湖北省浠水县实验高级中学学年高二月考英语试题.docx

1、湖北省浠水县实验高级中学学年高二月考英语试题2018年秋高二年级12月月考英语试题第一部分 听力 (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。1. Which sport does the woman like best?A. Baseball. B. Badminton. C. Volleyball.2. What are the two speakers going to do?A. Go shopping. B. See a film. C. Have hair

2、 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 do?A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A tour guide.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.

3、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, 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 late for school.7. How is the mans feeling to the woman?A. Fri

4、ghtened. 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.请听第8段材料, 回答第1012题。10. What kind of music does the woman prefer

5、?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?A. He can find some recordings on the Internet. B. He can buy

6、 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 recent work was poor.B. To ask about the womans mother. C. To

7、 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 kind.请听第10段材料, 回答第1720题。17. What will people do tomorrow mor

8、ning?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. When will the coffee break start?A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C.

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16、ompetitors mobile phones can do many of the same things for less money. The new iPhone 8 and X have wireless charging, edge-to-edge glass screen and double cameras. But all of these features are already available in smart phones from Chinas Huawei and Oppo, and Koreas Samsung. While Apple asks buyer

17、s to pay $1,000 for its high-end model, some Asian phone makers can offer similar features for less.At one time, Chinese manufacturers（制造商） copied features and designs from others to produce low-cost phones. But they have now added high-end features to their phones and they control nearly half the g

18、lobal mobile phone market.Media MarktSaturn is Europes biggest electronics seller. A spokesperson for the store told Reuters that, “Huawei is seen as a relevant competitor to Apple and Samsung by covering all major price points and placing big investments in marketing and sales. She also said that t

19、he Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and TCL were among the top-10 best-selling smart phones in its stores. Chinese manufacturers fast growth has been fueled by strong sales in China. But they now export 40 percent of their smart phones. That is almost double the number from just three years ago

20、, according to the Hong Kong investment company CLSA. Huawei is currently the worlds third largest phone maker behind Samsung and Apple. According to research company Canalys, the Chinese company is getting closer to second-place Apple and might overtake it later this year. Huawei plans to show its

21、top-of-the-line Mate 10 phone on Oct. 16. The phone will have artificial intelligence features such as instant translation and image recognition and will cost less than $1,000.24.What is the text mainly about?A. Smart phones manufacturers.B. Apple smart phones features.C. Asian phone makers fast gro

22、wth.D. Competition among phone makers.25.Which is NOT among the top 3 phone makers in the world?A. TCL. B. Samsung. C. Apple. D. Huawei.26.What do we know from the text? A. Huewei will have overtaken Apple by later 2017.B. Chinese makers phones with high-end features cost less.C. The top-10 smart ph

23、ones are to enter the high-end competition.D.40 percent of Asian smart phones are exported now.27.What is the writers attitude towards Asian phone makers?A. Doubtful. B. Concerned. C. Optimistic. D. Uncertain. CIn an effort to discourage people from using plastics, scientists have been hard at work

24、inventing alternative packaging products. From water bottles made from seaweed to cutlery(餐具) made from rice and wheat, a number of inventions are set to change the way we eat while we are on the go, or having a relaxing picnic in the park.The idea of using seaweed to make eco-friendly water bottles

25、 has been around for a few years. Recently, Ari Jonson took his inventiona water bottle made from red seaweedto show off at a festival. The bottles will only hold their shape as long as they are filled. As soon as these bottles are empty they will begin to break down, though they would be perfectly

26、safe to eat. Ari Jonsons bottles are a step closer to a widely used alternative to the current plastic ones.The eatable water container is not the only product to add to our image of the future. Narayana Pessapaty has also created eatable spoons. After the success of his spoons, Mr. Pessapaty is rea

27、dy to expand and introduce forks and chopsticks to his menu. His aim is to largely reduce the amount of plastic waste, which is a huge problem for waste sites all over the world. It is a product that may take up to 500 years to break down, and recycling companies worldwide are struggling to deal wit

28、h it.Aside from the obvious benefits to the environment, this new packaging is also cheap to produce and therefore cheap to buy. Even better is the fact that similar eatable cutlery can be made at home, possibly a science project for children or just fun with friends. Why not experiment and create y

29、our own recipes?28.Why do scientists invent alternative packaging products?A. To reduce the amount of plastic waste. B. To show off their inventive talents.C. To change the way we picnic outside. D. To make peoples life more convenient.29. What makes Art Jonsons water bottles eco-friendly?A. They ca

30、n be made at home. B. They will break down themselves when empty.C. They will hold their shape when they are filled. D. They are cheap to produce and buy.30. What do Ari and Narayanas inventions have in common?A. They can be used for a short time. B. They are heavier than plastics.C. They are safe t

31、o eat. D. They are convenient to carry.31. What can be inferred from this passage?A. No recycling companies can break down plastic waste.B. Its unsafe for individuals to invent eatable cutlery at home.C. Home-made eatable cutlery is likely to be popular.D. Eatable cutlery will completely replace plastics in the near future.DOne form of social prejudice against older people is the belief that they cannot understand or use modern technology. Activities like playing computer games,