重庆育才中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

1、重庆市育才中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题（满分150分考试时间120分钟）第一部分：听力部分（共20小题，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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。What has the man already bought?A. A wallet.B. Some jewelry.C. A sewing machine.What is the man going to do

2、?Take another flight.Catch a plane at 6:00.s class?C. A police officer.Pick up his girlfriend at the airport.What does the girl think of Professor SmithIt s e asy.It s b oring.I t s i nteresting.Who might the woman be?A. A farmer.B. A reporter.Where are the speakers talking?Outside a gallery.Inside

3、a bookstore.Outside a sports center.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、曰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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。What does the woman order for herself?A. Milk.B. Juice.C. Coffee.Why does the man recommend the strawberr

4、y juice?A. It s sweeter.B. It s fresher.C. It s colder.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。What happened to the woman?She worked late last night.She didn t eat anything today.She had a pizza for lunch today.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Brother and sister.B. Doctor and patient.C. Co-workers.听第8段材料，回答第

5、10至12题。What time of day is it now?A. Morning.B. Afternoon.C. Evening.What are the speakers missing?Salt.Red peppers.Green peppers.Where is the frying pan?A. In the cupboard.B. Under the stove.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Where does the conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In a dorm.What s the matter wi th

6、 the man?He doesn t like his professor.He can t sleep well in the dorm.He can t narrow down his paper s topic.What has the man been interested in for a long time?Different idioms of England and America.The influence of Chinese culture on other cultures.Differences in customs between England and Chin

7、a.What is the woman s advice?Limiting the paper to one aspect.Asking for help from the professor.Changing the topic of the paper completely.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。When did the speaker realize something was wrong?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.How much did the speaker think it would cost to fix her

8、 heater?More than $400.Less than $500.About $900.How long did it take the repairman to fix the heater?Only one hour.Two hours.About three hours.Which part was fine?A. The pump.B. The timer.C. By the drawer.C. In a classroom.C. At night.C. The water tank.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

9、列短文，从每题所给的A、R C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhenI was growing up, I was ashamed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on.It was difficult to coordina

10、te（协调） our steps his slow, mine impatientandbecause of that, we didn t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.”He never talked about himself as an object of sympathy, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. Wha

11、t he looked for in others was a“good heart ,and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him. I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don t know accurately what a “good heart is.Unable to join in many activities, my father still tried to participate in

12、 someway. I now know he participatedin some things indirectly through me, his only son.WhenI played ball （poorly）, he “played too. When I joined the Navy, he “joined ” too. And when I came homeon leave, he saw to it that I visited his office. Introducing me, he was really saying, “This is my son, bu

13、t it is also me, and I could have done this, too, if things had been different. Those words were never said aloud.He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensedmy unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I

14、was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of himwhen I complain about small affairs, when I am envious of another s good fortune, when I don t have a“good heart .At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance,and say,“You setthe pace. I will try to adjustto you.”The author fe

15、lt unhappy walking with his father because.he felt sympathy for his father s physical disabilityhe didn t want others to know he had an ugly fatherit was hard for them to walk at the same paceit was not easy for his father to keep balanceAccording to the last paragraph, by saying“You set the pace. I

16、 will adjustto you. the author means that.he is now glad to help his father to walkhe regrets his unwillingness to walk with his fatherhe will follow his father s standards of being a good manhe will never forget how mentally strong his father wasWhich of the following can be the best title of the p

17、assage?A. A Story Between Father and SonB. An Adjustment to FatherC. A Smart HeadD. A Good HeartBTeens don t understand the big fuss （小题大做）.As the first generation togrow up in a wired world, they hardly know a time when computers weren t around,and they eagerly catch the chance to spend hours onlin

18、e, chatting with friends. So what?But researchers nationwide are increasingly worried that teens are becoming isolated（孤寂），less skillful at person-to-person relationships, and perhaps numb（麻木）to the cheatings that are so much a part of the e- mail world.And a teen ssense of self and values may be ch

19、anged in a world where personal connections can be limitless, said Sherry Turkle.Another researcher, Robert Kraut, said he s worried about the a opportunity costs ”（机会成本 ）of so much online time for youths. He found that teens who used computers, even just a few hours a week, showed increased signs o

20、f loneliness and social isolation. Chatting online may be better than watching television, butit s worse than hanging out with real friends,he said.Today s teens, however, don t see anything strange in the fact that the computer takes up a central place in their social lives.of pressure. There s alm

21、ost no time to just hang out,“School is busy and full said Parker Rice, 17.“Talking online is just catchup time.Teens say they feel good about what they say online or taking the time to think about a reply. Someteens admit that asking someone for a date, or breaking up, can be easier in message form

22、, though they don t want to do so. But they insist there s no harm.The researchers in the passage argue that . they are worried teens spend too much time on chatting online.teens may develop a different sense of value by overusing computers.teens can manage their social connections on their own.spen

23、ding hours online does good to teensThe text mainly deals with . teens pleasant online experiencesteen s computer skills and school workdifferent opinions on teen s chatting onlinethe effects of the computer world on teensParker Rice thinks that talking online can help him to . use computers properl

24、yimprove their school workdevelop an interest in social skillsreduce their mental pressuresThe purpose of the text is to . draw attention to teens computer time.describe some computer research resultssuggest some solutions to get teens away from online chattingdiscuss some problems teens have at sch

25、oolA Book Review The Snake-Stone by Berlie DohertyThe setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages.The theme: The main theme is a teenage research of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whomthe hero was separate

26、d at an early age. Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, Jamesswimming coach says to him: You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. You are diving like a you

27、ng man who knows where he is going.”The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver,and has a comfortable life with his foster parents （养父母）.Yet he also has thequalities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other characters in The Snake-Stone, JameSp

28、ar ents, his diving instructor, best friend, thevillagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.The turning point:The turning point in the story comes while James fosterparents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. The only clue he has is a

29、fossil,“the snake stone which she left behind alongwith a note on which she had written:Take good care of Sammie. It was writtenon a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother. With help from his geography teache

30、r, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to understand why she left him at a stranger s door fifteen

31、years before. Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. As a journey of self-discovery,The Snake-Stone also provides itsreaders with a happy ending. Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, I was home.” 28. What is the main theme of the novel?A painful

32、 life with foster parents.A challenging life in the world of diving.A travel around the country.A journey of self-discovery.29. What do the underlined coach s words in Paragraph 2 suggest? A. James is a successful diver.James is a hopeful swimmer.James is an independent young manJames is an outgoing

33、 young man. 30. The snake stone in the novel is . A. a gift from the swimming coacha fossil together with an addressa stone found by the birth mothera fossil left by the foster parents31. Which of the following is true about the novel?The purpose of his journey is to find his birth mother.The story

34、takes place in the city of London only.The story has a sad ending.The turning point comes after the hero meets his birth mother.D“A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website is the definition of “selfies ” in the Oxford En

35、glish Dictionary. In fact, it wasnt even in the dictionary until August of last year. It earned its place there because people are now so obsessedwith selfies we take them when we try on a new hat, play with our pets or when we meet a friend whom we havent seen in a while.But is there any scientific

36、 explanation for this obsession? Well, you shouldprobably ask James Kilner, a neuroscientist（神经系统科学家 ）at University CollegeLondon.Through our lifetime we become experts at recognizing and interpreting other peoples faces and facial expressions. In contrast, according to Kilner, we have a very poor u

37、nderstanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them we just feel them most of the time.This has been proved in previous studies, according to the BBC. Kilner found that most people chose the more attractive picture. This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as bet

38、ter-looking than we actually are. To further test how we actually perceive our own faces, Kilner carried out another study. He showed people different versi ons of their own portraitthe original, one that had been edited to lookless attractive and one that was made more attractive and asked them to

39、pick the version which they thought looked most like them. They chose the more attractive version.But what does it say about selfies? Well, isnt that obvious? Selfies give us the power to create a photograph by taking it from various angles, with different poses, using filters（滤色镜）and so on that bet

40、ter matches our expectations withour actual faces.“You suddenly have control in a way that you dont have in non-virtual（ 非虚拟的）interactions, Kilner told the Canada-based CTV News. Selfies allow you to keep taking pictures until you manage to take one youre happy with ” , he explained. 32.What is the

41、passage mainly about?The definition and fun of taking selfies.A study of why people love taking selfies.How taking selfies influences people s daily lives.How to interpret people s facial expressions in their selfies.The underlin ed word “perceive in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by .A. understand B.

42、chooseD. explain D. beautifyWhat did Kilner discover from his researches?People tend to believe they look more attractive than they actually are.People tend to spend more time looking at their faces than at others.People interpret others facial expressions worse than their own.People who like taking

43、 selfies know more about their facial expressions.According to Kilner, people like taking selfies probably because they thinkit is a good chance to learn more about their actual facesit allows them to satisfy their expectations with their appearancesit enables them to interact with their friends in

44、social mediait is a way to respond to others facial expressions correctly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。Create Happiness YourselfHave you ever thought of the real meaning of being happy? What does it take to achieve happiness? 36 . Here are a few tips that Ifollow to c

45、reate happinessin my life.Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will makeyou happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that

46、 way. 37 .When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self- pity. Truly happy people don t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor. These few minutes will give you th

47、e opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously putting yourself in a better mood.Finding the humor

48、 in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 40 .So you see, following those above you may surely be in a positive mood every day. A. What makes one person happy may be very

49、 different from what makes someone else happy.On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious（感染的）.Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happine

50、ss to ask themselves.Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.It s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.第三部分：英语知识综合运用（共两节，满分40分_ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从

51、41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B C和D） 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。When he was a little boy, he was called“Sparky“ after a cartoon horse namedSpark Plug. School was all but 41 for him. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. And though he did 42 to join the school s golf team, he lost the only important 43 of th

52、e season.Throughout his youth, Sparky was awkward（胆，快）socially. In fact, Sparky wasastonished 44 a classmate ever said hello to him beyond school hours. Sparky wasa 45. He, his classmates everyone 46 it. So he learned to live with it.He made up his mind that if things were meant to work out, they wo

53、uld.One thing was important to Sparky, 47 , - drawing. He was proud of hisartwork. No one else 48 it. But that didn t seem to matter to him. In his senior year of high school, he sent some cartoons to the yearbook. The editors 49 his ideas. Despite that, Sparky was sure of his ability. He 50 decided

54、 to become an artist .So, after completing high school, Sparky wrote to Walt Disney Studios. In spite of careful 51 , his artwork was refused, which was one more confirmation （确认）that he was a loser.But Sparky still didn t 52 . He decided to 53his own life s story incartoons. The main character was

55、a little boy who always lost and underachieved.54 , Sp arky s cartoon character came to become a kind of cultural phenomenon. People readily identified with this “lovable loser ” . He 55 people of the painful and embarrassing moments from their own past. The character later became famousworldwide“Ch

56、arlieBrown” . And Sparky,the boy whose many failures never 56 himfrom trying, whosework was rejected（拒绝）57, is thehighly successfulcartoonist Charles Schultz. His cartoonseries continue to be 58, reminding usas someone 59 , that life somehow finds a 60out for all of us, even thelosers.41. A. impossi

57、bleB. importantC. necessaryD.enjoyable42. A. decideB. manageC. planD. attempt43. A. matchB. markC. scoreD.balance44. A. unlessB. untilC. sinceD. if45. A. winnerB. successC. loserD. fan46. A. knewB. criticizedC. ignoredD. doubted47. A. besidesB. thereforeC. howeverD. though48. A. appreciateB. createC

58、. realizeD. consider49. A. refusedB. acceptedC. correctedD.chose50. A. everB. neverC. evenD. still51. A. considerationB. decisionC. conversationD. preparation52. A. show offB. get overC. break upD. give up53. A. findB. buildC. searchD. tell54. A. SuddenlyB. GraduallyC. ObviouslyD. Hardly55. A. found

59、B. warnedC. achievedD. remindedA. offeredA. sooner or laterC. once in a whileB. cheatedC. stoppedB. again and againD. now and thenD. defeated58. A. seriousB. relaxingC. familiarD. popular59. A. commentedB.announcedC. recognizedD. saw60. A. wayB. answerC. futureD. difficulty第二节：单词拼写：根据句中所给的首字母和汉语提示写出

60、一个单词。（共10小题，满分10分）Teachers need to create an active a（氛围）in class where studentscan express themselves freely.Shanghai is becoming a very good example of g（垃圾）sorting in China.Many parents are c（ 担心）about the frequent school violence in the United States of America.The e（ 证据）that you committed a cri