湖北省宜昌市学年高二英语下册二月月考试题1.docx

1、湖北省宜昌市学年高二英语下册二月月考试题1宜昌一中高二年级2月月考英语试题考试时间: 120分钟 总分: 150分 命题：高万英 向玲第卷第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. Which place does the man stay at during lu

2、nch time these days? A. A store. B. The library. C. His office. 2. Where have the speakers probably been? A. A flower show. B. A restaurant. C. A concert.3. What happened to the woman? A. Someone knocked her down.B. Her friend just had an operation.C. Something was stolen from her.4. Who is the man

3、playing the game with? A. His friend Samantha. B. The woman. C. A stranger.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Rules for winning a prize. B. How to lose weight. C. A special diet.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，

4、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. What does the woman hope to buy? A. A medium blue shirt. B. A medium blue bag. C. A small blue bag.7. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is a shop assistant.B. The woman will come back herself next week.C. The man has ordered mo

5、re products the woman wants.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why was the woman on the news? A. She won a music contest. B. She sang a song for charity. C. She wrote a song for the TV station. 9. What is her plan about singing? A. She decides to be a professional singer. B. She will stick to it whatever happens. C.

6、 She will just sing in her spare time.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10. What are the speakers doing? A. Watching ads on TV.B. Reading ads in a newspaper.C. Looking for an office building.11. What products does Culture Flash sell? A. Cloths. B. Lamps. C. Books.12. Whats one of the requirements of the job offer? A

7、. Rich experience. B. Being able to travel. C. Being independent.13. What will the man probably do later? A. Look for a different job. B. Go to the companys office. C. Go to class.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where did the woman take her pictures? A. In Australia. B. In America. C. In Africa.15. How much mo

8、ney did the man save by buying his camera in Japan? A. $200. B. $400. C. $500.16. What mistake did the woman make? A. She didnt save her own pictures.B. She thought the man had saved his pictures. C. She accidentally broke the mans camera.17. How did the man sound in the end? A. Angry. B. Surprised.

9、 C. Relieved.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the talk mainly about? A. Why people laugh.B. The benefits of laughing.C. Different funny things in life.19. What does the speaker suggest people do? A. Spend time with children and pets.B. Tell jokes with their funny neighbors.C. Watch funny movies a lot.2

10、0. Why should people have “full belly laughs”? A. To live longer.B. To entertain others.C. To make your belly smaller.第二部分 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 Long ago a Native American chief named Shenandoah lived with his tribes in what is now

11、 the state of Virginia. Little is known about Shenandoah, but in some way, the soft sound of his name was given to a river. The Shenandoah River still flows in a deep valley between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, just as it did when Chief Shenandoah lived. It is a slow moving river, soft an

12、d as beautiful as its name. Some word experts believe the word “Shenandoah” means “spruce river” because the waters of the river run through great forests of spruce trees. And this explanation could be correct. However, there is an old Native American story which is far more beautiful than that of t

13、he experts. Centuries before Europeans came to the New World, there was a great lake of blue water hidden in the mountains of Virginia. For hundreds of years, Native American tribes lived near this lake, feeding on the fish from its clean waters. The Native Americans often climbed up the mountains a

14、nd camped there during their long hunts for food. In the evenings they sat near their camp and looked down at the beautiful lake. On a clear, starry night you could see thousands of stars shining and dancing on the water below. The Native Americans loved this lake, and because they could see the sta

15、rs in it, they called the lake, “Clear Daughter of the Stars.” In their language, the word for this was “Shenandoah.” One day the lake started to disappear. Its water ran out of the valley, through a break in the mountain side. The waters ran on and on until they joined another river known as the Po

16、tomac. At last, the lake was gone. In its place was only a river. It is the beautiful Shenandoah River today. However, the word Shenandoah becomes well known to people because someone wrote a song about it some years ago. “Shenandoah” is perhaps one of Americas most recognizable folk songs. Some say

17、 the song refers to the river. Others say it is about the daughter of Chief Shenandoah. Regardless of what the song is about, “Shenandoah” remains an American classic. “O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Away you rolling river; O Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Away Im bound to go, Cross the wide

18、 Missouri ”21. According to the text, “Shenandoah” may be the following EXCEPT_. A. “spruce river” B. the Potomac C. “Clear Daughter of the Stars” D. an American chiefs name 22. “Shenandoah” is familiar to Americans mostly because of _. A. pure and refreshing water B. a great historical character C.

19、 an American classic song D. the mysterious disappearance of a lake23. The most suitable title of the passage is _. A. Shenandoah and Its Native American Roots B. An American Chiefs Romantic Tale C. The Mystery of a Missing Lake D. A Beautiful American SongBDoes happiness have a scent? When someone

20、is happy, can you smell it? You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug. But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent, and that the experience of happ

21、iness can be transmitted through smell, reports Phys.org. For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them. All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstai

22、n from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period. Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions. Only women were selected to smell the samples, apparently because previous research has shown that women have a

23、 better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signalingthough its unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents. Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scentsparticularly their facial expressionsindicated a relationship between the emo

24、tional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them. “Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell,” said study co-author Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey. This is a fascinating

25、finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others. The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too. This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a sme

26、ll, but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings. Researchers have yet to isolate(分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be. Happiness perfumes, for instance, could

27、be invented. Scent therapies（香味疗法）could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety. Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social

28、context and the emotional states of those around us. 24. What is the main finding of the new research? A. Men produce more sweats. B. Negative emotions have a smell. C. Pleasant feelings can be smelt out. D. Women have a better sense of smell.25. The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 pro

29、bably means _. A. avoid B. practice C. continue D. try26. What is the application value of the new research? A. Perfumes could help people understand each other. B. Some smells could be developed to better our mood. C. Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases. D. Some smells could be cre

30、ated to improve our appearance.27. We can learn from the last paragraph that . A. happiness comes from a scent of sweat B. positive energy can deepen understanding C. people need more emotional communication D. social surroundings can influence our emotionsCConventional wisdom is a major barrier to

31、innovation(创新) that threatens the survival of companies everywhere. Its based on the assumption that old ideas will always work, so they shouldnt be challenged. While this may be a valid（有效的） assumption in situations that dont change, its unlikely to hold true in a changing situation. In todays rapi

32、d changing global environment, old methods often dont work, and stubbornly using them can lead to major problems.Most people seem to agree with conventional wisdom because it gives one a false sense of security. If everyone else believes it, then it must be true. Individuals who use conventional wisdom are certain that