最新17—18学年高二10月月考英语试题(附答案)

1、2017-2018学年第一学期第一次考试高二年级 英语试题【说明】1、考试时间为120分钟，满分150分。 2、做选择题时，请将答案涂到答题卡相应位置；其它题目的答案写在答题卷指定的位置上，写在试题卷上一律无效。 3、交卷时，只交回答题卷，试卷由考生带回。一、听力理解（每小题1分，共15小题，满分15分） 每段录音播放两遍。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Conversation 11. What is the woman going to do this week

2、end?A. Go for a picnic. B. Attend a meeting. C. Take care of a boy.2. Who is Linda?A. The womans sister. B. The mans sister. C. The womans aunt.Conversation 23. About what did the man complain?A. The food quality. B. The price. C. The service.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a car. B.

3、 In the street.C. In a restaurant. Conversation 3 5Whats the man doing now?A. Buying a Washing Machine.B. Looking for a Washing Machine.C. Repairing a Washing Machine.6. When can the man change the Washing Machine for free?A. Within a weekB. Within a month C. Within a yearConversation 47. Where is t

4、he fish found?A. In the woods.B. In the lake.C. In the rubbish bin.8. What will the speakers do next?A. Stop a party. B. Buy another fish. C. Borrow tools.9. What is the weather like?A. Wet.B. Hot.C. Cool.Conversation 510. Why does the man call ABC Computers?A. To leave his name and fax numberB. To

5、find out when Ms Jones will come back.C. To know about new computers shipping policies.11. Why cant the man receive the fax right now?A. He is too busy at the moment.B. His fax machine is out of order.C. He wont come to work until 2:30.12. What are the mans name and his fax number?A. Tom Goldblatt a

6、nd 33010167.B. Tom Goldblatt and 33011087.C. Tom Goldblatt and 33011086.Conversation 613. What do we know about the man?A. He starred in some films. B. He is always very interested in adventures. C. He made the dive at his own expense.14. How long did the man plan to stay undersea at the valley?A. F

7、or about 20 minutes.B. For about half an hour.C. For about an hour.15. What did the man think of the dive?A. Satisfying but a little regretful.B. Tired but satisfying.C. Tired but beneficial.二、单项选择（每小题1分，共10小题，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。16. The research is so designed that on

8、ce _ nothing can be done to change it.     A. begins B. having begun  C. beginning D. begun 17. Mr. Smith, _ of the _ speech, started to read a novel. A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring18. - I cant see the words on the blackboard. - Perhaps y

9、ou need _. A. to examine your eye B. to have your eyes examined C. to have examined your eyes D. your eyes to be examined19. After my journey from abroad, I returned home, _.A. being exhausted B. felt exhausted C. exhausted D. exhausting20. _ poor at English, I'm afraid I can't make myself _

10、. A. To be; understand B. I'm; to understand C. Being; understanding D. Being; understood21. Im calling to enquire about the position _ in yesterdays China Daily.    A. advertised   B. to be 

11、advertised C. advertising   D. having advertised22.The government plans to bring in new laws _ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.  &

12、#160; A. forced      B. forcing    C. to be forced    D. having forced23. What he said _, so I wouldnt do as he told. A. make sense of B. made some sense C. didnt make sense D. wasnt make sense24. The computer centre, which_

13、last year, is very popular among the students in this school. A. open B. opening C. was opened D. opened 25. There was a _ look on his face.A. surprising B. surprisedC. surprisinglyD. surprisedly三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共15题，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AWhether youre up for a Crocodi

14、le Dundees adventure or youd just like a taste of the Australian sun, the beaches in and around Sydney can offer you all that and more.Sydney BeachSydney Beach is located at Sydneys northernmost tip on an extension(延伸) of land ending at Palm Beach. Before checking out the golden sand, take a quick t

15、our of the houses of millionaires from the art and film industries.Palm BeachOnly about an hour from downtown Sydney, Palm Beach offers a long stretch(延伸) of clean sand and water. With parking near the center of the beach, that leaves the rest of it as a peaceful location with a sparse population, f

16、rom which you can go surfing but take care without the huge crowds of other Sydneys beaches, Palm Beach doesnt afford quite the safety level to be found elsewhere. Volunteer lifesavers are on duty only on weekends and holidays.Bondi BeachFor the famous beach, Bondi Beach has to be your choice. Parki

17、ng is difficult to find even on slow days, so consider taking public transport to this world-known beach in the eastern Sydney suburbs. Easily reachable by taxi, bus, and rail, Bondi Beach offers sun bathing, swimming, snorkeling, and all sorts of water sports fun. If youre in the mood for a bit of

18、exercise, two scenic coastal walks will afford you great views and sights along the shore. Take in views from Mackenzies Point. It starts at Bondi and heads south to Bronte Beach. But dont try to swim in Mackenzies Bay it holds dangers such as hidden rocks.Bronte BeachYour second choice for a scenic

19、 coastal walk covers a few miles and takes you from Bronte Beach to Waverly Cemetery, where many famous Australians are buried, including the poet Henry Lawson.26Which of the following shows the right order of the beaches lined from the south to the north?A. Palm BeachSydney BeachBronte BeachBondi B

20、eachB. Bronte BeachBondi BeachPalm BeachSydney BeachC. Sydney BeachPalm BeachBondi BeachBronte BeachD. Bondi BeachBronte BeachPalm BeachSydney Beach27The underlined word "sparse" probably means_.A. large B. thick C. thin D. crowded28. On Bondi Beach, you can do all of the following except

21、_.A. sun bathingB. swimming in Mackenzies BayC. snorkelingD. surfing29What can we learn from the passage?A. If you want to enjoy a walk, you can choose Bondi Beach or Bronte Beach.B. If you want to swim in Palm Beach, the safer time is on weekdays and holidays.C. If you want to visit the famous peop

22、les tombs, you can choose Sydney Beach.D. If you want to visit Palm Beach, the airplane is your best choice.30Whats the purpose of the text?A. It aims to show the scenery of the beaches in and around Sydney.B. It aims to introduce the culture and customs in and around Sydney.C. It aims to show the a

23、ctivities on the beaches in and around Sydney.D. It aims to attract the visitors to the beaches in and around Sydney.B21 years ago, I was a pretty girl with two bright eyes, admitted to the University of North Carolina, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewh

24、ere. 21 years later, I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different story to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice

25、to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic-and very emotio

26、nal. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo-a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But

27、 I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but

28、 I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from t

29、he outside it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. Its a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.31. When the author went to the University of North Carolina 21years ago , her dream was to be_. A. a

30、 writer B. a teacher C. a judge D. a doctor32. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A. She wanted to study by herself. B. She fell in love and got married.C. She suffered from a serious illness. D. She decided to look after her grandma. 33. What can we learn about the author

31、from Paragraphs 4 and 5?A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.34.Which of the following can best describe the author ?A. Caring and determined. B .Ho

32、nest and responsible.C. Ambitious and sensitive . D. Innocent and single-minded.35. What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Little by little, one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides.D. Well begun, half done.CWe are surrounded by mixed

33、 messages about mistakes: were told we earn by making them, but we work hard to avoid them. So the result is that most of us know that we are going to make mistakes, but deep down, we feel we shouldn't. Experiments with schoolchildren who did well on a given test show that those who were praised

34、 for being smart and then offered a more challenging or less challenging task afterward usually chose the easier one. On the other hand, children praised for trying hard-rather than being smart-far more often selected the more difficult task. If we try hard to avoid mistakes, we aren't open to g

35、etting the information we need in order to do better. In a writing study, experiments showed that those who are so scared to make mistakes perform worse in writing tasks than those who aren't as worried about being perfect. They fear receiving any kind of negative feedback, so they don't lea

36、rn where they went wrong and how to get better. We don't just learn more when we're open to mistakes, we learn deeper. Research tells us that if we're only concerned about getting the right answer, we don't always learn the underlying concepts that help us truly understand whatever w

37、e're trying to figure out. Mistakes need to be seen not as a failure to learn, but as a guide to what still needs to be learned. As Thomas Edison said, “I am not discouraged, because every abandoned wrong attempt is another step forward.” Furthermore, we often make mistakes because we try new th

38、ings - we wander away from accepted paths. Teflon, penicillin - these are examples of great discoveries made by mistake. Take a page from Albert Einstein, who said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”36. What will happen to students praised for being smart in face of

39、choosing tasks compared to students praised for working hard? A. He will choose a less challenging task. B. He will hide his mistakes from his teachers. C. He will work harder to avoid mistakes. D. He will ask his teachers for advice.37. In the writing study, the students who wrote better were those

40、 who _.A. wanted to make their writing perfect.B. were afraid of making mistakes.C. open to negative feedbacks.D. don't learn where they went wrong.38. Which of the following statements is NOT acceptable according to the passage? A. The more mistakes we make, the more we learn. B. Mistakes can b

41、e used as a positive factor for success. C. Being open to mistakes help you understand the truth. D. A step forward may come from mistakes you've made.39. What does the last paragraph want to tell us? A. One must follow a correct path to avoid mistakes. B. To become an Einstein, you should make

42、mistakes. C. You can't make mistakes unless you try new things. D. Making mistakes is not a disadvantage in a way.40. What's the main idea of the passage? A. We can never avoid making mistakes when we work. B. Success can't be achieved without making mistakes. C. Mistakes should be treat

43、ed with a correct attitude.D. Try every means to avoid mistakes in our daily life.四、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共20小题，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Walking across campus(校园) with every pair of eyes on you can be embarrassing, especially when youre 13 years old. I looked around m

44、e in 41 of a friendly face, a smile, anything. I was quite disappointed. And I, 42 , felt somewhat foolish, walking across campus 43 with a false smile plastered (粘贴) across my face. I was simply 44 to follow the advice my mother had given me years before: when things get 45 , smile. No matter where

45、 you are, a smile will always be understood. A smile is 46 . At that very moment, however, I felt my mothers advice didnt 47 .When the teacher 48 me to the class as the “American girl”, 10 sets of hands immediately shot up. Some students had 49 ; others wanted to practice their English with me. Beca

46、use I couldnt speak much Chinese 50 , I communicated with them via（通过） gestures mixed in with 51 English and Chinese. Although I was 52 , I wasnt sure how much of it was 53 . It was almost as if they were 54 about me and I was being examined. 55 , who could blame them? After all, I was the first Ame

47、rican ever to 56 the school.Then, from across the room, a Chinese classmate suddenly 57 at me, and my nerves were instantly 58 . Though there are cultural and language 59 , we were sharing something in common. And as usual, my mother was right. A smile does make a 60 .41.A. favorB. memoryC. placeD.

48、search42.A. in turnB. in returnC. in additionD. in vain43.A. steadilyB. attractivelyC. aloneD. unwillingly44.A. helpingB. tryingC. pretendingD. undertaking45.A. awkwardB. smoothC. readyD. reachable46.A. ordinaryB. smallC. universalD. traditional47.A. lastB. changeC. existD. work48.A. ledB. introduce

49、dC. tookD. invited49.A. examinationsB. explanationsC. questionsD. thrills50.A. eitherB. oftenC. sometimesD. yet51.A. brokenB. standardC. fluentD. everyday52.A. spottedB. focused onC. ignoredD. watched out53.A. positiveB. directC. interestingD. open54.A. hopefulB. nervousC. worriedD. curious55.A. Abo

50、ve allB. Once moreC. Then againD. As usual56.A. attendB. leaveC. studyD. explore57.A. shoutedB. smiledC. noddedD. waved58.A. feltB. touchedC. calmedD. tested59.A. similaritiesB. barriersC. linksD. connections60.A. fortuneB. noiseC. dealD. difference第II卷五、语法填空 (每小题1. 5分，共10小题，满分15分)阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内

51、容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。John Snow, who was a famous doctor in London, defeated “king cholera” in the Victorian Age. At that time, people _61_ (expose) to cholera would die quickly without any cure. So John Snow made _62_ decision to face the challenge and solve this problem. He suspected that people abso

52、rbed the disease into their _63_ (body) with their meals. From the stomach the disease _64_(quick) attacked the body and soon the affected person died. He began to gather evidence to support his theory. First, he marked on a map the exact places _65_ all the dead people had lived. And he found that

53、the water was _66_(blame). Next, he looked into the source of the water. He found that _67_ came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London. He immediately told the astonished people in that area to remove the handle from the pump _68_ that it could not be used. With another supporting e

54、vidence, he was able to announce _69_ certainty that polluted water carried the germs. With the cause found out, “King Cholera” _70_ (defeat) at last. 六、短文改错（71-0题；每小题1分，共10小题，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(

55、)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Laura,Thanks for letting us staying at your seaside house. Now you might heard from your neighbors about which happened on Saturday evening. When I was out a walk, my younger son, Tom, play the football before your house. He made so much noise that he neighbors got quite angrily. Even worse, Tome broke one of the window of Mr. Wilsons house. Tom and I apologized to all the neighbors for the unhappy happenings, but pr