河北省定州中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

1、河北省定州中学学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高二第一次月考英语试题第卷(共90分)第一节:（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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. Why does the man refuse the woman?A. He doesnt have a bike. B. Hell use his bike.C. He had lent his bike to others.2

2、. What is Peters attitude towards his late arrival?A. Unconcerned. B. Apologetic. C. Angry.3. What day is today?A. Sunday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital. B. In a school. C. Outside a house.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Christ

3、mas dinner. B. Christmas. C. Christmas gifts.第二节:（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面三段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Closing down all the pubs. B. How to ban drinking. C. Driving an

4、d drinking. 7. How does the man think of banning drinking?A. Rather difficult. B. Rather easy. C. Nothing difficult.8. Why does the woman think it is wrong to allow drinking a little?A. She hates people drinking.B. She finds its a waste of time for people to drink.C. She finds its hard for people to

5、 stop once they start drinking.听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。9. Who uses the Internet longer every day?A. The man. B. The woman. C. Their boss.10. What is the mans job?A. Website editor. B. Computer engineer. C. Online buyer. 11. What do we know from the conversation?A. All the information on the Internet is f

6、alse. B. The woman doesnt know the Internet at all. C. The man is very cautious when he does shopping online.听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。12. What is Chang jiang 7 ?A. The name of a toy. B. The name of a cat. C. The name of a place.13. Who finds a toy from the junk yard?A. Dickey. B. Xu Jiaos father. C. Dick

7、eys father.14. When is Xu Jiaos birthday?A. On August 21. B. On August 5. C. On April 31.15. What do we know about Xu Jiao from the talk?A. She lives a poor life.B. She plays a boy in the movie. C. She was born in Hong Kong.第二部分：阅读理解第一节 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。I wish there w

8、ould be a way to describe China in simple terms but thats impossible. For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easygoing and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardestworking people I have ever met.In China, family is everything. In my English classes when

9、 the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them free

10、ly.The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isnt large and I live better. Nonimported(非进口的)foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However

11、, it is reported that many children cant afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance t

12、o the development of the rural education.When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.When I am

13、asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”16What does the author think of Chinese people?A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.B. He thinks most Chinese people are proud.C. He

14、 dislikes most Chinese people.D. He praises most Chinese people a lot.17What is the author doing in China?A. He is teaching English in a school.B. He is visiting the places of interest.C. He is studying in a college.D. He is on business.18What are NOT cheap in China in the authors opinion?A. Clothes

15、 and shoes made in China.B. Local foods.C. Imported foods.D. Public transportation tickets.19We can infer from the passage that the author thinks _.A. the westerners have got to know China wellB. the progress of China is seldom reported in the USwww.C. Chinas economic miracles have appeared everywhe

16、reD. the education in rural areas is never cared about in China阅读理解。Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobswhat do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site baidu. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”.But just what does it mea

17、n to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy. “Cool” relates to ideas of grace under

18、pressure.“In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War II. “Post-war cool was in part an expression of war-weariness (厌战情绪), . . . it went against the strict soc

19、ial rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude.But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the

20、authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies. In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (体育运动) stars. Often in movies about schools, studen

21、ts gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.“Call it the Harry P

22、otterization of Americaa time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.20If you were considered“cool”in Africa in the 15th century, you_.A. thought and acted differently from the majorityB. had a calm and quiet attitude towards lifeC. didnt observe rules and authoritiesD. had

23、all kinds of “bad” manners21The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who _.A. do very well in their studiesB. are very skilled at sportsC. are good at chess and other thinking games.D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter22Which of the following is NOT true a

24、ccording to the article?A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.C. Disobeying ones parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.D. Getting the first place in an

25、exam can also be considered “cool”.23What does the article mainly talk about?A. The origin of the word “cool”.B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.D. How to be a “ cool” person.阅读理解。Make a five-minute film and win!Do you love the summer holidays but hate b

26、eing bored? Then why dont you enter the Film Street Summer Shorts Competition by making a short film this summer with your family and friends?What you have to doTo enter the competition, you have to make a short film that around 5 minutes long(It can be shorter but not longer!) on a digital camera,

27、or mobile phone.AwardsThe best short film entered into our competition will be shown in Film Street s Cinema and you ll win a Cineworld Cinemas pass for yourself and there more for other members of your film crew. If you have a Cineworld Cinemas pass , you can watch as many films as you like for a y

28、ear, for free, at any Cineworld Cinema!Rules.We cant show films that tell others about either your, or any other kids ,name or address.We cant show films that hurt, harm or insult(侮辱）other people。.We cant show films that have bad language.Copyright ChecklistGetting permission to use someone elses wo

29、rk in your film can be expensive, so check your film to make sure that:.Your film is original and you havent copied someone else.There are no scenes of branding on shop signs, books ,magazines or CDs.There are no scenes of someone elses artwork.Address and DatePost your finished film on tape ,CD or

30、DVD by Monday,October1st,2007 to:Unit 6,Third Floor, The Bond180-182 Fazeley Street; BirminghamSo whats stopping you? Start making your Film Street Summer Short now!24Who is the passage written for Aparents BchildrenCteachers Dactors25From the third paragraph, we can learn that Athe winner can watch

31、 films for free for one year at any Cineworld CinemaBthe competition is held by Cineworld CinemasCthe winners short film can be shown in any cenemaDthe winners film will be paid for his short film26The underlined part original is closest in meaning toAinteresting enough Bfull of exciting momentsCgood for children Dmade by yourself阅读理解。A group of kids at McIntyre Elementary School, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have created a special bench to make sure their fellow classmates arent left out on the playground. Called the “Buddy Bench”, students can use the seat as a safe and supportive place