广东省东莞市麻涌中学学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题.docx

1、广东省东莞市麻涌中学学年高一下学期第二次月考英语试题20182018学年度第二学期第二次月考高一年级 英语学科试卷试题说明：本试卷共10页，满分150分；考试用时120分钟。第一部分：听力(共两节，满分10分)第一节：听力理解 （2段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题项涂黑。听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。1. What will the woman do tonight? A. Go shopping with Mark.

2、B. Go to a party C. Buy a dress2. What color does the woman chose at last? A. Purple B. Red C. Pink听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题。3. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Operator and customer B. Husband and wife C. Driver and passenger4. When does the man need the taxi? A. On December 3 B.

3、On December 13 C. On December 305. Where does the man live? A. Near the airport B. At the sunshine Shopping Center C. At No. 10, Happiness Street第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）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, 填入答题卡标号为6-10 的空格中。A surveyPresent situations:Parents require a large amount of money to raise 6 .M

4、oney is spent on a safe 7 environment, food, clothes, books and toys.Different family conditions；For people with 8 : Their life is easy comparatively.For people with low-paid jobs: Life is rather 9 . Some young couples choose not to 10 .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A、B、C和

5、D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. “Ill be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast. “And youll be sorry that you knew me,” George would reply “because Ill surely be the best lawyer in our town!” After graduatio

6、n, George never became a lawyer and Richard was anybody but a millionaire . Instead, it happened that both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street, while it was hard to make much money from books then, which made the competition between them worse. Eventually, Richard closed d

7、own his, dreaming of making a fortune elsewhere. Now, with only one bookshop in the town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him? George was very interested in old

8、 dictionaries, and he had recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was quite delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrappe

9、d in. He was astonished the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading: “Bookends Company has bought ten bookstores from its competitors. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in this country.” 11. How d

10、id George feel about Richard after his disappearance? A. He envied Richards good fortune very much. B. He thought about Richard from time to time. C. He felt unlucky with no more rival in the town. D. He was unhappy of Richards disappearance. 12George got information about Richard from_. A. a dictio

11、nary collector in AustraliaB. one of Richards competitors C. some rare edition of a dictionary D. the wrapping paper of a book 13What happened to George and Richard in the end? A. Both George and Richard became millionaires by selling books. B. Both of them realized their original ambitions, which w

12、ere the same. C. George established a successful business while Richard was missing. D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.BMark, a young person, tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between bein

13、g a writer and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. Youve got to want to write, I say to them, not want to be a writer.The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune

14、 there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded(报答). When I left a 20-year job in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom.

15、I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadnt got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasnt going to be on

16、e of those people who die wondering what if. I would keep putting my dream to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.14. The passage is meant to _.A. warn young people of the hards

17、hip that a successful writer has to experienceB. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writerC. show young people its unrealistic for writers to seek wealth and fameD. encourage young people to seek good jobs15. What can be concluded from the passage?A. Real writers of

18、ten find their work interesting and rewarding.B. A writers success depends on luck rather than on effort.C. Famous writers usually live in poverty.D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small16. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?A. He wa

19、snt able to produce a single book.B. He hadnt seen a change for the better.C. He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year.D. He found his dream would never come true.17. Shadow land in the last sentence refers to _.A. the wonderland one often dreams aboutB. the bright future that one is looking fo

20、rward toC. a world that exists only in ones imaginationD. the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reachedCComputers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we wont have to go shopping becau

21、se we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.Some people are gla

22、d about these new ways of shopping and communicating(交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.Lets look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on smal

23、l pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We wont need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized(计算机化) books will be used more and more.Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a ple

24、asure to go in to shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers, because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers wont change these two habits.18. In paragraph 1 it is thought people will use computers

25、for _.A. playing games, shopping and making telephone callsB. making telephone calls, having meals and seeing filmsC. seeing films, buying food, and going for holidaysD. playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor19. Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passag

26、e?A. We wont have lots of pages.B. We wont need any paper.C. Computerized books wont be very expensive.D. Computers can keep many different books in them.20. Paragraph 4 tells _.A. about the old and new ways of shopping and communicatingB. if the Internet will change our habitsC. about computerized

27、booksD. about future uses of computers21. The title for this passage is _.A. Computers will Replace Shops and BooksB. Computers play an important Part in Modern LifeC. Computers will Do Everything for ManD. How Computers Change Our HabitsDMost people around the world are right-handed. This also seem

28、s to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of th

29、e worlds population is left-handed.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a persons two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the

30、different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a persons hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists shoul

31、d be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main b

32、rain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesnt happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according t