山西省平遥县和诚高考补习学校2017-2018学年高二5月月考英语试题

和诚中学20172018学年高二第二学期5月月考英语试卷考试时间：100分钟满分：150分命题人：李传合第二部分阅读理解（共二节，满分60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。AFlightCentreisaworldleadingawardwinningtravelexperiencesellingpany,withstoresin14countriesthroughouttheworld—it'sprettyawesome!Duetooursuccessandgrowth,wearelookingforanenthusiastictravelconsultant(travelagent)inourpopularCamdenstore.Ifyouwouldlovetostartacareerintravelsales,thiscouldbethejobyou'vebeenlookingfor!•Learnaboutadiverserangeofcountries,includingafocusonAustralia(whereFlightCentrewasfounded!)•Earnexcellentawardsinadditiontoahighbasesalaryof£20,000(OTEof£28K)•Fantasticstoreenvironment•Greattravelopportunities•AwardwinningbenefitsDoyouwantto:✓Workinasuccessfultravelsalesenvironment?✓Sellamazingtravelexperiences?✓Buildacustomerportfolio?✓Developacareerwithintravel?✓Berewardedforyourhardworkwithagreatsalary?Ifso,thisistheroleforyou.Withoutstandingtraining,FlightCentreliterallyoffersyoutheworldandopensdoorstoitsmanagementpathway.Whatwearelookingfor:•Adesireforsales•Passionfortravel(firsthandtraveloutsideofEurope)•Outstandingpeopleskillstowarmourcustomers•Highlevelofeducation(degreepreferred)Asourstoresareopenontheweekendandthiscanbethemostpopulartimeforourcustomerstovisit,you'llneedtobepreparedtowork3outof4weekends(althoughyouwillonlywork5daysaweek).Ourfantasticbenefitsinclude:•Inhousehealthandfitnessteamwithfreehealthscreenings•Freehealthcashplan•Entitlementincreaseafter1year•Opportunitytotake4weektravelleaveevery2years•Opportunitytotake3monthvacation•TaxfreebikesystemJoinusinoursuccessandstartsellingincredibletravelexperiences!21.Whomightbeinterestedinthepassage?A.Thosewhooftentakeflights.B.Thosetrainedbyprofessionalorganizations.C.Thosewhowanttosetuptheirownpanies.D.Thosewholiketravelsales.22.Whatdoesoneneedtodoifhewantstoapplyfortheposition?A.Likingtravellingandhavemunicationskills.B.Workingonlyfivedaysaweekinmostdays.C.Havingspecialtrainingexperience.D.Masteringseveralforeignlanguages.23.Whichbenefitisnotmentionedfortheposition?A.Longfreeholidayswithsalaries.B.Theopportunitiesofbeingpromoted.C.Abroadtrainingopportunities.D.Goodworkingconditionsandextraawards.BWewentouttodinnertonighttocelebratemydaughter'sbeautifulconcert.Wedon'tdothisoftenbecauseofourtightbudget.Inoticedaverytiredmominsomekindofuniformeinwithherthreechildren,maybeaboutage4or5.Shelookedlikeshehadjustfinishedwork.Shesatwiththemquietlytakingcareofalltheirneeds.ThenInoticed,assoonastheirfinallyfoodarrived,shetookabiteofherfoodandthenoneofthekidshadtogotothebathroom.Theyallleftthetableandsheusheredthem—solovingly—especiallyafterwhatmayhavebeenalongdayatwork.Iexcusedmyselffromthetableandwentquietlytohostessstand.Ihandedthehostess$15andsaid,“Canyouputthisanonymouslytothatmomof3’sbill?Iamhopingitcoveredatleastthechildren’smeals.”Thehostesshadsuchalovelysmileandenthusiasmforbeinginonthisintention.Ididn'tstandaroundlongasIdidn’twantanyone—evenmyownfamily—toknowwhatwasgoingon.Iwantedittobepletelyanonymous.FortherestofmymealIdidallIcouldnottoputanymoreattentiondirectlyonthetable,asIdidn'twanthertosuspectmeintheact.Ithoughtaboutnotsharingthisstory,butIfeellikewearestealth,fierce—eachotherscandleholdersandlightersinourmitmentstokindness,soitfeelslikeIshouldsharewithyou.Thanksforreadingandthanksforallyoudotoinspiremyhearttoexpandingreaterkindnessandmitmenttomoreandmorerandomactsofkindness.Itfeelssowonderfultoliveinthistypeofworld,oneofabundanceandkindness,insteadoflackandselfservice.24.Whattouchedtheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A.Thewarmatmosphereofdiningout.B.Amotherwithtightbudgettreatingherchildren.C.Thedeeplovebetweentheworkingmotherandchildren.D.Theexhaustedmotherlookingafterchildrenwithsomuchcare.25.Whatdidthehostessthinkoftheauthor’sbehavior?A.Funny.B.Appreciated.C.Puzzled.D.Suspected.26.What’sthepurposeofsharingthestory?A.Tocallonpeopletoofferhelptoothers.B.Tosharethehappinessofgiving.C.Tobuildabeautifulandniceworld.D.Tocollectmoneyforthemominthestory.27.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AmeaningfuldinnerB.AcaringmotherC.AwarmkindnessD.AgeneroushostessCOneday,awomanbroughtaducktoseeavet(兽医).Asshelaidherpetonthetable,thevetpulledouthisstethoscope(听诊器)andlistenedtothebird'schest.Afteramomentortwo,thevetshookhisheadandsadlysaidhewassorrythatherduckhadpassedaway.Butthewomandidn'tbelieveitandinsistedthatthevetshoulddosomemoretestingontheduck.Thevetrolledhiseyes,turnedaroundandlefttheroom.Hereturnedafewminuteslaterwithablackdog.Asthewomanlookedoninamazement,thedogstoodonhisbacklegs,puthisfrontpawsontheexaminationtableandsniffed(嗅)theduckfromtoptobottom.Hethenlookedupatthevetwithsadeyesandshookhishead.Thevetpattedthedogontheheadandtookitoutoftheroom.Afewminuteslater,hereturnedwithacat.Thecatjumpedonthetableandalsocarefullysniffedthebirdfromheadtofoot.Thecatsatbackdown,shookhishead,meowedsoftlyandwentoutoftheroom.Thevetlookedatthewomanandsaid,“I'msorry,butasIsaid,thisisdefinitelyadeadduck.”Thevetturnedtohisputer,pressedafewkeysandproducedabill,whichhehandedtothewoman.Theduck'sowner,stillinshock,tookthebill.“150dollars！”sheshouted.“150dollarsjusttotellmemyduckisdead！”Thevetshrugged,“I'msorry.Ifyouhadjusttakenmywordforit,thebillwouldhavebeen20dollars,butwiththeLabReportandtheCatScan,it'snow150dollars.”28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Atfirst,thevetdidn'tchecktheduckbutabird.B.Thevetthoughttheduckwasdeadfromthebeginning.C.Thewomanbelievedwhatthevetsaidimmediately.D.Thewomanwasveryhappytoseethedogein.29.Whydidthevettakeadogandacatintotheexaminationroom?A.Toconfirmtheduckwasdead.B.Togivethemtothewomanaspets.C.Tofortthewoman.D.Toaskthemtosavetheduck'slife.30.Howwasthewomanlikelytofeelafterbeingtoldwhythebillwas150dollars?A.Awkward.B.Disappointed.C.Scared.D.Angry.31.Thepassageisa(n)________．A.newsreportB.advertisementC.jokeD.reviewDKoalasarepicturedeverywhereinAustraliaoncleaningproducts,on“boxesofchocolate,onsportsteamshirts.Yettheanimalsliveonlyinpocketsalongtheeastcoast.

Theyonceinhabitedtheentirecoastline.Thekoalapopulationdroppedafterfarmerscutdownmanyoftheforestswherekoalaslived,and

hunterskilledtheanimalsfortheirfur.

Bytheearly1900s,“koalaswerebasicallyshotoutofsouthAustralia,”saysecologistBillEllis,whostudiestherelationshipsamonglivingthingsandtheirenvironments.

IrecentlyjoinedEllisandhisteaminaforestonStBeesIsland,19milesoffthenortheasterncoastofAustralia,witheightothervolunteers.Theislandisanaturallaboratory,yieldingfindingsthatmayhelpprotectkoalaselsewhereonthecontinent.

Thevolunteerssearchedtheislandforkoalasinthebluegumtrees.Whenwefoundakoala,wegatheredinformationaboutthetreesinthearea.

Bluegumisaspeciesoftheeucalyptustreeinwhichthefunnyleafeatersspendmostoftheirtime.EucalyptustreesarenativetoAustralia,andtheirleavesarethemainfoodsourceforkoalas.Althoughkoalascanwalkontheground,theyarebettersuitedforlifeinthecanopy,thehighcoverofbranchesandleavesinaforest.

WhathasEllis’sresearchtoldhimsofar?ThepopulationofStBeesseemstobehealthy.YetElliswonderswhetherthekoalasmightbeheadingforhardtimes.Theislandisoverrunwithwildgoats,andEllisthinksthegoatsareeatingthesmallbluegumtrees.

Withoutthosetrees,thekoalaswillrunoutoffoodinthefuture.Ellishopesmoreresearchwillhelphimunderstandhowtoprotectthebluegumtreesandthekoalasthatdependonthem.“Ithinkthat’swhateveryoneistryingtodotomakeadifference.”Ellissays.

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat

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A.koalas’picturescanbefoundeverywhereintheworld

B.koalasinAustralialiketoeatchocolate

C.onlyintheeastcoastofAustraliacanyoufindkoalas

D.youcanbuythepicturesofkoalasonlyintheeastcoastofAustralia

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutkoalas?

A.Theyusuallyhideinacave.

B.Theyfeedontheleavesofbluegumtrees.

C.Theyprefertowalkontheground.

D.Theydon’tadapttothehighcoverofbranches.

34.WhatwillEllismostprobablystarttodonext?

A.TokeepthepopulationofStBeeshealthy.

B.Tokillallthegoatsontheisland.

C.Tofindsomenewfoodsforgoats.D.Toprotectbluegumtreesforkoalas.

35.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto

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A.expectpeopletoconcernaboutthelifeofkoalas

B.recordtriptoAustraliaforwatchingkoalas

C.presentsomebasicknowledgeofkoalas’life

D.introducetheecosystemofwildlifeinAustralia第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Settinggoalscanhelpyouimproveyourstudyorwork.Solearninghowtocreaterealisticgoalscanhelpyousucceedinschoolandinlife.1.SettingyourselfupforsuccessDeterminewhattypeofgoalyouwanttoset.Therearemanypossiblegoalsyoucouldset,butthetypeofgoalreferstohowyou'llmeasureyourprogress.36Processgoalsfocusontheworkthatyou'lldowithinagiventimeperiod.Outegoalsfocusontheresultsofyourwork.2.Identifythereasonswhyyourgoalisimportant.37Ifthat'sthecase,itmaybeimportanttoremindyourselfofwhythatgoalismeaningfultoyou,andwhyyouhopetoachieveit.Reflectingontheouteofthatgoalmayhelpyoustaymorefocused.3.38Somepeopleworkbestwhentheyknowthereissometypeofreward.Havingaselfimposedrewardsystemhelpsyoustaymotivatedandtrackyourprogress.Soyou'llknowwhetherornotyoudeserveyour"treat"fortheday,week,month,orsemester.4.Giveyourselfareasonabletimeframe.Ifyou'reworkingwithinaschoolcalendar,theendofthatsemestermightbetheendofyourtimeframe.However,there'sstillplentyofflexibility.Itdependsonwhatcanbedoneandwhenitneedstobedone.395.Findsupportfromfriends,family,andteachers.40Notonlywillthepeopleinyoursupportnetworkhelpyoustaymotivated,theycanalsocelebratewithyouonceyou'veacplishedyourgoal.A.Considersettingattractiverewardstomotivateyourself.B.Setuparewardsystemtostaymotivated.C.Havingsupportcanmakeahugedifference.D.Thetwomaintypesareprocessgoalsandoutegoals.E.Youwon'tgettoenjoyyourrewardunlessyouacplishreward.F.Havingagoalmaynotbeenoughtokeepyoumotivated.G.Onceyouhaveafirmdeadline,workyourwaytofollowit.第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分60分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（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。ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He__41__mewithapuzzle—allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes__42__seeingaclosefriend.Abig,__43__smileacpaniedhiswave.ForthenextfewdaysItriedto__44__hisfacetoseeifIknewhim.Ididn't.Perhapshehad_45_meforsomeoneelse.BythetimeIfeltsatisfiedwiththe_46__thatheandIwerestrangers,weweregreetingeachotherwarmlyeverymorninglikeoldfriends.Thenonedaythe_47_wassolved.AsI_48__theschoolhewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad__49__hisstopsign.Iwasbehindfourcars.__50_thekidshadreachedthesafetyofthesidewalk,heloweredhissignandletthecars__51__.Tothefirsthewavedand__52_injustthesamewayhehaddonetomeoverthelastfewdays.Thekidsalreadyhadthewindowdownandwerehappilywavingtheirreply.Thesecondcargotthesame__53__fromthecrossingguard,andthedriver,arigid­lookingbusinessman,gaveabrief,almost__54_waveback.Eachfollowingcarofkidsontheirwaytoschool__55__morecheerfully.EverymorningIcontinuedtowatchthemanwith_56_.SofarIhaven'tseenanyone__57__towaveback.Ifinditinterestingthatonepersoncanmakesucha(n)_58__tosomanypeople'slivesbydoingonesimplethinglikewavingandsmilingwarmly.His__59__brightenedthestartofmyday.Withafriendlywaveandsmilingfacehehadchangedthe__60__ofthewholeneighbourhood.41.A.hitB.disappointedC.presentedD.bored42.A.onB.fromC.duringD.about43.A.falseB.shyC.shallowD.bright44.A.acknowledgeB.studyC.recognizeD.explore45.A.praisedB.blamedC.mistakenD.respected46.A.conclusionB.descriptionC.evaluationD.introduction47.A.argumentB.disagreementC.mysteryD.accuracy48.A.withdrewB.approachedC.passedD.left49.A.holdingbackB.holdingonC.holdingupD.holdingout50.A.OnceB.BeforeC.UnlessD.While51.A.inB.throughC.outD.down52.A.criedB.cheeredC.smiledD.gestured53.A.ideaB.replyC.noticeD.greeting54.A.awkwardB.aggressiveC.elegantD.patient55.A.cameB.respondedC.hurriedD.played56.A.authorityB.frustrationC.interestD.doubt57.A.failB.tryC.wishD.bother58.A.offerB.sacrificeC.promiseD.difference59.A.effectivenessB.cheerfulnessC.carefulnessD.seriousness60.A.directoriesB.observationsC.weaknessesD.feelings第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TimCook，theCEOofApple，showedofftheirnewestdevice，theAppleWatch．Mr．CooksaiditwasthemostpersonaldeviceApple

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