湖北省襄阳市高一英语12月月考试题

1、湖北省襄阳市第四中学 2017-2018 学年高一英语12 月月考试题第I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案卡上。例： How much is the shirt?A. £19.15B. £9.15C. £9.18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 .How

2、 many brothers does the man have?B. TwoA. OneC. Three2 .Why can t the man return his camera?A. It is brokenB. It was bought on saleC. It was bought over a week ago3 .Where does the conversation take place?A. At a storeB. In a classroomC. At a bus stop4 .What does the woman mean?A. The sweater was wa

3、shed wronglyB. The water was too hot to drinkC. The toy bear is too small5 .What are the speakers talking about?A. What present to buyB. Which dress to wearC. When to attend the party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。17 / 146 .Where are the speakers?A. At homeC. At a sports center7 .When does the man begin his work?A. In the morningC. At night听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题。8 .What will the woman do next month?A. Visit the manC. Do shopping in Mexico City 9.Where

5、can the woman see amazing paintings?A. At outdoor marketsB. At the Palace of Fine ArtsC. At the Museum of Modem Art听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10 .What did the woman get yesterday?A. The key to her apartmentB. A copy of the house rulesC. A parking space for her motorbike11 .Where did the woman used to pa

6、rk her motorbike?A. At the entrance to her apartment buildingB. On the street beside her apartment buildingB. At a restaurantB. In the afternoonB. Make a business tripC. On the sidewalk in front of her apartment building12.What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Take a bus to workB. Attend the nex

7、t house owner s meetingC. Have a talk with the apartment manager听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13 .What was the woman doing when she met a group of guys?A. She was walking on the roadB. She was looking at the bus scheduleC. She was getting aboard a bus14 .What language did the guys speak to the woman?A. Fre

8、nchB. GermanC. English15 .How did the woman feel when she first met the guys?B. StrangeA. ThankfulC. Confused16 .What did the woman lose?A. Her walletB. Her airline ticketC. Her passport听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17 .Where did the old lady stay for ten days?B. In the kitchenA. In the bedroomC. In the ba

9、throom18 .Who found the old lady first?A. Her neighborB. The firefightersC. Her son19 .Where did the young woman behave strangely?A. At an airportB. At a police stationC. At a wildlife center20.What was in the young womans large bag?A. A baby tigerB. A baby dog第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分C. A baby cat40 分）第一节（共

10、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、日C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。John Michael Thomas, 14, FloridaWhen JohnMichael Thomas decidedtohonor his friend and classmateElizabeth Buckley,who died from cancer,her remembered how much she lovedpeacocks（ 孔雀 ）.He wantedto build a life-sizedpeacock fountain in Eliza

11、beth sfavorite park in the city. He thought it could be a place for people to relax and be inspired.John Michael raised $52,000 to build the fountain.Barrett England, 13, UtahThe wheels began to turn for Barrett England when he heard about KarmaBike shop, a place where young people can earn free bik

12、e by reading and performing community service.Barrett visited Karma ' s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.He expected to get about 10 donated bikes. In the end, Barrett received 39.Zachary Blohm, 15, WisconsinThe 25-year-old playground at an

13、elementary school near Milwaukee, Wis., was so small that only 70 of its 575 students could play on it at a time.He and some volunteers build aThat' s when Zachary Blohm saved the day.huge playground. To raise money, Zac plannedT-shirt and bakesales, soldtickets and more. He held monthly money-r

14、aisingevents for morethan a year.Overall, he collected $130,000-enough to finish his project.Jack Zimmerman, 16, New JerseyFor some people, finding a meal is as simple as opening the refrigerator.'s not that easy.For more than 366,000 hungry kids in New Jersey, itThat fact didn ' t sit wellw

15、ith JackZimmerman, who organizeda drive tolessen childhood hunger in hisstate. Hisgoal: create40,000 packagedmealsthat could be donated to those in need.On game day, Jack and hisvolunteersstarted theirwork. After thefinalcount, the team had packaged 47,124 meals-well above Jack's goal.B.D.C. He

16、helped it win customersD.He21. The peacock fountain was built in a park .A. to encourage people for the love of animalsC. in memory of a teenager to cure a cancer sufferer22. What did Barrett do for Karma Bike Shop?A. He donated bikes to itB. He repaired bikes thereA. JackC. Barrettoffered a reading

17、 service there23. Who improved a place for children to play?B.JohnD. Zachary24. What do the four people have in common?A. They ' re top studentsB. They care about othersC. They like various public activitiesD.They' re money raisers for the poorBThere are so many expressions in American Engli

18、sh that sound pleasant but are not. "Face the music " is a good example.Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the key and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I ' m away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely fast car

19、." But you donot listen. You want to show off and pretend the car is yours. So, you drive it around the town. As a result, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. The damage is serious. When your friend returns, you must tell her what you have done and“facethe music." Th

20、at could mean losing herfriendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.The expression is more than 150 years old. In 1851, the writer James Fenimore Cooper explained “face the music " as theat rical term. In a theater, the orchestra（ 管弦乐队）oft

21、en sits in the front of the stage facing the musicians. Many actors are very nervous, a condition called stage fright.“Face the music " came to mean accepting stage fright and not giving in to it.Word experts also say “face themusic" may have come from the military. Asoldier who did someth

22、ing terrible could be forced out of the army. When that happened, the army drummers would play slow, sad beat. The soldier would be led away seated backward on a horse and facing the music of the drums.There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as“face themusic. " If someone

23、says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it, " they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the result.25. What does the underlined part “the music " in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The unpleasant musicB. The beautiful red sports carC. The music played by the orchestraD.The bad

24、 result of your actions26. Which of the following is an example of“face the music ”?A. You have held a concert successfullyB. You will buy the sports car you like bestC. Your friend invites you to attend a live concertD. You have to go home with your bad exam results27. What is most likely to be dis

25、cussed following the last paragraph?A. The origin of “You made your bed. Now lie in it. ”B. Some other expressions similar to“face the music. ”C. The true meaning of “You made your bed. Now lie in it. ”D. Other examples to explain the meaning of“ face the music. ”COne night, Pilar was in a deep slee

26、p when she was woken by her cat Inti.Inti was meowing wildly outside Pilar s bedroom and throwing himself against the closed bedroom door. When Pilar opened her eyes, she saw that her bedroom was filled with smoke. As she escaped her house with Inti in her arms, she saw that a fire was burning in he

27、r kitchen. Pilar could easily have lost her life, but Inti would not let that happen. Even though Inti could have escaped the house through a cat door, he wouldn t leave Pilar.As amazing as this story is, it is not as uncommon as you may think. Take the example of Charlotte Lee and her horse, Thunde

28、r. One summer night, the whole family was asleep with the windows open. It was normally very quiet where they lived. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Charlotte woke up from her sweet dream, and the noise continued. Then she heard a horse running fast towards the house. The next thing she saw was Th

29、under standing outsideher window,neighing( 嘶叫 ) and shaking his head. She knew something waswrong. Charlottequicklygot everyone out of the house before the earthquake hit.Thunder hassaved her life.There are also stories of wild animals coming to the rescue of humans.One animal known to be a friend o

30、f humans is the dolphin. Once, Todd Endris wassurfing with his friends when he was attacked by a 13-foot(4-meter) shark. In the middle of the attack, a group of dolphins came to his rescue by forming a protective ring around Endris until he could get safely to shore. Without the help of the dolphins

31、, there is little chance that Todd could have escaped.No one is sure why animals have so often come to our rescue. However, it is clear that humans and animals enjoy a close relationship. It is important that we care for them as much as we can.28. Why did Inti throw himself against the door?A. He wa

32、s trying to wake up his ownerB. He wanted to get out of the roomC. He felt bored and was playing by himselfD. He couldn ' t find the way out because of smoke29. Before the earthquake hit, Charlotte . A. closed the windowsB. was sleeping deeplyC. ran to warn her neighborsD. got her horse out of t

33、he stable30. Both Inti and Thunder . A. were shy and quietB. used to make noise at nightC. were brave and smartD. saved their owners several times31. What might Todd say to those dolphins?A. Leave me aloneB. You are real heroesC. Why are you leavingD. What are you doing hereDWhen parents discover th

34、eir children have lied to them for the first time, it can often come as a shock to find their little treasures are capable of such a trick. But new research has suggested many parents may not even notice many of the lies their children tell them.Psychologists have discovered that most parents are ov

35、er-confident in their children ' s honesty and this may impair their ability to discover a lie.The findings may help to explain why some parents seem to be willing to let their children get away with almost anything even in the face of the evidence. They say parents suffer from a“truth bias（偏见）&

36、quot; with their ownyoungsters, but w hen faced with lies from other people ' s children, they have less difficulty telling if a statement is true or not.Dr Angela Evans, a psychologist at Brock University in Canada, said, “The close relationship that parents share with their own children may le

37、ad toparents failing to detect their children ' s lies. Parents ' truth bias may result in parents being less suspicious of their children, allowing them to successfully cheat the m.”Most children are thought to start lying as early as two years old butstart telling more believable lies at a

38、round the age of four years old.Learning how to lie is considered as a key part of cognitive（认知的）and socialdevelopment in children. But many parents are shocked when their children start lying to them. In their study, Dr Evans and her colleagues filmed 108 children aged between 8 and 16 as they perf

39、ormed a test after being asked not to look attheanswers. They were then asked afterwardsifthey had looked, with50truthfully denying looking, 49 lying about looking and 9 admitting to looking.Videos of those denying looking werethenshown to 152 parentsofchildren aged 8 to 16, 80 of whom had children

40、who had taken part in the test.Theresearchers found that the parents werelessable to spot lies toldbytheir own children than by other people ' s children.32. What does the underlined word “impair " in Paragraph 2 mean?A. showB. developC. damageD. recognize33. When lying to their parents, ch

41、ildren can ' t be easily found because.A. their parents pretend not to see the liesB.their parents aren ' t prepared for the liesC. they are very good at hiding their liesD.they know how to lie to their parents34. What does Dr Evans want to find about children ' s lying?A. What makes par

42、ents lose trust in their childrenB. What causes children to tell lies to their parentsC. What makes parents fail to see their children' s liesD. What affects children ' s relations with th eir parents35. What can be inferred from Dr Evans ' s study in the last two paragraphs?A. Parents t

43、end to protect their own childrenB. Lying is a part of children' s developmentC. Children aged 8 to 16 are very likely to tell liesD. Parents can judge lies told by children of others more easily第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。3 Tips for protecting your eyes during

44、 the winterWe usually worry about staying warm during the winter months, and think less about protecting our eyes. 36 . Here are three things you can do to protect your eyes during winter months.Tip 1: 37 .During the winter, our eyes are often exposed to blowing, dry, hot air that can cause them to

45、become dry. Here are a few treatments:38 . Keepyourself away from direct heat sources while sitting. Use a humidifier（力口湿器）to help reduce dryness.Tip 2: Wear sunglasses with UV（ 紫夕卜线）protection.UV raysin the wintercan harm oureyes. 39. Wear sunglasses whenyou' re outside, or driving,to protectyo

46、ureyesfrom UV rays. This isespecially important as days lengthen into spring and the sun gets stronger.Tip 3: Goggles（ 护目镜）protect in many ways.Goggles not only protect our eyes from UV rays, but they also help keep our eyes from drying out from the winter wind. In addition,think about allthose bran

47、ches, leaves, and dirty snow that can severely injure our eyes upon contact. 40. Don' t forget them!A. Clean your eyes carefullyB. Don' t let your eyes dry outC. Goggles protect the eyes from the windD. Keep eye drops at hand to wet your eyesE. It is wise to wear quality gogglesF. In fact, t

48、hey can do even more harm when they' re reflecting（ 反射）off snowG. However, the winter months can be as hard on our eyes as the summer months 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，茜分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C D四个选项中，选取可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Valerie was very worried about her dad. For some

49、 time now she had noticed he was 41 his hair. One day, she asked him,“ Daddy, every day youhave less hair. 42 is that?” Her father smiled and said, "It ' s the hairthief. He visits my 43during the night when I ' m asleep.One by one he pulls out my hair, and there ' s no way to 44 hi

50、m.” This worried Valerie, but she was 45 to help her dad. That night shestayed 46 as long as she could. When she was 47 her dad and mom had fallenasleep, she took a hammer and went to their bedroom slowly and 48 . She didn ' t want the hair thief to49 her. When she arrived at her father ' s

51、side,she carefully inspect ed her father ' s head in order to catch the hair thief as soon as he 50. Before long, she saw a shadow on her father ' s head and she 51 it with the hammer.Her father 52 a loud cry and got out of bed at once. He turned the 53 on, and trembling with 54, he saw Vale

52、rie waving her hammer in the air."Daddy, I 55 got him. But it looks like he 56!” said Valerie. Meanwhile,the mother 57 . She burst into 58 when she knew what had happened.So Valerie ' s father had to explain that the hair thief didn' t exist,and that losing hair is something that just h

53、appens naturally to most fathers.Valerie still 59 about her daddy, but she no longer waited for the hair thief.60 , she bought her father a very nice sleeping hat.41. A.checkingB.losingC. touchingD.protecting42. A.WhenB.WhereC. WhyD.What43. A.neckB.faceC. ears44. A. catchC. hold45. A. excitedC. expe

54、cted46. A. awakeC. afraid47. A. gladD. headB. throwD. keepB. determinedD. allowedB. asleepD. aloneB. sorryC. upset48. A. sadly loudly49. A. disappointC. hear50. A. appearedC. returned51. A. caughtC. hit52. A. came outC. sent out53. A. radio computer54. A. shockC. care55. A. stillC. nearly56. A. stay

55、ed failed57. A. woke up looked out58. A. shoutsC. laughter59. A. knew wondered60. A. Though OtherwiseD. sureB. nervouslyD. quietlyB. knowD. catchB. leftD. followedB. feltD. coveredB. let outD. set outB. televisionD. lightB. delightD. hopeB. hardlyD. neverB. escapedD. movedB. showed upD. turned aroun

56、dB. tearsD. cheersB. thoughtD. worriedB. InsteadD. Besides第II卷C.C.C.C.C.C.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Eric Liddell, 61 was famous as the flying Scotsman was the 62 (fast) runner in Scotland. But he was most remembered as a man of honor and bravery for his 63 (devote) to the Chinese people.Born in 1902 in Tianjin, Eric lived in China for a long time. In 1920, Eric went to the University of Edinburgh 64 （study） science. Sports played 65 important part in his life. In