof3.97degrees.

In1178,theshiftindirectionwasobservedforthefirsttimewhentheconstructionhadprogressedfurthertothethirdfloor.Thetowerwasveryheavyforthethree-meterfoundationthatwasbuiltonaweakareaofland.

Forcompensating（补偿）theleaningposition,thebuildersstartedtoconstructtheupperfloorswithonesidehigherthantheotherone.Thiscausedthetowertoleanintheotherdirection.Thisunusualstructureledtothetowerbeingactuallycurved.Inspiteoftheseefforts,thetowerkeptonleaning.

ThegovernmentofItalystartedtoplanapreventionofthecompletecollapseofthetowerin1964.However,arequestwasputforwardbytheauthoritiestokeeptheleaningpositionbecauseofthetourismindustryoftheregion.

Afternearlytwodecadesofcarefulplanningbyengineers,historiansandmathematicians,thestabilizationeffortsfortheLeaningTowerofPisastartedin1990.Thetowerwasclosedforthegeneralpublicandthepeoplelivingnearbymovedaway.Forreducingthetotalweightofthetower,itssevenbellswhichrepresentedthesevenmusicalnoteswereremoved.ThetowerwasreopenedforthegeneralpubliconDecember15,2001.

InMay2008,afterremovinganother70metrictonsofearth,theengineersannouncedthatthetowerhadbeenfinallystabilizedanditwouldremainstableforatleast200years.

21．WhydidtheLeaningTowerofPisabegantolean?

A.Itwastoohighlikeapole.

B.Itsfoundationwasfarfromstrong.

C.Theworkofrepairwasdelayed.

D.Itsfoundationshookbadly.

22．WhendidpeoplenoticetheLeaningTowerofPisashiftitsdirection?

A.Assoonasitwasconstructed.

B.Attheendoftheconstruction.

C.Soonaftertheconstruction.

D.Inthecourseoftheconstruction.

23．WhydidtheauthoritiesprefertokeeptheleaningpositionoftheLeaningTowerofPisa?

A.Theywantedtoattractmoretourists.

B.Theylackedfundsthen.

C.ItwasamissionimpossibletomaketheTowerup-straight.

D.Theywereshortofengineers,historiansandmathematicians.

24．Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothispassage?

a.Peoplenoticedthetowerbegantoshiftitsdirection.

b.Therepairworkwascarriedoutlasttime.

c.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasrepairedforthefirsttime.

d.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasbuilt.

e.Thetowerwasopenedtothevisitorsagain.

f.Thegovernmentstartedtomakeaplanforthetower.

A.c,d,a,f,b,e

B.f,e,a,d,c,b

C.d,e,b,f,c,a

D.d,a,f,c,e,b

It'shardtoavoidlookinglikeafoolonAprilFool'sDay.OnApril1eachyear,peopleplaytricksoneachother.Thesetricksareusuallysillyratherthanmean.Classmatessometimestieeachother'sshoelacestotheirchairs.Teachersmighthandoutanimpossiblydifficultsurprisetestthatscaresstudentsbeforetheyrealizeit'sonlyajoke.Newspapersannouncefake（假的）contests（suchas"Winanelephant!

"）andreportonfakestories（like"UFO"landsinNewYorkCity）.

Forgetgifts,songsandspecialfoods—thosearefortheotherholidaysoftheyear.OnAprilFool'sDay,theonlytraditionistolaugh（andmaybetocausealittlebitoftrouble）.

OneAprilFool'sDay,whenIwasinhighschool,agroupofstudentsinmyclassplayedaverycleverandfunnytrickontheteachers.Theyboughtsomechickensandsetthemfreeinourschoolcafeteria.Thechickensranallroundtheschool,inandoutofclassroomsandunderourfeet.Featherswereflyingeverywhere.

Teachersbeganrunningafterthechickens,tryingtocatchthem.Finally,theycaughtfourofthem.Butthechickenswerewearingnumberedtags（商标）aroundtheirnecks,andtheteachersdiscoveredthattheyhadonlycaughtchickensNo.1,2,3,and5.WherewaschickenNo.4?

Theteacherslookedandlooked.Theycouldn'tfindanotherchicken.Afterafewhours,theyrealizedthatthestudentshadplayedanotherjokeonthem:

Therewereonlyfourchickensinthefirstplace!

They'vebeentrickedbythenumbersonthechickens.

It'sbeenalongtimesinceIwasinhighschool,butthatAprilFool'sDayremainsoneofmyfavoritememoriesfromthoseyears.

25．WhatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphonAprilFool'sDay?

A.EveryoneishardtoavoidbeingfooledonAprilFool'sDay.

B.StudentsplayjokesonteachersonAprilFool'sDay.

C.TeachersplaytricksonstudentsonAprilFool'sDay.

D.Newspapersoftencheatpeople.

26．Whydidstudentssetchickensfree?

A.Theywantedtoletchickensfree.

B.Theywantedtoletchickensrunallroundtheschool.

C.Theywantedtoseefeathersflying.

D.Theywantedtoplayatrickonteachers.

27．Howmanyjokesdidthestudentsplayonteachers?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

28．What'sthetitleofthepassage?

A.AnunforgettableAprilFool'sDay

B.AprilFool'sDay

C.TheoriginofAprilFool'sDay

D.WhatdopeopledoonAprilFool'sDay?

AshasbeenalltooapparentinrecentdaysatBalcombe,fewissuescausegreaterconcernthanenergypolicy.Manyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepower-producingmachinesofwindfarms;yettheynevertake"directaction",eventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantage.Andthegeneroussubsidies（财政补贴）,whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpower,arenotfavorabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents（居民）.

Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamagetheycauseisoutofproportion（比例）tothebenefitstheybring,becausetheirenergyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtoreplace.Supportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewables,nuclearandcarbon,andthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEU（EuropeanUnion）targetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration.

Againstthisbackground,thefactthatthereisanargumentwithintheGovernmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarms'impactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalition（联合）governmentareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.

Wehavesomeadviceforthetwoparties:

publishthereport,andletthecountrybethejudge.Evenifitcontainsevidencethatwindfarmsareharmful,itwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equally,supportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingtheconcernsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermisplacedorworthyofmuchattention.

Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakeplacetoproducean"acceptable"reportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongovernmentaredoingthecountryharminacertainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolved,alltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusions,ratherthanbeingleftwit