学年河北省定州中学高一承智班下学期第一次月考英语试题.docx

1、学年河北省定州中学高一承智班下学期第一次月考英语试题河北定州中学2017-2018学年第二学期高一承智班第1次月考英语试卷第一部分：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. Which sport does the woman like best?A. Baseball. B. Badminton. C. Volleyball.2. What are the two s

2、peakers going to do?A. Go shopping. B. See a film. C. Have hair cut.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hospital. B. At a shop. C. At a post office.4. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Couple.5. What does the woman probably

3、do?A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A tour guide.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。请听第6段材料, 回答第67题。6. What happened to the man?A. He lost his job. B. He failed his final test. C. He was l

4、ate for school.7. How is the mans feeling to the woman?A. Frightened. B. Grateful. C. Disappointed.请听第7段材料，回答第89题。8. Where will the woman take the boys to?A. School. B. Park. C. Hospital.9. What is the man planning to do?A. Open a savings account. B. Bake a birthday cake. C. Buy a birthday present.请

5、听第8段材料, 回答第1012题。10. What kind of music does the woman prefer?A. Classical music. B. Pop music. C. Country music.11. What does the man say about classical music？A. He listens to it when cooking. B. It is good for his brain.C. It can help reduce stress.12. What does the woman tell the man in the end?

6、A. He can find some recordings on the Internet. B. He can buy some new CDs online.C. He can listen to Mozarts music.请听第9段材料, 回答第1316题。13. Where are the two speakers probably?A. At the womans house. B. At the hospital. C. In an office.14. Why does the man meet the woman?A. To find out why the womans

7、recent work was poor.B. To ask about the womans mother. C. To discuss future plans.15. What can we know about the womans mother?A. She is seriously sick. B. She had an accident. C. She died of stomach cancer.16. What is the mans attitude to the woman in the end?A. He is angry. B. He is sad. C. He is

8、 kind.请听第10段材料, 回答第1720题。17. What will people do tomorrow morning?A. Watch a performance. B. Have a meeting. C. Go sightseeing.18. Why does the speaker have to change todays plan?A. Diana Decker wants to speak first. B. The first speaker got food poisoning.C. He will attend an important meeting.19.

9、When will the coffee break start?A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.20. Where will the discussion be held?A. In Room 201. B. In the meeting hall. C. In the Youth Action Theater.二、阅读理解According to new research from the University of Cambridge in England, sheep are able to recognize human faces from

10、 photographs.The farm animals, who are social and have large brains, were previously known to be able to recognize one another, as well as familiar humans. However, their ability to recognize human faces from photos alone is novel.The recent study, the results of which were published in the journal

11、Royal Society; Open Science, show the woolly creatures could be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of former President Barack Obama and actress Emma Watson.Initially, the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewards. Later, they were able t

12、o recognize the images for which they had been rewarded. The sheep could even recognize images of faces shown at an angle, though their ability to do so declined by about 15 percentthe same rate at which a humans ability to perform the same task declines,“Anyone who has spent time working with sheep

13、 will know that they are intelligent and individual animals who are able to recognize their handlers.” said Professor Jenny Morton, who led the Cambridge study. “Weve shown with our study that sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities, close to those of humans and monkeys.”Recognizing faces is

14、one of he most important social skills for human beings, and some disorders of the brain, including Huntingtons disease, affect this ability.“Sheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar in size and complexity to those of some monkeys. That means they can be useful models to help us underst

15、and disorders of the brain, such as Huntingtons disease that develop over a long time and affect cognitive (认识的) abilities. Our study gives us another way to monitor how these abilities change.” Morton said.21According to the new research, whats unusual about sheep?A. They have large brains.B. They

16、can recognize their owners.C. They can tell animals from humans.D. They can recognize human faces from photographs.22How did the researchers train the sheep?A. By giving food rewards.B. By showing photos of famous people.C. By guiding them to follow their handlers.D. By showing photos of humans and

17、monkeys by tums.23What can be inferred from the passage?A. Sheep have a higher face-recognition ability than monkeys.B. The new discovery is of great benefit to the study of cognitive ability changes.C. The sheeps face-recognition ability may prevent some disorders of the brain.D. The sheeps face-re

18、cognition ability stays the same when shown photos at any angle.24Whats the best title of the passage?A. A Wonderful Scientist.B. The Life of Sheep.C. A New Discovery about Sheep.D. How Sheep Recognize Each Other.The Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government

19、said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that can float.An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldives - a nation of a number of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean - not suitable for humans to live in by 2100, the U

20、Ns climate change experts have warned.President Mohamed Nasheed has declared a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with a Dutch company to study suggestions for a floating structure that could support a conference centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course.The company, Dutch Docklands,

21、 is currently building floating developments in the Netherlands and Dubai. Its website said it undertook projects that make “land from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar conditions as on land”.The Maldives began to work on an artificial island known as the Hulhum

22、ale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997 and more than 30,000 people have been settled there in order to ease crowdedness. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already protected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the government is considering increasing

23、ly imaginative ways to fight climate change.Nasheed, who held the worlds first underwater cabinet (内阁) meeting in October to highlight his peoples serious and difficult situation, has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the world to enable Maldivians to relocate if their homes are completely cov

24、ered.He has also promised to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral (碳中和)” by 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources such as burning coconut husks.25According to the passage, the Maldives

25、 is a country _.A. that is made up of many small islandsB. which has been covered by water nowC. where people live in underwater housesD. whose people live in their floating homes26Mohamed Nasheed chose Dutch Docklands for his plan probably because it _.A. has a good fame throughout the worldB. char

26、ged much less than other companiesC. has experience in building floating structuresD. supports building floating structures in the world27The Hulhumale was built for the purpose of _.A. attracting more visitors B. making it a new capitalC. fighting against climate change D. making the capital less c

27、rowded28What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To promote the idea of low-carbon living style.B. To tell people that the Maldives is disappearing soon.C. To discuss the causes why the Maldives faces extinction.D. To introduce the efforts taken by Maldivians to fight for life.George Ge

28、rshwin, born in 1898, was one of Americas greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.Many of Gershwins songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These play

29、s were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way from jazz to country.In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people aske

30、d, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he com

31、posed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He ap

32、plied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full